Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 724: Dialogue between Liang Ji and Zhao Yushu

Tianchuan City, an ordinary wing room in the imperial harem.

The moon is very big on a summer night and the moonlight is very bright. The only thing that is not beautiful is the constant sounds of various insects and frogs.

The yellow lanterns carved from pine wood swayed in the wind on the eaves of the corridor. The wind blew over the eaves of the temple and into the rooms through the windows.

Liang Ji, dressed in an elegant black palace dress, walked quickly along the palace corridor with vermilion beams and pillars. Circles of light and shadow cast by the lanterns fell on her face from near or far, alternating between light and dark.

The palace maid waiting outside the wing room bowed and saluted when she saw the person coming, but she was stunned for a long time before she spoke: "This servant greets you, Your Excellency."

Liang Ji is no longer the queen mother of a country, but she still lives in the harem. The palace has not explained the situation yet, so those who serve her can only call her noble ladies for now.

Liang Ji's eyebrows were narrow and long, and her clear eyes flickered slightly. She asked, "Is Madam Zhao awake?"

"Madam just woke up and drank a bowl of ginger soup." said the palace maid.

Liang Ji nodded, then walked into the room.

Inside the house, Zhao Yusu was sitting on a soft couch, her lush hair draped over her shoulders, her hands hugging her knees, her face slightly pale, her eyes that used to be clear and bright were now lifeless, and no one knew what she was thinking. She hadn't even noticed that Liang Ji had walked into the house and came to her.

Liang Ji looked at Zhao Yushu who was in a daze. Her heart skipped a beat. She came to the bed and sat down. She raised her hand and put it on Zhao Yushu's shoulder. Then she clearly felt her body tremble slightly. She looked up at Liang Ji in shock and said weakly, "Madam."

Liang Ji pursed her lips and sighed softly, "The Song Dynasty has changed, and I am no longer the Queen Mother. I heard that Yu Shu fell into the water in the canal in the east of the city today. What happened?"

If the news that the queen of the previous dynasty committed suicide by jumping into the river were to spread, it would be huge news. How would the people view the current emperor of Wei?

So the authorities changed Zhao Yusu's attempt to commit suicide by jumping into the river into a case of him accidentally falling into the water, in order to control public opinion.

As soon as Liang Ji finished speaking, Zhao Yuxu was immediately reminded of her sad story. After a while, her eyes gradually turned red, tears welled up in her eyes, and she hugged her knees, sobbing.

Why was her life so miserable? First she was deposed, then divorced. She wanted to die many times, but she couldn't even die if she wanted to.

Seeing how weak and delicate Zhao Yusu was, and how her body twitched as she cried louder, he took out a white handkerchief and handed it to Zhao Yusu.

Maybe she was crying, or maybe she wanted Liang Ji to analyze the reason why Chu Yi didn't want her. After all, those who are involved are often confused while those who are not involved can see things clearly. So Zhao Yusu told Liang Ji all her sad stories.

After listening to this, Liang Ji frowned and her eyes were a little absent-minded for a moment, because she saw some traces of herself in Zhao Yusu.

To think about it, she was not deposed by Emperor Xuanhe and sent to the cold palace.

In order to protect himself, Emperor Xuanhe also ignored her and made Xu Ying, who was then a noble concubine, the empress.

Now it seems that this father and son are so imaginative.

As long as his life is safe, he can abandon his wife and everything else.

Liang Ji sighed softly, and with empathy, she hugged Zhao Yushu into her arms, gently stroked her back, and comforted her: "Yushu, this is not your fault, you don't have to blame yourself."

Zhao Yushu's eyes were filled with tears. She tried her best to control her emotions and looked up at Liang Ji: "Then why did he divorce me? He even took Wu Xian away and only left me behind. Why is that?"

Seeing that Liang Ji did not speak, Zhao Yusu continued, "It was Chen Mo. It must be him. He must be behind this. That's why Your Majesty treated me like this."

Recalling the scene of Chu Yi leaving on a boat without looking back, Zhao Yuxu started sobbing again. She was so sad that her nose was running. In order not to dirty Liang Ji's clothes, she hurriedly wiped her tears with a handkerchief, sobbing non-stop.

At this moment, she seemed to have completely forgotten that Liang Ji and Chen Mo were having an affair.

If she had not given birth to a child for Chen Mo, Liang Ji would not have spoken for Chen Mo even when she was in a relationship with Chen Mo.

But at this moment, she and Chen Mo were firmly bound together because of Chen Qin.

We must protect Chen Mo.

Of course, Liang Ji did not express it too obviously, so as not to let Zhao Yushu see that she was defending Chen Mo, so she asked: "Yushu, how do you know that it was him who did it?"

