Song Chi knelt outside Yufu Palace all night, Concubine Ning didn't sleep all night, and after crying all night, Zhou Yu's face was swollen when he saw her.

Seeing someone coming, she was like a frightened prey, a little overwhelmed.

Zhou Yu sighed in his heart, and asked for peace first, after all, before the master spoke, she was still a serious princess. Zhou Yu said: "The slave asked Concubine Ning to say goodbye." ”

Concubine Ning looked at him with teary eyes, as if he would be able to say something desperate in the next sentence. But I heard him say: "At the behest of the queen, bring a few people to give you a physical examination, don't be afraid, these are all experienced and know how to measure." ”

The tears in Concubine Ning's eyes rolled out again, and she nodded silently.

Zhou Yu waved behind him, and several mothers-in-law walked in. Although he was a eunuch, it was inconvenient for him to be present during the physical examination, so he consciously withdrew from the palace and waited, while Concubine Ning entered the dormitory under the service of the palace maids of Lanlin Palace.

After a while, the errand was done, and several mothers-in-law withdrew to explain the truth, Zhou Yu had a number in his heart, and came in to say goodbye to Concubine Ning, "Niangniang will rest first, and the slave will go to the queen to talk back." ”

"Manager Zhou," he was just about to turn around, but was stopped by Concubine Ning, who had been silent, and Concubine Ning trembled: "What is the emperor going to do with me?" ”

Zhou Yu didn't have any expression on his face, still with a respectful attitude, "Niangniang, this is the decision of the masters, and the servants really don't dare to speculate...... However, since the queen can arrange someone to check your body, she must protect you, don't worry, don't cry. ”

Concubine Ning nodded and didn't say anything more. Zhou Yu withdrew.

When the door of the palace was closed again, Lian Qiu beside her persuaded her, "Master, Manager Zhou is right, the queen can check your body, which shows that things are still going to turn around, don't cry and break your body, just eat something!" ”

She is nineteen years old, and after staying in the palace for a few years, she also has some cognition, even if things take a turn for the better, Lanlin Palace will definitely not be able to stay, but even if she can still live, what is the point of staying in the cold palace for a lifetime? It's really not as good, it's better to die. And him, although it was his disaster last night, but now that he thinks about it, he knelt down in front of his father and confessed his mistake and begged for mercy for her......

Will he be affected?

I smiled bitterly in my heart, I can't protect myself, do you still miss him?

Gu Pingjiao sat on the bed, buried her head in her knees, and tears fell again.

~~

It didn't take long for Chu Xue to receive the news handed over by Zhou Yu, and she was a little relieved to know that Concubine Ning was still finished.

Just thinking about the next step, there was a rumor outside Yufu Palace, it was Li Jiaoyun who came to ask to see, Chu Xue nodded, and someone invited her in.

Li Jiaoyun also came over because of last night's incident, and when she cleared out all the idlers, she looked at her anxiously, "Sister, what happened last night is true?" ”

Chu Xue sighed, told her what she saw last night, and said: "This incident happened suddenly, if it weren't for me and the emperor going over in person last night, I would never have imagined that the prince was actually pestering Concubine Ning." ”

"Then do they have ......?"

"No, I ordered someone to check it just now, and it's still innocent." Chu Xue explained.

Li Jiaoyun sighed, "Concubine Ning is pitiful enough, she entered the palace at a young age, and she hasn't ...... yet."

Shocked that she lost her words, she hurriedly diverted and said: "It seems that if it wasn't for the fact that the woman insisted on choosing a concubine, these two people might be able to get married." ”

Chu Xue looked up at her, a little unclear, Li Jiaoyun broke through, "Concubine Ning is the niece and granddaughter of the Queen Mother's family, and she is comparable to the prince in terms ......of seniority."

Hearing this, Chu Xue remembered that Concubine Ning still had this relationship...... I don't know if Song Chen can look at the face of the Queen Mother's family and save her life......

Chu Xue sighed: "But the bitter fruit planted by his mother wants the child to taste it, and he has to take an innocent life." ”

Li Jiaoyun was shocked, "What does my sister mean?" ”

"I'm afraid the emperor doesn't want to keep Concubine Ning." She replied with a frown.

Li Jiaoyun had a white face, couldn't speak for a long time, and sneered for a while: "Yes, one is a close relative, the other is an outsider, and everyone will make such a choice!" It's a pity that a good girl...... I knew that I couldn't help myself when I was born in these rich and noble families, so it was better to be reincarnated in a small door and a small family to love my mother, even if I was sent to the temple to be a sister-in-law, it would be better than these desperate days......"

