Late at night, after the guests gradually left, Nanrong Qufeng was already sitting in the back hall drinking tea, tasting the incense pieces that only the royal family could enjoy. Today, he is in a very happy mood, because what he has been planning for many years has finally succeeded - Tang Wangshu, the granddaughter of the Nanrong family, finally married into the royal family.

Back then, Nanrong Qufeng also wanted to marry his daughter Nanrong Wenjun to Emperor Shunhe at that time, but when this idea was moved, Emperor Shunhe was preparing to seize the throne and was seeking the support of Nanrong's family.

At that time, Emperor Shunhe's financial resources and military strength were not strong, and if the Nanrong family did not provide support, the possibility of defeat was extremely high. Even if the Nanrong family supports, if they can't achieve their goal in a short time, then they will rebel and face a protracted war, and it will not be certain who will die when the time comes.

Although the Nanrong family also has the heart to chase Huayuan and sit on the dragon chair, the name is not right. At that time, the imperial court had also been suppressing the Nanrong family, and the Nanrong family finally chose to take a big gamble to support Emperor Shunhe for the sake of their own survival.

Unexpectedly, the so-called change launched by Emperor Shunhe was successful, and he successfully ascended the throne and became the emperor. In order to make his throne more stable, he married Jiang Yuchen, who was later the queen mother.

At that time, Nanrong Wenjun, as the daughter of Nanrong's family, never got married, just waiting for the opportunity, Nanrong Qufeng saw that Emperor Shunhe married Jiang Yuchen, so he had to continue to wait and see, and then found that Jiang Yuchen was not only smart, but also had amazing judgment, clear rewards and punishments, and decisive killing, and could not easily shake her status as the queen.

The reason why Jiang Yuchen sat firmly on the throne of the queen in that chaotic situation is nothing more than three reasons:

First, Jiang Yuchen is a member of the Ruiyuan Jiang clan. The Jiang family is a famous sage family in Jiuyuan, and their ancestors were ranked as the third prince during the Kunlun Dynasty, and they were even honored as saints. After that, no matter how the Jiuyuan Dynasty changed, the people in power had great respect for the Jiang family, and the Jiang people never expanded their sphere of influence, nor did they support their own troops, and even the Yan family, who now held the power of Ruiyuan, was polite to the Jiang people on their own territory, and they would never dare to offend.

Second, Emperor Shunhe already had two sons before he became emperor, and it stands to reason that one of the sons will become the crown prince after he ascends the throne. However, the eldest son died in battle on the day he seized the palace, and the younger son soon fell ill and died.

At that time, everyone in the world thought that it was retribution for Emperor Shunhe, but two years after Emperor Shunhe married Jiang Yuchen, who was only 16 years old at the time, Jiang Yuchen gave birth to two princes, Ji Chengying and Ji Hanguang.

At that time, Emperor Shunhe cried excitedly, and even shouted "God bless me Dachang".

Third, Emperor Shunhe not only doted on Empress Jiang, but also trusted her incomparably, and heard that even major government affairs had to be discussed with her. Emperor Shunhe is a man, and he naturally loves beauties, but he knows very well that there are too many beauties in the world, but there are very few beauties as smart as Queen Jiang, as long as he sits firmly in the country, he has everything. Therefore, what he needs is a woman with brains who can help him sit firmly, not the kind of woman with beautiful skin.

This is also the reason why Emperor Shunhe, although he did not reign for a long time, was able to quickly put an end to the rebellion, at least nominally to unify the Nine Plains. It's just that after his death, because Ji Chengying, who succeeded to the throne, was too young to have the ability to shake Jiuyuan, so that the people in power of other Plains felt that there was an opportunity, and the entire Jiuyuan fell into war again.

Therefore, Nanrong Qufeng did not find a way to let his daughter marry into the royal family in the end. Knowing the daughter is more than a husband, Nanrong Qufeng knows very well that her daughter is by no means the opponent of Queen Jiang, even if she becomes a concubine, she can't do anything for Nanrong's family, so why send her daughter to the harem to suffer?

