The eldest son of the emperor is not very leisurely all day long, he has now entered the court to watch the government, and after the next dynasty, he still gets six parts to study, and he has to go to the study to receive the teachings of the Taifu, and he has to go to the emperor to fulfill his filial piety. Therefore, when he came to Kunning Palace, it was already time for dinner.

The queen waited with a blank face, watched her eldest son bow to her, and asked softly: "Now even the queen mother can't please move you, right?" ”

The eldest son of the emperor was startled, and hurriedly asked her for guilt: "The queen mother forgives her sins!" Erchen had just returned from the household department, and as soon as he entered the palace and heard that the queen mother was summoned, he immediately rushed over. The son knew that he had been delayed for a long time, and asked the queen mother not to be angry. ”

The queen laughed self-deprecatingly: "That's it, you get up, it's not your fault, why bother to ask for guilt?" She gritted her teeth: "It's just that some people think they have something to rely on, so they ask the minions below to deliberately ignore the queen's orders." What does it have to do with you to ask for sin, and for the slut who instigated them to do so? ”

The eldest son of the emperor was a little uneasy, he could hear that the queen was insinuating the concubine. Now the affairs of the palace, aren't they just being managed by the concubines? In fact, it is normal for the palace people to fail to send the news to him in time, he took turns to go to the six departments, and he went to the three departments today, and no one knew where he would be in advance. These six yamen are not places where the eunuchs of Kunning Palace can enter and leave at will, and if the queen wants to send someone to find him, she has to pass through the people from the Qianqing Palace to spread the word. If the emperor in the Qianqing Palace didn't want the queen to affect the eldest son's business, then the words would not be able to spread through the palace gate. The queen counted the responsibility on the head of the concubine, which was really a little wronged.

In the final analysis. The queen still hasn't adapted to it, and the current eldest son of the emperor is no longer the eldest son of the emperor who was under house arrest in front of Kunning Palace, and he has now begun to participate in political affairs. No longer circling the palace all day long, whenever she calls, you can go to her side.

But the emperor's eldest son is a filial child, and he will not say these words to the queen, but only explains euphemistically: "Erchen went outside the palace today and inspected the six yamen, how can the people in the palace know?" Don't blame them. I don't know that the queen mother summoned her sons today. Is there any command? ”

When the queen saw her eldest son asking, she went straight to the point: "Have you heard all the news from Jingren Palace?" "Jingren Palace is the residence of Duan Concubine. It is very close to the Qianqing Palace, maybe closer than the Kunning Palace, and as soon as the queen thinks of this, the jealousy in her heart burns.

The eldest son of the emperor was stunned when he heard this. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes." Erchen has already heard about it. The father and the emperor were happy, and the grandmother also said that this was a royal event, and they had already rewarded a lot of things. The son also congratulated his father yesterday. ”

The queen became more and more angry: "What kind of congratulatory congratulatory do you say to him?!" Is this something to be happy about? If your father had another son, wouldn't he leave your brother behind sooner or later? Also, the fox girl is thinking about how to kill you, do you still think she is a good person? Your father has already said that he is not happy to make you the prince, so he is waiting for other sluts to give birth to good sons for him. to inherit his Wandai country. Now that he has a concubine, doesn't he like it? He doesn't make you crown prince now. I won't stand in the future, can you be more bloody, and stop pleasing your ruthless father?! ”

The emperor's eldest son's face became extremely pale, but his eyebrows were still very resolute: "The queen mother is going to say such things again, if the father and emperor hear it, I will blame you again." Why are you bothered? Your son's position is not so easily shaken, so why should you be so alarmed? ”

"I'm terrified?" The queen was shocked and angry: "Where am I frightened? I'm worried about you right now! Don't you understand? Your father said that he would not make you the prince, no matter who becomes the emperor in the future, will you still be alive? Are you really not afraid of death?! ”

The eldest son of the emperor sank his face, and he looked at the queen faintly: "Then according to the mother's wishes, what should the sons and daughters do?" ”

The queen was stunned, how is it good? She couldn't tell. But she clearly knows one thing, that is, there can be no other concubine in the harem to give birth to a healthy prince, which will only make the four of them die without a place to be buried.

