Chapter 15 The courtyard is a little deeper

Since Cai Xiaoxiao obtained the emperor's permission, he went to the Qinzheng Palace to eat. This Zhai embroidery palace only fires for breakfast.

This fan also frees up a lot of time, but the work of this imperial chef is going to be heavier.

Fortunately, Cai Xiaoxiao is not a picky eater, and has always said that this meal is delicious.

This imperial chef is also happy when he hears it, and naturally he will be more thoughtful.

Although his words are contrary to his ears, this person still likes to be praised after all.

On this day, it's time for dinner.

Cai Xiaoxiao, as always, went to the emperor's Qinzheng Palace for dinner.

Cai Xiao sighed while eating, and the emperor almost didn't eat a bite Cai Xiao was about to sigh.

This sigh made the emperor almost lose his appetite.

The emperor finally put down the people and put down the chopsticks, "I don't know what the queen has on her mind today?" Sighing all the time. ”

"Sort of."

"Speak up and let me analyze it for you."

"Forget it, it's not good." Cai said with a sense of wanting to get away with it.

"If you don't say it, you're a bully. You have to think about it. The emperor found that he had been praying for blessings with Cai Yu recently, and he couldn't help but want to bully her.

"Don't frame me, who hasn't had a secret yet." Cai is not stupid.

"The whole world is mine, and if I say that you deceive the king, you will deceive the king." And that's on the bar.

"That'll do. You're amazing. ”

The emperor had a thief smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, can you tell your concubines what is a courtesy?"

"Pay attention to the coming and going in etiquette, and use the attitude and way of the other party to treat yourself." The emperor replied seriously. After all, this ancient book was not read in vain.

"Then the emperor thinks that if the concubine gives a gift to the emperor, the emperor can give a gift back to the concubine?"

"If it's a courtesy, that's natural."

"Then does the emperor think that the concubine should be said by this person?"

"That's natural, but I don't know that the queen has met someone other than me in this short period of time? I wonder who this person is? ”

"The concubines don't dare, so they know so many." Cai said modestly.

"Oh, really?" The emperor is also a good hand at roundabouts.

"It's an old man that the concubine knew some time ago. The concubine and the old man explained the identity and origin of the concubine. But the concubine recently found that this friend's deceased also ate well and slept well, and I don't know when he will be able to communicate with the concubine? When Cai said this, his eyes were straight and his eyes were hooked, his face was innocent, and he looked at the emperor expectantly.

As soon as the emperor heard this, he knew that what this old man was talking about was not the emperor himself.

Unexpectedly, the emperor also became Cai Xiao's old man. However, there is nothing wrong with saying that he is unemployed, and the emperor remembered the first time he met Cai Xiao.

At that time, Cai Xiaoxiao was covered in blood, scolded people at the exit, and called himself the main palace.

It's good now, I know both etiquette and physique, and now I can even make a detour when I say something.

This growth is really not small, which makes the emperor a little impressed.

"And what does the queen want to hear?"

"Has the emperor ever heard of this gift, has anyone designated a gift in return?"

"Naturally, it's all by heart."

"Then what does the emperor think the concubines need to dictate?"

Since Cai Yue lied to Huang, he was talking about his own life experience and the source problem. If you really want to exchange courtesies, then you can only talk about the history of the emperor.

But the history of the emperor, this can be learned from the historians in the palace.

The emperor thought for a while, "If you want to understand me, then you can go to the historian to find out." In that case, I will tell you about the history that even the historians don't know. ”

The emperor is talking about some things about the queen.

The emperor wanted Cai to understand what kind of person this person was in this position.

For the queen, the emperor has a very special feeling.

From the outside world, it seems that the queen is not favored, but what is going on here, only the emperor and the queen know best.

Even the most favored father-in-law Li Yue around the emperor, and the most trusted maid fan around the queen didn't know the inside story of this matter.

The current emperor ascended the throne at the age of 15 and canonized the daughter of Prime Minister Cai, Cai Xiaoxiao as the queen.

