The sky was a little drizzling yesterday, but today it was a sunny day, and the temperature rebounded slightly. The sky was high and the clouds were light, which was a rare good weather.

At this time, in the warm cabinet of Cining Palace, Empress Wu and Concubine Shu were talking with Empress Dowager Jiang, and the two princesses Yongfu and Yongchun were also present, but the former was obviously absent-minded and his eyes floated out the window from time to time.

Since he listened to Zhang Cong's suggestion and offered to let the emperor take He Zhier as his concubine, Empress Wu's reputation among the people has increased greatly and has also been praised by ministers throughout the court. She was named a virtuous queen. Moreover, Empress Jiang was obviously more satisfied with this daughter-in-law and began to gradually transition the power to Empress Wu to manage the harem. For example, the daily expenses of each palace, and the monthly money of the palace maids and eunuchs were all managed and distributed by Empress Wu.

As the saying goes, if you have milk, you are the mother, and if you have money, you are the old man. In this way, whether you are concubines, palace maids, or eunuchs, you have to act according to Queen Wu's expression. Those who didn't like Queen Wu before turned to flatter her, which naturally made Queen Wu's vanity extremely satisfy. This time, she was glorious and she became so dazzling.

However, when this person was proud, he would start to get overwhelmed. This was the case with Empress Wu. At this time, she only heard her say to Empress Dowager Jiang: "My mother, I have something that my child has been in a difficult situation recently, and I wonder if it should be said?"

Empress Dowager Jiang smiled and said, "It's all a family, what can't be said directly?"

As soon as this said, Concubine Shu, who was knocking on melon seeds, subconsciously slowed down her movements, and even the absent-minded Princess Yongfu looked at Queen Wu.

Queen Wu squeezed out a embarrassed smile and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that my husband returned to his hometown to worship his ancestors on Qingming Festival this year. When he saw that the ancestral tomb was in disrepair for a long time, he asked the housekeeper to find someone to repair it again. As a result, the people who were doing the business were confused and occupied a corner of the local villagers, so there was a little conflict..."

Empress Dowager Jiang's movements of knocking melon seeds were slightly slow, and she said calmly: "What about later?"

"Later, when the family man learned about this, he wanted to return the land to the other party, but he was worried that it would damage the feng shui of the ancestral grave, so he planned to buy the land. Unexpectedly, the villagers refused to give it much money, and the housekeeper beat the other party in a hurry."

Empress Dowager Jiang frowned and said, "It's wrong to hit someone. Is the other party seriously injured?"

"It shouldn't be very heavy. The housekeeper paid double the amount of medicine at that time. It is said that the man is already very good now, but he probably couldn't swallow this. He filed a complaint and the local official reported the case to the Ministry of Justice. The Minister of Justice, Lord Hu, sent someone to lock the housekeeper in the mansion, and now he is still locked in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. The family man... I think Lord Hu is making a big deal, so I asked Lord Hu to argue with him a few words. Unexpectedly, Lord Hu couldn't rub the sand in his eyes. Not only did he scold the family man, but he even explicitly said that he wanted to write a letter to impeach the family man."

Princess Yongfu frowned and glanced at Queen Wu. Although she lived in the palace, Lan Xinhuizhi heard that Emperor Wu was lying, at least she was covering up the facts, deliberately avoiding the important things and trying to tell the matter as much as possible.

As the saying goes, the people do not fight with officials. If they only occupy a corner of the land and take the initiative to accompany the money, how can a minority dare to get involved with the dignified father-in-law? Local officials will not hand the case directly to the Ministry of Justice.

The Minister of Justice Hu Shining is indeed a vengeance, but if the matter is not big, he would not give him any face to the father-in-law of Wu, so the matter must be a big deal, and it would be a life lawsuit if he was not done well.

Empress Dowager Jiang was naturally not an ordinary confused woman. She vaguely guessed that Empress Wu was a little evasive and careless, but after all, it was a family. In addition, Empress Wu's recent performance made her very satisfied, so she naturally helped her if she could. So she nodded and said, "Since no one died, it's easy to deal with. Just pay more money and pay another piece of land to others. In this matter, the Ai family will send someone to say hello to Lord Hu, so there is no need to bother the emperor."

