Prince Zuzan has been having a rough time recently. The Tibetan tribes have also begun to stir up trouble, and the tribes have started fighting each other again.
His Bailan tribe was the most powerful, but after the incident in Chengdu Prefecture, the Bailan tribe was looked down upon by other tribes.
You didn't even touch the hair of the Song Dynasty, but ended up getting a complete setback. The Bailan tribe is no different.
So some other tribes began to unite. They wanted to deal with the Bailang tribe and attempted to seize the throne of Tubo.
"Damn it, I have no one to bully Bai Lan. These bastards
Now they are taking advantage of the situation and bringing their weapons to rob us of our money, food, and women!"
The entire Tubo tribe began to fight each other again. This iron army of the Tang Dynasty has now become internally divided, and its former glory is long gone.
Three months later, Li Sisi returned to Bianjing with her child. The Queen and Zhao Xin went to visit her in person. The concubines in the harem gathered together and chattered, and Li Sisi told them everything she had seen and heard along the way.
When the situation became critical, everyone began to worry about the emperor's safety.
Nangong Lian'er gave birth to a big fat boy, but this boy didn't look like Nangong Lian'er at all, but looked a lot like Zhao Huan. Even Li Sisi felt a little regretful about this: "Sister Lian'er, look at Zhao Zhan, he looks a lot like Your Majesty. If you can give Your Majesty another daughter, it would be great if she is as beautiful as you."
Nangong Lian'er liked it very much. She smiled and patted her child: "What's wrong with being like Your Majesty? When you grow up, you can follow Your Majesty in battles and make great achievements, right?"
No one noticed that Zhu Lian's face changed when he heard this. Wasn't Zhao Zhan competing with his son Zhao Xin for the position of crown prince?
Before Zhao Xin became her only son, Zhu Lian didn't care much about the choice of crown prince. She actually didn't want Zhao Xin to inherit the throne. The emperor seemed to have unlimited glory, but in reality, he was entangled in intrigue and various political affairs, which was a tiring job.
But ever since Nangong Lian'er had Zhao Zhan, Zhu Lian had a vague feeling of unease. Zhao Huan was extremely fond of Nangong Lian'er. If he wanted to make Zhao Zhan the crown prince in the future, then, then...
Zhu Lian didn't dare to think any further, but Nangong Lian'er continued, "However, I do hope Zhan'er can live away from the royal power."
Zhu Lian was surprised: "Why do you say that, sister?"
Nangong Lian'er sighed softly: "I have been with Your Majesty, fighting in battles and making secret visits. I have witnessed countless intrigues and sinister power struggles. What I see in Your Majesty is not the glory of an emperor, nor the satisfaction of holding great power. Instead, I see Your Majesty's hard work and deep anxiety day and night.
"I will never let this person go down the path of politics. As long as Zhan'er can learn to read and write well, he can become a scholar who writes poems and paints in the future. Even if he is illiterate and becomes an idle prince, I will never let Zhan'er get even a little bit of this power."
Nangong Lian'er was very resolute, and Zhu Lian knew her character very well. This girl was always true to her word, and once she made up her mind, Zhao Huan could not change it.
Nangong Lian'er did this to make it clear to the Queen that her son would never fight for the position of Crown Prince. Secondly, she was determined not to let her child get involved in politics.
Li Sisi was a bit thick-skinned, so she didn't notice anything wrong. She just smiled and said, "Sister Lian'er, you're thinking about the child so early, but I'm afraid His Majesty won't agree when the time comes."
Nangong Lian'er bit her lip and said, "Even if your majesty banishes me to the cold palace, I will never agree to let Zhan'er enter politics."
Li Sisi was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Nangong Lian'er to be so decisive.
Unbeknownst to her, Nangong Lian'er had always been by Zhao Huan's side. On the surface, this idiot emperor appeared incompetent and childish. In reality, he was incredibly cautious. She had watched Zhao Huan toss and turn countless nights, unable to sleep. He'd spent countless nights working through piles of documents, countless nights racking his brains over a single decision until his hair turned gray.
Facts have also proved that Zhao Zhan later lived a more carefree life than Crown Prince Zhao Xin.
Some people covet power, while others prefer freedom. After Zhao Xin ascended the throne, he doted on his younger brother. However, Zhao Zhan, like his mother, did not like royal power, but instead enjoyed traveling, reciting poems, and painting.
Nangong Lian'er's words made Empress Zhu Lian blush. She was thinking too much. Is power really good? Suddenly, she thought of the former crown prince Zhao Chen. Her own son died in the struggle for power.
Thinking of this, Zhu Lian's face changed drastically, and the scars deep in his heart flooded like a flood.
Zhu Lian said with tears in her eyes: "Sister Lian'er is right. Thinking of the Crown Prince makes me feel so miserable. We should not take royal power and wealth too seriously. The greatest happiness is a peaceful and harmonious family. I once threatened to die to force Your Majesty not to take concubines, but now Your Majesty has married so many sisters one after another."
When Zhu Lian said this, Li Sisi, Tian Yingying, Tang Wan'er, and Nangong Lian'er all blushed slightly.
Zhu Lian smiled and said, "I'm not making fun of you sisters. What I mean is that we sisters must not harm each other's harmony. We must live in harmony like a family. As long as I live, I will never allow any fighting in the harem."
Zhu Lian's words finally relaxed everyone's spirits and they began to play and joke with each other. Zhao Xin was already quite sensible. He took Zhao Rouer's hand and went to catch butterflies in the garden. A large group of palace maids and eunuchs followed behind, worried that their master would get hurt.
Zhao Xin is very caring towards his younger sister Zhao Rouer, and knows how to protect her everywhere even at a young age.
"Sister, run slower or you might fall." Zhao Xin said in a baby voice.
"Brother, look, it's such a big butterfly. Wow, so beautiful."
Zhu Lian and the others smiled at each other as they watched everything unfold before them. Zhu Lian stood up and bowed slightly to Nangong Lian'er. "Don't be offended, sister. Just now, sister Zhan'er has grown up and is working for His Majesty to achieve great things, but I was thinking about Xin'er's future. I was too jealous of you, sister. Please don't blame me."
Nangong Lian'er was shocked and hurriedly bowed, "Your Majesty, what are you saying? I dare not have any opinions about you."
Unexpectedly, Zhu Lian helped her up and said seriously, "It's kind of you. I was wronged just now. No matter whether Xin'er or Zhan'er becomes the crown prince in the future, they are both your Majesty's own flesh and blood. As long as they love each other as brothers and sisters, that's better than anything else."
Nangong Lian'er smiled slightly, and the gaps between the people disappeared.
As expected, from then on, Zhao Huan's concubines showed great love for each other, treating each one like a sister. This made Zhao Huan wonder if the palace intrigues he saw on TV were real. Why were his own concubines so harmonious?
Later, Zhao Huan became more and more suspicious, but the facts were before him. When several children made mistakes, they would often compete to scold their own children, and this could not be faked.
At one point, Zhao Huan was a little confused, but later he realized that it was the queen's tolerance that brought harmony to the harem.
It seems true that the magnanimity of a queen determines the stability and unity of her harem. Historically, benevolent queens rarely saw jealousy among their concubines, a fact attributed to the queens themselves.
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