A Rui's tone was neither urgent nor slow, but the meaning behind her words sent chills down one's spine.
But at this moment, Xiao Min, who was leaning on the low couch by the window, listening to A Rui's words and analyzing the various forces competing for the throne, ignored the thrilling words in A Rui's words, and instead had a smile on his lips. meaning. His face was as cold as frost and snow, but his smile was as captivating as the autumn moonlight.
Even A Rui, who was facing him every day, couldn't help but pause when he saw this. She finally understood why there were so many noble ladies from different families jealous of the Crown Prince at the plum blossom appreciation banquet hosted by the Queen.
But what A Rui didn't know was that the young man in the capital admired her just as much as the young girl who admired His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness the Crown Prince was even often jealous because of her affairs.
Xiao Min, however, liked the way A Rui was sure of victory and guiding the country, and even more liked the way she looked so high-spirited when she was around him. Even seeing her stop, Xiao Min couldn't help but urge, "So? A Rui, keep talking."
Ah Rui calmed down and then said, "However, based on what I have seen and heard in the harem these days, Gu Concubine mother and son may not be aware of this matter."
When talking about this matter, A Rui's eyes were even a little unbelievable. All the people she interacted with in her boudoir were smart people. This was the first time she had seen such conceited and stupid people.
With a chuckle, Xiao Min asked, "Otherwise, why do you think my father chose her among the many noble girls?"
Hearing this, Ah Rui suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao Min, her eyes full of disbelief. After a long time, Ah Rui sighed again, "The late emperor was really far-sighted in choosing his mother to be the Princess of Yu at that time. If he really let the Prince of Yu ascend the throne, I'm afraid he would have squandered all the wealth he had accumulated during the two dynasties in three to five years. Clean and tidy."
The two of them looked at each other, their eyes filled with incomprehension towards His Majesty and Concubine Gu's mother and son.
Suddenly remembering what the Queen Mother said when she entered the palace today, Ah Rui said casually, "Qingyan, when I entered the palace today, the Queen Mother chatted with me about things in Changchun Palace. She said that His Royal Highness Prince Yu cannot see His Majesty now, Gu. The concubines were so anxious that they tried their best to speak kindly to His Majesty the King of Yu.
However, Your Majesty doesn't seem to like hearing this. Ever since Concubine Gu said it once, she doesn't like to go to Changchun Palace. Recently, she has been hanging around a few young concubines. This made Gu Bin very anxious. According to the maids in her palace, Concubine Gu would sometimes curse His Majesty late at night, resenting His Majesty's unwillingness to save money easily. "
After hearing this, a glimmer of unknown meaning flashed across Xiao Min's eyes, but his tone was quite leisurely, without any worry, "It doesn't matter, let them go and let them go.
Now in the harem, Xu Zhaorong has become Zhaoyi, the head of the nine concubines, and has also joined forces with Liu Zhaorong, who also has a prince. With their youth and beauty and the prince under their knees, the two of them have become the most favored concubines in the palace. . The rest of the nine concubines were led by the two of them, and they had also consolidated some power.
Because of this, there is a faint tendency among the three forces of Queen Wen, Gu Concubine and Jiu Concubine to fight against each other in the harem.
For so many years, Concubine Gu and His Royal Highness Prince Yu have been able to compete with Queen Wen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, not because they are smart or powerful, but because of His Majesty's bias and acquiescence.
Xiao Min and Lu Bingzhen were both curious. Now that His Majesty has clearly separated from Gu Bin and her son, how can Gu Bin and her son get back together? The couple understood each other's meaning by looking into each other's eyes. They raised the teacups and touched each other in the air across the table.
Just like this, after more than half a month of leisurely life, His Majesty suddenly issued an order for His Highness the Crown Prince to enter the court to listen to politics. The people in the former palace and harem suddenly realized that His Highness the Crown Prince had not come to the court to listen to politics for nearly two months, but they never felt that His Royal Highness really stayed away from the court.
On the eve of entering the court, Xiao Min and Lu Bingzhen were admiring flowers in the lake pavilion in Yichun Garden.
The moonlight is like a prairie, pouring on the lake, creating cool sparkling waves. Lotus leaves and lotus flowers are swaying, and their fragrance is carried into the pavilion by the evening breeze along with water vapor. There are several enamel colored glass lamps hanging in the pavilion in the center of the lake, which are full of light.
The two of them sat side by side on a low couch, and before they knew it, Lu Bingzhen had half retracted into Xiao Min's arms. It seems that in the past few days after the quarrel and reconciliation, the relationship between the two has become better.
Xiao Min and Lu Bingzhen didn't speak, they just looked at each other quietly, their affection was reflected in each other's glances. Under the moonlight, both of them have extraordinary looks, they really are descended from the immortal world.
When Lu Bingzhen started to half-close her eyes from sleepiness, Xiao Min picked her up with a slight effort in his arms. Lu Bingzhen clung to Xiao Min's arms, listening to his heartbeat, and was in a daze for a moment. It turned out that she had trusted him so much since she didn't know when, and they would go on like this for a lifetime.
Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince entered the court, Lu Bingzhen's life has become to go to greet Queen Wen in the morning and talk to Queen Wen for a while. Then, he returned to the East Palace with various treasures and supplements given by Queen Wen to have lunch with Xiao Min. After resting for half an hour, the two of them discussed matters with the officials and staff of the East Palace.
