After rebirth, I made the princes cry

Jiantai, built in the center of the Mingqu, is now only accessible to Jiang Tai, the Queen Mother, and the Empress Dowager. Earlier, Madam Wei and Yingshu were only in the pavilion northeast of the Mingqu, looking at this pavilion from afar, which was built during the reign of Emperor Ji Muzong.

In the pavilion, Yingdan followed Yingshu, and Madam Wei also brought two followers.

Madam Wei slowly waved the round fan in her hand. The water lotus embroidered on the white fan seemed to emit a delicate fragrance.

This was a conversation that did not avoid any irrelevant matters, and Mrs. Wei was determined to stick to her outspoken attitude to the end.

"Something big has happened in Kunlun Temple, but the annual prayer ceremony must still be carried out. Your Majesty cannot leave the Great Hall to end the initiation of the spirit, and the witch ministers cannot enter the Great Hall to interrupt the ceremony. I have said this, do you know why the Queen Mother chose to take action during the annual prayer ceremony? After all, at this time, the Queen Mother no longer has to be afraid of anyone except Your Majesty.

The Palace Master has the Zhigui to prove his identity, and the Queen Mother must also know the importance of the Zhigui. Although I have already told the Palace Postmaster that the palace servants of Baoguang Palace dare not break into the noble envoy's bedroom, there is no guarantee that if something unexpected happens in the palace, they will have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. If the noble envoy trusts me, perhaps he can listen to my advice on how to properly keep the Zhigui. "

"I'd like to hear the details." Yingshu was willing to listen to advice.

"Hong Tao and Bai Li have always been with Your Majesty and me. They were not palace maids in the past, and they are both familiar with archery. I am sure that the palace maids in Baoguang Palace are no match for them. Of course, I believe that the Palace Master and the Left Deputy Envoy have come from afar, and your country's emperor will certainly send skilled maids to protect you two. But no matter how skilled the maids are, they are inevitably outnumbered. If an accident really happens in Baoguang Palace, no matter the two envoys, the maids around them, or even the guards, they will all become the targets of close surveillance by those assigned by the Queen Mother, making it difficult to hide and move Zhigui. Only Hong Tao and Bai Li will be able to escape from Baoguang Palace in the chaos."

"Madam, do you mean to keep the fat rose for us?"

"My only support is your Majesty, but your Majesty is now in the Great Hall. No one can disturb him unless the soul-receiving ceremony is over. The Queen Mother has not found the Zhigui on the noble envoy, maids, and guards. Of course, she will suspect me. I cannot protect the Zhigui, but there is someone who can."

"Who else in Weiyang Palace can resist the majesty of Queen Mother Yao?"

"Your Majesty," Madam Wei said with a smile, "If the Weiyang Palace was peaceful and nothing happened, the Queen would certainly not challenge the Queen Mother. But once an emergency occurs, even if the Queen will not confront the Queen Mother directly, she will certainly understand that the Queen Mother's behavior is against Your Majesty's wishes. No matter what, she will quell the riot first and prevent the situation from getting worse. Everything will be decided after Your Majesty comes out of the Great Hall.

Empress Wu's father is currently the Grand Marshal, and the Empress's brother is in charge of the Imperial Guards. Even if the Empress Dowager is arrogant, she would never dare to use force on the Empress in Weiyang Palace. In fact, although the Empress seems to be submissive to the Empress Dowager, this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are far from being as harmonious as they seem. "

Yingshu did not comment.

"In the past, it was true that most of the daughters of the Yao clan were wives of Khans. Therefore, when discussing marriage for Your Majesty, the Queen Mother insisted on marrying Your Majesty with her niece, which was also in line with the wishes of the Grand Master. However, Your Majesty's idea was, of course, to marry with other powerful people. The father of Queen Wu originally believed that Your Majesty was more wise than the King of Zhenyuan, and according to the etiquette of the Qiang tribe, Your Majesty should be the first in line for the crown prince. The Wu clan is inclined to follow the old system, which is of great benefit to Your Majesty. If a marriage is concluded, the connection with the Wu clan will be more solid.

