At the fourth watch of the day, Eunuch Mu Ru led the imperial troops to the Prince of Chu's Mansion. He put on his dragon robes, washed and tidied up, and then returned to the palace to prepare for the morning court.
Yu Wenhao couldn't get up today and planned to take leave. There must be a dispute in the palace today and he couldn't go. However, he sent Tang Yang to take people to the palace gate to inquire. Now he can enjoy himself in the palace. Gu Si will send someone to deliver the news to his people.
Go to the palace gate.
After a while, a piece of news came back. The chief minister petitioned for the decree to be revoked, but the emperor did not agree.
The news came back soon, and the ministers seconded the proposal to abolish the post, but the emperor still did not agree.
After a while, the news came back, saying that the chief assistant took people to kneel outside the imperial study room to beg for his abolition, but the emperor did not say whether he agreed or not.
At noon, Gu Si left the palace and went straight to the Prince of Chu's Mansion. He said that he had not abolished the queen, but he took away the queen's treasure book, deprived the queen of all honors, and only retained the queen position. The year and salary specifications were still retained, but she moved to Fangming Palace.
Fangming Hall was the residence of unfavored concubines in the past dynasties. Basically, it was impossible for Emperor Ming Yuan to enter Fangming Hall.
Moreover, all the people around Empress Chu were removed, and no one was left. The imperial concubine and the inner palace arranged for people to come in and serve them all.
Gu Si shook his head and smiled bitterly, "This happened, and no one asked for mercy."
"Who dares to ask for mercy?
It was the chief minister who asked for the decree to depose the queen."
Yu Wenhao said.
Yu Wenhao felt that the queen would not be abolished. This result was within his expectation. They had been husband and wife for decades, and they may not have feelings for each other, but they always wanted to retain the face, and at the same time, they also retained the face of the chief minister. They just regained the title of queen.
Quan, re-arrange a group of people to go in, she can't do it anymore, it doesn't pose much threat to the Chu family, so it can be said that she can explain the past.
Gu Si was a little sentimental. He had been in the palace for a long time. In fact, the queen was not that bad. Compared with the virtuous concubine, the queen's rank was really too low. She had also been tolerant of it before, but there was still a little bit of the throne.
Hope, who can really see through it?
Especially after several times of pretentiousness, the imperial concubine jumped up to her. As a queen, she still had to look at the imperial concubine's face. How could she be willing to do so?
Since Princess Qi became pregnant, she felt that she had hope again, so she kept struggling like this.
The struggle for imperial power will never end, which is really sad.
"In two days, Ping'er said he would come and stay for a few days to stay with the Crown Princess."
Gu Si said.
"That's fine!"
Yu Wenhao said.
Yuan Qingping has rarely left the mansion since she gave birth to her child. There are many things going on in the Gu family. After she gave birth to her sister, she began to gradually help take care of the affairs in the mansion. However, she also encountered many setbacks.
Because she was waiting for her father to do those things, she was also discriminated against in the Gu family.
Yuan Qingping was very competitive and was unwilling to tell Gu Si these things. In addition to being on duty, Gu Si occasionally helped Yu Wenhao with errands and was so busy that she couldn't bear to worry him.
Fortunately, she was indeed a courageous person, and the house was almost completely tidied up. She just took a breather and came over to accompany her sister while she was giving birth.
On the day when the Queen entered the Mingfang Hall, she did not shed a single tear. She sat alone in the hall for a long time, watching that no one came to see her, mocking her for not coming, and not coming to comfort her. She seemed to have deserted everyone all at once.
Already.
Fortunately, in the evening, Princess Wenjing came and helped her tidy up her clothes. The mother and daughter looked at each other and just sighed slightly.
"Was mother wrong?"
After a long time, the queen asked Princess Wenjing.
Princess Wenjing sat down and held her hand, looking at her aging eyebrows, she couldn't help but feel a sore nose, "Mother, my daughter dare not say that you are wrong, but this may be a good thing. Grandpa is about to retire, you
If you are punished first, my father will still be somewhat tolerant of you. As long as you live peacefully in this palace from now on, my father will not embarrass you."
The queen looked disappointed, "The queen actually knows that your brother cannot be a prince. Compared with Lao Wu, he is too far behind."
"Then why do you bother?"
Princess Wenjing asked.
"Out of so many princes, except for the little old ten who is still drinking milk, the rest have all been crowned kings. But your eighth brother is still in the palace, still a prince, and has not even been crowned king. Mother and Queen
I know that this trouble can't help him, but if I don't do something, I won't be able to settle down."
"You are fooling around."
Princess Wenjing couldn't help but said.
Empress Chu was silent. She didn't care whether she was right or wrong. She was a queen, and her son should be a dragon among men. However, seeing that none of them were promising, she felt that it was because of her that she didn't help.
When I was busy, I once accepted my fate, but later I thought why I had to sit back and wait for death?
Maybe she could do something to change it.
However, she never thought that her father would request an order to depose the queen.
If anyone asked for an order, or even if the emperor's order was revoked, she would cry and fight to the death. However, she could not refute her father's decision, she could only accept it.
On the day Ah Si returned home, Yuan Qingping came with his daughter Xiu Jie'er.
Sister Xiu looked exactly like Gu Si, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, which was a typical girl-male appearance. Yu Wenhao liked her very much and said that this girl would have great success in the future.
Yuan Qingling had not seen this sister for a long time, and Yuan Qingling could not say that he missed her, but occasionally he would still send people to ask about her and learn about the messy things going on in her house.
"Is everything in the house okay now?"
Yuan Qingling asked.
Yuan Qingping has matured a lot, and her clothes have also changed a bit. She is elegant and luxurious, as if she has become the matron of the house. Her childlike features have faded away, replaced by a touch of sophistication and calmness.
"It's safe now."
Yuan Qingping hugged Sister Xiu, kissed her, and breathed a sigh of relief. Obviously, the past two years have not been easy.
"That's good, Xiu'er, come over to Auntie's place."
Yuan Qingling said with a smile.
Sister Xiu walked away, swaying, her two big eyes were dark and shiny, as if there were stars, waving her hands towards Yuan Qing.
"Sister, you can't hold her, don't hold her."
Yuan Qing smiled and said.
"It's okay. I can hold him for a while. I can also hold the bun."
Yuan Qing Lingke was very interested in this little baby, so she picked it up with one hand, but it was difficult to hold it because her belly was so heavy, so she slowly put it down.
The dim sum people also came in with the snow wolf. Unexpectedly, Sister Xiu was not afraid when she saw the snow wolf and giggled.
The dim sum people stared at her for a long time, and then Baozi walked to Yuan Qingling's side and said, "Mom, I want this sister."
Yuan Qing Ling laughed, "Really?
Then do you still want the sister in your mother’s belly?”
"Can't our family afford to raise one more child?"
he asked with wide eyes.
"Maybe I can't afford it."
Yuan Qing laughed at him.
Baozi felt worried and looked back, "Then why don't we just send the glutinous rice balls away."
"I don't want to leave."
Tangyuan said angrily, "If you want to leave, you can go by yourself, you selfish devil."
Yuan Qingping said in surprise: "They talk very interestingly, do they know so much?"
"It's been too long since you've been here."
Yuan Qingling looked at her with gentle expressions on her face.