On this day on the ninth day of the sixth month of the 14th year of Chiwu, the sky was clear, and occasionally a few drifting clouds passed by, but they did not hinder the sunlight in the slightest. This should be regarded as a rare good day in the Chiwu period, and now the Holy Lord officially canonized the eldest prince Le Li as the crown prince of the Great Chu Dynasty.

For this reason, the Holy One has granted amnesty to all prisoners who do not belong to the Ten Evils!

On June 20, the new draft entered the palace, and the first thing was to elect a crown princess for the crown prince.

Originally, Prince Leli was discussing the customs of Wuqi and the regulations of the border commercial port with An Sui in Honglu Temple, but the queen suddenly issued an order to announce that Prince Leli and An Sui entered the palace together.

The prince's face was full of helplessness, "In fact, the queen mother has long thought of someone in her heart, and letting the palace go is just a scene, whether to choose or not, in fact, it is the same." ”

"Don't mention this in front of others, since you are already the prince, you must have the prestige and honor of the superior, joy and anger are invisible, don't let people know what is in your heart, don't let the courtiers speculate on your preferences, lest someone flatter and lose the prince's mind and vision." An Sui also didn't want to see the queen covering the sky too much.

But now in the palace, Concubine Shu's family background is declining, Concubine Xu has always been unconcerned about herself, Concubine Li is a foreign concubine, and the power is not enough to compete with the queen, not to mention that now that the prince has decided, the virtuous concubine has no power to compete with the queen. Although the harem and the previous dynasty are distinct from each other, they are still closely related.

The prince nodded.

"Weichen An will meet the queen with you, may the queen be blessed and healthy!"

The queen sat on the top seat, dressed in a red court dress, with a dignified bun facing the sky, and the sixteen towns and countries swayed to bring out the majesty and glory that the mother of a country should have. Since the collapse of the Queen Mother's tomb, she is the only owner in this harem. In fact, the queen is already very beautiful, and there is no trace of too many years left on her skin that is over thirty years old, perhaps because she is well-maintained, or because she is too proud of the spring breeze in life, she looks more dazzling than when An Sui was still in the palace in the past.

Sitting on the lower right of the queen are Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian, Concubine Xian is still arrogant, but behind the arrogance is already a completely empty arrogance, but it is Concubine Li and Concubine Xu who sit on the left hand of the queen.

An Sui followed the ranks of the people in the harem, and after saluting one by one, he was arranged by the queen in the next seat of the prince.

An Sui glanced at Concubine Li, she was able to pass Concubine Xian and Concubine Xu and sit on the lower left of the queen, obviously not only because she was the biological mother of Princess Wuqi or the fourth princess. Maybe An Sui guessed right, she has actually become the queen's person. Otherwise, with the queen's means in the harem all these years, how could she be able to conceive the fourth princess lightly and be born safely?

The queen glanced at An Sui obliquely, and then let the show girls enter the palace.

Because of the border affairs, the eleven-year draft was stopped by Ji Xuanyuan for a year, and now it is not easy to restart the draft for the prince, and all the show girls have also tried all kinds of means, just from the dress of the show girls, they have their own magical powers.

Zong Zheng Yangqing glanced at those show girls and said coldly and sarcastically, "Aunt Queen has really put a lot of thought into it!" ”

An Sui looked at the prince, the prince's eyes also flashed a trace of impatience, but he still covered it up well, An Sui cast a firm gaze at him, and the prince glanced at An Sui.

In the prince's mind, the former queen mother really cared about him, but I don't know when it started, the queen mother cared about whether only he could become the son of his father who could inherit the throne. That kind of concern gradually began to turn sour.

At that time, he was still raised in the Qianzheng Palace, and the people who would often care about his food, clothing, housing and transportation gradually became An Sui, at that time she was still a female official in the Qianzheng Palace, in addition to often teaching him how to deal with government affairs, how to think about national affairs, and sometimes take him to play with the eldest princess.

At first, he didn't feel any difference, until one day, the queen mother summoned him to ask him about his homework, and then she persuaded him to try to please his father and the emperor, and he must ascend to the crown prince.

After that, he never heard his mother ask him anything else, and if his father was not satisfied with him, he would be reprimanded and taught by his mother.

At those times, except for An Sui, no one cared whether he liked to do these things or not, so to speak, at that time, he only felt the happiness of a child who should have belonged to him from An Sui.

Later, after Ann left, he felt lonely for a long time, and no one really cared about him.

Compared with the queen and the ladies in the harem, he is actually closer to An Sui.

An Sui's concern for him really has nothing to do with utilitarianism.

The show girls passed over one by one, but the prince never expressed his attitude, and even his eyes did not fall on them very seriously.

