It's just that Huang Qiong, who is still a little unrelenting, looked at the silent emperor with his back to him, gritted his teeth and said with a last stand: "Father, there is another way for the sons and daughters to achieve their father's promise without endangering my Daqi's country." You see, it has been several months since the death of Empress Daxing, and the position of the queen of the middle palace has been vacant. ”

"The son thinks that his father might as well make this county lord the queen. In this way, even if the original promise is fulfilled, it will not be able to bring danger to our country. At present, the brothers are already getting older, and their father is in good health, and he will live a hundred years old. Even if the county lord is appointed as the queen, with his father's ability to control the government and politics, even if the Guilin County Mansion is rich, it will not be able to fish in troubled waters. ”

And no matter which prince the father chooses to succeed to the throne in the end, the county lord is just an empty queen mother in the end. In the face of an elderly new emperor, even if she is strong as the queen mother, she will definitely not affect the government. Since it can't affect the government, even if the Guilin County Mansion really has the ambition of rebellion, there is no hole to exploit, so what? ”

In order to get herself out of the trap, Huang Qiong even came up with such a way that could almost be said to be indiscriminate. It's just that he was talking eloquently, but he didn't know that he really annoyed the emperor this time. Before Huang Qiong could finish speaking, the emperor, who had been facing away from him, suddenly turned around, and his angry trembling fingers almost pointed directly at his nose.

What kind of imperial demeanor, what kind of style of the Son of Heaven, the emperor who can't take care of it at all, directly opened his mouth and scolded: "Bastard, how can I give birth to such an evil obstacle as you? In order not to bear the responsibility that you should have as a child of the Heavenly Family, you even came up with this kind of indiscriminate method. Do you really want me to be able to help you, or do you want to be your son? ”

"Do you know that you are not only insulting the Guilin County Palace, but also insulting me. Where have you put me, and where have you put your mother? After that, the emperor, who was so angry that Huang Qiong's idea was simply rancid, turned around and was about to pull out the sword that was originally used as a decoration on the edge of the throne in the Wende Palace.

Seeing that the emperor was so angry with him, that he was really about to turn around and draw his sword and slash himself, Huang Qiong, who was so frightened that he shrank his neck, hurriedly said: "Father, this is just a suggestion from his son." If you don't approve of it, we shouldn't be. You're in charge, uh, playing a joke on you. Don't be angry, if you get angry, your son will die and you will be responsible. ”

It's just that the emperor's anger has not dropped because of Huang Qiong's explanation. The emperor still didn't put down his finger pointing at Huang Qiong, and said angrily: "You evil obstacle, I tell you today, you have to agree to this family business, and you have to agree if you don't agree." In my case, there is absolutely no right for you to disagree. The words of the matchmaker of the parents' orders are a matter of course. ”

"I will order the Qin Heavenly Prison to choose a good day and an auspicious day, and I will be hired and married to you after the New Year. Before the middle of next year, I will get married to you. Now, after you went to visit your mother, you led your woman and told me to go back to the house and think about it behind closed doors. Without my will, if you dare to take half a step out of the palace, I will break your dog's legs. ”

Seeing that the emperor was still angry, knowing that the matter had come to this point, Huang Qiong, who was struggling in vain, dared to stay longer. If he is saying something wrong and makes the emperor really angry, then he will really be rebellious. After kowtowing to the emperor, he stood up and turned to leave.

It's just that when he was about to step out of the gate of the Wende Palace, the emperor's somewhat old voice came from behind him: "Remember, this is the obligation that you, as a child of the Heavenly Family, have to undertake from the beginning of the grass." Whether you are dissatisfied with this family business, it is your responsibility. Since ancient times, one of the children of the heavenly family is counted as one, and how many marriages can be autonomous? ”

"Don't do futile struggles anymore, don't think about just enjoying rights without paying any obligations. For the superior, there are some things that you have to learn to compromise, to learn and know how to control them. The combination of rigidity and softness, taking the lesser of the two powers, is the real way to be a king. Blindly being too rigid can only do bad things in many cases. ”

"I am now a person in the Spring and Autumn Period, and my energy is already not as good as it was back then. It turns out that I can go all night without sleeping, and go to the morning court as usual the next day. But now if I don't sleep all night, I won't have enough energy for a few days. As my son, you must know to share my worries and solve problems, not to change your ways. ”

"Before you came today, I had already made a clear decree to abolish the titles of the three kings of Jing, Duan, and Shu. Now, I am the only son you can trust, and I hope you don't let me down again. If you can't handle this family matter well, how can I entrust you with these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, as well as these hundreds of millions of people, civil and military officials, after a hundred years? ”

"I have made up my mind that after you have made up your mind in the New Year, I will enter the palace to learn how to deal with political affairs. Remember, this world was created by our ancestors after a hundred battles. We must not be impatient in governing the country, so that we can understand how to combine leniency and severity. You have a good temperament, and your talents are also first-class. I am very satisfied with the aftermath of Zhengzhou. ”

"But your temperament is sometimes too impatient, and you are often a little impatient and even reckless. But it may be possible to be a prefect in this way, but as a son of heaven, it is the deadliest place. Don't be haste, be patient, this is a sentence I gave you, and you must keep it in mind. The matter of Zhengzhou can be one, but it must not be the other. ”

Hearing the emperor's words, I couldn't help but be shocked, I thought that the emperor had promised the Guilin County Mansion a queen's position, but he was just coaxing himself to agree to the marriage. Looking at it now, he, the emperor Lao Tzu, was not coaxing his Huang Qiong, and turned his head suddenly.

