The slave family is not a disaster

Chapter 106 The Best Candidate

"Going back to the emperor, that's right. The concubine really can't bear it anymore. Yue'er is our sister anyway, and she is still young. You should stop torturing her. Since she doesn't want to get married, please ask the emperor to help her." The queen knelt On the ground, these touching words were spoken with compassion.

Surprisingly, the emperor didn't get angry, he just said quietly: "Lan'er, get up first and then talk."

"No, if the emperor doesn't divorce Yue'er, the concubine won't get up." The queen shook her head and said persistently.

The emperor's face turned cold: "Lan'er, are you even threatening me?"

"The concubine dare not. The concubine is not trying to threaten the emperor. I just heard that Yue'er can't hold on for a few days without eating or drinking. I feel very sad. After so many years, others don't understand. Your majesty, you should know what Yue'er is." Temper, you shouldn't force her like this." The queen said tears fell from her emotional part.

"Forget it, you should get up first, it seems that I shouldn't force her." Thinking of Xi Gongyue's pale face, the emperor couldn't bear it anymore. get married.

Seeing that the emperor had begun to loosen, the queen slowly got up: "Your majesty, if it hadn't been for Yue'er, I'm afraid...?" She paused for a moment and didn't continue talking.

The emperor then interrupted her: "Lan'er, I know what you want to say. I really want to thank Yue'er for that matter. You also understand how I have treated her for so many years. This time she was really messing around. I don't understand, what's wrong with the Zhao family, and it's not a wolf or a leopard, as for her attitude? She doesn't give me face by doing this, do you understand?"

"Your Majesty, although you want to save face, please be careful about Yue'er's life and death. Yue'er has suffered enough in this life. When the Concubine Ling was alive, she was tortured. Now that the Concubine Ling is gone, she can live with difficulty. After a few years of stable life, since she doesn't want to marry, then don't force her, it will be counterproductive." The emperor nodded frequently after what the queen said.

It seems that she is very convincing: "Lan'er, you are right. I was negligent. Yue'er is kind to me. It really shouldn't be like this. Later, I will tell the Zhao family that I am doing it for their family. The son refers to another marriage, this marriage, it is better to let it go."

Seeing that the emperor changed his mind, the queen raised the corners of her mouth proudly. She guessed right. It seems that the emperor really couldn't bear Xi Gongyue. This younger sister, who is neither relative nor old, still has some weight to the emperor, of course , this amount mainly comes from that incident back then.

"Then the concubine will thank the emperor on Yue'er's behalf." As he spoke, the emperor made a gesture and wanted to kneel down again.

But was supported by the emperor: "Lan'er, don't kneel, it's hard for you to speak for Yue'er this time, she has no relatives and no reason, thanks to your care in the harem, you go back first, I'm going to Jiuhua Palace tonight Accompany you, I will discuss about Yue'er's divorce later, and it is inconvenient for you to be present."

"Yes, the concubine will leave first." Hearing that the emperor stayed at Jiuhua Palace at night, the empress knew that her performance was not in vain, and it seemed that she had benefited a lot.

Jiuhua Palace

The queen put on a light long dress with tails, and leaned on the phoenix chair to enjoy eating grapes. The little maid carefully held up the tray: "Empress Empress, I don't understand why you have to go to such lengths to speak for Princess Yue , if someone like her helps her, she won't appreciate it."

"Xiaoman, you don't understand. What I have done this time is very worthwhile. In fact, outsiders didn't see it, but I can see it clearly. Originally, the emperor didn't really want to force Nishi Gongyue to death. The emperor has already softened his heart. He I just want to find a step to go down, and this palace happens to be this step, so the emperor not only has a good impression of this palace this time, but also will come to Jiuhua Palace at night. Fame, why not do it?" Shen Bilan explained proudly.

The little palace maid suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. The empress is wise, and this move is exquisite. However, I still have a question I want to ask. Please don't blame the empress."

"After all, I've been with Bengong for so many years, when did I blame you?" Shen Bilan glanced at Xiaoman and said, in fact, this is true, Xiaoman is Shen Bilan who has been taking care of her when she was in the general's mansion Maid girl, her father died in battle, her mother died of illness, and the queen mother took her into the palace. Her only request was to bring this little girl, because she knew that she must have her own confidant in the palace, and the queen mother could not be trusted.

"My servant wants to know why the emperor treats Princess Yue so well? As we all know, Princess Yue is not from the Xigong family, but an orphan girl who was adopted. King Rui'an, King Huai and King Heng all look down on Princess Yue. Only the emperor seems to be like this. It’s been better for Princess Yue for many years.” Xiaoman raised her own question.

The queen smiled: "Xiaoman, you have asked a good question. Many people want to know this question, but they dare not ask it. In the past, I would not have dared to talk nonsense, but now that Ling The imperial concubine is already dead, and I am not afraid anymore, so it doesn’t matter if I tell you.”

Hearing what the queen said, Xiaoman really felt that she had asked the right question. It seemed that this might be a secret that had been kept for many years.

The queen said slowly: "Back then, Concubine Ling brought an orphan girl into the palace and beat her all day long. No other children dared to get close to Xi Gongyue. Only the emperor who was still the prince at that time was not afraid of these things, and occasionally said a few words to her. , she felt very grateful. Later, the concubine Ling found out from nowhere, and said that the person who caused her miscarriage was actually Empress He, who is today's empress dowager. So she held a grudge and poisoned the cake for the prince to eat However, at the critical moment, Xi Gongyue came to snatch the pastry and knocked it to the ground, breaking the trap and allowing the prince to escape. It's just that this matter made Lingfei very unhappy, and she gave Xi Gongyue a punishment. What kind of punishment? , We have no way of knowing, but that night, it is said that the palace of the concubine Ling screamed again and again, and later I heard that Xi Gongyue would never be a mother for the rest of her life, and it was said that the lower body was poured with poisonous water. I have been guilty all the time, so I have treated Nishinomiya Yue as my own sister for so many years."

