In the imperial city, Weiyang Palace, Changle Palace, Wan Fang had red eyes, and brought the cold meal out of the dormitory.

"Isn't it useless to be a mother?" The head of Weiyang Palace's chamberlain greeted him with a whisk, his eyes swept over the lacquer plate painted with gold and color, and his originally frowning eyebrows were instantly released, and he said happily, "It's still Mrs. Yanguo who has a way, the only half-bowl of porridge that Niangniang has eaten in the past two days is still fed by His Majesty himself-didn't think that Mrs. Yanguo came only half an hour later, and she persuaded Niangniang to eat?" ”

The food in the lacquer plate was delivered to the door of the dormitory by himself just now, and whether it was touched or not, and how much it moved, the chief's chamberlain naturally knew it.

Although Queen Nie also used a small half bowl of bistem rice porridge, ate a few pickles, and didn't touch the other dishes, you must know that since the imperial doctor revealed the matter of worrying about the crane, Queen Nie has not even been willing to drink a sip of tea in the past few days!

Emperor Sutai personally coaxed in Weiyang Palace for three days, and Queen Nie still didn't think about tea and dinner - they could see that the queen was determined to die at all!

In this case, the queen is willing to use the food, even if it is not used much, how can the chief's chamberlain not be happy?

After all, although he was arranged by Emperor Sutai in Weiyang Palace, he belonged to the emperor, but if the queen has three long and two short, and Emperor Sutai is not short of manpower, even if the emperor does not blame him for not serving the queen well, what future can he have?

It's just that Wan Fang, who is the concubine of Queen Nie and the current palace maid of Weiyang Palace, is not happy, she handed the lacquer plate to the little palace maid who greeted her, and ordered casually: "Mrs. Yan Guo mentioned that the cook of our Weiyang Palace is rumored to be very good at making rose wine stuffed balls, and the queen mother asked her to make two bowls and send them in immediately!" ”

When the chief's chamberlain heard this, he hurriedly urged: "Hurry up!" Ask the cook to show his real skills, don't disappoint Mrs. Yan Guo, just say that the people who serve in our dignified middle palace are only famous! ”

When Wan Fang heard this, she snorted coldly and said, "My father-in-law is really attentive!" It's a pity that Mrs. Song is not here again, no matter how attentive you are, she can't see it! ”

"What you said, I just thought that our mother has always been intimate with Mrs. Yanguo, so I said this." The leader's chamberlain's face remained unchanged, and he continued to smile, "Besides, as long as Mrs. Yan Guo can persuade our mother to cheer up, and slowly say that she is courteous, even if she kneels three times and knocks nine times, it is also willing!" ”

The chief's chamberlain is in his thirties, and his qualifications in the palace are not particularly profound, but when it comes to the city government, it is not comparable to the late Fang. These words are reasonable and modest, and the humility shows that he is loyal to the queen. did not fall into the slightest of his identity as the head of Weiyang Palace, not to mention, but also tactfully generalized Wanfang's army: Knowing that Queen Nie has not been thinking about tea and dinner recently, finally a Mrs. Yan Guo came, and she was able to persuade the queen to resume eating, and you still have to pick your nose and eyes at Mrs. Yan Guo, what kind of intention is this? !

The one who combined with Queen Nie to worry about the crane was the old servant in the mansion of the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom, and he was from the same background as Wan Fang - it can be seen that Wan Fang may not be suspicious!

Although Wanfang is proud to be Queen Nie's companion, she is usually valued by the queen, and she is not stupid to go home, she hurriedly slowed down her tone when she heard the words, and whispered: "I just think that what those courtiers from the foreign court said is not unreasonable, but Niangniang still believes in Mrs. Song, and she is really aggrieved for Niangniang, and she is rude to her father-in-law, and I hope that my father-in-law will not be strange!" ”

Said a solemn salute.

