Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 335
After the vassal king's entry into the capital was over, Chang'an City slowly became quiet again.

The blacksmith shop in Qinjia Village was in full swing, and at the end of autumn, when Chang'an was windy and cold, a fast horse left the East Palace and went straight out of Chang'an City.

Autumn is coming to an end, and the leaves of the palace are gradually withering.

That night, there was a gust of wind in Chang'an, followed by rain again.

The rain was pattering outside, but Li Yuan was tossing and turning in bed.

"Your Majesty, do you want that empress to come to sleep with you?" The maid serving at the side understood Li Yuan's mood very well, and if Li Yuan couldn't sleep, all he had to do was find a concubine to come to sleep with him.

And this trick can be said to be tried and tested.

But after the palace lady finished speaking, Li Yuan was a little uninterested, and shook his head and refused.

There are indeed many beautiful concubines in the palace, but they can only satisfy Li Yuan's physical pleasure, but in this lonely night, no one can comfort her soul.

This reminded him of his Queen Dou. If she was there, the two of them might still be able to chat and have a heart-to-heart conversation.

Unfortunately, Empress Dou is no longer here.

Li Yuan sat up from the bed, looking at the clothes and shoes that Empress Dou had made for him, he suddenly felt a little bit thinking about others.

The night was getting darker and it was still raining outside.

Li Yuan didn't know when he fell asleep.

In the haze, Li Yuan seemed to have returned to the past.

In the imperial garden, Empress Dou was quietly tending flowers and plants. Although she was old, she still looked quiet and beautiful.

Her every frown and smile looks so charming.

Li Yuan couldn't help shouting: "Mother Dou!"

Empress Dou turned her head, but when she saw Li Yuan, her expression suddenly changed, she seemed a little angry and complained.

"Mother Dou, what's the matter with you?"

Li Yuan walked over while talking, but Empress Dou suddenly got up and ran away, and ran faster and faster, Li Yuan chased and shouted desperately.

"Mother Dou...Mother Dou..."

Soon, Empress Dou disappeared, and the Imperial Garden became quiet again. Li Yuan stood blankly, a little lost. He didn't understand why Mother Dou ignored him?
She seems angry?

Suddenly, a gust of cool wind blew over, and Li Yuan suddenly woke up from his sleep. There was a maid standing beside him, and the maid was a little nervous: "My lord, are you having a nightmare?"

The rain outside was still falling, and it didn't seem to stop very often. The sound of the rain was like a sad song.

Li Yuan turned his head and glanced out of the window. The window opened at some time, and a gust of cool wind blew in from the outside. After seeing this, the palace lady panicked and wanted to close it immediately, but was stopped by Li Yuan.

"Serve me to get dressed."

The palace maid was a little at a loss, but she quickly responded. Li Yuan got dressed and left the palace.

It was still raining outside, and it looked heavy, the whole palace seemed very quiet and secluded.

Under the umbrella of an eunuch, Li Yuan entered the palace where Empress Dou lived before her death.

Empress Dou's bedroom was already a bit dilapidated, and there were even spider webs growing in some places. Several autumn insects were jumping around in the bedroom, and the sound of insects was endless.

"Mother Dou, this is blaming me..."
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It rained all night in autumn and stopped early the next morning.

In the morning, Li Yuan seemed a little listless.

Even so, he persisted.

"I dreamed about the queen last night, and she seemed a little unhappy."

Li Yuan sat on the dragon chair and said, the officials looked at each other, if this kind of thing was placed in an ordinary family, it would be an extremely ordinary thing.

But there is no small matter in the royal family. When these words were spoken, the officials began to think about the deep meaning behind these words.

Crown Prince Li Jiancheng frowned slightly, and after a while, he stood up and said, "Father, Queen Mother must be unhappy because there is no one close to him, and now that the Tang Dynasty has gradually stabilized, there should be a queen." The mother respects the world and persuades the women of the Tang Dynasty, so in the opinion of the sons and ministers, the father should be the queen."

In Li Jiancheng's view, his father liked women very much, so even if he offended his behind-the-scenes, he still wanted to please his father.

The few concubines in the harem all wanted to be queens. I'm afraid they mentioned it to Li Yuan, and Li Yuan definitely wanted to make a queen.

If he can make Li Yuan fulfill his wish, then he will be more favored by Li Yuan, right?
Li Jiancheng's purpose is very simple, that is to make his father happy. At the same time, if Concubine Yin De can become a queen, it may be of better help to him.

If his father wants to establish a queen, he can find a way to push Concubine Yin De to her.

However, after Li Jiancheng said this, Li Yuan frowned. He really wanted to establish a queen, but Queen Dou entrusted herself with a dream, was it because of this?

He didn't think Empress Dou would want him to be a queen.

At this time, Li Shimin also stood up immediately: "Father, the queen mother is angry. It must not be that there is no queen in the Tang Dynasty, but because the sons and officials waited unfilially. The mother passed away for so long, and I waited for the son, but I didn't like it." It is really unfilial to seldom pray for her, the son asked to set up a dojo for the mother, and the son is willing to personally pray for the mother."

What Li Shimin said was very affectionate, which made people feel very comfortable after hearing it.

Those ministers in the court naturally didn't think that Empress Dou would conjure up dreams. From their point of view, it was just that Li Yuan thought about it every day and dreamed at night. He missed Empress Dou so much, so he dreamed about her.

In fact, Empress Dou is dead, so why not like it?
However, although most people thought so, when Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin expressed their views, many people in the court quickly followed suit.

"Your Majesty, the country cannot live without a king, and the harem cannot live without a queen. When Empress Dou was alive, she was very concerned about the Tang Dynasty. She hoped that the Tang Dynasty would flourish. At this time, the dream must be for this reason."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Empress Dou has always been virtuous, and she is the most considerate of Her Majesty. Empress Dou is not at ease since she has been unable to become an empress, and her departure is not painful. Please, Your Majesty, consider becoming an empress."

"........."

Li Jiancheng's people proposed to establish a queen, but at the same time, many people in the court expressed opposition.

"It's nonsense, the Holy Majesty's failure to be an empress is the greatest love for Empress Dou, and also the greatest comfort for Empress Dou. Empress Dou entrusted her dreams, and it is definitely not because of this."

"That's right, the empress has been buried for a long time, but there is no one in my Tang Dynasty to pray for him. It must be because of this, so the sage and minister proposed to build a dojo to pray for the empress so that she can walk more safely. "

"My lord, I also feel that it is right to pray for the empress..."

As everyone said, Li Yuan's eyebrows were furrowed deeply, and he was a little tangled. For him, this was a great opportunity to become a queen, and he didn't want to miss it, but in his heart, he faintly felt sorry for Empress Dou, and he should pray for her.

(End of this chapter)