Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 1066 The Queen is Here Again

Zhao Rui comforted Gu Yanxiao: "Xiaoxiao, I have made it very clear to my mother that I will not take a concubine. I will go to the palace and ask my mother to send them out of the palace."

"Zhao Rui, if something like this happens once, it will happen again."

"Xiaoxiao, believe me, you are the only one in my heart. If the Queen Mother does this again next time, I will tell him directly that I will no longer be the emperor!"

Gu Yanxiao: "Are you serious?"

"What did you say?"

"Are you willing to give up this supreme throne?"

Zhao Rui hugged Gu Yanxiao and said indifferently: "It's just the throne. I've been an emperor for so many years, but I can't even eat well. I'm tired of listening to those old men quarreling in the court every day. It's better to be free and unrestrained in the martial arts world. If I can go to the sect, I can also practice. Maybe we can be husband and wife for hundreds of years."

Gu Yanxiao thought that Zhao Rui was comforting her.

Even if I have to leave, the child is still young, how can I just let him go?

Gu Yanxiao felt much better.

The next day, when Zhao Rui went to court, she took Su Ying to the Empress Dowager's Birthday Palace.

"My sons and ministers see their mother and queen."

"No need to be polite, please sit down!" Empress Dowager Cao said, "You came alone, where is the prince?"

"Replying to Mother, the prince is still sleeping."

Queen Mother Cao nodded and said, "You have just come out of confinement. The sun is still fierce at this time. There is no need to rush to pay respects to me in the palace."

"Mother, I am well now. I am the queen, and it is my responsibility to take care of things so that you don't have to work so hard."

Empress Dowager Cao understood.

"The Queen wants the power of the palace?"

Gu Yanxiao looked into Empress Dowager Cao's eyes and replied firmly, "Yes."

Queen Mother Cao smiled and said, "It seems that the Queen is anxious, that's why she came here in such a hurry to ask for the power of the palace. I have been in charge of the harem for more than 40 years. Even if I hand over the power of the palace to you, it is just a show. You don't have the ability to manage such a huge palace!"

"Whether you can manage it well, mother can wait and see."

"Okay, I'll give you the power of the palace, and I'll give you half a year. If you make any mistakes, don't blame your mother for taking away your power of the palace."

There was nothing to do in the court today, so Zhao Rui left the court early and found that the queen was not there. After asking, he learned that she had gone to the empress dowager's place.

She knew Gu Yanxiao's temper.

Zhao Rui was not one to swallow his anger, and his mother was on the other side, so he slapped his forehead without caring about his image and said, "Let's go to the Qingshou Palace."

Halfway through the journey, I saw Gu Yanxiao walking back.

"How did you come?"

"There was nothing going on at court today, and I saw you were not in the palace. I asked and found out that you went to see your mother, so I hurried over to see you."

Gu Yanxiao laughed: "Why, are you afraid that we will fight? Not really, she is the queen mother, your biological mother, I will still give her this little face."

Zhao Rui obviously didn't believe it.

But seeing that she is in a good mood, nothing serious should have happened, right?

However, just as he and the queen returned to the palace, Aunt Lian Qiao came over with a dozen guards, carrying several large boxes of things.

Zhao Rui: “What is this?”

Lian Qiao: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said that the Queen has finished her confinement, and the power of the palace should be returned to the Queen."

Zhao Rui understood.

It must be the Queen Mother’s previous behavior that angered Gu Yanxiao, so she went to the Qingshou Palace today to demand power over the palace.

"Empress, where should we put the box?" Gu Yanxiao pointed casually, "Put it over there. We need to finish reading the account book in the next two days."

"Did you go to the Queen Mother to ask for the power of the palace?"

Gu Yan smiled: "Yeah."

"Why?"

It’s hard to say what I think of my Queen Mother, but she’s definitely not someone that easy to talk to.

"Just ask for it directly. Mother is such a smart person, it's not appropriate to beat around the bush."

Su Ying ordered the palace maid to take out the account book from the box. Gu Yanxiao concentrated on reading the account book and ignored Zhao Rui.

"Xiaoxiao, don't you care about me?"

"Can't you see I'm busy?"

“Is the account book more important, or am I more important?”

Gu Yan smiled and looked at Zhao Rui: "You are important, and the account book is important too. I don't want this to happen again."

Zhao Rui said: "Xiaoxiao, as long as I don't want to, no one can force me, not even my mother, why do you have to worry so much?"

"Zhao Rui, this is different."

Gu Yanxiao put down the account book and looked at him seriously: "As long as the Queen Mother doesn't give up this idea, this kind of thing will happen again next time. I don't want to accept it passively. Only by taking control of the palace power in my own hands can I take the initiative to attack."

Zhao Rui wanted to say more, but Gu Yanxiao covered his mouth directly: "I know you have been ignored, but it's only been these few days. You won't feel wronged in just a few days, right?"

What else could Zhao Rui say?

He had no choice but to go see his son. Looking at his sleeping little face, he muttered, "Grow up quickly. Your father will pass the throne to you, and you and your mother can live happily."

The sleeping Zhaoyao hummed.

Zhao Rui said childishly, "Why, you are not happy? You can't be unhappy, because you are the prince, and the throne will be yours in the future."

Gu Yanxiao naturally heard it, laughed and shook his head, then continued to look at the account book.

When she first entered the palace, the Queen Mother handed over the power to her, but she soon became pregnant and had only been in charge for four or five months in total. Some things had not yet been confirmed, and when she looked at the account books again after a year, she could no longer be as indifferent as before.

She is the queen, so she has to act like a queen.

Queen Mother Cao was just waiting for Gu Yanxiao to make a mistake. Although she was the eldest daughter of the Gu family, she had always been practicing in the sect. She should not have had any chance to learn how to manage the household, let alone this huge palace.

But what she never expected was that Gu Yanxiao got the hang of it so quickly and managed the harem in perfect order. Not only that, she became pregnant again.

"The Queen has another one?"

As soon as Doctor Wang finished taking the Queen's pulse, he was called over by the Queen Mother.

As the imperial physician appointed by His Majesty, Doctor Wang naturally knew how to respond to please the Queen Mother: "Replying to the Queen Mother, the Queen is two months pregnant, and judging by her pulse, it's a princess."

"really?"

"Don't worry, Queen Mother, there will be no mistakes."

After Doctor Wang left, Empress Dowager Cao was still very happy.

What bad intentions could she have? She was just afraid that the emperor would dote on the queen too much and bring chaos to the country.

But the queen has been in charge of the palace power for nearly half a year and has shown amazing talent. She is very suitable to be the queen.

Of course, this ability refers to her ability to manage the palace.

But now she is pregnant again, so it’s not a bad idea to have more children!

Mother Rong saw that the time was right and advised the Queen Mother: "Your Majesty, the Queen is pregnant again. Doctor Wang said that the Queen is in good health and can have eight or ten more children. You don't have to worry about the Emperor's offspring. In fact, without the harem fighting, His Majesty can focus on the court, which is a good thing!"

Queen Mother Cao sighed: "I don't want to be the bad guy either."