It's like being unfair to others, and it's like feeling yourself.

Chu Xue's eyebrows moved slightly, and she didn't say anything more. Compared with others, she has such parents, and if she can have Song Chen treat each other sincerely, she is still happy.

"Sister, I beg you for her, if possible, spare her life."

Li Jiaoyun's eyes showed expectation.

She lowered her eyes and sighed, "I don't need my sister to say it, I will definitely do my best, it's just about the prince, after all, it is the flesh and blood that the emperor has loved for many years, it's really hard to say." ”

The two of them here were frowning and melancholy, and there was another rumor outside, and Funing Palace sent someone to say that the Queen Mother invited her over to question. Li Jiaoyun hurriedly got up to say goodbye, she also took care of her makeup, and went to her mother-in-law.

Funing Palace.

"The concubine visits the queen mother." She bowed first.

The Queen Mother's face was not very good, and she said tiredly, "Calm down." ”

Song Chi is the eldest grandson of the Queen Mother, if this kind of thing happens, the mood of being a grandmother will naturally not be much better, Chu Xue understands, and she doesn't care about it in her heart, so she gets up and stands aside in a proper manner.

"When the mourning family got up early, I heard that the prince was punished by the emperor, what is going on?" The Queen Mother spoke anxiously.

She lowered her head and recounted the scene last night and this morning in detail, and finally, she said: "The concubine has just ordered someone to examine Concubine Ning's body, and it is still complete, which shows that the matter is not irreparable, the emperor is now angry, and punished the prince, presumably after he is angry, the father and son will ease up, the emperor and the prince are connected after all, and the queen mother can be relieved." ”

The Queen Mother sighed, "I originally thought that Concubine Ning was a well-behaved person, but now that she has done such a thing, it is really a mourning family to look away." ”

Chu Xue didn't say anything more. The Queen Mother is also Song Chi's closest relative, everyone is an ordinary man, if this kind of thing happens, who would be willing to take the fault on their children?

She didn't speak, the Queen Mother remembered something, looked at her and said, "I heard that the prince said this morning that he wanted his father to abolish him?" ”

Chu Xue paused, and hurriedly explained: "Queen Mother Mingjian, the prince is young and vigorous after all, it is just a momentary angry talk, the position of the prince is related to the world, and the emperor will not be rash." ”

The Queen Mother closed her eyelids and said without showing joy or anger: "Whether it is angry or not, if that kind of words are spoken, it is a great rebellion, if people with bad intentions hear it, there is every reason to ask the emperor to abolish the prince." This child's life is not good, the biological mother is not angry, and it has become more and more difficult to manage recently! It's better to have a few younger brothers below, maybe Xuan'er will grow up to be much better than him in the future! ”

The queen mother obviously had something to say, Chu Xue hurriedly knelt down again and said: "The queen mother is angry, no matter what the prince's biological mother is, he is the eldest son of the emperor, Xuan'er is still a babbling young son, how can he compare with his eldest brother, this kind of thing happened, it is indeed a dereliction of duty by the concubine, and the queen mother is also asked to condemn!" ”

She hurriedly cleared her heart of seizing the heir, and defended the prince everywhere between her words, the queen mother was still satisfied, her tone softened, and said: "That's it, it's difficult for you to be a stepmother for such a big child, hurry up!" At the moment, the emperor can listen to your persuasion the most, as you said, after all, it is father and son, you help to say good things, the position of the prince is a major event in the world, and it is easy to move. ”

"Yes." She stood up and breathed a sigh of relief.

Thinking of Concubine Ning again, Chu Xue pondered and said: "Queen Mother, the concubine still has one more matter, I want to ask you for your will, about Concubine Ning...... After all, she was born in the Marquis of Anguo's Mansion, and she has not made a big mistake this time, and she has been in peace in the past, so please leave her alive. ”

The Queen Mother sighed. What Chu Xue said wasn't her concern? Although she is facing her eldest grandson, Concubine Ning is also her mother's family, and she is the flesh and blood of her nephew......

