After the morning court, the Prime Minister, Shangshu and other ministers did not leave the palace, but went to Kunning Palace where the Queen Mother was.
The Queen Mother sat on the Grand Master's chair, holding the tea cup in one hand and pinching the knob on the tea lid with the other hand. She glanced lightly at the ministers kneeling in front of her.
"Why are you here at the Ai family?"
The Prime Minister hurriedly raised his hands and said: "I am reporting to the Queen Mother that I really have no choice but to come to Kunning Palace to harass the Queen Mother. I hope the Queen Mother will forgive me!"
The Queen Mother's face was neither salty nor cold, and she knew without guessing that the ministers came to her because of Song Wenjing.
"Tell me, what's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Sure enough, as soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Shangshu hurriedly said: "Inform the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, he wants to dismiss the harem and appoint the Jiang family's legitimate daughter as the new empress of Nanxuan!"
The Queen Mother paused in her movements, and her eyes fell on Shangshu.
"You mean His Majesty wants to dismiss the harem for the sake of the Jiang family's legitimate daughter?"
The minister nodded solemnly: "That's right! His Majesty's oral instructions have been issued, and the matter will be announced to the world soon after the imperial edict is drawn up!"
The Queen Mother's eyes flashed slightly, remembering what Song Wenjing said a few days ago.
Could it be that Jing'er has already made up her mind and wants to include the woman she likes in the harem?
Very good!
The Queen Mother couldn't hide the joy on her face. She pretended to be calm and said: "Emperors have been ruthless since ancient times, but the Ai family is happy to see His Majesty become a compassionate and righteous emperor of flesh and blood."
"Since he dismissed the harem for the one he loves, the Ai family thinks there is nothing wrong with it."
"Besides, you all know your Majesty's situation well. The concubines in the harem cannot get close to His Majesty. Staying in the palace will only increase their sorrow. It is better to leave the palace and live their own lives."
The Tutor slapped his thigh anxiously: "Oh, everyone knows what the Queen Mother said. Your Majesty will not stop you from dismissing the ministers in the harem, but the one he wants to take as his new queen is General Zhou's bride!"
Snapped--
The tea cup in the Queen Mother's hand hit the ground, and the hot tea splashed all over the floor!
She looked at Taifu in disbelief: "What did you say?"
The Taifu looked anxious and repeated what he just said.
"Queen Mother, the new queen your Majesty wants to adopt is General Zhou's bride! This, this, this, this, if your Majesty insists on bringing that woman into the harem, isn't this the king seizing the wife of his minister?!"
"Yes, Queen Mother, there is no airtight wall in the world. If word spreads that Your Majesty took away my wife, I will be infamy for you!"
"I sincerely ask the Queen Mother to make the decision and advise Her Majesty to withdraw her decree!"
Several ministers unanimously put the pressure on the Queen Mother.
"The Ai family knows, please retreat first."
The Queen Mother closed her eyes and supported her forehead, and ordered several ministers to be kicked out.
"Wei Chen resigns!"
After the ministers all retreated, the nun beside the Queen Mother came forward and rubbed her temples.
"Mother, you have just taken the medicine, so your mood should not fluctuate."
The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes and said with a headache on her face: "Go and ask the Emperor to come to Kunning Palace to see the Ai family."
"yes."
The Queen Mother's voice fell, and soon a palace official hurriedly walked out of Kunning Palace.
But the palace man's trip was destined to fail. Song Wenjing went to the general's mansion after leaving the court.
This time he did not sneak in, but came to the main entrance of the General's Mansion openly.
Because Song Wenjing was wearing casual clothes, the guards in front of the General's Mansion did not know his identity. He was stopped by the guards as soon as he walked to the door.
"Be bold!"
The father-in-law who was following Song Wenjing showed a waist card, which frightened the guards into kneeling down in a hurry.
"Shenshen, see your majesty!"
The father-in-law put away his badge and said in a deep voice: "Lead the way to the guest room. Don't make any noise about this!"
"Yes Yes!"
The guards stood up tremblingly. One of them walked in front to lead the way, while the other obediently stood back.
Under the leadership of the guards, Song Wenjing walked into the general's residence openly and openly, with her hands behind her back.
Not long after Song Wenjing entered the General's Mansion, another guard hurriedly ran towards the courtyard where Zhou Huaiqian was.
At that time, Zhou Huaiqian, who was seriously injured, looked pale and was weakly leaning on the bedside to drink medicine.
"General, something is seriously wrong with the general!"
The guard ran in in a panic, and Zhou Huaiqian frowned displeased.
"Why are you so panicked?"
The guard didn't even bother to take a breath, and hurriedly said: "Back, back to General, your Majesty is here! Now he has gone to the guest room!"
"What?!"
This time it was Zhou Huaiqian's turn to not be calm. His hands trembled and the concoction in the bowl instantly spilled out.
The guard hurriedly repeated: "General, General, Your Majesty has come to the General's Mansion in person, and is now in the guest room!"
Zhou Huaiqian lifted the quilt on his body and said in a deep voice: "Help me up!"
With the help of the guard, Zhou Huaiqian put on his robe and dragged his weak body towards the guest room.
When Zhou Huaiqian came to the guest room, Song Wenjing was already sitting at the main seat, enjoying tea comfortably.
Zhou Huaiqian lowered his eyes to hide the darkness in his eyes. He brushed aside the guard and limped in.
"I see Your Majesty. I didn't know that Your Majesty would be here today. If there is any neglect, I hope Your Majesty will not blame you!"
Song Wenjing put the tea cup in her hand on the table and looked down at Zhou Huaiqian.
"Get up. I heard that Aiqing took leave this morning to recuperate from her injuries. I'm really worried about Aiqing's health, so I came to the General's Mansion to visit Aiqing. I wonder how serious Aiqing's injury is?"
Zhou Huaiqian: "..."
Don't you know whether his injury is serious or not? ?
Is it possible that you came to the General's Mansion to greet him in a pretentious manner just to stab him in the heart? !
Anger rolled in Zhou Huaiqian's chest, but he still had to look like he was crying with gratitude.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am not seriously injured. I will be able to return to the court after a few days of rest to share your worries with Your Majesty."
"My dear, your health is very important. I will let others take care of the affairs of the court for the time being. My dear, just take good care of your injuries. It won't be too late to go to court after you fully recover."
Song Wenjing was thinking about Zhou Huaiqian's health both inside and outside of her words, and Zhou Huaiqian was a little confused about his purpose for a while.
You can't really make this trip just to rub salt into his wounds, right?
Song Wenjing didn't take the initiative to speak, so Zhou Huaiqian had no choice but to take the initiative to ask.
"I wonder what your Majesty wants to give you when you come in person today?"
Song Wenjing flicked her sleeves and said word by word: "I have two imperial edicts here, one is for Aiqing, and the other is for Miss Jiang Jingyu."
Song Wenjing never recognized Jiang Jingyu as the general's wife, and simply called her Miss Jiang.
Zhou Huaiqian's fists under his sleeves were clenched tightly. Just as he was about to speak, Song Wenjing's voice came from above his head again.
"I heard that you had a deep relationship with your late wife, and you were forced to marry Miss Jiang because of the jokes made by your elders when you were young. As a minister of Nanxuan Kingdom, how can Aiqing suffer such injustice?"
"Today I will make the decision to let Aiqing and the young lady of the Jiang family reconcile. From now on, you two will be separated and have nothing to do with each other."
