The confidant told the emperor what had happened: "The princess couldn't find Empress Shuyi, so she beat up the servants and palace servants who were serving her. When the servants went to look for her, the princess was still searching for Lin Jieyu. As for the empress, she …”
He hesitated briefly for a few moments, because he knew very well that if he told the truth at this moment, it would almost be said to kill the queen.
But after all, he was not a fool, and he knew who he relied on for food, so after a very brief hesitation, he said: "The Queen has gone to the eldest son of the Emperor, so it is inevitable that she will not take care of the princess. Because you ordered the Sixth Prince to go to court to listen to matters, His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the Emperor, is a little displeased..."
He did not continue to say the next words, because when the emperor heard this, he waved his hand to signal him to retreat.
Then he solemnly said: "Three provinces! Go and tell the queen..."
The three provinces came forward respectfully, but they never thought that the emperor would suddenly stop in the middle of his words.
He felt uneasy, and bravely raised his head slightly, carefully looking at the emperor's face from the corner of his eye, only to see that the latter's expression was unpredictable, and there was a faint murderous intent in his eyes.
San Sheng could barely control himself from shuddering, forced himself to endure it, and lowered his head in silence.
Silence.
There was a long silence.
Finally, San Sheng said cautiously: "Your Majesty, do you still need a slave to send the Queen to come?"
The emperor finally came to his senses, his previous sullen expression disappeared, and his tone returned to his usual calm tone: "No need."
He said: "Preaching my will, prosperous and reckless, and rude to my concubine mother. Isn't this an unfilial act to look down on me? Cut off half of her fiefdom, and she will be under house arrest from now on. No edict will be issued."
The three provinces took the lead.
The emperor then ordered his confidants who had gone to inquire about the news: "Go and send a message to the emperor's eldest son."
The confidant immediately accepted the order, and when he was about to go out, he was stopped by the emperor.
He stood up, left his seat, walked around in the spacious hall for a long time, and finally said: "No need."
"Let the palace save preparations——"
The emperor said: "Tonight there will be a grand banquet in the palace. In addition to the banned Changhua, all the princes and princesses will be present, and the clan members will also be invited into the palace. It must be prepared to be lively!"
The attendant respectfully accepted the order.
The emperor then softened his expression: "Okay, let Quan come in."
The two imperial concubines, who were once affectionate and affectionate, have not seen each other so close for many years.
Although they would meet during big festivals like New Year's Day and the end of the year, let alone conversation, there wouldn't even be eye contact.
There is a long, long distance between her and the emperor will not look at a woman who has been swept into the past, and the concubine has no intention of lingering on a husband who treats her so poorly.
However, when they met again after many years, there was some tenderness between them that only existed when they were young.
The emperor did not go to the throne to sit down, but stood there and waited.
Quan Shuyi entered the room, and it seemed that the years had not left any trace on her face. She was still as gorgeous and beautiful as ever.
The emperor sighed almost inaudibly, and said in a gentle tone, nostalgically: "You are still as beautiful as before..."
It was as if he had just heard that Concubine Quan was here and couldn't wait to summon people in, instead of finishing everything in an orderly manner so that he could have time to let her in.
It has been a long time since the concubine Quan had seen such a warm emperor.
For a moment, she felt as if she had returned to the past, but the cold reality soon made her sober up - this was an iron-blooded king who would never be moved by emotions!
And the person she is now is no longer the person she used to be.
She has a son, and his son has his ideals and ambitions. If she behaves badly today, it may lead him into the abyss!
Quan Shuyi then burst into tears and bowed Yingying: "I am a person who has lost my moral character and has no face to see Your Majesty..."
The emperor stretched out his hand, supported her in time, and said softly: "I have suffered a lot from you these years."
Quan Shuyi shook her head gently and said considerately: "Your Majesty is also doing this for the great Zhou Dynasty. I understand your ambition, so why would you find it hard?"
