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Chapter 23 Improper Concubine (4)
Taishi Pei continued to teach the daughter, and he told Gu Ran some things,
The noble daughter that the Wang family intends to send into the palace is only a concubine. In addition, the Wang family is married to the Zuo Prime Minister. In terms of political status, the Wang family will be headed by the Zuo Prime Minister, and the Zuo Prime Minister's daughter is the one with the highest family background after the Pei family withdraws from the competition for the post. Suitable candidates.
In other words, throwing stones to attract jade, sacrificing a concubine who can only be a concubine, in order to win the position of mother of a country.
Among them, the Wang family must have gained a lot of benefits. But Zuo Xiangjia can try to pull Su Yuqiu from the position of future queen. Even if the Su family sacrificed Su's mother in the end, Su Yuqiu would leave a big stain and could be criticized at any time.
Gu Ran couldn't help but sigh, in Yuanshen's memory, the emperor had been at odds with courtiers and officials for half a year for the establishment of a queen, and finally everyone agreed to make Su the main queen, and Pei Lanzhao took the position of noble concubine. For more than half a year, there were no twists and turns.
The main thing is still under the watchful eye of Grand Master Pei, no one dares to act like a monster.
And Mrs. Pei is not good at doing anything. First, she thinks she is in her pocket. Second, it is too obvious. Only Pei's daughter and Su Yuqiu compete for the position of queen. .
Contrasted with setting up a poisonous plan to kill Su's mother in order to attack the Su family, Pei's mother directly murdered the Su family who was already the queen. don't know whether to say that Mother Pei is too bold or not sinister enough.
This time the Pei family stayed out of the matter, and there were endless turmoil in the battle between Beijing and China.
When to stop depends on how the emperor in the palace decides.
Chonghua Palace,
After knowing that Su's mother had pleaded guilty in Jingzhao Mansion, Su Yuqiu collapsed on the chair, and the palace servants rushed to support her, and went to ask for the imperial physician.
From the first time she heard the news, she had guessed that with Su's mother's stupid and ignorant temperament, she must be able to do this, but she still had a glimmer of hope.
Now hope is completely shattered.
Emperor Li Jingling heard that the imperial physician was preached in Chonghua Palace, so he left all his officials and came here. When Su Yuqiu saw the emperor, he fell to the ground and begged earnestly, "I beg Your Majesty, please spare my mother's life." No matter how selfish and stupid Su's mother was. Ignorant, but that was her biological mother after all.
Li Jingling's eyes were full of pain and unbearable, sighed all over, helped his beloved wife up, "Yuqiu, it's not that I don't want to save my mother-in-law."
Even though he couldn't bear to hurt Su Yuqiu anymore, Li Jingling still had to tell her, "If your mother-in-law doesn't die, you won't be able to keep your position as queen."
To Su Yuqiu, this sentence was like a hammer hitting her heart hard, making her so shocked that she was on the verge of collapsing.
So it was because of her, she killed her biological mother.
Taking the crime of wounding others committed by Su's mother, according to the laws of the Great Zhou, it is natural that the crime is not punishable by death, but the key point is that the future empress must not have a guilty mother, just above the court, and there are many officials to exert pressure on him, want an explanation, claiming that the biological mother is so vicious, how can her daughter be the mother of a country.
Not only that, but also demanded that the Su family be expelled from the palace and never see each other again.
So the emperor knew very well that for Su Yuqiu, Su's mother must also die. Only when she dies can Su Yuqiu's reputation be redeemed.
Just when Emperor Li Jingling was accompanying Su Yuqiu in the Chonghua Palace, the Su family who got his hint had already started to attack. It is impossible for the emperor to personally make his mother-in-law commit suicide, and it would be a taint if it was spread out. He only needs to send a servant to pass on a message to the Su family, explaining the pros and cons, and the Su family will naturally know what to do.
Mother Su, who was still in prison, was full of joy when she saw the Su family and thought they were here to pick her up.
Until this moment, she didn't realize this dying situation. She always believed that she was the biological mother of the future empress and the emperor's mother-in-law. Even if she made a mistake, it was fine. Her good daughter and the emperor's son-in-law would definitely keep her.
Little did she know that it was this identity that killed her.
Before Li Jingling was proclaimed as the new emperor, the Su family was only a relatively wealthy and decent commoner family, how could such a thing happen, and even sent their first wife/mother to Yellow Springs Road with their own hands.Both Jiu and Bai Ling's hands were trembling.
