Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 118

Ruyi froze for a moment, feeling some subtle feelings in her heart.

She seemed to have misunderstood the queen mother's intentions. The queen mother seemed to want to push Prince Shen to their side.At the beginning, when the Queen Mother said that she was holding the child to sleep with Aman and Tianyou, what Ruyi thought in her heart was whether the Queen Mother would take the opportunity to do something.

But it's not right to think about it this way. A child as young as Prince Shen was carried by someone. With so many people around Aman and Tianyou protecting him, what can the queen mother do.

On the contrary, from the beginning, the queen mother wanted her to hug Prince Shen, but now the meaning behind the words is clearly showing a meaning, pushing Prince Shen to their side.

Ruyi's eyes fell on Prince Shen and Concubine Shen, but from the slightly forced smile on her face, Ruyi probably saw that the other party seemed to disapprove of the Queen Mother's intentions.

Ruyi smiled, and respectfully replied to the queen mother: "It would be great to hug Prince Shen and sleep with the crown prince and the others, but the crown prince and the second prince have slept for a long time, and they will probably wake up later, if they wake up Shen The prince is afraid that something is wrong, why don't the concubines ask someone to arrange another room for Prince Shen!"

The Empress Dowager might as well have answered her articulately, and it was well-founded, so that she couldn't say anything to refute.

In the end, he could only smile and say: "The imperial concubine is too careful when she does things. How can she consider all aspects? Shen'er has been asleep for a long time, and even if the prince wakes her up, it will be beautiful for the two brothers to play together at that time." One thing."

"The queen mother thinks too much. I see that Prince Shen is not much different from the second prince now. The prince can climb now. How can the two brothers play together?"

Zhao Qingze's voice suddenly appeared in the hall. Ruyi looked up and saw Zhao Qingze standing at the entrance of the hall with Aman in his arms. The father and son, one big and one small, were all dressed in bright yellow robes, looking extremely harmonious.It also attracted the attention of everyone in the hall.

"Why is the emperor here?"

The smile on the Empress Dowager's face froze slightly, but she asked aloud.

Zhao Qingze didn't answer, he walked to Ruyi with his arms in his arms, and said to her with a warm smile: "This child just woke up, crying to find his mother, I'll take him here to have a look, and take him to sit in the front hall later." .”

Seeing Ruyi, Aman struggled from Zhao Qingze's body with his small body, and stretched out his small hand towards Ruyi.

"Cool! Cool!"

Ruyi didn't reach out to hug him.Just hold his little hand and squeeze it.

Zhao Qingze hugged Aman and sat beside Ruyi, reached out to pick up the wine glass Ruyi was drinking just now, and took a sip naturally.

The wine glass was about to be put down, but the Empress Dowager smiled and said: "The prince looks really blessed, he really looks like the emperor when he was a child, the emperor will bring you here to have a look with Ai's family!"

Zhao Qingze smiled, his body didn't move, and he said slowly: "Forget about it, the queen mother, the prince is not as quiet as I was when I was a child, and it won't be beautiful if I hurt the queen mother!"

"Look at what the emperor said, the Ai family doesn't look at the prince like you and the imperial concubine said, and Shen'er just happened to enter the palace today, why don't you put the two children together to make love."

The Empress Dowager smiled, but Zhao Qingze suddenly laughed, and replied: "Since this is the empress mother's request, I will naturally obey it!"

After finishing speaking, he handed Aman to the nanny behind him.

The nanny hugged Aman and walked to the side of Prince Shen and Concubine Shen.

Ruyi glanced at Zhao Qingze nervously, not understanding Zhao Qingze's intentions, but Zhao Qingze smiled and shook her hand, signaling her not to worry.

The nurse hugged Aman and slowly approached Prince Shen, the queen mother also showed a slight smile, with a bit of expectation in her eyes, who knows, just as the nurse approached Prince Shen, Aman suddenly stretched out his hand to hug him. Although it was only the swaddle of Prince Shen, but Aman's move made everyone present stunned.

Before the Empress Dowager could have an attack, Aman suddenly burst into tears, stretching out her little hand towards Ruyi, crying hoarsely: "Cool! Cool!"

"Hold it back!"

Zhao Qingze gave some instructions with a faint smile, and the nanny immediately walked back with Aman in her arms, and Aman was carried back into Zhao Qingze's arms, but her mouth was pouting, as if she had been greatly wronged. who bullied him.

"The queen mother also saw that the crown prince doesn't like Prince Shen very much."

Zhao Qingze glanced indifferently at Prince Shen who was crying weakly, then at the Queen Mother, and said slowly.

The smile on the queen mother's face was a little stiff, and she looked at Aman with a bit of disgust: the big one is not easy to handle, and the small one is also ghostly.

Although Aman was crying just now, there were no tears on his face. Looking at his appearance, he didn't know how Zhao Qingze taught him.

