Huang Qiong, who was still unwilling to give up, looked at the silent emperor who had his back turned to him. He gritted his teeth and said with a last-ditch attitude: "Father, I have another way to achieve the goal of my father." The promise will not endanger my empire in Daqi. You see, it has been several months since Queen Daxing passed away, and her position in the middle palace has been vacant."
"I think it is better for my father to make this princess the queen. In this way, even if the original promise is fulfilled, it will not bring danger to our country. Now all the brothers have grown older, and my father is a dragon. If you are in good health, you will live a long life. Even if you appoint that princess as your queen, given my father's ability to control the government, no matter how rich the Guilin County Prince's Palace is, they will not be able to fish in troubled waters."
"No matter which prince my father finally chooses to succeed to the throne, that princess is nothing more than an empty-headed queen mother. Facing an older new emperor, as a queen mother, even if she is strong, she will definitely not affect the government. Since it cannot affect the government, then even if the Guilin County Prince really has the ambition to rebel, there will be no loopholes to exploit, so what?"
In order to free herself from the trap, Huang Qiong came up with almost ridiculous methods. He was just chatting, but he didn't know that he really annoyed the emperor this time. Before Huang Qiong could finish what he said, the emperor, who had been turning his back to him, suddenly turned around and pointed his finger that was shaking with anger, almost directly to his nose.
The emperor, who no longer cared about the emperor's demeanor or the behavior of the Holy Emperor, directly cursed: "You are such a bastard, how could I give birth to such an evil deed like you? In order not to bear the responsibility of being a descendant of the Tian family, You should have shouldered the responsibility, but you actually came up with such a despicable method. Do you really think that I can't do anything to you, or do you think that I am just your son?"
"Do you know that by doing this you not only insulted the Guilin County Prince's Palace, but also insulted me. Where did you put me, and where did you put your mother?" Having said that, Huang Qiong was simply disgusting. After realizing the idea, the emperor was so angry that he turned around to pull out the sword that was originally used as a decoration next to the throne in the Wende Hall.
Seeing that the emperor was trembling with anger, he really wanted to turn around and draw his sword and chop him alive. Huang Qiong, who was so frightened that he shrank his neck, quickly said: "Father, this is just a suggestion from my son. If you don't agree with it, , let’s not take it seriously. You have the right to be a son-in-law, uh, I’m joking with you. Don’t get angry. If you get angry, your son-in-law will die and you will have to bear the blame. "
However, the emperor's anger did not calm down because of Huang Qiong's explanation. The emperor still did not put down his finger pointing at Huang Qiong, and said angrily: "You evildoer, I tell you today, you have to agree to this marriage, and you have to agree if you don't agree. There is absolutely nothing you can't agree with here. Rights. It is a matter of course that the parents order the matchmaker to speak."
"I will order Qin Tianjian to choose a good and auspicious day, and we will be engaged and engaged to you after the new year. Before the middle of next year, the marriage will be arranged for you. As for now, after you go to visit your mother, take the Your woman, go back to the palace and think about your mistakes. Without my will, if you dare to take even one step out of the Prince of England's palace, I will break your legs."
Seeing that the emperor was still angry, Huang Qiong knew that the matter had come to an end and that his struggle was in vain, so Huang Qiong dared to stay there any longer. If you say something wrong and make the emperor really angry, then you will be really treasonous. After kowtowing to the emperor, he stood up and turned around to leave.
Just when he was about to step out of the gate of Wende Hall, the emperor's somewhat old voice came from behind: "Remember, this is the obligation you, as a descendant of the Tian family, have to bear from the moment the grass falls. No matter what you think about this door, You may not be satisfied with the marriage, but this is your responsibility. Since ancient times, how many of the children of the Tian family can have independent marriages? "
"Don't struggle in vain anymore, don't think about just enjoying rights without paying any obligations. For the superior, you have to learn to compromise on some things, learn and know how to control them. Both hardness and softness can be combined in both directions. Choosing the lesser power when it comes to harm is the true way to be a king. Blindly being too strong will often only lead to bad things."
"I am now an adult, and my energy is no longer what it used to be. It used to be that I could stay up all night when approving papers, and go to morning as usual the next day. But now if I don't sleep all night, my energy will be low for a few days. You As my son, you should know how to share my worries and solve my problems, rather than changing your ways to anger me."
"Before you came today, I had already issued an explicit decree to abolish the titles of the three kings of Jing, Duan and Shu. Now, I only have your son left to trust. I hope you will not let me down again. If this is the case, If you can't handle family affairs well, how can I entrust you with these thousands of miles of land, billions of people, and hundreds of civil and military officials in a hundred years?"
"I have made up my mind that after you get engaged after the Chinese New Year, I will enter the palace to learn how to handle political affairs. Remember, this world was created by our ancestors through hundreds of battles. You must not be impatient in governing the country, only then can you learn to be lenient and strict. You He has a good temperament and is top-notch in talent. I am very satisfied with how Zhengzhou handled the aftermath."
"But sometimes your temper is too impatient, and you are often eager to seek success in doing things, even regardless of the consequences. But this may be okay as a prefect, but as an emperor, it is the most fatal place. Be careful and be patient, this is me I have a message for you that you must keep in mind. Things in Zhengzhou can be one thing, but they cannot be the other."
