Chapter 47: Save Face
Zhao Hai followed closely, feeling anxious and sighing. He had been following the emperor all these years and had naturally seen everything he had experienced. It was not easy for him to comment.
Perhaps this is the family affection of the emperor?
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the emperor heading towards the imperial study, so he hurriedly informed Xiao Xia Zi and asked everyone who was serving today to be alert to this.
The emperor is unhappy, so the people under him have to be more careful, otherwise if they do something to displease the emperor, nothing good will happen to them. The last time we went to see Shunpin, that was the same thing. Speaking of the last time, Zhao Hai thought of Chen Qing. Last time, it was all thanks to Chen Liangren. This time, he didn't know if Chen Liangren could save him.
Zhao Hai was alert, but after a while Xuanyuan Ling threw the memorial away.
The previous drought was dealt with, but now it has recurred and people have reported it again.
The servants were kneeling on the floor in the imperial study. Zhao Hai really wanted to cry. How could this really happen?
At this moment, the servants from Fengyi Palace came outside.
The Queen has prepared a list of programs to be arranged in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Emperor's birthday.
Xuanyuan Ling was in a bad mood at the moment. He opened the list, took a look at it, and then threw it to the ground.
The eunuch who delivered the list was Su Changming, the eunuch in charge of Fengyi Palace. When he came in and saw people kneeling on the ground, he knew something was wrong. Now he felt like crying but had no tears.
"The common people can't even get enough to eat, and yet the Queen is so extravagant in preparing a Mid-Autumn Festival and birthday banquet!"
The queen was right in following the rules, but she couldn't handle the situation at this time.
Under normal circumstances, the emperor would not openly reprimand even if he was unhappy.
At most, someone would tell the queen not to be extravagant. It would not be a big deal if the queen was not so strict in doing things according to the rules, but it is different now.
Zhao Hai thought that the Queen Mother wanted a child openly, but in fact it was just to cause trouble for the Queen. How could the Queen Mother not understand that men hated it most when you forced them to do things by pressing their heads, especially a favored child like the Emperor, who could not stand this.
You are already the emperor, but you still have to be forced to have a child. Who can bear this?
He was already angry, and the memorial to the emperor further ignited the fire. The list from the empress simply added fuel to the fire. The anger was directed towards the empress.
Xuanyuan Ling said angrily: "With the Mid-Autumn Festival and the birthday banquet being held consecutively, I'm afraid the Queen won't be able to spare any time. Then let Concubine Yu and Concubine Chun help with the arrangements."
Even without Concubine Ru, the emperor still remembered the last time Concubine Ru schemed against someone.
Su Changming's heart trembled when he heard this. He walked out of the imperial study and looked at the road in front of him, wishing he would never reach his destination in his lifetime.
How can I explain this to my master?
But he had to explain it even though he couldn't. When Su Changming told the queen about it, the queen's face changed immediately.
"What does this mean?" The Queen was either mumbling to herself or asking Jinzhi, "I have been following the rules, how come it has come to this? I have asked Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu to handle this together. Isn't it embarrassing for me as the Queen?"
Jinzhi also felt sad when she saw this: "Maybe the emperor feels sorry for the queen's hard work."
She herself didn't believe what she said, so how could the Queen believe it?
The queen smiled dejectedly: "Feeling distressed?"
Is it because of what happened last time that the Emperor dislikes her even more than before?
Now she is asking Concubine Yu and Concubine Chun to assist her. Will she have to bypass her and directly ask Concubine Yu to take charge in the future?
In the past, the emperor at least gave her face on the surface.
But she did not regret the plot against Concubine Yu's baby. If the child was still alive, the emperor would definitely care more about Concubine Yu. If she gave birth to another prince, a concubine with two princes and a queen without children would make her position as queen unstable in the eyes of all officials.
This woman, who had been favored by her husband for many years and had two children, was ultimately a major concern for the queen.
But compared to Concubine Yu, who was in the open, the Queen Mother was also the one who gave the Queen a headache: "I forgot that today was the day when the Emperor paid his respects to the Queen Mother. It was such an unfortunate coincidence that the list was sent there."
Jinzhi knew about the conflict between the Queen Mother and the Emperor. It was all exposed, but the Queen Mother was confused. She said, "Why don't you talk to the Queen Mother about it?"
The queen sneered: "The queen mother will never allow me to have any say. I still have to rely on the queen mother."
She will never forget the first time when she approached the Queen Mother with eager eyes, only to be humiliated by her and implied that she was a chicken that couldn't lay eggs.
This mother-in-law is not only the most powerful backing for her Chen family to gain a foothold in the court, but also a double-edged sword. It is said that a daughter-in-law will eventually become a mother-in-law.
Even if the emperor doesn't like the queen mother, doesn't he still have to pay his respects? Should she, as a daughter-in-law, bear the crime of being unfilial?
After Xuanyuan Ling had called the officials to finish their meeting and the matter came to an end, he thought about it and decided to go and see Concubine Yu.
In fact, he wanted to see the child and then reprimand Concubine Yu for assisting the Queen.
In fact, he was too angry about this matter and was too disrespectful to the Queen. He couldn't let Concubine Yu offend the Queen again.
Going over there to see Concubine Yu, he also asked Zhao Hai to send some supplements to the Queen, which was a way to save face for the Queen.
He also told the whole palace that asking Concubine Chun and Concubine Yu to assist the Queen was not because the Queen was incapable, but because the Emperor was concerned about her health.
Zhao Hai felt relieved. The fact that the emperor could do this showed that his anger had almost subsided.
Concubine Yu was so happy when she met Xuanyuan Ling. Although Xuanyuan Ling had warned her before, it was clear that the Emperor disliked the Queen. Concubine Yu was still happy. She was happy to make trouble for the Queen.
Xuanyuan Ling naturally rested in Zhongyu Palace that night.
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