A group of women poured into the palace, openly or secretly pleading with the Empress Dowager Cining, and when it came to it, only one person's words moved her, "Your Majesty sent our son to Saiwai today, what will we do if we have a prince in the future?" ”

Empress Dowager Cining's heart moved, for ordinary emperors, this is not a problem, the prince should enjoy special treatment, but she understands her son, he is not an ordinary emperor, and it is likely that in order to show fairness, her own son will also be sent to danger. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Empress Dowager Cining sent these women away, and after thinking for a long time, it was useless to plead directly with the emperor, and she could feel that her influence on her son was getting weaker and weaker, and opening her mouth at this time would only be counterproductive.

After thinking about it, the Empress Dowager Cining found a way to immediately summon the queen, Concubine Tong Qing'e and another pregnant concubine.

When people came, the Empress Dowager Cining asked about the living conditions of the two pregnant women, made a lot of suggestions, took good care, and finally ordered someone to send the two concubines away, leaving the queen Cui Xiaojun alone.

"Alas, it is these two people who are pregnant, and if they can give birth to the prince, it will be the two of us who will benefit the most."

"Yes, Queen Mother." Cui Xiaojun was always anxious in front of her mother-in-law and didn't dare to speak more.

The Empress Dowager Cining looked at her, vaguely seeing a little bit of Concubine Cui's appearance, she didn't like it in her heart, but her face didn't show it, "I understand the queen's thoughts, let's break the words." ”

"Queen Mother......" Cui Xiaojun was taken aback.

That was a long time ago, when the tired marquis was fighting for the throne, there was chaos in the palace, everyone was facing death threats, and the only safe place was the dormitory of the Empress Dowager Shangguan, Queen Cui Xiaojun went to ask for help, but was ruthlessly stopped by Wang Meiren at that time.

This is a gap between the two, which makes the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law face and heart discord, Cui Xiaojun thought that the Empress Dowager Cining would never mention this matter, and she didn't plan to say it.

"At that time, His Majesty was competing with the King of the East China Sea, and the Cui family was the backing of the King of the East China Sea, and I was wary of the queen, which was also a last resort."

Cui Xiaojun saluted and said in a low voice: "The Queen Mother doesn't say it, I also understand that the Queen Mother thinks about Her Majesty, and I have never complained." ”

Empress Dowager Cining nodded and smiled, "We are all poor people, thinking about Your Majesty wholeheartedly, but thinking too little about ourselves. Alas, times have changed, if it is finally peaceful today, no matter what, Your Majesty has forgiven the King of the East China Sea and the Cui family, why should I embarrass Your Majesty? So I want to say 'sorry' to the queen, I did not do it right. ”

Cui Xiaojun immediately knelt down, "The Queen Mother must not say these two words, the Queen Mother understands that I am thinking about Your Majesty, I am grateful, and I have nothing else to think about." With the situation in the palace and outside the palace at that time, the Queen Mother's choice was normal, and I would do the same. ”

The Empress Dowager Cining motioned for the queen to get up and said with a smile: "Today, the queen is so reasonable, a stone in my heart can fall to the ground." ”

Cui Xiaojun also smiled, "It's my fault that worries the Queen Mother." ”

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted a few words, and the relationship became much closer, and the Empress Dowager Cining said: "I said that the two people who were pregnant before, but the two of us who benefited the most, does the queen understand the meaning?" ”

"Understood." Cui Xiaojun paused, "As long as there is a prince, the Queen Mother and I will have to rely on in the future." ”

"Well, no matter who gave birth to the prince, he is the son of the queen, and if you want to call you 'queen mother', you will also be raised by the queen."

Cui Xiaojun raised his eyes and looked at the Empress Dowager Cining, and was really taken aback.

There are indeed many precedents for giving the son of a concubine to the queen to raise, but it is not necessary, and this usually means great trust in the queen and great expectations for the prince.

"Queen Mother......" Cui Xiaojun was a little excited, she hadn't been pregnant for so long, she had given up hope a little, and of course she was willing to raise a prince herself.

"Alas, if only the queen could have a ...... Forget it, don't mention it. I will suggest to Your Majesty that the prince be sent to Akishin Palace. ”

"But Concubine Hui and ......"

Empress Dowager Cining waved her hand, "It's not to drive them out of the palace, just go to Qiuxin Palace every day for a while, just treat it as two mothers taking care of a child." ”

It is rare for the Empress Dowager Cining to release kindness, and Cui Xiaojun really hopes to have a child, so of course she will not object to such an arrangement.

After chatting for a while, the Empress Dowager Cining finally got to the point, "Your Majesty sent a group of noble sons to the Broken Iron City, with good intentions, but the road is far away, and it is not safe to go outside, so it is inevitable that there will be no accidents." If this kind of thing becomes a routine, what will the prince do when he grows up? Also going on the march? ”

Cui Xiaojun also knows the emperor and knows that this is a very likely thing, but she understands better that the emperor needs support, not opposition.

"It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 10,000 miles, and the nobles are like this, the prince...... Maybe it's like this, it's not good to be in the deep palace for a long time. ”

Empress Dowager Cining smiled: "If the prince was your child, the queen would not think so." ”

Cui Xiaojun had to change his words, "The Queen Mother is right, I didn't suffer from pregnancy, and I thought simply." ”

"It's okay, when the queen personally raises the prince, she will soon understand the feelings of motherhood." Empress Dowager Cining paused for a moment, "Can the Empress persuade Her Majesty to take back her fate?" ”

Cui Xiaojun couldn't refuse, so he could only say, "I'll do my best." ”

This was a difficult task, Cui Xiaojun reluctantly accepted it, but he didn't know how to open his mouth to the emperor.

