[Chapter 2: When can I turn my eyebrows] (2)
As soon as the incident came out, Xiao Jiangyuan's illness was cured immediately, and the court was rarely quiet for two days.
Yes, it only lasted two days. On the day of the Great Dynasty Meeting, the two factions still argued, but there was no tension as in the previous days, but a harmonious faction.
At this time, Li Longji was no longer as unconfident as he had just ascended the throne at that time. In addition to the Yuan Ri Dynasty Meeting, the four seasons of the sacrifice clothes have been pressed by him to the bottom of the box, and the first and fifteenth days of each month, he is no longer too lazy to be complicated, and only wears the most common round-necked robe on weekdays to preside over the court meeting.
In the past ten years, not only has Datang had unprecedented rapid development, but his prestige as the Son of Heaven has also increased day by day, and there is no longer a need to use a dress to show his identity and authority. In the past, Emperor Taizong still designed and wore a winged crown, and the round-necked robe was mostly ochre yellow, which was a compromise between grandeur and convenience. Today, for example, his round-necked robe is finch blue.
If the Son of Heaven is like this, the courtiers will naturally follow the same example, unless they want to play a special event, or impeach an important minister with a mortal heart, etc., they rarely serve in public service.
Gradually, the serious and cautious court meeting in the troubled times became as relaxed and lively as the time of Emperor Taizong.
Because Li Longji only said that he wanted to set up, but he didn't say who he wanted to set up, which courtier asked, he just smiled and didn't say anything, and asked the ministers if they could do it.
The ministers looked at each other: what the hell is this...... Still doesn't work?
I don't know who the queen is, how should they answer this question?
Li Longji nodded secretly, feeling a pity, he also wanted to ask Li Linfu this question to see what kind of answer he could get.
Zhang said that he was still in the court, and although the catastrophe he experienced not long ago made him much more honest, he did not change his cleverness. He thought about it and came out, but instead of answering Li Longji's question, he first praised Yuwenrong, Cui Yinfu and other capable ministers, and then threw the question to them.
Yu Wenrong is naturally not to be outdone, and the courtesies are still exchanged. At this moment, the immediate problem became a ball, kicking back and forth between Wenchen and Nengchen.
This situation caught Li Longji by surprise.
Xiao Jiangyuan, who was standing beside Li Longji, couldn't help but smile, and this smile had a very obvious meaning of schadenfreude in Li Longji's eyes.
Li Longji's gaze moved down from Xiao Jiangyuan's face. Now she doesn't need to wear that purple official uniform all day long to show her official position and status, coincidentally, she is also wearing a finch blue crewneck shirt today, but the color is a little lighter than his.
After years of pampering, her skin has become more and more delicate and fair, and she has been beaten by this finch blue, which makes her even more dusty. She still only paints long eyebrows, a little red lips, even if her posture is slender, it only makes people feel delicate, and she will never think that she is not a man.
She lived as if she really thought of herself as a man.
Li Longji's mood suddenly became a little chaotic. He listened to the endless talk in the hall, only to feel more and more irritable, and finally he couldn't bear it anymore, so he stood up and turned his head to leave.
The hall was instantly silent.
Feeling the questioning eyes of the ministers, Xiao Jiangyuan took a few steps forward and said to the hundred officials: "The saint suddenly feels unwell, there is nothing else to do, the court meeting will be dispersed." Please dine in the porch. β
After speaking, Xiao Jiangyuan hurried to catch up with Li Longji: "What's wrong with everyone?" β
"Nothing." Li Longji said lightly.
What's the matter, Xiao Jiangyuan scolded and said, "Are you going to Concubine Wu Xian?" β
Li Longji immediately stood still when he heard this, narrowed his eyes, and turned his head to look at Xiao Jiangyuan.
- Her tone of voice...... Doesn't seem quite right?
Li Longji's sudden stop made Xiao Jiangyuan almost hit him. She hurriedly stopped, and then felt Li Longji's gaze enveloping her. She looked down at herself and said, "The minister will pay attention to the color of the clothes in the future and no longer collide with everyone." β
Of course, Li Longji didn't mind this, but he didn't correct it. He replied vaguely, and continued to walk, the corners of his lips that were still tightly pursed, and this moment slowly raised.
Xiao Jiangyuan: "??? β
The man's mood is really as difficult to salvage as a needle under the sea - ah no, it's hard to grope for.
Li Longji originally didn't plan to go to Concubine Wu Xian, but went to the crown prince. Before stepping over the threshold of the prince's bedroom, he deliberately paused his steps, turned his head and whispered to Xiao Jiangyuan's ear: "Surprised? β
Without waiting for Xiao Jiangyuan to react, Li Longji entered the hall and helped up the second son who greeted him: "I'm not here to visit you, quickly bring your eldest son out for me to see." β
Before the crown prince was consecrated, he was renamed Li Hong by Li Longji, and soon after the name change, his eldest son was born. Originally, his father's sudden visit made him a little flattered and unprepared, and he was slightly relieved to hear his father say this. But he didn't want his father to just pick up his son, and before he had time to tease, he said to him: "I want to establish a posthensity, what do you think?" β
The crown prince Li Hong has been favored by his biological mother Zhao since he was a child, and he has been favored by Li Longji, so he was successfully crowned the prince after his eldest brother's face was injured. Later, Concubine Wuxian was favored, the Zhao family fell out of favor, and Li Longji gradually became indifferent to the crown prince Li Hong. Although the crown prince Li Hong was unwilling and a little sad, in his heart, he always believed that his father at least trusted him.
