The heat in late summer is unstoppable, in the Yongshou Palace, but there is a cold air of Sisi, the former owner, in this palace has enjoyed all the glory and glitz, and now the palace, I am afraid that only the splendid shell of this palace has been retained, and the interior has long been decayed and withered.

The eldest grandson Yuanhong stepped on the smooth ground of marble ice carving and jade step by step, his expression showed the unique indifference and arrogance of this middle-aged emperor, a scene where no one should enter, and many palace eunuchs present couldn't help but tremble their knees and knelt on the ground.

"Son, please say hello to the Queen Mother!" The eldest grandson Yuanhong slapped a thousand children slightly, and before the queen mother could speak, he got up and went to the chair on one side of the main seat, without the slightest consciousness of being a guest.

The Queen Mother frowned, but she was not surprised, the eldest grandson Yuanhong didn't like her as a mother-in-law, disgusted with the Jiang family, and over the years, there were only a handful of days when he came to Yongshou Palace to ask for peace.

"The concubine greets the emperor!"

Empress Jiang slightly tidied up her queen's dress, and made a big gift to the emperor in a charming manner, the queen in her twenties was still so bright and lovely, with a ruddy complexion, showing the style of a young woman.

It is said that there are thirty-one flowers for men and thirty-one scum for women, and the age difference between her and the eldest grandson Yuanhong is not a few years old, but because of the nourishment of good days in the past two years, Empress Jiang has fulfilled her dream of children.

The eldest grandson Yuanhong nodded, over the years, the relationship between the queen and the queen mother is not very close, but in his spare time, he will run over to greet the queen mother and do some things on the scene, at this time, the two children are resting, and it is not surprising that the queen will appear here.

"Get up!"

"Thank you for your grace!"

The queen mother looked at the dim candles in the hall, smelled the comfortable fragrance in the air, and went to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, the current emperor is no longer something she can control, and I don't know what happened.

"The emperor is here, and the mourning family heard that your newborn princes are already going to turn over, which is really gratifying!"

When the queen mother talked about the next generation, she was slightly moved, and in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed, and when her child was born, it was also such a small lump.

"Thank you for your care!" The eldest grandson Yuanhong said with a smile, who would have thought that four years ago, he would still have to rely on the Jiang family, and even the concubine had to look at the face of the Jiang family.

Thinking of his children, the eldest grandson Yuanhong is really sad and happy, and now several of his noble princes have gradually grown up, and in a few years, he is afraid that he will have to choose a suitable successor from them and train them more.

"I came here this time, but there are some things that I want to discuss with the queen mother, there are some things about the ** concubine position, and I want to make some changes!"

The queen mother's gaze inadvertently seemed a little glazed, no matter how she objected now, I was afraid that she could only ......

"Emperor, you are now an adult, and the mourning family can't hold your hand and walk, if there is something about the ** concubine, you and the queen should discuss it yourself!"

The queen mother sold a good to the emperor in disguise, and the queen was a dou who couldn't be supported in her eyes, even after so many years, with the Jiang family interfering outside, she still let the people of the Fu family and the An family climb on her head.

"That's what the Queen Mother said!" The eldest grandson Yuanhong smiled with satisfaction, and said to the queen, "I plan to rebuild the ** position, and in addition to the queen, set up an imperial concubine, called the side queen." There are two other concubines, one concubine, six concubines, six concubines, six concubines, six concubines, Shunyi, Jieyu, Chonghua, nobles, lovers, beauties, talents, clothes, Baolin, royal maids, women, changing clothes, and promises. Now that other positions have been set, then Jieyu can no longer be the main position, and only the nine concubines can be the head of the first house. ”

The queen's face turned pale after hearing this, and the whole person was extremely decadent, not for anything else, just for a title, a side position, although she is now the queen, but after all, she has no son, and the queen is not so stable, even if the Nine Emperors are raised in front of her, but it is not inherited to her own name, the meaning of which is simply very different.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not appropriate!" The queen almost screamed and said this, she has no son, but if she has a son, then she is an ironclad prince.

"What's wrong? Isn't it the case in all dynasties? The same was true when the first emperor was the emperor, when all the civil and military ministers in the court wrote to ask for a side, at that time, the first emperor just used the excuse that the treasury was not abundant. When I ascended the throne, there were many national disasters, and now the four seas are leveled, according to the rules of the ancestors, of course, it is necessary to set up a side and a back. ”

A hint of sarcasm flashed in the eyes of the eldest grandson Yuanhong, **The position in the ** is not like that, in the opening period, ** had a pair of sisters who shared hardships, and later married the founding emperor, they accompanied the emperor to run around, and laid down thousands of miles, and the emperor's feelings for the two were not biased.

When the ** was established, the founding emperor was very embarrassed, one of the two sisters had a son, and one gave birth to a daughter.

A courtier wrote to him, so he set up a queen in the main palace, and at the same time set up a side queen, becoming a double queen of a country, the sister who gave birth to a daughter became the queen, the sister became the side queen, and the son born became the prince.

