The Dazhen Dynasty is the eighth emperor since its establishment.
By the time of the fourth emperor, Dazhen's national destiny gradually showed signs of decline and was no longer as glorious as before.
At this time, the emperor was addicted to wine and sex, and only cared for pleasure. The ministers were constantly fighting among factions, and most of them only cared about their own interests. In addition, foreign troubles continued, natural disasters were more raging than in previous years, and the country's power was worse than before.
By the time of the fifth emperor Mingde, although the emperor wanted to change, his abilities were mediocre. Instead, his methods were too tough and intensified class conflicts.
The frustrated Emperor Mingde gradually began to mess around. In the last court, he spent three days fishing and two days drying nets.
Later, he received a stunning beauty from the Kingdom of Quran. He loved her very much and made her a noble concubine in just one year. From then on, she lingered in the land of gentleness.
Emperor Mingde had nine sons in total. Excluding those who died in infancy due to various conspiracy, only three were left. Among these three sons, the second prince Bai Yaoquan is undoubtedly the most heroic.
Everyone believed that Bai Yaoquan would become the sixth emperor of Dazhen.
But who knew that Emperor Mingde had some unknown illness before his death, so he changed his edict and appointed Bai Yaojun, the young prince born to his favorite concubine, as the next king of Dazhen.
In this way, Bai Yaojun, who was only eleven years old, became the new emperor.
However, before Bai Yaojun became emperor, his mother secretly made friends with powerful officials in order to obtain internal and external political resources, and persuaded the emperor to enter into a two-state marriage with the Gulan Kingdom.
The little princess Helan Xiaoxiao, who was only four years old at the time, married into the Dazhen Dynasty and was destined to be the little princess.
After Bai Yaojun ascended the throne, the six-year-old Helan Xiaoxiao also naturally became the queen under the operation of the Queen Mother and the powerful ministers. She was also the youngest queen in the Dazhen Dynasty and even the entire continent.
But who would have expected that only twenty-seven days later, the eleven-year-old emperor Bai Yaojun died suddenly in the palace.
At the same time, the second prince Bai Yaoquan, with the help of another powerful official, launched a palace coup and took control of the Queen Mother who was trying to change the government. Eventually he became the seventh emperor of Dazhen and became Emperor Tianwu.
Bai Yaojun's death is still a mystery, and there is no way to verify it.
His mother also hanged herself in the palace.
But the little princess of the Gulan Kingdom, Helan Xiaoxiao, was inexplicably regarded as the queen mother less than a month after becoming the queen.
Now, with Emperor Tianwu retreating behind the scenes and Emperor Yuanfeng ascending the throne, the thirty-one-year-old Helan Xiaoxiao has changed her status from Queen Mother to Queen Mother, and her life experience is legendary.
"It's so late for the Queen Mother, why don't you rest?"
Lin Weiyang felt a headache when she looked at the aggressive woman in front of her, with a baby face but an inexplicable look of childishness.
Although the Empress Dowager was already over thirty, her character was like that of a young girl.
A simple summary is: the age of a young woman, the appearance of a childish girl, the figure of a girl, the temperament of a child...and that natural voice with a soft and waxy baby voice.
No matter how you look at it, their identities have nothing to do with each other.
"Xiao Weiyang, you are lying to me again!"
Helan Xiaoxiao angrily rolled up her sleeves, revealing two white and slender arms, with her hands on her hips. "You said you wanted to take me out to play in the palace, but you have lied to me several times."
Although she is the Empress Dowager, Helan Xiaoxiao rarely calls herself "Aijia" except in white and formal occasions.
Lin Weiyang smiled bitterly: "The Empress Dowager, we have been busy with state affairs recently, please wait-"
"I won't wait. I'm going to sneak out of the palace tonight. It would be my unlucky fate to be beaten to death by the guards as a thief."
Helan Xiaoxiao puffed up her chest and began to threaten.
On the sidelines, Ruyue bit her lip and smiled: "Empress Dowager, can you sneak out? If Ruyue remembers correctly, you have tried to walk out of the palace eighty-nine times this year alone, but you have never succeeded. "
"You have to take care of it! I won't give up anyway."
Helan Xiaoxiao waved her pink fist.
Such a child's behavior made Lin Weiyang laugh and sympathize.
The princess of Gulan Kingdom has been locked in this big cage since she was brought to the Dazhen Palace at the age of four and has never been out.
Even after Bai Yaojun died, he was confined to Lianlan Residence and did not step out of the courtyard for five years.
However, such a lonely and boring life has not erased her lively nature. No matter what time, she always maintains a child-like curiosity and optimism about new things.
The palace maids and eunuchs also took great care of this exotic little princess who was like a porcelain doll.
Later, Bai Yaoquan allowed her to move around the palace, and Helan Xiaoxiao met the eldest princess and Lin Weiyang, and became good friends with them, often hanging around and playing with them.
But from beginning to end, he never left the palace.
Last month, she did something for Lin Weiyang. The latter promised her to go outside the palace for a visit, but it was delayed until now.
Only then did he angrily come to question.
Lin Weiyang started to draw cakes like coaxing a child: "Empress Dowager, although the Emperor doesn't mind you leaving the palace now, you have a distinguished status after all. What if something happens to you? Let's do this. I will take you out of the palace in a few days. , I will show you juggling performances, buy you some very interesting toys, and buy you a lot of delicious food..."
However, He Lan Xiaoxiao no longer trusted her after having painted a pie too many times. She shook her head like a rattle and said, "No, you must be fooling me again. I won't be fooled again."