The next evening, the emperor returned to the palace.

After staying outside for a few days, Han Ruzi was more excited, stayed awake late at night, and told the queen about the past few days, "I still don't understand very well, how dare those families use 'substitute soldiers' under my nose?" Isn't I, the emperor, not strict enough? ”

Cui Xiaojun sat on the bed, looked at the chattering emperor gently, and said with a smile: "This has nothing to do with whether Yan Li is or not, they didn't expect His Majesty to be aware of everything and pay attention to such a trivial matter." ”

"A trifle? Xungui can inherit the title because their fathers and ancestors have made great achievements for Da Chu, and now their descendants can't even touch the sword. ”

Han Ruzi walked to the bed and said with a smile: "I'm also confused, what are you doing with this?" The scenery outside the city is beautiful, and after a while, let's go out of the city together. ”

"I'm not interested in landscapes, I'd rather listen to His Majesty talk about honorable things."

The Cui family is also a noble, and Han Ruzi always forgets the relationship between the queen and the Cui family, "What did the general say?" ”

"Your Majesty thinks too much, my father has just recovered from his injuries, and his health is not very good, so he can only take a walk in the house every day, and he doesn't care about things outside, so he won't intercede for others. And my father has been in charge of the army for many years, and he still doesn't understand the importance of military training? ”

Cui Hong's son and grandson are not in the "children's army", so there is really no need to care.

Han Ruzi smiled, "I always feel that those nobles will not be so calm, and when I see anyone, I feel like they are interceding, I do think a little too much." ”

Cui Xiaojun patted the side, asked the emperor to sit down, and said, "I do want to intercede, but it has nothing to do with my father." ”

Han Ruzi was very surprised, "You also think I did something wrong?" ”

"Your Majesty did the right thing, but the means were not right."

If it was someone else who spoke, Han Ruzi would have taken the initiative a long time ago, but he would not use this trick to the queen, "What's wrong, let's hear it." ”

"Your Majesty let the 'Disciple Army' march, not just for training, right?"

"Of course, those 2,000 people are not real soldiers, I just want to teach the Xungui family a lesson, let them understand that when Da Chu is in trouble, everyone has to do their best, and no one can hide behind and wait for others to save them, especially these people, they should shoulder more responsibilities."

"Is Da Chu in trouble right now?"

In Han Ruzi's opinion, there are a lot of "difficulties" in Da Chu, but they can't be called "now", "Do you want to say Xiao Sheng? ”

Cui Xiaojun nodded.

Xiao Sheng, the former Zuocha Yushi, was a typical court official who cared more about his own promotion than the interests of the court and the well-being of the people, but he, after being captured by the Huns, would rather commit suicide by throwing himself into the river than give in to the enemy.

"Xiao Sheng is a loyal minister, but he is not the courtier that Da Chu needs the most." Han Ruzi held one of the queen's hands, "Although Da Chu is weak, it has not yet reached the point of irretrievability, and there is no need for so many martyred loyal ministers." ”

Cui Xiaojun sighed lightly, as she had expected in advance, it was impossible to convince the emperor to change his mind.

Han Ruzi stared at her, "Who is the queen interceding for?" ”

"No, I really don't think the march is beneficial, but after listening to His Majesty, I think it makes sense. Rest early, and get up early tomorrow to go to the court. ”

Han Ruzi didn't ask, went to bed, but kept thinking about this matter in his heart.

The next morning's court meeting was not a big deal, the main thing was to reward Yun Mengze's Chu army for meritorious deeds, Huang Pugong and other generals were already on the way back to the court, and the reward could not be delayed.

The ministries had already drawn up a plan, and Han Ruzi felt that it was very good and approved it on the spot. When he was about to rest at noon, Han Ruzi took the initiative to mention the "Zidi Army" that was on the march, "One of Lord Yuan's nephews is also in the 'Zidi Army', right?" ”

Yuan Jiuding hurriedly said: "There is one, who has been pampered since childhood, and should have suffered a little a long time ago." ”

"He didn't use a 'substitute soldier', at least he had the heart to endure hardships."

Yuan Jiuding breathed a sigh of relief, "But he also has one at home, I don't know ......"

Yuan Jiuding blamed himself in a miscellaneous manner, Han Ruzi didn't say anything after listening, and announced the dispersal of the dynasty, he would not come to the Qinzheng Hall in the afternoon, and he would listen to Qu Zixi's lecture in Lingyun Pavilion.

The minister did not intend to intercede, otherwise, as soon as the emperor started, someone would always take advantage of the situation, and Han Ruzi ruled out a possibility.

After lunch, Han Ruzi summoned the King of the East China Sea in Lingyun Pavilion.

The King of the East China Sea, Cui Teng and others were waiting for the decree outside the pavilion, and they arrived with the rumors, and the King of the East China Sea was summoned alone, which aroused a lot of jealous eyes.

There are some things that Han Ruzi can only ask the king of the East China Sea for help.

"What has Mrs. Pingenhou been busy with lately?" Han Ruzi asked.

The king of the East China Sea trembled in his heart, thinking that something had been revealed, "I don't know, how did Your Majesty think of her?" ”

Han Ruzi met Mrs. Pingenhou when she was still tired, and heard her say that the wife was also a force in the court.

"You inquire for me, has Mrs. Pingenhou entered the palace recently? If it's not her, it's someone else, you can also inquire. ”

The King of the East China Sea was a little embarrassed, but his contact with Mrs. Pingenhou was not leaked, which made him feel a lot more at ease, "This is simple, I will ask the princess to help, and I will know as soon as I ask." ”

Han Ruzi guessed from the queen's embarrassment that last night's plea was related to her mother.

He had to find a way to solve the troubles between his mother and the queen. (To be continued.) )