Nanrong Qufeng retreated and decided to marry his daughter to Tang Chen, who Emperor Shunhe trusted immensely at that time.

When Nan Rong Qu Feng made this decision, he was unanimously opposed by the Nan Rong family, you must know that Tang Chen at that time was just a waiter outside the palace. But Nanrong Qufeng was strong against public opinion, and persuaded his daughter to die, because he clearly knew that Emperor Shunhe had planned to send Tang Chen to the Iron Guard to cultivate him in order to consolidate his power.

At that time, the Shendu Army was already controlled by the Nanrong family, but it was almost impossible to get involved in the Iron Guard, so he bet on Tang Chen, and took the initiative to recommend Tang Chen to go to the Iron Guard, and marry his daughter to him, so that it was only a matter of time before Tang Chen became the commander of the Iron Guard in the future.

Nanrong Qufeng did this just to achieve the goal of gradually controlling the royal family without showing his edge and not showing his thief's heart.

After the death of Emperor Shunhe, Nanrong Qufeng originally had the opportunity to raise troops, but he still did not do so, but fully supported Empress Jiang and the crown prince Ji Chengying.

The world is in turmoil, if Nanrong Qufeng seizes the throne at this time, not only will he not be able to convince the public, but he will also face a situation where he will start to fight the chaos from the beginning, and his own strength will be greatly weakened, so it is better to support the Ji family as always, continue to accumulate strength, and gradually encroach, that is the best policy.

Now, Tang Wangshu has become a noble concubine, although Jiang Yuchen is still in charge of the harem, but Nanrong's style of music is what he wants. According to the blood relationship, Nanrong Qufeng can only be regarded as a relative of the royal family, but what he wants is the title of this cousin, not a direct royal family, just like he controls the government, he will not install the people of the Nanrong family in important positions, those people are just secretly controlled by him, just to prevent himself from becoming the biggest threat on the surface.

As for letting Tang Xiaohao marry Princess Baomeng, it is also an extension of Nanrong's music plan.

The emperor did not marry Princess Baomeng, but recognized him as the imperial sister, and then married Tang Xiaohao, nominally Tang Chen is the so-called imperial prince, but this imperial prince is just a name. In this way, Nanrong Qufeng can openly communicate with the Tors Department in the name of his granddaughter-in-law, and he can even make a fuss about Princess Baomeng at critical moments.

When Nanrong's style was still in memory, Tang Chen slowly entered the back hall.

Tang Chen stopped and knelt down and said, "The little son-in-law visits my father-in-law." ”

Nan Rong Qufeng immediately said: "Get up, when there is no one else, these etiquettes will be waived." Come over and drink tea with the old man. ”

Nanrong Qufeng personally poured tea for Tang Chen.

Tang Chen raised his glass and didn't drink it, just smelling the aroma, he was surprised: "This incense piece should be a tribute, right?" ”

Nanrong Qufeng nodded: "Yes, this is a reward from the emperor." ”

Reward? Nanrong's private standards are almost no different from those of the emperor.

Nanrong Qufeng looked at Tang Chen, who was drinking tea: "Virtuous son-in-law, Wangshu was named a noble concubine, you are the prince of the country, a veritable royal relative, and when Xiaohao marries Princess Baomeng, your status in the court is not comparable to ordinary people." ”

Tang Chen put down the cup when he heard this, and immediately knelt down: "Tang Chen knows that everything he can do today depends on his father-in-law, and his son-in-law does not dare to forget his father-in-law's kindness and teachings for a moment. ”

"Get up, it's all your own family," Nanrong Qufeng said, but he didn't help Tang Chen with his own hands, but changed the topic, "Do you know why the emperor first recognized Princess Baomeng as the royal sister, and then married her to Xiaohao?" ”

Tang Chen got up and didn't sit down, stood aside and said respectfully: "The little son-in-law doesn't dare to speculate on the holy will. ”

