The emperor relented in front of the queen and the eldest son and said that he wanted to take a concubine, and the news spread throughout the palace in an instant, and it didn't take long for even the courtiers of the previous dynasty to hear about it.

Among the palace people, there are also young women, and some of them are motivated, and they can't help but secretly rejoice when they hear the news. Who wants to be a servant maid all his life? Even if you can be released from the palace when you are old, you will not be able to find a good marriage. In the past, the queen was powerful, and the emperor only recognized the queen as a person, and there was not even a palace maid who had slept with her. Even if the palace people want to get ahead, they don't dare to act rashly, for fear that their dreams will not come true, and they will lose their lives first. Now that the emperor finally relented, how could they not be ecstatic? Although the emperor didn't say how to choose this new person, as long as the emperor is willing to take a concubine, are you afraid that they won't have a chance?

When the news reached Cining Palace, the concubines and concubines who lived with the Queen Mother couldn't sit still. They are naturally people who have no future, but there are still young and beautiful descendants in their family. In the past, they had the idea of sending the daughter of their relatives into the palace as a concubine, but the emperor did not let go, and the queen mother refused to intervene, so they could only sigh. Now that there is hope for this matter again, they can't help but run to the Queen Mother to probe the wind. If this is true, then their nieces and nieces will also have hope of entering the palace. If any of them get the emperor's favor and give birth to a son and a half daughter, not to mention how the family behind them will be, even they themselves will have more status and dignity in the palace.

Then, how could the Queen Mother give them permission to speak? She had just learned about this from rumors, and she hadn't asked the emperor yet. Faced with the inquiries of the concubines. She just smiled and said: "The emperor has his own opinions, the mourning family is a grandmother, as long as they eat and drink well on weekdays." Just laugh and laugh with your children and grandchildren, and ignore the facts on the side. ”

However, after sending these concubines and concubines away, she couldn't help but ask the palace people to invite the emperor to come and ask him what was going on.

The emperor didn't want to say more, so he couldn't tell the queen mother, who had always disliked the empress, about the farce that happened in Kunning Palace, right? Whether it is the absurd words and deeds of the queen. is still the recklessness and rudeness of the second son of the emperor, saying it will only annoy the queen mother, it is better not to mention it. Now the queen continues to be "sick" in Kunning Palace. The second son of the emperor was imprisoned in the prince's office, and the palace people who had witnessed it were all ordered to seal their mouths, and the eldest son of the emperor was sensible, and he didn't think that there would be no blind person who would stab the matter to the queen mother.

He just said to the Queen Mother: "My son just thinks that going on like this is not the way." The queen had been sick for too long. The harem has to worry about the queen mother. It is better to accept a virtuous woman into the palace as a concubine as soon as possible, so as to share the worries of the queen mother. ”

The Queen Mother said: "Although the affairs of the harem are busy, the people below are quite competent, and I don't feel tired." If you want to take a concubine, this is a big deal, you need to choose a few suitable candidates, and you must not pick an ignorant person like the queen. When people enter the palace, waiting for you well is the most important thing. As for the affairs of the palace. You don't have to rush for a while, just adjust it slowly. You want to take a concubine. It's to find a good person who knows the cold and the hot, and it's not someone who picks things. ”

The emperor smiled: "My son doesn't have time to take care of this, the queen is sick, and he can't count on it." What kind of person do you want to choose, you have to ask the queen mother to help you slap your palm. ”

"It's natural." The Queen Mother agreed to this matter without giving up.

However, when the emperor left, she still secretly sent someone to inquire about what happened in Kunning Palace. The emperor was her own son, conceived in October, and brought up by her own hands since childhood, and she knew every change in expression on his face well. Even if the emperor was reluctant to say it, she could guess what must have happened, so that he who had always insisted on refusing to accept a concubine said that he wanted to add a new person. She has no intention of interfering in the secret affairs of her son's daughter-in-law's boudoir, but if someone makes her son sad, she naturally can't spare it!

Although the emperor ordered the sealing, his control over the harem palace people could not be compared with the queen mother who had lived in the harem for decades, and not everyone in the palace had hard bones, and soon someone leaked the situation to the queen mother.

