Chapter 192

Ting Zhao stood quietly to the side, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Imperial grandmother, my grandson wants to choose Miss Zhou as the crown princess, not just because of her identity. Miss Zhou is dignified and generous, quiet and chaste, and her age is the same as that of her grandson. If you miss it this time, and then you want to find such a woman as a wife, I'm afraid you won't be able to meet it. ”

Empress Cao also took a very fancy to the girl of the Zhou family, and when she heard her son say this, she hurriedly said: "Yes, Queen Mother, the sons also think so, don't you also like Miss Zhou? Besides, Princess Jin and Miss Zhou have a handkerchief relationship, and their personal relationship is very good, which is a small love." If Miss Zhou becomes the crown princess, they will become concubines again, which is also fate. ”

Empress Dowager Zhuang said: "Miss Zhou is indeed good, and the mourning family likes her." But it was precisely because he liked her that he didn't want her to marry the prince. Looking at Zhao Ting again, there was no smile on his face at the moment, he only said solemnly, "Ting'er, the imperial grandmother has told you everything she should say, since you understand it in your heart, you don't have to be lucky." King Jin and Princess Jin are now husband and wife in love with Qin Se and Ming, because they have worked together to experience some things that they will never experience again in this life, and they both regard each other as more important than themselves in their hearts. You choose a wife, and the mourning family also hopes that you can choose someone like the princess of Jin treats the king of Jin, do you understand?"

After that, I felt that since the prince had understood the meaning of his words in his heart, there was no need to stay here any longer. I have said all this, no matter how much I say, I have to understand it by the mother and son. Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Zhuang sighed, only glanced at Empress Cao, and then looked at Zhao Ting and said: "The mourning family is old, and they can't stand any toss, I just hope you are all well." The words of the mourning family, you must have already understood, and your mother and son will discuss it well, and the mourning family will go back to the Yongshou Palace first. ”

"Imperial grandmother, grandson is holding you. Zhao Ting walked to the Empress Dowager Zhuang's side, helped her down the steps, and then bent down with his fists and said, "Congratulations to the Empress Dowager." ”

After the Empress Dowager Zhuang left, Empress Cao dared to pull her face, waved away the palace maid and eunuch, and only frowned and said: "If you want to say that the eldest girl this week is indeed the most suitable candidate, the Queen Mother obviously likes this girl, how can she not agree with her to be the crown princess? chose those girls as Liangdi, what was wrong, how could I not agree. ”

Empress Cao only pinned her hopes on her eldest son Zhao Ting in this life, and she was also thinking about the prince, but she was in a hurry and forgot something.

Zhao Ting turned to look at his queen mother, the whole palace was huge and empty, only his queen mother stood alone in the center of the hall, he suddenly felt that his queen mother was very pitiful and lonely. Walking to the back of his mother, Zhao Ting said: "Mother, you think about your sons in everything, there is nothing wrong." It's just that have you ever thought about what your father would think if your son really married those girls from important ministers' families at the same time? My father is now in his prime, and he hasn't returned to Beijing for a long time. If the son also has the behavior of wooing the powerful ministers to form a party for personal gain at this moment, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the father, and the son is only the crown prince, whether he is abolished or established, it is in the hands of the father. When his father first ascended the throne, he appointed his son as the crown prince, firstly, to stabilize the dynasty, and secondly, he also valued his son's honesty and honesty, if the son lost the trust of his father, the situation would be very miserable. Now that the father is no longer the prince, and the son is no longer the son, everything is different. ”

"First there are kings and ministers, and then there are fathers and sons, this is the emperor's house. Zhao Ting's voice was clear and deep, and his tone was quite solemn, "Grandmother Huang is thinking about the overall situation, so she said this." ”

Empress Cao understood, but still said: "Although what you said is correct, but Ting'er, we can't do without a little foundation." I want the queen mother to say, no one else chooses it, what is good and good, and I will talk about it in a few years, and this time I will decide the princess. Isn't it better than anything else to choose a Zhou Huaru?"

"But Miss Zhou has no intention of marrying her son as a concubine, she doesn't want to be the wife of her son, and the minister is ...... there" Zhao Ting's hands on his side were gently clenched into fists, feeling sorry in his heart, and the expression on his face was also quite painful, "The imperial grandmother is right, she is suitable to be the crown princess, but she is not the wife of a suitable son." ”

Empress Cao said: "Ting'er, you also know that born in the emperor's family, how many couples can truly love each other? King Jin and Princess Jin, that is lucky." Besides, the queen mother and your father, how about it?" mentioned this, Queen Cao became sad, she has been married to Zhao Gan for so many years, and she also gave birth to two sons and a daughter for him, but he has never loved her, sometimes, she is also so jealous, she used to be so lonely in the Yiwang Mansion, and now this palace is deep, how can she survive those countless days and nights?

