Chapter 17: The Emperor's Heart
Empress Dowager Ciyuan glared at Qi Xuanzhen angrily, and said angrily: "Xiao Jiu, he is obviously talking to the saint well, and he has neither disobedience nor contradiction to the saint, why did he commit the crime of bullying the king?" β
"The saint can deduct a little less big hat, this is not a court, nor is it the holy Jinluan Treasure Palace."
"This is the dormitory of the mourning family, and in front of me is the gathering of relatives, and the brothers are talking, don't they want to say anything?"
"Xiao Jiu has always been a gut-in-one, the most honest character, you are a big brother, what are you doing to bluff him?"
Qi Xuanzhen and Qi Xuanli are so pretentious, but in fact, they don't really have a gap, but deliberately sing and harmonize like this.
The brothers cooperated seamlessly, and they acted in such a fake and real show, and their intention was nothing more than to lure their own wife and take the initiative to speak.
Now that the goal has been achieved, Qi Xuanzhen will no longer ignore it.
He stretched out his hand and pointed at Qi Xuanli, and said with a soft smile: "Don't be angry, the son is joking with Xiao Jiu, where is it really more serious than him?" β
"If you don't believe him, why don't you ask him if he's really lying and making a joke?"
The Queen Mother's half-believing eyes turned to Qi Xuanli's body with a swish, but she just glanced at it quickly.
didn't wait for Qi Xuanli to speak, but the Queen Mother turned to the side, pointed at Qi Xuanhui and said: "Thirteen, the mourning family doesn't listen to their brothers, every truth in these two people's mouths, the mourning family doesn't believe the two of them." β
"You come and talk to the queen mother, look at your ninth brother. Is it true that there is no money to spend? β
Qi Xuanhui immediately smiled, he arched his hand at the Queen Mother, and said, "Queen Mother, you have always been the smartest, why do you love to be confused when you encounter something related to the two brothers?" β
"Is there a dispute between the Holy Lord and the Ninth Brother? The two of them are obviously amusing you, and they want you to open Chrysostom and talk to them. How did you take it seriously? β
The Queen Mother listened to his analysis. instantly understood why his two sons were so gag.
Look at the anger she is now with after this little episode. But it didn't fly away more than half of it. Isn't there much left?
The old man shook his head amusedly. She didn't feel good about the saint, so she glared at Qi Xuanli fiercely, "Stinky boy." You have a lot of tricks when you are young, just like you are ridiculous, how can the mourning family rest assured that they will let Thirteen go to live with you? β
"Don't stay with you for a long time, the good little son of the mourning family, I'll take you badly."
Qi Xuanli said to the queen mother, he didn't think it was allowed at all, but was proud, he straightened his waist, and said to me: "Queen Mother, my son and Xiao Thirteen grew up together since childhood, before my son left the palace, Xiao Thirteen ate, drank, and slept, and it was all with my son." β
"He's still a little kid, his son can take care of him, he's such a big person, he's still the most assertive, even if his son wants to take him down the crooked road, people have to be able to fall into his son's trap!"
"Having said that, my son has to say more, it's all the queen mother, you teach the thirteenth brother too well, look at it, how old it is, just like the old pedant in the court, it's a little boring."
Although the theme of his words was that he and Qi Xuanhui were talking about himself, he beat around the bush and praised his own mother a few words.
The queen mother was already angry a lot, and she couldn't help but bend the corners of her mouth when he said something naughty.
But this smile is fleeting, and the old man's purpose has not yet been achieved, where can he give a good face lightly?
However, since the fire is gone, then let's just say it well, the queen mother sorted out, sorted out her mood, and turned her eyes to look at Emperor Wenhua of the Dajing Dynasty who was sitting opposite her.
I saw that this eldest son of his own birth was wearing a white golden dragon five-clawed dragon robe, because there was no court meeting today, so he did not have an official crown on his head, but a red gold title pearl dragon first crown.
is obviously a casual and casual dress, but it reveals the majesty of the emperor that cannot be ignored.
The originally handsome face has grown a beautiful beard, and it has added a little bit of old age to the ground, and it looks no matter how dignified and generous it is.
How long has this man been on the throne? This is already so imposing, it is obvious that if it is a few more years, it will be more and more difficult for people to look at it directly.
