Several chamberlains came in with their heads lowered and looked at the queen sitting beside the emperor's bed.
That day in the court hall, the Empress Dowager scolded her for being immoral and asked her to move out of the Emperor's Palace. However, the Empress, who did not even refute the scolding, firmly refused.
"I am the queen canonized by the emperor. Unless she is deposed, no one can let me leave the emperor's care."
Abandoned?
The Queen Mother wished she could be deposed immediately, but she was not the only one who had the final say. The Queen Mother indeed called the courtiers to discuss, but three of the five people called refused to enter the harem, and the two who came in said it was important now.
The thing is to establish a reserve.
We don't care about the messy affairs of the women in your harem, especially now that everyone knows that the Queen Mother and the Queen are at odds with each other. Can what a woman says and does when she is at odds be taken seriously? What else can she say and do when she is not at odds?
If you are biased, the courtiers will also follow suit. Wouldn't that make the magistrate laugh?
The Queen Mother was so angry that she jumped to her feet but she was helpless.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has called for a court meeting again," the chamberlain said.
The queen smiled, a little unconcerned.
"Go and listen to what was said this time," she said.
After the last incident, the queen regained some control in the palace. She watched the servants leave in response, and Concubine An, who was wiping the emperor's hands on the other side, raised her head.
"Empress, what if the Queen Mother insists that the courtiers depose her?" she asked.
"Unless the emperor wakes up and agrees." The queen said, looking at the sleeping emperor in front of her.
Concubine An also looked over.
"Empress, if His Majesty wakes up and finds out what we have done, he will definitely abolish us." She lowered her voice and whispered into the Queen's ear.
The queen smiled.
"I can't wake up," she said.
Concubine An was startled and turned to look at her.
"Empress, what do you mean..." She lowered her voice and reached out to make a spatula motion on her neck.
The queen sighed.
"Even if I die before you, I still know how you died!" she shouted.
Concubine An was startled for a moment, then became a little curious.
"Empress, how did my concubine die?"
"Stupid!"
"But your Majesty, I really don't know. Didn't the doctors say that your Majesty's condition has not worsened?"
"It didn't get worse, and I woke up without saying anything. Besides, if Your Majesty can still wake up, then Mrs. Cheng will never come into the palace."
To the surprise of the courtiers, this time the Queen Mother did not talk about establishing a crown prince, but wanted to grant a title to Prince Ping.
Of course, there were courtiers who asked for permission to establish a crown prince again, but the Queen Mother had a calm attitude and did not scold or cry. Instead, she refused with the tone of an old woman who had lost a loved one but was forbearing and strong.
"They are all the grandsons of the Ai family. The deceased is the eldest. Can you please let the Ai family bury the eldest grandson first before discussing other matters?"
Comparing one's feelings with one's own, who can continue to pester such an old man? It is rare for the court to proceed smoothly. Although there is some slight controversy over the posthumous title given to Prince Ping, the reason is because of the way Prince Ping died, but because Cheng Jiaoniang is in
People had demonstrated how to draw thunder in front of others, so those evil posthumous titles were still rejected, and the courtiers did not bother too much on this point.
In the end, King Ping was given the posthumous name Huaihui and he stayed away from court for three days to express his condolences.
In a tea room, Chen Shao stepped in, and there were already people sitting and drinking tea.
"Now that the country is in turmoil, you and I will no longer be polite." Gao Lingbo put down his tea bowl and said, "Sir Chen, you are entrusted by His Majesty to repay His grace and open up a prosperous world. Am I not the same?"
Chen Shao chuckled and sat down without speaking.
"I was entrusted by the late emperor." Gao Lingbo raised his eyebrows and said.
"So you can turn this court into your home world?" Chen Shao also raised his eyebrows and said.
The two raised their eyebrows at each other for a moment.
"I'm not telling you this today." Gao Lingbo said, putting down the tea bowl and pushing a piece of paper over.
Chen Shao frowned.
