poisonous woman

Chapter 535 Request to abdicate

As soon as the children rushed into the palace, they gathered around to see the little fairy. She was sleeping soundly, but was woken up by the chattering of a few children.

"Wow... wow..." The little fairy opened her eyes and saw a group of people she didn't know, so she started crying.

"Okay, okay, don't surround her." Rong Zhao picked up the little daughter, touched her buttocks, it was clean.As soon as the child arrived in Rong Zhao's arms, she stopped crying, and tilted her head to look at the children around her.

"My sister is so pretty." Xiao Rongsheng carefully touched the face of the little fairy, she was prettier than his uncle's little cousin, he stuck to Rong Zhao's side, and whispered in his ear: "Mother Concubine, my younger sister is prettier than Lianrong."

Rong Zhao pursed his lips and smiled, "Which of the concubine's children is not good-looking?"

Xiao Rongnian also came over, "Concubine Mu, can I hug my sister?"

"Mom, I want to hug my sister." Qi Guang also stretched out his hand.

"Mother and concubine, I want to hug too." Xiao Rongsheng was not to be outdone.

It's been a long time since there weren't so many children around, and the chattering and twittering was a bit uncomfortable, but it was really lively.

The little fairy adapts very quickly, and it may be that children like to play with children. Seeing that she is no stranger to her, Rong Zhao put her on the bed, and several children surrounded her to coax her.

The little fairy likes to laugh very much, and when others tease her, she is happy. Every brother and sister also tried their best to make her happy, so happy that they burst into laughter.

Rong Zhao looked at the children laughing, feeling sweet in her heart, she looked at Xiao Junjue, Xiao Junjue was also looking at her, they looked at each other and smiled, and hugged each other.

Everything is so beautiful, but there is one thing that is very distressing at night, the three children are pestering and sleeping with Rong Zhao.

"I want to sleep next to my concubine."

"I want my concubine to sleep with my arms around me."

Qi Guang was even more treacherous. He didn't say anything, he just lay down on Rong Zhao's body, closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

The older one also knew how to let his younger brother go and not argue with him, pulling Rong Zhao's other arm to follow suit.

This Rong Zhao couldn't hug him either, after Xiao Junjue washed and saw what they were fighting for, she hugged Xiao Rongsheng to her side, "Come on, son, sleep with father and king."

Could it be that his father is superfluous in the eyes of the children?How come no one snatched him?When it was clear tomorrow, they all said how much they missed him.

Fengzao Palace's bed is big enough to sleep two adults and three children.Qi Guang slept in the innermost place, and Xiao Rongnian slept between Rong Zhao and Xiao Junjue. Originally, Xiao Rongnian wanted to put Xiao Rongsheng in it, but Xiao Rongnian was overbearing and said he wanted to sleep next to his mother, concubine and father. Poor Xiao Rongsheng, in the end I had to stay outside.

But Xiao Junjue slept with his arms around him and couldn't roll to the ground.

Before going to bed, Xiao Junjue told Rong Zhao that he could not have any more children in the future, otherwise the bed would not be able to fit.

But it was the most inconvenient for Rong Zhao to sleep like this, climbing up and down all night to nurse.

When the regent's family entered the palace yesterday, the little emperor saw him catching crickets in the grass, but they didn't see him.

He saw a child about his age being hugged by the Prince Regent's uncle. Every time the Prince Regent saw him, he was serious and cold. He was most afraid of him.But when he held the child, he talked to him with a smile on his face.

After asking, I found out that it was the Prince Regent's family.

It turned out that the family was like that. He looked very envious, and especially envious of the boy who was hugged by the regent king's uncle. In his memory, his father had never smiled at him, let alone hugged him.

On the second day, he sneaked out of Fengzao Palace, leaned against the wall and looked in, and sure enough, he saw the child who was being held by the regent king's uncle in the yard, but he didn't catch crickets like him. practice sword.

So majestic, so neat, the little emperor was dumbfounded.

