Ah Luo was thinking in her mind, a sweet smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she said "Hello".
Concubine Mei was also in her fifties and had a serious heart condition. She looked very old now. She took A Luo's hand and frowned at first: "Girls' hands are the most delicate, they should be thin, white and soft. Look at it.
Why do you still have calluses on your palms?"
A Luo smiled nonchalantly and said: "I read, practice calligraphy and practice the piano every day, and I also practice martial arts with a bow, archery, horseback riding, and it's not unusual for me to have some calluses on my palms."
Concubine Mei snorted softly, her words showing dissatisfaction: "I really don't know what your father, the emperor, and the empress are thinking, making you work so hard. You are the most noble princess of Daqi, and you will be honored and wealthy for the rest of your life even if you do nothing.
.Why bother you like this?"
"In my opinion, girls should still look like girls. If they are too strong and competitive, it is not interesting."
In his words, there was obviously an insinuation that Xie Mingxi was very difficult to deal with.
A Luo resisted the urge to retort and said patiently: "My father, the emperor and my mother taught me carefully, and they also hope that I will be better than my peers. It is my blessing to be born in the heavenly family. I also hope that my father, the emperor and my mother will both be outstanding."
Be proud of me."
Concubine Mei said: "Grandma also hopes that you will be well. However, you should also listen to grandma. No matter how strong a woman is, she cannot be as strong as a man. It is not a good thing to be too harsh."
"You are already thirteen years old this year. In a few years, you will be old enough to open a palace and recruit a consort. From now on, you will choose a good consort and live a good life. You are the princess of the Tian family. The consort will only please those who please you, and he will definitely not let you.
Being angry and wronged.”
Look! The gap is really not that big.
Ah Luo really couldn't listen to what Mrs. Mei said. She twitched her lips slightly and said, "Grandma, I'm still young and I haven't thought about this."
Concubine Mei thought that the girl's family was ashamed, so she laughed: "It's natural for men to get married, and for girls to get married. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
A Luo: "..."
A'luo rolled her eyes in her heart and silently reminded herself that this is your biological grandmother. Just say a few words, don't take it to heart, just bear with it.
Then, I heard Mrs. Mei continue to say: "Hey, you are old too. There are some things that I don't need to hide from you. You should know a few things."
"Your mother has never been able to give birth to a prince, and the ministers in the court have presented memorials one after another, but your father has become so determined that he has ignored them all."
"I'm old and useless. No one is willing to listen to what I say. From now on, I won't worry about these things. Now, I only worry about you."
"Brother Ji, you and the others have all grown up with you in the palace, and their relationship is quite good. No matter which one your father chooses to be the adoptive heir, you will treat each other as brothers. People's hearts are made of flesh.
, no matter who sits on the throne from now on, they will always think of you and will be your backer..."
A Luo responded silently in her heart.
Grandma, you really don't have to worry about such small things.
My father, the emperor, and my mother have no intention of adopting the throne. If they want to establish a heir apparent, I am the only candidate.
…
At night, when mother and daughter were alone, Aluo told the story angrily: "...she is really my own grandmother! She has been 'working hard' and 'thinking about me' from the beginning to the end. Fortunately, I am patient now, otherwise,
, I can’t help but refute her.”
Xie Mingxi smiled faintly: "Just listen to what she says, don't take it to heart."
"There are such women in the world who are willing to be inferior to men. They think that all women should be like this. They obey their father at home, their husbands when they get married, and their sons when their husbands die. It is good to be outstanding, but you cannot be too outstanding, let alone
It should be so outstanding that it surpasses men."
"In your grandmother's eyes, I am one of those outliers who is too powerful and difficult to deal with and tries to dominate other men."
"It's a pity that your grandmother has a weak temperament and mediocre methods, so she is firmly suppressed by me. Your father is also devoted to me. Your grandmother is dissatisfied with me, and there is nothing you can do about it."
It's not that Mrs. Mei doesn't want to cause trouble for her daughter-in-law, she just doesn't have the ability.
Xie Mingxi tolerated her for two years, and in one fell swoop, she took care of Mrs. Mei. If she had any complaints, she only dared to express them behind her back.
Ah Luo still felt frustrated: "I was really annoyed when I heard what grandma said."
"Mother, how long do I have to wait before I can confidently refute my grandmother and say that I don't have to rely on anyone but myself?"
There were two clusters of strong flames burning in Ah Luo's eyes, and her beautiful face seemed to be bursting with fire.
Xie Mingxi laughed dumbly and caressed A Luo's soft and smooth cheek: "Don't be impatient. You have to eat your food one bite at a time, and you have to walk the road step by step."
"Now is a good start. At least, the court officials already know that your father has no intention of accepting a concubine. In the future, such memorials will become less and less..."
A Luo's eyes lit up.
Xie Mingxi smiled and said slowly: "Instead, it should be a memorial for choosing my nephew to adopt."
A Luo: "..."
Ah Luo took a long breath and her eyesight returned to clarity: "Don't worry, mother, I have been mentally prepared. I will be patient and wait slowly."
"I will not mention this matter to anyone until it is done."
Xie Mingxi's eyes flashed with relief, and she said slowly: "This day will not last long."
…
Three months later, Zhou Yong quelled the civil unrest in Jin and returned victorious.
For Zhou Yong's military exploits, the emperor will be generously rewarded.
Daqi's military strength was strong, with more than 100,000 Imperial Guards and Divine Guards in the capital, tens of thousands of Shu soldiers and 100,000 border troops who were famous for their elite troops, and garrisons in various places, with a total strength of about 400,000.
After ten years of dedicated management, Sheng Hong has brought most of Da Qi's troops under his control.
Civil servants govern the country, and military generals stabilize the country.
As the emperor, controlling the military strength is the most important thing.
To put it bluntly, no matter how loud the civil servants are, they can only open their mouths. If the military generals have different intentions, the dragon throne will not be so stable.
The courtiers repeatedly submitted memorials, but to no avail. Concubine Mei disappeared, and no one in the harem dared to cause trouble for Xie Mingxi. No matter how stupid a person is, they knew that they could not compete with the emperor and the empress, so they had to give up their thoughts for the time being.
Anyway, this Daqi belongs to the emperor. The emperor himself is not in a hurry, and it is useless for them to be anxious. The emperor is in his prime, and it will not be too late to discuss the matter of establishing a heir in the future.
Although the emperor has no prince, fortunately he has quite a few nephews. From the elder brother Ji to the younger brother, there are four in total! And all of them are outstanding. It depends on which one the emperor and empress will choose.
In the blink of an eye, it’s a new year again.
At the first imperial meeting in the eleventh year of Jianye's reign, the emperor suddenly issued an imperial edict. From that day on, Daqi had a new law, allowing women to establish female households.
As expected, this imperial edict aroused fierce opposition among the officials in the court.
