Let’s go back and talk about the palace.

After attending to the mourning ceremony held as usual in the morning, the queen knelt down on the straw mat and looked at the altar table in front of her in a daze.

In the past, because she got along well with Concubine Wu, she always subconsciously avoided thinking too deeply about it. Now that she has removed the filter, the more she thinks about Concubine Wu's recent behavior, the more uneasy she feels.

Ever since Emperor Longyuan fell ill in his later years, Concubine Wu has become visible to the naked eye and has become domineering. Especially after she withstood the pressure of the Queen Mother head-on, she became even more arrogant.

If things continue like this, how long can the relationship between sisters last? How should I, the Queen Mother, my direct mother, deal with myself in the future?

"Empress?"

While I was feeling sad, I suddenly heard someone asking: "What's wrong with you?"

The queen subconsciously turned her head and saw Jia Yuanchun approaching with a concerned look on her face. Her heart moved and she stretched out her hand towards Jia Yuanchun.

Jia Yuanchun hurriedly took hold of the queen with both hands and helped the queen up from the straw mat.

"I must have been tired just now."

The queen pressed her temples and said, "Just help me go to the back hall to rest."

Jia Yuanchun was naturally happy to be close to her.

When they arrived in the back hall, the queen waved away and said softly: "I just discussed it with Concubine Wu, and she promised not to pester you anymore."

"really?!"

Jia Yuanchun was overjoyed and hurriedly left the table and bowed deeply: "Thank you so much for your life-saving grace, thank you for your life-saving grace!"

The queen hurriedly helped her up and said with a smile: "It's not a life-saving grace. Moreover, Concubine Wu is willing to give up because of the face of your future brother-in-law. I just helped pass a few words."

Jia Yuanchun secretly said that it was true, but his face was still full of gratitude: "Your Majesty is too modest. Even so, I'm afraid someone else might not be able to convince Concubine Wu."

After hearing this, the queen couldn't help but shook her head and smiled bitterly but stopped talking.

Yuan Chun's heart skipped a beat when he saw this. Thinking about the sad look on Queen Cai's face in the mourning hall just now, he bravely tried to ask: "My Lady, am I right? Or is there a conflict between Concubine Wu's words?"

The bitterness on the Queen's face first became stronger, and then she hurriedly covered it up with a smile, waving her hands and saying: "She is straight-tempered, but it can't be said to be a confrontation."

Then the topic changed again and they started talking about the fate of the concubines in the palace.

Needless to mention the queen, most of the few high-ranking concubines, such as Jia Yuanchun, will become concubines and stay in the palace to be raised. Concubine Wu will take the title of crown concubine as a sign of peace.

The difference between the rest.

Further down, some of the middle- and low-level concubines who had been favored by the emperor could also stay in the palace, but they would be assigned to serve as female officials around a few concubines, and most of them would be sent to the royal temples to teach and practice.

, the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng ended his remaining life.

Most of those who had not received the emperor's favor were released back home.

But depending on Concubine Wu's intentions, she is planning to relegate some of them to the cold palace.

These handling methods are the common practice of this dynasty, and there is actually nothing to say. The more the queen used these things to change the topic, the more Jia Yuanchun became sure that he had guessed correctly.

The Queen was indeed dissatisfied with Concubine Wu!

In the past, even if she had seen this, she would probably have chosen to sit on the sidelines and not get involved in this fight between gods.

But this experience of almost being buried in the imperial mausoleum made Jia Yuanchun wary.

As the saying goes, Concubine Wu was jealous of her favor at the beginning, and the previous rumors not only fueled this emotion, but also gave her a legitimate reason to target her.

Now, for the sake of Jiao Shun's face, she can let herself go, but what about next time? Will Jiao Shun's face always work?

Don’t forget, Concubine Wu now even dares to contradict the Queen Mother and the Queen!

So I had no choice but to stand on the Queen's side and join the group to keep warm.

More importantly, the queen has always been tolerant and generous, and is unlikely to betray herself to Concubine Wu.

Thinking of this, Jia Yuanchun saw an opportunity and said bluntly: "Your Majesty, King Zhongshun has conspired to rebel. There is no one in the court who is qualified to be regent. According to the custom, the Empress should listen to the government behind the curtain. I'm afraid that Concubine Wu will have other ideas."

, if there is another collision, the queen will have no way out!"

The queen couldn't help but change her face when she heard what she said so straightforwardly, and immediately denied it firmly: "This is the ancestral rule enshrined by the imperial court. How could Sister Wu be so unwise?"

"It would be best if there was no such thing."

Although the Queen firmly denied it, Jia Yuanchun still refused to give up and continued to suggest: "But for the sake of the country, the country, the new monarch, and at the same time for the good of Concubine Wu, the empress should always prepare in advance.

