Chapter 706: The Empress's Intentions
Hearing that Gonggong Hu was going to stay for a drink, Han hurriedly invited everyone into the hall to dine with a smile on his face, and these people who came with Gonggong Hu couldn't wait for him, so he quickly prepared a few tables of tables in the kitchen and sent them to the side hall for everyone to enjoy.
Everyone in the Bai family was happy, and no one paid attention to Yu Miaoling, who was following the order in the back row, in fact, it was not that they didn't notice, but the Bai family didn't pay attention to her.
After hearing this holy decree, Yu Miaoling's face was a little ugly, but she did try her best to pretend to be casual.
This time, the Bai family went to the draft, and the last one to leave the sign was also two people, but now that the holy decree is here, the holy decree does not even mention her name Yu Miaoling, but refers to Ruoyun to marry, and it is the concubine of King An, which is the position she has always wanted to get, Yu Miaoling is unwilling!
And the Bai family seems to have forgotten that she is also a show girl who leaves a brand, and they don't care about her marriage at all, and completely ignore her as a person, which makes Yu Miaoling even more unhappy-
At the same time, the queen mother in the palace was also unhappy.
As soon as the results of the draft were announced today, the emperor had already summoned Chu Ziheng to the imperial study, and let him read the holy decree for marriage that had been prepared long ago, and then let Gonggong Hu go to the Bai family with the holy decree to pass the decree.
Chu Ziheng looked at the back of Gonggong Hu leaving with the holy decree, of course he was overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked the emperor.
Although this marriage was acquiesced by the emperor a long time ago, when it was finally implemented on the bright side this time, Chu Ziheng only felt that a big stone in his heart had fallen to the ground. A long-cherished wish has come true.
While the father and son were talking, they heard a little eunuch outside report from outside: "The queen has arrived!" ”
When Chu Ziheng heard this, he retired, and when he came out, he happened to see the queen who was going to the imperial study with a smile on her face.
"Meet the Queen Mother!" Chu Ziheng saluted.
"It turned out to be Heng'er, no courtesy, Heng'er is not young, the queen mother of the show girl here will definitely refer to an authentic lady as the princess!" The queen saw Chu Ziheng with joy on her face, and said very kindly.
Chu Ziheng's body paused slightly, but thinking that Gonggong Hu had already gone to announce the decree just now, and it was too late for the queen to do anything now, he said, "Thank you." Queen Mother's Love! ”
"Say what to do. You are my son, how can I not worry about your affairs! "The queen's clothes look like a mother.
"Yes! Queen mother! ”
"Well, you go and get busy with your go, I'll hurry up and talk to your father!" The queen smiled.
Chu Ziheng didn't say much. He bowed and retreated.
And the queen entered the imperial study. saw that the emperor was burying his head in watching the folds. It is to hurry up to pay homage to the "concubines to meet the emperor!" ”
"It's the queen who is coming, get up!"
"Your Majesty, the weather has been dry recently. The concubine specially stewed white fungus pear soup to moisten the emperor's throat! The queen took a tray from the handmaid behind her and sent it up, and was about to hand it to Grandpa Hu, but found that Grandpa Hu was not here.
"Hey, what about Hu Zengyuan's minion, did you go there to hide at this time?" The queen handed the tray in her hand to Father-in-law Chang, who was waiting in front of her at this time, and asked in surprise, because this father-in-law Hu rarely leaves the emperor's side.
"Oh, I sent him out on an errand!" The emperor nodded, but he didn't say anything bad.
Since the emperor didn't say it, even if he is the queen, he can't ask, so he nodded and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this white fungus pear soup is no longer hot, and now it can be eaten, and the concubines will serve you!" ”
"The queen has a heart!" The emperor smiled.
At this time, Chang Gong's justice had finished his experience// poison, so the queen took it, filled a small cup, and sent it to the emperor's mouth.
The emperor's food is naturally very cautious, that is, the queen brings it over, and the poison should be tested, which is the rule.
The queen waited for the emperor to eat two bites, saw that the emperor nodded with satisfaction, and was happy in her heart, so she said: "Your Majesty, the concubine who came over just now happened to meet Heng'er, and now he is also older and has grown into a young man!" ”
"Yes! The kids are so old! ”
"Speaking of which, Heng'er is also eighteen this year, it's time to get married, this matter can't wait any longer, I think it's better to do this thing for him this year!" The queen said.
"What the queen said is that I have this intention!" The emperor nodded.
