At the banquet in the evening, nothing special happened. The little ones had a great time.

The next day, Meng Huaijin took Li Jifeng to hunt on horseback as promised.

After a period of calm, Zhang Minting no longer seemed to deliberately dangle in front of Xi Jiang.

As the weather gradually cooled, Xi Jiang began to feel a little sleepy in winter.

On this day, Xi Jiang was guarding Li Jifeng to do the interesting homework she assigned. An unexpected visit broke the quiet day.

"The queen's visit surprised the concubine." Xi Jiang said politely.

Queen Yu Qinrou has always had no sense of existence in the harem.

The queen's family, the Yu family, belongs to the Wenchen line, but its status among the Wenchen is not obvious. The reason why she was able to become the queen was also the result of a compromise between the courtiers and Li Hongsheng.

Li Hongsheng has long wanted to take back power, and naturally he will not let the mother of the country come from the top families of the two factions.

Before, Meng Wan'er was so favored, wasn't she just a concubine?

The queen smiled indifferently and was generous and polite, "In the harem, there is no strength, and it is safest to be quiet." ”

"Niangniang is well versed in the way of harem survival." At this time, Qiu Zhi served the tea to the two of them, and Xi Jiang looked at the queen at the head and said, "This is the new cloud tea in the empty mountain this year, Niang Niang Pinpin?" ”

The queen brushed off the tea leaves with the tea lid, sniffed it lightly, tasted it again, and her eyes lit up.

"It is worthy of being the best in the tea, the tea fragrance is fresh, although there is a light bitterness at the first taste, but the throat is sweet, and the aftertaste is endless." The queen exclaimed, and she was also a great lover of tea.

"It's good if you like it." Xi Jiang also tasted it, this empty mountain cloud is also her favorite, "I don't know what happened to Niangniang's visit?" ”

The two of them were polite for so long before they got to the point.

The queen did not bring the palace maids and chamberlains, and entered the palace alone, and Xi Jiang knew that she had something to say. The queen looked at Qiu Zhi beside Xi Jiang, and the meaning was very clear, what she wanted to say, she needed to retreat.

"Don't worry, Qiuzhi is my person, don't worry, don't worry about the wall."

"I came here today to give my sister a wake-up call. Recently, the Meng family should be careful. "The queen said very carefully.

"Sister, do you seem to mean something?" Xi Jiang wondered. The queen's title of Xi Jiang was changed to a kinder sister, and Xi Jiang naturally gave face, and the title was changed to sister.

The queen was silent for a while, still weighing in her heart, whether to stop at the point, or to show favor to the Meng family.

Xi Jiang did not urge, quietly waiting for the queen's choice.

After a long time, the queen sighed softly: "Although the Yu family is a Wenchen family, the younger brother has been yearning for martial arts since he was a child. Later, he devoted himself to it, and now he is a petty official on duty in the palace.

A few days ago, my brother accidentally heard a secret story. His Majesty is going to do something to the Meng family, and not only that, but he also wants to take back all military and political power. I am afraid that there will be great turmoil between the DPRK and China. ”

The queen kept staring at Xi Jiang's expression, but Xi Jiang was calm and not surprised by her words.

"Sister, you already know?" The queen said tentatively.

Xi Jiang smiled calmly, "Thank you, sister, for today's reminder." The world belongs to His Majesty, and His Majesty wants to take it back, so naturally it should be. ”

Xi Jiang's calmness told the queen that she had nothing to fear, but what she said was very conservative, and she did not put the Meng family on the opposite side of the imperial power at all.

In this way, he was calm before, probably because the Meng family was not greedy for military power, which made people unable to see the truth.

The queen also knew that if she came to tell her so suddenly, the other party would definitely not believe her easily. Otherwise, he would not deliberately show her that indifferent look, and he would speak without the slightest loophole.

The queen took out a letter from her sleeve and placed it on the table, "I have written the whole process of this matter on paper by hand. In the future, please take care of the Meng family. ”

Qiu Zhi stepped forward, respectfully took the letter paper, and handed it to Xi Jiang.

When Xi Jiang read the letter, the queen also looked at Xi Jiang worriedly.

It stands to reason that she is the empress, and the emperor is in sole power, so she will be a vested interest and should be happy.

However, this is not the case.

What the emperor wants to take back is not only military power, but also political power, and the Yu family is also one of the ruling classes. Who will willingly cede the rights in his hands to others, even the emperor.

And once the emperor takes power, the family that was once in power will inevitably plummet.

Although the queen is not favored, she is Li Hongsheng's wife after all, and she is a smart person, so she has long seen Li Hongsheng clearly. According to his character, he will definitely not be at ease with the former ruling class.

The emperor in power is suspicious of your family, and that will not end well.

And Li Hongsheng will definitely choose to never suffer in the future, although it can't be now, but in the future, boiling frogs in warm water is absolutely indispensable.

You must know that the first emperor is a ruthless character who can endure it very much, and Li Hongsheng is not far behind in forbearance compared to his father.

Therefore, the queen and the Yu family wisely chose the Meng family.

If Li Hongsheng can't hold power, then her position as queen will be stable, and the Yu family can also rise steadily.

Moreover, the Meng family is the only family in the court that can resist the emperor. As long as the Meng family, as a bridgehead, does not fall, all Li Hongsheng's thoughts are in vain.

Without force, it is a fool's dream to change the political pattern since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Soon, Xi Jiang finished reading this letter of the Yu family's integrity. The letter was indeed written by the queen herself, and in order to show her sincerity, the queen also stamped her own private seal.

This time, the Yu family has made a bloody investment. But it cannot be completely ruled out that the Yu family is suspected of being a spy.

Xi Jiang folded the letter, put it back into the envelope, and then looked at the queen and said, "Sister's letter, sister accepted it." My sister's request, my sister agreed on behalf of my father. My sister just needs to continue to be a queen in peace. ”

got Xi Jiang's promise, and the queen's hanging heart also let go a lot.

"In this way, my sister will be relieved, I will disturb my sister today, and I will have a good time with my sister another day."

Xi Jiang leaned over and saluted, "Sister go slowly." ”

Looking at the back of the queen leaving, Qiu Zhi was puzzled: "Miss, the queen's mother's family is a family of Wenchen, although it is not the center of power, but it also has certain rights. Why did you take refuge in our Meng family? ”

Xi Jiang smiled and said, "Although the Wenchen family is in the same vein as our generals, they are on par with each other. However, there are many factions in Wenchenzhong, not as pure as our generals, and the internal party struggle has never stopped.

It's a bit too much to say it's a plate of loose sand, but it's by no means as hard as a rock. Do you think that only the Yu family has taken refuge in the Meng family? The Wenchen family has long been out of line. ”

Xi Jiang looked at the yellow leaves and dead branches outside the house, and the yellow leaves were slowly falling with the wind, and the autumn mood was very strong and intense.

sighed: "The power of this court will still be concentrated in the hands of a few people after all. ”

"Mother, in that case. So what's the point of us trying to stop His Majesty from taking power alone? ”

"Of course it makes sense, power is in the hands of a person with a low eye, and it will only be abused." After speaking, Xi Jiang looked at Li Jifeng, who was looking happy, "And in the hands of a person who knows how to fear power and knows how to use it well, it is the best for the people of the world." ”