Chapter 51 Concubine's Concubine's Confrontation

"Don't complain in your heart. Who won't say high-sounding words?" The Empress Dowager Wei seemed to see through Huan Ying's mind, and then said, "Wei Jun's difficulties are in front of him. It is a last resort to take extraordinary measures in extraordinary times, and it can't be regarded as your fault. It's just that the old man wants to remind Miss Changsun not to take everything as a means that can be used, or not just It's used, otherwise, it will hurt people's hearts!"

Huanxuan lowered his eyes and said, "What the Empress Dowager said, just remember Huanxuan!"

The Empress Dowager Wei stopped, got up from the futon and said to Huanxuan, "Wait here, and I'll show you something." After saying that, she left the quiet hall, pushed the door and entered a side room.

Huanying followed the figure of the Empress Dowager Wei and faintly saw that there was a curtain in the side room. She guessed that it was the old Empress Dowager's usual bedroom, but she didn't know what the Empress Dowager Wei wanted to show herself.

After a while, the Empress Dowager came out and held a rectangular green cloth package in her hands. The Empress Dowager patted the package and said to Huanxuan, "You are the first person to have such a blessing except for the old body. Take a closer look!"

The Empress Dowager Wei knelt down again on the futon, put the green cloth package between the two, and unbuttoned the package. Huanxuan** found that the Empress Dowager's hands trembled slightly.

After the green cloth was opened, a layer of white cotton cloth appeared, and then it was opened layer by layer. It was wrapped layer by layer. Huanxuan was very curious about what was worth being so solemn. Then, the last layer of the package was finally opened. Huanxuan's eyes rounded and followed the Empress Dowager's hand to take out the package. Shake gently between the two.

What a gorgeous brocade it is, which has never been seen in the palace. The crimson background is embroidered with pink white begonia flowers, and the colorful phoenix wings are spreading branches. Whether it is the color or the exquisiteness of the graphics, and the lifelike flapping of the phoenix's wings, it makes me stunned, and the lingering expression falls on In the eyes of the Empress Dowager Wei, the Empress Dowager Wei couldn't help but be proud, "How about it, Miss Changsun, can you still see this brocade robe?"

"Too, too beautiful, rare gorgeous in the world, rare exquisite in the world, yes, is it a masterpiece of the empress dowager?" Huanxuan was completely attracted by Jinxuan, and his brain was a little distracted, and he stammered.

"In fact, when this brocade was in the capital, the old man began to work. When the first brocade was woven, Tonger was only three years old and intermittent. It took almost 15 years to complete the old man's body. Because the old man's eyesight was getting worse and worse, the old man knew that the old man could no longer weave the second one, but it was this one. Oh, Tong'er always thought that this was just an old man's dream!"

"Yes, Huan Ying has heard the king of Wei say that the empress dowager's craftsmanship is exquisite, but Huan Ying didn't expect to really see such a gorgeous product in person. The empress dowager has spent 15 years for it, and I'm afraid that there will be no second one in the world that is comparable to it."

The Empress Dowager Wei smiled and nodded, "Do you know why the old man weaves this brocade robe?"

Huanxuan looked at it suspiciously, "Is it for King Wei, but the style and color are all used by women. Is it the Empress Dowager going to leave it for her birthday?"

"I'm an old woman with bad eyes. It's not convenient to meet guests, and I don't like to be lively and noisy. For many years, I have been used to the life of coarse-clothed vegetarian food and devout Buddha. How can I use such a luxurious brocade!"

"So...for whom is the Empress Dowager prepared for?"

"For the queen of Weijun! Of course, maybe one day she may be the queen of the world!" Mrs. Wei said solemnly, "Only my Tonger's wife is worthy of the brocade robe knitted by the old man herself, and before putting on this brocade robe, she has to promise the old man three things!"

"Which three things?" Huanwen asked curiously.

"First of all, the first is to bear the brunt, of course, to breed incense and prosper my bloodline for my Zhuo family. The second is to give her life for my family. Tong'er is a man, and an extraordinary man. His status determines that he can't be a husband like an ordinary family, so he becomes his wife. What needs to be paid may also be unimaginable by ordinary people; thirdly, we should not only be worthy of the harem family, but also be worthy of virtuousness and virtue, mother of the world!"

