Since the pacification of northern Xinjiang, Ning Jun has made meritorious contributions, Gao Chengyan has won the hearts of the people, and under various pressures, the emperor can only abdicate and make way for Xian. Under the voice of everyone willing or unwilling, Gao Chengyan ascended the throne and became the emperor and changed the name of the country to Jiading.

He called the emperor, seized power and placed the former empress dowager under house arrest, and named her the empress dowager; Circle 3 forbade the emperor and the empress, and were named the emperor and the empress dowager of filial piety respectively. Now that the two of them have no real power, the former Princess Ning is the real queen mother of the harem. As for the deposed prince and his relatives, they were reduced to civilian captivity for life.

The third prince was young and did not deal with it, but only named him King Gong and lived in the capital Kaifu. canonized his biological mother Chen Guiren as Concubine Gong and followed her son out of the palace to live together. When he becomes an adult, according to the situation, he can leave Beijing only after the fief. Otherwise, you will not be allowed to take half a step out of the capital without an edict.

As for King Xiaohuan and the eldest princess of Fuqing, they both judged the situation and returned to the new emperor, and their status was the same as that of the past, and they were only rewarded and appeased.

And several princesses of the previous dynasty have not been abolished, except for the eldest princess who refuses to bow her head and the third princess who has a loss of virtue, the rest are given titles and treated as before. His biological mothers, such as Concubine Zhen, Concubine Ning, Concubine Jing, Concubine Fu and others, were all named concubines and concubines, and went out of the palace to live with their children. The fifth princess and the seventh princess who have not yet left the cabinet and their biological mother remain in the palace as usual.

For the old people, the new emperor Gao Chengyan did not deal with them severely, but gave the maximum leniency. This behavior also bought him a lot of hearts.

But this coup came too suddenly after all, and many courtiers in the court, such as Zheng Wenke, Hou Zhantian, Deng Chang and others, could not accept the change of ownership for a while. There are many people who choose to hide from the world. The replacement of the dynasty is not so easy, Gao Chengyan has already prepared in his heart. But in any case, things are always moving in the direction he is working towards.

In the middle of the night in June, when the young new emperor was writing at his desk, the new chief steward came in slowly, saluted and greeted: "Your Majesty." ”

"How's it going?" Gao Chengyan put down the pen in his hand and asked.

After the second princess entered Beijing, General Deng's mood stabilized a lot. But ......" went to Dong to look at the new emperor's expression, and paused slightly: "The second princess wants to know what happened to the second prince and the abolished prince back then. and made a request to bury the body of the second prince and restore the reputation of his biological mother, Concubine De. ”

Gao Chengyan smiled mockingly, he lowered his eyes slightly and thought for a moment, and said lightly: "You tell the second princess that his brother does have the ambition to seize the throne, and he has done a lot of evil, so he is not a vain death." ”

"Yes."

By the way, I warned her to be a man and quit greed, I have already exchanged Yuwenbai for the body of the second prince and buried him in northern Xinjiang. As long as she and Deng Chang'an are separated, he will have the opportunity to worship one day, otherwise it will ......" Gao Chengyan did not continue the topic, only rubbed his temples and said: "You tell Deng Chang again that General Deng Hua and my father have been friends for many years, and he is now old, and I will visit him when I have time." ”

"Yes." Go to Dongyingxia and continue to report: "General Dou sent a letter today, and they will leave for Beijing tomorrow. The second prince of Shen is now full of joy and anger, they are not good at guessing his intentions, they are afraid that it will be unfavorable to the emperor after returning to Beijing, so please prepare the emperor as soon as possible. ”

"How is the sixth princess over there?"

"Mrs. Zhen wrote from Fang Cai, the princess gave birth safely three days ago, although the child was born a month prematurely, but the mother and daughter were safe." "They also plan to leave for Beijing tomorrow. ”

"My daughter is good...... After a woman gives birth, she is not allowed to go out. Gao Chengyan smiled slightly, sighed lightly, and said, "But it's okay in June." Let Mrs. Zhen accompany her, everything is based on the princess's body, as long as she enters Beijing before Shen Zhizhang returns. ”

"Yes." After going to Dongying, he quietly retreated, and only Gao Chengyan was left in the entire hall to continue to work at the desk.

The empty study room was so quiet that there was no sound. Gao Chengyan's hand holding the brush to write slowly stopped, he sat silently for a moment, then came back to his senses, and continued to review the folds with his concentration.

But in my heart, I feel infinitely empty, I have dreamed of it for many years, and when I climb to the top, I feel that life is boring, but that's it. Sure enough, in response to what Jinshu said, when you reach a high position, you will find that life is infinitely lonely, and you are not as comfortable as ordinary days.

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Jinshu arrived in the capital five days later, and was taken to the palace by Gao Chengyan's people as soon as he entered Beijing.

Since the day Gao Chengyan left Suzhou, Jinshu has no channel to learn about the frontier. She was not only worried about Shen Zhizhang's situation in the frontier, but also afraid that Concubine Jing and Wang in the capital would have an accident, and at the same time felt guilty about Shen Zhiyan's death. Multiple pressures were exerted on her, and it was inevitable that she would worry and worry day and night, which led to premature birth.

