Noble First Daughter-in-law

This court meeting seemed chaotic, but in retrospect, it was step-by-step and well-organized. Even the words Yu Wenzhen and Yu Wenye knelt down at the same time and kowtowed to the new emperor, their father, to express their gratitude were exactly word for word. .

However, it is indeed confusing.

Because from the moment they heard the canonization of "King of Han", the eyes of the people in the entire court were different from before.After all, after knowing that Yu Wenyuan would take over and replace him sooner or later, most people started to stand in line, especially when they saw that the plague in Yanzuo Square was wiped out in advance, these people were almost certain that Yuwen Yuan was not the crown prince. none other than.

So, even these days, she was busy in Changle Fang every day, but Shang Ruyi also knew how many officials surrounded Yu Wenjian, and how proud Aunt Hui was at home.

Unexpectedly, the last canonized one turned out to be a "King of Han".

The gazes that came and went in the court hall were not only shocked, but gradually, they became more surprised, fearful, uneasy, and faintly angry.

And the greatest anger came from Yu Dingxing who had been by Yu Wenyuan's side all the time—even though he had also received a reward.Yu Dingxing, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, was canonized as the Duke of Wushan County, commanding the Zuo Xiaowei Army and staying in the palace.

Anyone with a discerning eye will know what an honor and trust this is.

Therefore, after receiving such an offering, Yu Dingxing was naturally overjoyed and kowtowed one after another, but besides being happy, after looking at Yu Wenzhen, his gaze immediately became dark and cold again, and when he looked at Yu Wenye again, The gaze from those deep sunken eyes seemed to turn into a sharp edge, piercing through the latter's body.

After all, the Duke of Wushan commanded the left and right Xiao Guards, and all the rewards combined were not as good as the position of a prince.

But Yu Wenye was always calm.

After looking at Yu Wenjian, all the astonished eyes in the hall naturally fell on him. There were reproaches, resentment, and anger, but he remained calm, without any fluctuation in his eyes.

Until, everyone kowtowed to thank you, and when they got up again, the people around them staggered.

Almost subconsciously, he immediately reached out and grabbed the thin arm, and when he lowered his head to meet the somewhat familiar eyes, his calm gaze finally trembled slightly.

But the next moment, a trace of contradiction and struggle appeared in his eyes, and his eyes gradually turned cold.

He also let go of her hand.

Shang Ruyi stared at him blankly, seeming a little confused, but Yu Wenye gritted his teeth, looked away, and said in a deep voice: "You, go down first."

"..."

At this time, Shang Ruyi came back to his senses.

After the award, the new emperor has other arrangements to announce. At this time, it is not the time for her to stay in the Taiji Hall. Even the queen mother and the abdicated Chu Chengfei also withdrew at this time. Tai Chi Hall.

After exiting, the three of them walked into the side hall.

Just now, even though the door was closed, there were still countless people kowtow and kneel, but now, there is no one here, and there is even a bit of sharp coldness left in the air. Shang Ruyi looked at Empress Dowager Jiang with Chu Cheng Fei walked in and sat down. She subconsciously stood aside and saw Queen Mother Jiang raising her head and smiling at her: "Aren't you going to sit down?"

"..."

"You just stood outside for so long, and you stood in the Tai Chi Hall for half a day. Are you tired?"

Her voice was hoarse, as if a blade had been ground on a rough rock. It was originally a very unpleasant sound quality, but because of her gentle breath and eyes, the voice became soft and smooth, as if a clear spring was flowing. Apex.

Shang Ruyi looked at her, as if there was a needle in his heart, pricking himself gently.

Hesitantly, he nodded slightly.

Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Then, please sit down."

Shang Ruyi shook her head again: "My wife—"

Speaking of this, she was stunned for a moment, and the Empress Dowager Jiang's smile deepened, and she said softly: "You have to get used to it slowly, and you have to change it. Now, I am the same as you. People—no, you are much more noble than me."

Chu Chengfei on the side raised his head and glared at her with red eyes.

Shang Ruyi hurriedly shook his head: "Queen Mother, I, I don't dare!"

The Empress Dowager Jiang said softly, "It's not because I dared to, but the fact is already the case."

"..."

"Ruyi, you still have a long, long way to go in the future."

"..."

"So now, sit down and rest your feet."