But I found that I didn't know when, and turned my back to my emperor Lao Tzu. The green silk on the head that was simply pulled up with only a hairpin is now not only thinning day by day, but also more than half of the gray hair. The waist, which had always been straight, has become somewhat rickety. Compared with when he first came out of the palace, he seemed to be dozens of years older.

My heart was a little sour, I wanted to say something, but I didn't know what to say. He could only kneel, kowtow a few times, and then turned around and left the temple gently. As for what the emperor said, let him enter the palace to study government affairs after the New Year, although Huang Qiong was very calm on his face, he actually had mixed feelings in his heart.

The emperor didn't turn around until Huang Qiong left. Just stood quietly in front of the imperial case, raised his head and looked at the plaque on the imperial case, hanging high on the plaque of the no-haste and forbearance mentioned by himself, I don't know what I was thinking in my heart. After a long time, he sighed, as if he only said it to himself: "You kid still have the courage to fight, how could someone have given me the opportunity to choose?"

Huang Qiong, who left Wende Palace, rubbed her numb face with her hands, looking at the somewhat gloomy and snowy sky, her expression was somewhat trance-like. He stood in a daze on his first day, and came to the place where the father and son stood when they met in the Wende Hall for a long time. He didn't know whether he should be excited, whether he should be excited, or if he should have other ideas.

In short, the current Huang Qiong was disturbed by the emperor's words. Even now he can't tell what is really in his heart at this time. He had been standing there quietly, looking at the hazy sky. It wasn't until Gao Wuyong, who came back from listening to Xue Xuan, called a few words softly, that he reacted a little out of shape.

Seeing that Huang Qiong finally had a reaction, Gao Wuyong said softly: "King Ying, the two ladies and servants have been sent to Tingxue Xuan." It's just that Concubine Jing's face was a little unsightly after seeing that Mrs. Duan. Let the old slave tell you that after the Wende Hall is over, go to listen to Xue Xuan immediately. ”

Hearing that her mother was looking for her, Huang Qiong hurriedly put down her mind that was disturbed by the emperor's parting words. stepped forward, and went directly to listen to Xue Xuan. But Huang Qiong didn't know that after he left. When the emperor saw Gao Wuyong who had gone and returned, he said with a flat expression: "King Ying, what expression did he have on his face when he was standing outside just now?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the king of England just stood outside, just looking at the sky motionless. However, the minions could see that the king was a little confused now. Because the slave has seen the king so many times, it is the first time to see him so gaffe. The minion called him several times before he could react. Gao Wuyong, who didn't know what the emperor and the king had said before, heard the emperor's question, and hurriedly answered truthfully.

After Gao Wuyong finished answering, the emperor didn't say anything more, just waved his hand to signal that he could leave. After being silent for a long time, a faint smile appeared on his face: "I didn't expect that you kid would finally have a gaffe this day." It seems that when you encounter such a thing, you are not really a person who can calm down.

"But don't think that I will let you take over this great position. Guo Laoyou said that if you want to become a bodhisattva admired by thousands of people, you must first be carved with a thousand cuts. This time, I will not repeat the mistakes of the crown prince. I hope that you will not let me down, let alone the subjects of this world. ”

Huang Qiong, who had already arrived to listen to Xue Xuan at this time, naturally did not know about the conversation that took place in Wende Hall after she left. Before entering Tingxue Xuan, I just walked into my mother's study. saw that his mother and Duan Jin were playing against each other, and they seemed very calm. And He Yao, who was sitting on the side, was obviously a little overwhelmed there.

Huang Qiong could see that it was obvious that He Yao was very afraid of her mother. And this fear is not just a daughter-in-law's fear of her mother-in-law when she meets her for the first time. It's not that before falling in love with Huang Qiong, it's just an ordinary woman to a nobleman in the palace. It's more of a fear of the mother's unangry and self-righteous momentum.

The pressure brought by this momentum to the people around him is unbearable even for the prince who has been the prince for many years, and the ruthless and vicious King of Shu. What's more, before, He Yao, who was just an ordinary woman? It wasn't until he saw Huang Qiong come in and listened to Xue Xuan that He Yao was even a little afraid in the face of the pressure brought by this mother-in-law, which even exceeded the pressure when he met the emperor before.

Compared with facing Huang Qiong's mother, He Yao, who was more afraid. Duan Jin, who was playing against his mother over there, although he performed much better. But there is also a slight sweat on the tip of the nose, and the look is not generally unnatural. After seeing Huang Qiong come in, his expression was slightly relieved. It was clear that she was feeling no less pressure.

When she saw Huang Qiong coming in, her mother just raised her eyes and looked at him coldly, so she didn't pay any attention. It seems that all his thoughts are on the chessboard playing against Duan Jin. It's just that although his mother only glanced at him, Huang Qiong saw from the eyes of her mother that her seemingly calm mother was very angry now. Because the mother's eyes are not ordinary cold.