Empress Xiang held the prince in her arms, listening to the child crying and calling her mother, and feeling his warmth.
The already dead heart seemed to be quietly stirred by something and became revitalized.
Yan Shouqin, who had been looking behind the empress, watching her actions, saw this scene, and his heart beat violently.
He knows.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
If he doesn't even know how to seize this opportunity, then he doesn't have to hang around in this palace anymore.
So Yan Shouqin took a deep breath, and then congratulated Empress Dowager Gao and Empress Xiang: "The pure filial piety of the Prince of Yan'an is rarely seen in ancient times. I congratulate the Queen Mother and the saint!"
Then he bowed his hands and bowed towards the Funing Hall: "Congratulations to everyone!"
When Queen Xiang heard Yan Shouqin's words, she was immediately elated and couldn't help herself. She hugged the prince's hand in her arms and couldn't help but tighten a little tighter.
"Amitabha!" He recited the Buddha's words to the queen in a low voice, looked at the Empress Dowager Gao in front of her and said, "Bless me, my ancestors! I, Emperor Song, will have a queen!"
Empress Dowager Gao was stunned at first, and then also chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!"
"It is indeed the blessing of our ancestors!"
But she didn't say like Empress Xiang, "The emperor of Song Dynasty has a queen."
This made Queen Xiang's hand couldn't help but hug her a little tighter.
After listening to Empress Dowager Gao's words, the ministers and maids in the palace, even the dullest people, came to their senses.
They all followed Yan Shouqin's example and congratulated the Queen Mother.
Zhao Xu doesn't need to do anything.
He just needs to play his role well.
A filial, sensible prince who is close to his legitimate mother.
Therefore, he just held Queen Xiang in his arms, sobbing and choking until he was tired of crying and had no strength left, then he let nature take its course and fell asleep in Queen Xiang's arms.
Queen Xiang also discovered this matter shortly after Zhao Xu fell asleep.
My heart suddenly felt like I had eaten honey.
She held the prince in her arms, walked to the bed, lovingly placed him on the bed, and covered the child with a quilt herself.
Then he looked at the prince sleeping soundly on the bed.
There were still tears on her fair, tender face.
The small nose is pink and tender, very cute.
A good boy indeed!
Queen Xiang recalled how she felt when this child held her tightly.
The latent maternal nature is awakened.
So, she gently sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to touch the little prince's face, as if touching a rare treasure, carefully, but unable to put it down.
Empress Dowager Gao behind her watched quietly, unable to help but recite the Buddha's name in her heart.
But at the same time, Queen Mother Gao still had doubts in her heart.
She waited for a while, until Queen Xiang's mood calmed down, and then she said to Queen Xiang: "The Queen is here today to take care of the Prince of Yan'an County!"
"I'll go back to Funing Hall first to see the emperor, and also ask about Liang's political career, Chen Yijian..."
Queen Xiang stood up, came to Queen Dowager Gao, and said softly: "Bride, send me off!"
He said that he would go to help the Queen Mother in person.
Empress Dowager Gao laughed and said to the Queen: "The Queen does not have to die in old age, so she can take care of the Prince of Yan'an!'
Are you willing to agree to the Queen?
He insisted on supporting Empress Dowager Gao all the way to the entrance of Qingning Palace.
Then he bowed down to Empress Dowager Gao Yingying: "The bride congratulates her!"
Empress Dowager Gao nodded slightly and warned: "It's windy outside. Queen, please go back to the house quickly!"
"Thank you very much for your love!"
The ceremonial guards who were watching the Empress Dowager Gao disappeared from sight.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief, turned around, and led the people back to Qingning Palace.
After entering the inner chamber, he sat down to the queen's bed beside the prince's bed.
She looked at the sleeping little prince and recalled all the events just now. Mother's love was overflowing and uncontrollable. She couldn't help but smile overflowing from the corner of her mouth, and her heart felt like drinking honey.
only……
Queen Xiang remembered something, her eyebrows were slightly clustered, and her face was slightly dark.
