"Yanhou Mansion is definitely going to be enveloped." Empress Wei shook her head when she heard this, "Even if it is not for the cards in the hands of the old lady Duanmu, for the empress dowager, you can't be too alienated from them!" ”

- After all, the reason why the Wei and Su families couldn't wait to take action against Emperor Duanhua this time was because the Empress Dowager gave them a secret decree to change the emperor.

The Empress Dowager is now the highest ranking and most respectful elder in the royal family, and she came forward to approve Emperor Yi, even if the government and the opposition suspect that the fall of Emperor Duanhua has an inside story, it is not easy to make a mess - people have no opinions on their grandmothers, it can be seen that the new monarch will not be too mad when he comes to power, even if he has an inside story, it is not for the sake of Emperor Duanhua to "hide for the Venerable", so it is more sensible to change it.

This is very important both for Xinjun and for Xinjun's supporters.

Because even people who don't care about fame have to weigh how much this elder's approval can save them a lot of effort to soothe people's hearts.

And everyone knows that the Empress Dowager loves Jian Xubai, and it is naturally impossible for Empress Wei to be indifferent to the Yanhou Mansion before her son sits on the throne.

But Xin Xian was inevitably worried at the moment: "In this case, what if Gu Shao loses and drags us into the water?" ”

When the old lady Duanmu and Yanhou Mansion knew about Empress Wei's calculations, how could they not be disgusted with Empress Wei?

"He won't." However, Empress Wei said indifferently, "If it is the crown prince who ascends the throne in the end, why should he tear down his students' platforms?" This not only has a bad reputation, but it is also not a good thing for Hongzhou Gu! If the Su family wins in the end, do you think we still need to care about such a grudge? ”

Xin Xian thought about it, settled down, and asked: "Then since we still have to envelop the Yanhou Mansion at present, we can't fall behind the Su family, but we want to invite the second lady into the palace and listen to your advice?" ”

The second lady she said was naturally Wei Yinlian.

"Although Yin Lian has a good relationship with Brother and Sister Song, Brother and Sister Song are not something that Xiao En Xiaohui can buy." Empress Wei thought for a while but shook her head, "In the face of such a big event right now, it is impossible for her to care about the friendship of the boudoir!" So let Yin Lian go and show goodwill to Brother and Sister Song, there is nothing to tell her here in this palace! That's what it means anyway. ”

Xin Xian felt that the queen didn't seem to have much hope for the Yanhou Mansion, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Niangniang, do you think that the Yanhou Mansion will fall to King Su?" But if you don't intercede, what we can give to Yanhou Mansion here may not be as good as King Su's side! ”

"But who called Princess Su the biological daughter of the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom?!" Empress Wei said with a solemn expression, "The first emperor made this arrangement just to compensate King Su. can go around and around, but now it's going to do King Su a big favor - you think that the Empress Dowager was drifting away from His Majesty just to represent the country. Now among the biological flesh and blood of the Empress Dowager, only one of the imperial aunts of the Jin Kingdom is alive! The Empress Dowager doesn't want Her Majesty to continue to be the emperor, will she not think about her only living daughter?! ”

"You mean that the Empress Dowager also supports King Su?!" Xin Xian exclaimed, "Then what else does the Empress Dowager want to give us a secret decree?!" ”

Empress Wei pondered for a while and said: "This palace doesn't dare to say that it can completely guess the thoughts of the empress dowager, but this palace can conclude that Yan Hou and his wife are between the prince and the king of Su, it is difficult not to favor the latter, after all, you want the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom to lie there dying, and I can't tell when it will not be able to do it - Ah Xu, he was the son of the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom, and the younger brothers and sisters of the Song Kingdom were not less favored by the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom in their early years!" Don't mention those bits and pieces, just talk about the matter of Cui Jianpian at the beginning, if it weren't for the imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom, how could she pass the test so well? ! ”

"It can be seen from the matter of her maid Zhiqin that Brother Song is a small favor or can't impress her, but she won't forget it!"

"The imperial aunt of the Jin Kingdom knew what she was planning to do, but she loved the house and Wu to save her, this intention to protect her is a life-saving grace!"

"Brother and Sister Song were able to pity Cui for a little maid at the beginning, and now it is not impossible to think of this festival and tend to King Su!"

The queen sighed, "So these days, when the palace thinks about it, I feel that if there is no accident, most of the Yanhou Mansion will not be willing to go to the prince!" ”

However, Empress Wei said so, but she had no intention of admitting defeat.

She thought for a while and continued, "Fortunately, Gu Shao's 'help' is timely, and the Su family's attention is probably on King Su's side now, and this palace is not without opportunities to do anything!" ”

When Xin Xian heard this, she didn't ask her what she planned to do, but she was puzzled: "The Queen Mother changed her mind so abruptly this time!" I don't know who rescued Lu Hehao, so why did Lu Hehao let the Empress Dowager promise that he could also compete for the throne! ”

"Lu Hehao may have any hole cards, but our biggest opponent must still be the Su family." Empress Wei said calmly, "Lu Hehao's foundation is too thin, unless there is no one in the royal family, it is impossible for him to sit firmly even if he ascends the throne - the promise given to him by the Empress Dowager seems to be precious, but in fact it is just a sentence with empty white teeth!" ”

However, Empress Wei also admitted that this point could not be ignored, "Keep an eye on the Su family, and also pay attention to tracking him!" ”

The queen doesn't want the Wei and Su families to be strangled to death and after both are defeated, Lu Hehao, who has been hiding, jumps out to pick up the bargain!

