Chapter 85 The Supreme in the World, but Good
The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and at night, the west wind is blowing, which is already a little cold.
In the layers of palace, there are silent lanterns in front of people.
Although the front palace lamp is still bright, the night is still thick, devouring the golden tile wall and flying pavilions, which makes people feel cool and dignified for no reason.
A maid in blue, holding a glazed lamp, hurriedly walked through the long and gloomy corridor. When she came to the Kunren Palace, which was as bright as day, she breathed gently.
Queen Kong was in front of the makeup mirror, looking at the absence of her years in the bronze mirror, and her face was numb and solemn.
It has passed Hai, but the queen is still dressed neatly and seems to have no intention of resting.
The maid of honor in Qingyi walked in gently and reported: "Mother, the emperor is still in the imperial study. The maidservant looked for Eunuch Hu and said that there was no imperial edict to wait for bed."
Queen Kong seemed to turn a deaf ear and still looked at her phoenix crown and thick powder in the mirror.
The maid in Qingyi didn't get a response, and her heart was a little suspended. She hesitated for a while and whispered: "Mother..."
After a sound, Queen Kong woke up like a dream, suddenly got up, took an urgent step, and walked out without making a sound.
The maid of honor in Qingyi quickly followed her and naturally did not talk much. She only waved to several maids of honor in front of the hall to walk with the lamp.
Qianming Palace and Kunren Palace are generally brightly lit and lonely.
The emperor was still reading the medal. When he heard the servant report that the queen was coming, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows. A few traces of fatigue and impatience appeared in his eyebrows, but he still allowed the queen to enter.
"I thought the queen heard that I was busy with government affairs and was considerate. She personally sent ginseng soup and medicinal meals. How could she be empty-handed?" Seeing Queen Kong's phoenix crown long clothes, she went all the way inside, but her face was full of solemnity, and the emperor couldn't help joking.
Queen Kong bent her knees. Although the etiquette was Zhou Dao, there was a layer of coldness between her eyebrows, and it was not slightly displayed because of the holy joke.
Looking at this situation, the servants quietly retreated. In the big imperial study, there was only this couple who were the supreme but sparse couple in the world.
"Do you know that your aunt has rejected the aunt of the Su family as the third prince concubine to face?" The queen came straight to the point, straightened her waist and stood in front of the emperor.
The emperor sneered: "I don't know who dares to propose marriage for the prince without my permission?"
"Holy!" The queen seemed to try her best to help herself with anxiety, and her chest fluctuated for a while, and then her tone softened slightly: "My concubine knows that Haoxi is a little ridiculous this time, but it's not a big mistake. My aunt's plan is really too small."
"The queen hasn't answered what I said. Who is so bold that she dares to propose marriage for the prince without telling me?"
Queen Kong's face quickly turned pale, and her body seemed to be shaking: "Does the emperor really want to indulge in Silang's power and threaten..."
"Queen!" Without waiting for Kong to finish speaking, the emperor threw the red pen in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows angrily: "I have my own mind. The queen will still put more thoughts on Sanlang, and don't let him do it in vain."
"My concubine is the lord of the harem. Don't you even have the right to question the marriage of the emperors? Your Holy Spirit, how can you treat your concubine like this? The corners of her eyes suddenly became wet, and the queen staggered a few steps, but she still straightened her shoulders and showed no weakness: "Your Majesty, you have been looking at the calculations in Chen's heart. Do you really want to indulge her to do whatever she wants, so that the princes are cruel to each other?"
"Hit!" With a shout, followed by a crisp sound. It turned out that under the emperor's anger, the dragon's sleeve brushed and swept a covered bell off the gold bricks.
A moment of silence.
Seeing Queen Kong's tears falling like rain and her face was full of sadness, the emperor still couldn't bear it. He sighed and gently took the queen: "Chen'er is my aunt's eldest daughter. Naturally, she has to consider Chen'er's lifelong consideration. I also know what you are worried about, but I don't want to embarras my aunt... But you Don't worry, whether it's me or my mother, I will fight for Sanlang.
"But if her aunt has made up her mind..." Empress Kong is very anxious. She came today to persuade the emperor to simply marry. If so, even if the eldest princess is unwilling, she dare not disobey the holy order.
