A Thousand Hills

Chapter 350

Xiao Tang made a big fool of himself, he always respected Princess Xie as an elder, but he didn't want to, but offended the elder in his heart.Xiao Tang is ashamed, wishing he could cover his face and walk, but he has been working in the Prince's Mansion for more than ten years, and he is very familiar with everyone in the Prince's Mansion. When he meets a handsome steward, he still jokes, "What's wrong with Mr. Tang, his face is so red?" ?”

Xiao Tang waved his hands as if fanning the wind, and said, "It's so hot!"

The steward tightened his cotton padded coat, not willing to answer this question against his will.

Xiao Tang seemed to have seventeen or eight stoves in his pocket, and ran to Shen's house with a red face, so as to bring Miss He to the prince's mansion, and bring the things that should be brought to the princess as soon as possible.In this way, you can also relieve your embarrassment.Because his master Li Jiujiang had taught him that if he made a mistake, he should make up for it immediately without delay.Xiao Tang is fine, he doesn't have Toyon's disease, on the contrary, he has a short temper.

He picked Miss He here before noon, but he didn't know how Miss He would meet the Crown Princess.However, if this matter is handled well, Xiao Tang feels that he can still make up for his initial offense.

The gentleman who entrusted Miss He to deliver the letter is also true, how could he directly say the name of the crown princess?Most of the people who said it was a taboo thought it was a man.Fortunately, he didn't inquire with other people, otherwise it would be even worse.

Xiao Tang thought about it for a while, and thought that the person who wrote the letter to the princess was a big weirdo.After finishing Miss He's affairs, Xiao Tang went home.

Although Miss He is known as a fairy girl in her hometown, she is just a village girl. In her life, she never thought that she would meet someone like the Crown Princess.Xie Moru, on the other hand, has heard about Miss He for a long time.

The one who came in with the maid was a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. The clothes were made of the material that Xie Moru had given to Uncle Fang before, and Miss He would wear them well.If you look closely, the girl's manners are good, and the etiquette is reasonable. When Miss He greeted her, Xie Moru let her sit down.To be able to get Xie Moru's evaluation with the word "shi" shows that this girl is by no means an ordinary village girl.When it comes to speaking, she is also generous and clever. What is rare is that Miss He is not deliberately trying to please the princess, or she is talking about ordinary things, so she is very interesting. There are disparities, but life in the country can also be enjoyable.Moreover, this kind of happiness is not forced out of words. It can be seen that Ms. He is indeed living a good life, and she really likes her life.

This is a girl who will live life to the fullest.

Xie Moru silently thought, if her uncle guarded such a girl, he would be a little happier after all.

Miss He's eyes are like spring water, and she smiles with some innocence and understanding. Her skin is excellent, like jade carving, but it is not cold jade, but warm jade, which makes people feel happy when they see it.

Xie Moru even felt that when the Zhao and Li families wanted to rob Miss He, they were not blind.

Ms. He presented her with the things she had brought, and because of her attractive speech, she simply kept her for lunch, um, the dining etiquette is also good.So, when Miss He left, Xie Moru ordered Wisteria to give her a meeting gift, and then sent her away.

After Miss He left, Wisteria smiled and said, "This girl is pretty good."

Xie Moru was not in a hurry to see what Uncle Fang had entrusted someone to bring, since it was entrusted by someone, it must not be something confidential, and said with a smile, "Yes, the upbringing rules are good, it's rare that she is so natural, not artificially crafted So far.” The key is that people are not stupid.The clothes she wore were the materials that she sent to Uncle Fang, and the jewelry she sent to Uncle Fang was also the jewelry that she sent to Uncle Fang.Miss He thought it was her first time to be a concubine, she was nervous, she changed her clothes and only looked at the clothes and jewelry, even if Xie Moru was not easy to get along with, she would not make things difficult for her.Besides, Xie Moru is not difficult to get along with.I have to say that a smart person is always pleasing, so it's no wonder that this girl has caught Uncle Fang's attention.

Wisteria brought the things from Miss He, Xie Moru saw that it was a letter and a box, and her name was written on the letter, so it is no wonder that the Shen family wanted to inquire everywhere.Xie Moru opened the letter, and saw that there were only a few words in the letter. The nephew and uncle had never seen each other before, and it was just a correspondence, so they started writing.Even if I wrote it, it was just some sad words, and it was obvious that Uncle Fang didn't mean to complain.Uncle Fang just solemnly asked Xie Moru to help him take care of the female disciple.

