Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 495 Knowing the mistake, can it be corrected?

Not long after, Hang also resigned.

She is not a woman with deep thoughts, and her emotions come and go quickly. When she took Brother Ji and left Jingyang Palace, there was a little joy in her eyes.

The fire was burning, and it was warm.

Qingzhu knew how to read words and expressions, and quietly waved away the extra maids, leaving only a few personal servants.

Zhu Qiyu sipped his tea, as if he was thinking about how to speak.

He has long been aware of this mess in the harem. He doesn't know when the relationship between Empress Dowager Wu and the Wang family has become a little bad.

At first it was for the draft, but he blocked her back. Not long afterward, Mrs. Wang became pregnant, and the palace became much calmer. As a result, this time, this incident happened again.

I have to say that even Zhu Qiyu, who is as decisive as Zhu Qiyu, still can't figure it out in front of these housework.

You know, before, Empress Dowager Wu was very satisfied with Wang's daughter-in-law, and the relationship between the two was also very good.

Even, because of his extraordinary love for Ji Ge, Empress Dowager Wu once beat him on purpose, telling him that the middle palace is important and should not be moved rashly.

When Wang gave birth to Sister Hui, she was in poor health, and she was busy with Zhu Qiyu's illness. She almost had a hidden illness. It was Empress Dowager Wu who discovered it for the first time, and asked the imperial physician to take good care of her.

How come now...

"Does the emperor feel that the Ai family is deliberately targeting your daughter-in-law?"

Empress Dowager Wu's voice sounded faintly, and she seemed to know Zhu Qiyu's thoughts clearly.

There are no outsiders at the moment. Although this matter is a housework, it is not an option to delay it all the time.

So, after a moment of hesitation, Zhu Qiyu nodded and said.

"Mother Concubine, Yunniang has always managed the harem properly and is very filial to you. If it is not during pregnancy, she will never be short of morning and night. However, since the draft, I always feel that you are dissatisfied with her. I don't know what she is. What went wrong to displease you?"

Empress Dowager Wu was silent, with a complicated expression on her face. She stared fixedly at her son, and said after a while.

"Of course she didn't make a mistake, it was you, Brother Yu!"

Zhu Qiyu frowned, didn't understand what Empress Dowager Wu meant, but still stood up and stood, saying.

"Mother and concubine please teach me."

Empress Dowager Wu seemed to feel a little bored, got up from the couch, took two steps in the warm pavilion, Fang said.

"Earlier, you told the Ai family that the emperor favoring only one person is the way to bring disaster. Because of this, you ignored the outside discussion and started the draft again, for the long-term consideration of the clan's heirs."

"Why, it's your turn, can't you figure it out?"

In my impression, the last time Empress Dowager Wu spoke to him in such a stern tone was before she left the palace and opened the mansion.

At that time, when he was young, he took the homework agreed by his husband to his father, and wanted to ask him to praise him.

At that time, the royal father glanced at it, and casually put it on the case next to him, then ordered someone to give him a pearl, and then sent him out.

From the beginning to the end, Father's eyes were fixed on the two crickets in the jar.

Back in Jingyang Palace, for the first time, he was severely reprimanded by his mother, who was still a concubine Xian at that time, and he was punished to kneel for two hours.

As the thought turned in his mind, Zhu Qiyu suddenly felt a surge of emotion, and raised his head and said.

"Mother and concubine's words are wrong. The queen is the master of the six palaces, and she has her own honor."

"What's more, although I get along well with the empress, I have never been the only one. I visit every palace every month. Apart from the empress, Concubine Guo is also pregnant now. How can I say that I am the only one who is the only one?"

Empress Dowager Wu didn't know that her son still remembered the old things. Hearing this, she frowned even more and walked back and forth in the Nuan Pavilion.

After a while, she sat back on the couch again, but her face was calm, and said.

"You are sophistry!"

"Not to mention anything else, in your father's palace earlier, there were seventeen or eight concubines with status, and there were even more concubines without status. Aren't they all favored by your father?"

