Emperor Phoenix Policy: Feng Qingtian

Chapter 397 You can be a general, but not an imperial husband
As for the Queen Mother, he can't be impatient, as impatientness will be underestimated by the Queen Mother, so this trip will probably be in vain.

After an unknown amount of time, the Empress Dowager looked over again, this time with a hint of appreciation, "The emperor's choice is really good, and he can hold his breath."

Shen Wenqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the first test has been passed. He said neither humble nor overbearing, "Thank you Queen Mother for your praise."

The admiration in the eyes of the Empress Dowager increased, "Tell me, why did the emperor call you here?"

Shen Wenqing fled a piece of paper from her bosom, and respectfully presented it to the Empress Dowager.

The queen mother watched carefully.

Time passed bit by bit, and the room was silent.

After an unknown amount of time, the Empress Dowager took the paper and handed it to Su Lan. Su Lan respectfully accepted it and threw the paper into the charcoal basin. Soon, the paper was reduced to ashes.

"The Ai family knows about this, you should go back first."

"Wei Chen retire."

Just as Shen Wenqing was about to step back, she saw the Empress Dowager's seemingly calm but deep eyes all the time falling on him. Shen Wenqing's heart skipped a beat, and she asked cautiously, "Does the Empress Dowager have any other orders?"

"No instructions, Ai's family practices and recites Buddha here. Only Ai's family and Su Lan are in the huge Tianci Temple. The mountain road here is too narrow on weekdays, and few people come here. Ai's family is used to being cold and cold. You are here today. Aijia is not used to it."

The queen mother's words were twisted and turned. Shen Wenqing thought for a while, but she still couldn't understand what the queen mother meant.

He suddenly felt a little glad that Her Majesty the Queen was not such a person.

"If the Empress Dowager has orders, please speak up, I will do my best."

Shen Wenqing finally gave up guessing about the Empress Dowager's intentions, and said respectfully, the Empress Dowager gave him a deep look, the look was so strange that Shen Wenqing's scalp went numb and he felt uncomfortable.

Fortunately, after only one glance at the queen mother, she looked away and said slowly, "The Ai family doesn't have any orders, but they are used to being cold and cold. Except for Su Lan, no one talks to the Ai family..."

The Queen Mother didn't go on. This time, Shen Wenqing finally understood what the Queen Mother meant. The Queen Mother had something to say to him.

Shen Wenqing didn't know what the Empress Dowager was going to say, but just in case, she said cautiously, "I have nothing to do today, if the Empress Dowager doesn't mind, I would like to spend time with the Empress Dowager."

"That being the case, you can play chess with Ai's family."

Su Lan put on the chessboard, then retreated, closing the door behind her.

Shen Wenqing's heart skipped a beat. With such a solemn appearance, what exactly did the Empress Dowager want to tell him?
The chess game started, Shen Wenqing went first with the white stones, and the queen mother slowly followed with the black stones.

The Empress Dowager's style of chess seemed unremarkable, but in fact it was unpredictable. At first, Shen Wenqing still had the energy to guess what the Empress Dowager was going to say. After playing more than a dozen moves, Shen Wenqing broke out in a cold sweat, so she had to throw away all distracting thoughts and go all out.

"Aijia heard that there is a second-rank General Longwei in the army. He is very good at fighting and has won many battles, right?"

Shen Wenqing's hand trembled, and the chess piece in his hand almost fell off. He finally understood the Queen Mother's true intention.

nameless!

Wuming is the future husband of Her Majesty the Empress, Long Sheng, Long Wei, the two ranks of generals can already explain everything, no one can be promoted so fast, and no one can use two general ranks of Hanlong in a row.

What's more, when the empress gave the unnamed third-rank general Longsheng the position, she said in front of the generals: I hope he will be victorious in every battle with the body of a half-dragon.

This is equivalent to announcing it to the world, and it is not surprising that the Queen Mother knows it.

Shen Wenqing carefully considered the words, and said cautiously, "Yes, General Longwei is brave and good at fighting, and he is loyal to His Majesty. He is a rare and fierce general."

"It's good to be loyal to the emperor, but if you have other hearts besides loyalty, such as sincerity, then it's not appropriate."

The queen mother said meaningfully, and Shen Wenqing's heart skipped a beat.

Does the queen mother disagree with Wuming being the emperor's husband?

Under the shock of mind, Shen Wenqing made a useless move, and was eaten by the Queen Mother several pieces.

He broke out in a cold sweat, but tried his best to restrain his mind, calm himself down, and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter if you are loyal or sincere, everything depends on His Majesty's thoughts."

