Speaking of the past with Huang Qiong's mother, the emperor's face turned a little pale, and suddenly a strange blood flushed his face, and his energy suddenly became much better: "I still remember the day when I first met her. That day. On that day, when I had just left the palace and returned to my home, I went out to buy books and met your fifth uncle, King Jia. At that time, he publicly insulted me in broad daylight in front of so many passers-by."
"It's okay for me to suffer some humiliation. Anyway, I'm used to it over the years. But his words actually insulted your royal grandmother. I really couldn't control myself, so I contradicted him a few words. Just because I contradicted him at that time With these few words, your third uncle ordered his slaves to publicly beat me on the street in broad daylight."
"Your third uncle is the half-brother of Emperor Yeoljong and the most favored son of Emperor Sejong. Relying on Emperor Sejong and his half-brother, he did not treat me as his biological brother at all. At that time, he publicly treated the evil slaves under him He screams, if he beats me to death, he will be punished. If he beats me to death, he will be rewarded with five hundred guan. If he is killed directly, he will be rewarded with 3,000 guan."
"I was only seventeen years old at the time. Not to mention the bodyguards, I didn't even have a single available eunuch. Where was the opponent of those evil slaves? Those evil slaves relied on human power and completely ignored that I was also a prince. In order to please you Third uncle, he blindly resorted to killing me. Not only was my head bruised and bleeding, but I was almost thrown into the Luohe River and drowned alive."
"Just when I thought I was about to die in the hands of King Jia, I met her who had returned from a study tour and was only sixteen years old. At that time, she was riding a white horse and wearing snow-white clothes. She was like a fairy descending to earth. She was only a few years old. I will knock down all the evil slaves who bully me. King Jia wanted to throw me into the Luo River and drown me, but she threw me into the Luo River instead."
Now that he had spoken, the emperor no longer concealed anything, and told the past events in front of his daughter that he had never mentioned to anyone before. After that unexpected encounter, the next thing became simple. The cowardly prince who was saved as a scholar by a beautiful woman in turn developed a relationship with the daughter of Huaiyang County Duke after getting acquainted.
Although they have never met in public, the wall of the palace did not become an obstacle between the two of them. Although he doesn't go out much, the beauty often avoids the spies in his house and goes into the house to meet him. The two of them were either playing the flute, the other playing the harp, or comparing calligraphy. It can be said that the two of them can be regarded as first lovers.
It's just that this prince is too cowardly. Although he knows that the beauty also likes him, he doesn't dare to propose marriage because of the difference in status. Even though he was a prince back then, he was a prince who was disliked by almost everyone in the Tian family. His status could not be compared with that of the famous people in front of Emperor Shizong, first the Duke of Huaiyang and later the Prince of Huaiyang.
Of course, even if he wanted to propose marriage, no one would agree. No matter whether it was Emperor Shizong or the Prince of Huaiyang, no one would agree to this marriage. Especially when this unpopular prince couldn't even see his own father. No one in the court would come forward to change the matter for him.
Even the crown prince and later Emperor Liezong would not agree. Later, the emperor finally married Queen Dahang. The woman who had an arrogant temperament, but was ultimately emotionally hurt, left far away, and the two did not see each other again for more than ten years. Even during those more than ten years, she rarely came back to the capital, a sad place. Already over thirty, but still alone.
The doormat until that time was pushed to the throne by the emperor out of necessity, and was forced to abolish his first wife. In order to protect his first love, who may still be a bit cowardly in her eyes even after so many years, she entered the palace for the sake of her own family. Afterwards, everyone in the world knew what happened.
But what everyone doesn't know is that without her painstaking efforts and secret protection in those years, the things the emperor did in private would have escaped ubiquitous surveillance, and the emperor's family and bones would have been discovered long ago. It will be cold early. Everyone in the world knew that her position as queen was abolished after the emperor returned to power.
But there are a few people who know that the post is not so much abolished by the emperor as it is that they took the initiative to ask for it. She walked into the cold palace on her own initiative. Because the position of the empress, who is extremely noble and empresses the world, has never been taken seriously by her. And he has not looked at her in the past eighteen years, just because he, as the emperor, feels shameless to see her again.
After hearing the emperor's first love story, Princess Jincheng couldn't help but be stunned. She had never thought that Concubine Jing who listened to Xuexuan was actually the old man's first love. The two had already fallen in love when the old man was seventeen years old. It was just because of the old man's cowardice that he never dared to propose, so the two did not finally get together.
But neither of them expected that after more than ten years of separation, they would eventually come together. Next, so many things happened. Concubine Jing didn't have any desire for the position of empress in the world, so she took the initiative to seek it. The experience between the two people was so tortuous and bizarre that it even reached the point of being incredible.
Looking at the emperor who was immersed in memories and whose face turned red from time to time, Princess Jincheng believed that the old man would not deceive her about this kind of thing, and there was no need to deceive herself. It was not until tonight that Princess Jincheng knew why her father, the emperor, was so powerful back then.