Xie Moru secretly thought, if she didn't know that He Xiangu was engaged, she would really be interested in He Xiangu for Uncle Fang.Putting down the letter, Xie Moru took the square box, the box was like a whole, Xie Moru knew that it was a special secret lock, but what was worth the secret lock?Since it is stored in a secret lock, why is it called He Xiangu to bring it all the way.Xie Moru pressed a few times lightly with his fingers, then opened the box, inside was a piece of folded silk, Xie Moru took it out, the silk was extremely thin and light, when unfolded, it was a painting.

"Qingsong Mingyue Picture!" Xie Moru was surprised, but when he took a closer look, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "This is an imitation." Because there is a line of small characters on the corner of Qingsong Mingyue Picture, Fang Zhaoyun copied it in the tenth year of Yuanchang, and the following is attached There is a cinnabar seal with four extremely small seal characters on it. If you look closely, it is the four characters of Woyun layman, which seems to be Uncle Fang's name.

But, what did Uncle Fang do for giving her a fake picture of green pines and bright moon?
If anything, there is nothing to hide now.Emperor Mu Yuan saved Uncle Fang's life back then, so it is even more impossible for him to suddenly go mad and kill him now.Even if Emperor Mu Yuan wanted to kill someone, no matter how you looked at it, Uncle Fang didn't seem to be afraid of death.

It seems that Uncle Fang is not too clear about this.I think so, Uncle Fang is younger than her mother in terms of age.

Xie Moru took a closer look at the picture of Qingsong Mingyue, but he couldn't see anything strange, so Xie Moru simply stopped looking at it, but ordered the wisteria to be put away together with the letter and the painting.On the contrary, Sanlang went home in the evening, and when he heard that Miss Juxian had come to his house, he couldn't help but sighed and said that he had no chance to see Miss Juxian.

Xie Moru was amused, "Ms. He is also a big girl's family. It's just that I meet her occasionally. It's just for no reason. How can you come to see her girl?"

Saburo also knows that although He Xiangu is from a small family, she is also a decent commoner. It is said that her family is also a student, and her uncle is well-known in the imperial capital. She is the owner of Jinshitang, a cram school with the nickname "Death Wants Money". , Shen Hanlin.In fact, the imperial capital has many private schools for juren, all of which are based on the tutoring of Chun Wei's articles. Among these schools, Shen Su's Jinshi Hall is the most famous.The main reason is that the fees are high, five taels of silver a day, and with such a high fee, the applicants are flocking to it. If Shen Hanlin hadn't restricted the number of recruits, other Juren Schools would probably not be able to continue.However, although Shen Hanlin said that "death needs money", the efficiency of tutoring is really good. One year, the rate of candidates who studied in the Jinshi Hall was higher than that of the Imperial College.For this reason, his father specially transferred Shen Hanlin to the Imperial College to work part-time.

Therefore, although Shen Hanlin's official position is not high, he is indeed a person in the imperial capital.

"Death for money" Shen Hanlin's niece was born to be this spotless girl named He who is good at growing green chrysanthemums.

Although San Lang had no chance to meet Miss Juxian, he still asked his mother, "Mom, how does this girl Juxian look like?"

Xie Moru smiled, "The eyes are like spring water, and the face is like beautiful jade."

Saburo is deeply yearning.

Xie Moru smiled, "Everyone is engaged, don't be rude." Xie Moru didn't mind about the concubine, but robbing women is another matter.

"Why would I be rude to Miss He? Didn't you say that Miss Juxian is my uncle's female disciple? Speaking of which, she is a generation older than me. I just yearn for it, but I don't know how her green chrysanthemum was grown." San Lang thought about it, when is the best time to visit Xiangu.Otherwise, his heart will hang on.

Xie Moru asked Saburo, "How is your imperial grandmother's illness?"

San Lang said, "Miraculous doctor Xia has arrived, and I saw that the imperial grandmother's cough has improved a lot. My father said that there is no need to send any more clothes, he will be back in two days."

