The traitor's affairs are over, Rong Zhan ordered to renovate the mausoleum of the former emperor, and ordered someone to rebuild the imperial study, which is two major projects, and there is not much silver in the treasury, so Rong Zhan asked someone to restore the mine pit in Donglin Prefecture.

Prince Bao, Shangguan Linrui, Tu Boan, Wang Nian'en and others were all meritorious in counterinsurgency, and they were each rewarded with a first-class salary. The grievances of the Shangguan family for 20 years also dissipated like smoke with the top of Shangguan Linrui's seal. Shangguan Mansion re-established its name, and Yuan Xi naturally recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors.

Although this is not the first time that Old Lady Chu has seen Yuan Xi, it is the first time he has seriously examined Yuan Xi's appearance. She was born very much like her mother, and at first glance, it really makes people think that Princess Hanzhang was when she was young. Moreover, softly speaking, the timbre is the same as her mother, listening to her, the old lady Chu burst into tears more than once, after more than 20 years, it is really like Princess Hanzhang is telling in his ear.

Since Rong Zhan ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, the queen also became the queen mother and moved to live in the North Palace according to the rules. The palace has not yet been established, and she is still unwilling to let go of the big and small matters in the harem. Zhao Kezhen grasped the shortcomings of the queen, and naturally got a palace with the most luxurious decoration - Heshu Palace

Yuan Xi didn't pick these, but Rong Zhan was reluctant to lose her, since the queen gave Heshu Palace to Zhao Kezhen, Rong Zhan gave the former middle palace to Yuan Xi and gave it the name Zichen Palace.

Zichen means emperor, and if it is not an extremely noble status, these two words cannot be used. Rong Zhan's intentions were tacitly understood by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. The crown princess was originally the kinship of the Shangguan family and the royal family surnamed Chu, and she was naturally extremely noble, but now she recognizes her ancestors and returns to her ancestors, changes her surname back, and has a second uncle who is a general, and she is the first emperor who appointed the sect master of Donglin, how prominent her identity is, she can naturally afford the word Zichen.

Besides, she is the crown princess, and the emperor has not yet established a queen, giving her these two words, it is self-evident that the emperor has the intention to make the crown princess the queen. As soon as this intention came out, there were some courtiers who liked the emperor and wrote a letter asking for an edict, saying that the country should not be without an owner for a day, nor would it be without a mother for a day. At the beginning of the new emperor, the former crown princess was appointed by the emperor, with noble character and distinguished dignity, and could be the dignity of the mother of the country.

On weekdays, Rong Zhan dislikes this kind of courtier who climbs when he sees the pole, but now, what he needs most is this kind of person. When a stack of concertos was sent to the North Palace, the Queen Mother was standing by the window to feed the birds, and Yan'er next to Zhao Kezhen was standing aside with a bird food bowl. Spring is beautiful, birds are chirping, such a comfortable scene, Rong Zhan has not seen it for a long time.

The Queen Mother looked at the notebook in Rong Zhan's hand and said with a smile: "There are rules in the harem of Dachu, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, since the emperor has ascended the throne, the queen mother should not ask about these things." ”

Rong Zhan looked at the fold in his hand and said softly: "If you return to your mother, these are not considered to be court politics. It's just that the courtiers wrote a book and made the crown princess the queen. Erchen felt that what they said was reasonable, and thought about what they were doing. I remember that the queen mother mentioned this matter to her son a few days ago, and her son said that he had not thought about it at the time. Now the son has decided to come and talk to the queen mother. ”

Zhao Kezhen was feeding the fish, and when she heard this, she suddenly chuckled in her heart, and suddenly turned around and looked at the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother's eyes were still hesitant, but when she saw Zhao Kezhen looking at her, she felt a whirlwind in her heart. She straightened her face and stretched out her hand to Yan'er: "Help the mourning family sit down." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at Zhao Kezhen and said to Rong Zhan: "The emperor just came to talk to the queen mother?"

The Queen Mother's face was not quite right, but Rong Zhan was still determined to be tough once, and said: "Yes, the son has decided to make the crown princess the queen." ”

"Since you've already decided, what are you going to say to the mourning family in a fake way?!"

The Queen Mother was furious and inexplicable, and suddenly Rong Zhan was defenseless, and looked at her in surprise and inexplicably. The Queen Mother turned her face, looked at the other corners of the palace, and said sharply: "Emperor, you were brought up by the mourning family, don't the mourning family know what you are thinking? The queen mother has already told you, Wei Yuanxi is scheming, and he is a master whose mental means are no less than yours, if you make such a person the queen, are you not afraid that after a hundred years, you will leave her to harm your descendants!?"

"What do you say, Queen Mother!" Rong Zhan cried out in a lost voice.

"You know what the mourning family is talking about!" the Queen Mother's gaze slid from Rong Zhan's gaze, as if she was deliberately hiding her own faults.

"You only have one wife and one concubine now, and that's how it is. But how can the emperor have only two women? In the future, there will be three concubines, six concubines, and 3,000 women in the harem, how can she tolerate it? The harem is uncertain, and the previous dynasty will also be affected, Zhan'er, you can't endanger the stability of the country because of your momentary personal feelings!"

Zhao Kezhen glanced at Rong Zhan sideways, and echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty, the concubine shouldn't have said this matter, but the Queen Mother said it reasonably." When the concubine was in the hidden mansion, she tolerated the princess in every way, but she still caused a lot of trouble. If there are more sisters in the harem, ...... then."

