Song Dynasty female artist

From this moment on, I clearly realized this problem: Zhao Rui, my son, is different from his father.

For the sake of the woman he loves, he has the perseverance to wait.

For the sake of his beloved woman, he had the courage to confront the court officials.

Throughout history, how many emperors have been able to remain faithful to one man? His son wanted to be that faithful emperor.

I went from being shocked at first to gradually accepting it, and even felt a little bit like watching the show.

He is the emperor, but he is also his son.

How could I have such an idea?

I cursed myself secretly, but I couldn't help it. In short, I felt very conflicted.

The few women left in the palace were also driven out by Zhao Rui, leaving the harem completely empty.

I thought to myself, Zhao Rui has done a great job. Which woman can refuse a man like this, let alone an emperor? I am sure that once Rui'er said so, she would happily enter the palace.

I still took it for granted.

Gu Yanxiao was indeed different. She was not playing hard to get, but she really didn't want to enter the palace.

It seems that not all women covet the position of queen.

I really misunderstood her.

One day, the emperor came to my palace and said that he wanted to choose one of Prince An’s sons to be his heir.

I'm not surprised by this.

As early as when Gu Yanxiao refused to enter the palace at the beginning, he brought Prince An's children into the palace and taught them by him and Gu Qingjue.

At that time I guessed that this was what the emperor meant.

But he didn't say it explicitly, so I couldn't say anything.

Now he was telling me his intentions. I remained calm and asked him, "Have you made up your mind?"

Zhao Rui nodded: "Mother, my fourth brother is also the son of our father. It is not a bad idea to let his son inherit the throne. I came here today hoping that you will agree."

Me: "Do you still care about my opinion? The emperor has been in power for a long time now, and I can no longer interfere with your decision."

I pretended not to understand what the emperor said.

I know what he meant is that he hoped I wouldn't mind. The emperor didn't know about the grudge between Zhang and me when he was a child, but he couldn't be unaware of it now. He hoped that I wouldn't mind that my fourth brother was born to Zhang, and that Zhang's grandson would eventually sit on that position.

How could you not mind?
The fact that I was able to raise Prince An safely is already the greatest concession I have made.

To be honest, I would not be able to accept the fact if the throne was finally occupied by Zhang's grandson.

It’s not like my son is infertile.

At this time, I desperately hoped that Gu Yanxiao would agree to enter the palace.

Even if it's just one child.

I don’t know if my prayers were heard by the gods or Buddhas, but not long after, Gu Yanxiao actually agreed to enter the palace as queen.

At this moment, I am happier than if I were the queen.

I personally take care of many things, and I only hope that after entering the palace, she can get along well with the emperor and give birth to an heir as soon as possible.

After entering the palace, Gu Yanxiao soon became pregnant.

I privately asked the imperial physician whether he could confirm whether it was a prince or a princess, and the physician said it was more likely to be a prince.

Who can understand how excited I was at that time?

I'm going to be the royal grandmother.

I want to have my own grandson.

From now on, the throne will belong to my grandson, and no one else can take it away.

Although I was happy, I was able to remain calm and gave orders on the things that needed attention. The emperor was as happy as a child, and as soon as the queen was pregnant, I wanted to announce it to the world.

From pregnancy to birth, a full ten months, any negligence may result in losing the child.

I have been in the harem for decades, so I understand this best. After the queen was pregnant, the emperor took advantage of the New Year's Eve to announce the good news of the queen's pregnancy.

Just when she was happy, the queen suddenly said, "You should drink less."

The tone was not one of persuasion, but a direct command.

Not to mention the court officials were surprised, even I, the empress dowager, was stunned.

But what the emperor enjoyed most was that whatever the empress said was the final word.

Although the queen is pregnant and he has to take her feelings into consideration, this is too indulgent. Moreover, he did this in front of all the civil and military officials in the court. What would they think?
At this time, I began to feel dissatisfied with the Queen.

Before I forgot, I was also waiting for her to enter the palace with great joy, and I forgot the joy I felt when I learned that she was pregnant and was about to become the Empress Dowager.

After that, I became a little cold towards the Queen.

She also felt my coldness and was not as frequent in coming to my palace as before. It might have been related to her growing belly.

Seven months later, a prince was born and the emperor named him Zhao Yao.

Excellent name.

The imperial physician took the prince's pulse and said that he was in good health, and my dissatisfaction with the queen eased a little.

But just a few days later, when I went to visit the Queen's palace again, I heard the two of them talking before I even entered the inner hall.

The emperor's love for the queen has reached the point of disregarding principles.

How can this be done?

If the queen has any bad thoughts at this time, it will bring disaster to the entire Song Dynasty. If she has any ambitions again, can the emperor still save his life?
No, we can’t let the emperor continue to indulge in the queen’s gentleness.

I could never believe until my death that I would do such a disgusting thing. I took advantage of the fact that the Queen had just given birth and seized her power in the harem. Then I secretly selected a candidate and had someone bring that person into the harem, hoping to find an opportunity to get His Majesty drunk and make the matter a fait accompli.

By that time, it would be useless for the queen to make a fuss.

There will inevitably be a rift between them.

My goal has been achieved.

But before this plan could be implemented, my good son discovered it and got very angry with me.

This is the first time in his life that he has disregarded my dignity.

Not long after, the queen also found out.

I was so angry at the time. How could I give birth to a son who was so henpecked? Even such a thing had to be told to the Queen?

This is not intentional to embarrass me as a mother.

The queen came to my palace. Her attitude was acceptable, but her tone was firm and she directly demanded the power of the palace back.

I was still furious at the time, and thought that even if I gave her the power over the palace, I would teach her a lesson and let her know who was in charge of the harem.

There are always times when people get angry.

Fortunately, when I was stuck in a rut, there were people around me who comforted me.

For some things, if you put yourself in their shoes, you will find that your worries are completely unnecessary.

But I can't apologize to the Queen.

So I chose to leave the palace and did not let the Queen prepare for my 60th birthday. I also wanted her to feel guilty so that she would not be so tough in front of me in the future.

I went to the palace, but gave the bad guys an opportunity to take advantage of me.

I really regret it.

You're already old, what are you doing?

When the emperor did not marry, he was worried that he would have no children to inherit the throne. Now that he has a loving queen, he is worried that the queen will interfere in politics.

All in all, this world belongs to the Zhao family.

I have fulfilled my responsibility by raising him safely. I don't need to worry about anything else.

It is better to take care of your health peacefully and listen to the Royal Grandmother more often. (End of this chapter)