Completely healed? The scars on my head are still there.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your concern. However, it is getting late, so you should rest early."
"The Queen Mother..." Emperor Hongwen stopped talking.
"Your Majesty, if you have something to say, you may as well say it directly."
"This time, Hong'er must follow me back to Pingcheng..."
This is what Fang Fei knows and is the result of discussions among the ministers. Even she herself fully agrees. Hong'er is no longer the child he used to be. He is old enough and will not cry out about being sick when he returns to the palace.
.Moreover, she has even arranged the person who will accompany her child back.
These are all things that have been finalized.
However, her mind slowly changed.
"Queen Mother..."
"His Majesty……"
The two of them spoke almost at the same time and stopped at the same time.
"Queen Mother, you speak first."
Fang Fei smiled faintly and said in a very soft voice: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask of you."
Her attitude was too cautious, and Emperor Hongwen was unsure for a moment. He was a little uneasy and asked directly: "What's the matter?"
Fang Fei couldn't even speak smoothly. This matter was really too difficult to talk about.
Emperor Hongwen was actually nervous and didn't ask further.
If she is so cautious about what she does, then it proves that what she asks for is very, very difficult - and what she means is "asking for each other"!
As Empress Dowager Feng at that time, what did she need to ask of others?
There was a very embarrassing silence in the room.
Fang Fei's heart was pounding. At this time when she didn't know how to speak, there was only one person and one crazy idea in her mind - it was someone she had never seen clearly - that silver-gray hair
.A fairy-like and illusory figure.
All the craziness seems to have ignited all the passion that has been dormant for a long time in the body, and the fearless kind of moving forward. Everything is not that important anymore.
She had been suppressing the idea of escaping from a certain shackles since the birth of her son. Later, she gradually faded it completely. She just rushed forward, rushed forward, and followed the royal rules and cruel survival laws to provide for her son.
Overcoming obstacles and stabilizing one's position...
Until now, Fang feels that everything is illusory.
No, I cannot let my son return to Pingcheng. Once he returns to Pingcheng, all his hopes will be in vain. All plans, all possibilities, even the slim happiness, may disappear.
She mustered up all her courage and said in a very calm voice: "Your Majesty, I want to fight for Hong'er to get the fiefdom near the border of Qingzhou. There is the fiefdom given to me by the late emperor. I can transfer it to Honger..."
Emperor Hongwen's mind buzzed, and his eyes opened wider and wider.
Fief? What does this mean? The prince is in the East Palace, so he naturally has a fief. However, Empress Dowager Feng actually asked for a fief for her son.
Moreover, the land near Qingzhou is not fertile. The only advantage is that it can be connected to her fiefdom.
He composed himself: "Queen Mother, what do you mean?"
Now that the words have been spoken, there is nothing to hesitate about. Fang Fei simply said: "Your Majesty, I want to take Hong'er to the fief over there."
Emperor Hongwen couldn't believe his ears. After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "You don't want Hong'er to return to Pingcheng!"
"I really don't want him to go back! I can't live without Hong'er."
Emperor Hongwen's face turned red and he was slightly angry: "Fangfei, you are too selfish! Have you ever thought about Hong'er? He is the prince. If he never returns to Pingcheng, what will the subjects think? Just because you can't leave.
You drive him, so you won’t let him go back for the rest of your life?”
"He may not be the prince!"
Emperor Hongwen was shocked: "What did you say?"
"Your Majesty, I don't think Hong'er is suitable to be the crown prince."
He gritted his teeth: "Queen Mother Feng, do you know what the consequences of your words will be? Hong'er, he is your child! You actually said such words!"
"Just because he is my child, I know that he is not suitable! He is not suitable to be a prince at all."
He sneered: "Empress Dowager Feng, you have completely exceeded your duties. The late emperor asked you to assist in educating the prince, not to let you decide who is the prince."
Fang Fei was still calm: "I just think Hong'er can have a better way of life."
"What's a better way? Go to Qingzhou with you?"
"At least it's better than here."
