On the Jinluan Palace, there is silence, and excessive silence often makes people feel uneasy. Seeing that the contest between the emperor and the prime minister was about to break out, the ministers all held their breath, bowed their heads and lowered their hands, and did not squint, for fear of being involved.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has something to offer." The prime minister stood straight in the middle of the hall and said with his head held high.

"Aiqing, please speak." The corners of the emperor's mouth were lightly raised, as if he was smiling.

"I implore the emperor to obey the last wish of the former emperor and return the military power and territory belonging to the protector to his descendants." The prime minister replied loudly.

Hearing this, everyone looked at each other. In the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, no one knows that there is no successor to the protector, and his hereditary position has been vacant for more than 20 years. It's just that knowing that this statement will definitely anger the emperor, the prime minister still has an awe-inspiring face and no fear, which is sincerely admirable.

"The first emperor did promise to the protector that when the children of the imperial concubine became adults, he would return all the military power and dependencies. But the imperial concubine drove to the west before leaving a blood for the first emperor, and the former oath could only be stopped. The emperor said lightly.

"Your Majesty, the dragon descendant born to the imperial concubine back then is still alive, and the inside story, please allow the old minister and Marshal An to come to the emperor together." The prime minister said calmly.

Seeing Marshal An take a step forward and stand side by side with the prime minister, the ministers couldn't help but tremble in their hearts, they need to know that for a long time, if it weren't for their literature and martial arts to compete with the Rong clan, I am afraid that the imperial court would have overturned. As soon as the rebellion of the Rong clan was put down, the prime minister and Marshal An had a change. Could it be that the sky is going to kill my Great Song? But what shocked them even more was that the prime minister claimed that the son of the imperial concubine was still alive. After all, everyone knows that the former imperial concubine was grief-stricken after giving birth to a dead baby, and it didn't take long for her to follow. The first emperor lost his wife and children, and ordered the whole country to wear filial piety for his mother and son for three days to comfort the souls of the dead. At this time, the prime minister said that the baby came back from the dead, which is not ridiculous.

"Coincidentally, a few days ago, another person said the same thing to me. Since you both have your own opinions, why don't you take this opportunity to confront each other in the court? The emperor asked with a smile.

Hearing the toughness in the emperor's tone, everyone hurriedly responded. The prime minister still looked at the emperor with a calm and calm appearance, and it seemed that the victory was in hand, which really made the emperor very angry. But he always had a smile on his lips, because he had been taught to be moody and insensitive since he was a child. Never let people see what you're thinking, otherwise, you won't win.

"The Queen Mother has arrived!"

After a while, the Queen Mother walked into the main hall under the leadership of the herald eunuch. Now that she has been reduced to a prisoner, she is dressed plainly, and she looks a little haggard. But even when she was so down, the arrogance in her eyes had not diminished at all, and her appearance was as dignified as ever. She ignored the obstruction of the eunuch and the palace maid, walked straight to the dragon chair, and looked at the people in the hall condescendingly, quite with the spirit of Fengyi in the world.

"Give a seat." The emperor commanded leisurely.

"Rebellious ministers and thieves, how can they be worthy of sitting beside the emperor."

In the face of the reproaches of the ministers, the Queen Mother did not have the slightest intention of backing down. She raised her eyebrows and rebuked eloquently: "What nonsense! Is there any evidence to slander the usurper of the palace? If not, it is disrespectful to the Queen Mother, and the crime should be beheaded! ”

Seeing that the queen mother was arrogant, the emperor laughed instead of being angry, and everyone knew that she was biased, so they didn't dare to say more.

The prime minister looked at the Queen Mother coldly and asked, "The person the emperor said is the Queen Mother?" ”

"Exactly! As the lord of the harem, the palace will never allow anyone to disturb the orthodoxy of the royal family. The Queen Mother said solemnly. Although she secretly assisted her own son to seize the throne, he was the flesh and blood of the first emperor after all, no matter whether he succeeded or failed, the lord of the Great Song Dynasty was always the blood of the first emperor, which was completely different from the prime minister making people pretend to be the prince and vainly try to change the dynasty.

In order to protect the emperor from falling into the hands of others, it is rare for the queen mother to come forward to help her old enemy, and the ministers can't help but look at this powerful woman in their hearts. There is no shortage of beautiful women in the Rong family, but only she can sit firmly in the back seat, and the reason for this can be seen.

Hearing the Queen Mother's words, the prime minister's face sank, as if he was angry. "Does the Queen Mother really know where the son of the imperial concubine is now?"

The Queen Mother waved her hand and did not answer the Prime Minister's question. After a while, an old palace maid walked quickly to the Queen Mother and offered a wooden box with both hands. An inexplicable look flashed across the Queen Mother's face. She slowly opened the wooden box, took out a piece of bright yellow brocade embroidered with gold dragons and silver clouds from it, held it in her hand preciously, and looked at it for a long time before she opened her mouth to tell everyone what had happened.

