Chapter 123: Adoption
Even though she has experienced several bloody harem cleanings, none of them have made Mingzhu feel that death and gore are so close to her like this one. It's just because of this big cleanup, although it was not her provocation first, but because of her, Wanru, who had an affair with Yuwenlong, the palace people who embarrassed the prince, the princess and the concubine in the Summer Palace, and the ears and eyes of the Empress Dowager Min in various palaces, but everything that could move was almost cleared in this incident.
The Changxin Palace is peaceful and solemn, and the bloody rain and bloody wind outside cannot invade the slightest point here, and the empress dowager with kind eyes teases the parrots on the shelf with a smile, and occasionally points to the pearl of the examination school who is ordered to study women's virtues a few words. Mingzhu thought that she would be uneasy because of this, but she didn't expect it to be very calm, this was originally a life-and-death struggle, the power of Empress Dowager Min's mother and son is getting bigger and bigger, if she doesn't take the opportunity to clean up, she probably won't be so lucky next time.
The Empress Dowager was a little surprised by her performance: "You really surprise me more and more." I thought you would be frightened, but I didn't expect you to be so safe. ”
That's just because she doesn't want to go through the pain of the old bereavement. Mingzhu didn't want to continue the topic, so she bit the ivory pen tube in her hand and asked, "I don't know something, why didn't my aunt like this family affair before, but then changed her mind?" ”
When she mentioned this matter privately behind someone's back, the Empress Dowager was still a little unhappy: "Yuwen Chu is deep in his heart and difficult to control. But since ......" she glanced at Mingzhu and said, "Since he is sincere to you, you may want to give it a try." ”
Why do my father and aunt say the same thing? Mingzhu bit the ivory pen again: "Why does my aunt say that he is sincere to me?" I can't see it. ”
The Empress Dowager's expression was subtle: "What do you know!" What a little fool. ”
Aunt Mu came in and said, "The second prince is here." ”
The Empress Dowager laughed: "Come with me to see Xiao Er, and let him thank you well." He can be regarded as a blessing in disguise, this time I will take advantage of the situation to raise him in my palace to see who dares to poison him! ”
In her previous life, the Empress Dowager didn't think of raising the second prince by her side until the last moment, but for various reasons, she couldn't do it when she was dying, but because of her idea, she became a talisman for the second prince. Now that this matter has been promoted and realized early, presumably the mother and son of Empress Dowager Min will have more scruples in the future. I don't know who thought of the poisonous plan of the hump soup, so self-defeating, I must be half angry.
Although the process is thrilling, the ending is surprising, and finally lives up to his efforts, Mingzhu is very happy: "My aunt is kind-hearted, but I'm afraid that some people will be unhappy." She repeatedly provoked the Empress Dowager Min to attack her, just to let the Empress Dowager understand that she must not have any illusions and soft-heartedness about the Empress Dowager Min's mother and son, and raising the second prince is only the first step to check and balance the Min family, and then you have to fight for the wisdom and endurance of both sides, as well as manpower and material resources.
The Empress Dowager said proudly: "As long as I am happy, it is enough." ”
The second prince, Yu Wenfu, had obviously learned about the hump soup incident, and his eyes, which were already huge because of his thinness, were even more frightened, and his small body stood tightly at the foot of the steps, silent and frightened, unspeakably pitiful and lonely. is always her own grandson, and the Empress Dowager is very pitiful: "Good boy, come to grandmother." ”
Yu Wenfu still remembered to salute the Empress Dowager first, and then greeted Mingzhu before slowly walking to the Empress Dowager. If it weren't for the fact that his whole body was trembling uncontrollably slightly, everyone would have admired him for his unruly situation. The Empress Dowager also pityed and praised him even more: "There is the wind of a father." ”
Yu Wenfu cried out with a "wow", the Empress Dowager reached out to wipe his tears, and he took the opportunity to pounce: "Grandmother, how good would it be if my father was still there?" ”
The Empress Dowager's tears flowed out at once.
