Civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty, begging me to ascend the throne

Chapter 25
The old emperor showed hesitation. Even though all the courtiers in the court firmly believed that Wang Ge's method was the most suitable, he still couldn't come to a conclusion for a long time.

After the next dynasty, the old emperor was still thinking about the marriage, and entered the Chonghua Hall of Concubine Cheng in a trance.

Chonghua Hall, Chongguang Hall, and the names were all taken by the old emperor himself after he ascended the throne, which shows his love for Concubine Cheng.

"Yufang, go and get some green tea from the south of the Yangtze River." Concubine Cheng helped the old emperor into his seat, and asked the palace servants around him to bring tea, and made tea for the old emperor herself.

The hot water is boiling, and the red flame is warm.

After drinking a cup of hot tea, the old emperor suddenly became sober, and even his thinking became clear with the fragrance of the tea.

With a slight sip, the old emperor turned his head and looked at the somewhat haggard Concubine Cheng who was dressed in white beside him, and couldn't help holding the concubine's hand.

"Li'er..." the old emperor opened his mouth slightly, calling out the concubine's boudoir name, with nostalgia in his eyes.

Concubine Cheng glanced at her in surprise. The emperor hadn't called her by her boudoir name for a long time, as if the affection had dissipated.

How today?Concubine Cheng restrained her thoughts and returned to hold those hands, "Your Majesty, Li'er is here..."

The old emperor frowned slightly, hesitated to speak to Concubine Cheng, and finally said slowly: "Today, the courtiers are all discussing marriage with Qingyi... talking about An Le again... Li Er, you will not Blame me for marrying your daughter to the barren land of Qingyi?"

Concubine Cheng's smile froze, and she replied unnaturally: "Naturally, it's all up to His Majesty's decision...Concubines dare not interfere in politics..."

The old emperor didn't seem to see the embarrassment of Concubine Cheng, and still said relentlessly: "An Le is not only my daughter, but also your daughter... I want to hear your thoughts on this matter..."

Hearing this, Concubine Cheng suppressed her smile, and withdrew the hand held by the old emperor. She stood up and saluted: "Your Majesty, please take the country as the most important thing. Although An Le is the daughter of a concubine, , and the princess of Great Xia.”

Concubine Cheng's righteous words clearly exceeded the old emperor's expectations, and made him fall into deep thought.

After a while, the old emperor got up and said: "You are weak, continue to rest." After saying that, he hurriedly left the Chonghua Palace, and the old emperor hurriedly caught up.

Only Concubine Cheng was left frowning, thinking carefully, she was a little puzzled.Shouldn't her rhetoric hit the emperor's heart?
Why... such a cold reaction...

The old emperor didn't go to the other concubines' palaces anymore, and went straight back to Chong'an Hall, his sleeping hall.

Eunuch An, who was following behind, had a bitter face. The emperor was in a bad mood these days. He thought that the imperial concubine could make His Majesty happy, but he didn't expect this... His Majesty's anger is getting worse and worse if his words are not speculative.

Qingyi's urging was tight and annoying.The old emperor quickly read a few memorials and felt bored, so he stopped annotating.

"Concubine Cheng doesn't know my heart..." the old emperor sighed, and suddenly turned to look at Eunuch An, who was pretending to be dead, just for fun.

"Ancheng, you have followed me since the palace, and it has been decades... Come and guess what's on my mind..."

Eunuch An knelt down with a slap, and on his face that was suffering, he forced a smile and said tremblingly.

"Old slave...how...how can I know what His Majesty is thinking..."

"I don't know, so let's take a guess. It's okay. I won't blame you." Mr. An knew that this promise of not blaming was useless.

He has been with the old emperor for so many years, and he has never seen any scenes. The last one made the old emperor swear that he would not blame him, but now the grave is three feet high.He is an eunuch, even if he dies, no one will shake the bowl for him...

Thinking about it, Eunuch An felt sorry for him and wished he could cry, but he was afraid that he would offend the emperor if he cried out. After he calmed down, he said cautiously: "Old slave...Old slave, His Majesty is busy with Qingyi diplomatic relations recently. The matter... Maybe... His Majesty may be thinking about getting married?"

The old emperor laughed out loud, "Not bad, not bad."

Eunuch An suddenly regained his composure. For a while, his back was already soaked in sweat.A coldness rushed from the spine to the Tianling Gai, which made Eunuch An calm down.

The old emperor continued to ask: "Ancheng, regarding the marriage, do you think I should choose Anle..."

Eunuch An lowered his head, his temples throbbing.I just went to the Chonghua Palace, where the imperial concubine Cheng was, and the answer given by the empress made the emperor very unhappy.

But she is an imperial concubine, and Eunuch An is very self-aware, even if he is the chief eunuch in front of the imperial court, he will change it if he wants to.He can't answer this question wrong.

Concubine Cheng had already given the wrong answer. Eunuch An turned his head and said, "Princess Anle is His Majesty's young daughter... Alas, this old slave doesn't understand political affairs, so I dare not speak too much. But Princess Anle is also an old slave who looks at the elder Big, old slaves don't agree..."

As he said that, Eunuch An raised his head slightly, peeking at the emperor's expression, but he didn't see anything.He had no choice but to force himself to continue, "Your Majesty's virtuous name is known to everyone in the world. The news that An... An and Princess An were married... has been spread in the world. If Princess An Le is married to Qingyi again, the common people... ...the people..."

In the end, Eunuch An dared not finish speaking, so he put his head on the ground in a panic, waiting for the emperor's reaction

"The people will laugh at me! I will laugh at the royal family!" With a bang, the old emperor slammed the table hard. What Eunuch An said was the old emperor's heart disease.

The death of Princess Anhe had already embarrassed the old emperor enough, but An Le was even more difficult than the docile Princess Anhe.

Moreover, I have already married a princess, and I will marry another one?
If it wasn't for the fact that the old emperor wanted to show some courtesy, righteousness and shame, I'm afraid he just wanted that Qingyi Shanyu to marry a dead body.

　The first volume is almost over, there should be thirteen or four chapters, a little transitional turning point...

　　
　
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