The Queen Mother elegantly took a sip of tea that had already been brewed, and looked closely, those teacups are palace boutiques, the price is expensive, if only I could play with it carefully, I was thinking about it in my heart, lingering and looking intently, the Queen Mother pointed to the teacup next to me softly and said to me: "This tea is good, Yue'er, you don't have to be formal, taste it carefully." The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info, "I estimate that this is a palace royal product, the best tea, hurry up and change the bold appearance of the cow drink on weekdays, and take a sip of the appearance of the queen mother." On weekdays, I have only drunk Bitan Piaoxue and other teas, although this tea does not know the name, but the taste is delicate, fragrant and overflowing, the aftertaste is endless, it is really a good tea. She continued: "I have been in poor health, I have been in the palace for so many years, and I have not conceived a child, some of the other concubines have already given birth to a boy, and Li Guiren is also pregnant with a child, I am very anxious, and it is easy to conceive a child, at this time, your father is very happy, and said that if you give birth to a baby boy, you will make me the queen." But if I give birth to a daughter, the result can be imagined, and I will naturally lose the emperor's favor. So as a last resort, in order to make sure that the fetus in the womb is a boy, I devoutly went to the imperial temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha and make a wish, but I didn't expect the Bodhisattva to appear and let me meet Brother Pang and her wife, she was pregnant at the time, but his wife didn't recognize me.

I secretly asked Brother Gong to do my best, and I must help me find a healthy and smart baby boy to spare and bring into the palace on the day I gave birth, so as to ensure that nothing goes wrong. In the end, I just gave birth to a girl after all, and I was going to bring Li Guiren's child first, after all, the building near the water was the first to get the moon. I worked hard and tried my best to buy Li Guiren's maid and the midwife at that time, the situation was urgent, and they didn't look closely, and as soon as the child was born, they hugged it over, and got a cat as a replacement, but I didn't expect that Li Guiren's child who worked so hard to get it was also a girl. Luckily, I was prepared, otherwise I would have fallen short. At the last moment, when the guards were chasing after each other and the swords were firing together, Brother Gong was dying and seriously injured, but he still came over with his unharmed child, but he didn't find a suitable candidate, so he had to give me his child, he was really affectionate to me. For me, even if he died, he felt that it was worth it. So I endured my great grief, and had to abandon my own daughter, and order the maid to send you out of the palace safely—" The Queen Mother's expression was a little gloomy.

"Where is Li Guiren's child? Is it dead?" I suddenly remembered the girl who was born on the same day, the same month, and the same year, and I felt pity.

"This, I don't know if she is dead or alive, I only remember that she is a pink and cute little girl, with two cyan butterfly birthmarks on her legs, I wanted to kill her ruthlessly, but in the end I was not willing, after all, Li Guiren was also pregnant in October, once she gave birth, she was the same woman, and she was the pearl of the palm, but she was just thrown on the street and left her to fend for herself. The Queen Mother said.

"Then your brother Gong, did he die in the end, and if not, where did he go?" I asked curiously.

The Queen Mother said with great regret: "At that time, he had been hit by several arrows, his life was not long, and in the end he was delirious and became a motionless vegetative person, I was afraid that the emperor would find out, so I quickly arranged for his personal maid Xiaoqing to send him all the way out of the palace, and then when he went to look for it, he had gone to the empty building, and then the situation in the palace was complicated, treacherous and changeable, and it was inconvenient to find, so he naturally did not know whether he was alive or dead." By the way, after a while, when everything is stable, I will send someone to search for him carefully throughout the country, and I will never forget his great kindness—" The Queen Mother seemed to fall into a deep memory.

"That lady has worked hard to find your brother Gong back, so she is not afraid that he will say that the current emperor is not your child. "I cautioned the Queen Mother.

"No, I only trust him in this life, he is obedient and pampered to me, otherwise he would not risk killing his head to help me wholeheartedly. Besides, if Brother Gong insists on speaking out about this matter, it will not be good for the current emperor, for himself, and for all of us. His insistence on going his own way will only cause political turmoil, panic, and even the possibility of changing the dynasty, Brother Gong is well aware of the righteousness, he will not do this. The Queen Mother said firmly.

"Niangniang, you are really a person who knows how to repay your kindness. I blurted out.

The Queen Mother said lightly: "The grace of this drop of water, when the spring reciprocates, not to mention that if Brother Pan didn't take me out to wander back then, I was just a rural village woman, where is the glory and wealth of today, the power is tilted for a lifetime, if I can find him at that time, if he dies for a lifetime and survives by luck, I must give him an official and a knight, and I must reward him with ten thousand taels of gold, so that he can come to the bitter and prosperous."

