Li Shimin squinted: "If an emperor cannot be a movie king, how can he be a good emperor?"
Zhu Yuanzhang lamented: "I advise this strange Queen Mother to stop struggling and surrender as soon as possible. He is professional in palace fighting, but in political struggle... he is even more professional!"
Liu Che chuckled and said, "Why are you pouring cold water on others? Didn't the First Emperor himself say it? He just lost the first round..."
Li Yuanda: "We've lost, it's over!"
Li Shimin: "Can I win the remaining rounds? Can I win them all?"
Zhu Yuanzhang: "Can't you win? It will be difficult!"
Chapter 11
Ying Zheng patiently stayed in Xingqing Palace for a long time to maintain the plastic mother-child relationship. The Queen Mother patiently dealt with him for a long time and listened to his chatter with a fake smile.
After half an hour, Ying Zheng finally stood up and left, and the Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief.
In the following days, Ying Zheng went to Xingqing Palace to say hello every morning after getting up. After having breakfast with the Empress Dowager, he returned to Taiji Palace to serve as director. On this occasion, he could always see Feng Lanruo and his wife. While the maids from Xingqing Palace were cooking medicine outside, they served the Queen Mother very respectfully.
After half a month, the Empress Dowager's body recovered, so the Taiji Palace sent Shangshu Zuopu She Dong Changshi as the chief envoy and Tang Ding, the Minister of Rites, as the deputy envoy. Surrounded by the etiquette officers and chamberlains, they went to Cuiwei Palace to announce the decree.
"Zhaoyi Feng is from a well-known family in Yuxiu. She is gentle and graceful, bows chastely and quietly, and is extremely filial afterward... In line with the empress dowager's kind words, I have designated you as a concubine."
Feng Lanruo never expected that she would have to be conferred the title of Fourth Concubine before she went to bed, and she was also the Shu Concubine second only to the Imperial Concubine among the four concubines. She was surprised and happy at the moment. After thanking her for accepting the decree, she sincerely thanked the two envoys for the conferment.
Dong Changshi and Tang Ding said they didn't dare.
Another courtesy officer asked Concubine Feng Shu to change her clothes and go to Tai Chi Palace to express her gratitude to the emperor.
Ying Zheng was reviewing memorials at that time. After meeting Feng Lanruo, he put down the imperial pen in his hand and waved for her to come closer.
Feng Lanruo followed the order.
Ying Zheng said: "Do you still remember what I said before?"
Feng Lanruo was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what he was doing.
The emperor was talking about what he told her when she came to Taiji Palace to deliver soup.
She nodded solemnly: "I will never forget you, and I am willing to serve your Majesty as hard as you can."
"That's not necessary."
Ying Zheng turned the ring on his hand and smiled slightly: "However, I really have something that I have to ask you to do now."
Feng Lanruo's heart moved slightly, and he immediately curtsied and said, "Your Majesty, please give me your permission."
Ying Zheng said: "After a concubine is promoted to the fourth concubine, according to the rules, she can summon her mother's family members."
Feng Lanruo thought of his mother at home, his eyes warmed slightly: "Yes."
Ying Zheng then said: "It just so happens that the Queen Mother is feeling better recently, so she will ask the female relatives of the Feng family to come to the palace to visit her - you can spread the word and ask your cousin to come too."
There are many children in the Feng family, but the only female family members who can hold imperial titles are Mrs. Feng and a few daughters-in-law. Now the other families are serving as officials outside. Apart from Mrs. Feng, the only ones left in Chang'an are Mrs. Feng Gang. and two sisters-in-law, Mrs. Feng Si.
Feng Lanruo was slightly startled when he heard this, a little confused: "What your Majesty needs me to do is..."
Ying Zheng: "Didn't you have some disagreements with your fourth brother-in-law? You said it yourself, after your aunt and your cousin found out that you could enter the palace, they said some bitter words, right?"
Feng Lanruo: "That's true."
Ying Zheng smiled and said meaningfully: "Now that you are a first-class concubine, you are proud and proud. As the saying goes, wealth does not return home, but travels at night like embroidered clothes. Isn't it a pity?"
Feng Lanruo was stunned for a while, and then reacted in disbelief: "Could it be that His Majesty wants me to take this concubine..."
Ying Zheng smiled and said nothing.
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Ever since there was a commotion on the day of the court meeting and the Empress Dowager fainted in court, the atmosphere within the Feng family has become somewhat gloomy.
