I hid something in my heart, and I didn't feel comfortable talking to anyone, so Jiang Mufeng hurried to Cining Palace after leaving the morning court.

The eunuch guarding the door saw the Ming Huang dragon robe that symbolized his unique status from a distance, and hurriedly took a deep breath, raised his voice and shouted emotionally, "The emperor has arrived!" ”

"Alright, alright, let's go down." Jiang Mufeng waved his hand to signal them all to retreat and walked straight to the door.

The Queen Mother, who was over forty years old but still charming, heard the sound outside, so she held the rosary in one hand, and slowly walked out of the Buddhist hall with the support of her personal grandmother. ”

"Queen Mother, my son-in-law has good news to tell you today." Jiang Mufeng stepped forward quickly, stretched out his hand to support the graceful and luxurious old lady, and sat down on the chair together.

The palace maids sent refreshments and fruits in an orderly manner, and the old lady personally stepped forward to pour tea for the two of them, and retreated to the door with the others to wait.

"What kind of good news is worthy of the emperor to tell the mourning family in person?" The Queen Mother picked up the teacup, lifted the lid of the cup and scraped the foam, but she didn't drink it, just looked at her son, and asked with anticipation in her eyes, "Isn't it...... The little emperor and grandson of the mourning family are finally coming? ”

It has been almost four years since the first daughter-in-law, that is, the current queen, entered the door, and the young couple still haven't hatched an egg.

Of course, it's nothing that the queen is infertile, the key is that not only the queen, but even the concubines who have been brought in one after another in the harem have not been able to conceive the dragon seed.

The imperial doctor in the palace has been rejected many times when he wants to diagnose and treat Jiang Mufeng, and every time she asks, he deduces that the state affairs are busy - he himself doesn't feel that there is anything wrong, but she, who is a mother, almost crushes her heart, and prays to God and Buddha every day in the hope that she can quickly live a happy life with her grandson.

"Queen Mother, where do you want to go?" Jiang Mufeng had already cultivated a set of skills that did not change his face, and he didn't have the slightest desire to explain what he said, so he directly diverted the topic, "The good news that Erchen wants to say is about Uncle Seventeen." ”

"I see." It wasn't that the little emperor and grandson she had been looking forward to for a long time were going to report, and the queen mother was inevitably a little disappointed on her face, but fortunately, she had long been used to it, and soon asked with a dignified smile, "What?" Could it be that in addition to the Lou family, your seventeenth uncle also slaughtered other wronged bosses? ”

Usually, as long as Jiang Fenghao has something to earn, the treasury will not be empty for too long, which is indeed good news for the people in the royal family.

"The queen mother guessed wrong, besides the Lou family, there are other things that are more important." Jiang Mufeng smiled and narrowed his eyes, covered one cheek with his hand and pretended to lower his voice mysteriously, "What Erchen wants to say, you will never think of it, Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother was a little stunned, and for a while let her son's childish behavior make her a little unsure, "What ......the hell is that?"

"Queen Mother!"

A crisp voice suddenly came from outside the door, and the mother and son in the house immediately looked up and followed the sound, and saw Jinghe walking in with a handful of peony flowers in full bloom in his hand, with a bright smile on his face, and he was more delicate than a flower, "Since the emperor's brother refuses to say, then let me tell the queen mother!" ”

Who won't say it, he just wants to have some mystery to stir up the atmosphere!

Jiang Mufeng, who was robbed of the right to speak, looked at his only half-sister with the same father and mother, and the green tendons on his head jumped twice unpleasantly.

"Quiet—and!" You're going to die in the rhythm!

Not frightened by his brother's momentum at all, Jinghe turned his head and made a grimace at him, stuffed the peony flower to the palace maid who followed behind him, signaled her to put it in the vase, turned around and immediately hugged the queen mother's arm coquettishly, her face was unconcealed excitement, "Queen Mother, Uncle Seventeen will get married in two months, or the emperor's brother will give him a marriage!" ”

"What?" The Queen Mother had a surprised expression on her face, and her voice couldn't help but rise, "Marriage? Didn't he just ask the emperor for the holy decree of freedom of marriage? How to ......"

"Queen Mother, this holy decree was asked for by Uncle Seventeen himself." Jiang Mufeng hurriedly explained, "It's not that you don't know, Uncle Seventeen has always been weird, he must have his own reasons for doing this, and I also believe that he will definitely handle this matter." ”

"That's amazing!" The Queen Mother shook her head, and then smiled with relief, "But with your seventeenth uncle's personality, he probably really has his own reasons." ”

"Queen Mother, Uncle Seventeen hurts Aunt Seventeen!" Jinghe added beside him, "Didn't you hear about it before?" Uncle Seventeen lost a lot of money in order to get justice for Aunt Seventeen, but let the Lou family lose a lot of money! ”

Jinghe was not interested in the affairs of the court and did not dare to be interested, all he heard was the version that came in from outside the palace to add oil and vinegar, so he naturally didn't know what else was hidden in it, and he wholeheartedly thought that Jiang Fenghao's move was exactly what he said in the play, 'angry hair rushed to the crown for a red face', and he was envious of He Xiaoqiao for a while.

"Alright, alright." Reaching out and touching Jinghe's hair, the Queen Mother, who knew the inside story, coughed lightly twice, and quickly pulled the topic back, "Anyway, it's good that your seventeenth uncle is willing to marry, and when he marries his daughter-in-law and has a child, the mourning family will not have the face to see your father and Emperor Taizu after a hundred years." ”

Having said this, the Queen Mother suddenly came to her senses, looked at Jiang Mufeng and asked, "By the way, since the emperor has made an order, he should know which girl Lao Seventeen is going to marry, right?" Which minister in the DPRK is the daughter? What is the appearance of the person? ”

"This ......"

