concubines

Chapter 89
The Xia family makes gunpowder by themselves, and is also very concerned about things related to gunpowder.She had noticed this black gun a long time ago, and had studied it before.But this thing is really delicate, she only knows what it looks like on the outside, but not what's inside. She has studied for a long time but has not come up with any results, only a bunch of unsuccessful blueprints.

Under such circumstances, she couldn't say she couldn't do it, so she could only pretend to look at it for a long time and said: "You can try it, and I need help."

It's good if you can do it.

When Zhou Shuxuan copied Xia's yard, he found a lot of her blueprints, and was taken aback.This woman is really unfathomable.

"You can ask for anything. I still keep your previous blueprints. If you need them, you can ask Wei Hai for them."

"My concubine knows."

Zhou Shuxuan was not very satisfied with her claim, it always reminded him of when she was a princess. "You will be a servant of the palace from now on, you must recognize your position."

Xia shi kowtowed, "This servant knows."

Only then was Zhou Shuxuan satisfied, and said to Miao Li, "Go back."

But the simple three words are no different from other words.But Xia could hear the difference, there was clearly a trace of tenderness hidden in those words that no one would notice.

It was she who was blind, thought that Miao Li was just a small concubine, and didn't pay attention to it at all.Now that she has seen Miaoli's true status clearly, it is too late to regret it.

In Longde Hall, the emperor woke up slowly after drinking a bowl of medicine.The things in front of me are not very real, and the eyes are dazzled, as if living in a false place.

He firmly believed in the Taoist priest, he thought that the prince had already attained Taoism and became an immortal, and those pills that prolong life were all fake.

He is an emperor ninety-five supreme, and he was tricked by a little Taoist priest, which made him lose face.

He also decided to make his son's concubine the queen because of a false statement made by a Taoist priest.Why choose the youngest prince as the prince, so as not to be a threat to him, all these are lies, it is more uncomfortable than being slapped in the face.

With a bad breath on his throat, the emperor felt restless, he slapped the bed board and shouted, "Come here!"

What a Yuhua Palace, what a Xia Concubine!

"The whole palace of Yuhua Palace is bestowed with death. The entire family of the Xia family was executed and the nine clans were exterminated. All the Taoist priests were expelled from the capital. From now on, there will be no Taoist temples in the capital. An edict to the world that all Taoist priests are not allowed to enter the capital."

Offending the emperor, killing one or two Taoist priests is useless, and the entire industry will be implicated.

When the emperor promulgated the imperial edict, the eldest princess was drinking tea leisurely in Concubine Jin's palace.

After hearing the imperial decree, Concubine Jin asked: "The emperor seems to have known that he was wrong, and the empress probably won't mention it again. Do we still want to implement our plan?"

The eldest princess paused holding the teacup, thought for a moment, and said in a firm tone: "The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. Now that the plan has been made, it would be a pity not to implement it."

What the emperor did every time has already shown that he has lost his mind, and this matter is over. If he is not sure, he will be instigated by that traitor again tomorrow, and it will be another troublesome matter to deal with.

There are talents from generation to generation, and if the emperor fails, he will be replaced by another emperor.

Concubine Jin asked a lot, "Is this really okay? Do you really have no feelings for him?"

The eldest princess looked at the teacup in her hand, and said lightly: "Don't you think your words are ridiculous? There is no pure emotion in the royal family, each has his own thoughts."

Her starting point has not changed. Back then, she chose the emperor because she needed a wise king. Today, she gave up the emperor because of a wise king.

Concubine Jin didn't try to persuade her, but just asked: "Then you promised me..."

The eldest princess looked up at her, and it took a long time before she said, "Follow it."

In Prince Qin's mansion, Li Youfu was overjoyed when he heard that the two had returned.He ran over to play with them bouncing around, but he didn't see anyone.

Feeling disappointed for a while, holding back tears, he sat down at the door aggrieved.

Miao Li saw her from a distance, "Why is the side concubine sitting here?"

"Sister," Li Youfu stood up happily, "I'll wait for you here." Then she made a perfunctory salute to Zhou Shuxuan, "My lord."

These people... Zhou Shuxuan suddenly felt a little unbalanced. Before, he was the first to greet him, but now he is always behind.

Zhou Shuxuan said with a cold face: "Look for your nanny and learn the rules."

Li Youfu was reprimanded as soon as she entered the door, not to mention how wronged she was, and looked at Miaoli pitifully.Miao Li gave her a comforting smile, and then Li Youfu saluted Zhou Shuxuan again, "Understood."

Zhou Shuxuan didn't really want to train her, just a reminder.After the reminder, let Wei Hai push him in, and let Miao Li stay to play with her.

After all, she grew up in her own mansion, so she still has a foundation of feelings.

Li Youfu grabbed her finger and said pitifully, "Sister, the prince is so fierce when he comes back."

Miao Li smiled and said: "The prince must be jealous, I blame the side concubine for not calling him first."

"Stingy guy, I'm going to be jealous about this, I'll say hello to him first next time."

Sitting in the room, Zhou Shuxuan suddenly felt cold all over.Probably fell ill again, and the body became more and more sick after taking too much medicine.

