At the same time, in the dormitory of Funing Palace, Zhao Zhen's face was much better than when he retired from the court, and he was having breakfast with Queen Cao.

Zhao Zhen only drank half a bowl of fragrant rice porridge, then lost his appetite, turned back and leaned on the soft couch, closed his eyes and took a nap.

Empress Cao looked at the imperial meal on the table, which had not been touched much, and couldn't help frowning, and immediately ordered someone to call the chamberlain in charge of the Shangshan Supervisor, and reprimanded her with a slap on her face.

Zhao Zhen, who was on the couch, couldn't sleep left and right, and when he heard the movement, he opened his eyes to check the situation.

Seeing Empress Cao's anger, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but feel a little curious, and immediately pricked up his ears to listen.

After listening carefully, I realized that it was because she had eaten too little, and Queen Cao felt that the waiter in charge of the imperial meal had not done a good job and the food served was perfunctory, so she was so angry.

After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, Zhao Zhen felt more and more confused.

I have been frail and sick all these years, and I have lost my appetite, so I have long instructed the people below to let them mainly clean the imperial meal.

It stands to reason that the queen has known these things for a long time, why is she angry with the people below for no reason today?

"When someone touched the queen's moldy head, the queen was holding back her anger and had nowhere to vent, but this chamberlain hit the muzzle of the gun."

As soon as Zhao Zhen thought of this, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly, propped himself up and sat up, and waved his hand to the attendant who was kneeling on the ground, asking him and the rest of the others to retreat first.

After a while, there was no outsider in the palace, only the heavenly husband and wife sitting opposite each other.

Empress Cao harshly scolded the servant, Zhao Zhen wanted to say a few words to her, but looking forward to marrying herself at the age of sixteen, and now she is the wife of a white-headed woman, Zhao Zhen suddenly lost the mind to blame, and said a little apologetically: "Over the years, I have been in poor health, and I have been estranged from you, you have been with me for decades, but I have not left you an heir......"

When Empress Cao heard the word heir, her heart tingled, her expression suddenly darkened, and she wept and said: "It is the concubines who are not angry, and Your Majesty who does not abolish the concubines is already a great benevolence." ”

"Manpower is sometimes poor, God doesn't want to give me the emperor, what does it have to do with you? After all, it's destiny! ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head and sighed, feeling infinitely embarrassed in his heart, and then squeezed out a little smile, and said to Queen Cao: "After all, the prince is a filial person, I am gone, and you don't have to worry about the future." ”

Hearing Zhao Zhen mention the crown prince, Queen Cao's face suddenly turned slightly gloomy, and she said coldly: "The prince seems to be respectful and humble, but in fact, he is deeply thoughtful, and the concubine may not be able to count on him in the future!" ”

Zhao Zhen didn't expect Empress Cao to have such an evaluation of Zhao Zongquan, and couldn't help but look at Empress Cao suspiciously.

Only then did Empress Cao sobble and said the reason why she was depressed today, and even angered the palace people.

"When the court was deliberating, this Zhao Zongquan still looked at everything only the ministers and concubines, and even the concubines had to be the masters of trivial matters, but the idea was very right behind the scenes, and he secretly did this good thing, so that the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty praised each other, and only the concubines were kept in the dark!

Liang Hong, the Qing of Guanglu Temple, is also a villain who sees the wind and steers the rudder, Zhao Zongquan hooked his hand, and he hurriedly pasted it, obeyed Zhao Zongquan's words, and was kind to others for him, completely ignoring His Majesty and concubines!

Now that His Majesty is still there, Zhao Zongquan is just the crown prince, so he is so unscrupulous, and when he really becomes the emperor in the future, what kind of faction will it be, the concubines really can't think about it. ”

Empress Cao was half complaining, half complaining, and Zhao Zongquan, who heard from her confidants after retiring from the court, told Zhao Zhen about the matter of winning people's hearts by giving a banquet.

After listening to Empress Cao's story, Zhao Zhen couldn't help but be slightly stunned, he also knew about it.

In the rebellion of King Yan, Zhao Anli, the old servant who was originally in charge of the Imperial City Division, died in battle, and Zhao Zhen thought that time was running out, so he handed over all the affairs of the Imperial City Division to Zhao Zongquan, because Zhao Zhen is not very well-informed now, but he wants to learn about it from the mouth of Queen Cao.