But after seeing the splendor of the capital city and the wealth and splendor of being relatives of the emperor, how could they be willing to give up. They also resented Su's mother in their hearts, and by doing such a thing, Su Yuqiu and them were harmed.
"Mother, for the sake of the empress, you can go on your way." Su Yuqiu's brother begged sadly.
Su's mother struggled desperately, and finally died with her eyes closed and was given poisoned wine.
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Su Yuqiu still did not give up trying to save her mother's life, but this case had already attracted the attention of the government and the public, and countless eyes were watching it. Even if the emperor wanted to find a death row prisoner to replace Su's mother to die, it was impossible.
Someone from Jingzhao Mansion soon came to report the sudden death of Su's mother in prison, and the Su family also hung up white cloth and white banners to mourn for Su's mother.
The moment Su Yuqiu heard the news of her mother's death, Su Yuqiu's face paled instantly, a mouthful of blood spewed out immediately, and she fainted.
When she woke up, she saw Li Jingling in front of the couch with a look of guilt, and thinking of her mother's death because of her, Su Yuqiu couldn't help crying, "I just ask Your Majesty one thing."
She didn't even call herself a concubine anymore.
Li Jingling felt even more guilty when he thought of the imperial doctor saying that Mrs. Su had suffered a great blow and her mind was traumatized, so she said quickly, "Just say it."
Even if he chased after Su's mother or added an official to the Su family, he would try his best to agree to it.
Unexpectedly, Su Yuqiu was weak yet strong, and said firmly, "Your Majesty, please let the Su family return to their hometown to observe their filial piety, and they are not allowed to enter Capital City for ten years."
Li Jingling was stunned when he heard her words, "Are you sure you want to do this."
"Other than that, I have nothing else to ask for." Su Yuqiu shook her head, and said in a trance with grief, "Capital City is not an easy place to live, and they shouldn't stay here."
Because of her, the Su family became prosperous and became relatives of the emperor, but also because she became the thorn in the eyesore of the noble family of Capital City. This time it was her mother who died, so next time, it will be her brother or her father.
Su Yuqiu would rather they go back to their hometown and become rich, than die here and let her go through the pain of losing a loved one again.
Li Jingling understood what she meant, hugged her distressedly, and sighed, "Okay, I promise you."
The death of Su's mother finally put an end to the controversy and the curtain fell on this matter.
Even though everyone knew that the emperor's sudden death of Su's mother was due to the emperor's desire to keep the Su family, but no one was so stupid as to point it out to embarrass the emperor. Even the Jingzhao Mansion had closed the case.
Mrs. Pei felt relieved when she heard about this, and after so many days, her anger over her daughter's loss of the Queen's position has calmed down a lot. Most importantly, other people will not be as blank as Mother Su. The honorable family who want to gain Taishi Pei's support will still respect her.
With Grand Master Pei around, the Pei family will never fail.
In the past, because Grand Master Pei took the initiative to humbly concede the position of queen, there were some criticisms from the official interest group attached to him.
But Grand Master Pei has never been a soft-hearted person. He mercilessly dealt with some officials in the group who were about to move, and successfully achieved the goal of shocking people.
As for those forces who think that sending their daughters into the palace to become foreign relatives has a chance to be in power, at least they have to spend ten years in the harem to accumulate strength before they can be qualified to wrestle with him. Grand Master Pei is not looking at them yet inside.
After this incident, Emperor Li Jingling had experienced a real beating and had come to his senses. If he didn't cut the mess quickly, Su Yuqiu might be the next to die.
He had only succeeded to the throne for less than half a year, and he didn't even fully control the harem. He didn't know how many dangers lurk in this palace. Perhaps even the palace servants of Yuqian and Chonghua Palace were spies from a noble family. Although the start is very risky, but the benefits are great.
There is a world of difference between killing an unnamed harem woman and killing the mother of the queen.
He used to think that only Grand Master Pei brought him great pressure, but he never thought that once the ambitions and desires of other people were aroused, they could do anything.
But now it is even more difficult to make Su Yuqiu the queen, especially since she has a bad reputation because of her biological mother. For this reason, Li Jingling could only be forced to give up more interests, such as the high positions in the harem being occupied by the daughters of aristocratic families, or the suspension of his own power in the court that he originally wanted to develop.
The queen's dispute was finally settled, and Su Yuqiu was conferred the title of empress of the main palace, and after performing the canonization ceremony, she became the real mother of a country.
But Li Jingling hadn't been happy for two days, when the imperial censor suggested that Empress Su's virtue was damaged and she needed to keep her mother's filial piety.