The leader's chamberlain smiled and said: "You are outside, we are all people who serve Niangniang, what's not to blame?" ”

When the two of them had a small confrontation outside the dormitory, Queen Nie in the palace was also talking about Wan Fang: "Wan Fang has served me for several years, except for sex. Zi was a little anxious, Xu didn't like to mention the Yanguo Mansion very much because of his mother, but he didn't find anything wrong - of course, the fourth sister-in-law, you know, I'm not a very shrewd person, otherwise how could I even know that I was killed until now? So whether she has ulterior motives or not, I don't know. ”

The queen took a breath, resisted the urge to cry, and asked, "Do you think I should send her away first?" ”

The reason why Empress Nie was suspicious of Wan Fang was not that Song Yixiao expressed any dissatisfaction with Wan Fang, but that Song Yixiao reminded the queen that this time the emperor and queen found out the difficult truth about the queen's heirs. Very. Deep.

Song Yixiao said: "At the end of the year before last, in order to support His Majesty, your fourth brother invited the people of the Six Lords to Xuanming Palace for a gathering, and after some secret talks, he finally persuaded them to approve of His Majesty's accession to the throne. Later, with the assistance of these people, Fang gradually persuaded the Manchu civil and military forces. Although this matter has not been made public, most of the people in the court have heard about it. And the courtiers who tried to lead you to the Yanguo Mansion this time were all from the Shu clan. ”

The fourth sister-in-law said...... "Queen Nie had no interest in the affairs of the court before, and after correction, the queen is not interested in the affairs of the court now."

But there is a way to seek her own government in her position, and after she is in the middle palace, even if she doesn't like it, she must force herself to care about a little major affairs in the court, not to mention that this matter is closely related to Emperor Sutai, and it is even more impossible for Empress Nie to know nothing.

At this moment, I couldn't help but feel my heart skip a beat, and subconsciously said, "Is it a dispute between Shishu?" ”

"On the surface, it looks like this." Song Yi smiled and said slowly, "But have you thought about it?" On this eye joint, have the Shu people ever fought for it? ”

Since the advent of the imperial examination, the royal family has always co-opted the Shu clan and suppressed the scholar clan.

This is because the threat to the royal family from the Shu clan is far lower than that of the Shi clan.

This kind of fundamental contradiction is absolutely not something that can be reversed by personal feelings and personal relationships. And Emperor Sutai is not the kind of person who will mix personal feelings with the overall situation, so if he can, Emperor Sutai will definitely support the Shu clan and balance the Shi clan.

The question is, what time is it?

It's the Northern Expedition in progress!

From the preparers to the advocates, and then to the current executors, the Northern Expedition is the leader of the scholars!

For this matter, Emperor Sutai did not hesitate to accept the daughters of the Shen and Liu families into the palace as concubines - to put it mildly, the emperor himself took the lead in risking his body as a bargaining chip, and before Di Li was defeated, how could he change the direction of the wind and deal with the Shi clan who were using it?

After all, such a big thing as the war between the two countries is still a war with the goal of destroying the country, and until now, it is not at all that Emperor Sutai can stop if he wants to.

At the moment, don't say that the emperor and queen don't believe that the Yanguo Mansion will poison Empress Nie, even if there is conclusive evidence to prove that this matter is indeed done by the Yanguo Mansion, Emperor Sutai will take the overall situation as the priority, forcibly deny it, and pick up the Yanguo Mansion, how can he finish beating Di Li!

"Such a simple truth, I can see that all the women in the house can understand that those officials who are born on the gold list, even if there are one or two foolish people who can only read dead books, isn't there a single one in that group who has brains?" After giving Empress Nie a rough analysis, Song Yixiao sneered, "Then since they know that they can't fight at all, why do they still come out to fight?" ”

Seeing Empress Nie's dazed expression, she pointed to the north, "I thought about it, and finally thought of it!" ”

"The fourth sister-in-law is talking about Di Li?" Empress Nie no longer understands the major affairs of the family and the country, and it is impossible not to know such a big thing as the Northern Expedition, so she couldn't help but jump in her heart at this moment, and said in shock, "Could it be that Di Li ......?!" ”

"The purpose of those people is not to let His Majesty punish the Yanguo Mansion, but to provoke your fourth brother's suspicion of Your Majesty!" Song Yi looked at her with a smile and nodded slowly, "Your Majesty may have told you that the matter of the Northern Expedition was actually proposed by your fourth brother." Although your fourth brother did not personally lead the troops into battle, for this war, he has been preparing for it many years ago! The most important thing is that the Shen and Liu families, who are currently taking the lead, are also because of your fourth brother, so they dare to fight with confidence! ”

"After all, you also know that although the first emperor was wise and martial, he was often a little harsh on his courtiers, especially those from the scholar clan!"

