Concubine De knelt in front of the Zichen Hall and begged for a face, Xu Nushi and He Zhangshi were afraid of becoming a pond fish that would be affected, neither of them dared to follow, Concubine De also thought that making a "momentum" was not conducive to the plan, but did not force the two "generals" to sweep the formation, and the situation was serious, this time even He Zhangshi was worried - if General Qin refused to support Concubine De, he would definitely spare no effort to dissuade Mrs. Yanguo and Mrs. Fan Yang, Concubine De lost her mother's backing, how could she be the queen's opponent?

Therefore, He Zhangshi was not in a hurry to fight with Xu Nushi at this time, two palace people, one was waiting in front of the Jinhua Palace, and the other was circling in the Jinhua Palace, and it was easy to look forward to the return of Concubine De, and the appearance of swaggering was not like being reprimanded, let alone eating a closed door again, the two maids were relieved, and they stepped forward to salute together, respectively, and helped Concubine De to sit under the verandah to rest.

"Your nobleman is asking for the forgiveness of the Holy One?"

As soon as Xu Nushi asked a sentence, he was robbed by He Zhang: "The noble man has not done anything wrong, why do you ask the saint for forgiveness?" It should be that the saint also felt that he was at a loss, and appeased the nobles, so that the nobles did not care about the saints. ”

This is quite unseemly, Xu Nushi just wanted to reprimand, but she didn't know that Concubine De had a serious face, and glared at He Zhangshi: "You should be careful when you speak, at this time, it is no better than at the beginning, the saint has ascended to the extreme, and the power of the Son of Heaven is not allowed to be offended, if you are heard to speak disrespectfully, if you are heard to be disrespectful, you will be sued to the queen, and the queen will be punished according to the law, and the palace will not be able to protect you." ”

He Zhangshi glanced at Xu Nushi, and smiled skillfully: "In front of outsiders, of course the slave and maid will not lie to her, but at this time it is in Jinhua Palace, and there are no other eyes and ears on the side, where will it be leaked?" If this is really leaked, it will prove that there are ill-intentioned people around the nobles, and the slaves and maids will be punished, as long as they can clear the hidden dangers for the nobles, they will have no regrets. ”

The sowing of discord is so obvious, which makes Xu Nushi stunned.

Concubine De said to herself as if she didn't understand: "In the eyes of the saint in his heart, except for the queen, he really can't tolerate others, and now I have a big understanding, and I don't try to change my mind at the saint, but the queen doesn't want to be the leader." Sneered twice: "Ten years of Qiandi, although the queen has won the affection of the saint, that is because such as the Xie family, the Yuan family, etc. are the eyes and ears of the queen mother, even the Qi family, self-preservation is the most important, and is not willing to get close to the saint, the Liu family and the Hu family, are older than the saint, one is the queen's sister, naturally dare not take it seriously, the other is from a humble background, is a prostitute in the Qinglou, as a trick, how can the saint really be emotional about the two of them?" In addition to the national mourning period, the harem will also hire famous ladies in the future, and then thousands of beautiful people, and the talent and family background are not lost to the queen, but there is a dragon and tiger fight, I just need to sit on the wall and watch, and watch the emperor and queen, respect each other for how long can it last. ”

As for vain attempts to take the back position? What is a vain attempt, even if there is no emperor's affection, but throughout the ages, how many queens have been mothers because of their love for pets? How could she be disheartened because of He Ye's warning? Sitting and watching the cranes and mussels fight, it is very likely to enjoy the benefits of the fisherman, except for Jing Zhaoliu, but the authority of the Duke of Yan is very great, at least the Son of Heaven does not lose his weight to the Duke of Yan, how can she be just a vain attempt?

Seeing that the two henchmen seemed to be puzzled, Concubine De triumphantly curled the corners of her mouth: "Today I begged each other, hoping that the Holy Lord would allow me to give birth to a dragon son. ”

Xu Nushi is really relieved, as long as she can stabilize Concubine De, no matter what her plans are in the future, even if she gives birth to a dragon son and sits and watches the tiger fight, as Concubine De wishes, Queen Liu will completely fall out of favor for many years, as long as she is twenty-five years old, she can get out, no matter what the intention is to store the dispute, whether Concubine De is seeking her own death.