There are three thousand beauties in the emperor's harem, although she is the queen, she is not favored by His Majesty. If it weren't for the fact that His Majesty still came to sit with her on the fifteenth day of the first month of every month according to the rules, then her Zhengyang Palace would be a cold palace. I heard that the winter in the capital is also extremely cold, and now it is autumn, and it will soon be winter.

Thinking of this, Queen Cao became more and more heartbroken, and a trace of sorrow flashed on her face.

"Ting'er, if you like it, you should take it to your side. As for whether that person likes you or not, it doesn't matter. Empress Cao looked at her son and said solemnly, "You are the crown prince, you just want to marry a woman you love, why do you have to worry so much? Is it just because she doesn't like you, so you have to give up? Then she is happy, what about you? You have no obligation to bear this pain for her, such a lovesickness." This kind of suffering, the queen mother has tasted a lot, you are the queen mother's most beloved child, and the queen mother doesn't want you to suffer this lovesickness. You are generous, benevolent and filial, think about others in everything, and you are also selfish and selfish. ”

Zhao Ting lowered his eyes slightly, and said half-paid: "Queen Mother, if Miss Zhou really doesn't want to marry her son, her son ...... I don't want to use power to force her. However, Erchen will not give up, and the position of the crown princess will be reserved for her. After a pause, he said, "As the imperial grandmother said, let's choose a good woman first." As for who Liangdi chooses, it is all up to the queen mother. The queen mother, the son will come to the palace in the capital to visit you in the future, and please don't think about the sad past, take care of your body. ”

Empress Cao walked up to her son, put away those bad emotions for the time being, and only smiled and said: "The queen mother understands, Ting'er, as long as you are good, the queen mother will be fine." He added, "Seeing that the autumn hunt is coming, this is the first hunting activity after your father ascended the throne, and I think I attach great importance to it." Ting'er, you are the crown prince, you are stronger than other princes in all aspects, when the time comes, you don't hide it in order to accommodate your brothers, you grew up in the north, not to mention the side, riding a horse and hunting, you should be good at it. ”

Zhao Ting smiled and said, "Yes, the child understands." ”

"Now that you understand, let's go back first, the courtiers who want to come to the East Palace will also have a lot of important matters to discuss with you. Looking at the docile and generous eldest son, Queen Cao was very satisfied, and only said, "Go back and tell Wang Liangdi to let her take Zong Shun into the palace, but the queen mother hasn't seen Zong Shun for a long time." ”

Erchen remembered. Zhao Ting clenched his fists and bent down towards Empress Cao and said, "The minister will retreat first." ”

After the crown prince Zhao Ting left, Queen Cao sat quietly in the huge palace alone for a long time, until the old lady who was waiting next to her came in with tea, and she came back to her senses. Then he sat upright, took a few sips of tea, looked at Mama Ming and said, "You also saw it just now, the Queen Mother asked the palace to choose only one of the three to be Liangdi, which one do you think is better?"

Mama Ming is the old man next to Queen Cao, who has served the queen for more than 20 years, is witty and steady, and will usually share worries and solve problems for the queen. But seeing that it was such a big thing, Mama Ming had a smile on her face, but said humbly: "Niangniang, you can torture the slave and maid, where does the slave and maid know this." ”

"Well, there are no outsiders here, and this palace wants to hear your opinion. Queen Cao said, "According to the meaning of this palace, why don't you choose them all, there is only one Wang Liangdi in the East Palace now." But Wang Liangdi still needs to take care of the little son, and Zong Shun needs to spend energy to take care of him, Wang Liangdi's mind is on his own son, and the time shared with the prince is naturally a lot less. ”

Mama Ming said: "What Niangniang said is true, if you want to choose a good woman who can take care of His Royal Highness the Prince, the slave maid thinks that the girl of the Lu family is very docile and well-behaved. Thinking of Lu Quan's appearance, Mama Ming said with a smile, "The appearance is also extremely good-looking, looking well-behaved and obedient, and she has a temperament that does not fight or grab." After thinking about it, he said, "The second girl Xuan has a strong temperament, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is generous, benevolent and filial, but after all, he is the prince of a country, and he may not be able to stand it." As for the eldest girl of the Cui family, the slave maid has also taken a closer look, and the eldest girl Cui looks at her well-behaved and obedient, but the slave and maid always feel that something is wrong. ”

Empress Cao said: "What you said also has some truth. However, this palace heard that Lu Feng has never remarried since he divorced his wife two years ago. This Miss Lu ...... "Empress Cao didn't clearly say what she wanted to say, but Mama Ming understood.

"The slave maid heard that Miss Lu was with her mother most of the time, and only occasionally returned to the Lu Guogong Mansion on some important festivals. Mama Ming bent down slightly and said, "If the queen mother is not at ease, why don't Ming'er call Lin Sanniang into the palace and secretly probe again." 166 Reading Network