Seeing this, the eldest son of the emperor sighed in a low voice, and lowered his voice extremely low: "Queen Mother, you don't have to think about anything now, don't do anything. Erchen knows what you're worried about, but you're really thinking too much. Although my father has not yet made a grand ceremony for the establishment of the prince, the will of the prince has already been promulgated. Jun has no jokes, although the son does not have the name of the prince, but he has the fact of the prince. On weekdays, he listens to the political council and enters the ministry to do things, and his father has been carefully taught. No matter what the reason for his father, he has not yet established a princely ceremony, but he still attaches great importance to his sons. Erchen believes that he does not have the heart to save easily. What you're saying is just his angry words. ”

The queen refused to believe it: "Since you said that you have no jokes, how can what he said be just angry words?" Aren't you afraid that he just coaxes you? When that slut gives birth to a son, he can replace you! ”

The eldest son of the emperor said: "As long as the queen mother sits on the queen's seat safely, the son will always be the eldest son of the emperor." The etiquette is like this, how can the prince born to Ren Duan Concubine get it, how to get the Sacred Heart, after all, he can't go beyond the sons. ”

The queen asked, "What if your father and the emperor depose your mother?" Or did they punish you for a trumped-up crime? He is the emperor, as long as he says a word, who can help him? Isn't it easy for him to replace him with the prince? It's like he imprisoned his mother here, it's just a matter of words! ”

But you also need to give him a handle.

The eldest son of the emperor sighed: "The queen mother, the father and the emperor always have to follow the etiquette and law when doing things, and they also have to worry about the opinions of the subjects of the world. As long as you don't make mistakes, as long as your sons don't make big mistakes, he can't abolish you and your sons. He suppressed his voice to a level that only the mother and son could hear: "Father...... You can't do what you want. So, please hold it down. If you do something, your son is really in danger. ”

The queen's expression was wooden again, and she stayed for a long time before she asked her eldest son: "Does Da Lang really want the queen mother to do anything?" Even if your father values that slut's son more than you? Even if your father has not officially canonized you as the crown prince? ”

The eldest son of the emperor lowered his head: "The queen mother doesn't have to worry, no matter how many heirs the father will add in the future." How smart and likable those younger brothers are, the sons only need to work hard to make themselves the best princes. Hello brothers. The sons are better than them, and the father is discerning, so he naturally knows who is the most suitable person to be the prince. ”

The queen's waist weakened, sat down in her seat, and turned her head: "That's it, if your father can really abide by the etiquette and law, and don't do the thing of spoiling concubines and killing wives." What if the queen mother endured this time? Her expression became a little distorted: "I don't know if the slut is a man or a woman in her belly, even if it's a prince." Who knows if you can be born and raised safely? ”

The eldest son of the emperor couldn't help but shudder, lowered his head and said nothing. When the queen calmed down, he accompanied him and said a few gossips. It's time to leave. Even the queen stays for dinner. He only said: "My father has instructed my son to go back to the Qianqing Palace to dine with him." "Naturally, the queen is not good to keep him anymore.

But after the eldest son of the emperor left, the queen leaned on the throne and was secretly sad. She felt that even the eldest son of the emperor now attached more importance to the prince than her mood. He told her not to do anything, wasn't he afraid that the emperor would blame her, and her position would be shaken, and his position would become more and more unstable? But. He was her son, conceived in October. Mother and son are connected. If she could really help her son, she would put up with it this time.

It's just that if she wants to look at the infinite scenery of Duan Concubine's slut, it's a fantasy! But just a concubine, she is still in charge of the harem. On the day of the New Year's celebration, she will definitely make this slut realize what she is! No matter how favored that slut is, the world will only admit that she, the queen, is the master of the harem!

The eldest son of the emperor appeased the queen, and the queen did nothing, and stayed quietly in the Kunning Palace to continue in a daze. This not only relieved the Xie family of Qushui Bofu, but even the emperor was secretly rejoicing. He felt that maybe it was his words last time that the queen knew that she was afraid, so she didn't dare to make another time.

The emperor felt a little remorseful in his heart, if he knew this, he should have used a tough attitude towards the empress earlier, and he would not let her go further and further down the crooked road.

