The capital looks peaceful in winter, and the wind and snow can't stop the footsteps of pedestrians, but I see the flow of people on the street, the prosperity has not changed, and the singing and dancing are still the same.

The temple pursues the principle of tight inside and loose outside, and many dangers are not passed on to the people, so that the people of the capital can continue to indulge in the dream of prosperity. Only a cadre of important ministers knew that the internal and external situation of Daming was tense at the same time, and it was getting tighter and tighter, and the court gradually showed a state of fatigue.

Yu Qian has just returned to Beijing to resume his post, and he still needs to go through a period of observing politics, and the positions of the four cabinet ministers are not as good as Jiuqing, and they are close ministers of the Son of Heaven, so it is inconvenient to participate in the government and politics according to their hearts.

The emperor still steps on the rhythm of the script day after day, follows the inherent routine when dealing with court politics, and stresses balance and compromise when encountering tricky things, stresses political leniency and law, tepid, and leaves room for him, and Wang Zhen and other internal officials skillfully play for him, and he, the son of heaven, deserves to be even. However, the rush of snowflakes made him frown all day.

Until the second day of the first month of November, a shocking good news came from Bauhinia City, and after hearing the news, the orthodox emperor couldn't help but dance with his hands.

Concubine Zhou really gave birth to the emperor's eldest son!

The prince born to Concubine Zhou was Zhu Jianshen, that is, Emperor Chenghua of Ming Xianzong a few years later.

The emperor left all the government and went to Changning Palace to visit Concubine Zhou's mother and son. Concubine Zhou was lying on the couch, her face was not tired after giving birth at all, but her smiling face was like a flower, her eyes were shining, when the emperor asked her what kind of reward she expected, she simply felt that she could ask for a price, and an idea got into her mind without saying anything.

Let the concubines enter the middle palace!

Oh, sorry, it seems a little early to get the hen that doesn't lay eggs, well, then settle for it.

Let the concubines be in charge of the treasury of the Shanggong Bureau!

Well, so much silver is placed there, it will rust over time, so it is better to spend it as soon as possible! The Qin family can only save money, how can they spend money? What's more, the basin of sewage that was splashed against the Qin family was very useful, and the emperor should panic in his heart, so he didn't go to Youlanxuan, why didn't he hurry up and seize the financial power? In charge of a huge treasury, you can not only sprinkle silver on the emperor at any time to consolidate your favor, but also let the sisters in the palace run to Changning Palace if they have nothing to do, so what is the queen in the palace? She's better to stay where it's cool!

No way! There are a large number of low-ranking concubines who are not favored behind the Qin family, and at this time, it is cheaper to tear up with the Qin family, isn't it cheaper for the queen? Hmph, I'll let you go!

Concubine Zhou thought for a while, and said with a smile: "The concubine is the emperor's woman, and it is really her duty to give birth to the emperor's heir, how dare you invite a reward?" However, the concubine's little sister is no longer old, all for the sake of King Yue's delay, and the rumors in Beijing have caused the Zhou family to suffer injustice, this matter should be settled, right? ”

"Rumors, all rumors! Let the sister of the concubine become the princess of Yue, and the rumors will be self-defeating! I don't know if it's deliberate, or if it's natural, the emperor seemed quite angry, so he wanted to respond to Concubine Zhou's invitation, and suddenly remembered the queen mother's instructions, and immediately changed his words: "Concubine Ai's words reminded me, I immediately ordered Jinyiwei to find the whereabouts of the Lu family, once the Lu family returns home, I have my own way to let the Lu family know the difficulty and retreat!" ”

Hmph, it's a blank check! Concubine Zhou was a little unhappy, but she didn't show it on her face, "Your Majesty, the concubine hasn't seen her father and two younger brothers for many years, and after a few days, the concubine wants to ask for permission to go home to save her relatives." ”

The emperor thought for a while, "Your father should have been made a marquis a long time ago, and your two younger brothers seem to be a little young, but they can still afford to do something serious in the pro-guard army or the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses." I ······"

Concubine Zhou's eyes widened excitedly, and she was expecting the emperor to say the following, preferably such a happy event as a family and three marquis, but she saw the queen walk in.