"What?" he asked.
"I absolutely cannot watch His Majesty's imperial line fall by the wayside. You and I should stop fighting." Gao Lingbo said, "I will resign and return to my hometown with my family. These people are all my people. You can
Let them go and select talented people, and we must support King Qing to ascend the throne."
Chen Shao frowned and opened the paper, looking surprised and a little angry.
Unexpectedly, Gao Lingbo would deploy so many people! Among them, there were actually several people he was familiar with and considered to be one of his own!
"Everyone is saying that if this is done, the people will be resentful and the people's livelihood will be difficult. What they say is serious, has it happened? What they say is full of righteous indignation, but in the end, it is just for themselves. Who is the emperor? It is not you and me who are doing the work. As long as you
My heart is upright and I work hard, so how could the current situation of Emperor Sima happen? How could the people's livelihood be miserable? If you compare similar things in the world with people, will the results be the same? The same people do the same thing.
Things could be different."
Gao Lingbo said solemnly.
"It is said that it is good to choose this and bad to choose that. In fact, there is no right choice in this world. Whether it is correct or not depends on what people do after making the choice."
"Being a minister of Qingming or a minister of power, whether it is a government of Qingming or a government of chaos, all are done by people."
"We officials, rather than speaking for the people, we use the people's public opinion to speak for ourselves. We are just talking about it for our own ideas. Who can guarantee that whose opinion is right?"
"Common people, you are bringing out the common people at this time. Rather than fearing the suffering of the common people, are you afraid that you will not be able to benefit from this current situation and will not be able to occupy a good position?"
Chen Shao looked gloomy.
"That's just what you think." He said coldly.
Gao Lingbo laughed and nodded.
"Yes, that's what I think. My idea is that my Gao family will always be the emperor's relatives!" He said, standing up, "Master Chen, I'm leaving."
After saying that, he walked away without another word.
The tea room became quiet. Chen Shao held the piece of paper in his hand and pondered for a moment before finally putting it away.
Before he could sit down at home, he received another summons from the Queen Mother in the palace. This time, Chen Shao hesitated and accepted the summons.
The Queen Mother met Chen Shao in the emperor's palace.
"Queen, please step aside," the Queen Mother said.
The queen saluted politely, turned around and left without saying much.
"Master Chen, take a look at Your Majesty," the Queen Mother said, sitting in front of the emperor's couch.
Chen Shao raised his feet and stepped forward, looking at the man lying quietly on the couch, his eyes could not help but turn red.
"You know very well how much His Majesty cares about his heirs, right?"
The Queen Mother continued, her voice trembling.
Chen Shao nodded.
Yes, there was one time when His Majesty lost his composure and cried in front of him, saying that he did not want to have a divorce.
"He doesn't want to have an offspring, and he doesn't want to be offered incense by others in the future. All he wants is his own heirs, his own children and grandchildren, children and grandchildren who are in his blood."
"Master Chen, they are all saying that Prince Qing is not suitable to be emperor, and adoption is the most suitable and the best."
"Master Chen, I don't understand, who do they think this is best for? Master Chen, please tell me with your heart in mind, if His Majesty was awake at this time, would he agree to the adoption?"
Of course not...
Chen Shao was silent, looking at the emperor on the couch, raising his sleeves to cover his face.
Seeing Chen Shao like this, the Queen Mother let out a breath, now it was time to say the most important words.
"Also, Mr. Chen." She softened her tone, "They are clamoring to adopt the clan, but have they ever thought about how Prince Qing's descendants will deal with themselves in the future?"
Prince Qing’s heir?
Chen Shao looked over suddenly.
"Isn't Prince Qing born stupid? Hasn't everyone forgotten? Prince Qing was extremely smart when he was young, but he couldn't even compare to Prince Ping." The Queen Mother said, and she couldn't help but shed tears when she said this.
Yes, Chen Shao felt a little sad, as the little prince seemed to appear in front of his eyes.