The queen couldn't help but start to be a little anxious, and asked with a smile, "Prince, among so many girls, isn't there a single prince who can be eye-catching?" ”

The prince also replied cleverly, "In fact, the queen mother is in charge." It is said that to marry a wife, you must marry a virtuous person, not to mention that you must choose the crown princess of a country. This draft is selected with eyes, according to their appearance, these show girls are all beautiful, but they don't see how their moral cultivation is. It's not that Erchen can't look down on it, but he doesn't know how to distinguish it at all. What does the queen think? ”

The queen was secretly angry in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face, after all, what the prince said was indeed not wrong, "These show girls, their family and character have been inspected, whether it is reputation or conduct, they are all the best choices, and they will never insult the royal reputation, no matter which one the prince chooses, he is worthy of the position of the crown princess." ”

This is not just about whether these show girls are worthy of being princesses. The eyes of all the concubines in the harem looked at An Sui in unison. When it comes to reputation and conduct, isn't this An Sui the first to insult the royal reputation?

An Sui didn't know it, ignored everyone's inquiring looks, took the tea with a calm expression, and slowly took a sip.

"What the queen mother said is also reasonable, Confucius said, 'The husband takes the art of people, and observes his words and deeds'. The position of the crown princess should be even more cautious and cautious. The sons also hope to have a good wife, who can assist the sons and daughters to achieve family harmony, and then the sons can rule the country and level the world. ”

"This ......," the queen was embarrassed.

Zong Zheng Yangqing sat at the bottom of An Sui and sneered lightly, "The prince is really powerful, and one sentence made the queen's abacus come to naught." Ann really taught well! ”

An Sui didn't respond.

Fang Guiren behind Zong Zhengyang Qingqing asked, "How can Zhaorong Niangniang say this?" Could it be that the queen mother has already taken a fancy to which one? ”

Zong Zhengyang raised his eyebrows, and his eyes went towards a show girl wearing a light blue lotus skirt. An Sui raised her eyes and looked over, the girl was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a dignified double bun, and even her makeup was extremely dignified. Looking closely, the girl's eyebrows and eyes are three or four points similar to the queen and Zong Zheng Yangqing.

Looking at it this way, An casually fully understood the queen's intentions, if he wanted to firmly control the position of the future queen in the hands of his own clan.

Neither the emperor nor the crown prince himself would allow such a thing to happen. It's just that as long as the emperor doesn't speak, then the queen is still in charge of the affairs of the harem.

Obviously, it seems that the prince is still a little helpless.

It's just that An Sui thinks that the queen seems to be less and less aware of the emperor's thoughts, how can the emperor, who is so taboo about the power of his relatives, let the lessons of the Zheng family and the Yan family repeat themselves in his son's body again.

Even if the prince agrees, the queen will never be able to pass the emperor's level.

However, the queen is the queen after all, and she quickly calmed down, "What the emperor said is very reasonable, since this is the case, then the palace will let these show girls stay in the palace temporarily, and after carefully examining their moral character, let the emperor and the emperor make a decision together." What does the emperor think? ”

The queen has already given the steps, and naturally the prince can no longer twist his temperament, so he followed the steps given by the queen, bowed down and said, "The queen mother is wise, what the queen mother said, there is nothing that the sons and daughters disagree with." ”

The queen smiled and nodded, as if she was very satisfied with the crown prince, "The prince has been becoming more and more decent and thoughtful recently, if your father and emperor see you understand the general situation like now, he will definitely be very happy." ”

The prince didn't even dare to say it.

The queen turned the spearhead and pointed at An Sui, "This is also thanks to Lord An's proper teaching, and this palace is very comforted to see that the prince is so sensible now." It's no wonder that the emperor values Lord An, and the palace often hears the prince and princess praise Lord An for his profound knowledge and teacher. ”

If it is said that he is knowledgeable, An Sui's talent is also recognized by the Manchu Dynasty. But when it comes to being a teacher, it is obvious that the queen is ironizing An Sui's misconduct.

I don't know if it's an illusion, An Sui always feels that since the emperor arranged for the prince to enter the An Mansion, the queen's attitude towards herself has changed greatly. From the previous Manchu discussions, to the temptation of Concubine Li, to today's public demonstrations. The queen's attitude towards herself is really becoming more and more unpredictable.

An Sui just smiled, "The queen praised it falsely!" ”

"Lord An doesn't need to be so polite, this palace is also very grateful to Lord An. A few days ago, the emperor appreciated a red coral from the South China Sea in the palace, which is more than three feet high, but it is a rare treasure. Lord An is not polite, this palace will reward you with this red coral. In the future, the crown prince and the eldest princess will also have to worry about it, Lord An. Although Lord An is only a courtier, but in the heart of this palace, this palace has never regarded Lord An as an outsider. ”