At the east gate of the palace, a carriage quietly left.

Wen Qingzhu stood and looked into the distance, and the morning sun shone down, elongating her figure.

Behind her, Lu Lei looked at her with a complicated expression: "The carriage has gone away, there will be no danger now, the princess can rest assured." ”

Wen Qingzhu turned his head and looked at Lu Lei: "You think it's despicable for me to do this?" ”

"I don't dare." Lu Lei lowered his eyes and covered his eyes.

Seeing that he was so respectful and vigilant, Wen Qingzhu turned his head and walked inside, and Lu Lei followed closely.

After walking for a while, a sedan chair with a hibiscus top and a light gauze top carried by eight people stopped in front of them.

The person who led the way, Si Gongtai's newly appointed Zheng manager.

He showed a servile look: "Princess Regent, the prince invites you to go to Qianyuan Palace." ”

Wen Qingzhu walked past him, looked at the sedan chair behind him, and said with a smile: "Although the holy decree of the first emperor has been issued, after all, it is not yet canonized, and now with such pomp, it is the first emperor who has just died, is it not appropriate?" ”

"You are the princess regent, only you are qualified to sit in this sedan chair, why is it not suitable?" The smile on Manager Zheng's face became more and more flattering.

Lu Lei didn't squint, but he followed behind Wen Qingzhu and still had a full view of everything.

Try to hold back the emotions in your heart and make yourself look expressionless.

Manager Zheng was promoted after the last purge, and his ability is not much, but his flattery is second to none.

Wen Qingzhu looked at him obediently, and then he was promoted.

Now, it seems a little different.

The corners of Wen Qingzhu's mouth rose slightly, and he didn't say anything, just looked at him quietly.

It wasn't until Mr. Zheng's face stiffened with a smile that he realized that something was wrong with him.

Cold sweat immediately dripped from his forehead, the dust in the crook of his arm shook, knelt down, and slapped himself vigorously: "The princess spares her life!" Slaves shouldn't be assertive! Please spare your life, Princess! ”

"Get up, during the national funeral, it is a busy time, and it is normal to make occasional mistakes, but Gonggong Zheng should not be taken advantage of, and help count the money."

Wen Qingzhu took a deep look at him, took Lu Lei and the others, and bypassed the guard of honor of the sedan chair managed by Mr. Zheng.

As soon as they walked away, Manager Zheng immediately stood up, stared at the few stewards behind him, and shouted angrily: "Don't send it back quickly!" ”

When I arrived at the front hall of Qianyuan Palace, the ministers of the court and the central government were all there.

Seeing Wen Qingzhu coming, led by Pei Yu and Wei Ziying, everyone saluted her one after another.

"See Princess Regent!"

"Flat." Wen Qingzhu raised his hand and walked to the front without hesitation.

Next to the main dragon chair, a golden chair has been placed.

Jiang Yuanhan stood up and respectfully invited her to sit down: "Sister Princess, please take a seat." ”

Wen Qingzhu nodded, turned around and sat down, and glanced at everyone present.

Then he asked, "I don't know if you invited me over, but what's the problem?" ”

An old minister behind Pei Yu stood up: "Dare to ask the princess, where is Concubine Luo now?" I heard that the princess sent someone to detain her alone. ”

"Concubine Luo was overly grieved, vomited blood and died, and has followed His Majesty."

After Wen Qingzhu said this, he turned his head and instructed the white flute beside him: "The white steward can ask Zongzheng Temple to deal with Concubine Luo's funeral." ”

Bai Di took the order, Wen Qingzhu turned his head, and his eyes fell on Pei Yu: "Master Pei, since you are all here, you can just discuss the matter of the crown prince's accession to the throne." ”

"Your Majesty died yesterday, the crown prince is young, and the regent has not yet returned. Pei Yu looked at each other, his words full of hostility.

Wen Qingzhu smiled silently, and only turned his head to look at the Ministry of Rites.

Seeing that the scalp of the Ministry of Rites was numb, he had to stand up, lowered his head and replied instead of Wen Qingzhu: "Pei Xiang, the country cannot be without a king for a day, and the first emperor also ascended the throne within three days of the death of the emperor." ”

Wen Qingzhu smiled with satisfaction, looked at Pei Yu and asked: "Pei Xiang returned to Beijing earlier, and he also started from the Ministry of Rites, but now he has forgotten the foundation of this country. ”

"Respectfully, please ask the crown prince to ascend the throne!" Wei Ziying was the first to kneel down.