Her gentle voice and sincere eyes made Shang Ruyi unable to feel any evil towards her even if he still had a grudge in his heart. Seeing her jade-like hand holding his wrist, he finally sighed, and said softly: "yes."

After saying that, he sat across from her.

After sitting down, Shang Ruyi was in a trance for a while again, only to realize that this position was opposite to the Empress Dowager Jiang, maybe it was the position and state where she and Yu Wenyuan were sitting here just now.

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi took a deep breath, looked up at the Empress Dowager Jiang, and said softly, "The Empress Dowager...he was here just now, with my father-in-law, with Your Majesty..."

Because he has not fully adapted to Yu Wenyuan's identity, especially, there is Chu Chengfei who stares at him from time to time with a resentful face in front of him. Seeing the hesitation in her heart clearly, she smiled and said, "Yes."

"..."

"Just now, I was here, and I negotiated the terms with him."

"..."

"I use the abdication edict in my hand in exchange for two words in his enthronement document."

Shang Ruyi took a deep breath.

Yes, two words have been changed!

Change "Prince" to "King of Han"!
Empress Dowager Jiang was silent for a moment, then said in a hoarse voice: "Actually, I also want to change the word King Qin, but it's too difficult."

"..."

"Your Majesty, he has a firm heart. In this matter, no one can shake him."

"..."

"This edict of my abdication can only be exchanged for the change of those two words."

"..."

Shang Ruyi remained silent, looked at her somewhat sad eyes, and after a while, said softly: "Queen Mother, this is already very difficult."

Now, she also understands what this exchange is about.

It is said that the abdication edict exchanged the change of those two words. In fact, the abdication edict can be drawn up by just looking for an official in Zhongshu Province. What Yu Wenyuan really needs is someone to come forward and pull Chu Chengfei from the dragon chair. Come down and make everything logical today.

However, from the scene just now, I knew that no one dared to do this.

Even Ji Hong, a veteran of the three dynasties, could confront the eldest princess tit for tat in the court hall and settle the overall situation, but he could not pull an emperor off his dragon chair.

But if this step is not taken, then Yu Wenyuan's ascension to the throne will become unjust and unjust. If someone is sent to do it forcibly, he will be charged with bullying orphans and widowed mothers!

However, due to his unfair reputation and the crime of bullying orphans and widowers, this kind of moral flaw can attract more criticism than mistakes in national policy. It can easily destroy the popularity he has accumulated before. Even if he succeeds in taking the throne today, he has lost the support of the people and is surrounded by foreign enemies. How long the new dynasty can survive is a big question!
Therefore, being able to ascend the throne smoothly today is indeed something Yu Wenyuan could only wish for.

Only Empress Dowager Jiang can make today's abdication, meditation and enthronement go smoothly. Only if she comes forward can everything be justified.

Therefore, Yu Wenyuan agreed to the "deal" with her.

However, Yu Wenyuan is Yu Wenyuan after all.He knows Yu Wenye's calculations, and he also knows the empress dowager Jiang's scruples. He can exchange, but he can't be completely manipulated by others. He can refuse to give the crown prince, but he can't do it when he is forced to. case given.

Prince, can be changed to King of Han.

But the King of Qin cannot be changed to the prince.

No one is, then everyone has a chance.

In the end, it is still up to him to decide who to give it to!
Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi said softly again: "My father-in-law—no, the country—your majesty, your majesty—"

Feeling that she seemed to be concerned about Chu Chengfei who was beside her when she spoke, Empress Dowager Jiang looked down at her son, sighed softly, and said, "I have already made preparations. After today, I will Take Fei'er and move into Yanchun Palace behind Dayan Temple."

"...!"

Hearing her words, Shang Ruyi took another breath.

Yanchun Palace was a palace built by Emperor Wen when he was still alive. It is located in Daxing City. Now it should be called Chang'an City. It is not too far from the palace. Because Empress Du practiced Buddhism and often went to Dayan Temple to eat fast and worship Buddha, it was specially built. Of course, after Chu Yang moved east to Luoyang, many of the palaces here were abandoned, not to mention the palace.

However, Empress Dowager Jiang said that she would move in after today. Obviously, the cleaning over there had been completed.

turn out to be--

It turned out that she went to Dayan Temple to fast before Bo Xing came into the world, and she had already started preparing for today.

No, it should be earlier.

