What kind of place is Dongchang, although theoretically it is a eunuch in charge, but it is still a man who does things at all, and even the yamen is not in the imperial city. Ask Xiao Wu Guiren to go over and speak, and borrow the land in Nannei. And the few concubines in the palace, no matter how powerful they are, when they go out of the palace, their words are not good. Xiao Wu Meiren entered the East Factory, just like a snowman entering the furnace, but for a moment or three, it seemed to melt inside. For two or three days in a row, no news came out.

The queen has not slept well these days, although theoretically, she has nothing to do, but the taste of waiting is always not very pleasant, especially after the emperor made this decision and came to Kunning Palace to visit him, which made the queen feel particularly uneasy and uncomfortable.

Zhang Liujiu quickly replied, and he only said a simple sentence about Xiao Wu Meiren, "The Dongchang side is still under trial, and the slave maid doesn't know the details." ”

If he had not lied, it would have seemed that the Emperor had not yet made up his mind in this matter. Carrying the child to the Queen Mother may just be an expedient measure before things come to light, after all, when Concubine Xu Huangzhuang went to Nannei, Diandian was also carried to Qingning Palace and temporarily raised by the Queen Mother.

But, after all, Diandian is a girl, and Zhuang'er is a handle, Diandian went to Qingning Palace, the queen didn't even raise her eyebrows, and Zhuang'er went to Qingning Palace, but she didn't sleep well for several nights...... It's not that she must keep Zhuang'er by her side to raise her, it will be enough to bring the prince up. She was not so stingy that she had to gather all the men in front of her—but the queen could not accept that the queen should raise the second son.

If there is a difficulty, there will be a way to deal with it, but there is a way, and there must be an object of implementation, the emperor is quite leisurely these days, not too busy, but he has time to go to Yong'an Palace, and he has time to go to Xiyuan to play polo, but he has no time to come to Kunning Palace to see the prince...... The longer he dragged on, the more uneasy the queen became. Could it be that he already had the idea of giving the second son of the emperor to the queen mother, so he avoided himself like this, lest he would not be able to answer if he asked?

With a mother on one side and a daughter-in-law on the other, even if you are the son of heaven, it is not incomprehensible that you want to avoid conflict. The queen is familiar with the emperor's character, and he can do this kind of thing of covering his ears and stealing the bell, anyway, he is not afraid of going back to his parents' house...... Besides, there is no reason for me to mess with the emperor, so I can only move people with emotion and take a detour to impress the emperor.

After waiting patiently for a few days, there was still no news from Xiao Wu Meiren, and the queen began to think that she might continue to have no news like this. Although she is the biological mother of the prince, it is the emperor who annoys her, the time when Emperor Wen made trouble, how many concubines disappeared like this? Xiao Wu Mei is in a humble position, and if she commits a crime, whether she dies or is imprisoned elsewhere, she may disappear in the palace from now on, and of course, not many people dare to talk about this kind of topic that is full of taboos at a glance.

I was going to use this as an excuse to talk to the emperor about Zhuang'er, but now this road is not going through, and the queen is not in a hurry, she brought a message to the emperor, asking him to quickly review the excerpt of the canonization of the show girl, after all, although a few people have been circled, but the name is not clear, and the people below are not easy to do.

The emperor was very cooperative this time, and quickly replied, saying, "The daughter of the Han family does not need to be a concubine, and the other people and queens have been properly prepared and can do so." It has been forwarded to the Zongren Mansion, and the palace can also prepare a house for the newlyweds'.

The queen mother's reply came very early, and there were no different opinions, and now the emperor replied, and the names of several newcomers were also decided, Yuan's and Li's were both Jieyu, Zhu's were concubines, Han's and Quan's were Zhaorong, in general, Zhu's treatment was the best, Han's and Quan's second, Yuan's and Li's second.

Originally, if the Han family was going to be a concubine, it happened that the newcomers lived in a palace, but now there is no concubine, Concubine He Hui and Concubine Xu Huang Zhuang also live in the palace, and the population in Concubine He Hui's palace is still quite a lot, although Concubine Xu Huang Zhuang lives there are two, but the queen has no intention of adding too much workload to her. After thinking about it several times, she decided to open another big palace Shouchang Palace, the main hall was empty, and the five newcomers lived in the side hall, the apse and the side hall. The status of the Zhu clan is relatively highest, so she is temporarily managed by several sisters together with the Shang Gong of the Shang Palace Bureau.

