"Do you think that if Hongu doesn't tell her, she won't be able to think of it?" Concubine Yao shook her head and said, "What's more, no one can say for sure what will happen in the future, even if they are not secretly manipulated like the queen, many people will either not be able to give birth or will not be able to give birth to a son?" So why bother to treat Concubine Xuan as an opponent now? In case this palace and her will not face each other at all in the future, wouldn't it be a fair rival? ”

Speaking of this, he pinched his forehead and sighed, "It's also unpredictable!" Sister Huaqing, who came to the imperial capital first, promised the Su family, but the palace came late, so she had no chance or reason to get acquainted with Mrs. Yan Guo. But the queen listened to Mrs. Yanguo like that, you said that if the relationship between the two of them has been so good, the queen will hug in the future. Raising the prince, if he only chooses between the palace and Concubine Xuan, maybe he will choose Concubine Xuan because of the friendship between Concubine Xuan and Mrs. Yan Guo - after all, the queen is that kind of character! ”

Even if the queen didn't consider this, Concubine Xuan could euphemistically ask Song Yixiao to help her speak because of the friendship she had met earlier.

And Song Yixiao may not refuse to let Donghu Liu owe him a favor.

The dowry hesitated: "Then you just reminded Concubine Xuan?" ”

Could it be that he is ready to admit defeat now, is this planning to please Concubine Xuan in advance?

"Today, the palace invited Concubine Xuan to come over and ask Mrs. Yan Guo about her temperament." Concubine Yao waved her hand, "There is a way to repay the peach, she told the palace without making it difficult, and she also said some advice to the palace, and the palace must always express it!" ”

pondered, "That's all for this, go back and hand over a message out of the palace, and let Sister-in-law Song go to the Yanguo Mansion to be courteous - although the palace has no chance to directly have a relationship with Mrs. Yanguo, but Sister-in-law Song is Mrs. Yanguo's sister!" If there is a real chance to put my son on the throne in the future, it will be a good thing for Sister-in-law Song, isn't it? ”

It's just that Concubine Yao is planning well here, but at this moment, in the Changle Palace, Song Yixiao is encouraging Queen Nie: "In the end, it is a cold medicine, and it is not really sterilized!" The imperial doctor also said that it is only that the heirs will be difficult from now on, not that the heirs are hopeless! What are you doing now that you're so depressed? ”

Empress Nie originally wanted to try to dispel Song Yixiao's suspicion and vigilance of the royal family, but she was really not good at controlling the topic, especially in front of Song Yixiao - so without saying a word, it became Song Yixiao who cared about her body.

She hesitated for a while, and said bitterly: "The imperial doctor just doesn't dare to say it!" Throughout the ages, who has been an exception to those who have been worried? ”

"Empress Su of the former Yongyongping Emperor is an exception!" Song Yixiao immediately said, "Have you forgotten?" I also talked about it when I told you about the worries of the crane. Empress Su entered the palace at the age of eight, starting as the escort of the Empress Dowager Jiayi, and became the crown princess when she grew up - even when she was an escort for the Empress Dowager, she was also worried about the conspiracy of the crane. But then she gave birth and had children! Queen Su is a queen, you are also a queen, she can be an exception, why can't you? ”

Empress Nie smiled bitterly: "But the fourth sister-in-law, you also said it at the time!" Due to the war, the recuperation methods used by Queen Su at that time have been lost-"

"The method used by Queen Su has been lost, and the current doctors may not be able to think of other methods?" Song Yixiao held her hand and said firmly, "You haven't even tried it, did you accept your fate?" It may not be easy to find a miracle doctor like Ji Quai, but the world is so big, and there are many talented people in the grassland, who knows if someone will give you unexpected joy? ”

She leaned over slightly, attached it to the queen's ear, and whispered, "Aren't you afraid that this matter will cause the Great Rui Monarch and Ministers to be centrifuged and affect the Northern Expedition?" But if you take care of your body, you won't be harmed by worries...... Isn't it all happy? ”

Empress Nie's eyes lit up for a moment.

Because of the ongoing Northern Expedition, the truth about the queen's pit was not widely publicized. After all, Da Rui's morale is now high, and there is no need to play the mourning strategy, so there is no need for everyone to know that Di Li's hand can be stretched so long.

At this time, it is not appropriate to provoke any disputes between the soldiers, and a stable court can reassure the soldiers on the front line.

It was decided that the coffin was sealed by Emperor Sutai himself a few days later, and it was a tragedy caused by a family matter: all the blame was placed on the long-dead Jian Likuang, and all the servants involved were beheaded.

Originally, the county lord of Qingjiang and Shou Chunbo and his wife were also a little involved, but because of Queen Nie's intercession, in the end, they were only symbolically punished for one year, which was lightly exposed compared to the difficult consequences of the queen's heirs from now on.

But the emperor and queen, who know the inside story, naturally will not forget the true hatred.

