Courtiers cannot see the king casually, so suspicion can only be suspicion for the time being. Queen Mother Lan can see her son at any time, especially his son who is recovering from illness.
Queen Mother Lan soon discovered that the eunuch beside her son was strange. Queen Mother Lan wanted to ask her son in detail about his forced marriage and asked the uninvolved people to leave. However, the eunuch looked at Emperor Mu Xuan. Emperor Mu Xuan said calmly, "It's nothing. The treasure is here."
Let's serve tea in the palace." Then he briefly talked to his mother.
With just this sentence, Queen Mother Lan understood everything.
Queen Mother Lan is a person with action. She will never sit back and watch her son be put under house arrest. She has not broken up with the prince, but she hates the Lu family even more in her heart. She is also angry that her son is blind. She persuaded her son to establish him as a heir in the first place.
You should be careful. In terms of birth, the prince was born before Empress Lu became the queen, so he is not a legitimate son. In terms of talent, An Zhi is not bad in talent and learning. The only thing is that he does not have the support of his maternal family, but even if the Liu family is gone,
It's better than the ignorant idiots like the Lu family. Now, at this age, people can force the palace to seize power.
Queen Mother Lan was so angry that she hated the prince for having no conscience and her son for being careless. In this life of a woman, her husband would obey her son, and her son would always be filial to her. Queen Mother Lan could never see anything happen to her son. Otherwise, she would rather have the Lu family in power.
Go to hell.
Empress Dowager Lan did not summon the cabinet, which would cause too much noise, and she did not break up with the prince. Even when the prince went to Ci'en Palace to pay his respects, Empress Dowager Lan acted as if nothing had happened and continued to exhort the prince as before, saying, "Emperor
I am getting old, and I was frightened like this in the middle of the night. Thanks to you, otherwise, if the man surnamed Qin had gained power, our ancestors and grandchildren would not be safe. You can handle matters in the court at your discretion. If it is really difficult, just ask
In your father's cabinet, Prime Minister Pei is an old minister. You must respect him and take this opportunity to become more familiar with the government."
The prince responded respectfully, "Yes. My grandson will listen to the emperor's grandmother."
Empress Dowager Lan kindly let him eat the fruit and asked him if the day's handling of state affairs went smoothly. The prince said, "The cabinet will prepare and approve it before submitting it. If there are any urgent matters, we will discuss them and deal with them. It's nothing at the moment. I'm afraid there will be some troubles in the spring next year."
If there are more, you have to prepare in advance.”
Queen Mother Lan lowered her head and said no more about the court affairs.
The eldest princess Fengyang came very quickly. The prince still had some affairs to attend to, so he said a few words to the eldest princess Fengyang and then left. Seeing that her mother was fine, the eldest princess Fengyang breathed a sigh of relief. Queen Mother Lan also asked
She asked, "How is your house?"
"I'm fine there. I haven't heard anything about what happened last night." Princess Fengyang didn't see Emperor Mu Xuan when she entered the palace. She took her mother's hand and asked, "I heard that Ah
My brother was frightened and fell ill. I wanted to come over and see him. How is he?"
Empress Dowager Lan motioned for everyone to leave. Fang told her daughter about the anomaly of Jin Bao, the eunuch beside Emperor Mu Xuan. Princess Fengyang narrowed her eyes slightly and patted the armrest lightly, as if she wanted to vent her frustration.
, "I was worried about my mother and my brother, so I hurried into the palace without asking about what was going on outside. At the moment, Qin Longhu was killed, and the one hundred thousand troops in the Longhu Camp were already taken over by someone else. There was a matter of forcing the palace.
, Sui Fang, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guard, must take the blame and resign. Don’t reveal anything about your mother. First, stabilize the prince. You can’t let anything happen to the Lu family now. The prince is named Mu after all. If the Lu family gains power through the prince, the imperial family will be in trouble.
It’s dangerous.”
"Don't worry, I think the prince is still treating me as before, and he doesn't show any arrogance." Empress Dowager Lan said softly, "Since the beginning of winter, I haven't seen anyone from the third brother come to the imperial capital. Not to mention, New Year's Eve
I didn’t give any gifts, I don’t know what happened.”