Mrs. Feng and Feng Mingda were deeply depressed because of the unsatisfactory progress of the plan, and they were also upset because they had made a mistake and mistook the man-eating shark for a brainless choice as the late emperor's heir. Compared with them, the troubles of the four rooms of the Feng family It has to be more obscure.
What are the plans at home?
Why is this thing getting weirder and weirder? !
Fourth Master Feng is now the fourth rank official, and is the young minister of Honglu Temple. Because he is a concubine, he has never been in charge of the affairs of the family and the palace, and because he is in a Qingshui Yamen like Honglu Temple, he is welcome to If there are fewer incoming and outgoing messages, the news will naturally not flow smoothly.
Therefore, it was on the day of the court meeting that he suddenly realized - there is something wrong with you, eldest sister!
As an elderly widow in her sixties, eldest sister, you are not young anymore. Just enjoy the glory and wealth. Why are you digging a hole for the new emperor?
The key is that the hole was not dug very well. Xintei didn't fall into it at all, and instead he hit you with dirt on your face!
Qiaodou Sack, these don't matter - you are digging a hole for the new emperor and at the same time you are sending my daughter into the palace to be the new emperor's little wife. What are you thinking about? !
Isn't this just using my daughter as cannon fodder?
The new emperor can't do anything to you for a while, why don't you blame my daughter?
No wonder this "good thing" was not given to the eldest brother's daughter. Isn't the reason found now?
The more Fourth Master Feng thought about it, the more angry he became, thinking that he would have to argue with his eldest brother after going to court. However, Feng Mingda was taken away by the new emperor first. When he showed up again, he would be in such a mess!
Fourth Master Feng watched with cold eyes as Feng Mingda's wishful thinking came to nothing. When he returned home, he saw that his aunt, Mrs. Feng, also had a gloomy face, and he was smiling instead of angry.
The goose hunter was pecked in the eye by the goose - Damn it!
After laughing, I started to worry again - what should I do with my daughter?
Fourth Master Feng planned to surrender to the new emperor as soon as possible.
Judging from the current direction of the Feng family, the direct descendants are undoubtedly on the opposite side of the new emperor. Mrs. Feng's attitude is self-evident. They have not separated the family yet, so they treat their own family as outsiders and push them away. The daughter of the Fourth Fang enters the palace to serve as cannon fodder. How can such a teammate be trusted?
In contrast, although the new emperor had a reputation for being ridiculous and mischievous in the early days, today's court meeting shows that he is a dragon and a phoenix, with extraordinary strategies. If he doesn't get on board now, he may not even be able to occupy a position in the future!
Fourth Master Feng made up his mind and immediately went to the study to write a memorial. He vigorously advocated the new emperor's righteous deeds in the court today and praised him as the most filial man. The blessing of the dynasty and the luck of the common people.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Empress Dowager has lost face in the court today, and the Feng family has suffered heavy losses. Now Fourth Master Feng, as a member of the Feng family, has taken the lead in singing praises for the new emperor. His stance is self-evident.
Fourth Master Feng also told his wife in private: "They don't treat us as a family, so why should we bother to stick to it? My daughter is already involved, and there are many things at home. No matter what, you have to be successful. Calculate."
Mrs. Feng Si responded one by one.
Fourth Master Feng handed over the memorial, and Feng Mingda received the news - after all, he was the minister's right servant.
Feng Mingda was extremely angry and suppressed his anger. After returning home, he invited his younger brother to the study: "As the saying goes, brothers who work together can be as powerful as gold. As a descendant of the Feng family, you actually stepped on the face of your own family. Do you still have me as your big brother and this family in your eyes?!"
Fourth Master Feng was at a loss and pretended to be dumbfounded: "Huh? Does it mean that the eldest brother thinks it is wrong for the new emperor to observe filial piety for the former emperor? Or does the eldest brother think that the former emperor chose the wrong successor?"
Feng Mingda was choked by him, his face flushed for a long time, and finally he sneered: "It seems that the fourth brother's wings have become stiff."
Fourth Master Feng said perfunctorily: "As hard as it is."
The two brothers broke up unhappy here, and Mrs. Feng would inevitably look down on Mrs. Feng in the inner house.
She is a serious mother-in-law and the biological mother of the Empress Dowager, so Mrs. Feng Si can only deal with it cautiously.
Mrs. Feng went to persuade her: "Brothers and sisters, you have to give more advice to the fourth brother. If the whole family breaks the bones and connects the tendons, the fourth brother is confused!"
Mrs. Feng Si was so persuaded by her that her new hatred added to the old hatred, and she was extremely jealous.