The marriage contract between the two has been set by the emperor and Lord Cai since childhood.

At that time, the Si Na Kingdom had only recently been founded, and the foundation of the DPRK and China was unstable. The emperor also urgently needed to stabilize the court, implement a new policy, and recuperate.

Among the daughters of the ministers of the court, the emperor chose several suitable candidates for the queen.

At that time, the emperor was only 7 years old, and the prime minister's daughter was almost 7 years old, which was the oldest of these girls.

On that day, the emperor took the emperor to the prime minister's mansion.

The prime minister also naturally brought his children with him to welcome the arrival of the emperor.

The prime minister has two children. One is the queen, and the other is the queen's brother, who is about 3 years older than Cai Xiaoxiao. A few children played in the courtyard, and the adults talked about things in the house.

The emperor naturally didn't know what he was talking about, but on the way back to the palace, the emperor asked the emperor, "Did you have a good time with the Cai family brothers and sisters?" ”

The emperor said happily, "Back to my father, my sons and daughters have a lot of fun." The elder brother of the Cai family is very good, and the younger sister of the Cai family seems to be a little frail and sickly. ”

"Just have fun." The emperor said very kindly.

"Father, the imperial doctor in this palace is the best imperial doctor in the world?"

"The imperial doctor in this palace is naturally the best imperial doctor in the world, why did the emperor ask such a question?"

"Fang Cai was playing with the Cai family brothers and sisters, and Erchen asked the Cai family's sister if she had a doctor. She said that after seeing the doctor, the doctor had no choice, and would start taking medicine when he ate. Since childhood, he has been frail and sick, and has not been treated. Erchen thought, the imperial doctor in this palace is the best doctor in the whole world, if he can let the imperial doctor in this palace take a look, maybe the illness of the Cai family's sister can also be cured, and there is no need to be like this all the time. ”

When the emperor heard this, he naturally knew that this Prime Minister Cai Cheng must have found a famous doctor in the world to show her. This is still the case now, and the imperial doctor in this palace is afraid that there is no way. "Does the emperor like this Cai sister?"

"The younger sister of the Cai family is cute, and the sons naturally like it."

When the emperor heard this, he was very happy.

Since then, he has made a holy decree and set this family business.

The emperor's unintentional words made her the queen.

When the emperor was young, he was a little hesitant because Prime Minister Cai's daughter was frail and sickly since she was a child. Since it was chosen by the emperor himself, the emperor also saw it.

Later, when the emperor was about to die, he lay on the bed and told the emperor about these old things.

The first emperor told the emperor, no matter what happens in the future. The queens are all chosen by themselves, and they can no longer like it, but they must be respected. At that time, the emperor didn't know what this sentence meant, and as time went by, the queen's virtue also made the emperor gradually understand the true meaning of that sentence when the emperor died.

The queen has been frail and sickly since she was a child, and she can't play around like other children of the same age.

Since she was a child, the queen rarely even went out of the door of the boudoir, and many times, she watched others play on the sidelines.

Therefore, since she was a child, the queen has been calm and enduring.

Since she can't play with other people's children of the same age, the queen can only read and write when she is in the boudoir. It is no wonder that the queen is knowledgeable, gentle and virtuous.

The queen, who likes to read, has liked to collect some paper since she was a child. The queen couldn't go out by herself, so she sent a fan to search everywhere in the capital.

Prime Minister Cai knew her hobbies, and sometimes when she learned where to produce distinctive paper, she would bring it back to the queen.

Prime Minister Cai has loved this daughter since she was a child, and watched her daughter being assigned to marriage, and she is still the queen of the mother of a country. In Prime Minister Cai's heart, there was a lot of contradiction.

This royal family, since ancient times, the harem has three palaces and six courtyards, how can the daughter have such a temperament as she can fight the women of this harem.

