A Thousand Hills

Chapter 386

Emperor Antai's funeral was the same as that of his father and grandfather, because Emperor Antai's mausoleum had been built a long time ago, and it is almost the same now.Those who should cry tombs enter the palace and cry tombs, and those who should guard the nine gates guard the nine gates. Although the new emperor Mu Xuan is still young, there is a cabinet outside and Empress Dowager Xie inside, and everything is in order.However, Empress Su was still in confinement and could not go to the funeral in person, so the concubines were headed by Mu Xuan's biological mother Concubine Cao Shu.

Don't look at Concubine Cao Shu who usually does things with a small nose and small eyes. When Emperor Antai left, she was really sad. It is said that she cried and fainted several times before the coffin.Concubine Cao Shu is now in addition to crying, she has to go to the Mercy Palace every morning and night to wake up. She used to have a big opinion of Empress Dowager Xie. She always felt that Empress Dowager Xie favored this and that. Strong, but she is not No. 1 in front of Empress Dowager Xie. For this reason, Concubine Cao Shu feels that Empress Dowager Xie is too difficult to please, and because of this, she is full of grievances.

However, ever since she learned that Empress Dowager Xie had said in front of the imperial court that there are heirs and no heirs, Concubine Cao Shu's opinion of Empress Dowager Xie has completely changed. She changed her words when she saw her own mother and said, " In the past, I was the one who misunderstood the Empress Dowager. She is an old man who understands etiquette the most, but thanks to her old man, A Xuan, she is settled immediately."

In this matter, Concubine Cao Shu thanked the Empress Dowager for her kindness. In the past, she always felt that the Empress Dowager Xie preferred the second prince, Mu Yi. No, after Empress Su gave birth to the princess, the Empress Dowager Xie directly said that there is a heir to a heir, and no heir. long.

Thus, the event is finalized.

When Mrs. Cao talked about this, she had to say thank you to the Queen Mother.

Mrs. Cao sighed, "Thinking about the past, I don't blame the Empress Dowager. After all, the Empress is pregnant."

"That's right, but who would have expected that the queen would only give birth to a princess." Concubine Cao Shu talked about this matter, rather gloating.

Mrs. Cao reminded her daughter, "Your Majesty will be the Holy Mother Empress Dowager from now on. With Empress Su, just be more polite to each other. After all, Your Majesty is your majesty's biological mother, and Empress Su is not a ignorant person. But with Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager is so deep. Ming Dayi, although the rules are more strict, but now you know that there are advantages to being more rules. The empress dowager is just because of the rules and etiquette, when the first emperor did not have a son, she pushed her majesty to succeed."

Concubine Cao Shu agreed.

Empress Dowager Xie thanked Cao's mother and daughter once. The rare thing is that Concubine Cao Shu probably felt that she was the emperor's mother, and she also showed some bearing of the emperor's own mother. Even though Empress Su failed to cry, Concubine Cao Shu also Crying like a model, extremely sad.Although she has not been favored, Emperor Antai has always been good to her. Emperor Antai made her Concubine Shu when he ascended the throne, the No.1 under Empress Su.

Emperor Antai died of illness, Concubine Cao Shu recalled the years of love and love, and cried like tears.

The funeral of Emperor Antai made the entire court fall into a sad silence. Princess Changtai often went to the Palace of Mercy to accompany Empress Dowager Xie to talk or something. Empress Dowager Xie was fine and said to Princess Changtai, "You are a careful People, if you have free time, go and see the Empress more often, she is in confinement, and when the country mourns, she cannot visit the late emperor's spirit to express her condolences, it is inevitable to be sad."

Princess Changtai said, "Your Majesty is always like this, everyone is thinking about it."

Xie Moru said, "The empress is young, so I can't see it. I see it. Everyone is mortal. Whether it is the first emperor or Emperor Renzong, they lived with their hearts when they were alive. Now that they are gone, there will be faces in the underground. Ancestors, ancestors. When history books mention it in the future, I think it may be a good thing."

Princess Changtai then went to visit Empress Su. Empress Su couldn't be in a better mood. She finally became pregnant, and she was longing for a prince. In the end, she was born a princess.As soon as the princess was born, Emperor Antai went.These days, Empress Su has never shed tears.

Xie Moru has always been kind to Empress Su, but she is not interested in persuading someone who can't think about it all day long. She chooses her own path.It's a pity to cry out my eyes, but I cry myself.

