King of Song

Chapter 449 The Empress Dowager

Next is the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion on August [-]th. It is rare for the Marquis of Weiyuan to have such a reunion, so this festival is naturally extraordinarily lively.

The only fly in the ointment is that the weather has been gloomy and the moon cannot be seen, which makes people feel a little regretful.For Lin Zhao, there are even more regrets, but he could not spend the reunion day with his two mothers and sisters.

There is really nothing to do right now, some can only endure it first, and wait for the future to talk about it!But Lin Zhao naturally wanted to take the time to visit, and Lin's place was naturally very convenient.As for the Qingshou Palace, it is quite difficult.The Mid-Autumn Festival is a big festival, and there are celebrations in the palace itself.Inevitably, many concubines ordered their wives to go to the pilgrimage, and the Empress Dowager Cao was extremely busy, so naturally she had no time to meet alone.

Chai Minyan came to the palace as Mrs. Weiyuan Hou to pay a visit, and at the same time gave a gift, and Cao's heart was satisfied.It's just that I didn't have a chance to chat with my daughter-in-law, she was busy, and so was Chai Minyan.When there were three mothers in the Song Dynasty, it was really difficult to meet the Empress Dowager, Gao Taotao, and the Empress Xiangshi.

It's okay to say to the queen, after all, she is still young and very kind.But Gao Taotao is a ruthless character, and Chai Minyan almost became his daughter-in-law, but it was a pity that it failed in the end.Because of this incident, Zhao Hao blamed him a lot. It was this woman who caused the son's unhappiness, and made the relationship between mother and son somewhat disharmonious.

Gao Taotao naturally didn't have a good face towards Chai Minyan, but because of the big day of his wife's meeting, as the empress dowager, it's not easy to get entangled with her, so he didn't say much.Chai Minyan naturally knew it well, and his current status was indeed a bit embarrassing.Although she was deeply loved by the Empress Dowager, she offended the Empress Dowager.

Originally, it had nothing to do with it, but when it came to her husband's future, she was inevitably a little worried.After all, according to common sense, the empress dowager must die first.She has excellent medical skills, so it is easy to judge that Empress Dowager Gao Taotao is a long-lived figure.

Then in the future when the Empress Dowager is gone and the Empress Dowager covers the sky with one hand, will she embarrass herself?Will Zhao Hao's mother and son embarrass Fu Lang because of this matter?Chai Minyan was inevitably a little worried.Therefore, he showed special caution and respect in front of Gao Taotao, but the empress dowager who doted on his second son was not moved at all.

No matter!all will be good!Chai Minyan returned home with a slightly heavy heart.

Lin Zhao saw something was wrong at a glance, and Chai Minyan was really good at words.But emotionally, he is not good at cheating, and he is not good at hiding his emotions, so my husband can see that there is a problem at a glance.

"Minyan, what's the matter? Isn't it going well today?" Lin Zhao immediately asked softly.

"No, it's nothing!" Chai Minyan waved his hands repeatedly, unwilling to make her husband worry.

"Minyan, what happened, tell me directly?" The more this happened, the more something happened, Lin Zhao asked, "If you don't want me to worry, just tell me directly!"

"I... enter the palace today..." Chai Minyan hesitantly told the situation of entering the palace today.

It turned out that Gao Taotao was angry with his wife, and Lin Zhao was a little annoyed when he heard it.He had only heard about Zhao Hao's incident at first, and it was only after he knew his true identity that he knew that you, Zhao Hao, had also been interested in Chai Minyan back then, and invited Gao Taotao to propose marriage.It was Cao's aunt who helped him and vetoed the marriage.

So it is reasonable for Gao Taotao to hate himself and Chai Minyan, which is not surprising.But when you think about it carefully, it's really annoying.Zhao Zongshi snatched his throne, and Gao Taotao naturally snatched Chai Minyan's empress queen.Why is she so arrogant?Sooner or later, she would give up her Phoenix seat and apologize for Chai Minyan herself.

But after this incident, it can be regarded as a wake-up call for Lin Zhao.Is my opponent Zhao Xu from Chui Gong Palace?I'm afraid it may not be the case.Di Qing once mentioned Gao Taotao to himself specifically, stating many times that this woman is extraordinary and should not be underestimated.

Zhao Zongshi had many things back then, which Gao Taotao helped plan and operate.If it wasn't for a woman, her ability might be higher than that of Zhao Zongshi.The most important thing is that this woman is very ruthless and decisive, she is a powerful character.

Don't look at her pampered in the deep palace, but she is actually a dormant fox, and she has both the fierceness of a wolf and the might of a tiger.Judging from the current situation, Zhao Xu in the palace is not scary. Once something happens, it is really scary, and the one who needs attention should be Gao Taotao.

She is more familiar with the events of the year, and more cunning than her son. If she really doesn't understand him, she will probably suffer because of it.This point, Lin Zhao may be easier to accept and believe than others.Because in the original history, after the death of Song Shenzong Zhao Xu, the young Song Zhezong came to the throne, and Gao Taotao ruled for many years as the empress dowager.

