Chapter 151 Mutual Conspiracy
The Queen Mother said: "But Qin..."
"There is nothing wrong with Qin!"
The emperor said, "She is ill, timid, and not presentable... these are just one-sided statements. I think she is very good! She is gentle, elegant, dignified and generous. Isn't she in charge of the household affairs of the Marquis' Mansion? She can manage such a large Marquis' Mansion. She is truly talented and beautiful. How can she not be presentable? Even if Junying wants to marry a concubine, I will not allow it. I grew up with him and have been through life and death together. Now that I am the emperor, I can only have one queen. How many wives does he want?"
The Queen Mother suddenly saw some hope, her eyes lit up: "There are too few concubines in the harem, the four concubines below the Queen cannot be left vacant forever, I will make the decision for you and select another group of beautiful girls to enter the palace..."
The emperor covered his mouth with his sleeve and coughed, "Since the queen became pregnant, mother has selected two batches of beautiful girls to enter the palace. There are no less than twenty new concubines, and the rest are countless... My son has not been in good health recently. Zhang Jingyun and Xia Xueyuan are prescribing medicine for him to take. Let's talk about it later!"
The Queen Mother looked at him worriedly: "How could it be so bad? Why didn't Zhang Jingyun and Lingxuzi tell me?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know medical knowledge, so what can you do even if you know? It will only add to your troubles. Just take care of your son! Your son has government affairs to attend to, so it will be over soon. The weather in spring is unpredictable, and the temperature is unpredictable. Your Majesty, remember to add or remove clothes, and take care of your body!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he stood up, bowed to the empress dowager, and prepared to leave. The empress dowager hurriedly asked, "What about Junying..."
The emperor replied, "Let's not talk about the marriage! Xu Junying's wife has done nothing wrong, there is no reason to marry again!"
"I promised my cousin from the Zhuang family that I would arrange a marriage for Zhuang Yulan. If I break my promise, how can I save my dignity?"
The Queen Mother was angry at first, staring at the Emperor, then her eyes suddenly turned red, tears dripped down, she took out a handkerchief, wiped her tears and scolded: "Your brothers and sisters are all like this! I took great pains to protect them since they were young, but once they grew up, they flew away! You followed Junying to the border, and I was worried about you, and I couldn't sleep or eat, fearing that something would happen to you. I finally waited for you to come back, but the King of Qi ran away from the capital again, and I couldn't find you anywhere. I almost cried my eyes out! Su De, don't "I listened to your advice and insisted on marrying a white-robed concubine who had no achievements and no ambition... In the end, I saw you inherit the throne, and I thought I could rest assured, but who knew it made me even more sad - Su De's concubine was short-lived, causing her to become a widow at a young age, and the King of Qi... was greedy for fun and refused to marry a princess. You, the eldest son of the emperor, how many things did you listen to my arrangements? You all don't take me, the queen mother, seriously! Do you know how much hardship and fatigue I have suffered for you!"
The emperor had already taken a few steps, but he had to stop after hearing these words. The Queen Mother's tight ring was too strong to escape. He sighed and turned around sadly:
"Parents have raised their sons. Their love is as high as the mountains and deep as the sea. It is hard for a son or daughter to repay them in his or her lifetime! I know all the hard work that my mother has endured. As long as I can do what my mother wants, I will do anything. I have ordered the King of Qi to marry within a month. Su De, there are many good men in the world. She can choose any other man she wants. My son and the queen have given birth to my grandson... What else does my mother want me to do? Please tell me and I will do it!"
The Queen Mother snorted, "How dare I order the Emperor? I only ask for His Majesty's grace so that I can save face! I didn't argue with you too much if you didn't make Miss Chen Er the Empress. After all, Miss Chen Er is smaller than the Empress. But you only allowed her the title of Jingpin, which is most inappropriate. She is your dear cousin! Miss Chen Wu, who entered the palace last month, is much better than the youngest daughter of Taifu Lin and the Empress's cousin. They were both promoted to concubines. I think it is most appropriate for Miss Chen Wu to be promoted to Xianfei! She is quite talented. The Empress has just given birth to a prince and is weak. She will come up to help manage the affairs of the six palaces, and the Empress can also rest in peace after the month. As for Junying and his cousin..."
"Son understands, mother, take a rest!"
The emperor motioned the maid who served tea to come forward, took a cup of hot tea, handed it to the empress dowager, and said gently:
"As for the affairs of the harem, the Empress cannot move now, so let your mother take care of it first! As for Miss Chen Wu, do as your mother says and give her the title of Consort Xian. After all, she is still young, like she is only fourteen years old? She is not even a rod yet, what does she know? Just stay with your mother and let her teach you first, and we'll talk about it after a year or two. Your mother can arrange for someone else to marry the cousin from the Zhuang family. Xu Junying has one wife, which is enough, and he cannot marry another concubine! Your mother should understand your son - he is the person he can rely on the most. He controls the military power and manages the important border affairs. He is too busy to handle official duties every day. If he goes home and encounters quarrels and entanglements in the backyard, who can he rely on if he is upset?"
The Queen Mother's eyes widened for a moment, as if thinking about something: "I had forgotten about this! But my son, you are worrying too much. Since ancient times, you men have never been needed to manage the backyard. His old lady and his wife are still alive at home. No matter how many wives and concubines he has, there is no way he can cause chaos!"
The emperor frowned and said, "No! If you think about it lightly, it may not be a big deal, but if you think about it seriously, it concerns the stability of the world. Queen Mother must consider the interests of her son!"