Xie Moru nodded slightly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the mansion in the evening, and nearly a month of sickness caused the Crown Prince to lose a lot of weight.Xie Moru hated Queen Mother Hu very much, but he said that Queen Mother Hu didn't have nothing, but ordered the cook to serve the nourishing soup that had been prepared. The prince saw that the soup was clear and fragrant, and it was a cold day. After drinking a bowl, my whole body warmed up, and I couldn't help saying, "This soup is well stewed, neither greasy nor medicinal."

Xie Moru said, "Autumn and winter are the time for tonic, and there are scallops, sea cucumbers and other things from Fujian, as well as fairy chicken from Erlang Zhuangzi, plus some nourishing medicinal materials. Fragrant smell."

The prince drank another bowl, and said, "I just heard about Earl Jiang and the matter of Yushi stopping your car when I came out of the Mercy Palace. Why don't you ask the child to tell me?"

"You are serving the sick in the Mercy Palace. When you hear this, it is hard to be distracted. This is not a big deal, and Dalang and the others, isn't the son used at this time. Besides, when I think of those imperial servants I don’t want to talk about Shi’s methods, I really don’t know who came up with the idea of ​​blocking people in the street?” Xie Moru shook his head, “Such a head can be an official?”

"What kind of knowledge do these small officials have? It's nothing more than an admonition to the death of Wen and a battle to the death of martial arts. The officials want to make some fame, but they just want to take advantage of the opportunity to invite fame." The prince laughed, "On the contrary, Earl Jiang, his temper is still unabated. With a sigh, the prince said, "The guards in our mansion should also be trained a little bit, they are too bloody."

Xie Moru was also dissatisfied with the guards, if Jiang Xingyun hadn't controlled the scene at that time, those villains would have succeeded.Xie Moru said, "Most of them are from military officials in the imperial capital, and they have never been in war." There are very few civilian guards who can show their faces in front of the princess.

The prince said, "It's better to let them go to the guard camp for a period of time, and then come back to serve as errands after passing the training. Right now, ask God to pick some people for you in the guard camp."

Xie Moru had no opinion at all, and asked about the Empress Dowager's illness again.

The crown prince said, "Miraculous doctor Xia said it's not important, just pay attention to maintenance in winter. He prescribed some pills that you take on weekdays, talked about some maintenance methods, and some medicinal recipes, and explained them all. The emperor asked me to come back gone."

Xie Moru didn't ask any more questions.

It was the crown prince who said with emotion, "We still have to come to the doctor Xia to have confidence. It's just that doctor Xia refuses to work in the Imperial Hospital..."

Xie Moru smiled, "Doctor Dou's medical skills are also good, but he also pays attention to such things as medical skills. If you believe in it, it will work, but if you don't believe it, it will not work. Once you see Dr. Xia, the Queen Mother's illness will be cured by half."

The prince thinks so.

Today the prince returns home, and everyone will have a reunion dinner in the evening.There is a seat for the female relatives and a seat for the men, but it is also lively.

After dinner, Xie Moru let the children go back to each courtyard.

Xie Morufang told the prince what Uncle Fang had asked Miss He to bring, and ordered Wisteria to show the things to the Prince. Xie Moru said, "Uncle is also interesting. I didn't ask someone to bring the letter. I didn't say it directly, but I just told Miss He. , You will know as soon as you inquire. The He family entrusted Xiao Tang, and Xiao Tang is honest. When he saw the surname Xie, he asked me to ask, and I said, he really knows how to ask."

The prince was also amused when he heard it, "It's strange that he doesn't feel at ease seeing me today." After receiving the letter and reading it, the prince said, "Uncle is really kind to Miss He. He specially entrusted us to take care of it."

"Miss He is not bad." Xie Moru said.

"I can ask you to say something good, it seems to be really good." After the prince finished reading the letter, Xie Moru showed her husband the picture of green pines and bright moon.The prince was particularly interested in the secret lock, and asked, "What kind of lock is this?"

"Secret lock." Xie Moru said, "This lock is based on the Nine Palaces, and the unlocking method can be changed." He demonstrated it to the prince.

The prince felt quite miraculous, so he took a curious look at the picture of Qingsong Mingyue, and said, "The real copy of this picture of Qingsong Mingyue was originally given to Princess Fusheng by the Emperor Taizu. What does uncle mean by copying a copy?"