The founding emperor went first, and the son of the side queen ascended to the back seat in the name of the lineage, respected the queen as the eldest mother, and lived in the Yongshou Palace.

When the first emperor was alive, he also set up a side, but he did not specify who would take this position, and when it came to this dynasty, Empress Jiang was worried that Concubine Jingxian would threaten her position.

Soon after ascending to the throne, he begged his mother to put pressure on the emperor and removed the position of the side queen, and Concubine Jingxian could only become a concubine when she entered the palace, and she would always be just a concubine, and she could not be called a wife.

Empress Dowager Jiang closed her eyes there and recuperated, somewhat indifferent to this matter, among them, no matter who took the position behind the side, it was a huge threat to the women of their Jiang family.

The queen was a little dumbfounded, this is the rule of all dynasties, no one can change it, even if her Jiang family is in power, it is difficult to stop the world.

"Your Majesty, the world has been decided, the people have only solved the problem of food and clothing, and there is still a considerable distance to go from getting rich and involved, and the emperor is going to set up a side at this time, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of the people in the world!"

Since ancient times, which emperor did not cherish his feathers, although it was said that it was the rule of all dynasties after standing on the side, but when the emperor issued an edict, he said that the treasury was not abundant, and he did not dare to put the people of the world into the charcoal fire with his own selfish interests.

The eldest grandson Yuanhong raised his eyebrows, and glanced at the other party with a little teasing, "What the queen said is reasonable, but I am also helpless, this middle palace has no children, it was okay at first, but after a long time, I am afraid that it is the world's hundred letters, and they will gossip." ”

These words made Empress Jiang feel like a lightning strike, she never thought that the eldest grandson Yuanhong would say such a thing, although this is a reality, Empress Jiang still can't accept it.

In her cognition, a wife is a wife, a concubine is a concubine, there can only be one, even if he has the queen mother and the queen mother, the queen of the main palace should always be only one.

"Your Majesty, there is a Nine Emperor Princes by the side of the concubine, how can it be said that there is no child in the middle palace, besides, isn't the child born to every concubine in this ** want to call the queen mother of the palace?" As he spoke, the tears remained very uncompetitively, and the appearance of the pear blossom belt was really pitiful.

"What is the identity of the Nine Emperor Princes? The queen doesn't need me to remind her! Besides, the birth mother of the Nine Emperor Sons has a low position, how can he take the position of the crown prince, he killed his brother when he was born, and killed his biological mother when he was full moon, such a person, ascended to the throne of the prince, and did not completely cut off the foundation of my Tianyu. ”

Changsun Yuanhong said sharply, he didn't like that son so much, although the Nine Emperors were also his children, in the eyes of Changsun Yuanhong, there was no way to even compare with the Third Prince.

The queen smiled, and the weird smile on the corner of her mouth distorted her former face, "Then the emperor might as well pass Concubine Chen's child to the name of the concubine!" The concubine is the queen, she is the concubine, and when it comes to dignity, she can't raise the emperor's children at all. ”

"Queen!" The queen mother, who had closed her eyes and recuperated, suddenly opened her eyes and warned the queen kneeling there with solemnity and majesty.

When he turned his head to look at the emperor, he had calmed down a lot, "Emperor, the queen has been unwell recently, I'm afraid that I won't be able to serve the emperor, so I will leave this matter to Concubine Chen." After the establishment of the side, the mourning family thought that there was nothing to do, Concubine Chen gave birth to two sons and a daughter in a row, and the An family is such a famous family, she can also bear the position of the side! ”

"Auntie!" The queen looked at the queen mother in disbelief, she never thought that the queen mother would actually put that slut in that position.

The eldest grandson Yuanhong ignored the contest between the two, and frowned unwillingly, "Concubine Jingxian also had some thoughts about entering the palace, and it was an unintentional mistake at the beginning, and now she has given birth to a daughter for me, and I intend to canonize Concubine Jingxian as Concubine Jing." ”

The queen mother nodded, "This is also what it should be, among these **, except for the queen, she is the oldest old man, and she deserves the position of concubine." ”

"In addition to some other concubines, although Concubine Zhao and Concubine Chun gave birth to the seventh prince and the eighth prince, the time to enter the palace is still short, and it is really difficult to become a big position. Concubine Ran gave birth to the second prince and the eldest princess, and it was inevitable that she had been wronged, and her son intended to promote her to Concubine Ran De. Wen Shunyi has raised the second princess under her name, and it has been almost a year, and this change will inevitably be a little unjustifiable, so she will be promoted to the second rank of Zhaohua. Yuwen Jieyu has been in the palace for a while, and it is not a matter that she has been so up-to-bottom, but she is also my cousin, so she was promoted to Xiuyi. Yajieyu raised the little princess, which also seemed a little inappropriate, and I didn't want to take the child away, so I canonized it as Chongyi. ”

"The emperor arranged it like this, and the mourning family has nothing to say, **Speaking of which, there are only a few women who have the emperor's heir, and the mourning family has no opinion on this approach. It's just that the mourning family still has to mention two people, I hope the emperor will remember that the third princess of Wu Shuyi is not small, and Wu Shuyi has also followed the emperor for many years, and in addition, Hui Jieyu of the An family also gave birth to a daughter to the emperor, and it is time to give a suitable position, but she can't lose face. ”

The eldest grandson Yuanhong raised his eyebrows in some surprise, a little surprised by the kindness of the other party, and actually thought of helping a few of them to ask for a reward, "Then divide the side of Wu Shuyi into concubines, and Hui Jieyu canonized Zhaorong." ”

After the eldest grandson Yuanhong finished speaking, he left without looking back, after all, he didn't come to discuss with the queen and the queen mother, but just to inform the other party of his thoughts.

