The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 53

It was midnight when Song Chen returned to Yufu Palace again.

Although Chu Xue was lying on the couch, she hadn't fallen asleep. She was waiting for the news he had promised.

Song Chen didn't disturb her, and only got up on the couch to embrace her after taking a bath.

Through the dim lights outside the tent, he could still see her sparkling black eyes. He sighed and said softly, "Haven't slept yet?"

She nodded slightly and said nothing.

He was originally worried that she would be afraid in the middle of the night, but seeing her like this, he didn't want to delay until tomorrow, so he comforted in a low voice: "I have already got rid of that woman, and I will send someone to protect you in the future, don't worry!"

If she heard that someone died and it was related to herself, she would definitely feel uneasy, but now that she heard the news, there was no disturbance in her heart.After the attack on the road to Beijing and the danger tonight, at these critical moments of life and death, she suddenly understood that in this seat, you can be kind, but you must never submit to it. If someone wants to stab you with a knife, you must not only kill The knife must be stabbed back, otherwise it will cause future troubles, and it will be a dead end.

That woman deserves to be blamed!
But she didn't believe that it was only Xia Wanyin's handwriting. Looking back now, it was a bit suspicious to see that Song Chi and Song Qian were sent out immediately after the fire broke out.With Xia Wanyin's temperament, how could she have the guts to bet the lives of women and children in the palace, just to kill her?

She thought without hesitation that the woman who was born in the Xu family had the same temper as her elder brother who killed innocent people indiscriminately to vent her personal anger.

But Song Chen comforted her so much, so she knew that she couldn't get to the bottom of it. She actually expected this ending. With Xu Jinhe's method, she would not easily leave any excuses. Besides, her natal family also supported Song Chen's enthronement this time. Even if Song Chen had doubts about her, he couldn't do anything to her immediately.

Seeing her silent, Song Chen only thought she was shocked, and said softly: "What's wrong? Are you scared?"

She shook her head lightly, "With the emperor here, I am not afraid of myself."

He kissed her forehead lightly, "Take a good rest, for the sake of the child, you have to take good care of your body, you know?"

"En." She nodded meekly, buried her in his arms, smelled the familiar fragrance, and closed her eyes.

On the second day, the first emperor went to the funeral.

Take the late emperor's coffin into the imperial mausoleum on the outskirts of Beijing, perform the rituals one by one, and return to the Qinzheng Hall, it was already afternoon.Song Chen didn't rest for a while, his enthronement ceremony will be three days later, and he will summon all the ministers and officials of the Ministry of Rites.

On the day of the enthronement ceremony, apart from Song Chen himself having to be worshiped by all the officials, there was another important thing, which was to confer the harem and announce it to the world.

As a regular wife with two sons, Xu Jinhe did her part to make her mother respect the world and sit firmly on the queen's position. According to the etiquette system, because of his accession to the throne, the eldest son Song Chi should also be named the crown prince.Li Jiaoyun has been a side concubine for nearly ten years and gave birth to two children for him. The position of a concubine is understandable. As for Chu Xue, she was a side concubine when she entered the mansion last year, and now she should naturally be named a concubine...

But he felt that it was not enough, and he wanted to give her better.

At first hearing that the Son of Heaven intended to confer Chu Xue as a noble concubine, Fang Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was the first to object. This old scholar sincerely advised, "Your Majesty, everyone in the world knows that you have deep affection for your wife, but the canonization should not be based on emotion alone. In terms of current status, Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Yun are both side concubines, but Mrs. Yun has been with the king longer and has two heirs, so even if she wants to be promoted to the position of noble concubine, Mrs. Yun should be the first."

"But Mrs. Chu came from a noble family, and his father, Chu Lin, has made many contributions to impeaching traitors for our court several times in the past few decades. A while ago, he was almost assassinated in the case of abolishing the crown prince's land enclosure. I should appease and reward him." Song Chen Trying to convince Fang Jing.

But Fang Jing refused to give in, "If Your Majesty thinks Master Chu has meritorious service, he can award the Chu family alone, but rashly conferring Mrs. Xue the title of noble concubine is not in harmony with etiquette."

Song Chen felt a little unhappy, and stared at the seemingly respectful but in fact stubborn Minister of Rites in front of him, this was the first time he had tasted the annoying so-called etiquette.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven didn't say anything for a while, Xu Jilin, the Marquis of Pingnan, also stood up and remonstrated: "Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Fang said is reasonable. Although Your Majesty prefers Mrs. Chu, Mrs. Chu has only been with you for one year. The prince has not been born yet, and the time of being with the king will be longer. Mrs. Li, who has two sons, will be conferred the position of noble concubine. It will run counter to His Majesty's love for talent."

Xu Jilin will never allow Chu Xue to become a noble concubine, and let the Chu family follow her. Chu Xue is pregnant now, if she becomes a noble concubine now, Song Chen will definitely reward the Chu family, and even the position of duke is very important. Possibly, if Chu Xue gave birth to a prince in the future, and the power behind him was so powerful, it would not only threaten his younger sister Xu Jinhe's position as queen, but also his nephew Song Chi's position as prince.