She reached out, gently held the sleeping little prince's hand, and gently rubbed it.
Yan Shouqin, who was waiting on the side, could probably guess why the queen was worried when he saw her look.
The Prince of Yan'an County has a biological mother.
His mother, Mrs. Zhu, was granted the title of Concubine De by the official family last year.
However, Concubine Zhu Defe was born in a cold climate, which cannot be compared with Empress Xiang’s family background!
Queen Xiang was the prime minister during the Zhenmiao period, after Duke Xiang Wenjiang.
The Xiang family has been an official for generations, enjoying endless honors and favors.
As a minister, Yan Shouqin knew something about Concubine Zhu Def.
Therefore, Yan Shouqin rolled his eyes and had an idea.
He leaned over to Queen Xiang and whispered: "Sage, I have something to say. I don't know whether I should say it or not?"
Queen Xiang was worried, and she said with some displeasure when she heard this: "If you have anything to say, just tell me!"
"I'm telling the sage: I once heard someone talk about Concubine Zhu De's family background in private..."
"According to the cloud, Concubine De's real name is Cui. Because her biological father died early and her mother remarried, she had no choice but to be entrusted to Ren Shiqing, a native of Bianjing, to raise her..."
When Queen Xiang heard this, she roughly understood what Yan Shouqin was talking about.
As we all know, the Emperor Song Dynasty did not advocate enslaving people.
The Tian family naturally leads by example, so the eunuchs and maidens in this palace are not slaves, but chamberlains and female officials.
They have their own official rank promotion and grinding system.
The same is true among the people. At least in the current Bianjing city, there are no slaves in the traditional sense and there are very few servants.
They are all servants in the name of adopted sons or daughters or signed deeds.
Therefore, Yan Shouqin said that Concubine Zhu De's biological mother "entrusted her to Ren Shiqing, a native of Bianjing, to raise her."
In fact, it was sold to Ren Shiqing, and Ren Shiqing was probably a person in Bianjing who specialized in this kind of business.
"What do you mean?" Queen Xiang's heart pounded.
Yan Shouqin lowered his head and said, "I am willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses for the saint!"
Concubine Zhu De's background determines that she is unlikely to have the ability or determination to resist when faced with the Queen's authority.
As long as Concubine Zhu De is persuaded, the queen's wish can be realized!
There was precedent in the Song Dynasty for the queen to raise the prince.
When Concubine Li Chen gave birth to Renmiao, Zhang Xianmingsu raised Renmiao as his own child, protected and supported her, and became a good story!
Now, although Concubine Zhu De is still alive, she has been raising the Prince of Yan'an.
However, Concubine De also had a princess and a prince, so Yan Shouqin felt that it would not be difficult to convince Concubine De.
Besides, Concubine De has nothing to lose!
The fact that the prince of Yan'an County is the concubine Naide will not change.
It is the proper etiquette and law to show the queen the dignity of a queen, raise her personally, and protect the prince of Yan'an County!
To put it bluntly, Queen Xiang even without consulting Concubine Zhu De, forced the Prince of Yan'an to be raised under her knees.
Concubine Zhu Defe had no choice!
Queen Xiang looked at Yan Shouqin and struggled in her heart for a long time before asking: "Would this be possible..." She looked at the little prince sleeping soundly on the bed. Although she couldn't wait to do so, she immediately gave her the custody of the child. under the name.
But she still had concerns.
She was worried that when the little prince grew up, he would hold a grudge and implicate the Xiang family. After all, it was impossible for Queen Xiang not to have heard of what happened when Renmiao learned about his life experience.
He is also wary of discussions between the government and the public, especially those from Taiwan.
You know, if the admonishing crow goes crazy, the official family will not be given any face, let alone the queen.
Yan Shouqin looked at the Queen Xiang, but he didn't know that the Queen was actually very willing.