I don’t know what Xiao Min did in private, or the pressure from Fan Yang’s Lu family, or both. In short, these people now honestly dare not play any tricks in front of Xiao Min and Lu Bingzhen.
For some reason today, Lu Bingzhen, who was accompanying Queen Wen in the harem, was frequently distracted. Next to her, Xu Zhaoyi, who had been quite favored recently, said jokingly, "What is Your Highness the Crown Princess thinking about? Let me think about it. Could it be that she is thinking about going to court?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Hearing this, Lu Bingzhen came back to his senses and said with a smile, "Xu Zhaorong is teasing me again. I was just thinking that the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon, and I didn't know what kind of gifts I should give to the ladies in the palace. This is the first time since I got married. It’s a Mid-Autumn Festival, so don’t be careless.”
Xu Zhaoyi just said it casually, how could he pursue Lu Bingzhen so hard. In other words, except for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's biological mother, Queen Wen, and the stubborn Concubine Gu, no one dared to embarrass this high-born Crown Princess.
Several concubines who came to pay their respects to Queen Wen and stayed here to talk to Queen Wen immediately began to discuss various fashionable snacks and silks in a playful manner.
When the concubines had all dispersed, Queen Wen planned to leave Lu Bingzhen to talk for a while, but she didn't expect Zhu Shi hurriedly walked in and said with a bad expression, "Your Majesty, the Queen, the Crown Princess, it's not good, Your Majesty is here." Fainted in the court hall."
What! Queen Wen and Lu Bingzhen were both shocked.
After all, Queen Wen had experienced so many years of ups and downs and calmed down immediately. Perhaps this was because she had been completely disappointed in His Majesty and didn't care about him at all.
"Zhu Shi, tell me clearly, what's wrong with Your Majesty now?" Queen Wen asked sharply.
"Reporting to your Majesty, when we were discussing matters in the court early this morning, someone mentioned the matter between Gu Concubine and His Highness the King of Yu. They said that the Lord of Rongde County had nothing to do with His Highness the King of Yu, and asked Your Majesty to lift the ban on His Highness the King of Yu. Your Majesty He only said that we would discuss it later, but he didn't expect that several ministers related to the Gu family would mention this matter.
His Majesty was furious and scolded them, causing him to faint. "
Queen Wen made a prompt decision, "Invite all the imperial doctors from the imperial hospital to diagnose and treat your majesty, and then invite the abbot of Fengtian Buddhist Temple to enter the palace to pray for your majesty. Since your majesty's fainting is related to Gu Bin's mother and son, she ordered these two people to go to Zongzheng Temple to confine themselves to think about their mistakes. Kneel down and pray for His Majesty. Those ministers who persuaded Your Majesty to forgive His Royal Highness King Yu were also imprisoned."
Zhu Shi was about to leave after hearing this, when he heard Lu Bingzhen add, "Right now, martial law is required both inside and outside the palace. Allocate a few more people to protect Concubine Gu and His Royal Highness Prince Yu without any loss."
After Zhu Shi took the order and left, Queen Wen and Lu Bingzhen sat opposite each other, both of them frowning. Queen Wen said slowly, "This matter happened in the court, and it cannot be hidden. I only hope that Your Majesty can wake up quickly so that the situation can be stabilized. A Rui, you should go back to the East Palace now. Don't be careless." Leave the East Palace."
"Mother, how is this possible? Qingyan and I are worried about you staying alone in the harem. If you find it inconvenient to go to the East Palace, I will stay here with you." There was another sentence Lu Bingzhen did not say. That is, it is difficult to distinguish between people in the harem now. While His Majesty is in a coma, everyone has their own thoughts, fearing that they might accidentally hurt Queen Wen.
In Lu Bingzhen's heart, Queen Wen was not only his mother-in-law and Qingyan's mother, but also an open-minded master of the harem and the mother of a country. Lu Bingzhen didn't want to see Queen Wen get hurt no matter what.
After hearing this, Queen Wen patted Lu Bingzhen's hand with relief and said, "Good boy, I did not misjudge you. However, since Your Majesty is unconscious, I, the Queen, will naturally go to serve. Go, A Rui, Min'er must have thought so too."
Finally, Lu Bingzhen looked back frequently when he led Zhu Shi and Xue Cha away from Queen Wen's palace. Looking back, Lu Bingzhen could see Queen Wen watching them leave. She felt so sour in her heart that she didn't understand why such a good person as Queen Wen had to go through this. The husband who supported each other when they were young fell in love with each other, and this husband even wanted to kill his own child.
The matter of His Majesty's coma also exploded in the previous court, and many courtiers were discussing it in private. But because no one knows what is going on with His Majesty, all forces are impatient.
After all, His Majesty is not a lenient person. If Your Majesty wakes up and sees their attitude of fearing that the world will not be chaotic, I am afraid that the lives of their whole family will be involved.
In the most discreet restaurants in the capital, courtiers gathered in twos and threes to discuss today's court affairs. Many dignitaries also visited their homes in secret. Everyone knows that things are about to change in this capital city.
The most eye-catching thing is the Empress Dowager's natal family. Now that the other princes are still young, the only ones who have the strength to compete for the throne are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Prince Yu. The Wen family of Empress Wen and the Fan Yang Lu family of Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess are of course unquestionably princelings, and the Gu family is also undoubtedly a party of the Prince of Yu.
The person who may affect His Majesty's views and the situation in the harem is the empress dowager who has been hiding from the world for many years and enjoys a high reputation.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager's natal family indeed had three or five court officials gathered together, discussing the affairs of the court today.