"Your Majesty, my mother's niece Fangtong, you have also seen it in this draft, you are outstanding, you are smart, and your family is a first-class good character, I think it is a good match for our Heng'er!" The queen said with a smile.
"Well, this niece is good!" The emperor glanced at the queen and said.
When the queen heard this, she liked it even more, and said happily: "Since the emperor also said so, then we might as well give them a marriage in these two days, they got married earlier, and the emperor and his concubines should hug the emperor and grandson as soon as possible!" ”
"The queen is not in a hurry, I haven't finished my words yet, your niece is really good, but Heng'er, the daughter-in-law, I still belong to the girl in Anyang!" The emperor said.
The queen's face changed slightly when she heard this, but she still quickly adjusted her expression and said: "What the emperor said is right, the girl of the county lord of Anyang, I look at it coldly and is indeed good, her appearance is outstanding, and her family background is also good, but there is a little bit that her mother of Mrs. Hou of Anyang went early, this child has no one to educate since he was a child, but the etiquette is rough, as the saying goes, the widow and eldest daughter do not marry, it is exactly what is said!" ”
Since ancient times, there has indeed been a "widow and eldest daughter who do not marry, and there is no religious precept!" That is to say, the eldest daughter who has lost her mother cannot marry a wife, because she has not been properly educated since she was a child, and her character may be unreliable.
The queen had already thought about this, and she wanted to use this to attack Ruoyun's shortcomings.
"If the queen is worried about this, she will open up a new one, this Anyang girl has been taught by her husband since she was a child, although she died at an early age, but her husband's appearance I still believe, and then look at Anyang's etiquette, but there is nothing wrong with it, it should not be wrong!" The emperor frowned and said.
"What the emperor said is that the old man's character is not picky. But the old man is a man in the end, and he shouldn't know the rules of many women's families! The concubine heard that this Anyang was already doing business at a young age, and the old man also supported it very strongly, which was against the rules of women, and this style of behavior is not our royal style after all, it is really not a good match for Heng'er! The queen said with a sincere face.
"I know about this, but I heard that the business in Anyang was handed over to her brother-in-law and her uncle, and she didn't show up herself, so it was nothing. I rule the world with an open mind. Now that the woman is not the same as the previous court, Anyang is not a violation, and the official eunuch in this capital has no business to support it! Even the queen, don't you also have a few shops outside to earn pocket money? The emperor smiled.
When the queen heard the emperor's words, she suddenly felt worried. Indeed, she had a few shops outside the palace. It was all given to her by the officials everywhere and the people below her. After all, although she is the master of the middle palace, she has to spend money where she should spend, and she also has to subsidize the Zhaowang Mansion from time to time, how can she do it without some livelihood!
It's just that she never told the emperor about these things. She thought she was hiding it very well, the emperor didn't know, and she didn't want the emperor to know about it a long time ago.
She is a queen who opens a shop outside, and she is inevitably suspected of competing with the people for profit, and her reputation is not good!
"Those few little things, but the people below are messing around with my name, and now they have been shown to Yi's daughter-in-law, I don't have the heart to care about that!" The queen seemed to be unintentionally shirked.
"Look, they are all daughters-in-law, Yi's daughter-in-law can help you manage the shop, what is the shop under Heng's daughter-in-law!" The emperor squinted and smiled.
The queen was speechless for a while, but she didn't expect the emperor to dig a pit for her to jump here, so she hurriedly said: "The emperor looked at what you said, the concubine didn't say that Anyang was bad, but Heng'er's temperament has been a little cold since Sister Zhou went, and the concubine looked at Anyang coldly and was also arrogant and cold, I'm afraid the two of them won't be able to live together in the future, Fangtong's temperament is soft, and Heng'er's temperament is complementary, and she can live a harmonious life in the future!" ”
"Queen, it's not unreasonable to worry, but this Anyang is what Heng'er asked for with me, since she asked for it, she should have a heart for Anyang, so the queen can rest assured that these two children will definitely be able to get together!" The emperor said.
The queen was unwilling to continue to persuade, but was interrupted by the emperor waving his hand: "Didn't the queen ask Hu Zengyuan what he was going to do just now, I sent him to Dingguo Gong to announce the marriage of Heng'er and Anyang, at this time, I am afraid that this holy decree has arrived at the door of Dingguo Mansion!" ”
When the queen heard this, her face changed drastically, and she was angry in her heart, but she didn't dare to attack in front of the emperor.