It has to be said that Empress Xie has such a somewhat cruel personality.

Princess Changtai is careful and patient, and finally persuaded Empress Su.There is also Mrs. Su, who also cares about her daughter very much. Empress Su herself has a princess to take care of.Concubine Qi Xian also went to visit Empress Su frequently, and Concubine Qi Xian said, "Your Majesty, you have to think for the princess, not for yourself."

The emperor's funeral was grand and long. After Empress Su was confinement, Emperor Antai's funeral was not over yet. Empress Su carried the little princess to the funeral of Emperor Antai to express her condolences. Ask the nurse to carry the little princess back to the palace.When Empress Su was confinement, the concubines were already headed by Concubine Cao Shu. Now that Empress Su is gone, Concubine Cao Shu tactfully gave up the first place. Empress Su is the first, as it should be, this is the first emperor's wife.Unexpectedly, Concubine Cao Shu felt unhappy, and said that she was not well in the afternoon, and she had not come to the late emperor's spirit.

Mu Xuan is his own son. He grew up with his mother. After hearing the letter, he immediately sent Xia Qingcheng to see her. Xia Qingcheng's temperament is not a secret in the palace. With an upright temper, Xia Qingcheng took a pulse and said directly, "Your Majesty is not sick."

Concubine Cao Shu is in front of her son, and she retreated from the former emperor's spirit, that is to say, she is not comfortable.Xia Qingcheng said she was not sick, but she clutched her chest and complained of heartache. When Mu Xuan was in a hurry, he summoned the envoy Zhou of the Imperial Hospital. Envoy Zhou had been working in the Imperial Hospital all his life, so he prescribed Taifang directly.Concubine Cao Shu covered her heart and said, "It's still the envoy of the Zhou court, the envoy of the Taiyuan Hospital."

Xia Qingcheng was a little depressed, and wanted to say something, but Mu Xuan had ordered him to go down.

Although Zhou Yuan envoy has been jealous of Xia Qingcheng's medical skills these years, the two have known each other for many years. Xia Qingcheng is obsessed with medical skills, but he never keeps secrets about medical skills. He often discusses them with others. A few words, "If nobles want to take medicine, there is a harmless prescription."

Xia Qingcheng said that he was ignorant of the world, but how could it be a fool for someone with his medical skills to be so accomplished.Xia Qingcheng sighed, "It is no longer the time for Emperor Renzong and the late emperor, I should leave." Then he asked Empress Dowager Xie to resign.

Empress Dowager Xie said, "You have long-term ambitions, and this time the late Emperor was seriously ill, so he called you back to court. Now that you want to travel far again, I won't stop you. There are still medical books in the palace that you want to read. You can take it with you and come back later.”

Xia Qingcheng thanked the Queen Mother and left the imperial capital.

When the vassal kings came to court, there was another excitement and sadness.

The King of Chu was unable to come in person, and it was said that he was already too sick, so he asked his second son to send a seal on his behalf.King Jin and the others were also quite emotional, and felt that it was a pity that Emperor An Tai left like this at such a young age.For example, King Qin, King Zhou, etc., the elder brothers of Emperor Antai all cried sadly. This younger brother grew up with them in the palace since they were young. The emperor left so early, the brothers were very sad.Princess Duanning also came back with her children. Apart from crying, she also had to persuade her aunt.

But concubine Cao Shu's illness never came to the late emperor's spirit.

Empress Dowager Xie didn't say anything, she just told Empress Su, "You are the first emperor's wife, and you should be very careful about the affairs of the concubines."

When she was about to send the first emperor to Anling, Concubine Cao Shu wanted to go with her, but she fell down when she was going out, so she couldn't go even if she wanted to.Empress Su said, "It's good that Concubine Shu has this kind of filial piety."

After the late emperor's coffin entered the imperial mausoleum, and all the vassal kings returned to their vassal lands, Mu Xuan began his career as emperor.

However, he has not yet married, and now he is just listening to politics.The major affairs of the country depend on the Empress Dowager Xie and the cabinet.

The first major event today is to discuss the posthumous title of the first emperor. During the succession of Emperor Antai, the country was prosperous and the people were peaceful, and the world was peaceful and prosperous. Finally, a word of Kang was discussed.Arranging a posthumous title for Emperor Antai is a matter of promoting the position of the royal family.

