The sparrow becomes the phoenix - the queen girl

Chapter 38

In the magnificent Cixi Palace, the empress dowager dressed in jewels was lying lazily on the soft bed with one elbow propped up, and Prime Minister Wan stood humbly in front of the empress dowager with his waist bowed.

"Report to the Empress Dowager, now Lord Li, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Lord Zhang, the imperial censor, have been separated by the emperor. They have been replaced by this year's new champion, and Tanhua will come to the top." Prime Minister Wang took a step forward, "It seems that the emperor is going to start cultivating With his own power, it is nothing to be afraid of these two champions Tanhua who do not understand the court at such a young age, but the emperor has now begun to have a dissatisfaction with the empress dowager, so we have to guard against it."

The queen mother raised her eyes slightly, and sneered, "Prime Minister Wan, I think you are worrying too much. Your subordinates Li Huan and Zhang Yulong embezzled the court's military salary, and they deserved to die, but Chong'er just dismissed their posts. For the sake of the palace, how can there be double-mindedness?" If Xie Jingchong hadn't been for that Qing'er of unknown origin that day, the heads of those two people would have fallen to the ground long ago.Wan Zhaoqing's subordinates are corrupt and incompetent, yet they still have the face to blame the emperor.

Prime Minister Wan listened tremblingly. Although the Queen Mother's tone was downplaying and careless, he could already feel a cold sweat, and immediately fell to his knees in fear, "I know my crime, the Queen Mother forgives me."

"Report to the Empress Dowager, the Emperor is paying his respects outside." Chunxiang, the Empress Dowager's close maid, lowered her head and reported respectfully.

"Let him in." The Queen Mother said lazily.Then, Yanhong stretched out her slender hand slightly, and an eunuch immediately stepped forward, knelt down and held her carefully with both hands, and slowly helped her up from the slump.

"The sons and ministers see the queen mother." Xie Jingchong bowed his hands.

"The emperor is free." The queen mother returned to her dignified and dignified look.Xie Jing Chong straightened up, seeing Prime Minister Wan who was kneeling on the ground in fear, his face was as cold as if covered with a layer of frost.

Seeing this, the Empress Dowager smiled lightly and said, "If the emperor has something to say, just say it. Prime Minister Wan is Concubine Wan's father, and he is not an outsider."

Xie Jingchong pondered for a moment, and his slightly frowned brows suddenly relaxed, "Yes, Queen Mother." Xie Jingchong raised his head, glanced at Prime Minister Wan who was on the ground, and said calmly, "Reporting to Queen Mother, the minister intends to accept Qing'er as a concubine, hoping for Queen Mother's approval. "

The queen mother suddenly smiled and bent her phoenix eyes, the unfathomable smiling eyes made people feel creepy.Prime Minister Wan froze on the ground in shock. His daughter Wan Fengyi had only been in the palace for three months and had just been canonized as Concubine Wan Gui. The emperor was about to accept another concubine soon. How could her proud daughter let it go? ?But I beg the queen mother not to agree to the emperor's request.

"The emperor has thought it over clearly? Are you really planning to take that girl as a concubine?" The queen mother squinted and smiled, staring at Xie Jingchong with a pair of sly eyes.

Xie Jingchong was not afraid at all, and said firmly, "Yes." After speaking, he knelt heavily on the ground, "It is imperative for my son and minister to do it, and I hope the queen mother will give me permission."

The queen mother was stunned for a moment, she couldn't see that the emperor had such deep affection for the woman who was born as a girl. A man has gold under his knees, let alone a high-ranking emperor.For the sake of that girl, he knelt down to her without hesitation, even the scheming queen mother couldn't help being shocked.

"What if my palace doesn't allow it?" The queen mother still squinted her eyes, she wanted to see how far the emperor was willing to sacrifice for that woman.

"Then my son," Xie Jingchong said excitedly, "I would rather not be the emperor."

(End of this chapter)