little emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 168: Court Discussion
I haven't seen her in just a few days, and the queen, who was claustrophobic in the Kunning Palace, was mentally depressed and hard to solve. She became more and more haggard, and she no longer had the wise and calm appearance before.

The queen mother couldn't bear it, and sighed: "The matter has come to this, why do you have to make trouble with yourself."

"Don't worry, the queen mother, the concubine can think about it." Under the light, the queen's face turned pale, her eyes were scattered and slightly desolate. After speaking, she forced herself to laugh and said, "I don't know if the queen summons the concubine, what can I order?"

Empress Dowager Li glanced at her, and suddenly said: "The emperor may not recover for a while, the Ai family plans to raise the fifth son of the emperor Zhu Changhao in your Kunning Palace, and I called you today to let you know. The Ai family will issue a decree, after the fifth son of the emperor enters the Kunning Palace, you must remember to be well-educated and not slack off."

After hearing the queen mother's words, Queen Wang felt as if she had been hit hard on the back of the head, she was a little dazed, and her eyes widened in surprise: "Queen mother, what do you mean..."

Empress Dowager Li's face was calm, and she nodded calmly to the queen's inquiring gaze: "You are right, let me tell you the truth, the Ai family has already met Shen Yiguan, and we just wait for the fifth son of the emperor to officially settle in Kunning Palace. The cabinet will come forward to appoint the fifth son of the emperor as the crown prince, and for you, the love of the Ai family will be given to you to the end."

When she said these words, Empress Dowager Li was very emotional and at the same time a little proud. If Chuxiu Palace knew that the trick she planned was to make wedding dresses for others, it would be a kind of shame. What kind of expression?She couldn't wait to take a look.

But Empress Dowager Li didn't notice that after listening to her kind words, Queen Wang had a completely stunned expression of astonishment.

Empress Wang took a deep breath, stood up from the chair, knelt down respectfully, lowered her head to the ground, and said in the most pious and calm but trembling voice: "The mother's kindness The sky is high and the earth is thick, and the concubines will never dare to forget it for the rest of their lives."

Empress Dowager Li smiled and waved her hands and said, "Stupid boy, are you so happy? Which one of our mothers will be with whom? In this palace, if the queen mother does not plan for you, who will plan for you? If there is a mother queen, she will make decisions for you for a day , now you can always let go of your heart, right?"

Queen Wang's throat rolled up and down, she closed her eyes abruptly, and two lines of tears rolled down, "But this concubine only has one child in her heart these years, Luo'er, please let the queen make it happen."

The refusal of this sentence was full of twists and turns, as if all the courage in this life had been used up, so that when Queen Wang struggled to utter the last word, all the strength in her body seemed to be drained suddenly at this moment, and her whole body was limp. He didn't have any strength, couldn't even support his knees, and collapsed on the ground motionless.

The hall fell into an unspeakable dead silence, Zhu Xi stared at Queen Wang with wide-eyed horror, and couldn't believe it, was this the usual calm and calm queen who never disobeyed the Queen Mother no matter what?
The rosary in her hand had already stopped moving. Empress Dowager Li didn't speak for a long time, she stood up slowly, and walked to Queen Wang who was lying on the ground, "Look up and look at Aijia!"

The tone is as sharp as a knife's edge, and the eyes are sharp and eviscerate.

Empress Wang raised her head in panic, only to see Empress Dowager Li looking down at her, her well-maintained face was fair and delicate, but there were a few slits at the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, which were already stern and serious.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"The fifth son of the emperor entered the palace and became the crown prince. In the future, you will be the honor of the empress dowager. How dare you say no?"

"Have you made up your mind? If you really say no, Aijia won't force you again!"

One sentence after another was like a mountain after another being pressed down, and each sentence was an unbearable weight for the queen.

At that moment, Queen Wang really wanted to jump over and hug Queen Mother Li's legs, beg her, cry for forgiveness, and then agree to all the conditions put forward by the queen mother, because no matter from that aspect, no matter what the queen mother's purpose is, , I am indeed the biggest beneficiary of everything I do now.