Hearing the emperor's words, he couldn't help but be shocked. He thought that the emperor's promise to the Guilin County Prince to be the queen was just to trick him into agreeing to the marriage. Looking now, Huang Qiong, the emperor, was not trying to trick him, so he turned his head sharply.
But he found that at some point, the emperor turned his back to him again. The black hair on her head, which was simply pulled up with just a hairpin, is now not only getting thinner, but more than half of it is now gray. The waist that had always been straight has become somewhat rickety. Compared with when he first left the palace, he seemed to be dozens of years older.
I felt a little bit sour in my heart. I wanted to say something, but I didn't know what to say. He could only kneel down, kowtow a few times, then turn around and leave the palace gently. As for what the emperor said about letting him enter the palace to study government affairs after the New Year, Huang Qiong looked calm on his face, but in fact he had mixed feelings in his heart.
The emperor did not turn around until Huang Qiong left. He just stood quietly in front of the Imperial Case, raised his head and looked at the plaque hanging high on the Imperial Case that he had written in his own hand. He didn't know what he was thinking in his heart. After a long time, he sighed, as if he was speaking only to himself: "You still have the courage to fight for it, how could anyone give you a chance to choose back then?"
Huang Qiong, who left Wende Hall, rubbed her numb face with her hands, looking at the gloomy sky that was about to snow, her expression somewhat dazed. He stood blankly at the place where he stood for a long time when the father and son met on the first day they came to Wende Hall. At this time, he didn't know whether he should be excited or excited, or whether he should have other thoughts.
In short, Huang Qiong was now in a state of confusion due to the emperor's words. Even now he can't tell what he is really thinking at this time. He had been standing there quietly, looking at the hazy sky. It wasn't until Gao Wuyong, who had rushed back from Tingxue Xuan, called out a few words softly that he reacted somewhat rudely.
Seeing that Huang Qiong finally reacted, Gao Wuyong said softly: "King Ying, the two ladies and servants have been sent to Ting Xuexuan. However, Concubine Jing's face looked a little ugly after seeing Mrs. Duan. Let this old slave tell you that after the matter at Wende Palace is over, go to listen to Xuexuan immediately."
When Huang Qiong heard that her mother was looking for her, she quickly put aside her thoughts that were disturbed by the emperor's parting words. He took a step and ran directly towards Ting Xuexuan. But Huang Qiong didn't know that after he left. When the emperor saw Gao Wuyong returning, he said calmly: "King of England, what was the expression on his face when he was standing outside just now?"
"Back to the emperor, the King of England was standing outside just now, just looking at the sky without moving. But the servant can see that the King of England is a little confused now. Because the servant has seen the King of England so many times, this is the first time I have seen him like this. He lost his temper. The servant called him several times before he reacted." Gao Wuyong, who didn't know what the emperor and the King of England had said before, heard the emperor's question and quickly answered truthfully.
After Gao Wuyong finished his answer, the emperor said nothing more and just waved his hand to indicate that he could leave. After a long silence, a faint smile appeared on his face: "I didn't expect that you would finally lose your composure. It seems that you are not someone who can really keep your composure when encountering such a thing.
"However, you kid, don't think that I will let you take over my great position. As Old Friend Guo said, if you want to become a Bodhisattva respected by thousands of people, you must first be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. This time with you, I will definitely not make the same mistake as the prince. I hope that you will not disappoint me, let alone the people of this world."
Huang Qiong, who had arrived at Ting Xuexuan at this time, naturally had no idea about the conversation that took place in Wende Hall after he left. After entering Tingxuexuan, I just walked into my mother's study. But he saw his mother and Duan Jin, who were playing chess, looking very calm. He Yao, who was sitting on the side, was obviously at a loss.
Huang Qiong could see that He Yao was obviously afraid of her mother. And this fear is not just a daughter-in-law's fear of meeting her mother-in-law for the first time. Nor is it someone who was just an ordinary woman to a nobleman in the palace before she fell in love with Huang Qiong. What's more, he is afraid of his mother's aura of calmness and self-power.
Even the prince who had been the crown prince for many years and the vicious King of Shu could not bear the pressure this kind of momentum brought to those around him. What's more, He Yao was just an ordinary woman before? Until he saw Huang Qiong come in and listen to Xuexuan, He Yao even showed some fear when faced with the pressure brought by this mother-in-law, which was even greater than when she met the emperor before.
Compared with facing Huang Qiong's mother, He Yao showed more fear. Duan Jin, who was playing chess with his mother over there, was doing much better. But there was also a slight sweat on the tip of his nose, and his expression was not unnatural. After seeing Huang Qiong come in, he looked slightly relieved. It was obvious that she felt a lot of pressure.
When Huang Qiong came in, her mother just raised her eyes and glanced at him coldly, without paying any attention to him. It seemed that all his thoughts were put on the chessboard with Duan Jin. However, although his mother only glanced at him, Huang Qiong could see from the look in her mother's eyes that her seemingly calm mother was now very angry. Because the mother's eyes were not ordinary cold.