His own son is so good, and he is so competitive, and the queen mother's heart suddenly feels proud.
Thinking of her mother and son, it was not easy to come along the way, and the little fire left in her heart was gone.
The Empress Dowager Ciyuan spoke earnestly, and said to the three Xuanzhen brothers, "The mourning family can now sit in the palace of filial piety, be bowed to and seen, and respect the empress dowager, but it is the result of the three of you brothers. β
"Our mother and son are four people, struggling all the way, and supporting each other, to get to the current situation, it is really not easy, until now, as long as I think of the sins suffered by our mother, the queen mother's heart hurts badly."
"You brothers might as well think about it, why are we the ones who won in the end?"
"It's our foundation connections, can you compare to Ren and the prince? Or is our martial arts comparable to the King of Qi and the King of Chengjun? β
"Say something that others don't dare to say, but it's the most straightforward truth, it's nothing more than the result of the three of you brothers working together."
"Don't ordinary people say, 'One chopstick is easy to break, but ten chopsticks are difficult to break'?"
"Don't look at Zhen'er now, you are sitting on the dragon chair, but you also know in your heart that the internal and external troubles of our Dajing Dynasty are not missing."
"If you want to be better than your father, make the Wenhua Dynasty richer and more harmonious than any previous dynasty, and let the people of future generations, when they mention Emperor Wenhua, they can't help but praise you."
"Then, the first and most important thing is to take good care of your two siblings."
"The queen mother is not the kind of ignorant woman who doesn't understand the truth, and she also knows that you have become the emperor now, and the thirteen of them who are younger brothers should leave the palace. But"
When the Queen Mother said this, she couldn't help but be excited, and her voice was a little choked, and she was a little out of shape.
She calmed down and waved her hand to stop her sons, wanting to say a reassuring word.
Raising his finger at Qi Xuanhui and said, "Don't forget the two of you, it was your brothers who brought the little thirteen, who was less than five years old, to the eyes of the mourning family. β
"This poor child has lost his mother early, and his body is even more blue and purple. Skinny like a little monkey. Where is there a little bit of what a prince should look like? β
"Zhen'er, you have always been nosy, but you fell in love with Xiao Thirteen, and took pity on him being bullied by the older prince at will, so you thought of a way. raised him by the side of the mourning family. β
"From the moment he began to call the first mother of the mourning family. And the mourners treated him as you did. If you were a little selfish at first, I want to add a little more leverage to you. β
However, the mother and son have gotten along for ten years. That bit of selfishness has long since become sincere. β
"It is said that Thirteen is the youngest, but he is the most sensible one, and he has done a lot for the two of you, and the mourning family has a thick account in his heart."
"To put it mildly, looking at it, there is no better boy in the capital who can be more sincere than him."
"The saint is now letting him move out in such a hurry, the mourning family's heart can't bear it, and he can't stand it, son, we can't be sorry."
The words of the Queen Mother can be regarded as a long speech, although every word is full of this motherly heart, but the meaning of these words is already very heavy.
The gentle smile inherent in Qi Xuanzhen's original face had long been replaced by Yan SΓΉ seriously, and the mutton fat jade plate dragon jade ornament that he was slowly playing with with his right hand had also significantly accelerated his stroking and turning.
Qi Xuanhui knew Qi Xuanzhen very thoroughly, and knew that this person was already at peace in his heart, and the Queen Mother's sincere words obviously touched him a lot.
He couldn't help but secretly scream 'not good' in his heart, Qi Xuanhui knew that the queen mother was really out for him, really felt sorry for him, felt worthless for him, tried his best, and wanted to rely on him more.
But sometimes the harder you try, the worse the effect gets, and the best example in front of you is that it is obviously a good word, but it has the opposite effect.
Qi Xuanhui's eyes quickly flashed with a gleam, and he immediately lifted the corners of his robe. 'Poof', knelt down in front of the Queen Mother.
Wailing said: "Queen Mother, Erchen knows that you treat your son-in-law as your own flesh and blood, and your son treats you the same way, and he is dedicated to you as his own mother to be filial. β
"But this time, you really blame the sixth brother."
Qi Xuanhui was full of emotion at this time, and the sixth brother he called out was not uncontrollable, he blurted out, he was trying to arouse the tenderness in the emperor's heart.
