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◎I have an idea, please let your majesty decide◎
Rong Qianyu jumped up from Xue Ji's arms, tugging at the quilt on her body, clearing her throat, and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the matter? I'm already asleep, why don't you talk about it tomorrow?"
Fu Hua explained the reason outside the door on the other side of the wall, while Qianyu and Xue Ji in the room were already in a panic.
At that moment, the real husband who had been replaced by his wife was right outside the door. He definitely couldn't run away. The adulterer was hugging the queen and kissing her. He stood up quickly, but his clothes were gone.
"This is my robe!" Rong Qianyu grabbed the robe and winked at him to hide in the closet. "Go hide in the closet!"
Xue Ji stumbled in the direction of her finger. Before he could put on his pants, Rong Qianyu urged him to hide in the closet.
For some reason, today was the first time that Fu Hua came to see Rong Qianyu in such a heavy mood. Cui Rumei had just given birth, and she should have been enjoying the family happiness with her and the little prince Gongxiang. Why did he suddenly visit at this time?
Rong Qianyu couldn't figure him out, especially since it was too late. If he really had something to tell her, he could do it tomorrow morning. Why did he have to do it now?
Seeing Xue Ji had already hidden away, Rong Qianyu, sickly, turned him down. But Fu Hua was being stubborn today, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to refuse. "I really can't sleep, so I wanted to talk to you about Yu'er."
"I am exhausted today. Why don't you tell me tomorrow morning?"
Firstly, Rong Qianyu didn't want to see him, and secondly, it was too late now. She was almost exhausted by Xue Ji's torment and was already tired. She was finally about to fall asleep, and she really didn't have the energy to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
"I'm a little confused and want to hear your opinion." But Fu Hua looked very anxious. "Qian'er..."
This seemed to be the first time he called Rong Qianyu Qianer. It seemed that he had really encountered difficulties.
Rong Qianyu reluctantly stood up and put on her clothes, "I am getting dressed, Your Majesty, please go outside and wait a while."
It was late at night, the March sky was full of twinkling stars, and the bright moonlight was shining among the dense shadows of the trees. Pushing open the door, the warm yellow candlelight was burning high in the house. The candlelight and moonlight complemented each other, making Fu Hua look particularly haggard tonight.
There was a bright crescent moon with two or three stars. At midnight, the moonlight reflected on Rong Qianyu's white pajamas, making her seem more beautiful than usual.
She has this kind of appearance. At first glance, she is not very stunning, but you need to look carefully to find that she is particularly beautiful.
She was dressed in white, without any embellishment, yet surprisingly beautiful. Her curly brown hair fell to her waist, making her even more endearing than a head full of jewels and jade.
"Your Majesty, what are you so anxious about at this late hour?"
Fu Hua was shocked by her appearance. He was stunned for a long time before he stammered out his purpose. He didn't care much about Rong Qianyu before. He just thought she was stubborn and never willing to give in, so she was boring.
After spending the past few years together, especially after ascending the throne, Fu Hua gradually began to change his opinion of her. He did like Cui Rumei, but she was sometimes spoiled and willful. Tan Lu wasn't his type, and he had never liked Liu Chunyan, but Huaiyu was indeed likable.
These women can be pampered, but if they are pampered too much, they will become spoiled. But in the end, only Rong Qianyu acts like a hostess. They can discuss things with each other, and they stand together on important matters.
It was obvious that Fu Hua came here to surrender this time. He didn't have the face to tell Liu Chunyan, so he could only come to Rong Qianyu.
Because of this matter, he was particularly considerate tonight and seemed like a different person. He helped Rong Qianyu back to bed and covered her with a blanket.
"I also know the whole story of Yu'er's matter. In fact, I wronged you last time with Shu'er's matter. This time it has been confirmed. I really can't just ignore it."
Rong Qianyu never thought that these words would come out of Fu Hua's mouth. This was the first time that he did not agree and protected Cui Rumei.
She didn't want to be angry with him, but it was impossible for her to forgive him just because of a sentence like, "I'm sorry for the belated injustice."
"What does Your Majesty intend to do?" she asked.
Fu Hua pondered for a moment, frowning for a long time, and then said, as if he had made a great decision, "I won't give her the title of Imperial Concubine. Since my merits and demerits have been offset, I'll give her the title of Imperial Concubine."
After holding it in for a long time, she was finally made a concubine.
But this was a good start. Fu Hua gradually lost his patience with her, and without patience, he gradually lost his love for her.
Now is the best opportunity to weaken Cui Rumei. Rong Qianyu came up with a plan and must find a way to curb her. What she cares about most is favor, so she must make sure that she has no favor.
"I have an idea, please let Your Majesty decide."
Fu Hua was uncharacteristically quiet today, not interrupting her and letting her continue, "Go ahead."
To say she wasn't shocked by this sudden change would be a lie. Rong Qianyu studied him for a moment, making sure he truly wanted to hear her. Then she continued, "An'er is still young and can't leave his mother. But I have to say something disrespectful. Your Majesty knows Cui's temperament better than I do. She has truly failed your Majesty's favor over the years. This time, Yu'er's incident was her fault. How can someone with such ulterior motives raise a prince well?"
Fu Huayan kept nodding in agreement, and it seemed that he had heard it.
To deal with someone like Cui Rumei, you must not use force. You must start from what she cares about most. She cares about Fu Hua's favor, so let Fu Hua gradually distance himself from her.
