The three of them glanced at each other, and they all thought of Ye Yichen for a moment. Ye Yichen is the only bloodline left by Taizu in the world, if orthodoxy really has the intention to return the throne to Taizu, there is only one Ye Yichen who is qualified to inherit the emperor's throne.

In terms of prestige and ability, Ye Yichen threw Ye Minzhao a few streets at every point, and the only thing he lacked was the legitimacy of his accession. Once the orthodoxy announces this meaning to the public, he will have overwhelming appeal, and Ye Minzhao will not have a chance.

Could it be that after working for so long, you have to make wedding dresses for others in the end?

"Can't let that happen anyway!" Concubine Hui's face was calm and authentic.

Now the emperor is still nominally the controller of the entire imperial court, but the emperor is actually in their hands, Concubine Hui controls the Six Palaces, Chen Jia controls the forbidden army, and the emperor's life and death are already in their minds. But who would want to risk a palace coup d'état if they could ascend to the throne reasonably and legitimately?

I thought everything was under control, but I didn't expect that something would go wrong when it came to the end!

Chen Jia nodded: "Qianqing Palace is all our people, don't worry!" ”

Concubine Hui nodded: "Take advantage of these few days, let's persuade the emperor again, and tell him to leave the edict of the crown prince as soon as possible, if the emperor is obsessed...... Chen Jia immediately understood what she meant, he knew Concubine Hui too well, this woman is decisive in killing, even if a man is inferior."

Chen Jia nodded, for so many years, he had endured nausea and orthodoxy rolling on the dragon bed, and he had long been unable to get rid of him sooner. Concubine Hui said slowly: "When we are done, you will be the eunuch of the master of ceremonies, the first minister of the inner house!" ”

Chen Jia is actually the No. 1 internal prisoner in Da Nei now, and he didn't feel too excited when he heard this, but in front of Concubine Hui, he didn't dare to show it truthfully, but pretended to be grateful: "It's all up to the mother to cultivate!" ”

Concubine Hui's gaze roamed over his face, and although her gaze was gentle, it made Chen Jia's body stiffen for a moment. She suddenly stretched out her hand, held Chen Jia's hand and said, "Ajia, you treat our mother and son like a mountain, we will not forget your kindness!" ”

Concubine Hui's words revealed a different kind of sincerity, Chen Jia finally breathed a sigh of relief, his friendship with Concubine Hui was extraordinary, Concubine Hui should not cross the river and tear down the bridge!

Orthodoxy slept badly and woke up many times in one night. Needless to say, Chen Jia has always been by the emperor's side, sleeping on the footrest in front of the emperor's couch. In the morning, Orthodoxy suddenly had a dream, sweating profusely, and talking nonsense in his mouth.

Ye Minzhao instructed the eunuch to fetch water and personally wiped his sweat with a wrenched handkerchief. Orthodoxy suddenly screamed "ah" and woke up.

Ye Minzhao grabbed his hand and said, "Father, you have a nightmare again!" I'm Zhao'er, I'm here! Father! ”

The orthodox cloudy eyes gradually focused, and when he saw his son's anxious face, his expression relaxed: "What time is it?" ”

Ye Minzhao saw that orthodoxy had woken up, and his heart was slightly happy, and he glanced back at the Western self-striking bell placed in the main hall: "It's already three quarters of the hour!" ”

The orthodox spirit was very poor, and he asked Ye Minzhao in a hoarse voice, "How long have I been asleep?" ”

Ye Minzhao said: "There are three or four hours!" ”

Although he slept for a long time, the quality of his sleep was particularly bad. In fact, since Ye Minyu rebelled and he fainted to the ground, he has not slept well. He grabbed Ye Minzhao's hand and held it tightly: "I had another nightmare just now!" I dreamed, I dreamed of Ye Minyu, a rebel, he led his troops into the Forbidden City, and burned the entire Forbidden City with a fire! ”

"I, I also dreamed that the Tuwuren, the Jurchens, and Liu Zhang of Shu Han all came in, and the Beijing division was full of soldiers, and there were soldiers everywhere, and my people were displaced! These are all my faults, they are all my godsons, and I have no way to govern the country! ”

"Father! Father! It's all a dream, it's just a dream! Jingshi is good, and the Forbidden City is also good! Ye Minzhao comforted orthodoxy like a child.

