The Six Palaces of Favorites: The Black-bellied Emperor's Cold Concubine

Chapter 1313 Unknown Origin (4)
"The concubine just went out to let off the smell of alcohol, and she walked a little far away without realizing it, which worried the emperor. It's all the concubine's fault." Qingchen took the warm soup handed over by Qinxue and drank it slowly. , the emperor stretched out his hand, and with two slender, fair fingers, pinched off a piece of green calyx plum petals on her hair, and smiled gently: "It's fine, don't go to the plum garden at night like this again, it's very late." It's easy to catch cold."

Qingchen's eyelids twitched slightly, and just as he was about to explain something, he saw that he had already turned his head away, and was drinking with all the concubines with his normal expression.

Then he turned back and smiled and said: "There are many things waiting for you to preside over the next year. In any case, I don't want you to fall ill at this time. Tomorrow I will go to sacrifice heaven with you, and then go to the Taimiao Sacrifice the ancestors, and then you have to go back to the palace to receive the audience of the maid of honor, and go to the court hall with me to receive the congratulations from all the officials, even though it is a young age, you still feel more tired than usual, I wonder if you can handle it?"

Qingchen knew that the emperor didn't want to listen to her explanation, and if he insisted on saying something inappropriate at this time, it would spoil his interest, so he nodded and said: "It's all the job of the minister and concubine, there is nothing to be tired about, besides Isn't there only a few days of excitement in a year, it's too late for the courtiers and concubines to be happy."

The emperor thought for a while and asked again: "During the Lantern Festival, would you like to go back to the Mu Mansion to visit relatives? If you want, I can issue an order to inform the Mu Mansion to prepare in advance."

Qingchen pondered silently for a while, then shook his head and said, "Let's forget it, time is so short, if you say you want to go back to the house to visit your relatives, then the Mu family will really have to be busy day and night to prepare. Let them rest for a few days, and the concubine will not go back to the mansion to disturb you."

She only remembered that in the Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Yuanchun saved his relatives during the Lantern Festival, and Jia's house spent more than half a year preparing, and even rebuilt a garden, and the money was spent like water.That's just a concubine. If she, the queen, wants to go back, although it is an extremely honorable thing for the Mu family, it is estimated that the Mu family will really be busy.For those who celebrate the new year, why bother to make trouble for the family and the family for that moment of reunion?
Anyway, the old lady of Mu's family is also going to enter the palace, at worst, leaving them a few more hours to talk can be regarded as a filial piety, and it's better than visiting relatives and making people restless.

Seeing that she didn't intend to do this, and the emperor didn't force it, he smiled lightly and let it go.

Years later:
In the imperial study room, the emperor and the empress were playing chess quietly. The emperor dropped a son and suddenly sighed: "Decades have passed by in a hurry, and the children are all grown up in a blink of an eye. Jinghan already passed the ceremony last month. It's also time to pay attention to a good family for her, what do you mean?"

Qingchen was hesitant, and his daughter, who was a bit reluctant to marry so early, discussed with the emperor: "The concubine means to let Jinghan decide for herself. After all, this matter is related to her lifelong happiness, and she must be satisfied with her future son-in-law." Okay. I see that both Rui'er and Su Pei are good to her, Su Pei is lively and active, and she can play with Jing Han very well, but the concubine thinks that Rui'er is calm and gentle, and is a more suitable candidate."

The emperor smiled and said: "You like such a child, so you like Rui'er more, right? But I also agree with you that Su Pei is not the right candidate, Ting Yun is good, Rui'er is knowledgeable and talented, he is a rare good Children, so I still think it is better to choose between the two of them."

Qingchen understood what the emperor meant, he didn't want to give the Su family another chance, the soldier amulet was in the hands of the emperor, so Su Yue only had to manage the hundreds of thousands of troops in the northwest for the emperor.In the final analysis, the emperor was using him, but also guarding against him.

But Rui'er is different. The Mu family's power is now at its peak. Rui'er is diligent, studious and intelligent. Among the young masters of the same age in the capital, she is also outstanding. The most accomplished person in the family.The emperor probably didn't want his relatives to be too powerful, so he wanted him to be the Lord.

In the Dagan ancestral system, concubines and relatives of concubines cannot be officials, so consorts must be selected from civilian or low-level official families, and the family whose children are selected, close relatives can no longer be officials, and even those who have been officials must retire go home.This is to prevent princes, nobles and ministers and workers from using their identities as royal in-laws to do evil and endanger the political power.

But the emperor obviously didn't want to wrong Jinghan, that's why he liked Rui'er even more, and gave the most promising son of the Mu family a free time, so that he could not only marry his daughter with confidence, but also balance the power of the former courtiers. Not better?One of the reasons why he didn't choose Su Pei is because the Su family's foundation is shallow. How can a prince's personal bodyguard be worthy of his favorite?

As for Ting Yun, this is a very neutral candidate and has nothing to do with government affairs. At any time, the emperor does not have to worry that the son-in-law's family will be involved in party disputes and put the princess in a dilemma.

Qingchen asked with some concern: "Your Majesty, what if Jinghan really likes Su Pei?" If Jinghan really married, she would undoubtedly give the Su family a talisman. If Su Yue has a different heart in the future, the emperor will definitely not Soft hands, he is the least able to tolerate betrayal by his own people, what will Jinghan do then?

The emperor smiled lightly and said: "If she is really willing, I will follow her heart, but Chen'er, think about it, there are no absolutes in the world, and when that day comes, Su Pei will still treat her like he is now Okay? Instead of being miserable at that time, it’s better to make a decision as soon as possible while they are still ignorant. I only have such a daughter, and I only want her to be happy, so you have to remind her at the right time , let her not waste all my painstaking efforts."

Qingchen doesn't seem to have the opinion of the emperor's family background. Aside from those complicated power and interests, she just wants to make her daughter happy, but if she really thinks about her, can these things not be considered?
Qingchen thought for a while and said: "Jinghan is still young, and my concubine is not willing to let her marry so soon, but how old is Su Pei, if the emperor really doesn't agree with him coming to the Lord, then it's better to give him a grace." , give Su Pei a marriage earlier, so things will be much easier to handle."

The emperor nodded, "This matter is not urgent, you can also help me to think about it and see which girl is more suitable for Su Pei? Doesn't Jinghan often invite ladies from nobles in Beijing to come to the palace to play, queen If you have time, pick him someone who is both talented and beautiful, and you will live up to your friendship with Jin Xin's master and servant."

"Yes, the concubine knows." It's not that Qingchen doesn't understand the emperor's mood. She can understand his contradictions. He is not a heartless person who wants to take care of his family, country and the world.

When he came out of the imperial study room, it was already evening, Qingchen saw Jing'er coming back with his little servant from a distance, and asked: "The prince said he was going to visit Mrs. Mu in the Mu residence, why hasn't he come back yet?"

(End of this chapter)