No matter how much time passed, the description of the once lovely little prince was blurred, but the decent manners and manners, and the intelligence and cleverness of His Majesty's responses all emerged before my eyes one by one.
"He is just like this because he was injured the day after tomorrow. Then will the children he gave birth to be stupid as well?" The Queen Mother continued.
"Empress, are you saying that Prince Qing can still do it?" he asked in surprise.
The Queen Mother nodded and raised her head to call the imperial physician, who quickly walked in with his head lowered.
"Prince Qing is eleven years old now." The imperial doctor lowered his head and said, "I have seen it and I know how to handle it."
Able to do things well!
Chen Shao's expression changed.
In the side hall, looking at the chamberlain who lowered his head, the queen looked solemn.
Able to do things...
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"...This is not good... Prince Qing can still have a son..."
"...Who says I will definitely give birth to a son? What if I give birth to a daughter..."
With a bang, the door was opened, and the chatter and laughter in the room stopped immediately.
"Who is it?" Several students in the room looked over angrily, and when they saw the person standing at the door, they suddenly looked horrified.
Gao Xiaoguan stood at the door with his arms folded, looking at them with a squinting eyebrow. The followers beside him stared at them eagerly, clenching their fists and eager to try.
"What are you talking about? You're smiling so happily?" Gao Xiaoguanren said slowly, "Say it to make everyone happy."
The faces of the few students in the room were ashen. If anyone else had laughed at Prince Qing in front of the Gao family, it would have been a big disaster.
"No, it's nothing." A student said tremblingly, his legs obviously shaking.
"A bunch of cowards!"
The young official Gao sneered and walked away.
"Speaking of which, I quite admire that boy from the Cheng family. Although he is annoying, he is somewhat courageous."
"A small official is very tolerant." His followers praised him in unison.
Seeing the high-ranking officials walking away, the scholars in the room immediately came out.
"Go quickly, go quickly."
"However, the fact that high-ranking officials dare to go out to visit Desheng Tower shows that this matter has been settled."
Everyone whispered and left in a hurry.
"elder sister."
Chun Ling suddenly stopped.
"I forgot to pick up the music score."
"Chun Ling, why are you so careless?" Another maid complained.
Madam Zhu who was walking in front stopped.
"Go ahead," she said.
Chun Ling responded by turning around and running away. Here, Miss Zhu raised her feet and stepped forward. Before she had taken two steps, she heard Chun Ling's cry behind her.
"...You are so fucking blind, where did you hit it!"
The leader's follower cursed, saying that a slap in the face was not enough, and raised his foot to kick Chun Ling, who was kneeling in front of him.
Chun Ling screamed for mercy but didn't dare to hide. She closed her eyes and waited for this kick with a white face.
"Small officials will show mercy."
Miss Zhu shouted.
Hearing this voice, Gao Xiaoguanren frowned and looked over with a bit of impatience, and saw the woman walking towards him quickly.
The foot of the follower had already kicked Chun Ling, and Chun Ling fell down with a cry.
"High-ranking official." Miss Zhu quickly stepped forward, stood next to Chun Ling, bowed and saluted, "I apologize to you."
Gao Xiaoguan looked at her, narrowed his eyes and smiled.
"It turns out it's Miss Zhu." He said slowly, "I can't afford your apology. It's me who should apologize to you. Please be more kind in front of your benefactor, but don't let me
Lightning struck me."
Before Miss Zhu could speak, the door on the side was opened.
"High Fourteen, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Qin Hu stood by the door and raised his eyebrows.
Gao Xiaoguan looked at him a little surprised.
"What a coincidence, Qin Shisan, are you here too?" he asked, looking behind Qin Hu at the seven or eight young people scattered in the room, and raised his eyebrows, "I don't know what you said here.
What's the happy thing?"
Qin Hu looked solemn.
"Want to come in and listen?" he said.
Gao Xiaoguan looked at him for a moment and laughed.
"I know, Qin Shisan, you are not a confused person."
