With just this sound, all efforts were in vain. The Queen Mother was sleeping very lightly, but this voice made the Queen Mother Wei open her eyes.
"Who is coming?" Queen Mother Wei asked.
"It seems... Concubine Rong." The female official frowned and replied. This Concubine Rong is really annoying. Isn't it tormenting the Queen Mother when she comes here at this time? And she is also tormenting everyone. Whenever she comes, she always
She chattered a lot, and every time after she left, the Queen Mother sighed for a long time and felt unhappy for a long time. If the Queen Mother was not happy, the people who served her would be unhappy too.
"Oh? Yourong is here, ask her to come in and talk." Queen Mother Wei sat up. She liked this niece of her mother's family very much. There were so many nieces and nephews in her mother's family, but Wei Yourong was the only one who liked her.
, the others are all trash. It's a pity that this niece also has a hard life. I'm afraid she will only be an imperial concubine for the rest of her life. In the future, she will be just an imperial concubine. In the future, the emperor will not be her son, and he will have no place in the harem.
, the evening scene must be desolate.
Without waiting for the palace maid to send a message, Concubine Rong had already opened the curtain like a gust of wind and entered. In the Queen Mother's palace, Concubine Rong could come and go freely, as familiar as her own Rongxiu Palace. Only she could come in and talk freely here, and even the emperor could not
Don't dare to do this.
"Aunt!" Wei Yourong has always kept the previous title. This title of aunt also highlights the difference in her identity and brings closer the family relationship between the two. Therefore, she never changes her words, even if someone reminds her that she needs to
Even if he changed his mind, she wouldn't pay attention at all.
"Here you are. Why are you here so late at night? It's hot during the day, so go to bed early at night. Otherwise, your mind will be very confused during the day. You were absent-minded when the emperor asked you when we were accompanying you. I see the emperor doesn't blame you."
Queen Mother Wei narrowed her eyes and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty? How can he have time to ask me to accompany him now? There are so many things going on in the court recently, and he is so busy every day, how can he have time to pay attention to me? Besides, whenever he has time, there are also the new darlings who have just entered the palace. We
How can he like these yellow-faced people?" Concubine Rong only smiled slightly and sat down beside the soft couch.
"Hehehe, you seem to be angry with someone. The emperor is very kind to you. As far as I know, he stays in your palace every three days. But what you said makes sense.
The emperor is getting older, and his health is always important. Those new concubines in the harem who are eighteen or nineteen years old are indeed young and beautiful. No wonder the emperor likes them. But you must also take care of your health. You have to mention it to the emperor later. Hurry.
You are fifty years old, so you should take good care of yourself." Queen Mother Wei chuckled and reached out to touch her niece's hand.
Wei Yourong said angrily: "Does my aunt want me to make the emperor unhappy? How can I say such things? The emperor just takes pity on me for my aunt's sake. But should I say these things to annoy him?"
Wouldn't that be asking for trouble? Let's talk about the Queen and Concubine Mei. They are walking with their heads held high now, like old hens, and they are extremely proud. This is what they should say."
Empress Dowager Wei frowned and said: "Look at you kid, you are saying these things again. The emperor's body is the foundation of the Zhou Dynasty, and you are not here to show off your temper. I know you are bitter, but the emperor cannot treat you like that."
Said: You must not take your anger out on the emperor."
Wei Yourong smiled and said: "Aunt, I just said it casually, am I such a ungrateful person? Is my body still sore, aunt? I will beat you, I learned the technique from others, and the emperor has used it.
Very, my aunt will definitely appreciate it."
Wei Yourong squatted down, waved his fists, raised them high and then slowly beat them on Empress Dowager Wei's shoulders and arms. To be honest, in terms of technique, Wei Yourong was not as good as the maids beside the Empress Dowager, but Empress Dowager Wei was still smiling.
It's good for your niece and son to be filial, and nothing else matters.
"You came to my place so late, are you here just to beat my arms and legs?" Queen Mother Wei asked with a smile.
Wei Yourong stopped his hand, the smile on his face slowly faded, and he let out a long sigh, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong? Who messed with you? The Emperor? Don't be greedy. The Emperor has already treated you very well. You have to be content, understand? We women, especially the women in the palace, must know how to advance and retreat, and know how to proceed."
Empress Dowager Wei spoke earnestly and thoughtfully.
Wei Yourong said angrily: "Who does your aunt think Yourong is? Is Yourong so ungrateful? I'm just worried about other things."
"Oh? What is that? Tell me and I will enlighten you." The old queen smiled.
Wei Yourong turned to look at the Empress Dowager Wei and said softly: "Does aunt know what is going on outside? There has been a lot of trouble in the court these days. The prince drowned Kang Zizhen, the prefect of Hangzhou, in Hangzhou. The ministers clamored for severe punishment.
Your Majesty, there’s been quite a fuss.”
Empress Dowager Wei frowned and said: "How could I not know about this? The prince is too willful, how can he be so casual. Kang Zizhen is an official of the court, how can he kill at will? Isn't this treating the law as nothing? Ministers
Of course I won't do it. I, the Zhou Dynasty, have always attached great importance to governing the country by law, and benevolence and forgiveness are the first priority. Even if the scholar-bureaucrats make mistakes, they mostly focus on forgiveness. Even if they deserve to be killed, they must abide by the law and act in accordance with the rules. In doing so, the prince will make the court
Where did you put it? It’s really a bastard.”
"But aunt, the ministers made a big fuss this time and said they would severely punish the prince. They are afraid that they want the prince to pay for his life. Is this okay? That is the prince. If the emperor really listens to their words, wouldn't it be...
...Don't you want to leave a trace for eternity? The prince is the emperor's brother." Wei Yourong said softly.