Orthodoxy shook his head: "I also dreamed of Emperor Tai-Zu and Emperor Taizong, they all blame me, blame me for ruining the great country of Great Chu!" Emperor, you say, after a hundred years, what will the history books say about me? His eyes were red, and the bottom of his eyes was a gray color.

"Father, you have been in the palace for ten years, benevolent and loving the people, resisting foreign enemies, reducing taxes, and no subjects in the world do not love you, you will definitely be recorded in history and praise for a thousand years, you can rest assured."

Ye Minzhao comforted the emperor, and Chen Jia had already quietly walked in with a group of eunuchs. The eunuchs took the basins, towels, and spittoons for washing, Ye Minzhao personally served the orthodox and wiped his face briefly, and then took a small bowl from the eunuch's hand, the bowl was ginseng and black chicken porridge, scooped up a spoonful and fed it to the orthodox mouth.

Orthodoxy shook his head, he felt as if his stomach was not his, completely unconscious, and he didn't feel hungry at all.

Ye Minzhao persuaded: "Father, why don't you eat a little!" ”

Orthodoxy pushed his hand away and said, "I'm not hungry, I don't want to eat!" ”

"And what would you like to eat?" You tell your son, and he will tell the imperial dining room to make it for you! ”

Orthodoxy waved his hand and said, "Don't bother! Now that there is a dragon liver and phoenix gall in front of me, I don't have the slightest appetite. ”

Ye Minzhao and Chen Jia glanced at each other, and they both saw each other's helplessness.

"Since the emperor refuses to eat, let's drink the medicine first!" Chen Jia held a bowl of black medicinal soup, Ye Minzhao took it in his hand, and tasted it himself: "Then the father should take the medicine!" ”

Orthodoxy still shook his head: "I have taken no amount of medicine, and I have not seen any improvement, but I know that I will not live long!" This medicine is such a bitter method, why should I suffer this sin again! No matter how Ye Minzhao and Chen Jia persuaded them, they refused to take medicine after all.

Chen Jia had to ask the eunuch to bring down the food and medicine. Chen Jia whispered to Ye Minzhao: "Fifth Highness, you should also go and rest for a while!" Then he turned to the emperor and said, "Your Highness Fifth has been serving all night at your bedside, and everyone has lost weight." What filial piety! The minions feel distressed when they look at it! "Such a filial son, you better hurry up and call him the prince.

It's a pity that orthodoxy couldn't understand the meaning of Chen Jia's words, he grabbed Ye Minzhao's hand and patted it gently, "You go and rest, I know that you are a sensible and filial child, you are still young, how can it be good to burn your body out, Chen Jia is here, you don't have to worry about me!" ”

Ye Minzhao didn't want to leave at all, but the emperor's attitude was very resolute, Ye Minzhao had no choice but to give Chen Jia a look and leave the emperor's bedroom.

In the next day or two, the emperor told Chen Jia that his ears were ringing, as if a worm was drilling into his ears. He was afraid of wind, light, sound, and had a sense of fear. I couldn't sleep well for a few days, and my physical condition was very bad.

Chen Jia asked someone to glue away all the knowledge around the Qianqing Palace with sticky rods, and sent someone to paint all the walls in the emperor's bedroom with light green. In this way, the emperor will not be so dazzling when he looks at it.

The imperial doctors took turns to check the emperor's pulse, and they were all at a loss for this symptom, and no one knew what kind of disease the emperor had. If Yulan was here, she would definitely be able to know that the emperor was not a disease, it was a neurasthenia.

Concubine Hui and Ye Minzhao were not able to persuade him to establish a prince, so they had to let Chen Jia appear twice in front of the emperor, and read to the emperor the recital of the ministers' letter requesting the early establishment of the prince. After hearing this, the orthodoxy sighed for a long time, and seemed hesitant, that is, he refused to make the prince happy.

At this time, Ye Yichen asked for an order to visit the emperor. Where did Concubine Hui and the others dare to let him see the emperor, they returned the fold to Ye Yichen on the grounds that "the emperor is seriously ill and cannot meet the minister".