The eldest princess Fengyang knew that her mother wanted to take this opportunity to call Mu Anzhi back to the court. The eldest princess Fengyang thought for a moment, "The third child has always been filial to his mother, so he will never fail to send people to give New Year gifts, even if the road is difficult.
Please An Zhe, you should have one."
"I haven't believed it since the beginning of winter." Queen Mother Lan said, "This year there is something happening in the southwest, and the emperor is as busy as anything. I am worried about both the queen and the third child, so I didn't say anything after thinking about it. Now I see
Come on, isn’t it abnormal?”
"Don't worry about Lao San. He is surrounded by close ministers who have been with him for several years. What's more, even the vassal queen can control the vassal town and the tens of thousands of troops in northern Xinjiang." Princess Fengyang said sincerely, "I always said
I feel that the fiefdom my brother gave Anzhi is too poor, but now that I think about it, I am glad that Anzhi was given the fiefdom early. The cavalry in Northern Xinjiang is the most powerful, and with Anzhi there, the imperial family will have a helping hand."
Thinking of Mu Anzhi's rebellion against two disrespectful tribes this year, Empress Dowager Lan was also very confident in the combat power of the Northern Xinjiang soldiers. This made her face that was haggard due to worry gain a bit of excitement, "Don't rush this matter.
You keep an eye on Duke Lu's palace outside, and I should also keep an eye on the woman named Lu in the palace."
After the mother and son discussed it, Princess Fengyang left the palace.
Suddenly, two more princesses, Jiayue and Jiaxiang, came to the palace to pay their respects. The news about these two people was slower. They learned about the palace change after entering the palace, and they were all frightened. Fortunately, they heard that both their father and brother were fine, and the rebels had been punished, so they put it down for the time being.
Heart comes.
However, because the traitor was her father-in-law, Princess Jiaxiang felt a little embarrassed. She inquired carefully and found out that her husband had meritorious service. Princess Jiaxiang was relieved. She herself had no feelings for the traitor in her husband's family. Moreover, because of Qin Xi
They love to show off, and Princess Jiaxiang is also very assertive, so the two of them can't stand each other.
Now that something happened to Qin Xi, Princess Jiaxiang said, "When I went to the Qin Mansion before, he put on more airs than my father." In fact, Princess Jiaxiang only went there once after her wedding, and that time she was to meet her parents-in-law.
Emperor Mu Xuan did not want to have any conversation with this silly girl. Princess Jiaxiang thought that her father was not feeling well, so she quickly asked him to rest. She would come back tomorrow to say hello.
Princess Jiaxiang mainly said a lot of good things for her husband-in-law. Knowing that her brother asked her husband-in-law to take charge of the Imperial Guard, Princess Jiaxiang also said to her brother, "Brother, if you have any questions about Longhu Camp, just ask the prince-in-law. He will always
Know something better than others."
The prince used to be very worried about this sister, but now that he thinks about it, fools are also blessed. The prince said to Princess Jiaxiang, "You are so considerate to my prince-in-law, it's not easy for him."
"Brother, don't worry. When did I stop being considerate?" Princess Jiaxiang didn't even think about Qin Ting's mood when the whole Qin family was ordered to be locked up. Only Qin Ting was left to get promoted and make a fortune. She didn't think it needed to be considered.
, because in Princess Jiaxiang's heart, the only consort is her relative.
There is an undercurrent surging in the imperial capital.
At this time, the importance of the eldest princess Fengyang was seen. Not only was this eldest princess born in a noble family, but she also married into a wealthy family. The prince consort of the Tang Dynasty was definitely one of the most knowledgeable people in the imperial capital. Their husband and wife had always been harmonious, so the prince consort of the Tang Dynasty was naturally unhappy.
I would like to see the imperial family in turmoil.
After listening to her husband's analysis of the current situation, the eldest princess Fengyang sighed softly, "It seems that the Longhu Camp and the imperial guards have all fallen into the hands of the prince."
"Hundreds of heads were lost in Longhu Camp today. Today, the Censor of the Ministry of Justice is filing a lawsuit, saying that they used lynching to execute officials without the Ministry of Justice. The cabinet also said that this was inappropriate. The crown prince ordered Zhan to serve in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice
, the three parties of Yushitai tried the Longhuying matter at the same time, which can be regarded as giving the cabinet face. But the purge of Longhuying is a certainty. The Imperial Guards are better, and the Sui generals just dismissed them, and His Majesty made the first decision.