"Who let Sanlang do such a stupid thing? If my aunt doesn't want to, she has to do so."
This immediately made the queen very impatient: "The emperor is the king of a country, can't you..."
"But my aunt is the elder of the king of a country!" The emperor sighed, "Don't say anything. Anyway, I won't force my aunt with my holy order."
"Then, let Chen'er be the prince's concubine. I can assure my aunt that Chen'er will not be wronged." The queen held the arm of the emperor, urgent, but also with a trace of despair.
The third prince just visited the brothel, and the eldest princess did not want to let Ye Chen feel wronged, let alone be a concubine.
The emperor was silent and looked at the queen's eyes gradually became harsh.
"Although her aunt loves Chen'er, she is not an unreasonable person. When she thinks of my difficulties, my aunt will definitely worry about it. This matter has not been settled yet. Don't act rashly. In addition, not to mention that I didn't remind you that my aunt's temperament is not very good, which makes Chen'er a concubine. It's enough for you to say it in front of me. If you spread it around again, it will only become self-defeating and ruin big things.
After saying that, he didn't want to talk much with the queen and left behind his back, leaving only one sentence: "Take the Yongning Palace."
It turned out that he went straight to the place of the noble concubine...
As the Holy One went away, the doors of several halls opened, and the wind rolled into it, the lights and candles were warm, the brocades flew, the phoenix clothes danced slightly, and the beads sounded softly. The queen looked at her lonely and slender shadow, stretched from the bottom of her feet, and suddenly smiled. In the empty hall, it echoed her heart and seemed to be a sad voice - as cool as this. , it's so cool...
But after all, I still can't be hysterical.
After sighing, the queen raised her face high, her pace was still steady, and her posture was still dignified. She left proudly, as the owner of the six palaces should be.
This night, she did not turn around. Even on the second day, when she was given the third prince, the queen was no longer anxious. She gently looked at the concubine who was not her own son but had been raised under her knees for many years. The face that charmed all sentient beings overlapped with the face of a woman in her memory, which made the queen suddenly feel strange. The pleasure.
At that time, I thought that the woman had the unique favor of her husband, and she was jealous of this matter.
But after last night, the queen suddenly realized that in his heart, his affection for that woman was nothing more than that. Their son was so longing for Aunt Su, but as the king of a country, he was unwilling to satisfy the woman's only bloodline left in the world, such a trivial wish.
Coolness may be an indispensable posture for the Son of Heaven, which is the same for anyone.
The queen's sudden compassionate eyes made the third prince's back rise cold, and her two beautiful eyebrows couldn't help trembling slightly.
"Jiexi, there is nothing the mother can do." The queen sighed, "Your father doesn't want to embarrass your elders for you. You'd better forget Chen'er."
It seems that she is really a loving mother, because she has failed to live up to her son's expectations, and the queen is full of helpless sadness.
This "evil consumption" should not have been expected by the third prince, but when he heard it, he was not as depressed as he imagined, but at this time, he should be frustrated, and it was the attitude of losing good luck, so that the queen's kindness would not become the embarrassment of the monologue.
The third prince lowered his eyes weakly and struggled hard. When his eyes were moist, he knelt on the ground and pleaded on his back: "Mother, my son vowed to marry Su's daughter and would never give up. Mother, please..."
"Don't be capricious." The queen picked up the third prince, seemed to be a little hesitant, and took him into her arms. She seemed to be moved by her kindness, but did not notice that the third prince's body suddenly stiffened.
It's really not easy for both sides to act to this extent.
"I always know what you think about Chen'er, but there's really nothing I can do. Your aunt... There is a difference between relatives and grandmother. In your aunt's heart, Chen'er's life is still the most important. Who let your child, one step is wrong..." The queen half hugged the concubine's son and knew that he couldn't see her expression, so she restrained her kindness and her eyes were shining. Liang: "Huang's fifth mother is the legitimate daughter of Jianning. She comes from a noble background and is talented and virtuous. She can be the prince and concubine. The mother is willing to ask for it for my son, and the emperor should not refuse."
