How could the Queen Mother be so confused? ”

In the Wanshou Palace, the Empress Dowager Jin was sitting with her hands down, bowing her head and not speaking, with a difficult and hesitant look on her face.

And the one who spoke strong language to ask was the emperor's eldest sister, the eldest princess of Zhaoming.

At that time, Shuqing Concubine Xu and Yingxian Concubine Jin were sitting on the left and right, and when they saw the eldest princess like this, their expressions were also embarrassed, but the two looked at each other, and they both decided not to speak for the time being.

The eldest princess of Fuchang on the side also couldn't help but say: "Queen Mother, I never ask about things in the court, and you know it." It's just that this time, the matter is so important, the dynasty clearly has a prince, and it is a new monarch, and it should be Yuan'er. ”

"Yes." The eldest princess of Zhaoming said very firmly: "Queen Mother, the prince's supervision of the country is because of his weak body, but it is not because His Majesty wants to abolish the prince and let King Cheng supervise the country, which is a helpless move." Since there is now a new monarch, it should be the prince who ascends the throne, but there has never been a clear reason for the prince to let the emperor ascend the throne. ”

"But ......" the Queen Mother was a little uneasy, "But Yu Qian said that they said, ...... Now the prince's body is really weak. I'm afraid that I can't afford to do a lot of state affairs, and if I take the throne because of this, it will be bad. If not, let King Cheng ascend the throne first, and the prince will still be the prince. When the emperor returned to the court, King Cheng's child naturally resigned. ”

"Dare to ask the queen mother, what is the meaning of setting up a new king?" The eldest princess of Zhaoming asked the Queen Mother very calmly.

"Naturally, it is to deter the white department, and teach the white department not to be arrogant." The Queen Mother replied as calmly as she could.

"Since it is only a deterrent, and the emperor will be welcomed back to the palace in the future, it is naturally up to the crown prince to sit in this position. Naturally, Ah Yuan is not feeling well and cannot handle government affairs, so it is good to continue to let Ming'er handle government affairs. The eldest princess of Zhaoming said coldly, "Wouldn't it be better to arrange like this?" ”

"That'...... This ......" the Queen Mother Jin was still a little hesitant, "the mourning family really doesn't know." The mourning family has not dealt with these things for many years, but the mourning family feels that the prince is unwell, and most of them are heart disease. If Ah Yuan's child is pushed to that position, won't his heart disease be even more serious? If you are uneasy in your heart, how can your body be well? ”

"This ......" The arrogant eldest princess Zhaoming was asked for the first time, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

"Okay, this matter is just to talk about the mourning family, in the end, none of the results of the court discussion clan can be missing, naturally it is not something that our woman's words can do." The Queen Mother looked at the two eldest princesses, "It's just that you two are very important princesses in the court, so you have to express your position." You go back and think about it for yourself, don't be angry because of the past, Ming'er is a good boy, how the previous generation is, Ming'er shouldn't bear it. After saying the last few sentences, the Empress Dowager Jin's language momentum was already much tougher, and Fang Cai's hesitation had been abandoned.

"I ......" The eldest princess of Zhaoming couldn't help but move when she heard this, and she was almost about to leave her seat, but she was still held down by the eldest princess of Fuchang on the side, so she didn't have a seizure.

"Recently, there have been a lot of books on the courtiers, and the mourning family has to go and see it again." The Empress Dowager Jin left her seat, looked at the two concubines, and smiled gently: "Two sisters, help me persuade the two girls." ”

Concubine Shuqing and Concubine Yingxian smiled and looked at the two eldest princesses of Zhaoming Fuchang.

Talking about it carefully, because the queen mother entered the palace late, and because the two concubines Shuqing and Yingxian had a very good relationship with the concubine Chunxi in the past, the two eldest princesses naturally became closer to the two concubines. The two concubines did take care of the two princesses for a period of time when they were young, and although the relationship was not as good as that of the mother and daughter, they could finally be regarded as trustworthy relatives.

The eldest princess of Zhaoming is actually more or less reluctant to hold on in front of the queen mother, after all, one is her own son who died in battle, and the other is her younger brother who was defeated and captured, and her family seems to be in a panic, naturally she is strong on the surface, and her heart has long been hollowed out, but she does not dare to show her timidity in front of outsiders and juniors. Now in front of the two concubines, the eldest princess of Zhaoming couldn't help but shed two lines of tears from the corners of her eyes.

Concubine Shuqing couldn't bear to step forward and hugged the eldest princess of Zhaoming, "Yinghuan, don't be sad." ”

The eldest princess of Zhaoming nodded and promised verbally, but she seemed to be even more sad.

", what should I do? It's clear that the crown prince is still here, how can he, how can he teach others to be emperors? And Ming'er...... Tomorrow...... Cui's, Cui's! ”

The eldest princess of Fuchang also said: "Yes, although Ming'er is good, he is the child of the Cui family's slut." If Ming'er becomes the emperor, won't Cui become the emperor's biological mother? If you teach your mother to know this, you won't be at ease underground. ”

Concubine Yingxian and Concubine Shuqing looked at each other, and they both thought of the old years, the memories that had been sealed for a long time but could still bring sighs.

