In the blink of an eye, it was July, and the emperor first summoned the Qintian Supervisor to have a secret talk, and then invited the abbot of Baiyun Temple, Wuming, to drink tea. It's just because he's been unlucky lately.

He naturally didn't believe that there was something wrong with his luck, but decided that all bad luck was due to the bad years, and wanted to find a way to transfer from the mouths of the masters.

For this reason, he also did a great ritual.

The reason why he is so anxious is not only because of the uneasiness of his sons, but also because of the drought in the north and the rain in the south after the summer. Locusts have grown in drought for a long time, and locust plagues have appeared in Yiyu and other places. In the south, it rains non-stop, and if it continues to rain, it will only be flooded.

The emperor was panicked and threw himself on the previous dynasty.

But bad things still can't stop one after another.

Three days ago, his favorite Tian Guiren slipped a tire.

This he values and cherishes, which can prove that he is in his right age, still fierce and fierce, and he has placed joy and love on his first child, but he has not kept it.

After a series of bad things happened recently, this slippery tire was like a resounding slap in the face, causing him to panic.

Today, Cheng Ziyu entered the palace to greet the Queen Mother, and the emperor happened to be in Cining Palace.

She looked at the emperor and her heart skipped a beat.

After only a few days, the emperor lost a lot of weight, and the blue under his eyes was deep, and his hair was a little silver-gray, as if he had aged ten years.

The emperor was crooked in the circle chair and pretended to sleep, and the imperial doctor took the pulse of peace.

Father-in-law Yu was chattering on the side, saying that the emperor had not slept well recently and couldn't sleep all night. I only have one hour off at most every day.

The imperial doctor said that the emperor was fine, but he was tired due to overwork, and knelt down to beg to take care of the dragon's health and recuperate.

The emperor waved his hand to let the imperial doctor go down, and the queen mother motioned for the imperial doctor to boil a bowl of tranquilizers.

The emperor sighed lightly, and recognized the second elder very rarely.

"When I was younger, I always felt like I couldn't run out of energy, but lately I've really been unable to do it. It's a pity that the children are all lacking. I can't rest assured. I don't know how many more years I can survive, but I hope there will be a ...... before I fall."

"The emperor is sleepy, and he is talking nonsense. The mourning family didn't serve the old! You will always be a child in front of the mourners. Don't worry too much about you. Don't carry everything alone, you don't have any worries, you deserve to work hard! ”

Cheng Ziyu tries to minimize her presence in the corners.

She's still there! The emperor actually said something like that. Did the emperor forget about her, or did he not treat himself as an outsider? You can't mean to say it to yourself, right?

When the tranquilizer came up, the Queen Mother personally stared at the emperor and drank it, and ordered Mama Fang to take the emperor to the apse to sleep for half a day.

As soon as the emperor left, the smile on the queen mother's face faded.

She's not in a good mood either.

The imperial doctor asked the Queen Mother for a pulse, and the pulse was very good.

Cheng Ziyu was slightly relieved. The queen mother in this life is in charge of the harem, and there are constant incidents in the palace, so the queen mother's control in the harem is also constantly strengthening. Many important positions have been replaced by her old man's cronies, and the clothing is even more detailed.

The Queen Mother is very healthy, although she is tired but her complexion is good, there should be no more things like that in her previous life in this life, right?

The imperial doctor also asked Cheng Ziyu for a pulse.

Also everything is fine.

She hasn't grown up in the past two months, and she looks a lot plump, and if she takes the queen mother, she has finally lost her girlish feeling.

The imperial doctor said that she only needs to recuperate for another two or three months in terms of food, and then she can no longer take child-avoiding medicine. In other words, the foundation is already good. Pregnancy and childbirth are no longer a problem.

The Queen Mother laughed after hearing this, and finally had some joy.

waved off the imperial doctor, and the queen mother pulled Cheng Ziyu to speak.

"The emperor didn't like you before, but now he admires you and approves of you. The emperor thinks that you are very good. You can stand by Li Chun's side. ”

"......" Cheng Ziyu was confused, what was she doing with herself? He didn't like it, and he was already standing by Li Chun's side.

The Queen Mother ignored her confusion and continued.

"You also heard what the emperor said just now. Many people are dissatisfied with the emperor's various connivances to the princes. But the emperor was helpless. He is not worried about the throne and always wants to choose the best successor. But the boss has a bad temper and is too ruthless. The clansmen behind the second child are too large, they were able to force the emperor to set up a prince back then, if the second child goes up again, Da Zhou will not be surnamed Zhu in the future.

The fourth child is not capable enough, and his temperament is not good, so he is never considered. The fifth child is most like the emperor, the maternal clan is not strong, but it is capable. It just meets the emperor's selection criteria.

The emperor is very good, he originally planned to let the fifth child hone outside for a few years, win some prestige and reputation outside, and get some meritorious service in the army. When he returns, the emperor will help him again and give him some military power......

