Chapter 158: Wishful Thinking
It is said that after the cook entered the palace and finished making it, everyone in the palace was amazed, and they were constantly praising it, and Emperor Qi He ordered that the fried chicken wings be included in the famous dishes of the palace and ate them for three days.
It is said that after Chen Shuangshuang was taken on vacation by Ji Tian'an, Ji Tian'an went back to find Chen Shuangshuang once halfway, in fact, there was no major thing to go this time, just to give Chen Shuangshuang some help.
On that day, Ji Tian'an brought the best imperial doctor in the palace to see Chen Shuangshuang's mother, and it has been several days since Chen Shuangshuang's mother was sick, almost half a month! It's not that I haven't found a doctor to see it, but I haven't found out the reason for it for a long time, in fact, there is also a miracle doctor in the capital, but the miracle doctor doesn't easily give people a look, and it only costs a lot of money to see the disease.
Seeing that his mother's health was not as good as day by day, Chen Shuangshuang was in a hurry.
Until, Ji Tian'an brought the best imperial doctor in the palace to find Chen Shuangshuang, that day, the imperial doctor diagnosed the final result, and Ji Tian'an spent a lot of money to ask the imperial doctor to prescribe the best medicine to regulate Chen Shuangshuang's mother's body.
In the end, the imperial doctor said, "As long as you recuperate like this for a few days, you can get better, after all, when you are old, you still need to pay a little attention to recuperating your body." ”
That day, Chen Shuangshuang, who was standing next to Ji Tian'an when she heard these words, burst into tears, she didn't expect that her mother still had a good chance, in fact, in those days, she had been working hard to earn silver, and after earning silver, she thought that when the silver was enough, she would ask the best divine doctor in the capital to treat her mother.
It's just that the doctor's treatment fee is too high, so that Chen Shuangshuang has been saving for a long time, and he feels that he can't save the end, in fact, Chen Shuangshuang's mother now has some thoughts about giving up treatment, so Chen Shuangshuang is so eager to make money.
It's just that he didn't expect that on this day, Ji Tian'an took the imperial doctor to the door in person. Chen Shuangshuang grabbed Ji Tanan's hand, the whole person burst into tears, and swore in her heart that in her life, she would only recognize Ji Tanan as the master.
Ji Tian'an just shook Chen Shuangshuang's hand at that time, and asked with relief: "Chen Shuangshuang, you don't have to worry, don't worry, don't have any burden, once this lady has any needs, go to Yunqing Mansion as soon as possible, during this time, let your long vacation be, wait for Mrs. to get better, you are coming back, I have been waiting for you in Yunqing Palace." ”
Chen Shuangshuang nodded and said, "Thank you, Princess." In fact, this can be regarded as the first time that Chen Shuangshuang was really convinced by Ji Tianan.
After all, in the past, the master she really belonged to was Lu Qingze, the king of Yunqing, when Lu Qingze assigned her, oh, no, it was Ji Tian'an who picked her to her side, at that time, Chen Shuangshuang initially felt in her heart that following the princess of His Royal Highness King Yunqing, she couldn't show her strength at all, and at first she thought that staying by His Royal Highness King Yunqing's side could realize the true existence of the secret guard.
It's just that she didn't expect that staying by Ji Tian'an's side would be really comfortable.
After this incident, Chen Shuangshuang really let go of Ji Tian'an.
That day, Chen Shuangshuang stood at the door, looking at the direction where Ji Tian'an was going, and looked, for a long time.
It wasn't until Ji Tian'an's figure couldn't see clearly that Chen Shuang and the others returned to the house.
On this day, after Ji Qian'an returned to the Yunqing Palace, a summons came to the palace.
The person who summoned is the current Queen Mother.
Today's queen mother is not the biological mother of Emperor Qi He, and Emperor Qihe's biological mother died at an early age shortly after Emperor Qi He was born.
After that, Emperor Qi He was claimed by the new empress, that is, the current Empress Dowager Sun, this Empress Dowager Sun, has always been known for her harshness.