When the emperor heard her response, he really appreciated her more than just her beauty, and his eyes became softer.
He held Quan Shuyi's hand and sighed silently: "So many years have been wasted in the harem. Even if you feel wronged, complain and resent me, I will not be angry."
"But... (wanted to call Concubine Quan by her maiden name but forgot) (sighed again to keep the rhythm)"
"But, in this palace city, the palace servants will be aggrieved, the concubines will be aggrieved, the queen will be aggrieved, how can the emperor not be aggrieved?"
The emperor took Quan Shuyi's hand, and the two of them sat down together. He spoke with emotion in his tone, and sincerely told her what was in his heart: "Don't I ever feel aggrieved? Establish the Hongwen Museum and invite students from all over the world to come. So, among those scholars, are there not some who are unruly and want to humiliate me?"
"In front of a full palace of ministers and envoys from other countries, I am humiliated as a barbarian king, and imitating the sages and asking for letters is like a monkey wearing a crown. Am I not aggrieved?"
"But in order to let the world know that I am thirsty for virtuous people and treat virtuous corporals, I must endure it. Not only can I not blame him, but I must also give him generous gifts!"
His affection was sincere and sincere, and even Shuanghong, a fan of the sixth prince and a person who was secretly dissatisfied with the emperor because the rightful owner had been treated coldly by him for many years, could not help but be moved.
Quan Shuyi burst into tears and choked with sobs that she could no longer continue: "I am confused. I used to be resentful because of your majesty's cold treatment. Today I heard you say these heart-wrenching words. I am really ashamed." !”
The emperor patted her hand happily and said softly: "It doesn't matter, it's all over. (Looks at the timepiece) (Can't waste time anymore)"
"Looking at you crying, your face is pale. There is a banquet in the palace tonight. Lao Liu saw it and thought that I was the mother-in-law. Go back and freshen up. It's about Changhua. You have been wronged, don’t worry, I will handle it properly.”
Quan Shuyi stood up and bowed deeply with red eyes: "Your Majesty's kindness, I will never forget it until my death!"
The emperor smiled slightly and said gracefully: "Go."
Quan Shuyi then asked Shuanghong to support her and Yingying walked out of the hall.
The emperor watched the slender figure disappear from sight, and the smile on his face disappeared immediately.
He told his attendants with an expressionless face: "Draw up the decree and make the Quan family your noble concubine."
After leaving the magnificent and solemn palace, the expression on Quan Shuyi's face quickly cooled down.
In terms of the speed of his face changing, he is somewhat similar to the emperor.
She didn't walk very fast, and Shuanghong would naturally follow her attentively. The master and servant even met the attendant who had been ordered to prepare the imperial edict halfway.
Those servants of the emperor who had never seen her before saw her couldn't wait to kneel down in front of her, with the same kind of submission and flattery on their faces: "Congratulations to the noble concubine!"
Quan Shuyi showed an expression of surprise and joy, and was a little embarrassed: "It's a pity that I don't have anything good to reward you..."
The attendants said one after another: "It is a great blessing for slaves to make the empress smile. How can I dare to ask for a reward from you?"
Quan Shuyi smiled.
After those people left, the expression on her face became indifferent again.
Shuanghong watched her words and saw no one around her, so she lowered her voice and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, you don't seem very happy?"
Quan Shuyi said: "The cold ice suddenly turned into a warm spring, double red, would you believe it? A ruthless person suddenly shows kindness to me. It will not move me, it will only make me understand his cruelty even more." and hypocrisy.”
Shuanghong was startled for a moment, paused, and then said, "I thought you were moved by what Your Majesty just said..."
"I was moved just because he needed me to be moved, and he needs me to be moved tomorrow, not because of anything else."
Quan Shuyi said calmly: "Everyone in the palace will be wronged. The palace servants will be wronged, the concubines will be wronged, the queen will be wronged, even the emperor will be wronged - what, do you really believe this?"
