Chapter 164: The Struggle for the Throne (2)
"Empress Dowager Xie. Hou Yuanxiu got up, but she didn't dare to walk to the Queen Mother rashly, but just stood where she was and said, "The Queen Mother is upset about the affairs of the emperor and Concubine Man?"
She actually made a bet, mentioning this topic may make the Queen Mother unhappy, and on the contrary, it may also give her the opportunity to get closer to the Queen Mother.
And she was lucky to have made the right bet!
The Queen Mother was already upset about the emperor and Chi Xiaoman's affairs, although Hou Yuanxiu was only an outsider at present, and it was not appropriate to talk to her about the harem, but the Queen Mother was really annoyed, when people were irritable, they often did impulsive things, since the words had been listened to by Hou Yuanxiu, it was better to ask her what she thought, and the emperor's words before leaving were still unclear, and her brain was hot, so she beckoned Hou Yuanxiu to close the door, and then asked her to sit down.
Hou Yuanxiu knew that her opportunity had come, closed the door, and after gently moving Lianbu to sit down beside the Queen Mother, she was not in a hurry to speak, and quietly waited for the Queen Mother to open her mouth first.
"Yuanxiu, you who shouldn't have listened to it have also listened, and there are some things that the mourners don't say much, you should understand, it's good for you to know today's events, and if your mouth is broken and leaked out, it's only bad for you. The Queen Mother said earnestly.
The courtiers understood. Hou Yuanxiu nodded obediently.
The Queen Mother bowed her head in satisfaction. In fact, in her heart, compared with Zuo Xiyao and Hou Yuanxiu, she originally liked Hou Yuanxiu more, although Zuo Xiyao was a little smart, but obviously not easy to control, she liked to be careful without permission, not to eat in Cihui Palace, but to run to the imperial study, she didn't know what her intentions were.
"Tell me to the mourning family, what did the emperor's last words mean?" The Queen Mother put on an indifferent look on her face, as if this was just a question to test Hou Yuanxiu, but in fact, she was really nervous to know.
is related to her grandson and royal bloodline, how can she not be in a hurry!
"Well......" Hou Yuanxiu is not a stupid person, she knows that this is not a good answer, and she will suffer, so she muttered for a while before saying: "Queen Mother, if the courtiers say something that offends the emperor or the concubine, please forgive the Queen Mother." ”
"Say it, forgive your innocence. ”
As soon as she heard the Queen Mother's words, Hou Yuanxiu was relieved and said: "The courtiers think that the emperor said those words completely for the sake of Concubine Man. The concubine can not have children, and the emperor loves the mother very much, and has made it clear to the ministers several times that he will never accept a concubine, but the queen mother, you also want the emperor to accept a concubine, and the emperor is afraid that he will deliberately say so in a hurry, and wants to get rid of the queen mother's thoughts. ”
"How can this be reasonable! Could it be that he has forgotten the edict of the first emperor and wants to spread the branches and leaves for the royal family? Do you really just want to guard that woman?" the queen mother slapped the table angrily, and the cups on the table were shaken and buzzed.
"The Queen Mother is angry, she hurts herself, and it's not good to be angry. Hou Yuanxiu looked genuinely worried, but secretly happy in her heart, the more angry the Queen Mother, the better!
Seeing that although the Queen Mother no longer slapped the table, her chest was still so angry that her chest rose and fell, and she said again: "Queen Mother, in fact, the crux of this problem is still in the concubine Niangniang, the courtiers once heard her father say that the emperor refused to accept the concubine, of course, because he loved the concubine Niangniang, but the bigger reason is that the concubine Niangniang is jealous. ”
She paused for a moment and continued: "The Empress Dowager still remembers what the emperor said, the emperor thinks that what the Empress Dowager has done is forcing the concubine to leave. Doesn't this just show that Concubine Manniang is relying on the emperor's favor for her to force the emperor to accept concubines?"
The more the Queen Mother listened, the more gloomy her face became, and the more she felt that Hou Yuanxiu was reasonable. The son is his own land, Chi Xiaoman is an outsider after all, if there is a mistake, it is naturally the fault of an outsider, not to mention that in fact, it is Chi Xiaoman who refuses to let Mu Er take a concubine.
She is already a woman who can't have children, and she still doesn't let her husband take a concubine? I really don't know how to follow the four virtues, how can it be reasonable!
However, the Queen Mother was not so angry that she fainted, and she thought of a crucial point and said: "But Xiaoman is a celestial star, and Yasukuni must keep her." ”
"Queen Mother, keep her, the emperor will definitely refuse to accept a concubine, she will completely contain the emperor!" Hou Yuanxiu sighed.
"Do you want to force her to go? The emperor will not agree, but he is afraid that it will be self-defeating. "The Queen Mother was quite afraid of the consequences.
"It's because of her existence that the emperor and the queen mother are restricted everywhere!" Hou Yuanxiu's eyes flashed, and she said in a low voice: "Actually, I am only afraid that she will be used by other countries to deal with us Dajing, but what if she disappears?"
The Queen Mother looked at her in astonishment, already understanding what she meant.
"If the queen mother can trust the courtiers, this matter will be handed over to the courtiers, how about it? The courtiers will definitely make her disappear without knowing it, and the emperor will no longer be subject to her. Hou Yuanxiu smiled with her eyebrows, and her voice was full of bewilderment.
"Can you really make her disappear, even the emperor doesn't know?" the Queen Mother doubted.
"The Queen Mother, if nothing happens, the courtiers will bear it, and it will never interfere with the Queen Mother. Hou Yuanxiu said firmly.
The Queen Mother pondered for a long time, nodded solemnly and said, "Okay." I'll leave it to you. (To be continued......)