Foster son and husband

Chapter 168 Yizhi ([-])

Eunuch Tan still wanted to argue, but Ji Qing stared at him: "Aren't you admitting your mistake? The Empress Dowager indeed issued a decree today, and the emperor just went to greet the Empress Dowager, and picked up the copy of Teng Hao from the case table and stamped it with a phoenix seal." Looking at the decree, the queen mother was surprised that you were careless and took a blank silk book by mistake to announce the decree. The queen mother was annoyed, but fortunately the emperor persuaded you and gave you a chance to let go! Wait, wait a while Someone sent a real imperial decree, Eunuch Tan can only read it because of the phoenix seal stamped on it, otherwise... Eunuch Tan doesn’t want to be punished for both crimes?”

Eunuch Tan confronted Ji Qing, Ji Qing's eyes were serious and cold, and he specifically mentioned the emperor just now, Eunuch Tan knew that things had changed, so he didn't talk anymore, he paused, flicked his whisk, and did as Ji Qing said, bowing his head Step back and stand aside, watching the situation unfold.

Living deep in the palace, he is used to watching royal power struggles. If necessary, he can even give up his own flesh and blood to suppress him. How can Eunuch Tan not understand? The queen mother has been talking about it for a few days, and the decree that she is anxious to issue is not in line with the emperor's wishes Before, the Empress Dowager also told herself to act carefully, not to let the emperor's people find out when she left the palace. After the reading of Yi's decree, the people of Xu's mansion personally accepted the decree. Qin was expelled from Xu's mansion. It's not too late to let the emperor know, and then the second imperial decree to marry the princess comes down, it is related to the reputation of the imperial sister, even if the emperor is unhappy, it is impossible to stop it.

But I didn't expect that early in the morning, who would go to the emperor with so many things to poke this leak? Ji Qing came so fast, the first edict fell into his hands, and Mrs. Xu was not allowed to accept it. How did the second edict come down? What did Ji Qing mean when he said that he had to wait for the real Yizhi? Could it be that Xu Hou didn’t have to divorce his wife, but could still be the princess? The princess lived side by side with her original spouse? Impossible, there was no such rule in all dynasties!
Ji Qing and Eunuch Tan stared at the Xu Mansion, tacitly waiting for the "real" edict to be issued.In the inner garden of the deep palace, in the magnificent and comfortable Paiyun Pavilion of the Compassionate Ning Palace, the empress dowager and the emperor went through a dispute, the mother and son were relatively speechless, and the imperial decree that Ji Qing said was dictated by the emperor, followed by the eunuchs. The Empress Dowager Cheng sealed the phoenix seal and handed it over to the eunuch Sili to send it out of the palace and go to Xu's mansion to announce the decree.

The Empress Dowager's eyes were reddish, she was sitting on the couch with a cold face and said nothing, the Emperor was standing beside her, holding a cup of hot tea in both hands, her attitude was respectful, her voice was gentle, but her complexion was not very good-looking.

He has kept this action for a long time, the queen mother just refused to take the tea, the emperor was a little helpless, more annoyed, but he is not someone who changes his mind easily, if he doesn't take it, right, my son is holding you back, right here It's stuck, you can pick it up whenever you like!

The little court ladies and eunuchs kneeling on the floor, no matter who they were, handed over snacks, tea, etc., as long as they walked in front of the emperor, they would all be intercepted, and the emperor said:
"Wait for me to serve the Queen Mother!"

Received it in her hand and sent it to the Empress Dowager herself. When the Empress Dowager was furious, she slapped the candied fruit presented by the emperor with her palm, and the honey juice wrapped the emperor's dragon robe, frightening the whole room. The little maids and eunuchs fell to their knees In one piece, the emperor robbed them of their jobs and soiled their dragon robes. In terms of crimes, they must not fall on their heads, so please forgive them as soon as possible, so as not to lose their lives!
The old palace servant who has been with her for many years whispered advice from time to time, no matter how upset the Queen Mother was, she knew the seriousness in the end. Who can beat him?If you continue to quarrel with him like this, in the end it will be you, the wife of the country, who will lose your position.

The queen mother sighed, and said in a hoarse voice: "Bring the tea, Ai's family is thirsty!"

The emperor finally waited for this sentence, stepped forward with a smile, and delivered the tea to the Empress Dowager: "My son has been holding it all the time. The warm tea is just right. Please use it, the Empress Dowager!"

The Queen Mother hummed, took it over and uncovered the lid, drank a couple of sips, and nodded: "Okay, that's how you can drink it!"

The old palace man next to him leaned over and said with a smile: "The emperor is really benevolent and filial, holding tea for the queen mother, I haven't had a sip of tea all morning!"

