Empress Dowager Guide

Chapter 2 The Good Life
"I just want to see the queen mother sooner." The emperor's murmur fell into the little eunuch's ears, but there was a sore and distressed feeling in his heart.

The emperor is actually not a few years younger than his younger brother, and it's time to cling to others, but our empress dowager is a person who pays great attention to etiquette.

Don't say that you want to play with her, even if you want to get close to her on weekdays, you have to summon up a lot of courage.

Tears rolled in the small eye sockets, but when he thought of what Feng Qing taught him in the past, Yuan Che raised his small hand and rubbed his eyes.

A man does not flick his tears easily!He can't cry!This doesn't look like an emperor at all, he can't live up to his father's expectations!

After the little eunuch tidied up the emperor, he let the emperor enter the Palace of Eternal Light with confidence.

"The sons and ministers pay respects to the queen mother, and the queen mother is always happy."

Yuan Che bowed obediently, but the rules were exactly the same.

Even Cui Yun, who was behind Sheng Shaoqing, nodded slightly in approval. This is all thanks to the empress dowager's good teaching all the time.

Sheng Shaoqing stared at the little meatball in front of him and bowed to her in an orderly manner, and began to endlessly recall what he was doing when he was four years old.
It seems like running to the ravine every day to dig stoves for a picnic and pick persimmons to eat?

Still holding the TV and chasing DreamWorks Animation?
In short, he will not behave like this child, behave like an adult.

Sheng Shaoqing was still stuck in his own memory and didn't make a sound, so Yuan Che didn't get up, and knelt there obediently waiting for his mother's order.

The people around held their breaths and concentrated. Who knew that the emperor had offended the empress dowager again, and they didn't let the emperor get up.

Cui Yun is also strange behind him, this rule is not bad at all, why not let him get up?

Although the queen mother is strict with the emperor on weekdays, she will not punish her kneeling for no reason.

As the empress dowager's female officer of ceremonies, it is natural to come out to smooth things over at such a time.

"Empress Dowager, I'm going to Qinzheng Hall in half an hour, how about..."

Only then did Sheng Shaoqing come back to his senses, "Oh, get up, get up."

The second half of the sentence 'I'm sorry' was on the verge of his mouth, and Sheng Shaoqing choked back abruptly.

Being used to being humble in the workplace, apologizing has become her subconscious first way to solve problems.

In all odds, quantum mechanics.The situation is not good, hurry up and slip away.

Fortunately, I held back. With this status, it is impossible for people to stay in place.

However, in order to apologize, Sheng Shaoqing personally went to help Yuan Che up.

After all, he is not only the emperor, but also his own good son in name.

Gently helped him up, patted the dust on Yuan Che's knees, and asked him if it hurts after kneeling for a long time.

Sheng Shaoqing hadn't dealt with children very much, and the few times children from relatives came to her house to play during the Chinese New Year, at that time, her impression of children was only one word, noisy.

It was just too loud.

She screamed and cried when she disagreed, and made a mess, so she never had a good impression of children.

However, the little dumpling in front of him was very well-behaved, and Sheng Shaoqing didn't want to put on a bad face, it would be bad to scare the children.

Make a good impression on the child so that you can be filial to her in the future.

All kinds of delicacies and beautiful dresses are sent to the Palace of Eternal Light like flowing water, and there are only two things to do every day: eating and waiting to die. This kind of beautiful life is beckoning to her.

However, Yuan Che's small pupils were full of surprise, and even the eyes of the surrounding palace people conveyed the same message.

Queen Mother, what changed?

"Queen, I... I don't feel pain."

The empress mother has always taught him that as an emperor, he should not show his emotions and anger, and he needs to endure even the pain.Therefore, even if his mind told him that it hurts, his mouth could only say that it didn't hurt.

Sheng Shaoqing frowned when he heard the words, obviously seeing the child staggered when he got up, his eyes were red and he said it didn't hurt.

However, Yuan Che looked up and saw the empress mother who was half squatting and protecting him in her arms, frowning, thinking that he had said something wrong again, and instantly became nervous.

The small body in her arms was tense, Sheng Shaoqing felt his tension, but for some reason.

Is it because I look scary?
It doesn't make sense, she has looked in the mirror, Feng Qing is not considered a beauty, but she is also above average in appearance, upon closer inspection, she still has a very classical temperament.

Could it be that I haven't dealt with children much and scared him?
During the breakfast, the mother and son didn't speak much, and they were constantly reflecting on themselves.

Fortunately, it was their normal state not to eat or sleep, and the palace people did not notice their abnormality.

When it was time to reach the Hall of Qinzheng, Sheng Shaoqing led Yuan Che in front of all the officials, and all the officials were stunned for a moment.

The emperor had just ascended the throne for more than a month, and after finishing the funeral ceremony of the late emperor, it was time for the empress dowager to start hanging the curtain.

However, in the past month, the emperor came to the court by himself, and Feng Qing never sent it off, let alone held hands.

I heard that the Empress Dowager taught the emperor to be strict all the time in the palace, no rewards for meritorious deeds, but punishments for mistakes.However, such a trivial matter can only arouse their attention for a moment.

Sheng Shaoqing sat on the phoenix seat dedicated to the queen mother, watching the bead curtain in front of him slowly lower.

Looking away at the people who were prostrate at her feet, Sheng Shaoqing's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and an inexplicable excitement welled up in her heart.

Almost all of these people were older than her, and some of them were even gray-haired, kneeling there trembling because they couldn't support their hands.

Those who can appear in the early dynasty are without exception the top decision makers of the Northern Liang Dynasty.

Seeing that the empress dowager had already taken her seat, the eunuchs beside the emperor sang loudly, "Everyone's family is safe."

After the ministers got up, several young eunuchs came in carrying chairs.

When they walked to the position of the leader, they put down the chairs and invited the old official to sit down.

Cui Yun whispered behind Sheng Shaoqing's ear at the right time, "This is the prime minister Ji Wenxuan, a veteran of the three dynasties. The late emperor gave him the gift of going to the court without having to make a grand ceremony. But he refused repeatedly, and the late emperor could only give him sitting. Court's Enrong."

Sheng Shaoqing nodded slightly, and understood that this is a big boss and cannot be offended.

And she just needs to play the role of the vase well.

Cui Yun added, "Prime Minister Ji is Han."

Sheng Shaoqing's reaction to the previous ones was mediocre, but he was shocked by this sentence. It is not easy for a Han Chinese to sit in this position in Beiliang.

Since Beiliang entered the customs and founding the country, it has always looked down on the Han people who are well-educated, and even sneered at their ways.

But since we want to gain a foothold here, we can't be free and unrestricted like outside the customs.

There is no rule without rules, this is the case in the world, and even more so in the imperial court.

Therefore, no matter how disgusted they are, they can only hold their noses and learn the rules of the Han people, and set up six ministries, with the prime minister at the head of the hundred officials.

Ever since, Sheng Shaoqing, who is also Han, admired this Han Prime Minister who broke through the siege and stood upright for three dynasties.

(End of this chapter)