Later, the ministers knelt down one after another, and in the end, Pei Yu had to kneel down and request.

Wen Qingzhu stood up, turned his head and bowed to Jiang Yuanhan: "The minister respectfully invites the prince to ascend the throne!" ”

Jiang Yuanhan looked at the many ministers below, his heart fluctuated, is this what it feels like to be in the world?

The caliber is unified, and the next thing is to ask Qin Tianjian to choose a date, and the Ministry of Rites and Zongzheng Temple Taichang Temple will prepare for the enthronement ceremony.

At the end of the day, things quickly had a charter, but before Fu Lie returned and the regent was in the court, Pei Yu and Wei Ziying had serious disagreements.

Pei Yu felt that Fu Lie should focus on the territory of Daqi, repel the Xiongnu, and then exercise the power to listen to the government in the court.

Wei Ziying felt that recalling Fu Lie immediately and stabilizing the government was the top priority.

There was a lot of noise in the Xuanzheng Palace, Jiang Yuanhan only listened expressionlessly, without any waves in his heart.

After the matter of the enthronement ceremony was discussed just now, Lei Xiao immediately stepped forward to ask for instructions.

Jiang Yuanhan knew what he was going to do, so he nodded in agreement.

At this moment in the Qianyuan Palace, Wen Qingzhu stood at the door of the main hall, looking at one or two coffins in the house, and his heart was full of emotion for a while.

The era that started with Jiang Yue is finally over, is this time her era?

"The minister has seen the princess."

Lei Xiao's voice sounded behind him, Wen Qingzhu didn't look back, but asked quietly, "Lord Lei doesn't stay in the Xuanzheng Hall to discuss?" ”

"The enthronement ceremony and the funeral of the former emperor have been discussed, and now they are arguing whether to invite the regent back to Beijing."

Lei Xiao looked at her back, and he was really unsure whether he could persuade her this time. 22 Literary Network

"Oh? What does Lord Ray think? Wen Qingzhu turned around and stood with his hands in his hands, his face full of unfathomableness.

Lei Xiao arched his hand: "The minister thinks that the princess can listen to the government on behalf of the regent." ”

Wen Qingzhu's eyes instantly darkened, and the corners of his mouth opened with a smile of unknown meaning: "Lord Lei really dares to say, if I really do this, where will I put Fu Lie and him?" Don't forget, what the emperor said before his death, once Fu Lie comes to the court to listen to the government, I must leave the capital. ”

"But now the regent is not in the capital, the situation is chaotic, and only the princess is calm." Lei Xiao's tone was firm.

Wen Qingzhu didn't reply, turned around, and looked up at the coffin in the main hall: "Since the opening of the Great Qi Dynasty, there have been queen mothers who listen to politics, regents who listen to politics, and even eldest princesses and eldest princesses who listen to politics, how can there ever be a regent princess who listens to politics." ”

After a moment of silence, Lei Xiao replied: "As long as the princess is willing, what is the difficulty of identity?" ”

There was another dead silence, Wen Qingzhu let go of his hand, raised his foot and approached the hall: "Lord Lei, please go back, I have already sent someone to Dingyuan before the emperor died last night, and the regent will rush back as scheduled." ”

Wen Qingzhu had already entered, but Lei Xiao's eyes became solemn.

Compared with Wen Qingzhu, he was more worried about Fu Lie.

After the famous family, it has pacified Youzhou and Ganzhou, and its prestige is far and wide and Xianbei and Rouran.

Now go to Dingyuan, once you set foot on the Huns, then the world is afraid that only Fu Lie will be known, but there will be no Son of Heaven!

When night fell, Wen Qingzhu was still standing in the mourning hall, looking up at Jiang Yue's tablet.

Behind him, the eldest Sun Linlang came over and reported in a low voice: "Princess, the masters of Fengguo Temple are already waiting in the courtyard. ”

Wen Qingzhu turned around and looked outside the courtyard, where ninety-nine monks stood neatly.

Among them, the first nine people are wearing robes, and the middle one is holding a nine-ring Zen staff, with a compassionate face but not old.