First of all, Empress Dowager Xie is honored as the Empress Dowager.Empress Su, respected as the queen mother.Then, because Concubine Cao Shu is the emperor's biological mother, a noble concubine, Concubine Qi Xian is respected as a concubine, and the word "Tai" is added in turn.Furthermore, Princess Wenkang, for example, has long been unsealable. There are also Princess Yongfu, Princess Changtai, Princess Shouyang, Shouwan, and Shouyi who are the sisters of Emperor Renzong. The title is gone, so everyone will be given a generous gift.Another example is the eldest princess Duanning, who is now promoted to the eldest princess.Ru Xinjun's younger brothers have changed from princes to emperor's younger brothers. Now they are not entrusted, and they are all treated as princes.In addition, the three younger sisters of Xinjun will also be promoted from princess to elder princess.

This is what the cabinet has said.

Wei Xiang led the cabinet members to report back to the Empress Dowager Xie. The Empress Dowager Xie listened quietly and asked Mu Xuan, "What does the emperor think?"

Mu Xuan looked at his grandmother hesitantly, and thanked the Queen Mother, "If the emperor has something to say, just say it."

Mu Xuan said, "Grandmother, concubine mother, after all, is my biological mother."

Empress Dowager Xie looked at Mu Xuan, and Mu Xuan thought of his mother crying to him a few days ago, "As the emperor's biological mother, will I be equal to my concubines in the future?"

Mu Xuan was a filial child, he said, "Grandmother, I remember, the emperor's first mother is the empress dowager, and the emperor's biological mother is the empress dowager. I don't know, can my biological mother follow this example?"

Empress Dowager Xie looked at Wei Xiang and said, "Wei Xiang entered the cabinet as a bachelor in charge of the academy, and was later promoted to minister of the Ministry of Rites, and then promoted to chief assistant. Please talk to the emperor about this matter."

Wei Xiang reported, "Your Majesty, there have always been rules and regulations for conferring rewards in the harem, and there are no rules and regulations. In our dynasty, there are rules to follow for the promotion of the aunt's mother, but there is no clear law for the birth mother. In this matter, we will It is based on the example of Emperor Taizong's birth mother, Hu Guifei, when Emperor Taizong came to the throne, his birth mother, Hu, was named the noble concubine."

Mu Xuan said, "I heard that later Emperor Taizong also made the noble concubine the empress dowager."

Wei Xiang had a toothache, and said, "Your Majesty, you know that after Mrs. Hu passed away, her funeral was held with the ceremony of a noble concubine."

"That's because the emperor Shizu had a decree not to allow the Hu family to be the queen. Now the emperor's grandmother has no intention of disallowing my mother and concubine to be the empress dowager, right, the emperor's grandmother?" Mu Xuan looked at it with some pleading Thanks to the Queen Mother.

There was obvious pleading and uneasiness in his eyes. He knew that asking this way was putting the Empress Dowager in a difficult situation, but he still did it.Empress Dowager Xie just said to Wei Xiang, "The emperor has a heart of benevolence and filial piety. Waiting for the Duke of Chengen. As for the Cao family, the Cao family is the birth mother after all, not the concubine mother. Although she is named the Holy Mother and Empress Dowager because of the emperor, there is a difference between the concubine and concubine. Wait. Since the Cao family is the empress dowager, the Cao family should bestow Duke Cheng'en, so let's discuss it as the second-class Duke Cheng'en."

When Queen Mother Xie said this, Mu Xuan and the cabinet had no objection.

When Empress Su heard this, she also said, "It's only fair to be a mother." Although she didn't want to see Cao's superiority, but after all, Cao was Mu Xuan's biological mother, and she didn't have her own flesh and blood, so what could she do.Even though Mrs. Cao is the Empress Dowager, her role is still inferior to her. Even though Empress Su can't say it clearly, she is very happy in her heart.

Mu Xuan also felt that he could confess to his mother.No, Cao cried even more sadly, covering her face and sobbing, "As the emperor's biological mother, even if I become the empress dowager, I am second-class, and I sent someone first. Does the emperor think I am for myself? I At this age, how many more years can I live? I am not as good as others, and I will lose the face of the emperor."

Cao cried for half a day, but the imperial decree was issued and could not be changed.Mu Xuan had no choice but to agree to his mother and build a new Shou'an Palace for her mother, so that she would not suffer the slightest bit of grievance.

