Fengming Chen Palace

Chapter 156
Fortunately, Nanny Qin is an old man next to the queen mother, and the queen mother can listen to her words a little bit.

Now that it is not easy to attack Su Qingning, the queen mother decided to mention the matter of Concubine Chu to the emperor.

Finding an opportunity, the Queen Mother invited Emperor Chen to Shoukang Palace for a meal.

Because of many things in the past, Emperor Chen has completely given up on the Queen Mother, but she is the Queen Mother after all, so when facing the Queen Mother's invitation, he will still be a bit sloppy.

At noon, the Emperor Chen came to the Shoukang Palace, as before, he saluted the Queen Mother in a polite manner.

Greeting the emperor to get up, because there is something to discuss with the emperor, the queen mother's attitude is not bad, it can be called gentle.

The lunch was ready, the Empress Dowager ordered the palace servants to pass on the meal, she and the emperor sat at the table and chatted casually for a while.

The emperor knew in his heart that the queen mother would not invite him to dinner for no reason, but would look for him, there must be something wrong.

As he expected, after the food was served, the Empress Dowager mentioned her purpose while serving him some food.

"In November, the weather is getting colder and colder. Yurou is pregnant at this time, and it is also hard work."

Hearing the Empress Dowager talking about Concubine Chu, the Emperor Chen understood in his heart that what happened today had something to do with Concubine Chu.

Did not answer, Emperor Chen waited for the queen mother to continue speaking, the queen mother looked at him, seeing that he didn't seem to respond, she couldn't help frowning.

"Yu Rou has been with you for so many years, and she has always wanted a child, and now her wish has been fulfilled. Back then, when the first emperor gave Yu Rou to you, the Ai family originally wanted her to be your concubine. After all, she is Aijia's niece."

"But at that time, the Gu family made a contribution and became your main concubine, and became the current queen. Yurou can only be your side concubine. After you ascended the throne, until now, you are only a noble concubine."

"The Ai family thought about it, she is pregnant now, and your heirs are thin, and this is a credit to her. The Ai family thought, what does the emperor think of raising Yurou's status?"

Being patient, the Empress Dowager continued to talk about her own thoughts, and the Emperor Chen only felt very ridiculous when he heard her words.

"Mother, you said just now that you are just a noble concubine? In the harem, noble concubines are first-class concubines, and there can only be two of them. Starting from Emperor Taizu, there are only a handful of noble concubines in the harem. Ye, in the end, it just stopped at the second grade."

"Chu Guifei never gave birth. I thought she came from the Chu family and named her a noble concubine. I didn't expect that in your eyes, a noble concubine would be so unworthy?"

Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, Emperor Chen looked at the queen mother, and spoke slowly. His words made the queen mother choke and was speechless.

She knew in her heart that what she said just now was indeed somewhat inappropriate. From the past to the present, there are indeed only a handful of concubines in the harem.

Although she knew it in her heart, but in front of the emperor, the queen mother didn't want to give in. She looked at the emperor and her tone became tough, "It seems that the emperor has grown up, and now he knows how to contradict Aijia."

"The queen mother's words are serious. My son is just discussing the matter. Since in your eyes, the imperial concubine is just a 'just', it is better to make Su Xiuyi a noble concubine. After all, she is pregnant with twins."

Facing the empress dowager's toughness, Emperor Chen did not intend to give in at all, he still looked at the empress dowager, his tone was still so calm.

"You..." At the words of Emperor Chen, the Queen Mother blushed so angry that she slapped the chopsticks on the table.

"I understand what the queen mother means. It is nothing more than feeling that Concubine Chu Gui has been wronged, but she is only pregnant for the first time. It is not known whether she will be a prince or a princess. Giving her the title now, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public."

Seeing the empress dowager's flushed face, Emperor Chen continued to speak, the empress dowager stared at him, wanting to curse a few words, but he was the emperor after all, she resisted it, and swallowed the words that came to her lips.

"Empress Dowager, it's rare for you and the emperor to eat together. Don't hurt the relationship between mother and child because of some trivial matters. The emperor is right. The imperial concubine is just pregnant. It's better to talk about the reward slowly."

Mother Qin stood aside, seeing the atmosphere between mother and child, she quickly spoke to comfort the Queen Mother.

With Mother Qin's persuasion, the anger in the Empress Dowager's heart gradually calmed down. In her opinion, even if the emperor does not reward Concubine Chu Gui at the moment, it is actually nothing. She and she are both members of the Chu family. The status of family members in the court is unmatched.

"It's the Ai family who is impatient, and the Ai family should apologize to the emperor. Please don't bother with the Ai family." After taking a few deep breaths, the Queen Mother smiled again. sorry.

The empress dowager's behavior made Emperor Chen's heart very complicated. He couldn't help sighing that the empress dowager was the empress dowager after all, and it was really not easy to be able to sit in this position.

Obviously, the two of them were still at war just now, but in a blink of an eye, she could change her attitude and smile at herself.

"Is there something wrong with the son, I should use some euphemistic words to tell the queen mother, and ask the mother to forgive the son." Suppressing the complexity in his heart, the emperor's face also showed a smile again, the queen mother will, he The emperor will do it too.

The relationship between the two seemed to have returned to harmony, but the emperor knew in his heart that there were some things that could no longer go back.

After lunch, Emperor Chen left Shoukang Palace. The Empress Dowager stood at the gate of the palace, looking at Emperor Chen's back with complicated eyes.

"After all, it's not my own. Now that the wings are hardened, I'm starting to contradict Aijia."

Holding Qin Nanny's hand, the Empress Dowager walked towards the hall. As she said so, Qin Nanny quickly persuaded her, "Don't think too much, according to this old slave, the emperor still respects you."

"Respect? You have seen what happened just now. How can there be any respect?" Frowning, the queen mother showed displeasure on her face, "Since he was a child, he has never disobeyed the Ai family. , frequently contradicting Aijia."

The more he thought about it, the more the empress dowager's opinions on the Emperor Chen grew. Hearing the dissatisfaction of the empress dowager, Mother Qin wanted to persuade her, but she didn't know where to start.

"Okay, let's not talk about him, how is Yurou doing these few days?" Thinking of Emperor Chen is upset, the Queen Mother simply doesn't want to, now that Concubine Chu is pregnant, Nanny Qin often goes to Roufu Palace.

"Don't worry, Empress Dowager, Concubine Chu Guifei is fine. This month will be almost three months. The old slave has asked the imperial doctor. So far, the fetal image is much better than before."

The queen mother changed the subject, and Mother Qin hurriedly followed what the queen mother said, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good, let the imperial doctor take good care of it. Qi'er, that child, hasn't visited Ai's family since the last time, and I don't know how he is preparing?"

(End of this chapter)