Nan Rong Qu said: "This is not to figure out the holy will, but to put it on the surface. The old clan of the Torth tribe was succeeded by Princess Baomeng's half-brother Gurke, which is why the emperor did not marry Princess Baomeng. ”

In terms of generation, the old king of the Torsi tribe is the uncle of Emperor Shunhe, and whether it is Gurke or Princess Baomeng, strictly speaking, they are the elders of the current emperor. According to the patriarchal law, the emperor can't marry Princess Baomeng, let alone publicly recognize the identity of her elders, but Princess Baomeng has reached the age of marriage, and she can't let her go back to Rouyuan, and if she wants to appease the Tuo Sibu, she can only recognize her as the royal sister, which is a compromise and the only way.

The emperor recognized Princess Baomeng as his imperial sister, and the current clan king of the Torsi tribe became a prince. You must know that in the early years, in order to cut the domain, Emperor Shunhe abolished the prince's fiefdom system, and did not hesitate to turn his face with his brothers and uncles, which directly led to the "Three Kings Mutiny" at that time, and also made the princes and nobles of the Dachang Dynasty very dissatisfied, including the Tuo Si Department at that time.

Now that the emperor is doing this, it is tantamount to giving the title of a prince to the new king of the Torsi tribe in disguise, plus he was originally the actual ruler of Rouyuan, which is also equivalent to recognizing that it is Gurke's fiefdom, so that on the surface, Gurke is the prince of the Ji family and a vassal of the imperial court, so that Gurke, the rumored clan king who relied on killing his father and killing his brother, is justified.

In other words, in this way, the emperor was supporting the fait accompli Gurke. As for letting Princess Baomeng marry Tang Xiaohao, it expresses another meaning - Tang Chen is the commander of the Iron Guard, and he is also the most trusted outside the palace of Emperor Shunhe, which is known to the world. Marrying Princess Baomeng to his son is the emperor's trust. Not to mention, the emperor has already married Tang Chen's second daughter, and Tang Chen is already the national abbot, that is, the emperor's relatives, which is equivalent to kissing and kissing.

Therefore, the emperor went around in such a big circle just to kill multiple birds with one stone.

After Tang Chen listened, he just nodded silently, and didn't say much, he knew the truth that if he said too much, he would lose, and he also knew that Nanrong's style was also testing him.

Nanrong Qufeng saw that Tang Chen didn't speak, and said: "However, all this is what the Queen Mother meant, and I just wanted to add fuel to the fire." ”

Yes, add fuel to the fire, just like when I recommended you Tang Chen, old man. Nanrong Qufeng glanced at Tang Chen, who was still standing there.

Therefore, Tang Chen, you should be the bridge, as long as your bridge is stable enough, I will not tear down the bridge, let alone lead the troops to cross the river.

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Imperial City Harem, Mingshu Palace.

The original name of Mingshu Palace was Yong'an Palace, and the reason why it was changed to Mingshu Palace was precisely because of Tang Wangshu's name. The word Wangshu originally meant the god of driving for the moon, and also referred to the moon, and Mingshu also means the moon. Therefore, after Tang Wangshu was canonized as a concubine, Yong'an Palace was renamed Mingshu Palace, that is, Tang Wangshu's dormitory.

Of course, all this is naturally the intention of the Queen Mother, and the reason why she arranged it this way is to let the people of the world, especially the Nanrong family, understand the emperor's cherishment of Tang Wangshu.

At this time, Tang Wangshu had already finished freshening up, sat on the edge of the bed and waited.

Soon, Tang Wangshu heard the footsteps of the waiters and palace maids retreating, and knew that the emperor was coming, but he didn't understand why the waiters didn't announce it? This made Tang Wangshu extremely nervous in his heart.

Although before entering the palace, Nan Rong Wenjun taught Tang Wangshu some etiquette on the wedding day, but teaching and learning are one thing, and practical application is another. If the emperor is unhappy and the first impression left is not good, it will be difficult to redeem it in the future.