Although the battle in this royal harem is fierce and fierce, if you don't take the initiative to fight, it is a good place to recuperate. After all, there is the best doctor in the world in this palace.

Cai Xiaoxiao has been frail and sickly since he was a child, and the doctors have said that it is difficult to have children in this life. It's just that only Prime Minister Cai Cheng knows about this matter in the whole family.

Marrying into an ordinary official eunuch family, Cai Xiaoxiao naturally does not have to be called by his in-laws, nor does he have to attract people to divorce his wife because he cannot give birth to an heir.

Compared with the brother-in-law royal, even if he can't give birth to an heir for the emperor, there are other people in this harem who will give birth to an heir to the emperor.

Even if she can't give birth to an heir, as long as there is nothing wrong with her virtues, she is still the queen of the mother of a country.

Although it is very contradictory, Prime Minister Cai Cheng has finally accepted the country in his life, and he will definitely not resist the decree.

The reason why Lord Cai received the letter of the emperor and the emperor was because of Prime Minister Cai's words.

As long as it does not violate the truth, ethics, and law, as long as the emperor gives an order, he will never resist the will of the emperor and will never go against the emperor's wishes.

For so many years, Prime Minister Cai Cheng has also been practicing this sentence with his own actions.

Sometimes, the emperor's proposal was opposed by all the civil and military officials, but Prime Minister Cai stood up to support the emperor.

The implementation proves that Prime Minister Cai's support and decision are right. Although sometimes, the emperor's proposal will fail in the implementation process, but Lord Cai doesn't care.

Immortals can't guarantee that everything they do is right, so how can a mortal make the right decision every time with his limited knowledge?

Compared with the emperor, Cai Cheng is both a minister and a father.

It is the duty of a courtier to violate morality, make a decision on the spot with laws and ethics, and point out and criticize without hesitation.

For those who do not violate the law to the end, and the law and ethics are also supported, helped, and recognized, and if they fail, they will be comforted and encouraged, which is a father's love and education for his children.

The emperor not only respects the queen, not only because of Prime Minister Cai Cheng, but the queen's virtue is also enough for the emperor to respect.

The queen knew how she was doing, so the Holy Grace was naturally not good.

In order not to embarrass the emperor, the queen is willing to be an unfavored queen.

When the queen first entered the palace, she was still a young girl, and now she is 25 years old and has no heirs.

The canonization ceremony took place exactly ten years ago in the spring. The queen wearing bridal makeup, coupled with that shallow smile, is more beautiful than any flower in the world, and it is unforgettable.

On the night of the wedding, it was a candle night in the cave room.

However, just when the queen and the emperor had finished all the wedding ceremonies, there were only the queen and the emperor in the entire huge room.

Without waiting for the emperor to speak, the queen opened her mouth first.

"Your Majesty, the concubine has a few words to say to you." The queen and the emperor sat side by side on the edge of the bed, the queen clasped her hands in front of her legs, her eyes looking ahead.

"Queen, please speak." The emperor glanced at the queen.

The queen stood up, walked up to the emperor, made a royal salute, knelt on the ground, and looked up at the emperor.

The queen's move shocked the emperor a little, "Queen, why is this?" ”

The emperor thought that the queen now wanted to rely on her position as queen and seek some non-compliant requirements. So the emperor didn't stand up and support the queen, and his tone was a little heavier and displeased than just now.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is the daughter of Lord Cai, the prime minister of the dynasty. Although the concubines don't know, why the first emperor would marry a weak and sick concubine to become the queen. However, now that the matter has come to this, the concubine has several requests that she would like to explain to you tonight. I also hope that the emperor can promise his concubines. The queen's delicate body knelt on the ground and said in a somewhat rigid tone.

"Tell me about it." The emperor's inner words were: Sure enough.

