What Emperor Tianwu wanted to say has been said, and no one has any doubts. The matter of the Sixth Prince's supervision of the country has been officially settled. People left Zhaohe Hall after kneeling in obeisance, and Feng Yuheng finally gave Emperor Tianwu another beating.
He received anti-inflammatory injections and agreed to come to the palace every morning to give him injections and medication, and then left with Xuan Tianming.
People came and left in a hurry, but only the queen remained in the side hall.
Emperor Tianwu did not chase anyone away. He just waved his hand and retreated all the servants, including Zhang Yuan. Finally, when only the emperor and empress were left in the side hall, he heard the empress ask: "The emperor is still waiting."
That person's appearance? If that person doesn't come for a long time, when do you plan to take back my concubine's position as queen?"
Emperor Tianwu vaguely remembered that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he and the emperor went hand in hand to the Qiankun Hall to accept the worship of the ministers. He had ridiculed the queen who had never made any mistakes, and the words he said were extremely unpleasant. Now think about it, if it were replaced
It was difficult for him to accept it.
He sighed bitterly and only said: "You also know that my mind was not clear at the beginning, and what I said and did was beyond my control. Why did the Queen bother to settle this debt with me?" He looked at the Queen with a tired look on his face.
, and then said: "Thank you for your hard work these days."
The queen shook her head, found a chair and pulled it to Emperor Tianwu's bed and sat down. She said, "I can't say it's hard work, I'm just worried. There is one thing that I thought the emperor didn't know. Later, Mrs. Liu used it
It threatened me, but I was shocked after several times. In fact, the emperor should know everything, but he just didn't say anything. Keeping me in this position is just to attract the people from that party to show up. I have never said that.
When they fell out, this identity was inconsequential, but in this situation, he has been missing for many years, but my concubine has become an excellent chess piece again."
"I have never treated you as a pawn." Emperor Tianwu said to her seriously: "As the queen of Dashun, you have made great contributions. I have ignored you for so many years, but I have regarded you as a partner and worked with you to govern.
The world is a very comfortable thing. With one look from me, you can understand what I mean. With one word from me, you can execute it more clearly than anyone else. When I work with you, you don’t need too many words.
Everything is tacit, which is rare.”
This was the first time that Emperor Tianwu took the initiative to express his inner thoughts to the Queen. The Queen thought that if Emperor Tianwu had said this when he was young, he would never have been able to say it. Even before he experienced a series of incidents involving the Eighth Prince Yuan Guifei,
He always acted like an emperor, maintained his arrogant dignity, and never took the initiative to praise her. But now, the old man said what he said, but it made her feel sad.
She smiled bitterly and said: "It sounds like you and I are not husband and wife, just partners. I will accompany you to govern the world, support you in the harem, sit on the throne of the queen and use the best manners to stabilize the people's hearts. And you
, gave me honor and power, but refused to give me any affection. Xuan Zhan," she called Emperor Tianwu's name, "Although I am not your first queen, I can still be regarded as your legitimate wife.
You know, more than power, what a woman wants most is her husband’s love?”
She said it miserably, as her face, which had always been well-mannered all year round, suddenly looked old.
But Emperor Tianwu asked back: "Not everyone thinks like this. Think about Mrs. Liu, what she wants is not love, but power. Otherwise, what kind of woman with a heart can use such a poison technique?"
Come to murder your husband?"
"She also did it for her son." The queen said something very fair. "Furthermore, you have been in the palace for more than twenty years because of Concubine Yun. How strong a woman's feelings must be to not have been exhausted in these twenty years."
Ah? Xuan Zhan, don’t blame others. Everything in the world has a cause and a result. This is the cause you planted. You must bear the consequences today. Fortunately, you still have several good sons, and Ah Heng has a wonderful hand in rejuvenating him.
, Otherwise, I’m afraid the whole world will be ruined because of this.”
The Queen's words, which were somewhat admonishing, made Emperor Tianwu stunned. He was stunned for half a stick of incense before he came back to his senses and asked in a low voice: "Is it all my fault? Yes.
I turned their love into hatred, did I make them what they are today?" He said, looked at the queen, and asked: "What about you? In the past twenty years, I have not been with you.
Have you ever thought about hurting me like that Liu family?"
The queen shook her head, "No. But it's not because I'm great, but because I don't have a son. What's more, you gave me the position of queen after all, one person is inferior to ten thousand people, so I am different from them."
"You mean, if you had a son, if you were not the queen, you would be like that Liu family?"
The queen thought for a while and said, "It's not necessarily true. After all, everyone's temperament is different. Just like Concubine Gu Xian and Concubine Shi De, they also have sons, haven't they done such a thing? But you don't want to
We feel that if we don’t do it, others won’t do it. Think about why after Feng’er took the post of supervising the country, the first decree was given to Concubine Li! He is a minister and a son of man. He wants to protect his biological mother, but
I have to use this method. I can see that Feng'er is very intolerant, but this also shows that Li Fei must have some thoughts that Feng'er saw out. Feng'er is a good child, but loyalty and filial piety cannot have both.