To put it bluntly, even though the generals have been transferred, they are still within the acceptable range." Tang Prince Consort said, "My prince, the envoy from the Department of Internal Affairs, has not moved."
"The prince is not stupid. Even if he can't hide this from you, he also knows that you are not the type to take advantage of your position to do villainous things." Princess Fengyang asked, "What about the Lu family? Is the prince worthy of any important position?"
The Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty hesitated for a moment, "The Crown Prince intends to go to Shaanxi and Gansu to take charge of the military power at the pass in the next year."
Princess Fengyang raised her eyebrows fiercely, "What does this mean? The prince wants to give the Lu family military power!"
"Prevent His Highness the Third Prince from entering the Pass," said the Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty.
"The third child did not enter the customs."
"It's just for the moment." The Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty made a very pertinent comment, "The rumors of the Lu family's background spread to the imperial capital from Northern Xinjiang. His birth experience, talents, and temperament have determined that he will not be content with his position as a vassal town. What the Third Highness saw in his eyes
Whoever arrives will always be the emperor."
One or two nephews are going to rebel. Princess Fengyang has a deep relationship with her brother and sister Mu Xuan. At this time, she can't help but express her anger at the consort, "Then you still let Xiaobao and the third child go to Northern Xinjiang!"
The Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty touched the bridge of his nose and said unjustly, "I didn't let him go either. Didn't he go to see Lu Marquis? It's hard for him to stay in the snow and ice."
The eldest princess Fengyang was angry and had to keep her eyes on the front. She was not worried about her youngest son. As long as she was here, it would be fine for her son to be with whomever he wanted. What the eldest princess Fengyang thought was that the prince had already taken action in advance and would justifiably take over.
Taking charge of the government, it is even more worrying that the Lu family is from the enemy's country. Of course Mu Anzhi is not a filial son and a virtuous grandson, but Mu Anzhi is of Dongmu descent and does not have such disgusting people under his command. The best ending is of course
The two nephews were content with each other, and Emperor Mu Xuan was still in charge, but if anything happened, Princess Fengyang's heart was more inclined to Mu Anzhi.
"Let's not talk about Xiaobao. He is of no use anywhere anyway." Princess Fengyang asked, "Is Marquis Yongan okay?"
"Fortunately. Something happened in the Forbidden Palace, and the Nine Gates became more strict."
"That's good." Now that the imperial guards of Longhu Camp have fallen into the hands of the prince, the nine soldiers and horses are the bargaining chip for Emperor Mu Xuan to turn around. As long as Emperor Mu Xuan brings order to the chaos, no matter how ambitious the prince or Mu Anzhi is, they must take a break.
Princess Fengyi asked, "What's the cabinet's attitude?"
"The cabinet can't see anything. They require that all general transfers, regardless of the Longhu Camp or the Imperial Guard, must be carried out in accordance with the law. For other matters, unless there is conclusive evidence. The same is true for Yongan Marquis. Without evidence, no one dares
To move an army lightly." To use troops and horses without permission is a capital offense.
"Don't move lightly with Marquis Yong'an..." Marquis Yong'an is not only his in-laws, but also the fat man who is closely watched by the prince's party. If the nine soldiers and horses challenge the prince again, the entire imperial capital will be at the mercy of the prince.
We must first keep the Marquis of Yong'an before seeking anything else.
The New Year in the imperial capital slowly arrived in this treacherous atmosphere. Emperor Mu Xuan only made a brief appearance at the New Year banquet and ordered the prince to host it on his behalf.
Although Duke Lu was as cold as ice and snow, there were obviously more officials toasting to him.
At the harem banquet, Empress Lu, the Crown Princess and the Duke and Mrs. Lu were also welcomed by a large number of people. As far as Princess Fengyang knew, even the number of people and gift orders at Princess Jiaxiang's Mansion were far greater than those at Princess Jiayue's Mansion.
In fact, the Lu family is not as beautiful as it seems.
Duke Lu and the Crown Prince almost broke up with each other, and Mrs. Lu was also worried about her son going to Shaanxi and Gansu in the next year. Empress Dowager Lan's attitude was different from that of her daughter, and she did not want to see the Lu family taking military power. She had always disliked seeing Mrs. Lu.
