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Chapter 505 Complementing each other
Naturally, the Queen knew nothing about the Queen Mother's worries.
The harem is not allowed to interfere in political affairs. This is the rule set by our ancestors.
She also knew that if she sent people to contact ministers of the previous dynasty and the emperor knew about it, it would bring disaster.
Therefore, when the Queen asked Jianqiu to send someone to contact those ministers, she gave Jianqiu many instructions, telling her to be extremely cautious and not to be discovered by the Emperor.
Jianqiu also knew that this matter was of great importance and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.
Fortunately, Yongzheng was in a relaxed mood because he had just put down Nian Gengyao's rebellion, and the people sent by Jianqiu were extremely cautious.
They did not directly contact the ministers favored by the queen, but instead brought the message to the person in charge of the Ulanara family.
The Queen was born into the Ulanara family. Of course, the head of the Ulanara family did not dare to ignore the orders of the Empress.
And because the Queen Mother remained silent on the matter, seemingly supporting the Queen, after some discussion, they decided that they had to do as the Queen requested.
Soon, a minister took the initiative to show goodwill to the Ulanara family, vaguely expressing his willingness to serve the queen.
As soon as the Ulanara family received the news, they immediately contacted the "informant" arranged by Jianqiu outside and quickly reported the matter to the queen.
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"My lady, can you really believe what Guaerjia said?"
Jianqiu relayed the news she received to the Queen, and at the same time expressed her doubts about it.
After all, the Queen instructed the Ulanara family to act, and it would certainly not be hidden from the ministers who took the initiative to come to her.
Now that they knew that it was the Queen's suggestion behind this, once they chose to join the Queen's camp, it would not only mean taking action against the currently popular Concubine Wan and the Zhen family, but it would also be more likely to anger the Emperor!
If Zhen Huan and the Zhen family were not a concern, the emperor's wrath would be enough to deter many ministers.
This is also the reason why so far only the Guwalgiya clan has come to "surrender", and the rest of the court officials who were once on good terms with the Ulanara family are still waiting and watching!
At this time, Guaerjia showed her kindness without hesitation. Jianqiu was not happy for the queen because of this. Instead, she felt that there might be something fishy going on!
"If someone is being too attentive for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. However, this Guaerjia clan...if I remember correctly, then Guaerjia Emin was an official in the same place as Wanpin's father Zhen Yuandao?"
The queen was playing with a white jade ruyi. At this moment, she carefully recalled the official positions of these ministers and their promotion experiences. The smile on her lips deepened a lot.
"Your Majesty is right. Those two gentlemen are both working in the Inspectorate, but..."
Jianqiu nodded, but when the words came to her lips, she hesitated.
Although they both worked in the Inspectorate, Guaerjia Emin was only the Deputy Censor of the Censorate, while Zhen Huan's father Zhen Yuandao was the Minister of Personnel and concurrently served as the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, which happened to be Guaerjia Emin's immediate superior!
Thinking of this relationship, Jianqiu immediately understood why the queen was smiling so happily.
The Guwalja clan took the initiative to surrender, not because they were trying to please others, but because they had something to ask for!
For those who have such requests, you only need to fulfill their wishes and you can use them for your own benefit!
The queen was happy instead of worried because she thought of this.
What she needs right now is someone who dislikes both Zhen Huan and the Zhen family!
"I remember that during the last selection, the Guarjia clan did not send any suitable women to the palace. Are there any women of the right age now?"
The Queen's sudden question stunned Jianqiu for a moment. After she reacted, she began to think quickly.
"Reporting to the queen, there is indeed a woman named Guarjia Wenyuan!"
The Queen was very satisfied with Jianqiu's answer, and she said immediately: "When the Emperor put down the Nian Gengyao Rebellion, not only did Wanpin's father make great contributions, but the Guarjia clan also made great contributions. I will work with the Queen Mother to bring them into the palace and make them concubines!"
Allowing Emin's daughter to enter the palace was the queen's "sincerity" to the Guwalja clan.
If a new noble enters the harem, they can also suppress the currently arrogant Zhen Huan, Shen Meizhuang and others.
"But my lady, I'm afraid it's too late, right?"
Jianqiu also understood what the queen meant, and then became a little worried.
The Emperor is going to appoint Wanpin as his consort next month. If the Empress orders Guarjia Wenyuan to enter the palace now, I'm afraid it won't have much of a restraining effect and will instead give people something to talk about!
With the Queen's wisdom, how could she do such an unwise thing?
"It's okay. Just inform them according to my wishes. I will discuss it with the Queen Mother. In addition, we only need to let the Guarjia clan deal with the Zhen family behind Wanpin. There is no need to say more about the rest."
While arranging Jianqiu's tasks, the Queen was also rapidly calculating in her mind.
Just as Jianqiu had worried before, if they only relied on recruiting a new lady into the palace, it would naturally be impossible to stop the emperor's plan to make her a concubine!
The reason why the Queen did this was not to use the Guaerjia family to discourage the Emperor from conferring the title on Zhen Huan.
Although these two things can complement each other, they must not be confused.
As for how to prevent Zhen Huan from becoming Concubine Wan?
The Queen already has a plan in mind!
If this plan succeeds, combined with Guwalja Emin's attack on Zhen Yuandao in the previous dynasty, the Queen will have a 90% chance of directly bringing Zhen Huan to an irretrievable end!
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"Empress Dowager, the Emperor has previously ordered Su Peisheng to inform the six palaces that he wants to confer the title of consort to Zhen on an auspicious day next month. I would like to ask for your advice on this matter."
In Shoukang Palace, the Queen rarely came to visit the Queen Mother.
After paying her respects, the queen stated the purpose of her visit without hesitation.
"I have already stopped caring about these trivial matters. As the master of the Six Palaces, you have no choice but to do your job. But now that you have just recovered, it is really difficult for you to start busying yourself."
The Queen Mother had her eyes half closed, twisting a string of crystal clear jade beads in her hand, with a calm expression.
With the Queen Mother's ability, how could she not read the Queen's hidden meaning?
However, the Queen Mother has made up her mind not to intervene in this matter.
Even though she had learned that the Queen wanted to unite with people from the previous dynasty, the Queen Mother not only did not interfere or stop her, she even took the initiative to withdraw Sun Zhuxi, who was originally used to monitor the Queen.
The reason for doing this, in addition to avoiding suspicion, is also to send a signal to the queen.
That is, if the queen is willing to do it, then go ahead and do it!
Anyway, the Queen Mother doesn’t care about anything and “knows” nothing.
Now that the Queen has come to visit, the Queen Mother is still pretending to be ignorant even though she knows the truth.
Seeing this, the Queen also understood the Queen Mother's intention and said with a smile: "In fact, there is nothing to be busy about. Those things will be handled by the people below. It's just that time is limited. Now there is no time to rush to make the auspicious clothes for the conferment of the imperial concubine. I think it would be better to take the auspicious clothes that Concubine Jing wore before and modify them. For this, I came to ask the Empress Dowager for instructions..."