Empress Wu has always been in love with Your Majesty. Although His Majesty was reluctant, he did not dare to show his idea of ​​abandoning the eldest son and enthroning the youngest son at that time, so he had no choice but to agree. Later, His Majesty finally found a reason to accuse Your Majesty of disobeying the emperor and father and exiled Your Majesty. However, he still did not dare to punish the Empress. He pretended to keep the Empress in the Weiyang Palace, saying that he pardoned the Empress from being implicated and punished together with His Majesty. He could not bear to let the Empress suffer the pain of exile with Your Majesty. In fact, he kept the Empress in the Weiyang Palace as a hostage to restrain the Wu clan from rebelling.

What's funny is that the Empress Dowager clearly knew about the Grand Master's plan, but she took her anger out on the Empress for obeying the Grand Master's orders. In those years, the Grand Master and Concubine Wen treated the Empress very gently, but the Empress Dowager would embarrass and rebuke the Empress from time to time, saying that when Your Majesty first ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager even planned to let Yao's daughter enter the palace to replace Empress Wu as the mother of the country. The Empress Dowager's nieces had already married, but the Empress Dowager actually fell in love with her niece's great-granddaughter, who was a generation older than Your Majesty.

According to the old system, the Qiang tribe did not pay attention to the difference in seniority in marriage, and the empress dowager never thought that the Qiang tribe should follow the etiquette and laws of the Central Plains. But the empress dowager did not think that Your Majesty was able to successfully capture Shangjing and regain the throne that should have belonged to him, thanks to the support of the Wu clan and other powerful people. How could he just burn his bridges after crossing the river?

Although the Empress Dowager did not succeed in her selfish desires, she certainly would not mention her intention to depose the Empress in front of Empress Wu, and His Majesty would not want to alienate the relationship between his biological mother and his first wife. However, there is no wall that is impenetrable, and Concubine Wen had left many spies in the Weiyang Palace. Concubine Wen would certainly not miss the opportunity given to her by the Empress Dowager, so the Empress still heard about the Empress Dowager's evil plan.

However, Empress Wu is very shrewd and wise. She knows that at this time, the Wu clan cannot fight with the Yao clan. There are still many powerful officials in the court who are questioning whether Your Majesty has come to power legitimately and are still hoping to restore order and assist the Grand Master to the throne. It is not that Empress Wu does not dare, but that she is unwilling to continue to deteriorate the relationship with the Queen Mother, which puts Your Majesty in a dilemma. "

Yingshu understood: "So although Madam believes that the fire in the Spirit Tower was masterminded by the Queen Mother, and that the Queen Mother will certainly seize Zhigui and hinder the diplomatic relations between the two countries, she has no evidence and it is difficult to convince Queen Wu to control the Queen Mother first and hinder her scheme."

"Yes, after all, the Weiyang Palace is still peaceful and there has been no disturbance in the Baoguang Palace. If I were to suggest that the noble envoy give Zhigui to Empress Wu for custody, the noble envoy would definitely not agree."

Yingshu took a jade pendant from her neck and said, "I trust you, Madam. To be honest, I have been keeping the real Zhigui all along. This is just in case. Rather than handing it over to Hongtao and Baili in the midst of war, I would rather hand it over to you now. Also, I would like to ask you, Madam, if there is a disturbance in Baoguang Palace, please ask the Queen to quell the disturbance in time. Otherwise, the Palace Master and I are both envoys representing Dayu. Even if we don't lose Zhigui, if we are humiliated in Baoguang Palace, the situation will be out of control. How can we continue the diplomatic negotiations? It is the common wish of your monarch and our Majesty to quell the war and disputes. We cannot abolish it just because of the arrogant Queen Mother Yao."

The teardrop-shaped rouge jade pendant lay on the delicate and white palm. In the pavilion, the sunlight could not penetrate, but the rouge jade seemed to emit a faint light. Although the jade was of good quality, it looked nothing special.

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Yingshu's story came to an abrupt end, and the Lord of Shenyuan Palace was stunned.

She had been carrying the Zhigui with her all the time until she entered the Baoguang Palace, when she followed the advice and temporarily gave it to Yingshu for safekeeping. She certainly knew the magical power of the Zhigui. If it was snatched away by force, the robber would be retaliated against. But as the owner of the Zhigui, she voluntarily gave it to someone else for safekeeping. The custodian would not immediately encounter disaster in a short period of time. However, the real Zhigui was not teardrop-shaped, and what she was wearing around her neck now was a teardrop-shaped rouge-colored jade pendant.

