Chapter XXXVIII

Seeing His Majesty's Long Yan angry, Gonggong Hong didn't know what to do, so he could only hang his head lower.

"Tell me, they are one by one, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Rites, and they all wrote to An's to intercede, you can talk about it! What kind of heart do they have! ”

The emperor threw the fold on the place, and the sound was so loud that several palace maids and eunuchs in the palace were shocked.

Gonggong Hong thought that he couldn't escape this, so he could only meet it, stepped forward in broken steps, helped the emperor to sit down, and picked up the underground folds.

The fold was a secret, and it was not something that he could read as a minion, so when he picked it up, he did not squint, but put it on His Majesty's desk.

"Your Majesty is angry, according to the slaves, the adults are also afraid of messing up the discipline of the harem, after all, the concubine has been in charge for so many years, if there is a sudden change, the adults are afraid that they will feel unsafe."

"Not safe! I think it's because he has been so safe all these years that he has made her have such a heart of dignity and inferiority! ”

The emperor was still angry, angry that the harem colluded with the previous dynasty, and angry that he had neglected the management of the harem for so many years, so that except for the An family, he couldn't think of anyone else who could take over this stall for a while.

Gonggong Hong gently hammered the emperor's shoulder and said: "Your Majesty asked about the slave a few days ago, and the slave sent someone to inquire near the Temple of Heaven, saying that the witch had not seen anyone before, except for the day when she went down the mountain to worship the sky, the rest of the time, she stayed on the mountain. ”

The emperor closed his eyes when he heard this: "The witch is the divine envoy of my country, and the widow naturally believes it, but this time the matter is too strange, and the widow can only do this, and once it has been confirmed, it can dispel the doubts in the widow's heart." ”

Gonggong Hong pinched the emperor's shoulders and said softly: "Your Majesty is also right to be worried, this matter is serious, and it is necessary to carefully verify it, so as not to stain the innocence of the mother." ”

"What is the innocence of the An family, how is her uniform, everyone present on that day can see clearly, the widow treats her lightly on weekdays, she is pampered and arrogant, if she angers the emperor, what face will the widow have to meet the emperor in the future!"

"She likes luxury on weekdays, and the widow who doesn't violate the palace rules also goes with her, but her desire is insatiable, and she is really not enough to take on a big responsibility."

The first queen was the emperor was still in the fief when he was called the king of the county and married into the palace, the two Qin Se and Ming were very affectionate, the queen was frail, and she could not be born after giving birth to the prince, the emperor in order to appease her, and then set up their children as the prince, speaking of which, the prince is both the eldest son and the son-in-law, and it is also justified.

After the queen died, and the emperor had no intention of re-establishing it, he promoted the concubine An to the concubine and gave her the title of Chun, hoping that she could manage the harem instead of the queen.

didn't expect her to manage like this, not only extravagant, but also colluding with the previous dynasty.

This is the reason why the emperor really punished her.

There were rumors in the palace before the sacrifice to the sky, saying that it was the pure concubine's arbitrariness that made the pearl dusty, and the emperor thought about it and felt that it was the Xiao family.

The Xiao family was imprisoned in Luoying Palace for several months, and there was no news coming out, as if there was no such palace in the palace, and there was no such concubine.

Just thinking about it, the six princes outside the palace asked to see him.

During the ceremony, the six princes said that they were sick and did not go, and the poisoning of the antlers made the six princes' health not very good, and they were raised for several days.

After saluting, the six princes coughed a few times and stood up.

The emperor summoned Gonggong Hong to give the six princes a seat, and the two of them spoke one by one.

"Su'er has been feeling better lately?"

"Back to my father, I saw him a few days ago, but I was a little hot and bored in the afternoon these days, and I sent the imperial doctor to see it, saying that it was okay, and my father was bothered."

The sixth prince is only eight or nine years old, but he is old when he speaks.

"If you are not in good health, don't go out of the palace and walk around."

The emperor is very fond of these six princes, the six princes are calm and introverted, and the emperor feels that among these sons, the elements are the most similar to him.

"The son has not asked his father for a long time, and he heard that his father was in the Wolong Palace, so he came to ask for peace, but he didn't expect to hear his father angry outside the palace, but it was for the sake of the concubine."

Hearing this, Gonggong Hong raised his eyelids and glanced at the six princes, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of this prince.

"The courtiers have written to the widow, hoping that the widow will restore the title and position of the An family, and also said that they hope that the widow will be established, saying that the post has been vacant for many years, making the court unstable, and only after the establishment as soon as possible can the fortunes of the country be prosperous."

The emperor sneered, he was just a woman, how could he influence the country, it was nothing more than to put pressure on him and force him to commit it.

Although the emperor's power is supreme, it does not prove that the emperor can do whatever he wants.

Since ancient times, there have always been officials who are not afraid of death to give you a lot of advice, making it difficult for you to sleep and eat, and you are annoyed.

"The son also came to see his father today because of this matter, and asked his father to exempt him from the punishment of the concubine."

The sixth prince knelt on the ground and said very sincerely.

The emperor didn't know why he interceded for An's family, so he naturally wanted to ask: "Your mother was punished and you didn't intercede, why are you interceding for An's family today." ”

The sixth prince kowtowed deeply: "The son sees that his father is in a dilemma, and he can't bear it, his father punishes his mother, it is his mother's fault, how can the son let his father fall lightly because he is the mother of the son, but after all, the concubine Niangniang has been dedicated to his father for many years, and the younger brother of the concubine Niangniang, General An, is stationed in the northwest, if this matter reaches the ears of General An, I am afraid that it will chill the hearts of the soldiers." ”

The emperor looked at the six princes kneeling at the bottom, his small body was weak and thin, as expressionless as his mother, but he was calm.

He also said, "The concubine Niangniang has been managing the affairs of the six palaces for her father, the most hard, if you make some mistakes, it should be a small punishment and a big precept, the father and the emperor punish the mother for copying the scriptures by hand to show punishment, the mother does not set these days, so the mother has been in the palace for many years, and the third brother has built a mansion and completed the marriage, although he has not yet been knighted, but the subjects of Kyoto are looking at it, why should the father give the mother no face." ”

Gonggong Hong was surprised that the sixth prince was logical and meticulous at a young age, and analyzed the pros and cons, what His Majesty should do, and he understood it.

"It's hard for you to think so much, to have time to see your mother, she hasn't seen you in months, she must be missing you."

The emperor did not answer the words of the six princes directly, but relented and asked him to go to see Xiao Cairen.

"The mother made a mistake, the son did not dare to intercede for the mother, the mother was in vain, but the heart was confused and made a big mistake, the son of the son...

"Well, there were no consequences from the events of that day, and your mother is truly repentant, and in a few days it will be your mother's birthday, so you can go and see her."

"Go down, and be quiet by yourself."

The six princes thanked Long En, and then turned around and walked out of the Wolong Palace.

The emperor asked Gonggong Hong: "You said that An's has become a noble concubine, and the younger brother of her mother's compatriot is a widowed general in the northwest, what is she not satisfied with... ”

He seemed to be asking himself a question, and muttered, "Yes, what is she not satisfied with?" ”

Seeing the situation, Gonggong Hong brought the bowl of sugar water to the emperor: "Your Majesty, take a break, the sugar water that Liu Shuyi personally boiled, it is warm at this time, Your Highness should take a sip." ”