As the eunuchs sang "Retreat from the court -", all the officials bowed and knelt to see Emperor Zhaozhen and the Queen Mother leave.
Immediately afterwards, all the ministers stood up and left the Jinluan Hall in twos and threes, talking in low voices about today's events.
Jie Shoufu was walking at the front, and he was sighing and asked Taifu Jiang: "...Since Taifu knew about this, why didn't he remind Jie Xie?"
Taifu Jiang stroked his silver beard and said with a smile: "It's just a guess based on the details. Since it is an unconfirmed guess, how can you make false claims? If it is false, it is a rumor. If it is true, sooner or later, Your Majesty will
I can explain it myself, so why should I say more?"
Jie Shoufu felt mixed after hearing this.
So, what this means is - I guessed this based on my ability. If you can't guess it yourself, who should you blame?
Thinking of this, Jie Shoufu couldn't help but reflect on something.
I didn't think there was anything wrong earlier, but now that I know about it, and thinking about it again, I feel that there were indeed signs before...
That day in the imperial mausoleum, this grandson of the Wu family, no... this prince, followed the new emperor in and out of the mausoleum, and offered incense in front of the sacred case——
However, it is nothing more than offering incense. Everyone should offer incense and worship in front of the late emperor’s soul. In terms of etiquette and rules, there is nothing special!
What’s more, on the day the new emperor returned to Beijing, it was said that His Highness the Prince had accompanied him back to Prince Yan’s Mansion——
However, I just went to Prince Yan's Mansion. The new emperor and the Wu family already have a very close relationship, and they have experienced such a big event together. There is nothing worth paying special attention to if the descendants of the Wu family are more close and respectful...
If we say that the two of them went to visit the Zhenguo government together that day, there is nothing more to say. The Lingshan incident was caused by the conspiracy between the Xu and Wu families and the new emperor. Now that the major event has been completed, there is no need to discuss it again.
If you don't taboo anything, what's so weird about visiting together?
Based on these alone, do they dare to guess that the descendant of the Wu family is the son of the new emperor who is hiding outside? - Isn't this sick!
Oh, I don’t mean to scold Taifu Jiang...
He just wanted to say that in the final analysis, they were all blinded by the identity of the so-called descendant of the Wu family.
But if it were a young man next to him, he would naturally think more about it.
After all, everything is fine, who dares to think that the identity of the grandson of the Wu family might be fishy?
"In the final analysis, you are still too hasty." Taifu Jiang said with a smile as he walked: "The mind is not calm, and the sight is distracted by everything, so naturally it is impossible to pay attention to the details."
Or why do we often say that only those who watch the chess game can tell?
After thinking about it, Jie Shoufu also felt that this was the truth.
Perhaps in addition to the superficial things he saw, there were many details that gave hints, but his attention was not on the young man from the beginning to the end.
While staying at the palace in Lingshan, his thoughts were entirely focused on the changes at that time.
After returning to the capital, he would first deal with the posthumous affairs of the deposed emperor, and secondly, focus on the handover of the throne.
He was distracted by too many important things, so how could he find the time to pay attention to anything else?
"According to this, you feel lighter from beginning to end?" Jie Shoufu asked with a smile.
Taifu Jiang smiled and sighed: "I am old and useless. Why do you have so many things to hold back the young people?"
Jie Shoufu couldn't help but laugh.
This Grand Tutor looks like he is getting dizzy with his age. In the past, when the deposed emperor was around, he would occasionally hum and pretend to be confused...
In fact, my heart is clearer than anyone else.
It is not unreasonable to be a veteran of four dynasties.
But everyone has his own destiny, and he can't learn this skill anyway.
"Your Majesty is very happy to have found the prince." Taifu Jiang smiled and invited: "Why don't Uncle Ming follow me to Pingqing Pavilion for a few drinks?"
Jie Shoufu quickly waved his hand.
"How can there be such free time at such a critical moment? The prince's recognition of his ancestor and his return to the clan is a major event. There are many things that need to be arranged and discussed..."
As he said this, the voices of several ministers from the Ministry of Rites came from behind.
"Lao Ge, stay."
Jie Shoufu stopped, and several people quickly caught up with him, just to discuss the matter with him in detail.
Several people were talking as they headed towards the cabinet.
Looking at the busy backs of the group, Mr. Jiang shook his head.
These young people still haven’t settled enough.
But looking at the political affairs of a country, when everything is in ruins and needs to be revitalized, it is this kind of people that are needed.
Without the support of such a young man, how could he eat, drink and listen to the theater with peace of mind?
Now, Daqing is not only a worthy minister, but also a wise and generous monarch.