, due to the situation, he had to be kinder to Madam Lu, and said with a smile, "Gong Lu has always been the pillar of the court, and the court will rely on him even more next year. Madam, try this year's New Year's wine. I eat better than in previous years."
Mrs. Lu was thinking about the Lu family's century-old legacy. After hearing this, she immediately smiled and raised her glass, "The wine here is always excellent."
Empress Dowager Lan smiled, her lips slightly touched with wine, and she secretly thought that not only the restaurant in Aijia, but also the palace in Aijia would be better.
Mrs. Lu felt that her son was a little out of control. It would not be a bad idea to go to Shaanxi and Gansu. If he could really kill Mu Anzhi and seize the power of Shaanxi and Gansu in northern Xinjiang, half of the country would immediately belong to the Lu family. Why worry about the future? His son and Gansu
When the prince turns against him, he loses one step to escape.
Therefore, Mrs. Lu often comes to the palace recently to chat with her daughter and granddaughter. Queen Lu is free, but the Crown Princess spends a long time in Ci'en Palace, and the Crown Princess has to help with the palace affairs.
At the end of the palace banquet, under the respectful farewell of Zhu Gaoming, Empress Lu, Crown Princess, and the concubines served Empress Dowager Lan to rest. After that, Zhu Gaoming also dispersed.
Mrs. Lu thought about it, and decided to make peace with the prince. Duke Lu was not very enthusiastic about this proposal, "In this world, strength will always speak for itself. Let's rush up there. The other side will just think that we are plotting against him and trying to get something out of him."
Benefits. If I can come back from Shaanxi and Gansu, my mother will not have to do anything, and he will be respectful to the Lu family."
"It's mainly not good for anyone to stay frozen like this," Mrs. Lu said.
Lu Guogong was busy with his duties in Shaanxi and Gansu and could not take care of things at home. Instead, he took away all the strong bows and crossbows produced by the Ministry of War in recent years. In this way, he also coveted the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry was headed by Xie Shangshu, and Xie Shangshu risked his life to do it.
He didn't let Duke Lu Guo take a single blow. He directly gave the things in his hand to the nine soldiers and horses, and didn't even give Duke Lu Guo a piece.
Lu Guogong's hands were so itchy that he wanted to squeeze Xie Shangshu to death. Xie Shangshu was not afraid at all. He was born in the Xie family, and his ancestors had outstanding people. The old Xie family had been prominent for hundreds of years. Xie Shangshu said directly, "This is the secret of my work department.
Regarding the matter, Jiumen’s depreciation has already been submitted to the internal department for approval. This is still to make up for last year’s depreciation list. What’s wrong? I will act in accordance with the law.”
As for what Duke Lu Guo said about the priority of things, I have given them to you. If you are so urgent, you can go and get them back.
As for the status of Lu Guogong's maternal relatives, who has not become a maternal relative? When the old Xie family became a maternal relative, the old Lu family still didn't know where they were.
The big bosses in the cabinet tried to stop the fight one after another. In addition, Duke Lu was indeed busy going to Shaanxi and Gansu to take over the army, so he had to put it aside for the time being.
When Duke Lu Guogong rushed to Shaanxi and Gansu to bid farewell to the prince, he asked the prince, "Do you hope that I will win and return home, or do you hope that the third prince will come back to serve the king?"
The prince said, "Why did you break up with Ruihou back then? When you learned about the revenge of killing your father."
Duke Lu Guo was stunned and didn't understand why the prince mentioned the past.
"Marquis Guanrui has a temperament and values family members very much. If you break up with him, he will not kill you. You can return to Zhennan Kingdom. Of course there will be many twists and turns and it will not be easy, but your identity will be upright. From now on.
Even if you want to take revenge on Ruihou, you can do it openly. Even if you don't go back, you can still part ways with Ruihou. If you don't take the initiative to say it, Ruihou will not reveal your life experience. Living a stable life in Dongmu'an is no better than with Ruihou.
Is it okay to pretend to be brothers?"
Lu Guogong had a slight lump in his throat, why?
Why?
