Queen Sun

Chapter 24
In the Lizheng Hall, Ruoshui also waved everyone away, sitting alone on the side of the bed, holding a small portrait in his hand, the woman in the painting is quite similar to himself, with a cute smile and beautiful eyes, it is exactly The best time of a woman's life.

"Yang Guang just wanted to prove to your mother that since Changsun Sheng was able to tear Turks apart without a single soldier, he could destroy Korea with his own hands."

"Because Gao Ruyan was born in Yangzhou, he tried his best to exhaust the national treasury and build a Grand Canal."

"Knowing that he has no way out, he still didn't forget to hand over this portrait to me, hoping that one day it can be handed over to your mother, and it's the same for you now."

Ruoshui smiled shyly, and asked what love is in the world, which made life and death agree.But if there is no chance to start even while alive, then there is still nothingness after death.

The figure kneeling in the Buddhist hall and reciting with eyes closed naturally appeared in my mind, lonely and desolate, where there is still a little bit of freshness in the portrait, once upon a time, when Changsun Sheng passed away, or when Yang Guang was strangled to death When she was born, her heart was dead, and only a body was left in the world.

Reason told me that Yang Guang's subsequent indulgence and loss of morality was definitely not the fault of his mother, but who could say clearly, if there was no such beginning, would the ending be completely different?However, history has never had the word "if".

Treat Li Shimin like a queen treats the emperor, yes, that is the eldest grandson, these days my emotions seem to be a little uncontrollable, just because of the exclusive tenderness from an emperor.

After putting away the portrait, Ruoshui had recovered his composure, called Danyun in, and told her, "Let Fang Xuanling come to see me tomorrow."

A look of surprise flashed across Dan Yun's face: "Miss, isn't it Master Eldest Sun?"

"That's right, it's Fang Xuanling, and you must not let brother find out." Ruoshui smiled faintly, it's time to start some things, to be a queen as he wished.

At the end of the next day, Fang Xuanling hurriedly followed behind Danyun, puzzled by this sneaky behavior, what does the queen need to hide from Wuji?
Arriving at the Lizheng Hall, Fang Xuanling looked at the Mother of a Nation with some emotion. It seemed that God had treated her very favorably. Time had not left a trace on her face at all, and she was still so elegant and pure.

Ruoshui didn't care about Fang Xuanling's momentary loss of focus, and said directly: "Master Fang, I have called you here this time to ask for something."

Fang Xuanling panicked and said: "Even though the queen orders, Xuanling will never say anything."

Ruoshui laughed and said, "Master Fang, you don't need to be so serious, it's just a trivial matter, but if you entrust it to the people in the Ministry of Rites, I'm afraid that they will use public affairs for their own benefit." At this point, she paused, and then continued, "Now the harem Most of the concubines in the book were accepted before the first year of Zhenguan, and since your Majesty is busy with state affairs after becoming the throne, I should take over the matter of seeking new concubines. Therefore, this time, I hope you can find someone with real virtue and talent. A woman who is both capable and well-known in Chang'an is to be used as a concubine, but there is one thing, you must inquire clearly whether the woman is married or not, and must not damage your Majesty's reputation."

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "I will definitely live up to your empress's trust."

Ruoshui nodded in satisfaction. Why did he go to Fang Xuanling? It's very simple. Among the ministers of Zhenguan, Fang Xuanling's relationship with his eldest grandson should be the most special. His majesty is the oldest, he is cautious, he has all the secrets and schemes, and he has heard about them, and he has not leaked a word. If there is no serious reason, please don't abandon him." Especially later, Chu Suiliang advised Emperor Taizong not to reprimand Fangxuan Lingshi said: "At the time of nine years, when the opportunity came to an emergency, the body was repelled, and he was left alone in Momou. He still wore the clothes of a Taoist priest, and he worked with Empress Wende to help him. He had nothing to do with his ministers."

Chu Suiliang, her heart was moved again, so she might as well ask Fang Xuanling next time she sees her again. It shouldn't be a problem for such an important official who was in charge of Li Shimin before his death to appear earlier, right?
Seeing that someone has already taken over the matter, Ruoshui leisurely sips tea, with a lazy smile on his face, really stealing half a day of leisure.

When Guangyue came in, what she saw was such a young lady who was like a picture-perfect person, and she couldn't bear to be disturbed, but... after a long while of hesitation, she was about to withdraw gently, but was suddenly stopped by a gentle call. Stopping: "What's the matter?"

"Yes, Miss." Guangyue replied, "It seems that something happened to Concubine Yin, the imperial concubine came to find Miss."

A hint of impatience flashed across Ruoshui's smiling face: "It's Concubine Yin again, isn't Your Majesty calling her quite a lot recently, can't they give me some peace?" Even though she said so, Ruoshui still changed Dress, go outside.