Their Xu family has experienced three generations of emperors ascending the throne, but none of these three generations of emperors was a legitimate prince in the past.But this time the crown prince is from his Xu family, and has half of his Xu family's blood, so he will never allow any changes.

With Xu Jilin's help, Fang Jing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, straightened his back even more, and made a posture of a dead duck not letting go. Although Song Chen was sullen, but because he was the new emperor, it was not easy to turn his face against the old minister directly, so he didn't do it again for the time being. Persisting, he waved his sleeves and retreated all the officials, and went to his mother's Funing Palace in depression.

Ever since his father passed away and his family moved into the palace, Song Chen went to visit his mother first after the morning court. Take time to visit and be as filial as possible.

Ordering people to serve hot tea, Concubine Jing looked carefully at her son.Three days later, she will be the only queen mother, the only woman who has won in this deep palace in the past 30 years. The son she has devoted all her efforts to raise is the best reward God gave her after exhausting her youth.

"There's been a lot of work lately, are you tired?"

Mother's loving care.

"Mother is worried, my son is fine!" Song Chen smiled slightly, but there was still depression in his eyes.

He hadn't formally conferred the title of empress dowager on his mother, but he didn't want to wrong her anymore, so he called his mother instead of concubine mother.

Sensing the gloom in his eyes, Concubine Jing tentatively asked: "I heard that something happened to Ning Cui Xuan last night?"

"You have to blame yourself, you deserve what you deserve, mother don't have to worry about it." Song Chen responded lightly.

Seeing what he said, Concubine Jing was relieved.That woman from the Xia clan, after all, came from a humble background and was too stupid to be able to stand up to the wall. If she dies, she will die, and death is not a pity.She thought her son was worried about what happened last night, but seeing that it was not, she asked directly: "Is there something that bothers you?"

He didn't intend to hide it at first, but when his mother asked, he told the story of Chu Xue's failure to be canonized.

After hearing this, my mother smiled slightly, and persuaded, "Shang Shu of the Ministry of Rites has always been like that. Even in the past when your father and emperor were around, you always took advantage of them. It is indeed their duty to act according to the rules of etiquette and to persuade the king... As for Marquis Pingnan, you should be able to understand his position without me telling you."

Song Chen looked up at his mother.Of course he understood Xu Jilin's fear, he knew that the Xu family had always acted recklessly and arrogantly, especially on the battlefield, he could even be called violent.The existence of the Xu family was the strongest support for him when he seized the heirloom in the past, but Xu Jilin's confrontation today made him a little displeased.

But all monarchs don't want to see which important minister dominates, perhaps, they need to check and balance.

But now that he has just ascended the throne, everything needs to be taken slowly.

Concubine Jing saw that he was silent, knew that he had listened, and then lowered her voice and said: "Mother understands your heart, but if you make her a concubine now, it may not be a good thing for her, she still has her body, what happened last night you I have also seen that excessive honor and favor may lead to unreasonable disasters!"

Song Chen sighed, then nodded.

Concubine Jing showed a smile in her eyes, looked at him for a while, and then asked: "Does she know what you mean?"

"No." Song Chen denied, "This is just my son's own idea. I never told her, and she didn't ask for anything."

"That's good." Concubine Jing nodded, she knew that her son was not a fool who was stunned by women.

After listening to his mother's words, Song Chen lost his thoughts for the time being. Perhaps as his mother said, it might not be a good thing for her to give Xue'er too much honor now, and she hasn't given birth to a child yet. It is indeed the shortcoming that is most easily handled by the Ministry of Rites. Right now, we can only wait until she gives birth to a child.

After coming out of Funing Palace, he went to Yufu Palace. He was frightened last night. Although the imperial doctor confirmed that there was nothing serious, he still let her lie down for a while. He didn't let her serve him this morning. Now it's almost sunset. Let's have dinner with her.

Chu Xue was learning how to sew children's clothes with Yanling Qijing, when she heard the message, she hurried to meet her at the gate of the palace, Song Chen helped her up, looked at her carefully, and confirmed that she looked good, then she felt relieved and led her into the inner hall .

When he came to the couch and sat down, he hugged her on his lap and saw her little clothes on the side. He smiled, touched her belly, and asked, "You started making clothes so soon? Don't be tired." Own."

She softly whispered, "I'm not tired, I just have nothing to do to pass the time. I'm clumsy, and I've never been a female celebrity before. I'm just learning from Yanling and the others now. This is just for practice. Wait." Once it’s finished sewing, make another one for the child to wear.”

Seeing her satisfied smile, his heart was also soft, and he didn't dare to kiss her deeply, so he touched her lips lightly and lightly, pitied her for a while, and said: "The Ministry of Rites has drawn up a title for you, do you want to know? "

She also knew that she would be canonized in three days, so she nodded and looked at him expectantly.

"Yi."

He looked at her, "Do you like it? Yi."

She murmured and repeated, "Yi..."

To be in harmony with one's heart is to be happy, and to be happy is to be happy.She understood what he meant and nodded with a smile.

I'm the one in your heart, right?
"Concubine Yi? It's very nice, I like it very much."

She leaned into his arms and said softly.

"It's fine if you like it." He gently shook her hand.

Originally, I wanted to call her "Concubine Yi", but don't worry, just wait.

(End of this chapter)