In his hometown in Hunan, his father and mother were a loving couple. In Zhennan Kingdom, Prince Dingrui had his own original wife and his own wife and children. What did it mean for them to return to Zhennan Kingdom?
After breaking up with Lu Boxin, can he live peacefully in Hunan?
No, if he returns to Zhennan Kingdom, the Zhennan royal family will not value you. If he stays in Hunan, the Zhennan royal family will find him. He has such a bloodline, and this bloodline will not let him go.
Lu Guogong moved his lips, "I've done it, why regret it."
After Duke Lu Guo left, Mrs. Lu entered the palace more frequently and stayed in the Queen's Palace for longer and longer periods of time. Finally, Queen Mother Lan invited Queen Lu to her palace every day to watch the children and play together. The Prince's House
When the two little imperial grandsons were young and cute, Ayu already knew some things. Empress Dowager Lan taught him how to recognize hundreds of words and recite dozens of poems. Erlang can now waddle and walk.
He speaks one word after another, and now he only knows four words: father, mother, brother, ancestor. Ayu often thinks that his younger brother is stupid, and his contemptuous eyes should not be too obvious. Ayu would rather go to school than follow
Let's play together with my stupid brother.
Children are naive. Empress Lu's somewhat melancholy expression improved greatly. Empress Dowager Lan also smiled, "Children are like this. Even if they are one year older, let alone two or three years older, they don't want to play with younger ones."
The eldest princess Fengyang talked to Queen Lu whenever she had free time. From time to time she would bring Princess Jiaxiang with her to ask whether Princess Jiaxiang and her consort were loving each other. Princess Jiaxiang had a careless character and said with a smile, "Auntie, don't make fun of me, I'm not
Jiayue, you are so shy. You are already married, and this is not the time when you were a girl. Of course my husband-in-law treats me well, and I treat him well too."
The eldest princess Fengyang asked her with a smile, "What's a good idea? I've heard that whenever you go to the palace, you either use your imperial grandmother's longevity dining room or your mother's small kitchen to cook for the prince-in-law.
Delicious, isn’t it?”
Princess Jiaxiang smiled, "It's the queen mother. They always said that I should be considerate to the prince-in-law, as if they were afraid that I would bully the prince-in-law. I am not that kind of person. I didn't eat the watermelon that the royal grandmother gave me first. I ate it together after the prince-in-law came home.
of."
Princess Fengyang burst out laughing when she heard this, and said to the queen, "Jiaxiang is used to seeing you and your brother loving each other, so he can live his own life as a child."
Empress Lu was also very satisfied with her daughter's marriage, "Qin's consort is indeed a good boy, loyal and sensible, and he treats our princess well. I say she and Jiayue are both blessed, and the husband they married is considerate and satisfactory."
"No matter how blessed you are, it's so wonderful to have a son and a daughter, the prince and Jiaxiang." Princess Fengyang asked, "How is my brother's health?"
Princess Fengyang asked an ordinary question. For some reason, Queen Lu's heart trembled. Her mother's words appeared in her mind involuntarily, "What does this woman have to do in her whole life? No matter how considerate her husband is, she still has three wives."
Fourth concubine, my son is different. If my son is filial, that is true filial piety."
There are also those vague rumors that keep getting into Empress Lu's head.
Princess Fengyang looked over. Princess Jiaxiang didn't notice anything and said, "I went to pay my respects to my father today. I didn't see him, but I heard from Jinbao that he was fine and had a bowl of porridge this morning."
, I ate two flower rolls, and a bad fish breast was very good to my father’s appetite, so I ate two more chopsticks.”
"Your Majesty doesn't like to see people these days. I think he is always lazy and has no energy when talking. He said he didn't sleep well at night. Yesterday, I read the scriptures to Your Majesty for a while, and he felt a little sleepy.
I'm going to sleep soon." Queen Lu said.
Princess Fengyang thought for a while and said to Queen Lu, "What's the difference? You and your wife have been together over the years since you were young. Who else can know my brother's preferences better than you? He is not very well now, so he
He doesn’t want to see anyone, but he’s bothered by the many greetings, but there’s no one to accompany him, and the patient is lonely. According to me, the prince wants to manage the government, the second prince and the third prince are all vassals, and the fourth prince and below are still young, Jiayue
Jiaxiang is a girl, so you still need to be by your brother's side. If he has something to say, there is someone who can talk to him. If anything happens, you can help him, you are better than others."