But now, the emperor is beginning to worry, afraid that it will be too late. ”

Cheng Ziyu's heart skipped and jumped, how could she say these words to herself? When she first heard it, she thought that the Queen Mother knew that she and the crown prince had been getting close recently, so she was beating herself, hinting that she was on the same front as Zhu Changzhe, but what did "too late" mean?

"When you get older, it's easy to think back to the past. Even when I dream, I go back to the past, and I dream of the people of the past. Your Majesty, I've been dreaming lately. ”

The Queen Mother took Cheng Ziyu's hand, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, I went to see your mother-in-law by doing things." ”

Mother-in-law? Li Chun's mother? Cheng Ziyu gasped.

She raised her eyes to look at the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was staring at her.

Cheng Ziyu didn't know what the Queen Mother meant, and was inexplicably a little flustered.

"The emperor has been there for a long time." The Queen Mother was beaten again.

Cheng Ziyu knew that the Queen Mother's eyes were still staring at her.

"The emperor owes Li Chun, your mother-in-law and the Li family, and the emperor wants to compensate and make up for it. Recently, the emperor's health has become worse and worse, and he hopes to make up for it when he is still strong. ”

Cheng Ziyu opened her mouth, her mouth was a little dry, and her heartbeat was a little fast. There's an idea going up, isn't it?

She squeezed a smile and was about to bend her knees.

"The emperor has always been very good to his husband, and he has kept it in his heart. The husband has never been dissatisfied with the emperor, so how can he make up for the debt. "She listened to it for a long time, where is it still unknown?

The emperor really said what he shouldn't have said in front of her.

The Queen Mother is not unreasonable, how could she judge the princes in front of her.

The so-called compensation is probably the idea of letting Li Chun take the position.

Cheng Ziyu was indeed panicked. She didn't dare to refuse, she didn't know if it was an order or what, she wasn't sure about the true intentions of the Queen Mother and the Emperor. But she didn't want to accept it either. She can only play dumb.

"Don't always kneel down in the future, and straighten your waist!" The Queen Mother didn't let her kneel. "He has the emperor's blood on his body, shouldn't the emperor treat him well?

The emperor still failed to compensate him. And what about his mother? What about his maternal ancestors? The emperor is old, and his guilt is also great. Some things are always done to feel more at ease. ”

"Your Majesty...... Intended to be Li Jiaping...... Is it the other way around? Cheng Ziyu hopes so.

"You knowingly asked. The emperor took advantage of that momentum to go up. The emperor can't rehabilitate. ”

Isn't it right to dismantle your own platform and tell the world that you are not coming from the right way?

Cheng Ziyu continued to pretend to be stupid: "Yes, I'...... When I got back, I told my husband. ”

"Ziyu, the mourning family treats you as their own. You and I don't have to hide and beat around the bush when we talk. Let's get straight to the point. The emperor's worries are not unreasonable. In case there is not enough time, Li Chun is the best choice. He has military power and strength, both the capital and the army obey him, in case another force counterattacks, only he can suppress it.

The fifth child is good, but I'm afraid it's too late to grow. One is because of Zhu Changjue and the prince. The second is because the emperor's health is deteriorating. We can't help but plan. The inheritance of the ancestors must always be passed down well.

You are a smart person. Naturally, I understand that this is all good for us.

The emperor can not only really make up for the Li family and Li Chun, but also let Li Chun personally rehabilitate them, and let him be in his position.

You can also rest assured that the mourning family will do their best to escort you and let you take charge of the harem. You are the lord of the people, and you can just make a good story. It can not only calm the hearts of the people, but also be called the admiration of all the people.

Not only will no one in the Cheng family make calculations anymore, but they can also become real aristocrats, break away from the industrial and commercial class, and become the object of everyone's pursuit and pursuit. In the future, there is no need to do crafts, children and grandchildren can soar, and they can enjoy glory and wealth, which is a great thing for the younger generations......"

The more the Queen Mother said, the tighter Cheng Ziyu's brows became.

The more the Queen Mother spoke, the less attractive she felt.

Li Chun doesn't want that position, but do they think they will be tempted?

She didn't want to waste her life in the harem.

She won't give up her craft. I don't want to get out of that class either. They have thrones to inherit, and they also have their own craftsmanship to inherit.

Her children and grandchildren are too, and her children and grandchildren also have to continue their craft, not the kind of gentlemen who rely on their ancestors to chase in the sea of power.

She suddenly found that the relationship between her and the Queen Mother was no longer the simple feelings that she cherished each other in her previous life. The Queen Mother is in her position, and she doesn't care about what she wants for a long time.

Although the queen mother has a favor for herself, it is not the love of her previous life.

When Cheng Ziyu realized this, she suddenly felt sad. Maybe it's a matter of gain and loss......