Emperor Hongwen stood up and was furious: "Empress Dowager Feng, tell me, in what way have I ever felt sorry for Hong'er? That I allowed you to say such a thing?"
"Your Majesty, you have many sons, so you are not afraid of not having an heir. Why do you need Hong'er to be the crown prince?"
Emperor Hongwen was so angry that he was shaking all over: "How dare you say such a thing! What's wrong with Hong'er? Why did I depose him and not let him be the prince?"
"It's because I don't want him to be the prince."
"You don't let him do it if you don't want it? Empress Dowager Feng, what right do you have to be so irresponsible? The Crown Prince and the Crown Prince, the country simply depends on your whim. You can let him do it if you want him to do it, and if you don't let him do it, you can't do it?
"
"It's not that I want him to do it! You know, I never wanted Hong'er to be the crown prince."
"It's too late, it's too late! I remember that when Hong'er was established, you didn't object in time. Empress Dowager Feng, you won't let Hong'er do it now. Don't you think you are being hypocritical?"
She also sneered: "Yes, I just suddenly didn't want him to do it."
Emperor Hongwen looked at her in disbelief, and his attitude suddenly softened a little: "Fangfei, are you injured this time and have your brain damaged?"
Broke your brain?
He wished he was dead. If Empress Dowager Feng died, Emperor Hongwen could really let go and dominate the world, right?
"Your Majesty, you have enough heirs, including Hong'er."
"Queen Mother Feng, don't go too far!"
She sneered: "Am I going too far? Today I am going too far again? Your Majesty, please stop being so pretentious."
"Where am I being hypocritical?"
"Prince Rui! Do you know what Prince Rui means? Your grandfather was succeeded by Prince Rui. Before the late emperor became the prince, he was also Prince Rui. In your generation, there is no Prince Rui. Now, you have established a
Prince Rui, what do you mean by asking me?"
He sneered: "So, you are jealous! Empress Dowager Feng, I really didn't expect that you are such a chicken-hearted person."
Fang Fei had already said such words to him, and was not surprised at all. He could establish Prince Rui without making others jealous. He had clearly hinted to the officials and the world that the status of the young prince was not so unbreakable.
Here I am hypocritically scolding myself for thinking too much.
The distaste for Emperor Hongwen in my heart increased by another 10%, almost reaching its peak.
"Your Majesty, I will never let Hong'er continue to be the crown prince."
"Why do you?"
"Why should I? Just because he is my son!"
Emperor Hongwen took a step back, his face pale.
She stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please go back. I hope you will think carefully about today's matter when you go back. As for the excuse, I have already thought of it for you: Hong'er is naughty and indifferent by nature, so he is not the best candidate for the crown prince; it is even necessary.
If so, I have other good and reasonable excuses and will never put you under any pressure. Tomorrow, I will give you a detailed plan..."
Emperor Hongwen was so angry that his lips trembled: "Empress Dowager Feng, don't go too far!"
Is this too much? Yes! She knew that not only was she too much, but if other empress dowagers were like this, they might have been killed by the emperor.
However, she has no scruples now. Without desire, she is strong. What is she afraid of? How can she end up being circuitous and tactful all her life?
"Your Majesty, I just want to take Hong'er to live a peaceful life for a few years. I'm tired, and I don't want to stay in this place anymore. I have no interest in any major national affairs or the future of the Northern Kingdom. And Hong'er, I
His only wish is that he lives a long life. You have made it clear that you are dissatisfied with Hong'er by getting Prince Rui. You should remember yourself, what was your mentality when the third prince competed with you for the throne? I don't want Hong'er.
If your son repeats your old ways, in the future, father and son will fight each other. Now, everything is still too late, Your Majesty, please don’t show off your anger..."
No one in the palace has ever spoken like this!
Just like all open and honest people, like all ordinary people.
Just as no one has ever changed the law, she wants to change the law.
Emperor Hongwen felt that his fists had been clenched tightly, making bones crack, as if he saw a fierce tiger rushing towards him, grinning.
