The next day, Xie Jun, the Minister of Rites, wrote a memorial in which he asked for a royal title for his stepmother, Mrs. Xu.
The emperor approved the memorial that day and sent a generous gift to the Xie Mansion. Mrs. Xu put on the second-grade royal robe, with an old face smiling like a stretched chrysanthemum, and the corner of her mouth almost grinned behind her ears.
There were so many female relatives who went to the Xie family to congratulate them. People from the Lu Mansion, Zhao Mansion, Xiao Mansion, Lin Mansion, etc. all came to express their congratulations. There were very few relatives from the royal family who came, and none of the Yu family and the Gu family showed any sign of it. Gu Qing, on the other hand, privately
I ordered people to send congratulatory gifts to Xie's family.
It can also be seen that not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, he quickly won over many civil servants.
Empress Dowager Yu's influence on the court is not small, but it has not reached the point of covering the sky with one hand. On the contrary, the royal family members sided with Empress Dowager Yu overwhelmingly.
What is the situation like in the contest between Empress Dowager Yu and Empress Xie in the palace?
There are countless pairs of eyes watching every move in the palace closely.
Empress Dowager Yu was quite calm and did not rush to take action, and took care of palace affairs as usual every day.
Empress Xie was not in a hurry at all. She attended to Empress Dowager Li every day in Cining Palace and had no intention of interfering or interfering with palace affairs.
Queen Xie's behavior made everyone confused and they started talking among themselves.
"Does the Queen really intend to live in Fulin Palace forever?"
"That day at the palace banquet, the Empress Dowager personally said that the Empress Dowager should always live in the Jiaofang Palace. There were no less than a hundred people present at the time and they all heard it clearly. How can this be false?"
"However, the Queen Mother is already over fifty years old. The Queen Mother is so young and can afford to spend time and wait."
"The Queen Mother is single-handedly in charge of palace affairs, and the Queen Mother has no chance to get involved. If things go on like this, the Queen Mother's life in the palace will probably not be easy! In the past, Queen Xiao, luckily, could still take care of some trivial matters. Thanks to the Queen Mother, but
Staying in Cining Palace every day to wait for the illness..."
"I really can't understand the situation in the palace. Is it because the Queen Mother is so skillful, or is it because the Queen Mother is good at hiding things and is more scheming?"
"Of course, the Queen Mother has the upper hand. If nothing else, her status as Queen Mother is enough to make the Queen Mother run rampant."
"That's not necessarily true. In my opinion, the Queen Mother is not a fuel-efficient lamp. She has lived in the palace for a while! I have never heard of the Queen Mother suffering from boredom. On the contrary, the Queen Mother was at the palace banquet that day.
I was so angry..."
These private criticisms did not reach the ears of Queen Mother Yu.
However, exciting news soon came out from the palace.
Empress Dowager Li, who had been slumped on the bed unable to speak or move for several years, could actually speak!
…
"What did you say?"
In the Jiaofang Palace, Queen Mother Yu's suppressed angry voice came out and asked: "Can the Queen Mother really open her mouth to speak?"
The envoy from Zhao Yuan, who was kneeling in front of Queen Mother Yu, had a look of despair on his face. He knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise his head. He was trembling and said with sincerity and fear: "Yes."
Empress Dowager Yu's eyes flashed with terrifying anger, her expression was uncertain, her chest rose and fell violently, and she coldly squeezed out a few words through her teeth: "What on earth is going on?"
When Emperor Jianwen passed away, Empress Dowager Li was shocked to hear the bad news and suddenly fainted. After that, she could not move or speak.
Empress Dowager Yu did not kill Empress Dowager Li, firstly because of Emperor Jianwen's last words. Secondly, she wanted to keep Empress Dowager Li in the world, so that Empress Dowager Li could not survive but not die.
Feel the pain, so that you can get rid of the bad mood in your heart.
At Empress Dowager Yu's signal, the prescriptions prescribed by Zhao Yuan were all "too square", which could not cure the disease and would not kill the person.
In the past four years, Empress Dowager Yu rarely set foot in Cining Palace. The envoy from Zhao Yuan came to Jiaofang Palace every half month to report.
Queen Mother Yu naturally had no good intentions when she sent Xie Mingxi to Cining Palace to take care of her illness. Queen Mother Yu did not pay attention to the news that Xie Mingxi was doing in Cining Palace.
Change prescription?
How ridiculous! Could it be that Xie Mingxi really knows how to prescribe prescriptions to treat illnesses and save lives?
Unexpectedly, this slap came so violently and suddenly!
Empress Dowager Li's illness was actually relieved! She was able to speak! Although she could only utter two or three words intermittently... But for Empress Dowager Yu, it was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue!
"When you came to report before, why did you never mention the improvement of the Empress Dowager's illness?" If the eyes could be turned into reality, Empress Dowager Yu's sharp and menacing gaze would have cut Zhao Yuanshi to pieces with a thousand knives: "How come the Empress Dowager has improved?"
The Queen Mother is suddenly able to speak?"
Envoy Zhao was also filled with bitterness.
Since Queen Xie went to Cining Palace, the imperial doctors were only allowed to check the pulse once a day. The rest of the time, the imperial doctors were sent to wait outside the bedroom.
Emperor Zhao and the imperial doctors naturally knew that Empress Xie changed the prescription. However, everyone gathered together and discussed it for a while, but they did not think that the changed prescription could cure Empress Dowager Li. Therefore, the imperial doctors did not
Keep this in mind.
Of course they didn't know that Empress Xie secretly gave Empress Dowager Li another medicine, and ordered people to massage Empress Dowager Li's body every day and help her get out of bed and move around...
Now, Queen Mother Li's condition has suddenly improved and she can even speak!
The faces of all the imperial doctors were swollen from being slapped, and the face of Imperial Envoy Zhao was also swollen and painful!
"Back to the Empress Dowager, I don't know what's going on." Zhao Yuanshi replied bravely: "Perhaps the Empress is proficient in medical science, and the modified prescription is effective. Or maybe the Empress is sincere in her treatment of the disease.
I was moved by the Queen Mother..."
So impressed!
Empress Dowager Yu couldn't bear it anymore, so she picked up the paperweight and threw it away.
The paper weight is made of fine jade and is quite hard.
Envoy Zhao didn't even have the courage to dodge. He was hit on the shoulder by a jade paper weight, and he immediately felt a sharp pain! The paper weight rolled to the ground with a crisp clang and broke into two pieces.
The envoy from Zhao Yuan gasped in pain and kowtowed repeatedly: "The Queen Mother, please calm down! The Queen Mother, please calm down!"
Empress Dowager Yu's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water, and there was a hint of coldness in her voice: "Where did Zhao Yuan's words come from? The Empress Dowager's illness has improved, and the Ai family can only be happy in their hearts, so how can they be angry!
"
Cold sweat broke out on Zhao Yuan's back and he didn't dare to raise his head at all: "Yes, yes, I am so happy that I lost my head and said the wrong thing. Please don't take offense, the Queen Mother!"
Empress Dowager Yu snorted coldly, but before she could say anything, Yu Qiao lowered her head and came in to report: "To the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager has come to see you."
Is Xie Mingxi here?
To see or not to see?
Of course I want to see you!
Otherwise, if the news spread, wouldn't it make me, the Queen Mother, feel guilty?
Empress Dowager Yu took a deep breath, suppressed the overwhelming anger in her heart, and said calmly: "Come here, clean up the ground. Then invite the queen to come in. Ambassador Zhao, you also stay."
After a while, Xie Mingxi entered the Jiaofang Hall with a smile.