This person is a truly generous person.
——And he also has a grown-up eldest son!
All of this really makes people feel at ease.
Taifu Jiang smiled knowingly, bowed slightly under the vermilion palace wall, and walked slowly with his hands behind his back.
…
In the Changchun Palace, the eunuchs and eunuchs stood in the outer hall, but the dissatisfied voices of young girls could still be heard faintly in the inner hall.
"...You are just too tolerant, otherwise those ladies would not dare to look down upon you like this! I would have said that I should have given them a slap yesterday...to teach them to remember and distinguish between dignity and inferiority!"
The former Princess Sangyun, now the Princess Yongjia, was wearing a begonia-colored palace dress and sitting in a rosewood armchair by the window, holding a tea cup with a flying crane pattern in her hand, her pretty eyebrows full of displeasure at this moment.
The Queen of the Sea, who was sitting on the couch and embroidering beside her, sighed softly and whispered without raising her head: "Don't say any more, don't cause trouble for your father..."
"boom!"
The tea cup was put down heavily.
The Queen of the Sea was stunned and looked up at her daughter.
"When will you forget this sentence?" Princess Yongjia frowned and said, "When we were in Mizhou, we just talked about it every day. Now that we have come to the capital, our father has become our father. I don't think anyone would dare."
Looking for trouble!"
The Queen of the Sea was helpless: "Sang'er——"
"I really don't know what you are afraid of!" The girl's dissatisfaction accumulated over the past few days broke out at this moment, "You are now a queen. When you first come to Beijing, this is the time to establish your authority in front of others! But you are good,
Cheng Rijing can’t speak well, and he doesn’t dare to go out of the palace. He finally waited for his wife to come and asked to see him, but he still allowed them to step on your head!”
Having a mother like this makes her feel extremely embarrassed!
Those palace servants and eunuchs might be laughing at them behind their backs!
And there is no one else in the palace at the moment. If the mother is always so weak, how will she face the harem disputes in the future?
The eavesdropper on the side lowered his head a little lower as he listened, for fear of being dragged by the princess to "establish her authority".
These two men were brought back to Beijing ten days ago and underwent the canonization ceremony.
Although they came from a remote place in Mizhou, they were queens and princesses, and no one dared to despise them at all. The same was true for the palace officials, and the married women were no exception.
The new emperor ascended the throne for the first time, and everyone was in panic. Which wife would be so blind-eyed and dare to openly despise the queen?
Lighting a lantern in a latrine - that's just looking for death, but there's no such way.
Yesterday when the Queen had an audience with her concubine, he was also present and watched her from beginning to end. In the final analysis, it was just because the Queen could not speak the Beijing dialect clearly, which led to the misunderstanding of several ladies. The ladies were cautious and did not dare to
Ask repeatedly, then you will get the wrong idea...
How could it be related to contempt?
Judging from the events of the past few days, the eunuch who has been crawling around in the palace for many years and is used to seeing all kinds of people can't help but feel that this is probably because he thinks that his words and deeds will be looked down upon by others, which is why he sees everything like this.
This disease may not be easy to cure.
Judging from his past experience, there is currently no concubine in the palace, and the princess will be so angry from time to time. If a new person comes in the future, she will not be able to drag the queen to the roof of the harem.
Lift it off?
If you meet another powerful character...
Tsk.
Even if I have to wield a machete every day and perform a big show.
The internal prison guards have vaguely foreseen a future that will not be peaceful.
Queen Hai persuaded her daughter not to mess around. Princess Yongjia became even more angry when she heard these words that had not changed for eight hundred years. When she was about to have another attack, a palace maid came to report that there was an eunuch who came to the Jinluan Palace in front of her to see her.
"Call someone to come in." The queen glanced at her daughter and signaled her not to lose her composure in front of others.
Princess Yongjia sat there holding back her breath.
It doesn't matter if she has a fit in front of others, at least she can intimidate them. The most embarrassing thing is to be so timid and shy like the mother, who cannot stand up to the stage.
The young eunuch walked into the palace and saluted respectfully.
Princess Yongjia glanced at it and said in a calm voice: "It's you."
"It's a slave. Her Royal Highness Princess Lao still remembers the slave!"
Every part of the little eunuch's body was flattering and flattering, which was very useful to Princess Yongjia.
She remembered that this was someone close to her father.
A few days ago, she took her mother to bring snacks to her father. When she left, it was this little eunuch who sent them out of the royal study.
In a few words, the young eunuch implicitly expressed his willingness to serve her and his mother.