The former free life was used to it, and all kinds of struggles were unfolding around her for a while, and she couldn't bear it at all. Innocent people such as Shen Zhiyan, Xia Aya and others all died in vain because of her, and asked her how to face Shen Zhizhang and Chun Juan...... Even though others say that she is indifferent and alienated, people have feelings in the end, and it is impossible to completely strip themselves of their life circle. So every time she thought about it, she couldn't help but be upset and couldn't let go, and she was about to suffer from postpartum depression for a while.

This first child was not well raised, from pregnancy to childbirth, there was no relative next to him, coupled with a long-term emotional downturn and a long journey, resulting in Jinshu's whole person looking like two people from the original judgment. The gentle and quiet plump feeling in the past was almost gone, replaced by anxiety and a weak sense of thinness, Gao Chengyan was taken aback when he saw her at first glance: "But I haven't seen you for two months, how can you lose weight...... What does this look like? ”

Jin Shu glanced at him faintly, and said with a bit of sarcasm: "Isn't this a blessing from you?" ”

"Why do you do this?" Gao Chengyan knew that he was at a loss, so he didn't take it to heart, but said: "Make up for your body in the past few days, and don't fall ill during the confinement." ”

"Isn't it good to be a qualified chess piece when you fall ill?" Jin Shu replied. But after saying that, she herself felt that her words were too angry. As in the past, she rarely had such a bitter and mean time, and at the moment there was a sour feeling in her heart, so she turned her head to look away and continued to ask: "Now that your wish has been fulfilled, can't I go home yet?" ”

"Wait for Shen Zhizhang to come back and let him pick you up."

"Are you afraid that he will settle accounts with you, so you are going to use me and the child as a shield, right?" Jin Shu knew it, but he still deliberately asked.

Gao Chengyan raised his eyes to look at her, smiled bitterly and said, "Since you know everything, why do you bother to ask again?" ”

"I'm not happy in my heart, and you shouldn't be too comfortable." Jin Shu stopped looking at him, took the child from the nurse's hand, and turned around to go out. But I heard Gao Chengyan chuckle helplessly behind him: "I don't know if you are a child who is deliberately angry with me, or if you really hate me." But since you have figured out all the truths, why bother to be unforgiving in your mouth. Now I can be regarded as a ......" king of a country.

"What? Emperor? Jinshu carefully hugged the child and turned to look at him: "Truth is reason, emotion is emotion." You've succeeded, but there's no obligation to be happy for a stepping stone like us, right? ”

"Hmph......" Gao Chengyan smiled lowly and said, "That's it." Say you can't do it, you go, I ordered someone to clean up the house for you, and Xiaohuan is also there. With familiar people, maybe you can have a good rest. ”

"Little Ring?" Jinshu shook his head and said, "If you don't say it, I'm about to forget about her." But I don't want to see her, since she's your person, let's stay with you. ”

"You blame her?"

"Not really. I've been with Xiaohuan for a long time and know her character. Jin Shu smiled calmly and said, "She's just an innocent and pitiful pawn." It's just that after this incident, I will inevitably feel guilty, and she will feel guilty and embarrassed, why should we torture each other, it is better not to see each other from now on, and live well with each other, so as not to be embarrassed. ”

Gao Chengyan nodded, he thought to himself for a moment and understood her voice: "It's all up to you." After a pause, he said a few words and said: "You have lived well in the palace these days, your mother and concubine have been placed in your Ming Garden, and the old lady, eldest lady and little girl of the Shen family have also been arranged." When Shen Zhizhang comes back in a few days, I will make up for what I owe to the Shen family one by one. ”

Hearing the changes in his words, Jin Shu knew that the stupid cousin who had been pretending to be stupid and dormant for many years was gone, and Gao Chengyan, who was reading and writing in the same study with her, patiently explaining his motives to her, pouring out his thoughts, and behaving elegantly, had also become a thing of the past. In his place was the young emperor, the new emperor who had ascended to the supreme position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan and did not allow anyone to despise and oppose it.

Jin Shu gradually restrained his emotions, hugged the child and bowed slightly to him: "Thank you, Your Majesty...... The younger sister retired. ”

Each other is smart people, and after each side takes a stand, there is no need to leave any illusions. Gao Chengyan waved his hand and signaled that Jinshu could go. But when he saw her leave the back, he couldn't help but sigh.

Just as he wrote on the paper at the beginning, "The world is like a dream, but the soul is at ease", for him, his cousin Jinshu is a confidant who has never really made friends but understands each other.

Just as she patiently told him not to get involved in the affairs of the fifth princess that year, and it was as if she told Shen Zhizhang behind her back to help him take care of him, but what touched him the most was what she said about Wu Xiang when she had a heart-to-heart relationship with him. Others laughed at him for being stupid, but she was the only one who saw the simplicity and happiness under the stupidity.

After all, it's better to cherish each other, and be a stranger, right?