A second to remember, for you. After the court meeting dispersed, Shen Zhe stayed and came to the Longevity Palace with the queen, the queen mother had been waiting in front of the palace gate early, and when she saw her nephew, she was in tears. After that, like everyone else, he repeatedly asked Shen Zhe where the emperor was.

Shen Zhe still gave the same answer, and then helped the Queen Mother back to the dormitory, and the Queen Mother took Min'er's hand and said, "Child, it's hard for you."

As they spoke, Concubine Shu also came with the two princes. After Qin Zhuang took control of the imperial city, Concubine Shu guarded her son and hid in the Anle Palace, no one saw and no one cared, separated from each other for more than ten days, the queen mother saw her grandson again, and looked at them and touched them with tears, and then looked at Shen Zhe and then at Min'er.

There were some things she couldn't say, but the old lady seemed to have decided that her son could not survive, and wanted to entrust this pair of grandsons to these two people, so that they could support these two children to continue the incense of the Xiang dynasty.

But at a glance to see Min'er's bulging belly, the Queen Mother involuntarily withdrew her hand from Feng'er and Hao'er, she remembered that Min'er said that she must support her not to set up a prince or a new monarch, whether Min'er is still waiting for the emperor to come back, or for the sake of the child in her womb, at least the Queen Mother herself promised something, she should fulfill her promise.

However, such a small action was seen by Concubine Shugui, she no longer has to worry about how so many women in the harem live every day, and she no longer has to deal with the trivial matters of the palace that can never be done, she doesn't understand that the government doesn't have to worry about the affairs of the world, even if she is looking forward to the emperor's life and death, she has long accepted her fate.

In the past, she did so many things, and she still put all her thoughts on her sons, but now she has nothing else to do, and she only has her son for everything, only her son for what she sees and hears in her ears.

"Shen Zhe, I hope you will arrange everything in Feng'er's study earlier, get the Taifu back, and don't let him waste his studies." Concubine Shu raised this sentence inappropriately, "I will take care of other things in the palace, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

Min'er saw her say this, so she directly ordered: "Shuguifei, you will count the remaining palace maids and eunuchs in the palace one by one, and rearrange the errands everywhere, now the concubine is only four of you and me, give the two talented people and Baolin a more spacious palace, and the other vacant palaces will be closed after cleaning, and no one is allowed to enter and leave without permission, and clean them regularly once or twice a year in the future, so as to save some labor."

In the past, the queen would never point out anything, but now she ordered her to teach her how to do it, and Concubine Shu was displeased, but she still agreed on her face.

The Queen Mother watched silently from the side, and after listening to the queen explain the affairs in the palace, she interjected and asked Shen Zhe what was going on, although Shen Zhe said many times that he didn't know where the emperor was, but the Queen Mother said: "Since you have planned to force Qin Zhuang to rebel, isn't it that the emperor deliberately made something happen on the front line to give Qin Zhuang a chance?" You must know why. ”

Shen Zhe said calmly: "Auntie, I thought so at first, but in fact, I didn't have such a plan at the beginning, I thought that after Qin Zhuang arrived in the capital, he would make good use of this opportunity, and even take you, aunt, the queen and the princess and the prince as hostages to blackmail the emperor." As a result, Qin Zhuang didn't do anything, he actually guarded the capital well, seeing that the emperor was about to return triumphantly, Qin Zhuang didn't do anything, it would be difficult to have such a chance next time, and the effort I spent with the emperor was in vain. So I had to change the plan and force Qin Zhuang to do it, but there was no part of the emperor in my plan, and I thought that the emperor was deliberately causing the incident at first, but then I sent a lot of people to inquire and couldn't get any news from the emperor, so the emperor may really "

The Queen Mother said in a panic: "Don't say it, don't say it, I don't believe it."

Min'er's expression was solemn, Concubine Shu bit her lip tightly, and the Queen Mother said with tears and trembling: "I will keep waiting, I will wait for a day if there is no news for a day, and I will wait for a year without me for a year, and wait until my bones are in the ground, if there is still no news, I will go to the underworld to accompany him."

Concubine Shu didn't hold back and wept, but when she caught a glimpse of the queen sitting indifferently on the side, she immediately held back again.

"Min'er, take good care of your health, and leave the affairs of the government to Zhe'er." After the Queen Mother calmed down, she took Min'er's hand and said lovingly, "Give birth to the child well, don't make me scared anymore." ”

However, Min'er doesn't plan to let go of the affairs of the government, first, she can distract herself and not fall into sadness all day long, and secondly, this is her husband's career, so she naturally wants to protect the inheritance in person. Even if the Queen Mother has given up most of her hopes at this moment, even if Shen Zhe insists that she doesn't know where the emperor is, she will never believe that Xiang Ye will leave her and her children, she must have faith in people to live, she must live well to keep this country, so as to wait for Xiang Ye to come back.