I have been suffering and worrying in this palace all my life, isn't it just because of that seat?

Right now, this seat is within easy reach, but Queen Wang has never been so hesitant as she felt at this moment.

Zhu Changluo's clear water eyes suddenly flashed in front of his eyes, and he seemed to see Zhu Changluo raised his head in a haze, with a bright smile on his face, and called himself with a smile: "Mother's queen... Mother's queen..."

The queen lying on the ground trembled violently, and her raised eyes were already hazy.

For some reason, Empress Wang suddenly felt that compared with the seat she dreamed of, that cheerful and handsome child was more important!

Because of his appearance, she, who was as stiff as a tree, felt like a mother for the first time in her life.

She knew that if she accepted Zhu Changhao, it would bring Zhu Changluo much trouble.

Originally still in the midst of intense hesitation, Queen Wang's heart suddenly became extremely firm, and there was nothing to hesitate any more.

Mothers are born to protect their children. This is instinct and nature. Queen Wang is very proud of this long-lost feeling!
Queen Mother Li waited quietly and patiently. She believed that the queen would make a good choice, because she knew that the queen was not a fool. She would clearly know what was good for her and what was beneficial to her. If the queen was not Such a person, why should I protect her in every possible way these years? Empress Dowager Li has always had very firm confidence in her own vision of people.

The queen lying on the ground trembled violently, and her raised eyes were already hazy.

Empress Dowager Li showed a clear smile, bent down and gently stroked her hair with her hands: "The Ai family has lived in this palace for decades, and nothing has been seen or passed by. You have to trust the eyes of the Ai family." You won’t judge the wrong person or do the wrong thing.”

When she said this, she was no longer the Empress Dowager Li who was holding a rosary and chanting Buddha wholeheartedly, but returned to the Empress Dowager Li who was in charge of the inner court ten years ago, shrewd and sharp and not inferior to a man. Zhang Juzheng, who was in power at the time, did not dare to disobey him in the slightest.

When speaking to Queen Wang, Empress Dowager Li had good intentions and orders, and she was firm and firm that could not be refused.

The Queen Wang who raised her head was slender and thin, but her expression was as ancient as a mountain, and her voice was low but firm: "This concubine has few blessings in this life, but she only fell in love with that child Luo Er at first sight. Luoshui Yuanyuan, the queen mother's kindness, the concubine can only live up to it."

Seeing Queen Wang kneeling upright and kowtowing, Empress Dowager Li's hands suddenly became stiff, and her face immediately became extremely ugly. The smile on the corner of her mouth could no longer be maintained, and she looked at Queen Wang as if she didn't know this person.Immediately, he slammed the rosary beads in his hand to the ground with a bang, and the beads jumped and scattered in all directions, rolling all over the ground.

The Buddhist hall of the Compassion Ning Palace is brightly lit, sandalwood is bursting out, and the crisp sound of wooden fish is intermittent.

There was a bang from outside the door, as if something had fallen to the ground.

Zhu Xi, whose face was darkened, walked in quietly, hesitating for a moment: "Queen Mother, Empress Dowager has passed out."

Mrs. Li was expressionless at the back, and said in a cold voice: "Find two people to carry her back to the palace, pass on the words of Aijia to her, and let her think about Aijia in Kunning Palace. It is best if you figure it out. If you can’t figure it out, don’t blame the Ai family for not remembering the past decades.”

Zhu Xi has been by the Queen Mother's side for decades, and it is rare to see the Queen Mother so angry, and he dared not say a word at the moment, so he responded and turned around to make arrangements.

After she left, Empress Dowager Li's face finally turned cold, and she couldn't help but slapped the desk.

The Forbidden City, which had just passed the Lantern Festival, suddenly became a little strange.It's like when the mountain rain is about to come, the wind blows the dust, and the dark clouds press down on the environment. A dull and suffocating atmosphere weighs heavily on everyone's heart.