In fact, Yue'er, I am not a ruthless and cruel person, but there is intrigue in the palace, either you die or I die, I have to protect myself. This is the case with the strife of the imperial court, where they have to sacrifice their own flesh and blood in order to survive. In fact, later, I didn't do everything possible to find you, but people went to the empty building, I don't know what happened, I have been looking for you secretly all these years, but I have not found it. I want to keep you by my side, look at your pink and white little face every day, listen to your babbling voice every day, and guard you until you grow up healthy and healthy, but I didn't do that, but sent you out of the palace forever, do you resent your mother in your heart, and will never forgive her?" The Queen Mother burst into tears as she spoke, and some of the tears did flow from her heart, and some of them probably flowed from her brain.

"Mother, I've never thought of it that way. I'm just looking for an answer to why you don't want me, why you don't love me. Fame, wealth, and wealth are like clouds to me. In fact, what I want most is the love of my loved ones. Now, I've found the answer. It seems that Niangniang still loves me very much, and has never forgotten me, I am already satisfied, but Niangniang should also be careful of the phoenix body, pay attention to rest, and don't work too hard in the government. I saw that she was so emotional, and I thought about it.

Now that the emperor is young and his husband has died early, the whole court is even more restless and ready to move. As the queen mother, I have a great responsibility, do you know, how did your Emperor Zhao Kuangyin, the founder of the Great Song Dynasty, get the world? It is not because he strategized, wisely and bravely, nor is it the throne that he inherited from his ancestors as a matter of course, in the final analysis, it is not because Emperor Chaizong died early, leaving orphans and widows, that this gave your Emperor Kaizu a chance to take advantage of. How similar is our situation to theirs back then, how can you make me feel at ease?

There is the covetousness of powerful enemies on the outside, and the complexity of the court inside, where can outsiders know about it? How can I save my mind and let the country of the Great Song Dynasty fall to others, and let this country change from generation to generation, then I will become a sinner for the ages? So I dare not slack off for a day, work diligently, and work hard every day.

The first emperor was a collection of thousands of favors for me, although later I was old and yellow, three thousand beauties in the harem, young and beautiful abounded, but the first emperor took a fancy to our young old love, fancy my outstanding political ability, favored me, and entrusted the whole country to the old body before driving to the west. How can the old body live up to his expectations? Let him be sad alone in the Western world, and a hundred years later, when the old man is old, under the Yellow Spring, how can I have the face to meet him? In the final analysis, this country is still a cloud, and the old body must clear all obstacles and properly govern the country, so that he can take over smoothly.

So, Yue'er, I was sorry for you at the beginning, and now I want to be sorry for you, although you are my child, I can't make you a righteous princess, because if you become a princess, you will kill your mother, because this is the crime of deceiving the king and deceiving the world. It's a pity, it's a pity, you look like this now, I really want to compensate you, but I can't give you any name, I'm sorry. The Queen Mother looked at me kindly and said distressedly.

"It turns out that I used to be an underground princess who couldn't see the light, and I have to continue to lurk in the future, buried deep underground, it's really a tangled identity. But the Queen Mother, as long as I find you, it is easy to say together, you are the biggest in the country, admired by thousands of people, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, what are you afraid of?" Thinking of this, I pretended to be relaxed and said: "Didn't that Niangniang want to follow the example of Empress Zetian of the Tang Dynasty and be a female emperor that the world looks up to? I was very puzzled in my heart, and I couldn't help but say it, so that she knew that my heart was still towards her, and I thought about her everywhere, stood in her position, and thought hard for her.

"It's something you can't do. I am from a country woman's family, and I am already satisfied to be able to marry so well, not to mention that Yun'er did not know that I was not his biological mother from beginning to end, which made me feel very relieved. By the way, this matter must be kept in great secrecy. Despite this, I watched him grow up as my own, and there was nothing wrong with each other, and the relationship was very harmonious. Besides, this child has been smart and well-behaved since he was a child, and he is very filial to himself, and from time to time he is happy and affectionate, and I really like him. His bones are very thin when he is small, which makes me worry all day long, for fear that she will embark on the road of no return to the other heirs of the emperor, but fortunately, my years of waiting and suffering have finally come to fruition. Although he is the emperor, he is still young, and he has to rely on me for everything, rely on me for everything, and trust me for everything. The Queen Mother's eyes showed a touching and kind smile, and it could be seen that she really loved and benefited this child.

