The next day, Emperor Jianwen got up a little late again.
Lianxiang's skin was as white as jade, her eyes were soft and soft, and she was so beautiful and charming that she could shine. She served Emperor Jianwen to change his clothes gently and diligently.
Emperor Jianwen couldn't help but put his arms around the beauty's slender waist and laughed softly: "With you by my side, I feel that I suddenly look more than twenty years younger."
Lianxiang looked like the sixteen-year-old Queen Yu. Emperor Jianwen looked at Lianxiang and suddenly felt that he had become younger. What was even more strange was that with such a beautiful woman in his arms every night, he did not feel too tired...
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Lian Xiang's pretty face was slightly red, and she whispered softly: "The emperor is so powerful and energetic that he is even more powerful than the slaves!"
As a man, there is absolutely no reason why I should not be happy when I hear these words.
Emperor Jianwen laughed, very proud of himself.
Eunuch Lu, who was standing aside, also showed a knowing smile.
Emperor Jianwen was in his forties, and naturally he was not as energetic as a young man. There was a doctor named Zhao in the imperial hospital. Occasionally, when he was out of the palace, he came back looking for a "magic pill". He studied it carefully for half a month and determined that it would be effective and would not harm the body.
, so he boldly offered it up.
Naturally, we cannot let too many people know about this kind of thing.
Eunuch Lu did not want this credit to be taken away by others, so he dedicated it to Emperor Jianwen privately.
Emperor Jianwen was quite satisfied with the "Shenxian Pill" and secretly rewarded him with a hundred taels of gold. Eunuch Lu didn't particularly care about the gold and silver. However, this reward meant the holy family.
Eunuch Lu was quite happy and secretly gave the hundred taels of gold to Zhilan.
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After Emperor Jianwen changed his clothes, he had breakfast with Empress Yu.
Eat without talking and sleep without talking.
After breakfast, Empress Yu opened her mouth and said: "The fourth prince knelt all night. In the early morning, my concubine ordered people to carry him back to the palace to rest. He had to rest for two days before going to Songzhu Academy."
When mentioning the fourth prince, Emperor Jianwen snorted and said coldly: "It's just right to let him suffer a little!"
Empress Yu sighed softly, with a hint of self-blame in her tone: "To be honest, it's all my fault. I am busy with palace affairs every day, and I don't pay attention to teaching the princes. They are all disciplined by their biological mother.
This is my concubine's fault!"
Queen Yu is the legitimate mother.
From the perspective of etiquette, she is the mother of several princes. She didn't want to do it back then, otherwise, she would have taken a prince and raised him in Jiaofang Palace.
Emperor Jianwen immediately comforted him and said: "He has a ruthless nature and is not gentle enough in his actions. How can I blame you?" When it comes to being gentle, he cannot help but praise the third prince: "Among the princes, the third prince is the most gentle and honest.
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Empress Yu smiled slightly and did not take any credit: "It was Concubine Shu who taught me well."
While they were talking, Concubine Shu and her son came to say hello.
"I would like to pay my respects to the Emperor."
"My son, I send my regards to my father, the emperor and my queen."
Concubine Shu and the third prince saluted respectfully together.
Emperor Jianwen smiled kindly and said: "I am free of ceremony." He also smiled and praised: "The morning and dusk are the same, and it has been the same for more than ten years. It shows that Concubine Shu knows the rules."
Concubine Shu knows the rules, but the one who doesn't is naturally Concubine Li who comes to pay her respects every now and then.
In fact, I can't blame Concubine Li for paying her respects. Concubine Li actually wanted to come every day, but Empress Yu didn't want to see Concubine Li, and told her to just come and pay her respects once every three days.
But, at this moment, who can still remember such inconspicuous details?
The slight dissatisfaction accumulated over time is like firewood quietly piling up. After being ignited by a fire, the intensity of the fire must not be underestimated.
Queen Yu and Concubine Shu looked at each other and exchanged knowing glances calmly.
Emperor Jianwen then ordered the third prince: "When you go to the academy today, remember to ask for leave for your fourth brother for two days, and tell him that he is slightly ill."
Last night, the news that the fourth prince was angrily scolded and made to kneel all night had already spread throughout the palace. How could the third prince not know about it? He was happy in his heart, but it didn't show on his face. He opened his mouth to agree without asking a single word.
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Soon, Queen Mother Li also learned about this and came to Jiaofang Hall with an angry look on her face to question: "...a mere chamberlain who fails to serve his master deserves to be beaten to death. It is nothing."
"You must have fanned the flames, and the emperor was so angry that he made the fourth prince kneel all night."
"As your legitimate mother and the queen of the middle palace, you are derelict in your responsibility if you fail to teach the prince well."
As a mother-in-law, Queen Mother Li was naturally picky about her daughter-in-law.
However, Empress Dowager Li learned a lesson and came to Jiaofang Palace while Emperor Jianwen was in the morning, so that Emperor Jianwen would not have to protect Empress Yu all the time.
It's a pity that Queen Yu has never been easy to control.
In the past, she was tolerant of Empress Dowager Li because she did not want to put Emperor Jianwen in a dilemma. Now that Empress Yu no longer cares about Emperor Jianwen, how could she be at a disadvantage with her words and skills?
"As a prince, you should be tolerant and generous. Although the servants are humble, they still have human lives. It is not appropriate for the queen to treat them like ants."
"As the mother said, it is the daughter-in-law's responsibility to educate the prince. Therefore, the daughter-in-law did not want to let this matter go easily last night. Otherwise, she would be indulging in pampering and harming the fourth prince."
"My daughter-in-law would never dare to admit the so-called fanning the flames. The emperor went to war because he was angry."
"The mother has this time to blame her daughter-in-law, why not go and see the fourth prince and teach him how to be the prince of the Tian family!"
Queen Mother Li was trembling with anger and pointed at Queen Yu: "You bastard! How dare you talk to the Ai family like this!"
Queen Yu's brows did not move, her expression calm: "My daughter-in-law has always been respectful to my mother. Today my mother came to question me angrily, and my daughter-in-law explained everything. I wonder which of my daughter-in-law's words was inappropriate?"
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Who is the master of the harem?
Is she the mother of the emperor, or the current queen?
As the Queen Mother, she is born with a privileged position. But this does not mean that the Queen Mother can always make things difficult for her daughter-in-law, who is the Queen. You must know that the phoenix seal of the harem is in the hands of the Queen.
Who wins and who loses depends on whom Emperor Jianwen turns to.
The filial Emperor Jianwen had always turned toward his own mother, so Empress Dowager Li always had the upper hand.
Now that Emperor Jianwen was obsessed with Empress Yu, Empress Dowager Li showed her desolation at the loss of power.
She was no match for Empress Yu in terms of words, so she went to Emperor Jianwen to complain, but to no avail. Instead, Emperor Jianwen gently comforted her and gave her an explanation. The main message was, "The queen is old and there is no need to worry about everything in the palace. The queen can take care of it, so the queen can rest assured."
Let’s live in peace in Cining Palace”...
The second round of confrontation ended with Queen Mother Li's defeat!
At this point, the trend in the harem has completely shifted towards Empress Yu, and the status of Concubine Shu and the third prince in the palace has also skyrocketed.
On the other hand, Concubine Li and her son, one was grounded and the other was forced to kneel down. They lost all their face and it also showed that they had lost the holy family.
The movements in the harem quietly affect the direction of the court.
Soon, more and more officials came to Yu's house.
This news was also transmitted to the Xishan Palace without missing a beat, and reached the ears of Sheng Hong and Xie Mingxi.
