Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 36
Grandma Sun continued: "After your grandfather left the capital, your father married the eldest lady. Soon after, he wrote a letter to His Majesty, suggesting that all people be carefully traced, and all officials such as reading scrolls, receiving scrolls, palm scrolls, and Mifeng were all We need to be held accountable. The chief examiner who happened to be in charge of that exam was Lao Jiang Xia Wang.”

Zhao Xiwei was shocked.

So, Jiangxia Prince's Mansion is not only impossible to have a good relationship with his father, on the contrary, it is an undercurrent hostile relationship? ?
Grandma Sun shook her head and smiled and said, "Old Jiang Xia Wang Li Jing, your father played a role in fueling the flames, but the main problem is because the emperor and the empress dowager are suspicious."

Speaking of which, there was a bit of coldness in Sun Mama's eyes, and her tone became cautious.

"Your Majesty is the youngest son of the late emperor. He was only 12 years old when he ascended the throne. Following the edict of the late emperor, the old Jiangxia king was in charge of the state affairs. He also granted the queen mother the right to attend the court and listen to the government. The two jointly assisted the new king. The queen mother thinks highly of the old Jiangxia king. He discussed the major affairs of the government together.

Later, rumors began to spread that he and the queen mother had a childhood sweetheart friendship.What's more, he coveted the throne. "

Grandma Sun continued to say slowly: "But at that time, His Majesty was still young, and he was a kind-hearted monarch with a generous personality. In addition, he had to rely on the Queen Mother and the old Jiangxia King for many things, so His Majesty did not take these rumors to heart."

It is common sense that the master and the young country are suspicious, and the subjects are not attached.

Zhao Xiwei didn't speak, and quietly tasted a sliced ​​pear. The entrance was as delicate as snow, sweet and cool, which made people feel much calmer all of a sudden.

Mammy Sun was a little surprised by her calmness, and couldn't help but glance at her: "The one who made Your Majesty's determination to seize power was the death of Empress Gu that year."

Zhao Xiwei raised his eyes in surprise: "Queen Gu?"

Mammy Sun's voice was a little heavy: "Your Majesty and the Empress are a juvenile husband and wife. The Empress was born gentle and beautiful, and is truly the only favorite of the Six Palaces. Within a few years, the eldest son of the Empress was established as the Crown Prince, and the Empress Dowager made the decision at this time. I want to choose a draft for Your Majesty. But every year, the newcomers in the harem are like safflowers, and they compete to open from time to time, but they have not been able to shake the status of the queen.”

Zhao Xiwei was a little surprised.

But after thinking about it, I understand the subtleties.

The Gu family of Wu Jun, some people have been officials in the dynasty since the previous dynasty, which lasted for several generations, but gradually declined after the current dynasty.The empress dowager and the old Jiangxia king are so powerful that the emperor dotes on the queen, thinking of supporting the descendants to compete with them.

Grandma Sun seemed to see through Zhao Xiwei's thoughts: "So, the queen is sandwiched between the empress dowager and her majesty, even if she is extremely favored, it is difficult to sleep and eat, and even the delicacies of mountains and seas every day, they will not be able to maintain a healthy body. A few years later, the queen became pregnant again. The queen mother thought that the queen was weak, so she proposed to let the queen temporarily transfer the power of the six palaces to be represented by the concubine.

Naturally, the queen did not want to hand over her power to others, so she became more and more stubborn. Everything in the harem, no matter how big or small, had to be done by herself.

It was the Queen Mother's birthday, and the Queen was already seven months old. She asked Tai Changqing, your grandfather, to discuss whether he could organize the birthday party.

Your grandfather knew that the two palaces were not in harmony, but he did not want to offend either party for this matter, so he thought of a compromise, asking the old Jiangxia King and the Queen Mother whether they could avoid some cumbersome etiquette.

As a result, no one agreed with this suggestion, and the queen had to force the grand birthday banquet.

Who knew that after the birthday banquet was over, the fetus began to move that night, and a princess was born prematurely, but the queen suffered from bleeding and died in less than two months. "

"Ah..." Zhao Xi exclaimed slightly.

"So His Majesty refused to bear it any longer, and prepared a major purge through a cheating case to replace all unreliable people. Your grandfather didn't agree and was dismissed from office.

Not long after, your father married the eldest daughter's daughter, and your aunt entered the palace again. In the same year, your father was promoted to the Shangshutai, but he did not expect that he would write to His Majesty as soon as he came up, and to carefully investigate all the examiners in the cheating case.This proposal was in the heart of His Majesty, and as soon as he checked it, it was found on the head of Lao Jiangxia King, so Lao Jiangxia King invited him out of the capital. "

This matter is complicated from the words of Grandma Sun, but Zhao Xiwei got the most simple content by taking a stab at it.

To put it simply, the empress dowager and the emperor fought for power and killed the innocent Empress Gu.

The emperor was furious, promoted Zhao Ziyi to the Shangshutai, and joined hands to cut off the queen mother's wings.

The queen mother suffered such a big loss, can she swallow this breath?

So, taking advantage of Zhao Xiwei's return to the mansion, he mobilized the Censors to write an essay.

Zhao Xi thought for a while, and then he understood the key point of the matter.

"I heard that the Censor has been impeaching my father because of my return to the mansion." Her voice was calm and rational, "The princess' friendship with the Zhao mansion at this time doesn't seem to be in her own interests."

Grandma Sun glanced at her with a smile: "You are a boudoir lady, and you actually care about the movements of the Censor's desk."

She said something in her words: "The Jiangxia Palace naturally doesn't want it, but where can he get it? In the past, His Majesty was not in good health and could not check and balance one or two. But now that the Crown Prince is an adult, he began to share the government for His Majesty, saying something arrogant, One emperor and one courtier, if a new emperor succeeds in the future, can he tolerate a disobedient official?"

In this matter, not only did King Jiangxia have no choice, but Zhao's residence also did not have a choice.

No wonder Princess Jiangxia's attitude was ambiguous. It turned out to be playing ball with each other.

Grandma Sun smiled again: "I heard from the servants beside His Majesty that the marriage between the two houses was proposed by the Crown Prince himself to His Majesty."

"Prince?" Zhao Xiwei held a teacup to hide his surprise.

He took a sip, but found that the tea was cold, and frowned involuntarily.

Grandma Sun smiled and said earnestly: "Your father loves you dearly, and he must be reluctant to sacrifice your marriage in exchange for political interests, but this is not up to him. As a minister, you can only obey the emperor's orders. The slave thinks that the girl is a good girl. Smart people must know how to choose."

After Mama Sun left, Zhao Xiwei fell into deep thought.

The thought that he had planned to go to his father to discuss countermeasures also disappeared without a trace.

In this matter, my father said it doesn't count, Jiangxia King said it doesn't count, and the person in the palace has to say it.

She never likes to feel sorry for herself. Since she has no choice, she will start from the worst situation and plan how to deal with it.

Jinxiu opened the curtain and came in, and reported carefully: "Madam Jiang, who entrusted the kitchen to the kitchen, has inquired that the custom-made Buddhist altar in Lianhua Temple needs 20 taels of silver. Doing Buddhist ceremonies in the temple, Miss may have to wait a little longer."

20 taels of silver...

Zhao Xiwei suddenly felt that there was a new problem to be solved: silver.

(End of this chapter)