Ye Yichen's excerpt is just a test meaning. During this time, Chen Jia arranged the Qianqing Palace so tightly that even Ye Yichen's spies who stayed in the palace couldn't get any news, so Ye Yichen wanted to test the reaction of everyone in the palace, so that he could arrange it in time and prepare for the contingency situation.

Not seeing the emperor was also expected by him.

News can spread in the palace, and Concubine Hui summoned Yulan into the palace. Since Concubine Hui took charge of the harem, the wealthy ladies of the Jingshi have rushed to hand over signs to ask for her, and Concubine Hui's power has increased day by day, but Yulan has not much interest in entering the palace to beg her. But to Yulan, the princess of Jin, is very polite, and she always has to reward something every once in a while. As a sign of grace.

The situation was so tense that Concubine Hui invited Yulan into the palace, and Yulan herself couldn't figure out the meaning of this, so she went to ask Ye Yichen. Ye Yichen said: "You go!" He naturally understood in his heart that this was because he hadn't seen the emperor, and Concubine Hui used this form to compensate him.

"But the mother said she wanted to see Zhu'er!" Yulan has always been reluctant to take her daughter into the palace. The palace is not as good as the house, Zhu'er, the little princess, can do whatever she wants in the house, but there is more blood and taboos in the palace.

Ye Yichen said: "Then you can take the child over and show her it." ”

Yulan glanced at him hesitantly, "Zhu'er is not an ordinary naughty!" "My daughter is getting older, lively and active, and she is extremely naughty, and Yulan can't look at her at all now.

Ye Yichen said with a smile: "You can rest assured, now she is the only one who begs for our share, Zhu'er just lifted the roof of Jingyang Palace, and she has absolutely nothing to say." ”

Yulan was relieved to take Sister Zhu into the palace. When she arrived in the palace, Concubine Hui really arranged everything very properly, although she was promoted to become a concubine, but she still showed her enthusiasm just right, and it was still like a spring breeze.

There was nothing special about this meeting, it was just gossip, and there was nothing else to see from Concubine Hui's face, and it was impossible to infer the emperor's illness from her expression.

It's not the first time Concubine Hui has seen Zhu'er, but the child is growing too fast now and has changed too much. At first, she didn't dare to admit it. "This is Princess Changle, are they all so tall? Quick, sit down! While greeting, he instructed the palace ladies to present the pastries made in the kitchen.

She seems to be very fond of Zhu'er, before coming to Yulan taught Zhu'er for a long time, when she entered Jingyang Palace, she would also call people with a milky voice, and she could sit there in a regular manner at first, but after a while, she couldn't sit still.

The little body twisted and twisted in Yulan's arms, and called out in a milky voice: "Mother, go out!" Play! A pair of big eyes were watery, and Yulan's heart melted when she saw it, and she almost agreed to her when she opened her mouth. But after all, I remembered that this is Jingyang Palace, not the Jin Palace.

Yulan's face sank and said: "What did you say to your mother before you came, if you do this again, my mother won't take you anywhere in the future!" ”

Zhu'er was told by her mother, and she felt very aggrieved, and her mouth was flattened, and she almost cried. Concubine Hui also felt distressed when she watched from the sidelines. "The kid just wants to go out and play for a while, it's okay!" instructed the big palace maid on the side: "Take Princess Changle to play in the palace, don't go too far!" ”

Yulan hurriedly stood up and thanked him: "The child is too young and ignorant, so it's troublesome!" ”

Concubine Hui said: "What is this! No hassle at all! We don't have to be so polite to each other! ”

But Pearl, however, understood, and jumped out of her mother's arms with great joy. is not afraid of life, so he will take the hand of the big palace maid. The cute act made the whole hall laugh.

Yulan was worried about her daughter, so she sent the nurse and the four big maids to follow.