"You say, how could I take the throne from him, and besides, after a hundred years, who will come to pay tribute to me, and will my clan surnamed Liu continue to enjoy Fulu?" she paused, and took another sip of tea, the tea fragrance was strong, and it rose up, making her silhouette softer, and she looked so peaceful. And I couldn't help but weigh the expensive teacup in my heart, my heart was moved, and I carefully played with its warm dragon and phoenix auspicious tea lid, and the Queen Mother continued: "Although you see Wu Zetian's life is glorious and rich, his power is high and the world is high, and he is supported by thousands of people. But you don't see that after her death, people have a lot of unfair words about her, saying that she is a sinner of the Tang Dynasty, and she is in danger of society, and even she herself has set up a wordless monument for others to comment. Later, the Wu clan was either slaughtered and their lives were in danger, or they were displaced and displaced. I don't want our Liu clan to suffer such a crisis. Besides, for thousands of years, the world is still dominated by male power, if I insist on going my own way, going against the sky, and going against the grain, it will not only be me who will suffer in the future, but also the pond fish and our Liu family. A few days ago, that Cheng Lin was very ignorant, I don't know what I wanted, above the court, in front of the ministers, presented a picture of the martial queen in the court, calling me the contemporary Wu Zetian, which caused the ministers to talk a lot, which made me very embarrassed, I had to throw the picture on the ground heavily, and scolded him, I can't be sorry for the ancestors, I can't be sorry for Song Zhenzong who drove the crane to the west, I'm not, and I don't want to be Wu Zetian's second. ”

"Niangniang, you really think long-term and far-sighted. "I can't help but admire and say, the wisdom and strategy of women in this deep palace are not worse than men, and they are even better, I didn't expect her to have such a meticulous mind, and I knew that she had been trained in the deep palace at a glance. This woman who became my mother by mistake is not simple. However, the Empress Dowager Liu in history is indeed like this, words and deeds are the same, the history records that in March of the second year of Ming Dao (1033), Liu E was seriously ill, Renzong granted amnesty to the world, and recruited famous doctors everywhere, but could not save Liu E's life, on the first day of March, Liu E died of illness in the Baoci Hall at the age of sixty-five, ending her short and brilliant life. On the second day, Renzong summoned the ministers in the Imperial Hall and cried: "The Queen Mother pulled her clothes several times before she died, but what wishes have not been fulfilled?" Renzong suddenly realized that he ordered Liu E to change into the queen's crown dress.

"There's one more thing, and I want to tell you, you can't tell anyone else, you know?" she suddenly lowered her voice, showing her trust in me. "Do you know that in fact, some insiders thought that Yun'er's biological mother was Li Guiren. At that time, Emperor Li Guiren was expelled from the harem and demoted to a commoner. In the past few years, the woman who entered the palace with me is old and dies, I am old, and I have looked down on the past a lot, I wanted to take her into the palace, reminisce with me, and compensate her, after many inquiries, I learned that she had died of illness a few years ago. Thinking that she is also a poor person, thinking about her grievances all day long, thinking about the children she gave birth to before but not missing, thinking that everyone said that she was a monster and gave birth to a raccoon cat, thinking that she was pampered and the emperor was disheartened with her, she must be depressed and unhappy, and washed her face with tears every day. The doctor said that this child is the most likely to get postpartum depression, and I guess she slowly accumulated in her body in this way, and finally died of illness over time.

What is the meaning of this person, when he is old, he will understand that he attaches so much importance to fame and fortune? Why is it that you have been fighting for each other all your life, and what is the meaning of fighting back and forth? People are originally empty in the four major countries, empty when they come, and when they go, they also leave their hands and go west, without taking a single cloud with them. A man comes from the dirt with a stripe of stripes, and goes out into the dirt stripes with stripes. All the wealth and power, the power is like floating clouds, the water and the moon in the mirror, the things that everyone fights for, after all, are like bamboo baskets to draw water, an empty, nothing can be taken away, but it is a particularly precious family, love, friendship, these things are priceless treasures, precious. And people in the world often put the cart before the horse, taking these things that should be valued the most lightly and the things that should be taken lightly.

Now that I am also old, I realize that many of the things I did before were wrong, and I feel very guilty about Li Guiren. When the emperor was still there, either you were favored in the deep palace, or I was left out in the cold, and everyone fought fiercely in the open and secret, alas, it's a pity that the honest Li Guiren, originally I was like a sister to her, think about it, I owe her a lot, I can't pay her back before I die, I can only make up for it after death. When I was young, I was always strong-blooded, young and vigorous, and competitive, but now, when people are old, many things are also downplayed, and my heart is soft. Isn't it too much for you to say this?"