Back then, the Empress Dowager Sun was very powerful, but because of her youth, she hurt herself and Ben, so this Empress Dowager Sun couldn't get pregnant at all.
It's just that when she learned that Emperor Qi He was passed to his knees, Empress Dowager Sun was very satisfied.
When Emperor Qi He surrounded the knees of the Empress Dowager Sun, he was not beaten or scolded by the Empress Dowager Sun, and the Empress Dowager Sun has always believed in the principle of strict mother and filial piety, so that in the years when Emperor Qi He was raised, the Empress Dowager Sun formulated many family laws.
In order to cultivate Emperor Qi He well, Empress Dowager Sun set an example and cultivated Emperor Qi He in those years, so although Emperor Qi He is not the biological son of Empress Dowager Sun, it is the same as her own.
Before, when Ji Qian'an went to the palace, he also went to meet the Empress Dowager Sun, but at that time, the Empress Dowager Sun was eating fasting and reciting Buddha, and she didn't have time to take care of it, so now, it was too late.
Later, Ji Qian'an never had the opportunity to meet the Empress Dowager Sun, so Ji Ting'an always thought that this Qing Dynasty did not have the character of the Empress Dowager, so that she would go to the palace, and when she heard the news that she was summoned to go to the Empress Dowager Sun's Kunning Palace, Ji Ting'an was actually very confused.
After receiving the Empress Dowager's decree, after the eunuchs of Kunning Palace in this palace had left so far, Lu Qingze began to sigh:
"This princess still thinks that there is no queen mother, it turns out that the queen mother of the Qing Dynasty has not died yet?"
As soon as Ji Qian'an's words fell, Mama Xu around her hurriedly surrounded her, stretched out her hand to cover Ji Qian'an's mouth, and then said: "Princess, you can't talk nonsense, if this is heard, I'm afraid we will suffer, this is very disrespectful, do you dare to say nonsense?" And have you ever played it? ”
When Ji Tian'an heard this, he nodded hurriedly: "Mama Xu, you are right, but I think that the Queen Mother suddenly came to summon me into the palace and I don't know what it is?" It's really weird. ”
After speaking, Ji Qian'an began to listen to this Mama Xu began to continue chatting on the side, and began to discuss why the Queen Mother suddenly came to the door?
The two discussed for a long time, and after thinking about it for a long time, they didn't come up with a reason.
So, I had to give up directly.
However, Ji Tian'an didn't know that the Empress Dowager Sun, who had always eaten fasting and recited Buddha all year round, came with a different mind.
That day, Ji Tian'an entered the palace and went directly to the Kunning Palace of the Empress Dowager Sun, just entered, and as soon as he saw the Empress Dowager Sun, Ji Tan'an was directly ordered to kneel: "Kneel!" ”
The word kneeling down is really cold and emotionless.
Ji Tan'an was a little at a loss at the time, after all, this was the first time she had come to this palace and been ordered to be so drunk, and according to Ji Tan'an, she didn't do anything to offend this Empress Dowager Sun, but why did the Queen Mother, who had never known much about the situation, suddenly call her out, and even, as soon as she came in, she had to directly order her to kneel.
It wasn't until the moment she knelt down that Ji Qian'an thought of a lot of things, and it wasn't until she knelt down that there was a hard touch between her knees and a biting coldness that Ji Tian'an raised her head.
This is the first time she has seen the face of this Empress Dowager Sun carefully, of course, there is no chance to see it on weekdays, if it were not for the summons of the Empress Dowager Sun to her this time, she would not have known about the Empress Dowager Sun so far, after all, she initially thought that the Qing Kingdom did not have the element of the Empress Dowager.
In fact, if you take a closer look, this Empress Dowager Sun and Emperor Qi He do not have a trace of similar ingredients.
It's just that before she came, Mama Xu instilled this matter in her, and when Ji Tian'an knelt down, she kowtowed to the Empress Dowager Sun a few times, which is also the biggest etiquette in the royal family:
Ji Qian'an put his hands on his forehead, and said loudly: "The concubines see the Queen Mother, may the Queen Mother be as blessed as the East China Sea, and stay young forever, and the Queen Mother will be thousands of years old." ”
The Empress Dowager Sun is only sixty years old this year, and she is really charming, and between the eyebrows and eyes of the whole person, you can vaguely see the beauty of the Empress Dowager Sun back then.
