In the Xia Kingdom, generally the person who has the power to handle government affairs in the court, besides the regent, is the prince. However, when Xia Huanyu succeeded to the throne, he abolished the position of regent. In this way, Prince Rui is most likely to be the prince.
...the prince.
For a moment, everyone had different expressions.
The first person to come to her senses was Concubine Shu. She was originally Xia Huanyu's secret guard. Although King Qi was raised in her name, he was not Xia Huanyu's flesh and blood, and it was completely impossible for him to inherit the throne. She was worried.
, but it’s something else.
Concubine Shu turned her eyes and smiled slightly, with a hint of appreciation in her voice: "Prince Rui has made great achievements in this expedition, and he deserves your majesty's appreciation. Your majesty also appreciates Prince Rui in front of me.
Youjia often praises Prince Rui for being brave and resourceful." Concubine Shu paused and then continued: "I also heard that Prince Rui was a victorious general on the battlefield when he was in Ning State. Speaking of which, Prince Rui was a victorious general on the battlefield.
In this regard, he inherited the talent of his mother, Queen Hua..."
Empress Hua was a person who was forbidden to be mentioned in the palace for many years. When the other concubines suddenly heard Concubine Shen Shu say this, they were also a little surprised and their eyes gathered over her.
Concubine Shen Shu seemed to not care at all, "Some time ago, I heard that Queen Hua fell off a cliff and was saved by others, but she did not die. Your Majesty missed her so much that she left the government affairs and went to look for Queen Hua. During Princess Rui's trip,
Can you see Queen Hua?"
When Yun Shang heard Concubine Shen Shu ask, she smiled and nodded gently, "I see."
A complicated light flashed in Concubine Shen Shu's eyes. She was silent for a while, and then asked again: "I entered the palace late, but I have never met Queen Hua. What kind of person is Queen Hua? I heard that Queen Hua is extremely
If you like to march and fight, you should be very decisive."
It seemed a bit too much to ask Yun Shang, the daughter-in-law of Queen Hua, to ask this question. Yun Shang raised her hand, covered her mouth with a brocade handkerchief, coughed lightly, and then said with a smile: "I think she is a gentle person."
A kind person is sincere to others and is graceful and generous.”
"Oh?" Concubine Shen Shu was afraid that she would also notice something was wrong, so she just responded lightly and did not continue to ask further, "I don't know when your Majesty and Empress Hua will return to the palace?"
"This minister's wife is unknown. It seems that Queen Hua has not yet agreed to return to the palace with Your Majesty. Your Majesty said that he wanted to stay with Queen Hua for a while, so he hurriedly asked the prince to come back to act as an agent in government affairs." Yun Shangqian.
He responded with a smile.
The concubines sitting there didn't look too good, and they just remained silent and didn't speak.
The children in the yard were still laughing and playing. Suddenly, a little princess suddenly fell to the ground and started crying. A concubine sitting on the right side of Yun Shang seemed to have just come out of her thoughts.
As if she had been awakened, she quickly stood up, ran to the garden, picked up the fallen little princess, and comforted her softly.
Concubine Shen Shu frowned, with a look of impatience on her face, "Why don't you hurry up and call the imperial doctor."
The other concubines also got up, took their children, and left one after another. After Shuya Palace became quiet, Concubine Shen Shu rubbed her forehead and said softly to Yun Shang: "I am really old.
Sorry, the child has been making a fuss for such a short time and his head hurts."
Yun Shang raised the corners of her lips and smiled, and after being silent for a while, she said softly: "Children, only when you have children do you feel alive. Just walking all the way from the palace gate, I felt that there were fewer people in the palace. After entering Shuya,
Palace, seeing the children laughing and laughing, it feels a little more lively."
This remark was a bit of a pun. Concubine Shen Shu frowned and did not answer.
After coming out of Shuya Palace, Yun Shang went to the meeting hall. Luo Qingyan was discussing political affairs with many ministers. Yun Shang saw that there were still many officials from the court and central government waiting outside the meeting hall, and he was afraid that he would not be able to leave for a while.
Unable to escape, Yun Shang just asked the chamberlain guarding the palace gate to pass a message to him, and then left the palace first.
After leaving the palace, Yun Shang asked the carriage driver to go to the Duke's Mansion first.
The Duke's Mansion was more lively than ever before, with people visiting and sending greetings. Yun Shang thought for a while, I'm afraid that the news about Queen Hua would spread, and all the officials in Jincheng would be rich.
Human essences naturally understand that Empress Hua is about to return to the palace, and His Majesty has gone to meet her in person, and Su Ruji has been deposed. There is no suspense about the position of the empress.
With Empress Hua ascending to the throne again, Washington will naturally rise with the tide. Those who cling to power must seize the opportunity.
Yun Shang sat on the carriage and watched for a long time, but she didn't see the doorman put anyone in. On the contrary, they all looked at him in a friendly manner, but they only saw him off in a gentle and polite manner.
Yun Shang smiled and asked Qin Yi to open the carriage door and help her get out of the carriage.
