Fanwai Chapter 242 Mu Qiong's Fanwai: Forced to stand up
After Mu Qiongzhi ascended the throne at the age of fourteen, he was forced by the ministers to choose a concubine, but he refused because he was still young, and it was delayed until he was sixteen years old, and Mu Qiongzhi finally relented.
But he didn't choose a draft girl from the ministers, but randomly chose one to be the queen.
The concubine of the military department Shangshu, Sikong Ling.
Sikong Ling, who had just arrived at Xuan, could never have imagined that His Majesty would choose her.
Although her father is the secretary of the military department, the secretary of the military department is only a second-rank official, and there are many noble girls with higher status than her.
With apprehension, Sikong Ling was accepted into the palace.
Stay at Changle Palace.
There was not even a decent ceremony after the sealing, which caused the dissatisfaction of the ministers, but Mu Qiongzhi didn't care, and directly sent someone to hand over the phoenix seal to Sikong Ling.
Until now, a month has passed, and Sikong Ling has not seen His Majesty's face.
"Mother, it's time to go to bed." Zhi'er walked in and saw that Sikong Ling was still reading, and couldn't help but speak.
Hearing the voice, Sikong Ling put down the book, and was about to say something when he heard a male duck's voice outside.
"Your Majesty has arrivedβ"
Sikong Ling and Zhi'er were both stunned, and then Zhi'er hurriedly helped Sikong Ling up.
A bright yellow figure walked in, and seeing this, the two hurriedly knelt down, "The concubine sees Your Majesty." β
"Get up." Mu Qiongzhi said lightly.
After Sikong Ling got up, he listened to Mu Qiongzhi continue to speak, "Go out." β
Zhi'er glanced at Sikong Ling and stepped back.
It wasn't until there were only two people left in the hall that Mu Qiongzhi took a closer look at the empty spirit.
Sikong Ling lowered his head and endured Mu Qiongzhi's scrutiny.
Mu Qiongzhi said in a deep voice, "Raise your head." β
There was no way, Sikong Ling had no choice but to raise his head and look at Mu Qiongzhi.
A moment of amazement flashed, Mu Qiongzhi didn't expect that this military department Shangshu had the image of a rough man, but this daughter was not bad.
Sikong Ling had never seen Mu Qiongzhi, and he had only heard of His Majesty's heroic appearance from his father, and his father said that although His Majesty's temperament was much softer than that of Emperor Taishang, his appearance was impeccable, not to mention that Mu Qiongzhi's appearance was like Mu Shenye.
She saw the Emperor Taishang once when she was a child, and that appearance was indeed unique in the world.
And after hearing a lot about the deeds of the Emperor and the Queen Mother, she is also extremely envious.
She also didn't expect that she would marry their only son, His Majesty the Emperor today.
I have to say that His Majesty and the Emperor Taishang are really too similar.
"Do you know why I chose you?" Finally, after a period of silence, Mu Qiongzhi spoke.
Sikong Ling shook his head, "The concubine doesn't know." β
"Actually, it doesn't make any difference between you and someone else for me." Mu Qiongzhi said lightly.
Sikong Ling didn't speak, in fact, she understood.
Before entering the palace, my mother told her.
Although I don't know why His Majesty chose her, it is certainly not because I like it.
I heard from my mother that since His Majesty ascended the throne, the ministers have forced His Majesty to take a concubine, and His Majesty has always resisted the matter of establishing a concubine, and it is not until now that two years later he chose to compromise.
I thought that these had nothing to do with her, but I didn't expect His Majesty to choose her in the end.
"But there must be a queen in the harem to stop the mouths of those ministers, so I hope the queen understands that there is no affection between you and me, and the queen only needs to do her part." After speaking, Mu Qiongzhi looked at the boss's ethereal eyes, "What I said, can the queen understand?" β
"The concubine understands." Without a hint of hesitation, Sikong Ling replied.
Mu Qiongzhi was satisfied with Sikong Ling's sensibility, and nodded, "Then the queen should rest." β
After speaking, Mu Qiongzhi got up and prepared to leave.
