Chapter 827 Request
The next day, he wanted to take some food to the Imperial College, but was discovered by the palace servants who served him. The matter reached the ears of Queen Qin.
He couldn't avoid being punished again.
After so many years, he had long forgotten how he was punished, but he still remembered clearly the feeling of having to watch others eat while he himself went hungry.
Being hungry is actually nothing. What really makes him uncomfortable is the feeling of loneliness that no one cares about him.
Luo Qinghan gently cracked the egg, peeled it, and ate it bite by bite.
Now he no longer needs to envy others.
He also has people who care about him.
The dragon chariot stopped at the gate of Changle Palace.
Luo Qinghan got out of the car.
At this time, the sun had risen, and the morning sun dyed large patches of clouds red, making the entire sky become gorgeous.
Ms. Kong had been waiting at the door. She quickly stepped forward to greet the emperor, then led the emperor inside.
At the door of the bedroom, Lu Xinyao was still kneeling.
She knelt here for the entire night, her face as pale as paper, and her whole body was shaky.
When she saw the emperor coming, she hurriedly lowered her head.
"Your Majesty, your servant, greets you."
His voice became particularly hoarse because he had not drunk water for a long time.
She lowered her head at this moment, revealing a section of her white and slender neck, which, combined with her thin body, made her look particularly fragile and pitiful.
Luo Qinghan didn't even look at her and walked straight into the bedroom.
Inside the bedroom, the Empress Dowager had changed her clothes, but she had not combed her hair. Her long hair was scattered behind her, and she looked haggard.
She looked at the emperor who walked in steadily, feeling mixed emotions.
She once thought that Luo Qinghan was a well-behaved, obedient and sensible child, but now it turns out that she was wrong.
He is actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.
The sensible and filial behavior he showed in the past was just a disguise.
After taking off his disguise, he displayed a tyranny and despotism that was even greater than that of Emperor Sheng Yong.
Luo Qinghan: "Grandson pays respects to the Royal Grandmother. Is the Royal Grandmother feeling better?"
The Empress Dowager sat up straighter, but her voice still sounded weak.
"You have seen everything about me, right? Why are you asking me any more questions?"
Luo Qinghan remained silent.
The Empress Dowager glanced at Ms. Kong.
Ms. Kong understood and led all the servants in the room out.
The door was closed, and only the emperor and the empress dowager were left in the palace.
The Empress Dowager: "I don't understand. If you really make me angry, you will be the one who will be criticized in the end. Aren't you worried about your reputation being damaged?"
Luo Qinghan: "How others judge me is their business, what I want to do is my own business, the two are irrelevant."
The Empress Dowager looked at him steadily, her sharp eyes seemed to penetrate his skin and see the true thoughts in his heart.
However, no matter how she looked at him, Luo Qinghan always looked calm and indifferent.
She couldn't see through him.
The Empress Dowager was silent for a long time before she spoke again.
"The military token is indeed here with me."
Luo Qinghan was not surprised by this result.
The Empress Dowager sighed, "When the late emperor was still alive, he personally handed this military token to me.
He said that his health was getting worse and worse, and he was afraid that someone would steal the military amulet while he was seriously ill, so he asked me to help keep it safe.
In fact, the military talisman is of no use to me.
The reason I hold it is just in case.
I had originally thought about it. Once you marry a queen, have children, and the court and harem are stable, I will hand over the military token to you.
In this way, both I and the late emperor can rest assured.
Who would have thought that you wouldn't even want to wait this little bit of time and actually came directly to snatch the military token from me.
You are making me feel really uncomfortable.”
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "Since the military token is useless to you, you might as well give it to me directly. This will also solve a big problem in my mind."
The Empress Dowager said: "I said, it's not that I don't want to give you the military seal, but now you don't even have an heir, the throne is vacant, and the situation of the former dynasty is not stable. Giving you the military seal at this time will not do you much good."
Luo Qinghan: "It is precisely because the political situation is unstable that I need to hold the military power in my hands."
The Empress Dowager: "In the final analysis, you just don't trust me."
Luo Qinghan asked back: "When has the Empress Dowager ever trusted me?"
The Empress Dowager stopped talking.
The atmosphere fell into deathly silence.
The first person to break the silence this time was Luo Qinghan.
He asked, "Did the Empress Dowager specially call her grandson here just to say these words?"
The Empress Dowager: "I can give you the military token."
Luo Qinghan didn't say anything, waiting quietly for her to finish her words.
Sure enough, after a moment's pause, the Empress Dowager continued speaking.
"In exchange, you must ensure the safety of the Lu family."
Luo Qinghan: "I will issue an imperial decree to pardon the Lu family members."
The Empress Dowager: "I have one more condition."
Luo Qinghan: "You say."
"Xinyao is a good child.
Originally, I hoped that you would marry her, but judging from your expression, you seem unwilling.
Ke Xinyao has already entered the palace, and everyone actually knows why she came.
Even if people don't say it in public, they will definitely talk about her in private, which is not good for her reputation.
In addition, with the accident of Duke Hong, the Lu family lost its pillar, and it would be even more difficult for Xinyao to marry into a good family in the future.
I would like to ask you to help arrange a marriage for Xinyao, so that she can marry into a good family."
This was just a small matter, Luo Qinghan didn't think much about it, and asked, "Does the Royal Grandmother have a favorite family?"
The Empress Dowager: "I think the Prince of Chenliu is a good man. He is already 20 years old and still unmarried. It is not a good idea for him to remain single. Why not arrange a marriage between him and Xinyao? This will not only solve his lifelong problem, but also solve a major issue in my heart."
Almost in an instant, Luo Qinghan understood the Empress Dowager's intention.
Nie Changping, the Prince of Chenliu, controls 50,000 Chixiao troops and is a truly powerful vassal king.
Moreover, he is a staunch royalist. As long as Luo Qinghan is in power, his position as a prince will be unshakable.
If he is lucky enough to have the opportunity to make merit in the future, he might even be promoted to prince.
The Empress Dowager asked Lu Xinyao to marry Nie Changping, and it was in the form of an appointed marriage. On the one hand, she wanted to tie the Lu family to Nie Changping, and on the other hand, she wanted to let everyone know that the Lu family had not completely lost the favor of the Empress Dowager, and that there was still hope for the Lu family to rise again in the future.
However, Luo Qinghan did not want to give the Lu family hope of revival.
The combination of external relatives and military power is equivalent to putting a knife to the emperor's neck.
The Qin family is a bloody lesson.
Luo Qinghan would never raise another Qin family.
The look he gave the Empress Dowager became increasingly indifferent.
"I have my own ideas about the marriage of the Prince of Chenliu. Please forgive me for not being able to agree to your request."
(End of this chapter)
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