Wen Qingzhu walked out, and the master with the Zen staff stepped forward, raised one hand in front of him, and greeted softly: "Amitabha, old man—"

"Master of the Nine Candles!" Wen Qingzhu replied for him.

Jiuzhu was slightly stunned, but quickly nodded again: "Exactly, this time I led the people of Fengguo Temple to come to recite the scriptures to the emperor." ”

Wen Qingzhu slowly walked down the steps, walking up and down in front of him, looking at him carefully.

Finally, he suddenly asked, "What is the relationship between Master Dare to ask and Master Nine Lights?" ”

"Nine Lights is Senior Brother Lao." The nine candles are still a compassionate appearance, and they can't see any changes.

Just now, Wen Qingzhu didn't see it clearly.

Now that she was so close, she could see the man for what he really was.

Wen Qingzhu met his gaze, and the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling.

However, she still turned sideways to give way: "Master, please." ”

Nine candles vaguely felt not very good, but there were no flaws, leading everyone into the mourning hall.

Soon the palace people set up the futons and wooden fish, and the monks sat down in turn and began to chant the scriptures to the emperor.

Wen Qingzhu stood at the door, quietly looking at the person in front.

And the nine candles sitting in the room were like mangs on their backs, trying their best to resist the urge to turn back, forcing themselves to tap the wooden fish and chant the scriptures.

If it is usual, the nine candles will soon be able to put into action.

But for some reason, his heart couldn't calm down at all, and the people behind him stared at him like ghost eyes, as if they could devour it all anytime and anywhere.

Seeing that his rhythm was about to be chaotic, the sight behind him suddenly disappeared.

Nine Candles instantly relaxed, but the movements of his hands slowed down.

"Tuk-"

The sound of a wooden fish mixed with the chanting of the scriptures made everyone quiet instantly, and they all paid attention to the nine candles.

He reacted quickly, and immediately looked up at the coffin, his eyes sad: "The emperor has received our voice, change the second note." ”

The nine candles took the lead in striking, although there were doubts in the middle, but no one dared to question here, and the mourning hall was peaceful again.

Wen Qingzhu returned to the East Palace, and when he heard the report from the mourning hall, the corners of his mouth curled: "It's really a master." ”

The person who reported the news, listening to these words with unknown meaning, secretly thought to himself: What does the princess mean by this? Send people to stare at those masters, is it suspicion?

But listening to the princess's words, how can she feel that it is a compliment?

Green Tao asked him to go down, turned his head and said to Wen Qingzhu: "Jasmine will be there in a while, Linlin is still on the side of Sigongtai, saying that someone made a mistake in Sigongtai during the day, and Manager Zheng asked someone to go over to make a decision." ”

"He doesn't dare to assert himself now?" Wen Qingzhu thought of the sedan chair in the daytime, but it was not something that ordinary people could think of.

It seems that there are still people in the palace who are not giving up.

At the same time as Jasmine arrives, Bai Di meets her at the door, and the two of them enter the house together.

Greet Wen Qingzhu: "See the princess." ”

"You're welcome, from today on, Wen Qingzhu East Palace will be handed over to Jasmine to be in charge, and Bai Di will go to Sigongtai to be the head of the palace."

As soon as Wen Qingzhu's words came out, Bai Di was shocked in his heart.

Is this to lift her up? Or are you afraid of her?

If she is promoted, Si Gongtai is in charge of the internal affairs of the entire palace, both internally and externally, and is a very important position, then she will really be promoted.

But to say that she is jealous, she is now in charge of the affairs of the East Palace, and when the prince ascends the throne, she will naturally go to the Qianyuan Palace.

Although it is not as good as Xiao Fangzi, it can be as beautiful as the eldest grandson Linlang, and if there is no accident in the future, you can choose your own son-in-law.

After hesitation, Wen Qingzhu explained: "I can see that you are a very capable woman, the head of Sigongtai has never been a woman, if you can stabilize, that is the first female official of my dynasty, and the eldest grandson Linlang is different, you are in the same position as Jiusiqing." ”

"Princess!" Bai Di immediately knelt down, she understood what Wen Qingzhu meant by this.

This is an attempt to completely make the Si Gong Tai official office and give it greater powers.

Bai Di suspected that Wen Qingzhu was afraid of her just now, but it had disappeared, and now the whole person was nervous: "Slave, I'm afraid, I'm afraid I can't do it." ”