"The Shen and Liu families are both ranked among the six valves in the sea, how can they not worry that Your Majesty will follow the example of the first emperor?"

"They are willing to live and die in this war, I will tell you the truth, they don't trust Your Majesty, or they don't trust Your Majesty entirely, but because, it is your fourth brother who is in charge now!"

"This is not to say that your fourth brother is virtuous and talented, and his ability to win people's hearts is even higher than His Majesty - but because your fourth brother is the grandson of Jinxiutang, Jinxiutang has long been extinct, he is regarded as the successor of Jinxiutang, the representative of Jinxiu Duanmu, and Shen Liu belongs to the same descendants of the six valves!"

"Imagine, if your fourth brother is worried about the fall of Di Li because of this matter, His Majesty will settle accounts after the autumn, how can he not hesitate?"

"As soon as he hesitated, so did the Shen and Liu families!"

"Even if we win and gain the upper hand right now!"

"But Di Li has been able to threaten Middle-earth for so many years, the former He Taizu, Wei Gaozu, Yong Taizu, and even His Majesty the Emperor Taizu of our Darui, which one is not famous for his military exploits?! But they still haven't been able to destroy them completely! ”

"Such an enemy, even if they are caught off guard, as long as we are a little negligent and give them a glimmer of life, they will break through the encirclement and escape!"

"At that time, you say, we want to completely erase Di Li from this heaven and earth, what year and month will we have to wait?!"

"The heavy food and grass that has been consumed so far in the war, and the heroic souls who died on the battlefield, will also be in vain!"

"Moreover, before the start of this war, we and Di Li have been calm for many years, and we can still say that Taoguang is obscure, and secretly recuperates!"

"This battle has begun, and the goal of destroying the enemy country has been exposed-let's win, once we stop halfway, even if Di Li doesn't dare to do anything for the time being because of the defeat, he will be full of vigilance against our Middle-earth from now on!"

"Which do you say is more difficult to deal with, a beast with bad intentions but thinks it has not been discovered, or a beast that has been injured but is full of suspicion and is full of vigilance?!"

Song Yi smiled and rubbed the green-covered celadon bowl in his hand, and sighed deeply, "The battle of the country, even if it is fully prepared, it is difficult to prevent dying and struggling!" ”

Fifty years of lying on the salary and tasting courage, after all, it is inevitable that there will be a hundred secrets!

Although this conspiracy is not difficult to see through, it is aimed at the weakest link of Da Rui's eyes: the trust between the royal family and the nobles.

After passing through Rui Taizu and the first emperor, this trust can be said to be gone!

The current cooperation, in the final analysis, is forcibly glued together by simplicity and whiteness.

Due to the cooperation of Emperor Sutai, as well as the needs of the status of the scholars themselves and the needs of hatred, the Northern Expedition took place.

In fact, the monarchs and ministers of Darui also hope to use this Northern Expedition and this joint battle to promote further trust and harmony between each other.

But now, only a year has passed since Emperor Sutai ascended the throne, and only a few months since the start of the war, the trust between the royal family and the scholars is not very deep at all.

This Song Yi smiled and said that she was reminding Empress Nie to guard against Di Li sowing discord, in fact, after she sent Jiang Muyao away yesterday, she went to see her husband, and the first thing she said was to let Jian Xubai guard against Emperor Sutai......

After all, no matter how much she hated Di Li, she still valued her family more than killing this long-standing enemy country in Middle-earth, especially the children under her knees.

If the price of destroying Di Li is that the Yan State Mansion will not end well, Song Yixiao would rather Di Li continue to exist.

In the final analysis, she did not sacrifice her own noble sentiments only for the common people.

I don't want to have it either.

So at this moment, Song Yixiao, although he was terrified in his heart, was more wary of the royal family.

And Empress Nie was already hearing it with straight eyes!

——Just a month ago, in the first year of Sutai, Darui's former harem was gloating over the rebellion of Dili Khan's eldest son.

