Concubine Hu raised her head, somewhat surprised, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Emperor Ming Yuan raised his hand, "What's wrong?
I have already decided and will tell the Supreme Emperor tomorrow morning."
"It's just that," Concubine Hu felt that this matter was really inappropriate, she sat up straight and said to Emperor Ming Yuan: "Although the princes also have enfeoffments, they don't have many fiefs, and they all get enfeoffments after they have made great achievements. Little Lao Shi didn't get one.
He has been on the battlefield and has never made any meritorious service to the country. If you grant him five cities at once, I am afraid that others will criticize you and say you are partial."
Emperor Ming Yuan originally thought that Concubine Hu would be very happy, but he didn't know that she was so disappointed. He couldn't help but look unhappy at the moment, "Who dares to criticize?
These five cities were located in deserts and were barren, so they were divided among themselves. How much money could they earn each year?
If I really want to favor Xiao Lao Shi, I can entrust other state capitals, but why does it have to be a place where this bird does not lay eggs?"
Seeing that he was angry, Concubine Hu thought that what he did was also a kindness to herself and Xiao Lao Shi, so why should she be angry with him?
Thinking like this, she softened and said, "If you really want to do this, then I should thank you for my kindness!"
Concubine Hu said and bowed down! Emperor Ming Yuan stretched out his hand to hold her wrist, helped her up, looked at her slightly plump cheeks, and said seriously: "I admit that I have a preference for Xiao Lao Shi. That's because
He is your child, and I hope to give him the best things. But the position of the prince has already been decided, and I cannot shake the country for him. Moreover, Lao Wu is very popular with me, so he is the most suitable to be the prince.
As for the candidate, I will compensate Xiao Lao Shi to ensure that he has no worries in his life. If the prince is afraid of him in the future, at least there will be a place where he can go, and the prince will not touch this place."
Concubine Hu hummed, she didn't know that much, she just thought that if these cities were so worthless and others didn't care about them, and it could reassure the prince, then this matter could be done.
She also didn't want to get into trouble with the emperor over this matter. After all, he was now in the midst of a prosperous spring breeze, with prosperity at home and abroad. Don't cause trouble for him at this time, otherwise he would be really disappointed.
After Emperor Ming Yuan's decree came down, Concubine Hu led the people in the palace to thank her, and the palace was very happy for a while.
But what Xiao Lao Shi said about King Sun cast a shadow on Concubine Hu's heart.
The old man said that he wanted to be emperor in the future, but he said it without any reason. Some childish words are not taboo, but they are actually taboo.
She had never been so tactful before, what to guard against, what to be careful about, what to be cautious about, but the imperial concubine analyzed it with her. Now that she is pampered and generous, if she is not careful in her words and deeds, it is easy to cause trouble. She doesn't worry about it, but
When you become a mother, you have to think about your children.
So, after Emperor Ming Yuan left, she asked Xiao Lao Shi, "Who told you that your second brother is as fat as a pig?"
Xiao Lao Shi was already aggrieved by this matter, but now that his mother mentioned it again, he thought he was going to scold him, so he flattened his mouth and said, "Concubine, I know I was wrong. I will never say that my second brother is like a pig again."
Seeing that he looked like he was about to cry, Concubine Hu sighed softly and stretched out her hand to pull him over, "Concubine I don't want to blame you, but it's just that it's very rude for you to insult your brother. It's taboo and disrespectful. Do you understand?
You must respect your brother and never say insulting words. You are young now, and your brothers love you and are unwilling to argue with you. But if you continue to be so disrespectful, everyone will not like you.
Ignoring you and ignoring you, are you willing to do this?"
When Xiao Lao Shi heard what his mother said, he felt scared and wrung his chubby little hands, "I don't want to be like this. I like Brother Eight and Brother Nine, and I want to play with them."
Concubine Hu held on to his hand and said, "If you like Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother, don't you like the other brothers?
Where is fifth brother?
Fifth brother and fifth sister-in-law are very kind to you, and they also have dim sum nephews, do you like them?"
Xiao Laoshi hesitated for a moment, "I used to like Fifth Brother, but I don't like him anymore, but I like my nephew. I like both my Dim Sum nephew and my Erbao nephew."
Concubine Hu felt a chill in her heart, "Why did you like Fifth Brother before but not now?
Is Fifth Brother not treating you well?"
Xiao Lao Shi was so aggrieved that he almost cried, "Because Fifth Brother will be the emperor in the future. Once he becomes the emperor, he will not like his brothers because he is afraid that his brothers will compete with him for the emperor's position. But I am not afraid of Fifth Brother either. I
He is my father's favorite son. If fifth brother bullies me, my father will vent his anger on me and beat fifth brother severely. Fifth brother is always beaten by father."
Concubine Hu took a deep breath, "Why do you think so?
Who told you?"
Xiao Lao Shi raised his tearful eyes and said, "Everyone says so."
Concubine Hu gritted her teeth and asked, "Who among these people are there?"
"People outside."
Concubine Hu was furious. How had he ever seen the people outside?
She didn't even know what the people represented. She suppressed her rage and continued to coax: "Then tell my concubine, who told you that the people outside said this?"
"What Aunt Yu said is true in her words. If I want to protect myself and my mother and concubine, I must be good to my father and please him."
Xiao Lao Shi said.
Concubine Hu's eyes turned cold and she sat up straight, "Okay, you go and play."
Seeing that his mother-in-law was not angry, the little old man immediately showed a happy face and said, "Yes, I have left."
After Xiao Lao Shi went out, Concubine Hu ordered outside the palace, "Ask Aunt Yu to come see me!"
"yes!"
The palace maid responded.
Concubine Hu was furious in her heart. Aunt Yu was the one her grandmother arranged to enter the palace. She was extremely safe. She was the most trusted person in the palace. How could she think that she would talk nonsense in front of the tenth prince? It was simply unreasonable.
After a while, Aunt Yu came in and Fu Shen said, "My dear, are you looking for this old slave?"
Concubine Hu stared at her and said coldly: "The tenth prince said bad things about King Sun in front of the emperor, and also said how his fifth brother would exclude his brothers when he became emperor in the future, which made him fearful and dislike the prince. You
What exactly did you say to him?
You can't deny it, he has informed me that these words were all told to him."
Aunt Yu did not deny it. She stepped forward and lowered her voice and said: "My dear, I did say such things to the tenth prince, but I told him in the form of a script. I didn't expect that the prince was so smart that he could think of something like this."
Go on your own, empress, the prince is really... he has a lot to do!"
"Shut up, is this okay to say?
Don’t you know what’s appropriate?”
Concubine Hu was so angry that her eyes turned black. How treasonous were these words?
Is Aunt Jade crazy?
Aunt Yu curled her lips, "Your Majesty, I can't say these things outside, but what can't I say in front of your Majesty?
The emperor now favors the tenth prince, and everyone can see it. And now the entire harem is in vain. The emperor only favors you. It will be easy for you and the tenth prince to seek great wealth. Do you think about it?