During this period of time, Hu Ji was both sad and happy.
Sadly, the First Emperor died suddenly, leaving him without support.
Fortunately, the son she had 'abandoned' since childhood was made the crown prince.
Although this son was not very close to her, she felt a brief moment of self-blame for her original selfishness, but this feeling was quickly washed away by the courtesy of the palace attendants and maids.
Until Zhao Gaolai told her that Hu Hai wanted to posthumously make her the queen in the name of the late emperor, and that the queen's palace could not always be empty. Since Hu Hai was already the prince, it was natural for his mother to become the queen.
Hu Ji told Zhao Gao that the late emperor did not establish a queen when he was still alive. If she became a queen rashly, people in the world would definitely scold her and think she was shameless. Zhao Gao said, if this is the case, then he will not be the queen, but the queen mother.
Didn't King Zhuang Xiang also honor two queen mothers? One is the Queen Mother of Xia, and the other is the Queen Mother of Huayang, and the Queen Mother of Huayang is not the biological mother of King Zhuang Xiang.
Hearing Zhao Gao's words, Hu Ji was very moved, but did not agree directly.
Because Hu Ji's heart fell into a state of turmoil that she had never experienced since entering the palace.
She suddenly felt that life in the palace was too tiring. Either she thought about plotting against others, or she was worried that others would plot against her.
But his son suddenly became the prince of the Qin Dynasty, which was a very happy thing. It was an indescribable joy, like the ivy on the rockery outside the window, constantly coiling around his heart and lingering.
She shook her head hard, trying to drive these complicated emotions out of her brain.
But the more she tried to calm down and adapt to life without the First Emperor, the more her mind yearned for a future of freedom.
She is not from the Central Plains, she is a princess from the Hu people. She has galloped on the grasslands before and knows the beauty of freedom.
So her heart could never be at peace.
On this day, Hu Ji felt a little tired after breakfast, so she told the palace maid next to her: "I plan to sleep for a while without seeing anyone."
Because of Zhao Gao's visit a few days ago, she has been feeling restless. Sometimes she can't sleep at night and feels very sleepy during the day. When the palace maid gently closed the curtain, she had already fallen asleep leisurely.
Hu Ji felt that she had drifted into a fantasy world surrounded by clouds and mist, with purple steam. The stars in the sky were blinking playful smiles around her. Clusters of delicate flowers spread out a fragrant road at her feet, with bright red petals. It fluttered in the wind and landed on her soft shoulders.
Suddenly, the colorful clouds in the sky opened, and a group of graceful fairies walked out from the depths of the blue sky. Everyone was beautiful. So who was the woman walking in front? Isn’t that the Afang girl that Your Majesty has been thinking about so much? Why is she here? Their voices were as sweet as songs.
The Afangnu gently pointed forward, and Hu Ji looked up and saw a splendid palace standing at the end of the sky, shining and dazzling.
The next moment, a red silk cloth floated out from the palace door and reached Hu Ji's feet. The Afang girl supported her shoulders and called out softly: "The Queen Mother, please."
Hu Ji was about to take a step when everything in front of her eyes instantly turned to blood.
The sky that was originally full of clouds turned into a bloody sky.
The clouds, which were originally as white as snow, turned into blood clots.
The stars that originally surrounded him turned into blood-colored stars.
Afangnu, who was speaking softly just now, suddenly transformed into the ferocious face of the First Emperor.
Hu Ji subconsciously looked down and saw bright red blood flowing out of her toes. She screamed and fell to the ground, her face turning pale.
Yes, this is the blood spurting out from the body of the First Emperor.
The purple-red spots reflected the cold and angry eyes of the First Emperor. The blood that had dried up long ago echoed with the First Emperor's disappointed and hateful roar.
The blood soaked into the texture of the robe penetrated the coldness of winter into Hu Ji's bone marrow.
The blood stains that could not be washed away deeply injected the haze of fear into the soul of this woman who was about to reach the peak of her life.
Hu Ji woke up and found that the palace maid who had been accompanying her was standing beside the bed, calling her softly.
She raised her hand and touched her forehead, dripping with cold sweat.
"Your Majesty! My Majesty!"
Hu Ji looked around anxiously.
The palace maid quickly replied: "Madam, Your Majesty has already left!"
"oops!"
Hu Ji suddenly fell down on the bed, touched her heart with her trembling right hand, feeling the pounding uneasiness, and murmured to herself: "What's wrong with me? What's wrong?"
It has been three months since the death of the First Emperor, and she has not dreamed about the First Emperor for a long time.
She didn't know if it was because Zhao Gao's words made her feel a little ashamed of being favored by the First Emperor, so she was so afraid of dreaming about the First Emperor.
And just when Hu Ji had lingering fears because of her dream about the First Emperor, a report suddenly came from outside the door: "Mrs. Qi, the doctor has sent someone to ask you to preside over the court meeting!"
"this"
Hu Ji's face was full of astonishment, and she couldn't help but stood up from the bed.
