0p0 Chapter 167 Concubine Xu De
Chapter 167 Concubine Xu De
The Third Prince gently put down his chopsticks, picked up a clean handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth. He raised his eyes and looked at everyone, especially the old lady, in confusion: "Grandmother, why does your face look so bad? Are you feeling unwell? Do you need to call a doctor?"
The old lady immediately shook her head: "No, that's not necessary. Maybe the old problem has come back again."
Then the old lady covered her chest and slowly stood up. Mrs. Bo, who was standing beside her, stepped forward to support her: "Mother, I will help you go into the house and rest for a while."
"Alright."
The third prince expressed some concerns, but the old lady said it was not a problem and asked the younger generations to make sure to entertain the third prince well.
After saying that, he got up and left.
Back in the bedroom, the old lady couldn't hold back her expression anymore. She fell on the couch and looked at Madam Bo with a serious face: "Go and send someone to find out how the Xu family got in touch with the *** Mansion."
Madam Bo nodded, and while instructing her personal maid to inquire, she also poured a cup of tea for the old lady and handed it to her, and said anxiously: "The Xu family should not know about this, right?"
The old lady raised her head in surprise: "When Xu died, Xu Feng was already able to remember things. He had been away from Kyoto for more than ten years. The first thing he did when he came back was to send me ginseng. Do you really think he was cultivating the relationship between the two families?"
Speaking of this, the old lady became even more dissatisfied. Back then, Xu raised that child, but it was a shameful relationship. In addition, her son was bewitched by Madam Bo, who refused to be his concubine. The old lady was so anxious that she fell ill several times in a month.
"You can't blame others for what happened back then." Mrs. Bo lowered her eyes.
Now, in the eyes of outsiders, she entered the mansion in an upright and clean manner, and she also concealed the age of her eldest son.
The old lady snorted coldly: "Xu's death was originally caused by the Bo family's injustice. The Xu family did not pursue the matter further for Bo Yan's sake. Bo Yan died not long after the Xu family left Beijing. How do you explain this?"
Mrs. Bo was choked with speech.
She just didn't believe it. What if Xu Feng came back?
There are so many people in the Bo family, can they still be led by him?
It must be that you are overestimating your own abilities.
"Who knows?" The old lady rubbed her brows, feeling irritable. She seemed to have remembered something and warned Madam Bo: "Be careful about the Third Prince getting close to the Xu family. Let Yan'er keep an eye on him."
Mrs. Bo nodded.
But at this moment, even more shocking news came from outside.
An hour ago, the Emperor of Northern Qi suddenly issued an edict to confer the title of Concubine Xu De on the eldest daughter of the Xu family, and even granted Concubine Xu De the power to assist in managing the six palaces.
"What did you say?" the old lady was shocked.
Mrs. Bo has also realized the Xu family's aggressive momentum. Xu has only one biological brother, Lord Xu, who has a son and a daughter.
The eldest son Xu Feng hooked up with a prostitute, and his daughter Xu Minghuang unexpectedly entered the palace as a concubine without any announcement, and even became the head of the four concubines as soon as she entered the palace.
This situation is indeed not good.
The old lady fainted out of excitement, and Mrs. Bo was so scared that she quickly asked someone to find a doctor. After the doctor's treatment, the old lady woke up slowly.
Mrs. Bo was afraid that something bad might happen to her because of her anger, so she quickly sent someone to invite Lord Bo to come, but she was told that Lord Bo had already been summoned to the palace.
He was accompanied by the third prince.
Mrs. Bo's eyelids twitched and she felt a little uneasy. She didn't hear Bo Yan'er calling her mother several times in her ear. She had to reach out and gently pull her eyelids, and only then did Mrs. Bo come to her senses.
"Why does mother look so unhappy?" Bo Yan'er asked with concern, "Are you worried about the Xu family?"
"The Xu family will definitely not let the Bo family off easily. Now we can only place our hopes on the third prince and hope that he will ascend to the throne as soon as possible." Mrs. Bo comforted herself. As long as the third prince ascended the throne and her daughter stayed in the harem and gave birth to a prince, she would not care even if there were ten Xu families.
Bo Yaner said that she would definitely work hard.
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Royal Palace
The Emperor of Northern Qi was accompanying Concubine Xu De in appreciating the flowers in the imperial garden. Concubine Xu De was a stunning beauty with a proud look between her brows. She sat there and watched coldly as several palace maids chased butterflies and admired the flowers.
"My beloved concubine likes Yaohuang peony, so I will order people to transplant all the Yaohuang in the palace to my beloved concubine's palace, so that my beloved concubine can see it every day when she opens her eyes."
Concubine Xu De supported her chin with one hand. After hearing this, she raised her eyes slightly and smiled slightly: "Then I would like to thank the emperor."
"As long as my beloved likes it."
When Lord Bo arrived, what he saw was the Emperor of Northern Qi being extremely obedient to a concubine. He raised his head slightly and glanced at the woman quickly.
He immediately judged from the woman's appearance that this was Concubine Xu De who had just entered the palace. She looked three points similar to Xu.
The third prince saluted: "Greetings to the Emperor and the Empress Defei."
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty and His Majesty."
The Northern Qi Emperor waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite."
Concubine Xu De slowly stood up and glanced at the Third Prince meaningfully, then curled her lips and looked at Master Bo: "I am a newcomer to the palace and I am still a little uncomfortable. I heard that Master Bo has a daughter who is about the same age as me. I wonder if you can let Concubine Bo come to the palace to accompany me for a few days?"
Lord Bo looked embarrassed. How could he refuse in front of the Northern Qi Emperor? He said with a stiff upper lip: "It is a blessing for my daughter to be able to accompany the emperor."
Concubine Xu De looked Lord Bo up and down with a bit of frivolity and contempt in her eyes, which made Lord Bo very uncomfortable, and he gradually bent down and lowered his head.
Just at this time Xu Feng was also summoned into the palace.
Xu Feng was a handsome man, elegant and graceful even when he was standing there. When the Northern Qi Emperor saw Xu Feng, he immediately waved and said, "Lord Xu, there is no need to be polite. You have come at the right time. Lord Bo is right here. You can follow Lord Bo in the future."
Xu Feng smiled slightly and bowed to Master Bo: "Please take care of me, Master Bo."
Master Bo was still confused, but he quickly said, "Nephew, you don't have to be polite. It's my duty to take care of you."
It was not until the eunuch reminded him that Lord Bo realized that the Emperor of Northern Qi had given Xu Feng the position of Minister of Justice, which happened to be under the jurisdiction of Lord Bo.
Among so many positions, he chose this one. He didn't believe that it was unintentional.
Mr. Bo returned to the mansion in a daze. Mrs. Bo could no longer wait and asked, "My husband, why did the emperor suddenly summon you?"
"Why else? Of course it is to pave the way for the Xu family." Lord Bo did not hide anything and told him what happened in the palace.
Mrs. Bo gasped: "The Xu family... is here for revenge!"