At this time, Shang Ruyi remembered in a daze that she was confused when Empress Jiang often told her that she had entered the palace, treated her tenderly, and accompanied her with soft words, but Chu Yang had told her coldly - it was because of her body, profitable.

Now it seems that everything is already doomed.

Empress Dowager Jiang understood earlier than anyone else that she could not persuade Chu Yang, nor could she save the Daye Dynasty. attribution.

Therefore, she brought up the Yanchun Palace after the Dayan Temple was settled, and took Chu Chengfei to live in it.

He also married his daughter to the new emperor's second son, King Qin, and became a side concubine.

Although Yu Wenye was cold and ruthless on the battlefield, he might not listen to soft words to the people around him, but his heart was gentle, and even if it was to him who had no feelings at the beginning, he would not take advantage of him .Therefore, as long as Chu Ruoyan marries him, no matter what, he will protect this younger sister who grew up together.

She will also protect Empress Dowager Jiang and Chu Chengfei, who has a sensitive status as the Queen of Zen.

And Empress Dowager Jiang's attitude towards herself all the time is more or less aware of today's situation, a Qin Wangfei, a Qin Wang's side concubine-she hopes that she can treat her daughter well.

The beloved son of the parents has a far-reaching plan for it. Zhao Zuoshi's words are really good.

This is the last thing a mother can do for her children after going through all the sufferings in the world and even giving up her life.

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi's heart also felt sour, he didn't know what to say, and the Empress Dowager Jiang looked at her, and said softly: "So, in this Daxing Palace, there is only one His Majesty—the one who is sitting in the Dragon Palace right now. The person on the chair, your father-in-law."

"..."

"Ruyi, from now on, you can't make any mistakes again."

"..."

"This is also me, the last time, to remind you as an elder."

As she said that, she smiled again, there seemed to be a bit of sadness in that smile, and there seemed to be a bit of sarcasm, and said: "If, if I had a choice, I wouldn't wish that I was your elder, I would rather hope that you were— —”

"Ok?"

Shang Ruyi was taken aback.

If you don't want to be her elder, what can you do between them?
However, Empress Dowager Jiang's eyes flashed suddenly, as if she fell into a memory for a moment, and it was a memory that broke her heart, even just for this moment, Shang Ruyi could feel that her eyes were broken, as if being torn by the memory The soul, the pain is unspeakable.

After a long time, I heard her say: "Actually, I hope that you can be my...friend, or a closer relationship with everything."

"..."

"In this way, you can be by our side, with you, maybe, you can persuade him."

"..."

"I can persuade him to come back."

"..."

Shang Ruyi's breath was suffocated again.

However, she also immediately understood that the person Empress Dowager Jiang was talking about was Chu Yang.

When he thought of that immortal figure, Shang Ruyi's breath suffocated again, and a familiar, tearing pain hit his heart again.

But this is just her pain.

For Empress Dowager Jiang, this is the most difficult regret in her life.

Because she was selected by Emperor Wen and Empress Du to be taught by the future Crown Princess and Queen, and then placed next to Chu Yang. However, everything she knew, even if she shaped a Yu Wenye, she could not persuade him to return. A Chu Yang.

Therefore, when she was most desperate, she pinned her hope on protecting her children through Yu Wenye and Shang Ruyi.

Even, she couldn't help but think, what if it was Shang Ruyi?

Can Chu Yang's feelings for Shang Ruyi be persuaded to return to him?

Seeing Empress Dowager Jiang's sad look, Shang Ruyi was silent for a long time, and finally said softly: "Empress Dowager, if I could... then Jiangdu Palace would not have such an ending."

"..."

"I can't persuade him."

"..."

Empress Dowager Jiang suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at her, those gentle pupils were also filled with tears at this moment.

After a long silence, she smiled shyly.

Then said: "Yeah, I'm confused."

"..."

"If there was someone in this world who could trip him up, it wouldn't end like this."

Having said that, she took a deep breath, shed bitter tears, and restored her expression to the calm and gentleness of the past, then looked at Shang Ruyi, and said: "The ending between me and him has been decided, but, you guys Unlike us."

"..."

These words may be to affirm her, or to comfort her, but Shang Ruyi feels another pain in his heart.

She said solemnly: "Yes."

"..."

Empress Dowager Jiang looked at her quietly for a while, and said, "You, do you blame me?"