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Prime Minister Zhao, as an important official of the imperial government, had been in the capital for many years and was very famous in the capital. He was always proud of his two daughters.

The eldest daughter, Zhao Qin, married the current Prince Su when she was seventeen and was the first woman of Prince Su. After Prince Su became the emperor, she also became the Imperial Noble Consort. This was an extremely glorious matter within the family. With the appearance of a Imperial Noble Consort in the Zhao Family, it made the Prime Minister's Estate feel incomparably proud.

The younger daughter, Zhao Qin, also married into the minister Palace after she had grown up. The marriage of the two daughters also helped to stabilize the position of the Prime Minister Zhao in the imperial court by quite a bit.

No matter what, the Prime Minister Zhao caught Wang Su's ride and became a relative of the Emperor, so naturally, he would be superior to others wherever he went. In addition, he didn't give up any opportunity to praise his two capable daughters.

What kind of reward did Imperial Noble Consort Hanqin give to herself for what she did to her father … The subtext was that she had an extremely high position in the palace and was related to the royal family …

But no one had ever heard that Prime Minister Zhao had another daughter besides her two daughters … Zhao Ci?

At that moment, all the officials in the imperial court were whispering to each other. Originally, they had said that the young eunuch was making trouble and would have just said some nonsense. However, this matter was personally said by the Imperial Noble Consort Empress, it did not seem like a baseless act. Seeing that the Prime Minister Zhao was sitting paralyzed on the ground, his face was completely pale, and he felt that this matter was not fake … It seemed like there was still quite a bit of truth behind it …

empress was startled. She had thought that she would be rewarded for a month by coming out of the palace to take a breather. She didn't expect that she would run into something that was worth taking part in. It was undeniable that her dignified makeup made her feel quite good … Naturally, the matters of the female servants in the imperial harem would be handled by her, the Imperial Mother. She stealthily cleared her throat and said.

"Oh? She only knew that Hanqin did indeed have a little sister called Zhao Min, but she had never heard of anyone called Zhao Ci. This was originally a family matter for your Zhao Family, but …

The empress had obviously changed the topic. She didn't want to miss out on this scene after all …

That young eunuch said that your sister Zhao Ci was captured for stealing property within the palace. As the mother of the nation, I naturally have to ask about it. "

Her makeup was extremely exquisite, her hair was tied up in a neat bun, and she wore golden flowers on her head. Every frown and smile was extremely imposing. He had the demeanor of a mother.

She once again turned her head towards the Prime Minister Zhao who was paralyzed on the ground:

"Prime Minister, is that true? You still have a daughter in this palace, and I have never heard of her before.

"Go back, go back to empress. This subject did indeed have a little girl once, and her name was Zhao Ci. But she was sent back to her hometown in Gansu many years ago, and we cut off contact after that … This subject … This subject does not know anything about her being in this palace. "

Prime Minister Zhao was truly confused and extremely terrified in his heart. He did not remember Zhao Ci, but he could never forget her mother, Du Yueyao.

From the moment she entered the manor, he doted on her, all the way until her death. He hated the daughter she had given birth to, unruly and ugly. No matter what, he always felt that she was just a burden. Furthermore, after Du Yueyao died, that Zhao Ci also caused a lot of trouble. In the end, he still felt embarrassed, so she decided to just send her away and settle the matter once and for all. Nothing was clear.

Ever since Zhao Ci had been sent away, the First Madame had dismissed all the servants who had served her. The yard she lived in had been torn down, refurbished, and merged into the yard of the fifth house next door. For this, the fifth branch was very happy for quite a while.

Once that child left, he had completely forgotten about her and for a few years, he didn't even think of the name Zhao Ci.

Du Yueyao had even picked this name herself. When she gave birth to Zhao Ci, the constitutional emperor of the palace just so happened to bestow upon the Prime Minister Zhao a pair of blue and white porcelain ware. Extremely fine. The Prime Minister Zhao naturally gave them to Du Yueyao in order to make her happy.