Seeing Qi Xuanzhen looking at him thoughtfully, Qi Xuanhui sighed: "Queen Mother, we all know that the father and his sons are flourishing, and now there are no princes leaving the palace, including the sons, there are ten younger. β
"Erchen is sincere to the saint, and he will never have other thoughts, but other imperial brothers, imperial brothers, who dares to pack tickets for them?"
"You must know that this person's heart is separated from his belly, and before he does that crazy thing, no one can be sure that these brothers and brothers are all bad people, but in the same way, Erchen is not sure that they are all good people."
"If the saint had been sitting on the dragon chair for more than ten years, the ministers there would not have made such a fuss, but now, our foundation is unstable, and we secretly don't know how many people are ready to move, wanting to take advantage of the beginning of the new dynasty to cause trouble."
"It's hard to guarantee that there are no people who have a heart, and they will move their minds to the princes in the palace, and these people want to enter the palace from the outside, which is as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"But if it penetrates from the inside, it is really impossible to prevent it, and every night when the retainer returns to the palace from you, his back will be like a pinprick in his back, and he will be terrified."
"Queen Mother, these royal brothers, royal brothers, you have to move out of the palace!"
"Erchen is also one of the princes, naturally there can be no special exceptions, rather than letting people talk about Erchen in the future, then, it is better for Erchen to take a good head, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
After hearing these words, the queen mother suddenly realized, and only then did she understand the deep meaning hidden behind Qi Xuanhui's fuss about leaving the palace.
In front of the king of Pingjun, taking advantage of the abolition of the prince, he dared to be ruthless and vicious, and did the thing of poisoning the prince.
Emperor Wenhua stood out from the dozen or so sons of the first emperor, took the lead, and ascended to the throne, which secretly hated him and wanted to replace him, but not too much!
Qi Xuanhui said and thought for the sake of the safety of the saint, she is the emperor's mother, can she not worry about the safety of her son?
Suddenly, I only felt sweat on my forehead, and my hands and feet were cold, she became the queen mother, and she didn't even live in Cixi Palace.
Thinking about this, Qi Xuanhui, who was kneeling on the ground, was even more commendable and heartfelt.
The queen mother pulled it up, and Qi Xuanhui, who was kneeling upright, did not let go, and pulled the person in front of her.
She rubbed Qi Xuanhui's shoulder lovingly, and said with emotion: "Good son, the queen mother knows that she doesn't hurt the wrong person, in the end, it's still your top business, unlike your ninth brother, who knows that the scorpion sting is blindly busy." β
"At the critical moment, you have to pick a son, you are out of the palace this time, it is just an expedient measure, when the princes all move out, won't you come back?"
Qi Xuanhui nodded with a smile, but he didn't say yes, just kidding, he finally went out, who wants to plant in this place of right and wrong again?!
When Qi Xuanli saw his mother's numbness, he couldn't help grinning, and deliberately said in a tasteful tone: "I think the thirteenth brother should not go back to the palace to live, and if I live with you, then I have to stand aside?" β
"Queen Mother, my sons don't ask you for special love, but you can't be too biased!"
Just looked at the Empress Dowager Ciyuan, glared at the wind, and said angrily: "How old is it?" is still jealous with his younger brother, and he doesn't have to be ashamed of himself! β
"Quick, Baiji, go to that plate of walnut jade pastry, bring it to your Jiarui Wangye, hurry up and block his mouth!"
Qi Xuanzhen over there had already thought of the possible consequences of the princes continuing to live in the palace when Qi Xuanhui first mentioned this matter.
At that time, I felt panicked, and immediately summoned the father and son of the Meng family, asking them to strengthen the vigilance of the princes' residences.
Including the Ministry of Works, they have also begun to work day and night according to the mansion he designated, to repair the residences outside the palace of the princes.
Fortunately, with Qi Xuanhui's idea, those mansions where officials and nobles lived some time ago are very well maintained.
There are several houses, basically there is no need to make a big move, it is nothing more than to add all the things that the prince should have, which saves worry, time and money.
If you think it won't take more than a month, these big problems can be properly solved.
Even Qi Xuanzhen, who pursues perfection in everything, cannot deny that he, the thirteenth brother, is indeed capable and talented.
But because of this, Qi Xuanzhen's heart became more and more uneasy. (To be continued......)