Daughter of the royal palace

Chapter 146 Xiao Tingxuan's Explanation (2)
Ouyang Chen smiled and waved the folding fan in his hand as if he was in a good mood.

Ling Xihan looked at the ivory bone fan in his hand very strangely, "Are you hot?" It's already October, and he still holds a fan every day, isn't he afraid of catching a cold?

Ouyang Chen was taken aback, and looked at the fan in his hand.

"It's just a habit."

Ling Xihan rolled her eyes, "Your habits are really special." After saying that, she suddenly thought of something, "Aren't you going to accompany your beauty?" She just saw Prince Gong's daughter-in-law who seemed to have a good impression of him. After leaving, she walked to Ouyang Chen's side with an affectionate look.How did he have time to come here?

"Aren't I just accompanying the beauty right now?" Ouyang Chen stared at her and asked back.

Ling Xihan curled her lips and stopped talking, and Ouyang Chen also stopped talking, just sitting quietly beside her.

In the distance, Xiao Tingxuan came slowly, and seemed a little surprised when he saw the two sitting side by side, and a strangeness flashed in his eyes.Then her thin lips raised slightly, and she walked over briskly. "The girl seems to be very leisurely."

As soon as she heard his voice, Ling Xihan's face turned cold, and she didn't even look at him.

"Isn't His Royal Highness the same?"

Xiao Tingxuan could tell from her tone that she was still angry, so he sighed softly.

"The queen mother wants to see you."

Ling Xihan was slightly taken aback, the queen wants to see her?It just so happened that she also wanted to ask the queen something.It is convenient for him to pull out his pair of jade feet in the water, and put on the shoes and socks in front of the two men. His movements are natural and casual, without any tweaking.

"Let's go." She said, regardless of the two people behind her, she took the lead to walk towards Longyan Palace.

Behind him, Ouyang Chen had already stood up, looked away from Ling Xihan's back, and looked at Xiao Tingxuan beside him, with a smile in his eyes.

"You are really tempted." The Queen has a call, and it must be Bi Ying to pass it on.

Xiao Tingxuan looked at him sideways, with a slight coldness in his eyes.

"If that wasn't the case, why did you deliberately say those words to disturb my heart?" The two of them had fought for many years, so they were naturally familiar with each other's martial arts and temperament.Ouyang Chen had already sensed his aura, so he said those ambiguous words to Ling Xihan.

Ouyang Chen shook his fan and smiled, "No, the woman who can tempt you is naturally extraordinary. How do you know that I must be acting?"

Xiao Tingxuan narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly smiled lightly.

"That's right." She looked at Ling Xihan who had disappeared around the corner, "It seems that Brother Ouyang likes the scenery of Taiye Pond very much. If so, then I won't bother you, let me leave." He said without hesitation Follow Ling Xihan.

Ouyang Chen stood where he was, with deep eyes.

Ahead, Xiao Tingxuan had already caught up with Ling Xihan, after a long silence, Xiao Tingxuan finally spoke.

"The emperor loved his mother all his life, and on the day he ascended the throne, he announced to the world that the harem should be abolished. In recent years, there has been no other woman in the harem except the queen mother."

Ling Xihan was taken aback for a moment, wondering why he suddenly mentioned this matter.

Xiao Tingxuan looked into the distance with his phoenix eyes, and the branches hanging down above his head cast mottled shadows on his peerless and enchanting face.

"Such a violation of the imperial decree of the ancestral system was naturally opposed by many ministers in the court. But before the father took the throne, he eliminated Yao, Yang, and the entire Shen family by thunderous means. All the ministers in the court felt palpitating. With the support of Wang and other princes and mother and queen's family, those ministers had no choice but to keep silent about this matter." He raised his head and sighed softly.

"Later, when the war broke out, the Queen Mother fought with the Emperor Father everywhere, and finally unified the world. The Emperor Father took the word 'Qing' from the Queen Mother's name as the country's name, so as to show the world his deep affection for the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is very talented. Not only is this woman proficient in all aspects of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she is also superior to many men in politics, military affairs, humanities and geography. The father is wise and wise, and he has to lament that the mother's chest is full of gaps, calling the mother the "first woman in ancient and modern times."

"The empress mother is kind-hearted. In the early years, she made many private visits and condolences to the people and the army. Therefore, she has a high prestige in the hearts of the people in the world. In addition, the empress mother accompanied her father to the court and put forward many political theories that benefit the country and the people. All officials are convinced. Gradually, those old officials who insisted on etiquette no longer have any objections to the abolition of the imperial father's harem. But it was just six years ago." His voice changed, and he became a little more indifferent, but the shocking and enchanting phoenix eyes With depressive pain.His voice suddenly became very soft, very soft.

"When my mother was pregnant with me, she had fetal gas movement and caught cold in the snow. She was also frightened and gave birth prematurely within eight months, and her life was hanging by a thread. The mother tried her best to give birth to me, but she fainted because of her vital energy. "He lowered his head slowly, his eyes were sad.

"Even if she recovers later, the root cause of the disease will be left behind, and she will never be able to conceive again for the rest of her life."

Ling Xihan's whole body was shocked, she had been wondering before, the emperor and the empress had such a strong relationship, how could there be only one son?turn out to be……

Xiao Tingxuan calmed down slightly, and said indifferently: "Originally, this matter was a royal secret, but somehow it was spread by someone with a heart. Those ministers who were ready to move started to make use of it again, and asked the father to choose a concubine to fill his heirs. Among them, Mr. Zhang, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, is the most important. After the father cherishes his mother, he will naturally not choose a concubine. However, Mr. Zhang is a person who sticks to the etiquette. He keeps using the ancestral system to put pressure on the father. Sharp. His father has long been dissatisfied with him, but although Mr. Zhang is pedantic, he is also a clean and honest person. Although his father intends to make trouble, he is afraid that if he does too much, he will hurt his mother and be scolded by the world as a "disaster". , so hold back."

When he said this, he looked at Ling Xihan.

"It wasn't until the last time you planned the matter of Zhang Xiaohuan and Zhang Shoucheng that Royal Father took this opportunity to dismiss Mr. Zhang from office. Over the years, those officials attached to the Zhang family have done a lot of crimes. Royal Father has already ordered me to collect As evidence of the crime, once the Zhang family falls, the clans that depended on the Zhang family to survive will be like a piece of loose sand, which can easily disintegrate. In addition, you deliberately let people release those rumors, which is more like the emperor's intention. Let the people of the world We all know that Mr. Zhang, who has always abided by the etiquette, should his children do such shameless things that are paradoxical and moral. Even if the father is furious, it is reasonable in the eyes of the people in the world. And the father is also We must use the matter of the Zhang family to give an iron-blooded warning to those officials in the court who want to send people to the harem, and let them keep their duties, otherwise the Zhang family will be their role model."

"This is also the reason why the second uncle and the eighth uncle were indifferent to this matter."

After Xiao Tingxuan finished speaking, Ling Xihan fell silent.Is he explaining to me?
Her eyes flickered slightly, and she had to say that his explanation really made her feel a lot better.But what she didn't understand was that Xiao Tingxuan didn't explain to her who was furious that day, but told her not to trust anyone.So now, why did he explain to her?He even mentioned the mother he always respected?

(End of this chapter)