Chapter 59 Evil Thoughts

I am a lowly person, and I can be bought and sold.

Ruan, that lowly person, became her co-wife. How can she threaten that lowly person in the palace to find a good marriage for her daughter?

"I was promoted to the position of the Minister of Honglu Temple. Do you think it is really because of my outstanding ability?"

Jiang Honglu looked at Zhou and said, "Before Lord Zheng resigned, the candidate for succession in the memorial he submitted was Wang Shaoqing's name."

The Honglu Temple has one minister, one left and one right Shaoqing. Under it is the Chief Book Office, with one chief bookkeeper, who is responsible for receiving and sending documents. There are two offices, Siyi and Sibin, each with one secretary, four Wuzan, and fifty people in the order.

He is the right Shaoqing, and his opponent is Lord Wang, who is the left Shaoqing.

This morning, this big pie suddenly fell on his head. He was unable to react at first, but the emperor summoned him alone after the court was dismissed. The two of them had a pleasant conversation. They had many similar views on state affairs.

During the conversation, the emperor mentioned what Jiang Xinyue said about "the great harmony of the world", which surprised him.

But his daughter has brought the ladder to the sky to him, so there is no reason not to seize the opportunity.

Correspondingly, he must give back.

Hexi Palace-

Jiang Xinyue patted the little white dog's head, took out the apricot handkerchief from her sleeve, wrapped it in her palm, and a strong scent of gardenia spread out.

She stroked the little white dog's head with her palm, making it make a comfortable "gurgling" sound, and lay lazily on the owner's legs to bask in the sun.

Xi Que walked in quickly from outside: "Master, I have already told Concubine Su that the emperor will go to the prince's residence to visit the third prince today."

Jiang Xinyue nodded, and threw the handkerchief wrapped around her palm into the charcoal basin and burned it clean.

Frost opened all the windows, a cold wind blew, and the fragrance of gardenia dissipated in the air.

"It just so happens that today I asked the kitchen to send fried chicken, so let's go and give him some snacks!"

She stood up holding the little white dog: "Come here, go with your sister, okay? If you don't say anything, your sister will take it as your agreement. You have to behave well later, okay? Your sister will protect you."

The new puppy in Hexi Palace is named Lailai.

After the beginning of spring, the weather has warmed up a lot, but the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and Jiang Xinyue is still a little afraid of the cold.

She wore a plain cloak with a lapel on her shoulders, and a lilac-colored palace satin jacquard dress underneath, which made her look simple, elegant and demure.

The spring flowers in the Yu Garden were in full bloom, with many varieties and a fragrant smell. Concubine Su felt that the gardenia palace satin sent by Ms. Fang today was not as fragrant.

"My Lord, it seems that the sedan chair of Empress Zhen Zhaoyi is ahead."

Shuhua reminded Concubine Su, wanting her to be more aware of the current situation and to greet Zhen Zhaoyi first, and not to go forward and provoke without knowing the consequences.

As a result, Concubine Su dodged and hid in the nearest rockery. She didn't want to greet that jerk Zhen Zhaoyi.

"Why is she here?"

Su Jieyu peeked in the dark: "Is she here to meet the emperor by chance?"

"Probably not."

Shuhua replied: "Everyone in the palace knows that the eldest princess, the second princess and the third prince like Zhen Zhaoyi very much. Zhen Zhaoyi is also very concerned about the young masters and often brings some snacks to the princes. I think it is the same today."

Zhen Zhaoyi doesn't need to spy on the emperor's whereabouts. She is already favored and has good relations with the empress and others. As long as she wants, she can come to the emperor openly.

Unlike Su Jieyu, because she is not a concubine favored by the emperor, if she wants to know the emperor's whereabouts, she can only buy information secretly and pretend to meet by chance to win the emperor's favor.

"Hmph!"

Concubine Su didn't believe that Zhen Zhaoyi had such good intentions. Her eyes were filled with poison. "She is used to pretending. Maybe she pretended to have a good relationship with the third prince just to get close to the emperor. Where are the truly pure people in this palace?"

Who said there are none?

The Empress Defei, the master of Yanqing Palace, is a well-known good person. She has been in the palace for decades and has never been hostile to anyone.

She is respectful to her superiors and kind to her subordinates. That's why the emperor said that she has good morals and named her one of the four concubines, Concubine De.

It can be seen that it is not all about you harming me and I harming you in the harem.

But Shuhua didn't dare to say these words to Concubine Su, and only dared to criticize in his heart.

"Isn't that Zhen Zhaoyi's dog? Why is it here?"

The palace maid suddenly pointed at a snow-white puppy that jumped out of the bushes, and teased it because it was cute.

But the little white dog ignored the eunuch, and circled around Concubine Su's feet, wagging its tail happily.

The vicious thoughts came up and could not be suppressed. They grew and spread wildly.

"All of you should leave!"

"Master?"

"Leave!"

Concubine Su suddenly cried: "With Zhen Zhaoyi here, what else do I have to do? Do you all want to laugh at me here?"

After saying this, no one dared to respond.

They were all servants serving Concubine Su, how dare they laugh at their own master?

But the master, Concubine Su, cried and refused to listen to anyone. Everyone thought she was hit by Zhen Zhaoyi and wanted to be alone, so they could only retreat helplessly.

There was no one around. Concubine Su looked at the puppy jumping around her happily, and she felt more and more like the extremely hateful Zhen Zhaoyi. Then she kicked the little white dog far away.

The little white dog cried miserably, but because it was by the carp lake, the place where the puppy fell was soft and wet, and it was not seriously injured and quickly climbed up.

But the puppy didn't understand why the "master" who had the same smell as the master suddenly hit him. He squatted there trembling, his eyes were wet, and he made a wronged "coo" sound.

This cruel scene was seen by Jiang Xinyue who "accidentally" met Emperor Xuanwu. She covered her mouth and whispered, "Xi...Xi Que, quickly take Lai Lai back, she will...she will kill Lai Lai."

Xi Que held back Zhen Zhaoyi who wanted to rush over, and her face was full of indignation for her master, "Your Majesty, doesn't you want to know why my master used palace silk to teach Concubine Su a lesson? Maybe if you follow her and take a look now, you will know why."

"Xi Que, stop talking!"

Jiang Xinyue pushed her hand away. It seemed that she was moving forward, but in fact she was moving flexibly. She pulled the emperor and followed Concubine Su secretly. She said with red eyes: "I have failed to protect Xiao Aijiang, and I cannot fail to protect its child."

Emperor Xuanwu was confused by her words, but he still followed her obediently: "What do you mean by this?"

"Your Majesty, do you think that I regard Lailai as a substitute for Xiao Aijiang?"

Is it not?

Lailai and Xiao Aijiang don't look exactly the same, but at least there is not much difference between them to the naked eye.

They are both snow-white and look very cute.

"Lailai is the child of Xiao Aijiang and another little white dog in the rare room of the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

She didn't regard Lailai as a substitute, but loved him because of his love for her.