In fact, most of the women in the palace are exceptionally beautiful, at the beginning, women always used that face to confuse the eyes of the kings of all dynasties, and most of the women in history are representatives of the country and the city, of course, the small number of women who are not beautiful enough, can get the attention of men, mainly because of the strength of the maternal family, and, it is the relationship between childhood sweethearts.
Empress Dowager Sun was quite disdainful of Ji Tian'an's words, and over the years, there have been countless people who have praised her, especially in recent years, there have been more people who flatter him.
Her words about this Ji Tan'an were only flattering when Ji Tan'an was flattering.
Because, she doesn't like Ji Tian'an.
Therefore, after Empress Dowager Sun heard Ji Tian'an speak, Empress Dowager Sun's face turned to the side, snorted coldly between her snorts, and said in a strange manner: "Prime Minister Ji's daughter is really sharp and good at flattery. ”
Ji Tian'an was speechless for a while, is she a sharp tooth? Is it flattery? I'm afraid that this Empress Dowager Sun has paranoia of being killed, right?
However, Ji Tian'an still had to suppress the displeasure in his heart and speak, "The Queen Mother said that she laughed, the concubines have never lied, let alone flattered. ”
As soon as these words came out, the Empress Dowager Sun spoke again: "Do you know the reason why the mourning family called you here today? Do you have some numbers in mind? ”
The corners of Ji Qian'an's mouth trembled: "The concubine doesn't know, and I ask the Queen Mother to tell me bluntly." ”
Ji Tian'an also didn't understand in his heart, when did he offend this Empress Dowager Sun, why did he suddenly target her so much?
"A few days ago, Prince Xinsong and Princess Xinyun of the vassal delegation came to Beijing, Princess Xinyun surrendered her identity and was willing to marry Ze'er as a side concubine, and serve you as her mother, but you actually destroyed the friendly marriage between our Qing State and the vassal country because of jealousy? actually ruined the fate of the two of them? These behaviors of yours, this temperament, you actually made Princess Xinyun's reputation drop? Do you know what great sin you have committed? Empress Dowager Sun spoke sharply, and her words were full of questions, as if Ji Tian'an had done something wrong.
After saying this, Ji Tian'an heard it clearly, and the old man did this to her because of this?
Ji Qian'an has always been sharp-toothed, this Empress Dowager Sun has nothing to do with her, even if it has anything to do with it, she is just a Queen Mother, she didn't get any benefits from Empress Dowager Sun, nor did she get some due respect from Empress Dowager Sun, this is an indescribable feeling.
Commonly known, there is no feeling.
"The concubine thinks that it should be the queen mother who listened to the side words, for the concubine, this is a slander, those remarks, for the fact that His Royal Highness King Yunqing is unwilling to marry Princess Xinyun, it is not the will of the concubine at all, but His Royal Highness King Yunqing does not like Princess Xinyun, and is unwilling to marry Princess Xinyun, and there is no side reason for the left and right, fate is also a thing that has always paid attention to a love and my willingness, if both parties are willing, it is fate, if it is just one party agreeing, it is wishful thinking."
In the end, Ji Qian'an's words can be regarded as clear.
"It's really good to be sharp-toothed, it seems that Ji Hejun really taught a good daughter......" Empress Dowager Sun's anger was already a little eager to try.
"The Queen Mother praised it falsely, the concubine is just telling the truth, if you don't believe it, the Queen Mother can go directly to ask His Royal Highness King Yunqing, the concubine thinks, His Royal Highness King Yunqing can give the Queen Mother a satisfactory answer." Ji Tian'an pushed the topic back again.
