Rong Cang nodded: "Probably."
"In this case, it has nothing to do with King Jin'an." The Queen's expression became colder. "The Queen Mother just lost her temper in Shou'an Palace. She just taught me a lesson, and she wants you to take King Jin'an there." The Qin family's apology has really given the Qin family a huge amount of face."
Rong Cang frowned slightly: "After the door of Shou'an Palace was opened, the Queen Mother's behavior became more and more abnormal. Doesn't the Queen Mother find it strange?"
A person who has been able to quietly stay in seclusion for more than 20 years should have long been accustomed to keeping a low profile and biding his time. Even if he really wants to plan something, he should remain calm.
The Queen Mother's recent unusual behavior makes people feel that it is not normal.
The queen thought thoughtfully: "What do you mean-"
"The Emperor has arrived!" A high-pitched voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the temporary conversation between the two.
The queen quickly stood up and walked out, greeting the emperor respectfully: "I respectfully welcome the emperor."
"My son, I will meet my father."
Emperor Mu stepped across the threshold and saw Rong Cang there, and asked strangely: "Why are you coming here if you don't stay in the East Palace with your wife at this time?"
"I sent someone to invite him here." The Queen frowned, "Isn't it because the Qin family girl committed suicide? The Queen Mother became so angry. The more I thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, so she sent someone to take care of him. Cang called over and asked."
"The Queen Mother is angry?" Emperor Mu walked to the main seat and sat down with a calm expression, "Why are you angry?"
"The Queen Mother feels that King Jin'an's cancellation of the engagement provoked Qin Zhilan, which led her to seek death." The Queen walked over and sat down, "Does Your Majesty think that the Prince should be allowed to go over and apologize?"
Emperor Mu frowned: "What are you apologizing for? The Qin family is still guilty, so how can a prince or a prince bow his head to apologize to a guilty minister? Besides, the prince is not at fault for this matter, so why should he bow his head and apologize?"
I really don't know how high the world is when I'm used to them.
Just because he ordered the Qin family to be temporarily unblocked does not mean that they are innocent.
Waiting for the case in Xie Lin’s hands to be investigated...
Emperor Mu frowned and turned to look at Rong Cang: "I ordered people to send the zhezi to the East Palace. You can finish approving the zhezi and send it back to Qinzheng Hall today, and then urge Xie Lin to find out about Grand Tutor Qin as soon as possible. The case of the two sons-in-law will be settled before the end of the year."
Things have been done this year, and there are still things to do next year.
Rong Cang lowered his eyes and responded: "Yes. My son, please retire."
Emperor Mu hummed, silently watching Rong Cang leave Shuhuang Palace, and then turned to look at the queen: "I feel more and more out of my depth recently."
"Not capable enough?" The Queen was surprised, "What does this mean, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Mu hurriedly said: "Don't worry. I don't mean anything else. I just feel that as I get older, I often feel tired when dealing with state affairs, and it is easy to be soft-hearted. Obviously some things have violated the law, but when I think of the other party's identity, I I just can’t deal with it ruthlessly.”
The queen naturally knew who he was talking about. After a moment of silence, she asked, "So what are the emperor's plans?"
"I want to hand over the full power of government affairs to Rong Cang and let him handle it impartially. When he can fully adapt to the government affairs, I will go out of the palace to walk around and appreciate the great rivers and mountains of Chu State."
The queen's expression paused, and then she looked at him without saying a word, her eyes subtle.
"I am sitting in such a huge country, but I have never even been out of the palace. I am really unwilling." Emperor Mu sighed, "When I was young, I was not a prince who led troops. Unlike Rong Cang, who was away at war, he could still look at the borders. There’s so much wind and sand, I’ve never even seen wind and sand.”
This sentence sounded really aggrieved, but the queen couldn't help but think that the emperor was unwilling to be trapped in the palace and wanted to go out for a walk. Has he ever thought about being trapped in the harem for the rest of his life, unable to even enter the palace gate? The concubines who took a step forward?
He is the emperor. With a single word of promise, even if he cannot leave the imperial city, he can at least control the power of life and death in the world. But what about the concubines?
Some people died inexplicably after three to five months in the palace, some suffered on thin ice for three to five years, and some died in depression at a young age...
The queen retracted her thoughts and smiled calmly: "People inside the palace walls yearn for freedom outside, while people outside extravagantly hope to enter the palace walls and enjoy the glory and wealth. People in this world are always dissatisfied."
Emperor Mu's expression stiffened slightly: "I thought you would be happy."
The queen frowned: "Why are you happy?"
Emperor Mu said: "When I hand over the full power of the government to Rong Cang, it is equivalent to abdicating the throne to him in advance. Aren't you happy?"
The queen frowned and looked at him.
"And if I go out to see the great rivers and mountains of Chu, I will definitely take the queen with me." Emperor Mu stared at the change in the expression on her face, "The queen doesn't want to go out of the palace to see it?"
The queen didn't speak for a while.
Will she say that she doesn’t want to leave the palace? impossible.
After living half her life and being trapped in the palace for more than twenty years, how could she not want to get out?
only……
A look of excitement appeared on the queen's face: "The emperor has a distinguished status. He may encounter danger when he leaves the palace. Do he need to bring a lot of guards? But the more guards there are, the bigger the pomp will be, and the easier it will be to attract attention."
Emperor Mu nodded: "Yes, so we need to think about this carefully."
"The Emperor is used to living a life of pampering, and his ability to take care of himself is very poor. He probably needs more people to serve him, and he also needs a lot of money." The Queen's eyes were subtle, "Does the Emperor want to use money from the treasury?"
Emperor Mu was silent: "Didn't Rong Cang give you one hundred thousand taels of silver before?"
The queen raised her eyebrows: "The emperor plans to use my money?"
Mu Di said in a matter-of-fact tone: "What's yours and mine? We are husband and wife, isn't your money my money?"
Queen: "..."
It turned out that the emperor planned to use her private money to go out for fun, no wonder he was so kind to take her out.
The queen really wanted to ask him, is he planning to live a soft life after abdicating the throne? But then I thought about it, the emperor has no ability to take care of himself, and he is so old and has no special skills. What else can he do except eat soft rice?
The queen took a sip of tea and thought about the one hundred thousand taels of snowflake silver in her hand. She had nothing to spend money on in the palace. Apart from giving rewards to her servants, most of her other expenses came from the queen's salary.
Over the years, she has long been unaccustomed to lavish spending. The older she gets, the less she desires fancy clothes and jewelry. Maybe she can take the money to a bank and exchange it for silver notes, which is easier to carry around wherever she goes. , and exchange some silver to carry it with you.
If you meet poor people who are in trouble, help them as much as you can, just as you are accumulating blessings for your grandson.
Thinking of this, the queen raised her lips and thought it would be nice to go out and have some fun.