When the doorman saw Yun Shang, his eyes lit up. He quickly left the person he was talking to and came over to greet her, "The princess is back? The old lady is in the house. I will take you there."
Yun Shang smiled and said: "There are so many guests here, so you don't have to take me there. I know the way."
The doorman stuck out his tongue, laughed "hehe", and quickly welcomed Yun Shang into the house. Seeing that he had no intention of going back to deal with the guests who came to the door spontaneously, Yun Shang thought about the door
There were others who did not refuse, but just smiled and asked: "How long has this been going on?"
The doorman didn't understand it for a while, but it took him a long time to realize it, and he quickly responded: "His Majesty came to our house before leaving Jincheng, and then I don't know what happened, and the news was leaked, and then he looked like this
There are so many people here every day. At first, I was shocked. Except for some happy events in the house, it has not been so lively for a long time."
Yun Shang felt a little surprised and turned to look at the doorman, "Your Majesty has been here before?"
"Yes." The doorman chuckled, "This is the first time that I have seen the beauty of heaven in all my years in Washington."
Yun Shang entered the courtyard where Madam Guogong lived, and the doorman stepped back. Madam Guogong seemed to be looking at the account book, but the nanny next to her saw Yun Shang first, and quickly said to Madam Guogong with a smile: "Old Madam,
Princess Rui is here."
The Duke's wife was stunned for a moment, then raised her head, with a bit of joy in her eyes: "Shang'er is back?"
Yun Shang nodded lightly and said with a smile: "I arrived at the house in the middle of the night yesterday and just entered the palace..."
The Duke's wife waved, and the maid on the side quickly moved a chair and placed it next to the Duke's wife. Yun Shang sat down on the chair and said with a smile: "How is grandma?"
"What's wrong with eating well and sleeping well?" The Duke's wife also laughed, and then whispered: "Qingyan is coming back with you?"
Yun Shang nodded with a light smile, "I'm back. His Majesty asked the prince to act as an agent for political affairs. He hurried into the palace early in the morning. I just went to take a look when I left the palace. Many ministers were still waiting."
Hearing this, the Duke's wife smiled with her eyes like a crescent moon, "It's really powerful to be an agent of the government. You can speak lightly."
Yun Shang also laughed, and after a while she asked: "When I just came in, I saw a lot of guests at the gate. I heard from the doorman that Your Majesty has been here before?"
The Duke's wife was stunned for a moment, her smile faded, she sighed softly and said, "Yes. He came to my yard and knelt for a long time, saying that thirty years ago, he wanted to marry Hua Ling, but we didn't agree.
, he promised that he would take good care of Ling'er, and we relaxed, but he failed to do so, which made Ling'er suffer. This time, I hope I give him another chance, and he will definitely not let Ling'er go again.
He took Ling'er's hand. Then he said, no matter what I don't agree with, he is bound to win Ling'er. I was so angry that I almost kicked him out with a broom."
When Yun Shang heard this, she laughed and said, "Grandma has courage."
The Duke's wife smiled, lowered her head and put the account book aside, and then raised her eyes to look at Yun Shang. There was no smile on her face. She was silent for a long time and then said, "How is Ling'er?"
Yun Shang nodded quickly, "Everything is fine. It's just that due to amnesia, I have no memory of the past, and I am just like a stranger to Your Majesty."
"It's good to be alive." The Duke's wife lowered her eyes, with a bit of bitterness in her smile, "Since I got married, I have always hoped to have a daughter. After having several sons, I finally looked forward to Ling'er. This is hard-won.
My daughter, everyone in the house is worried about her. If she wants to go east, we will never go west. Fortunately, even if she is so pampered, Ling'er has not developed a pampered temperament. It's okay not to want her to enter the palace.
It’s not for anything else, I just feel that Ling’er likes to be free, so it’s uncomfortable to be restrained in the palace. But because she likes it, we let it go. But we didn’t expect that such a thing would happen.
.”
The Duke's wife sighed softly, "During that time, the entire Duke's Mansion felt like the sky had collapsed. For more than twenty years, we have never forgotten her for a day. Now we know that she is still alive and everything is fine.
I am also satisfied."
After a pause, he shook his head again and said: "Actually, I don't really hope she will come back. The palace is much more complicated now than it was back then. Look at those concubines, each of them is extremely scheming. Although
The queen is no longer in the palace, and there are many others. Ling'er is the least able to cope with such a situation, and she is the least willing to share her husband with other women. Even if she comes back, even if she is still there tall
Even in the position of queen, I still cannot be happy."
"I don't want my daughter to live an unhappy life." The Duke's wife said softly.
Yun Shang was silent for a long time before responding: "It's just that almost everyone in Xia Kingdom knows that Queen Hua is still alive. Those people will not be relieved because Queen Hua will not return to the palace. As long as your Majesty still has Hua in your heart."
Empress, Empress Hua cannot really stay out of the situation. In this situation, I am afraid that only being with Your Majesty is a little safer." (To be continued)