"Isn't it obvious? Your Majesty and I have such a deep relationship and we have never had any rifts between us. If he hadn't used some tricks, how could Your Majesty treat me like this? And that Wu Xian, isn't she his wife's family? If it weren't for him, Your Majesty would never have the idea of ​​deposing me and enthroning her." Although Zhao Yuxu was heartbroken by Chu Yi, she also hated Chen Mo in her heart.

"Then what is his purpose?" Liang Ji followed Zhao Yusu's words and said.

"Of course it is because of..." When the words came to her lips, Zhao Yuxu couldn't help but stop crying.

Women and men look at things from different perspectives.

In her opinion before, Chen Mo asked Chu Yi to depose her so that Wu Xian could take the throne and it would be easier for him to become emperor.

But now Chen Mo has achieved his goal today. He can even let Chu Yi go, so why should he keep her here?

Picture her body?
Zhao Yusu must have been embarrassed to say this to Liang Ji.

But this doesn't hold water either.

After all, with Chen Mo's identity, he could easily take her by force, so why would he need to beat around the bush and waste time?

Maybe it's because of the impact?

Chen Mo did not seem to care about the impact on the former queen, the former Chongwang Crown Prince's wife, the former Huaiwang Princess, and even the former queen mother.

Moreover, she had several opportunities to let Chen Mo take action, but the latter did not do anything wrong to her and remained a gentleman.

But if it weren't for Chen Mo's tricks, then what happened at the canal wharf today would really mean that Chu Yi didn't want her anymore.

Zhao Yuxu's delicate body trembled slightly, finding it hard to accept.

Liang Ji stroked her shoulders, knowing that she must have the answer in her heart, and immediately changed the subject: "Yu Shu, how do you feel now?"

Of course, she already knew the situation. On such a hot day, she fell into the river and was rescued in time. Apart from choking on some water, what could happen?

No matter how weak Zhao Yusu was, he couldn't be this weak.

Zhao Yusu shook his head.

Liang Ji knew that she was suffering from a mental illness.

In order to stop Zhao Yushu from having the intention to die, Liang Ji said softly: "Yushu, it's easy for you to die, but after you die, who will take care of your parents? Your brother is still young, can he support this family?"

Zhao Yusu clenched her hand holding the handkerchief a little tighter. She felt so guilty towards her parents. In the past few years as queen, she had not helped her family in order to prevent Chu Yi's situation from getting more difficult. Now thinking about it, she felt so unfilial.

Moreover, after Liang Ji's reminder, Zhao Yusu quickly understood that although she had never taken the initiative to help her family, she had the title of queen after all. Even if the emperor was a puppet, Lu Sheng before and Chen Mo later would give her father an official position in order to save the face of the royal family, so that her family could eat the emperor's food and live a decent life.

Even though she is not the queen now.

Chu Yi doesn't want her anymore.

She has since become a white person.

The Wei imperial court would certainly not let her family suffer any loss, at least not too badly, considering her previous status and for the sake of the court's own reputation.

But if she died, there would be no need for the Wei court at all.

Seeing that Zhao Yusu's eyes were no longer dull, Liang Ji continued, "The Emperor of Wei said that although Lord Menghe did not take you with him, he would not restrict your freedom. After your parents arrive in Beijing, you can leave the palace. From now on, you can enjoy your free life." Hearing this, Zhao Yusu was stunned and asked quickly, "Really?"

To be honest, when she woke up and found out she was in the harem.

Her heart couldn't help but skip a beat, and she thought that she would become like the former Princess Huai and the others in the future.

At that time, she was still thinking about finding an opportunity to end her life and definitely not let Chen Mo succeed.

Now after hearing what Liang Ji said, he actually wanted to let him go.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yusu's face felt inexplicably hot, and he knew that he was being "self-indulgent".

Liang Ji nodded.

Zhao Yusu breathed a sigh of relief. This was a blessing in disguise.

"But." Liang Ji let go of Zhao Yusu and stopped hugging her. Instead, she held her shoulders with both hands, looked at her steadily, pursed her lips, and said softly, "Leaving the palace may not be the best choice?"

"?" Zhao Yusu looked at Liang Ji in confusion.

"Because once you leave the palace, your previous life of luxury will be gone forever." Liang Ji said.

The Zhao family, to which Zhao Yusu belongs, is just an ordinary family, otherwise Lu Sheng would not have chosen Chu Yi as the puppet emperor, because he saw that the Zhao family could not help Chu Yi at all.

Of course, by now, the Zhao family is considered wealthy, but it is definitely not comparable to the imperial palace.

