Emperor Kangde agreed with this. No matter how well the civil and military officials in the court performed, or how outstanding their abilities were, their private lives in the harem were a mess.
There are good and bad people, some who are both righteous and evil, some who are hypocrites and some who are villains, and so on.
Human nature is multifaceted and complex.
In his heart, Master Bei is now a hypocrite.
Back at the palace, the retired emperor was relieved to see that they had returned safely.
After his son and daughter-in-law returned home, the emperor was always worried about his son's health. Although his daughter-in-law knew medicine, he was still worried until he saw his son return safely.
"Okay, I'm glad you're back. Go and have some rest."
"Father, we haven't eaten yet."
"I have had a small kitchen built in Kunning Palace. From now on, you will dine with the Empress in Kunning Palace. I thought you had already eaten at the Bei family's."
The retired emperor waved his hand and sent his son and daughter-in-law back to Kunning Palace.
"Queen, you go back first, I will come soon."
"I'll take my leave."
Bei Lingyao left Yongshou Palace without saying anything more.
As soon as she left, Emperor Kangde immediately complained, "Father, you've really misjudged me. Imperial Tutor Bei is a hypocrite. You don't know how much he neglects the Empress. The Empress has been wronged. If I hadn't visited the Beis' home, I wouldn't have known. The Empress' life was even worse than that of their servants."
Emperor Kant babble on and on, becoming more and more angry, his face turning red.
"They weren't even prepared for the Queen's return. If my father hadn't sent someone to the Bei family this morning to remind them, my son and the Queen would have been greeted by no one.
The small Buddhist temple was built magnificently, and the small side room where the queen lived was not even half the size of the doghouse I used to live in when I was a child.
The boudoir where the queen got married was just the yard where the eldest daughter of the Bei family practiced the piano. Even the furnishings in the yard were made by the eldest daughter of the Bei family to show off.
The queen married into the palace on the same day, and the yard was emptied the next day. When the son and the queen returned home, the Bei family didn't even have a place to rest.
Husband and wife are one. If the Bei family doesn't take the queen seriously, they don't take their son seriously, and by extension, they don't take you, the emperor, seriously."
"Don't get excited, don't get angry."
The emperor was originally frowning, but when he saw his son's angry look, he was immediately frightened, fearing that his son would get hurt by his anger.
"Don't worry, Father. I'm not excited, I'm just sad. The Queen is so pitiful.
Imperial Tutor Bei was a cold-hearted, selfish, and self-serving man. His first wife divorced him, and he married a new bride just a month later. Then, his first wife died in childbirth, and the pregnant concubine in the mansion also died. How could such a coincidence happen? They both died.
Fortunately, the queen was a baby girl. If it was a baby boy, she would have died long ago.
The Bei family brought the queen back to the mansion because of their reputation, but they had been locked up in a small Buddhist temple. It was not until this year that Master Bei arranged a marriage for the queen that the queen was able to come out of the small Buddhist temple to meet her fiancé.
Then her fiancé was snatched away by Miss Bei Er. Her son had heard rumors about her before, saying that she was born with a phoenix destiny. She was preparing to enter the palace. When she learned that her son was dying and did not dare to marry into the palace, she snatched the queen's fiancé.
Taifu Bei and his wife couldn't bear to part with their beloved daughter, so they pushed the queen into the palace. How despicable."
"You don't care?" the emperor asked his son.
"What do you care about?"
Emperor Kant was stunned for a moment, then his brows knitted together.
Does Yaoer have that fiancé in her heart?
Will she regret marrying into the palace?
Before and after his father issued the decree to grant the marriage, his opposition was in vain, and he never thought about finding out who the queen was, how she lived in the Bei family, what she looked like, or what her character was like.
It was only before the wedding that I heard that the queen had a fiancé who was a scholar from a poor family, Pei Hanxue, a student of Master Bei.
But it was snatched away by Bei Shuxian.
At that time, Emperor Kant didn't take it seriously and didn't care.
He and the Queen were just strangers.
Because the horoscope submitted by Taifu Bei was a perfect match for him, the emperor's father granted him marriage.
Now he is very satisfied with the queen and cares about her very much.
But when he thought that Pei Hanxue had already entered the Queen's heart, Emperor Kangde couldn't help feeling sour.
Although he was the emperor, he was weak and sickly. If the queen had not put makeup on him, he would have been very ugly.
That Bei Shuxian was obviously arrogant. She had always wanted to become a phoenix and compete with other noble ladies at banquets to become the queen. However, because he was bedridden, she used her innocence to plot against Pei Hanxue.
It can be seen that Senior Pei Han is definitely not bad, even outstanding.
Silly son.
The Emperor looked at his son, who had suddenly fallen silent. "Cheng'er, don't overthink it. Since the Empress has married into the palace, she and you are one, sharing honor and disgrace. Over the past three days, I have seen that the Empress has devoted herself to you and worked hard to restore your health. This is enough."
"Your Majesty is right, the Queen is fine. I will do my best to take care of her health."
The only thing he lacks now is his health.
"Take these memorials back and read them. I will temporarily take charge of the affairs of state, but you can't just sit there and do nothing."
The former emperor loved his son dearly, and even after abdicating, he still held all the power just like when he was the emperor.
Now that he saw that his son was in better spirits, he gave him three copies of the memorial and asked him to take them home to read.
Emperor Kangde was stunned. Looking at the retired emperor's silver hair, he respectfully accepted the offer, "Your son will definitely do his best to help your father share his worries."
Since he became the emperor, he did not think about power.
Everything he has was given by his father. The imperial power originally belonged to his father. If his father does not give up power, Emperor Kant will not say anything.
He was in poor health and would not want to fight for power, and he was even less willing to hurt their father-son relationship because of imperial power.
The retired emperor was relieved. He was very old and seventy years old was a rare age. Even if he wanted to be stronger, he would not be able to do many things. If it were not for his concern for his son's health, he would have held on.
The father and son chatted for a while, and then Emperor Kant took his leave.
"Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, Imperial Tutor Bei has come to the palace to plead guilty."
"Hmph, let him in."
The retired emperor was very unhappy, but the emperor and empress had just gotten married. If he left Tutor Bei out in the cold or punished him, it would only give others an opportunity to take advantage of him.
"I am guilty, please punish me, Your Majesty."
As soon as Master Bei came in, he knelt in front of the retired emperor and burst into tears.
"My inner house was not well maintained, causing the Empress to suffer injustice, and I failed to entertain the Emperor well. This is my fault."
"My dear Lord Bei, you have indeed disappointed me. You are the Imperial Tutor, the Prince's Teacher, and now the Emperor's Teacher.
I hope that you will go down in history, pass down your benevolence and virtue, and astound the world with your talent and learning. Assist the Emperor, gain a great reputation, and become a wise minister and prime minister respected by people of this time and future generations."
When the Emperor said this, he said with great sorrow: "It turns out that I was delusional."
Master Bei almost collapsed to the ground with a thud, wishing he could beat his former self to death.
It turned out that the emperor had such high expectations of him, but he disappointed the emperor.
"I have failed to live up to His Majesty's grace. I only ask His Majesty to give me another chance. I will definitely live up to His Majesty's expectations."
With benevolence and virtue passed down from generation to generation and astonishing talent and learning, he assisted the emperor, made a name for himself, and was recorded in history as a respected wise minister and prime minister.
This was his original intention in reading the books of sages, but he lost himself unknowingly and almost went astray.
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