"Although the imperial concubine is the biological mother of the eldest princess Xiangjia, her status is already extremely noble. The status of the mother of the country is really inappropriate... Your Majesty, please think again."
The words of the Minister of Rites were like a floodgate. As soon as these words came out, other ministers also asked Han Xianzong to think again.
Han Xianzong looked at the Minister of Rites who was the first to speak with mixed emotions: "Then what kind of status do you need to be the mother of the country?"
His tone was neither salty nor cold, it didn't sound like an inquiry, but more like an accountability.
The Minister of Rites is not a fool. Even people who can't see the situation clearly can understand Han Xianzong's ridicule at this moment. If he dares to talk at this time, he is careless.
He said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to be clear. I don't dare to talk nonsense about the establishment of a queen."
"You also know that you can't talk nonsense about establishing a queen?" Han Xianzong looked around, raised his eyelids, and saw the performance of these veteran ministers.
He folded the originally opened memorial and placed it on the table, then walked out from behind the imperial desk and shuttled among the group of old ministers with different expressions:
"The queen is my main palace. Isn't it my decision who should be appointed as the main palace?"
"I am guilty, Your Majesty." The Minister of Rites knelt down on the ground.
The rest of the people were looking at their noses and hearts. The Minister of Rites had already given them a wrong example. Of course, it was impossible for them to go up and kick the iron plate at this time.
The Minister of Rites is just confused. Your Majesty called them here now, not to ask them to comment on whether he can establish a queen, but to discuss the matter of establishing a queen.
"Get up." Han Xianzong was satisfied that he saw what he wanted to see in the eyes of these ministers, so he was particularly tolerant of the Minister of Rites who he used to operate.
After saying this, he sat behind the imperial court and discussed with these ministers.
The establishment of a queen is a great joy, and the plague has eased now, so Han Xianzong has no intention of hiding this matter.
But because the time had not come yet, he did not deliberately publicize it.
However, even though there is no deliberate publicity, there are always some people with ulterior motives who want to inquire crazily.
The left prime minister used to have a lot of power in the government and the opposition, so how severely was he suppressed after Han Xianzong took control of the government.
He was quite a smart man and knew that now that Han Xianzong was becoming more and more powerful, he had to give up power, otherwise he would become a thorn in the king's side.
Just because he quickly gave up power, although he was the left prime minister, his power in recent years was not as good as that of the right prime minister, and even worse than some of the emperor's close ministers.
The left prime minister was extremely anxious, and Concubine Rou could not give him any help in the palace, so he often asked some ministers about matters that Han Xianzong asked them to discuss.
After all, he is a genuine leftist prime minister, and many people are still afraid of him. If something is too private, you may not say it, but most people will disclose information that is not highly private.
This time the left prime minister didn't know what happened, and Han Xianzong would find the Ministry of Rites. He had met with the Minister of Rites before, so he sent some generous gifts and wanted to find out more.
He inquired about this information, so that he could keep abreast of Han Xianzong's direction at any time, and on the other hand, he could convey news to his daughter in the palace.
The Minister of Rites felt that today's events were unlucky, but he expected that the matter could not be hidden. The thing Zuo Xiang sent this time happened to be his favorite, so he told him about it.
But after the people from Zuo Xiangfu left, he felt sad. The first queen was the legitimate daughter of Zuo Xiang, but was not recognized by Han Xianzong, but she was indeed Han Xianzong's first wife.
I don’t know how angry the left prime minister will be when he learns the news.
The Minister of Rites' guess was correct. After learning the news, the left prime minister smashed several bowls in the house and even killed a blind slave with a stick. His anger was evident.
"Master, what's going on?"
Mrs. Zuo Xiang heard the sound of things being thrown in the study and asked the boy at the door lightly.
The boy looked flustered, but the person in front of him was Mrs. Zuo Xiang, and he did not dare to lie, so he lowered his head and said submissively:
"It is said that... His Majesty planned to establish a queen. The master became very angry after hearing the news."
Having said this, the young man couldn't help but shrink his neck when he thought of the slave who was killed with a stick.
Like animals, the master easily sent his slave to death. He was worried that he would be the next one to be so unlucky.
Mrs. Zuo Xiang frowned slightly when she heard this. After she learned the truth about the death of her eldest daughter, she no longer had any expectations for Zuo Xiang.
She also had complicated feelings about her second daughter, as she had never thought of going there before.
But after thinking about it carefully, I realized that the second daughter could not possibly know anything about her, but she was her own flesh and blood. No matter how much she hated Mrs. Zuo, her feelings for Concubine Rou were a hundred times better than those for Zuo.
Now there is news in the palace that a queen is to be created. Since the master is so angry, it means that the second daughter is not the one to be raised.
It's just that when Ru'er entered the palace before, she didn't expect Ru'er to be the queen. What on earth are you angry about?
Mrs. Zuo Xiang was puzzled and couldn't help but ask when she entered the study.
"What do women know?" The left prime minister was obviously very angry, and he was not polite to his first wife:
"Establishing a queen is a big deal. Concubine Rou is already having a hard time in the palace. If the position of queen is taken away by someone else now, I don't know if there will be any help in the future!"
He and his son are both frustrated in the government now, and the feeling of retiring from the heyday is really uncomfortable. How can he be willing to let the left prime minister accept this truth?
He is still dreaming about restoring his former glory.
Mrs. Zuo Xiang was originally in a calm mood, but she became angry when she heard this: "Ru'er is our biological daughter, why do you keep thinking about..."
"If it's okay, just get down quickly," the left minister didn't want to hear her nagging here:
"You might as well take care of your son when you have time, and see how useless he is all day long! If you don't take good care of him, who will take care of this huge family business in the future?"
Few of the concubines in Zuo Xiang's house gave birth to children. There was only one concubine, and his qualifications were dull.
Although the legitimate son of Mrs. Zuo Xiang spends his days living in debauchery, he still has some real abilities.
It is precisely because of this that the status of Mrs. Zuo Xiang is so stable.
When Zuo Xiang got angry, even if Zuo Xiang's wife meant to say something, she held back her anger and turned around and walked out.
"Come here!" Mrs. Zuo Xiang took a few deep breaths and suddenly opened her mouth to call the boy at the door.
The boy was a little afraid of Zuo Xiang's anger, but he didn't dare to disobey his orders, so he had no choice but to step forward.
Unexpectedly, the left prime minister did not get angry, but handed a letter to the servant:
"Go and give this letter to Liu Hua and ask him to bring it into the palace to Concubine Rou. Remember not to be seen by anyone, you know?"
Liu Hua is a close subordinate of the left prime minister.
The left prime minister lowered his voice, his tone full of warning.
The boy nodded his head, took the letter and hurriedly ran out.