He truly doted on her from the bottom of his heart. At that time, the emperor was still former emperor and he was still her favorite subject. At that time, no matter what he got, he would always send it to Du Yueyao. Even he himself knew that he had been poisoned by this woman. However, she had thousands upon millions of good seeds. Compared to the women he had married before, she was completely from two different worlds … There was really no way to compare those women with her. It was natural for him to pamper her …

Du Yueyao played with the porcelain for a long time. She said that although her looks are old, the porcelain will always be as good as new. Let's call our daughter Zhao Ci.

Old Prime Minister Zhao naturally agreed. He liked Du Yueyao and couldn't explain the reason clearly. When he married Du Yueyao, he really didn't care about anything else. Moreover, it was only because of Du Yueyao that he understood that a wife wasn't everything. If she could have met Du Yueyao earlier, then she would have been more than enough to marry him …

He came from a poor and poor village, and was a high school High Scholar. He had achieved the position of Prime Minister, and was even as vulgar as a country bumpkin in the mountains. Du Yueyao's beauty, however, satisfied all of his vanity …

After Du Yueyao passed away, he became depressed and depressed for a long time. She finally experienced the so-called sadness, and then she completely forgot about that woman. For several years, he did not bring up the name Du Yueyao, nor did he recall the name Du Yueyao. They had never thought that they still had a daughter.

That daughter was not pleasing to the eye. Not only did she not inherit her mother's beauty, she was even inferior to him. His character was also extremely unruly. Terribly stubborn. He hated her and wished he could never see her again.

So he sent her far away.

The matter of the female disciples was something that the First Madame s of the household were worried about, he did not want to bring it up. First Madame was his wife, but she was still dignified. If he really were to think of Zhao Ci's name one day, she would only tell herself …

Since the First Madame would arrange it, she would probably send some silver every year.

He had originally thought that he would be like this, and had finally forgotten about Du Yueyao. However, in these recent years, perhaps he had truly aged, and would suddenly remember that there was such a woman in his dreams within the middle of the night.

She was still as beautiful and young as she was all those years ago when she first met him …

She was one of the renowned courtesans of the brothel boat that could move the capital. Almost no one knew about this, and they were extremely arrogant. Many wealthy families went over with the money, hoping to meet her once. She naturally had a character, and would act according to her preference in everything she did … Seeing that no one was around, they all looked at each other's moods …

The whispers of court officials and guests were everywhere, breaking down into tiny pieces. It was like an endless spring rain. Although he could not hear clearly, but he could roughly guess that what they were discussing was nothing more than the Prime Minister Zhao's family matters …

"Why haven't I seen Lord Zhao and his daughter before?"

"Don't look, we've never heard of it before …"

"Didn't you say that you were sent out just like that? Everyone in the Prime Minister Zhao has a plan in their hearts, they would only abandon things that do not have any benefits. "

"That's too heartless. They say tiger poison doesn't eat seeds yet …"

"When did you see the Prime Minister Zhao being a tiger? "He has a smile on his face, but when he takes off his mask, he is like a venomous snake …"

"But she's also his biological daughter. She's fine in the capital, how could she be willing to go to the border of the mountains?"

"Don't go too far either. Maybe that little girl is really despicable, and that's why you sent her away? Didn't you say that you were stealing things from the palace? "

"Who knows what's going on …" "Only that Master Zhao himself knows about these old debts. In any case, this old man believes that no matter how much conscience I owe, I will pay it off no matter if it is before I die."

A chubby old man said as he rubbed his chubby belly. He had always been generous, and he believed in karma.

The man who had just spoken was asking him.

"How do you know to be clean before you die? "What if it is not cleaned up?"