"Although Madam Wei and all the people of Northern Han do not know the true form of Zhigui, His Majesty has announced the method of verifying Zhigui. As long as Madam Wei verifies it, she will know that the Zhigui that Ah Shu gave her is not the real Zhigui. How could Madam Wei fall into the trap so easily?"

"I want to make Jiang Tai understand that it's really not easy to take the Zhigui." Ying Shu leaned close to the palace master's ear and said, "In fact, even if Queen Mother Yao razed Baoguang Palace to the ground, she wouldn't be able to find the Zhigui. What I want is to make Jiang Tai understand that we are not as stupid as he thinks."

Ying Shu looked at Liang Hui and several maidservants carrying food boxes coming over here. She lied subconsciously, "My Lord, I have some things to deal with. I'm afraid I don't have time to eat with you today."

Without waiting for Dianjun's reaction, Yingshu got up and left. She took another fork in the road when she left and did not meet Liang Hui. It was just that when Liang Hui came out from the bottom of the corridor, the sunset glow fell on half of his cheek, giving the smile at the corner of his lips a brilliant color, not bright, but beautiful. If you want to distinguish the types of blushing carefully, Liang Hui is definitely not blushing because of shyness. He is so excited that the shadow of the rainbow lights up his eyes and floods his cheeks. Liang Hui doesn't even know that he looks like a fool at this moment. He strode towards Dianjun, and his excitement was revealed through his steps. Yingshu felt inexplicably expectant and wanted to see the ending of the two at a glance, but she still chose to walk away.

Sikong Yuehu is not suitable for the palace lord.

Or to be more precise, Sikong Yuehu is not a good companion for any woman.

Yingshu still remembered that Sikong Beichen had once falsely advised Sikong Yuehu that since she couldn't bear to divorce him, she had to continue living with Liang. Some things were irreversible, such as Tian's death. One of the couple had to compromise and give in first before the knot could be untied. If it was like this, wouldn't the knot become a dead knot? That day, Sikong Beichen arranged a banquet and had a long talk with Sikong Yuehu. He asked Yingshu to stay, and Wansu was also present. It seemed that he wanted them to help untie the knot.

But Wansu and Yingshu were first scolded by Liang.

Liang didn't think she was at fault at all. She didn't want to divorce, and she had no intention of reconciling with Sikong Yuehu. She even responded to Wansu's good advice with sarcasm - I'm not a woman like you, Queen. I can't stand that my husband has people who are more important than me in his mind. He wants to get rid of me, but I won't let him succeed. I just want Sikong Yuehu to understand what will happen to him if he lets me down! Queen, you don't need to persuade me, and Concubine Shu doesn't need to waste her breath. Queen, don't you think it's a great shame to share a husband with other women, so she tolerates Concubine Shu. If it were me... Concubine Shu, do you think your fate would be any different from Tian's?

Wansu didn't feel angry, she just thought Liang was just speaking in anger.

As for Yingshu, Liang was never someone she needed to care about.

She didn't want to interfere in Sikong Yuehu's family affairs. At that time, she was convinced that Sikong Yuehu had no good feelings towards her. Although he no longer targeted her with sharp words like he did when he was a teenager, she didn't think her words would have any effect on Sikong Yuehu. She remained silent and listened to Wan Su's mediation for Liang: "Fourth brother's wife is just too hot-tempered. Fourth brother, give in first. No matter how hard-mouthed your wife is, she will surely soften her heart."

How did Sikong Yuehu respond at that time?

"I cannot stand her temper, but I will never condone her evil deeds of killing innocent people. It's not that I can't bear to divorce her, but even if I divorce her, I can't make her deserve the punishment. Divorcing her or not is not a punishment for Liang's killing of innocent people. If she doesn't want to divorce, then Xinsu Mansion will be her prison from now on. I have no right to forgive Liang's crime."

"Fourth brother, your wife is jealous... Even if she is wrong in many ways, she puts you first in her heart." Wan Su is still trying.

