The Rebirth of Space: the Lucky Girl From a Farm Family

Chapter 274 King Qi’s plan

After the game of chess was played, the emperor stood up and said, "I came to you today not just to play chess, but I also have something to tell you."

Hearing that the emperor had something to say, Lu Ziqin's heart tightened instantly.

He was thinking quickly about countermeasures. If the evil King of Qi complained first and the emperor held him to account, how should he respond?

Lu Ziqin was thinking about it, stood up and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."

Before Lu Ziqin could straighten up, he heard the emperor say: "The day after tomorrow is the queen's 40th birthday, please go to Qingcheng Temple for me to perform a seven-day salvation ceremony for the queen."

Lu Ziqin was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said, "Ziqin obeys the order! My uncle and my eldest cousin took a seven-day leave and plan to go to Ci'en Temple with my grandmother tomorrow to perform a seven-day Dharma ceremony for the empress."

The emperor nodded, "I know that over the years since the queen has been away, every year on the ninth day of July, the old lady will go to Ci'en Temple to perform puja for the queen. They do theirs, and you do yours for me."

Lu Ziqin bowed and responded: "Yes, Ziqin understands."

The emperor nodded, "Go down, Gao Lin, and help me deliver Ziqin."

 Lü Ziqin exited the imperial study.

Eunuch Gao sent Lu Ziqin out. Seeing that he was about to speak but hesitated, he asked, "Does Mr. Liu have anything to ask our family?"

Lu Ziqin hesitated for a moment and then said: "Eunuch, your Majesty, why do you choose Qingcheng Temple instead of the Daxiangguo Temple when you perform the ritual for your empress?"

Eunuch Gao replied: "The reason why the emperor chose Qingcheng Temple is because the empress liked to go to Qingcheng Temple to offer incense during her lifetime."

 Lü Ziqin understood, bowed to Eunuch Gao and said, "Thank you, Eunuch. Ziqin understands."

Eunuch Gao said: "Your Majesty's birthday is the day after tomorrow, and the ceremony needs to start tomorrow afternoon."

Lv Ziqin said: "Don't worry, father-in-law. Ziqin left the palace and was ready to leave in a day or two. He rushed to Qingcheng Temple today to prepare some affairs in advance."

Eunuch Gao leaned forward and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Master Six."

Lu Ziqin leaned back and said, "You are so polite, father-in-law. Your Majesty is Ziqin's aunt. It is Ziqin's duty to do these things."

 Lv Ziqin said goodbye to Eunuch Gao, turned around and walked towards the palace gate.

Lu Ziqin left on the front foot, and someone on the back foot reported Lu Ziqin's departure from Qianqing Palace to Huaqing Palace.

“Mother, Master Lu Liu has just left the palace.”

The imperial concubine asked: "Do you know why the emperor summoned him?"

The chamberlain leaned forward and said, "Go back to your Majesty, I don't know about this.

When the emperor was with Lu Liu, Eunuch Gao sent everyone out, leaving Eunuch Gao alone to wait in the room, so that the slave family could not inquire. "

The imperial concubine waved her hand and said, "Go down."

 The chamberlain leaned down and got down.

King Qi asked: "Mother, concubine, what do you think my father called Lu Liu into the palace for?"

The imperial concubine shook her head, "Your Majesty never talks to me about the matters related to the Chengguo Palace, and I can't even guess."

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The imperial concubine looked at Prince Qi with sharp eyes, "Your Majesty, be careful what you say and don't criticize the Emperor."

 The King of Qi leaned forward and said, "Thank you very much, my mother and concubine, for your teaching. I will take note of it."

The imperial concubine asked: "Your Majesty, you came into the palace today. Did you have something to do with me?"

“Back to my mother and concubine, I have something to discuss with my mother and concubine when I enter the palace this time.”

Seeing King Qi's careful look, the imperial concubine asked, "What's the matter?"

  King Qi looked at the servants beside the imperial concubine.

The imperial concubine came over understandingly, raised her hand and waved, and Liu Shanggong took the maid out.

