Hanhou

Seeing someone coming from Jiaofangdian, Wang Xin had a bad feeling.Hearing someone repeat the words of the Queen, the brows were so wrinkled that they could kill a fly.

Queen Wang said to death, the old method of pretending to be sick will not work, and she has to go anyway.Wang Xin asked the eunuch to wait a while, and went around behind the screen to adjust his clothes.Mrs. Wang fastened his belt tightly, with a look of worry on her face.

"What is the queen's plan?" Mrs. Wang asked in a low voice while helping Wang Xin wear the bag.

"It's hard to say." Wang Xin frowned and looked out of the screen, held Mrs. Wang's hand, and said in a low voice, "The emperor's old illness has relapsed, and it will take many days to stop court. At this juncture, more actions and more mistakes, less actions and fewer mistakes, the Wang family It has no foundation, and you should be more cautious in your words and deeds, but the queen can't understand."

"Sir, don't go." Mrs. Wang held Wang Xin's hand instead, "I'm really worried."

"No way." Wang Xin sighed.

Queen Wang asked someone to pass on the message, and blocked his excuse for calling him sick. Today, he insisted on not going, what about next time?Withstood once or twice, can you still avoid it all the time?

"After I enter the palace, remember to close the door of the mansion. Before I return, don't see outsiders." Wang Xin reminded.

Mrs. Wang nodded lightly, watched Wang Xin bypass the screen, and suddenly felt powerless all over, and sat directly on the ground.

"Madam!" The servant hurried forward, but Madam Wang waved her back.

"The queens in the early years were not like this." Mrs. Wang said to herself, looking at the patterns on the screen, she suddenly lost her mind.

From the countryside to the Prince's Mansion, from the Prince's Mansion to Weiyang Palace, this is an honor that many people can't imagine in their lifetime.

Or does it mean that the more you get, the deeper your dissatisfaction?

But she is already the queen, and her son is the prince. When the prince ascends the throne, she will be the empress dowager. As long as she does not make mistakes, no one can touch her.Now that you are obsessed with ghosts, you are walking on a fork in the road, what is the reason?

Mrs. Wang couldn't figure it out, but she had to think about it.

Wang Xin is the queen's brother, and he almost became a target of the court before.After finally living in peace for a while, the queen wanted to let him get involved again!

None of their family are smart people, unlike Wei Qihou who can lead troops to fight and stand tall in court.I don't have much ambition, and I don't want to bother to make a living, lest I make a mistake and bring trouble to the prince.They just want to live in peace and stability, and they always give advice to their son, not seeking merit but nothing.

Empress Naihe didn't understand at all!

Or did she understand and just didn't want to let go?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang clenched her chest tightly, her expression was cold, and her heart was even colder.

Wang Xin walked out of the mansion, and just as he was about to board the carriage, he saw Tian Fu walking across the street.

If it was just Tian Fu himself, Wang Xinquan would pretend he couldn't see him, and he would just get in the car and leave.However, beside him was an eunuch from Jiaofang Palace, who obviously wanted to send Tian Fu to the same carriage before Wang Xin left.

"Brother." When Tian Fu, who had no official status, bowed his hands to salute Wang Xin, he saw the bag worn by the other party's waist, and a gloomy flashed in his eyes.

"You want to enter the palace?" Wang Xin said in a deep voice.

"The Queen has summoned you." Tian Fu smiled obsequiously, and Wang Xin felt disgusted for no reason.Glancing at the people coming from the palace, he knew that Tian Fu could not be left behind, so he just flicked his sleeves, ignored him, and stepped into the car.

Tian Fu didn't care at all, and followed into the carriage.

The guards walked behind the car, and the rider flicked his long whip and steered the horse forward.

In the carriage, Wang Xin was sitting upright, not wanting to talk to Tian Fu, pretending to close his eyes and rest his mind.

If you are a knowledgeable person, if you see his attitude, you should shut up and sit honestly on the side.However, Tian Fu did the opposite, and talked to Wang Xin with a smile, but the other party ignored him, and he still didn't feel much, and he kept saying one sentence after another, so annoying that Wang Xin wanted to yell at him.

"Brother, the empress summons you and me at this time, there must be something important. The Wang and Tian families are no different from the Dou family. After all, they are the empress's natal family. They should relieve Jiaofang's worries."

