Chapter 19: After the Abolition (I)
Xiang Hongxi walked into the Feiyu Hall with heavy steps, the woman in the Shangyuan Festival, he didn't have a clue, he probably couldn't find it, and he didn't know if Xiang Hongxuan would really demote him to the king of two words, for many days, he was so scared that he didn't dare to enter the palace, today Xiang Hongxuan suddenly announced that he was in the audience, I'm afraid it's for the woman's business, thinking of this Xiang Hongxi felt that his life was hard, and he could still take himself to the ditch as a pompous prince, if he hadn't taken Xiang Hongxuan out of the palace that day to travel to the Shangyuan Festival at night, how could he inexplicably change from a one-word king to a two-word king, he was really suffocated to death.
As soon as Xiang Hongxi walked into the inner hall, he saw Xiang Hongxuan lying on the dragon bed, Xiao Dezi was giving Xiang Hongxuan a bazaar wound, Xiang Hongxi was shocked, the dragon body was injured, it was a big matter, what happened?
"Brother Huang, what's wrong with you? is also injured, who doesn't know the height of the sky, actually dared to hurt your dragon body, and the younger brother went to vent his anger to the imperial brother. Xiang Hongxi said righteously.
Xiang Hongxuan waved his hand, signaling to Hongxi to get closer, and when Xiang Hongxi approached the dragon bed, Xiang Hongxuan whispered, "How is the girl looking?" ”
Xiang Hongxi's heart sank, and sure enough, Xiang Hongxuan summoned him for the sake of the woman on the Shangyuan Festival. Xiang Hongxi said with a little embarrassment: "Brother Chen really tried his best, but he still didn't have a clue. ”
Xiang Hongxuan also expected that this would be the result, otherwise according to Xiang Hongxi's character, if he had eyebrows, he would definitely go to the palace to ask him for a reward. But he was just a little unwilling, so he asked Xiang Hongxi more. Xiang Hongxuan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, the night of the Shangyuan Festival was an unexpected encounter, maybe the woman that night was not real, so she would find it to no avail. Xiang Hongxuan didn't have time to be sentimental, now Xiang Hongxuan has more important things to do, the woman who seems to be nothing, he can't take care of it, and of course he can't find it.
"There are two things for you to do, if you can't do it well, I will really make you a two-word king, and you have no jokes."
Xiang Hongxuan looked at Xiang Hongxi with a serious face, as if there was something important to hand over to Xiang Hongxi.
"What are you talking about, brother? , the younger brother will definitely do it beautifully for you. ”
What else can be more difficult than Xiang Hongxuan asking him to find a needle in a haystack and find a young lady from a family who doesn't know if it exists, Xiang Hongxi confidently agreed.
Xiang Hongxuan raised his injured arm slightly, and he pointed to the bandaged wound.
"Didn't you say you were going to give me a vent? My arm was cut by the queen's jealousy with a phoenix hairpin, and the queen was still fighting with the palace concubine in the imperial garden. You talk about today's incident outside the palace, so that the people and ministers know the queen's domineering and arrogant. ”
"Brother Huang, why don't I go out of the palace to find that woman, I seem to have an inspiration suddenly, I must find it for you, brother Huang." Xiang Hongxi was about to turn around and leave.
"Yes, if you can't find it, you will never go back to Yicheng, and your magnificent Duanwang Mansion will be changed to another palace."
As soon as he heard this, Xiang Hongxi was not calm, and it was obvious that Xiang Hongxuan had made up his mind to abolish the queen.
"Brother Huang, if you want to abolish the queen, there are sufficient reasons, but if I am asked to spread the palace secrets outside the palace, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate."
Xiang Hongxi looked at Xiang Hongxuan in embarrassment, the palace secret rumored that the palace was a taboo for the dynasty, Xiang Hongxuan really didn't plan to save face in order to abolish the queen, it seems that Xiang Hongxuan is determined to abolish Liu Manzhi, but the queen mother will definitely protect Liu Manzhi's position as queen. The emperor and queen are fighting, he doesn't want to get involved, and besides, the prince should not be involved in politics.
"You have less than a quarter of an hour to get out of the palace, the queen is on her way to Yixiang Palace, and soon the queen mother will block the palace gate, and you will never be able to get out again."
Xiang Hongxi's heart was shocked, he understood, Xiang Hongxuan This is all calculated, if he can't get out of this palace today, the queen mother is afraid that he will not be at ease with him, when the time comes, he who knows the secrets of the harem, the light one will go to the border city to be an idle prince, and the heavy one is afraid that he will imprison him for life, thinking of this, Xiang Hongxi couldn't help but shiver, he turned around and walked outside the hall.
"Come back." Xiang Hongxuan shouted, and Xiang Hongxi had to respectfully return to Xiang Hongxuan's side.
"Lao Jiu, after you go out, by the way, among the young ladies of the family in Yicheng, you will find a new candidate for me. I have only one request, and that is that the new queen must be a family of military generals with a prominent background. ”
Xiang Hongxi knew Xiang Hongxuan's intentions, except for the young lady of the Xungui family, who could replace Liu Manzhi's posterior, and it was not a military general's family, how could he suppress the mighty general Liu Sheng? When he understood, he walked out of the palace quickly.
Xiang Hongxuan lay on the dragon bed leisurely, he had arranged everything that should be arranged, and the rest was up to Xiang Hongxi. He was a little curious now, after Liu Manzhi arrived at Yixiang Palace, how should she tell the Queen Mother about what happened today, thinking of the picture of her and Qi and Yang scuffling together in the afternoon, Xiang Hongxuan's face couldn't help but put a smug smile on his face.
