The pain of losing his father is mixed with the anger of failed plot.
Empress Dowager Yu, who was very happy and angry, now stared at Sheng Hong and Xie Mingxi with a ferocious look and red eyes.
Xiao Yuhan was horrified, his heart almost raised to his throat.
The two emperors and empresses turned a blind eye to the strange behavior of Empress Dowager Yu, and each said earnestly: "The queen is grieving excessively, which is most likely to hurt the body. Now, I will ask the envoy from Zhao Yuan to come and ask for the queen's pulse."
"I can't live without my mother for a moment in the palace. Please take care of your body."
What a filial son and daughter-in-law!
Queen Mother Yu was extremely angry, but she did not break out. Instead, she let out a long sigh, closed her eyes, and said feebly: "The Ai family wants to be alone, so you all can go away!"
Xiao Yuhan wanted to go to the Yu family on behalf of Queen Mother Yu and be the first to resign.
However, Xie Mingxi and Sheng Hong did not leave the Jiaofang Palace, and personally stayed outside the Queen Mother Yu's bedroom until dawn.
The emperor's filial piety and deeds spread outside the palace and became a model for the Qi Dynasty, which was cited as a good talk. When Empress Dowager Yu learned about it, she sneered again and again.
This couple are both cunning, cunning and shameless people who are best at showing off. They never miss an opportunity to build their reputation.
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The Yu family is one of the most famous families in Da Qi. Master Yu is the biological father of the Empress Dowager Yu, Duke Chengen of Da Qi, and the head of the Hanlin Academy.
Any identity is no small matter.
Master Yu's death was shocking and lamentable. There were a lot of guests coming to express condolences. Almost all officials and family members from the entire capital came to the door of Yu's house.
The empress did not come in person, but sent people around her to come on her behalf. Xiao Yuhan came to the house on behalf of the empress dowager Yu, which also gave the Yu family a lot of face.
Seven days later, Mr. Yu was buried in the ancestral grave of the Yu family.
Empress Dowager Yu in the palace became ill due to excessive grief.
In addition to going to Cining Palace to take care of illnesses, Empress Xie also went to Jiaofang Palace to take care of illnesses every day. Everyone could see her busy and hard work.
The most rare thing is that Queen Xie did not seek to seize the power of the palace at this time. She even took the initiative to suggest to Queen Mother Yu: "It is not appropriate for the Queen Mother to recuperate and take up her energy. It is better to leave the palace affairs to the emperor's sister-in-law temporarily."
Xiao Yuhan was startled when he heard this, and quickly glanced at Xie Mingxi.
It's a pity that, looking left and right, Xie Mingxi's face is full of sincerity, and there is no hint of disobedience.
Why did Xie Mingxi pass up this great opportunity? Instead, he offered to let her take charge of palace affairs temporarily?
Xie Mingxi seemed to have sensed some of Xiao Yuhan's uneasiness, and smiled at Xiao Yuhan: "The emperor's sister-in-law is familiar with palace affairs and acts thoughtfully and carefully. The palace affairs are left to the emperor's sister-in-law, and the queen mother can rest assured, and I feel at ease."
After a pause, he smiled and said: "In an ordinary family, if the mother-in-law is sick, the eldest sister-in-law should be in charge of the family. The imperial sister-in-law does not have to worry too much."
Queen Mother Yu raised her eyelids and glanced at Xie Mingxi's sincere face: "The Queen has a reputation for being virtuous, and she does things according to rules."
Even Empress Dowager Yu couldn't fault her at all if she behaved like this.
If Xie Mingxi is eager to intervene in palace affairs, Queen Mother Yu can secretly order people to spread rumors, manipulate public opinion, and accuse Xie Mingxi of being unfilial.
If this unfilial hat is suppressed, all the advantages Xie Mingxi has worked so hard to achieve will be destroyed.
It's a pity that Xie Mingxi is too shrewd and cunning. He avoided this pit easily.
Xie Mingxi's eyes and Queen Mother Yu's eyes slightly touched each other in the air, but they each twitched the corners of their lips.