After the imperial concubine and others retreated, she asked again: "What's the matter?"

King Qi looked at the imperial concubine and said, "After my father granted marriage to Lao Wu and Miss Wang San, the situation in the court was very unfavorable to my son."

 Speaking of this matter, the imperial concubine frowned. This was what worried her the most.

After learning about the marriage between the British Duke and the Prime Minister's Office, she spent a lot of effort to get the Prime Minister's Office to cancel the marriage.

The imperial concubine had just relaxed for a few days when she received another letter from the emperor granting marriage to Lao Wu.

The imperial concubine knew that Yongning Palace was restless, but she never thought that Concubine De would choose Wang Peiyun as her daughter-in-law, and Concubine De was not afraid of looking ugly.

The imperial concubine asked: "What are your plans, Your Majesty?"

King Qi said: "Lao Wu can use the method of marriage to increase his help. Is it not a good idea for my sons and ministers? If my sons and ministers learn from this, I will do what Lao Wu did.

The son is older than the fifth son, and the fifth son's marriage has been arranged. The father should be willing to grant the son a marriage. "

The imperial concubine nodded and agreed: "Well, this is a good idea. I will arrange this matter. I will mention it to the emperor later.

Let your aunt come into the palace to talk to me and tell your aunt what you want so that they can be prepared. "

King Qi immediately stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, concubine!"

The imperial concubine looked at King Qi and asked doubtfully, "What's wrong?"

King Qi did not dare to look at the imperial concubine. He turned his face away from the imperial concubine and said, "I have been weighing it for a long time. I must be careful about my marriage. It is a major matter for me."

The imperial concubine was stunned for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, you don't want to marry Yiyi as your concubine?"

 The King of Qi felt so guilty that he did not dare to look at the imperial concubine, "The matter of Lao Wu's marriage made me want to understand a lot.

Concubine, think about it, if Lao Wu has a foreign family like the British Duke, why would he marry into the Prime Minister's Palace? "

 “Why?”

 King Qi looked at the imperial concubine and said: "Because the outside family is on his own side whether they marry or not, and getting married to her will only be a waste of resources.

 Yiyi is Erchen's cousin. She grew up with Erchen since childhood. Erchen's affection for Yiyi is naturally deep.

 If possible, I would also like to marry Yiyi as my concubine. But the current situation does not allow my son to do this.

 A British prince's palace has already caused headaches for his subjects, and now the addition of a prince's palace has made it difficult for his subjects to move in the court.

 The mother and concubine also know that the king has been an official for many years and has been the prime minister for eight years, and has a great influence in the court. Sons and ministers must increase their power through marriage.

Yi Yiyi here, the son and ministers cannot allow her to be the concubine, so they can only let her down.

If Yiyi is willing, I can grant her the position of concubine. One day, when I ascend to the throne, I can grant her the position of noble concubine.

Of course, Yiyiruo felt aggrieved and was unwilling to marry into Prince Qi's palace. She was still Erchen's sister, and Erchen gave her a large gift as a dowry. "

 The King of Qi's misfortune made the imperial concubine extremely distressed.

Although Li Yiyi is the niece that the concubine has watched since she was a child, compared with her own son, the concubine's heart naturally favors her son.

“Your uncle and aunt are both people who take the overall situation into consideration. I don’t think they will blame you.

 As for Yiyi, let me talk to her later. I also listen to her thoughts. If she can endure this grievance and marry into the palace, I will treat her favorably.

Your Majesty is right. Has your Majesty decided which family to marry? Prime Minister Jiang's Mansion or Prime Minister Zhao's Mansion? "

In the eyes of the imperial concubine, those who can compete with the king are Prime Minister Jiang and Prime Minister Zhao.

 King Qi shook his head, "No, all the direct sons in Prime Minister Zhao's Mansion are young masters, and there is currently no suitable woman in Prime Minister Jiang's Mansion."

The concubine briefly went through the Zhao family and the Jiang family in her mind, and it was indeed the case. Asked: "What should I do?"

