Chapter 144 Shen Zhizhuo
Ever since the incident with Chen Zhenzhen last time, Xuanyuan Ling had developed a resistance to the Queen Mother's weird behavior. He took advantage of the Queen Mother's recuperation to have people keep an eye on Shouxiang Palace for any movements. As soon as Cuiyun left the palace, Xuanyuan Ling would know about it.
Xuanyuan Ling immediately knew that Cuiyun’s departure from the palace this time must be for something serious.
Sure enough, someone came to report not long after that Cuiyun came back with a little girl by her side.
This has happened for the second time, and Xuanyuan Ling sneered as he listened.
Looking at Xuanyuan Ling's sneering expression, Zhao Hai felt speechless about the Empress Dowager's making such a fuss.
Didn't we have that incident with Chen Zhenzhen last time? Why haven't you given up yet?
Those who reported the news felt the atmosphere was depressing and lowered their heads.
Until Xuanyuan Ling said, "Go down."
He wasn't angry, really, there was no need to be angry. The Queen Mother was just like that, wasn't that clear enough?
The last time the Queen Mother fell ill, the situation was clear enough and her thoughts were clear enough.
The person who brought the news walked with trembling legs.
The Empress Dowager is making the Emperor unhappy. What kind of thing is this?
"First, the Queen stuffed two palace maids into Zhaohua Palace, and then the Queen Mother asked the daughter of the Chen family to enter the palace. Ha, they really thought of the same thing. I think I am not her biological son, but the Queen is her biological daughter." Xuanyuan Ling was not angry, but felt very annoyed. The Queen and the Queen Mother were the same kind.
Zhao Hai was speechless. He wanted to comfort the emperor but couldn't find the words. These two women, who were the most noble and should be the closest to the emperor, one never understood the emperor, and the other felt that she could manipulate him even though her son became the emperor. Was it because they got used to it when they were young and couldn't change it? These two were both ingrained with the desire to maintain the power of their mother's family.
Zhao Hai felt sorry for the emperor. It was such a sin for him to have such a mother and wife.
Xuanyuan Ling was feeling annoyed and thought of Chen Qing again. She had just been put under house arrest, but since the Queen had given her a reward, this little thing had passed the Queen's test. After all, it would be ten days or so, so she would not go to the harem.
But I didn't expect the Queen Mother to make a fuss again. I felt annoyed. Now I wasn't thinking about what to do, but it was just that it had only been a short time and I missed the time I spent with Shen Qing.
"How many days will Concubine Xi be under house arrest?"
Zhao Hai: “…”
Oh, isn't it only the second day? Are you thinking about it already?
He was not sure what to answer, but he had to answer, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Eight days."
Xuanyuan Ling glared at him.
Zhao Hai felt so wronged. Wasn’t it you who said you would be under house arrest for ten days?
But speaking of Chen Qing, the annoyance caused by the Queen Mother before has eased a little. After all, this little guy is sincere.
At this time, the Queen Mother had just seen Chen Mianmian and asked someone to arrange a place for her to live. The Queen Mother saw that Chen Mianmian was really good-looking, even better than Chen Zhenzhen, so she asked Cuiyun, "Why have I never seen this Chen Mianmian before?"
Cuiyun said: "Her status is not very respectable. She was born to a concubine, and her mother was of low birth."
The Queen Mother glared at Cuiyun when she heard this: "How dare you bring such a person into the palace?"
"I have my reasons." Cuiyun knew that the Empress Dowager would definitely question her. The Empress Dowager valued the legitimate and illegitimate children the most. The Queen was the legitimate daughter of the eldest branch of the Chen family, and her status was noble. Although Chen Zhenzhen was from the second branch, she was also a legitimate daughter, right? Now this illegitimate daughter was born to a concubine, and the concubine was born in a lowly family. It would be strange for the Empress Dowager to like her.
But she said, "You don't know, Empress Dowager. Although she is of humble origin, I think she is well-spoken and has a good appearance. Moreover, this humble origin has its advantages. Young ladies from noble families always have the reserve of young ladies from noble families. I think that the noble lady Xi from Zhaohua Palace is from a humble family, but she is favored. Maybe the emperor doesn't like to be reserved. I guess Concubine Yu was not a serious young lady before, right?"
Hearing this, the empress dowager felt that what she said was well said. The emperor really did not like those who were too dignified and virtuous. Just look at the empress, she was both dignified and virtuous, but Xuanyuan Ling did not like her very much when he was a prince. After Concubine Yu entered the palace, she was the most favored.
Concubine Yu was famous for her domineering personality, and the emperor had favored her for several years. Concubine Xi was also from a small family, had a seductive appearance, and didn't look like an honest person.
If the emperor loves this style, the empress dowager thinks it is true, but she feels a little upset: "The ladies from noble families don't like it, so they just indulge in things that are not presentable."
Cuiyun thought that if this word got out, it would cause another trouble.
It would be fine if you said that Concubine Yu and Noble Lady Xi were not presentable, but after all, it was the emperor who doted on them. Isn't it obvious that it is the emperor who is not right?
Hey, when will this end?
Cuiyun thought to herself that Chen Mianmian had a bad family background and seemed timid, but being timid was good, because it was easy to control, wasn't it? After entering the palace, the emperor looked at her with displeasure, and no one dared to approach her. It was good that she didn't cause trouble, but she was afraid that she would be bold and cause trouble.
Cuiyun had her own thoughts, and the empress dowager, thinking of the emperor's preferences, finally tolerated Chen Mianmian's background.
Although the concubine was lowly, she was at least of the Chen family's descent. As long as she was of the Chen family's descent, she was better than others.
The Queen Mother recruited Chen Mianmian into the palace, and the situation actually became more stable for a while. After all, it was not an obvious decision to send her to Xuanyuan Ling.
Ever since she had asked the imperial physician to point out that this disease was prone to stroke, she had been very cautious, taking medicine every day and having acupuncture every few days, and she did not dare to neglect it.
My body is actually fine now. If I were not in good health, I would not be able to do any more.
It was the third day of Shen Qing's house arrest, and she didn't need to pay respects to the empress. The emperor didn't come for the next few days, so she was in good health and had to find something to do. If she got bored reading, she would play mahjong or something. It was May and the palace examination would be held soon.
Xuanyuan Ling has also been busy with this matter recently. The Spring Examination is also of top priority. Now that it is over, the selected candidates will have to take the Palace Examination. The questions for the Palace Examination are set by him personally. At that time, the first and second places will also be evaluated, and after the selection, the top three candidates will be appointed.
So Xuanyuan Ling met Shen Zhizhuo for the first time.
This young man stood out in the crowd. His age and appearance were eye-catching. He was somewhat similar to Shen Qing, which made Xuanyuan Ling feel in a good mood. He had not visited Shen Qing since she was under house arrest, and he deliberately did not think about her. He went to the harem to see the children in the past few days, and even the queen had gone to see her. It can be seen that he was really bored to a certain extent. In fact, ten days had passed, but if he went to see her right after the house arrest, he would inevitably bring hatred to her.
But he happened to see Shen Zhizhuo thinking of Shen Qing again, so he was in a good mood.
Shen Zhizhuo's articles are well written and very grand. Although he is not very old, he has his own insights.
Xuanyuan Ling did have some admiration, so he asked him some questions, but as soon as Shen Zhizhuo opened the day, Xuanyuan Ling's expression became a little subtle. How could Shen Qing, who had a delicate personality, have a straight-forward brother?
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