He favored his concubine and I cut off my wealth. Everyone in the mansion was in a panic.

Shen Qing admitted generously, "Aunt Chen is really smart."

Aunt Chen smiled, "Aunt Xu's secrets hidden by the Marquis can be dug out by the Young Madam, let alone me."

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "Don't you believe Aunt Chen that this is just an accident?"

Shen Qing accidentally bumped into the meeting between Yangling Marquis and Qin Luan, which was Shen Qing's excuse to Yangling Marquis. The coachman at that time was the best witness.

Aunt Chen's lips curled up slightly, "There may be an element of accident, but what follows is more of a man-made thing."

Aunt Chen has come all the way from Zuixian Tower, and she obviously has a much clearer view of things.

Moreover, if Aunt Chen's guess is correct, the rumors that the Yanglinghou Mansion is in harmony should also be false.

Let alone Shen Qing, her relationship with the Yangling Marquis Mansion cannot be as rumored.

As the legitimate daughter of the Yining Marquis Mansion, Aunt Chen didn't believe that Shen Qing didn't know the consequences of welcoming Qin Luan into the house without hesitation, but she did it anyway, and she managed the marriage with such splendor that everyone in the capital knew about it.

The profound meaning is inevitably thought-provoking.

Shen Qing picked up the tea cup and took a sip, "Then Aunt Chen might as well guess again, what is the purpose of my visit today?"

Aunt Chen didn't hesitate and spoke bluntly, "I guess the young lady came here today to allow me to return to the Hou Mansion smoothly like Aunt Xu?"

Shen Qing nodded, "What do you think Aunt Chen wants?"

Aunt Chen did not directly say whether she agreed or not, but talked about the past, "Since the young lady was able to find this place, she must have investigated my past. I sold myself to Zuixianlou at the age of eight, became an oiran at the age of fifteen, and followed the Hou Hou at the age of sixteen. The master returned to the Hou Mansion. At the age of twenty-four, his favor gradually declined. The mistress of the Hou Mansion found some excuse and sent her to Jingxin Temple outside Shengjing. After two years of physical and mental torture, she was rescued by the Marquis and settled in this banana flower. The alley has been rough for most of my life, but now it is rare to find peace, so why do you think I should give up my current life and return to the fire pit of Yanglinghou Mansion? "

Putting down the tea cup in her hand, Shen Qing looked into Aunt Chen's eyes and said seriously: "Because of that innocent child who died young, and because Aunt Chen, who was used to seeing wealth and wealth, was incompatible with the poor in this courtyard, and because... she was punished Mu Linyuan, who has received a salary for a year, has no extra money to raise a foreign wife. "

Aunt Chen was pregnant once when she was in Yanglinghou Mansion, but when she was only two months old, Mrs. Yanglinghou drank a bowl of abortion pills and aborted her. The strong potency of the medicine not only made Aunt Chen childless, , and lost the opportunity to be a mother forever.

Afterwards, the reason given by Mrs. Yanglinghou was also very sufficient: brothel prostitutes were not worthy of giving birth to the blood of a marquis.

Although Yanglinghou couldn't bear this, he had no intention of punishing Mrs. Yanglinghou, as if he acquiesced to Mrs. Yanglinghou's words.

To Marquis Yangling, Aunt Chen was more like a plaything, a delicate and well-behaved plaything that people couldn't put down.

And since she entered the house, Shen Qing has been looking at the furnishings in the room, the carved wooden chairs that have peeled off the paint but are still clean, the washed white but spotless curtains, the well-cared-for guqin in the corner...every time Each piece demonstrates the character of the owner, a kind of elegance that cannot be buried even if it is surrounded by dust.

Compared with Qin Luan's grand courtyard with hordes of servants, Aunt Chen's place is obviously much simpler.

And the most important point is that Shen Qing felt that Aunt Chen was smart enough to escape from Jingxin Nunnery, but she didn't. Not only did she not, but she also had to endure it for two years before she took the opportunity to send the letter to Yangling Marquis. In hand, Aunt Chen didn't believe that it was an accident that she welcomed Qin Luan in, and Shen Qing didn't believe that all of Aunt Chen's experiences were coincidences.

Shen Qing is betting that Aunt Chen has a secret, that Aunt Chen's ambitions don't stop there.

When Shen Qing mentioned the child, a flash of pain flashed in Aunt Chen's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant.

With a smile on her lips, Aunt Chen directly responded to Xia Shen Qing's suggestion, "Then I'll just wait for the young lady to take me in."