She felt a chill on her wrist, and when she looked down, she saw that a blood jade bracelet had been put on.

She knew the bracelet.

It was given to the Queen Mother by the first emperor.

The dragon flies and the phoenix dances, and the preciousness is visible.

"This is given to the granddaughter-in-law by the mourning family."

Granddaughter-in-law!

The Queen Mother admitted that he was a grandson and she was a daughter-in-law.

They finally had to recognize Li Chun.

Cheng Ziyu knelt on the ground.

The Queen Mother thought she wanted to thank her, but she didn't expect her to take off the bracelet and put her hands on top of her head.

"A woman in Jinxi District, how can she be the master. This bracelet is too valuable, Jinxi doesn't dare to take it, dare not accept it, and ask the Queen Mother to take it back. ”

"The mourning family told you the truth, and Li Chun didn't want to. So the mourners came to talk to you. Li Chun listens to you, you accept it for him, go back and talk to him. You don't have to be scrupulous. In terms of identity, there were rumors that Li Chun was the emperor's illegitimate son, as long as it was polished a little, it was a certainty. As for the fifth child, the emperor will arrange for him to take over Kang Anbo's power and let him guard the East China Sea, which will never affect you. And ......"

The Queen Mother was also troubled. The emperor said that he had recently hinted at Li Chun twice, but he was blocked back. Li Chun's temperament is never easily swayed by them. also repeatedly took Mother Li out to press them. If you don't have nothing to do, why start with Cheng Ziyu.

It's just that the Queen Mother didn't expect that she watched it for a long time, but she didn't find a little joy in Cheng Ziyu's expression.

Cheng Ziyu knocked down.

"Since the husband is unwilling, Jinxi can't respond."

"Think about the Cheng family, otherwise you will regret it. Moreover, have you ever thought about the consequences of disobeying the mourning family and offending the emperor? It's not easy for you to be where you are today, do you really want to miss this great opportunity? ”

Cheng Ziyu complained bitterly. There is only a trace of luck, hoping that the Queen Mother is just bluffing.

In the eyes of these people, the Cheng family is not a fart. They don't care.

Therefore, Cheng Ziyu can only talk about Li Chun.

"Since I am married to Li Chun, I can't ignore his wishes. The Cheng family is my maiden family, and I won't care. But Li Chun is the person in my heart, and the person I need and want to maintain. His joys, sorrows, and sorrows are no lighter than the Cheng family. Queen Mother, since you and the emperor want to compensate him, why don't you want to think about what he wants. Is forcing him to do something he doesn't like, is it the so-called compensation? ”

"Bold!" The Queen Mother slapped the table angrily, and the tea bowl jumped.

Cheng Ziyu hurriedly kowtowed.

"Calm your anger, listen to me. Li Chun told me that day that the reason why he was able to accept me was because he took a fancy to my family's fireworks. He said he had been alone for more than twenty years. What he wanted most was the excitement of the world. He has been suffering for more than 20 years, and he just wants to have a family to accompany him, to drink happily, and to rest. Now that he's got it, can you bear to leave him alone for the rest of his life? ”

Is that a good place to sit? Li Chun's temperament is not suitable at all.

"Why is he alone, he is accompanied by you and your family."

Deceive oneself as well as others. The heights are cold, what emperor is not lonely?

"Niangniang, if I answer for him today, do you think Jinxi and him can still maintain the current harmonious relationship? He will feel that even the person next to him has calculated him and abandoned him for the sake of glory and wealth.

I went to my mother-in-law's grave, and my mother-in-law didn't let him return to the royal family, and he told me. He will blame me for making him an unfilial and unrighteous son. He won't forgive me. I don't dare, I don't dare to disobey my mother-in-law, I don't dare to force him so much. He will not disobey his mother-in-law.

Don't you love me? How can you make me a sinner? And when the time comes, it will hurt not only my relationship with him, but also his relationship with the emperor and you, do you want that kind of consequence? I beg the Queen Mother to have mercy on my husband. Jinxi was not ashamed, and asked the mother to punish her lightly. ”

Cheng Ziyu bowed, motionless.

Out of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of the slightly flickering curtain in the inner room.

She knew that it was the emperor's bad idea again.

On that day, the emperor swore before Li's mother died not to let Li Chun return to the royal family, but he didn't joke, and now he regretted it, so he thought about letting the queen mother and her come forward, and wanted to do it around the corner, right?

I don't want to be that sinner!

It's a big deal to go to the palace a few times later, with Li Chun and Li Mu in front, how can the emperor and queen mother be angry at her disobedience?

"Get up. You have a lot of reasoning, how can the mourning family punish you? Let's go down. ”

"Yes." Cheng Ziyu was pardoned and hurriedly retreated. She decided that she might as well go into retreat for the rest of the year......

The emperor opened the curtain and walked out, but there was a hint of laughter in regret.

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