"As the queen, Benyin assists the emperor and takes care of the harem for the emperor. But because the concubines are weak and sickly, these concubines may not be able to do well. Therefore, the concubine wants to make an agreement with the emperor in three chapters, first, please ask the emperor not to favor the concubine. The concubine is the daughter of the prime minister, and her father is deeply trusted by the emperor. If the concubine gets the emperor's favor again, the concubine is afraid that the concubine's family will have undivided demands on the emperor. The concubines don't want to see the emperor in a dilemma, and the concubines don't want to be in a dilemma. This may be the fulfillment of the sentence, the body is delicate, but the temperament is not delicate.

Hearing this, the 15-year-old emperor was shocked.

Everyone in this harem wants to be favored, so why not be favored. What's more, there is only one queen in the harem today, and there is no one else in the emperor who can be wet with rain and dew.

After the queen finished speaking the first chapter of the three chapters of the covenant, she carefully looked at the emperor's expression, and then said, "Second, no matter how many concubines there will be in this harem in the future, the concubines will do their best to manage these harem concubines. But the concubine also hopes that no matter how the concubine is treated, please ask the emperor not to interfere and just take a cold look. ”

Not being favored in the harem, do you know what it means?

It means that life, food, clothing, housing and transportation are inferior. Even if you are the queen, the minions and slaves around you may not give you a good look.

The two looked at each other as if they were still images.

The queen continued, "Third, in the face of major rights and wrongs, please ask the emperor to believe in the concubines. This is the only way for the concubines to stay quietly in this harem. ”

The emperor was very puzzled in his heart, the face in front of him, even if he only looked at it, would make the people who saw it fall for it and admire it.

Even if you are infirm and sick, you should not say such things.

The 15-year-old emperor was not as calm as he is now. After being shocked, he asked, "Why?" ”

"The heirs born by the concubines are naturally the descendants, and they are naturally the ones who will be the princes in the future. But the concubine knew very well that the concubine had been weak and sick since she was a child, and her father searched for famous doctors all over the world for the concubine, but she still couldn't get better. The doctors said I wouldn't live to be 25 years old. When the concubine left, although the concubine's children were descendants, they were still young. Without his mother's protection, the grandfather and uncle in the outer court would naturally do whatever it took for him. The concubine didn't want to embarrass the emperor, let alone let her father and brother have suspicion among the emperor. If there is no concubine as a mother, the harem is eyeing the tiger, and there are so many people staring at the position of the prince, the concubine does not want her children to be calculated and murdered. Since the concubine has no way, it is better to protect him until he reaches adulthood, it is better not to lose the emperor's favor from the beginning. ”

The frail and sickly women in front of the emperor said so objectively and reasonably. If it is a man, he must become a pillar of a country, and he has all the advantages of Prime Minister Cai Cheng.

Of course, Prime Minister Cai's son is also excellent.

The emperor stood up and walked to the queen's side. After a pause, nothing was said. He left the palace on the wedding night and went to the palace of diligent government.

The emperor's departure on the wedding night was undoubtedly telling the harem.

The emperor didn't like this queen, so much so that on the wedding night, he had to leave.

Although, on the surface, the emperor left the Zhaixiu Palace under the pretext of being busy with government affairs.

But the reality is that the minions and servants in the harem all know that the emperor doesn't like the queen.

All excuses are just a cover-up.

After the emperor left, the queen slowly got up and sat on the edge of the bed all night.

And the emperor, that night did not sleep.

After that, the emperor rarely went to the queen's Zhaixiu Palace.

Although I will go to the Zhaixiu Palace a few times a year, I still count ten on my fingers.

Most of the time, the emperor will stop when passing by the Zhaixiu Palace. Every time I want to go in, I will think of what the queen said on the wedding night, and the three chapters of the emperor's covenant.

Every time after a short pause, I still chose to leave.

The emperor doesn't want to pet the queen, but he doesn't dare to pet him.

Instead of pets, it has become a respect for each other, knowing each other, staying together, and never abandoning.

The last time the two saw each other was a month ago.

And this meeting, what the emperor didn't expect was that it would be the last meeting.

During that meeting, the two had a quarrel, and the queen was grounded in the Zhaixiu Palace.