The sentence "concubine" is Aunt Chen's most obvious statement.

Having obtained the desired result, Shen Qing was not prepared to stay any longer. He said goodbye to Aunt Chen, got up and walked outside the house.

Aunt Chen stood up to see her off. Just when Shen Qing was about to step out of the threshold, Aunt Chen suddenly said, "Young Madam, I am not as good as Aunt Xu, so I ask Young Madam not to let the Marquis know about this."

Shen Qing nodded in agreement, "Aunt Chen can rest assured about this."

Seeing Shen Qing disappear in the darkness around the corner, Aunt Chen turned around and closed the door.

Lu Yan, who was wearing a dark brocade robe, leaned against the corner, as if he had merged with the night. When he saw Shen Qing's figure, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in his eyes.

He took a step forward and half hugged Shen Qing in his arms, "Is everything done?"

Shen Qing said "Yes" in his arms. Shen Qing expected that Aunt Chen would agree to this matter.

After a moment, Shen Qing looked up from Lu Yan's arms, "Lan Meiren in the palace, what's going on?"

Although Lu Yan's letter was three pages long, there were still many things that were not mentioned.

Lu Yan held her hand and said while walking forward, "His Majesty's harem is complicated, but if it is roughly divided, it can be divided into four factions.

First of all, there is the Queen's faction. The Queen is the master of the six palaces. She is one of the best in terms of power in the harem and her natal family background. The prince is the direct descendant of the queen, so he is also the most powerful in the harem;

Next is Concubine Xie’s faction, whose position is only lower than that of the queen, backed by the Marquis Wulie’s Mansion, and has the fifth prince who is very popular with His Majesty, and their power cannot be underestimated;

The next is the party of Concubine Shu. Their brother is the prime minister of the dynasty, they have both sons and daughters, and they are also very favored by the emperor. They are always very eye-catching in the harem;

The last one is those concubines who have not taken sides, either they are not competitive, or they have no children, or their mother's family is low.

And Lady Lan is the last category. "

Lady Lan is the daughter of the governor of Qizhou. Her mother's family is not in Shengjing. Not long after she entered the palace, she was favored by the emperor. Her favor is as strong as that of Concubine Shu.

And Lady Lan is also very motivated. She was found to be pregnant only three months after entering the palace. However, she still couldn't escape the calculation in the end.

After listening, Shen Qing pondered for a while, "Lu Yan, who do you think is the hand?"

Lu Yan paused and turned to look at her, "Didn't you call me A Yan yesterday? Why did you turn your face and disrespect me today? ”

Shen Qing: “…”

Lu Yan’s eyes were burning, Shen Qing couldn’t resist him, so he could only call him “Ayan” as he wished.

Lu Yan was in a very good mood and continued the previous topic, “It’s hard to say. On the surface, the Queen is the master of the six palaces, and the Crown Prince is already an adult, so a mere beauty Lan naturally cannot threaten her position; Concubine Xie is also in a high position and has lived in seclusion in Chonghua Palace for many years, and she doesn’t look like she wants to compete for favor at all; although Concubine Shu is the most suspicious, the Third Prince is interested in the position of the Crown Prince, and he was just punished by the Queen a few days ago, so he obviously doesn’t have the extra energy to embarrass a little beauty. "

Shen Qing nodded. Lu Yan's idea was exactly the same as hers.

However, there is another side.

So Shen Qing continued, "In a sense, everyone is suspicious. Although the queen's position is stable, Concubine Xie and Concubine Shu are already a big worry. It is not unreasonable that they don't want Lady Lan to grow up and get rid of her child. As for Concubine Xie, although she usually stays at home, she is not completely without the desire to compete. At least, the performance of the fifth prince in the court has always been very eye-catching. It is not an exaggeration to have the same idea as the queen. Concubine Shu's words are even simpler. She was just punished by the queen a few days ago. Now Lady Lan is pregnant again. The emperor's favor has been divided. Compared with the first two, she wants to get rid of the child in Lady Lan's belly even more. "

Of course, in addition to this, there are also people who don't like Lady Lan and secretly attack her.

Lu Yan pinched Shen Qing's palm with a smile on his face, "Jiaojiao and I are really in sync. "

Shen Qing glanced at him and did not respond.

Seeing this, Lu Yan directly threw out an important clue.

"However, I found out that there is someone in the harem who is very close to Lady Lan in recent days. It is very likely that she is the one who gave the sachet. "

Shen Qing immediately became interested, "Who?"