The Queen Mother thought about it, but she couldn't come up with a good idea, so she had to ask her, "Then according to your meaning, how to deal with it?" ”

Chu Xue had an idea on the road when she came, and when she saw that the Queen Mother was also relieved, she said, "The concubine thinks that the Xuanmiao Palace is better than the Cold Palace, so let's place her there for the time being!" ”

The Queen Mother rubbed the corners of her forehead, and had to admit that this was indeed the best way in front of her. Xuanmiao Palace is located in the suburbs of Beijing, and it is also a royal Taoist temple, where there have always been waste concubines, such as Concubine Shu, who invited herself out of the palace to practice because she was in the middle of sleep. Although you don't ask about Hongchen from now on, it is better than being trapped in the cold palace, the Queen Mother said: "That is, you are kind-hearted, and the mourning family has no opinions here, the emperor is there, you go and talk about it." ”

"Yes." Chu Xue was determined in her heart. As long as the Queen Mother agrees, Song Chen can most of them, he is a filial son, after all, he also has to take care of his grandfather's family.

This time she was finally able to save Concubine Ning's life, and she finally felt a little better.

After explaining clearly to the Queen Mother, Chu Xue went back to Yufu Palace, but not long after she sat down, she saw Zhou Yu, who had come back from the start of construction, to talk back, saying that the manpower over there had been replaced, and the prince had no opinion, but just asked him to pass on the word, saying that he wanted to see her.

This young man was finally still worried about Concubine Ning in his heart, and he could probably guess what Song Chi was going to ask, Chu Xue bowed slightly, got up and went to the East Palace.

After returning to the East Palace, Song Chi had freshened up and changed his clothes, and he no longer looked depressed this morning, but Ruyu's face was still haggard, and his eyes were also dead.

Since his father sent a message this morning, the palace people in the East Palace have also been replaced, his eyes swept over the unfamiliar faces around him, and the young man sneered and laughed at himself in his heart, following a master like himself, it is unlucky to be a slave, and he doesn't even have a stable life.

"The Queen Mother has arrived!"

A singing outside the door of the hall pulled the young man back to reality, and when he heard Chu Xue's arrival, the young man's eyes were full of hope again, and he hurriedly walked a few steps to wait outside the door.

"The son visits the queen mother." The boy made a big salute in a proper manner.

"Hurry up." Chu Xue Road. Even if she didn't have those eyes inside and outside the palace who were staring at her openly and secretly, she had always been polite to this stepson, she was a smart person, and she didn't disdain to embarrass him in such trivial matters.

Entering the hall, Chu Xue said with concern: "It is your father's intention to replace people in the palace, and the palace has instructed Zhou Yu to pick some clever ones for you, these are all adjusted. Teach, left only a few days to get used to. If there is something stupid and not to your liking, tell this palace, and this palace will replace you again. ”

"If you have to worry about your mother, your sons are all good here." Song Chi bowed his head and said.

Chu Xue sighed and whispered, "Chi'er, you have been a father and son with your father for so many years, you should understand his temper, there is anything that can't be forced, let alone contradict, he is all for your good, this morning's scene, you said your anger, do you know how uncomfortable your father is?" ”

"It's wrong to make my father angry, but the queen mother ......" As soon as the words stopped, the young man knelt down again, raised his eyes to look at her, and stopped talking.

Chu Xue raised her hand, and the idle people in the hall withdrew, and the young man said solemnly: "Ask the queen mother to save her!" She is innocent, all the fault is due to the son, as long as the queen mother can save her, the son is willing to give up everything! The young man shed tears and said: "What Erchen said to his father in the morning is not angry, if he can save her life, Erchen is willing not to be this prince, if he can't save her, Erchen would rather die with her!" ”

After being silent for a while, Chu Xue asked, "Don't you understand why your father is angry?" He's all about you! He wants you to calm down, so he doesn't want to keep Concubine Ning, and you still say this, aren't you afraid of making him angry again? ”

"Erchen knows that Erchen doesn't dare to make his father angry anymore, so he comes to beg you. Queen Mother, he will definitely listen to what you say, Queen Mother, I am willing to give up the position of crown prince to the fourth brother......"

"Shut up!" A low reprimand blocked the young man's plea, Chu Xue frowned and said: "Your seat was decided by your father, if you want to give it to you or to someone else, it will not be the turn of this palace to intervene, your words are a big rebellion, do you know?" ”

Seeing that she was unmoved, the young man suddenly had no choice, slumped, and said sadly: "I just, I want to save her, I have no other way......"

