He walked to the desk, saw Wang Yiyao's paintings, and remembered that when they came back from the palace together that day, he held the child like this.
It's just that what this woman was painted with is very different from what the calligraphers and painters are painting today.
He couldn't help but pick it up and look at it, and the smell of firewood came to him. Feng Minyi was a little surprised, why did this painting smell of firewood?
"Hey, put it down, who asked you to peek?"
Wang Yiyao was chewing on the candied haws in her hand. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Feng Minyi looking at her painting, and she quickly stepped forward to grab it.
"The painting is of me, why can't I read it? You gave it to me."
Seeing Wang Yiyao coming over, Feng Minyi raised her arms and held the painting high. Wang Yiyao stood on tiptoes to reach it, but she couldn't reach it.
But suddenly she accidentally lost her balance and fell into Feng Minyi's arms. Feng Minyi immediately hugged her with his arms, and the two hugged each other.
"Miss, chicken..."
Huan'er came in with chicken soup, happened to see this scene, and was about to turn around and go back.
"Stop, I almost fell down just now. Your Majesty was helping me, not what you thought."
Huan'er couldn't help but snicker, these two people have already given birth to children, how can they be so shy?
"Miss, Your Majesty, please come and have a bowl of chicken soup to warm yourself up."
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Feng Minyi walked out of the door holding the painting painted by Wang Yiyao, "Hey, my painting."
Feng Minyi snickered at her and disappeared into Xinghan Garden.
"This man is real."
Feng Minyi walked and looked at this painting. This woman really surprised him from time to time. The back view was really good. Even the famous calligraphers and painters in the capital were not as good as her.
Back in the study, Li Qing was surprised when he saw the painting in Feng Minyi's hand, "Your Majesty, which master did you get to paint this? It's really lifelike. It must have cost a lot of money."
Feng Minyi became even more proud when he heard this. Although Li Qing was a servant, he grew up in the home of a master of calligraphy and painting, so he was very knowledgeable about painting.
"What if I say that I didn't spend even a tael of silver?"
"Your Majesty, show me to this slave quickly."
Li Qing took it over and took a look. This painting method is unique in its own way. What is it used for? It looks like it was painted with firewood sticks.
"Don't look at it, I, the king, must treasure it well."
Seeing how precious Feng Minyi looked, Li Qing also guessed that she was very close.
In Fenghua Palace, after the Queen Mother got up, she had a new countermeasure. Since Feng Minyi and Wang Yiyao refused to help her, and Chu Wanting also turned a blind eye to her note, she had to rely on herself and could not count on anyone.
She decided to go to the emperor in person to discuss the matter of establishing a queen. After all, the position in the middle palace had been vacant for a long time, and there was no way to go on like this for a long time. If she could establish a queen who was loyal to her, then the former glory could still be restored.
"Aunt Hui, help the Ai family freshen up. Let's go see the emperor. We have seen the emperor for a few days."
Aunt Hui put down what she was holding and came over to help the Queen Mother dress up.
"Go and bring a jar of the hawthorn wine made by the Aijia, ask Xiao Shunzi to hold it, and we will bring it to the emperor."
"Yes, I will give you the order right now."
After breakfast, Aunt Hui supported the Queen Mother, followed by Xiao Shunzi, and arrived at the Emperor's palace.
The emperor has just returned from the morning court and is having breakfast.
"The Emperor and the Queen Mother are here to see you."
The emperor put down his chopsticks and stood up to greet the queen mother.
"My son has met his mother and queen"
"Get up quickly and go eat quickly. You must be starving this morning."
"Mother, have you eaten? Do you want to try my son's breakfast in the palace?"
"The Ai family has eaten. You can eat it. After that, we, mother and son, will have a nice chat."
While the emperor was eating, he was thinking that his mother's absence from the Three Treasures Palace must be because of his decree, and she must be involved in other things.
"Mother, the weather is so cold today, and you still come to see your son. It really makes my son ashamed."
"If you don't go to see the Aijia, the Aijia will come to see you. Why should we divide this between mother and son? Sit down quickly, Xiao Shunzi, bring the wine over and give it to the emperor to taste. This is the hawthorn brewed by the Aijia.
Wine, take a sip."
The emperor picked up the small cup on the table and took a sip. It was really refreshing.
"It tastes good, and it still tastes the same as before."
"As long as you like it, the Queen Mother is here to ask about your future plans."
The emperor reassured the cup and thought, it was indeed because of this matter. Over the years, he had known his mother very well. She would have to get involved in everything, but this time he didn't want her to take care of it anymore. She had done enough in the past.
too much.
"Mother, you said you could just enjoy everything, why do you always worry about all this?"
"What you are saying is that you are the emperor and the son of the Ai family. Of course the Ai family has to take care of it. That imperial edict you issued, do you know how big a wave it caused in the harem?"
The emperor thought to himself, I have expected this a long time ago. No matter who is allowed to lead the harem, some people will be dissatisfied. It is better to choose someone who is truly powerful.
"Mother, the son knows that no matter who the son chooses to lead the harem this time, some people will be dissatisfied, so the son chose Concubine Shu."
"The Ai family knows about Concubine Shu's ability, but she is not a queen after all, so you still have to become a queen as soon as possible."
It seemed that there was no way to escape this time, so the Emperor had no choice but to ask the Queen Mother for her opinion.
"Mother, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"
"The Ai family thinks that the eldest daughter of Zuo Shilang's family is good. Zuo Shilang is an upright and innocent man. I think his daughter's upbringing will be just as good."
The emperor did not agree with the Queen Mother's opinion. In fact, he still liked Concubine Shu very much. As a queen, her character must be noble. Secondly, she must have a big picture. She cannot be jealous like other concubines. In the entire harem, there is only Concubine Shu.
"My son still prefers Concubine Shu. Their family background is clean and they will not have any involvement in government affairs. Also, my son likes her very much for her character."
The Queen Mother was very dissatisfied after hearing this. Concubine Shu didn't like that this woman was usually taciturn, but the Emperor liked to discuss some important matters with her. She had a bit of Wang Yiyao's character, and she was very difficult to control.
"You men don't look at women as accurately as someone from the Ai family, so just listen to the Ai family."
"Mother"
"Okay, now the mother's words have no weight at all. I know you have always had opinions about me, but now the only one I can rely on is you. How can a mother harm her own son?"
The Queen Mother began to cry, and she performed various crying scenes at any time in order to achieve her goals.
"After your father's death, it was not the Ai family who raised you all alone. The Ai family suffered so much injustice because of you. Now that you have become the emperor, you don't take the Ai family seriously at all."
"Sir, please listen to your mother. Please don't do this."