"That's a pity."

The Empress Dowager took up the wine glass on the table with a hand painted with red Koudan and a lot of jewelry, drank it in one gulp, calmed down the anger in her heart, and said slowly: "The Ai family just saw that the imperial concubine likes Shen'er very much. I thought that the crown prince could get close to the second prince and Shen'er! The imperial concubine just looked at Shen'er for a long time!"

Ruyi heard that she didn't speak, but the corners of her mouth twitched slightly. After a long time, the Queen Mother specially asked Prince Shen and Concubine Shen to hug Prince Shen just for the sake of saying that she likes this child. It must have taken too much effort!

However, it is difficult for Ruyi to refute what the Empress Dowager said. She can't justify herself to everyone in the public that she doesn't like this child.

The smile on the corner of Zhao Qingze's mouth was also as wishful, with a hint of sarcasm, and he just said lightly: "The imperial concubine is now the mother of the child, and she will probably take a look at all the children when she sees it."

Although the meaning of Zhao Qingze's words was tactful, everyone could hear the meaning inside.

It's just that the queen mother didn't seem to understand, and continued to speak slowly.

"The Ai family thought that the crown prince might not be familiar with Shen'er just now. If the two brothers could see each other often in the future, it would probably be different. The Ai family happens to live alone in this deep palace, and it is also very lonely..."

"The queen mother wants to raise Prince Shen in the palace?"

Zhao Qingze didn't wait for the queen mother to finish speaking, but interrupted aloud.

The queen mother did not answer directly, but continued with a smile: "The Ai family just wants to raise a child under their knees. When they are old, they always want to live a life with children and grandchildren around their knees. The prince is the heir of a country, and the Ai family is not that big. The second prince doesn't know that the imperial concubine is reluctant to take care of him, so he never mentioned it, seeing Shen'er now, I think it's better not to embarrass the imperial concubine."

"Isn't the queen mother afraid of embarrassing the younger siblings by doing this? This is what the younger siblings rely on now!"

Zhao Qingze laughed, and looked at Prince Shen and Concubine Shen who had kept her head down.

"Look at what the emperor said, Ai's family has been raised, so can the child not be recognized as a mother?"

The queen mother smiled, then turned her gaze to Ruyi, and said softly: "It would be better if the second prince was raised by the Ai family. They are all in the palace, and the imperial concubine can visit the second prince every day. This is an ordinary family. , It is also common for grandmothers to educate their children and grandchildren, firstly, it can relieve the loneliness of the elderly, and secondly, it can also help the son and daughter-in-law to have fewer things."

Before the Queen Mother finished speaking, the wine glass in Zhao Qingze's hand was suddenly placed heavily on the table.

In the hall, there was a sudden silence, and the atmosphere was stagnant.

"Ah!"

Zhao Qingze's laughter was full of sarcasm, but his words were not so polite, "Is the queen mother threatening me and the imperial concubine?"

"What did the emperor say?"

The Empress Dowager's body was stiff, and she felt a little fear in her heart, but she still replied with a calm face, "What did the Ai family say to threaten the emperor and the imperial concubine?"

"Did I get it wrong? Didn't the queen mother tell me that if she can't support Prince Shen, she must support the second prince?"

The smile on Zhao Qingze's face had already fallen, his expression was cold, and there was no trace of warmth in his eyes.

The queen mother never expected that Zhao Qingze would turn his back on such an occasion. She clenched her hands into fists, but suddenly covered her chest, and said with a hurt expression on her face: "The Ai family is already at this age, and I just want to be around my children and grandchildren." On the day of kneeling, I just mentioned a few words with the emperor. It's fine if the emperor doesn't agree, how can I say that Aijia threatens the emperor..."

After the queen mother said this, she sighed heavily again: "Since the emperor is not willing to let it go, let's not mention this matter, and the Ai family does not want to ruin their relationship with the emperor."

"I don't want to."

The Empress Dowager originally thought that what she said, no matter what, could be regarded as a mutual step. After all, today is a big day, and Zhao Qingze definitely can't hold on to this matter.

But who knew, Zhao Qingze replied to her leisurely, without any regard for face.

The queen mother was stunned, she had a premonition that Zhao Qingze's next words would not be very pleasant, she sat stiffly, but in her heart she regretted saying this in public.

Originally thought that Zhao Qingze and Ruyi would consider the face of the royal family if they talked about it in a crowd of people, and they would more or less get what she wanted. As for the future, she didn't think about it any more. After all, as long as the goal is achieved, the emperor will be born again. Gas doesn't help either.As for the relationship with the emperor, ever since Zhao Qingze came to her with two imperial decrees, the queen mother never thought that one day they would be able to reconcile as before.