"Chi'er," Chu Xue sighed, "Is she really that important to you?" ”

Song Chi smiled bitterly, "Before I met her, I never knew what happiness was, even if she avoided me, but even if she only kept her in her heart, such a day would always be better." ”

Chu Xue frowned, "Days like this? Don't you like days like this? Do you know how many people have worked so hard for your position that they have even lost their lives? Even your birth mother...... A large part of what she does is also for your position, are you really willing to be for a woman, you haven't even had anything happening, can you give up these things? And even if she can live, with your current status, it is impossible for you to be together in the future. ”

She really didn't understand, she thought that all royal men would love this supreme right, why did this teenager who seemed to have a smooth journey seem to be in such pain?

I only heard Song Chi laugh sadly, "I have never had the right to choose, how do you know that I must like it?" If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't want to be the person I am now...... As for her, even if we don't see each other again in this life, as long as she is alive, I will feel at ease. All I want is for her to live well. ”

With a shock in her heart, Chu Xue suddenly felt ridiculous.

It's ridiculous for the dead Xu Jinhe. The position of power that she racked her brains to maintain was as heavy as a shackle in the eyes of his son, and he could even give it up for the person he liked...... If Xu Jinhe is still alive, how will he feel when he sees this scene?

At the same time, there is some sadness, for this puppet-like child, for his dream that he will never be able to fulfill.

The hall was silent for a while, and she said: "Concubine Ning, this palace will try its best to be considerate, as for your seat, your father is in charge, in short, don't make him sad anymore." ”

After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the East Palace.

The boy heard her words, but he had hope again, as long as the girl lived. Even if you can't see her anymore at this time, you can get her.

~~

Lying in the tent this night, Chu Xue softly comforted her husband, who was still dull, "The concubine went to see the prince today, he has already realized his mistake and is thinking about it." After all, the prince is a young man, and it is inevitable to be impulsive for a while, but the concubine thinks that he is still an obedient and good child, so the emperor will dissipate his anger, okay? ”

"Also, the concubine went to ask the Queen Mother today, thinking of the family relationship between the Marquis of An Guohou and the Queen Mother, after all, Concubine Ning and the prince have not made a big mistake, if the emperor agrees, send her out of the palace, Xuanmiao Palace is a quiet place, I think she can meditate there in the future."

"What does the emperor think?"

She thought it out well, what else could Song Chen say, she only sighed in a deep voice: "Just do as you say, I didn't take into account the relationship between the Queen Mother this morning, it was my negligence......"

He stopped, closed his eyes and was silent for a while, and asked her, "Is it wrong for me to make Chi'er the crown prince?" ”

Chu Xue paused, "Chi'er is your eldest son, from the prince to the prince, everything follows the etiquette law, where can there be a mistake?" ”

"But the previous abolished prince is also the son-in-law of the first emperor, and his father has cultivated him for more than 30 years, and in the end he is not ......"

"Your Majesty, Chi'er is your child, how can you compare it with the abolished prince?" Chu Xue hurriedly interrupted him.

Song Chen sighed and opened his eyes to look at her, "I'm not comparing him with the abolished prince, I'm comparing myself with my father, who always cares about his reputation, only to know that he was wrong and put it off again and again, and finally almost caused a disaster...... I'm actually worried that I'll make the same mistake......"

Chu Xue fell silent for a while.

In her opinion, it is absurd to choose the eldest as the prince, as a person who inherits the country, the first condition should be meritocracy rather than origin, such as Song Chen himself, if he has to compare his background, then there is no doubt that the waste prince who is sitting on the dragon chair now, but if so, what will the Great Qi Jiangshan become?

Song Chen, as a father and king, can realize this, which is actually rare, but although he asked like this, as a stepmother, she could never speak, so she only accompanied him in silence.

I only heard him say again: "Although Qian'er is good at learning, her temperament is too soft, Qi'er is still martial, I am afraid that it is biased, as for Xuan'er, ......"

He suddenly looked at her and asked, "How is our Xuan'er?" ”

Chu Xue curled the corners of her lips, as if she was joking with him, "Xuan'er is still so young, she can't say everything, who knows what he will look like in the future?" Moreover...... Besides, the concubine doesn't have so many extravagant hopes for him, she just hopes that he can do what he wants in the future, fulfill his responsibilities, and don't let down his relatives and himself. ”

She has always been so humble, but he believes that with such a mother, their children will not be bad.

Forget it, I had a headache in the previous dynasty, so I didn't embarrass her, patted her hand, and said, "Sleep." ”

She nodded meekly. The bed net was lowered, and she snuggled up to him and fell into a dream.

~~

Early the next morning, Concubine Ning waited for her results, and the Yizhi of Yufu Palace said that she wanted her to go to the Xuanmiao Palace outside the palace to lead the practice.