The Queen Mother pondered: "In this case, I will think again and arrange another marriage for the young lady from the Zhuang family!"
Finally, the mother and son reached some kind of consensus. The emperor bid farewell to the empress dowager, left the Cining Palace, and headed for the Renhe Hall in front.
The Empress Dowager had forced a virtuous concubine into the position of one of the four concubines whose rank was second only to the Empress. The Emperor felt that he had suffered a heavy loss and secretly blamed himself for being careless and not expecting the Empress Dowager's trump card to come so quickly. Usually, he could always escape before the Empress Dowager got emotional and started crying, but this time, for some reason, he miscalculated.
He could not help but curse Xu Junying bitterly: So what if he disobeyed Old Madam Xu? If he wanted to be convicted, he would have to pass the test of the Emperor. Could he push his old friend out to be criticized and ridiculed? This kid knew how to behave. He didn't want to have a second wife, nor did he want to make the old lady angry. In order to take into account filial piety, he pushed the matter onto himself. He thought it was not difficult to handle. He didn't expect that his mother would become more and more powerful. After hearing the tight spell, he had to be named a virtuous concubine to handle it. It was really infuriating!
Next time something like this happens, I must make excuses! What's wrong with the emperor? The emperor also has to take filial piety into consideration, and he can't do whatever he wants!
Not far from the Cining Palace, a man suddenly jumped out from the stone forest with lush flowers and trees on the roadside. He was wearing a golden crown and purple robe, tall and handsome. Who else could it be but the King of Qi?
The imperial guards heard the slightest movement and quickly gathered around. When they saw that it was the King of Qi, they breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed a little.
The emperor was not happy to begin with. Seeing that the Prince of Qi was not following the right path but running around in the imperial garden, doing things that disturbed people, he was furious and pointed at him and cursed:
"Are you born in the year of the monkey? You'll go into any rocky forest and explore it. I think it's best for you to live in a deep forest!"
The King of Qi was used to being scolded by his elder brother since he was a child, so he didn't take it seriously. He bowed to the ground and replied calmly: "Your Majesty: I am not a monkey! I don't like living in the deep forest!"
"If you dare to do this again next time, you will be punished for offending the Holy Emperor!"
"I dare not do that!"
The King of Qi raised his eyes to look at the Emperor, and bowed to him again: "The Queen and her sister-in-law have given birth to a prince, which is a cause for celebration! I, your humble servant, would like to congratulate the Emperor!"
The emperor's expression eased a little: "You are quite good at saying something! Don't forget what I said: within a month, find a woman you like, marry her and start a family!"
The King of Qi lowered his eyes and said, "How can it be so easy to find one? It took the Emperor more than a month to marry the Queen!"
"You!" The emperor glared at him, "How dare you compete with me!"
"I dare not! But please give me more time."
"Not even one more day! If you only care about playing around and not doing your work, you'll see, I'll give you the fourth daughter of the Chen family as your princess!"
The fourth daughter of the Chen family? A notoriously fat girl, as fat as a calf, she didn't even get a chance to participate in the beauty pageant. If she was brought into the Prince Qi's mansion, just one look at her would piss him off to death!
The Prince of Qi's expression changed several times, but he didn't jump up in the end. He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, please let me go! And give the girl from the Chen family a chance to live!"
The emperor stared at him and said, "What do you want? This is the will of the Queen Mother. If you have anything to say, go and discuss it with her!"
After saying this, he flicked his sleeves, raised his head, and walked away. The King of Qi waited for him to turn around the gallery, then lifted up his robe and strode into the Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother was half lying on the couch, enjoying the fresh preserved fruits presented by the palace maid. She just heard the announcement of the arrival of the King of Qi. She saw the King of Qi approaching and waving his hand to let the palace maid go away. The Queen Mother asked:
"Where did Baoer come from? You can see your brother now. You should congratulate him!"
"Don't worry, mother. I understand this. I've already told my brother about it!"
"That's good! Where's Su De? Didn't you say you were going to the imperial manor outside the city to pick her up? Why can't I see her?"
The King of Qi grabbed some preserved fruit from the low table and ate it. He said, "Su De refused to go back. She is having a great time at the farm... Has the Queen Mother seen the Emperor's grandson? Is he growing well?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "It's fine! Like your brother, just a little smaller. Alas! With Empress Sun's physique, it's good enough to be able to raise her!"
The King of Qi asked, "I heard that many women from other places came to the palace to chant Buddha's name and pray for the Queen and the prince. My mother's cousin is here too, right? Didn't she ask you to grant Marquis Weiyuan a marriage? Why didn't my mother take this opportunity to issue an imperial decree? How long are you going to keep delaying this?"
The Queen Mother sighed: "It's all because the Zhuang family girl has bad luck. She missed her chance to marry Junying again and again..."
"What do you mean, mother?"
The Queen Mother glanced at him and said, "You only heard a little in the back hall, and you are still worried about this matter. You are more reasonable than your brother. Your brother did not allow Junying to marry a concubine. He said that if he had a wife, he would have to marry a concubine. He was afraid that he would cause trouble in the backyard and would not be able to take care of official business with peace of mind!"
The King of Qi was stunned for a moment: "So you don't want the Queen Mother to issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage? Then wouldn't the girl from the Zhuang family have waited in vain?"
The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and said, "That can't be helped. I will find her another good marriage."
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