Empress Lu said quickly, "I think so too, but Your Majesty always refuses."
"I am responsible for this matter. Even though he is the emperor and I am also his eldest sister, I can't say anything about him. He is getting older and has bad health, and he has become more childlike."
In this way, the eldest princess Fengyang left Queen Lu with Emperor Mu Xuan, and asked the eldest princess Fengyang to say that Queen Lu would live nearby, and there was a princess in the palace, so she could take good care of Emperor Mu Xuan.
By directly isolating Empress Lu from Mrs. Lu, the Crown Princess has no time to listen to Mrs. Lu's bewitchments. She has to work in Ci'en Palace every day.
Just as Princess Fengyang and Empress Dowager Lan discussed, Empress Lu does not have a strong temperament, otherwise she would not have been suppressed by Empress Dowager Lan these years. The Crown Princess has also been very submissive in these years and has never had the temper to cause trouble.
, I have been managing the East Palace and assisting with palace affairs in these years, and I have never made any mistakes.
Now that they are married in, they cannot be squeezed out, otherwise they will be giving help to the Lu family. At this time, it is more important to win them over and treat them well. No matter what the Lu family’s origins are, as long as they are married into the family, we recognize that,
We don't mind it either.
Queen Mother Lan and Princess Fengyang were so powerful in their scheming that they immediately blocked Mrs. Lu's way. Not to mention the uninformed Crown Princess, even the slightly instigated Queen Lu couldn't help but think of the fact that she was accompanying Emperor Mu Xuan day and night.
When we were young and loving, we thought about how we would spend time with each other when we were young. Your Majesty is getting older, and I am also a grandmother. Now that everything is going well, I must not have such terrible thoughts. What kind of person will I become.
East Palace Study Room.
The prince was surrounded by several capable officers from Zhan Shifu, and the cabinet was also there. Everyone was discussing the war in the southwest, when they saw the prince's chamberlain hurried in, with a worried look on his face and said, "Your Highness, the Queen has something urgent to do, please come over."
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The prince was about to ask what was going on, but when he saw the appearance of the chamberlain, he swallowed his words and said to Prime Minister Pei, "Prime Minister Pei will continue to preside over. Come and take a look alone."
After he came out of the study and found a quiet place, the prince asked, "What's the matter?"
"These days, His Majesty's meals are served from the imperial dining room and the small kitchen of Fengyi Palace. I just learned that our kitchen has just sent a dish of angelica, ginger and mutton soup. I dare not not come and report to Your Highness." The chamberlain said in a low voice.
He was trembling low and lowered his eyes, only daring to look at the green brick floor, but he felt the anger that instantly burst out from His Highness, and the Crown Prince raised his feet and walked towards Fengyi Palace.
During these days, Emperor Mu Xuan was recuperating in Fengyi Palace. It was a rare day that the weather was good and the sky was clear. The empress brought the second emperor's grandson. The little child was swaying and making milky sounds. It was very cute. No matter how old Emperor Mu Xuan was,
Resentment and anger can always be dissipated a bit when seeing your grandson.
It was warm at noon, so I let the boy play on the porch for a while. After dinner, he asked the wet nurse to take the baby in.
"You can call this child stupid. He walks very early and can take steps at ten months. Call him smart. He speaks slowly. Ayu can talk more than Xiaoerlang at this time." Empress Lu smiled and helped Mu Xuandi.
Sit down and say, "I have to say that our little Erlang is a bit stupid."
"Boys tend to talk late."
"Yes, the prince started speaking early when he was a child. Until a week and a half, he was still speaking word by word. At the age of two, he could finally say three words together, but four words could not be said together." Empress Lu said about the prince's childhood.
He couldn't help but smile on his face, and Emperor Mu Xuan suppressed his sigh in his heart. He really didn't want to hear about the prince. The warm years in the past were all reduced to ashes in the face of the palace change. Fortunately, Emperor Mu Xuan was acting.
There is no problem with his ability to fool Empress Lu.
Sometimes, the less you want to hear from someone, the more someone wants to mention it. Not only did Queen Lu mention it, but Aunt Liu also said, "His Royal Highness specially sent someone to bring two dishes."
