palace heart

Chapter 88
She promised Shen Hongde to protect Shen Mojun, and Shen Mojun had already promised her that she would protect Prince Chengxian well until he ascended the throne. If Shen Mojun made a mistake in this step, then everything after that would be ruined.

She paced slowly in the hall, thinking about how Empress Dowager Gao would deal with Shen Mojun, and how to keep Shen Mojun.But after thinking for a long time, Li Qianlan finally couldn't get into the calculating mind of Empress Dowager Gao. She was distraught, so she simply climbed onto the bed to catch up on sleep, but she kept having nightmares.

In the dream, she saw Shen Mojun, pierced by a long sword from behind, standing in front of her covered in blood, while Empress Dowager Gao was laughing ferociously behind Shen Mojun.

She was stuck in a dream for a long time and couldn't wake up, she just muttered "Don't, don't...", Emperor Ying returned to Jingyang Palace, saw this scene, but didn't know that she was disturbed by He Meng, he reached out and wiped Li Qianlan's forehead The cold sweat on her face gently pushed her awake and called out: "Qianlan, Qianlan..."

How long has it been since she heard this call, Li Qianlan woke up from her dream, and the moment she saw Emperor Ying, she suddenly had the illusion that Shen Mojun was sitting in front of the bed.

She couldn't help stretching out her hand to hold Emperor Ying's arm tightly, and was about to speak, about to tell about the disturbance in her dream, when Imperial Physician Meng arrived unexpectedly, and reported in the hall: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu's detoxifying medicine is ready. "

emperor!Win Emperor!Li Qianlan came to her senses, she couldn't help but slowly relax her grip on Emperor Ying's hand, and hurriedly sat up on the bed, terrified: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being rude just now!"

Emperor Ying shook his head and said nothing, his eyes were as deep as a deep pool, looking deeply into Li Qianlan's heart, those eyes were sharp and able to see everything.

Li Qianlan didn't dare to look directly, and lowered her head, Emperor Ying couldn't help but sighed softly, and after a long time, he turned his head and said to Physician Meng: "Bring me the medicine!"

The freshly fried poison was steaming heavily, Emperor Ying took it, held it on his lips and gently blew it away, and then put it on his lips.

"Your majesty..." Physician Meng failed to dissuade him. He could only continue to put poison in the medicine according to Li Qianlan's instructions. Your body is precious, how can you try medicine for Concubine Shu, this is not in line with etiquette, please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Li Qianlan was naturally also surprised. Although she intended to kill Yingdi, although she intended to let Yingdi die with poison, but now is obviously not the time. On the side, he stopped and said: "The concubine's life is cheap, and I am flattered to be favored by the emperor, I dare not let the emperor..."

It's just that he didn't dare, not that he didn't want to. There was deep sorrow in Emperor Ying's eyes. He got out of bed to help Li Qianlan, and interrupted disappointedly: "This medicine is not poison, so why don't I take a sip of it!"

As he spoke, he raised his bowl and took a shallow sip. Li Qianlan hesitated to speak, but finally did not speak again, watching Emperor Ying swallow the slightly poisonous medicine.

That's fine, when the time comes, you can both go to Huangquan. Li Qianlan took the medicine calmly and cruelly, drank it down, and when she wiped the corners of her mouth with a silk handkerchief, she saw the gleam in Emperor Ying's eyes. The deep heartache and sorrow that cannot be resolved!

At night, Emperor Ying stayed in the Jingyang Palace with his arms around Li Qianlan as always, and when she was drowsy, she seemed to hear Emperor Ying's deep sigh reaching her ears: "I will give you whatever you want. No matter what, I will accompany you, if you insist on hurting yourself, then I will accompany you to the end!"

Li Qianlan felt a pain in his heart, opened his eyes and woke up, only to see Emperor Ying closed his eyes tightly in the dim light in the hall, breathing evenly, sleeping peacefully and steadily.

It turned out that it was really a dream, how could Emperor Ying give up that lofty position!

Li Qianlan closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep, still unaware that Yingdi's eyes opened suddenly at the moment she closed them, her eyes were as black as ink, filled with deep sadness, and looked at Li Qianlan burningly.

The next day, Emperor Ying went to court and announced two major events, one was to allow Prince Chengxian to participate in politics, and the other was to send troops to Tusi Kingdom ten days later to marry Princess Eketa as his queen.

Prince Chengxian is the crown prince, and it is common sense to participate in politics, so the prince's power naturally does not object.The emperor's forces also knew Prince Chengxian's virtuous name, they were willing to follow the emperor's wishes, and acquiesced to the emperor's decision, while the Empress Dowager Gao's forces had long known that Empress Dowager Gao wanted to use Prince Chengxian to seize the throne, so naturally no one came out , against Prince Chengxian who is too young to participate in politics.

And the matter of becoming an empress is also what the court wants, marrying with the leading country, except for the Gao family who is not happy, everyone else praises "the emperor is wise".

After the two major events, it was considered smooth. When Emperor Ying changed his court clothes and returned to the imperial study, he was still in a very clear mood. He sent Li Qianlan to come to the imperial study to discuss with her the details of Prince Chengxian's participation in politics. After all, Li Qianlan is now Chengxian. The adoptive mother of Prince Xian.

