Concubine Chongxi: Binding the Medicine Jar to the Master

Chapter 453

In the Linhua Palace, Prime Minister Wan led more than a dozen important officials in the court, together with a few old clan members who could speak in the Great Zhou Dynasty, knelt in front of a seat carved with dragon patterns, and looked at each other with uniform eyes. Look at the person sitting in the chair.

Mo Li leaned gently on the back of the chair, with a warm smile on his lips, neither too close nor too far away, controlling the distance between the monarch and his subjects just right.The top black and bottom red crown clothes add some majesty to his elegant appearance, this kind of majesty that is hidden but not revealed is the most deterrent, making people look up and wait nervously for his opening.

"Everyone, get up." Mo Li gently flicked his sleeves, and stretched his picturesque eyebrows freely. Such an impeccable expression made all the officials unable to guess what he was thinking, and no one dared to get up.

Prime Minister Wan clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, please think twice, and don't provoke criticism from the whole court for the sake of the queen."

Mo Li chuckled lightly: "As long as you don't criticize me and you take the lead, the rest of you will naturally not say anything."

Prime Minister Wan was suffocated, and continued to persuade: "Looking at all the countries, is there any country that has no concubine in the harem? Even Heluo, a female emperor, has three husbands and four attendants."

Mo Li said: "Emperor Jing Cheng is famous in all countries for doting on his wife. I will not give in to him. If he can stay with the queen, I also want to leave the sixth palace empty."

At the end of Prime Minister Wan's words, he was only patronizing and persuading Mo Li just now, and he was anxious, because he forgot that there is such a vivid example as Emperor Jing Cheng.The rest of the officials watched Prime Minister Wan, the leader of the group of ministers, lose the battle, and Mo Li's gentle but uncompromising aura, and no one answered for a long time.

Because he is the elder of Mo Li, a prince of the clan also received Mo Li's respect on weekdays, so he said: "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking directly. The descendants of the Mo family."

Mo Li smiled lightly: "You don't have to worry, the old prince. The queen has already given birth to a princess for me, and now the queen is pregnant with an heir. Both she and I are still young, and we will have a lot of children in the future."

The princes of the clan cupped their hands, and said: "The front and back palaces are inseparable. It is good for the balance of power in the court to have women from official families and clans filling the six palaces."

"According to the meaning of the old prince, is the previous dynasty not peaceful?" Mo Li asked with a smile.

The patriarch and prince are at a loss for words.

"Or, are you all here wanting to send your daughters and granddaughters to the palace, so that your clansmen can rise to the top?"

Everyone's face suddenly turned pale.

Mo Li's smile suddenly turned cold, and his eyes were sharp on everyone's faces, "You are all veterans of the two dynasties, holding important positions, the late emperor treated you well, and I also rely on you. Don't be greedy, if you If you want to go to the sky when you are rich, then when your body is smashed to pieces, you will be to blame."

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"I dare not wait!"

All the ministers hurriedly made amends, regardless of whether they had selfish intentions or not, they were all shocked by Mo Li's words, and kowtowed one after another.

Prime Minister Wan had no selfish intentions, but he kowtowed three times honestly and said, "Your Majesty, the ministers are not out of selfishness."

Mo Li sneered: "I believe in the prime minister's character, but there are not a few people who have selfish intentions, and I know it very well."

Now all the ministers were even more frightened, some of them trembled and kowtowed loudly, for fear that they were not sincere enough.

Mo Li's eyes swept over them lightly, a cold light gushed from the bottom of the moon-like eyes, and then turned into a shallow stream again, elegant and gentle, and said firmly: "I don't want to accept my concubine, everyone, go back, don't bother with this matter." Bring it up again."

"Your Majesty!" The clan prince really didn't want to give up, and said again: "If the sixth palace is vacant, wouldn't the Baili family's relatives cover the sky with one hand?"

Mo Li's eyes were slightly cold, and he said lightly: "The Shang Kingdom has already been destroyed. The head of the country now only wants to provide for his life, and the number of troops under the Guojiu's command is not large. Could it be that you are still worried that they will unite with the old Ministry of the Shang Kingdom? Raising troops to plot against my Great Zhou?”

"This……"

"What's more, the queen's biological mother and my biological mother have been like sisters since they were young. If you doubt the queen's parents, you also don't believe in my mother's mother?"

The prince of the family hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the loyal words of the old minister are harsh, and the relatives really have to guard against it!"

Mo Li said calmly: "The old prince is sincere, so I naturally don't mind your words. However, there is really no need to worry about this matter. If the old prince is still worried, then let me use the throne of the Great Zhou to guarantee the king With Guojiu's behavior, the old prince can rest assured."

"This..." The prince of the clan never thought that Mo Li would bet on the reputation of the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. In this way, he really has no way to refute.

At this moment, Prime Minister Wan's knees were aching, but he still knelt straight, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I will approve of the empress, but the fact that the sixth palace is vacant is not in accordance with the ancestral system. No matter how much your majesty has affection for the empress, Only one liking, the rules cannot be broken."