After saying these words, the harem recounted the number of people and rectified the palace rules, and the ministers of the previous dynasty also needed a day or two to ease up and readjust to the new situation.

In the past few months, although the ministers have to tell the queen about the affairs of the world from time to time, they are all perfunctory, and now they are serious and can't tolerate a little sloppiness, they may still not be convinced by Min'er, but they have to obey Shen Zhe, who is standing at the head of the ministers. The emperor once said well, only military power is the king's way, and now Shen Zhe controls the overall situation and has heavy troops, and the Jizhou army is all under his command, who dares to disagree.

In a blink of an eye, September has seen the bottom, and winter is coming in October, I don't know when the first snow is this year, but the capital that has been gloomy for a whole September has long been cold and biting. The Xuanzheng Palace is wide and deep, and the palace door is open every morning, and the hunting west wind pours in, which is so cold that people have to be spiritual.

In the past, the emperor was strong and not afraid of the cold, but now this pot-bellied queen is even thunderous, braving the cold every day, and rushing to the court to listen to the government before dawn. At first, there were always some people who were not used to seeing a woman sitting on it, but after a few days, the queen's unrelenting attitude made them not be able to cheer up and be cautious.

On this day, news came from Xiping Mansion that because of the assassination of the emperor, the generals of Daqi were full of revenge and red-eyed, forcing the Zanxi people to surrender again and sue for peace. The ministers talked a lot, and they had no idea for a while, and Min'er didn't dare to make a decision arbitrarily, she needed to discuss it with Shen Zhe and Song Yuan.

"The Queen." Suddenly, a minister came out, it was the former Min'er trusted Lord Zhang, as the emperor's minister, since the fall of Qiu Zhenyu, he has always been quite prestigious, never participated in party struggles, and did not follow anyone to tie up with Anle Palace or Qinzhuang, but it was him, who mentioned today, "The country cannot be without a king for a day, even if the emperor's whereabouts are unknown, the queen mother and the queen mother, and the ministers are willing to wait forever, but the crown prince should also be established to settle the hearts of the people." In this way, it is a good thing for both the people and the politics of neighboring countries, and just appointing the crown prince will not shake the determination of the mother and the ministers to look forward to the emperor's safe return. ”

Min'er once scolded several elders of the Xiang family in front of the queen mother, not allowing them to mention the matter of establishing the crown prince again, but now in the solemn court, these words are not only family affairs but state affairs, even though Min'er has only begun to learn how to deal with court politics, she also knows the importance of the crown prince to the foundation of a country.

But Min'er knows her position very well, once she becomes a prince, and the emperor has not heard from her for a year and a half, she and her children will be in danger, she is the daughter of Qiu Zhenyu, who is hated by thousands of people, she is simply the daughter of a sinner, she can't even stand firm on herself, how to take care of her children?

Min'er doesn't know whether the one in her belly is a man or a woman, and she doesn't plan to give birth to a son to compete with Concubine Shugui for the world, she just wants to live in peace and stability, and she just wants to keep this country for Xiang Ye, so that there can be a real reunion.

"The matter of establishing the crown prince will be discussed again." Min'er looked at the courtiers below indifferently, leaving no trace of emotion, "As for when it will be discussed, when the palace decides, it will naturally tell you Aiqing that before that, you must not mention the matter of establishing the crown prince." ”

There was a slight agitation among the ministers, obviously few people could agree with the queen's decision, but Min'er didn't care, didn't care about their pressure at all, and said lightly: "The prince is young, when they grow up to be successful in their studies, it is a long-term way for the sage to be at the top, and now the crown prince is in a hurry, aren't you afraid of delaying the national fortune?"

Shen Zhe commanded and said yes, as soon as he spoke out, everyone else had to respond, but after the court meeting dispersed, this matter and the queen's remarks also dispersed, whether it was a critical moment or now that the world was peaceful, the queen's attitude did not change, and everyone took it for granted that she was thinking about the unborn child in her womb. If this child is the prince, the queen's situation and future will be bright.

On the other hand, Concubine Shu and her sons were powerless to fight back, and they were suppressed by the queen to the death.

In the general's mansion, Yunshang was waiting for Shen Zhe to return, and she had already dressed up and was going to take her son into the palace. After talking to her husband for a while, when she was about to separate, Shen Zhe called out to Yunsheng, and after a little hesitation, she said: "You will inevitably meet Concubine Shu when you enter the palace, about the matter of Lichu, you just listen to what she has to say, don't promise or come up with any ideas, don't get yourself into trouble."

Yunshang said proudly: "I'm smart now, don't look down on me." But the topic was serious, and she asked seriously, "Has anyone brought it up again, when you were away, they forced the queen to make a prince every day, and my cousin's heart was also stirred upset, you know, she counted on those two sons." ”

Shen Zhe said helplessly: "But the queen's situation is far worse than that of Concubine Shu."

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