"Prince Chengxian is almost ten years old in a flash, and he has reached the age to learn about government affairs. It is time to make some preparations for inheriting the great rule. Tell me, who should I send to help and guide Prince Chengxian?" Win Di lazily lying on the ground, with his head resting on Li Qianlan's leg, looked into her still eyes and asked.

Li Qianlan really did not expect that Emperor Ying would take the initiative to ask Prince Chengxian to participate in politics, because once the prince seized power, Emperor Ying's position would be in jeopardy, so waiting for the consequences of Emperor Ying would either be abdication or death.

Li Qianlan had thoughts in her mind, but she still politely refused: "Prince Chengxian is not too late, so it's too early to participate in the political meeting!"

Emperor Ying smiled lightly, with a touch of helplessness and sadness in his deep eyes: "It's getting late, I'm getting old, and I may die someday. Once I die, the crown prince will succeed. If he doesn't do anything I understand, it must be manipulated by the minister..."

Li Qianlan couldn't help but froze, her eyes panicked, she suddenly remembered what she heard in her dream last night, it was clearly a dream, why her heart was beating wildly, she didn't think deeply about the reason, she cried out: " emperor……"

Emperor Ying put his finger on Li Qianlan's mouth, not to let her interrupt him: "I called you here today, just to discuss with you. Among all the Chinese and military officials in the court, I don't know which one is the most suitable to help the crown prince?"

"The harem does not participate in politics, this is the rule of the ages..."

"I allow you to participate in politics." Emperor Ying interrupted Li Qianlan again, and got straight to the point, not allowing Li Qianlan to avoid this topic again: "I intend to remove Gao from the post of prime minister and choose Shen Mojun to help the prince, but I don't know what to do right now. What is the best position for Anta?"

Emperor Ying's eyes were deep and full of meaning, and Li Qianlan couldn't understand it all at once, but Shen Mojun proposed by Emperor Ying made her not keep silent, because if she wanted to protect Shen Mojun from being framed by Queen Mother Gao, then this would be a An extremely important opportunity, Li Qianlan thought for a while and said: "Although the crown prince has three divisions to assist him, they are all empty positions without real power. If the position of the crown prince is not to be shaken, it is necessary to rely on military power Act of."

Speaking of this, Li Qianlan stopped on purpose, and Emperor Ying understood: "Shen Hongde died under my hands, and the Queen Mother also intended to remove all positions of Shen Mojun, but I saved Shen Mojun based on reason, but the forces of the Shen family will be loyal to you. I also have a grudge in my heart, so I intend to let Shen Mojun serve as the general of the hussars to help the prince. The prince has the power of the Shen family, and the foundation is temporarily secure." Then when he dies, his power will inevitably transfer to the prince. At the prince's feet, the two forces united again, and they would definitely defeat the Empress Dowager Gao, but Emperor Ying did not want to hand over this rotten burden to Prince Chengxian, so he went on to say: "Although the Empress Dowager has been hit several times, she is still ambitious. Prime Minister, do you think I can move?"

Li Qianlan didn't understand the deep thoughts of the Emperor Ying, and only discussed this matter as a general court event, she shook her head and said: "If the Emperor wants to use the Empress Dowager's strength, if he directly attacks Prime Minister Gao, it will definitely cause a backlash in the court. The emperor might as well insert a right minister to disperse Prime Minister Gao's power, and then swallow Prime Minister Gao bit by bit, and finally remove him completely."

What Li Qianlan thought was exactly what he thought, and Emperor Ying smiled slightly: "Who do you think is the most suitable for the post of right minister?"

Li Qianlan responded to Emperor Ying with a gentle smile: "The emperor must have already chosen someone for this person!"

"The reason why I am obsessed with you is that apart from your beauty, there is another point that you know my heart best. The folks call this kind of behavior "husband singing and wife following." Emperor Ying pinched Li Qianlan's nose and smiled brightly.

Li Qianlan blushed slightly, and said: "The emperor is making fun of my concubines again!"

"If you and I were just an ordinary couple in the folk, how wonderful it would be!" After Yingdi finished speaking, he felt that his mouth was leaking, and returned to the main topic: "When I have no queen, Zheng Chenghao is still my wife. The head of the country. If the Empress Dowager Gao wants to disintegrate me, Zheng Chenghao, the official censor who is in charge of the six ministries, must be her first pawn. Empress Dowager Gao should also weigh it up, after all, Gao Cheng'en is not completely in my hands."

"One son threatens one son, the emperor really has a brilliant move." Zheng Chenghao, Shen Mojun and the power of Emperor Ying, the power of Prince Chengxian will be far higher than that of Empress Dowager Gao. What Li Qianlan has to do is to let the former princelings The power can also be attributed to the prince. In this way, once the emperor Ying dies and the queen mother dies, then Prince Chengxian can open up a new world of peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and Shen Mojun can ascend to the position of prime minister, under one person and above tens of thousands. .

(End of this chapter)