The queen mother was so angry that she felt a little sorry for the eldest son of the emperor, but she had an unprecedented disgust for the second son of the emperor who spoke disrespectfully. It was her beloved little grandson, but now she didn't even want to ask, and she felt that the emperor had punished her too lightly.

The Queen Mother has experienced the dispute between the princes of the two dynasties, and she knows nothing more about the dangers. There are only two princes in this dynasty at the moment, both of them are descendants, and they are compatriots, so there should be no danger of the previous two dynasties. But the second son of the emperor is so young, he can collide with his father and brother, and he doesn't have much filial piety in his heart, can he grow into a virtuous king in the future? Shouldn't there be another catastrophe? As soon as she thought of this, the queen mother felt that the second son of the emperor had become a hidden danger, and the queen who taught the second son badly was simply a big sinner of the Gao royal family!

She knew that the emperor was uncomfortable, and the eldest son of the emperor was born to the queen, so she couldn't say that the queen was not in front of the father and son, but in front of the eldest son King Guangping and the eldest grandson Gao Zhen, there were not so many taboos, so she told her dissatisfaction in front of them, and was wronged for her children and grandchildren: "The emperor is so good to his wife, how can he put such a woman who doesn't know what to say?" There is also the eldest son of the emperor, how sensible and well-behaved he is, but he doesn't have a good mother, and his younger brother can't get along with him, so he is just dying of bitterness. ”

King Guangping faced his mother, still smiling gently: "Don't be angry, the queen mother, hasn't the emperor already loosened his mouth and said that he wants to take a concubine?" Instead of being angry with the emperor behind her back, the queen mother should spend more effort to choose a suitable concubine for the emperor. The emperor has been lonely for too long, but he can't be wronged anymore. ”

As soon as she said this, the Queen Mother really put away her anger and said solemnly: "You are right, the candidate for this concubine must be carefully chosen." The daughter of the Naqiu family will never enter the palace. Hmph, what kind of good daughter is the person that the queen can look up to? ”

King Guangping persuaded her: "Queen Mother, don't be busy getting angry, according to me, the emperor's concubine, family background, appearance is secondary, the most important thing is to be virtuous, decent, and have extraordinary means." Several princes and princesses in the palace are still young, if you pick a selfish person to come in, in case you get favored. gave birth to the emperor's heir, and then there were thoughts that should not be had, where could a few children resist the grinding? Especially Da Lang. He is about to establish a prince, and once there is a good one, it will be a major event that will shake the country's foundation. ”

The Queen Mother hurriedly said: "Of course. If I want to choose, I will not pick someone who is not right. The important thing is to be honest and docile, and be able to serve the emperor well. Speaking of this, she was a little puzzled: "You just said that this concubine needs to be virtuous and decent." This is a matter of course, but what is the reason for having extraordinary means? Powerful people. How can you let her enter the palace with confidence? ”

The king of Guangping was about to answer, but he heard the emperor say at the door: "I don't understand, why did the imperial brother say this?" As he spoke, he walked in unhurriedly, followed by the eldest son of the emperor who did not look very good.

Gao Zhen's expression changed slightly. Looking worriedly at King Quang Binh. The king of Guangping, however, was still smiling, and he also stood up and saluted unhurriedly. After everyone had saluted each other, they were seated again, and the emperor repeated the question of Fang Cai.

King Guangping smiled and said: "The emperor is relieved to accept a concubine, I don't think it's just to open up branches for the royal family, right?" There should always be other reasons, such as busy palace affairs, and the queen mother can't always worry about it. For example, several princes and princesses have also grown up, and the queen has been bedridden. If you can't raise them well, someone has to do it for you. And so it goes. If the new concubine is an honest and weak person with no means, how can she handle the palace affairs and how can she discipline the heir of the pope? Moreover, the queen mother is not able to tolerate people lightly, if the new concubine can't coax her to raise her noble hand, or keep herself, it is to add ten or a hundred newcomers, and it is useless. ”

