Chapter 235 Chapter 233 Zhang Guifen’s Dominance
Zhao Xing was stunned when he heard this. He was angry that Minglan didn’t trust him.
But Minglan said that she just believed that Zhao Xing would vent his anger for her, so she didn't dare to say anything.
Li Liangdi’s grandfather was already the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
No matter whether Li Liangdi is right or wrong, Zhao Xing punishing Li Liangdi because of a dowry maid is tantamount to a slap in the face of the Li family.
When Minglan saw that Zhao Xing was silent, she thought he didn't believe it, and said in a somewhat anxious tone: "I know that His Highness treats slaves well, and I am very happy in my heart. If I still cause trouble to Your Highness, I will also feel uncomfortable."< br>
Zhao Xing came back to his senses and looked at Minglan. Minglan did not dodge this time and looked at Zhao Xing.
"Come forward." Zhao Xing smiled.
Minglan slowly stepped forward after hearing the words. Zhao Xing put his arms around her waist, and with a slight squeeze, Minglan exclaimed and fell into Zhao Xing's arms.
"No matter how high the position of Minister of Civil Affairs is and how powerful he is, will I be afraid of him?" Zhao Xing said, lifting Minglan's chin with one hand.
Speaking of which, Li Liangdi's grandfather was able to become the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel so quickly because of his contribution.
After Zhou Yizhong died, the position of Xianggong became vacant.
In order to calm the turmoil as soon as possible, the officials directly promoted the original Minister of Civil Affairs to take over Zhou Yizhong's position.
Li Liangdi’s grandfather took advantage of the situation and became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Zhao Xing’s beating before made Li Liangdi very honest and did not dare to make any small moves.
Perhaps he felt that his grandfather had become the Minister of Civil Affairs, which gave him the confidence to attack Minglan this time.
Minglan was in Zhao Xing's arms, and their faces were very close at this time. Ming Lan looked at Zhao Xing with a blushing face and said: "Your Highness is naturally not afraid, but Li Liangdi's grandfather has a high official position, and it is not worth it to be a slave."
"Where has your usual intelligence gone? Zhao Xing pinched Minglan's face and said, "It has been some time since you and Rulan entered the palace. She has never caused trouble to you. Now she is suddenly causing trouble to you because her grandfather has gained the confidence to be promoted." She doesn’t have any status. If she wants to cause trouble, why not go to your sister?”
Minglan thought for a moment and said with some uncertainty: “Your Highness, is Li Liangdi trying?”
"That's right!" Zhao Xing nodded and said: "Originally, I had a good excuse this time to punish her and make her more honest. But you ruined it."
Li Liangdi is not stupid either. Her grandfather's promotion did give her some confidence, but Zhao Xing is the king and her grandfather is the minister.
Zhao Xing is more concerned about Minglan, but Li Liangdi doesn’t know.
She only thought that Rulan and Minglan were sisters, and Zhao Xing liked the atmosphere of being sisters together.
In the final analysis, Minglan is just a sidekick.
Before, she showed signs of competing for favor, but was punished by Zhao Xing.
This time she just wanted to use Minglan to test Zhao Xing's tolerance.
Concubines in the harem are not favored. In addition to whether they can please Zhao Xing, the power of the natal family is also a factor.
If Zhao Xing ignores what she did, it means that because of her grandfather's promotion, her status in Zhao Xing's heart has also increased.
In this way, she no longer needs to be so cautious.
It is conceivable that once Zhao Xing gave her this illusion, there would be no peace in the harem.
Minglan didn't think so much before, but now she realized what Zhao Xing said.
She originally didn't want to cause trouble to Zhao Xing, but she didn't expect that it would ruin Zhao Xing's affairs. She apologized: "Your Highness, slave..."
"Okay." Zhao Xing interrupted her. He said: "Although there is no excuse to deal with her, Gu rushed over so quickly. As long as she is not stupid and should understand Gu's attitude, it is not a big deal. On the contrary, you can know that Gu is very happy to think about Gu."< br>
"Your Highness." Minglan murmured emotionally while listening to Zhao Xing's love words, and looked at him blankly.
Zhao Xing saw the spring in the corners of Minglan's eyes, lowered his head and kissed her.
Minglan was startled for a moment, then closed her eyes and responded.
Usually when Minglan was favored by Zhao Xing, she would passively accept it, but this time she took the initiative.
More than half an hour later, the wind stopped and the rain stopped. Zhao Xing called the palace maid to wait for the two of them to take a bath.
After sending the palace maid away, the two hugged each other and lay on the bed with quilts.
Minglan rested her head on Zhao Xing's arm and leaned on his chest, listening to Zhao Xing's heartbeat, feeling very peaceful in her heart.
Zhao Xing put his hand on her shoulder, rubbed his fingers gently, feeling the silky skin, and said: "I can't give you a status for now, you..."
"Your Highness!" Minglan interrupted After hearing Zhao Xing's words, he propped himself up, looked at Zhao Xing and said, "Your Highness treats this slave well, and I am really happy in my heart. I am not trying to please His Highness just for the sake of status."
"I know, you listen to Gu Finished."
Minglan propped herself up and the quilt slipped, revealing a large area of spring.
Zhao Xing admired it and said: "There are not many orphans and concubines. Your two sisters already have their status, so I can't give you one for the time being. When you get pregnant, I can justifiably give birth to you." You’ve got your name, I hope we can be honest with each other, so I’ll make it clear to you.”