Xie Moru said, "I haven't seen the picture of green pines and bright moon in the things left by my mother."

The prince was a little surprised, "Is this impossible? Didn't the father say that all the things left by Princess Fusheng belong to the mother-in-law?"

Xie Moru said, "It's true that I haven't seen it, even some of the properties that His Majesty gave me later, I didn't find the Qingfengmingyue painting when I counted. If Your Highness is free, you might as well ask His Majesty tomorrow, but there is still that painting. If there is, Your Highness might as well help me to get it back." Xie Moru thought that since Emperor Tai | Zu gave it to Princess Fusheng, it should be hers.

The crown prince agreed, "I'll ask my father first tomorrow."

The crown prince looked at the picture of Qingsong and Mingyue again, and said, "It is said that the picture on it is Princess Mingyue of the former dynasty, and this princess was born really well."

Xie Moru smiled, "When I was young, my second uncle and I went to the antique shop, and the owner of the antique shop sold us a picture of green pine and bright moon." Saying this, Xie Moru couldn't help but slightly frowned, and went forward with a candlestick in his hand. Taking a closer look at the painting, he said, "I think that painting is similar to this one."

The prince said, "That must have happened 30 or [-] years ago, do you still remember clearly?"

Xie Moru rubbed the center of his brows and said with a smile, "That's true too. I was only ten years old that year."

The crown prince had been ill for a long time, and he was quite tired. The husband and wife admired the picture of green pines and bright moon, and then they took a rest early.

On the second day, the prince went to the Ci'en Palace with his father to pay his respects. Seeing that the queen mother looked good, the prince was also relieved.Empress Dowager Hu also said, "Miraculous doctor Xia's medicine is also relaxing to eat. They are all pills, which are much better than that bitter medicine soup."

The prince smiled, "Good medicine tastes bitter."

"It's better not to be bitter or not to be bitter." Empress Dowager Hu also left Emperor Mu Yuan and the prince to have breakfast in the Palace of Mercy. After breakfast, the prince and his father went to the imperial study together. Fang Dexian talked about Uncle Fang asking someone to bring things Emperor Mu Yuan roughly listened, and said, "It's rare that he also has someone he cares about. Since I entrust you to take care of it, it doesn't matter if I take care of that girl."

The prince asked about the painting of Qingsong Mingyue again, and said, "I saw the facsimile yesterday, but I don't know what the real one is like?"

Emperor Mu Yuan was silent for a moment, Fang said, "The real copy is no longer there."

The prince was quite surprised, and blurted out, "Why isn't such a treasure here?" He, his wife is still waiting to see!

Emperor Mu Yuan's face became more and more ugly. Seeing his father's face, the crown prince didn't dare to ask more questions. The crown prince retreated and said, "The copy that Uncle Fang sent is a copy. If the emperor wants to see it, son Chen Ming'er will bring it to the army."

"Forget it, there's nothing to see." Emperor Mu Yuan waved his hand, lost interest, and after a moment of silence, he replied, "Zhaoyun is very good at painting, and the picture he copied is no different from the real one."

The prince went back to the mansion and told Xie Moru about it, Xie Moru frowned, "Is it gone? Is it lost or destroyed?"

The prince said, "I asked about it back then, but the emperor's face was not very good-looking. The old man didn't say anything, so I couldn't ask further."

Xie Moru suddenly said, "When Eldest Princess Ning Rong passed away, Her Highness was still fighting in the south of the Yangtze River. She asked Sisao to invite me to go to the Eldest Princess' Mansion for a briefing, and I went. Eldest Princess Ning Rong said to me personally , Before Empress Shizu passed away, there was a will."

The prince's heart skipped a beat, "The will? What is the will?"

"Princess Ning Rong didn't know, but she said that there was indeed such a will." Xie Moru said, "I don't know if her words can be trusted."

Xie Moru said, "Your Majesty has been on the throne for many years, no matter what kind of edict is useless. Besides, it is also possible that Princess Ningrong closed her eyes and showed me together. Even if there is such a thing, you and I, husband and wife, are one body, it is also important to us." Harmful but not beneficial. I just feel strange, if there is really a will, why has Princess Fusheng never used it from the beginning to the end?"

