When she mentioned the past, Queen Su's body trembled slightly, and her eyes flashed with pain.
"Back then, we were the ones who couldn't help you." Mrs. Su choked up and said, "We knelt down for you and forced you to break up with that person and force you to marry into the prince's house."
"Twenty years have passed, are you still worried about it and unwilling to let go?"
"I will kneel down for you right now, and when you calm down, I will get up again."
Mrs. Su, who was nearly seventy years old, stood up tremblingly and wanted to kneel down.
How could Mrs. Yu get her old mother-in-law to kneel down, support Madam Su, and beg Queen Su: "My Majesty, how many years have passed, why do you feel so sad about old things? Our dearest relatives?
Isn’t it better than an outsider?”
Close relatives of flesh and blood.
She was bound by these four words her whole life.
Empress Su twitched her lips in a self-deprecating tone: "That's all, it's old things, there really is nothing to talk about. Mother, don't kneel down, sit still!"
Mrs. Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said all her kind words with a smile on her face.
The Su family today depends on Queen Su. The future wealth and prosperity of the Su family also depends on Queen Su and the prince!
Queen Su was not in good spirits, so she hesitated for a moment and then asked Madam Su and Mr. Yu to kneel down.
Mrs. Su walked out of the palace tremblingly, and when she got on the Su family's carriage outside the palace gate, her waist was no longer bent, and her back was no longer hunched. She whispered to Mr. Su: "Look at the bones of the prince's body, it really doesn't look like a sign of longevity."
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Yu thought, not only was it a sign of longevity, but he was born with the appearance of a short-lived ghost. Fortunately, he was born in the royal family, and was carefully nursed by the imperial doctors and nourished by the rare and precious medicines in the world, otherwise he would have died early.
Of course, the truth cannot be told.
Mrs. Yu said a lot of untrue good things. Mrs. Su sighed: "These words are just for talking in front of outsiders. We are the only ones in the carriage, so there is no need to say these things."
"The prince is sixteen this year, and the canonization ceremony will be held next month. The crown prince will be selected soon. Sister Jin is of the right age. If we work hard, why worry about this marriage?"
Sister Jin is the eldest daughter of the eldest family, Yu's daughter when she was thirty-four, and she has always been in love with her. Hearing that her mother-in-law had such a plan, Yu was very reluctant and said tactfully: "Our Su family is prosperous.
There are six boys and five girls in Sister Jin’s generation. There are girls of the right age in the second and third bedrooms..."
Mrs. Su glanced at Mr. Yu: "The prince is not in good health, and he is not a fool. Sister Jin has the best appearance and the best academic skills. She is very similar to Mu Yun when she was young. If the Su family wants to have another chance,
Only Sister Jin can be a crown princess. Do you think that any daughter of the Su family can marry into the royal family?"
Yu Shi was speechless.
Mrs. Su sighed again and lowered her voice: "Sister Jin was born to you and she is also my favorite granddaughter. Don't I love her? When a girl's family grows up, she will always get married. The prince has a distinguished status.
Marrying a prince and becoming a princess means she is the second most noble woman in the world, so she must have humiliated Sister Jin."
Mrs. Yu felt bitter in her heart and did not dare to respond: "My mother-in-law said so."
Having been mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for more than thirty years, Mrs. Yu is very aware of how powerful Mrs. Su is.
When Su Muyun was forced to cut off her relationship with her sweetheart and marry a lecherous prince who was as fat as a pig, it was Mrs. Su who planned and arranged it.
Mrs. Su is so cruel to her own daughter, let alone a granddaughter.
I just pity her sister Jin, who is smart and beautiful, but she has to marry a sick and short-lived man.
Mrs. Su didn't know if she had a glimpse of Yu's thoughts, so she said earnestly, "You will understand how hard I have worked so hard in the future."
Yu was obedient and quickly lowered his head.
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After Mrs. Su's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left, Queen Su sat for a while.
A charming lady in palace attire moved lightly and knelt down in front of Queen Su: "My servant Xiangqiao, please give my regards to the Queen."
Empress Su glanced at Xiangqiao's blushing face: "Get up! You have served the emperor well, and I will not treat you poorly. Today, I will issue a decree to confer you a beauty."
Xiangqiao suppressed her excitement and joy and hurriedly kowtowed to thank her.
The Empress has been the Crown Princess for twenty years and has an outstanding reputation. When she was in the East Palace, the Crown Princess often supported the palace people around her. Now, seven out of ten concubines and beauties with high status in the palace have received support from the Empress.
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With just one word from the empress, she transformed from a humble palace servant to a fragrant beauty.
Queen Su asked softly: "You have become a beauty. According to the rules of the palace, you cannot live alone in the palace. Just go and move to Concubine Ling's palace!"
Xiangqiao kowtowed three more times: "I am so grateful to you for your kindness. Please allow me to stay in Jiaofang Palace."
Queen Su frowned and took a deep look at Xiangqiao.
This Xiangqiao is both beautiful and ambitious.
If you stay in Jiaofang Hall, you can often see Emperor Yongming. The benefits are self-evident.
There is another point that only the palace attendants vaguely know. As a queen, she actually does not want to sleep with the emperor.
Xiangqiao had a glimpse of her thoughts, so she begged to stay in Jiaofang Hall.
"Are you really willing to stay in Jiaofang Palace?" Queen Su asked calmly.
Xiangqiao was overjoyed: "I am willing to do this, and I beg the Queen to do it."
"Then stay!"
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Emperor Yongming never cared about such trivial matters.
In the past twenty years, Empress Su was gentle and virtuous, never jealous, and often took the initiative to send beauties to his bed. After that, she took care of everything, such as moving up the throne, dividing food and clothing, and so on.
With such a good wife, Emperor Yongming was very happy and contented.
Murong Shen came to the audience again and mentioned the matter of letting the princes of the vassal princes enter the capital: "... Your Majesty, the vassal princes have been guarding the vassal territory for generations and running the area. The general thought that the emperor could issue an order to the princes of the vassal princes to come to the capital. Once they come, they can
Let the princes of the vassal princes study with His Highness, and secondly, the emperor can also see the character and temperament of the princes and teach them the way to be loyal to the emperor."
It sounds nice, but in fact there is only one real purpose. To bring the prince of the feudal lord to Beijing as a hostage.
Emperor Yongming's ears were soft, and he was quite shaken after hearing such advice several times. When he thought of the prince lying on the bed, his heart ached, and he quickly made a decision: "Just follow what Murong Shen said."
"Ma Sansi. Pass on my oral instructions and order the Hanlin Academy to draw up an edict, ordering all princes of the feudal lords to come to Beijing immediately to accompany His Highness to study."
Ma Sansi responded respectfully, and when he exited the palace gate, he quickly raised his eyes and glanced at Captain Murong. He just caught the joy in Captain Murong's eyes.
Tsk, Colonel Murong would do such a thing for a girl named Zhao Liu.
Ma Sansi went to the Hanlin Academy to convey the emperor's oral instructions, and the young Su Zhangyuan hurriedly accepted the order and obeyed the order.
On that day, seven imperial edicts were sent out of the capital.
A letter written by Eunuch Ma himself was also quietly sent out, and he rode all the way to Beihai County.