, this is what he did as a last resort, and it was also his explanation to all the brothers."
Emperor Tianwu had no regrets about giving the position of supervising the country to Xuan Tianfeng, and the queen was also very satisfied. Emperor Tianwu raised his hand and wiped it on his face, sighing: "I thought the throne was such a good thing, but...
I want to keep it for Ming'er, but Ming'er... doesn't want it." As he spoke, he looked at the queen, but brought up what he said before, and said: "What you said is right or wrong, I really mean it.
I want to use you to attract Duanmu Anguo out. He set up a winter palace in the north to raise his winter concubine, gave birth to so many children, and sent countless daughters outside. I also knew your identity many years ago, but you were yourself at that time.
I don’t know yet. But I never thought of deposing you from the post after leading Duanmu Anguo. You are not a chess piece, but my queen."
These words seemed a bit unbelievable to the Queen's ears. She looked at Emperor Tianwu, trying to find a flaw on his face, but unfortunately, she couldn't find any flaws after searching several times, so she couldn't help but ask: "This statement
Seriously? I’m not a chess piece?”
Emperor Tianwu nodded, "No, you are my queen, and no matter which prince succeeds to the throne in the future, you will also be their legitimate mother and the rightful empress dowager."
"But I am Duanmu Anguo's daughter! Aren't you afraid that one day I will rebel against Dashun? Aren't you afraid that once Duanmu Anguo dies, I will do everything possible to avenge him?"
Emperor Tianwu laughed, "You can't."
"Why are you so sure?"
"With my eyes."
What else could the queen say? What she had been worried about for so many years was the answer she heard today. She sat there blankly for a long time, and then she actually covered her face with her hands and cried uncontrollably. This was the moment she became the queen.
It was the first time since then that I cried so unbridled, even in front of the emperor, with such disregard for my image. Even if I wanted to cry, I couldn't stop it.
The heart that had been hanging around for so many years was finally relieved. She wanted to say that she was so tired, but also wanted to say that she was so happy. She also wanted to say that even if she could not be the woman in your heart, she was just a queen in name, and just a partner, but
She is happy enough. To be trusted by the man in her heart, what else could she ask for?
Seeing the Queen crying like this, Emperor Tianwu felt distressed for no reason. He wanted to raise his hand to comfort her, but he couldn't reach it. His body hurt when he moved, so he had to give up.
He put his hands down and was thinking about the Queen's previous words. Indeed! Everything in this world is about cause and effect. For Concubine Yun, he stayed in the palace for more than twenty years, no matter how deeply those concubines had a deep affection for him.
Emotions have been almost worn away in the past twenty years. It is good not to become enemies, but it seems normal for them to become enemies like Liu's.
However, it would be fine to avenge him alone, but it should not harm Dashun. Emperor Tianwu still made a very clear distinction on this point. At the moment, listening to the Queen crying, what he was thinking about was how to deal with it.
Those two people on death row. He has always valued family ties and blood, but this is the first time he has been disappointed in a son to this extent.
Finally, the queen's crying stopped. She smiled at Emperor Tianwu, wiping the tears on her face while smiling, "It is my concubine's disobedience to make the emperor laugh."
Emperor Tianwu shook his head, "No problem."》≠》≠》≠》≠,
"Since I am not a chess piece, I will continue to be the queen of Dashun. Don't worry, Feng'er will not cause any trouble in the country, and I will take care of the harem. As for that person... whoever is supposed to come will always come.
The concubine can't even remember his appearance because of his kindness but not his affection. Therefore, even if he comes to visit him, he has no intention of turning back. Your Majesty can rest assured."
The Queen expressed her stance to Emperor Tianwu and gave herself a firm stance. When she walked out of Zhaohe Hall, the haze accumulated in her heart over the past few years seemed to be swept away. Even Fang Yi could see that she
Although the queen's eyes were still red and swollen, Fangyi asked with a smile: "Is there something good for the queen?"
The queen nodded, put a hand on Fangyi's wrist, and said with some excitement: "From now on, we can live openly and honestly! We don't have to carry that big burden in our hearts!"
Fang Yi naturally understood what the "big burden" she was referring to, and she became excited for a moment. "So, the emperor doesn't blame the empress? Doesn't he mind your identity?"
"Yes! I am still the queen, and will always be the master of Dashun's harem. I will guard this world for the Xuan family, and until my death, I will never allow anyone to take advantage of it!"
This day was very exciting. Some people had their dreams shattered and were thrown out of death row. Some people mutilated themselves but were able to reattach their whole bodies. Some people were able to get rid of the knots in their hearts that they had suffered for many years and live openly and honestly from now on.
Outside the palace, at this moment, another monarch was in the private room of Xianya Tower, trying his best to coax the little girl in front of him, and kept saying to her, "If you care about the three beauties in the harem, take care of them yourself."
Just drop it, Gu Gu will never stop you. Also, if you miss your hometown, Gu Gu promises you to come back at least once a year, or you can come back whenever you want, okay? Let me tell you."