"That's why I said that the matter of coronation is quite suspicious."

The prince said, "When Princess Fusheng passed away, the court sent someone to check the things in Princess Fusheng's mansion. Ask that person, presumably there should be some clues about the picture of green pines and bright moon."

"This matter is not easy to ask." Xie Moru looked embarrassed, "Besides, the one who handled this matter at the beginning was Li Xiang, and the other was Beichanghou, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Both of them are in high positions, and He is His Majesty's confidant. If we go to inquire, it is not good to let His Majesty know." Xie Moru frowned, and said in a gentle voice, "Besides, the Qingsong Mingyue Picture is nothing but old things. It is good to look forward to everything, and there is no need to look back. Tomorrow Let me ask Jiujiang to take a look at this painting, he is also good at painting."

The prince is a cautious person. Although Li Xiang is his young assistant, the prince always feels that using Li Xiang is not very considerate.Uncle Fang's life is not easy, if he is not sure, the prince is not willing to reveal to Li Xiang about the picture of Qingsong Mingyue.The crown prince nodded, "That's fine too. I'll tell Jiujiang to come over tomorrow."

After appreciating Xie Moru's picture of Qingsong Mingyue here, Li Jiujiang said, "I occasionally see imitations outside, but they are not as vivid as the imitations. From the look of Princess Mingyue, it is all in this painting. It is said that Fang's son-in-law was A famous master of drawing, it seems that Layman Fang's drawing is not bad."

Xie Moru has read it many times. In her opinion, Danqing is good for nothing, if life is bad, everything good is useless.Li Jiujiang looked at the painting carefully, and couldn't help frowning slightly, "Hey, does Princess Mingyue have a small mole under her eyes?"

Xie Moru nodded, "Yes."

"No, no." Li Jiujiang said, "I didn't see this little mole in the copy I saw in the old Cui's shop."

"really?"

"Naturally it is true." Li Jiujiang is a talented contemporary, not only does he never forget his memory, but he is not far from this realm.Li Jiujiang said, "No way, Mr. Fang sent this painting to remind the empress of this mole."

"No, it's not just this mole." Xie Moru suddenly realized, and smiled at Li Jiujiang, "It's really a leaf that blinds you, and you can't see Mount Tai. I think too much, check it out for me, Princess Mingyue is wearing this What kind of dress is made of, and what is the origin of the jewelry you wear."

Xie Moru entrusted the matter to Li Jiujiang, besides that, he only told the prince in a low voice when he was sleeping at night, and strictly prohibited the prince from telling the fourth person.Seeing his wife's seriousness, the prince almost swore to the sky.

Xie Moru is looking at the picture of Qingsong Mingyue here, the Empress Dowager Hu in the palace has a phoenix body, and she also learned that Xie Moru did not go to the Jingxin Nunnery, she was immediately angry, and called the prince who was the director of Zhan Shifu to scold him, the prince Said, "The princess did go to Xishan Temple to pray for you, how dare I tell a lie. Even now, the temples in the imperial capital are chanting scriptures for you."

Empress Dowager Hu said angrily, "The Ai family wants her to go to Jingxin Nunnery to recite scriptures!"

The prince was dizzy with anger, Princess Wenkang hurriedly said, "Prince, go first, I will tell the queen mother."

Empress Dowager Hu was furious, and pushed Princess Wenkang away, "I don't need you, I want him to tell! If he still thinks she is the grandson of the Ai family, he will divorce that woman!"

The prince couldn't take it anymore, if it wasn't for the age of Queen Mother Hu, he would explode immediately.Just like that, the prince didn't intend to bear it any longer. The prince really couldn't say anything bad in front of Queen Mother Hu. He directly took off the crown prince's golden crown on his head, stepped forward, put it in Queen Mother Hu's hand, and then left.

Princess Wenkang's eyes darkened, and she didn't care about her old lady anymore, she ran out to stop the prince, and said anxiously, "Prince, fifth son, your imperial grandmother is stubborn for a while, we are children and grandchildren..."

The prince stopped Princess Wenkang, and said softly, "Auntie, if I can be a husband and wife, I will be a burden to you, father, and the world." After finishing speaking, he lifted his legs and left the Palace of Mercy.