That year, she was pregnant with the dragon seed, which should have been a gratifying thing, but she couldn't be happy anyway, because less than half a month ago, the imperial concubine was also diagnosed with a happy pulse. Seeing that the imperial concubine's power is growing and her foundation is becoming more and more stable, she is both hateful and anxious. If this woman is allowed to give birth to a prince, he will inherit the throne one day, and the Rong family will no longer have a foothold in the court. Thinking of this, Uncle Rong Guo secretly planned to take advantage of his unpreparedness to cut the grass and eradicate the root to prevent future troubles. Although she hated the imperial concubine to the core, in order to accumulate blessings and virtues for the child in her womb, she tried her best to prevent Uncle Rong Guo from hurting the imperial concubine who was pregnant for several months.

"She has always been weak, and most of the children she gave birth to can't be raised." Seeing that Uncle Rong Guo was silent, she continued: "Besides, whether she gave birth to a prince or a princess, whether she is dead or alive, is it all up to us?" ”

After comprehending the deep meaning of her words, Uncle Rong Guo immediately smiled, and the previous plan was stopped.

That night, when she heard that the imperial concubine was about to give birth, she was in a hurry and had fetal gas, but she felt a pain in her abdomen. I didn't expect that your child and I would be born on the same day, it's really a bad fate. The severe pain made her extremely sober, and she couldn't help but laugh when she looked at the honest and terrified imperial doctors and women, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids who were in and out of the country. It's better to make people flip on their backs, chickens and dogs jump, so that the eldest brother can take advantage of the chaos to exchange her children.

"What about the emperor?" She struggled to spit out a few words.

"Back to the queen's mother, the emperor is ......"

Before the palace maid finished speaking, she interrupted: "Go and ask the emperor to ......" At this time, she knew where the emperor was, but she still didn't want to hear anyone mention it after all, as if as long as no one broke it, it was not true. It's not that I don't have to see him coming, it's just that with him, it's inconvenient for the eldest brother to act, so it's better to keep him here, she defended herself with tears in her eyes. Unlike the imperial concubine, when she entered the palace, she was neither for justice nor for the prosperity of the family, all she wanted was to become the wife of the person she admired. She knew that with her background, it would be impossible to get the emperor's sincerity, so she also tried to resolve the contradictions between the two sides. But as the days and months passed, she gradually realized that all this was just her wishful thinking. No matter how attentive she was to the emperor, he was always unmoved, and as for the increasingly powerful Rong family, he had no intention of stopping. If I can add a couple to him, I may be able to put an end to this strife. After that, she tried all kinds of home remedies, and finally got her wish to conceive a dragon seed, but she also damaged her body because of it. It's a pity that the prince she begged for with her life didn't get his favor, no matter how she cried and begged, he refused to give her the crown prince to her Rong'er after all. He had never loved her, so he didn't want to take a step back for her. She thought that she had already been disheartened by him, and she didn't want to think of him at this moment, and her heart was still like a knife. Suddenly, a loud cry woke her from her memories.

"Congratulations to the queen for getting another little prince." After a while, Wen Po walked up to her with the scrubbed baby in her arms and said hello to her.

Hearing Wen Po's words, she smiled knowingly when she was exhausted, and then her eyes went dark, and she fainted. When she woke up, everything changed. Her son died, and her eldest brother stood by her bedside with the princess's child in his arms and waited for her to fall. She cried so much that her heart was filled with indignation, why did my child suffer such a catastrophe? Let him go and bury my child...... She blurted out. But when she saw the baby's face, she changed her mind. Perhaps it was the birth of the baby on the same day as her recently dead son, which made her involuntarily feel compassion, and the more she looked at him, the more affectionate she felt.

"After all, he is the emperor's bloodline, so I will raise him." The queen hugged the baby tightly.

"He is the son of the imperial concubine, so it is tantamount to raising a tiger!" Uncle Rong Guo objected sharply.

"As long as you and I are tight-lipped about today's events, how can he know that he was born to the imperial concubine?" The queen teased the baby and replied nonchalantly.

Uncle Rong Guo saw that she had made up her mind, and knew that it was useless to talk too much, and estimated that it would be difficult for this little baby to become a climate, so he complied with her wishes. Unexpectedly, this little prince was gifted and intelligent, but at the age of ten he was already both civil and military, and none of his brothers could match him, and the emperor greatly appreciated him, and wanted to make him the crown prince. Uncle Rong Guo naturally couldn't allow others to get involved in the position of the prince, so he secretly decided to kill him. Fortunately, the queen detected her trick in time, and the little prince was able to save his life. For a long time, everyone's expressions were solemn. It is really pitiful that the little prince has to go through such hardships at such a young age. As for the Queen Mother, she can confess the crimes she committed in the past in the court, which shows that her words are true, so it is the prime minister who lies.