After wearing the book, Ben Gong lay down all the way to win

Chapter 156 Double Imperial Concubine (3)

And in the imperial decree for the canonization of the queen and concubines, there is a sentence "Acceptance of the empress dowager's benevolent order..." The addition of this sentence means that the imperial decree for the canonization has been approved by the empress dowager.

Now the queen mother holds the imperial edict of Emperor Xiaozong, and the emperor is so concerned about face, he is absolutely unwilling to let others criticize him for being unfilial, so he will definitely ask the queen mother first for this canonization.

Sure enough, as soon as the imperial concubine and others left, the emperor went to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay his respects to the empress dowager and discuss the matter of conferring a noble concubine.

When the queen mother heard this, she immediately became dissatisfied: "An's family background is not noble, she is just a daughter of a small family, although she has children, she is still just a princess, the emperor wants to re-canonize her as a concubine, that's all. It's not quite in line with the rules for a concubine to leapfrog the ranks."

The emperor smiled apologetically, "It's a bit against the rules, but my mother, I have already agreed to the imperial concubine."

The queen mother kept her old face and said nothing.

The emperor said: "Mother, you are just a noble concubine. I am the emperor, and what you say is what you say. You can't let me go back on what you say, right?"

The queen mother thought for a while, and finally nodded: "The emperor's words are golden, and Ai's family is not easy to object, so let's seal it."

The emperor was overjoyed, he had thought that the queen mother would hold on to it, which would cause him to lose face.

He also planned to talk to the queen mother, but he didn't expect the queen mother to agree so readily, which was really unexpected.

The Empress Dowager changed the subject and said with a smile: "Since the emperor wants to be conferred, let's consecrate it once and for all. Concubine Li and Concubine An can be conferred together."

You are as shrewd as the empress dowager, how can you not see that the imperial concubine is planning any further tricks, wanting your niece to monopolize the position of imperial concubine, and take advantage of the trend to become the successor in the future, there is no door, and the windows are sealed for you.

The emperor couldn't help being surprised: "Mother, this..."

The Empress Dowager's eyes were as clear as water, with Rui Guang faintly flowing: "There are two noble concubines under the empress, since the emperor is so generous, then simply fill the positions of the two noble concubines."

The emperor frowned and said, "This..."

The queen mother said: "Concubine An is the emperor's cousin, isn't she Linglong? You can't treat one more favorably than another!"

Anpin is the emperor's cousin by blood, and Linglong is also the emperor's cousin, because the emperor is now the queen mother's patriarchal son, and the two are patriarchal cousins.

In the strictly hierarchical feudal ethics, the patriarchal cousin relationship is more important than the blood relationship.

For example, Tanchun in "A Dream of Red Mansions" only recognizes Mrs. Wang's elder brother Wang Ziteng as his patriarchal uncle, but does not recognize the uncle of Aunt Zhao's natal family.

The emperor was silent for a while, and said, "Okay, let's make noble concubines together."

The queen mother said again: "Concubine Li entered the palace to serve the emperor earlier than concubine An. She is considered the elder sister, so she must be the first to be conferred the title of noble concubine, so as not to lose courtesy."

The emperor thought to himself that there is no distinction between noble concubines and concubines. Concubine Li entered the mansion early, and it was reasonable to confer first, so he nodded in agreement.

After the emperor asked An to leave, Nanny Jialan couldn't help but said: "Queen Mother, the queen has been grounded, why didn't you say a word about the queen in front of the emperor just now?"

The queen mother pondered: "The Ai family doesn't mention it, it's because the Ai family understands that the emperor will not abolish the queen because of these two things. If you think about love, you will naturally not do too much."

"Furthermore, the harem is closely related to the former dynasty. Abolishing the empress is not a simple matter. If the emperor abolishes the empress, he must issue an edict to announce the empress' crimes to the world."

(End of this chapter)