Empress Dowager Hu was also very angry, she was still confused, she held up the golden crown in her hand and asked her daughter, "Look, look, it's very good, just leave as soon as you say!"

Princess Wenkang also left in anger.

The prince doesn't plan to do it anymore, there is no such aggrieved prince.

He wrote a letter, asking the court to choose another prince, and he will still be his king of Shu. After packing up his things, he will go to the middle of Shu to become a feudal vassal, so as to save the queen mother from forcing him to divorce his wife.The prince also enumerated all the virtues of his wife in the letter, for example, raising the children and presiding over the inner chamber, and when he went out to fight, his wife stayed in the imperial capital for several years. When the war was difficult, he even organized people to donate food and materials to the court. During the previous epidemic, his wife donated a large amount of medicinal materials.Also, the former Empress Dowager's phoenix body was unwell, and she was looking for monks, Taoists, nuns to pray for blessings, and she was giving money to build bridges and roads.The crown prince made it clear that such a virtuous wife was obtained only by burning incense in his previous life, and if he is ordered to divorce his wife today, wouldn't it make him an unkind and unrighteous person?Although the East Palace is expensive, one must have a conscience. He would rather not be a prince than be an ungrateful person.If you do this kind of ungrateful thing, how can you be worthy of the position of prince?Therefore, the crown prince said, he will not be the crown prince, and tomorrow he will take his wife and children to the feudal land and become a feudal king to protect the territory for the court.

During the period, the crown prince especially introduced the lineage of the crown prince and concubine. Her paternal line is from the famous Xie family, which can be traced back to the Xie family thousands of years ago. The matriarchal line is equally noble. Her mother is Mrs. Wei, and her grandmother is Princess Fusheng, the younger sister of Emperor Taizu. , who once protected the throne and punished rebellion, is also the blood of the emperor's direct lineage.

Good pedigree, good background, and his words and deeds are even more exemplary in the world, and the marriage was bestowed by the emperor himself.

The prince said that no matter how filial he is, he still has to be conscientious.

The prince directly broke with the Mercy Palace, and even Emperor Mu Yuan said to his mother, "How can the queen mother let the prince divorce his wife! That is the princess of a country!"

Empress Dowager Hu saw her son's face darkened, and regretted it a bit, and said, "The Ai family will talk fast for a while, and Xiao Wu is also very angry, so she turned around and left."

Emperor Mu Yuan was dizzy with his mother's anger.

Even Prime Minister Su, who didn't want to meddle in royal family affairs, asked Emperor Mu Yuan, "A few days ago, the queen mother was unwell, and the prince was ill in the Palace of Mercy for several days. I am also very grateful. The prince is a person who values ​​affection. A person who values ​​affection attaches great importance to the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren with the Queen Mother, the relationship between father and son with His Majesty, and similarly, the relationship between husband and wife with the Crown Princess. If there is no fault, how can the prince divorce his wife? The royal family must be a model for the world. It is still necessary to persuade the empress dowager, even if there is bias, it is not good to be biased. If the prince concubine has no faults, she will be divorced Abandon, in the future, there will be many people with heartless hearts."

Emperor Mu Yuan sighed, "The queen mother is getting older, and she is becoming more and more confused, and her words are out of bounds." It can only be said that Mrs. Chen is confused.

Su Xiang said, "Your Majesty might as well comfort the prince first."

"Su Qing means—"

Su Xiangdao, "canonize the crown princess in advance."

Emperor Mu Yuan didn't speak for a moment.

Su Xiang came here to persuade Emperor Mu Yuan, and Li Xiang went to the prince's mansion to persuade the crown prince. The crown prince was a little tired, and said, "There is no need for Li Xiang, this crown prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it."

Li Xiang persuaded, "Speaking of it, it's just a petty dispute between women. Your Highness is the heir of a country, how can you say that you don't want to be the heir?"

"No. Gu is really tired." The crown prince said, "There is nothing wrong with the princess, but the queen mother is still picky. If so, why not choose someone who the queen mother likes to be the prince. Gu and the princess can live anywhere. "

Li Xiangdao, "The old minister knows how His Highness feels. In fact, such things are not uncommon. There are many mother-in-laws in the world who are picky about their daughter-in-law. Is it because the daughter-in-law is not good? It's not like that. It's because a mother loves her son deeply and thinks that no matter how good a woman is, He is also not good enough for his own son, so he is very picky about his daughter-in-law."

