Perhaps Meng Shu's words had an effect. Even though Princess Jiahe felt that the Queen Mother would not do this, after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was over, she immediately went to find her mother-in-law.
When Meng Shu returned to the British palace, it was already very late. After taking a bath and changing clothes, she had just sat on the imperial concubine's couch when she saw Qingdai come in.
"Miss, please ask your servant to send someone to check on Miss Xi, the concubine of the Ding family. She already has some features." Qingdai bowed and said.
Meng Shu nodded after hearing this and motioned for her to continue.
"Miss Xi seems to like Wei Qingyun. Of course... this is just an inference made by our people based on the clues found. We are not sure. After all, the Ding family is the residence of the chief minister. Madam Yang has strict rules. Our people I wanted to contact the maids and women in Miss Ding Xi’s yard, but I didn’t find the opportunity.”
"Yes!" Meng Shu nodded: "It was very difficult for them to find out these things in just one day. If Ding Qionghua really likes Wei Qingyun, this matter would be easier to handle."
Meng Shu was not a soft-hearted person.
If people dare to fabricate lies to ruin her reputation, she will naturally fight back.
The daughter of a dignified chief assistant has such a tutor. It can be seen that most of these high-ranking families in the capital are rich and beautiful, but inside they are ruined.
"Miss, do you want to spread the news?" Su Ye, who was standing aside, couldn't help but ask.
The reputation of the daughter's family is the most important thing. According to the young lady's usual behavior, she absolutely disdains this. As a maid, she should not have made such a suggestion.
But who let Ding Qionghua talk nonsense first and slander their young lady?
To deal with such people, we must treat them in their own way.
"No hurry!" Meng Shu smiled: "It's getting late, go and have a rest. I have my own arrangements for this matter."
"Yes." Su Ye did not dare to say anything, and after instructing the little maid to stay vigil, he quickly withdrew.
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In Taikang Palace, the Queen Mother tossed and turned and suddenly sat up.
The maid on night duty quickly knelt down and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, do you want to drink the soothing soup? I will go and get it right now."
The Queen Mother had trouble sleeping today. She had already drank the soothing soup once, and the palace maid thought she would drink it again.
"Serve the Ai family to freshen up and change clothes. The Ai family is going to the Taiqian Palace!" the Queen Mother said with a frown.
The palace maid's face was full of astonishment when she heard this, and she did not dare to persuade her. She quickly asked people to come in and light all the lights in the bedroom, and helped the queen mother to get up.
After learning about this, Nanny Pei, Jing Chun, Jing Xia and others quickly changed their clothes and came to wait on them.
"Your Majesty, it's already night. Your Majesty is not in good health. I'm afraid he had to rest a long time ago. If your Majesty goes over at this time, I'm afraid..."
Nowadays, only Nanny Pei, who has been following her for many years, dares to give advice to the Queen Mother.
As long as the Queen Mother did not ask any questions, the eldest maids Jing Chun and Jing Xia did not dare to say a word.
"What are you afraid of? In the past, he was weak and the Ai family felt sorry for him, so naturally he would not go to Taiqian Palace late at night. Now that he is gradually getting better, could it be that the queen mother of the Ai family went there in person, and he can still stay behind closed doors?"
When the Queen Mother said this, she glanced at Aunt Pei and said with deep meaning: "Even if he is the Nine-Five Supreme Being, he is still the son of the Ai family. Our great Zhou Dynasty rules the world with filial piety. Is it possible that he still dares to disobey the Ai family?"
The Queen Mother was indeed angry today.
She was still waiting for the emperor to come to apologize, but she didn't expect that it was late at night, and her good son refused to come.
Then let me, as a mother, go there myself.
She wanted to ask him why he suddenly changed his mind and gave those two idiots Prince Liang and Prince Jin a chance.
Recalling that her son, King Wei, cried in her palace today with snot and tears, the Queen Mother felt extremely distressed and naturally could not swallow her breath.
When the Queen Mother arrived, the lights in Taiqian Palace had been turned off.
The emperor did not sleep peacefully, but sat on the couch in the inner palace to meditate and practice Qigong.
Hearing that the Queen Mother had arrived, the emperor opened his eyes with a hint of sarcasm on his face.
His mother-in-law is really getting more and more out of control.
It's right to think about it. When she was young, she was doted on by her father. She got everything she wanted, and no one in the palace dared to compete with her.
She has wielded great power over the years, and almost no one in the government dares to disobey her.
She was used to saying the same thing, so of course she couldn't bear what happened today.
A person who has been in a high position for a long time and has monopolized power will naturally not take anyone seriously.
But it also exposed many weaknesses.
Like... impatience.
Before the emperor asked the Queen Mother to come in, she opened the door and entered the outer hall. Wang Fusheng and others could not stop her.
"Mother." The emperor, who was wearing pajamas and wearing only a coat, came out.
"Ahem, cough, cough... I wonder if the queen is here late at night. What's the important thing?" the emperor asked while coughing.
Wang Fusheng took the emperor's cloak and trotted over.
"Your Majesty, it's cold at night. Doctor Jiang said, you must not catch cold, otherwise your body that has finally recovered will be..." When Wang Fusheng said this, he suddenly said: "This slave is talking too much! "
The Queen Mother sitting aside was thoughtful after hearing this.
In the past, she would have pretended to care about the emperor, but she was not in the mood today.
"Emperor, you clearly promised Ai Jia and King Wei that you would pass the throne to him. Why did you make those two decrees in public today? Aren't you slapping him in the face? Besides, he is a compatriot of yours. Brothers, the King of Liang and the King of Jin are both concubines, and their hearts are divided between them. If you really want to hand over the throne to them, your mother and your third brother will be walking on thin ice from now on!" The Queen Mother frowned.
"Mom, please calm down. My son's move is not to give the throne to King Liang and King Wei, but to take the opportunity to train his third brother so that he can take on important responsibilities in the future."
The emperor looked at the empress dowager: "The empress dotes on the third brother too much and will only cover up his mistakes. But paper can't cover up the anger after all. If he is not restrained properly, even if he sits on the throne in the future, he will not be able to convince the public."
The emperor sighed: "He is a brother of my mother and your son, my queen. How could I not care for him? But neither I nor my queen can protect him for the rest of his life. If he gets involved with the concubines in the palace, I In the past, I just pretended that this matter never happened, but this time, he has gone too far. Rumors have spread among the people. Where is the dignity of my royal family? "
Hearing this, the Queen Mother wanted to defend her son, but then she heard the Emperor say: "I just want to scare him today so that he can restrain himself. Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will definitely hand over this land to my third brother." superior."
The Queen Mother felt relieved after hearing this.
It seems that the secret about the emperor's life experience is still closely guarded, and he does not know about it.
"This boy really needs to be tempered. Since the emperor, you are arranging this just so that he can change his ways and be able to shoulder the important responsibilities of the country and the country in the future, the Ai family will naturally listen to you."
The Queen Mother said with a smile on her face: "However... for the sake of the Queen Mother and your third brother, the emperor can leave an imperial edict in advance to specify that your third brother will inherit the throne. In this way, the Queen Mother will have peace of mind."