From national events to Li Yi, now, it’s his son!
She even had to decide completely whether her son would be a prince or not.
She is just a woman.
Emperor Hongwen sneered: "Empress Dowager Feng, maybe you have forgotten, what is the first basic national policy of our Northern Kingdom?"
Fangfei was shocked: she killed her mother when she was born!
I learned from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that raising a son and killing his mother. A strong mother and a weak son; a young widowed empress dowager, in the face of supreme power and supreme pleasure, women will become supremely arrogant and extravagant - this is 70 years old
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lamented before his death that in order to prevent himself from being cuckolded, he decisively killed his 22-year-old new favorite, Mrs. Gou Yi.
A 70-year-old man and a 22-year-old beauty; during this period, he enjoyed her pure body and she gave birth to his son; in order to fear that she would be sexually assaulted by another man later, he simply killed her in advance.
This is the logic of men's power, and because of this, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was highly respected by successive northern emperors.
Emperor Hongwen had already killed a "mother", but he could deceive the world, but he could not deceive himself.
He clearly knows where the greatest danger lies in Hong'er's future and the world of the Northern Kingdom.
Fangfei sat down and stood up again, laughing uncontrollably.
Emperor Hongwen just looked at her angrily.
She also looked at him, but felt that the man in front of her was completely unfamiliar.
"Your Majesty, I must take Hong'er away this time. As for the Crown Prince, please let Prince Rui do it. If not..."
Emperor Hongwen stared at her fiercely: "What if it doesn't work? If not, will you kill me?"
She smiled mysteriously and did not continue fighting with him.
This smile was so familiar. Emperor Hongwen was startled, as if the fog in front of his eyes was gradually dispersing, and the tiger-like figure suddenly changed and turned into the ordinary woman in plain clothes in front of him.
She looked haggard and disfigured.
She's just an ordinary woman.
Tiger or woman, which one is her?
"Queen Mother Feng, please respect yourself. Please don't say such words casually in the future. Even if you hate me again, please think of Hong'er."
She became slightly impatient: "Please don't talk about Hong'er. Your Majesty, you can either kill me or not let Hong'er become the crown prince! You only have these two options!"
Emperor Hongwen opened his mouth wide.
But I feel like this woman is becoming more and more unfamiliar.
At this moment, she was not Empress Dowager Feng at all. She was not the Empress Dowager Feng in the past who didn't know what was going on. Even when she killed Li Yi, she was only secretly angry and never argued with herself on the table.
; However, now for the sake of her children, she has completely abandoned all manners. The Queen Mother behaves like a shrew and a common citizen.
He felt it was unreasonable and turned around and left.
How could Fangfei not go to Pingcheng? When the late emperor was here, she lived in the Lizheng Hall every day. However, after the late emperor died, she stayed in Beiwudang and never returned to Pingcheng.
Even though it was because of Hong'er, I never went back.
Of course, I won't go back because of myself.
"Father, can we persuade the Queen Mother to go back this time?"
Emperor Hongwen shook his head, this was impossible. She didn't go back when Hong'er was sick; what's more, now, the two of them are in such an embarrassing situation.
There is absolutely no way that Empress Dowager Feng can go back.
The maids are already announcing: "Your Majesty has arrived..."
Fang Fei had already washed herself and was just waiting for her son to come back to rest. Suddenly she heard Emperor Hongwen bringing his son back. She was sitting on a chair, and Emperor Hongwen had already strode in.
"Queen Mother, have you eaten? You see, my father has sent a lot of meals..."
One of the eunuchs was carrying a food box, which Hong'er had chosen himself and thought was the Queen Mother's favorite food.
Fang Fei glanced at it lightly: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Hongwen didn't know if the lights at night were too dim. The woman sitting on the chair now was very different from what he saw in the evening: tired, profoundly tired.
She just sat on the chair, her mood waning, as if she had been walking for a long time and was extremely tired.
"Queen Mother, my father gave you these medicines. My father said they are very effective. Can Hong'er apply them on you?"