Just wait for Di Li to be completely taken down, and then settle this account well!

After the matter was settled, Emperor Sutai ordered the emperor's list to be posted everywhere to find a doctor for the queen.

But Song Yixiao's relief was not realized: until the end of the second year of Sutai, Empress Nie still had nothing.

At this time, the ministers were really anxious for the heirs of Emperor Sutai, although the officials had already paid homage to the officials and the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu did not pay attention to the meaning of this matter, but many courtiers still spontaneously went to the table, asking Emperor Sutai to accept concubines again, extend the heirs, and reassure the hearts of the people of the world!

Because they know that Emperor Sutai loves the queen, many people even bluntly say that the queen is not virtuous enough in the table book - in this case, you as the queen should take the initiative to persuade the emperor to take a concubine, and even choose a good wife for the emperor and send it to the emperor's arms, okay? You actually watched the emperor worry about whether you could have a child or not?!

Will you be a queen after all!?

I really don't know how to be a qualified queen, can't you flip through the history books and learn from the virtuous queens who knew how to add people to the emperor in the past?

In just a few days, such concerts were piled up on the imperial case of Xuanming Palace.

Although Emperor Sutai ignored all of them, this kind of advice is increasing day by day, and it seems that it is getting bigger and bigger!

After Empress Nie heard the news, she was so angry that she dropped the bowl on the Changle Palace.

But the county lord of Qingjiang, who came to visit her in the palace, also persuaded her: "If you can give birth yourself, why don't you want to see you spoil the special room for the rest of your life?" But now that the news that you can't give birth has spread, Your Majesty will spoil you, don't mind, and just pay it back. In the future, if Your Majesty changes his mind, everyone will say that you are not right, and this jealous name is pressed down, if there is another person who covets the posterior, what do you say you will do? ”

Therefore, "In my opinion, you might as well take a look at the palace maids from poor families in this palace, choose the neat and tame ones, and recommend two to Your Majesty." In this way, they give birth to heirs, whether you go to your mother and keep your children, or record them in your own name, not only to eliminate the criticism and dissatisfaction of the harem of the former dynasty and the harem against you, but also to find a support for yourself in the future, right? ”

Speaking of this, seeing that Queen Nie was just crying, the county lord of Qingjiang knew that she still had little hope of giving birth to an heir herself-although the county lord of Qingjiang did not approve, but because of the big age gap between the sisters and the fact that they were half-fathers, the feelings were not very deep, so it was not easy to say too much, so she only sighed, "You think about it later!" Even if you are the queen, it is impossible to be sent to the palace to die without children in the future, but if the new monarch is not close to you, do you think the life of Mingren Palace must be better? ”

Queen Nie was so disheartened by her that she couldn't even raise the interest of sending her when she left.

Wan Fang accompanied the county lord of Qingjiang to the gate of the palace, and specially reminded the county lord of Qingjiang: "Originally, when this matter came out, the mother was dead. However, Mrs. Song just wanted to tell her mother that there are no absolutes in the world, and it is difficult to guarantee that there is no chance of life! It makes Niangniang always think that maybe she will be able to find a hidden doctor tomorrow - although what the county lord said to Niangniang today is Jinyu, I am afraid that Niangniang will not listen! ”

"So what's the solution?" The county lord of Qingjiang sighed, "Originally, I didn't want to care about this kind of nosy, but now the former dynasty and harem are talking about the queen's jealousy, and she has no children, and she doesn't allow others to live!" You said that the queen has a deep foundation, and she has been rumored to have such a reputation, if I don't come into the palace to mention a few words, isn't this watching her go to the fire pit? ”

sighed again, "After all, those of us who were sisters and sisters-in-law used to care too little about the queen, so that the queen couldn't listen to us." ”

What the two didn't know was that in fact, Queen Nie was almost desperate because of the fruitless medical treatment in the past year, and she was persuaded by the county lord of Qingjiang like this, so she was completely cold and decided to go with the flow.

It's just that Empress Nie hasn't figured out how to persuade Concubine Su Taidi, and an unexpected news came: Empress Dowager Su has spoken about the situation that the queen has been nothing!

The queen mother's attitude is very clear: "Although the queen has been married to the emperor for several years, these two children have only become married and have kept filial piety, and after filial piety, they have been in a hurry. finally survived until the emperor inherited the throne, followed by the Northern Expedition, one after another, saying that they were husband and wife, but in fact, they gathered less and left more, so far there is no news, what's so strange? As for the matter of worrying about the crane, the former Emperor Yongping can be born after that, is the current emperor's blessing not as good as that of Emperor Yongping? ! ”

"It's only been a year since the emperor list was released, and with Darui's vast land and resources, I'm afraid that many country wizards don't know about this matter at all!"