He lowered his voice and said to the queen: "Sage, don't worry, I will take care of this matter, and it will make the saint satisfied, so that the saint, the prince, and the concubine will have no worries!"
Yan Shouqin has been living in this palace for more than ten years.
Everything in the palace, both internal and external, is well understood.
In fact, he had already clearly understood the situation in Concubine Zhu De's family.
Now, Concubine Zhu De's stepfather Zhu Shi'an and adoptive father Ren Shiqing have both died of illness.
However, the imperial court extended its favor and only granted the title of Concubine Zhu De's stepfather Shi'an, and he was only a deputy envoy.
Among the favors given to the emperor's relatives in the Song Dynasty, serving as a deputy envoy was the lowest level of favor.
No matter how low it is, you won't be able to take it!
As for Concubine Zhu De's biological father and adoptive father, they did not receive any favors or benefits.
This is enough to show that Cui, Zhu and Ren are all small families and have no influence in Bianjing City.
Yan Shouqin has rich experience in dealing with such families.
He knows that if he contacts these people now, he only needs to give some small favors, promise to be promoted to an official position, and talk about his powerful connections, which is enough to get them to obey.
Once the mother-in-law takes care of it, Concubine Zhu De will be able to handle it easily.
After listening to Yan Shouqin's words, Queen Xiang finally put aside the last worry in her heart and said to Yan Shouqin: "I'll thank you for this!"
"If you make it happen, I will reward you heavily!"
After Yan Shouqin heard this, he quickly bowed and said, "I am loyal to the saint, how dare I expect a reward?"
But in my heart, happiness blossomed.
His rank has now reached the top of the chamber of chamberlain.
If a minister reaches this level, if he wants to be promoted, he can't be promoted by honing his qualifications in the palace.
Every step can be said to be extremely difficult.
Because ministers at this level all need to face the same problem: foreign ministers.
This is an ancestral system that cannot be changed even by the emperor.
High-ranking ministers must have foreign service qualifications before they can be granted the title.
Internal ministers and foreign ministers were appointed either as supervisors or as cadres.
In addition, for external appointments, they are generally in charge of the Privy Council, dispatched by Zhuque of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and evaluated and supervised by the magistrates and escorts who have entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
If you don't have a strong backer.
If you are an internal minister or an external minister, if you are not careful, you will step on a thunderstorm.
Some have been up and down in the local area for more than ten years, and some have even been sent to Jingnan, Guangnan and even Lingnan.
Correspondingly, ministers only need to go through the ups and downs of serving as foreign ministers and return smoothly.
Then, he will have the opportunity and possibility to break through the shackles of being a minister and successfully step into the world that every minister dreams of.
Break away from the two provinces of internal servants and become a real minister!
Yan Shouqin understood that he only needed to please the queen and leave a good impression on the queen.
Then, his foreign duties will not have any thorns and difficulties.
The queen said a word, how dare she embarrass him when she enters the Ministry of Internal Affairs? How dare the Privy Council and the Ministry of Civil Affairs just throw him away to a remote state?
Don't find him a stable and comfortable place to gild!
Not to mention, with the current situation, I'm afraid that trying to please the Queen is also equivalent to trying to please the Prince of Yan'an.
When Yan'an County Prince grows up, is Yan Shouqin still afraid that he will not be able to achieve great success?
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Note: In the Song Dynasty, the ministers called the emperor: everyone. This is a title that expresses closeness.
Note: When a minister is promoted to serve as an official in Dongtou, he usually has to transfer out and change from a minister to a military minister before he can continue to be promoted and transferred to another official position.
Of course, most of the ministers were already outside when they were at the head of the palace. In addition, there are a few isolated cases who have remained in the palace, but can continue to be promoted. These people are secretly transferred and send money, which is theoretically illegal. The Ministry and the Privy Council will not recognize it, but it does not prevent them from enjoying corresponding treatment and salary.