The queen's thinking was very clear. Seeing that the third prince and Yichen were hopeless, she began to care about the next step - the emperor's attitude was clear, and she was afraid that this time she could only let the bitch of the Chen family take a bargain. Fortunately, she had two preparations. In this way, she had to try her best to promote the marriage between the Zhen family and the Duke of Wei. Although Yichen became the fourth prince's concubine, as long as Su Xing married Zhen's daughter, the prince could still win the help of the Duke of Wei. As for the third prince... The queen did not want him to marry the daughter of the powerful. At the beginning, she had no choice but to fight for Su's daughter for him because of the Chen family. At present, it has become such a situation, but the queen does not I am willing to let the third prince marry the powerful Jin's daughter and Qin's daughter as his concubine.
The two phases have become water and fire. It is very difficult to know who will win. Unlike the Duke of Wei, they are both ambitious people. If their daughter is the third prince's concubine, they may not provoke the third prince to fight for the reserve position and be the enemy of the prince.
Although Jianninghou is noble and a family of the previous dynasty, his power is not as good as before. He can only rely on the in-laws of the Duke of Wei. Even if the third prince gets Jianninghou Mansion as a foreign family, he is not afraid.
More importantly, if the third prince marries the daughter of the Huang family, it can also be regarded as a relationship with the Duke of Wei, which is conducive to the trend of the crown prince.
The third prince listened to the queen's words and felt coldly: This is the mother he is familiar with. No wonder he is so kind today. It turns out that there is a new plan.
was still silent for a while and sighed: "I can't be a beautiful woman in my heart, and the women in the world are also ordinary. My ministers are the masters of my mother."
After persuading the third prince, the queen was slightly happy and patted the concubine on the shoulder: "Huixi can be so reasonable, and it's not in vain for me to teach him for many years."
Naturally, I didn't notice that in the slightly drooping eyelids of the third prince, a cold joke passed by.
The third prince was sent away, and the queen followed by the imperial concubine. Of course, she repeatedly stressed that she should plan carefully and promote the marriage between Zhen Mo and Su Xing in any case. Naturally, the crown princess was very anxious. It turned out that she had met Mrs. Zhen and learned that the eldest princess had refused the marriage to face. The meaning was that she seemed to have reached an agreement with the Dong family. She was about to tell the queen about this matter, but she listened to the queen's words.
"The maidservant of the East Palace, don't think that if I don't speak, I don't know what happened."
The prince's concubine is awe-inspiring.
At this time, the queen did not face the third prince at all, but looked at the crown princess coldly: "The two side concubines in the East Palace have had miscised one after another and injured their bodies. What's the explanation for such a coincidence?"
Naturally, the princess can't say anything.
"I know your difficulties are nothing more than wanting others to give birth to a concubine' son for fear of not being able to gain a foothold in the East Palace... But you have been married to the prince for the sixth year, but there are still no children under the prince's knees. Do you know that the East Palace without a queen will attract those schememor?"
The princess looked down silently, her silver teeth gradually tightened, and her mouth was filled with a fishy sweetness.
"This time, the emperor intends to give the prince another side concubine as the second mother of the Zhuo family in Shangshufu. I don't want to hear about the minor birth of the side concubine of the East Palace after a year and a half!"
The princess can no longer export the refusal of the eldest princess to marry.
The queen's attitude is very obvious. Her forbearance has come to an end. In just one and a half years, if she can't marry the Duke of Wei and can't get pregnant, she must accept other women to give birth to blood for the prince.
She never thought of competing with those women for favor and spending her limited thoughts on those boring competitions. Men's feelings have always been like spring flowers, and they can't resist three dynasties or two nights. Only fame is the foundation of the foothold, and this name is naturally inseparable from the children to consolidate.
Therefore, she doesn't need any vows, sweet words, gentleness and long affection. What she wants is just the eldest son who will inherit the country in the future!
She can tolerate how many beautiful concubines and maidservants he has, but they must not tolerate them. Those women spread their branches and leaves before her and let the concubine grow up!
Under the cold staring of the queen, the princess gradually clenched her palm and her will was firm.
If the affairs of her children depend on God's will, then she must keep what she can master firmly between the ten fingers.