Empress Jinghua: The eunuch is nine thousand years old

Chapter 103 Stupid
The imperial concubine's ceremonial frame was placed all the way to Qiluo Garden, the pale face of the Yue imperial concubine made the palace people tremble, for fear that they would become the target of venting their anger.

"Your imperial concubine, you are here... The princess is in a bad mood, so she drove out all the servants and didn't let anyone in. Right now, my son is throwing things in the room to vent his anger..." Fei'er guarded the door, hearing the sound of the house. There was the sound of shattering porcelain inside, and he said.

"Stupid stuff!"

Concubine Yue opened the door with a dark face and walked in, just in time to see Xia Ziqi viciously smashing a hand lamp with a picture of a lady with Yuliu stickers in her hand to the ground, and the exquisite lamp stand shattered when it touched the ground, bouncing up Roll to Concubine Yue's feet.

"When are you going to make a fuss!" Concubine Yue said coldly, her embroidered shoes stepped on the stickers of ladies' pictures, and her long skirt dragged forward.

"Concubine Mother..." Seeing that it was Concubine Yue, Xia Ziqi's momentum softened, but she became aggrieved. She stepped forward and took Concubine Yue's arm and complained, "It's not that Qi'er is going to make a fuss. I am dissatisfied, and deliberately want to embarrass my grandfather! The emperor doesn't care about our family, so many ministers plead for the grandfather's favor, and the father ignores it. My son is restrained..."

"Enough." Concubine Yue interrupted Xia Ziqi's chatter with a frown, took a deep look at her, shook her head and sighed.

She only gave birth to one child, Xia Zijin, and it didn't matter if it wasn't the prince, but she was a stubborn girl, which really gave her a headache.

"Mother concubine... Did Qi'er say something wrong..." Xia Ziqi said with her mouth flattened, her voice lowered a bit.

Concubine Yue was silent for a while, then pulled Xia Zijin to sit on the bed, and patted the back of her hand.The dim light and shadow shone on the flower tinsel between her eyebrows, different shades of bright red merged into a delicate and picturesque outline of the petals, and the pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes under the flower tines were surprisingly deep.

"Qi'er, you are not young anymore, and there are some things you should keep in mind." The noble concubine Yue said with deep eyes, "Now my Yue family is the relative that your father fears the most in the court. Your father is suspicious by nature. One day when it grows so strong that it makes him uneasy, that day will be the day when the Yue family will be overthrown..."

Xia Ziqi opened his mouth wide, as if he couldn't believe it, seeing Concubine Yue's dignified expression was not at all alarmist, so he also lowered his eyelids, and rubbed his hands on the dress on his knees unnaturally.

"Then so many people plead for grandfather today, isn't it..."

Seeing that Xia Ziqi had finally come to his senses, Imperial Concubine Yue also sighed: "Exactly, it would be better if half of the civil servants did not plead for your grandfather. After such a battle, your father thinks that our Yue family has too much power, which makes him I don’t like it anymore. And you girl broke into the imperial study today to make a fuss, with your royal father’s temperament, this move will undoubtedly add fuel to the flames!”

Xia Ziqi knew he was wrong, so he didn't dare to refute. He just lowered his head and rubbed the corner of his clothes, but in his heart he blamed Ming Shengdi.

"Father is really... punished the eldest brother and grandfather, and now the son is grounded, and a few days ago he punished the mother and concubine even more. In this way, Concubine Lian is very proud of herself!"

The shadow of the lamp illuminated the concubine's half face, and the thin armor became more shiny under the yellow light, and the complicated patterns came to life with the fiddle with the fingertips.

"Concubine Lian... Heh!" Concubine Yue taunted and turned her lips away, "If she hadn't been known as a concubine of the former dynasty and had no roots or roots to reassure your father, with her current momentum, she would be safe and capable." Can you keep your own mother's house?"

Xia Ziqi didn't have the deep and sophisticated schemes of Concubine Yue, only felt that Yue Jing'an had robbed Concubine Yue of her favor, and she herself was also neglected by Ming Shengdi, so she couldn't help saying with a bit of contempt: "Mother Concubine actually don't have to worry, Then Concubine Lian is just enjoying the novelty of Emperor Father now, our Yue family has deep roots, and you are the adoptive mother of Brother Eldest Emperor, how can Concubine Lian be more noble than you?"

I thought this remark would make Concubine Yue happy, but I didn't want Concubine Yue to turn cold and frowned and said: "Qi'er, you can just say this in front of your mother and concubine, if it reaches your father's ears, what will he do?" Think? It is taboo for a prince to collude with the concubine! I am the adoptive mother of the eldest son of the emperor, but not his biological mother. If you have been too close to the eldest son all year round, your father may not be able to tolerate me."

"But……"

Just as Xia Ziqi was about to say something, there was a knock on the door, only to hear Fei Er's voice coming in: "Ma'am, Princess, Lord Taibao is here..."

Concubine Yue and Xia Ziqi looked at each other. This Lord Taibao is naturally the demoted Yue Taifu, and should be called Yue Taibao now.

The door of the room opened with a creak, and Yue Taibao walked in slowly. He was full of energy, but now he was like other elderly people, with tired eyes.