In the past few days, news has spread out of the palace one by one, each one is so amazing and unexpected.

Empress Dowager Li, who had not been seen for a long time, issued a decree: Due to Concubine Zhou Duan's sudden illness and death, the Empress Dowager felt sorry for Zhu Changhao, the fifth son of the emperor, who lost his father when he was young, and decided to temporarily send him to Kunning Palace to be taken care of by the empress.

As soon as this news came out, there was an uproar in the court, and those who cared about it inevitably thought a little more.

Then Shen Yiguan, the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet, the elder Shen Ge, suddenly got a strange disease after visiting the palace on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and was unable to go to court to govern.

The second assistant Shen Li and the third assistant Zhu Geng are fully responsible for all the big and small matters in the cabinet.

The strangeness of these anomalies one after another has made those with a keen sense of smell have noticed something unusual.

In the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Zhu Changluo quietly looked at a letter.

The letter was sent by someone sent by Shen Yiguan. There were not many words, but the content was enough to surprise Zhu Changluo.

Gently put down the letter in his hand, it was Ye He's eyes who looked up, Zhu Changluo smiled and handed the letter to him to read.

Ye He's face was somewhat surprised: "Looking at the meaning in Shen Yiguan's letter, your imperial grandmother has made up her mind."

Zhu Changluo shook his head and smiled wryly: "I really didn't expect that in the end, my biggest enemy would not be Concubine Zheng but her!"

"No wonder I went to Kunning Palace to pay my respects these few days, but my mother has been refusing to see me..."

Zhu Changluo raised his head, squinted his eyes slightly, and tapped lightly on the table a few times with his jade-like slender fingers: "Yes, this thing is really getting more and more fun."

Ye He stared at him: "what are you going to do?"

Zhu Changluo sighed: "What else can I do? To this day, I am not a sheep or a sheep to be slaughtered by them."

"Ye He, you go to the palace, to Ningyuan Bo's mansion, and when you see Li Rusong, tell him that I have something to see him."

Looking at Ye He's hurried away figure, Zhu Changluo's calm expression was a little excited, it seems...it's time to give it a go!

Suddenly shouted in a long voice: "Little Fuzi, come in!"

The little Fuzi who was waiting outside the door hurried in: "Your Highness, what are your orders?"

Zhu Changluo pondered for a while: "Go outside and watch coldly. If you see the small seal of Chuxiu Palace, let him come to me."

Xiao Fuzi was a little dazed, but he didn't dare to neglect, he turned around and walked away.

Three days later will be the second day of the second lunar month, and this day is also called the dragon raising its head; in the hearts of the common people, after this day, Vientiane will be renewed, and everything will start from this day.

As early as a few days ago, the Empress Dowager finally announced the news that the current Emperor Wanli was seriously ill in bed.He also summoned all the princes and ministers to visit the Palace of Compassion and Ning for personal inspection, and at the same time told all the ministers that the imperial physician said that the emperor should rest in rest in this situation and could not manage the government. Right now, he can only adopt the idea of ​​Shen Ge's old prince to supervise the country, please all ministers Go back to discuss, and on February [-]nd, a court meeting will be held to decide the candidate for the crown prince in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

This news is like a blockbuster that was born out of the sky, but the lead is in everyone's heart.

On the night before February [-], Concubine Zheng Gui in the Chuxiu Palace looked at her exquisite face in the mirror, and looked at little Zheng Zi who was standing beside her, "Are you all ready?"

Xiao Yinzi lowered his voice: "When you return to your mother, Mr. Zheng said that everything is ready. Please don't worry, my mother."

Concubine Zheng smiled slightly, and her flowery face in the mirror instantly opened up, like a flower in full bloom.

She has been preparing for so many years, endured for so many years, and the result will finally come tomorrow, how can this make her not excited!

She believes that tomorrow's Ming court will become exceptionally splendid!

　Sorry, this chapter is late today!I wish you all a happy new year~~
　　
　
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