Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother scooped up a piece of white cheese with a small and delicate silver spoon and gently put it into her mouth. The creamy and sweet yoghurt melts in your mouth, and when you taste it, you will have a hint of wine that makes you want to stop drinking.

After eating a few bites in a row, the Queen Mother put down the silver spoon and said to Lan Ruo, the personal grandmother beside her: "The Lord of Taiping County has learned so many tricks from somewhere, and every food he makes is exquisite and delicious. ”

Lan Ruo smiled: "Who said it wasn't." Mrs. Zhenguo once said that she almost died of illness a few years ago, and after she recovered, she had an adventure in the mountains, learned a great method from the immortals, and made a fortune at once. ”

The queen looked at the remaining cheese in the bowl, and said again: "Whether others believe it or not, I believe what she said." If it weren't for the guidance of the immortals, how dare she put her head into the tiger's mouth! Alas, eating people's mouths is short, tomorrow I will go to persuade the emperor and let him reject Suhelek's proposal, it really can't work, just choose one of the three princesses or four princesses, the serious royal blood, can always be worthy of that little khan. ”

Lan Ruo brought a cup of water, asked the Queen Mother to rinse her mouth, and was about to prepare to change her clothes, when the palace people at the door sang loudly: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Before the words fell, the emperor strode in with the deacon's palace man, "The son asks the queen mother to say goodbye." ”

The Queen Mother smiled and asked, "Why does the emperor have time to come?" ”

The emperor sat down in his robe, Lan Ruo served hot tea, the emperor took a sip of the teacup, and said with a smile: "I just went to Concubine Qing for dinner, passed by Cining Palace, and wanted to come to talk to my mother for a while." ”

The queen asked Lan Ruo to take a cushion and lean against her, leaning on her. "I heard that today Suhelek is a relative of Batuti, and the emperor really plans to send the lord of Taiping to make peace?"

The emperor took another sip of tea and put down the teacup, "The queen mother asked so, but Mrs. Zhenguo came to intercede with you?" ”

"Your Majesty. If I'm not mistaken, for the first time in all these years, she asked me for help. ”

Seeing that the emperor was noncommittal, the Queen Mother continued: "The husband and wife of Zhenguo are really pitiful. I lost my daughter sixteen years ago, and I just recognized a lovely righteous daughter. and marry far away. I would be reluctant to do so. ”

The emperor said: "The sons know that they are loyal to the royal family and know the general situation, if the lord of Taiping agrees to make peace, the sons will appease them." Reward the town and the princess and his wife. ”

The Queen Mother nodded slightly. Still asked with a pleasant face: "The Taiping County Lord and General Zhenyuan are in love. It's about to get engaged. The ancients said that it is better to demolish a temple than to destroy a family, and the emperor needs to think twice before acting. ”

The emperor put away his smile. "The Northwest Steppe Tribes have been a problem for our country since the rise of the first emperor's reign, and this time it was also at the expense of 8,000 soldiers in exchange for Suhelek's surrender. The lord of Taiping County has indeed made great achievements in the Shangyuan Lantern Festival to defeat Batu and Toya, but if he can make peace with Batu, wouldn't it be the icing on the cake? ”

"Erchen knew that the Sihong family was loyal to the royal family, so he gave them three days to persuade the Taiping County Lord and General Zhenyuan. It's just that they are marrying far away, and they are not going to die, so the Zhenguo couple don't have to work so hard. ”

The Queen Mother sighed, "The grassland is thousands of miles away from the capital, and once you get married, you won't see each other once in a few years." What's more, General Zhenyuan has made meritorious contributions to pacifying the northwest, and the lord of Taiping County has asked God to heal the emperor's illness. ”

The emperor said: "Everyone knows that the lord of Taiping is the righteous daughter of the prince of Zhenguo, and he is in the same city with the brother and sister of General Zhenyuan, even if he is not in harmony, how can there be a reason for his sister to marry his brother." ”