The house in the palace, in the year of Emperor Wen is more than half, now the palace population is small in recent years, it is inevitable that there is some disrepair, opening a big palace is not a trivial matter, to hurry up before the weather cools down to overhaul the fire wall, check the roof tiles, the queen also has to work with the six bureaus and a division, arrange the house for the newcomers, and allocate the 'dowry' for them from the inner treasury, although it is only a few low-level concubines, but it will be a family in the future, and the work that should be done can not be less.

When this person is busy, his mood will be better, the queen is very busy with the newcomer's entry into the palace, counting on her fingers, the emperor has not entered Kunning Palace for almost 20 days, and Xiao Wu Meiren has not heard from her for more than 10 days...... She couldn't help it, and finally sent someone to invite the emperor directly to come over to meet.

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Invite the emperor to Kunning Palace, there must be some excuses, and the queen also wants to gossip with the emperor first, to test his mood, she chose the first birthday of the emperor as the opening remark. "I have prepared several large tables for him to grasp things, and the eldest brother will tell me if he has anything to put on the table, which is a surprise, and when the time comes, put it in a conspicuous place, and the child may be more likely to catch it."

The emperor hugged the bolt, and he couldn't put it down, kissed the bolt on the pink and tender face several times, and whispered a few affectionate words with the bolt, and the bolt also slurred, "Dad!" Father! ”

The two fathers and sons were tired of crooked for a while, and the emperor said, "Yes, I'm going to catch Zhou, and I'm going to be a guy after the first birthday." - I will be more obedient in the future! ”

zuihou said a word, and couldn't help but turn his head and say it to Zhu'er, a room of people looked at the relationship between father and son, and couldn't help laughing, and the queen was also full of joy when she saw it, "Big brother is going to spoil him." ”

"It's not all those things that are prepared for the week, you can arrange this." The emperor Fang hugged the bolt and talked to the queen, "Don't put the fat powder or anything, in case you catch it is not an auspicious omen, other swords, books, seals, all of them are placed casually, and it is auspicious to catch any of them." ”

In fact, catching Zhou is also a joke, and the emperor values it so much that he wants to cheat, but it's boring, but when he talks to himself, he still has the usual tone and expression, and there is nothing abnormal, and the queen's heart is slowly relaxed, "I know, but I don't love rouge gouache originally, after I put on rouge, as soon as my face is leaned over, he is about to dodge, and now I don't need rouge." ”

Generally speaking, rouge will have a strong aroma, and it is natural that the plug will be disgusted, the emperor smiled, "Good boy, don't be lazy with women, there will be a future in the future!" ”

The two sat down and talked for a while, the emperor's behavior has always been normal, it seems that there is not much weakness, the queen is not sure in her heart: it is said that if you make up your mind to raise the queen mother, he will always be a little uncomfortable in front of her. But if she didn't make up her mind, she would naturally explain a few sentences to her if she thought about it, so that she wouldn't be at ease......

There was a faint uneasiness in her heart, so she didn't open her mouth to ask about Xiao Wu Meiren for a long time, until the bolt was asleep, and the emperor seemed to have a mind, but the queen still didn't feel the time to speak. Instead, she wanted to be coquettish with the emperor and confirm his mood again.

It just so happened that after the bolt was carried down by the nurse, all that was left in the house was the old palace people for many years, and the queen didn't have to put on any shelf, so she lifted her skirt and slowly walked to the emperor's side, and her tone also brought a little complaint, "There is nothing big to do, why haven't you come over for so many days?" ”

As he spoke, he leaned into the emperor's arms, the emperor's movements were still very cooperative, he put his arm around the queen's shoulders and smiled, "If there is no big event, it won't be considered busy?" Be busy, there's something going on every day. ”

Well, this is not the focus of the queen's concern, snuggling in the emperor's arms, sniffing his familiar smell, feeling his caress on her shoulder, the queen's heart finally calmed down a little, she pouted, "Pretend to be confused with me...... What's going on with Sister Xiao Wu, she doesn't say hello to me, and people are in charge of things. Over there in Zhaoyang Palace, do you still want to send a copy to the past? In the past few days, I've been checking the fire wall and roof tiles, and I don't know if I should send someone over to the Zhaoyang Palace......"