The calculations of the Wei and Su families, Emperor Duanhua did not know.

He will put all his energy on King Su's whereabouts - on the day of King Xiang's assassination, King Su had already packed his things and set off with Princess Su.

After the assassination of King Xiang in the middle, the result of the court discussion was to let him return to the imperial capital immediately and defend himself in the court!

In this case, King Su should have left Princess Su first and rode alone in order to reach the imperial capital as soon as possible.

However, in the middle of the court meeting, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager Su ordered her henchmen to pass the word from the harem, saying that since it is still uncertain, the murderer of King Xiang was sent by King Su.

So in case King Su is also within the scope of the real murderer's target, and he is poisoned when he breaks away from the large army and speeds up his pace, who will bear the consequences?

In front of everyone's eyes, Emperor Duanhua had no choice but to agree, not to urge King Su to hurry, let him play a guard of honor, take the princess, and return to the imperial capital - in this way, the speed can be imagined!

Fast horses can reach the distance in a few days, and now there is no half a month to count on.

To this day, it is still half a distance away from the imperial capital!

However, although Emperor Duanhua resented the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager for getting in the way, King Su was getting closer to the imperial capital day by day - thinking so, the already anxious mood calmed down.

But on this day, Zhu Qin reminded him of one more thing: "It's the Holy Birthday Festival soon, and now the filial piety of the first emperor is full, Your Majesty, look, is this year a good excitement for the Queen Mother?" ”

Emperor Duanhua's most annoying thing now is the Empress Dowager - especially now that he is in a hurry to kill King Su, this eye bone is divided into thoughts and energy to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, I really feel unhappy when I think about it!

So when she heard this, her face became gloomy, and Zhu Qin was so frightened that she stood trembling at the bottom, and she didn't dare to come out.

Fortunately, although Emperor Duanhua wished that this grandmother would die soon, he was not all carried away by resentment, and after being silent for a while, he commanded listlessly: "It's this reason!" However, I have not been in good spirits for the past two days, so you can leave this matter to the people below! Anyway, when the first emperor was there, he would congratulate her every year, just like the previous example. ”

Zhu Qin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this.

However, the emperor said that he would let the people below do it, but in the past, when Emperor Xianjia was in power, the Shengshou Festival was either personally watched by Emperor Xianjia, or presided over by the Empress Dowager Su herself - he never said that he would just ask if he called the head of the inner court to give orders.

That is still the son and daughter-in-law of the Empress Dowager, and Emperor Duanhua is a generation apart, so he should be more attentive in his feelings and reason.

But Zhu Qin didn't dare to say these words to Emperor Duanhua, and after receiving the order, when Gu Shao came to the palace in the afternoon to tell the emperor about the matter, she quietly pulled him for help.

After listening to what happened, Gu Shao sighed for a while, and finally said, "I'll go and talk to Your Majesty!" It's just that whether His Majesty can listen to it or not, it's hard to say! ”

After that, he spent half a day of effort, so that he could talk about it, almost in tears, and finally asked Emperor Duanhua to agree to personally host this birthday banquet - just to show his respect and attention to the Empress Dowager, when Emperor Duanhua copied the example of the previous dynasty, he inevitably had to go to the Qingxi Palace to ask the Empress Dowager for some places.

Every time he went, whether it was Gu Shao or Zhu Qin, he was terrified.

Fortunately, the Empress Dowager probably disliked Emperor Duanhua too much, and the emperor went twice, but she didn't show up, and only asked Yuguo to come out and convey: "The Empress Dowager said that it is just a birthday, and it is not unusual to pass every year, so let Your Majesty look at the arrangement." ”

Although Yuguo had a lot of bad feelings towards Emperor Duanhua because of the fact that Emperor Duanhua forcibly sent the Empress Dowager back to Mingren Palace last time, she was just a female official in the end, and in front of the emperor, she naturally didn't dare to put on any face, and after conveying the Empress Dowager's original words, she had to say a few more soft words to appease the emperor's unhappiness.

Therefore, Emperor Duanhua's trip to Mingren Palace was considered peaceful - he didn't see the Empress Dowager on two trips, and he felt that his posture had been done enough, so he didn't go anymore.

After all, it was just for show, and he didn't really want to honor the Empress Dowager.

Originally, Gu Shao initially proposed to summon the two kings of Suxiang to return to the imperial capital, one of the excuses was that the Holy Birthday Festival was approaching, so that the two kings could also wish their grandmother a birthday when they came back.

But because the middle monarch and ministers have been controversial for a long time for the matter of Lu Hehao, the matter of recalling the two kings of Su Xiang has been delayed before it passes, and now the assassination of King Xiang is not in a hurry, and King Su "in order to prevent assassination" is also walking slowly, counting the days, this Holy Birthday Festival, the two kings can't catch up with one of them!

However, these two kings can't catch up, and the eighth day of November is here in a blink of an eye, and the Holy Birthday Festival is still celebrated as scheduled.

And in such a situation, it seems reasonable for an accident to occur at the birthday banquet......