After Rong Zhao coaxed the little fairy to fall asleep, when he came out of Qiushui, he walked to his side and whispered something.

"Really?" Rong Zhao looked outside the gate, and sure enough, he saw a small head looking forward.

She thought for a while, then waved to Xiao Rongsheng, wiped off the sweat from his face, and asked him to invite the emperor who was standing outside.

The little emperor was timid, walked up to Rong Zhao with his head down, and whispered, "Aunt Regent."

"It's fine to call me Aunt Huang or Auntie from now on, it doesn't need to be so burdensome." Rong Zhao always thought that Xiao Rongsheng was only a little stronger than the little emperor, but when he stood in front of him and compared it, it was even more obvious that the little emperor was too thin.How could others be so careful without his own mother raising him.

Rong Zhao pulled Xiao Rongsheng back, "Your Majesty, this is Aunt Huang's son, your cousin." He pointed to Xiao Rongnian and Qi Guang who were playing together not far away, "That is also Aunt Huang's son, that It's Aunt Huang's daughter, in the future, if you're not interested, you can come and play with them."

The little emperor nodded nervously, and secretly looked at Xiao Rongnian and Qi Guang.

When Xiao Rongnian heard her concubine talk about her, she put down her toys and ran over. She leaned on Rong Zhao and looked at the little emperor for a moment, then suddenly said: "Concubine mother, is he the little emperor?"

"Don't be rude to the emperor." The eunuch who served the little emperor reprimanded him with a strange voice.

There are two personal eunuchs serving the little emperor. The one who spoke was young, and the older eunuch saw the regent princess gave the young eunuch a cold look, and hurriedly said: "It's okay, it's okay. , I don’t know many of the rules yet, but I’ll get used to them later.”

He spoke very tactfully, and he didn't mean to teach the rules, but he gradually got used to them and understood the rules.

Immersed in the mansion and deep palace for many years, he has long been sophisticated and sophisticated, so he is most measured in terms of what he says.

Xiao Rongnian didn't pay attention to the eunuch who scolded her, just looked at the little emperor, although not as good-looking as Yuanxiao, but very handsome.

The little emperor looks like Princess Xianqi, with red lips and white teeth, he is a handsome brother.

The little emperor raised his head and said, "I don't want to be an emperor."

The old eunuch quickly covered his mouth, "Your majesty, you can't say that." He looked at Rong Zhao, "Princess, the emperor is still young, so don't take the nonsense that children say."

Rong Zhao smiled, but pretended to be stupid and asked: "I didn't hear what the emperor said just now."

She called Qiu Shui, "Qiu Shui, bring the emperor some snacks you made." Rong Zhao pulled the little emperor to his side, and gently wiped his hands, "Our aunt Qiu Shui is the best at making delicious food. In the future, you Come to my aunt's palace if you want to eat, and my aunt will let her make it for you."

The little emperor watched Rong Zhao gently wipe his hands, and felt warm in his heart. This was the first time someone other than eunuchs and maids wiped his hands, "Then can I come here often in the future?"

"Sure, auntie has a lot of children here, so it will be more lively when you come." Rong Zhao touched his face with a smile, "Okay, let's go play."

Before, he still had a grudge against the little emperor Rong Zhao, after all, he was Xiao Yuheng's son, but now that he is not, the grudge in his heart is gone.

Recently, the voice of supporting the regent as emperor has been getting louder and louder. Most of them are those flatterers in the court. Everyone has a clear idea. It just depends on who speaks first and can follow the regent's wishes.

"In ancient times, those who were capable of the throne lived there, and the regent is benevolent, loyal and filial, and he is worthy of this great task." Lu Hui, a member of Zhongshushe, knelt down and said, "I implore the emperor to abdicate for the sake of Da Zhou's safety."

Yun Qingshan glanced at him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

Yesterday the princess regent invited his wife into the palace as a companion in the name of appreciating chrysanthemums. She didn't say anything else but mentioned Yao, Shun and Yu.

