In the Queen's Palace.

When the queen heard that the emperor was going to marry the county lord of Danyang and Pei Qingyan, she was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped.

"What? Danyang and Qingyan? Well, that's a little bit out of place. ”

Although she is the queen and the mother of a country, she also has her own selfishness.

It's not that Pei Qingyan is not worthy of Danyang, although Danyang is her niece, Pei Qingyan is also the emperor's nephew.

She just felt ......

"Alas! Why did the emperor suddenly think of this, although Danyang is not young, but her mother and I are not looking at her, what are you anxious about. ”

The queen knew it very well in her heart.

Although Pei Qingyan's status seems to be very high now, what he does is offending people.

If the situation has been in his favor, if the ship capsizes one day, he may become the target of public criticism.

Moreover, because their Wang family is a relative, their power has already reached the end of the sky, if they marry a lonely minister like Pei Qingyan, I am afraid that not only Pei Qingyan will be suspicious of the emperor at that time, but even their Wang family will also be suspicious.

The queen was in a hurry.

But this imperial decree has already been issued, and she can't even convey this meaning.

In desperation, Queen Wang could only call the lord of Danyang to the palace to ask her opinion.

I thought that Danyang also knew the severity and would not agree.

Unexpectedly, after Danyang heard the content of the will, his face blushed, and he agreed with a twist.

The queen was shocked.

"Danyang, you have to think about it clearly, marriage is not a child's play, then Pei Qingyan is now looking at the scenery and is favored, in fact, all the honor and disgrace are tied to His Majesty's joy and anger, you are the daughter of our Wang family, and you have the title of county lord, what kind of son do you want to marry? Why pick him? ”

Danyang looked at his aunt seriously.

She smiled lightly: "Auntie, what power, interests, trade-offs, and trade-offs do you always tell me, I don't deny that these things are very important, but I think the most important thing is whether I like each other or not, I grew up with Pei Qingyan since childhood, I know him, he also knows me, I believe we will be very happy together." ”

"Auntie, Pei Qingyan is Your Majesty's nephew, the eldest princess was killed by the first four princes because she protected Your Majesty, plus he is capable now, he manages the huge embroidery department alone, and he is His Majesty's right-hand man, so His Majesty will not be suspicious of him, so aunt, don't worry, I think this marriage is okay."

The queen was speechless.

"You can say okay, then have you ever thought about the Wang family?"

The county lord of Danyang was stunned.

"Does this have anything to do with our Wang family?"

Queen Wang sneered.

"Can it be okay? Your father is the uncle of the country, and now the country already has a voice against his relatives, if we marry Pei Qingyan again at this time, those ministers will not dare to say it, but behind their backs they will be more afraid of our Wang family, Your Majesty is now very trusting of the Wang family, but you can't stand those people trying to find fault with the impeachment, this groundless wind has been in the ears for a long time, people will also believe in eight points, don't be too optimistic. ”

The county lord of Danyang was silent for a moment.

Queen Wang thought that she had listened to it, and persuaded bitterly: "Pei Qingyan is a good son, I know, he is a talent, and he has the ability to strategize, if the eldest princess is still alive, I will never stop you from being together, because no matter what happens, the eldest princess can protect him, but the truth is not, the eldest princess has been dead for almost twenty years, no matter how great the kindness, after the baptism of time, it has also been diluted in Your Majesty's heart, maybe one day in the future, Pei Qingyan has a little thing to provoke Your Majesty, Your Majesty will be disgusted with him, Who do you expect to help him? Are the officials in the court who are supervised by him and hate him to the bone? Or are they the people he helps to redress their grievances on weekdays? ”

"Hehe, don't be naïve, in this court, the most important thing is smart people, but a smart person does not have a family gate valve as a backer, even if he climbs high, the foundation is also vain, between His Majesty's joy and anger, he can be easily thrown down, on the contrary, if this background is deep enough, even if His Majesty wants to move him, he has to weigh the consequences of this trigger and move the whole body, this is the art of trade-off, do you understand?"

Danyang remained silent.

In such a noble family, in fact, she understands what the queen said.

But she was not reconciled.

Pei Qingyan didn't do anything wrong, why did he end up like that?

He has done so many difficult things for His Majesty, and His Majesty is not grateful to him, so he will be deposed in the future?

Danyang raised his head, looked at Queen Wang and said, "Then what if I marry him?" Isn't our Wang family his backer? ”

The queen was shocked.

Subconsciously covered her mouth.

She looked left and right, and saw that the palace maids around her were her confidants, so she breathed a sigh of relief, and ordered the palace maids around her to dismiss the rest of the people, and then lowered her voice and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about?" I am Your Majesty's queen, and our royal family must be loyal to Your Majesty, no matter who Your Majesty wants to be dissatisfied with in the future, we will only obey Your Majesty, and we will fight wherever Your Majesty points out, how can we chill Your Majesty's heart because of an outsider? ”

Danyang was also frightened by Queen Wang's harsh words.

She pursed her lips and said, "But auntie, I really like him." ”

She stretched out her fingers and gently tugged at Queen Wang's sleeve, her eyes gradually reddening, "I'm really, really, really ...... I like him very much. ”

Queen Wang's heart ached.

How could she not know the pain of the county lord of Danyang.

Back then, she also had someone she liked very much.

But for the status of the Wang family, in order to keep her father's black gauze hat, she still entered the palace, passed all the way, and became the queen.

Now that the years have passed, she can't remember the person's face clearly, but the painful feeling in her heart when they were separated that year can often be recalled, and when she dreamed back at midnight, she also asked herself, have you done so much, is it worth sacrificing everything?

The answer is worth it.

At least now her son is the crown prince, and their Wang family has become the most powerful and powerful person in Beijing, and no one can afford to mess with her.

Her father no longer had to bow to others, and her brothers were able to take revenge.

It's just at the expense of her.

Yes, just at the expense of her.

Queen Wang turned her head, silently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then smiled reluctantly at the county lord of Danyang: "You are still young now, you don't know what real liking is, when you become a relative in the future and have a husband, you will also like your husband, be obedient, obedient." ”

"I don't."

Danyang suddenly became stubborn, stood up, and said loudly: "Your Majesty has already given us a marriage, why should I choose another husband, I want him, I like him, I only like him." ”