The kind grandpa wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he continued to happily explain, "Heh heh …"

"Then, in my next life, I'll continue …"

The waves of discussions and conjectures surged forth like floodwaters, completely submerging Prime Minister Zhao who was paralyzed on the ground. He was not sure what was going on, so why would Zhao Ci appear in the palace? How could such a disaster have occurred? It seemed that she was blaming herself for being soft-hearted at that time. If she hated her even more, he would have sent her further away so that she would never be able to return …

The empress looked around her and frowned at the loud chatter. This seemed odd, but there was nothing wrong with it. However, since she had already met them and there were still so many guests present, if she did not deal with them clearly, it was likely that she would invite others to discuss about them for a very long time. Right now, she could only temporarily bring the matters of the imperial harem onto the table. However, she did not like Imperial Noble Consort Hanqin. If this matter was detrimental to Hanqin, she would have taken advantage of him for free …

"Then where is your sister now?"

Hanqin knelt on the ground, lowered her head, and carefully looked at the eunuch who reported the news.

"In reply to the Empress, chenqie, I don't know …" He had the attitude of someone who had completely ignored him.

The young eunuch said, "Yes, he's heading towards this palace. Because things happened so suddenly, this little one doesn't know how to handle it. If it was an ordinary maid in the palace, they would naturally send her to the Hall of Punishment. However, that person was the younger sister of the Imperial Noble Consort. "I want to ask the esteemed first what you think …"

The empress sneered, "You servants sure know how to protect your master." Have you ever been taught this way by the laws of the harem? I don't even want to live anymore? "

"Mother, pardon the Empress." Your Majesty, please forgive me. " The young eunuch was extremely afraid as he continued to kowtow on the ground. He was still sobbing and getting annoyed by the ruckus. He really didn't want to look at all this nonsense. He got up and went to rest in the palace behind him, but the empress held onto his sleeve.

"Your Majesty isn't waiting? It's not over yet. "

"You are the empress, I believe that you can report this to the emperor to enforce the law." If you have any doubts, you can just come back and report to me. "

The Eunuch Li was naturally very sensible and knew that the emperor didn't want to participate in the battle between these two women. The only people who were big in the imperial harem were the Empress and Imperial Noble Consort Hanqin. On the surface, they looked kind and friendly, but in the end, they still had their own thoughts. Even the Eunuch Li had seen through him, how could he not be afraid of the Emperor?

Wang Su was very clear what kind of woman the Empress was and what kind of mentality she had now to be handling this matter. He couldn't be bothered with it either. The Queen and Hanqin had never been liked by him before.

The reason why she married Hanqin was for the Prime Minister Zhao at that time. She could stand on her side and support her own strategy at that time to reorganize his West Cold. This was almost a kind of deal between him and the Prime Minister Zhao, so two years ago, when she returned from the West Cold, he married Zhao Qin and came to her house to be her princess … As for marrying the empress, their intentions were even more obvious … Kaiser's family was too powerful. No matter who became the emperor, it would be a girl from his family that would become the queen. She was just a price she had to pay in order to obtain the great Phoenix River Mountain.

He asked himself, "In the end, I don't like them, so no matter what kind of trick they pull in the harem, I don't care …" What he wanted was peace in the mountains and a peaceful country.

He was too lazy to bother with the troublesome matters of these women, so he let them do as they pleased …

"Alright, then your majesty can leave this matter to chenqie without worry." Chenqie will surely handle this matter well. Give the results to the Emperor. "

She smiled sweetly, looking extremely dignified. He had already calculated several results.

She did not wish for Hanqin to be too high-profile. This matter was not false, but since the emperor had asked for this matter, even if he gave it all to her on the surface, she was afraid that he would still leave some face for the Zhao Family. However, this did not matter. As long as he could gain some advantage, he would be happy … In the end, it was only Hanqin who could contend against her in the imperial harem. Furthermore, this woman was exceptionally smart … Only he knew how many times he had suffered at her hands … Now that there was such an opportunity to openly investigate her, even including her family … It was an unexpected surprise for them as they traveled further and further away …

She glanced at the trembling young eunuch, thinking that this fellow was in public, after all, he had to estimate his kindness and dignity, so she said:

"Enough, enough, today's festival, I will keep your little life for now. Anyway, the palace isn't too far away, so I will bring her here. I am not one of you. I have never been related to that woman. Looks like it's time to see what kind of game your Zhao Family is playing today. "