Yu Wenfu is very smart, I hope he can seize this rare opportunity. Mingzhu quietly retreated, it was dusk at this time, the sky and the earth were half light and half dark, and the whole palace was golden and brilliant, and the momentum was overwhelming. Mingzhu remembered the day her aunt died, she knelt outside the palace gate and looked up at the golden palace, kneeling from morning to late at night, and never saw her aunt for the last time. At that time, she thought that if she could go back in time and not let her relatives be mourned, she could do anything. Now that the opportunity is in front of her, there's no reason why she shouldn't work hard. She will treat Yu Wenchu well, as long as he is good to her family.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager......" There was a chorus of palace people in the distance, the Empress Dowager Min cried and led the young emperor over, Mingzhu originally wanted to avoid it, thought about it and simply greeted him to salute, even if she had never seen it, she could feel the hateful gaze of the Empress Dowager Min falling on the top of her hair like a soldering iron, and after a few breaths, she heard the Empress Dowager Min say: "Get up." ”
Mingzhu got up, Empress Dowager Min stared at her, word by word, very loving, very happy, and said with a pleasant face: "Fortunately, you are fine, otherwise I would really have no shame to face the queen mother." ”
It's really embarrassing, at this point, she can still make such an intimate care for her, Mingzhu pressed the veil to the corner of her eye, and made a very sad look: "Don't say that, the queen mother, how can the courtiers afford it?" Without waiting for Empress Dowager Min to speak, she said again: "I'm really frightened, those people are really bad!" He came up with such a vicious way to drive a wedge between us. If something really happens, not only will I not be able to get rid of it, but it will inevitably be hindered by the name of the saint when it spreads to the outside world. "The hump soup was given by the young emperor, although she, the person who was ordered to deliver the soup, was extremely suspicious, and the young emperor's mother and son were even more inseparable from the vested interests.
I didn't expect this girl who only knew how to eat and wait for death to hit the nail on the head, Empress Dowager Min's eyelids jumped, and her cold hand grabbed Mingzhu's hand tightly: "It's good if you understand." He looked at the main hall sadly and whispered: "I'm afraid that the queen mother and the second child will blame me for not taking care of this harem and letting the villain take advantage of the loophole." ”
Mingzhu opened her eyes wide and made an innocent statement: "No, just now my aunt was still saying that the Queen Mother was very hard, and she finally had fun, and these villains were going to run out to spoil the fun, and told the second prince not to think too much." ”
I don't know if the Empress Dowager Min believed it, anyway, she followed Mingzhu's meaning and said: "Yes, we are orphans and widows, the emperor is too young, and I am an uninformed woman, if it weren't for the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid that I would have been torn up and eaten by those clans who are eyeing each other." The implication is that this matter was done by the ill-intentioned princes to sow discord, and it has nothing to do with their mother and son.
Mingzhu also followed her to act: "Auntie won't be fooled." ”
The palace people were ordered to invite the Empress Dowager Min's mother and son in, and the Empress Dowager Min took a deep breath, brewed emotions, and continued to advance with red eyes. When the young emperor passed by Mingzhu's side, he stopped and looked up at her and said very lightly: "Shibei should be impressed for three days, I used to underestimate my cousin." ”
"What did Your Majesty say?" Mingzhu pretended not to understand.
The young emperor showed an innocent smile at her: "It's nothing, I said, King Lin'an is wanton, unfilial, arrogant and rude, I will punish him severely!" Cousin, do you take away his title, or beat him severely? ”
Mingzhu lowered his eyes and said: "Your Majesty has his own decision, and he can't allow his courtiers to put their beaks." ”
The young emperor did not relent: "Didn't my aunt hate him so much? I'm here to vent your breath. According to me, he was arrogant, and it was far worse to deprive him of his title than to beat him. Shall we take his knighthood? ”