"What's there?" Queen Lu asked.
Aunt Liu replied, "A dish of angelica, ginger and mutton soup, and a dish of steamed pigeon with astragalus."
"They are all tonic dishes. It's quite suitable now that it's cold today." Empress Lu ordered Nanny Liu to serve it and served it to Emperor Mu Xuan herself. Emperor Mu Xuan lowered his eyes and stared at the Angelica, Ginger and Mutton Soup in the bowl, with an expressionless expression on his face.
Suddenly he raised the corners of his lips and said with a smile, "It's difficult for the prince to show his filial piety. I want to taste it."
Emperor Mu Xuan was about to eat when he saw the prince hurrying in. When Emperor Mu Xuan raised his spoon to his mouth, he was so frightened that his liver and gallbladder split apart and he shouted, "Father!"
The prince was so angry that he didn't even bother to take a breath and stepped forward, "My son, I have important matters to discuss with my father."
Emperor Mu Xuan said leisurely, "Nothing is in a hurry. Sit down and eat first. The angelica soup you brought to me smells very delicious."
"Then let me taste the hot and cold for my father first." The prince lifted the soup from the table. Emperor Mu Xuan's expression changed slightly, and when he was about to stop him, he saw the prince's wrist flicked and he lost his grip, causing the soup to fall to the ground.
Emperor Mu Xuan returned to his expressionless expression, and the prince took a step back. Empress Lu asked, "Why are you so careless?" She ordered Bian'er to go to the palace attendant, "What are you doing standing there stupidly? Get rid of it quickly."
"This place is unclean, Father, let's eat somewhere else."
On the same day, Madam Liu and everyone else were taken from their respective palace bureaus to the Criminal Punishment Department. In the end, Mrs. Lu’s most beloved old housekeeper was implicated. Starting from this old housekeeper, all the men and women in the family were taken away by the palace officials.
Let’s go, we won’t know whether we will live or die from now on.
Empress Lu was really frightened when she learned about this. The prince said to his mother, "Grandma saw that I was acting as a director on behalf of my father, so she thought too much. She used my name to send soup to my father's harem. Once my father
Something went wrong, and we, mother and son, can't argue their innocence even with ten thousand words. At that time, I was the one who killed my father, and my mother was the one who killed her husband. In the past thousands of years, there has not been such a great evil, and we, mother and son, are still innocent.
Don’t you worry about being recorded in history forever?”
Empress Lu was frightened by a minor illness. After she recovered, she still went to serve Emperor Mu Xuan. Empress Lu talked a lot less, but regardless of Emperor Mu Xuan's decoctions and meals, Empress Lu personally tasted them before giving them to Emperor Mu Xuan.
Even for a cup of tea, Queen Lu would take out half of the cup and take a sip.
Emperor Mu Xuan sighed, "It doesn't have to be like this. We have been husband and wife for many years, and I know you."
Empress Lu shed tears, "Since we are husband and wife, that's how it is. I don't understand or care about other things. Your Majesty is my husband. Your Majesty's food and daily life are my responsibility."
Not only did Mrs. Lu lose a man in the palace, but she also lost a powerful arm in the palace. The entire Duke Lu's mansion was terrified because of this incident. While Mrs. Lu was thinking about a way to turn around, artillery fire from the northwest shook the earth.
It was real artillery fire. It is said to be a new type of weapon developed by Master Bai of the Northwest. When such a large artillery was thrown into the city, it immediately shook thousands of miles. The pass city, soldiers and civilians were all wiped out. The 50,000-strong Shaanxi-Gansu army collapsed in less than half a month.
In the retreat, Lu Guogong disappeared during the retreat, and there is no news yet.
The battle report is that Governor He of Shaanxi and Gansu has sent hundreds of thousands of messengers to the imperial capital. Governor He has the responsibility to defend the land and would rather die than retreat and still hold on to Chang'an City!
As long as he is alive, he will never give up even an inch of his land!
I will repay the king and the country with my life!
In the end, it was equivalent to Governor He's suicide note. After reading it, people could not help but shed tears and feel heartbroken. Especially the Minister of Rites, Wei Xiang, was thinking that he would have to prepare a posthumous title for Governor He in advance.