Chapter Seventy-One: Great Mercy

He Bo did not answer directly, but hinted: "Xinyue, do you remember? When we met in secret, you gave me your own personal jade pendant, and for so many years, I have been loving it like a treasure and keeping it properly. On this piece of jade, there is your name, which is a gift from the Queen Mother of Fujian, but you gave it to me, and you really have an infatuation with me. My relationship with you, if not extraordinary, how could I have this jade pendant? ”

Empress Dowager Xu suddenly flashed a scene from her youth, she and He Bo had a private date, and the scene of hugging tightly came to mind. At that time, she thought that this love was a lifelong commitment, and it was the eternity of the earth, and she believed that He Bo's mountain alliance and sea oath would not be shaken even if the sea was dry and rotten. But just for an official position, He Bo abandoned her and accepted the wife that her father had chosen for him. Because in the eyes of her father, General Xu, her daughter is noble, not He Bo, who is nominally his adopted son, but in fact a person from a humble background who was abandoned by her mother.

He Bo saw that Empress Dowager Xu was stunned, thinking that his threat to Empress Dowager Xu had worked, and couldn't help but feel a little proud, and further said: "Xinyue, the most important thing for a woman is her innocent reputation, especially a noble woman like you. If someone knows that you were in love with someone before you got married, they will say anything ugly, and even if your son is the dragon vein of King Wuyue, some people will doubt it. ”

Empress Dowager Xu retracted her mind and said, "Although I was devoted to you at the time, fortunately, nothing dishonoring happened. When he married King Wu Yue, he was still ice and jade, and these can be checked by Wu Yue's inner court. Besides, it's just a jade pendant, have you really stayed by your side for so many years? ”

He Bo said: "Of course, this piece of jade is like a priceless treasure to me." ”

Empress Dowager Xu said: "I don't believe this, unless you can take it out and let me see it." ”

He Bo said: "I didn't bring such a valuable thing with me today, and I kept it in a secret place." He Bo was afraid that Empress Dowager Xu would turn her face and suddenly take away the jade pendant, so he entered the palace today and did not take it with him.

Empress Dowager Xu took out a piece of jade pendant from her sleeve and said, "The jade given by the Queen Mother of Fujian you said should be this piece." ”

What Empress Dowager Xu took out was a piece of red blood-dripping jade, with the word Xu engraved on the front and the word crescent on the back.

He Bo looked at the piece of jade and was stunned. He had inspected the jade this morning, and had kept it in his most trusted servant. Why is it in the hands of Empress Dowager Xu at this moment? But that precious blood jade, there is no identical second piece in the world.

Empress Dowager Xu said coldly; "He Bo, do you think that I will keep one, who will threaten me and my son at any time, and be an official in the Wuyue court?"

He Bo was stunned.

Empress Dowager Xu said in a low voice: "You are not only greedy, but also stupid. To tell you the truth, if you say today that you can kill your wife and children and come to me, you will not be able to get out of Wu Yue Kingdom alive. Fortunately, you have a good conscience and escaped the catastrophe of life and death. However, I want your life, and I can do it at any time, whether you are in Min or Wuyue. As long as you say the wrong word, there will be no more people in the world, you person! ”

The scene of the affectionate hug in the past still flashed in her mind, and the Empress Dowager Xu shouted: "Get out!" ”

He Bo was stunned, didn't dare to say anything, and hurriedly left the protocol hall.

Empress Dowager Xu held the piece of blood jade in her hand, stared silently, closed her eyes for a long time, and said: "King Xian, the concubine knows that you have never loved me, but you don't know how grateful I am to you, because you have never deceived me. ”

Two lines of hot tears rolled down from the eyes of Empress Dowager Xu.

This day's court meeting is not much different from weekdays, it is still presided over by Qian Hongzuo, Empress Dowager Xu is listening quietly, the court meeting is coming to an end, Empress Dowager Xu said: "Everyone, there is something today, the mourning family wants to announce it to you." ”

Qian Hongzuo hurriedly said respectfully: "Queen Mother, please speak." ”

Empress Dowager Xu said: "Although the saint is young and has not yet got married, he is wise and wise, kills traitors, supports the government, and protects the people." Its decisive wisdom, compared with the previous kings, can be said to be better than the blue. At the beginning, the king sent a decree to let the mourning family supervise the country, because the saint was young and needed support. Now that the Holy One has become the Ming King, the Mourning Family has decided that from today onwards, the Holy One will govern the country, and the Mourning Family will no longer supervise the country. All decrees are made by God. ”

Qian Hongzuo was taken aback, such a heavy decision, Empress Dowager Xu didn't discuss it with her at all, and hurriedly stopped: "The queen mother pays equal attention to governing the country with benevolence and benevolence, and there are many things that the child needs to learn, which still needs to be honed and accumulated, and I implore the queen mother to continue to supervise the country to ensure the peace of Wu Yue and the people." ”

Empress Dowager Xu smiled and said: "The mourning family believes in Buddhism, and has long had the heart to escape into the empty door to practice. It's just that your father has been entrusted to him, and he has not been able to do so, and I deeply regret it. Fortunately, you are young and old, and you are already up to the task so quickly, and the queen mother can finally cultivate the next life, which is really a blessing in life. The saint doesn't have to keep it, and he has made up his mind to go for his mother. ”

Empress Dowager Xu turned to the ministers; "Today is the last time the mourning family will come to court. Thank you all for your great support in the past few years, and I hope that you will do your best to assist the Holy God in the future. ”

Because of the suddenness of the incident, the ministers in the court have not yet reacted to what is going on, and the Empress Dowager Xu has already said: "Today's court is over, and the court is scattered." ”

After that, he took the lead in standing up, surrounded by the guard of honor, and left the Qinzheng Palace.

In Concubine Min's palace, Qian Hongzuo chased after Empress Dowager Xu, anxious and angry, and said: "Queen Mother, such a serious matter, why don't you discuss it with me and announce it." ”

Empress Dowager Xu said: "The result of the discussion is that you don't agree at all, so it's better not to discuss." ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "Queen Mother, even if you don't want to come to the court again, but Erchen has not yet married, you always have to take charge of the inner court, how can you become a monk?" ”

Empress Dowager Xu said: "Concubine Tian is noble in virtue and deeply admired for her mother, and the inner court has always been in charge of her, and she has done it carefully and thoughtfully, and she continues to take care of it, and she is very relieved for her mother." As for your marriage, the mourning family doesn't look like you like an intentional person, and I don't know how long it will be delayed, but no matter who you like, your mother agrees. I believe that you will definitely choose the most suitable woman to be the queen of Wu Yueguo. When the queen enters the palace and learns from Concubine Tian for a while, she will definitely be able to help you take care of the affairs of the inner court properly. After all, Concubine Tian is old, and it is the law of the ages that a new generation replaces the old. ”

Qian Hongzuo said emotionally: "Queen Mother, even if you don't want to come to the court again, and you don't want to be in charge of the inner court anymore, you can live in the palace for a long time, how hard is it to become a monk?" You have paid thousands of efforts for Wu Yue and thousands of efforts for children, how can I bear to let you live in the old age with a green light? ”

Empress Dowager Xu said open-mindedly: "You can see that your family is suffering, and the monks see that you are thinking all day long, so why not be bitter?" All living beings are suffering, not just mothers. ”

Qian Hongzuo said: "Queen Mother, other things are easy to discuss, but if you want to become a monk, I resolutely refuse to agree." ”