"You're just in time." After drinking two cups of tea, just when Princess Pingyang wanted to say goodbye, Empress Wei suddenly turned her head to look in her direction and said, "This palace just has something to discuss with you." ”

"Yes." Princess Pingyang immediately put down the tea cup in her hand, and looked respectfully ready to listen to the teachings.

"Before you came, Chen Quanli had just come." Empress Wei said: "Mrs. Mu of the Anguo Mansion has asked for an order and wants to meet the emperor. Your father has allowed her to enter the palace in three days. ”

"It should be for An Guogong's recital a few days ago." Without waiting for Zheng Jin to speak, Princess Pingyang took the initiative to say: "When the retainer came, he met the eldest young grandmother of the Anguo Mansion and returned to her parents' house, and Grandma Mu rarely went out after getting married, and this time she suddenly went back to her parents' house to live, I am afraid that Mrs. Mu also sent her to persuade Master Gu." ”

"I thought that the eldest sister had always cared about political affairs." Zheng Jin added a sentence with a smile on the side.

"In other words," Princess Pingyang replied calmly, "Even I, an idler who doesn't hear anything outside the window, has heard of it, which shows how much turmoil An Guogong's performance has caused." ”

"But too." Empress Wei nodded: "Right now, there are many discussions between the government and the opposition, and it's difficult to pretend that you don't know." ”

"It's still the fifth brother who is powerful," Zheng Jin said with a smile: "From the very beginning, I have a clear position and support the increase of troops in the north." I envy the fifth brother's courage. ”

Empress Wei's lips moved slightly, but she didn't speak. She didn't think Zheng Ying was better than her son, but in front of the eldest princess who was separated by her belly, she didn't say much, so she didn't speak.

Zheng Jin's words were just a kind words on the scene, which were just said to Princess Pingyang, and he didn't expect anyone to answer him. When he said it, Princess Pingyang didn't hear it, but turned her head and asked Queen Wei: "Queen Mother, you said something before, what is the matter, but the ministers are on orders." ”

"Actually, it's nothing." Empress Wei took a sip of tea before replying: "This is not a dispute between the DPRK and China, and An Guogong's excerpt can't be approved for a while!" Your father knows that Mrs. Mu is in a hurry, and he sympathizes with her. But in the final analysis, in this matter of state affairs, your father and emperor can't just make a decision casually because he sympathizes with Mrs. Mu, and allows An Guogong's excerpt, and you must always listen to the opinions of the ministers. ”

"Yes." Princess Pingyang nodded: "My father is a Ming monarch, and when I encounter such a major event, I will definitely not go my own way, and I will make decisions by my own temperament." ”

"But Old Madam Mu's anxiety, your father also understands." Empress Wei nodded and continued: "In addition, not long after the death of Duke Mu Zhongmin, although he died of illness, it can be regarded as sacrificing his life for the country. Your father thought that it would be better to reward the Mu family with something and appease Mrs. Mu for the time being. Didn't this just send Chen Quanli to pass the word and let the palace Zhang Luo. It's just that the Mu family is extremely honored at the moment, and there is always no reward in the palace during the New Year's holidays, but this time it is something to reward them in the house, which makes the palace a little embarrassed. ”

"What's so hard about that?" Princess Pingyang once again didn't wait for Zheng Jin to speak, so she directly rushed to the front to speak.

She smiled and said, "Erchen has an idea, say it and let the queen mother and the six emperor brothers hear it, okay?" ”

Zheng Jin smiled slightly, and nodded at Princess Pingyang: "The eldest sister is careful, and her idea must be good." ”

"Whether it's good or not, the queen mother has the final say." Princess Pingyang smiled at Empress Wei and said, "Queen Mother, what you said before is right, the Mu family is extremely favored now, and at the end of this year, are there still few rewards in the palace?" According to me, it is better to reward some famous objects, which are good to listen to, and do not cost too much. At present, there are six Mrs. Mu in the Anguo Mansion, and five of them have already been sealed, only Grandma Mu Dashao has not yet been sealed because her husband's official position is not high and the marriage time is still short, so it is better to take this opportunity to reward Grandma Mu Dashao with a five-grade seal. ”

"That's a good idea." Empress Wei nodded and smiled: "There is nothing more than rewarding the royal favor." Besides, this young grandmother Mu is the daughter-in-law of Zhongmin Gong, and this face can be regarded as for the late Mu Zhongmin Gong, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. ”

"I'll just say that the eldest sister's idea must be good," Zheng Jin also said with a smile: "Queen Mother, according to me, you might as well have the icing on the cake." ”

"The icing on the cake?" Empress Wei didn't understand what Zheng Jin meant, and looked at her son inquiringly.

"The current five ladies of the Anguo Mansion, Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Anguo needless to say," Zheng Jin said: "Erchen remembers that at the moment, the second lady Mu is a second-grade order, and the third lady and the fourth lady have been sealed with the third grade. Regardless of others, Zhongmin Gong was posthumously sealed, and Mrs. Mu should be given a first-class title. ”

"Then seal them all together." Empress Wei nodded: "Old Madam Mu and Duchess Anguo can't add any more seals, and the palace will reward them with a set of five phoenix crowns." In my opinion, it is better to invite all the female dependents of the Mu family into the palace, seal them in the palace, and invite the families of important ministers in the court to come to watch the ceremony, just like the original Miss Mu's ceremony. ”

Princess Pingyang didn't speak, only smiled at Empress Wei in response. Princess Pingyang's original intention was just to come up with an idea that was not too costly. First, it is to welcome Queen Wei; Second, she is also happy to help Gu Yilan ask for a seal and send a favor, killing two birds with one stone, which is a good thing.

It's just that she didn't expect that Empress Wei's idea was really far from her, and she was talking about one thing, and she somehow deviated from this strange direction?

In her opinion, Miss Mu's courtesy is really nothing to boast about, but it seems like a real farce. However, at the moment, the queen of the middle palace seems to be tired of this kind of farce, and she just tosses it herself, and looks forward to others thanking Dade every day.

However, when it came to this, Princess Pingyang couldn't open her mouth to object. She, the eldest daughter, has neither such a big face nor so much courage, she can't splash Queen Wei's cold water in front of her.

Princess Pingyang didn't speak, in fact, Zheng Jin didn't speak either. Neither he nor Zheng Ying participated in Mu Hongsheng's ceremony before, so he was noncommittal about Empress Wei's idea, and the queen mother was willing to toss, so let her go, for Zheng Jin, these are inconsequential matters.

Princess Pingyang and Zheng Jin smiled but did not speak, their attitude was automatically recognized as approval by Empress Wei, so Empress Wei quickly sent the two away and began to prepare for the sealing ceremony in high spirits.

When the emperor in the imperial study heard the news, he pinched his eyebrows with a headache.