Use good checks and balances to avoid being caught off guard in the future.”

The queen was silent for a long time before slowly shaking her head and saying, "Why is Concubine Wu so ignorant of the general situation?"

To be honest, the Queen has a lot of leverage over Concubine Wu, but it may not be enough to use it to check Concubine Wu. As long as Concubine Wu refuses to die, given her identity as the emperor's biological mother, she will most likely be in trouble in the end.

Of.

And even though he is not as resourceful as Jia Yuanchun, he still knows the principle of being harmed by a snake instead of dying.

It seems that she will be the empress dowager who listens to politics behind the curtain in the future, with a respected status, but...

If you look at the current Queen Mother, you will know that these seemingly noble statuses may not be able to protect her at critical moments.

So she firmly refused again and said: "I'll just pretend that I haven't heard these words of yours, and you must not let them out. Otherwise, if Concubine Wu pursues the case, no one will be able to protect you!"

But the queen's previous silence and subsequent change of name to Concubine Wu actually gave the real answer.

While Jia Yuanchun understood this, he also knew that this matter must not be rushed. Otherwise, once the matter was revealed, no one might be able to withstand Wu Guifei's counterattack afterwards.

So she wisely changed the topic and chatted with the queen for a while before taking the initiative to say goodbye and return to the mourning hall in the front hall.

As a result, before he could sit down on his knees again, he saw Baoqin winking at him.

Jia Yuanchun immediately took her to the corridor outside to talk.

Baoqin looked around and saw that there was no one around, and immediately lowered his voice and said anxiously: "Mother, it's not good! Second Master Lian was somehow involved in the rebellion case, and now he has been arrested by the people from Dali Temple!"

"What?!"

Jia Yuanchun was shocked when he heard this. She had just escaped, why did she...

"Have you found out what's going on?"

"I also heard what others said. I don't know what's going on specifically, but this is a treason case. If you touch it, you will die, and if you touch it, you will be injured!"

Why didn't Jia Yuanchun know this truth? The pain in his heart was caused by Baoyu first, then Wang Xifeng, and then Jia Lian. Could it be that this family was specifically holding back?!

Uh~

The third sister is still fine.

Thinking of her third sister, she hurriedly asked Baoqin to invite Tanchun to come out to meet him and tell him about Jia Lian's imprisonment.

Tanchun was shocked when he heard this and asked what was going on.

Yuanchun smiled bitterly: "I don't know what is going on specifically at the moment. I invited my sister here just because I hope she can go and find out more about it."

Tanchun knew as soon as she heard that she wanted to go to Jiao Shun to inquire, but the matter was urgent and she didn't care. She immediately said: "I will go and tell the people around the prince to leave, and then go to Brother Jiao to inquire."

Inquire to see if he knows the connection and can he make a difference."

Seeing that she understood what he meant so quickly, Jia Yuanchun couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief - the queen summoned Jiao Shun justly and justly. Concubine Wu was arrogant because of her status. Jia Yuanchun didn't dare to break the rules easily.

Tanchun always acted vigorously and resolutely, but seeing that Yuanchun had nothing to say, he prepared to go back and ask for leave.

Just as he was about to kick in and out of the door, he was suddenly called out by Jia Yuanchun again.

She turned back in confusion and asked, "Sister, do you have any other instructions?"

"this……"

Jia Yuanchun hesitated for a moment, then pulled her to the corner and whispered the queen's dissatisfaction with Concubine Wu.

She was not sure how Jiao Shun would react when he learned about this, but this experience made her understand that now it was not Jiao Shun who had to rely on her, but she who had to rely on Jiao Shun, so it was best for her to show enough

Use value.

Tanchun frowned slightly after hearing this. She couldn't tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but since Jia Yuanchun said it, she would naturally tell Jiao Shun about it.

…………

The side hall of Fengtian Hall.

With a livid face, Jiao Shun spread soap evenly on his hands, and then scrubbed them vigorously.

In fact, he had already washed himself outside the palace just now, but he still felt that the smell still lingered on him.

As we all know, even XXNs have to eat and drink, and Concubine Rong is no exception.

So when Jiao Shun was restless waiting in the palace and returned to Donghua Gate to check the situation, she had already...

Alas~

If I had known, I would have taken a shower at You's house just now.

But this is just an afterthought. If he really washes up at You's house, Jiao Shun will be worried again, for fear of missing Concubine Wu's summons.

Besides, where should I put Concubine Rong when taking a bath?

Although it was quite jarring at first, when it came to the third batch of water, Jiao, who had done everything himself, still raised his tail. If he kept this next to him while taking a bath, he would not be able to resist the temptation, at least he would be tortured.

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To be continued...