This is not the world where he was the crown prince. The person he is now is probably the product of the balance between multiple political forces. In this world without logic, even he may not be able to get much respect, let alone Is it Concubine Quan?
In particular, Princess Changhua is a concubine and regards the world of the Zhou Dynasty as the possession of her mother and daughter. Now she has to be suppressed by Concubine Quan as the Queen Mother. How can she be happy?
Concubine Quan is a smart and intelligent person. When she heard this, she was stunned at first: "You..."
Then I hurriedly looked him up and down, and finally understood: "It's indeed Ming'er. What's going on?"
Ying Zheng was concerned and confused. He said this while he was anxious, but after he came to his senses, he did not regret it.
As a son, caring for your mother is filial piety, why not?
Furthermore, in this dream, he did not get the memory of the original owner, and the world here was very different from what he knew. Concubine Quan was as careful as dust, and she would find something wrong sooner or later.
And as far as he knew, she was by no means a loose-spoken person.
On the contrary, this woman was born with a delicate heart, but she just hid her wisdom inside and did not let it out.
His tone was calm and he tried to let Concubine Quan understand what the parallel world was as briefly as possible.
Concubine Quan was speechless for a long time, opening and closing her lips several times, but the last thing she asked was: "How are you doing in that world?"
Ying Zheng felt warm in his heart and said warmly: "Both I and you are living a good life."
Concubine Quan breathed a sigh of relief and said first: "I am living well here..."
Ying Zheng said, "I saw that when you came here earlier, you seemed to have a worried look on your face?"
Concubine Quan's face showed some embarrassment and she looked at him hesitantly without saying anything.
When Ying Zheng thought about what she said when she came in, he understood: "You came here because you didn't trust me, right?"
Concubine Quan didn't answer and asked: "You don't know?"
She looked a little surprised.
Before Ying Zheng could answer, he gave his own answer: "Yes, you probably don't know yet..."
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "What's going on? Just say it, you won't scare me."
Concubine Quan's eyes were a little hesitant, and she said slowly: "Bai Yanqing is staying in the inner palace again tonight."
Ying Zheng: "..."
Bai Yanqing (foreign minister) stayed overnight (more than once) in the inner palace (where the late emperor's wives lived) tonight (how could he sleep?).
Ah this.
[Ying Zheng withdrew a message]
Who is Bai Yanqing?
His friends in the space quickly gave the answer.
"Wuhu~The legendary prime minister who was supported by Princess Changhua to rise to power!"
"He's here, he's here, he's coming to us with the reputation of being a glorious and charming gentleman!"
"Although he stayed in the inner palace, he was as beautiful as the moon~"
"Although he is equivalent to cuckolding the late emperor and the current emperor in an honest and fair manner, he is a gentleman~"
Ying Zheng: "..."
Nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory, and one or two... are even more unsatisfactory.
Originally, the foreign minister stayed in the inner palace, which was a big deal. However, his eyes inadvertently swept across Concubine Quan's face and noticed the worry hidden in her eyes. , Ying Zheng recalled the second half of the content where Bai Juan was even more explosive - shut your mind!
Stop thinking about it!
He first comforted Concubine Quan: "Don't worry, I can see things through in that world. There is no reason why I can't do it in this world. It will pass."
Then he helped her go up to the first place and sit down: "You, just wait here peacefully and be your queen mother. After a while, I will respectfully invite you to Chongxun Palace. !”
Concubine Quan was about to speak but stopped.
When Ying Zheng saw this, his expression paused slightly: "Why, do you have anything else you haven't said?"
Concubine Quan hesitated several times and knew that even if she didn't tell him, he would know it from others, so she finally made up her mind: "Ming'er, there is something that mother has never told you, but it's okay. It’s not a big deal.”
She grabbed her son's sleeve and said softly: "I have never been the late emperor's queen before, and I am a woman donated from the Western Regions. It doesn't matter whether I am the queen mother or not..."
Ying Zheng looked at her hand holding his sleeve. He was stunned for a moment and then said in disbelief: "I am the emperor now, and you are my biological mother. How could I not get the queen mother?" ’s title?”