The palace maid on the side was full of excitement, and she quickly congratulated Hu Ji: "Congratulations, madam, congratulations, madam, you are about to take charge of the government!"
"Confused!"
When Hu Ji heard the congratulations from the palace maid, she was unhappy and became angry. She raised her hand and slapped her: "Are you asking me to be the next Empress Dowager Xuan?"
"Madam, please calm down! I acknowledge my sin!"
"Come here! Drag Yu'er out and slap her!"
When the two palace attendants heard this, they immediately opened the door and surrounded the palace maid.
The palace maid was so frightened that she trembled all over and quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Madam, since Yu'er is guilty, please spare Yu'er this time!"
"You have been serving me for so many years and you still don't know the rules. I will let you know what the rules are today!"
Hu Ji glanced over with a cold look and said sternly: "Drag her down quickly!"
"promise!"
The two palace attendants agreed repeatedly and decisively led the palace maid out of the room.
Hu Ji watched them leave, frowned, tried to calm down her emotions, and then said to the door again: "Come here! Help me dress, and let the envoy wait in the side hall!"
Soon, Hu Ji put on her robe and came to the side hall dignifiedly.
"There are some things I don't understand. Why do I need a woman from this palace to preside over important matters in the court? Aren't there princes and civil and military officials in the court?"
Hu Ji looked at the little palace attendant sent by Zhao Gao and asked directly.
The little palace attendant seemed to have been prepared for it. He bowed respectfully to Hu Ji, and then said unhurriedly: "The prince has just taken charge, and everything in the court is not stable. King Hao of Qin is watching with eager eyes. Even if there are civil and military officials in the dynasty, there are also some The difference between monarch and minister. Although my wife is not the queen appointed by the late emperor, she is also the nominal mother of the princes.
The doctor sent a villain to invite his wife to preside over the affairs of the court. He hopes that Qin Wanghao will not embarrass the prince for the sake of your 'mother'. There is no other intention. "
"oh?"
Hu Ji was slightly surprised, as if she hadn't expected this to be the case, and couldn't help but asked suspiciously: "Is there any reason why King Hao of Qin feels sorry for the prince?"
“It’s more than embarrassing, it’s simply”
The little palace attendant wanted to speak but stopped.
Hu Ji frowned slightly and said unhappily: "There are no outsiders here, so if you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Back to Madam, it's not that I dare not speak out, but time is running out, and I hope Madam will uphold justice for the Crown Prince!"
"this"
Hu Ji looked embarrassed, and at the same time, what Yu'er just said echoed in her mind.
Empress Dowager Xuan's visit to the court to listen to government affairs is something that every woman in the harem dare not even think about.
Especially the women of the First Emperor would die if they thought about it.
But now that the First Emperor is no longer here, can he think about it?
At this moment, Hu Ji used her dignified and generous smile to hide her complicated and expectant heart.
Compared to the Queen who is less than one person and more than ten thousand people, the Queen Mother seems to be more majestic and powerful.
Although the First Emperor did not establish a queen when he was still alive, she was still the mother of the future emperor of the Qin Dynasty. So what did it mean to be honored as the queen mother?
Doesn’t the crown prince count as a king?
Thinking of this, Hu Ji instantly made up her mind to go to Xianyang Palace to see her son.
Yes, she did not go to Xianyang Palace with the idea of "listening to the government", but with the idea of a mother missing her son, she went to Xianyang Palace to visit her son.
Speaking of which, it was not easy for her to get to where she is today.
Although she was deeply favored by the First Emperor, she still felt very aggrieved by ignoring her son.
Just because of the sentence "Hu is the one who destroyed Qin", it is really cruel to prevent mother and son from recognizing each other for several years.
Although the palace is deep, she is also a mother, and she is unwilling to give up her son to others to raise her under any circumstances.
However, she finally accepted this cruel reality.
She understood justice at a critical moment, which deepened her relationship with the First Emperor.
She felt that the reason why the First Emperor made Hu Hai the crown prince was because he took her feelings into consideration.
Now whenever she calms down, she will think of Hu Hai calling her mother at the birthday party, and she will burst into tears.
However, now that all the hardships have come to an end, she naturally wants to support her son.
"Show me, Xianyang Palace!"
Hu Ji flicked her sleeves and robe, and all the palace attendants and maids immediately surrounded her and headed to Xianyang Palace.
When Zhao Gao's shout of "The Queen Mother has arrived" rang outside the palace, not only the ministers outside the palace were surprised, but also Zhao Hao, who had just sat on the chair and his buttocks were not yet hot from sitting, was full of surprise.
You know, there was no queen mother in the Qin Dynasty at this time.
Even during the reign of Emperor Qin II in history, we have never heard of a queen mother.
So, who is this so-called Queen Mother?
As if seeing through Zhao Hao's curiosity, Hu Hai stood up with a smile, put his hands behind his back and said: "My prince's biological mother, Hu Ji, was appointed as his wife when my father was on tour to the east. Therefore, my prince respects his biological mother as the Queen Mother Hu." .Brother Thirteen should have no objection, right?"
