Donggong Zhangjiao

No matter what everyone thought, the fifth prince's full moon banquet was successfully held.

The queen is the middle palace, so she naturally deserves rewards.

Pei Yao ordered someone to make a gold-lined garment and give it to the queen.

Made of ice silk mixed with gold thread, it is dazzling, self-generated and radiant.

After the queen was pregnant, Pei Yao ordered people to start weaving it. It has been a year now. Making such a piece of clothing in one year shows how luxurious it is.

In the past, when clothes were embroidered with gold, gold threads were used to embroider patterns on the cloth. However, gold thread clothing is different. Gold threads are used together with silk fabrics to make clothes. The craftsmanship is more delicate and more difficult.

When everyone saw the gold-threaded clothes, they could see how much Pei Yao valued the queen.

However, Fang Yun's promotion to the imperial concubine still diverted some of everyone's attention.

After the banquet was over, Pei Yao naturally went to Fengxuan Palace.

After changing into casual clothes, Pei Yao sat down to drink tea. After the queen settled the fifth prince, the couple sat down together and talked quietly.

"Your Majesty drank too much wine today. I asked someone to cook some sobering soup. Would you like some, Your Majesty?" the Queen said gently.

Pei Yao waved his hand, "No need, I don't feel any stomach discomfort, but you are just out of confinement. I'm afraid your body hasn't recovered yet. You must be tired today."

In response to his concern, the queen smiled gracefully.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for spoiling me. I am fine. The imperial doctor and the servants took good care of me during the confinement period."

"That's good."

Pei Yao nodded, and then said.

"It's a little boring with so many people in the room. Let's ask them all to get out."

As soon as she heard this, the queen guessed that the other party wanted to talk to her alone, so she obediently retreated from the few waiting around.

But when there were no outsiders, Pei Yao said seriously.

"Today I am the concubine Zhao. I didn't discuss it with you. It's my fault. But there is a reason why I hid it from you. Concubine Zhao doesn't know about it either."

She didn't expect Pei Yao to explain this to her. The queen was stunned for a moment, then raised her lips and said.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome. I am husband and wife, so there is no need to say this. Besides, Concubine Zhao has indeed been sensible over the years, and she deserves it."

To be honest, at the banquet, the queen was still a little concerned.

After all, at his son's full moon banquet, Pei Yao promoted Fang Yun to the throne, which was somewhat of a prestige.

But then, Pei Yao gave her a specially made gold-threaded dress, and in front of all the guests, he praised the Lu family for their good education and their upright family tradition, which was a very comprehensive expression of his respect for her.

The queen didn't care that much.

Sitting in this position, the queen never thought that she could seize her husband's favor and respect. It was too difficult, so Pei Yao had a favorite concubine, and the queen could tolerate it.

Besides, Fang Yun has been very well-behaved over the years, and he is one of the few people the Queen can tolerate.

As long as he doesn't covet her things or threaten her status, the rest is easy to talk about.

But now Pei Yao went out of his way to explain that there was a reason for the incident, and the queen felt more at ease.

At least it shows that Pei Yao has a sense of discretion regarding Fang Yun's position in his heart, and would not have promoted her to the position now if it was not necessary.

It's good that the emperor has a clear mind.

Pei Yao was also satisfied when he saw that the queen understood what he meant quickly.

The voice became gentler.

"Although you are in confinement, you must know what is happening outside. Concubine Zhao's sworn brother, Liu Qin, the prime minister of Dali Temple, was assassinated and seriously injured while handling the case. Do you know that?"

"I heard something." The queen nodded and added, "I should have comforted Concubine Zhao for a while, but she was feeling weak during the confinement period, so she thought of waiting for the confinement period before she could have a good word with Concubine Zhao. "

In fact, this is a courtesy.

After all, when it comes to the relationship in the harem, Liu Qin's status is not worthy enough for the queen to pay attention to his affairs alone.

A relative of a concubine is still a foster brother, not a biological brother.

Pei Yao could hear the official tone in the queen's words, but he didn't care.He only continued, "The assassination of a court official is not a big deal at all. I originally thought it was a group of thieves who were engaged in harvesting and cutting, but I didn't expect that I sent someone to investigate and found out that someone wanted to frame the crime. "

"Who on earth dares to maliciously murder court officials? This kind of crime should be punished according to law."

Because Pei Yao never talked about the previous dynasty with the queen, when the queen heard such topics, she felt a little uncomfortable for a moment, and her face was full of surprise.

But he quickly calmed down and responded quickly.

"Then why did the emperor promote Concubine Zhao to the throne today?"

"Exactly."

Pei Yao nodded.

Soon, everything that could be revealed about Liu Qin's assassination case was told to the queen.

The meaning is very clear, he can no longer tolerate the Nanning Houfu, and wants to take this opportunity to cast a wide net and uproot the Yang family.

But the Yang family tree has deep roots, and its serious faults must be found.

So Pei Yao planned to put a long line, catch big fish, and boil frogs in warm water.

In this way, what we should do now is to make the Yang family relax their vigilance step by step, and then use the method of flattery and killing to make them get carried away and make mistakes.

For this bureau to be truly planned, the front harem must be involved together.

In such a large harem, apart from Fang Yun, Pei Yao also trusted the queen.

Of course, in informing the queen about this matter, in addition to trust, there was also some selfishness on the part of Pei Yao.

This time, Fang Yun was pushed to the forefront of the limelight. He was so dazzling that the position of imperial concubine, the higher up imperial concubine, was the same as the deputy concubine.

Others can't do anything to Fang Yun, but Pei Yao is worried that the queen regards Fang Yun as an enemy.

If this happens, not only will Fang Yun be in danger, but his harem will also be unrest.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do my best to help you." The Queen solemnly responded.

The voice also brought Pei Yao back to his thoughts.

The couple came to a consensus.

The next day.

The queen was out of confinement, and the affairs of the Sixth Palace naturally resumed.

After seeing off Pei Yao in the morning, Tim Mo and Min Si helped the queen dress up, and then learned from the queen the reason why Fang Yun was awarded the title of concubine yesterday.

After hearing this, Minsi smiled and said, "Looking at it this way, the emperor still values ​​our empress the most, and we must discuss everything with her!"

"That's natural. No matter how good Concubine Zhao is, the empress is the main palace after all." Tim Mo also smiled.

But while listening to the conversation between the two maids, the queen had a calm expression on her face.

"The Emperor respects me, but towards Concubine Zhao, the Emperor loves and respects me. This difference makes a big difference."

"Mother, what does this mean?"

Min Si was confused and looked at each other with Tim Mo.

The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty told me about this matter. In my heart, I am protecting Concubine Zhao. If you don't care, then just leave her in the turmoil and just focus on achieving my goal. Your Majesty and I The palace explained that, firstly, there is indeed a need for me, and secondly, I am afraid that I am worried about it and it will be detrimental to Concubine Zhao."

Hearing what she said, the two maids suddenly felt a little discouraged.

The queen, on the other hand, looked at them with a smile and said.

"What's going on? In the harem, everyone has a different position. As long as they can stand firmly, it doesn't matter what happens next to them."

"Your Majesty, you must be sincere and kind." Tim Mo sighed.

Who wouldn’t want their husband to love and respect them?

The queen stood up calmly, looking unconcerned.

"If I were not forgiving, I would have been pissed to death in the East Palace a long time ago. How you live your life depends on yourself. Okay, everyone should be here outside. It's time for me to go out."