"It is true that the princess, mother and son are blessed, but the emperor has been extremely kind and righteous to her family. Think about how many people in the capital covet the main residence of his family in dozens of mansions in the capital. The governor of the mainland has been favored for decades. Didn't he give it to her family in the end?" The young man sighed and said, "It's pitiful for our old man. His son-in-law finally became the emperor when he was old. He begged and begged again and again, but he could only get a shabby house owned by Sun Gang. "
Concubine Li was displeased when she heard this and said, "The house is always a bit old, but didn't the Lord return the money for repairs?"
"Sister, what you are saying is untrue." The young man raised his eyebrows and said, "That house was confiscated in the 20th year of Sun Gang's party affiliated with Guo Xun and Yu Jiajing. It has been almost 30 years! Give me the money ? Yes, I gave you money, but how much did you give me? One hundred taels, my good sister, what can I do in Beijing with one hundred taels? It's great, just that it won't lead to trouble."
Concubine Li's face sank: "Sanlang, the Holy Emperor has just succeeded to the throne in the first year of Longqing. The inner treasury is so poor that he has to sell the imperial palace. The concubines in the palace don't even have a few affordable jewelry, and the Ministry of Revenue is still unwilling to give it. Money! But even though it was like this, the Holy Spirit still had enough money to give our family a house! But in the second year of Longqing, when the inner treasury was slightly relieved, he immediately gave our family another 700 hectares of fertile land!"
The young man didn't dare to resist, so he just muttered: "First, the original wife's family chooses, and then the Queen's family chooses, that's it. Then it turns out that the uncle's family chooses, and finally it's our family's turn..." Then he hummed again. Jiji: "As for the 700 hectares of fields in the second year of Longqing, isn't that because you gave birth to a son again, sister?"
Concubine Li said angrily: "Li Wenjin! If you talk like this again, don't come to see my sister in the future!"
"Okay, okay, sister, isn't it okay that I made a mistake?" Li Wenjin begged for mercy with a grimace: "I'm already like this, what else can I think about besides some money? Besides, I can't keep anything. In the end, these things don’t belong to our family?”
"You!" Concubine Li glared at him, but couldn't continue. After a long while, she sighed: "I know it's not easy for you, but the emperor is the emperor of the world, not just your brother-in-law. You have to do this at all times. Always remind yourself to remember. In the future...I mean in the future, even if the ancestors bless and Jun'er succeeds in inheriting the throne, it will be the same: he must first be the emperor of the world, and then your nephew."
Li Wenjin curled his lips secretly, but nodded repeatedly on his face, indicating that he understood.
He knew very well that as his sister, as long as he mentioned his current situation, his sister would not be able to harden her heart and do anything to him.
What's going on with him? If I really want to explain the whole story clearly, it would be a long story, but the short version is: because Concubine Li was from a humble background, she was just a maid of Prince Yu's palace, even though the only surviving son when Long Qing ascended the throne was her son, Zhu Yijun, the queen after all She was still young, and her relationship with the emperor was very harmonious. The death rate of Long Qing's other children before was too high, so Concubine Li's status at that time was not particularly stable.
At this time, Li Wenjin, as the youngest brother of Concubine Li, voluntarily underwent castration and entered the palace to take care of his sister who was constantly pregnant and giving birth to the eunuchs. During pregnancy and postpartum, women are inherently sensitive and easily moved, so they are not only grateful to this brother, but also very guilty, always feeling that they owe him a lot. [Wufeng's note: Li Wenjin's entry into the palace as a eunuch during the Longqing period is not a fabrication, but a historical fact. ]
In fact, Concubine Li didn't know that Li Wen's entry into the palace was approved by her father Li Wei. She could also guess the reason: to ensure that she was the most fertile woman around the emperor and to ensure the safety and health of her son Zhu Yijun!
But even if you know it, can you not accept this love? She is also afraid. Doesn't she have the status she has today just because she is the best at giving birth? Isn't it because Zhu Yijun is the eldest son of the emperor and the prince?
Originally they were biological siblings, and with such a friendship, it wasn't a heinous crime. How could Concubine Li really be so embarrassed to deal with this younger brother?
However, although Long Qing was concerned about family ties, he did not dare to fail to abide by the ancestral precepts. Therefore, it was impossible for Li Wenjin to be Zhu Yijun's first companion. Otherwise, if Li Wenjin acted selfishly in the future, he would probably be even more serious than Liu Jin. As a result, Feng Bao became Zhu Yijun's companion as the most favored eunuch around Concubine Li. He also had an important responsibility, which was to be responsible for Zhu Yijun's safety and health.
At this moment, seeing that his sister didn't say anything more, Li Wenjin continued: "Sister, did you hear anything from the emperor's words today?"
"What?" Concubine Li asked, "You want to ask the Emperor whether his dragon body is healthy?"
"That's not the case." Li Wenjin shook his head: "Although I am in the Royal Horse Prison in name, how dare I not pay attention to anything in the palace? Let alone such a major matter as whether the emperor's dragon body is healthy. However, I am strange This is also the case... Although the Emperor has never been physically strong, he actually doesn't see anything wrong now, so why did he suddenly mention such... ominous things? "
Concubine Li didn't say anything. She also felt that things were a bit strange, but because of her status, she couldn't say certain things.
Li Wenjin continued: "Unless...the emperor feels that the life span of all ancestors is not too long..."
"Silence!" Concubine Li shouted softly.
Li Wenjin waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, sister, I have asked Feng Bao to get rid of all the idle people around. What we siblings say now will not be heard."
Concubine Li felt a little relieved, but her younger brother's words just now made her nervous.
In fact, most emperors of the Ming Dynasty did not live to be forty. Many people think that indulgence is one of the reasons, but if you look carefully, you will find that this matter is not an absolute factor.
Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, the earliest emperor to die was Tianqi, who was only twenty-four years old when he died. However, this emperor did not have too many hobbies in sexual matters. He has always been known as the "Carpenter Emperor" in later generations. famous.
Also, Hongzhi, the "most dedicated emperor" in history, who had no other women except a queen, also only lived to be in his thirties.
On the other hand, people who lived longer, such as Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Shizong Jiajing, and even Wanli in the future, were actually no worse interested in women than those emperors who died early, especially Zhu Yuanzhang, who was dying. A lot of little lives were created in the past few years.
Of course, it is impossible for Concubine Li to know how long her son will live in the future, let alone the apocalypse. But as long as she compares it with the ancestors of the previous Ming Dynasty, she already feels that her brother's words may have some truth.
However, she didn't dare to think too much about this issue: she didn't particularly care about whether Long Qing was a good emperor, and she couldn't control it. But in her heart, Long Qing was a good husband - at least among all the emperors in the past dynasties, he was a good husband.
Did the emperor really have such worries? Then what he said...
Li Wenjin lowered his somewhat sharp voice as low as possible and said, "The emperor may be hinting to my sister who she can rely on in case of an emergency in the future..."