The prince of the clan also hurriedly said: "Yes, how can the rules be abolished? If Your Majesty really doesn't like other women, then it's fine if you don't favor them, but the harem cannot be left empty."

Mo Li said lightly: "I married them, but made them widows in the palace. Didn't this just delay their youth?" As for this, he took a cup of tea from the small table beside him with a flick of his sleeve. The tea baked by Di Baker is just right for cold or hot. After taking a sip, it is warm, fragrant and refreshing, with endless aftertaste. Mo Li seems to be concentrating on tasting the tea, ignoring the courtiers and clansmen for a long time.

Looking at His Majesty like this, many people retreated in their hearts. Everyone knew about His Majesty's gentle and courteous treatment, but because they had never seen him have any violent emotions, they were even more afraid of him. will be angry.Everyone had a hunch that His Majesty was already angry now, if they continued talking, when His Majesty was furious, none of them would even think about retreating unscathed.

"That's all..." Mo Li sighed suddenly, and the melodious voice was like a bell, but at this moment, it actually carried a touch of lingering sentimentality.

"All of you are not heartless people, listen to me to say a few words." Mo Li put down the teacup, there was still half of the tea in the cup, and the bottom of the cup could be clearly seen the sparrow flower stalks rippling gently.

"Everything in the world can't escape the word 'reasonable'. Take me and the queen as an example: Yu Qing, she is the only one in my heart, and the other women, no matter how graceful they are, can't match the queen's smile in my eyes; Yu Li Back then, I was a hostage in the court. Everyone regarded me as incompetent and insulted me. Only the queen defended me without hesitation. She followed me firmly when I was at my lowest point. Now that I am rich, how can I let her down?"

"Your Majesty..." Everyone was speechless.

There was a softness in Mo Li's eyes. This kind of softness made everyone clearly see his determination.

He said calmly and firmly: "If you really love someone, you shouldn't make her sad. The queen is my treasure. I will not do anything to hurt her, and I will give her everything I can afford." .There is no concubine in the six palaces, but it is a matter that I can decide with a single word. Can you afford such a special favor?"

Everyone was dumb, and then said involuntarily: "Your Majesty is wise..." He probably understood in his heart that His Majesty was trying to move them with affection and reason. If they push them any further, they will become ruthless and unreasonable. If that is the case, everything is wrong It's on them.

"Okay, I've made up my mind, everyone, go down, don't bring up similar things in the future." Mo Li picked up the teacup again, and said with a warm smile: "I always show some kindness to others when I do things." , but if I touch my bottom line again and again, there will be a day when I will turn my face and deny anyone."

Everyone's heart trembled, and they couldn't help being silent.Prime Minister Wan and the clan prince looked at each other helplessly, and had no choice but to keep silent.

Mo Li smiled slightly: "Since the matter is settled, everyone should leave, it's time for me to see the princess."

Everyone looked at me and looked at you. They had no choice but to say together: "Respectfully send your Majesty away."

"Well, everyone, let's go away." Mo Li flicked his sleeves lightly, ignored the ministers, and left.

The remonstrance of this failure quickly spread in Xiqi City, causing an uproar.Those who originally thought of sending the women of the clan into the palace were undoubtedly poured cold water on their heads.Your Majesty is determined not to have a harem, and even Prime Minister Wan and the old clan can't persuade them, so what should they do?Even those aristocratic women, who are usually obsessed with Mo Li, are now in an extremely bad mood after hearing the bad news, and they pull their wives to find a way for them.

These aristocratic wives are not easy-going lamps, almost invariably, they put their minds on Baili Jiuge's head.Because these wives would go to the palace to meet the queen on the [-]th of every month, the wives took advantage of that day to bring their daughters into the palace, deliberately trying to meet His Majesty the Emperor.

Coincidentally on October [-]th, Baili Jiuge summoned all the imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Office and asked them to design a medicated diet for her.Thinking back before she threw her baby into the well and finally returned safely, she decided to eat and drink to make up for her baby.

The imperial doctors hurriedly obeyed, and prescribed a medicinal diet with various foods, all of which were the most suitable for the fifth month of pregnancy.

Baili Jiuge was very happy about this, and spared no effort to eat and drink, for fear of starving his child.

On October [-]th, Baili Jiuge remembered that he was going to meet the noble lady. According to the time, they should have arrived at sunset in the afternoon, and they would go back after having dinner with her.Therefore, after Baili Jiuge got up in the morning and had some fun with Jin'er, she asked the maid to dress herself up and prepare to take Jin'er to welcome Mo Li who returned from the next court.

At this time, in the Royal Garden, which must be passed through to the Hongning Palace, those noble women who arrived in advance brought their daughters to enjoy the flowers in a false way, waiting for the emperor to pass by here when His Majesty came down to court, and staged a scene of chance encounters up.

(End of this chapter)