And the Queen Mother's expectation was indeed good, Zhao Qingze did not intend to lightly expose the matter, on the contrary, it was more serious than she thought.

Zhao Qingze is not a person who likes to whitewash the peace at all, he prefers to open up everything and speak clearly.

"Queen Mother, I must have told you very clearly at the beginning, what should be done and what should not be done, even if I didn't make it clear, don't you know how to be a smart person like you?"

"Prince Shen, his father made a big mistake, and I have treated him with tolerance. What more do you want from him? Do you have to let me take back his princely throne, and then send him back to be imprisoned together with his father? When Zhao Qingze said this, he looked at Prince and Concubine Shen, his tone was not harsh, on the contrary very gentle, but what he said made Prince and Concubine Shen shudder, "Sister, you want to Send Prince Shen back to the palace, do you and the little princess in the mansion both want to go back to the palace?"

When Prince Shen heard the words, she raised her lowered head involuntarily, but she shook her head again and again: "No, Your Majesty, I don't dare to think so extravagantly. I just want to raise Shen'er in peace."

After Zhao Qingze heard a satisfactory answer, a slight smile appeared on his face, and he looked at the queen mother again, and said slowly: "The queen mother doesn't seem to communicate well with Prince Shen's residence either."

"Your Majesty, the Ai family said, since you don't want to, forget it!"

The Empress Dowager's tone was very blunt, and she seemed to be annoyed by Zhao Qingze's performance.I only felt that my face was lost, but I still stubbornly maintained my last dignity.

"If I didn't speak clearly to the Empress Dowager earlier, then here I will talk to the Empress Dowager in front of everyone about what should not be done. The first thing is the imperial concubine and my two children, It's not what you can do, the Queen Mother." Zhao Qingze stood up holding Aman, although holding the child seemed a bit ridiculous, but everyone present didn't think it was funny, they just felt shuddering in their hearts.

"Queen Dowager, I will be filial to you, but you also have to be a queen dowager who satisfies me. Your honor is ultimately given to me, don't you think?"

Zhao Qingze fixed his eyes on the queen mother, and asked back.

The queen mother didn't answer, but her body, which was sitting upright and stiff, became more and more tense.

She didn't want to answer this question. Zhao Qingze would disregard the dignity of the royal family in front of so many people, and he was not even willing to whitewash the peace and maintain his dignity, just to save her face and warn her. She never thought of it.

But Zhao Qingze didn't give her this face, but she couldn't keep it for herself, otherwise how could she face all the ladies and ladies in the capital with a superior attitude in the future.How can she sit in the position of the queen mother?

She picked up the cold wine glass on the table, brought it to her mouth and took a sip, feeling cold and extremely bitter.

"Aijia is feeling unwell, and wants to go back to rest."

The queen mother wanted to stand up and leave without waiting for anyone to help her.

Now that Zhao Qingze has reached this point, he will not let it go easily, he said with a smile: "Since the queen mother is not feeling well, I will let the best imperial doctor in the imperial hospital show it to the queen mother, but before the queen mother leaves , have not answered my question just now, do you understand what I mean?"

"emperor!"

The queen mother's eyes widened, and she looked at Zhao Qingze in disbelief, "You are now the emperor who stands high above you, do you have to force your mother to bow to you too?"

"I don't need the queen mother to bow to me. I just want to talk to the queen mother about the matter just now. If the queen mother is still unwilling to answer, I will stay here with the queen mother to think clearly. This year the queen mother has not thought clearly. I must wait until next year, the queen mother I'll figure it out."

"Okay, the emperor just wants Aijia to explain clearly, so Aijia said."

The queen mother knew that what Zhao Qingze said was definitely not just a word, and the longer she stood here in a stalemate, the more embarrassing she would be.

After she finished speaking, she held onto the table unsteadily.

Concubine Li, who was standing beside the Queen Mother, quickly reached out to help the Queen Mother, and exclaimed a little: "The Queen Mother..."

After finishing speaking, he looked to Zhao Qingze's side again.

"Since the queen mother is not feeling well, Concubine Li will help the queen mother back to Ci'an Palace, and let the imperial doctor take a good look at it. Don't think about these things that have nothing to do with the queen mother and hurt her health."

Until this moment, Zhao Qingze did not continue to insist.

The Empress Dowager was supported by Concubine Li, and left with a group of people who accompanied her when she first came. Zhao Qingze did not stay long in this place full of female relatives, but smiled and told Ruyi: "Don't drink too much. , I will take Aman to the front hall first, and I will take you to watch the fireworks later."

Ruyi nodded, with a pleasant smile on her face.

After Zhao Qingze left, the atmosphere in the hall became lively again, as if there hadn't been such a disturbance at all.

But the difference is that everyone looks at Ruyi with a different meaning.The smiles on the faces of those who came up to toast with Ruyi became more attentive and sincere.

(End of this chapter)