"When the mourning family was thriving, how many years had passed since marrying the first emperor? The emperor and queen are all young now, and the mourning family, who is an elder, is not in a hurry, and I don't know what other people are anxious about?! Isn't it enough for the government and the opposition to worry about such a big thing as the Northern Expedition?! ”

Although the Empress Dowager Su is the emperor's nominal aunt, she is actually the biological mother, Ruiwuzong did not marry during his lifetime, and now Emperor Sutai has no heir mother, and the status of the Empress Dowager is not affected in the slightest whether it is in name or in fact.

She defended Empress Nie so bluntly, although many people were still unconvinced, thinking that it was not a matter for the Son of Heaven to be childless, but Empress Dowager Su followed up and said something again: "Now that the Northern Expedition is victorious, the people of the world are living and working in peace and contentment, the emperor is young and healthy, what does it matter if there is no prince born for a while?" People who are in a hurry to come and go, how can they be safe? ”

Those people finally stopped making trouble - after all, the meaning of Empress Dowager Su's words: If there are still people urging the issue of Emperor Sutai's heirs, doesn't this person think that the emperor will not live long?

Otherwise, the Queen Mother said that the situation is very good, the emperor is in good health and young, what does it matter if he has no children for the time being? The heir is valued by the court, and it is nothing more than a matter of inheritance, but if there is no accident, it is still early for Emperor Sutai to inherit the throne, isn't it?

"Why did the Queen Mother suddenly speak for me?" Those who hope that Emperor Sutai will have a son soon, although they are very sad about this, but for Weiyang Palace, this is really good news, Empress Nie is not only happy, but also very surprised, "Do you know the reason? ”

The waiters looked at each other for a moment, but Wan Fang came out with some embarrassment and said, "I heard that Mrs. Yan Guo accompanied Princess Chengyang into the palace yesterday, but she didn't come to our side, but went directly to Mingren Palace." ”

It's no wonder she is embarrassed: since Empress Nie entered the Middle Palace, although Empress Dowager Su has not felt sorry for the queen, she has never looked down on the queen.

Because of the matter of the eldest princess of Changxing, the Empress Dowager Su can actually be said to be lukewarm to the emperor and queen in the past two years.

This time, the queen was attacked internally and externally because of the matter of the heir, and even the half-sister of the county lord of Qingjiang specially entered the palace to persuade her to compromise, and the Empress Dowager Su would stand up and speak for the queen - of course, this could not be that the queen mother suddenly took pity on the queen, but someone said good things for the queen mother in front of the queen mother, and said that the queen mother was moved.

And during this time, the only people I have seen are Princess Chengyang and Mrs. Yanguo, who is the head of Queen Nie, does this need to be said?

Wan Fang had always been hostile to the Yan State Mansion because of the matter of the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom earlier, and she trusted Song Yixiao for Queen Nie, and she was quite angry.

Now that she learns about this, she can't help but feel ashamed and ashamed: what kind of heart Princess Chengyang is, she also knows, even if this old princess doesn't kill Queen Nie, even if she gives face to her grandson, how can she help the queen? Yesterday, I was willing to enter the palace for this trip, except for the request of Yan Guogong and his wife, what else could it be?

"Usually, I always feel that the Yanguo Mansion is definitely not sincere to Niangniang, but it turns out that I haven't seen it clearly!" When Wan Fang thought of this, she felt more and more embarrassed.

As the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom, she specially cultivated the dowry for her youngest daughter, and she was actually very loyal to Queen Nie.

How much pressure Empress Nie has on these days, Wan Fang has seen it in her eyes, and the reason why she agrees with the suggestion of the county lord of Qingjiang is also because she is afraid that Empress Nie will be too long and mistake herself.

Now that the Duke of Yanguo invited the Empress Dowager Su to come out and say these words to defend the queen, even if it can't fundamentally solve the dilemma that Empress Nie is facing now, it also gives the queen a chance to breathe - throughout the ages, there are not many women who have been labeled as "jealous", especially in the royal family, who can have good results.

Otherwise, women throughout the ages, what do they do to find ways to raise their reputations?

And Empress Dowager Su's statement is tantamount to a euphemistic denial of Queen Nie's jealousy.

Regardless of whether Empress Nie can have children in the future, this time, the Yanguo Mansion has solved a problem for the queen that would have caused endless troubles.

Wan Fang breathed a sigh of relief for Queen Nie, and the original mustard turned into gratitude at this moment.

However, Queen Nie was not very happy at this moment, but frowned: "Is it the fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law who helped me?" Do you know what benefits they promised the queen mother, so they invited the queen mother? ”

No matter how naïve she is, she has been the queen for two years, how could Queen Nie not know that Empress Dowager Su's love for herself is far from the point where she stands up for herself at such a time?

And the relationship between the Yanguo Mansion and the Empress Dowager Su is not good enough to support the Empress Dowager at will - then the Empress Dowager Su will do this, it is conceivable that the Yanguo Mansion must have paid the price!

Empress Nie was very worried that this price would be unfavorable to the Yan State Mansion.

Because of the current status of the Empress Dowager Su, how can she be tempted by the bargaining chips?