"Your Highness."
Minglan was just about to speak when she saw Zhao Xing's eyes wandering around. He looked down and quickly lay down, giving a shy coquettish voice.
Minglan took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and said: "Your Highness is right not to give you the status of slave now. If you do, it will be too much favor to the Sheng family, which is not a good thing. And now that I have a status, it is not a good thing for my concubine."
Minglan hesitated and told her about her little mother.
If she has a status now, Madam Wang will definitely target her younger sister. "It's good if you understand." Zhao Xing said happily.
Minglan is reasonable and will not spoil her just because of her favor, which is good.
As for Wei Xiaoniang’s matter, Zhao Xing has nothing to do.
"My slaves all understand that from now on, His Highness just needs to be nice to my slaves in private, and don't give too much preferential treatment to my slaves in public..."
That night, the two of them chatted until late at night. Just fell asleep.
Most of the time, Minglan was talking and Zhao Xing was listening.
Minglan told some stories about her time in the Sheng family. Her words were very calm and there was not much resentment.
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Moxiang Pavilion
Li Liangdi had some insomnia. Although Zhao Xing did not pursue the case yesterday, she could not help but that Zhao Xing could rush over so quickly. To think more.
I thought about it late at night before falling asleep.
The next day, I was woken up by my old nanny in a daze. After freshening up, I went to Chunhe Palace to pay my respects to the Crown Princess.
Jiang Liangdi was already there when she arrived.
Li Liangdi secretly scolded the flatterer, but she was a little confused.
Jiang Liangdi was the first to greet her every day. After saying hello, she would leave and leave. She rarely met Jiang Liangdi at the Crown Princess's place.
But today Jiang Liangdi stayed and sat aside, not knowing why.
Li Liangdi did not think too much and saluted: "I pay my respects to the Crown Princess. Peace, Crown Princess!"
"Yes." Zhang Guifen nodded slightly and said, "Excuse me, first of all. After sitting for a while, the others arrived, and I have a few words to say."
"Yes!" Li Liangdi felt a sudden surprise when she heard this. Could it be because of what happened yesterday? Bar?
With doubts, Li Liangdi sat down under the guidance of the palace maid.
As soon as she sat down, Yu Yanran and Ru Lan came too.
After the two met, Zhang Guifen said the same thing.
Soon Li Liangyuan and Chen Liangyuan also arrived, and now everyone was here.
Shu Lan skipped her greetings because of her pregnancy.
"I have left you here because I have a few words to say."
Zhang Guifen looked at a few people and said calmly: "I heard that there was some conflict between Li Liangdi and the maid next to Sheng Zibin yesterday. In the end, The two even had a quarrel, but they broke up after His Highness went away..."
"The Crown Princess is my concubine..."
"Shut up!" Zhang Guifen said coldly. : "I haven't finished speaking yet, who allowed you to speak? This is your first offense, so I won't pursue it this time. If you do it again, don't blame me for punishing you."
"I am a concubine who is reckless. Yes, thank you Crown Princess for your forgiveness.”
Being reprimanded in front of so many people, Li Liangdi's face turned green and red, but she did not dare to contradict her.
Zhang Guifen did not look at her and continued: "I am the Crown Princess, and I am responsible for all matters of the East Palace. I came back from Jinmingchi Villa yesterday. I was a little tired, so I took a nap. . In the end, it was my fault that Your Highness bothered you about the harem.”
“This matter has passed, and I don’t want to settle old scores. I want to warn you. Sentence. It is both a blessing and a fate for you to be able to serve His Royal Highness in the East Palace. However, everyone has different temperaments and personalities, and I do not expect you to be harmonious and close as sisters.
I come from a noble family and have a good temper. I have a straight temper and don't like to see noisy people. I have no intention of settling any lawsuits with you.
If you can get along, let's get along. If you don't get along, let's go our separate ways. , don't move around.
If there is another quarrel, I will not ask who is right and who is wrong, but everyone will hit ten boards first. If you are not afraid, just be noisy. "
Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Zhang Guifen's meaning was very simple. As long as there was a quarrel, she would not ask whether it was right or wrong, and the two of them would deal with it together.
How can anyone manage a harem like this?< br>
“Why didn’t you hear clearly? Do you need me to repeat it? "Zhang Guifen said lightly.
"I must remember the words of the Crown Princess! ”
Several people came to their senses and responded in unison.
Zhang Guifen nodded with satisfaction, looked at Li Liangdi and said, "I heard that Li Liangdi has good calligraphy?"
"Back to the Crown Princess, I am really bored when I am usually bored. I like to practice calligraphy, but I can only barely meet people, which is not very good," Li Liangdi said.
“You used to be a famous and talented woman in Bianjing, so being too modest would be a bit hypocritical. The Queen’s birthday will be in more than a month, and I originally wanted to copy some Buddhist scriptures as a birthday gift for the Queen. It's a pity that my handwriting is a bit difficult to read. Since your handwriting is good, please copy it for me," Zhang Guifen said.
“Yes!”
Li Liangdi felt a little disdainful. She didn't know how to manage the back house and her handwriting was ugly. Such a person could still be a princess.
"I will send the Buddhist scriptures to you in a while. As long as it is completed within a month. There is nothing else to do. You all can go back." Zhang Guifen waved her hand.
(End of this chapter)