But when he asked today, he realized how naΓ―ve he was.
Father and him, from the day he became the crown prince, are no longer ordinary father and son.
The crown prince is the one who will inherit everything from the emperor after the death of the emperor, although his status is noble, he is also sensitive. Throughout the ages, many princes have not ended well, and there are very few successful successors, how can he relax his vigilance just by relying on the warmth of the past?
The crown prince Li Hongxian raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Jiangyuan, and when he saw her nodding calmly, he said slowly: "Ordinary juniors, they can't talk much about the gains and losses of their elders, and since the son is a son, how can he assert the matter of his parents?" β
"You're good." Li Longji glanced at the crown prince Li Hong steadily, "Have you been to see your mother?" β
The crown prince Li Hong couldn't help but show a little sadness: "My son visits his mother every day, and his mother's body ...... It's getting worse and worse - Ayeko has been to see her mother? β
Every time he went, he didn't see his father.
Li Longji sighed: "I want to go, but every time I go, I hear the same words." She always felt that the abolition of the Wang family was a disaster for the virtuous concubine, and she was afraid that I would treat you badly, so she frequently claimed that she was blessed, and I didn't know what to say to her when I came and went. β
The crown prince Li Hong didn't dare to say it bluntly, in fact, he and several brothers also thought so.
What did my father mean when he came to visit him suddenly, and said to him so much? If it weren't for the serious illness, his mother should have been the best candidate for the new queen, but his father was reluctant to reveal who he wanted to set up, obviously the new queen in his mind was not his mother. Could it be ...... Is my father here to test his feelings about Concubine Wu Xian?
Could it be ...... Father wants to make Concubine Wuxian the queen?
"But don't worry," Li Longji continued, "your mother has been with me since I was young, and I will not be too ruthless to her. I have my own plans for the future. No matter what the courtiers say, remember what you have said. β
Prince Li Hong's heart was excited, and he immediately said: "Yes, Aya rest assured." β
Li Longji teased the grandson in his arms at this time, and laughed with Xiao Jiangyuan and the crown prince Li Hong from time to time. The baby is cute, Xiao Jiangyuan can still laugh, but the crown prince Li Hong only has a fake smile.
At the same time, Concubine Wu Xian heard about Li Longji's visit to the crown prince.
Wu Xu'er, who replaced the position of palace chief after Queen Wang was deposed, walked to Concubine Wuxian and knelt down, and whispered worriedly: "Madam, sage...... It can't be that you want to make that terminally ill woman your queen, right? β
Concubine Wu Xian was sitting in front of the mirror at this time. She quietly looked at herself in the mirror, although her posture was a little plump due to childbirth, her appearance was still as bright as when she was a girl, but her eyes were different. Compared with the previous indifference, the eyes at this moment are full of impatience and urgency.
In the past, she could have waited, but now that she was the closest she wanted to be, she couldn't let the opportunity slip through her fingers.
What's more, isn't San Lang's abandonment of Queen Wang to make her queen?
She spoils the harem, has both children and daughters, has a good reputation, and has no hidden dangers of relatives, isn't she the best candidate for queen?
When the queen was deposed from the palace, she once handed over a ceremonial knife to her, isn't it the meaning of authority inheritance?
She even once thought that Feng Zen should worship heaven and earth, and once Feng Zen also let women participate. At that time, the male ancestors were matched with the heavens and the female ancestors were matched with the land, so the queen of heaven insisted on acting as the sub-sacrifice of the Zen on the grounds of the defense of men and women. She thought that San Lang was also going to be enshrined, if she followed the old practice, would she also need the queen to sacrifice to the earth, and if there was no queen at the moment, would she be allowed to replace the role of the queen.
Unfortunately, it didn't take long for that hope to be lost.
Reality once again made her clearly realize that what if a virtuous concubine is a good product, a concubine is a concubine, and the gap between concubines is not just like ordinary wives and concubines, their meanings are very different. It seems that she must be in her position before she can seek government again.
She wanted to be friends with Zhang Shuo, hoping that someone in the court could help her, but she didn't want the queen to be established, Zhang said that something happened to her, and the other courtiers were far from enough in her opinion to have ability and power.
At this moment, Saburo personally put the matter of the establishment of the queen on the agenda.
- Here's your chance!
She has always been true and frank in front of Li Longji, without any pretentiousness, so her compatibility with him is real, not whitewashed. She has been favored for many years, which shows that Li Longji likes her like this. In that case, she had nothing to hide.
"Go and invite the saint to come, and say that I have something important to discuss."