Seeing that the imperial concubine had listened, King Qi raised his hand to refill the tea for the imperial concubine. While pouring the tea, he said: "I have been thinking about this for a long time, and I can't think of a suitable person for the moment. Is there anyone who can be chosen by the imperial concubine at any time?" ?”

 How can it be so easy to find a house that can be compared with Wang Xiangfu? The imperial concubine mentioned several families, but she felt bad about it and vetoed it herself.

The noble concubine of the Qi Dynasty bowed and said: "Thank you, concubine. My son and minister are unfilial, so I always let my concubine worry about my son."

The imperial concubine shook her head slightly and said, "I only have your son. If I don't plan for you, who will I plan for?"

 The King of Qi stood up, bowed deeply to the imperial concubine, and solemnly thanked him: "Thank you very much, concubine!"

The imperial concubine waved her hands and said worriedly: "What should I do with the prince's marriage? If I had known this, I should have proposed marriage to the Prime Minister's Mansion earlier."

King Qi looked at the imperial concubine and asked, "Does the imperial concubine know anything about Longyingwei?"

The imperial concubine straightened her back and asked with a slight frown: "Long Shadow Guards? Isn't Hua Ruiming the leader of Long Shadow Guards? Long Shadow belongs to the British government. What? Do you want to take advantage of Long Shadow Guards?" "

 King Qi picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, then put down the tea cup and said, "It's because the Long Shadow Guards are from the British Duke's line that I want to start here."

The imperial concubine looked at King Qi and motioned for him to continue.

King Qi looked at the imperial concubine and continued: "Hua Yanran and Hua Ruiming are not willing to deal with the news that I have found out. Besides, the Long Shadow Guards are not simple."

"Oh? What's not a simple solution? Tell me about it." The imperial concubine sat up straight and looked at King Qi and said.

 King Qi continued: "Hua Ling died suddenly, so in order to stabilize the situation, my father appointed Hua Xu as the commander of the Long Shadow Guard.

But Hua Xu was not recognized by the superiors and subordinates of Longying Guard. Erchen heard that the reason why the Longying Guards did not recognize Hua Xu was because Hua Xu did not have the Dragon Mark Order in his hand. "

The imperial concubine asked: "What is the dragon pattern order?"

King Qi nodded and said: "This is the token held by the head of the Longyingwei family. The Hua family's ancestral saying is that seeing the dragon pattern is like seeing the head of the family.

 When a new head of the family takes office, he needs to hold a dragon-marked order in order to gain the approval of the Dragon Shadow Guards, but Hua Xu does not have a dragon-marked order. "

The imperial concubine said: "That's not right, Longyingwei is a gangster gang, and gangsters have their own rules.

Since Hua Xu didn’t have the Dragon Mark Order, how did he become the commander of the Dragon Shadow Guard? He will still be the commander of the Dragon Shadow Guard until his death,"

 King Qi shook his head, "I don't know this. I heard that Hua Xu was stabbed to death by Hua Ling's former subordinate.

Before Hua Xu died, he sent people to the Hua family’s old house in Jiangnan to look for the dragon pattern order. The people he sent had a fight with the people guarding the old house, and many people died. Only then was Hua Xu assassinated. "

"He has been the leader for ten years, why is he still holding on to a dragon pattern order? Does this dragon pattern order have any secrets?" the imperial concubine asked with a solemn expression.

 King Qi was surprised by the imperial concubine's sensitivity and nodded: "My son thought so too. There must be a secret to this dragon pattern order."

The imperial concubine thought deeply: "What secret could it be? Do you think the emperor knows about it?"

 King Qi shook his head, "I don't know, but looking at my father's attitude towards Hua Yanran, my father should know."

The imperial concubine asked in surprise: "What do you mean, your lord, that Hua Yanran has a dragon pattern order?"

 King Qi nodded, "My son has asked people to check that several people around Hua Yanran were once members of the Dragon Shadow Guard. If Hua Yanran didn't have the dragon pattern order, those people would not gather around her."