"The concubine sends your majesty."
Mu Qiongzhi paused for a moment, and then walked away.
Seeing Mu Qiongzhi leave, Sikong Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
After a while, Zhi'er pushed the door and walked in, and saw Sikong Ling sitting on the couch panting and hurriedly stepped forward, "Niangniang, are you okay?" β
Sikong Ling shook his head, "Go to bed." β
"Yes, sissy."
Lying on the bed, Sikong Ling didn't feel sleepy at all.
Before entering the palace, my mother specially explained to her, saying that you must not fall in love with Your Majesty.
As for the reason, she knows.
When my father and mother first met, they were also in love, including after they got married, they were also affectionate and witty, but after she was six years old, everything seemed to have changed, and her father was much colder to her mother, and even married a lot of concubines, so naturally she also had a lot of sisters.
The mother washed her face with tears all day long, always saying that her father had forgotten the oath between them and the past between them.
obviously said that there was no doubt about affection and love, but he changed his mind while his status was rising.
Since then, the mother's temperament has also changed, becoming cloudy and uncertain, and becoming no longer gentle and virtuous.
When he knew that she was going to enter the palace to become the queen, he was not happy with the change of her identity, but told her not to fall in love with His Majesty.
After all, His Majesty can't be the only woman in this life, and he won't just love her.
Since ancient times, emperors have been ruthless, and she has always known that falling in love with His Majesty will not end well.
Not everyone can be like the Queen Mother, who has the grace of the emperor.
And she felt that her mother was too worried, and His Majesty's words just now showed that even if she fell in love with him, he would not be able to fall in love with her.
Actually, that's pretty good.
It obeyed His Majesty's wishes, and also from her heart.
When she first arrived, she was still looking forward to her future, thinking about what kind of man she would marry, and she must not follow in the footsteps of her mother, but she didn't expect that she had to enter the palace as the queen of a will.
This is fate, forget it, let it be.
Sleepless nights.
Since then, the two have been getting along very harmoniously, she is in her Changle Palace, he is in his imperial study, and they do not interfere with each other.
There is only the name of husband and wife, but there is no reality of husband and wife.
A year later, the ministers who had been temporarily in peace began to stir again.
Because they found that it had been a year since the queen entered the palace, and her stomach still did not move.
Therefore, some ministers began to play and asked Mu Qiong to draft a girl.
The angry Mu Qiongzhi couldn't wait to raise a knife to wipe the necks of those ministers.
On this day, Mu Qiuran brought his six-year-old son Su Jingyu into the palace.
After all, as an older sister, it is still necessary to enlighten my younger brother.
"Actually, I think the ministers' worries are not unreasonable, after all, you are the emperor, and you always have to spread the branches for the royal family, and the Mu family's country can't be cut off from you." Mu Qiuran looked at Mu Qiongzhi, who was playing with Su Jingyu, and couldn't help but persuade.
"Isn't it enough to have Yu'er?" Mu Qiongzhi rubbed Su Jingyu's head and said with a light smile.
Mu Qiuran rolled her eyes, "Don't let your father and queen mother hear what you say, Yu'er is surnamed Su no matter what." β
The Su family didn't want to "usurp the throne".
Su Yu: I'm scared to death.
"Then you and your brother-in-law will have another one and pass it on to me." Mu Qiongzhi thought this idea was very good.
Mu Qiuran: "......"
Think beautifully.
She didn't want to have any more.
When she gave birth to Yu'er, she almost lost half her life.
He didn't know how difficult it was for them to have children.
As if remembering something, Mu Qiongzhi looked at Mu Qiuran and sighed, "I have no relationship with the queen, unlike you, let alone having children." β
"Then you just follow what the ministers said about draft girls, anyway, there is always something you can see." Mu Qiuran gave up.
Mu Qiongzhi: "......"
"Actually, I think the queen's aunt is very good." Suddenly, a milky voice sounded.
Mu Qiuran and Mu Qiongzhi set their eyes on Su Jingyu at the same time.
