After all the concubines had gone away, the emperor sighed slowly and said: "My sons and ministers are really incompetent. I can't handle the affairs of the harem myself. I still work hard for my mother and come back before my sons and ministers can clean up the situation and disturb my mother's purity."
Long Chuxia smiled and said: "Women are not as good as political affairs. You may be able to make wise decisions and wave your hands about political affairs, but getting along with women is a very profound knowledge. Life is too short for you to understand it thoroughly."
The emperor showed a helpless smile, "Sometimes I really want to do like my father and destroy the harem. Then there won't be so much trouble." Men are afraid of trouble, but when enjoying beauty, they never want too much.
Long Chuxia said: "It's not impossible, but are you willing to let go of these beautiful women?"
The emperor thought for a moment and said, "Maybe they are a little reluctant to part with them, but the role of their existence is far less than the trouble they cause. How great would it be if we could all coexist peacefully?"
"You can't have your cake and eat it too, the emperor will know it!" Long Chuxia said with a smile, "Okay, I'll go back to the imperial study after you've made peace with me. You must be annoying me these days."
The emperor stared at Long Chuxia, sighed slightly, and said with a smile: "Looking at mother, it's like going back to eighteen years ago. You held your son's hand and climbed the white marble stairs step by step towards the throne of the supreme being in the world.
, In fact, at that time, Erchen was very panicked. He was afraid of saying the wrong thing or doing the worst thing. Even his breathing was trembling. If his mother hadn't been there, Erchen would have been so frightened that he cried on the dragon chair.
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Long Chuxia was a little distracted. Eighteen years was just a blink of an eye. In these years, Long Chuxia has been fighting in the north and south, just like a war. She rarely stayed in Qilin Mountain. She was young and mature now. Compared with
The old Long Xing'er had no shortcomings at all.
In eighteen years, I believe that some people and some things will come when they should come. In these years, she has not stopped to look for traces of Ge Zhuer and others. In the battle of Xuantian Pavilion, Fu An died and Ge Zhen died.
However, Ge Zhuer escaped. According to her personality, she would never give up. Moreover, the master behind her has never appeared.
King Yuqing, also known as Kanyu, once said when she left the capital that in eighteen years, a storm would sweep over. Now, exactly eighteen years later, she received a letter from King Qingping. Does this mean that
A storm is about to begin at this time?
"Mother also remembers old things?" The emperor asked when he saw that she was silent and her eyes were far away.
Long Chuxia came back to his senses and smiled, "Yes, I think back then, when you and I were in charge of government, you were only twelve years old. In the blink of an eye, you have become a mature and steady man. Compared with your father, you were
, no less impressive!"
Speaking of Feng Lingxiao, the emperor hesitated for a moment and asked, "How have you been doing these past few years, father?"
Long Chuxia smiled and said: "Actually, the days I have spent with him in these years are less than two years. You know, the people he rules are ten thousand times more difficult to deal with than your people. Especially since he is a monk halfway, he needs to be better than others.
It takes more time and effort, but your father is really capable, and he is a true king."
There was a hint of admiration in the emperor's eyes, and he said after a while: "Father has always been a true hero in the hearts of his sons, but to be praised so much by my mother, my father is so happy. It would be great if I could be praised like this by my mother.
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Xiaoxun smiled at the side and said: "Your Majesty, you don't know? Madam has always thought that you are a good emperor, diligent and caring for the people, and daring to innovate. In Madam's heart, the Emperor is already a very good emperor."
The emperor leaned forward slightly, his face looked a little happy, and asked: "Really?"
Long Chuxia smiled and said: "Of course it is true. You were brought out by me and Teacher Guo, how could it be wrong? Moreover, King Qingping has been by your side these years, and the old prime minister has also assisted you for so long. Although now this year
The matter has reached a high level. If you no longer ask about government affairs, his teachings to you will definitely not be less."
The emperor nodded repeatedly with a very happy expression, as if being praised and affirmed by Long Chuxia was the happiest thing for him.
After the mother and son talked for a while, the emperor reluctantly stood up and said goodbye.
Concubine Li took Concubine Ling back to Zhiding Palace. Zhiding Palace was a palace given to Concubine Li by the emperor. The place was lined with green trees and planted with golden osmanthus. When the autumn wind blew, the garden was full of flowers.
Fragrance, the fragrance permeates the entire corner of Zhiding Palace. Such a sweet scent of osmanthus makes people feel as comfortable and wonderful as sleeping under the osmanthus tree even when they are sleeping.
It's only mid-June now, and the golden osmanthus hasn't bloomed yet. It won't be until mid-July to August at least that the branches will be covered with tiny golden flowers.
Concubine Ling broke off a golden osmanthus tree with one hand, just because the tree stuck out a little and blocked her way. She never gave in, and anyone who blocked her would be killed.
Concubine Li looked at the broken branches with distress. Although she felt distressed, her face was calm, "Concubine, please be careful, these broken branches have wooden thorns."
"Are you feeling sorry for me or the osmanthus tree that the emperor specially ordered to plant for you?" She has always been worried about this matter. When Concubine Li entered the palace, she was so favored that the emperor personally ordered people to collect her best wishes from the people.
The beloved Jingui returned to the palace and planted it. Later, she told the emperor that she loved chrysanthemums, but the emperor said that there were many chrysanthemums in Yingju Garden. If she liked it, she would go and have a look when she had time and clean the grounds of Yingju Garden.
At that time, she felt that the emperor was angry. Although he didn't look angry, if he wasn't angry, how could he ask her, a noble concubine, to sweep the floor? The emperor had always disliked his concubine being jealous. Maybe he thought she was jealous when she saw Concubine Li.
She wanted whatever she wanted. This invisible comparison made him angry. From then on, she never mentioned chrysanthemums again, let alone went to Yingjuyuan.
In fact, in her heart, Yingjuyuan is a shame to her. Whenever she thinks of this place, she remembers that the emperor asked her to go to Yingjuyuan to sweep the floor. Because of this, she hates Concubine Li even more for not setting foot in this place if she is not forced to do so.
Ding Gong will not see these osmanthus flowers that make her resentful
Concubine Li said calmly: "What I care about is the emperor's wishes, not these osmanthus trees. Even if the noble concubine cuts them all down, I will never feel any pity for them."
Although saying such words will make Concubine Ling angry, the long-term struggle has made her blurt it out unconsciously. Even if it is a verbal victory, it makes people feel happy.
Concubine Ling's face turned livid as expected, and she said coldly: "I know that this is the emperor's favor for you. You don't need to mention it to me again and again. You may not have what you have, and I don't care about it either."
Li Fei calmed down the thorns all over her body and sighed: "What are you still fighting for now? Your status is almost gone."
Concubine Ling was startled and her shoulders dropped, yes, what are you still fighting for? Then the Queen Mother took away their power as soon as she came back. From now on, if the rain and dew are really equal, the emperor will have heirs one after another, and those women who value their mother and their son will be more honest.
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They have been in the palace for many years and have nothing to do. This is the biggest tragedy of being a beloved concubine. Once their appearance grows old, they will become nothing!