Mrs. Cao said, "The emperor must really be filial to me. Ever since I entered the palace, your grandmother has been able to come to the palace often. However, after all these years, she has never been on the side of your grandfather again. Your grandmother is also a border guard. Big official, a big official, just for the reunion of our father and daughter, if you can transfer your grandfather to the imperial capital, let me show some filial piety."

Mu Xuan said, "There must be suitable vacancies in the court. Today, all the ministries are full of senior officials. Even if the grandfather is transferred to the court, there is no suitable job, and it is not good."

Cao said, "If the Emperor can keep this matter in mind, then I have nothing to worry about."

When Mu Xuan agreed to this matter, Cao immediately burst into laughter and ordered the maid to bring good soup for his son to drink. Mu Xuan said, "If you don't agree to the mother's business, you still can't drink the mother's soup."

"Talk all the talk." Cao sighed, "I don't have to fight for this, but, after all, I am your biological mother. Of course, the empress dowager didn't say that even the emperor, you have to respect the empress." Empress Dowager. Respect the empress dowager, I am obedient, but you can ask me to respect others. In the past, you are the prince, and there is a former emperor in everything. Now your father is gone, and you are not married yet. I'm afraid that some people will think that we are weak and can be bullied."

Mu Xuan comforted his mother and said, "Don't worry, queen mother, there will be no such thing. I think the emperor's grandmother favors me in everything."

Cao Shi sighed, "You have to pay attention to yourself. The Empress Dowager and the Su family have been friends for many years." Otherwise, why insist on making her, the Holy Mother, the Empress Dowager, lower than the Su Shi, the Empress Dowager? The Queen Mother is at the head.

Mu Xuan didn't know these old things, so he asked his mother about it, and Cao told his son what he knew.

In fact, not only the Cao family was concerned about her natal family, but the cabinet also did not forget it. It would not be appropriate for the Cao family to entrust the Cheng'en Palace, the first-class Duke of Cao Cheng'en, and then the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the south of the Yangtze River.

What the cabinet discussed was to call Duke Cao Chengen back to the court first, and Mu Xuan said, "There is no suitable vacancy in the court right now?"

Wei Xiangdao, "Temporarily, he is the second-rank minister of Sanmu, and he is also an important minister for discussing affairs."

Mu Xuan had just ascended the throne, and he didn't really know much about the political commissar of the court, so seeing that he was also a second rank official, he agreed.As a result, Duke Cao Chengen became the second-rank governor with real power, and was recalled to the imperial capital to assume the false title of minister of the second-rank official.When Mrs. Cao came into the palace impatiently, the matter was already settled.Empress Dowager Cao couldn't help but complained to her son again, Mu Xuan said, "It's good to let my grandfather come back first, isn't the queen mother missing my grandfather? What's the urgent matter about the official position, if there is a gap, I can naturally make up for it."

Empress Dowager Cao said, "This is because the cabinet is fooling you by treating you as an ignorant child. Why didn't the Empress Dowager remind you?"

Mu Xuan said, "I don't think the emperor's grandmother is against this matter."

The Empress Dowager Cao sighed, "The Empress Dowager can't object, the one who takes over the governorship of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is Xie Yuan, a member of the Empress Dowager's family." The little gratitude to the Empress Dowager Xie at the beginning could not help but give birth to suspicion.

Mu Xuan didn't listen to his mother's advice on everything, and said, "The Xie family is the empress dowager's natal family, and she can be trusted. It's not that the queen mother insisted on her grandma coming to court."

"You silly boy, even if I want your grandfather to come to court, I also hope that your grandfather will be closer to us. Don't tell me to coax our mother and son. Today, your grandfather is taken away and given to a vain job, which is called the empress dowager." The people of the family have benefited, think about it, is it your grandfather who is closer to you, or the empress dowager who is closer to you."

Mu Xuan said, "Naturally, the emperor's grandmother is closer. Before he died, my father told me to ask the emperor's grandmother if I didn't understand anything." He had never seen his grandfather before.

Empress Dowager Cao suddenly got a headache from anger, and said, "Your father, you are not the flesh and blood of your emperor's grandmother, but I am the daughter of your grandfather's father. Tell me, who is farther and who is closer in this blood relationship? I treat you well." , or will Queen Mother Su treat you well?"

Mu Xuan felt that his mother was a little messy, so the Empress Dowager Cao said angrily, "Why don't you know that even before, the Empress Dowager also liked Mu Yi, who was born by Concubine Qi Xian, more than you."

