Chapter 374: Behind the Search
For a long time, Han Ruzi and his mother were lonely, and suddenly a large family of relatives appeared, his first reaction was that there was fraud in it, but after carefully reading the official document sent by Donghai Kingdom, he felt that he could not make a hasty conclusion, and after a little thought, he decided to go to the palace to see his mother. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Relatives are usually the source of trouble, but if they are really found, Han Ruzi must not hide it from his mother, after all, he is the closest person of their mother and son.
Shortly before the emperor's arrival, the Empress Dowager Cining had heard the news, and as the person most affected by this, she behaved very calmly.
"Alas, it's also a lot of local events, what have you been looking for for so many years? Besides, who knows if it's true or not? If there is a little deviation in the middle, if it is publicized, won't it make the world laugh? ”
"If the East China Sea Kingdom is not sure, it will not be reported to the imperial court, so my mother might as well pay attention." Han Ruzi handed over the official documents of the East China Sea Kingdom to the palace maid, and the palace maid handed it over to the Empress Dowager Cining.
Empress Dowager Cining quickly read it, "Donghai Kingdom is really attentive, there are a lot of human and physical evidence, and I don't even remember many things, they can find out ......"
The Empress Dowager Cining shook her head, still not very concerned.
Han Ruzi stepped forward and said, "What memories does my mother have of her childhood?" Perhaps it could be used as a proof. ”
Empress Dowager Cining frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said, "Does Your Majesty really want to find relatives?" ”
"Of course, in any case, it is my mother's family, and it is also my uncle's family, as the official document said, it was not intended to sell a woman at the beginning, but was victimized by a traitor, and now my maternal ancestor is still here, and there are many aunts and uncles, if it is true, it is a great thing."
Empress Dowager Cining thought for a while, waved her hand to retreat from the palace maids and eunuchs in the room, and then said to the emperor: "Mrs. Pingenhou is the daughter of the Cui family, and I always feel uneasy with her in it. ”
For Mrs. Ping Enhou, there was only one sentence mentioned in the official document of the East China Sea Kingdom, claiming that when she passed through the East China Sea Kingdom, she had mentioned the matter of looking for a family for the Queen Mother, Han Ruzi was also puzzled by this, and persuaded: "No matter what Mrs. Ping Enhou thinks, as long as this is really my uncle's family, I must take them to the capital, and my mother will never feel lonely again." ”
Empress Dowager Cining smiled, "I've survived the hardest time...... Also, 'no one asks about the poor in the downtown area, and the rich have distant relatives in the mountains', if it weren't for Your Majesty, the East China Sea Kingdom would not be so dedicated. I have forgotten all the things I had when I was a child, but I only remembered...... There is a child who often calls me 'little sister', and I don't know if this is before or after I was abducted, but I have this impression. There is no mention of this matter in the official documents of the East China Sea Kingdom, and if Your Majesty has a heart, he will send a credible person to investigate. ”
"Understood." Han Ruzi already has a candidate in mind.
The Empress Dowager Cining was still not very relieved, and added: "Don't be impatient in this matter, my life in the palace is very good, as long as Your Majesty is safe, I have nothing else to ask for, I don't have to find a group of relatives." ”
"I'm not very sure, I will never admit my relatives casually."
Empress Dowager Cining smiled again, "Okay, at Your Majesty's disposal, I won't say anything, I don't have to report everything, just give me a result in the end." ”
"Yes, Mother."
"It's been cold lately, how many layers of bedding do you have in the Tired Hou Mansion? Have the people in the house prepared charcoal? Zhang Youcai is too young, do you want to find an older eunuch to take care of things......"
The Empress Dowager Cining was more concerned about her son's food and housing, and Han Ruzi answered them one by one, reassuring her mother, and then said goodbye and treated the search for relatives as a major event.
In the afternoon of the next day, Mrs. Pingenhou entered the palace to meet the Empress Dowager Cining, and the panic in her heart could not be concealed, all of which were manifested on her pale face, and she knelt down to the Empress Dowager as soon as she entered the room.