"this"
Zhao Hao was speechless and subconsciously looked at Li Si and Feng Quji.
I saw Li Si and Feng Quji looking at each other, as if they didn't know about this, and couldn't help but cast their eyes on Zhao Gao.
But he heard Zhao Gao chuckle, cupped his hands and said, "The prince respects the law and respects filial piety, and has the virtues of the former King Zhuang and Xiang."
"The doctor's words are wrong!"
Before Zhao Gao finished speaking, Zhang Han stood up and responded to him: "King Zhuang Xiang only honored his biological mother as the Queen Mother after he ascended the throne. The prince has not yet ascended the throne, how can he honor his mother as the Queen Mother?"
"That's right! The prince's move is not in line with etiquette!" Wei Liao, who had been silent, stood up and agreed at this time.
However, before Zhao Gao could speak, Hu Ji, who had just walked outside the palace, spoke first: "I haven't seen my child for many days, and I miss it very much. I came to see my child today. All ministers also want to stop me." palace?"
"this"
The ministers who originally wanted to agree with Zhang Han and Wei Liao immediately closed their mouths after hearing Hu Ji's words.
At this time, Zhao Hao also stood up from his chair and narrowed his eyes to look at Hu Ji.
Hu Hai's mother, whom he had met several times, gave him the first impression of a profound understanding of righteousness.
He just didn't expect that Hu Hai's mother, who "knows deeply about righteousness," would appear in front of him in such a way today.
Perhaps his father, who was eavesdropping in the tunnel, should also be surprised at this moment.
No wonder there are two chairs for this ninth-level majesty. It turns out that they are not prepared for himself, but for Hu Ji.
Is this to take charge of the government?
Thinking of this, Zhao Hao couldn't help but think of a woman who ruled Qin for 41 years-Queen Mother Xuan.
Zhao Gao wants Hu Ji to be the second Queen Mother Xuan? Or do you just want to make yourself sick? Or maybe he thought that by moving Hu Ji out, he would compromise with Hu Hai?
"Ridiculous!"
Zhao Hao smiled coldly, then walked down the steps step by step, came to Hu Ji, and drew out his sword.
"Uh-huh!"
While the ministers were stunned, the sword, which was as sharp as iron as mud, was inserted directly into the bluestone floor under Hu Ji's feet.
But Zhao Hao said with an indifferent expression: "Whether the prince respects his biological mother as the queen mother, or the lady wants to see her son, I feel that we need to divide the time;
If someone can't tell the time and doesn't position himself correctly, it will be like the floor under his feet. It breaks and needs to be replaced! "
After saying that, without even looking at the ministers and Hu Ji, he turned around and walked towards the ninth-level majesty.
It wasn't until he sat back in the seat that didn't belong to him that he asked Li Si and Feng Quji expressionlessly: "Can this grand meeting still be held?"
"Uh-huh!"
All the ministers looked at Li Si and Feng Quji, feeling so shocked that they could not speak.
Hu Ji's two legs are fighting.
At this moment, she seemed to have thought of Zhao Hao's previous audacity.
How could a prince who was called a 'rebellious son' by the First Emperor take his own mother in name seriously?
What he meant was clear.
The harem cannot interfere in politics.
If he continues to cause trouble, the sword will not be inserted into the bluestone floor next time, but will be inserted into the body.
Hu Ji felt despair in her heart.
At this time, she realized it later.
She thought she had a chance to become the next Queen Mother Xuan.
Only now did she realize that this was all nonsense.
Thinking of this, Hu Ji glared at Zhao Gao resentfully, and left Xianyang Palace in dejection without saying a word, without even entering the palace gate.
Hu Hai opened his mouth, wanting to persuade Hu Ji to stay, but Zhao Hao repeated: "Can't this big court meeting be held yet?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Si was the first to come to his senses, looked around at the ministers and said: "Ministers, let us enter the palace!"
The civil and military officials who had just entered the hall quickly adjusted their clothes and nodded solemnly.
Immediately, under the leadership of Li Si, they entered the hall one by one.
After everyone took their positions, the Minister of Ceremonies carefully sang the salute: "All officials pay homage to the King!"
After that, he planned to lead all the ministers to salute Zhao Hao.
Seeing this, Zhao Hao felt a little dumbfounded in his heart, but he interrupted them sternly: "The prince is the heir to the empire, and you should pay homage to the prince!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers looked embarrassed and couldn't help but glare at the Minister of Ceremonies.
The Minister of Ceremonies smiled and did not feel that he was wrong. He smiled and led the ministers to salute Hu Hai: "I will pay homage to His Highness the Crown Prince."
After saying this, the ministers did not stand up. It was not until Hu Hai, reminded by Zhao Hao, said, "You are exempt from courtesy," that the ministers, under the leadership of Li Si, accepted the gifts and stood up.
At this time, there was silence in the hall.
The sword is at the door of the palace.
King Hao of Qin's heart was known to everyone in the court. (End of chapter)