The queen's whole body was paralyzed on the ground, looking at her aunt in despair, not feeling at all that the person in front of her was connected to her blood, and she didn't feel that she had the slightest responsibility as the daughter of the Jiang family.

The Empress Dowager's eyes narrowed slightly, "You must be resentful of the mourning family, why do you want to mention Concubine Chen as the side, and even more resentful of the mourning family for agreeing to so many requests and things for the emperor." ”

"Why? You weren't like this before, why are you doing this, and what's in it for me? What's in it for the Jiang family? Daddy wouldn't agree! Empress Chiang almost roared these words.

The Queen Mother smiled coldly, without the slightest emotion on her face, "You are really as bad as your father, and you don't know where the key to this matter is." If the emperor only canonized Concubine Chen, the mourning family would do their best to prevent this, but Concubine Jingxian is now about to become Concubine Jing, and the mourning family has to make concessions. ”

"Why? Why do you have to give in, no matter what the reason, according to the strength of the Jiang family, we can completely stop this matter. ”

"Block? Why block? Yes, although the Jiang family is not as good as in the past, it still barely has some ability, and under the desperate effort, it is indeed possible to change the emperor for a while without restoring the ancestral system. But the fate of our Jiang family, sooner or later, will come to an end completely for you alone. ”

"Aren't you just worried that after Concubine Chen's ascension, her son will be canonized as the crown prince immediately? Then, you, the queen, have completely become a vain person. Then I can tell you now that the emperor canonized Angel as the side queen, but it is not necessary to make her son the crown prince, and there is even some intention to guard against her. ”

"What do you say? Auntie, what did you say? ”

The queen used her hands and feet at the same time, and crawled in front of the queen mother in a daze, blank and helpless, and the makeup on her face had been beaten miserably.

If things are really like what the Queen Mother said, then what she just said seemed very stupid, and completely ruined her relationship with the emperor.

"Humph! Now that I know I was wrong, what did I do earlier? The Empress Dowager glanced at the other party disdainfully, "Although the An family is just a rising star, An Lin'er's child has been taken away by the Fu family, if another son is taken away by the Jiang family, then, there is no doubt that the An family will fight to the death with the other two families." Afterwards, even if we win by luck, we will face the threat brought by other families, and for your own sake, the Jiang family will be completely put on fire, do you think this matter is worth it? ”

"I ...... Auntie, I was carried away, I didn't mean to, I was just so angry! The queen looked at the queen mother blankly, clutched her dress tightly, and begged the other party bitterly, now, only this aunt can help her.

"You can't do anything now, the emperor will make Angel as the side queen, not necessarily her son as the crown prince, but just set up Concubine Jingxian as the concubine, but it is not necessarily that he will no longer love her. Concubine Zhao and Concubine Chun did not move, but it did not mean that he would not give the other party other rewards, he was suppressing the Jiang family in disguise, but the Jiang family could not do anything with him. ”

This is the difference between the powerful minister and the emperor, the words "unjustifiable" determine a distance between each other, one can only bow down, and the other will always be high.

Empress Jiang didn't understand, and she didn't understand what her aunt meant, but she just felt that something was quietly flowing through her fingertips, and she was so powerless at that moment.

Blindly got up and left this magnificent palace, the queen knew deeply that she would completely lose her husband's love in the future, and the word wife no longer belonged to her alone, her husband finally had a new wife, not a concubine.

Many, many years later, Empress Jiang will still remember this day, at that moment, she lost her husband and her unique haughty smile, but in exchange for the peace of the rest of her life.

If, one day, there is a chance for her to choose, she doesn't know if she will continue to do this, then the peace of the second half of her life has become her life's pursuit, but it is like a huge shackle, firmly entrapping her body and mind in that ** like a cage.

When the news spread, some people were happy and some were worried, many concubines, all of whom could be regarded as ** old people, originally thought that they had no chance with a certain position in their lives, but they didn't expect that this accident actually made her sit on it, although it was not the queen's position, but it was not something that ordinary people could shake lightly.

**Among them, only Concubine Jingxian heard the canonization decree, her face was distorted and terrible, the side, the queen, no matter which position, should be hers, but she is still stuck in the position of the concubine at the moment, she is still the concubine of the eldest grandson Yuanhong, a small concubine, even if she is as noble as a concubine, she can't change this terrible reality.