Watching the children leave the palace, Concubine Hui said: "Princess Changle is really innocent and cute, this palace has only had Min Zhao as a child in her life, and she has always wanted a close-fitting little padded jacket...... It's a pity that the day is not a holiday, how good it would be if this palace also had such a daughter! ”

Concubine Hui said very emotionally, Yulan said: "The five princes are talented, pure and filial, dragon and phoenix, noble and heavy!" Niangniang teaches her children well, who in the world is not envious, Niangniang's great fortune is still behind! In Yulan's view, Ye Minzhao's succession to the throne is already a certainty, so naturally he has something to say.

At this time, the henchman who was standing quietly behind Concubine Hui suddenly spoke: "Princess, please forgive the slave and maid for talking too much, since Niangniang and Princess Changle are so in love, why don't you recognize Princess Changle as a righteous daughter, Niangniang will have a princess Chenghuan on her knees from now on, and the princess will have one more person who loves her from now on, isn't it a good thing to kill two birds with one stone?" ”

Concubine Hui's eyes lit up when she heard this: "This is really a good way!" I just don't know if I have the blessing to be the princess's stepmother! I don't know what the princess thinks? The two eyes looked at Yulan expectantly, looking very sincere.

Yulan listened to it and chuckled in her heart. If there is no problem, Concubine Hui will be the queen mother in the future, and Zhu'er can get her favor and become the queen mother's daughter, which will naturally benefit her a lot, but Yulan doesn't dare to agree like this. Who knows if there are any other twists and turns in it!

"It is a blessing for Zhu'er to be favored by her mother. The concubine first thanked Zhu'er for her mother. It's just that this matter is very important, and the concubine herself is not good at specialization, so she still has to go back and ask the prince to answer the mother! ”

Concubine Hui didn't get angry, and said with a smile: "It's okay!" That's how it should be, that's how it should be! ”

Yulan had something on her mind, so she didn't want to stay in Jingyang Palace for more, and after a few words of gossip with Concubine Hui, she got up and said goodbye. Concubine Hui wanted to keep her in the palace for lunch, but Yulan politely declined, and Concubine Hui did not force her to stay. But he gave her many things, especially to Pearl.

When she returned to the palace, Yulan told Ye Yichen that Concubine Hui wanted to collect Sister Zhu's son as a righteous daughter. "Lord Wang, shall we agree or not agree to this matter?"

Out of the mentality of protecting the calf, Yulan, of course, doesn't want her child to have another mother. But considering her daughter's future prospects, it is not a bad thing to have an extra queen mother as a backer. Yulan is really a little entangled.

Ye Yichen smiled slightly, this concubine really has a lot of tricks. Previously, Ye Yichen formed an alliance with her, and there was not even a verbal agreement between the two, and Concubine Hui probably knew that even if Ye Minzhao was on the throne now, he was young, lacked prestige, and did not have the support of his mother's family, and the ministers of the court would definitely not take such a little kid in their eyes. So he still needs a strong figure to assist him and support him.

This person can only be Ye Yichen.

Concubine Hui accepted Zhu'er as a righteous daughter, in this way to tell Ye Yichen that she is willing to share the blessings with Ye Yichen and the Jin Wangfu in the future, which is making an attitude. The reason why she chose Zhu'er was not Ye Minwen also expressed her temptation, because in her opinion, Ye Minwen was probably more important to the Jin Palace, and Ye Minwen would probably be Ye Yichen's taboo, and she would not casually hit Ye Minwen with her ideas. so as not to displease the prince!

As a woman, Zhu'er will not be able to affect the government and politics when she grows up in the future, so she is naturally the most suitable candidate.

Since she handed over the olive branch, Ye Yichen decided to accept it. "Since she can look down on our pearls, we can't collapse her platform, you can send a message to the palace tomorrow, and say that we agree!"

Yulan didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the prince's gourd. Ye Yichen smiled and patted her hands: "Don't worry, it's all me!" ”

The next day, the news was delivered to the palace, and Concubine Hui also breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this was what Ye Yichen meant to accept appeasement.

The palace was loose inside and outside, and Chen Jia quietly transferred troops to strengthen the defense of the Forbidden City. Ye Yichen observed quietly, and secretly kept making small movements.