Concubine Quan had no words, she just pulled him as if begging and said: "I am a lowly person in the palace. It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. Don't get angry. I can't bear to make big plans..."
The expression on Ying Zheng's face did not change, and he did not even show anger, but this was only because he did not want to frighten Concubine Quan and make her worry, so he did this just now, but he was actually extremely angry in his heart.
That's too much!
It would be fine if Empress Xiaohe was still alive at this time. She was the first wife of the late emperor. According to etiquette and law, she should be the empress dowager, while Concubine Quan, as the concubine of the late emperor, should be called the concubine.
Or perhaps the ministers were speculating on the new emperor's thoughts, and petitioned for the empress dowagers of the two palaces to be established concurrently, with Xiaohe empress taking precedence in title.
But if Empress Xiaohe has passed away, then as the mother of the new emperor, Concubine Quan should be the legitimate empress dowager!
Ying Zheng's face was condensed, and there was a fire in his heart - he had suffered some grievances, but he could deal with it calmly, but bullying Quan Fei to this point was absolutely intolerable!
Countless thoughts were running through his mind, but his expression became calm. He patted Concubine Quan on the back of her hand and comforted her by saying, "Don't worry, I know what to do and what not to do."
Concubine Quan looked at him steadily and said: "Ming'er, if you have anything to do, just tell me. When I entered the palace, I had nothing, and now I only have you and Shuanghong. The three of us share weal and woe, what can't we say?"
"One month," Ying Zheng said with a firm expression and cold eyes: "One month at most, this world will definitely be in the palm of my hand. By then..."
Liu Che was caught off guard and answered: "You just pinched Princess Changhua's waist and told her that I will give you my country and my life?"
Ying Zheng was already angry, but after hearing this, he became calm and did not quarrel with him. He just said: "Of course not."
Several people in the space looked at his expression, but they no longer wanted to joke with him, and became thoughtful.
Oops.
This time, the First Emperor seemed really angry.
Liu Che said "tsk" and raised his eyebrows again: "If you succeed in doing this, Princess Changhua will hate you for the rest of her life."
"It doesn't matter."
Ying Zheng looked calm and said with murderous intent: "I can make her life shorter."
Chapter 229
Ying Zheng had already sentenced many people to death in his heart, but because of this, his mood actually calmed down.
Why should the living care about the dead?
They are all going to die anyway!
He stood up and lit the candles in the palace. When the concubine saw this, she knew that he wanted to have a long talk with her, so she got up and went outside the door and asked the attendants to guard the door and not let strangers come near. Then he closed the door, entered the hall, and sat opposite his son.
Ying Zheng asked first: "Why did the eldest brother die?"
If not, the original owner may not be able to sit on the throne.
Concubine Quan looked a little sad: "Prince Zhuang Hui... died at the hands of the wife of the queen."
"Zhuang Hui is the posthumous title given to her brother by Princess Changhua."
She explained: "The woman was originally the daughter of a decent family, and her father was still an official. However, she was framed by her colleagues and was imprisoned, resulting in the death of her family. Originally, her father's grievances were actually expected to be cleared, but it just happened. At that time, the late emperor suddenly fell ill and fell into a coma. The eldest son of the emperor was both the legitimate son and the eldest son. Of course, the courtiers and clan had to let him take charge. The person who framed the official was the prince's retainer... …”
"As the saying goes, when a person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. The eldest son of the emperor is about to ascend to the ninth position. Who dares to offend his disciples for a small official? Not to mention that Prime Minister Jiang has been imprisoned at that time. This kind of thing is even more serious. No one cares anymore.”
"Everyone in that family died in prison, and all their property was devoured. Only a girl was left, who was not an official slave. Because she was quite beautiful, she was given to him by accident. The eldest son of the emperor."
