The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction: "You can have such an idea, the Queen Mother is very pleased", the Queen Mother's voice changed: "But the Queen Mother specially called you here today, there is another thing to tell you." ”

"Oh?" The emperor was slightly surprised: "Queen Mother, please speak." ”

"Mama, you can wait outside first." The Queen Mother glanced at Mama and gestured.

"Yes." Mama stepped back as she was told.

The Queen Mother slowly spoke, and the matter of the back garden was told as it was, and as soon as the words fell, the emperor made an unbelievable voice.

"Queen Mother, how is this possible, the reward of the concubine on weekdays is not used up at all, and she has also persuaded her son several times not to give her so many rewards, what you said is too different from what your son saw with his own eyes, and my son can't believe it." The emperor did not believe the queen mother's statement, saying that it was absurd to let the concubine appoint the palace maid to steal.

"The queen and concubine Yun were both present, and I couldn't help but believe it." The Queen Mother took a sip of tea.

The emperor frowned: "Queen Mother, you can't just rely on one-sided words, if it is someone with a heart, it is not impossible to design a frame-up." ”

"Yuechan has confessed, the human and material evidence is complete, your princess and the fifth princess are also present, and the mourning family has also seen it with her own eyes, so many people, is it the person with a heart in your mouth?" The Queen Mother asked aggressively, and her momentum was compelling.

"Queen Mother", the emperor was helpless: "Aren't you making me embarrassed?" ”

The Queen Mother said slowly: "It's not that the mourning family wants to embarrass you, but that your favorite woman wants to embarrass you now, and wants to embarrass the queen." ”

The emperor was silent for a while, although he didn't want to believe that Concubine Ling would do this, but intellectually he understood that the matter was revealed in front of everyone's eyes, and now if Concubine Ling was not disposed of, he was the emperor, as long as the matter did not reach the court, it would be nothing, but the queen, who was the lord of the six palaces, would only suffer more criticism, not less, which would only be harmful to the queen's prestige in the harem.

"The son obeys the arrangement of the queen mother." After much hesitation, the emperor made a decision.

The Queen Mother's eyes flashed slightly, and it seemed that the weight of Ah Yi in the emperor's heart was still not light.

"Then how about ordering the concubine to take away her title and demote her to the position of concubine?"

The emperor sighed in his heart: "Queen Mother, is this deprivation of the title too serious?" ”

In the harem, the title not only represents the status of the concubine, but also wins the respect of the concubine. Only if you are favored by the emperor will you have a title, and if you are not favored by the emperor, no matter how high your position is, there will be no title. Take Ling Guifei as an example, Ling Guifei's real name is Li Lerong, the first thing the emperor did after entering the palace was to be named Chang Zai, and the title "Ling" was given, which represented beauty and flawlessness, so that even if Ling Guifei was just a small Chang Zhai at the time, no one dared to look down on her, and later with the gradual birth of the second prince, the third prince, the fourth princess and the sixth princess, Ling Guifei was promoted from a small Chang Zai to the concubine position, which shows that the promotion of the position in the palace is not only determined by the emperor's favor, You have to rely on the age of the concubine entering the palace and the heirs born to decide whether to be promoted, but the title is different, it is completely based on the emperor's preferences, and the concubine with the title, once the title is stripped of the title, it is a great shame.

The Queen Mother shook her head: "Thinking about the mistakes she made is just a small punishment and a big commandment, if you don't do this, the concubines will feel that the mourning family is biased." ”

The emperor gritted his teeth: "Then it will be according to the mother's will." ”

"Isn't the emperor right to Concubine Ling, oh no, it's Concubine Li now, isn't the emperor not disappointed in what Concubine Li did at all?" The Queen Mother asked rhetorically.

The emperor was silent for a while, for him, the poor concubine was just a person who used to share the same bed, far less than the weight of Concubine Li in his heart.

"If you don't say it, the mourning family also understands what you think in your heart", the queen mother snorted lightly: "It's okay if you do this to the concubine, but if you do the same to Ah Yi, the mourning family will not spare you." ”

"The queen mother can rest assured, the son knows." Thinking of that gentle and virtuous woman, the emperor's heart softened, he has been a little too fond of Concubine Li these days, but he has neglected the queen a little.

The Queen Mother nodded: "It's good that you understand, and also, there is still something to do with the concubine, you have to go to her palace to sit in the next few days." ”

"The son understands that the son will reward her more." Thinking of pity for the concubine, the emperor had a headache, this woman seemed to like him very much, every time she went to her, if nothing else, just dealing with her was enough to make her anxious.

"That's very good, the emperor, don't linger in the harem and waste state affairs." The Queen Mother instructed again.

The emperor nodded yes: "My son knows." ”

"Recently, Jimo has added another happy event, General Song is brave and good at fighting, and won the previous menacing Shangqi, which is really a heavy stone in the hearts of the mourning family." Thinking of the previous annexation of two small countries and the fierce Qi, the Queen Mother was still a little worried.

The emperor frowned slightly: "Indeed, this is a great joy for Jimo." ”

"How is the emperor going to reward General Song and the rest of the soldiers?" The Queen Mother asked as usual.