The queen smiled: "That's true, but after all, she is a righteous daughter, and she has no blood relatives." It's a big deal that the husband of Zhenguo dissolved the relationship between father and daughter with her, who else will say irresponsible things? ”

As she spoke, she observed the emperor's face, saw that his expression softened slightly, and persuaded: "The emperor once said that sitting on the throne is like a boat traveling on water, the king is a boat, the subjects are water, and water can carry a boat and overturn a boat." The Sihong family guards Daqi, even if the grassland tribe grows stronger, it can still be defeated by us. Now that Suhelek is willing to pay tribute, why bother to chill the courtiers because of a trivial family matter? ”

"The queen mother's words have been written down." The emperor replied lightly, "It's not early, the queen mother should rest early, and the sons and daughters will leave." ”

"Your Majesty!"

Seeing the emperor's back disappear at the gate of Cining Palace, the Queen Mother turned the rosary in her hand with a worried face, and Lan Ruo said softly: "The Queen Mother is worried that the emperor will insist on going his own way?" ”

The Queen Mother shook her head, "No matter how the emperor handles this matter, it will eventually make the Si Hongjia have a knot in their hearts." The monarch and the minister, the monarch is above the minister, but he also relies on the assistance of loyal ministers to achieve long-term stability, I hope the emperor can understand this truth. ”

The next two days were like years for Si Hongrui's family. Every day in the court, Si Hongrui's father and son are speculating about the emperor's thoughts, but the emperor's joy and anger are invisible, and he never mentions the matter of harmony.

Anyone could see that Si Hong Bowen's face was getting more and more ugly, and as soon as he returned home, he locked himself in the study, and he didn't even go to Xia Qingyun's side.

Mrs. Zhenguo also wanted to enter the palace and beg the queen again, but was persuaded by Si Hongrui and Xia Qingyun. Since he has already pleaded with the Queen Mother, he will always help if he wants to help, if even the Queen Mother can't persuade the emperor, I'm afraid no one will be able to convince him.

On the third day, the emperor finally left Si Hongrui behind after the next dynasty.

"Aiqing, I have returned to Heleke yesterday, the lord of Taiping is not my own child, not a royal princess, and my parents have to decide their own affairs. I also told him that the lord of Taiping was about to be engaged to General Zhenyuan, and asked Batu to choose another princess. ”

Si Hongrui's heart was overjoyed, he bowed to the ground and said, "The emperor is sage, thank you for agreeing to Xiao'er's marriage." ”

"Get up." The emperor raised his hand slightly, and said: "However, the identity of the Taiping County Sect girl cannot be retained, otherwise someone will provoke it, and it is not good for me to violate the law and allow my brother and sister to marry." ”

Si Hongrui gritted his teeth and held back the dissatisfaction in his heart, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhenguo Mansion, Si Hongrui's study.

"What? Do you want Qingyun to move out of the palace and not be our daughter? Mrs. Zhenguo cried out in a lost voice, "Why did you talk to the emperor about it?" ”

Si Hongrui said helplessly: "The emperor must have listened to the persuasion of the queen mother before he changed his mind, it is really rare, how can I get another inch." Besides, the emperor built the county lord's mansion, Qingyun only moved out temporarily, and when he and Bowen got married, they still called us Daddy. ”

Mrs. Zhenguo was dissatisfied: "The law stipulates that brothers and sisters cannot get married, and it means that blood relatives cannot violate the norm. Outsiders know that Qingyun is our righteous daughter, even if someone picks on the thorns, it is not something that cannot be explained. Why does the emperor have to do this extra thing! ”

"Alas!" Si Hongrui sighed, "After all, he is the emperor, and he has taken a step back in the matter of his relatives, and he has to find some face elsewhere." However, fortunately, Qingyun's life experience was not indicated at the beginning, otherwise, the emperor would never have been able to find out the father-son relationship with Bowen for their marriage. That's a lot of work! ”

Mrs. Zhenguo hurt herself for a moment, and then cheered up and said, "Since this is the case, I will go to Jietai Temple tomorrow and ask the master to pick an auspicious day and hold the engagement ceremony for them." (To be continued......)