"Hehehe." The emperor just laughed, "It's not easy to say what she did, isn't it that she hasn't thought about what to do...... However, people should not come back. When the trial is completed on the east side, I want to arrange it to go to the row of partial palaces in Nannei. Let her recite the Buddha more and clear her heart. ”

The construction of Nannei, now basically to the end, the original Taisun Palace a row of partial palaces, now do some of the dead princes and princesses, as well as the deceased concubines of the worship place, living in the past to learn Buddhism is very good. Without the ability of Concubine Xu Huangzhuang, the chance of Xiao Wu Beauty turning over is close to zero.

It seems that the Duren sold all his masters, and Wu Yu'er himself ......

Thinking of Wu Yu'er, the queen couldn't help but secretly shake her head: a person like her is bold and does everything, but she lacks the ability to wipe her ass clean. No matter what she says or does in Dongchang, it is estimated that her situation has not improved at all, and if no one helps her, it is estimated that the emperor's mind will be difficult to change.

"Is it a waste, or—" She must also be concerned about this question, after all, if she is still a beauty, she still has a share.

The emperor hesitated for a moment, "For the sake of Zhuang'er, leave a false title." You don't have to send anything more, her share comes from the South Inner Garden Department. ”

"That's fine," the queen nodded, "Otherwise, Nannei is so far away, and it is difficult for people here to take care of ...... in normal times."

She hesitated for a moment, and then said, "That Zhuang'er, just put it in Qingning Palace and bring it?" ”

"This—" Perhaps it was the Empress's delusion, and for a moment there was a slight smile in the Emperor's tone, but before she could be sure, the smile was like ice and snow in the sun, dissolving without a trace. "I haven't thought about it yet, but it's definitely not okay to let him live alone in Zhaoyang Palace."

He patted the queen's hand on the shoulder slightly, "Don't you want him to live in Qingning Palace?" ”

The queen's heart was like a waterwheel, as the emperor spoke, it immediately turned at full speed, she grasped the emperor's mood, mentality, and the changes in the relationship with Qingning Palace, thinking about what kind of attitude she should take, and which attitude will lead to which result......

“…… Well. After a moment of silence, she buried her head in the emperor's shoulder and nodded gently. Don't blame me for being narrow-minded, it's just that since I have a bolt, I can't help but think about him...... Zhuang'er is at the queen mother's place, I don't think it's appropriate. ”

She will react like this, it is also reasonable, even if she has a good relationship with her mother-in-law, she will not be happy to be a daughter-in-law with her second son. The partiality of elders can bring many consequences in an ordinary family, not to mention that this is still a heavenly family.

"Otherwise, send it to Kunning Palace to raise you?" The emperor asked idly, but patting the empress's hand, he slowly stopped.

He was suspicious!

The queen's heart tightened: this road does not work.

There is nothing surprising about it, I don't want to raise it for the Queen Mother, the premise is that she can't raise it, even if she doesn't have bad intentions, and if she acts like this, the emperor can't explain it to the Queen Mother. Alas, Concubine He Hui is a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised, and if she doesn't have enough benefits, she will definitely not come forward to speak for her, otherwise, if she suggests, she can propose to send the second son of the emperor to Kunning Palace.

"Isn't it enough for me to raise a bolt?" She raised her head a little disgusted and glanced at the emperor, "And Yuanyuan, this little girl is not worried...... Although Xiao Wu's sister lives in Zhaoyang Palace, she is not a registered beauty, how can she be qualified to lead a hall alone? Isn't it still a person from Yong'an Palace? Now she can't raise ......."

She sighed, and she was indeed a little reluctant from the bottom of her heart, "Isn't that what Sister Xu should raise?" ”

A slight obvious smile appeared in the emperor's eyes, as if he was laughing at the queen's reluctance, "Listening to your tone, aren't you very happy?" ”

The queen also fully captured the emperor's meaning, she glanced at the emperor, half sour, "How dare people be unhappy, that is the Huangzhuang concubine, raise everything so well, let her raise a strong child, it is a blessing for a strong child......"

