Eight hundred and thirty seventh chapter undercurrent (a)
In a blink of an eye, it’s the Lantern Festival.
The national mourning of the year had not yet passed, so there was naturally no Lantern Festival Lantern Festival in the capital. There was only a palace banquet in the palace. On this day, Mrs. Xu reported illness and did not go to the palace to attend the banquet.
After Xie Mingxi heard about Xu's "disease", she sent Fuyu to Xie's mansion and rewarded him with many valuable supplements.
After Fuyu came back, he reported quietly: "The old lady is in very good spirits. She can eat a big elbow in one meal. She has a better appetite than a slave!"
Xie Mingxi knew that Mrs. Xu was pretending to be ill, so she smiled when she heard this and said, "Don't talk nonsense outside."
Fuyu responded with a smile.
As he was talking, Sheng Hong's familiar voice sounded outside the door: "Mingxi, I'm back."
Sheng Hong also held a palace banquet in the Yiqing Palace, and all civil and military officials attended the banquet. There was no singing and dancing, and there was no music of silk and bamboo. The palace banquet ended early. It was rare for Sheng Hong to return early.
According to the custom of the harem, when the emperor arrives, there is a set of complicated etiquette. A message is sent at least an hour in advance, and the concubine who is about to be blessed by the emperor prepares happily and dresses up to welcome the emperor.
Since Sheng Hong ascended the throne, these harem practices have long been abandoned.
Fulin Palace is the residence of Queen Xie and the emperor's residence.
Sheng Hong was busy with political affairs during the day, and had to return to Fulin Palace no matter how late it was. The young emperors and empresses were dignified and dignified in front of others, but in Fulin Palace, they were just like ordinary loving couples in the world. They were quite closed-door.
It means living your own life.
Xie Mingxi had a smile in her eyes, but did not get up to open the door to greet her.
Sheng Hong didn't wait for Xie Mingxi's response, reached out and pushed open the door. He walked quickly to Xie Mingxi, leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.
Congyu Fuyu immediately bowed his head and retreated. Congyu closed the door carefully, and walked a few meters away with Fuyu before stopping.
"The Emperor is so kind to the Queen." Cong Yu laughed softly: "It would be better if Princess A Luo could return to Beijing as soon as possible."
Fuyu was a little worried and whispered: "I don't know if the emperor will choose concubines to enter the palace in the future."
When he was the king of Shu, Sheng Hong was devoted to Xie Mingxi. But now, Sheng Hong sat on the dragon throne and became the most respected person in the world. How could there always be only the queen in the harem?
Even if Sheng Hong doesn't have this intention, Queen Mother Yu will never let go of the opportunity to cause trouble for Xie Mingxi.
Congyu was also worried and sighed softly: "Who knows what will happen in the future."
He cheered up again and said with a smile: "Don't think too much. In short, the emperor and the empress are of the same mind now. This is hard to find in the world."
This is true.
You should not be greedy. Let’s talk about the future.
Fuyu quickly put this layer of worries behind him and whispered to Congyu about the trip to Xie's Mansion.
Congyu listened with gusto.
In the past in Shu, Xie Mingxi often left the palace. The two of them often traveled around with their master, which was so comfortable. Now that the master has become the queen of the middle palace, she stays in the palace all day. They have no chance to leave the palace.
If you leave the palace once in a while, you will always be happy for a long time.
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The emperor and empress in the bedroom were also talking about the Xu family.
"On New Year's Day, my mother resorted to some tricks to embarrass my grandmother in public. My grandmother was not very courageous and was frightened. She did not dare to enter the palace on the Lantern Festival, so she complained of illness."
Xie Mingxi's tone was brisk, apparently not angry at Xu's retreat.
Sheng Hong raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Grandma, this is more reassuring."
The previous commotion was indeed very satisfying. However, it cannot be done again and again. Empress Dowager Yu's dignity as a queen mother cannot tolerate repeated offences.
Empress Dowager Yu wants to control the Xu family, and she has many tricks. When the time comes, Xie Mingxi will be implicated.
The Xu family was not familiar with the methods of fighting in the palace, so she honestly hid in the palace, which was a wise move to protect herself. It also saved Xie Mingxi a lot of trouble.
Xie Mingxi's eyes flashed slightly and she smiled lightly: "Although my grandmother is not very wise, she knows how to advance and retreat. She is a little greedy, but not too much. The most rare thing is that her vision is precise. After placing a bet, she can be firm in her mind.
, it’s very rare not to swing from side to side.”
Xie Mingxi spoke highly of Xu.
Sheng Hong thought so and praised his father-in-law by the way: "My father-in-law, the Minister of Etiquette, also did a good job."
Xie Jun came from a serious Tanhua background, not to mention his talent and learning, and he also had some ability to be an official. After being promoted to the position of Minister of Rites, Xie Jun did not dare to be arrogant and worked very steadily.
For Sheng Hong, his father-in-law's behavior was beyond his expectations and expectations.
Xie Mingxi twitched her lips and revealed what her biological father Xie Jun was thinking: "After becoming the head of the state, the next step is to join the cabinet. He will do his best to please his son-in-law and daughter."
Sheng Hong was happy to hear this: "It's a bit mean for you to talk about your own father like that!"
She hasn’t said anything meaner yet!
Xie Mingxi smiled: "You just ascended the throne last year, and it was inconvenient for my father to mention the matter of ennobling me. This year I will definitely mention it. Just wait and see! Someone will soon submit a memorial to ask the emperor to confer a title on the Mei family and the Xie family."
After thinking about it, he changed his mind and said with a smile: "We must start with the Yu family first."
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The banter between the husband and wife took place at the court meeting the next day.
The right minister of the Ministry of Rites presented a memorial, asking the emperor to reward the mother clan.
Sheng Hong's biological mother is Princess Mei, but the serious maternal clan is the Yu family.
However, the Yu family has become extremely prosperous in recent years. Mr. Yu has the title of Duke Chengen, and his family has vast hectares of fertile land and numerous assets. There are many descendants of the Yu family who are serving as officials in the court.
The memorial from the right minister of the Ministry of Rites was to invite the emperor to grant a reward to the Yu family.
The emperor obviously had no intention of further rewarding the Yu family, and said: "The Yu family is loyal to Da Qi and has made great contributions to the country. However, the late emperor also treated the Yu family very generously. In the future, I will select promising descendants of the Yu family as officials.
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"If I do this, I think my mother will also be happy."
Before Yu Guyi Dang could speak out his advice, the emperor said again: "If there is a memorial to invite the Mei family and the Xie family to be rewarded, my beloved ministers don't need to say more."
"The Mei family is grateful to the family. If there are outstanding sons and daughters, I will choose them. If the descendants are unworthy, I will not tolerate them."
"I will treat my mother's family and my wife's family well. This is my family matter and there is no need to bring it to the court for discussion."
Listen and listen.
The emperor opened his mouth and classified the Mei family and the Xie family as family affairs. It was obvious that he was very close to his mother's wife family. However, he refused to give lavish rewards and did not even mention the dukedom of Cheng'en that he deserved.
What does this mean?
Xie Jun was also confused.
He also hopes to be like Mr. Yu, who will first be granted the title of Duke of Engrave, and then concurrently serve as an important minister in the court, so that the Xie family will be prosperous for decades... Given the emperor's affection for the queen, isn't this a matter of course?
Which song are you singing now?
In the following two court meetings, every time someone tried to mention this matter, they were interrupted by the emperor.
The emperor's holy will is very obvious.
Sheng Hong had no intention of conferring a title on his mother’s wife clan!