He also knew that the queen was so peaceful that she never interfered with the concubine's fetus, and she had never even summoned the latter to perform a salute in the past, most of which was due to the persuasion of the emperor's eldest son, and perhaps there was also a share of Mrs. Qu Shuibo. The emperor began to feel that his son was still a good son, and his father-in-law's family was also an understanding person.

He issued two decrees that had been delayed for three years, one was to posthumously crown the Empress Dowager Jiang's maiden father as the first-class Cheng'en Gong, and his brother Xijue as the second-class Cheng'en Gong, and the other was to crown the queen's father Qu Shuibo as the third-class Cheng'en Gong. This should have been promulgated after he succeeded to the throne, but it was postponed to this day, which can be regarded as a grace to the Jiang family and the Xie family.

On the other hand, he also rewarded the emperor's eldest son with a brand new set of four treasures of the study, praised his son's recent diligence, and even more rarely allowed him to go out of the palace to find his cousins to play. However, the eldest son of the emperor was very well-behaved, and he took the initiative to exchange the last reward for the freedom of his younger brother and the second son, and asked the emperor to let his younger brother out. The emperor didn't agree, the second son of the emperor was still too impetuous, so it was better to continue to sharpen his temperament. He can go to the queen's palace once every three days, it's not that he can't go anywhere, and he is not as pitiful as the emperor's eldest son thinks.

The eldest son of the emperor had no choice but to comply. But thinking that the New Year was approaching, how could the second son of the emperor be released at that time, he didn't say much.

The New Year is fast approaching. At the New Year's court, Zhao Wei and Zhang participated as usual. But Zhao Xiu, as a woman to be married, naturally would not go out casually, let alone go to the palace. That's her future husband's house!

During the Chinese New Year, the weather was cold and snowing outside. She was wearing a new cotton jacket and a new leather skirt warmly, sitting in the warm pavilion with a burnt kang, flipping through the newly presented jewelry booklet by the housekeeper page by page, thirsty with hot ginger tea, hungry with fresh snacks, not to mention how comfortable. It's just that she still has to worry about her grandmother in her heart. Although Zhang's body has improved a lot after several years of recuperation, I don't know if I can withstand today's heavy snow?

Before lunch, the Zhang family finally returned, Zhao Wei sent her to the door, and then turned her head and left. He also had a social appointment, and asked someone from the Criminal Department to have a New Year's wine.

Zhao Xiu carried Zhang into the house, poured hot tea for her with his own hands, and asked for warmth. Zhang took a sip of tea, eased up, and waved his hand at his granddaughter: "Today is amazing, I see that the edicts are going to talk about it in private." If it weren't for the Queen Mother, I don't know what would have happened. ”

Zhao Xiu was surprised: "What's wrong?" ”

Zhang sighed: "At this year's court meeting, the foreign women have never seen the queen. In previous years, there were times when I couldn't see it, which was nothing, but this year a concubine came out. She has always been by the Queen Mother's side, accepting the worship of the edicts, and she looks very valued by the Queen Mother. The middle palace is like that, and this new favorite is like this, we are all saying in private, but we are afraid that the palace will not be peaceful. ”

Zhao Xiu frowned: "Not really, right?" Why did the Queen Mother and the Emperor do this? It's nothing if you don't call the queen out, but it's a concubine...... Isn't it okay for her to be born in her own womb and raise a baby? Why do you have to let her show her face on this snowy day? ”

Zhang shook his head: "I don't know the specifics, but I heard gossip from Mrs. Cao, saying that the queen was going to come out this year, but she was ready to calculate the concubine, so that the queen mother and the emperor would know, so she would not be allowed to come out." Concubine Duan was wronged but didn't make trouble, and the Queen Mother inevitably took pity on her a little, so she rewarded her with dignity. ”

Even so, things shouldn't be made so obvious. Now that the foreign wives know it, is the royal family very dignified?

Zhang sighed again and again, and suddenly mentioned one more thing: "By the way, the Queen Mother also said that it is not very convenient for the New Year's Day, but she does not plan to hold a big banquet during the Lantern Festival, only set up a few tables, and drink two cups from her family." However, the royal population is too small, and she wants a few granddaughters-in-law to accompany her to talk and laugh. Now only the princess of Fenyang has passed the door, and the queen mother will let you and the girl of the Li family, who have never passed through the door, enter the palace to talk to her when the time comes. (To be continued......)