"Shut up!" Rong Zhan snapped, "I'm talking to the queen mother, when will it be your turn to interject!"

Zhao Kezhen turned her face away with hatred, not daring to say anything more.

The Queen Mother glanced at Zhao Kezhen, and then scolded Rong Zhan and said: "What are you doing here?" The mourning family saw that you were really confused by that little goblin, and now for her, you dare to yell at people in front of the queen mother, if any concubine offends her in the future, do you still have to kill that concubine to apologize?"

Zhao Kezhen saw that the Queen Mother was speaking for her, so she smiled, turned her face to beat her legs for the Queen Mother, and said softly: "Queen Mother, don't blame Your Majesty, Your Majesty only has Sister Yuanxi in her heart, which everyone knows." Now that Sister Yuanxi is pregnant with a child in her belly, she will give birth to a dragon son for Her Majesty in the future, and the Queen Mother will hold her grandson, so she will naturally have a different view of Sister Yuanxi. ”

The Queen Mother looked at Zhao Kezhen's smile, but she couldn't help but feel creepy, this kind of smiling face is too terrifying, she learned it when she was imprisoned by Xiao Rongshen. Zhao Kezhen mentioned the child in Yuanxi's belly, is it the idea to beat this child?

The Queen Mother straightened her face and reprimanded: "With such a mother, the child may not be a good thing." If the grandchildren of the mourning family have such a mother, the mourning family will have to worry about it. ”

"Queen Mother, you have gone too far!" Rong Zhan blurted out.

Rong Zhan suddenly drank, which startled the Queen Mother, and Zhao Kezhen was also frightened: "Your Majesty, how can you talk to the Queen Mother like this?"

Rong Zhan raised his hand: "When will it be your turn to talk more!"

Zhao Kezhen pursed her lips and lowered her head. Turning her head and glancing at the Queen Mother, this old lady was useless, and she was too spoiled by Rong Zhan, although she also said these cruel words out of her mouth in order to exchange for the antidote, but Rong Zhan just yelled, she sat there dumbfounded, like those wooden statues enshrined in the temple. What a lazy donkey, a whip, to move a little, if she is not reminded, she can't remember what to say next!

Zhao Kezhen squeezed her eyes and wiped her tears: "Your Majesty, the concubine doesn't mean that, the concubine is just afraid that Your Majesty will be so fierce and evil, and hurt the friendship between Your Majesty's mother and son, Your Majesty is the most filial to her mother, how can you ......"

Zhao Kezhen suddenly closed her mouth, she found that Rong Zhan was staring at her with a look like a wild tiger pounced, although Rong Zhan's fist was shrunk in his sleeve, but from the creaking sound, it was inferred that if he continued, he would definitely pounce and tear himself to pieces.

Zhao Kezhen didn't want to provoke him, so she had to turn her head to look at the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother found that Zhao Kezhen was hinting that she was speaking for her, so she had no choice but to straighten her face, sit up straight and said: "Zhan'er, what are you doing, in front of the Queen Mother, do you still want to beat people?

Rong Zhan didn't answer the Queen Mother, but stared at Zhao Kezhen intently, Zhao Kezhen felt scared, because she knew Rong Zhan's personality. In the face of the person he loves, Rong Zhan can give everything, including his life, but in the face of the person he resents, Rong Zhan can do whatever it takes to put her to death. Coincidentally, Zhao Kezhen is the one who makes Rong Zhan resentful.

From the collision in this gaze, the Queen Mother sensed Rong Zhan's anger. In fact, she is not the same anger, but she has shortcomings in Zhao Kezhen's hands, how can she not bow her head when she is under the eaves? The Queen Mother is also afraid that Rong Zhan will offend Zhao Kezhen, Zhao Kezhen was annoyed for a while, and she also gave Rong Zhan that sorrowful feeling, so how could she get it?

However, she couldn't say all this.

"Zhan'er, you are not allowed to look at Kezhen with that kind of eyes! Don't you even listen to the words of the queen mother?" The queen mother stood between Zhao Kezhen and Rong Zhan.

Rong Zhan looked away with hatred: "Zhao Kezhen, I know that you want to be the queen, and I also know that you want to deal with Yuanxi and the child in her womb. I advise you to dispel such thoughts, otherwise, I will not guarantee that you will be able to get out of the palace alive. ”

As soon as Rong Zhan left, Zhao Kezhen went to the slave portrait on her face, wiped the tears on her face, looked at the Queen Mother coldly, and said, "Queen Mother, are you deliberately biased between Your Majesty and that Wei Yuanxi today?"

The Queen Mother said timidly: "How can the mourning family ......?"

"Shut up, do you think I can't see it?" Zhao Kezhen twisted the queen mother's collar and said sharply: "I'll look at the antidote next time, I'm afraid you don't want it." ”

"Yes, the mourning family, please give me the antidote! The mourning family has already done what you have told, what do you want to do with the mourning family!?" the queen almost cried.

"Well, since you are willing to listen to me, then you can listen to me. I have to sit on the position of this queen, I don't care what method you use, whether it is crying, making trouble, hanging yourself, or giving death to Wei Yuanxi, in short, there can be no other woman in this world besides me. If you do it, the antidote is absolutely indispensable. If you can't do it, I'll give Xiao Rongzhan a taste of this sorrow. Hmph, don't try to get rid of me, even if I die, there is still the power of my Zhao family in this palace, and they will also give Xiao Rongzhan a lot of sorrow. Queen Mother, you have no other way to go. ”