Princess Yongfu opened her mouth and wanted to say nothing, but in the end she said nothing, obviously she didn't want to offend Empress Wu in person.

Empress Wu was quarreled when she heard this and hurriedly said, "I thanked the Queen Mother!"

Empress Dowager Jiang looked sloppy and taught a lesson: "As the queen who is in charge of the world, it represents the face of the royal family. The queen must warn her family to restrain her family in the future and never do anything illegal or illegal. It should be noted that what the emperor hates the most is that the relatives do evil. Marquis of Shouning and Marquis of Jianchang are the lessons of the past. The Ai family can help you once, but not again, so you can do it yourself."

Queen Wu blushed and sweaty on her back, and she hurriedly said, "The child remembers the Queen Mother's regrets and will definitely restrain her family in the future."

"Well, that's good!" Empress Dowager Jiang obviously didn't want to scold Empress Wu too much in front of everyone, so as not to crack down on her prestige that had just been established in the harem. After all, the power of the harem would still be handed over to her a hundred years later, so she gave up after hitting her with a few words.

Just when Queen Wu was embarrassed, a palace servant came in to report: "Report to the Empress Dowager, Prince Beijing is asking for a meeting outside the palace."

The Empress Dowager secretly glanced at her daughter Yongfu, who looked happy, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, and smiled and said, "Please come in and speak."

The palace servant agreed and retreated.

Queen Wu breathed a sigh of relief. Although Xu Jin was so annoying, this time he came in time and accidentally released the siege for me. Humph, let the old guy be more proud for a few years. When she stretched out her feet, the palace would have the final say in the harem.

A moment later, Xu Jin was taken in by the palace servants. He was wearing a python robe, a jade belt, a gauze crown, and a straight body. His every move was calm and calm, with red lips and white teeth. The jade tree was in the wind. For a moment, the young palace maids in the warm cabinet looked at him and even Queen Wu looked at him slightly and said intimately, "It looks like a dog."

Xu Jin looked at him without squintingly and bowed to the politely, saying, "Xu Jin pays homage to the Queen Mother, I have met the Queen, Concubine Shu, and I have met two princesses!"

Yongfu, Yongchun, and Shufei all stood up and bowed, while Emperor Wu nodded and sat still.

Empress Dowager Jiang looked at the handsome Xu Jin in front of her, and smiled on her face, nodded and said, "Brother Jin, don't have to be too polite. Come and see the seat for Prince Beijing!"

Xu Jin thanked him and sat down, and the opposite side was Princess Yongfu. When the two of them looked at each other, Xu Jin smiled and said, Princess Yongfu smiled in embarrassment, and her cheeks were covered with a layer of light glow.

This scene was seen in Queen Wu's eyes, and the woman couldn't help but look suspicious.

"Brother Jin came to the palace to see Ai's family today, not just to pay tribute to the Ai family, right?" Empress Dowager Jiang asked knowingly.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager is wise. Because the Yongfu Temple has been completed recently, I just happened to be idle. So the emperor ordered me to take His Highness Yongfu to visit him today to see what else needs to be added. The emperor will also go there after the court, so I asked me to take His Highness Yongfu to take the lead."

Empress Dowager Jiang said with a oh, "The emperor did mention this matter to the Ai family, well, let's take Yongfu over. It's getting late, so it won't be delayed."

Xu Jin stood up and bowed and said, "Then I will say goodbye. Your Highness Yongfu, please!"

"It's time for Prince Beijing!" Princess Yongfu nodded and stood up. Yongchun had been tired of staying with the small cannon. How could she lose her share if she could leave the palace for a walk? So she immediately bounced up and said, "Sister Yongfu, I'll accompany you!"

Queen Wu's heart moved and said with a smile: "Empress Dowager, the child also wants to visit the place where Yongfu will practice in the future."

In fact, Empress Dowager Jiang himself wanted to go and see her. After all, her daughter was about to move in, so she naturally cared about whether her daughter lived well, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's go together. The weather is good today, so it's good to leave the palace and leave. The Ai family hasn't left the palace for a long time."
Chapter completed!