Li Ke nodded reluctantly, Yuan Ziyan also knew that for him who was arrogant, it was difficult to accept it for a while, so he could only adapt slowly.

For a long time, Li Ke was very depressed and had a bad appetite, so that his body was emaciated, he lost his martial arts, became wilted, and was very unenergetic.

Fortunately, Li Shan comforted him a lot, which somewhat reassured Yuan Ziyan.

At this time, there was a huge wave in the palace, not to mention that everyone also understands that the vacancy of the middle palace and the crown prince is arguing endlessly for the canonization of the new queen, of course, there is nothing to argue about, the key is still around Wu Mei, because at present, it seems that only she is the most qualified to be the queen.

And Wu Mei has also become a little silent recently, always looking upset and irritable. Yuan Ziyan didn't ask much, when things are undecided, you can only increase people's intelligence, Wu Mei has been soaring in the past few years, and there should be twists and turns to temper the heart.

In fact, in Yuan Ziyan's view, whether in ancient or modern times, married women will always be excluded from wealthy families, especially the emperor's family, which has a lot to do with people's secular vision. If Wu Mei did not serve the first emperor, it was not impossible to be named Concubine Chen at the beginning, and then naturally became the queen.

Yuan Ziyan is naturally Wu Mei's biggest backer, and behind Yuan Ziyan, there are a large number of civil and military officials and the support of the chaebol outside the palace.

However, Wu Mei's greatest blessing also lies in her own strong fertility. After Li Hong and Princess Anding, Li Zhi, who was deeply betrayed by love and family, favored Wu Mei. Wu Mei became pregnant for the third time.

The prosperity of the heirs is undoubtedly the best weight for the status of women in the back court, and Wu Mei's successful conception certainly made Li Zhi sweep away the haze in his heart. has special expectations for this child, and at the same time lays a solid foundation for Wu Mei in the palace.

Li Zhi was happy and named Li Hong as the acting king, and the fief was naturally more prominent, surpassing all the previous brothers.

On this day, Yuan Ziyan saw that Wu Mei was still worried, afraid that she would be too worried and not good for the fetus. Persuaded: "Paulie, now that she is pregnant again, she should be a qualified and competent mother." Don't let the child be born like you, frowning, like a little old man. ”

Hehe, Wu Mei couldn't help laughing. Said: "Stepmother." Why don't you say it's a little old woman, I really want to have another daughter. This time, I must use my life to protect her. ”

"Paula, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, and it is not a good thing to be too arrogant to indulge children."

"It's okay for a girl to be arrogant!"

"Gao Yang's lesson, you must remember." Yuan Ziyan nodded, Wu Mei was stunned, and quickly nodded. Don't mention this again.

Yuan Ziyan thought for a moment and asked, "Paula." Do you want to be a queen? ”

Wu Mei was stunned again, and after a moment of silence, she said honestly: "I want to be, and I want to do it very much." ”

This answer made Yuan Ziyan feel both surprised and surprised, and she was even happier that Wu Mei was honest with herself, and would not pretentiously say something like not wanting to be.

"Well, tell me what you think."

"Mother-in-law, now that I am Zhaoyi, you are the head of the nine concubines, this is something that many people can't look forward to, and I should have been content. But since the death of the queen, the courtiers have discussed the matter of the new post, and my heart has not been idle for a day. Wu Mei sighed heavily and said: "First of all, if I become the queen, Hong'er is very likely to be made the crown prince, as a mother, what is more precious to give a country to her son?" ”

"Oh? Why did you think of Hong'er? Yuan Ziyan asked puzzled.

"My stepmother doesn't know that since Hong'er's sunset, for some reason, she has been estranged from me. The imperial doctor said that he was frightened and injured his heart and lungs, could it be that Hong'er's brain was also in the water, and even her mother didn't remember? At the mention of this stubble, Wu Mei was very sad.

Yuan Ziyan didn't expect Li Hong to have such a big temperament, and nodded slightly, her mother always wants to give her children the best, and it is inevitable that Wu Mei wants to be a queen because of this selfishness.

"On the other hand, if I become the queen, it will be more convenient for me to move around with His Majesty, and then I will be able to take care of the affairs of the court for him at any time. Outsiders don't know, but the stepmother should know that His Majesty was very painful when she had a gout attack, but she didn't dare to say anything to the outside world. As a result, the seizure was accompanied by convulsions, which was very terrifying. ”

Hearing Wu Mei say this, Yuan Ziyan suddenly thought of something, hurriedly pulled up her sleeve, and asked in surprise: "Aren't these scars bitten by Zhi'er?" ”

Wu Mei hurriedly retracted her sleeves, lowered her head and did not speak, and under Yuan Ziyan's repeated urging, she said: "Where did you take care of so much at that time, you can't watch Your Majesty spoil your lips and tongue." ”

"Silly boy, if you put your mind on the two of them, can't you think about yourself?"