Faced with a series of questions from his mother, Jiang Mufeng felt more and more embarrassed, because he ...... I don't know anything but the name.

"The son is ashamed...... Uncle Seventeen was in a hurry to marry, and I was as shocked as the queen mother at the time, so I didn't ask much, but I knew that Aunt Seventeen's surname was He and her name was Xiao Qiao. ”

He Xiaoqiao...... It's a good name," the Queen Mother paused for a moment, and then said, "But after all, you want to marry into the royal family, and it's not okay if your identity background is not clear. ”

"Queen Mother," Jiang Mufeng clenched his fist with one hand and coughed lightly, contributing the little gossip he knew, "Aunt Seventeen is the person that Uncle Seventeen found by himself, and she has nothing to do with the ministers of the court and the rich businessmen of the people. ”

"It doesn't matter?" Repeating in disbelief, the Queen Mother's face seemed to be a little stunned, "Are you going to be carried into the mansion as a concubine?" ”

"It's not." Jiang Mufeng shook his head, put down the half-drunk hot tea, and said with a little envy in his eyes, "Uncle Seventeen said that no matter what kind of identity Aunt Seventeen is, the position of the concubine of Changning Wangfu in this life belongs to her. ”

He was born free, but the first emperor only had such a son as him, and after the first emperor died, he had no choice but to take over the throne. Since then, guarding the huge imperial city, carrying a responsibility that can only be put down until death, when he went to the court, he was scolded like a grandson by those officials, and he had to face a group of wives who were intriguing and hated to form a group to brush him to bed and brush out the dragon species...... It's all tears!

Why can't he be as chic and free as Uncle Seventeen, and marry whoever he wants?

"Queen Mother, Erchen has seen seventeen aunts." Jinghe didn't have time to pay attention to his brother's lost appearance, so he stole a free time and interjected, "The desserts you said were delicious last time were taught to me by Aunt Seventeen!" ”

"Oh?" Thinking that Jinghe's recent dessert making skills have really improved, the Queen Mother has reluctantly changed a lot of views on He Xiaoqiao, "In this way, the feed is good, but the civilian background is still ...... after all" The door is not right, it is difficult to wait for the elegant hall!"

"Queen Mother, there is actually nothing from a civilian background, didn't the ancestor and grandfather also marry a girl from the folk as a concubine?" Jiang Mufeng smiled and persuaded, "Actually, the most important thing is that Uncle Seventeen will definitely come down, this is a good thing." ”

He has also tasted Jinghe's craftsmanship, and he can teach his sister, who has been a headache since childhood, to be such a virtuous and virtuous appearance, and the future seventeenth aunt's character and cooking skills must be quite good.

Thinking of the sentence of cooking, Jiang Mufeng seemed to have a flashing picture in his mind, as if he vaguely remembered someone or something, and when he thought about it carefully, he couldn't find anything, so he turned his attention and went somewhere else.

"That's right." The Queen Mother responded, lowered her eyes and played with the rosary in her hand twice, but her heart turned back and forth, and the relationship between interests was sorted out in an instant.

In fact, seriously speaking, Jiang Fenghao marrying a civilian woman as his wife is the most in line with her heart.

Not long after his son ascended the throne, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government have always looked down on the new emperor, if it weren't for Jiang Fenghao's secret assistance in overcoming all difficulties, I'm afraid that their mother's life would not be as good as it is now.

It's just that it's not good to live too comfortably, because in this way, the queen mother of the year and the current queen mother began to worry again - what I was afraid of was that Jiang Fenghao was secretly too powerful, and one day he would pull his son off the horse and take over the throne by himself.

Although Jiang Fenghao has resigned from the position of regent and made it clear that he has no interest in the throne, who knows how true this is?

In case he marries a powerful and wealthy family, he may not have the intention of reaching the top of the treasure.

In addition to worrying about the little emperor's grandson over the years, she also worries every day about how to introduce Jiang Fenghao to a daughter-in-law who is a good family and will not endanger the society.

It is definitely not possible to pick up the children of high-ranking officials, and the forces behind him will inevitably increase his ambitions; Pick a small family, and I'm afraid that people will see her mind and think that she is stingy - whenever this time the queen mother is particularly entangled in her mother's family, there is no girl of the right age to send to the palace, otherwise as long as he is pulled to his mother's camp, he is not afraid that this high-ranking imperial uncle will come to seize power one day.

But now he has picked a civilian woman with no background at all, and he is ready to marry someone back as a concubine - it seems that his knot for many years should be untied.

Thinking of this, although the Queen Mother didn't show it on her face, she was already happy in her heart.

As long as it doesn't endanger her son's country, she has no opinion on who Jiang Fenghao wants to marry, and she won't care - even if she wants to take care of it, she can't control it, after all, Jiang Fenghao still has the holy decree of marriage freedom given by the emperor in her hand, even if she is the queen mother, she is not qualified to interfere in his marriage.

"Since it's your seventeenth uncle's own favorite, then so be it." Following her son's words and borrowing the donkey from the slope, the Queen Mother affirmed her attitude that she would not stop it, thought about it, and said, "In two days, the Mourning family is going to hold a flower appreciation banquet in the Imperial Garden, you go and talk to your seventeenth uncle, and say that the Mourning family, who is a sister-in-law, wants to know his brother and daughter-in-law, and let him not hide it, and bring people over openly." ”

No matter how you say it, you have to explore the details of the other party before making follow-up arrangements, so as to meet the style of a housewife!

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, and the Queen Mother added with a smile, "Also, if you let him put one hundred and twenty hearts, the mourning family will definitely not embarrass his heart, and how to send him back when the time comes." ”

Jiang Mufeng then grinned with an unkind smile, "Don't worry, the queen mother, the son knows what to do." ”