Wei Hai brought him a cup of hot tea, "My lord, are you okay? Today, the Prime Minister said he would come to visit, otherwise just push it away."

He just came back and didn't even sit down for a while, and then he started doing this and that. Wei Hai was very worried seeing him tossing like this.

Zhou Shuxuan took a big sip of tea, warmed up his body before saying, "You pushed it when you said it, and thought it was the same as before."

He is not the former King of Qin. He does not form cliques or beg for favors, and only does what he thinks is right.He has something to fight for now, and it is far from enough to rely on his own strength.

In addition, his health is not good now. Apart from ability, body is also a very important thing.If you are not in good health, you can't be an emperor, and it is very difficult to get the support of ministers.

He already knew this well, if he could stand up, his situation would be a million times better than it is now.

While talking, someone outside announced that Prime Minister Zuo had arrived.

Zuo Xiang is in his early fifties this year, his hair is more than half gray, but he is full of energy.After entering the door, he gave Zhou Shuxuan a salute, "I haven't seen you for a long time, the prince looks good."

"Thanks to your lord, please sit down, lord."

After a few words of politeness, Prime Minister Zuo drank a few more sips of tea, and spoke first, "The prince's letter has already been read by the lower officials."

Going straight to the point, Zhou Shuxuan liked this, and asked with concern: "What do you think, my lord?"

"Your majesty is old, and it seems that he is a little physically weak. It is the right thing to establish a prince early. It's just that the adult princes are only King Qi and the prince, and the little highnesses are too young. They can read and write just now, so they can't tell the pros and cons. Who does the prince think he should choose?" it is good?"

Zhou Shuxuan laughed, and asked with a straight face: "My lord is sitting in my palace, should I ask this question?"

"You don't need to say much about your lord's abilities. The officials and colleagues are all looking at them. But the lord's leg..." Zuo Xiang's eyes fell on Zhou Shuxuan's leg. If it can stand up, it will not be a problem to become the crown prince.

Zhou Shuxuan reached out and touched his knee, "Just because I can't stand up today, doesn't mean I won't be able to stand up tomorrow. I will try to heal myself."

"My lord's treatment is healing. When will he be cured? King Qi is strong and has many military exploits on his body. With the support of the eldest princess, my lord may..." No way.

They are all sons, if they are healthy, there is no need for them to become ill.

Zhou Shuxuan was really stumped, this leg became his biggest stumbling block.Thinking that he was going to be healed before, and he went back to the beginning overnight, he really wanted to pull out the dead prince's body and beat him up.

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhou Shuxuan didn't think of a reason to speak up for himself. He really couldn't tell the difference if he couldn't stand up.However, Prime Minister Zuo made a mistake in saying, "The eldest princess will not support King Qi, she is here with this king."

Zuo Xiang wanted to say that Zhou Shuxuan was an idiot talking about dreams, who didn't know that the eldest princess was close to King Qi, so why not help King Qi and help him.Seeing that Zhou Shuxuan spoke seriously, he couldn't help but believe it, so he asked again, "Your Majesty, are you serious?"

Zhou Shuxuan said confidently: "Why should I lie to you. We are all officials in the same court, and who doesn't know who. If you lie to you for two or three days, it will be exposed, and it will be embarrassing."

The left minister was shaken, now the emperor is the eldest princess, if the eldest princess supports Zhou Shuxuan, then his legs may really have hope.Moreover, Zhou Shuxuan is looking for him now, but he disagrees. If Zhou Shuxuan really ascends the throne in the future, his life will be very difficult.

"My lord, please think about it again."

Zhou Shuxuan nodded, "Your Excellency, just think about it. The King has already prepared wine and meals. If you don't think about it now, you can continue to think about it after lunch."

This means that if you can't figure it out today, you are not allowed to leave.

Zuo Xiang only felt a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, he was under a lot of pressure now.Zhou Shuxuan was disabled, but no one regarded him as a useless disabled prince.The means used to be so powerful that people are now afraid.As long as his brain is not broken, cleaning up people is the same.

Zuo Xiang sat on the chair without saying a word, Zhou Shuxuan just watched him without saying a word.It was almost time for lunch, Prime Minister Zuo didn't want to really have lunch in the palace.

I thought a lot in my head, Zhou Shuxuan was fine except for his bad legs, he was indeed the perfect candidate for Renjun.

Forget it, the eldest princess has chosen him, and there is nothing wrong with following the eldest princess.

"The next official is willing to serve the prince."

Very good, if you win a left prime minister, you will have real power support among civil servants.However, the words of an official are generally not to be trusted, and it is possible to go back on writing what is written in black and white, let alone just talking about it with red lips and white teeth.

Zhou Shuxuan still felt that he should tie the prime minister to the left, "Since that's the case, let's see if you can find a way to make us become grasshoppers on a rope. Don't blame me for speaking vulgarly."

"How dare you blame the lord," Zuo Xiang thought for a moment, "I have a daughter in my boudoir, and the lord doesn't have a concubine. Look at the lord..."

The father-in-law must have done his best to help the son-in-law. This is a good idea, and it is not easy for him to refuse on the spot when the left minister proposes it.

but……

(End of this chapter)