This show of goodwill is naturally normal. In addition to her father and the Queen Mother, the other masters in the palace are her and her mother. How can anyone who is not hopelessly stupid not know what to do?
Facing such knowledgeable people, Princess Yongjia's bad mood improved slightly. She picked up the tea cup again and asked in a casual tone: "What's the important thing for you to come here?"
"Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't know, but something big happened at court this morning!"
Princess Yongjia sneered.
"What big thing can happen now?"
Don't deliberately exaggerate and use trivial things to cajole her, just to take credit.
If you really dare to deceive her like someone who has never seen the world, she will not take it lightly.
"It's really a big deal. Your Majesty wants to establish a heir, and he said that he has found the eldest son of the emperor who has been away for many years..." The little eunuch lowered his voice subconsciously.
Princess Yongjia was stunned immediately.
Queen Hai's fingers holding the embroidery needle trembled, and she looked at the little eunuch in surprise.
The eldest son of the emperor?!
Your Majesty... no, when did your Majesty have the eldest son?
Is it... who came from it?
She didn't know anything...
"I wonder if the Queen and Your Highness the Princess knew about this matter before?" the young eunuch asked cautiously.
The queen opened her mouth, and when she was about to speak, Princess Yongjia said urgently: "Explain the cause and effect carefully!"
"Yes." The young eunuch hurriedly said: "The reason is that several adults proposed today that Your Majesty should enrich the harem..."
He roughly repeated what the ministers had said at the beginning.
Princess Yongjia sneered and gritted her teeth.
"They even have to take care of family affairs. I think they obviously don't see the deep love between my father and mother. They talk about national affairs and the overall situation. They all have their own agendas!"
Two maids who came from Mizhou lowered their eyebrows.
This scene is not unusual. When I was in Mizhou, whenever someone suggested that Your Majesty choose a concubine, or someone sent a beautiful girl, the princess would react like this.
The princess, who was always cautious and cautious, never interfered in the prince's affairs, and mostly just dissuaded and scolded her.
Speaking of which, it seems worth pondering...
But no matter how much trouble there was in the past, it was in Michigan.
This is the capital city now, and the prince has become your majesty. How can he be so indifferent?
Besides, if the Queen has already given birth to an heir for His Majesty, then that's all. The key is that there is only one princess for so many years...
Why does the princess have the nerve to make trouble?
And isn’t this lesson coming now?
No matter how much trouble the princess makes on the surface, the prince still has his eldest son outside...
Now that I heard this, I wanted him to recognize his ancestors and inherit the throne!
The queen looked a little confused.
Enrich the harem...
These were the four words she was most afraid of hearing.
It sounds ridiculous and narrow-minded. At first, she didn't want His Majesty to cause trouble. Firstly, she was afraid that something would happen to His Majesty, and secondly... she was afraid that after he really took this position, she would no longer be the only one around him.
Even though she may never win his heart, no one else will have this chance, so she can still deceive herself into thinking that he is only hers - at least on the surface, isn't it?
But right now...
Compared with the sudden appearance of the child, these suddenly became no longer important.
She asked almost uncontrollably: "Who is this child's biological mother...?"
She was really curious about what kind of woman she was that could ask him to make an exception like this...
Princess Yongjia's eyes were full of hatred and sarcasm.
To commit such a shameless and scandalous thing, I am afraid she is not a prostitute who was redeemed from some brothel.
Does a scoundrel born like this want to take away everything that belongs to her and her mother? - Her mother is the queen, and the future emperor should only be born from her mother's queen. No one can take away her father.
Break up their family!
What she heard and saw since she was a child made her extremely sensitive to this. Her mother was timid and forced her to be timid as well, so that the thing she feared most was that her father would one day no longer want her and her mother.
So much so that the heart disease has already been brewed invisibly.
Seeing the contempt and disdain of Her Royal Highness the Princess, the eunuch whispered: "This person's origin is very unusual... He is the son of Queen Yuanxian..."
"What!" Princess Yongjia's eyes were full of surprise.
The son of Queen Yuanxian?!
How can it be!
The internal prison officer then gave a rough explanation of what was going on.
"..."
After the shock, the queen only felt unspeakable bitterness in her heart.
She said, how could there be someone else...
It turns out it's still her.
The words of the inner prisoner continued: "And after King Dingnan brought the child back to the Wu family, he actually gave him the status of a grandson of the Wu family... Speaking of which, when the Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness the Princess came to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday last year, perhaps
I’ve seen it before too.”
"Snapped!"
With a crisp sound, the tea cup in Princess Yongjia's hand suddenly slipped, and the clear tea soup splashed out at her feet along with the broken cup body.
