After dinner, Tong Yan was about to go to the study, but Qingzhi stopped her and said that she wanted to tell her about some things in the palace, so as not to blacken her eyes when she entered the palace.

Tong Yan didn't have much to think about writing, thinking about entering the palace tomorrow, she was panicking, so she simply leaned directly on the couch, blinked her big eyes, and listened to Qingzhi's story.

Qingzhi looked at the innocent and well-behaved appearance of the county lord, it was rare, and the smile was about to bloom.

Alas, I really want to touch the little face of the county lord.

She let out a long exhale and calmed down. She cleared her throat and began to speak.

"Let's start with the Queen Mother." She stood in front of Tong Yan with her hands in her hands and said seriously.

Tong Yan couldn't cry or laugh, "You sit down, look up at you, I still have a pain in my neck." ”

Qingzhi pursed his lips and smiled, sat on the small round stool, straightened his waist, and began to say: "After entering the palace early tomorrow morning, the prince will definitely take the county lord to visit the queen mother first, because whether it is the folk or the heavenly family, filial piety is the first priority."

And the Queen Mother is the adoptive mother of the prince, so the relationship with the prince is very unusual. At that time, the prince's biological mother died early, and she was still the queen's queen mother, so she begged the emperor to record the prince in her name. ”

"Then who is Daddy's biological mother?" Tong Yan interrupted her with her cheeks.

"The prince's biological mother was born as a palace maid, and her status was relatively low, and after she became pregnant with a child, she was named a beauty."

Qingzhi saw Tong Yan holding her head and nodded, and continued: "Because of this, everyone praised the queen's virtue, saying that she treated the children of the first emperor as if they were their own children.

At that time, the queen was only in her twenties, and she had no children, and if she recorded the prince in her name, she would occupy the position of the eldest son, and if there was no fault, it would probably be the future prince. ”

When Tong Yan heard the word prince, she was surprised with an "ah", and sat up suddenly, "Then the queen mother really has the virtue of motherhood in the world, but why didn't Daddy ...... it" She didn't dare to say anything more, so she could only look at Qingzhi suspiciously.

Qingzhi sighed, shook his head and said: "Where is the virtue, at that time, the Queen Mother has been married for several years, and there is nothing to do, the imperial doctor diagnosed, saying that the Queen Mother may be difficult to get pregnant, let alone the prince, the princess may not be able to have." It happened that the prince's biological mother died, and the queen mother asked the prince to come over, thinking that she would have something to rely on in the future. ”

"The Queen Mother can't have children, so ...... Your Majesty now" Tong Yan was surprised, and her voice became smaller and quieter.

"That's naturally the Queen Mother's own." Qingzhi was afraid that she would say something shocking, so she hurriedly continued, "The Queen Mother asked the prince to come over for less than two years, and she became pregnant, and the one who gave birth is the current Your Majesty." ”

Tong Yan's neighbors had such a thing before, and they all said that women who couldn't give birth to children would be able to bring children if they had a stepchild, but they didn't expect this to be royal as well.

Qingzhi continued: "But after all, she recorded the prince in the name of the queen mother, and there are so many pairs of eyes staring at her in the harem of the previous dynasty, she naturally can't regret it anymore." ”

"So is she good to Daddy? Why didn't Daddy become a king? ”

Qingzhi smiled bitterly: "Naturally, it's good, otherwise how can you afford the four words of motherhood in the world, and the queen mother is good to the prince, not to kill, but to eat and drink the same as her own parents, and the cultivation of civil and military affairs is even more carefully supervised, the first queen mother, the first emperor and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military are full of praise for her."

And the prince is talented and intelligent, and he is also very competitive, whether it is martial arts or governance, he is the best among the princes, and he has led the army to lead the generals to fight the Tartars many times at a young age, and rarely loses battles, so the first emperor also intends to pass the throne to the prince. ”

Tong Yan was a little dumb when she heard Qingzhi's voice, she got down from the couch and said, "Drink some tea, I heard that your voice is a little dumb." He took off his shoes and went to the table to pour a cup of tea for Qingzhi.

"The county lord really tortured the servant, and the servant came by himself." Qingzhi was startled, and hurriedly grabbed ahead of Tong Yan, took a cup, and poured a cup of tea to drink.

Tong Yan pouted, isn't it just pouring tea, what's the fuss.

After drinking, Qingzhi was a little confused, and after thinking for a while, she forgot where she said, she smiled embarrassedly and asked, "County Lord, where did the maid just go?" ”

Tong Yan had already returned to the couch, looked at Qingzhi who had just said it and forgot it, laughed, and replied: "Why are you forgetful at a young age, I just said that the first emperor intends to pass on the throne." ”

"Yes, pass." Qingzhi also laughed, she sat down, and continued: "But somehow, the prince made the first emperor unhappy again, and the matter of succession was delayed again and again, but before the first emperor could establish the crown prince, the first emperor suddenly died.

It stands to reason that the position of the prince belongs to the prince, after all, the prince not only occupies the word "chief", but also has outstanding military achievements, and the ministers also intend to push the prince to the throne. ”

Tong Yan was stunned for a moment when she heard this, and when she saw Qingzhi pause, she urged: "Then what?" ”

"But who knows, the prince actually refused, saying that he only wanted to be a general who led the soldiers to fight in all directions, and did not want to be trapped on the high court temple!"

"Huh?" Tong Yan was dumbfounded, she never expected such an ending.

Qingzhi looked like he couldn't get on his own, "The prince also said that His Majesty is more suitable for sitting on the throne than him, so in the end, it was the queen mother's son who ascended the throne." ”

Tong Yan suddenly thought of King Yong's legs, "Then, what's going on with Daddy's legs?" ”

Qingzhi was even more indignant, "After His Majesty ascended the throne, the prince still led his troops to fight, but once he was injured on the battlefield, and it became like this. ”

"This ......" Tong Yan didn't know how to evaluate it for a while.

It sounds like everyone is very noble, the queen mother adopted the concubine who lost her mother, so that she had a good reward and gave birth to a son, but the queen mother still did her best to her adopted son, even better than her own parents, and finally the adoptive mother was a good person, and the adopted son gave way to his younger brother in order to repay his adoptive mother, and also helped his younger brother fight the world and scrapped his legs.

At least that's what outsiders will see.

But why does this sound a little wrong, listening to Qingzhi's tone, this doesn't seem to be a big drama of mother and son's filial piety?

Why did the emperor delay in establishing a prince, and what role did the queen mother play in this? Is the prince really willing to let his younger brother sit on the throne? So why say that at the last minute?

Qingzhi looked at the county lord's thoughtful and complicated expression, but laughed: "The maid also heard about it, only the queen mother can know what happened, this is all in the past, the county lord just listens to it." ”

Tong Yan glanced at her complainingly, and shouted coquettishly: "How can you listen to it casually, my mind is full of questions now!" ”

"Then the maid will tell the county lord about His Majesty's concubine now, the more questions you have when you hear more, and the more questions you have, you can't think about it, if you can't think about it, the county lord will naturally have no questions in his head." After Qingzhi finished speaking, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

Tong Yan's little face, which was full of complaints, also burst out laughing, "You clever mouth, you are really good material to be a master, but it can be regarded as a delay in me." ”