Xiaoman was very surprised after hearing this, and said with emotion: "It turns out that the beautiful and gentle concubine Ling is so vicious in the legend."

"That's right, no matter how beautiful and gentle a woman is, she can't help being hit. Once she is stimulated, it's over. Concubine Ling was very popular with the late emperor during her lifetime. She was pregnant three times, but she had a miscarriage. It has to be regrettable. When she After learning that someone deliberately framed her, she lost her mind and became a crazy woman." The queen said slowly, as if she was telling a story.

"That's really terrible, hatred can make people crazy." Xiaoman continued.

The queen nodded: "That's right, otherwise the empress dowager wouldn't have been so scared and killed the concubine Ling early. The concubine Ling died not long after the emperor died."

"Ah? Didn't the Concubine Ling die as a martyr? Could it be...?" Xiaoman opened her mouth wide in disbelief.

The queen smiled contemptuously: "How can there be so many people buried in this harem? Everyone knows the real cause of death. The winner and the loser. Now that the empress dowager is in power in the harem, she must bloodwash the harem and clear out the enemies."

"It's too scary, so there are so many secrets." Xiaoman murmured softly.

"There's still a lot you don't know, that's enough, let's not talk about this, you go and prepare hot water, I will take a bath first, and the emperor will come over in the evening." The queen ordered.

"Yes, empress, the emperor hasn't come for a long time, it's good now, I hope empress will conceive a dragon child soon, at least earlier than that Ye Zhaoyi." Xiaoman laughed.

"Don't worry about that. It's not surprising that Ye Anyao can see her face. Ten of Ye Anyao's are not difficult for Ning Lingshan." After speaking, the queen raised her hand and knocked over the tray of grapes.

Imperial study room

"Feng, I have decided to retire the engagement, I can't force Yue'er to death." The emperor said calmly.

Haifeng didn't seem to be surprised, as if he had thought of the result long ago and said with a smile: "The subordinates know that the emperor will not let go of this heart, and the divorce is fine, but the current problem is to give the Zhao family an explanation."

The emperor nodded: "That's true, the Zhao family must give an explanation, but I haven't thought of a suitable candidate yet, do you have any?"

Gaifeng thought for a while and said: "Give marriage to the Zhao family, it is necessary to avoid those important ministers, we can't let them marry their sons and daughters as in-laws, that would be too much threat to the emperor, so we can only find some irrelevant official positions, but they also need to be prominent."

"Hehe, you are getting smarter and smarter, and you can gradually stop being a bodyguard and become a civil servant." The emperor joked with a smile.

"Forget it, your majesty, you should stop teasing your subordinates. You can only be a personal bodyguard in this life, and you won't be exempted from being a civil servant. The reason why you have become smarter is because you are with the emperor every day and get close to Zhu. Those who are red." Said Gale.

"You're getting better at talking. You won't end up like those ministers who only flatter you? I don't want you to become like that." The emperor looked at Haifeng and laughed.

"This subordinate is telling the truth, and the emperor said that his subordinate is flattering him. It's really helpless, so it's fine if this subordinate doesn't tell the truth." Gaifeng said pretendingly.

"Haifeng, have you been too idle recently? It seems that I should send you to the border to relax." The emperor looked at Haifeng thoughtfully and said.

"No, Your Majesty, I have received your kindness, but I am still willing to stay in Bianjing, why don't I agree?" Blast Feng looked aggrieved.

"Don't dawdle, speak quickly." The emperor asked.

"Actually, there is one candidate. She is the imperial physician's niece Zheng, the niece of the imperial physician. The subordinates have seen the emperor's draft list before, and there is this girl among them. She is said to be good-looking, with a good personality, and comes from a famous family. Getting married to the Zhao family is a match made in heaven."

The emperor nodded: "Well, that's right, then she is the best candidate. She has no military power and is in a high position."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, there is still a difficult problem to solve." Gai Feng said with a worried look on his face.

"What problem?" The emperor looked at Gai Feng suspiciously.

"I heard... this Miss Zheng is the confidante of His Royal Highness King Heng." Blast Feng said word by word.

"What? Lao Wu's confidante, Hai Feng, are you deliberately trying to play tricks on me? You clearly know that she is from Lao Wu, and you deliberately told me that you are looking for death, right?" Hengwang Xigongjin was concerned, and immediately got angry at Gale.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, haven't you heard what your subordinates have said?"

"If you have anything else to say, say it quickly, if you can't explain why, I will kill you." The emperor said dissatisfied.

"It's like this. When I inquired about the news before, I saw His Royal Highness Heng Wang fighting fiercely with the Miss Zheng family many times, but you know who Heng Wang is. He is in love with flowers all day long, and he is drunk and dreamy. He is not only with The Zheng family girl is close, and she is also good with other officials and eunuchs, so if the emperor wants to bestow a marriage, you can first ask Heng Wang what he means, in case Heng Wang has no intention of marrying the Zheng family lady, you Isn't it possible to give her to the Zhao family?" What Hai Feng said was well-founded, and the emperor was no longer angry.

Instead, he nodded: "That's right, then you go to Hengwang's mansion and call the fifth child here, and the Zhao family's affairs can no longer be delayed. Before retiring the engagement, you must give the Zhao family a suitable candidate." Otherwise, I will have no face to see Qinglong General Zhao Wanshan."

"Yes, then this subordinate is going to find King Heng and see what he has to say?" Said, Gai Feng disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)