"I didn't expect that the prince would have such means." Zhao Zhen sighed for a while, and the expression on his face was quite complicated.

With only one meal and a little money, Zhao Zongquan, who was in charge of the country for the first time, left an excellent impression in the hearts of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and also showed his skills through this matter, which can be said to be beneficial but not expense.

The only mistake of Zhao Zongquan is probably that he did not take into account the mood of Zhao Zhen and his wife, which is not difficult to understand, after all, Zhao Zongquan is suddenly in a high position, with great power in hand, and it is inevitable that he will be a little eager to do things.

Zhao Zhen is very open-minded, he has experienced the life and death line of the Yanwang Rebellion, his mood is very different from before, and he doesn't care about these things as much as Empress Cao.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier, seeing that his time as an official is running out, the prince is preparing for the succession as soon as possible, and the hundred officials are planning for their future in advance, these are human nature.

Didn't he also hand over the vacancy of the position of Longtu Pavilion University Scholar to Zhao Zongquan for decision, so that he could use it to cultivate his cronies?

After the death of Yuan Zhi and the establishment of the crown prince, Zhao Zhen, who knew that he would not have a few days to live, had no worries in this world, and the only one who could not rest assured was Queen Cao.

Empress Cao was born in a family of military generals, and her personality has always been domineering and strong, and she is unforgiving, and it is precisely because of this that Zhao Zhen was separated from her for decades, and it was not until she was close to her old age that the two re-accepted each other.

Now it seems that Zhao Zongquan is not a submissive person, Zhao Zongquan is ambitious and capable, and when he officially ascends the throne, it will be difficult to get along with Empress Cao, who listens to the government.

Zhao Zongquan is the Son of Heaven in the end, but Empress Cao is a woman, if she really wants to fight, it will only be Empress Cao who will suffer.

Only then did Zhao Zhen realize that his previous decision to let Empress Cao listen to the government was really a little inconsiderate.

Empress Cao should be allowed to stay in the harem as a mascot and not hinder Zhao Zongquan, so that Zhao Zongquan will raise Empress Cao high, and Empress Cao can also enjoy her old age in the palace.

Zhao Zhen turned his head to look at Empress Cao beside him, and saw that she still had an angry look on her face, and sighed secretly in her heart, and immediately wanted to discuss this matter with Empress Cao, and instructed her to withdraw the curtain and return to power as soon as possible after Zhao Zongquan ascended the throne, so as not to conflict with Zhao Zongquan because of this.

However, Zhao Zhen opened his mouth, but found that he couldn't make a sound at all, and he couldn't even move a finger.

Zhao Zhen tried his best to widen his eyes, but the scene in front of him became more and more ambiguous, and then he felt that the sky was spinning for a while, and then he was unconscious.

Empress Cao was still sulking at what Zhao Zongquan had done, but suddenly found that Zhao Zhen beside her was not moving, and her heart couldn't help jumping.

Turning his head, he saw that Zhao Zhen, who was fine just now, was already like gold paper, and his snot and saliva were dripping uncontrollably, and the next moment, Zhao Zhen rolled his eyes and lay down on the soft couch.

Seeing this scene, Empress Cao's eyes suddenly darkened, and she almost fainted together, but she finally settled down, came to her senses, and struggled to rush to Zhao Zhen's bed, crying: "Your Majesty......, Your Majesty!" Hurry up and announce the Imperial Doctor! ”

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Under the corridor of the Chongzheng Palace, where the banquet was given, Wei Chen and Gu Tingye Sheng Changbai filled their stomachs, and were about to go back to the yamen to sit on duty, when they suddenly heard the bell and drum ring leisurely, and the sound waves reverberated inside and outside the imperial city.

The imperial city, which was originally a little noisy because of the banquet, suddenly fell silent, and all the palace maids, chamberlains, guards, and courtiers inside and outside the imperial city turned around and looked in the direction of the Funing Palace.

The bell and drum rang, paused for a moment, and rang again, first Han Zhang and Wen Yanchang, scholars of Longtuge University, and then Liubu Jiuqing......

The hundreds of military officials under the corridor fell to their knees, and the sound of wailing resounded throughout the imperial city.

At this moment, Wei Chen, who was standing still, suddenly woke up and finally understood what was going on.

"Your Majesty......, Bintian!"