Empress Dowager Sun didn't want to entangle with Ji Qian Anduo anymore, so she went straight to the point and said, "Say, how can you agree to let Ze'er marry His Royal Highness King Yunqing?" Otherwise, then you can kneel here. ”
If this Empress Dowager Sun didn't remind him, Ji Qian'an would have forgotten that he had been in a kneeling posture and was talking to the Empress Dowager Sun, because after saying that, Ji Tian'an had already begun to fly out of the clouds, forgetting that he was still kneeling.
After being reminded by Empress Dowager Sun this time, Ji Tian'an thought about it completely, and the bursts of knee pain spread between Ji Tian'an's knees.
Ji Qian'an raised his head and saw the Empress Dowager Sun sitting on top of it, her eyes wide, looking down on her, as if she was an ant.
A sense of humiliation spread in Ji Tan'an's heart, but without an order from the Empress Dowager Sun, she couldn't say anything.
She couldn't even stand up without instructions.
However, Ji Qian'an is still stubborn there, this Empress Dowager Sun just wants to threaten her, but what can she decide alone?
Ji Qian'an smiled, and there was infinite sadness in that smile: "Did the Queen Mother feel that she couldn't say anything about His Royal Highness King Tongyunqing, so she came over to ask the concubine to agree?" Or, is it that the Queen Mother has already forced His Royal Highness King Yunqing to ask? Just didn't get the results you wanted, right? ”
Ji Tian'an didn't know why, and suddenly had this idea.
"What's your business? You just say that you don't agree or not, as long as you agree, the mourning family will immediately issue an order to marry Ze'er and Princess Xinyun, and when the time comes, you will still maintain the main position of your Princess Yunqing. ”
Empress Dowager Sun's face sank, and she immediately remembered the scene when Empress Dowager Sun chatted with His Royal Highness King Yunqing before.
On that day, His Royal Highness King Yunqing Lu Qingze knelt in the main hall of her Kunning Palace, his waist was straight, and the whole person was like a little poplar standing in the cold wind, not falling over, standing proudly, his head was raised high, his face was unprecedentedly firm, and his tone was extraordinarily cold: "Imperial grandmother, grandson also asked imperial grandmother not to have this idea, grandson has no childlike affection for Princess Xinyun, grandson is not willing to marry two beginners, one Ji Tian'an is enough." ”
However, at that time, Empress Dowager Sun still kept insisting: "What's so good about her?" According to the mourning family, except for that appearance, there is no one who can compare to Princess Xinyun, and none of them can match you, these are two people who are not suitable at all. ”
Empress Dowager Sun actually has no deep relationship with Lu Qingze, the king of Yunqing, because Lu Qingze has been raised by Queen Wan since he was a child, and over the years, since Emperor Qi and Emperor ascended the throne, Empress Dowager Sun has volunteered to eat fast and recite Buddha, often living in the deep palace, and no longer care about external disputes and world affairs.
Later, after Emperor Qi He had the eldest prince and other princes, he took these princes to see the Empress Dowager Sun every year, and the Empress Dowager Sun did not control it very much, she immersed herself in her Kunning Palace every day, very free and happy.
This time, until this Xinyun princess came to Kunning Palace.
This Empress Dowager Sun just found this Yunqing King Lu Qingze and entered Kunning Palace.
Yunqing King Lu Qingze just shook his head and began to say: "The reason why the imperial grandmother thinks that Ji Tian'an can't fight Princess Xinyun in everything is because the imperial grandmother is prejudiced against Ji Tian'an, and because the imperial grandmother doesn't know Ji Tian'an well enough. ”
Lu Qingze is rarely so persistent, but once he is obsessed, it is a decision that cannot be changed, no matter how bitter others are and how threats arise between words, Lu Qingze will always stick to his heart and never waver.
This is Lu Qingze.