Cheng King Li Ming's biological mother is undoubtedly a cheap maid, the woman who is the least worthy of being the emperor's concubine, she has a delicate and graceful appearance, a slender and graceful figure, and a voice like a yellow bird, it seems that all the beauty that women should have fell on her, which should be an enviable level; But beauty and ugliness can exist at the same time, and this woman also has a situation and conduct that all women in the world are extremely disgusted with: a lowly background, a vulgar and shallow knowledge, and a heart like a snake and scorpion. Even if that woman has been dead for so long, she is as vivid in the hearts of the old people of their generation as Concubine Chunxi - one is always beautiful and well, and the other is extremely dirty and disgusting.

Even when I think of this person, I don't even feel a trace of nausea in my heart.

However, such a good woman raised the child of this extremely evil woman under her knees.

In fact, Cui's is not a good mother, she doesn't want this child herself, who can blame her?

Thinking of this, Concubine Yingxian couldn't help but curse coldly: "Cui's slut, she is not worthy of being Ming'er's biological mother." She will always be just a noble concubine. ”

"It can only be a noble concubine forever......," the eldest princess of Fuchang seemed to think of something, but she was a little depressed in her heart: "Sister, the rules of the dynasty are there, what if the Cui family is the biological mother?" Serious Ming'er's mother is the two former queens and the current queen mother. is sealed, and Cui's will never be worthy! ”

The eldest princess of Zhaoming was stunned for a moment, and the hatred in the corners of her eyes weakened slightly, "That's ...... Is there no other way? ”

"Ying Huan," Concubine Yingxian stepped forward and wiped her tears for the eldest princess of Zhaoming, "Child, hate or not, we can't make decisions about many things in this palace." But you have to think about it, some things are not necessarily just good to get a high position. ”

"What?" The eldest princess of Zhaoming was stunned, "What is the golden mother talking about?" ”

Concubine Yingxian looked at Ying Shu very softly, "Yinghuan, you are a smart person, but you feel uncomfortable because there have been too many things recently." Think about it, you should know it in your heart. In the end, Ah Yuan and Ming'er, in your heart, who is more important? ”

"Naturally, it's Ah Yuan." The eldest princess of Zhaoming replied without thinking about it: "Although Ming'er is close to me, I can't forget that cheap maid of the Cui family in my heart......"

"That'll do." Concubine Yingxian looked at the eldest princess of Zhaoming, "You are sober and sober, and then think about it, what is good for Ah Yuan." Think about Ah Yuan's situation again. ”

In the carriage out of the palace, the eldest princess Zhaoming was leaning on the shoulder of the eldest princess of Fuchang, but she looked sad and tired, no longer as proud and noble as before, and looked forward to the most graceful and atmospheric eldest princess of the Shenfei dynasty.

"Big sister, are you okay?" The eldest princess of Fuchang was very worried.

"Nature is good." The eldest princess of Zhaoming was in a much calmer mood, but her heart was empty and she had no one to rely on. "Wanmei, you say, should the things of my mother's life be involved in our generation?"

"Perhaps...... Shouldn't? The eldest princess of Fuchang also replied very unconfidently, "I don't know, Cui's slut, she is not worthy of carrying shoes for her mother!" But she just gave birth to Ming'er. Over the years......"

"For so many years, you say, how is Ming'er?" The eldest princess of Zhaoming raised her head and looked at the eldest princess of Fuchang and said.

The eldest princess of Fuchang pondered for a long time before she replied: "Ming'er, naturally it is a good one." Although he is the son of the Cui family, he has not touched any bad habits on the Cui family, whether it is for Jing'er or for us, he is sincere. ”

"Yes, but it's this sincerity that is the most difficult to choose." The eldest princess Zhaoming's eyes were a little low, "What about you?" It's that Ming'er is so good, you can have no mustard at all, and you can't think of Cui's things at all? ”

"I ......" The eldest princess of Fuchang was asked for a while, she thought for a long time, and still replied truthfully: "I can't, Cui's is so disgusting, even now that I think about it, I can't wait to tear Cui's family." Although Ming'er is good, the only bad thing is that she was born in Cui's belly. If he was born in someone else's womb, that's it. ”

"yes!" The eldest princess of Zhaoming sighed, "I think, even the mother at the beginning can't be completely innocent." As long as Ming'er exists, Cui's shadow will always be there, and no one is a sage, so naturally he can't leave Cui's to see Ming'er. ”

"Yes."

"That'...... I think this emperor ...... It's more appropriate to do it tomorrow. ”

"Jing'er's temperament ......"

After that, there was a candidate for a new monarch, and the court and the clan have been discussing this topic for a long time, and the courtiers led by Yu Qian, the secretary of the military department, and the old Sanyang Pavilion of the cabinet strongly advocated the establishment of Li Ming, the king of Cheng, as the new monarch; Qi Youzhen, the first assistant of the cabinet, established the lord and canonized the crown prince Li Yuan as the new monarch; As for the family headed by Wuqing Bo Shiheng, they strongly advocated welcoming back the emperor and should not set up a new monarch.

In this way, King Cheng did not dare to say bluntly, but the crown prince Li Yuan went to the court in person and bluntly said that he was not suitable for the emperor's responsibility, and was willing to hand over state affairs to the ministers themselves.

The eldest princess was asked in the clan again, and the two eldest princesses said: "There are all hundreds of official families to discuss, and I don't dare to give advice to women." I only hope that everything will be considered in the pilgrimage of the country. "There is no clear support for whom, and no clear opposition to whom.

In the end, after several nights of debate, the Empress Dowager Jin finally issued an order: to establish King Cheng as the new monarch, immediately ascend the throne, and respect the current saint Li Ming as the emperor.

At this point, the dust has settled on the emperor's candidate.