"Father-in-law Cao, I didn't say anything, someone must have slandered me!" Wang Cairen dragged Cao Tai and said emotionally, "Who is it, who is framing me behind my back?" Grandpa Cao, tell me ......"

Cao Tai's face did not change and said: "You have to be quiet first, think about it carefully, and I will come to see you in a few days." ”

"Wang Cairen, let's go." The eunuch next to him lifted the burden that had been thrown on the ground. Someone else lifted Wang Cairen and pushed her through a door.

After a long road, Wang Cairen walked by, and then saw the garden of Wanfu Palace. Compared to other places, there are still some old trees, but the trunks are full of tiles, and there are no other plants except trees, so even the garden looks monotonous and lifeless. And around, there are high red walls, and you can't even see the outside.

In this square area, it is difficult for those who come in to get out, and Wang Cairen only feels that his steps are heavy.

After a while, the eunuch led her to a large house in front of her. The eunuch said: "The person in charge here is the imperial concubine, and the miscellaneous family will hand you over to her in a while, and you will listen to her old man in the future." ”

The Imperial Concubine...... It should be Taizu's concubine, the grandmother of the current emperor. Wang Cairen had never seen it before, and under the panic and distraction, an old woman with white hair appeared in his mind.

She entered a large hall, and when she entered, she saw a group of women sitting on stools doing needlework. When they noticed someone coming in, they looked up one after another, and then ignored it and went on with their work. The women were dull-faced, lifeless, and very slow to move with a needle and a thread...... Wang Cairen felt that they were not working, but polishing their time.

"Plop!" Wang Cairen thought that he would spend the rest of his life like this, and his legs were weak, and he actually sat on the ground. She couldn't care about her face anymore, so she grabbed the eunuch's leg and said, "You let me go out...... I don't want to be here, you ask Gonggong Cao to help me intercede, I will never forget the great kindness and great virtue......"

The eunuch said: "Wang Cairen, you are the first emperor's person, you should have been here, otherwise where else would you go?" ”

At this moment, a voice said: "There is nothing bad here, there is food and clothing, but it is a little boring." After a while, I got used to it. ”

When Wang Cairen looked up, he saw a woman in a wide robe walking out from behind. She was stunned, not knowing who it was. Only then did the eunuch say: "Meet the imperial concubine, the slave family was ordered to bring someone over, and the person will be handed over to you." ”

The Empress Dowager? Wang Cairen was stunned for a moment, because the woman he saw in front of him was too young, maybe younger than himself!

Her face is very beautiful, and her figure looks a little petite, but she wears such a wide robe, perhaps in order to add a little calmness, but it makes her figure look more petite. This kind of woman does not look old, and will look younger than her actual age, maybe she is at least in her twenties, but she looks like a teenage lady.

Wang Cairen came back to his senses at this time, and it has only been eight years since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, even if it is Taizu's concubine, it cannot be an old woman. This imperial concubine seems to be surnamed Zhang, and she is the concubine favored by Guo Wei after he became emperor; Guo Wei remembered his deceased wife and was posthumously crowned queen, but he never made a queen in his life. This Zhang family can be a concubine, it should be favored by posture, and it is impossible to be too old by posture. Therefore, the grandmother generation that Wang Cairen sees now is a young woman.

Zhang said: "If people stay, she will be able to get used to it after a while." ”

The eunuch was also polite, bowed down and said, "The slave family will retire." ”

"Father-in-law, please stay." Zhang said, "The mourning family eats fasting and recites Buddha here, and they have long been pure-hearted, and there is only one relative to worry about." The mourning family wrote a letter, wanting to tell him that the mourning family is very good in the palace, can the father-in-law help the mourning family find someone to send out? ”

The eunuch hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and continued: "The slave family will do their best...... You have to ask Father-in-law Cao first, if it's not right, the slave family will send it back to you. ”

"I'm tired." Zhang glanced sideways. A woman next to her stepped forward and said politely, "Father-in-law, please, I will send you for the eldest lady." ”

The eunuch refused, but quietly collected some money, so the letter went to Cao Tai.

Cao Tai was in front of the Long Live Hall Fu Jinzhan, "The people of Wanfu Palace, generally no one pays attention, most of them are the concubines of the two immortal monarchs. According to the rules of previous dynasties, either you are martyred or go to the temple to become a monk, and you can't let it go out and humiliate your ancestors. I'm more convenient, so I rushed to Wanfu Palace, and I can help make something in the palace. ”

Fu Jinzhan nodded slightly, the widows of ordinary families in the world can remarry, let alone concubines who are not in the main family, but not in the royal family.

Cao Tai held the opened letter in both hands: "But this Zhang Niangniang, the slave family has to ask the Queen Mother after thinking about it...... She is the aunt of the military general Cao Bin. Cao Bin is a filial son, he respects him very much, and he is now leading troops on the front line. ”

Fu Jinzhan said: "I remember, last year I sent someone to envoy Wu Yueguo, it was Cao Bin. ”

"Yes." Cao Tai bowed and replied, "And this letter is very cleverly written, the slave family has read it carefully, Zhang Niangniang praised the Queen Mother for treating her well, and asked Cao Bin to be loyal to the country." ”

Fu Jinzhan smiled: "I haven't even paid attention to her, she is quite good at being a person." But I can't let her out, so isn't she my elder? ”

"That's, that'......" Cao Tai looked like he wanted to say and stopped.