Back then, when her brother-in-law committed a crime in a hurry for quick success, it was Mrs. Feng who urged her husband to take the blame, saying that the old lady was so worried that she fell ill after hearing the news. Children must not be unfilial, and it was Mrs. Feng's fault.
The old lady wanted to blame her own son, and fell ill. How about my husband helping to take the blame?
Sister-in-law, do you want to see what you are talking about?
At that time, the situation was stronger than others, and filial piety was paramount, so Mrs. Feng held her nose and endured it. In the end, her brother-in-law was fine, and her husband's future was in danger. Mrs. Feng, the eldest son, didn't even fart. !
A few days ago, he pretended to be in front of her again, saying that he would send Lan Ruo into the palace to compensate for the four bedrooms, but it turned out that the empress dowager didn't want to take a boat with the new emperor at all!
You sent my girl to the palace to die, and I still waited on her like a horse and a horse - how cheap I am!
Mrs. Feng Si’s anger instantly increased: “A whole family has broken bones and connected tendons—sister-in-law, how dare you say this? It’s not your bones that have broken feelings. You don’t feel any pain, right?! "
Seeing that something was not going well, Mrs. Feng quickly softened her tone and said, "It's just a slang term. It makes my sister-in-law so unhappy. It's all my sister-in-law's fault. Don't be angry."
Normally, Mrs. Feng Si would have given up at this time, but now old and new grudges were accumulating. The gentle and soft words that Mrs. Feng had always used to talk to Xini were just turning the valve on her long-suppressed valve. Just open it.
"Sister-in-law, don't speak to me in such a soft voice, as if I am an uncultured shrew and you have been using your noble cultivation to tolerate me!"
Mrs. Feng Si was furious: "You can be calm, not because you are well-educated, nor because you have a noble character, but because the knife did not hit you!"
"It was my husband-in-law who had his future ruined, and it was my daughter who was deceived and sent to the palace! You are standing in front of me now with a kind face, just because you don't care, you don't care! But sister-in-law, My brother and sister also have a message for you - you'd better pray to God and pray to God to bless you so that you will never encounter such a thing in your life! Otherwise, wait and see how I will laugh at you!"
Mrs. Feng never expected that her always gentle younger siblings would have angry glares. She was really shocked. Mrs. Feng took several maids and walked away for a long time before she slowly recovered.
"It's really..."
She suppressed her blush, her anger rising, but she didn't want to say anything disrespectful in front of the maids. She pulled the handkerchief for a long time, and then she just said bitterly: "She is indeed the daughter of a low-level official, no?" Disrespect the lintel!"
When he was in front of Mrs. Feng again, it was inevitable that he would show his dissatisfaction.
Mrs. Feng's response was simple - I was sick and needed my daughter-in-law to take care of me.
The eldest daughter-in-law is in charge of the middle household and has many things to do. I wonder if the old woman is lucky enough to ask the fourth daughter-in-law to do a lot of work?
When the people in Mrs. Feng's courtyard went to deliver the letter, the family in the fourth house was having dinner.
When Fourth Master Feng heard that the old lady had told him that the fourth lady had come to attend to him, his face turned ugly.
Since Mrs. Feng Si had already broken up with her eldest sister-in-law, she was already prepared. She first asked her companion to take the two children into the inner room, and then she calmly wiped her hands with a wet handkerchief.
She asked the mother-in-law who came to deliver the message: "Is the old lady sick?"
The mother-in-law said with a straight face: "The old lady is getting old, and the illness came suddenly. The eldest lady is in charge of the house and has no time to take care of her. The old lady said that I can only trouble the fourth lady."
Then he urged Mrs. Feng Si: "You'd better hurry up, we don't have to keep the old lady waiting."
Mrs. Feng Si asked her: "Is the old lady really sick, or is she pretending to be sick?"
The woman said displeasedly: "Fourth Madam, what do you mean by this?"
Mrs. Feng Si said slowly: "If the old lady is really sick, the children should do their best and send letters to the uncles and brothers in the house to come back to accompany them. Filial piety is the most important thing, isn't it? And..."
She looked at Fourth Master Feng: "Our eldest sister is the Queen Mother. Today, we should call the old lady grandma. Moreover, Your Majesty has always been filial to the Queen Mother and visited the Queen Mother every day. Now, the old lady is not feeling well and cannot bear the filial piety of Your Majesty." , I brought the imperial physician out of the palace to see it in person!"
Fourth Master Feng immediately agreed: "That's exactly what it should be."
The woman's face changed obviously.