"Minister... see the imperial concubine and the princess..." Yue Taibao bowed his body, but his luggage was meticulous.

"Grandfather! What are you doing? Is it possible that our own family still needs to be divided into high and low status?" Xia Ziqi muttered all over, and affectionately took Yue Taibao's arm. He had a very deep affection for this grandfather who had been close to him since he was a child.

"Qi'er, etiquette is undeniable, this is the imperial palace, you have to write it down." Yue Taibao solemnly said.

He also heard about Xia Ziqi's trespassing in the imperial study today and angering Ming Shengdi, and when the words of reproach came to his lips, he couldn't bear to say them, and they turned into sighs.

"Father, why did you come to Qiluo Garden at this hour?"

Concubine Yue was puzzled, seeing Yue Taibao's preoccupied appearance, she felt a little uneasy.

Sitting on the chair, Taibao Yue leaned on his knees and sighed, "I was looking for you in Yikun Palace as a father. I heard from the palace people that you came to Qi'er, so I thought about this matter in my heart and finally wanted to tell you first." With a sound, I turned around to Qiluo Garden again."

Yue Taibao suffered from rheumatism, and it happened to be rainy in spring, and his joints were always aching. At this moment, the pain in his heart was far worse than the pain in his body, and the wrinkled eyes around his eyes became cloudy.

"Yanran... When my father sent you into the palace, he originally thought that I would rely on my power to let you have a permanent backer. This way, if you are favored in the palace, you can also keep me more and more happy." A family of honor."

Yue Taibao Qi Qiran said, recalling all the things back then, he couldn't help but sigh.

"But now my father knows that it was right and wrong to send you into the palace at the beginning... The mistake was that my father thought too simply about the relationship between the family interest and the emperor, and allowed the power of the Yue family to grow continuously. A big taboo has been committed."

Concubine Yue looked at her father's weather-filled pupils, a trace of guilt flashed across her face, and she said slowly: "Father, my daughter is willing to earn a future for the Yue family. Over the years, the Yue family has grown to a better place step by step. You Why so much lamentation."

Yue Taibao sighed, sat up straight and looked at Concubine Yue. When she was sent into the palace, she was still a young girl in her prime. Although her appearance has not changed much, her mood is completely different now.

"It's an inevitable result for the Yue family to come to this point. My father has already expected it. First, the emperor has already set his sights on the Yue family. If we still blindly ignore the high-profile behavior, I am afraid that if we are a little careless, our family will be wiped out." risk."

Noble Concubine Yue nodded, she is also clear about the current situation, the Yue family is dominant, it is understandable for Ming Shengdi to cut power, and only in this way can the Yue family be safe.

"You may not know, just after my father was demoted today, some accidents happened one after another in the hidden stakes of the Yue family in Shangjing. The imperial examination fraud case is coming!" Yue Taibao sighed again and again.

"What... even the hidden pile..." Concubine Yue was stunned, she didn't expect Ming Shengdi to move so fast.

"Being a father is always uneasy. After thinking about it, there is only one way to let the emperor dispel his suspicions about the Yue family, to protect the Yue family, and to keep the honor and favor of the noble concubine and empress..."

Yue Taibao's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked at Concubine Yue and said word by word: "So as a father, I have already decided, I will take the initiative to resign from the emperor tomorrow morning, and return to my hometown."

"Grandfather! Are you going to resign?" Xia Ziqi exclaimed, "How can I do that? You are the senior minister of Dalai. If you are not in charge in the court, wouldn't it be three points weaker! And the Yue family I can't live without you!"

"Qi'er!" Concubine Yue gave Xia Ziqi a hard look, she had just told her to be cautious when speaking, but she forgot.

Xia Ziqi lowered his head and stomped his feet, so he could only keep quiet.

"Father, do you really want to resign? It's hard to sit in this position..."

Yue Taibao's eyes were full of firmness this time, he nodded while leaning on his knees and said: "There is no way to do this. I have been a father in his seventies, and if he continues to dominate the official position, the emperor will think that his father is greedy for power. If the Yue family If you lose your father's position in the court, the momentum will indeed decline day by day, but in this way, it can also offset the concerns in the emperor's heart, and it is the best way to make ends meet."

There was silence outside the window, except for a few faint chirping of spring birds.After many days of heavy rain, it was finally calm, just like the verdict against the Yue family would finally come to an end.

"Daughter understands." Concubine Yue Gui sighed, but she didn't stop her anymore. In front of the imperial power, even an extremely human minister sometimes had to compromise.She is, and so is Yue Taibao. If you want to live in the center of power, you have to know how to weigh the pros and cons.

Yue Taibao hummed lightly, and got up slowly. The soreness in his joints made him have to pause every time he got up. He was already old, so it was good to resign. Years old, let him live in peace.

"It's getting late, and it's time to leave the palace as a father, you and Qi'er... Take care."

After finishing speaking, Yue Taibao nodded at the two of them, and walked away slowly.

Willow shoots on the moon, people walking under the moon.

Concubine Yue and Xia Ziqi stared at Yue Taibao's hunched back step by step in front of the house, turning into a black spot and disappearing into the corridor.

(End of this chapter)