The queen is charming, but powerful ministers lure her to seize power and usurp the throne

Chapter 13 Layout of falling characters
"Why do you think Your Majesty never consummated the marriage?" Zhe Sang asked gently.

Chongqing thought for a while and couldn't answer.

If the marriage was consummated through courtesy, then why haven't you touched the queen now that you have been on the throne for half a year?
"It's not about respecting and loving him, but paving the way for him. Even if Su Qiong'an abandoned him five years ago."

Chongqing couldn't believe it.

"I will never have children if I don't consummate the marriage. In a few years, the power of the Holy Father will be consolidated. I, a powerless queen, can be dismissed as I please."

"Hiding Su Qiong'an in the cold palace is to give her an upright identity."

"No woman in the world would be willing to be humbled. If she were not desperate," Zhe Sang said bitterly, "I also want to live a pure life."

"Your Majesty is such a fool!" Chongqing couldn't help but rant, "His Majesty is so considerate of him, but he doesn't cherish her. Instead, he is fascinated by that vain woman!"

Seeing her like this, Zhe Sang no longer concealed anything, and revealed a few things to her in advance, so that if something unexpected happened, she would be able to cope with it more easily.

"The person last night was the Prime Minister."

Even though Chongqing was mentally prepared, his eyes widened. It was really hard to imagine that the glorious prime minister would do such a thing.

How could such tragic and vicious marks be the work of the Prime Minister? These are two completely separated people.

"Looking at the world, he is the only one with the right to compete with the emperor. But I can't control him, so I had to make this move."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Chongqing's eyes filled with tears, "Although I can't do anything, telling me is better than having to bear the pain alone."

After hearing this, Zhe Sang felt that his whole heart was hit, it was sour and painful.

The most sincere concern suddenly makes people feel aggrieved.

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After that night, the prime minister went to Huai'an to supervise the canal affairs.

Gu Heng always likes to speak in a slow tone, walking slowly and leisurely.

But in doing things, he was as vigorous and resolute as Fu Rong.

Overthrowing the farming practices inherited from generation to generation, they instead opened sea markets, built canals, and vigorously supported people's business, so as to achieve the goal of first enriching the people and then strengthening the country and soldiers.

This is Gu Heng's political revenge.

Although no one in the court dared to raise objections, they were all waiting to see the joke, and no one was optimistic about it.

There is a distance of thousands of miles from the south of Dashan to the north of Dashan. How can such a long canal be built by manpower?
Even if the emperor supports it, how much human and financial resources will be needed?Do you want to cultivate until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse?Will it be possible after completing the cultivation?Can the sea market be opened again?Whether it can produce benefits for the court is an unknown risk.

The adults only felt that the emperor and the prime minister were still a little younger.

Even though the imperial edict has been issued for more than half a year, the progress is very slow. Either people who do not support it are delaying it, or people who are afraid of failure and being implicated are delaying it.

Gu Heng watched with a calm expression. He had previously allowed them to neglect him, but now he suddenly asked the emperor to personally supervise the work. He wanted to see what these courtiers were capable of.

Speaking of irony, after Su Qiong'an entered the palace as Mrs. An, the always busy emperor suddenly became free and often visited Yong'an Palace.

There is never time that I can't spare, I can only think about it or not.

Fortunately, the emperor came every day but left within half a cup of tea.

Zhe Sang could only endure the emotions in his heart, secretly thinking about each other, and pretending to be affectionate and harmonious.

"When did the flavor change?" The emperor put down the tea cup and asked casually.The emperor loved Longjing, so Su Zhesang never prepared other teas. The emperor felt as comfortable when he came to Yong'an Palace as he did in Yangxin Pavilion, and everything down to the flower arrangements on the vessels was his favorite style.

But the last few times he came to Yong'an Palace, he was always filled with white hair. He didn't pay attention at first, just took a sip and put it down.The Queen was the most attentive to his preferences. Needless to say, if he took one less sip, he would switch to other tea leaves next time. However, he never changed the tea this time, so he noticed this.

"Don't you like it, Your Majesty?"

Zhe Sang lowered his eyes and looked at the tea leaves in the cup. After entering the water, the roots stood upright, the pekoe shone, and the tea soup was clear.

She took a careful sip and relaxed her brows, "I heard that white tea has the effect of removing heart fire and slumbering. This white tea comes from Taimu Mountain in Minzhou. It is top-notch white tea. The annual output is only a small box. When I drink it, I feel that it is extremely fragrant. , so he stayed.”

When she was a maid, she really didn't know much about these elegant things. She wasn't Su Qiong'an who was led by a famous teacher and nurtured by her parents.

Although she is the second young lady of the Su family, her treatment is completely different from that of Su Qiong'an.Sometimes the sisters stand together. Su Qiong'an is a shining lady from a high family, but Su Zhesang is like a maid.

When she was young, she only had a lot of desolate and lonely books, and some travel notes that were not on the market.Whenever ladies from aristocratic families gathered together and talked about elegance, she couldn't get a word in and could only stand behind Su Qiong'an and act like a mute.Later, when I became a queen, I became less and less interested in these things.

The emperor liked Longjing, so she only drank Longjing.It's just that Gu Heng said that he liked Baihao Silver Needle, so in order to better please this powerful minister, she also spent some time studying it.

When she drank it in Zhesang, the taste was almost the same, but Longjing clearly showed her past intentions and seemed too stupid and ridiculous.Simply replace Chongqing with silver needles, at least it won't hurt so much.

"Why do you suddenly want to study these things?" The emperor smiled. Su Zhesang said these trivial household chores, his eyes were gentle, and the time was quiet. He used to find them boring, but now that Su Qiong'an has tormented him several times, he found some peace and leisure in them. I felt comfortable, so I couldn’t help but ask a few more questions.

Zhe Sang frowned slightly, "I have trouble sleeping at night, just passing the time."

The emperor didn't answer. As for why he couldn't sleep?The emperor naturally knew, but he had no intention of trying to comfort Su Zhesang.

He just picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said with appreciation: "It's not as good as Longjing, but it has a different flavor. It's quite fresh."

Zhe Sang didn't say anything, but he just didn't quite understand why he went to Yong'an Palace every day instead of spending time with Mrs. An when he went to great lengths to bring her into the palace.

"I remember that Mrs. An likes to cover her head with yellow buds."

Zhe Sang pretended to be casual and said.

The emperor still had a shallow smile on his face, but when he heard her mention Su Qiong'an, his eyes became sharper.

"At the beginning of the year, I happened to pay tribute to a batch of top-notch ones. I wanted them to be sent to her, but I don't know if the taste has changed over the years." Su Zhesang said sagely, his smile a little far-fetched.

Even though he was extremely jealous and sad, he still pretended to be generous and gentle. The emperor could see through such poor acting skills at a glance.

He smiled and said, "The left and right are your sisters. Wouldn't you know if you go and ask?"

The smile on Zhe Sang's face became stiffer and stiffer.

When Mrs. An entered the palace, she had not yet greeted Zhesang, the main palace official, but the emperor first asked the empress to go and greet her as a wife.What does this make the palace people think?He really didn't care about the queen's feelings or face at all.

"My concubine was negligent. Mrs. An is unable to move around due to her physical condition. She should have gone to see her a long time ago."

"I see you don't look well, but are you feeling unwell?"

"It's okay." Zhe Sang didn't want to say more, his face was very worried.

The emperor rarely saw Zhe Sang angry. What she showed most in front of him was meekness, and anger actually made her more alive.

"It's just a joke. Those who should follow the rules must follow the rules. She has been recovering for half a month and is much better. She will come to pay your respects tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)