The queen and the concubine are not compatible, it is impossible for the emperor not to know this, he smiled, "I told you a long time ago, Xiao Xun is a dead eye, you are a sister, just let it go, what, she is childish, you are also childish?" It's really up to her to deal with it. ”

"Shall I dare too?" The queen is really half-sour, and at this moment, she expects the daughters of the Yuan family and the daughters of the Zhu clan to enter the palace even more intensely. "The account book is there, you go and see it yourself, otherwise, let Dongchang check how I have treated her in the past few months. I know that she is your heart's meat, how dare you treat her lightly...... In the past few months, she has been more moisturized than when the Queen Mother was in charge of the palace! ”

"That's hard for you." The emperor smiled, touched the queen's cheek, and praised, "It is worthy of my Zitong, and he really has the bearing of the queen." ”

only then did he praise it, and joked again, "It's just that you have to be careful not to miss the offerings of Kunning Palace, it doesn't matter if you're hungry, it's not good if you're hungry." ”

The queen was also amused, and casually picked up the warm gloves in her arms and slapped the emperor, "Whoever asked you to plant two acres less land this year, you will send those grains, and you will entertain this aunt, and you will entertain the favorite concubine, and you will take care of your son...... It's better to pawn me, and get a few more liters of grain. ”

"You have been born, you are in your Chinese New Year's Eve this year, how much more can you sell?" Emperor Hahadaxiao, "It's better to sell those little flowers that entered the palace this year, so that you can raise some money to put them on the banquet." ”

Who will raise Zhuang'er, this question is decided by the emperor after all, and the queen can't force him to make a statement on the spot, but she can show her attitude again. The emperor had dinner in Kunning Palace, and was about to go back to Qianqing Palace, and when he was sent away, the queen was quite reluctant, put her arms around his neck, said a lot of sweet words, asked a lot about the warmth of daily life, and told the emperor to rest more and exercise more...... At the end, he said again, "It's for the sake of the bolt, the matter of the strong child, hurry up and settle it-ah?" ”

zuihou sighed, ah, a little aggrieved, the end of the twist and pinch was raised, and his face was also raised, and his face was full of prayers, so that the emperor was moved when he saw it, and he was relieved, "Send someone to ask behind the scenes another day, and listen to what she has to say." ”

It's good to ask, no matter how the Queen Mother responds, the Queen believes that she can prepare to deal with it, at least compared to the situation before tonight, it is now a latent turning point. She suppressed the excitement in her heart and smiled, "Okay, then I'm waiting for your good news!" ”

The emperor smiled at her and replied confidently, "Cheng!" Ming'er will ask someone! ”

#皇帝没有食言, on the second day, he sent an envoy to Qingning Palace to discuss with the Queen Mother - I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, or he simply didn't want to hide it from the Empress, he asked Zhang Liujiu to pass the word.

"Let Yong'an Palace raise a strong child?" Aunt Qiao repeated Zhang Liujiu's words, her expression a little distorted, "This-is what the emperor meant?" ”

"The emperor said, there are a lot of things these days." Zhang Liujiu sacrificed the killer weapon of all souls, "I can't come over for a while, but the case of Xiao Wu Guiren has been decided...... Auntie, don't talk about it, I listen to my grandfather's tone, and I should be imprisoned forever......"

When I sent Zhuang'er here before, I also said that because Xiao Wu Meiren went to Dongchang and failed to take care of her son, she asked the Queen Mother to take care of her temporarily. Now that the case is decided, Zhuang'er's whereabouts will have to be decided, the emperor has a lot of things, and it is normal to send someone over to discuss with the queen mother. But Aunt Qiao looked at Zhang Liujiu, her expression was a little puzzled, she thought about it, and then said, "You wait a while, I'll go in and see if the old lady is up." ”

Zhang Liujiu actually came here at this time. It is inconvenient for the queen mother to take a nap and see the waiter reply, so let Aunt Qiao go in and pass the word, and the master and servant can also discuss it, so as not to make eye contact with each other in front of him, he is so convenient for everyone. Now that Aunt Qiao is going in, he is happy to see it, "You please, you please!" ”

The Queen Mother had actually woken up, but she didn't get up for a while, and as soon as Aunt Qiao came in and said something, she raised her eyebrows. "What do you mean by asking me about this? -- Who will deliver the message? ”

