The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"Poisonous woman! Poisonous woman!"

When Old Man Huang returned home, he became angry whenever he thought of the miserable state in which he fell to the ground when the court was dismissed. He jumped around in the yard for the entire afternoon, cursing when he was angry, and then getting angry again after he finished cursing.

The servants of the Huang family didn't dare to go in front of Old Man Huang at this time, for fear that this petty old man would remember them and take his anger out on them.

But in the entire Huang family, there is still one person who dares to run to Old Man Huang when he is angry, and that is the old man’s beloved grandson - Huang Ming.

Although Huang Ming was a phoenix egg that was unparalleled in the world in the eyes of the old man, he was actually just a good-for-nothing playboy like Zeng Fu's previous incarnation. After marrying a wife, he left her at home to serve the elders, while he himself spent every day in brothels and often went to casinos. He was arrested and imprisoned in Jingzhao Prefecture several times for molesting girls from decent families on the streets, and only then did he learn to behave himself by keeping a low profile.

At least on the surface he would hide his beastly appearance.

If the prefect of Jingzhao in the capital of Dasheng had not been an upright and capable man, who had dealt with these idle dandies who only caused trouble as soon as he took office, it would not be surprising that Huang Ming would cause a death one day.

"Grandfather, what's wrong with you? Which little girl is so bold?" Huang Ming had a pale face, and it was obvious that he was in poor health. Of course, he often used his poor health as an excuse to gain sympathy and benefits from his elders, bullying and suppressing other people of the same generation in the family. Or once he couldn't handle something, he would say that he was not in good health and didn't know anything. Everything was done by his subordinates, he couldn't do anything, and it had nothing to do with him.

Old Man Huang thought this notorious grandson was good in every way, so he suppressed his anger after hearing this: "It's still the Jun family!"

"Oh!" Huang Ming fanned the folding fan in his hand in a romantic manner, "That tigress, oh, grandfather, why are you bothering with her? She is just a bitch who relied on men to get to the top. After a long time, everyone will see that she is not worthy of the position. Sooner or later, the little girl will roll back to the inner house obediently."

As he said this, he chuckled: "But with her reputation, I don't know if she will be able to get married in the future. If she can kneel down and beg me, I can be merciful and take her in as my mistress."

Old man Huang, who had wanted to attack Jun Yuexin by saying "her virtue is unworthy of her position" and "a woman who joins the army must rely on men to steal military merits for her", was not amused by his precious grandson this time. Instead, he remembered Jun Yuexin's understatement and sarcastic words "so weak", and how she easily lifted him up with one hand, and then his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, losing face in front of many colleagues.

Old man Huang's face became darker and darker. Huang Ming also found that his trick didn't work, so he changed his expression immediately: "She is so presumptuous because she relies on the support of that person in the palace. Grandfather, when I was drinking with friends these days, I heard some news about that family."

He forced out a sly smile, and Old Man Huang raised his eyelids: "What solid news can those friends of yours have?"

"My grandson's friend is different. You know him, he is Zeng Fu from the Zeng family, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue. Didn't he enter the Imperial College a few days ago and change his past to work hard and make progress?" Huang Ming said this, deliberately showing an unhappy look, "Grandfather, you also praised him and asked your grandson to get to know him more!"

"Is it him?" Old Man Huang raised his hand and touched his beard. "If it's him, it's more believable. What did he say?"

Huang Ming was proud again, and said: "After the second branch of the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion was confiscated, the wife of Doctor Zeng took over several slaves who were sold. One of them was an old acquaintance of Zeng Fu. She said that the reason why the second branch of the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion ended up in such a tragic end this time was not only because they attacked the Marquis of Anguo's son, but also because Madam Dong II had evidence that was extremely unfavorable to the person in the palace. Otherwise, how could the people of the Yulin Guard come so quickly? The person in the palace teamed up with the He family and the Marquis of Anguo!"

Old Man Huang's expression froze when he heard this. He thought carefully about the death of the prince of Anguo Marquis's mansion, as well as the attitudes of Empress Xie and General He in the court today... He pulled Huang Ming in front of him and asked, "How many of you know this?"

Huang Ming was stunned: "Zeng Fu told me privately that he has not been having a good time these days. His sister who has been raised in the Anguo Marquis Mansion has been making a lot of noise. Thanks to me treating him to a drink, he had the opportunity to relax."

After hearing this, Old Man Huang wondered if his grandson had been schemed by Zeng Fu, and then asked him why he suddenly told him this.

Huang Ming's brain, which was empty except for money and sex, did not notice anything unusual: "I told him that you had previously rejected the opinions of others and refused to grant an official position to the woman who had sneaked into the Southern Expedition Army, but was reprimanded by the superiors. That's why he told me that the woman was actually promoted by Empress Xie, which is why she became so famous in just a short battle..."

"Then we were both drunk, and he whispered to me that he had some leverage over Empress Xie." Huang Ming finished speaking, and added,

"He and I have been playing together since we were young. He has a low alcohol tolerance and dares to tell anyone anything when he is drunk. He is also very scared after he sobers up. I have told my grandson several times not to tell anyone."

"He can't lie to me, can he?"

"After thinking about it, this person is the easiest to deceive." Zeng Fu was still hiding in the study, thinking anxiously, wondering if his former friend Huang Ming would tell "that matter" to Old Man Huang, who had always been at odds with Empress Xie's family but was always beaten to death on the beach by them.

Ever since Madam Zeng took over several servants from the Marquis of Anguo's mansion who had been betrayed, and learned the fatal news from one of them, her first reaction was not to inform Doctor Zeng, but to call Zeng Fu over and say, "My son, if what Qiaoqiao said is true, then wouldn't they have committed the great crime of deceiving the emperor?"

"I've seen you study hard these days and lose a lot of weight. If you can uncover such a big case, can you get back a place in the selection of filial and honest officials?" Mrs. Zeng didn't know much about the affairs of the previous dynasty, but compared to her increasingly alienated husband, she still felt that the child she raised was more reliable and easier to control.

Unfortunately, she didn't know that Zeng Fu had changed his mind.

Compared to the previous one, it has a little more brains.

Zeng Fu immediately stopped Madam Zeng from using this matter to make a name for herself, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart that she would really cause trouble for him. If he rashly confronted the powerful and favored Empress Xie, and if she cried to the emperor and then whispered in his ear...who would be the one to die then?

Moreover, if the news was true, the person who disguised herself as a man to take the imperial examination was Lin Qiao. Empress Xie could break off with her at any time and then make trouble for the person who exposed the incident.