On September 30th, the fifth year of Guangde reign, the main hall of Cining Palace in the Forbidden City, Nanjing.
The queen mothers of the two palaces sat opposite each other, Jin Yuji held a fly whisk, and Yang Qing'er knocked on a wooden fish, and they were both taciturn.
Amber Du Juan and others stood at the door to serve them. Like the two queen mothers, these personal maids were now older and were no longer the youthful girls.
The mournful cry of swan geese came from the sky outside the palace, and a lone wild goose was busy searching among the clouds, looking for a way home.
Jin Yuji glanced at the sandalwood that was about to burn out in the copper furnace, and placed the "Tai Shang Chunyang Sutra" she was holding on her lap.
"Kan'er hasn't come to say hello for two days."
Yang Qing'er put down the wooden fish and looked up at Jin Yuji. The once beautiful face was now covered with wrinkles, and a few silver threads were added to the black buns on the temples.
"The emperor is very busy these days, so he has no time to visit us two old ladies."
Yang Qing'er's tone sounded light and gentle, as if she was talking about something very far away, but Jin Yuji knew what the little emperor was busy with now.
"The emperor also gave me this copper stove and sandalwood as a gift for the Double Ninth Festival this year. This is it,"
Jin Yuji said while pointing to the unique copper stove in front of her.
Yang Qing'er glanced at the copper stove and soon smelled the strong scent of sandalwood, and her suppressed emotions eased a little.
She recalled that when her father Yang Hao was still alive, he spent a lot of money in the hope of getting a pure piece of Siam to offer to the nobles in the palace, but unfortunately he failed to buy it in the end.
"This sandalwood of yours is a tribute from Siam, so it is very valuable."
Jin Yuji smiled perfunctorily and remained silent.
Yang Qing'er said thoughtfully: "The Qi army in Fujian is preparing to regain Guangdong and Guangdong. Once Guangdong is pacified, the next step will be those small countries in the south. No wonder Siam will take the initiative to show its goodwill."
The two women chatted for a long time, and the topic returned to Liu Kan.
"Yu Ji, you should persuade Kan'er to stop. Hey, I just sent Pei Dahu away, and I want to punish Director Xie. I heard that even Dongfang Zhu is under investigation... all of a sudden If we, the great nobles of Da Qi, are forced into a panic, it is inevitable that no one will do anything detrimental to Da Qi."
"I'm afraid he won't be able to control these old ministers."
Jin Yuji recalled the past and didn't listen to what Yang Qing'er was saying at all.
It wasn't until Yang Qing'er finished speaking that she whispered: "Concubine Chen and Zhang Yan have exactly the same appearance, and even their voices are similar. Ask her to persuade the emperor, and the emperor will probably listen."
Yang Qing'er smiled and said: "Kan'er has no connection with that Concubine Chen, and will not listen to her. If I want to persuade her, I have to rely on you, Yu Ji."
Jin Yuji looked embarrassed.
She knew that Liu Kan had his own difficulties.
I have been suppressed by my father for too long.
It has been more than ten years since I took the Wuding Zen position.
For more than ten years, as the emperor of Da Qi, Liu Kan had to bear the burden of humiliation and humiliation to see his father's face.
Now that he has gained great power, he can't wait to immediately re-establish the state affairs of Da Qi.
"I tried my best. This kid Liu Kan is different from his father. I have never seen him cry..."
Thinking of the emperor's neglect of the two queens these days, Jin Yuji felt more and more hopeless.
She murmured to herself:
"Hey, I don't know if the Supreme Emperor has really become an immortal."
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The news of the disappearance of the Supreme Emperor spread back to Nanjing, and all the concubines in the harem shed tears every day and were heartbroken.
Liu Rushi and Bumbutai committed suicide by hanging from a beam that day.
The queen mothers of the two palaces cannot die because they not only represent themselves, but also represent the rule of Da Qi.
The more times like this come, the more the two of them have to endure the storm, which happened more than 20 years ago.
On the first day of October, at the end of the morning court, Emperor Liu Kan of Guangde walked to Cining Palace to pay his respects to his two queens.
The Eastern Queen Mother Yang Qing'er and the Cisheng Queen Mother Jin Yuji lived together, and they cared about each other without saying a word.
There are green lanterns and yellow scrolls on the eucalyptus table in front of me.
Liu Kan looked at the two queen mothers who were eating fast and chanting Buddha's name. He just nodded silently and knelt down in front of them to say hello.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here. I would like to send you my regards to Your Majesty. My Majesty, may I ask if Your Majesty is well?"
Jin Yuji said in a routine: "An, please get up."
Yang Qing'er replied: "Your Majesty is extremely pure and filial. If the Supreme Emperor sees you, he will definitely be pleased."
Upon hearing the words "Tai Shang Huang", Liu Kan's expression changed slightly while he was kneeling on the ground. This change only happened in an instant.
He stood up gently, turned around and said to the followers behind him:
"Everyone exit and wait!"
Behind Emperor Guangde, a large group of guards and eunuchs followed in darkness and quickly exited the Cining Palace.
Liu Kan respectfully saluted the two queen mothers, exchanged a few words with them, and finally got to the point.
"My son, I came here today to discuss something with my two queen mothers."
Jin Yuji remained silent.
Yang Qing'er said quickly: "If the emperor has something to say, just say it. There are no outsiders here."
Liu Kan looked around and saw the two palace maids Amber and Du Juan standing far away from the door as if they were hiding from the plague. Then he relaxed his vigilance and told the two queens what he was doing.
"Mother, I am planning to cancel my marriage with Sweden. In addition, I will stop the military expedition and take back all the garrisons stationed in Japan, Yinzhou, Australia and other places..."
"In addition, I will expel those demons who deceived my father. I will drive away all the alchemy Taoist priests in Fengtian Palace and Daqing Palace."