Zhao Yusu was used to a life of luxury, but her quality of life suddenly dropped several levels. Liang Ji didn't believe she could get used to it.

Zhao Yushu said firmly: "I don't care about this."

"You may not care, but what about your parents and your brother? Besides, are you ready to deal with troubles that may come?" Liang Ji said.

"My parents have also lived through hard times, and now the Zhao family is living a good life, so they won't care. As for the troubles that the Queen Mother mentioned, where did they come from?"

Zhao Yusu didn't know what else to call her besides Empress Dowager Liang Ji, so she just continued to call her Empress Dowager.

"When thinking about things, you have to consider everything." Liang Ji pursed her lips and said softly: "Although you have not taken the initiative to help the family, the Zhao family has lived a better life. In addition to the court's intentional care before, the Zhao family must have borrowed your influence. It depends on the extent of this influence. You can be regarded as a backer of the Zhao family.

But once you leave the palace, you will no longer have this backing. Then what will the people who have helped the Zhao family before, or the people who have been offended by the Zhao family, think? They will think that the Zhao family has lost power, and those who have helped the Zhao family before will not help them again. And those who have been offended by the Zhao family will definitely find a way to retaliate. "

As the legitimate daughter of the Liang family, Liang Ji had seen many similar things when she was waiting to be married.

But Zhao Yuxu, who had never experienced such a thing, didn't quite understand what Liang Ji said.

Liang Ji didn't know what to say anymore, what if she was just overthinking it, so she smiled and said, "I hope you won't encounter such a thing.

Well, it's getting late, I should go too. Don't think too much, after all, we have a deep relationship, the reason I came to you is to persuade you not to do stupid things. The Royal Family has no feelings to speak of, I hope you can really get over it. "

After saying that, Liang Ji was about to leave.

Zhao Yusu stopped Liang Ji and couldn't help asking her whether that thing had actually happened between her and Chen Mo.

Liang Ji smiled and said, "If you stayed in the palace, you would understand."

……

The next morning, Da Wei held the first morning court session since the establishment of the new dynasty.

There was nothing to discuss at this morning court session.

Basically it’s just one thing, reward.

At this court meeting, rewards will be given based on merit.

There were seven Dukes in total, headed by Geng Songfu.

There were twenty-nine people who were marquises, including Sun Meng, Shao Jinneng, Zhao Liang, etc.

There were thirty-two earls, including Zhang He, Luo Yong, Nangong Jin, Chang En, etc.

Of course, regarding the enthronement of concubines in the harem, except for the queen, who needs to discuss and decide with the ministers, the others can be drafted by Chen Mo himself.

Chen Mo also did not forget the promise he made to Nalan Yiren.

In front of all the ministers, he appointed Nalan Yiren as the first imperial teacher of Wei and affixed the imperial seal to her.

Then, it was the posthumous title.

The first person to be posthumously honored is Chen Da, the elder brother of Chen Mo's original body.

The second one is Xia Liangqing, who resisted the Tianshi thieves and finally died for his country. He is also the biological father of the sisters Xia Zhiqing and Xia Zhining.

And this was not posthumously awarded by Chen Mo just for the sake of the two sisters.

Although Chen Mo was once a member of the Tianshi thieves, he cut ties with them early on.

What's more, he now accepted the throne from the abdication of Emperor Yong'an.

Emperor Yong'an was the emperor of the Song Dynasty, and the Tianshi Army was meant to overthrow the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, for his own sake, Chen Mo had to consolidate the "orthodoxy" of the Song Dynasty and show the illegitimacy of the Tianshi thief. Then Xia Liangqing, who died for the Song Dynasty, should be posthumously honored.

Then, there are the generals who sacrificed their lives in resisting the invasion of Jinxia.

This morning court lasted a very long time.

……

In Xia Zhining's bedroom.

Xia Zhining just woke up. Because of the fetus's fussing, Xia Zhining went to bed very late last night.

Despite this, Xia Zhining, who had just woken up, still looked like she hadn't gotten enough sleep.

Just when Xia Zhining was about to call the palace maid to help her get up and go to the bathroom, she heard hurried footsteps outside.

Xia Zhiqing opened the door and walked in without knocking.

Seeing Xia Zhining who had woken up in bed, he couldn't wait to speak, his expression full of excitement.

"Zhi Ning, my father... He was posthumously honored by His Majesty with the title of Zhong Su."

"What?" Xia Zhining was still a little unresponsive.

Xia Zhiqing said excitedly: "Your Majesty posthumously named my father because my father fought against the rebellion of the Heavenly Master thieves and protected the lives of the people. He died for his country and was loyal and respectful."

(End of this chapter)