Empress Dowager Sun looked at Lu Qingze's firm appearance, and immediately became unhappy, many years ago, she disciplined Emperor Qi He for many years, and her natural sense of discipline suddenly filled Empress Dowager Sun, she couldn't tolerate Lu Qingze's refusal:
"How long have you known her? Do you dare to say that you and Ji Tian'an are completely familiar with each other? What kind of goods is her father Ji Hejun, don't you know? A bad father, what kind of good thing would his daughter be? ”
Lu Qingze is still stubborn and sticks to his heart: "My grandson is still the same sentence, as long as the imperial grandmother knows more about Ji Tian'an, she will have different ideas, and the imperial grandmother is not happy with Ji Tian'an now because you don't know her well enough." ”
In this world, how many people have given up everything for power, status, and money, however, how many people, in just ten years of life, have only one incomparably small wish, that is, with the person they love, two people, to be able to grow old together.
This is the true meaning of love now.
"It doesn't matter whether the mourner likes it or not, what's the use of liking it? If you want to inherit the throne and marry only Ji Tian'an, it is not enough, do you understand? ”
Empress Dowager Sun began to use words to make Lu Qingze sober up, after all, she had raised Emperor Qi He for so many years, so naturally she loved the house and Wu also attached importance to Lu Qingze.
Empress Dowager Sun has always believed that life in the world is to seek a supreme status, and only a noble status has nothing to do with losing everything.
In the heart of Empress Dowager Sun, in fact, Lu Qingze is the most suitable representative of the next generation of kings among the princes of the Qing Kingdom.
"Ze'er, the imperial grandmother told you something from the bottom of your heart, you can only like Ji Tian'an alone, but you can't marry her only one person in your life because you like her, it's unrealistic." Empress Dowager Sun was still there persuading her bitterly.
"Your imperial grandfather, your father, didn't you just like one person back then? But what about later? Isn't it still to stabilize the situation, in order to sit on the throne, married a lot of concubines, and won how much support? You are the smartest child in this generation of princes, but how can you be so confused now? How can you give up this to the throne because of your children's affection? You're so confused. ”
Lu Qingze just smiled: "Imperial grandmother, why do you all think that I want to fight for the throne?" Why do you think I should give up everything for the throne? Grandmother ...... Grandson also has a heart-wrenching word for you, grandson, I don't have any thoughts about this throne, and I don't want to inherit this throne, as long as I can be with Ji Tian'an, does it matter if I can inherit the throne? ”
Lu Qingze was still smiling, and smiled: "So, please don't think about it like this anymore, and don't come to comfort your grandson again, your grandson really doesn't have that idea." ”
That day, Empress Dowager Sun had to let Lu Qingze go back.
So, the next day, Empress Dowager Sun called Ji Tian'an into Kunning Palace again, and Empress Dowager Sun hit Ji Tan'an with her idea.
Empress Dowager Sun always felt that the reason why Lu Qingze thought this way was because Ji Tianan confused Lu Qingze.
Therefore, when Ji Tanan said those words, in fact, Empress Dowager An was a little shocked, she didn't expect that in a short period of time, Ji Tanan would have such a close connection with Lu Qingze.
"Queen Mother......" Ji Qian'an kowtowed twice to the Empress Dowager Sun, who was sitting on the main throne at the high end, and then spoke again:
"Queen Mother, please forgive the selfishness of the concubines, since ancient times, what woman would be willing to marry her husband to someone other than herself? The Queen Mother, you are also a woman, you should understand the thoughts of the concubines, the concubines do not want His Royal Highness King Yunqing to marry Princess Xinyun, because love is originally selfish, forgive the concubines and can't share with other women, if His Royal Highness the King of Yunqing decides, the concubines have nothing to say, and they won't say it again, let alone stop it, or that sentence, if two people have feelings for each other, it's called fate, but only one party has feelings, that's called, reluctantly, it's called wishful thinking, the Queen Mother has more knowledge than the concubines, Naturally, I understand what the concubine meant. ”
"What do you mean by that? Do you think it's the mourning family that persecuted you? Since ancient times, how can there be any cultivation of feelings and then children together? Since ancient times, it has been the order of your parents, the words of the matchmaker, even you and Ze'er, aren't they also married by the queen? If you hadn't been married, wouldn't you be with Ze'er? Will you have feelings if you are not together? Say what you want both people to do? I don't want to force it, after being together for a long time, won't the feelings come out naturally? ”