The queen mother pointed to the maids and eunuchs on the ground and said: "What are you doing kneeling? Is my mother dead? The Ai family is alive and well, and it will be okay to raise you for ten or eight years! Get up, what to do , also make a cup of ginseng tea for the emperor!"

The emperor lowered his eyes, tensed his face, and returned to the calm state before the empress dowager received the tea.

The old palace man bowed forward to adjust the fruit plate on the low table for the queen mother, and passed a wink to remind the queen mother not to provoke the emperor again.

The queen mother snorted and argued for a long time. The identity of the queen mother and the biological mother forced the emperor to back down half a step. In the end, it was the ending. It was hard to get over it.She gave birth to three children. The eldest son, Zhao Yu, was too self-reliant and decisive. Thanks to her hard work for most of her life, she worked hard for him to successfully inherit the throne. And some things, such as wanting to fight for the interests of the natal family, making the children of the Chen family more promising, and requiring all males to be appointed officials and nobles, it does not need to have much real power, as long as the Chen family is prominent among many nobles. At the beginning, Zhao Yu could listen to her and do whatever she said, but after less than a year since ascending to the throne, he gradually changed. He doesn't accept her opinion, but whenever she makes a request, he will either dodge and evade in every possible way, or pretend to be deaf and dumb, pretending to forget, or simply refuse, with a tough attitude and no room for turning around.

When the queen mother was sad and disappointed, sometimes she couldn't help thinking that if the youngest son Zhao Bao ascended to the throne of God, he would definitely not treat the queen mother like this, and her wishes would be more satisfied. It's a bit deviant, but his filial piety to his mother is very deep, and he can see it clearly, unlike Zhao Yu, who has one thing in the open and another in the back.

The Empress Dowager said to the emperor: "The matter is already like this, and I am tired. The emperor can go and deal with political affairs by himself! Su De's marriage, let's put it aside for now. After finally choosing a person who suits her heart, she readily agrees to marry, and the imperial decree is also issued. If it's down, the emperor will chase it back... The king's relatives and sisters are not even allowed to marry a courtier, so what dignity is there? The few foreign officials mentioned by the emperor, don't mention it again. Su De is a princess. Nianhua, with a mother and brother, is not a helpless orphan like Zhuang Yulan, why should she marry a 40-year-old foreign official as a continuation? You are not afraid of being laughed at, thank you for thinking of it!"

The emperor walked to the other side of the soft couch and sat down, took a sip of the ginseng tea offered by the little maid: "Who dares to underestimate these foreign officials? They are all confidantes carefully selected and cultivated by the emperor back then. As the Son of Heaven, he sits high in the court every day and is busy dealing with government affairs. He also has to hold on to this beautiful country and maintain a peaceful world, relying on countless loyal foreign officials! These people have worked hard for many years, and their political achievements are particularly outstanding , I went to Beijing to report on their duties at the end of last year. I left them in Beijing and promoted them to the positions of officials in Beijing. They are all talented and learned, and they worked diligently for the court. They stayed in remote places for more than ten or twenty years to monitor the situation of one side. It’s not easy. Shi Songmao, the prefect of Jianghuai, is 20 years old. He was the number one scholar appointed by his father at the time. Since he became an official at the age of 46, he has served in various positions in the north and south of the river. Now that he is getting older, sick and weak, and lost his wife, in addition to rewarding him with an idle civil servant for the rest of the year, I think about giving him a happy marriage, which is all the grace of the royal family. It is not suitable for the royal family to marry a princess or princess. I think Zhuang Yulan's status is very good, she has some relationship with the queen mother, she can be regarded as the emperor's relatives, and the marriage is honored by both parties, Mrs. Xu should have nothing to say - she should be happy, Zhuang Yulan married Shi Songmao , That’s also the order of the second grade! As for Su De, I said yes, she can marry anyone she likes, but only Xu Junying! The son doesn’t know what the mother’s consideration is, why must she be promised to Junying? Could it be that forcing the ministers to divorce their wives and marry the princess won’t be ridiculed by the court? The queen mother should have imagined that once Xu Junying became the princess’ consort, she would have to serve the princess wholeheartedly and not be in charge of military affairs. How are you doing?"

The queen mother said: "Junying has become a son-in-law, why can't he be your right arm and right arm? You grew up together and are very close, but you just married Su De, so you have to guard against him? Don't worry about it, King Qi. Now even Su De can't believe it!"

The emperor sneered: "The empress mother thinks so, how much it makes the son chill! The son has something to say, and he has to say it! In the past dynasties, there is no such precedent - a son-in-law can take power. Su De and King Qi are my brothers and sisters. As long as I If you are in power, you can keep them safe forever, no matter how absurd they are, I just don't see it, but if they go too far, the mistakes they make will endanger the country and my throne, and I will never forgive them lightly!"