"Niangniang, in fact, you are also forced to do it, this can't blame you, people are not sages, who can be without fault, people in this long life, who has not done a few wrong things, has done a few bad things?" I hurriedly comforted her, who told me to descend from her belly to the ancients? And relying on her, I ate so many delicacies from the mountains and seas, fine wines, and short mouths in the court, I had to say a few words against my will.

"I originally had this intention, and Prime Minister Lu Yijian also repeatedly told me several times that Li Guiren would be buried thickly, so as not to be misunderstood by people at the time, so I have sent someone to use a good crystal coffin to bury Li Guiren in the tomb of the royal family, and it is buried according to the highest level. Before I was alive, I was sorry for her, I didn't let her enjoy the family affection of mother and son, and after death, I must make her decent and beautiful. The Queen Mother said earnestly.

"It doesn't have to be, it's a bit of a fuss. I said disapprerovingly. Suddenly, I thought of a historical story, and I felt that the Queen Mother was really an unpredictable prophet, and she was clever. The story is that after the death of Empress Dowager Liu, Renzong was sad, and the ministers came to the discussion, saying that Liu E was not his biological mother, and King Yan told him that his biological mother was Concubine Li Chen, and Concubine Li died unexpectedly, and the death was unknown, saying that he had been deceived for more than 20 years. When Renzong knew his unbelievable life experience, his shock was tantamount to the collapse of the sky, he couldn't suppress the sadness in his heart, and on the one hand, he personally rode an ox cart to the Hongfu Courtyard where Concubine Li's coffin was placed, and sent troops to surround Empress Liu's residence in order to find out the truth and deal with it. At this time, Renzong not only learned about his own background, but also heard that his biological mother had died unexpectedly, and he must open the coffin to check the truth. When the coffin was opened, I saw Concubine Li, who was soaked in mercury and her body was not bad, lying peacefully in the coffin, her appearance was like life, her clothes were gorgeous, and the funeral goods were like Mrs. Yipin, and even wearing the queen's clothes. The implication is that Empress Dowager Liu is innocent. Renzong repented and sighed: "How can people believe their words." Came to Liu E's tablet to thank himself: "From now on, the life of the eldest lady can be innocent." At the time of the name, Liu E was four characters: Zhuang Xian Mingsu Empress (later changed to Mingsu Empress), while the general queen only said two words, and the biological mother Li Chenfei was Zhuang Yi Empress (later changed to Zhang Yi Empress). In September, Renzong issued an edict, and Liu E and Concubine Li were buried in Yongding Mausoleum at the same time. On the day of the coffin's departure, Renzong first led Liu E, not only to carry out the filial piety ceremony, but also to personally perform the ceremony (the rope that pulls the coffin) despite the dissuasion of the prime ministers, and sent it out of the imperial hall on foot. Then he went to Hongfu Yuan, where Concubine Li Chen was buried, to raise the spirit of his biological mother, and lay on the coffin and cried bitterly: "The grace of hard work, what can be repaid for life!" Therefore, after Liu E's death, the Liu family was more respected than before.

"You don't know, this man talks a lot, and spreads falsehoods, Yueyue, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and one day if he knows the secret that it is not my own child, what will he think? I hope he will not be too angry with me when he knows this. In case Yun'er hears it and really thinks that Li Guiren is his biological mother, then it will not be good if she is not buried now. The Queen Mother sighed.

"Niangniang, you really think long-term, so why don't you tell him that his mother is not Li Cairen, but someone else. "I suddenly remembered something else.

"Silly boy, can the bloodline of this royal family be an outsider? This bloodline can't tolerate others, even if it's an adopted son, it's better to be Empress Zhang than that, after all, it's still the heir of the former emperor, do you understand? I hope that if Yun'er can understand my good intentions after knowing in the future, he will not blame me. ”

"Niangniang, you are a hundred, a thousand rest assured, my mouth is tight, I won't talk nonsense. Besides, Emperor Yun'er's brother will never know, because not many people know about this matter, so you don't have to worry too much, don't hurt your spirit because you think about trivial things, and you are so kind and benevolent, even if he knows, he will definitely not be angry with you, because Niangniang, everything you do is not for him. I said word for word.

"Yes, I don't have to think about it, Benefit is a good boy with affection and righteousness, I believe that even if he knows one day, he will not be angry with the eldest mother. The Queen Mother sighed softly. "It must be like this, if Brother Yun'er knew your good intentions, he would definitely not be angry. I chimed in.