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Liu Manzhi cried and knelt in the queen mother's bedroom, looking very aggrieved, the queen mother looked at it, her face was difficult to see, it is estimated that Liu Manzhi is competing with which palace concubine in the harem, I am afraid that she was neglected by Xiang Hongxuan, and she came here to complain.
The Queen Mother couldn't help frowning, to be honest, Liu Manzhi is really not suitable to be a queen, it doesn't matter if she doesn't have resourcefulness, and she has a belly full of old vinegar, I can't wait for others to smell the sourness of her body from miles away, but she doesn't have a flower and moon appearance, no appearance and no virtue, not to mention that Xiang Hongxuan doesn't like her, and the Queen Mother herself doesn't like Liu Manzhi very much.
But there is no way, when Xiang Hongxuan ascended the throne, it is not easy for their orphans and widows to support this country, and when Xiang Hongxuan is pro-government, they need the loyal support of a general like Liu Sheng, and Liu Manzhi is her niece after all, and the queen's position is not given to the Wang family, so it must be in the Wang family's in-law family, even if the queen mother knows that Liu Manzhi is not suitable to be the queen, she will still help her to the throne and ensure that her queen position is worry-free.
"What's going on again? It's been a long time since I came to Yixiang Palace, just crying and not talking, and the queen is angry with Your Majesty again? ”
The Queen Mother waved her hand and asked Mama Qin to help Liu Manzhi aside and sit down, and she admonished Liu Manzhi in a serious voice.
"The emperor is the emperor, as long as he wants to favor whoever he wants to pamper in the three palaces and six courts, that is who will be favored, you can't rely on being the queen, and you will be jealous all day long, which will upset Your Majesty. The women of the harem are to be controlled, but it's not that your queen says she can do whatever she wants, the queen should be generous, and she can't lose her sacred heart because of small mistakes. ”
When the Queen Mother was still trying to persuade Liu Manzhi, Liu Manzhi said hesitantly: "Auntie, today in the Imperial Garden, I have some conflicts with Yang Meiren and Qi Meiren. ”
After speaking, Liu Manzhi also deliberately glanced at the Queen Mother's expression, the Queen Mother's face became even more ugly, and she quickly explained: "You can't blame me, they deliberately provoked me, so I did it." ”
"Do it?"
The Queen Mother couldn't believe it, what was in Liu Manzhi's head, a dignified queen actually did it with two beauties in the imperial garden, this kind of thing was embarrassing, and it confirmed her reputation for jealousy, didn't she want the queen's position?
"Yang Meiren and Qi Meiren, did they go to His Majesty to complain?"
The Queen Mother got up quickly and walked in front of Liu Manzhi in a little hurry, although Liu Manzhi's move was indeed very inappropriate, but as long as Xiang Hongxuan did not see it with his own eyes, there was still a way to save it.
"Your Majesty is in the Imperial Garden." Liu Manzhi muttered quietly.
"What? In front of His Majesty, the queen scuffled with two inferior palace concubines, and the queen was jealous of the emperor's loss of honor, even if she abolished you. The Queen Mother said excitedly.
"Auntie, you really don't blame me, it was those two little sluts who deliberately ridiculed me, saying that I was like a dragon prince with horns, I was really mad, so I would do it. Besides, I don't know, why did this Qi beauty dangle in front of His Majesty, she was still hiding behind His Majesty, and the palace people came forward to pull again, so she accidentally injured Your Majesty's dragon body. ”
Liu Manzhi's voice was getting smaller and smaller, but the Queen Mother heard it clearly, the Queen Mother stumbled and didn't stand firmly, and almost fell directly to the ground, Mama Qin hurriedly stepped forward and supported the Queen Mother's trembling body with both hands.
"The queen is saying, is Your Majesty injured? Doesn't the queen know that His Majesty's dragon body must not be damaged? Is the queen planning to use the lives of the Liu clan to atone for your sins? The Queen Mother scolded sharply.
Liu Manzhi was shocked, she was so frightened that she fell to the ground again, and Liu Manzhi's trembling face was immediately filled with tears.
"Auntie, I really know it's wrong, Auntie, you save me."
Liu Manzhi cried, she grabbed the corner of the queen mother's clothes, and it seemed that she was really scared.
Suddenly, the queen mother turned around as if she had thought of something, she turned her head and shouted to the palace people: "Go and pass the decree, block the palace gate, there is no will of the mourning family, no one is allowed to enter and leave the harem." ”
The queen mother's trembling body, under the support of Mama Qin, just sat on the main seat, she seemed to think of something again, and said loudly: "Mama Qin go to the harem and detain Yang Meiren and Qi Meiren, no one is allowed to see them without the order of the mourning family." There is also a rumor that the right prime minister Wang An enters the palace, go quickly. ”
Mama Qin didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, and quickly walked out of the hall.
Liu Manzhi slowly put away her crying, she looked at the Queen Mother, whose face had regained some calm, and she asked softly, "Auntie, I won't be abolished, right?" ”
The Queen Mother looked at Liu Manzhi, who was still kneeling in front of her, and had ten thousand words of reprimanding her in her heart, but when she saw her pitiful and stupid eyes, she sighed helplessly.
"The queen asks for more blessings, in case this matter spreads outside the palace, the mourning family wants to keep your queen's throne, and they can't keep it."