Originally, after the end of this draft, it was usually the next day to start the marriage, so the queen came to beg the emperor today, but I didn't expect the emperor to give the marriage on the same day, and it was almost synchronized with the time when the show girl left the palace, which really caught her off guard.
In this way, it should be that the emperor has already thought about this marriage, and he is also preventing someone from making trouble from it, so as soon as the draft is over, the marriage will be given immediately!
No wonder the emperor said so much to her just now, he was delaying time, and now that the holy decree of marriage has been announced outside, I am afraid that half of the people in the capital will know it, and it is useless for her to think about it.
If Xia Fangtong has to marry Chu Ziheng now, then Xia Fangtong will only have to be a side concubine, after all, her identity is not as high as Bai Ruoyun, and she has suffered a loss in this, how can she be willing to let her niece be a side concubine!
The queen gritted her teeth and suddenly changed her words and said: "It's still the emperor's eyes like a torch, and he gave Heng'er a good marriage, at this time, I think about it, but the concubine just thought badly, this Heng'er and the lord of Anyang County are a perfect match, and they are indeed a pair of beautiful people!" ”
The queen saw that this matter was a foregone conclusion, thinking that what she said just now might have caused the emperor's displeasure, so she quickly changed her tone and rounded up what she just said, so that she could bring back some good impression in front of the emperor.
Sure enough, when the emperor heard this, a smile appeared on his face and said, "It's good that the queen can think so." ”
"But since the emperor and the county lord of Anyang have become a good home, the concubine is also happy for them, but the concubine's niece is indeed a good one, the concubine has been entrusted by her brother and sister-in-law to ask the concubine to find a good home for this child, the concubine has already agreed, the emperor must help the concubine with this!" The queen said to the emperor with a little coquettishness.
"That's the case, I should fulfill this wish for the queen and point out a good destination for this second girl in Xia, so you can rest assured, queen!" The emperor said.
The queen's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said with a smile: "Which talent is the emperor talking about, hurry up and talk to the concubine, so that the concubine can be happy!"
The queen actually thought that the emperor would say that this person was King Ping, after all, the two princes who participated in the selection of concubines in this draft were King Ping and King An, since King An had already set up a marriage, then Xia Fangtong's other good destination was naturally King Ping.
It's just that the queen began to call King An's name, so she was embarrassed to mention King Ping again, after all, how the Xia family was as a woman, and she couldn't so bluntly pick King An and then jump King Ping, which was a bit shameless.
Besides, these two people are both the emperor's sons, and they can tolerate the Xia family jumping back and forth.
So the queen deliberately tested the emperor with words, hoping that he would say the name of King Ping, but the emperor said directly: "My eldest brother's youngest son Fei'er is now seven out of ten, and some time ago, the eldest brother and sister-in-law also mentioned to me, let me help point Fei'er to a lovely person, I think this Xia Er girl and Fei'er are very compatible in terms of age, appearance and family background, it must be a good match, what do you think, queen?"
The queen's face stiffened when she heard this, the person the emperor said was Chu Dingfei, the youngest son of the emperor's eldest brother Huaiwang, although Chu Dingfei was the youngest son of Huaiwang, but he was the youngest son of Huaiwang, and the elder brother of the grandson was already the son of Huaiwang, and the prince's position was stable, and he would inherit the title of Huaiwang in the future.
This Chu Dingfei will not be able to get any titles in the future, and when King Huai is gone, and the son of King Huai inherits the throne of King Huai, Chu Dingfei can only move out of King Huai's mansion with his family and become an idle nobleman.
If Xia Fangtong marries this Chu Dingfei, if this Chu Dingfei is capable and famous, then Xia Fangtong will be a fateful position at most, and it will be very different from the name of the princess!
Besides, the queen looked coldly at this Chu Dingfei is a good and elegant person, and she is not interested in military affairs at all, there is material for politics!
The queen gritted her teeth, even though she knew that she might make the emperor unhappy for the sake of her mother's affairs, she still spoke: "Your Majesty, this Fei'er is really good, but King Ping's child was raised by a concubine, gentle and elegant, humble and polite, and the concubine is even better looking at King Ping!" ”
After listening to the queen's words, the emperor was really displeased, turned his head and frowned and said to the queen: "Does the queen know that your eldest niece is the eldest sister of the second girl of Xia Er, and she is already the concubine of Yi'er. Isn't it, do Xia Huafeng and his wife have this plan? (To be continued......)
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