She stepped forward and hugged Lin Weiyang, pleading: "Xiao Weiyang, you are the best to me, please let me leave the palace, just once?"
Helan Xiaoxiao raised a finger humbly, looking pitiful.
Coupled with the soft and waxy baby voice, Bai Ruyue's heart almost melted.
Seeing that Lin Weiyang remained silent, Helan Xiaoxiao puffed up her cheeks and said angrily: "Lin Weiyang, Aijia is the Empress Dowager. Aijia orders you to take Aijia out of the palace immediately."
However, the pressure of status still cannot make Lin Weiyang compromise.
Instead, the girl raised her slender eyebrows and sneered: "The Empress Dowager, the thing I fear the most is threats. How about you, old man, try to use a knife to force me to submit?"
Helan Xiaoxiao stared at the other party with her blue jewel-like eyes.
Gradually, his eyes turned red.
Disobedient tears fell down the baby face like broken pearls.
Seeing this scene, Lin Weiyang's head was pounding.
He quickly restrained his dignity and compromised: "Okay, okay, can I ask the guards to take you out of the palace tomorrow night?"
But Helan Xiaoxiao still raised his little face and stared at her.
Apparently not convinced.
Bai Ruyue turned her almond-shaped eyes and suddenly thought of something. She pulled Lin Weiyang to the corner and whispered, "How about I take her to Dongqi County in Yuncheng?"
"What!?"
Lin Weiyang raised her voice.
Glancing at He Lan Xiaoxiao, he lowered his voice and shook his head: "No, we can't go that far."
"Oh, listen to me first."
Bai Ruyue hugged Lin Weiyang's beautiful neck, put her red lips to the other person's ear and whispered.
The latter's dark eyebrows sometimes wrinkled, sometimes relaxed, and his expression changed.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine if you leave her to me."
Bai Ruyue patted Ao Ren's chest.
Lin Weiyang thought for a moment, then looked at Helan Xiaoxiao not far away. The latter was still crying, but his moving eyes would peek over from time to time, and he still tried to prick up his ears.
"Well, I really don't have time to take her out of the palace."
Lin Weiyang sighed, but then her expression became serious. "Yue'er, you must take good care of her and don't let anything happen to her."
"Ok, I know."
Bai Ruyue nodded vigorously.
"Also, although the Empress Dowager is an adult, she has been locked in the palace since she was a child. She has never experienced competition among concubines and has a very simple temper."
Lin Weiyang gave serious instructions. "In addition, her nature is like that of a child, and she is like a blank slate in terms of emotions and interpersonal relationships. After all, the rules in the palace are different from those outside.
So remember not to let her come into contact with those outside sons and daughters of the noble family. Those people are used to smooth talk. Although the Empress Dowager is smart, it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong.
I don't care that she will stain the royal family, I just don't want her to taste the miserable emotions of men and women in the world.
The Empress Dowager has suffered a lot in her life, wasting a woman's best youth. I hope she can live a carefree life forever and not be stained by the dust of the world. "
Lin Weiyang's heartfelt words moved Bai Ruyue a little.
Bai Ruyue looked at the pretty and charming Helan Xiaoxiao, with infinite sadness and pity in her eyes, and said softly: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, the Queen Mother will not fall in love with any man. Unless I get involved. .”
This last joke made Lin Weiyang laugh and hum: "The man in this world who can subdue this little demon queen like you is probably not even born yet."
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Tiger whip is a good thing.
First, it has the effects of nourishing the kidneys and replenishing yang, replenishing essence and replenishing marrow.
Secondly, the calcium phosphate and protein components contained in tiger whip have anti-aging effects.
Third, it can dispel wind, relieve pain, calm convulsions, and strengthen muscles and bones.
With the medicinal materials picked by his wife, Li Nanke brewed the best tiger penis medicine wine without any special guidance.
"Madam, this is enough. Don't give me those kidney-nourishing medicinal foods in the future. It's easy to get angry."
Li Nanke made some suggestions.
Luo Qianqiu soaked the peeled tiger skin in the potion and responded softly: "My husband, do you think you don't need a lot of supplements?"
"Actually, it's not necessary!"
Li Nanke seemed to want to pour out his grievances in recent days, patting the table and speaking in a deep voice. "I used to be nicknamed Zhao Zilong. I entered and exited the enemy army seven times, killing all the enemy soldiers without their armor. I am still fierce and unparalleled. For such a powerful man, what can I do to make up for it? That is an insult to me!"
Seeing that the man was still slapping the table and complaining, Luo Qianqiu narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, and there seemed to be a dangerous light in her eyes like a cat licking its paws: "Are you dissatisfied with me?"
"Well……"
Li Nanke slowly lowered his raised hand and looked around. "Actually, you can also replenish it more. After all, the more powerful it is, the better. Madam has worked so hard for her husband to understand, well, he can appreciate it."
The corners of Luo Qianqiu's lips raised slightly, and then she sighed: "My husband will know the reason later."
"No reason is needed. Madam is a miracle doctor and whatever she does is right."
Li Nanke started to flatter him every day. "Even Master Leng's serious injury can be cured. Why don't you believe that my bones are actually very weak?"
"Master Leng..."
Luo Qianqiu lowered her eyes and murmured sadly after being silent for a long time. "I lied to her. Those medical treatments only treated the symptoms but not the root cause. There is no cure for her real injury."
"What?"
The girl's voice was too soft, and Li Nanke, who was holding the medicinal wine, didn't hear it.
Luo Qianqiu shook her head, smiled, and said softly: "It's nothing, my husband, please rest early."