When Concubine Quan said this, she couldn't help but have a somewhat complicated expression on her face, which seemed to be pity, but also seemed to imply some admiration: "She knows how to keep a low profile and just pretends that she doesn't know that her family is ruined. The real culprit behind the scenes, she acted coquettishly and acted like an idiot, making the eldest son of the emperor very happy, and the people around her were unprepared for her. Finally, one day when she was serving alone, she actually pierced the throat of the eldest son of the emperor with a sharpened candlestick... "
Ying Zheng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Concubine Quan whispered: "At that time, the eldest son of the emperor was already the de facto prince. When he died, there was a huge commotion. I also took a look. The candlestick with the candle was so thick, so were you. You know, it’s hard for that girl to know how much energy she spent on it, and it was only barely thicker than a needle!”
"After the eldest son of the emperor died, the girl also hanged herself. Before she died, she dipped in his blood and wrote what happened on the curtain, saying that although her family was not killed by the eldest son of the emperor, they were killed because of him. die……"
"The queen, who only had one son, the eldest son of the emperor, immediately vomited blood after hearing the news. Afterwards, she ordered the retainer to be chopped into meat paste. The girl's body was also bruised and ashes, but in the end the deceased could not be resurrected."
"When the late emperor was unconscious, everyone thought that the eldest son of the emperor must be the new king in the future. Who would have thought that he would actually be walking in front of the late emperor!"
Ying Zheng can make some guesses about what will happen next.
The emperor's eldest son is gone, and the emperor is unconscious. A successor must be chosen immediately.
There were six princes in the harem. After weighing the pros and cons, the queen chose the original owner who was closer to her and did not have the support of her mother's family as the new monarch.
only……
Ying Zheng thought of a crucial point: "Mother, did I become the crown prince by the order of the late empress, or was I the crown prince by the order of the late emperor? Or maybe I haven't experienced the transition of the status of crown prince. , directly became the new emperor?"
Concubine Quan's body trembled imperceptibly, and she raised her head with some fear, looking at him uneasily: "I... tomorrow..."
She murmured her lips several times, and finally said it out: "Ming'er, Mom, I'm sorry for you..."
Ying Zheng was confused: "How could you say that?"
Concubine Quan's eyes were slightly red, and her expression was even a little ashamed. She lowered her head and did not dare to look at him: "Actually, in the past few years, especially when we, mother and son, were unhappy, San Sheng and he secretly helped me a lot... …Later, His Majesty fell ill, the Emperor’s eldest son suddenly disappeared, and the Queen intended to choose you as the successor…”
She said this intermittently, and Ying Zheng also heard it intermittently.
But seeing Concubine Quan's expression of fear and worry, his tone was not irritable, but more gentle: "Mother, what do you want to say to me? It doesn't matter. Is there anything we can't say between us? Woolen cloth?"
Concubine Quan finally calmed down and said it happily: "I am a lonely and helpless person, and he... really treated me well. When the late emperor fell ill and suddenly fell into coma, the queen was still there to guard him at first. Later, when I saw the late emperor, he was still awake. The imperial doctor also said that there was nothing he could do, so he went less often. Who would have thought that when Uncle Song went to visit later, the late emperor actually woke up!"
Even after so long, she still felt thrilling when talking about this incident: "After that, the late emperor woke up intermittently twice more, but he couldn't speak. By the last time, The attendants hurriedly went to find the imperial doctor, but only San Sheng was guarding there. The late emperor said that he wanted to see Jiang Maoyan, and he just said this, and he lost his breath after saying it..."
"At that time, the Queen had decided to support you as her successor, and I was allowed to stay in the side hall to serve the late Emperor on her behalf. I was the first to go there. Sansheng told me that the late Emperor passed away, leaving only this sentence Well, I don’t know why, but a thought suddenly came to my mind——”
This matter has been weighing on her heart for too long, and even if it was her own flesh and blood, she did not say anything. At this time, she finally mentioned it. When the secret was leaked, her eyes could not help but flow out.
"If you are the new king supported by the Queen, you will never be able to get rid of them for the rest of your life!"
When Ying Zheng heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up like the cold light flashing on the tip of a knife.
He never expected that at such a critical moment, Concubine Quan could have such a keen understanding!
Concubine Quan choked and said: "I begged the three provinces to do this for me, and he agreed... When the Queen, King Song and others arrived in a hurry, he told everyone that the late emperor spoke in person. , establish the sixth prince Ming as the successor..."
