The Queen Mother's words were not so much to persuade her as to warn her.

The resentment that had been accumulating in the eldest princess's heart couldn't help but burst out, "Queen Mother, I am the biological daughter of you and your father, Lin Qingwan and Zhong Ruying, the two righteous daughters, can still be in power, why can't I?" ”

"Didn't I give you the reason?"

The eldest princess restrained her anger, knelt in front of the queen mother's knee and said, "Queen Mother, this world is protected by the father and the emperor with all his might, how can the daughter destroy it?" Naturally, I will also love the people and do my duty. ”

The Queen Mother looked at her, sighed and asked, "Which of the six do you want to go to?" ”

The eldest princess was stunned, she really hadn't thought about this, the officials she installed not only had in the six ministries, but even in the forbidden army.

The Queen Mother saw that she was stunned, and asked again: "Didn't you say that helping the fourth child compete for the throne is for a few children?" I'm afraid that they won't have anything to rely on after you leave, but now that your father has made them the princes of the country, not only them, but even their sons and grandsons have taken care of them, what regrets do you have? ”

"I ......" The eldest princess opened her mouth and couldn't speak, yes, isn't she afraid that her sons will be wronged, but now her father has made arrangements.

"Now that there are people in charge of the six ministries, do you think you can meddle in the affairs of the ministry beyond the various ministries? Or do you stand being called around and instructed to do chores? The Queen Mother sighed softly: "The fourth child is not a drooping child, and you don't need a princess who is regent, so if you want to participate in politics, you have to enter the sixth department, that is, the prince has to start from small things when he enters the court to listen to politics, let alone you?" ”

"Ruying entered the court before taking charge of the military power, Lin Qingwan was ordered to be in danger, and exchanged his life and merit for the position of Shangshu, what do you plan to use as a princess to make the courtiers agree with you?" The Queen Mother said softly: "You are my daughter, if you insist on doing it, no matter how angry I am, I can only help you, the fourth brother is benevolent, he will not oppose you too strongly, but the six books are vegetarians?" ”

"Your father wants to recall the fifth child, they are all against it, and your father and emperor have not come to them hard, how do you compare to your father?" The Queen Mother squinted at her daughter, Lin Qingwan said that it was better to be blocked, their mother and daughter were already suspicious, and if they continued to make trouble, they were afraid that they would not be able to end it, so they persuaded her to overcome it with softness.

Seriously, because of the eldest princess before, although the Queen Mother recognized Lin Qingwan's ability, she was not close, and her relationship was far worse than that of Zhong Ruying.

But what she did when the first emperor died eliminated all those barriers, the overall situation and the love between father and son, she chose to fulfill the last wish of Emperor Liang, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, and even when the fourth and eldest princess were there, the emperor and queen could only rely on Lin Qingwan.

In addition, she guarded the mourning hall for the emperor, and in the heart of the queen mother, she was not much worse than her own daughter.

Sometimes the relationship is so strange, because I have relied on it, because the other party has kept filial piety as a daughter, everything will fall into place.

In addition, only she and Lin Qingwan know the matter of the eldest princess best, and the fourth child is still in the dark, Zhong Ruying, like the ministers of the court, although they are aware of it, they will not interfere too much.

So the Queen Mother could only consult with Lin Qingwan.

Of course, the forces of the eldest princess in the court are not something that Lin Qingwan can squeeze out alone, she doesn't have so much energy, most of them were found out by the queen mother, and then intervened to defeat them.

Now that the two have cooperated to this point, it is natural that they will further talk about this topic.

The purpose of the queen mother is to not only guard the beam, but also protect her daughter; Lin Qingwan didn't want the eldest princess to mess with the government, if she could not shed blood, it would naturally be better.

After all, both the first emperor and the queen mother took a lot of care of her, and the eldest princess also helped her before.

The two of them have the same purpose, so they have talked about this topic a lot recently.

The Queen Mother felt that the root cause of this matter was that her daughter was too ambitious, and she never denied this.

Lin Qingwan does not deny this, the eldest princess's ambition is very big, but she feels that the eldest princess is mainly idle.

She lived a comfortable, wealthy, and powerful life, and except for the two flower parties that were held every year, she was empty for the rest of the time.

And it just so happens that Xindi is such a character, doesn't he want more?

In that case, it is better to find something for her to do.

However, what needs to be done by the eldest princess herself is naturally a big deal, and it must also be meritorious and virtuous, and it is best to be powerful.

The Queen Mother is now like a frightened bird, how dare she let her daughter come into contact with power?

But even if you get rid of the power, there are few meritorious things in this world that can make people do for a long time, and you have to make the eldest princess interested, and the queen mother didn't come up with it after thinking about it for a long time.

The Queen Mother originally wanted the eldest princess to worship the Buddha or visit the Tao, not only to do something, but also to cultivate her self-cultivation.

There are not a few princesses who worship Buddha in history.

But Lin Qingwan is studying history, she doesn't think that the eldest princess can really calm down and worship the Buddha, and the famous princesses in history who are not really pure-hearted and have few desires.

With the Buddha to interfere in politics, it is better to let the eldest princess participate in politics openly, so after thinking about it, the two of them can only come up with one thing that is most suitable for the eldest princess.