Why did several clans jointly submit a letter asking the emperor to kill Concubine Jing's mother and son to express gratitude to the world, and to crush the Huaiyang County Prince to ashes, and the entire family was to be exterminated. As for his father, not only did he not agree to this, he not only preserved the tomb of the Huaiyang County Prince. Only a few people who were too angry were exiled to Longyou, and the rest of his sons were pardoned.
Even afterwards, they found excuses to imprison the clan members who caused trouble. Back then, I was still very dissatisfied with my father's treatment. He believed that his father had treated the Huaiyang County Prince and his family too lightly and was too indecisive. He had forgotten that the Huaiyang County Prince had insulted the Tian family and his emperor, and even made trouble with the old man for a while.
Now it seems that this is just his father, just to protect his first love and to repay the debt of conscience. After thinking about this, Princess Jincheng smiled bitterly and shook her head. My father really has good intentions. In order to help the King of England convince himself, he even told these private past events.
Although she has always maintained her position and never interfered in government affairs, it does not mean that she is stupid. Not only is he not stupid, but he is also quite smart. As soon as the emperor finished speaking, she understood the emperor's painstaking efforts. Although I was touched by Concubine Jing's contribution back then, after all, she was also a woman and knew what more than ten years meant to a woman.
But there are some things that are still unacceptable to Princess Jincheng in a short period of time. I was just feeling sorry for the good intentions of my father. From the bitter love between her father and that concubine Jing for more than ten years, she remembered that she had almost the same experience in the previous years, and Princess Jincheng's face was not a little sad.
Back then, my father-in-law had been in love with Concubine Jing for more than ten years, but they finally got together. But what brought Concubine Jing was the cold palace spring and autumn for the next eighteen years. And my first love was also sent to Longyou by the old man. More than ten years have passed and he is also not allowed to return to the capital.
Raising her head and looking at her father who was slightly distracted, Princess Jincheng hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Father, even if you owe Concubine Jing a lot, you don't have to use the entire Qi Dynasty to repay her love for you. Right. Ninth brother is still young, and his character is still unknown. As the saying goes, it takes three days to complete the jade test, and seven years to identify the talent."
"Ordinarily, the appointment of a prince is related to the stability of the world, and a woman should not be involved. But the ninth brother has only been out of the palace for a year. In such a short period of time, how can we really see clearly whether he can take on the responsibility? A big responsibility? There was such a big mess in Zhengzhou before, and the aftermath has not yet subsided. Isn't it a little too hasty for you to hand over such a big responsibility to him? "
"Could it be that you really only consider Concubine Jing's feelings and ignore the feelings of the clan and officials in the world? You must know that they are the foundation of our Qi Dynasty's governance of the world. Even if you were sorry for Concubine Jing back then, even if No matter how outstanding the Ninth Brother is, he is the direct grandson of the Prince of Huaiyang after all. When you hand over this great responsibility to the Ninth Brother, are you really not afraid of opposition from the clans in the world?"
No wonder Princess Jincheng was not convinced. Among the princes and princesses, Huang Qiong's grandfather, the Huaiyang County Prince, suffered the most. One was the fourth son of Empress Daxing, and the other was her, the eldest son of the emperor. female. In order to protect her remaining younger brothers, the eldest daughter of the emperor suffered a lot. The worries and fears I experienced during those years still often appear in my dreams.
Even though she had just learned from the emperor the true identity of the benefactor who had disappeared all those years ago, the eldest daughter of the emperor, who was once so embarrassed that she could not afford a wet nurse for her newborn brother, could not afford a penny. Still hard to let go. You know, although she had never called Huang Qiong a bitch in private before, she had always called him Huaiyang Yuni.
Although I now know the secrets of this world from the emperor's mouth, after all, the time is too short, and it is indeed difficult to turn around. What's more, the king of Huaiyang County killed a river of blood when he killed the clan, and almost wiped out all the descendants of the Huang family. Princess Jincheng was even more worried that once the emperor appointed Huang Qiong as the crown prince, all the clans in the world would be wiped out. reaction.
But facing Princess Jincheng's worries, the emperor shook his head: "Jincheng, I always thought that you were the most sensible one among the princes and princesses, and the one who understood me best. Could it be that I am in your In my heart, is he such a person who doesn't distinguish between public and private affairs? If I just want to repay his mother's friendship back then, as the king of a country, I have many ways to repay him."
"I will reward him with fields, gold, silver, and beauties, but I will never use this land passed down by our ancestors through hundreds of battles to repay his mother's love for me. I will definitely not use the inheritance left by our ancestors. Pleasing women. As a king of a country, I am not up to standard, but I still have this point. I am not that stupid yet."
At this point, the emperor glanced at the eldest daughter who remained silent after listening to his words, and then sighed: "Jincheng, although you have strictly adhered to your duty in these years, you have never interfered in the government affairs, let alone with your brothers. Forming cliques for personal gain. But after all, you are a member of the Heavenly Family. Although you never say anything about the general trend of the world, I know that you still know it in your heart."
"Speaking of which, I really feel ashamed of my ancestors. Although I can't be said to have been working hard over the years, I can still be said to have worked hard. I just didn't expect that after all these years of hard work, the current situation in the government can't be called corrupt. But. Judging from the evaluation, it is not an exaggeration to say that there are internal and external troubles.”
