Although the Ningrong and Jia family deliberately spread the news that Jia Zhen died of illness.
But obviously, the effect is not good.
In just two days, Ning Guofu's melon caused a storm in the city.
There is no one in the wealthy family who has not heard about it. Everyone regards it as the biggest laughing stock and scandal in the capital in the five years since Emperor Ningkang.
If we add to this the newly promoted concubine of the Jia family, as well as the "romantic anecdotes" circulated in the past few days between the new nobleman of the Jia Jiarong family and the most favored princess of the royal family. There is no doubt that the Jia family has become the most famous family in Beijing.
There was mixed praise and criticism, and the limelight was the same.
Forbidden City, East Road, Chonghua Palace.
In the spacious and deep inner hall, a group of beauties walked slowly.
These women, among the common people, are all stunningly beautiful, but when placed in a palace filled with beauties, they are not so conspicuous.
But the person at the front looked so dazzling even though he was walking among all the beauties.
The most outstanding maids in the palace cannot cover up their brilliance at all.
Seeing her coming, even the supreme being in the world couldn't help but smile a little more on his face, nodding and smiling at her from a distance.
The Queen Mother left the maid behind her, came to the Emperor alone, and performed a standard court etiquette.
"I have met the Supreme Emperor. I haven't seen him for a few days. The Supreme Emperor's complexion is getting better and better."
The Supreme Emperor smiled slightly, invited the Queen Mother to sit down, then took a cup of tea from the attendant, handed it to the Queen Mother, and casually introduced: "This is the tea from the Western Regions that King Wala just sent. I heard that over there, What is it called a 'tea shop'? I ate it and thought it didn't taste very good. Come and try it."
The Queen Mother smiled when she heard this. She took the tea without being polite, covered her sleeves and took a sip.
"I think the taste is quite good. There is a slight fishy smell in the mellow aroma, which must be due to the addition of milk or something."
The Queen Mother said, pouting her lips, and finally smiled: "However, it is indeed not as good as our tea from the Central Plains. I guess it is what the herdsmen in the cold borderland usually drink. It can relieve the heat and fill the stomach.
Since the Supreme Emperor drank all the immortal tea in the world, he would naturally not look down on such superficial things. "
The Emperor laughed and said, "Chang'er is right, fresh goat's milk was added to it. I heard the envoy praised it so much that I thought it was some delicacy in the world, so I sent someone to learn how to cook it. Law."
"Hoho, it seems that the Supreme Emperor is disappointed?"
"Of course."
The Queen Mother knew that the Emperor would not simply invite her to tea. After a simple cup of tea, she took the initiative to inquire about her interests.
The Supreme Emperor straightened his appearance and asked, "I heard that you intend to betroth Zhaoyang to the grandson of Rongguo Gong. Is this possible?"
When the Queen Mother saw that this was indeed the case, she felt a lot more solemn in her heart and replied: "It is indeed true. Zhaoyang has already passed his eighteenth birthday and has already reached the age of marriage.
But she is picky by nature, so I selected several famous talents in Beijing for her, but none of them caught her eye.
But it was Jia Lian from Rongguo Mansion who was so handsome and elegant that she had nothing to say. "
The Queen Mother thought that since the Emperor was asking about this matter, he must have understood it, so she took the initiative to say: "It's just a pity that Jia Lian got married very early and married the daughter of the Wang family of Jinling."
The Supreme Emperor nodded, "So, Jia Lian is not willing to divorce his wife and marry another one, even if he marries a princess from my royal family?"
The Queen Mother knew very well the behavior of the Supreme Emperor and was very arbitrary.
Now that this matter is known to him, there is no room for Jia Lian to resist, whether it is due to the majesty of the royal family or simply following her and Zhaoyang's wishes.
As long as the Supreme Emperor has an edict, he doesn't even need to make a special edict. One sentence can set the tone.
Even if Jia Lian had all kinds of reasons, they would not work in front of the Supreme Emperor. If Jia Lian rebels again, he may be killed.
But this was not what she hoped for.
Although she also forced Jia Lian, her ultimate goal was to make Jia Lian marry Zhao Yang willingly, and did not want to turn a good thing into a bad thing.
"The Emperor is right. That Jia Lian is indeed a person who values friendship. Even if I personally threatened him, he would not relent. This fact makes me quite appreciate it."
The Queen Mother deliberately said something nice to prevent the Emperor from being evil to Jia Lian.
The Supreme Emperor said: "Since he doesn't want to, there is no need to force him.
After all, she is a meritorious official, and it would be disrespectful to my royal family to spread the word.