Now, what the Queen Mother has to do is to ease the relationship between mother and daughter so that she can wait for the next step.

Sure enough, when the eldest princess heard that her mother was not blindly opposed to her participation in politics, her face looked much better, and she had said before that if she was capable, she could support her to be the empress.

The resentment in her heart was less, but when she thought of her mother's prejudice against her, she couldn't help but say unfairly: "The queen mother doesn't believe in my character like this? If I were an official, I would have solved the problems of the people. ”

"It doesn't really matter whether I believe it or not, what matters is whether the ministers of the court believe you or not," the queen mother said: "Regardless of your character, no one in the court will doubt your character, but what about ability?" Whether it is Ruying or Lin Qingwan, they all proved their ability before being recognized by the courtiers, what do you want to prove yourself? ”

The eldest princess pouted and said, "My daughter has done it, but it has been destroyed by Lin Qingwan, if the fifth brother stays in Shu Kingdom......

The queen sighed, but she still suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, and said coldly: "So this is your lack of ability, you want the fifth child to stay in Shu, but Lin Qingwan brought him back, which means that you are inferior to her." If you join the office, there will be more people with your opinions in the future, and even interests are contrary to your interests, and there will be more such battles at that time, today you lost to Lin Qingwan, who knows that you will not lose to others in the future? ”

The Queen Mother leaned over slightly and said: "If you want to prove your ability, then you can't lose, and you don't just win once, but you have to win many times to get the recognition of the courtiers. And how much did Lin Qingwan do before going to the Liao State to negotiate, which left an impression on the minds of the courtiers? ”

The eldest princess opened her mouth wide and couldn't help but say, "I'm a princess, do I have to be subject to the same restrictions everywhere as them?" ”

"They are also county lords," the Queen Mother said, "Aren't they also discriminated against?" ”

I couldn't stop being angry, "Why? ”

"Just because they are men and you are women!"

The eldest princess was unwilling, but she also knew that this was the truth, her face turned pale, and in the end, she didn't find a rebuttal, and went out of the palace with her breath.

As a result, when the sedan chair arrived at the gate of the palace, she met Lin Qingwan, who was also going out of the palace, she seemed to be thinking about something with her head down, and the palace people on the side stood respectfully on the side and did not disturb her.

The expression on the eldest princess's face was closed, and she got off the sedan chair indifferently and said with a smile: "Third sister, is this going out of the palace?" ”

Lin Qingwan raised her head, saw her smile slightly, and curtsied: "I have seen Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and she is just going to leave the palace." ”

The eldest princess stepped forward with a smile and said, "That's right, we sisters ride together, and it's good to talk, since you came back from Jingnan, we haven't had a private chat." ”

Lin Qingwan turned sideways and asked the eldest princess to get into her carriage, and said with a smile: "I thought I would go to see my sister after the first month." ”

"You and my sister, where do you still pay attention to these," the eldest princess helped her hand to get into the car, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that you're busy, so I didn't bother you." ”

Lin Qingwan got into the carriage, sat opposite her and said, "It's not been so busy recently. ”

"I can see it, my sister left the palace early today, and I heard that my sister almost lived in the palace and the yamen some time ago."

Lin Qingwan didn't say that today was her rest day, let alone that the reason why she was so busy some time ago was that one-third of her power was squeezing out her with the Queen Mother.

She poured a cup of tea for the eldest princess with a smile and explained, "Your Majesty has just ascended the throne, and spring plowing is about to begin, so this is a little busy. ”

"What's the matter, my sister is still in charge of the household?"

"Naturally, I can't manage the household department," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "It's just that the mutual market has to open a busy market before spring ploughing, so it's busy." ”

The eldest princess took a sip of tea with a smile, put down the teacup and said pointedly: "Then why didn't my sister bring more people from Suzhou to help?" I heard that my sister picked a lot of people from the clan to put in Jingnan, but Jingnan Road is far away from my sister, so it should be better to put it in the courtyard of the Li Domain. ”

Lin Qingwan smiled slightly, and also put down the teacup and said with a smile: "Who is chewing the root of the tongue in my sister's ear, the news is not true, isn't it misleading?" ”

Her expression was slightly serious, and she said solemnly: "If they have the talent to be qualified for the position of the Imperial Domain, I am naturally willing to promote them, but unfortunately I haven't seen anyone with this talent yet." ”

"I did transfer two nephews to Jingnan Province, they were previously county lieutenants in two middle counties, because of the lack of people in Jingnan Province, I also inspected their performance, although not particularly outstanding, but not mediocre, so they were transferred to the county of Jingnan Province to be the county commander. If my sister thinks I'm favoritism, it's better to fold with the Yushi Platform and let them check me. ”

The eldest princess smiled and said: "My sister is too careful, I sincerely propose that my sister promote more people in the clan, and she will not avoid her relatives." ”

"That's right," Lin Qingwan said with a smile: "Don't say that they are just my cousins, they are my nephews, if they are talented and virtuous, I will not shy away from recommending them to Your Majesty." ”

The eldest princess choked up, and her smile could barely be maintained.