"How can the empress talk about the emperor's grandmother like that!" Mu Xuan was not very happy, and said, "Father told me to listen to the emperor's grandmother, so I believed in the emperor's grandmother. Otherwise, why didn't the father tell me to listen to my grandfather!"

Empress Dowager Cao choked her son to death.

Mu Xuan went back to Xuanwen Hall a little angrily. Empress Dowager Cao was so angry that her heart ached. This time it was really hurting, not pretending. When Empress Dowager Cao fell ill, Mu Xuan and his mother had a good relationship on weekdays. He was also a filial person. Then she went to see her mother again. Empress Dowager Cao said with red eyes, "How do you know my heart is broken for you?"

The mother and son got back together again.

After all, Mu Xuan felt sorry for his biological mother even more, and went to discuss with the Empress Dowager about building a palace for the two queen dowagers. Mu Xuan meant to build two palaces to support the two queen dowagers.

Empress Dowager Su hurriedly said, "The Chaoxia Palace on the west side of the Mercy Palace, I think it is very good, it is also close to the Empress Dowager, I thought, it would be good for me to bring the princess to live in the Chaoxia Palace."

Mu Xuan said, "I originally wanted to build a new palace for the two queen mothers. Besides, the Zhaoxia Palace has not been lived in for a long time, how can the queen mother live there?"

Empress Dowager Su smiled and said, "It is said that a thousand dollars is hard to buy a good heart. The Zhaoxia Palace is good. Although no one has lived in it for a long time, it is enough to ask the craftsmen from the Department of Internal Affairs to repair it. It is your mother Cao's place. Don't wrong her."

Mu Xuan said, "I'll ask Mother Cao's meaning again."

Empress Dowager Xie said, "The place of Zhaoxia Palace is okay, but the name is not very good, otherwise change it to Yongshou Palace."

Empress Dowager Su said with a smile, "It's also my blessing that my stepmother gave my palace a name."

Seeing that the imperial grandmother and aunt were happy, Mu Xuan smiled and said, "Today is a coincidence, since the imperial grandmother gave the name of Su Mu's empress palace, why not also give the name of Cao mother's harem."

Empress Dowager Xie thought for a while, and said, "Then, one is for longevity and the other is for longevity. Your mother Cao is not in good health, and she is always suffering from this disease and that pain. We hope that she will be in good health, and we can rest assured .”

Mu Xuan smiled and thanked the imperial grandmother for giving the palace name on behalf of his mother.Empress Dowager Xie asked Mu Xuan a few more questions about his homework, and how the Empress Dowager Cao was doing. Hearing that she was still heartbroken, she ordered Wisteria to give some medicinal materials, and stayed with Mu Xuan to spend the night in the Palace of Mercy. meal.

Empress Dowager Su did not want to build a new palace, but Empress Dowager Cao wanted to build a new palace for herself. However, Empress Dowager Su, the first wife of the first emperor and wife, used old palaces to repair and build Yongshou Palace. The first class is to build a new palace, but Empress Dowager Cao doesn't know much about the affairs of the court, and she knows that this will not have a good impact.Empress Dowager Cao became more and more depressed when she heard about this matter, so she had to say in a fit of anger, "Empress Dowager Su is not good at building new palaces, so I am naturally not worthy of living in a new palace or a new palace." Xihe Palace, but she said that Xihe Palace was too narrow to live in, so she insisted on opening up the Yuqiong Palace next to Xihe Palace, and building it together as her palace.

Naturally, this matter cannot be hidden from Empress Dowager Xie, but Empress Dowager Xie really doesn't have to take action in such a matter.

This was originally a matter for the Department of Internal Affairs, but since it was related to the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces, naturally many people paid attention to it.First of all, the Ministry of Rites knows that Ge Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites is also a gentleman of the late emperor, and Wei Xiang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is also from the Ministry of Rites.The Ministry of Rites can know about this matter, and the news from Yushitai is even more well-informed. Yushitai immediately exploded. When they learned of this, they wrote a letter in advance, saying that Empress Dowager Cao did not follow the law. Emperor Yu was married to Empress Su, and the Ci'en Palace only took up so much land. The combined area of ​​Xi and Yuqiong Palaces was larger than that of the Ci'en Palace. Where did the Empress Dowager Cao place the Empress Dowager and her mother, the Empress Dowager Cao?According to Empress Dowager Cao's intention, once this palace is completed, its scale will far exceed that of Zhaode Palace. Is this going to surpass His Majesty?