The Empress Dowager slapped the purple wood carved low table with her palm, and said angrily: "Never forgive me? What are you talking about? They are all the flesh and blood of the Ai family. If you dare to hurt them, the Ai family will fight you desperately!" "

The emperor stood up, bowed and bowed: "Mother, calm down! Mother, don't worry! There is nothing wrong with this, what I said is a hypothesis! I also ask my mother not to forget, I was also born by my mother, if King Qi and Su De work together They plotted to rule my world and want to put me to death, will the queen mother fight them desperately?"

When the queen mother heard the words, she was startled and saw the emperor raised her head, with a worried face and a sad expression, just like when she was a child when she was asked about homework by the emperor, but she couldn't answer it for a while, and was scolded by the emperor and punished to be alone in a quiet room.The Empress Dowager couldn't help feeling soft in her heart, and her eyes turned red again. Only she knew how difficult the life of their mother and son was. There were many concubines in the harem, and the beauties were like a cloud. Most of the previous emperors favored young and beautiful newcomers. She could only see the holy face when the late emperor came to visit the prince. At that time, in order to let the eldest prince get more love from the late emperor, she forced her little son to study the scriptures hard and memorize the history of sages and philosophies thoroughly. Sure enough, the first emperor valued the eldest son very much, and he was named the crown prince at the age of five. She finally climbed to the queen's throne step by step, but she couldn't feel at ease. Palace battles were everywhere, and the concubines gave birth to princes one after another. The more naughty she grew up, the more she was reprimanded by the first emperor. She was worried all day long. She couldn't count how many times she had cried for the first time...

The Queen Mother let out a long sigh, and said in a hoarse voice: "The Ai family is old and can't care about you anymore! The children born by myself, with the palms of their hands attached to their hearts, love the Ai family as much as the Ai family. Brotherhood is hard-won, if you can't live in harmony, The Ai family will not rest in peace when they die, and when they go to heaven in the future, they will have no face to see the late emperor..."

She picked up the handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and the emperor approached and said, "It's all the son's fault! The mother has worked so hard for so many years, and it's time to enjoy life in peace, but the son always makes the mother worry... The mother doesn't have to think too much, what about the son?" Do you not understand the preciousness of family ties? The queen mother has seen how she treated her younger siblings since she was a child, and the son has grown up, but he does not want to change his heart towards the queen mother and younger siblings!"

The Empress Dowager wiped away her tears, nodded, and said to the emperor: "Recently, I have been feeling palpitations, shortness of breath, sore shoulders and backs, dizziness again, poor eyesight, can't see far, can't do anything well, and can't take care of the end. , from now on, the Ai family will leave your affairs alone, and if you have a bite, you can live a peaceful life of your own!"

The emperor hastily stretched out his hand to rub her shoulders: "I was tired of my mother yesterday. I hugged the emperor and grandson for a long time, and my son will rub it for you! I will call Zhang Jingyun for a consultation later, and I will prepare another pair of pills to eat?"

The queen mother smiled and said with great enjoyment: "My Yu'er did a good job rubbing the shoulders! Bao'er's hands are too heavy, Sude is impatient, but rubbing makes me feel uncomfortable. These two enemies...you say that? Isn’t Zhang Jingyun not bad? The eldest son of Lord Jingguo, even though he had a quarrel when he was young, he is supposed to inherit the title. Not on him?"

The emperor smiled wryly: just now he said that he didn't care about Su De's marriage, but when he heard Zhang Jingyun's name, his mind moved again, the queen mother is really idle.Princess Zhang Jingyun has no objection. Zhang Jingyun's appearance is impeccable, and he has excellent medical skills and martial arts. Of course it is good to be his brother-in-law, but it depends on whether he is willing. Zhang Jingyun is also a good friend, and he is proud Ao, although Su De is a princess, he may not be able to see it, otherwise, why would he ignore the ban he gave him and insist on wearing a mask when he checked Su De's pulse again and again.

"I don't know about this son. It's probably because Zhang Jingyun is too cold-tempered and taciturn. Su De doesn't like that kind of man!"

The emperor can only explain this, although he knows it is a bit far-fetched, isn't Xu Junying, who has been causing trouble for him recently, the same desolate, boring and taciturn?Su De also likes it, how can I say this?
Fortunately, the queen mother concentrated on enjoying it, closed her eyes and didn't ask any more questions.

　I'm sorry dears, I couldn't log in yesterday due to something, and I got home after [-] o'clock, and the internet went crazy again, I wanted to post it, but I tried several times, but it didn't work, I know someone is waiting, Ah Rou hereby sincerely apologizes !
　　I'm so sorry!

　　Three more today. . . . . .

　　
　
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