Li Jingling almost died of anger, but Su Yuqiu accepted it calmly.
Dajing'an Temple is a royal temple, but after the death of the emperor, the childless concubines went to the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha to live here. Moreover, this meeting coincided with the entry of the daughters of various official families into the palace. After Queen Su Qingxiu came back a year later, the authority in the harem would have been divided up long ago.
In the end, the emperor had no choice but to send the Su family to Dajing'an Temple, and at the same time sent many palace officials to accompany him for protection.
When Gu Ran heard about this, he was not surprised. It seemed that the result was the same, but in fact it had changed a lot compared to the memory of the original body. Originally, when the choice was only between Su Yuqiu and Pei Lanzhao, the emperor Li Jingling let the officials and the clan know what kind of emperor he was by virtue of his unwillingness to compromise and always seesaw.
And in the end, after successfully conferring the Su family, it also made the scholars and common people in the world realize that this new king does not forget his wife and values friendship, thus establishing the first step of the emperor's reputation.
This time it was different, not to mention Grand Master Pei humbly surrendered the position of empress, and first stole the wave of fame and limelight.
Later, Su's mother was superficial and ignorant and pretended to be smart, and fell into the trap of other people's poisonous tricks. Even if the person was dead, she left a stain on Su Yuqiu. Also underwhelming.
This is the result of Li Jingling's helpless compromise and sending his wife to the temple to practice and pray for blessings.
I am afraid that this emperor will also face a more difficult situation than in his previous life, whether it is the previous dynasty or the harem.
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Although there are many emotions, this does not prevent Gu Ran from making a fortune from it. She was talking about the bet on Su Yuqiu as the queen, and she asked Yun Rong in a good mood, "Yun Rong, calculate how much money we have made."
"The odds of betting on the Su family in various gambling houses are different, but the lowest is 22 to 1, and the highest is 36 to 1..."
After finishing the calculation, Yunrong looked at Gu Ran in the same way as she looked at a god. Unexpectedly, her little lady really hit the mark. Even if it was all converted into gold, at least there would be nearly one hundred thousand taels of gold, which is as big as Zhouzhou County. There are not so many taxes paid every year.
Gu Ran raised his eyebrows slightly, it seems that Capital City is really rich.
I don't know if the gambling shop can get it out, Gu Ran instructed, "When you go to a gambling shop every seven days, always leave some time for them to prepare, and remember to ask the housekeeper for some people to take with you."
Firstly, of course, it is to move the money, and secondly, it is because the gambling house is jealous and greedy and wants to swallow the money.
Anyway, this matter has been cleared by Father Pei, so Gu Ran can say it again. When Gu Ran went to look for Father Pei in the study, he passed by the corridor and saw the steward ordering the servants to carry several large boxes, which seemed to be full of articles, paper and ink.
Gu Ran asked curiously, "What are these?"
"Miss Hui, these are the papers handed over to the house by scholars and students outside."
The housekeeper was very respectful to Gu Ran, and explained the reason. Next year will be the year of Enke, and there will be a lot of scholars coming to Beijing. He was favored and appreciated and the examination room was smooth. With Grand Master Pei's status and prestige, every time at this time, he can receive a mountain of scholar's papers.
Gu Ran asked again, "Will father read them all?"
The butler hesitated for a moment and said, "The Grand Master is usually busy with government affairs and state affairs, and has no time to care about other things."
That is to say, most of these boxes were sent to the warehouse to be ashes and never see the light of day. If it were a careless servant, they might all be thrown into the kitchen and burned as firewood.
"Wait a minute and don't move. I have something to ask my father."
Gu Ran's thoughts moved slightly, she thought of the Juzi who was suspected to be the future Chief Assistant Xie Yuanchen she met in the teahouse, and from what he said, it seemed that he intended to deliver articles to the Grand Master's Mansion, maybe it was among these articles.
After meeting Pei's father, Gu Ran first talked about the wagering of the gambling house. Even when he heard the specific and astonishing amount, Pei's father didn't even twitch his brows. Some money scared.
He admitted that his daughter deduced that the Su family would become the queen, and it was just a child's trick to bet on the gambling house. High-ranking people like Grand Master Pei don't care.
"Since you made the right bet, then the money will naturally belong to you, and there is no need to record it in the public account, and you don't need to let other people in the house know." Otherwise, I don't know what will be said if it gets out.
After the betting matter was settled, Gu Ran brought up the papers delivered by the scholars outside, and asked with crooked eyebrows, "Father, can I have a look at these papers?"
This is even a trivial matter, so Father Pei agreed casually.