She cares about her son the most, but how can she, a person who is disliked by the emperor and looks down on others, take good care of the prince?
"The prince will be in the study at the age of five. It would be better to entrust him to the care of a virtuous concubine. In fact, if he is a princess, it is not a problem for her to be raised by her mother and spoiled a little. She will not be treated badly when she gets married. However, the prince's status is related to the country. If he is spoiled, how can we be worthy of our ancestors and the respect of Your Majesty? Your Majesty should be more careful in this matter."
This incident wasn't entirely directed at Cui Rumei. There were indeed differences between men and women. A girl, if spoiled a little, would eventually marry, so long as she didn't make any serious mistakes. But a prince, on the other hand, had the potential to inherit the throne. If spoiled too much, it could easily lead to fratricide.
At this point, Rong Qianyu could see that Fu Hua's eyes, which were originally not very focused, suddenly lit up. No emperor would not care about the threat to the country.
He lowered his eyes and pursed the corner of his lower lip, "What you said makes sense."
"As for Yu'er, Liu Xiuyi has come to me many times to lament her grief, and she's always heartbroken. After this incident, she's become terrified, unable to eat and afraid to let Yu'er go out. I'm thinking, why not adopt Yu'er as my son? This will relieve Liu Xiuyi of some of her worries, and I'll be able to take better care of him."
Fu Hua was very happy that someone could take care of the aftermath and comfort Liu Chunyan. In a moment of excitement, he shook Rong Qianyu's hand and asked, "You are so busy, and you still want to adopt Yu'er?"
Rong Qianyu was so frightened by his sudden grab that she couldn't help but tremble all over. She almost pulled her hand away and said awkwardly, "I am just a figurehead. I also want to reassure Liu Xiuyi."
This farce finally came to an end, and Fu Hua breathed a sigh of relief. "You've worked hard. Mei'er's behavior this time was indeed inappropriate. I will persuade her well on this matter."
"If there's nothing else, I'll go to sleep. Your Majesty, please go back." Rong Qianyu's attitude changed instantly, which was completely different from the way she had just been helping him solve his problems.
She was the queen just now, and it was her job to calm the harem. Now that it was resolved, Rong Qianyu didn't want to say a word more to Fu Hua.
"It's so late..."
He was reluctant to stay, but Rong Qianyu would not agree, and Xue Ji, who was hiding in the closet, would not agree either.
Fu Hua put his hand on Rong Qianyu's shoulder, but she dodged it. "It's so late, I'm really not feeling well. Your Majesty, please go back."
Fu Hua knew that there was no hope tonight, so he could only leave in shame.
Xue Ji stayed in the closet for a long time, and only came out when he heard the footsteps fade away. "Why is he so open and honest today? He's not like him usually."
Rong Qianyu didn't care. Everything was going according to her plan.
"Perhaps he has seen through Cui's true nature. For someone as arrogant and conceited as her, it's only natural that her favor is waning."
First it was Cui Rumei and then Fu Hua. She wanted to get back all the insults and injuries she had suffered in the past.
Xue Ji didn't think it was a big deal. "I hope she can be more restrained after having a child."
Rong Qianyu said firmly: "She won't do that, she's stupid."
Fu Hua has been attaching great importance to the Empress recently. Rong Qianyu wants to go deeper step by step, and now is a good time.
The next morning, Rong Qianyu had nothing to do and was embroidering with the servants.
Yuan Qing entered the room and announced, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has arrived!"
Rong Qianyu was still considering whether the pattern of her embroidery was appropriate, and she didn't seem to have heard what Yuan Qing said. "No one comes to visit you for no reason. What does he want? Tell His Majesty, have I gone to bed yet?"
"Your Majesty insisted on waiting, saying that he had something important to discuss."
It looks like there's something urgent going on.
Rong Qianyu reluctantly put down the embroidery in her hand and said, "Pan'er, please take off the hairpins and rings for me, and then go find a simple dress to change into."
"yes."
She has been claiming to be sick and unable to go out these days, just to avoid Cui Rumei. She is just pretending to be well-behaved. Since he likes her now, she should just go along with him.
Just go if you are invited. There is no reason to make the emperor wait for the queen.
"Your Majesty, I've been waiting for you for a long time. I wonder what's the urgent matter?" As soon as he entered the room, he saw a mountain of memorials on the desk, wondering what had happened.
"The envoy from Qianbei sent a letter saying that there was an epidemic in Qianbei at the beginning of the year, and now they have decided to go south." Fu Hua handed a memorial to Rong Qianyu.
She didn't dare to read too closely, and quickly flipped through a few sections. "They're heading south? Are they going to perish together? But my Great Zhou has just survived the chaos and war. If we start another war so soon, we might be shackled!"
This was exactly why Fu Hua had hurriedly called her over. "So I don't know whether I should fight or not."
"What do Master He say?" she asked.
Fu Hua said, "They advocate appeasement and do not want to start a war."
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Fu Hua hesitated and couldn't come up with a decision. "The current situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty really can't withstand a war, but..."
Rong Qianyu hesitated to speak, blinking her big eyes at Fu Hua from time to time, "The harem cannot interfere in government affairs, but I have a humble idea, I wonder if it can help Your Majesty solve his urgent problem."
Fu Hua really needed her sometimes, "You are the queen, speak."
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