Empress Dowager Wei's face changed color, she frowned and sat up. She said in a deep voice: "Yourong, what do you care about these things? The emperor has his own way of dealing with things. If the prince's move really arouses public outrage, what if he is punished severely?
Which is more important, the prince or the state of Zhou Dynasty? This time the prince acted willfully and posed a difficult problem to the emperor. If the ministers refused to give up, what kind of punishment should not be given to calm the public anger? I gave birth to the prince, so I naturally
I don’t want to see bad results. But everything is based on the country, the country, and the country. Whoever harms our country, the country, and the country will be a sinner through the ages. But you, what did I tell you on weekdays? I told you not to get involved in government affairs.
.Interfering with politics in the harem is the most unforgivable thing. I have already strictly ordered you not to touch this bottom line. If you do this, what about Concubine Mei? Will she also do the same? I am Lu Zhongtian, so she won’t get into trouble in the future?"
Wei Yourong was so frightened that she knelt down and kowtowed: "Aunt, please calm down. My niece is not trying to interfere in government affairs. My niece just... just feels pity for the princess. Sister Akui is my niece's best friend. She has followed the prince for so many years."
She works hard and does not complain. If the prince is severely punished this time, won't she also be implicated? She and I are good friends, how can I remain indifferent when encountering such a thing? "
The old queen frowned and said: "She begged you? Want you to come and plead with me?"
Wei Yourong said hurriedly: "No, no, no, she didn't beg me. I just learned that she came to the capital, so I made an appointment with her. She is very haggard now, and her hair is much whiter. Oh, how pitiful,
I really...can't bear it."
The Queen Mother Wei said in a deep voice: "The prince made a mistake, and she is also responsible. She should be a virtuous person. It can be seen that she did not advise the prince on weekdays. This time, after such a big thing happened, she knew she regretted it.
But it's too late. Didn't she come to the palace to see me when she came to the capital? What a big arrogance."
"No, no, no, aunt, the princess wanted to enter the palace to see the Queen Mother, but she did not consider entering the palace to see the Queen Mother at this moment, which inevitably made people suspicious, and they thought she was here to plead with the Queen Mother. In fact, she did not come to the palace to see the Queen Mother.
The reason she came to Beijing for the first time was because the little princess had given birth. She was worried that coming to Beijing with her had nothing to do with the prince's affairs. The princess said that since the prince had made mistakes, the emperor would not punish him too much. Although she was sad and sad, the national law was greater than
God, she will not interfere with the national law, nor will she come to embarrass the Queen Mother." Concubine Rong said hurriedly.
Empress Dowager Wei nodded slowly and said: "This is quite reasonable. She understands the righteousness well. The fact that she can think like this shows that she still knows how to advance and retreat."
Wei Yourong said: "Sister Akui has always been sensible, and it's not like you don't know this, aunt. When I gave birth to Hao'er, I was depressed and scared to death in the late stages of pregnancy. My whole body was swollen, and I was about to collapse. If
If she hadn't enlightened me for a while and helped me through that difficult time, I would have died right away. So this time when she encountered something like this, she naturally couldn't just sit back and watch, and always wanted to help her.
My aunt wants to blame my niece, but my niece admits it."
Queen Mother Wei nodded and said: "This is an act of love and justice, I don't blame you. But you have exaggerated a bit, how can it be so serious? Punishment is natural, but it will not kill you. You
It seems that the emperor wanted to order the prince to be killed. How could this happen? In the final analysis, it was just a prefect who accidentally killed. Besides, Kang Zizhen was at fault first. He was disrespectful to the prince and should be punished. He said
After all, the entire Zhou Dynasty belongs to the Guo family. If a prefect is so domineering, where is the majesty of the royal family? The prince tried to frighten him, but accidentally drowned him, so how could his life be in danger?"
Wei Yourong looked at the Queen Mother Wei quietly and said softly: "Auntie, haven't you heard? Everyone in the civil and military dynasties did not believe that the prince killed Kang Zizhen by mistake. Indeed, even if the prince really killed Kang Zizhen in anger, it would not matter.
Worrying about his life. But did you know? In addition to the charge of deliberately killing Kang Zizhen, the prince is now charged with several crimes. One is contempt for the court and the emperor, saying that the prince does not take the emperor and the court seriously.
The second is that the prince's purpose of killing Kang Zizhen was to resist the imperial court's new law and deliberately undermine the implementation of the new law. It was said that Kang Zizhen was sent to implement the new law in Hangzhou, and he had a disagreement with the prince on the new law, so the prince killed him.
He gave the new law cold water. Aunt, you know that the emperor wants to work hard to implement the reform. This is what the emperor has been talking about every day for the past year. If the emperor really thinks that the prince is deliberately against him and sabotaging
The new law, isn't that an open challenge to the emperor? How can the emperor tolerate him? Even if there is no danger of life, if he is sent to the bitter, cold and poisonous frontier, is that the same as killing the prince? "
Empress Dowager Wei frowned and said: "Is it so serious? So is the prince deliberately sabotaging the new law?"
Wei Yourong said: "This... my niece doesn't know."
The Empress Dowager Wei frowned and said: "If the prince's true intention is this, then his heart is to be punished. Although I don't know anything about the new law, the emperor told me that the purpose of this reform is to enrich the country and strengthen the army. I, the Great Zhou Dynasty
Now the treasury is empty and riddled with holes. The emperor is working hard to revitalize the Zhou Dynasty. This is a big thing. It's fine if the prince doesn't help, how can he sing the opposite? If he does this deliberately, then he will bring it upon himself. I will be the first to support it.
The emperor punishes him severely, even if he is sent to a remote place to suffer punishment, I will not stop him. The country is a big country, and no one can mess up important matters related to the country."