Shen Wenqing did not follow what the queen mother said, but directed the words to the queen.

He is a courtier, and he should be loyal to the emperor, and the queen mother can't say anything about him.

The queen mother smiled lightly, and glanced at Shen Wenqing's slightly pale face with meaningful eyes, "You are right, everything depends on the emperor's thoughts. Wei was born in an extremely humble family, with bloody hands, and the blood of the remnants of the previous dynasty. He is a literary talent, born in a noble family, and he is the most important subject of the country. However, the emperor's thoughts are on that lowly person. Do you think so? Very unfair?"

Shen Wenqing's heart trembled, what does the Queen Mother mean by this?
Before he had time to guess, the queen mother had already pointed out everything, "Compared with that person, Aijia likes you more. With your background, ability, appearance, and character, you are worthy of this imperial husband."

Shen Wenqing put down the chess pieces in shock, and knelt on the ground in a panic, "The empress dowager, the empress dowager is too famous, I dare not be a humble minister."

"Why, don't you want to?"

The queen mother said unhurriedly, the corners of her lips raised slightly, revealing a little inscrutable smile.

Shen Wenqing lowered her head and knelt on the ground respectfully, "My minister, I dare not think about it."

"Don't dare, not want to, right?"

The Empress Dowager grasped the most critical point at once. There were beads of sweat on Shen Wenqing's forehead. He wanted to explain, but his throat seemed to be choked, and he couldn't utter a word.

Especially the empress dowager's half-smile eyes on him, it was even more unbearable.

"There is Aijia, you can think about it."

Shen Wenqing raised her head abruptly, and looked at the Queen Mother in shock. The smile on the Queen Mother's lips, which seemed to be a half-smile, and the unfathomable eyes, were so alluring that Shen Wenqing's heartbeat suddenly fluttered.

"Retire first, anyway, Aijia is here at Tianci Temple, you can come and tell Aijia after you have made up your mind."

After leaving Tianci Temple, the turmoil in Shen Wenqing's heart still did not subside.

He didn't know what the Empress Dowager meant, but what was certain was that the Empress Dowager disliked Wuming very much. It should be said that the Empress Dowager looked down on Wuming, and she wanted to intervene in the Queen's appointment of her husband.

If he agrees to form an alliance with the queen mother, will the queen mother really push him to the position of imperial husband?

Shen Wenqing knew that he shouldn't think about it anymore, but he couldn't control it.

It was just dawn outside, and the morning wind was still a bit cool, especially on the mountain, where the mountain wind was even colder. Being blown by this mountain wind, the heat in Shen Wenqing's heart cooled down a bit. He stood where he was, and looked back at the fan The old mottled mountain gate and the black paint on the three characters of Tianci Temple have already peeled off a lot.

Shen Wenqing looked at it for a while, then turned around and looked at the endless steps below her feet.

He slowly wiped off the cold sweat on his palms, raised his limp legs, and walked slowly down the mountain.

In the backyard of Tianci Temple, in the Empress Dowager's room, Su Lan brought up freshly brewed tea.

The Queen Mother took a sip gracefully, and then put down the tea. Su Lan looked at the half cup of tea left, and asked softly, "What's on your mind today, the Queen Mother?"

"It's time to get to the bottom of what happened in the palace."

The queen mother said quietly, Su Lan smiled, "The servant has served the queen mother for so many years, the queen mother will not worry about this old thing."

The queen mother also laughed, but her eyes were cold, and there was no trace of a smile.

Su Lan thought about it, and asked tentatively, "It's not about the palace, but about Her Majesty the Empress?"

The smile on the Empress Dowager's lips paused for a moment, the corners of her mouth rose again, and she looked at Su Lan with a pair of deep eyes, "You really understand Aijia."

"Your Majesty has reached the age of [-], and has become a pro-government, holding power. The Queen Mother should also feel relieved."

Su Lan thought about her words and said, the Empress Dowager listened, snorted coldly, and said, "Being self-willed and being confused by men is not what the emperor should do, how can I make the Ai family feel at ease?"

Su Lan carefully observed the Queen Mother's face, and tentatively said, "General Longwei is not that bad..."

"General? What kind of general is he? He was raised by the emperor alone."

The queen mother sneered with disdain on her face, Su Lan paused, and said carefully, "His Majesty helped him, but this man is really good at fighting, otherwise, if he has no real skills, His Majesty will help him no matter how much he does." Can't get up."

The Empress Dowager couldn't refute this point, her eyes darkened, "In short, this person can be a general, and the Ai family doesn't care about the emperor's willfulness, but being the emperor's wife is definitely not possible!"

(End of this chapter)