And behind this matter, there is no impetus from Da Rui - how could Empress Nie not think that now Empress Nie could start from Di Li Khan's internal account and instigate the disharmony between father and son;

Di Li started with her, the Empress Darui, and instigated the Shi clan, who is currently the main force to destroy Di Li, to fall out of harmony with Emperor Sutai, not only to fight for the vitality of his own country, but also to intensify the suppressible contradictions between the Shi clan and the royal family, is it not a tooth for a tooth, or a tooth for a tooth with interest? !

The queen clenched her fists hard!

When she just learned that she probably wouldn't have her own biological flesh and blood in this life, she felt that the whole sky had fallen!

This is not only the instinctive fear and grief of losing the ability to reproduce as a woman, but also because she was originally very unsure of her future with Emperor Sutai because of the entry of the second concubine Yaoxuan - but even Song Yixiao, who she trusted the most, gave her advice: give birth to her eldest son as soon as possible, stabilize her position, and protect the future.

But she couldn't give birth!

So what is she going to do in the future?

Throughout the ages, there have been countless cases of red faces being judged before they are old!

Even if Emperor Sutai is gentle with her now, who knows what will happen in the future?

If you have children, it's a sustenance.

But she ...... now

Empress Nie refused to eat for the past two days, because she really didn't want to live anymore - because compared to the desolation of being neglected in the future, she would rather die when Emperor Sutai still had feelings and patience for her!

Now Song Yixiao's words made the queen feel extremely ashamed while grief!

She thought it was her own carelessness, thought it was her surrogate mother, and thought it was a family grudge...... Who would have thought that it was a conspiracy of an enemy country?!

What's even more terrifying is that Empress Nie originally only said that this matter was purely for herself, and she wanted to torture, mainly to torture herself - at this moment, she knew that what happened to her was not the purpose of the conspiracy at all, at most it was an introduction!

In the final analysis, the purpose of this conspiracy is, so to speak, the entire Darui!

As the queen of Da Rui, although Empress Nie had never felt what the mother of a country was, at this moment, she felt something.

It is an example for the world, a shelter for all peoples, and closely related to the country and the people.

——All the dignity and glory in this world have never been enjoyed in vain.

She is the queen of Darui, so even if she never dreamed of Di Li thousands of miles away, even if she didn't even know a Di Li person, but at this moment when the two countries were at war, she still became Di Li's target.

"If I were as smart and clever as my fourth sister-in-law, then the old servant would not have this opportunity!" Empress Nie's whole body trembled, and at this moment, she had forgotten that she was likely to be unable to have children again, and she couldn't help but tremble, "Then those people won't have the opportunity to impeach and attack the fourth brother, and the fourth brother won't be suspicious of the insect slave because of this......"

Although Song Yixiao clearly analyzed this inside story with her, it showed the trust of the Yanguo Mansion in the emperor.

But Empress Nie knew that her fourth brother and four sisters-in-law were all thoughtful people, and they made such a gesture, as for whether they really had nothing to do with the emperor and queen in their hearts...... Only they know!

The preparation of three generations, the grievances of several dynasties, and the battle related to the future status of the new monarch and the young minister - so far it has been smooth sailing, and it seems that it is about to achieve a feat that has never been achieved in a hundred years, engraved in history, enough for future generations to pass on and be proud of, if because of himself as the queen, it will be ruined!

Empress Nie doesn't know what she has to do to atone for her sins?!

I knew that she would not force Emperor Su Tai to ask the imperial doctor at all - she would rather bear the charge of "not being able to give birth" for the rest of her life!

It's better than influencing the overall situation for yourself!

"It seems that there is something wrong with that old servant in my mother's house! It's a pity that we didn't even notice it before. Empress Nie resisted the urge to cry and tried to make amends for her mistake, "It's over, don't care about that person." Fourth sister-in-law, I can only trust you now except for the worm slave, or can you help me see if the people around me also have problems? ”

The purpose of the sudden request was too obvious - it was not that Empress Nie did not know.

However, she was not very resourceful in the first place, and now she can only think of such a way to show her closeness and trust to the Yanguo Mansion, and even plead!

In any case, she must not let Song Yixiao and his wife have a rift with the royal family!!

She can't ruin her husband's hard work and expectations!!