When the master and servant arrived at the Dehe Hall where Concubine Yin was located, there were already many people around inside and outside. When all the concubines saw the Queen's figure, they immediately kneeled respectfully on both sides.Ruoshui cried out coldly.

Just now on the way, Guangyue has already explained the general situation. It turned out that the emperor favored a maid next to Concubine Yin after drinking, and then the maid was found to be pregnant. Concubine Yin deceived everyone and locked the woman in the backyard. In a room in the palace, the screams of the maid who was about to give birth today somehow alarmed Concubine Wei Gui who was passing by, so a group of people froze in the Dehe Hall. They heard that the woman had died of postpartum hemorrhage, and only had a newborn daughter.

Such a thing happened in Zhenguan's harem, Ruoshui sneered, it's really time to establish rules.

Passing over the fourth lady who was kneeling in the courtyard, she went directly to the door of the room in the backyard, and when she opened the door, a strong smell of blood came over her face.Ruoshui frowned deeply, and said coldly: "Concubine Yin, what do you want to say? This palace will give you a chance."

Yin Mo'er originally planned to be full of excuses, but when she saw the queen's cold face, she was stuck in her throat. Facing the real angry face of the queen, she knew that she might be doomed this time.

Seeing that Concubine Yin was silent, Concubine Wei stood up, holding a baby in her arms: "Empress Empress, this is the child left by that palace maid."

Ruoshui understood clearly, how could Concubine Wei happen to pass by such a remote place, it was clear that she had never forgotten what happened last time, and now she even brought out the physical evidence, Concubine Yin, she sighed deeply Well, someone else set her a trap, and she really just stepped on it foolishly.

Slowly glanced around, Ruoshui Dandan ordered Guangyue: "Go and invite Your Majesty here." This matter must become a big deal, and they will know the pros and cons of it when it gets too big, only pity the maid, not only is there no mother and daughter , Instead, he became someone else's pawn in vain, costing his own life in vain.

After a while, the emperor walked in, looked at the wives and concubines kneeling on the ground, and seemed to understand what had happened.

"Your Majesty, this matter is related to the royal blood, and the concubines dare not advocate without authorization." Ruo Shui said cautiously.

Li Shimin only looked at the baby: "Is it a daughter?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Guifei's voice trembled slightly.

"Let's call her Li Lian, the title of 'Lian Xi', the title..." The emperor hesitated, "Let's call her Princess Gaoyang."

Ruoshui was startled, Gao Yang?Before I had time to think about it, I heard the emperor's voice: "I will leave the rest of the matter to the empress, please obey Yi's order."

After speaking, there was no anger on the emperor's face, so he turned and left.

After thinking for a while, Ruoshui broke the silence: "The prince violated the law and the common people are the same crime. In this harem, no matter whether it is a wife of the first rank or a beautiful woman of the eighth rank, as long as there is a violation of the palace rules, the palace will not tolerate it." After finishing speaking, she turned to Concubine Yin and Concubine Wei, "Concubine Yin lost her virtue this time due to jealousy, but she thought she had contributed to raising the fifth prince, so she was demoted to Concubine Yin. Princess Gaoyang will be raised by Concubine Gao on her behalf."

When she was about to leave, she said nonchalantly: "After a while, the new show girl will enter the palace, so you can do it yourself." It hit everyone's heart straight.

"Miss, you are always too lenient in punishing people." On the way back, Guangyue reminded from the side.

"Isn't that severe enough?" Ruoshui asked lightly.

"Of course, Concubine Yin killed a person." Guangyue said angrily.

"It's because you don't want to punish Concubine Yin severely that His Majesty entrusted me to handle this matter. Otherwise, wouldn't it be the end of the matter if he just ordered it? One is a woman who has followed me for many years, and the other is just a court lady who was foolish and favored when she was drunk. , which is more important, can't you see?"

Guangyue was stunned for a moment, then said in admiration: "Did Miss give His Majesty a step down?"

Ruoshui smiled and said: "This is the first, and the second is that I want to try it. I don't need such harsh methods as Queen Dugu, and I can also return the harem to a clear and dignified state."

In the middle of the night, in Ganlu Hall, the emperor listened to Zheng Ji's report with a blank face, and said lightly, "It's over?"

"Yes, the Empress returned to the Lizheng Palace after she said those words."

Li Shimin nodded, and suddenly noticed some hesitation on Zheng Ji's face: "What else?"

Zheng Ji hesitated for a moment, then said softly: "Return to Your Majesty, I heard that the Empress recently summoned Mr. Fang Xuanling in private."

Li Shimin's face turned cold, and he waved his hand, signaling him to back down.

That night, the candles in the inner room of Ganlu Hall were almost lit for half the night.

(End of this chapter)