"Back to the mother's words, it's Zhang Liujiu." Although the Queen Mother was already very sensitive, Aunt Qiao still added, "It is the Chinese who came to Qingning Palace to return to the palace in the past." ”

Zhang Liujiu did this job, after Qingning Palace didn't care about palace affairs, he went to Kunning Palace to walk around. This person is familiar with the Queen Mother and Aunt Qiao, and those who can get mixed up to this point must not be dull. Before the queen was sealed, he was able to stammer with Qingning Palace, and now the queen is proud, and his attitude towards Kunning Palace can be imagined. He came to Qingning Palace to reply, and it is estimated that no matter what reply is given here, Kunning Palace will receive the news as soon as possible.

"Is Liu Zhong sick?" The Queen Mother asked Aunt Qiao, "Why didn't he come?" ”

Liu Zhong is the eunuch sent by the emperor from time to time to greet the empress dowager and send things - although the relationship between mother and son seems to be estranged, but after all, it is a mother, and it is definitely indispensable to ask for warmth.

"I'm not sick." Aunt Qiao said, "It's okay to come over yesterday...... The slave maid felt that the emperor had deliberately sent Zhang Liujiu over. ”

The Queen Mother also nodded, and she smiled, "I want the Sun family to receive the news...... I'm afraid this idea came from the Sun family. ”

Aunt Qiao also reacted in this way, but she was selfishly more curious about the whereabouts of Xiao Wu Beauty, "Looking at it this way, what Xiao Wu Guiren committed has nothing to do with the queen mother, and the queen mother doesn't seem to want to say a few words for her, just staring at Zhuang'er's whereabouts......"

When she first received the express mail 'Zhuang'er', the Queen Mother didn't think much about it, she was an older person, she naturally liked children, and Zhuang'er was small, so she couldn't leave anyone, she must have agreed to come down first, and then asked about Xiao Wu Meiren, but Liu Zhong was in a hurry at that time, and he said vaguely. The emperor didn't come over for a while, and the queen mother said that the people who asked about the palace affairs didn't have the face to take the initiative to speak, but they had to mobilize their ears and eyes to inquire about the ins and outs.

If you don't belong to home, you can't be at home, although the authority is still there, but her face has changed, she may not know as much news as the queen, and now she is in a mess, but the queen's jealousy of Qingning Palace can be seen - this little Wu beauty's case has just been decided, and she has set her sights on Zhuang'er, in order to prevent Zhuang'er from staying in Qingning Palace, she did not hesitate to launch Concubine Xu Huangzhuang, so that Yong'an Palace has lost its benefits......

The Queen Mother thought about it and couldn't help laughing, "You say, is she expecting me to agree, or is she expecting me not to agree?" ”

"This ......" Aunt Qiao couldn't say it, but she figured out another hidden information, "The emperor sent Zhang Liujiu over, it seems to have far-reaching intentions - Niangniang, please think about it, if you don't send Zhang Liujiu, you just said this, and it was the queen's idea......"

In fact, the emperor didn't say that it was the queen's idea now, and the commission was all made up by the master and servant, but the queen mother slapped her thigh, "Da Lang is still partial to the Xu family, otherwise, there is no need to send Zhang Liujiu." ”

The queen mother and the queen do not agree, the queen's idea is very targeted, and it is impossible for the emperor to do the absurd thing of spreading the word in the middle, isn't this tantamount to provoking the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to fight? But if you want to send Liu Zhong over to say, will the Queen Mother have a misunderstanding, thinking that Concubine Xu Huangzhuang has fallen in love with Xiao Wu Beauty's most valuable political heritage? Grab the baby with her queen mother? You must know that the establishment of the queen is itself a signal that the queen mother's vein has changed from high-profile to low-key, and no matter what the ranking is, the strong son is always a man, and there is a certain chance to become a prince - a one-year-old boy, who dares to guarantee that he will be raised? This child was raised in front of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother had a little more hope of completely overpowering the queen......

The Queen Mother smiled even more happily, "You say, has the Sun family counted this?" ”

Aunt Qiao continued to be unable to provide much help, at least with the information available, it was difficult to judge the queen's overall plan. She thought about it and made a bold guess, "Although I didn't expect it to be so deep, but the proposal to be raised by Yong'an Palace is originally uneasy and kind, and I want to separate the relationship between the two palaces......"