Just when Tang Wangshu was thinking nonsense, a figure appeared behind the screen, and then the person poked his head out from the side of the screen and looked directly at Tang Wangshu, which startled Tang Wangshu.

Tang Wangshu immediately realized that this person was the emperor, because others could not and did not dare to set foot here.

Before Tang Wangshu could see the man's face clearly, he knelt down and bowed: "Concubine Tang Wangshu knocked to see the emperor." ”

After Tang Wangshu finished speaking, she didn't see the emperor speak for a long time, and just when she was confused and panicked, she saw the emperor's feet appear in front of her, and then the emperor actually squatted down directly.

Well? Tang Wangshu was directly dumbfounded, what does the emperor mean by this? Why are you crouching in front of me?

Emperor Ji Chengying squatted there and looked at Tang Wangshu: "You are Tang Wangshu?" ”

Tang Wangshu immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the concubine is Tang Wangshu." ”

Ji Chengying nodded: "You raise your head." ”

Tang Wangshu raised her head slowly, the moment she saw Ji Chengying, she was pleasantly surprised in her heart, she didn't expect that the emperor was so handsome today. You must know that the rumors she had heard before all said that the emperor was a fool, and in the minds of normal people, fools are naturally not good-looking.

Ji Chengying looked at Tang Wangshu with a smile: "Don't laugh." ”

Tang Wangshu immediately put away his smile, not understanding what Ji Chengying meant.

Ji Chengying looked at Tang Wangshu's face carefully: "You make an angry expression again and show it to me." ”

"Huh?" Tang Wangshu was even more confused, "Angry? But the concubine is not angry. ”

Ji Chengying frowned and said, "You just pretend to be angry." ”

Tang Wangshu could only frown slightly, and his cheeks were bulging, but this appearance looked so cute.

Ji Chengying smiled: "I'm sure, we've seen it before." ”

Tang Wangshu continued to be confused, not understanding what Ji Chengying was talking about, how could they have seen it?

Ji Chengying smiled happily, laughing so much that Tang Wangshu panicked.

Tang Wangshu once again bowed: "The emperor forgives the sin." ”

Ji Chengying smiled: "You haven't done anything wrong, forgive any sin, get up." ”

Tang Wangshu didn't dare to get up, and Ji Chengying directly helped her up and sat on the edge of the bed.

At this time, Tang Wangshu's whole body froze, so much so that he forgot everything his mother taught.

Ji Chengying, who had always been staring at Tang Wangshu, suddenly said: "I remembered, I saw you in a dream before. ”

Yes? Tang Wangshu looked at Ji Chengying's serious expression, and that sentence reminded her of a person, that is, her younger brother Tang Xiaohao.

Thinking of this, Tang Wangshu couldn't help but want to laugh, but he was trying to restrain himself.

Ji Chengying looked at Tang Wangshu and said: "If you want to laugh, I won't blame you, I'm quite happy, because you are different from everyone else in the palace, you are more sincere than them, not like them." ”

Tang Wangshu cautiously asked, "Is the emperor blaming the concubine?" ”

"How so?" Ji Chengying said, "How can I be weird, by the way, when I am here with you in the future, I will not call myself anything, I can't remember." ”

Tang Wangshu thought she was dreaming, she didn't expect the Son of Heaven to be like this? But the emperor is also different from the fool in the rumors, just like everyone thinks that his younger brother Tang Xiaohao is a scumbag, but Tang Wangshu knows that Tang Xiaohao is by no means like that.

Therefore, she also knows that the emperor is definitely not a fool.

Ji Chengying said again: "I said just now that I saw you in a dream, don't you believe it?" ”

Tang Wangshu shook his head: "The concubine believes it." ”

Ji Chengying asked again: "Then what are you laughing at?" ”

Tang Wangshu replied: "What the emperor said before, as well as that expression, reminded the concubine of her younger brother. ”