Her eyes under her excessively long and thick eyelashes showed a bit of sarcasm: "The emperor was wronged for the sake of his country. Why, do I also have a country?"
"When the emperor is wronged, he can vent his anger on almost everyone without worrying about anyone or anything. Why, do you think I have this qualification?"
"I feel sorry for His Majesty, and then I feel sorry for Your Majesty? Do I deserve it?"
Quan Shuyi sneered: "I just come from a humble background and am inferior to others, so I have to bow my head. I am not willing to be humble!"
Chapter 204
The Queen has been in charge of the Sixth Palace for many years and is not deaf or blind after all.
Princess Changhua over there went to seek bad luck for Quan Shuyi with a whip. As soon as she arrived at Quan Shuyi's door, someone saw something bad and went to report to the queen.
At that time, the queen was earnestly persuading her son to wait patiently, but her impatience would ruin her big plans.
The emperor's eldest son's psychological quality is as strong as paper, and he is just a single-layer piece of straw paper. The sixth brother was first granted permission by the emperor to sign the son of a marquis as a retainer, and then was allowed to go to court to listen to matters - you know, now even He didn't have the latter qualification, so how could he not be anxious?
He wanted to teach that ignorant boy a lesson, but he was stopped by his mother several times, telling him to wait, asking him to wait, but he had been waiting for so long, how could the sixth brother not be unlucky yet? On the contrary, the sesame seeds are blooming more and more? !
The eldest son of the emperor could not help but break his defense.
He collapsed, and the Queen was about to collapse.
She even wondered if she had thrown away the baby and raised the placenta when she gave birth.
It looks like there is a head on the neck, but it is like a sieve and cannot hold any water!
The eldest son of the emperor was still screaming there, but the queen was no longer interested in listening. She swept her surroundings with cold eyes and ordered: "Close the door, hold him down again, and gag him!"
The people on the left and right looked at each other in shock. Although they didn't know what the queen wanted, they didn't dare to disobey it and obeyed her orders one after another.
The eldest son of the emperor didn't know, so he asked, "Mother, what are you going to do?"
As soon as he said these words, he was pressed tightly, and his mouth was tightly gagged the next second.
The Queen looked at her son with wide-open eyes and a face full of panic and confusion. A hint of unbearability flashed through her eyes. However, when she thought about the trouble this fool had caused her again and again, she softened. His heart suddenly became cold and hardened.
Her eyes roamed around the palace, and finally fell on the celadon vase on the shelf. The queen walked over and took it down, weighed it in her hands, and turned around to face her son.
The eldest son of the emperor had a look of horror on his face, and then he started struggling violently.
"Press him to death!"
The queen gave a sharp shout, and then without hesitation raised the vase and hit his trembling legs hard.
A tooth-grinding sound reached his ears, and a crack appeared on the vase.
The eldest son of the emperor was like a wild donkey whose neck had been bitten by a lion. He raised his neck with almost all his strength, and let out an indistinct and painful moan in his throat, and then he collapsed softly on the shoulders of the attendants. In the arms.
The queen felt pity for her son's suffering, but was also angry at his failure to live up to his expectations. When she saw him lying limply on the ground, unable to move, she felt a mixture of emotions in her heart.
He threw away the vase in his hand, and a crisp sound rang in his ears.
Her arms were a little weak, and her voice seemed to be weak and weak: "Go and ask the imperial doctor. The eldest son of the emperor fell down while riding a horse and injured his leg. He will need to recover in the palace for several months to recover."
The eldest son of the emperor was released and the soft cloth that blocked his mouth was taken out. Like a prawn about to be cut off, he held his thigh and sobbed in pain.
The queen stretched out her hand to help him stand up, but he brushed it away coldly. She took a deep breath and stood up with difficulty, holding on to the table next to her.
The queen simply said nothing more.
She is not an iron man, wouldn't she feel tired?
