"Cao Aiqing, how did you know?" Zhu Qi suppressed the anger in his heart and asked,

Cao Jixiang said with a puzzled face: "This is what His Majesty said personally, isn't it, hey, Lord Xu shouldn't lie to people, he clearly said that you asked him to come to the palace that day to talk about it, and now the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty know about it, could it be that Xu Youzhen dared to falsely pass on the holy decree." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled and replied: "This matter is just groundless, I think Xu Youzhen is just talking nonsense on a whim, you are all meritorious ministers in the court, and you don't need to go to the top to say anything about fake holy decrees and the like, go back and reprimand him well, don't pass on this matter again." ”

Cao Jixiang was a little panicked and replied, "Obey the holy decree." I secretly thought in my heart: This Zhu Qizhen has also become smarter, he didn't immediately get angry and picked up Xu Youzhen's official uniform, this kind of thing is getting darker and darker, for the sake of the royal face, this kind of treatment is the best result, Zhu Qizhen has experienced some changes, and finally has some city government, but although he did not directly provoke Zhu Qizhen, but the goal was achieved, and Xu Youzhen was completely stinky, Zhu Qizhen will definitely not protect Xu Youzhen anymore,

Cao Jixiang and Zhu Qizhen talked a few more words, Zhu Qizhen said that he was a little tired, let Cao Jixiang retreat first, Zhu Qizhen slowly walked into the Kunning Palace, he has not come to Queen Qian to sleep here for many days, and now he is irritable and can only come to Queen Qian to calm the anger in his heart,

After letting the eunuch and palace maid who was waiting to retreat, Zhu Qizhen slapped the table heavily and scolded: "Xu Youzhen, this villain, the secret I explained to him, he actually spread it all over the city, which makes me trust him again in the future, and I will severely punish him when I turn back." Queen Qian came over, loosened her shoulders for Zhu Qizhen, and poured a cup of tea, these vulgar jobs don't need to be done by the queen, but where can the palace maids and eunuchs who serve be as intimate as the old husband and wife?

Under the appeasement of Queen Qian, Zhu Qizhen finally retreated from his anger, but Queen Qian did not mention anything about the affairs of the court, even as the queen of a country, Queen Qian also remembered the ancestral precept that the harem did not interfere in court politics.

Zhu Qizhen asked: "I know you don't want to talk about the affairs of the court, then I'll ask you about the affairs of our Zhu family, Zhu Jianshen likes that palace maid Wan Zhen'er, what do you say, is it true that a woman so much older than him can be his crown princess." ”

Empress Qian frowned slightly and said: "Your Majesty doesn't need to ask me about this kind of thing, and I can't say it, after all, I didn't come out of it." Zhu Qizhen said: "Why can't you say it, you are the mother of a country, and all the people in the world are your courtiers, Zhu Jianshen is your son, how can you not say it, besides, the queen is the master of the harem, even if it is Jianshen's biological mother, you don't have the right to speak, say, I will listen to you." ”

Queen Qian nodded and said: "It stands to reason that we should be in addition to Wan Zhen'er, otherwise we may have troubles, but think about it on the other hand, if there is no Wan Zhen'er, how can I live until now, as the saying goes, the grace of people should be reciprocated by the spring, not to mention Wan Zhen'er's earth-shattering contributions, so Your Majesty must not use the killing machine, this is not good for others and yourself, Shen'er and Wan Zhen'er have a deep relationship, even if we don't remember the kindness to repay virtue with grievances and kill Wan Zhen'er, then I'm afraid there will be a gap between Your Majesty and the prince, That's not good. ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, but according to this situation, Shen'er's dependence on Wan Zhen'er is getting deeper and deeper, what if we have to make her the crown princess at that time, even if we block it for a while, can we stop him for a lifetime, once Zhu Jianshen ascends the throne, we are all gone, judging from the current situation, with this child's character, Wan Zhen'er will definitely be made the queen." ”

Queen Qian smiled, changed her dignified appearance, and half-leaned on Zhu Qizhen like an ordinary woman, and said a little shyly: "That's not with Your Majesty, my crippled body, don't you still have Your Majesty's favor, and still be the queen, such a prince who values love and righteousness, only Your Majesty can be born." ”

Zhu Qizhen held Queen Qian's hand, and the two had mixed feelings, hey, children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, Zhu Qizhen thought secretly, but saw Queen Qian's face and said: "But if you want to set up Wan Zhen'er as the queen, it is absolutely impossible, I heard that Mr. Lu is sick, and when he gets better, I will be able to come up with a foolproof solution, in fact, Wan Zhen'er is very good, but she is too old, not only may she not be able to give birth to an heir like me, but it will also be unethical, the queen's choice should not be sloppy, when the Empress Dowager of the Zhang family controlled the government, But he didn't do politics, and assisted the 'Sanyang' to govern the country to stabilize the Ming Dynasty, so the queen's candidate is very important, since the queen mother chose me as your majesty's queen, I have to take this responsibility, don't look at me as a very soft person, but as long as I am in one day, Wan Zhen'er must not become the crown princess, let alone the queen. ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and grasped Queen Qian's hand tighter, and only said softly: "Thank you." Queen Qian smiled silently, looking at Zhu Qizhen with happiness in her eyes,

When Zhu Qizhen entered Kunning Palace just now, he slapped the table angrily after dismissing everyone, and scolded him, he didn't know that a little father-in-law outside the door pursed his lips and smiled, although he was not a eunuch with a very high official position, but he followed the emperor every day, served closely, combed his hair and washed his face, and those palace maids were not as skillful as him, and he was quite loved by Zhu Qizhen,

The little father-in-law walked out of the door and saw Cao Jixiang, Cao Jixiang's status is noble, as a celebrant eunuch, in charge of the affairs of the palace, that is, the palm print and the pen, as many positions and the three major battalions of the governor, is a great hero of the reinstatement, and the status of this favored little father-in-law is different.

The little father-in-law walked out of the Kunning Palace, walked through a few corridors and came to a side courtyard, Cao Jixiang was sitting in the courtyard with his eyes closed, and the little father-in-law hurriedly bowed: "See Lord Cao for the little one." After a while, Cao Jixiang drove away left and right, listened for a moment to make sure that there was no one watching him, and then he put his mind at ease, stood up from his seat, walked quickly to the little father-in-law, and put his hands together to hold up the little father-in-law who was still lying on the ground and saluted, and said in a loud voice: "Someone else was there just now, it really made you feel wronged, Father-in-law Huang." ”

The little eunuch known as Huang Gonggong was not afraid, let Cao Jixiang help him up, and said calmly: "It's okay, it's okay, as Lord Cao expected, just now the emperor was furious and scolded Xu Youzhen." ”