"My fault is that I didn't meet her expectations. I never thought about doing everything to please her. I never did in the past, and I won't do that in the future. So why should I continue to deceive her and keep her expecting something?"

Wan Su was completely speechless and defeated.

It seemed like a long time had passed. During the Lantern Festival of a certain year, Yuan Ji from Xinsu Prefecture entered the palace for a banquet. Wan Su had already passed away by then, and Ying Shu had become the queen. The female members of the royal family gathered around Ying Shu to chat. Because one of the palace maids living in Ying Shu's palace was Yuan Ji's cousin, Yuan Ji suddenly seemed closer to Ying Shu, and somehow, she mentioned Liang.

“When the late emperor granted marriage, he chose concubine Bai and Lady Bai to live with him in Xinsu Palace. This was in accordance with the ancestral rules and precedents. To be honest, among the princes who got married at that time, only Your Highness had no other concubines except concubine Bai and Lady Bai, the two concubines chosen by the late emperor. Baoqin actually had no status, so naturally she did not dare to provoke the princess.

Let alone Baoqin, even I and Bai Ji were almost expelled by the princess the day after we entered Xinsu Mansion. We were terrified, and although we were dissatisfied, we did not dare to contradict the princess.

His Highness did accuse the Princess of being unreasonable, but the Princess knew that according to the ancestral rules, if you cannot tolerate concubines, you should not dream of becoming the prince's consort. The Princess was jealous of me and Bai Ji, but in His Highness's mind, Bai Ji and I were even less worthy of mention. That year, my brother was seriously injured on the battlefield, and His Highness specifically asked the Princess to send someone to send me home to visit my brother and comfort my mother, but the Princess was unwilling to give me such "respect" and accused His Highness of favoring me and ignoring his wife, and even whipping me.

Little did I know that I was actually feeling shocked. I never expected that Your Highness knew who my brother was and that he even knew that my brother was injured.

Bai Ji, like me, has a father and brother from the military. However, Bai Ji's brother is determined to become a civil servant, hoping to rely on His Highness to take a shortcut to high office without risking his life. Bai Ji couldn't stand her brother's nagging, so she tried to mention it to His Highness. His Highness asked directly, "Which brother do you have?" Bai Ji told him, and His Highness asked again, "How do I know the name of your second brother?" As a result, Bai Ji's second brother was dismissed from his post, and Bai Ji was in tears.

Bai Ji and I were scolded by the princess and we dared not say anything in front of His Highness. So many years have passed, let alone expecting His Highness to know our preferences, we even dared not to inquire about His Highness' preferences. The thought of vying for favor never occurred to us. We knew that even if we tried our best, we would not be able to please His Highness in the slightest.

Our dignity was mostly earned by our father and brothers. When they made military achievements, His Highness would reward us. Every time, it was directly money. Not to mention jewelry, we never got even a piece of brocade. Later, I also came over. In fact, the princess is not jealous of us at all. What the princess really cares about is that His Highness only regards her as his concubine and never as his wife. His Highness' mind is not on love at all. However, there is one thing about His Highness that makes me and Bai Ji grateful.

The princess only verbally reprimanded her. No matter whether it was reasonable or not, Your Highness ignored it and would not tolerate us making trouble. However, she clearly ordered that the princess should not punish the concubines. Even if Your Highness was not at home, if the princess disobeyed the order, the Fu Mu and the eunuchs would stop her in time. Perhaps because of this, the princess was more and more angry and held the harp... Alas, now that the princess is gone, I don't believe those rumors outside. Even if Your Highness hates the princess very much, he will not kill her. "

Yingshu couldn't understand Liang's feelings, and she didn't bother to care about the right and wrong between Sikong Yuehu and Liang.

She only knew that Sikong Yuehu might be someone's good confidant, someone's good boss, and even have the ability to become a good emperor of China, but he would not meet the expectations of those around him, would not compromise or change for anyone, his eyes would not light up just because he saw someone, he would not rush towards someone, and would not ignore the overall situation for the sake of love. In his heart, people and things were more important than the great cause of the country.

Your Majesty has no intention of allowing any prince to marry the prince.

The expectations of the Palace Lord are destined to be dashed.