Speaking of this, she was a little speechless, because Qingning Palace has always been not very related to Yong'an Palace, although the Queen Mother was optimistic about Concubine Zhuang before, and later wanted to push her to be the successor. But after Concubine Zhuang went out of Nannei, she came to Qingning Palace very rarely, and many times she didn't see the Queen Mother, and she met directly with Jingci Immortal Master and the Concubine of the Confucian Temple and left, although she was not as blatantly disagreeable with the Queen Mother as the queen, but the faint alienation, others couldn't understand it, and she didn't believe that the Queen Mother couldn't understand it.

The Queen Mother also seemed to realize this, but she didn't mind, but smiled and affirmed Aunt Qiao's thoughts, "You are right, the Sun family has always seen it very clearly...... She grew up in front of me, so she knew me best. ”

Speaking of zuihou, in the end there is a faint hatred - the fact that she once raised the Sun family and ran for her position as a wife has now become a big regret in the life of the queen mother.

Aunt Qiao didn't think about it so much, but instinctively sighed, "But since you see through this, do you still have to go down her path?" ”

The queen mother's move, the queen mother can't help it. If he nodded, Zhuang'er went to Concubine Xu Huang Zhuang, even if he became the prince in the future, he would not be a little more kind to the Queen Mother, and it was another little white-eyed wolf Emperor Concubine Zhuang who got cheaper...... Maybe the queen hasn't realized the indifference of the imperial concubine to the queen mother, in her eyes, the two sides are close alliances, and her move is to arouse the queen mother's jealousy of the queen mother to concubine Xu Huangzhuang, but Aunt Qiao knows the inside story and nodded, Qingning Palace is afraid that it will not get any benefits.

But if she didn't nod, Aunt Qiao could close her eyes and think of the slander that the queen would say to the emperor......

Outsiders don't understand, but when the emperor and the queen mother had a showdown, Aunt Qiao was in the palace. Even now, she occasionally re-sees the emperor's expression in a nightmare. She has served the Queen Mother for so many years, and she has almost watched the emperor grow up from a child, but she has never seen an emperor like that-

I don't know what the Queen Mother thinks, but Aunt Qiao thinks from the bottom of her heart that the current Qingning Palace can't afford to be alienated by the emperor again......

"Weishenme won't agree to come down?" The Queen Mother smiled confidently, she asked Aunt Qiao, "Go and tell Zhang Liujiu, this is very reasonable, after all, Zhuang'er is the second son, and there is no reason to live by my side for a long time...... It makes sense to let Concubine Xuhuangzhuang, the palace master of Xiao Wu Beauty, raise her. Let the Emperor do just that! ”

Aunt Qiao couldn't help but be stunned-she didn't expect that the Queen Mother would agree so happily and so happily?

Although she was puzzled, the master didn't mean to explain, so she naturally wouldn't ask, and went out to convey the queen mother's meaning to Zhang Liujiu, ignoring the obvious surprise on his face, Aunt Qiao turned around and returned to the inner hall proudly.

Although the queen must be full of doubts, although the entire court is still talking about the fall of Xiao Wu Meiren, no one is aware of the undercurrents under these tables, although the person Xu Xun still doesn't know at all...... However, the empress proposed, the empress dowager was sure, the emperor had no objection, and under his smile and nod, the eunuch in the clerical room with him wrote down the matter in a dignified manner on the draft of the "Inner Living Note".

On October 31 of the third year, Wu Meiren gave birth and could not raise a child, Feng

Empress Dowager's Decree,

Queen, please

Prince handover

Huangzhuang Concubine raised, Xu Zhi.

The two palaces mentioned it at the same time, and the matter was a foregone conclusion.

The author has something to say: update~

Speaking of the segmentation of a section of zuihou,It's like this.,I didn't see the Ming Dynasty's "Inner Living Note".,I don't know if the draft is to strictly abide by the format.,But generally speaking, when you come to write a letter, you have to start a new line when you encounter the name of the honorable person.,So when you look at the literature.、When you fold or something, you often see strange segments.,I think it's fun to play with it.。 haha。 I hope it doesn't cause everyone to wonder.