Chapter 766 The Emperor is Cheating (Part 4)
"What's that sound?"
"Who is speaking?"
Although he was still in shock, as an emperor who had successfully emerged from a bloody and brutal battle for the throne, Min Huang instinctively controlled his emotions.
He didn't ask these questions out loud, but was just confused in his heart.
Even the panic and confusion from waking up from a nightmare had disappeared from his face.
Being able to remain calm even when facing a huge crisis is a necessary skill for a prince who grew up in the palace.
It is also the most basic and best skill for a new king.
He remained calm and began to look around.
"His Majesty?"
The middle-aged eunuch prostrated himself on the ground, not daring to look up at the emperor's face, and could only ask cautiously.
[Has the emperor not yet come out of his dream? Oh, what kind of dream did he have? How could an emperor lose his composure like this? ]
Heard it again!
It’s still that voice!
Min Huang continued to look around but could not find the source of the sound.
However, as sharp and alert as Min Huang was, he still found a clue -
This voice sounds familiar! It seems?
Min Huang had a vague guess in his mind, but he still didn't show it on his face. He asked in a hoarse voice: "Zhou Shouyuan?"
This is the name of the middle-aged eunuch in front of him, and he is also Min Huang's most trusted and relied-upon confidant.
When Min Huang was still an unpopular prince, Zhou Shouyuan served him.
He is ten years older than Min Huang and is only thirty years old this year.
But maybe it was because of his physical defect or because he suffered too much in his early years, but Zhou Shouyuan looked nearly twenty years older than Min Huang.
However, Zhou Shouyuan has gained a little weight, but his skin is still tight, making him look more mature rather than "old".
"It's a slave girl!"
Zhou Shouyuan responded respectfully.
Almost at the same time as his answer came out, there was another voice -
[Your Majesty really had a nightmare. When he looked at me just now, there was something wrong with his eyes. ]
[Alas, Your Majesty is also pitiful. In the early years, because of his mother's humble status, he was not favored by the late emperor. He was like a transparent person and could be bullied by anyone. ]
[After much difficulty, he ascended to the throne after overcoming all the difficulties. The harem was full of flowers and flowers on the surface, but it was a mess in secret...]
Min Huang tried his best to control his emotions, but he was still shocked.
First, he did hear a familiar voice.
And that voice seemed to come from Zhou Shouyuan's body.
Ventriloquism?
Or was it simply Zhou Shouyuan's "inner voice"? Could he hear what Zhou Shouyuan was thinking? Realizing this, Min Huang was in doubt.
Yes, he was shocked and he was suspicious, but he was not happy.
As a prince who grew up in the harem, and an emperor who ascended the throne by stepping on the flesh and blood of his brothers, he is no longer naive.
Suspicion is his nature.
Min Huang felt that something was wrong with him, and he immediately suspected——
Is this a conspiracy?
Is someone using witchcraft to haunt me?
Or am I sick or poisoned? Am I hallucinating due to the pain or poison? Min Huang's heart was in turmoil, and he clenched his hands tightly under the quilt.
While he was surprised, Min Huang also caught the key point of Zhou Shouyuan's "voice" -
"The harem looks gorgeous on the surface, but it's a mess behind the scenes!"
How could it be? Although Min Huang would not be so foolish as to think that his harem was truly harmonious and happy, it was not "a mess" either.
The Queen Mother was the empress of the previous emperor and his biological mother.
He was also the benefactor who helped him sit on the throne.
Of course, this does not mean that Queen Mother Wang is really kind. There is no so-called "motherly love and filial piety" or "deep grace and virtue" between him and Wang. There is only an exchange of interests.
Wang supported this unpopular prince in his bid for succession, and Min Huang would honor Queen Wang as the Queen Mother and grant Wang the hereditary title of Duke.
Mutual benefit and fair trade.
The Queen Mother is rational and sober, and does not regard herself as the "Queen Mother".
As long as Min Huang gave her the honor of queen mother and the wealth that the Wang family deserved, she would not interfere with Min Huang.
...Well, it was only after a fierce battle that the Queen Mother was forced to retreat to the harem to "live out her days in peace."
Three years ago, when Min Huang had just ascended the throne, the Queen Mother ruled the country from behind the curtain, claiming that the emperor was young.
Min Huang only had the title of emperor, but he couldn't even touch the edge of government affairs.
In order to take power and break the impasse, Min Huang had to "drive out the wolves and chase away the tigers."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
He asked to marry the eldest daughter of the famous Gu family as his queen.
After marrying the queen, Min Huang is no longer a child.
Moreover, since ancient times, a young emperor's marriage was a prelude to "ruling the country personally".
Furthermore, if he married a daughter of the Gu family, the entire Gu family would help him fight against the Wang family.
Three years, a full three years, Min Huang and Queen Gu fought side by side, one in the front court and the other in the harem, and finally regained the rights that the emperor and queen should have.
The Queen Mother was defeated in this round of competition, so she reluctantly withdrew from the previous dynasty.
In the harem, the palace affairs were also handed over to Gu.
On the surface, the mothers in the harem are loving, the children are filial, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are harmonious.
But secretly, the waves are still surging and a new storm is brewing.
Apart from the Queen Mother, Min Huang's biological mother, Concubine Xie, seemed to be much gentler.
But, it’s still “terrible”.
Xie was just an ordinary commoner's daughter. She was selected by the palace and entered the palace as a maid.
Her appearance was considered decent, but she did not stand out in a harem filled with beauties.
After three years in the palace, she had never even seen the emperor.
Once, the emperor was drunk and took the wrong road, and unexpectedly, he favored Xie.
Just this time, Xie became pregnant and was given the title of Baolin by the late emperor.
The following year, Xie gave birth to a prince.
Unfortunately, the late emperor had no shortage of sons, and the prince born to Xie was ranked ninth among all the princes.
However, the late emperor still promoted Xie to the rank of beauty in recognition of her contribution in childbirth.
Xie had been a beauty for more than ten years until her ninth prince married Queen Wang, at which time she was promoted to Zhaoyi by Queen Wang.
Xie Zhaoyi was definitely the one with the lowest rank among all the women who had given birth to children for the late emperor.
From this we can see how unpopular Mrs. Xie was.
Xie Zhaoyi and the Ninth Prince were also invisible figures in the harem.
Not to mention the favored princes and princesses, even the eunuchs and palace maids who were slightly famous dared to give the mother and son the cold shoulder.
The Ninth Prince is very much like the male protagonist in a palace fighting novel. His biological mother is humble and he is often bullied.
The difficult living environment did not wear away his edges, but instead made him like a piece of forged steel or a carved jade.
When the Ninth Prince was twelve years old, Queen Wang's legitimate son died and she lost her fertility.
Queen Wang could only choose one adopted son from among the princes.
The ninth prince was chosen by Queen Wang.
In addition to his own excellence, it was also because Xie Zhaoyi was of humble origin and was weak and confused.
Yes, stupid! Min Huang didn't want to judge his biological mother like this, it was too unfilial.
But the fact is, Xie Zhaoyi was not favored even after giving birth to a son. This must be due to some character flaw.
Stupid, and always likes to be smart!
(End of this chapter)
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