Huan was stunned for a long time and took a deep breath and said, "It seems that the Empress Dowager is determined to win the world. It's hard to imagine what the future lord of the brocade robe will think when she puts on the brocade robe."

"The old man has no ambition to win, but from the moment Tong'er was born, he firmly believes that Tong'er will be better than all his Zhuo brothers. Especially after the former prince was framed by the witch, the old man is more convinced that this is a chance for Tong'er to show his talent. The throne is the only one!"

Huanying smiled gently, and there was an indescribable chill in her heart. The Empress Dowager Wei in front of her changed too much. In my impression, the embroidered concubine, who was cautious and bowed her eyebrows and gave three points to everyone was simply different, just like two people, but maybe her previous impression was that the embroidered concubine gave A kind of illusion. Living in the emperor's house and living in the cold harem, how many people are in disguise? The instinct of survival makes people always choose the most favorable camouflage, just like Xiaoci. Isn't it also the person who can see it clearly after leaving the palace? At that time, Concubine Li spoiled in front of the former emperor, people like Concubine Embroidery probably have to Let's ask for a trembling survival.

Now she has been the Empress Dowager of the State of the State of Wei for so many years. Although she is closed, she seems to know everything well, which shows that she has been looking forward to Zhuo Ruitong's accession to the throne for a day or two. Is it true that in the face of the imperial power of the throne, no one can be exempt from vulgarity?

The Empress Dowager Huanxuan said deeply, "Then Huanxuan congratulates the Empress Dowager on getting what she wants, and I wish King Wei to ascend the throne early!"

The Empress Dowager Wei glanced at Huanxuan coldly and didn't seem to believe Huanxuan's words. She raised her eyebrows slightly, carefully folded the brocade robe neatly, and then put it in the pile of cloth used to wrap the brocade robe. Then she said, "Miss Changsun, don't you like this brocade robe?"

Huan Ying's heart moved, "Which woman in the world doesn't like such a gorgeous brocade robe? She just likes it, but she still knows herself and doesn't deserve to be the owner of this brocade robe."

The Empress Dowager Wei smiled disdainfully, "Thanks to you, you still know yourself. I thought you wouldn't pay attention to the brocade robe at all!"

"How dare you linger!"

Empress Dowager Wei pondered for a moment, and suddenly her tone turned and said, "Miss Changsun, your Changsun's family is full of corpses and desolate in the wilderness. Now you are also lonely. If you don't dislike it in our Wei County, the old body is willing to treat you as a daughter. What's more, you and Tonger have had a friendship since childhood. I also watched you grow up, and the emotions in them are not comparable to those of ordinary people.

"Thank you for your mercy, thank you very much!" Huanxuan thanked and said, "Huanxuan will come to the empress dowager and visit the empress dowager at a regular time!"

"Please don't have to. You just need to be as casual as before. In fact, the old man knows that Tong'er cares about you very much. Since you came to Weijun, Tong'er has said all your good words in front of the old man every time he comes. So, how about making an exchange with you?"

Huanling was stunned, "Exchange? Exchange what? Huanxuan doesn't quite understand. I hope the Empress Dowager will make it clear!"

"The old man wants to exchange this brocade robe for your loyalty to King Wei. Would you like it?"

"The meaning of the Empress Dowager..."

The Empress Dowager Wei sighed deeply, "It is said that you have been married, and you are Tong'er's sister-in-law. You are not suitable to be the queen of Wei County at all. However, you can still think of a way to find a way. There are not many people who know that Xuanfei is not dead, and there are only a few people who know that you are Xuanfei. As long as the news is not leaked, It is not impossible for you to change your face and enter the palace in another identity, but since you have cut off the past, I hope you can wholeheartedly assist Tonger to calm down the world and ascend the throne of the dragon. Can you do it?

Hearing this, I couldn't help frowning, "Is the Empress Dowager exchanging the Queen's position? However, even if Huanxuan is not the queen of Wei, isn't he still working for the king of Wei now? Empress Dowager, do you doubt Huanxuan's loyalty, or do you think that everything Huanxuan does has a different purpose?

