Chapter 768 The Emperor is Cheating (VI)
The harem is full of flowers and the atmosphere is harmonious.
Although Min Huang was not naive enough to think that his harem was as beautiful as it looked on the surface, he still confidently believed that—
"Although there are some minor disturbances in my Taiji Palace, the overall situation is stable!"
However, at this moment, his trusted eunuch was muttering in his heart -
"It looks gorgeous on the surface, but it's a mess behind the scenes!"
nonsense!
Why is it so dirty?
It makes sense that this magnificent and noble imperial palace is just a huge quagmire.
Min Huang was instinctively a little angry, but of course, as an emperor, he did not show his emotions.
Even if he felt angry, he would not really show it.
However, Zhou Shouyuan is Min Huang's confidant after all and has served him for more than ten years. Zhou Shouyuan knows his master very, very well.
[Huh? Your Majesty is angry? Why? I, I didn't say anything! ]
Min Huang heard Zhou Shouyuan's voice again.
Min Huang: ...
This servant is so perceptive! Did I reveal some clues, or does Zhou Shouyuan know me too well?
Although Min Huang was emperor for only three years, he already had the suspicion of an emperor.
He knew that Zhou Shouyuan was his confidant and must know him very well.
But as an emperor, Min Huang could not accept the fact that he could be "seen through" by a eunuch.
He, Min Huang, the emperor of the Dajing Dynasty, should be elusive.
Even those who know him best cannot truly understand his thoughts, guess his words and actions, and cannot "predict" his predictions! "Where is my mother, is there any news?"
Min Huang suppressed his displeasure, suddenly spoke, and abruptly brought up a topic.
Zhou Shouyuan was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and hurriedly replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, at the first quarter of the first lunar month, the Concubine Dowager sent someone to ask for an audience with Your Majesty, but Your Majesty had already gone to bed by then, so I sent the person away first!"
[The Queen Mother is the same, she has no sympathy for Your Majesty at all. 】
[Your Majesty is busy with government affairs every day, which is hard enough, but she always brings up some messy things to upset Your Majesty. ]
[Your Majesty has just taken power. Although the Queen Mother has returned to the harem, she has not given up control of the former dynasty.]
[And those old ministers are all old foxes. They appear to be respectful to Your Majesty, but in reality they all have selfish motives——]
[It's a pity that your Majesty has to deal with these people every day, and he can't even rest properly when he returns to the harem. ]
[The Concubine doesn't feel bad, but I, the old slave, do! ]
A series of inner thoughts made Min Huang feel a little emotional——
Although Zhou Shouyuan, this old servant, is too clever, he is very loyal.
As for what Zhou Shouyuan complained about, Min Huang felt even more "resonant".
Alas, Concubine Dowager, my dear mother.
Zhou Shouyuan, a servant like me, knows how to feel sorry for me, but you, as my biological mother, have no compassion at all.
It's all trouble.
As for what Concubine Xie has been doing recently, Min Huang knew it very well.
It’s not that Min Huang is so smart and can see through people’s hearts, but Concubine Xie did not hide her “intentions” at all.
She even cried to Min Huang more than once: "Jiulang, I am indeed of humble origin, not as noble as the Queen Mother."
"But I am the emperor's biological mother after all. Even if I have no merits, I have worked hard."
"My son is the emperor, but I am still a concubine. Is this reasonable?"
The Da Jing Dynasty followed ancient rituals, and the status of wives and concubines was very strict.
Although Concubine Xie was the emperor's biological mother, she was only a concubine of the previous emperor.
According to the rules, when a new king ascends the throne, he must respect his biological mother as the queen dowager.
As for her biological mother, it is possible to forcibly enthrone her as the Queen Mother, but this must be done with the permission of Queen Mother Wang, or with Min Huang's strong request.
However, the fact is——
First, Queen Mother Wang did not want Xie to be honored on an equal footing with herself.
Queen Mother?
Humph, she doesn't deserve it.
A peasant girl, a humble palace maid, if she had not gotten pregnant after being favored once, Xie would not even have the honor of a concubine dowager.
As for her, Wang was a daughter of the famous Wang family of Taiyuan, a truly prominent family.
She was the original wife of the previous emperor, and she personally pushed Min Huang onto the throne.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Whether it is status or favor, the Queen Mother always stands on the side of justice and has an absolute advantage.
If she agreed to accept Xie's title of Queen Mother and let a lowly fool be compared with herself, she would be at a great loss!
Second, Min Huang did not adopt the attitude of "die if he fails" to force the empress dowager and court officials to agree to push his biological mother to the throne.
The reason is simple: Min Huang is smarter than Concubine Xie, and has the rationality and ruthlessness of a politician.
The foundation is not yet stable. Now is not the time to break off relations with the Queen Mother.
Besides, even if A Niang was not the empress dowager, she was still the emperor’s biological mother.
In this harem, who dares to really treat her with disrespect?
It's just an empty title, why can't he just bear with it for the sake of his son? Concubine Xie: ...Hehe, empty title?
Since it is so unimportant, then you should give it to me! No matter how noble the concubine is, she is still a "concubine", a concubine of the previous emperor, and a little woman who is destined to be suppressed by the queen mother.
Only after becoming the empress dowager could she truly be the most honorable woman in the harem.
Concubine Xie had been depressed for more than 30 years in the first half of her life. Finally, when her son became the emperor, she just wanted to do whatever she wanted.
For the title of empress dowager, Concubine Xie and Min Huang had a quarrel, and a series of scenes of crying, making a fuss and threatening to hang themselves began.
Min Huang: ...
My heart is so tired!
He had just "sent" the Queen Mother out of the court, and the aftermath was still there. If he promoted his own mother to a higher position at this time, what would the Queen Mother think? How would the court officials view him as an emperor? And there were also the gossips of the world -
Although Min Huang is not a good person, he still has some conscience at the moment.
Even if it wasn't because of conscience, Min Huang had to do it for his own good reputation.
Ungrateful, ungrateful... mistreating and even humiliating the stepmother who has done him a favor, it's not a pleasant thing to say.
Min Huang still wants to be remembered in history, not be cursed in history! "Get rid of him? That's fine!"
Min Huang rubbed his brows. He had just had a nightmare and found himself having an adventure. He couldn't say that he was exhausted both physically and mentally, but he also had a faint feeling of powerlessness.
Now he really doesn't want to face his confused mother.
Of course, Min Huang doesn’t really not care about his mother.
After hesitating for a moment, Min Huang said, "Let's send someone to check. Is mother pregnant?"
Min Huang was not afraid that his mother would really get sick, but that she would "make a fake thing into reality"! Tsk, his mother was rather confused, and any absurd thing could happen to her.
Min Huang didn't want his mother to really get herself into trouble just for a show.
"Your Majesty, I obey your command!"
Zhou Shouyuan said respectfully, but couldn't help muttering in his heart -
[Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have already sent someone to keep an eye on him! ]
Min Huang: ...
(End of this chapter)
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