The prince was amused, and said, "That's not true, the princess treats her daughters-in-law very well, and treats them like daughters-in-law."

Let Li Xiang say that Xie Moru is a hundred times better than Queen Mother Hu in terms of being a human being. He has done so well that people can't find any mistakes. , and there is no mother-in-law's troubles.Li Xiang said to the crown prince, "One hundred kinds of rice feeds all kinds of people. For a generous mother-in-law like the princess, there are naturally some picky ones."

"Speaking of which, the empress dowager is also a mother-in-law. The empress dowager is old and occupies a senior position. In this dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, we men have to live in the mud. Say hello to mother-in-law in front of mother-in-law, and say hello to daughter-in-law in front of daughter-in-law. It takes a long time. That's it, it's fine. Life is just a bumpy life." Li Xiangdao, "Your Highness is still young, and you are serious about everything. In fact, you might as well be confused about family matters."

The prince said, "It's been 20 years. If it can be better, it will be better soon. You don't know, the emperor's grandmother... hey..."

Seeing the embarrassment of the crown prince, Li Xiang thought to himself that it is not incompetent for a foolish person like Queen Mother Hu to embarrass the crown prince of a country like this.

After Li Xiang persuaded the prince, he went to persuade Xie Moru.

This is the second time for Xie Moru to see Li Xiang. The first time he saw Li Xiang was more than 20 years ago. This adult sent him the imperial edict of marriage.Today, this suave-eyed Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice is in his sixties or almost seventy. However, Li Xiang is obviously well-maintained, and he is only in his fifties.Li Xiang first greeted Xie Moru, and Fang said, "Your Highness is going to resign from the position of crown prince, so the whole court is shocked by this matter, does your mother know?"

Xie Moru said lightly, "Although Li Xiang and I haven't seen each other very often, I think Li Xiang is no stranger to me. If Li Xiang has something to say, you might as well say it directly."

Li Xiang sighed and said earnestly, "Your Majesty's virtuous name is known to everyone in the world, even the old ministers, all of whom respect your Majesty's deeds. But the Empress thinks, if the Empress Dowager is confused again, it is the elders after all. No matter how many reasons there are, it is not right from a senior standpoint. Your Majesty has been married to His Highness for many years, and you should know that His Highness is not a heartless person. The old minister asks your Majesty to take a step back for His Highness and the court!"

Xie Moru was still very calm, and asked Li Xiang, "How to retreat?"

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you go to the Jingxin Nunnery for a while, it's just the Empress Dowager An's heart. In this way, the prince has a way out. Even if you are the Crown Princess, you can rest assured that the position of the Crown Princess is naturally your Majesty's. It's just that the empress and the queen mother took a step back..." Li Xiangdao, "This is also for His Royal Highness, otherwise, His Royal Highness has repeatedly caused rifts between the empress and the empress dowager, and it is not beautiful to discuss things. A virtuous person like the empress, you should know that raising a filial son is also a joy. His heart, not against his will."

"Li Xiang, although you and I have been friends for a long time, obviously, you don't understand me." Xie Moru stood up from the throne and said coldly, "However, from today onwards, Li Xianghui must understand my rules better! First, I am not Saint, don’t talk nonsense with me like a saint! Second, the crown prince, he is my husband. What is a husband? He must stand up to the sky and be a husband! If you have to sacrifice your wife for something, what kind of man is he? You have to stand up for me! You have to stand up for me!"

"I tell you clearly, no matter what the Mercy Palace is, I have no faults or faults. First, I will not kill myself. If I die suddenly, I will definitely not kill myself. I must be murdered. The crown prince will avenge me. Second, I will not become a monk, let alone go to Jingxin Nunnery. I don’t believe in God, I don’t believe in Buddha, and I don’t ask gods and Buddha to bless anyone! Third, my husband is a prince, I am a concubine, and my husband is a prince , I am the concubine of the vassal, and now he is the crown prince, besides me, who else is worthy of the position of crown prince!"

"These three things, you remember clearly!"

"Today's matter, I will not retreat! I will not retreat half a step!"

(End of this chapter)