"Humph, do you want to say it so clearly?" The Empress Dowager Wei said coldly, "Now you are all about avenging your parents and clearing your eldest grandson' family. Of course, you will use the power of Wei Jun to achieve your goal, but your biggest enemy is nothing more than Empress Dowager Li. Once we are in addition to Empress Dowager Li, will you change who can speak clearly? And Zhuo Yuancan, although you and Yuancan have not been married for a long time, can you guarantee that you will never forget the old relationship with him? Especially when it comes to the competition for the throne, what if you can't do it and deliberately mislead Tong'er's big event?

"In that case!" Huanxuan turned pale and said angrily, "Since the empress dowager can't trust Huanxuan, please let Huanxuan leave. Huanxuan does not participate in any government affairs in Wei County, so there will be no future problems?"

"Which of you let you go?" The Empress Dowager Wei sneered, "Let you leave to find Zhuo Yuanle?" Of course, a powerful woman like you will definitely win the trust of Zhuo Yuanle. Zhuo Yuanle has a big trend, and maybe it can help you achieve your wish faster!"

Huanxuan was angry, just because of Zhuo Ruitong's face, he put up with the Empress Dowager Wei, "According to the Empress Dowager, Huanxuan can only make everyone happy when she dies?"

The Empress Dowager Wei smiled, "Why would you rather die than be Queen Wei?"

Huanying shook his head sadly, "It's not that Huanying would rather die than be the queen of Wei, but that Huanying has never thought of being the queen of Wei, let alone being a queen. I admit that the help of the king of Wei has more or less the power of Weijun, but Huanying is not the kind of erratic villain. Today, with the help of the king of Wei tomorrow can Next to the king of Wu, the reason why I spared no effort is that I respect the personality and character of the king. I believe that he is a good prince who can make the people live and work in peace and contentment. Otherwise, I am willing to help, and I can't influence the hearts of the people!"

"Oh?" The Empress Dowager Wei stared at Huanling for a long time, "Do you still know the people's hearts? But why does the old man think that your means don't seem to be fighting for the hearts of the people for Tong'er!"

Huanying smiled bitterly, "Empress dowager, you also said that you had no choice but to do the situation in Weijun. What's more, to accumulate the hearts of the people lost by military pay and solve the problems of Beirong, so that the people on the border will be at peace and unharmed. What is more important for the people's hearts that I have not been harvested by the criminals of foreign enemies?"

The Empress Dowager Wei lowered her eyes and nodded slightly, "Well, you are right when dealing with Bei Rong, but if you fight for the Central Plains, how do you think Tong'er will gain the hearts of the people?"

Huanying said lightly, "I won't say more about the imperial court. The Empress Dowager Li is good at playing with the government. Yuan Can's temperament is too weak and has long lost the hearts of the people. As for the king of Wu, as far as I know, he only played the banner of anti-Li Party, so he temporarily won the support of many soldiers and civilians. But if you think about it carefully, you will find that Except for the empty banner of anti-li, he has not done much practical things that benefit the people. Once the Li family falls and the world strives for profit, I don't think the King of Wu will be stronger than the King of Wei.

"It seems reasonable to say so, but I want to remind Miss Changsun that it is easier said than done. One day, you will be wronged and you no longer need the power of King Wei. Where do you plan to go?"

Huanxuan sighed, "If there is such a day, it is not that I no longer need the power of King Wei, but that the King of Wei no longer needs me. There will be many good generals and advisers around him who are better than me. He only needs to be virtuous ministers and villains, and the whole world will be benevolent. At that time, what will Huanxuan go to the Empress Dowager? It doesn't matter anymore, does it?

"What a clever and intelligent girl, eldest grandson. For the sake of this, I have to admire that you are really sensible and far-sighted, so I will no longer embarras you. I hope you are good for it. You can really be consistent in words and deeds, and don't go back on your word."

Huanxuan saluted deeply again, "The Empress Dowager, don't worry, Huanxuan, remember it! It's getting late. If the Empress Dowager has nothing else to do, she will leave first!"

