The beauty of this palace will kill you in minutes

Chapter 186 Empress Candidates

At the end of the sixth year of Yuanbao, Emperor Yuanbao practiced alchemy again, indulged in front of the alchemy furnace, and did not go to the early court. All affairs of the court were entrusted to King Hui for handling.

In February of the seventh year of Yuanbao, Emperor Yuanbao took an overdose of elixir and fell into a coma again, which shocked the courtiers.

The imperial doctor consulted and said that Emperor Yuan Bao was more dangerous this time than last time, and it might be difficult to wake up again.

In March of the seventh year of Yuanbao, Emperor Yuanbao died.

When Xia Fei heard the news in the mansion, she hurriedly changed into her plain clothes, and said with a sigh of relief: "My lord is in his prime."

After finishing the funeral of Emperor Yuanbao, Wei Guan ascended the throne under the support of all the courtiers, changed the year name to pilgrimage, amnesty the world, and honored Empress Zhao as the Queen Mother.

After the Queen Mother Zhao won the honorary title, she was not happy.

Mother Ji asked in a low voice: "What else is there to worry about, Empress Dowager?"

The Empress Dowager Zhao saw that there was no one else in the palace, and said: "After all, the emperor is not the biological son of the Ai family. He respects me on the outside, but it may not be the same behind the scenes. After a hundred years from the Ai family, can the princess still enjoy the honor? ?”

Ji Nanny said: "The Empress Dowager has too many worries. At present, the court officials are headed by Prime Minister Gu, the generals are headed by General Chen, and the chief of the Five Cities Army and Horse Division is the stone son-in-law. These three people all obey the Empress Dowager. Yes, the emperor naturally has to be a bit scrupulous, how dare he not give face to the empress dowager?"

"That's why you need to be worried." The Empress Dowager Zhao sighed: "Think about it, which emperor is willing to be manipulated by his courtiers? Prime Minister Gu is nothing more than a veteran of the three dynasties. Although he also respects Aijia, he puts state affairs first. , the emperor is the most important, and the position is naturally stable. General Chen and the stone son-in-law hold the military power, but they are easy to be suspected by the emperor. Ai family, you have to embrace the emperor's grandson born by a girl from the Zhao family, so that you can feel at ease."

While talking, Queen Mother Zhao thought of another person and asked, "Where is Cheng Zhuangyuan? Has he been promoted?"

Mother Ji said: "Cheng Zhuangyuan is Princess Great Wall's son-in-law. The emperor didn't like it at first, but Prime Minister Gu strongly recommended him. His abilities are indeed outstanding. The emperor also promoted him to a third-rank official."

The Empress Dowager Zhao said with a faint smile: "The emperor's successful ascension to the throne, Cheng Zhuangyuan actually made the greatest contribution. Does the emperor really not know, or is he pretending not to know?"

"Didn't Princess Hui tell the emperor about all this painstaking planning?" Mother Ji was a little surprised.

Empress Dowager Zhao shook her head, changed the subject and said, "Since the emperor ascended the throne, it is time for the queen to be established. You can tell Jiao Yun later, so that she can prepare well."

After Wei Yu came to the throne, the Queen Mother Zhao took Zhao Jiaoyun into the palace, and was always ready to make Zhao Jiaoyun the queen.

Mother Ji said: "But Princess Hui..."

"Since I said that the three important ministers in the court are willing to listen to the Ai family, how can they refuse when the Ai family asks them to recommend Jiao Yun as the queen? As for Princess Hui, she has a low family background, an ordinary appearance, and no children. To be named a noble concubine, she has cultivated for several lifetimes, how dare she expect to be a queen?"

On the other side, Xia Fei, Song Minyue and the others had already entered the palace, waiting for their distribution.

Nanny Zhu said excitedly: "Wangfei, you are the main wife, so you will naturally be named empress."

As he was talking, Xie Tu asked to see him outside, Xia Fei hurriedly let him in to talk.

As soon as Xie Tu saw Xia Fei, he said: "Princess, it's not good. All the courtiers submitted papers and recommended Zhao Jiaoyun, the daughter of the Zhao family, as the queen. Because General Chen married Zhao Jiaoyue as his successor, he recommended Zhao's daughter with all his strength, and all the officials agreed. .”

Xia Fei's complexion changed drastically, she managed to calm down, and asked, "Where is the emperor, what should I say?"

"The emperor said that when he was the king of Hui, he married you as the concubine of Hui. According to the ceremony, he should make you the queen. How can he go to make Zhao's daughter the queen? But the supervisor of Qin Tianjian stood up and said It’s because of your poor appearance, that is to say, that you are not suitable to be a queen.” Xie Tu smiled bitterly and said, “You also know that after the establishment of the Great Jin Dynasty, people have always paid attention to appearance. Qin Tianjian’s words blocked the emperor’s mouth .”

Hearing this, Xia Fei's heart felt relieved, she couldn't compare to Zhao's daughter in terms of family background, if it was in terms of appearance...

(End of this chapter)