The queen showed a gentle and virtuous appearance, and congratulated the emperor and Concubine Zhou quite enthusiastically, and said without saying anything: "Congratulations to the emperor, Concubine Wan is pregnant, listen to the doctor's wife, Concubine Wan must be pregnant with a prince!" ”

Another prince? The emperor was stunned, and then laughed, but after the laughter, the joy in his heart was not stronger, but faded a little.

Are you trying to stir up trouble? Concubine Zhou secretly gritted her teeth vigorously, her eyes instantly became extremely fierce, and after a while, she could hold back her anger, and looked at the emperor, just waiting for the emperor to finish his words.

The emperor obviously read Concubine Zhou's thoughts, but when he saw the queen, he realized that he had almost forgotten the order of dignity and humility in the harem.

The queen's father has not yet been crowned a marquis, how can he allow others to take the lead!

"Zitong, I want to make your father a marquis, but you have repeatedly resigned, or you will take advantage of the happy events in the palace and seal them together, so don't make me embarrassed again."

The queen knelt on the ground and said with great sincerity: "Sheji is troublesome, Longen Houjue only waits for those meritorious generals to receive, and the father of the concubine has repeatedly received the emperor's favor, and he is already terrified, but now he has no merit in Sheji, how can he rashly accept the title and cold the hearts of those generals who fought bloodily!" ”

The emperor's eyes froze, and he was stunned.

Did you know that your father got in the way of others? Concubine Zhou began to cough, her eyes were gloomy, and her face was a little frighteningly pale.

"Concubine Zhou, Niangniang!"

In the panicked cries of the grandmother and the palace maid, the queen said goodbye to the emperor, hurriedly left Changning Palace, and went straight to Youlanxuan.

It is very quiet in Youlan Xuan, and the seven embroidery shelves are empty there, and there is no longer the busy scene of the "embroidery girl" in the past. Qin sat alone beside the embroidery frame, his brows furrowed slightly.

The embroidery market in Beijing has become saturated, and few people are still interested in the mysterious orchid pattern, so the silver in the treasury of the Shanggong Bureau has been set at the integer of 2.6 million taels for many days, and it seems that even three million taels cannot be crossed, let alone five million taels.

Although the emperor is deliberately snubbing the owner of Youlanxuan, the Qin family is not as bullied and helpless as it was back then, she has been promoted to a concubine, and her daughter has just been canonized as a princess, with the title Chun'an, life is so proud, what more can a husband ask for?

Now the Qin family's only concern is the goal of accumulating wealth for five million taels of silver, which is a promise, and it is also a wish to comfort this life.

Fortunately, the queen and Concubine Zhou are fighting openly and secretly, and Concubine Zhou does not go out of Changning Palace all day long, which gives the Qin family enough space for herself, she only needs to think about it again, and she will definitely get the big thing of accumulating wealth back on track.

"Sister Qin."

The queen went straight inside without waiting for the rumors, and took the initiative to say hello, which surprised the Qin family.

The Qin family hurriedly got up and saluted, "The concubine asks the queen mother to say goodbye, the queen mother Jin An!" ”

The queen grabbed Qin's hand, her eyes were full of tears, "Sister, I blamed this palace for being soft-eared, and I listened to the noise of others, which made my sister feel wronged. ”

Now it's not what it used to be, at this moment, Qin's mind turned extremely fast, and there was no longer a moment of confusion, "It's all over, why should the queen mother mention this matter again?" The queen mother is in charge of the affairs of the six palaces, and does not ask about trivial matters in the palace, and Concubine Zhou gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor, and she is the person who is the assistant of the six palaces. At that time, I'm afraid there will be no more short-term concubines. ”

The corners of the queen's mouth twitched, "The queen mother must speak in this matter!"