The emperor was slightly stunned, then sighed and said in a low voice: "I don't want the queen to have a chance to toss the newcomer." Queen Hengzhu is now only living in Kunning Palace, she doesn't see the newcomer, and the newcomer doesn't have to worry about her getting into trouble. ”

King Guangping shook his head: "The emperor's words are wrong. The queen is the queen after all, and the palace has its own rules. The new concubines, regardless of their rank, should greet the queen according to the rites and greet the queen every day. This is the respect and decency that the queen deserves. If you don't give the queen this dignity, how can you tell Da Lang to deal with himself? ”

The eldest son of the emperor suddenly raised his head and looked at King Guangping, his eyes were red, and his heart was extremely grateful.

Now everyone in the palace is talking about the emperor's concubine, who still remembers the queen's decency? No matter how ridiculous the queen is, he doesn't want his mother to really lose the dignity of the queen.

The emperor obviously didn't expect King Guangping to say such a thing, and he was silent for a while before he whispered: "Brother Huang is thoughtful, it's me...... Negligence. I used to be able to endure her for a while, but when I heard Erlang say something like that, I couldn't bear it anymore in my heart......" In front of the Queen Mother, he had no intention of hiding it anymore. The reason why he came was also because he heard that the Queen Mother had already known about it and was angry, so he rushed to appease him. Concealment is useless.

King Guangping naturally could only comfort him with gentle words. The queen mother has long since lost her anger, although she is still angry with the queen, she has become much indifferent, and she doesn't want to care anymore, so she also comforts the emperor.

Gao Zhen looked at the eldest son of the emperor who looked sad, his heart moved, and he suddenly said: "I think Erlang would say something like that, but it may not be that the queen mother instigated him or something." He moved to the Qianqing Palace with Da Lang more than a year ago, he has to go to school, do his homework, how much free time can he have? Even if I go to Kunning Palace more often, I can't stay long every time. Besides, if the queen really said something that should not be said in front of him, is the person waiting next to him deaf? It should have been reported a long time ago, otherwise it would be a dereliction of duty. ”

The eldest son of the emperor looked at him in surprise, he winked at the eldest son of the emperor, and then turned his head to look at the queen mother and the emperor: "I think the strangest thing is that Erlang hasn't passed his tenth birthday yet, but he is just a child." If he really has those rebellious thoughts in his heart, it is impossible not to show the slightest clue on weekdays, why don't the people around him move at all? Is it too stupid to find out, or is there a heart to help hide it? Erlang is still young, and the character of the people waiting around him is the most important, but don't anyone slander him around, right? ”

The eldest son of the emperor fell to his knees with a thud and pleaded with the emperor: "Please let my father know!" "If the queen can get rid of the charge of instigation, the situation will certainly be greatly improved. Even if the newcomer enters the palace, the emperor always has a friendship with the queen.

The emperor's heart moved slightly, and he felt that the people waiting around the second son might be really inappropriate, but he didn't think that the queen was completely irresponsible. However, the queen was suspicious of Gao Zhen many times, but Gao Zhen was able to ignore her past suspicions and say good things for her, what was the purpose? He also noticed the interaction between Fang Cai Gao Zhen and the emperor's eldest son, could it be ...... Their cousins are really very good with each other, and Gao Zhen has no ambition at all?

"Father?" The eldest son of the emperor was still looking at him with pleading eyes, waiting for his answer. The Queen Mother had already lowered her head to drink tea and didn't want to meddle in this matter. King Quang Binh also smiled silently, but apparently did not object to what his son said.

The emperor thought for a moment, and then said, "I will investigate this matter carefully, and I will never let go of the real culprit." The emperor's eldest son only believed Gao Zhen's words, and his heart was relieved, and his gratitude to his cousin suddenly soared.

The emperor looked at Gao Zhen with a smile and said, "Good boy, you are magnanimous, and I am glad that you have such a heart. Although Dalang's marriage had to be delayed because of his mother's illness, your marriage should not be delayed any longer. Ming'er I ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare, you just have to be the groom happily! ”

Gao Zhen blinked, already understanding the emperor's intentions, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up, and he happily agreed. (To be continued......)