Concubine Chen took the three poems handed over by Madam Jing and chanted them unconsciously.

Where is the spring light coming back? I even put a cup in front of the flowers. I asked the flowers all day long, and I didn’t say anything, for whom I fell and whom I bloomed.

The morning rain in Weicheng is light dust, and the green willows in the guest house are fresh. I advise you to have a glass of wine, and there is no old friend when you go west to Yangguan.

After the new rain in the empty mountains, autumn comes late.

The bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring flows up the stones.

The bamboo is noisy and the washing girl is washing her hair, and the lotus moves down the fishing boat.

The spring flowers are at will, and the princes can stay.

After reciting the three poems, Concubine Chen seemed to be unsatisfied, "What a good poem! Are these written by Princess Jin herself?"

Tianqi Kingdom has always advocated literature, and talented people will be particularly praised by everyone. When Concubine Chen was young, she also won the leader of the poetry club. However, after entering the palace, she was no longer as romantic as a romantic person. She was busy with all kinds of intrigues in the harem, but she still had some feelings for poetry, songs and essays.

Madam Jing nodded, "Yes."

She was the confidant whom Concubine Chen brought into the palace from her parents' home, and the matters she had investigated were absolutely impossible to be false.

Concubine Chen frowned, "She has hired a famous teacher to teach recently?"

Madam Jing shook her head, "No."

Then, he briefly described the incident of Xia Zhixing marrying Princess Jin in the past few days.

Concubine Chen pondered for a moment, "Let her come in."

...

So, Xia Zhixing, who had been waiting outside for a whole hour, finally met Concubine Chen. She was blessed with a good manner with no complaint on her face.

It fully demonstrates the temperament of a lady from a family, making people unable to find any inappropriate points.

Concubine Chen looked up and down at her and said slowly: "Why did you suddenly write poetry?"

Xia Zhixing had already thought about how to answer, "Reply to the words of his mother, son-in-law... I have read a few books, but I was at home when I was young, so I could only hide my weaknesses."

She lowered her head, her voice sincerely, and just a few words had expressed her sadness.

Concubine Chen was shocked by her words, and there was no sign of lying on her face. She recalled the news that Madam Jing asked about: Princess Jin was the eldest daughter of Xia Hongwei, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. When she was only three years old, her mother died of illness. Later, Xia Hongwei married another wife and gave birth to a pair of children.

It is said that the wife whom Xia Shangshu married was very fond of her eldest daughter. Whenever her eldest daughter was scolded, she would stand up to protect her, just like her own daughter...

Many adults in the capital were envious of Shangshu Xia, and it was also said that marrying a wife was like the Chen family in Xia, so that even the declining Chen family benefited from it, and the threshold of the Chen family was almost trampled by a matchmaker.

How come such a gentle, virtuous and generous Chen family has some different inside information from Xia Zhixing's mouth?

Concubine Chen took the tea handed over by Madam Jing and took a sip, "What do you mean?"

Xia Zhixing replied truthfully: "Since I was a child, I knew that my stepmother was very good to me and was dependent on me for everything. I didn't want to learn to make trouble with my father, and my stepmother would stand up and support me and protect me. But what I wondered was that if my sister Xia Yutong cried and refused to study, her stepmother would punish her to kneel on the ancestral hall and copy the Four Books and Five Classics. I once thought that my stepmother was really good for me and spoiled me more than her own biological daughter, and she was complacent about it. Who would have thought... this was just a way for my stepmother to 'praise' me."

She clearly had an understatement and spoke every word very ordinary, but Concubine Chen was shocked.

She was born in the Marquis' Mansion and had been used to the intrigue between her mother and several concubines since she was a child. After entering the palace, she was even more deeply involved. How could she not hear another meaning in Xia Zhixing's speech?

Isn’t this just a praising and killing?

The word "praise and kill" is really common in big families. In order to avoid the illegitimate children (legitimate children of her husband's previous wife) being too outstanding, many legitimate mothers (stepmothers) will use this trick to praise her, making her ignorant and become a coward.

A typical person's life is ruined without a single soldier or a blade.

Concubine Chen couldn't help but look at her more, "So you have always been hiding your sharpness? Pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger?"

Xia Zhixing pursed her lips, "I just want to survive."

Her tone was light, without complaining or showing off, which made Concubine Chen look at him with admiration.

Before she could continue to ask questions, Xia Zhixing suddenly knelt down, "Actually, the son-in-law has had a strange adventure recently, but it is ridiculous to tell him. Please don't blame the son-in-law for his strange power and gods."

She lowered her head and waited for Concubine Chen's answer, betting in her heart that she would definitely want to hear it.

People like to listen to all kinds of gossip.

really--

Concubine Chen couldn't hide her curiosity in her eyes, but the expression on her face was very cold, "What kind of adventure? Let's talk about it."

After saying that, she gave Madam Jing a wink, leaving only a few of her confidant maids, and drove them out. Otherwise, if Princess Jin really said something outrageous and was passed to the palace of other concubines or the emperor's ears, she would be implicated.

Xia Zhixing's volume was controlled just right, "The son knew that his sins were serious, and he did not dare to ask for his mother's forgiveness. On the third night of kneeling in the mourning hall, the son was lucky enough to dream of Penglai Fairyland and received guidance from the immortal, telling him that if he wanted to atone for his sins, he could only find a way to break the deadlock."

When he heard the previous sentences, the sneer on the corner of Concubine Chen's lips became deeper, but when he heard it behind, his face gradually changed.

"Break the deadlock?"

"Yes. The mother must have known that King Jin married me just to fulfill my promise to King Duan, but outsiders don't know that even the emperor had a rift against King Jin, which made the situation in the court suddenly change. This was originally the sin of the son minister, and it should be the son minister to atone for his sins."

Xia Zhixing thought about it carefully last night. If she wanted to bring the fate of King Jin back to the right path, her own strength alone was too weak, and she could not meet King Jin. Many plans were not possible. The most urgent task was to attract an ally.

And the best ally is King Jin's mother, Concubine Chen.

Her words undoubtedly aroused the resentment of Concubine Chen towards her, and her eyes were estimatingly staring at her, "Atonement? Your way of atonement is to make friends with the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion at the poetry meeting? So stupid and brainless! It will only make the emperor suspicious and dissatisfied with Chen'er!"

Xia Zhixing was really a little unfair. She really didn't expect Zhao Qingyan to help her, but from another perspective, the more Zhao Qingyan spoke to her with such a big fanfare, the more the emperor would reduce his suspicion.

"Mother, please calm down! There is an old saying that goes: good fortune and misfortune depend on each other. My son entered the palace today for this reason, and he will definitely explain it clearly in front of the saint."

Concubine Chen narrowed her eyes and scolded unhappily: "Explanation is clear? Do you know... Who is the emperor? It's better to shut up if you have an inappropriate explanation!"

Xia Zhixing was not bothered and said respectfully: "My son understands."

Concubine Chen stared at her for a few seconds, took a deep breath, "Do you really have a way to help Chen'er break through the dilemma in front of her?"

Her son was originally the most capable candidate for the prince, but his son insisted on marrying this woman and made Shengxin unhappy. Recently, many ministers in the court who originally supported Chen'er have secretly supported the third prince Bo Yeqian.

How could she not be angry?

How can I be content?
Chapter completed!