I also told Zhaoyang to stop being willful. There are thousands of young talents in the capital who have not yet gotten married. I don’t believe it. She really can’t look down on any of them! "
The Queen Mother was slightly startled by the Emperor's words, and then nodded, "I understand."
The speaking voice was somewhat softer.
Speaking of which, after Jia Lian expressed his feelings, Zhaoyang himself rebelled and persuaded her instead. Therefore, the Emperor's words not to be willful sounded to her ears as if he was giving her a heads up.
The Emperor seemed to be aware of the Empress Dowager's emotions. He thought for a while and said: "I heard that Concubine Li has been disrespectful to you recently. I have punished her by completely transcribing the Diamond Sutra and the Lotus Sutra before the death anniversary of the Empress Dowager Shengci. Sutra" and more than one hundred volumes of scriptures."
The Queen Mother was stunned. After Emperor Ning Kang ascended the throne, Li Lingrong paid less attention to her. All day long, on the pretext of worshiping the Buddha, he never came to pay her respects.
To say disrespectful, of course there is.
But if there is anything particularly disrespectful to her that happened recently, it is impossible to talk about it.
It can be seen that what the Supreme Emperor said is definitely not what it seems.
Suddenly I remembered that last time I was in the Prince's Courtyard, I broke my horse.
Everyone else speculated that the prince and the third prince were trying to frame each other. Only she thought that it was probably Li Lingrong who did it.
Now that the Supreme Emperor suddenly attacked Li Lingrong, the real reason should be this, and it is only reasonable that it could be this!
More than a hundred volumes of complete scriptures, at least a million words, even if Li Lingrong was given a year, she might not be able to copy them all!
What's more, there are only a few days away from the death anniversary of the Empress Dowager Shengci. From this point of view, I am afraid that in the next period of time, any slave in the Changchun Palace who can write will have no time to spare...
The punishment of the Supreme Emperor may not seem severe, but it is actually very severe.
Five years after Emperor Ningkang ascended the throne, Li Lingrong's status in the harem was not that of the Queen Mother, but everyone respected her as the Queen Mother.
Being suddenly punished so harshly by the Supreme Emperor would probably be a huge blow to her.
I just don’t know if the Supreme Emperor has found any evidence, or if he is just guessing like her.
But no matter what, the Emperor's move was to support her and make the decision.
She looked at the Supreme Emperor gratefully and said: "I am young, and I have not given birth to an heir for the Supreme Emperor, so I have no merit in the royal family. Therefore, it is understandable that Concubine Li is dissatisfied with me.
On the contrary, Your Majesty, I’m afraid it’s inappropriate to punish her like this. After all, she is the emperor’s biological mother…”
The Supreme Emperor shook his head and said seriously: "There is nothing wrong.
I know you have been wronged. It is a capital crime for anyone below Li family to commit this crime!
But you are right, she is the emperor's biological mother after all. If I kill her, I'm afraid the emperor will have a grudge in his heart.
You are still young and have a long future, but Mrs. Li is only seven or eight years younger than me. She may not be able to survive for a few years after I am gone.
At that time, the emperor can only respect you as his mother.
I said this, do you understand? "
When the Queen Mother heard this, her heart was shocked and she hurriedly said: "What did the Emperor say? You are in good health and will live for thousands of years. I only hope to be by the Emperor's side until death..."
It is said that the emperor is ruthless in the world, but the Supreme Emperor was really very kind to her.
She understood what the Supreme Emperor meant. It's not that the Supreme Emperor couldn't kill the erring Concubine Li, he just felt that it would be detrimental to him if he killed Concubine Li.
With the Supreme Emperor here, his status will naturally continue to grow.
But when the Supreme Emperor passes away, whether her position as the Queen Mother is stable or not depends on whether the Emperor has filial piety towards her.
Therefore, the emperor cannot be allowed to harbor resentment towards her.
As for Concubine Li, she was already seventy years old and might not even live longer than the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, Concubine Li actually posed no threat to her, so there was no need to do anything unnecessary.
Facing the Empress Dowager's grateful eyes, the Emperor also smiled, shook his head disapprovingly, interrupted the Empress Dowager's compliments, and said instead: "By the way, I haven't seen Chang'er dance for a long time. I wonder if Chang'er is interested in dancing for me today?"
Hearing this, the Queen Mother looked shy, glanced around, and finally nodded.
Upon seeing this, the chief eunuch in the palace immediately took the lead and dismissed the redundant people.
Since the White Lady became the Queen, her dancing style belongs to the Supreme Emperor alone, and others around her are naturally not qualified to see it.