He Zhangshi was even more joyful: "Will the Holy Lord come to the Jinhua Hall tonight?" Oh, the slave maid has to prepare first, so go to the inner kitchen to inspect the stockpiled ingredients, and if the Holy One comes, he must prepare a few delicious dishes in case of emergency. ”

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His Majesty the Emperor did not rush to Penglai Hall before sunset this day, and sent Jiang Yu to ask the queen to have dinner with Chi'er, and there was no need to wait for him, Jiang Yu explained by himself: "Your Majesty is very anxious today, it should be that there are important affairs in the foreign court that are not going well, and before the palace door is closed, he even ordered to see Xue Shilang and He Shangshu to discuss matters, and the two of them will have to stay in the palace tonight." Afternoon...... Concubine De returned to the palace from the Yanguo Mansion to worship her birthday, and actually made a fuss about kneeling in front of the Zichen Palace to beg for the face of the saint, so that His Majesty had to temporarily put down his official duties, as soon as Concubine De left, His Majesty's mood was even worse, so the old slave was brave, if His Majesty was delayed in the Zichen Palace for a long time, and the Queen Lao personally prepared the night food, His Majesty's dinner was just a few mouthfuls casually, and the old slave was really worried. ”

Eleven Niang just guessed that she couldn't figure out why Concubine De returned to the palace from her mother's house, so she couldn't wait to go to Zichen Hall to harass her, but she heard that Lu Li and He Zhan were still in Zichen Palace, so she planned to simply go there to prepare a night meal.

Jiang Neijian was relieved when he heard that the queen was willing to go to the Zichen Palace, of course, this kind of thing does not need the permission of the Son of Heaven first, in fact, as long as she does not meet the mediocre emperor, the queen is no longer favored, and the emperor needs to take care of some decency when entering and leaving the Zichen Palace, so as not to give the queen a closed door.

As for the current relationship between a pair of emperors and queens, it is even more unlikely that such an embarrassing situation will happen.

But Eleven Niang is very ethical, she is really just busy in the kitchen, and she didn't take this opportunity to ask about government affairs, she wasn't even ready to show her face, she wanted to go back when she was busy, but Jiang Yu didn't dare to be so lazy, and kept it many times. He Ye originally didn't tell the kitchen to prepare another night meal, but when he saw that the palace people made their own proposals, he was embarrassed to let people serve it again, otherwise wouldn't Xue Xuanzhi and He Zhan misunderstand him for being stingy and reluctant to entertain? I only barely managed to taste a basket, and was surprised that the saltiness was extremely delicious, and glanced at Jiang Yu who was standing on the side, and saw that he bowed slightly, knowing that it was the queen coming, so he set an example and quickly used up the supper, and promised his right arm to go back to the duty room to rest, and asked Jiang Yu and his wife to wait in the inner hall, and His Majesty the Emperor rushed to the "tryst".

Instead, he talked about the matter that bothered him today.

"After the Mid-Autumn Festival, I proposed to establish a prince, Xie Raoping and Wei Yuanping did not squeak, and several ministers jumped out to advocate a long-term plan, and even caused a lot of secondments, among these people, although there are the remnants of the Queen Mother, there are a few positions that are ambiguous, and there is even one, who should belong to the orthodox faction, is the in-law of Lu Shi." For the Queen Mother's Party, He Ye will not be so nerve-wracking, what bothers him the most is, of course, the in-law of the master Lu Zhengming, this person has never been attached to the Queen Mother's lineage, and he used to advocate He Er's pro-government, after He Er's death in Luzhou, he was also the first to come out and advocate the establishment of another Changjun, although he was not the old minister when He Ye was in the palace, but he was quite prestigious in the court, at least on the surface loyal to the monarchy, his opinion, He Ye could not pretend to be deaf, even if he insisted on establishing the prince, he must also persuade these dissenting people in front of the court's ministers, not to mention ministers who plot against evil.

"Why are they against Lichu?" It is rare for His Majesty the Emperor to take the initiative to mention the government, of course, Eleven Niang will not pretend to be virtuous and insist on ignoring it, and besides, the matter is still related to Chi'er, even if she was not keen on the position of the prince in the past, but He Ye has been firmly determined, she can't be indifferent.

If you don't fight, of course, it doesn't mean that you can take it, and Eleven Niang really wants to hear why those so-called loyal ministers oppose the prince.

