At the 100 official banquet on the first day of the second year of Yongjing, Ling Li issued a decree to canonize Shu Mei as the queen, and set up the newly born prince Ling Jue as the prince. The ministers, though shocked, were also speechless. The principle of establishing a prince in the Nanyue Dynasty was to establish a successor, and Ling Li canonized Shu Mei on the same day, and the prince Ling Jue was the eldest son of course.

Soon after the establishment of the prince, there was a rumor from the imperial history platform, saying that the empress Shu's grandfather, Shu Shi'an, had been in charge of the government for too long, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition.

Ling Li transferred the slash to Shu Shi'an intact. On the second day, Shu Shi'an resigned and returned to his hometown.

Ling Li did not make any reservations, and immediately approved his resignation. On the same day, Ling Li issued an edict to appoint Shen Zhu as the crown prince and concubine, and also participated in the governor's affairs, acting as the chief executive of Tongping Zhangshi.

This appointment surprised the courtiers.

It is already surprising that Shen Zhi has risen to the rank of central official with the military merits of the Zhenxi Army at a young age, and now he has risen to the top and sat in the position of governor. He is not an official from the imperial examination, and he has no nepotism such as mentors and fellow disciples, so he can be described as a "lonely minister" in the court.

There is a cloud in "Zizhi Tongjian": The way to be a king lies in knowing people, and the way to be a minister lies in things. The way to be a king is to balance the relationship between ministers and bureaucrats and take advantage of the situation. And appointing a lonely minister like Shen Zhu risks being separated from the ministers.

It was Shen Zhu, and he didn't expect that Ling Li would suddenly approve Shu Shi'an's resignation and put all the things in the political hall on his head. Now, the implementation of the new policy is at a critical moment, and the forces of the DPRK and China are playing games for their own interests, and it is at a time when danger is everywhere.

After going down, Shen followed Ling Li back to the small study room of Funing Palace.

"Your Majesty, at this juncture, you approved Shu Xiang's resignation and pushed the minister to the cusp, what is your intention?" Shen asked straight to the point.

"What's the matter, Weizhi is afraid?" Ling Li asked rhetorically.

"The minister is alone, what is there to be afraid of? The minister just didn't understand. ”

"We'll find out later." Ling Li let the shackles come in and poured tea, led Shen Zhu to sit down in front of the window, and said, "You are not alone. ”

Shen looked at Ling Li in surprise. Ling Li handed the tea to Shen Zhu, "I have already asked the imperial sister that she is willing to give up her identity as the eldest princess and marry you as a wife." ”

Shen couldn't help but be stunned, "How can you give up the identity of the eldest princess?" ”

"The imperial sister is allergic, and when the Flower Dynasty Festival arrives a few days later, I will say that she enjoys playing with exotic flowers, and she dies of allergies. How about letting Zongzheng Temple marry you as the daughter of my maternal uncle Cheng in addition to the name of the spectrum? ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen immediately knelt on the ground and thanked him. He never thought that he would have the opportunity to stay with Jin Yao in this life.

"Between you and me, why do you need to say thanks." Ling Li helped him up and said, "You and the imperial sister have been fulfilled, and I have also formed a good fate, why not?" ”

Thinking back to what Ling Li had done these days, Shen Li's heart became more and more uneasy.

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Shu Mei recovered well after giving birth, which surprised Liang's expectations.

witnessed her lose a lot of blood during childbirth and was weak after giving birth, but under the care of the imperial doctors, she got better day by day. Seeing her pale and pale face gradually turn ruddy, Liang finally left the palace and went home with confidence.

Every day, the nurse will send the little prince to the bed of Shu Mei, she was reluctant to look at it at first, to staring curiously, and then to touching the child's face with her hand, her eyes gradually increased the concern and love for the child.

On this day, when she pouted and made a "aggressive" sound to tease the little prince, the nurse smiled and said: "Niangniang, His Royal Highness now has a feeling for his name, and as soon as the emperor calls his name today, he will open his eyes and look around." ”

Shu Mei's hand paused, and she immediately withdrew the hand that stroked the little prince's earlobe, "I'm tired, you take him out." ”

She almost forgot that this soft and glutinous little thing was Ling Li's son, the child he forced her to give birth to with the lives of the entire Shu family!

On the night of the Flower Dynasty Festival, Bai An persuaded her to leave, but she gave up because of her composure. Shen Zhu has now replaced Grandpa as the head of the hundred officials! How could she forget that he was not only the person she and Bai An sacrificed their lives to save, he was also the unique Shen Chan's own brother in Ling Li's heart, how could Ling Li hurt him?!

If he left that day, how could Bai An die here?!

Grandpa taught her since she was a child, "The grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by a spring", and what Bai An gave her was not just "the grace of dripping water"? ! He saved her life and lost his life for her.

She fought hard to survive, just to take revenge: not only to avenge the family who died in vain in the Anyuan Governor's Mansion, but also to avenge Bai An!!

Since entering the palace, she has seen Ling Li more and more clearly, he is no longer the big brother who protected her under the pear blossom tree back then, he is just a scheming scheming person who is obsessed with the throne, ruthless and unjust, and ruthless. Bai An has faithfully followed him in his expeditions to the western frontier all these years, but because he threatens his heir, he will kill him mercilessly.

Fortunately, on the day of the Flower Dynasty Festival last year, Bai An taught her many flowers and trees with medicinal properties, and she also knew which flowers and trees would become deadly poisons when left together.

When she was finally able to get out of bed, she went for a walk in the imperial garden every day, and when she saw some special plants, she asked people to take them back to the Ciyuan Palace. She seems to have changed from a person who likes to raise insects to a person who likes to cultivate flowers and trees.

"How is she today?" In the Funing Hall late at night, Ling Li asked Man Fu while looking through the slashers under the lamp and candle.

"Back to Your Majesty, Niangniang still refuses to see His Royal Highness today."

Ling Li sighed, "Don't be in a hurry, take your time." ”

"Niangniang went to the imperial garden for a while in the afternoon and transplanted a green orchid."

"Allium?" Ling Li paused, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "The flowering period is almost here, transplanting at this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to feed it, right?" ”

"This year, the weather seems to be colder than usual, and the flowering period of many flowers has been delayed." Man Fu bowed.

"Delayed flowering?" Ling Li raised his head.

"At this time of the year, the spring apricots and green cherry blossoms outside the Funing Hall should be budding, and there is no movement this year......

"Go and inform the people of Sinong Temple that I will ask about spring ploughing after the court meeting tomorrow." Ling Li frowned.

"The minion will arrange it."

Man Fu bowed and retreated, but as soon as he walked out of the hall, he hurriedly ran back.

"What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, Niangniang is outside the palace." Man Fu lowered his voice, and there was a little panic on his face.

"Who's outside the temple?"

"It's the Queen's Mother." Man Fu leaned in and whispered.

Ling Li immediately dropped the sword in his hand, got up and walked towards the outside of the hall.

Under the red lantern in the verandah outside the hall, there stood a thin and thin back. The night breeze through the verandah stirred her plain cloak, making her look more and more lonely and cold.