"This", the emperor's eyes were slightly cold: "My son hasn't thought about it yet, and he is usually going to be knighted, but now that Song Qinghan is in this momentum, his son is worried about ......"

The Queen Mother took a sip of sour plum soup and received: "Your worries are not reasonable. ”

The emperor was slightly surprised: "What did the queen mother say?" Could it be that the Queen Mother has the same concerns as herself?

"Not bad", the Queen Mother's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly: "Since ancient times, the most taboo courtiers have high merits, especially military generals, although Song Qinghan has always been loyal, but people's hearts have been changeable since ancient times, and it is better to be careful." ”

"What does the Queen mean?"

The Queen Mother smiled: "It's not necessary to give an official a knighthood, it's better to choose a smart and dignified one from the emperor's daughter and give it to Song Qinghan, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?" Song Qinghan can afford to be knighted, but the queen mother is not willing to boost his arrogance, and choosing one of the princesses to marry Song Qinghan can not only exempt Song Qinghan from the reward of being knighted, but also let Song Qinghan and the royal family become one heart and help the emperor to sit firmly.

The emperor nodded again and again: "The queen mother's idea is very good, but which princess do you want to choose?" ”

"Nowadays, there are many princesses in the harem who are of the right age to marry, in addition to the eldest princess Jimo Wuyuan to marry and kiss, the second princess born to the queen is Moyue, the third princess born to Concubine Liu is Moya, the fourth princess born to Concubine Li is Mohuan and the sixth princess is Moling, and the fifth princess born to Concubine Pian is Moshu." The Queen Mother casually listed a number of princesses and let the emperor choose.

The emperor thought about it, and first ruled out Ji Moyue: "Yue'er is definitely not good, the only princess born by the queen, I naturally want to marry her to the princes and nobles, although Song Qinghan has military merits, he is not a good candidate." ”

The Queen Mother smiled: "You know, otherwise even if you want to marry Yue'er to Song Qinghan, the mourning family is not allowed." ”

"There is no need for the queen mother to say more about this, the son naturally knows", the emperor continued: "Ling'er is too young, not yet of marriageable age, right?" ”

"It doesn't matter, as long as the emperor thinks it's okay, it's not a problem to miss two or three years." The Queen Mother said lightly, for Jimo Ling, the Queen Mother has no good impression.

The emperor shook his head: "Since you are not yet old, then that's it, there are many princesses of the right age, and then choose from the rest of the princesses." "The emperor still can't bear Concubine Li's sadness.

"Then according to the emperor's words." The Queen Mother agreed.

"How's Shu'er?" The Emperor asked tentatively.

The Queen Mother raised her phoenix eyes: "Shu'er is not a few days older than Ling'er, is she reluctant to Ling'er, so she is willing to give up Shu'er?" Thinking of the childish girl, the Queen Mother couldn't help but retort.

The emperor touched his nose weakly: "Then only Huan'er and Ya'er are left." ”

"Speaking of Huan'er, the mourning family is a little strange, before you said that you wanted to set her a home, why has it been so long, and there is no rumor at all?"

The emperor shook his head: "Huan'er doesn't look down on others, so I stopped thinking about it." ”

"Oh?" The Queen Mother was interested: "What kind of family is it, let's talk about the mourning family." ”

"Actually, he is the eldest grandson of Zhongguo Gong, and he looks like a talent, but Huan'er thinks he is too obsessed with books and is a nerd, so he didn't succeed, and it's strange to say that he didn't understand it clearly in advance, which made Huan'er empty happy." The emperor took the matter on himself, for fear that the queen mother would blame his favorite daughter.

"Okay, okay, look at your nervous appearance", the Queen Mother smiled deeply: "The mourning family will not be angry with Huan'er, there is a lively and cheerful woman like Huan'er in this palace, which adds a lot of vitality to it." ”

The Emperor nodded approvingly: "Yes." Concubine Li was worried all day long, weak and afraid, and there was no laughter in her life, but whenever Huan'er went to Yuxiu Palace, Concubine Li would always laugh for a while, although it was only for a short time, but it also made up for the emperor's guilt over the years.

"Since Huan'er can't even look down on the eldest grandson of the Duke of Zhongguo, I'm afraid I won't like this family affair even more, and besides, the elders and young are orderly, and this family affair is also Ya'er's." The Queen Mother said.

"What the queen mother said is reasonable, since this is the case, the son has arranged it."

The Queen Mother nodded: "You go and tell the queen, let her do this, you are responsible for preparing the folds, the government affairs are busy, the affairs of the harem, I didn't want you to worry about it, if it wasn't for Concubine Li, the mourning family didn't want to call you over." ”

The emperor buried his head guiltily: "It's all because the son didn't do a good job, let the queen mother worry about her son, Concubine Li's side, the son will take care of it." ”

The Queen Mother sighed lightly: "In the future, you must also distinguish between loyalty and goodness, such treacherous people, don't be too obsessed." ”

"My son understands." Thinking of Concubine Li's delicate and beautiful face, the emperor felt a pain in his heart, for Concubine Li, it may indeed be the life in the palace that made her uncomfortable, and he also regretted that he rashly brought her into the palace, but he has been doing his best to compensate for it for so many years.