eurekapd Chapter 198 Taking advantage of the situation
Chapter 198 Taking advantage of the situation
"My master is right. The emperor is more like you." Nanny Wang complimented with a smile.
The current emperor is indeed more like Queen Mother Zhao, ruthless and politically far-sighted, while the previous emperor was more easily emotional and did many foolish things.
"Hmm..." Queen Mother Zhao smiled when she mentioned this. "By the way, you should find someone to keep an eye on Zhao Yuhan. She should be punished when necessary. She is my niece, and I have harmed her by being too indulgent to her."
"Also, send the reward I prepared to the Second Prince. He is such a pitiful child." Queen Mother Zhao paused and said, "Send the reward for the Empress to Fengyi Palace first. The Emperor values his legitimate wife very much. After all, they are different."
"I'll go right away. The Empress Dowager is actually pretty good to the Queen, but she just has high expectations of her. The Queen should understand that." Nanny Wang said with a smile. She never thought that the Empress Dowager would truly hate the Queen.
"She may not understand whether it is good or not. I just want to do my job well. She deserves the position of mistress and should be treated with respect."
When Queen Mother Zhao said this, she rarely showed any sign of old age. She knew in her heart that Zhao Yuhan was not fit to be the queen because her virtue was not worthy of the position and the Zhao family did not have such a destiny.
When Nanny Wang came to Fengyi Palace with the rewards from the Queen Mother, the Queen received her warmly in person and gave her a lot of rewards.
"The Emperor has also instructed me on some matters. After I am done with that, I will go to the Queen Mother to express my gratitude." It was rare for the Queen to smile so brightly.
Nanny Wang observed the Queen's expression intently and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself first. I will convey your thoughts to my master."
The Queen invited Nanny Wang to have a cup of tea before letting Shi Jin send the person away respectfully.
After leaving Fengyi Palace, Nanny Wang thought: The Queen is still a sensible person. No matter how strict the Queen Mother is to her, she always maintains the proper demeanor and etiquette, and she also deliberately maintains an appropriate closeness to the Queen Mother. The true and false affection between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is just like that.
Later, Shen Zhiyao came to the Queen to copy books as agreed. She was now a frequent visitor to Fengyi Palace and was not at all restrained.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Wanxian took the blame for no apparent reason, and is she just going to let it go like that?" Shen Zhiyao asked at the right time when she saw that the Queen was in a good mood.
"What else can I do? Although I am the queen, I still have no control over my own affairs. It is not easy to live in such an unclear situation now. However, after her child is born, the emperor may consider promoting her." The queen smiled faintly.
"If Concubine Wanxian becomes a noble concubine, then a noble concubine will have to be promoted to the position of imperial concubine. Then those will be Concubine Zhao and Concubine Zhuang... Your Majesty, it seems that it will be difficult for you to have a rest..." Shen Zhiyao looked at the queen and pretended to be worried.
In fact, she was only thinking about watching the show, and even felt a little excited.
"There are still two vacancies for the position of imperial concubine. One move will affect the entire body. There are more than just these two people eyeing the position covetously." The queen chuckled, also with an attitude of watching the fire from the other side of the river. After all, no one can shake her position as queen.
"I don't care about that! It doesn't matter how many people go up there. Anyway, you are the Empress of the Central Palace, and others have to kneel down when they see you. Whoever dares to commit suicide will be beaten... As for me... I just have to hold on to your thighs tightly..." Shen Zhiyao said with a cunning smile.
"You'll have a lot of potential!" The Queen stretched out her slender jade finger and tapped her fair forehead: "There are still two vacancies for the second-rank concubine position. You should seize the opportunity to move up."
"I'm already one of the nine concubines. I have everything I need and I've established myself. I'm content. From now on, I'll just live happily with the Queen! The Queen is not allowed to despise me..." Shen Zhiyao said as she hugged the Queen's waist.
The queen was startled by her sudden hug and blushed as she said, "You really are... why don't you let me go... you are really becoming more and more unruly..."
Although it was a reprimand, the Queen said it in a soft voice. Shen Zhiyao was not afraid at all and continued to act playfully.
Shijin was speechless and could only look up at the ceiling out of habit, thinking that out of sight, out of mind...
The Queen had already forgotten all her probing words after being teased and teased by her. This was Shen Zhiyao's real purpose.
Ever since she was promoted to the ninth concubine, she was unwilling to reveal any ambition for the sake of her reputation. She only regarded herself as a "nouveau riche" and honestly played the role of "Voldemort".
Although Concubine Zhao dislikes her now, she doesn't take her seriously yet. She doesn't want to be targeted by that woman!
At this time, Chen Ang, the former head of the Ministry of Punishment who had just been demoted to the position of Deputy Director of the Ministry of Personnel, was disguised and following Eunuch An into the royal study in Changdeok Palace.
"Your Majesty, your humble servant pays homage. Long live the emperor." Chen Ang knelt on the ground and performed the great ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows. After this farewell, he was afraid that he would not be able to see the emperor again for a long time.
"My dear minister, please stand up." Bo Muxi looked at Chen Ang with a smile on his face. There was no trace of the ruthlessness he had a few days ago.
"Your Majesty, I am ready to take office. As instructed, I have built up enough momentum in advance and am just waiting for the fish to take the bait." Chen Ang said with a smile after he stood up.
"Well, I am still confident in your ability to do things." After picking up the teacup, Bo Muxi smiled and said, "Sit down."
"Thank you for your great grace." Chen Ang thanked him and sat down carefully, only daring to sit on one-third of the chair, being self-disciplined and polite.
Bo Muxi looked very satisfied and said, "You have been a minister of the previous emperor. Prince Rui will naturally not be so wary of you. You must find a way to integrate into their circle as soon as possible. I am waiting for your good news."
"I will do my best." Speaking of the new task, Chen Ang seemed very confident and said loudly: "To be honest, at first, I still had many concerns in my heart. Prince Rui is suspicious by nature and I am afraid he will find it difficult to believe in the self-torture trick between us, but..."
Having said this, Chen Ang paused with a little concern.
"There is nothing to be shy about between you and me. Please feel free to speak up, my dear." Bo Muxi waved his hand and said with a smile.
"I just sigh that Madam Jin Shuyi is so powerful. Her timely criticisms will surely be passed on to Prince Rui's mansion. With Madam's performance, this self-torture scheme has become more vivid. Prince Rui will surely believe it." Chen Ang said with a smile.
Indeed, if it was really a self-torture trick performed between the emperor and his ministers, it would be impossible for a concubine to be involved. Moreover, Shen Zhiyao could be said to be "playing her true self".
"Well, I didn't expect that Jin Shuyi could say those words at that time. It shows that this matter will definitely succeed. My dear minister, just go ahead and do it. I will give you my full support." Bo Muxi said with great pride.
After receiving the emperor's promise, Chen Ang immediately stood up excitedly and knelt down to express his gratitude. The Chen family has never had an official of the fourth rank for generations. If this was accomplished, he, Chen Ang, would be the first.
Bo Muxi looked at Chen Ang kneeling on the ground, and his mind couldn't help but emerge with the fierce look on Shen Zhiyao's face when she scolded him, and he felt itchy in his heart.
Shen Zhiyao is such a lucky woman! Bo Muxi thought so and really wanted to see her right now!