Xiao Yuhan, who was standing aside, felt his scalp numb.
Outsiders only know that the palace is full of undercurrents and never calms down. Only when you are in it can you know how frightening and dangerous it is. At this time, she is very happy.
When she was the empress a few years ago, she had been suppressed by Empress Dowager Yu and could not move, just like a puppet. Because of this, Empress Dowager Yu did not muster all her energy to "cook" her.
If Queen Mother Yu used the same method she used to deal with Xie Mingxi to deal with her... Xiao Yuhan shuddered secretly and didn't want to think about it further.
"Ms. Xiao," Empress Dowager Yu's voice revealed the weakness of a sick person: "The Ai family has been lying on the bed all day, it's too deserted. Go and bring Sister Fu over, and talk to the Ai family to relieve their boredom.
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I really love my granddaughter. When she is sick, she should stay away from her child to avoid passing on the illness to her child.
Empress Dowager Yu used this move to take advantage of Xiao Yuhan.
Xiao Yuhan didn't want to, but he couldn't help it: "Yes, my daughter-in-law will send someone to bring Sister Fu here."
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As soon as Sister Fu arrived, Empress Dowager Yu's expression relaxed a lot, and there was a smile on her face. She opened her mouth to praise Sister Fu for her good service in taking care of the disease. Xiao Yuhan swallowed his anger and thanked her, and still used Queen Mother Yu's staff when handling palace affairs.
and old practices.
Xie Mingxi saw it and just didn't know.
It's not time yet, you have to wait patiently!
At the same time, there was another wave of memorials in the court asking the emperor to award rewards to the mother clan. This time, it was a memorial in the history of Liu Yu.
Liu Yushi is a second-ranked Jinshi and a disciple of Master Yu.
When mentioning his late master in court, Liu Yushi's face was full of sorrow and his voice choked with sobs: "... Mr. Yu devoted his life to the country. Now that Mr. Yu has passed away, I sincerely ask the emperor to reward the Yu family and let the descendants of the Yu family inherit the legacy of their benefactor.
The title. In this way, it not only comforts Lord Yu’s soul in heaven, but also comforts the Empress Dowager who is ill."
"Perhaps, after this, the Queen Mother's body will improve greatly."
As soon as Liu Yushi finished speaking, Mr. Gu also opened his mouth to agree: "What Liu Yushi said is very reasonable. I sincerely ask the emperor to look at the face of the empress dowager and let the descendants of the Yu family inherit the title."
Soon, several more officials stood up.
Use his spear to attack his shield.
Doesn’t the emperor always flaunt himself as a filial son?
Now, for the sake of the Queen Mother's illness, the emperor should be "filial" again!
Sheng Hong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, glanced at the officials who kept telling him to be "filial".
These officials are all close to the Yu family, and can also be said to be members of the Queen Mother Yu. In the court, they have to jump around from time to time, which is both an eyesore and a hindrance.
Sheng Hong had only been on the throne for less than half a year. People in the court, such as Lu Ge, Zhao Ge and Chen Shilang, all had a wait-and-see attitude towards him as the new emperor. Even if their attitude was friendly, they would not show their heart to him in the short term.
At this time, he deeply missed his classmates and close friends.
If Zhao Qi and Chen Zhan were here, or Lu Chi stood in the court, he would definitely open his mouth and choke Liu Yushi and others back. There is no need for him, the emperor, to open his mouth in person!
Xie Jun was unwilling to speak out of selfishness at this time.
If the emperor granted a reward to the Yu family and ordered the descendants of the Yu family to ascend the throne, maybe it would also benefit the Xie family...
There are only two members of the Mei family who are officials in the court, and their official positions are not high, so they are not qualified to speak.
All the officials looked at Sheng Hong on the dragon throne, waiting for the emperor to speak.
The emperor finally spoke: "There are no rules for inheriting the title of Duke Chengen. Since Mr. Yu has passed away, there is no need to inherit the title." (To be continued)