The Song Dynasty had a tradition of female politics in the harem, but there were only two people who were really famous.One is Liu E, Empress Dowager Zhangxian, the aunt of Renzong; the other is Gao Taotao.But in terms of ability and skills, as well as political achievements, how does Liu E compare with Gao Taotao?

It is definitely not easy for a woman who can rule the government for decades.So what Di Qing said was right, Gao Taotao was scary.In the original history, she lived longer than Zhao Xu.So even if something happens to Zhao Xu at that time, it will still be troublesome to have this woman around.It seems that we must plan ahead and prepare earlier.

Furthermore, she is Zhao Zongshi's wife.She must have known about what happened back then, and even participated in it personally.In contrast, Gao Taotao is more hateful than Zhao Xu, and he is even more his enemy.Although he is the niece of the Empress Dowager Cao, the water thrown by the married daughter is completely elbowed outward, which is not good for the Cao family at all.

From front to back, in fact, more is being used.When Zhao Zongshi ascended the throne smoothly and the Cao family gradually became useless, her true nature was revealed, and she was even more indifferent to the Cao family.Now it's just showing the only formal respect because of his status.The intimacy of that year has completely disappeared without a trace...

Seriously, she is a little unfilial.This made Lin Zhao intolerable even more. Since this was the case, he would naturally be rude to Gao Taotao.

This woman must pay attention!
What she has said to herself, the Cao family, and Chai Minyan today will be doubled in the future, and she just has to wait.

"Minyan, don't worry about it at this time. When the government is in power, the queen mother can't say much. Besides, it's not easy for the queen mother to deal with a courtier casually. These are some rules and regulations. Even if she is respected, it is impossible It's completely nonsense. Besides, the Song Dynasty was open to the public, if the Queen Mother interferes with politics casually and embarrasses the courtiers, the speech officials will definitely not see it and will speak for me." It is not convenient for Lin Zhao to tell Chai Minyan the truth, so he can only comfort him in this way.

"Really?" Chai Minyan was skeptical, always feeling that offending the Empress Dowager was not a good thing.

Lin Zhao said with a smile: "Why do you need to be so anxious about things that will happen decades later? You think too much. In the future, if it is not a last resort, just don't go to Baoci Palace. It can be seen that this queen mother does not have a mother's rites in the world." His demeanor, at least his bearing is much worse."

"it is good!"

"Don't think too much, take care of yourself, take care of Minyan, and you can leave with peace of mind as a husband."

"En!" Chai Minyan was somewhat relieved.

But Lin Zhao didn't like it in his heart, thinking that Gao Taotao's threat must be paid attention to, and some things must be prepared for a rainy day.Although it will take a long time to confront Zhao Xu head-on, it is good to prepare for some things in advance.

So Lin Zhao immediately went out to find Di Qing, and asked, "Mr. Di, I have something to discuss with you."

"Gao Taotao!"

"Why did you suddenly mention him?" Di Qing was a little confused about this. Lin Zhao's transition seemed a little too fast. Could it be that some accident happened?
Only then did Lin Zhao tell what happened to Chai Minyan today, not because he was petty or something else.It's not that he's too nervous, but Lin Zhao has a lot of things to think about now, and some things must be prepared early.I don't know why, when Gao Taotao was mentioned today, Lin Zhao felt a little nervous for some reason, so he had to be careful.

"Young master said, this woman must be on guard!" Although Di Qing was slightly taken aback by Lin Zhao's premonition, he still accepted it happily.On the one hand, it was because he had a good understanding of the situation in the palace, and on the other hand, it was because Lin Zhao had always had a good premonition.

"It's just that he's been in the deep palace all the time, so it's hard for us to get in touch with him. How can we guard against it?" Lin Zhao sighed, "And this is a long-term plan, we must have a long-term plan."

"Yeah, what should I do?" Di Qing also felt a little troubled, using the power of Sect Master Mingyue?However, although the existence of Mingyuezong is related to the Imperial City Division, it is noticed that the core is only the emperor Zhao Xu.The Empress Dowager Gao Taotao has not paid much attention to it, and it is not so easy to inquire about the news in the deep palace!
If we start now, although we can infiltrate it, it will take a long time after all, I'm afraid it will be longer.

"My lord, I think there are two aspects." Di Qing pondered for a long time before he got a clue.

"tell me the story!"

Di Qing said: "The first one is Zhao Hao. It is obvious to all that Gao Taotao loves his second son. If we pay more attention to Zhao Hao, we can get Gao Taotao's information indirectly. Moreover, Zhao Xu seems to be suspicious of Zhao Hao, so this future will also be available..."

"Not bad!"

"The other one is the servants and maids, only they can go deep into the palace and have frequent contact!"

Lin Zhaosi thought about it, but she could drag her sister Zhao Fukang to help with this matter, maybe she will have a way.Suddenly, Zhao Xu had an idea. This time Hebei is governing the river, isn't there a supervising eunuch Huang Huaixin, can he have some ideas?

(End of this chapter)