Empress Dowager Jiang has been in a bad mood recently. Not one of the eunuchs or maids in the Ci'en Garden has been scolded by her. Even Eunuch Dong, an old man who has been with her for decades, was given a hard slap by the empress dowager yesterday for dropping a cup.
She was scolded, so the palace people are now careful when facing the Empress Dowager Jiang, and try to avoid contact with the old Empress Dowager if necessary. No one wants to take the initiative to get into trouble and be punished or even lose their lives in vain.
"Little Dongzi?" Empress Dowager Jiang shouted loudly. She called several times but no one answered. Empress Dowager Jiang couldn't help but got furious and said sternly: "Are they all deaf? The Ai family told you that you can't hear?"
Several palace attendants were so frightened that they knelt down with a plop. One of the eunuchs bravely responded: "For the record, Old Buddha, Eunuch Dong is out..."
Empress Dowager Jiang gave him a cold look, pinched her throat and said: "Those who have no rules, slap your mouth!"
The eunuch on the side raised his hand and hit the unlucky guy who had the courage to speak. He slapped his mouth with a loud slap. The frightened eunuch was so frightened that he kowtowed and screamed that he was guilty.
At this time, a string of chuckles like silver bells came from outside: "What are you doing? They are crying and making trouble. They all say that Ci'en Garden is a place for cultivating the mind and character. Why doesn't it look like it to me?"
It was the eldest princess Xue Lingjun who had arrived. Everyone in the palace secretly breathed a sigh of relief when they saw her arrival. Everyone knew that Empress Dowager Jiang loved this eldest princess and knew that she was the old empress's happy fruit. As long as she came to her side, the old empress dowager would
No worries are gone.
Sure enough, when Empress Dowager Jiang saw her daughter appearing, she immediately turned from anger to joy and scolded with a smile: "Have you been focusing on your own happiness recently and forgotten about the Ai family?"
Xue Lingjun waved his hand to signal the palace people to leave, and then giggled and said: "I have forgotten, but I heard that the largest tigress in the world is showing off its power. After thinking about it, I decided not to get into trouble. If I provoke her, wouldn't it be troublesome?
." Only she dared to joke unscrupulously in front of the old queen.
Instead of being angry, Empress Dowager Jiang burst into laughter: "Bah! You stinky girl with no respect for your elders, you are the tigress. The Ai family is not in a good mood because of you children. Even at such an old age, you still have to deal with it."
Let the Ai family worry."
Xue Lingjun walked around behind his mother, picked up a pair of pink fists and lightly beat her shoulders and said, "I don't understand what the Queen is saying."
Empress Dowager Jiang sighed and said: "Your imperial brother is a widower, and you are like this." She wanted to say that Xue Lingjun was a widow. But when the words came to her lips, she was concerned about her daughter's face, so she said it more tactfully.
,
Xue Lingjun's hands became a little heavier.
Empress Dowager Jiang exclaimed exaggeratedly: "You damn girl, are you going to beat your mother to death?"
Xue Lingjun said: "If you want to say that I am a widow, just say it directly. Don't beat around the bush here."
Empress Dowager Jiang sighed and said: "There are only three of you in the Ai family. Shengkang died young, but you two are like this. Why don't the Ai family want to be full of children and grandchildren? Seeing that you each have your own destination. The Ai family elders
My body is getting worse day by day, and I guess I don’t have much time left. I just hope that I can see you have a complete family and have someone to take care of you in my lifetime..." Speaking of the emotional part, the old Queen Mother burst into tears.
Xue Lingjun took out his brocade handkerchief to wipe away the tears of the old queen mother, and said softly: "Mother, in fact, we are not as miserable as you said. My second brother is determined not to marry, but even so, there is no shortage of women around him.
I don’t know how happy he is, why are you so worried about him?”
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Even if he doesn't have to worry about the Ai family, what about you? You are in your youth. Don't you understand that beauty ages easily? Why don't you marry yourself while you are young and beautiful?"
A bitter smile appeared on Xue Lingjun's lips: "Does anyone else dare to marry me?"
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Why not? I don't know how many people in our Dayong want to propose marriage to you."
Xue Lingjun said: "Mother, I am an unlucky person. I have to take care of my husband's life, so why should I harm others?"
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Whoever can marry you will be blessed in the previous life. Who dares to talk about my daughter Kefu? The Ai family will definitely want his head!"
Xue Lingjun sighed and said: "You may not say it on the surface, but you must think so in your heart. Those who dare to come to propose marriage do not really like me, but are concerned about my royal status. My daughter has made up her mind that she will never marry again in this life.
"
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "You can say that now. You will regret it later if you can."
Xue Lingjun said: "Mother, let's not talk about this. I wonder if you know something. Because of the emperor's assassination, Yongdu has become very troubled recently. The Golden Scale Guards are aggressively hunting down people who may be related to the assassination. As a result, some people have been imprisoned for investigation.
More than three hundred people."
Empress Dowager Jiang frowned and said, "The Ai family doesn't want to hear about the imperial court."