When the Empress Dowager Cining was still Wang Meiren, she had no good impression of the Cui family, which was a kind of hatred mixed with a lot of jealousy: it was also a side room, and the mother of the King of the East China Sea relied on her own strength, she could fly high, and even threatened the status of her wife several times, but Wang Meiren could only hide, worrying about her and her son's lives all the time.
Empress Dowager Cining didn't let Mrs. Pingenhou get up, and the female official next to her was responsible for questioning, and after a few words, she understood that this was a woman who was trending towards inflammation, purely to please herself, but she didn't know if there was a conspiracy of the Cui family behind this woman's stupidity.
Mrs. Pingenhou received a death order from her father, and after a few questions and answers, she still refused to leave, and was cheeky to recommend herself, willing to go to the East China Sea Kingdom to check the authenticity of the Wang family.
The Empress Dowager Cining agreed, but emphasized one point: "The imperial court has its own decision on this matter, you can go to the East China Sea Country if you want to, but don't say that I sent it, let alone interfere with the imperial court's investigation, understand?" ”
Mrs. Pingenhou kept kowtowing, promising not to talk nonsense, after leaving the palace, she only felt a layer of cold sweat all over her body, but she felt puzzled in her heart, the Empress Dowager Cining was not so tough and arrogant as expected, and her reaction was a little colder, but there was no anger, what was my father worried about?
Mrs. Pingenhou immediately went to Cui's Mansion to see her father, explained the story in detail, and finally said, "Empress Dowager Cining...... Seems to be quite easy to talk. ”
Cui Hong sneered, now he could explain to his daughter, "Empress Dowager Cining has endured for many years, how can she be the kind of person who can't hold her breath when something happens?" Even if you doubt it, it won't show it to your face. ”
"But she agreed to her daughter's ...... to go to the East China Sea"
"Of course I agree, the Queen Mother still thinks that there is fraud in finding relatives, and she asked you to go to Donghai Country not to check the authenticity, but to carry the black pot after the accident."
Mrs. Ping Enhou was taken aback, and then she realized that the Empress Dowager Cining had set a trap for her at all, "What if...... What if that family is real? ”
Cui Hong said coldly: "Then you are a traitor to the Cui family, the Empress Dowager Cining may need you, and when the Cui family falls, she will slowly clean you up." ”
When Mrs. Ping Enhou left Cui's mansion, she was depressed, and her heart was like a mirror, even her father was not at ease, and she simply took the initiative to send her to the mouth of the Queen Mother as a small prey.
If there is really fraud on the side of the East China Sea, the Cui family will never admit that it has anything to do with it, Mrs. Ping Enhou has to bear it alone, if the Empress Dowager Cining's family has no problems, the Cui family will also be wary of this eldest daughter from now on.
Mrs. Pingenhou's status is too low, and neither of the two forces takes her seriously.
Mrs. Ping Enhou regretted it, and after thinking about it, she could only go to one person for help, she hated this person, but she also needed this person's guidance.
King Donghai received his cousin and congratulated her with a smile.
Mrs. Ping Enhou didn't dare to accuse the King of the East China Sea, so she made a friendship for a while and said her predicament, "What can I do?" When I go, I will either offend the Queen Mother, or provoke my own family, good brother, no matter what, you have to come up with another idea for me, and the good man will do it to the end. ”
The King of the East China Sea shook his head with a smile, "Alas, I didn't expect you to be so alone, I gave you the idea at the beginning, I asked you to make a decision after discussing with the Cui family, but I didn't expect ......"
Mrs. Pingenhou hated it so much that her teeth itched, and she had to put a wry smile on her face, "It's me who is too stupid to understand what you mean, this time you have to be more detailed, don't let me make decisions alone." ”
The King of the East China Sea looked embarrassed and thought for a while, "Okay, I originally gave you the idea, so you can't shake it off halfway." ”
Mrs. Pingenhou thanked her repeatedly.