"Yu'er, have you seen the queen?" Mu Qiuran couldn't help asking.
Even she rarely saw the queen this year, and she only saw it at the palace banquet, and she didn't come into contact with it.
Su Jingyu nodded, "I got lost in the Imperial Garden a few days ago, and it was the Imperial Study that the Queen Mother took me to. β
The queen mother is much gentler than his mother.
Mu Qiongzhi knows about this.
"Speaking of this, Su Jingyu, you are not allowed to sneak away alone in the future." That day, it was because Mu Qiuran and Su Mingsheng happened to have something to do, so they sent Su Jingyu to the palace for Mu Qiongzhi to watch, Mu Qiongzhi took Su Jingyu to deal with the twists and turns in the imperial study, who knew that Su Jingyu ran out by himself because he was bored.
Fortunately, Sikong Ling happened to be walking in the Imperial Garden and saw Su Jingyu.
It stands to reason that she is the only one in the harem, and there will be no children.
But seeing that the child's red eyes were obviously lost, Sikong Ling hurriedly stepped forward, "Child, are you lost?" β
Su Jingyu looked at Sikong Ling with red eyes, and then nodded, "Auntie, can you take me to Uncle Huang?" β
Uncle Huang?
There is only one person in this world who can be called "Uncle Huang".
Mo is not the son of the eldest princess?
"Okay." Sikong Ling smiled and stretched out his hand, "I'll take you to Uncle Huang, okay?" β
"Auntie, you are so beautiful, are you the imperial aunt?" My mother said that in addition to the imperial uncle, he also has an imperial aunt in the palace.
Sikong Ling was stunned for a moment, and then coughed a little embarrassed, "It should be regarded as a ......"
"Imperial Uncle, are you and Imperial Uncle husband and wife? Just like my dad and mom. Su Jingyu asked as he walked by holding Sikong Ling's hand.
This question stumped Sikong Ling, and just when Sikong Ling didn't know how to answer, the imperial study arrived.
From a distance, I saw Mu Qiongzhi standing at the door of the imperial study, reprimanding the palace people.
Seeing Sikong Ling walking over with Su Jingyu, Mu Qiongzhi hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Su Jingyu's back collar, "Su Jingyu, you stinky boy, what are you running around!" β
"Uncle Huang, I was wrong, let me down!!" Su Jingyu shouted very unhappily.
Mu Qiongzhi let go of Su Jingyu and then looked at Sikong Ling, "This stinky boy is not very obedient, fortunately, the queen met him and sent him back, otherwise I don't know how to explain to the imperial sister." β
Sikong Ling curtsied and then got up and said, "Young Master Su is very cute, if there is nothing wrong, the concubine will retire first." β
Before Mu Qiongzhi could speak, he saw Su Jingyu holding Mu Qiongzhi's leg and showing a small head, and looked at Sikong Ling with wide eyes, "Why don't you play with Yu'er for a while......?"
Mu Qiongzhi: "......"
Sikong Ling really couldn't refuse such a cute child, but Mu Qiongzhi didn't dare to agree with her.
"I'm a little busy, so let's trouble the queen to play with Yu'er for a while." Mu Qiongzhi spoke at the right time.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Sikong Ling bent down and saluted.
Mu Qiongzhi took a deep look at Sikong Ling, then turned around and went back to the imperial study.
Only then did Su Jingyu take Sikong Ling's hand and go in the other direction, "Uncle Huang, let's go over there to play......
In this way, Sikong Ling played with Su Jingyu all afternoon, and it was not until Su Mingsheng came to pick up Su Jingyu in the evening that Su Jingyu reluctantly said goodbye to Sikong Ling.
Recalling this, Mu Qiongzhi rubbed Su Jingyu's head fiercely, "If you sneak away again, you are not allowed to come again." β
"Got it." Su Jingyu rescued his head from Mu Qiong's hands and then looked at Mu Qiuran, "Mother, believe me, the imperial aunt is really good, she still plays with Yu'er, the imperial uncle knows that staying in the imperial study is boring to death." β