"Yes, if I become the queen, maybe the back court will be at peace, and there will be no more people slandering and framing each other, and there will even be a disgust with victory. Your Majesty can sit back and relax in order to take care of your body. Wu Mei said.

"But Paula, it is my mother's duty to remind you that being a queen is a road of no return, and if you are not careful, you will be like the queen and queen, and if you want to do a good job, you have to keep moving forward, and you must not stay and pause, which means that you must continue to add weight to your shoulders."

"Isn't that how my stepmother came over?"

"I'm different from you, I'm just the same queen mother, and many things that I don't want to take care of can naturally be ignored, and there is even time to retire." Yuan Ziyan said seriously: "And if you want to choose this path, you will be like a cow in the next few decades, carrying a heavy burden every day, and even being whipped by public opinion." At this time, it is good to be young, but when you are sixty or seventy years old, you may be overwhelmed. ”

"Huh!" Wu Mei couldn't stop laughing and said: "When my father was alive, I heard that my grandfather died early in his thirties, and my father was nothing more than more than fifty. ”

Yuan Ziyan smiled silently, as the so-called coffin is concerned, before a person reaches the last moment, everything cannot be conclusive.

It's okay, as long as Wu Mei is mentally prepared, Yuan Ziyan is sure. And if it is said that she resigns from the posterior position, Li Zhi has no way to take her. In addition, Yuan Ziyan also asked Wu Mei not to be idle, to fight for more opportunities for herself when she has time, and to do it boldly, she will bear it if something happens.

Wu Mei understood that she had a good relationship with the palace people, and at this time she knew that she was going to jump on the branch, and she was even more scrambling to say nothing. The women are jealous, and they are useless at critical moments, and they have to start with the courtiers.

The eldest grandson Wuji's people will definitely not be able to move, and when it reaches his ears, he will be charged with winning over the minister, so he has to start with the opponent. Wu Mei dealt with the twists and turns all day long, and she was very clear about the connections in the court, and she really found a favorable thing, maybe this person could break the deadlock for herself at that time.

Wu Mei secretly sent someone to spread the word and reveal some news, and then she didn't take any action anymore, and it will be decided according to the development of the situation.

A few days later, in the early court, Li Zhi proposed the matter of the future, and there was silence in the court, which can be said to be silent, and everyone was trying to wait and see which of the birds came to speak first.

In fact, in private, the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang and other old ministers have discussed it many times, and they are all right about the rhetoric, just waiting for today's outbreak to completely dispel the emperor's thoughts.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Chu Suiliang are both a united team, although Chu Suiliang's position is as high as the eldest grandson Wuji, but the power is not as big as his, so he volunteered to come to his majesty first to protect the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji tearfully thanked him, which made it seem to be very touching as if he was parting from life and death.

Yuan Ziyan sat above and did not speak, her position today is a little sensitive, after all, Wu Zhaoyi was brought up by her, since the time of Gaozu, the two have known each other, and they are like mother and daughter. To be precise, in Wu Mei's heart, Yuan Ziyan's status far exceeds that of her mother.

Therefore, Yuan Ziyan's not speaking at the moment is not to be cool, but to avoid suspicion.

"Your Majesty, at this time, there is turmoil inside and outside the palace, and the wives of the back court are almost the same, it is not easy to choose, the most important thing is to designate the queen as the crown prince, the princes are still young, and Your Majesty is in the prime of life, so it is not appropriate to canonize it too early."

Finally, Chu Suiliang stepped forward and said his thoughts, which was the fuse, and the court immediately became lively, and many people echoed it.

Li Zhi did not express his position, waited patiently, and after a while, the court immediately fell silent again, waiting for the sound of opposition.

The eldest grandson Wuji secretly cast an approving look at Chu Suiliang, as long as the national teacher does not speak, and no important minister raises objections, this matter will most likely be put on hold, and he will think of other countermeasures in the future.

At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji also fought hard, he has always opposed Wu Zhaoyi, if Wu Zhaoyi becomes the queen, he will definitely not end well.

It was longer than the silence just now, and Yuan Ziyan was not in a hurry, this is the general trend of history, no one speaks at this time, sooner or later.

The eldest grandson Wuji couldn't understand Yuan Ziyan even more, is this confident, or is he really unambitious?

The eldest grandson Wuji put all his energy on Yuan Ziyan and several ministers who had close contacts with him, but he neglected that a small person above the court was about to appear on the stage of history gorgeously.

And often the little people can change the course of history, which is difficult to prevent.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that because of internal and external troubles, the queen not only wants to stand, but also imminent!"

It was Li Yifu, a bachelor of Hongwen Hall, who spoke, because he blindly catered to and flattered Yuan Ziyan, and won the disgust of the eldest grandson Wuji, and Li Yifu was not a conscious person, he made friends and was arrogant, so he found him for a few crimes and played the court and demoted him to Bizhou Sima.

So another question comes, since Li Yifu was released, why is this person still above the court? (To be continued......)