Afraid that the master would be sad, Lianqiu comforted her vigorously, "Master, no matter where you go, the slave and maid will accompany you." Actually, I heard that the Xuanmiao Palace is not bad, it is also royal, and someone serves it...... At least it's much better than the cold palace. ”

This result is better than I expected, in fact, it will always be a lifetime, where is not consumption? Gu Pingjiao didn't worry about herself anymore, but there was still one place in her heart that she couldn't let go, she hesitated for a long time, and finally asked, "I don't know how the emperor will send him down?" ”

The person who served the master closely, Lianqiu could guess who this "he" was referring to, and Lianqiu sighed and said, "What else is the master worried about?" People are their own flesh and blood, no matter how bad they are, they can't get any worse...... But I heard that in order to intercede for you, he also begged the emperor to abolish his throne? ”

"Abolish him?" Gu Pingjiao was shocked, grabbed Lianqiu's hand and asked urgently, "Did he really say that?" Then the emperor agreed? ”

"I haven't heard anything yet." Lian Qiu shook her head, "Master, your life is not good, Mrs. Hou has to let you enter the palace, otherwise, or ......" The little maid burst into tears.

No matter what the fate is, the matter has come to this, Gu Pingjiao knows where he is, and he no longer resents him, but he is full of thoughts about that young man, although perhaps, he will never see each other again in this life.

When the news reached the East Palace, Song Chi, who was reading a book in front of the case, was silent for a long time, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

~~

After approving a day's excerpts in the Qinzheng Palace, in the evening, Song Chen got up and went directly to the Funing Palace of the Queen Mother. The news was handed to Yufu Palace, and Chu Xue, who was waiting for him to eat, faintly guessed something in his heart, but he didn't ask too much, and took the children to eat first.

Le'er ate by herself for a while, tilted her head and asked her mother, "Queen Mother, why didn't my father come back today?" ”

Chu Xue sandwiched a piece of crispy lotus root for her, and said softly: "Father is afraid that the imperial grandmother will eat alone, so he will accompany her." ”

"Oh." The little girl nodded and ate seriously.

In Funing Palace, the mother and son are also eating.

There were no children, the dinner table was more solemn, the mother and son finished eating quietly, and drank hot tea, the Queen Mother glanced at her son, who was obviously silent tonight, and asked, "Is there anything you have to say, just say it if you want to." ”

The queen mother has always understood herself, Song Chen nodded and said: "There is something to discuss with the queen mother, son, I want to abolish the reserve." ”

"What?" The Queen Mother stared at him with wide eyes, and said anxiously: "Chi'er just bumped into you a few words, and you want to abolish him ruthlessly?" This is a big deal, don't be angry with your child! ”

"The son is not ruthless, nor is he angry. When did the queen mother see her son taking the world's major events to put it in order? Song Chen explained, "The son just thinks that Chi'er is not suitable for the position of prince, this child has no fighting spirit and desire at all, he feels that he is the prince for the Xu family, and he himself is reluctant at all." The queen mother said, can he be a good king of a country in the future? I felt that instead of doing this, it was better to hand it over to someone who really wanted to do a good job. ”

The Queen Mother was taken aback and hurriedly asked him, "The emperor already has an idea?" Who will be chosen to replace Chi'er? Qian'er? Qi'er? Still is...... Xuan'er? ”

Song Chen smiled, picked up the teacup in his hand, and said, "The queen mother said that she laughed, Xuan'er is still so young now, what can you see?" ”

It didn't seem to be Chu Xue's idea, the Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again, "Who does the emperor plan to choose to replace Chi'er?" ”

"What the son means is to take off the seat of Chi'er and put it there, if the other children want it, they will naturally work hard, let's observe it first, and then decide who to give it to in a few years, which is safe and fair." Song Chen said.

Fair?

When it comes to fairness, the Queen Mother thinks of her son, and remembers that Song Chen has been stronger than the abolished prince since he was a child, but because of his identity, he has never been able to get what he wants, and in the end, he planned to fight for it himself before he got the throne. Thinking of this, the Queen Mother couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, it is much fairer for you to do this, at least better than your father." ”

It seemed that she accepted his proposal, and the Queen Mother asked again, "The mourning family understands your hardships, but the future is ...... The position of the prince is related to all forces, not to mention the Xu family, presumably Marquis Anping will not be right, after all, there is a marriage contract with Chi'er first, and they can watch the position of the crown princess slip away? ”

Song Chen smiled, "Chi'er is 166 reading network."