Fu Jinzhan glanced at him, and suddenly, his lips opened slightly. In this world, not only Fu Jinzhan himself is afraid of the rebels, but other women are also afraid; That Zhang has been in Wanfu Palace for so long, and he is thinking about self-preservation at this time.

"Send it out to Cao Bin for her." Fu Jinzhan said, "The other person who sent the letter told him that Concubine Zhang got along well with me in the palace. ”

"Whoa." Cao Bin carefully put away the letter.

Fu Jinzhan got up and left the palace, walked to the edge of the wall, and stood in front of the window to watch the scenery outside. This Banzai Hall is built on a high pedestal, and from here, you can see a large piece of the palace tiled roof. She felt that everything was a little ethereal, this imperial city, the world, was too big, and she was inexplicably slightly frightened in her heart.

…… A few days later, Fu Jinzhan reviewed the chapter in the Jinxiang Palace, Cao Tai came to report, and Taichang Temple Shaoqing Zuo You returned to Tokyo.

She immediately summoned Zuo You alone in the study next to her, and naturally asked Guo Shao if he was deploying a mutiny.

Zuo You spoke in an unclear voice: "There are many generals who persuade them. ”

Fu Jinzhan couldn't help but ridicule Zuo You: "General Guo has fought so many battles, his prestige in the army, even such a serious matter, can't restrain his generals?" ”

Zuo You couldn't answer, and at this moment, he said: "General Guo said, even if he is supported by people in desperation, he will not change the name of the Great Zhou State." He said that his great-grandfather was the grandfather of my grandfather, and he just guarded the country and had no intention of stealing it. ”

Fu Jinzhan was stunned for a moment. In this matter, even though there are thousands of considerations, Fu Jinzhan still figured out the stake at once: if she doesn't change the country name, then she is still the queen mother, not the deposed queen mother of the former dynasty.

Guo Shao, who started with cloth, what is the relationship between Guo Shao and Taizu? Fu Jinzhan didn't believe it at all, if there was, he would have said it a long time ago, why bother to be a guard and a pawn for a long time, it was not difficult for the emperor's relatives to find an official position at the beginning. To be the founding emperor, in addition to the name behind him, the most important thing is to glorify the ancestors.

Fu Jinzhan couldn't help but think: In order for me to have a legitimate identity, he didn't even care about the ancestors of the Guo family?

The name of the ancestor, a woman, the comparison between the two compartments usually shows how to choose at a glance. And there can only be one, and Fu Jinzhan didn't come up with a way to do both...... If she becomes the empress dowager of the former dynasty, she will inevitably lose all her dignity and status, and Guo Shao can no longer give her the title of true honor; For example, after being re-sealed as a concubine, she will be ridiculed by the world for having no shame, and she has no face to face the people around her, including her parents' relatives, palace people, and subjects. The Queen Mother of this dynasty is different, and the gossip and the conclusive facts are very different after all.

At this time, Fu Jinzhan suddenly remembered what Guo Shao said after the Tokyo Mutiny: No matter how many times you have been married, what your identity is, and what you look like, you can't stop my heart. You are more powerful in my heart than all men, including my parents in this world......

It's really unbelievable, you can say such things, and you don't even care about filial piety, you are really a chaotic minister and thief. Fu Jinzhan's eyes flickered in the sunlight, pursed his lips, and gritted his teeth to stabilize the expression on the surface.

Of course, Zuo You didn't dare to look up at the Queen Mother, otherwise he should feel something wrong.

He said in a deep voice: "The Queen Mother is still the Queen Mother, your sister will even be crowned the Queen Mother, and the status of the Fu family and the Queen Mother will not be harmed......"

This person is so stupid, Fu Jinzhan held back tears. He also said anything good to me seriously, and he didn't look at the vast power of this imperial city and the vastness of the world, just for a little benefit, am I really willing to give up righteousness and duty so easily?

"Mourning...... Home knows. As soon as Fu Jinzhan spoke, he found that his voice was a little choked, and he was reluctant to say more at the moment.

Zuo You stood bent down for a while, didn't hear the Queen Mother ask more, and he didn't seem to want to say too much, so he said: "If the Queen Mother has nothing else to ask, Weichen will retire first." ”

Fu Jinzhan raised the sleeve of his robe and waved it, without saying a word. Zuo You then walked backwards towards the door.

Fu Jinzhan sat on the royal collapse above for a long time, and finally restrained his emotions. After a while, the eunuch Cao Tai entered, and saw that the Queen Mother was sitting on the upper seat, looking not very pleasant, Cao Tai did not say a word, bent down and walked up, bowed and stood on the side.

"Cao Tai." Fu Jinzhan spoke, her voice had returned to normal, even a little cold.

Cao Tai hurriedly said: "The slave family is here, the Queen Mother, please command." ”

Fu Jinzhan said: "You go, sort out the recent deployment maps and military generals of the various gates and control forces in Tokyo." ”

Cao Tai didn't ask at all, and replied directly: "Oh." ”

Fu Jinzhan said again: "You are ready to prepare, the mourning family may have something to send you to do." ”

As she spoke, her face was bloodless, and her fingers were trembling slightly.