Xue Lingjun said: "Although the mother doesn't want to hear it, my daughter still wants to say a few words. Why did the incident in Bohai Kingdom happen before? The mother should understand that the emperor's motive for doing this is not just as simple as investigating the murderer." Xue Lingjun was on a mission before.
Bohai Kingdom was almost killed. If Hu Xiaotian hadn't helped, it would have been difficult for him to return to Yongdu smoothly.
Although the Empress Dowager Jiang was old, she knew exactly what her daughter's words meant. She sighed and said: "If Da Yong wants to return to the grand situation when your eldest brother was in power, we must work together as a whole in the Xue family."
, unite sincerely and never kill each other.”
Xue Lingjun said: "My child is just a prostitute. I have no intention of fighting for power, but I said something that I shouldn't have said today. The emperor seems to be too suspicious, and the people around him are taking advantage of this to add fuel to the flames and want to eliminate dissidents.
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Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Are you talking about Li Chenzhou?"
Xue Lingjun nodded and said: "The Emperor relies too much on Li Chenzhou. Now, Li Chenzhou's power continues to grow, and his reputation is getting higher and higher. This is definitely not a good thing."
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Are you worried that he will surpass the master in his achievements, or that he will have the intention to rebel?"
Xue Lingjun said: "The emperor obeys his advice. The affairs of the Bohai Kingdom are related to him. If the queen mother had not come forward last time, I am afraid that the second emperor brother and I would have been in trouble."
Empress Dowager Jiang sighed again and said: "Others don't understand Shengjing, how can the Ai family not understand their own son? On the surface, he is indifferent to the world, but in fact, he always has the heart to fight for power, so let him hand over the treasure collection
Zhai is actually to protect him. If Jubaozhai is still in his hands, I am afraid it will cause great disaster."
Xue Lingjun said: "Does the Queen Mother think that he will be out of trouble if he hands over Jubaozhai?"
Empress Dowager Jiang did not speak. In fact, she also discovered that Xue Daohong had never given up the idea of eradicating dissidents. She witnessed the three emperors in power. Everyone would do the same thing when they came to power. They set out to eliminate those who could threaten their throne. She
Although she is old, she still has considerable influence in the hearts of the ministers in the court. The reason why the incident in Bohai Kingdom was calmed down last time was also because of her coming forward. Xue Daohong is still a little in awe of herself. But if one day he
What about dead? Will he let go and start a massacre? The answer must be yes.
Xue Lingjun said: "Queen Mother, Daohong has always chosen the wrong target."
Empress Dowager Jiang closed her eyes tiredly and whispered: "When it's Aijia's birthday, Aijia will have a good talk with him."
Xue Lingjun said: "Li Chenzhou has too much power. Someone must come out to balance it. Only the Queen Mother can say this kind of thing."
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Forget it, the Ai family will be treated as this bad guy!"
When Xue Lingjun left Ci'en Garden, her mood became heavier as the night fell. She found that her mother had become more negative about political affairs than ever before. Perhaps it was because she was old and really wanted to live her life without being concerned about political affairs.
One reason is that the queen mother's influence is constantly weakening, and even she cannot influence the current emperor.
Xue Lingjun even regretted his original support for Xue Daohong. Xue Daohong's performance after he ascended the throne has fully demonstrated that he was not a wise monarch. His wisdom was more used in eliminating dissidents. He inherited Xue Shengkang's suspicion and coldness, but did not inherit it.
Because of his great talent and great strategy, he did not want to unite the internal forces under pressure from foreign enemies, but was still keen on eradicating dissidents and consolidating power.
Although Xue Lingjun is only a woman, her vision is not narrow. She has seen the major mistakes made by Xue Daohong since he came to power, and also saw that the recent assassination was somewhat unusual. The condition of her mother made her very worried.
In Dayong, only her mother is her biggest supporter. If this supporter falls, the consequences will be disastrous.
I have such thoughts, and my second brother Xue Shengjing must also be the same. Xue Lingjun knows that my second brother is a very smart person. I don’t know what method he used last time in Bohai Kingdom to ask Hu Xiaotian to come forward to help. The queen mother also saw that the second brother was superficially out of touch with the world.
Wu Zheng, in fact, is very ambitious, and he will never sit still and wait for death. Xue Lingjun even dares to conclude that it won't be long before Dayong will be involved in a battle for power, and this battle may start between the second brother and the current emperor.
Returning to his own mansion, he sat down in the study. His mind was still in a mess. He picked up the letter that he was going to give to his mother and burned it on the lamp. While looking at the sudden flames, he was lost in thought.
I heard a voice coming from behind me: "Is it a love letter that was burned?"
Xue Lingjun was startled, and the unburned letter in his hand dropped by mistake. It happened to fall on her dress, instantly setting it on fire.
A figure rushed up and stamped out the burning flames on the long skirt with one kick. Xue Lingjun raised his head in shock and saw Hu Xiaotian suddenly appeared in front of him, looking at him with a pair of bright eyes and a smile, and Fang couldn't help but panic.
For a moment, and then immediately resumed the rhythm just now, he winked at me charmingly and said: "What do you want when you break into the boudoir at night?"
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