Donggong Zhangjiao

"What does father mean?"

Facing Prime Minister Lu, the Queen was quite surprised and a little dazed at the moment.

"You are the Queen of Da Qi. No matter which prince ascends to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future, he will respect you as the Queen Mother. In the final analysis, no matter what happens to the fifth prince in the future, as long as you make no mistakes and sit firmly in the middle palace, Lu The family will not be sad in the future, and you and the fifth prince will naturally live a prosperous life."

Prime Minister Lu spoke word by word.

Everything he said at this moment was unexpected by the queen, so when Prime Minister Lu finished speaking, the queen was silent for a while.

After a while, he asked, "Did father come to persuade me to give up?"

"As a father, I naturally hope that you and the fifth prince can be in the highest glory. However, the current situation, whether it is the former court or the harem, is different from before. Ever since the emperor took action to suppress the wealthy noble families, my father has been thinking about it until Now that what happened to the fifth prince has happened, my father has finally figured out that the greatest prosperity will inevitably lead to decline."

When he said these words, Prime Minister Lu looked tired and old for a moment.

He has been an official for many years and has always been high-spirited. This is the first time that the queen saw her father like this. For a moment, she felt unwilling to accept it and asked immediately.

"But Dad, how can we guarantee that if we give up the position of Crown Prince to someone else, the person in charge will treat the Lu family well in the future? Dad, there are hundreds of people in the Lu family, how can we kill so many people? The Lu family The inheritance accumulated by our ancestors for generations is now in the hands of others!"

"Yes, how can it be, but my child, have you ever thought about it. In the past, our Lu family and the emperor fought side by side. The emperor hoped that we would be strong and help, but now we and the emperor are emperors and ministers."

Prime Minister Lu's eyes darkened, with a hint of vicissitudes of life.

The queen pursed her lips and said, "The Lu family has never had a disobedient heart."

"Every man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying a jade. My father once taught you this sentence." Prime Minister Lu said solemnly, and his eyes became sharper. "Yuehua, my father asked you, do you feel that the crown prince is the king now?" The position should be an imperial heir with Lu family blood, or should it be inherited by the fifth prince?"

"I didn't, I just"

"If not, why did you use the word 'give' to the position of Crown Prince just now?"

Without waiting for the Queen to defend herself, Prime Minister Lu interrupted her directly.

"Only when you treat it as something in your pocket will you feel that others are taking it away from you, and you are giving it away if you don't deserve it. But who the crown prince will be is decided by the emperor. Ignoring the holy will is already an act of disobedience."

Being choked by Prime Minister Lu's words, the Queen wanted to defend herself but didn't know what to say.

I opened my mouth several times, but no sound came out.

Prime Minister Lu also sighed, "Your brothers, my father has already seen it. You are doing well. If you want to do something big in the future, I'm afraid it won't be possible. The next generation of our Lu family will point to you three." Qi'an is the son of his uncle, but unfortunately he has married his legitimate wife named Xu. Although the last incident did not affect his father-in-law's family, he is afraid that the emperor has something in mind, and his official career will be more bumpy in the future. Nowadays, the emperor is hiring new people everywhere, which shows his desire for reform. Under such circumstances, if a big family like our Lu family wants to preserve its roots and pursue long-term goals, it is time to keep a low profile. At least when the emperor is in power today, he should restrain his sharpness. That’s right.”

"Is the father willing to accept it?" The queen gritted her teeth, her eyes were slightly red, showing her unwillingness, "My child is a direct descendant. He is originally healthy, smart, kind and lovely. He will definitely be worthy of that position in the future!"

"But now things have gone against your wishes. My son, I feel sorry for you as a father, and I also feel sorry for the fifth prince. But if you continue to fight and support other princes now, then you are truly like the rest of the world, giving up your own fifth prince. When you were a father, Sending you to the East Palace is indeed for the sake of honoring the ancestors and relying on the future prince to help the Lu family take further steps. But now that you are older, you can see a lot more clearly. The Lu family is already at its peak, and it must be Song Yi. It’s time to loosen up the trees, so if you keep the green hills, you won’t have to worry about running out of firewood in the future.”

Prime Minister Lu's words were serious and thoughtful, and it was obvious that he had been thinking about this for a long time.

Although the queen didn't want to watch her mother's family send off a girl to the palace and let her plan and fight for her, her father now advised her to give up, retire, and stay in the palace. This was something she didn't expect, and she didn't expect it. Passed.

Ever since she married Pei Yao, she has consciously shouldered the responsibility for the rise and fall of the Lu family. She has not dared to relax for many years. After giving birth to the fifth prince, her belief in fighting for everything for her children has pushed her to do many things that she once thought she would not be able to do. . Being stuck in a situation that suddenly requires her to give up is, of course, hard to come by.

Seeing that her mother sitting next to her had not said a word, the queen also understood that this was the common thought of her father and mother.

"Mom, I know you feel uncomfortable. If the fifth prince is good, we will naturally be able to compete. But now, let alone the emperor's wishes, the power behind Concubine Zhao is not what it used to be. If we continue to compete, we will definitely have to fight with her. Being an enemy is a more difficult road to take. If you are not careful, you will be doomed. You have worked so hard to earn it, and even the fifth prince can't catch it. Why bother to fight for other people's children? Your parents have already looked away. With Mrs. Xu and now Concubine Wan behind me, my parents only hope that you will be safe."

When Mrs. Lu saw the queen's eyes moving over, she said these words softly.

Hearing this, the queen withdrew her gaze and remained silent for a long time before speaking.

"My daughter understands what her parents mean, and she will think about it carefully."

When the Lu family left the palace, Pei Yao sent someone to deliver some supplements.

It's for Prime Minister Lu and his wife.

This was comforting. After all, if something like that happened to the fifth prince, Pei Yao would naturally express it.

In addition, Pei Yao also inquired, wanting to see what the Lu family would do next.

If he wanted to send someone into the harem, he would not accept it.

When Pei Yao looks at the strange woman now, he only feels that there is a hidden agenda under the skin, and he really has no expectations.

There were only a few people in his harem, but various disasters happened one after another. He didn't dare to imagine what kind of Shura field it would be like if there were more people.

To say that the purpose of drafting concubines is to spread the branches, Pei Yao feels that it is enough now.

Next, he not only has to take care of the newly opened territory, he also wants to do something in the sea, but he really can't focus on the harem.

When the army returns to the court, Fang Yun's baby will be born. By then, Pei Yao also wants to finalize some things.

Of course, thoughts are different everywhere.

When Prime Minister Lu entered the palace this time, outsiders didn't know what happened.

Just watching, the queen has become silent recently.

What the outside world expected, Concubine Zhao to show off her power in front of the Queen, did not happen.

The Northern Expedition was coming to an end. Pei Yao was busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty and was too busy to do anything, so he did not go to the harem often.

For a while, the palace fell into a strange atmosphere inexplicably.

The queen's melancholy and Concubine Zhao's low profile.

Nothing that was expected to happen happened. It seemed that everyone closed the door and started to live their own lives, but it seemed that each of them was waiting for some opportunity.

This situation lasted until two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, when Fang Yun was about to give birth. At this time, Fengxuan Palace sent someone to ask her to come over and talk.