"Go ahead!" The Empress Dowager Wei said lightly, "The old man asked Xirou to send you back to the palace."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager. Please rest early and take care of yourself!" Huanxuan stood up and was ready to leave.

The Empress Dowager Wei still knelt on the futon and did not look at Huanxuan. Huanxuan had to bow down and worship, and then turned around and walked away. As soon as she walked to the door, she only heard the Empress Dowager Wei say, "Wait, you wait."

Huanxuan turned around and said, "What else does the Empress Dowager have to order?"

The Empress Dowager Wei turned her face and looked at the Buddha statue beside her and asked leisurely, "I saw you twice. Every time I saw the white jade hairpin inserted in your head, I saw that you liked this hairpin very much, but do you know its origin?"

"The origin?" Huanxuan was very surprised. Although the jade quality of the hairpin is indeed excellent, such a hairpin is just an ordinary object for the Wei Palace. What is its origin? Why did the empress dowager suddenly ask about her hairpin?

Huanxuan didn't say anything, because she knew that the Empress Dowager Wei would definitely tell her.

Sure enough, Empress Dowager Wei paused and said, "Hasn't anyone told you its origin? Alas, the old body thought you knew it. This jade hairpin was a birthday gift prepared for you when Miss Changsun was 12 years old!"

"What? Birthday gift?" Huanxuan became more and more surprised, "Why, why didn't I receive it?"

"I remember that year, Tong'er talked about the girl's birthday very early and said that she must give the girl something she liked, but the girl's preference was very special. The ordinary gold and silver jewelry girl never seemed to look at it, and Tong'er felt that if she took the jewelry in the palace to the girl, she could not reflect her own feelings. So he searched all over the capital, found all the jewelry stores, and finally found this jade hairpin for him. He said that only this delicate, warm, pure and flawless thing was worthy of a girl. After buying it, he carefully collected it in a beautiful box and looked through it once a day to make sure that the jade hairpin was not damaged or lost. Just wait for the girl's birthday to come.

"Then why didn't he give it to me?" Huanxuan finally understood why when he just put on the jade hairpin, Zhuo Ruitong looked at himself with such a strange and special look. It turned out that by chance, he chose a gift bought by Zhuo Ruitong for his twelfth birthday in a pile of jewelry.

"Later?" The Empress Dowager Wei said lightly, "Later, it was probably the first half month of the girl's birthday. I heard that the girl had been liked by the former emperor and wanted to marry Zhuo Yuancan. Although the late emperor had not been officially hired at that time, it was already well known to everyone. Tong'er knew it and returned to the palace and took out the box all night. In the end, she didn't know where he hid the hairpin. I'm going."

Huanling was silent. No wonder Zhuo Ruitong's attitude towards him changed a lot after marriage. He must have tried his best to avoid suspicion, so he kept a distance from himself, but this jade hairpin was inadvertently selected by her again. When he put it on his head, there were too many world changes between the two.

"Even the old man didn't expect that this hairpin was brought to Weijun by Tong'er to keep it until now. It must be because the girl escaped from death that Tong'er took out the hairpin again for the girl's use and turned around. Although it had been missing five or six years, the jade hairpin found the person it should have belonged to. No It can't be said to be fate!" When the Empress Dowager Wei said this, she looked back at Huanxuan standing by the door, and then slowly stood up and walked to Huanxuan. "The old man told the origin of the jade hairpin to tell you that there is a destiny in the world, and you can't run away from it. It seems that it belongs to you, but it is likely to be just a hurried experience. Tonger has it in his heart. You, the old man who wants to exchange with you, is not just the position of an emperor. You, think about it carefully!"

"Empress dowager, I..." Huanling's heart was completely shocked by the last few words of the empress dowager Wei, but for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

"Xirou, see me off!" Before the Empress Dowager Wei could wait for Huanxuan to speak again, she had already issued an eviction order.

There was chaos in Huanying's mind, and somehow he returned to the Liu Goblet Palace with Xirou. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw Zhuo Ruitong coming up anxiously and looked at her with concern, "Huanying, my mother didn't embarrass you, right? Why did she go for so long? I'm so anxious to death!"