Concubine Hui deeply felt the dilemma that no one was available to her subordinates. Previously, she and Ye Minzhao had been in obscurity, watching Ye Minshu and Ye Minyu fight and lose both, and reap the benefits of the fisherman. Just to paralyze the queen and Concubine Xiao, they never communicated with the ministers of the court, and when they reached the critical moment, they found that there was no one available.

It's not that no one has used it for Ye Minzhao, it's just that Ye Minzhao has just intervened in the government, who can be trusted and who can't be trusted, Concubine Hui and him still have no idea in their hearts.

For the sake of today's plan, the most important thing to grasp is military power. Time is running out, everything must be arranged before the emperor breathes. Concubine Hui thought about it, and issued an edict in the name of the concubine to summon the wife of the British Duke Shen Lianshen, Qian Shi. The Qian family also went with several young ladies of the Shen family who were marriageable but not yet married.

The day after the Qian family entered Jingyang Palace, news came out that Concubine Hui and the Qian family had reached a verbal agreement. In order to rejoice the emperor, Ye Minzhao, the king of Lu, and Miss Shen Wu, the niece and granddaughter of the British duke, got married.

This news reached Ye Yichen's ears, and Ye Yichen understood in his heart that Concubine Hui was starting to seize military power. The British Duke Shen is the founding father, the old British Duke is regarded as the right-hand man by the Tai-Zu, after the old Duke is old, the descendants of the Shen family have been repeatedly promoted by the emperors of the past dynasties, as the officers who lead the troops, this term of the Shen family has a general army in the northwest and southwest, holding military power, and there are a large number of middle-level officers in the Beijing camp are promoted by the Shen family's way, so the influence of the British government in the army is great.

This is also the reason why Concubine Hui took a fancy to the British government.

When the future queen candidate began to be quietly circulated in the palace, Ye Minzhao, the person concerned, was the last to know. In the main hall of Jingyang Palace, the mother and son sat opposite each other, and Concubine Hui explained in detail: "The fifth lady of the Shen family is named Shen Yunrong, her father is the nephew of the British Duke Shen Lian, and she is currently the chief soldier of Guangxi. ”

She glanced at her son, and said slowly: "That Shen Wu girl is thirteen years old, not only looks beautiful and beautiful, but also behaves decently, talks well, and is stable and generous. ”

Ye Minzhao's face was pale, and the expression on his face was even calmer: "Since the mother concubine thinks she is good, then she is good!" The son is all up to the mother! ”

In fact, in the middle of Concubine Hui's meeting with the Qian family, she sent someone to invite Ye Minzhao, wanting him to hide behind the screen and take a look. The girls in the British Mansion are all well trained, except for Shen Wu, the other girls of the Shen family are also beautiful and talented.

Of course, Shen Wu is even more outstanding.

The reason why Concubine Hui wanted Ye Minzhao to take a look at herself was that she didn't want her son to be wronged. After all, the son is the one who will become the supreme ruler of the entire empire.

As a result, Ye Minzhao did not show up at all on the grounds of taking care of orthodoxy.

In Ye Minzhao's opinion, except for Yulan, all other women are the same. Since it is a political marriage, for the sake of the future cause, even if the other party looks like a pig, he will marry her without blinking.

Concubine Hui said angrily: "You kid! You're going to live with her for the rest of your life, how can you just leave it unasked! ”

Ye Minzhao lowered his head and drank tea, without saying a word. Concubine Hui glanced at her son again, knowing her son Mo Ruo's mother, what Ye Minzhao was thinking, Concubine Hui was clear, so many years have passed, other people's daughters are already so old, and her son is still obsessed with her and has no regrets, Concubine Hui couldn't help but beat him and said: "The things of the past, it's over, just let it pass!" Don't spoil your big things for the sake of such a little personal affection of your children! ”

Ye Minzhao naturally knew what she was talking about, and a burst of bitterness surged in his heart, he lowered his arrogant head and responded in a low voice: "The child understands!" Having said that, a hand crept into his sleeve and pinched the sachet hidden inside.

That was when Yulan was not married, he pestered Yulan to give it to him, for so many years, as he got closer and closer to the throne of the highest power, the sister who cared for him back then has gradually drifted away from him!

Ye Minzhao only felt a faint dull pain somewhere in his chest!