Because, the queen reminded the emperor to be careful of the concubine.

Concubine Shu has been deeply favored by the emperor for so many years, and she has two concubines.

The emperor didn't understand why the queen would say this, "Queen, what evidence do you have for saying that?" ”

"Back to the emperor, there is no evidence of the concubines at present." The queen still has that hard tone.

"Since there is no evidence, how can I believe what the queen said?" The emperor wants to believe it. But one is the person he loves, and the other is the person he respects. The emperor is very conflicted and needs a reason that can be convinced.

"Does the emperor still remember the three chapters of the covenant with his concubines on the wedding night?"

"I, of course, remember. It's just that there is no evidence, how can I believe it. ”

Hearing this, the queen was still a little disappointed, but this may also be human nature.

The queen said very calmly and firmly, "Then please ask the emperor to promise the concubine one more thing!" The concubines were confined to the Zhaixiu Palace. ”

"Vexatious." The emperor was a little angry.

"Since the emperor doesn't believe in the concubines, the concubines might as well replace the last article of the three chapters of the law with a grounding. Your Majesty, you are still true to your word, and you have never broken your word. "It's still that hard.

Sometimes the emperor really wants the queen to speak in a hard tone, and make an exchange with the queen's frail and sickly body.

The emperor was obviously a little angry, "Then you can be grounded." Without my order, you are not allowed to step out of the Zhaixiu Palace. Saying that, the emperor waved his sleeves and left the Zhaixiu Palace angrily.

"Concubine, thank the emperor for his grace!" The queen still saluted according to the system and etiquette.

This was the first time the two had quarreled, and it was also the last.

Speaking of this, the emperor's eyes are a little moist, but the emperor is the emperor, just moist, and it will definitely not invade the whole eye.

Cai Xiaoxiao didn't know how to speak, after all, this kind of emotional scene was very unsuitable for Cai Xiaoxiao.

If it were rational, Cai Xiaoxiao could be reasonable, and he didn't say three days and three nights.

Cai Xiaoxiao remembered the TV series he had watched, took out his handkerchief from his sleeve, and handed it to the emperor.

The emperor looked at it, "What is this?" ”

Cai Xiaoxiao regretted it in an instant, he was an emperor, what kind of veil did he want.

Cai Xiaoxiao hurriedly took it back, and said a little angrily, "The emperor saved me, shouldn't it be because I look exactly the same as the queen's mother, you want to use me as a stand-in for the mother, right?" ”

"Girl, you're thinking too much. Except that you look exactly like the Queen, there is no other place where you look exactly like the Queen. The emperor didn't mean to belittle Cai Xiaoxiao, but Cai Xiaoxiao thought so when he heard it.

"Then why did the emperor save me?"

"Find the real murderer of the queen."

"Good. Anyway, I promised the emperor last year. After this is done, can the main palace leave here? Hongu has never been in love or married. Filial piety comes first, and no second is great. Even if this palace comes here alone, you have to fall in love, get married, and have children. You can't just be perfunctory just because your parents can't see it, and just treat it as if it doesn't exist. Cai was obviously angry about something

"You are the queen, my wife, how could I let you out of the palace."

"Your queen is not the main palace, the main palace just happens to look similar. In your harem, there are three palaces and six courtyards, and there is no shortage of one person in this palace. The palace still has to uphold the consistent style of the queen. Cai was very angry because of the emperor in front of him. There is not only a queen who respects her heart, but also a concubine who loves her deeply.

So what is Cai Yuyu at this time?

The provincial science champion in the college entrance examination, graduated from national defense science and technology, and the best special female soldier! It's not even a stand-in now!

The more Cai Xiaoyu thought about it, the more angry he became!

After Cai Xiaoxiao finished speaking, he stood up and left, without saluting.

This is really a return to the pre-liberation period.

The emperor was a little puzzled, he was fine just now, what's wrong?

Look outside, it's already dark.