The concubine looked up at King Qi and asked, "Does the prince want to marry Hua Yanran?"

 King Qi nodded and said: "The mother-in-law understands her son best, and the power of the Long Shadow Guard cannot be underestimated.

Hua Yanran and Hua Ruiming couldn't deal with each other, so the son married Hua Yanran and took advantage of Hua Yanran's relationship to take Long Yingwei into his hands, taking the opportunity to weaken the power of the British government. This is a double win. "

The imperial concubine pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "I understand, I will ask Hua Yanran to come and sit in the palace."

King Qi shook his head and stopped: "Thank you, concubine, but this matter is not urgent.

  Erchen said this to his mother and concubine today just to let her mother and concubine know what he was thinking.

Hua Yanran is not like a young lady who grew up in a wealthy family. Young ladies from a wealthy family have their fathers in charge of their marriages.

Hua Yanran has no parents, and her marriage can only be decided by her nodding.

I want to get in touch with her first, and after she nods, I will ask my father to grant me a marriage. "

The imperial concubine thought about Hua Yanran's previous performance in Huaqing Palace, and was deeply touched. She said with some worry: "Hua Yanran is like a runaway horse. If the prince marries her as the princess, will the palace of Prince Qi be messed up?"

Qi Wang consoled: "Mother and concubine are assured that as long as she marries into Qi Wang's Mansion, there are ways to make her obedient."

The imperial concubine instantly understood what Prince Qi meant, smiled knowingly, and said, "That's right, the husband is the wife's guide. As long as she marries into Prince Qi's palace, everything will be out of her control."

When King Qi saw that he had convinced the imperial concubine, he was in a good mood and leaned forward and said, "It's getting late. I will go to Qianqing Palace to pay my respects to my father. Then it's time to return home."

When she heard that her son was going to Qianqing Palace, the imperial concubine nodded happily and said, "When you enter the palace, it's time to greet the emperor. Although the emperor is a king, he is also a father. Only by communicating more between father and son can the relationship become closer." ”

The King of Qi leaned forward and said, "My son, please remember the teachings of your mother and concubine. In the future, you will go to the palace more often to pay your respects to your father. My mother and concubine will send you greetings."

The imperial concubine sent Prince Qi to the gate of Huaqing Palace, "Your Majesty should have some free time today. Your Majesty will go talk to your Majesty and play chess or something. Your Majesty usually doesn't talk much. Your Majesty should be more proactive and sweet when talking to your Majesty... "

The imperial concubine confessed uneasily that she wished she could follow King Qi to Qianqing Palace.

King Qi looked like he had been taught something, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I have recorded it, mother and concubine, please rest assured."

The imperial concubine was finally worried and said, "Your Majesty, please wait for me. I will go with you to Qianqing Palace."

After finishing speaking, the imperial concubine turned to Liu Shanggong beside her and said: "Go and fill a bowl with the white fungus porridge I cooked, and I will send it to the emperor."

The King of Qi originally wanted to persuade his mother and concubine not to bother, but seeing her worried expression, he knew he could not persuade her, so he simply let the concubine follow her.

 The mother and son took a group of palace maids and chamberlains to the Qianqing Palace.

After receiving the report from the chamberlain, the emperor paused while approving the memorial and said to Mr. Gao: "I am busy now and let them go back first. I will stay at Huaqing Palace tonight."

Eunuch Gao was ordered to leave the imperial study and convey the emperor's wishes to the imperial concubine and the King of Qi.

When the imperial concubine heard that the emperor was missing, her heart immediately sank to the bottom of her heart. Then she heard that the emperor was staying at Huaqing Palace that night, and she was immediately overjoyed. "Thank you, father-in-law. I understand. This is the white fungus porridge that I personally cooked. Please pass it on to the emperor."

Liu Shanggong saw the opportunity and presented the food box. Eunuch Gao took the food box and said, "Okay, I will pass it to the emperor now."

After thanking the imperial concubine, she turned around and left with King Qi.

 (End of this chapter)