This is still nice, but there are even more ugly words. There is a censor who said, "At the beginning, your majesty was virtuous and filial, so Cao was promoted to the Queen Mother of the Holy Mother. Now Cao is not polite, so she should be demoted to the concubine." Cut the title of the Queen Mother.

Only when Wei Xiang came out to stop it, the order of the court could be maintained.

On that day, there were as many as hundreds of memorials playing the empress dowager Cao's impoliteness.

Since Mu Xuan ascended the throne, it was the first time that he encountered such an unmanageable situation.Empress Dowager Cao also couldn't help being a little scared, and her servant Sui Zhou said, "What are you afraid of, Your Majesty? Your Majesty is His Majesty's biological mother, and the Yushitai is just a bunch of mad dogs. Dogs are disobedient, and they will learn to behave after a beating."

Empress Dowager Cao said, "I'm afraid this matter will alarm the Palace of Mercy."

Sui Zhou smiled softly, "The Mercy Palace is about sixty people, and the empress is in her prime. The Mercy Palace just doesn't consider the empress, but must consider the future of the Xie family. How can you really embarrass the empress?"

Empress Dowager Cao is very determined.

Mu Xuan went down to court with a completely pale face, and he went directly to the Palace of Mercy. The Empress Dowager Xie was also quite displeased, and asked him, "Why is the emperor so rude to the Cao family?"

Mu Xuan said, "My mother said that Xihe Palace is a bit small, so she said that she wanted to occupy some space in Yuqiong Palace, not to merge the two palaces."

"It's true that the two palaces are not combined into one palace." Empress Dowager Xie ordered someone to show Mu Xuan the regulations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Empress Dowager Cao's Palace, and said, "It's just a set of supporting palaces for Yuqiong Palace. Look, she is even richer than my Mercy Palace, she is really ambitious!"

Mu Xuan was sweating all over his head, and said, "Grandmother, I didn't figure it out, I thought..." Mu Xuan couldn't continue.

"Emperor, your filial piety to your biological mother is good, but you have to understand what you can give her and what you can't give her. If you can discover Cao's inappropriateness in advance, you won't be able to do it today." You will be impeached by all officials. You are filial, but is this a good thing for the Cao family?" The Empress Dowager Xie said slowly, "You insist on promoting her to be the Queen Mother, you have to teach her how to behave. If you If you can’t teach her well, I have to teach her for you.”

Call the cabinet into the palace.

Empress Dowager Xie first reprimanded Wei Xiang, "How much the late emperor trusted you, and entrusted the emperor to you even when he was ill. How did you assist the emperor! The emperor's mother was rude, but it's a trivial matter. As the head of all officials, How do you sit back and watch the censor make trouble, and make the emperor lose face! How did you become the chief assistant!"

"The emperor is still young, and he has not been in power now, so he has neglected things, and you, the chief assistant, have neglected to supervise! Is your cabinet just like this? They are all senior officials in the court, six ministers, and bachelors in charge of the academy. Everyone is full of poetry, books and knowledge, the truth of the king's concern and minister's humiliation, do you want me to teach you? If you can't even protect the king, what do you want you to do?" The cabinet was ashamed.

Empress Dowager Xie said, "Ms. Cao is rude, so I issued an order to ask Duke Cao Cheng'en how to teach his daughters? Thanks to him being a high-ranking official before, since he couldn't even discipline his daughter well, how can he be worthy of the position of Duke?" , surrender Cao Bin as the third-class Marquis of Cheng En! Go and tell Marquis Cheng En, this time, I helped him teach his daughter, and next time, I will not be so easy to talk to!"

As soon as the news of descending Cao's family as Marquis of Chengen reached the ears of Empress Dowager Cao, Empress Dowager Cao fainted immediately.

Originally, Duke Cao Chengen was very famous along the way, but he received an imperial decree to lower his title on the way, and now he can only enter the imperial capital in disgrace.

On the other hand, Su Buyu said to Li Jiujiang privately, "My God, the empress dowager scolded Xiang Wei, I really wish I could find a crack in the ground and sneak in."

The corner of Li Jiujiang's lips curled up, "Your Majesty has such a good temper these years, so many people have forgotten your temper."

(End of this chapter)