"Could it be possible, because your father has enough queens and concubines, and the rain and dew are all covered, so isn't he the only one who favors the Sun family? Now you just changed the one who is the only one, from the imperial concubine to the queen, what's the difference!"

These words were obviously filled with emotion, and Zhu Qiyu could see when he raised his eyes that the joints of Wu's clenched hands were turning white.

So, he bowed his head and stopped arguing.

But how could Empress Dowager Wu not understand this son's stubborn temper.

With a long sigh, Empress Dowager Wu tried her best to slow down her tone, and said.

"There is nothing wrong with respecting the empress in the harem alone, but it is not a good thing for the emperor to favor only one person, even the empress."

"You need to know that in the harem, in addition to the honor of the middle palace, there is more value for the mother and child. Yes, you love Brother Ji very much, but what about the Hang family?"

"Have you ever thought that she is not only an ordinary concubine, but also the mother of your eldest son. Have you given her enough honor?"

Even though she was trying her best to control it, the resentment in Empress Dowager Wu's tone was still hard to hide.

This is not to Zhu Qiyu, but to the deceased emperor!

Zhu Qiyu lowered his head, but the Empress Dowager Wu spoke sharply, looking at her son who was in the fifth place, and asked in a cold voice.

"Nowadays, the concubines in your harem are more or less, and the palace affairs are more important than before. If you want to deal with them properly, it is impossible for one person to achieve it."

"What's more, the Supreme Emperor will return, the sweeping and arrangement of the Nangong, and the arrangement of the palace people, which is not the most important thing, the empress drags such a heavy body, can you arrange it?"

"In terms of status, the Hang family is a noble concubine. She is the most expensive under the empress. In terms of seniority, she and the empress married with you. She is an old man in the hidden residence. Besides, she is also the mother of your eldest son."

"Under this situation, you tell the Ai family, why can't the Hang family temporarily act as the queen and assist the sixth palace?"

Zhu Qiyu didn't speak, but there was a hint of deep thought on his face.

Speaking of this, he had to admit that Empress Dowager Wu was right.

In the harem, in addition to status, there is also power and grace. The combination of the three is the real honor status.

Just like in the Yamen of the Outer Dynasty, the higher the rank, the higher the status.

As Empress Dowager Wu said, the harem before the Ming Dynasty did not have a particularly clear system, but there is one thing that is beyond doubt, that is, mothers are more expensive than their children.

As long as there is a prince, even if it is just an ordinary court lady, she should have the honor and status matching the status of the mother of the prince.

Of course, it's just "should", most of the time, it's impossible...

Seeing her son's expression, Empress Dowager Wu's face turned pale, and said.

"Your daughter-in-law is respectful and there is nothing wrong with it, but you should understand the truth. When you sit in a big position, you should be a person who can't help yourself."

"Earlier, the Ai family wanted the daughter of the Wang family to enter the palace, thinking that when she enters the palace, you should always make a superficial effort when she enters the palace, but in the end, you stopped her."

"Forget it, it's not a good thing for a relative to be too strong, but the Hang family is not a prominent family. As the mother of the prince, the Ai family wants to praise her, so what?"

In the Nuan Pavilion, the few servants in the palace silently retreated far away, and Qingzhu even guarded outside the Nuan Pavilion without knowing when.

The sound of the fire sizzling, Zhu Qiyu fell silent.

Empress Dowager Wu's words solved his doubts.

Hang's scheming is not that deep, so many times, she actually does things a little recklessly.

During this period of time, she has been running towards Jingyang Palace. With the shrewdness of Empress Dowager Wu, it is impossible not to see her thoughts.

However, Empress Dowager Wu still acted as if she didn't know anything, not only doting on her more, but also willing to take the initiative to speak up for her.

There is no reason behind this.

Everyone in the world suffers, and who can take off the barrier lightly, even if the emperor is respected, there is something he has to do.

Looking up at Empress Dowager Wu's faintly red eyes, no matter how many words Zhu Qiyu had in his heart, it was difficult for him to utter a single word.

Countless words can only be turned into a low whisper in the end.

He lowered his head, looked respectful, and said respectfully.

"What the concubine taught me is that the son knew he was wrong..."

(End of this chapter)