"You feel embarrassed now, and you feel that you can't please the Empress Dowager Cining and the Cui family at the same time, right?"
"But it's not, the key is that I can't afford to offend either side."
"Why did the Empress Dowager Cining and the Cui family have a feud?"
Mrs. Ping Enhou was stunned for a moment, and then laughed dryly, "Because...... Concubine Cui? ”
The King of the East Sea nodded calmly, "That's right, in fact, there is no deep hatred between the two sides, and you can understand the real reason, it is nothing more than a harem fight, although my mother is also among them, I still have to say this, because this is the truth." ”
Mrs. Ping Enhou nodded, this is indeed the truth, she does understand, it is the same wherever the wind is jealous, the emperor has harem worries, and the Hou Men is not worried, in order to keep her position in the Miao family, she doesn't know how many women she has hated and fought with, but she doesn't understand what the king of the East China Sea means by saying these words now.
The King of the East China Sea waited for a while, and when he saw that Mrs. Ping Enhou was still at a loss, he couldn't help but smile, "You are really ...... I've talked about this point, you still don't understand? ”
"Understand what? Good brother, you can make it clear. ”
"If Ping Enhou still has two favorite concubines, will you deal with these two at the same time, or will you win over one to deal with the other?"
"Of course......" Mrs. Pingenhou finally understood, "Are you saying that the Empress Dowager Cining and the Cui family can actually join forces, so that I will not offend anyone, but please both sides?" ”
The East Sea King nodded.
"But if you join forces, you have to have an enemy, where is the enemy?" Mrs. Ping Enhou thought for a while, "Empress Dowager Cishun? She doesn't care about the government now, and the Shangguan family has also fallen......"
"Has the Shangguan family collapsed? Who provoked the rebellion in the East China Sea and Qi Kingdom? And who is the one who elected the King of England as emperor? Now that the rebellion has been put down, the first evil has not been caught. ”
"Is there anyone in the Shangguan family who has not been arrested?"
The East Sea King shrugged, "I don't know, didn't your son go to Yunmengze to suppress bandits?" Let him inquire well. ”
Mrs. Pingenhou nodded approvingly.
Seeing that she was still not very enlightened, the King of the East China Sea had to say more clearly, "Don't just stare at the Shangguan family, but also those robbers on the sea. ”
"What do pirates have to do with Empress Dowager Cishun?"
"It has a lot to do with it, the most important force in the rebels comes from Yishi Island, and the islanders claim to be the descendants of Chen Qi, and they have been secretly planning this rebellion."
"Hmm." Mrs. Pingenhou had heard of these things.
"A person from Yishi Island, renamed Meng Che, used to be a guard in the palace, and was brought into Beijing by the Queen Mother from the East China Sea, as soon as something happened here, he ran away, participated in the rebellion, and was one of the leaders, and now his whereabouts are unknown, either hiding in the East China Sea, or hiding in Yunmengze."
"I've heard about it."
"Look, you know everything, why not tie them together?"
Countless thoughts popped up in Mrs. Pingenhou's mind, "You are so right, strange, too strange, good brother......"
"That's all I can say, you can go home and think about it slowly." The King of the East Sea sent off guests.
When Mrs. Pingenhou left the palace, she recovered all the lost souls, but she secretly resolved that she would not act rashly this time.
The king of the East China Sea in the palace poured himself a glass of wine, and the biggest flaw of the Empress Dowager Shangguan was Meng Che, the king of the East China Sea did not tell Mrs. Ping Enhou that Meng Che's sister is now the emperor's most trusted guard.
On the other hand, Han Ruzi found that the Empress Dowager's search for relatives was a good opportunity for him to establish a relationship of mutual trust with the imperial court, especially Prime Minister Shen Mingzhi.
(I'm busy, I can't make it out of the second chapter, so I'm sorry to everyone and try to make it up on Sunday.) (To be continued.) )