In fact, as long as the prince has passed the court proposal, of course, there will be no controversy about the candidate, not to mention that Chi Er is the eldest son of the emperor, and so far he is the only son of the emperor, so it is understandable to be canonized as the crown prince.

"It's nothing more than that Chi Er is still young, he has not been enlightened, and it remains to be seen whether he is virtuous or not, and I am in the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and they think that there is no need to establish a prince early."

Eleven Niang thought for a while, and said with a smile: "The prosperity of the Spring and Autumn Festival of the Holy Dynasty cannot be a reason, it seems that the previous one is the key, if you really want to analyze it deeply, it is time to start the battle between the eldest and the youngest, after all, although Chi'er is the only son of the Holy Saint now, there will be other princes in the Holy Saint in the future, whether the prince is virtuous or not, it is related to the society and the country, and the ministers advocate prudence, which is understandable." ”

"The Queen's words are not true." He Ye raised his eyebrows.

Eleven Niang had to say the truth: "The queen mother is sure that the queen family is powerful, and it will definitely cause the court to discuss things, indeed, don't say that the people with desires, even if they are virtuous ministers, will also worry about the dictatorship of their relatives and disrupt the state politics, even if Your Majesty trusts the descendants and the old ministers of the hidden palace, but it is difficult to get rid of the worries and desires of the court, and for the desires of the generation, they should have been planning to wait for the palace to be hired, of course they don't want the throne to be determined early, because it is not possible to say that in addition to the eldest son of the emperor, their grandson or niece will not have no chance to compete for the throne in the future. ”

"So in the Queen's opinion, should this matter be put on hold for the time being?" He Ye asked again.

"Although Chi'er can stand the wait-and-see, it is not necessary to canonize the prince immediately, but, since the Holy Lord has officially proposed to establish a prince, he will give up halfway, in the first round of the battle between the monarch and the minister, he can lose a game, if the Holy Lord only guards the Son of Heaven, it is not impossible to rule with gentleness and humility, but if the Holy Lord is determined to innovate and make drastic moves, he cannot let his subordinates think that the Holy Lord only values the name of modesty, and at present, the Queen Mother intends to watch the fire from the other side, and is hoping to stimulate the battle between the court, the Queen Mother's party will not firmly oppose the Prince, and the Holy Lord has a great chance of winning. How can you be willing to give up halfway? "Eleven Niang is not afraid that He Ye will suspect her intention to save the position, compared to hypocritical humility, it is more important to support He Ye to establish the emperor's power at this time.

The game between the monarch and the minister, in fact, is sometimes like the east and west wind direction, either you overwhelm me, or I overwhelm you, from the virtue of admonishment, that is the standard drawn up by the courtiers, of course they want the monarch to only sit high on the dragon chair, hand over all the state affairs to the civil and military officials, and want to treat the emperor as a puppet manipulator, but far more than just the women of the harem.

He Ye, the emperor, most of the courtiers are actually not familiar with his temperament, and they have to compete when they run in, and the monarch certainly can't kill people in anger because of the objections of the courtiers.

But of course, you can't let the courtiers control it, especially He Ye still plans to innovate, at least he must have the courage to be arbitrary.

If the emperor can't establish his authority, but is held hostage by his courtiers, the queen can of course only be unlucky with him - just like Renzong, who can only watch Wu Dan be poisoned.

So no matter what, Eleven Niang must unite with He Ye at this time.

Of course, He Ye was very satisfied with Eleven Niang's firmness, and there was no awkward suspicion of getting rid of the intention to store the position, and in his opinion, even if Eleven Niang intended to save the position, it was reasonable, Eleven Niang was Chi'er's mother, of course the mother would support her son to get the reserve, humility and courtesy, that must be hypocritical, how cruel is the competition for the storage position? He knows it firsthand.

After being satisfied, he suddenly remembered one thing, His Majesty the Emperor raised his slap and patted his head heavily: "I almost forgot, Concubine De cried a lot today, begging me to give her a son and a half daughter as a sustenance, I thought about it, forget about the son, lest she have another plot, the daughter is not unable to consider it, but before discussing with the queen, I didn't promise her, what does the queen think?" ”

Eleven Niang was stunned, His Majesty the Emperor wants to have children with others, when do you need the queen's permission?