As soon as his wife came back to study, he understood that the meaning of the regent princess was to make the emperor follow the example of Yao, Shunyu and abdicate to the virtuous. Of course, the emperor would not voluntarily abdicate, so he had to be forced by them, the courtiers.

The meaning of the princess regent must be the meaning of the king regent. If he wants to curry favor with the road of the king regent, he will drop a ladder from the sky. How can he not take good care of it.

Last night, he urgently called all the officials he had good friends with to his house, and discussed all night.

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately caused an uproar in the court, and almost all the courtiers were shocked, especially the royalist faction headed by Guo Lingchen, with the expression on their faces as if they had fallen into a big dye vat.

Guo Lingchen was the first to jump out, "Absurd! Absurd! Lu Hui, what is your intention in letting the emperor abdicate! Do you want to rebel!" He turned to Xiao Yuheng, "Someone ordered you!"

Lu Hui said righteously, "The lower officials are thinking about the foundation of the Great Zhou. Isn't it because the princes came to invade and the foreigners harassed them because they felt that the emperor was too young to be bullied, not enough to subdue the court and stabilize the country? Besides , Your Majesty's throne is not justified in the first place, and we, as ministers, should set things right and restore Da Zhou's orthodoxy."

Guo Lingchen scoffed, and snorted coldly: "At that time, the late emperor passed away and had no children. Although the emperor was the son of King Qi, it was recorded under the name of Empress Dowager Liu as the son of the late emperor. The son of the late emperor naturally has a proper name! It is also the duty of a courtier. As a courtier, you should not dream about it, let alone covet the throne! Now that you have let the emperor give way to the regent, it is hard not to remind people of the original intention of the regent's uprising!"

Yeying was furious when he heard that, didn't the old man mean that his prince was ambitious and had bad intentions?

Just about to fight back, seeing Xiao Junjue looking at him and shaking his head slightly, he gave up.

Yun Qingshan glanced at Zhou Yin, the servant of the Ministry of Rites who was standing at the side. Zhou Yin took a step forward and said, "The regent is the eldest son of Emperor Xiaojing, and he is heavily relied upon by Emperor Xiaojing. It was well known back then that Emperor Xiaojing intended to pass the throne to the regent." It is only at that time that the regent had no intention of political affairs and asked to leave Beijing to return to the fief, so the throne was passed on to the late emperor. It is also clear that the regent is not a person who is greedy for power, otherwise, it is not known who is sitting on the throne now where."

After hearing these words, Xiao Junjue laughed in his heart, no wonder Rong Zhao said that he didn't need to say anything, naturally a lot of people would speak for him.

What he said meant that he didn't want the throne when it was in front of him. Even if he became emperor in the future, it was not because he wanted to do it voluntarily, but because he had to shoulder the lives of the common people and he had to do it as a last resort.

Hey, he felt embarrassed for saying that.

At this time, the imperial court was blown up, and the royalists accused those ministers who forced the emperor to abdicate, and Yun Qingshan's faction was not to be outdone, only Xiao Junjue remained silent from the beginning to the end.

Until Li Zhanpei raised his official robe and kowtowed upwards, everyone fell silent and stared at him.

Li Zhanpei said: "I am the country of the Great Zhou, and will last forever. I implore the emperor to abdicate the throne to the regent."

During this period of time, he was really tired, he didn't want to fight, and he didn't want to watch the courtiers fight, and he couldn't fight, so why bother?

This world belongs to the Xiao family. No matter how many courtiers with foreign surnames talk about it, what's the use of fighting for more.The regent is both talented and virtuous, benevolent and forgiving, and will be a good emperor in the future, which is more important than anything else.

He shouted three times: "I ask the emperor to abdicate the throne to the regent, I ask the emperor to abdicate the throne to the regent, and I ask the emperor to abdicate the throne to the regent."

(End of this chapter)