"Tian Fu!" Wang Xin opened his eyes, and scolded the other party by name and surname, "You'd better calm down! You're dismissed from office, and you don't know what's going on in the court. If you dare to think about molesting the queen, I won't let you go! "

"Brother is an official, after all, it is different, it is very majestic." When Wang Xin reprimanded him face to face, Tian Fu's smile did not change at all, but his tone changed, "Brother wants to stay out of the matter, but also think carefully about whether he can. , you and my family have backers, so we may not be able to have the prestige of the Dou family in the future. If the empress falls, what will happen to your family? Not to mention the official position, we may not even be able to save our lives!"

"You forgot the prince." Wang Xin insisted.

"Prince, hey, prince!" Tian Fu sneered, "If the prince is reliable, the queen will be in the current situation. Can I lose my position?"

"Shut up!" Wang Xin yelled angrily, staring at Tian Fu with murderous intent in his eyes, "Don't let me hear you slandering the prince again! Get rid of your ghostly thoughts, or don't blame me..."

"How?" Tian Fu sneered, "Kill me?"

Wang Xin clenched his fists tightly, Tian Fu was not afraid at all, and pointed at the former, and said contemptuously: "You have no ambitions, if you want to be a Chang'an mouse, you can do whatever you want. Just don't block my way. Think about you It would be a pity if those sons and daughters died and became disabled for no reason."

"you dare?!"

"I can advise the queen, and I can make the Tian family stand on par with the Dou family. Before the queen didn't see me, I might not dare. After today, just wait and see."

Tian Fu's words were full of threats, Wang Xin stared at him fiercely, wishing he could beat him to death with one punch.However, the carriage was passing through the city, and there were noisy voices outside the carriage, even if it was full of murderous intentions, it could not do it at this moment.

"Okay, hello." A few words seemed to be squeezed out between his teeth, Wang Xin clenched his fists, his face was livid.

Tian Fu let go of the dagger hidden in his sleeve, and sneered again, knowing that he couldn't really make people anxious, so he put it away as soon as he saw it, leaned against the side of the carriage, and didn't continue to provoke.

The carriage was not slow, passing through the Jiadi government office in the south of the city, and soon arrived at the palace.

After verifying their identities in front of the palace gate, the eunuch led the way, Wang Xin and Tian Fu got off the carriage and walked to Weiyang Palace.

The emperor was seriously ill, and in accordance with the Queen Mother Dou's will, the guards in the palace became stricter.In order to ensure everything is safe, Empress Dowager Dou also transferred a group of guards from Changle Palace, Zhang Cigong was among them.

When the eunuch took people to Jiaofang Hall, he happened to meet Zhang Cigong face to face.

Seeing Wang Xin and Tian Fu, Zhang Cigong's eyes flickered slightly, knowing that they were the family members of Queen Wang, and he was not qualified to stop them, so he stepped aside immediately.

Watching the two go away, Zhang Cigong gave a few words of advice to a guard, who nodded, found an unremarkable eunuch, gave some instructions, the eunuch turned and left, and soon disappeared.

In the Jiaofang Hall, the overturned screen has long been removed, and the dishes that have been swept away on the floor have been cleaned up.

Queen Wang sat in front of the new screen, with a cup of hot soup in front of her, her gloom still lingering.

Wang Xin and Tian Fu removed the silk shoes in front of the hall, and walked into the hall with only cloth socks.Seeing Queen Wang, they both cupped their hands at the same time, saying "the queen will live forever".

"Brother, brother, get up quickly."

When the two got up and took their seats, the palace servants brought hot soup, and the Queen ordered the door of the palace to be closed, and the general personally guarded the door.

"It's really not easy for me to meet my uncle." Empress Wang looked at Wang Xin, her tone filled with anger, "Brother disregards family affection, must have forgotten my mother's instructions?"

"Don't dare." Wang Xin dared to say repeatedly, his cousin was dull, and he kept pretending to be stupid, but he didn't say what the Queen wanted to hear.

Tian Fu saw the right moment and said, "Brother is not good at words, the two families will eventually become one, and we will definitely share the queen's worries."

Hearing this, Queen Wang's face turned pale, and she was no longer angry with Wang Xin.If it wasn't her natal family and he was the only one in power, there was really no other way, and she was not happy to see this useless brother.

"The emperor's old illness has relapsed, and the court meeting has been suspended for many days. If one day is bad and the prince is young, the Changle Palace may be the regent." The Queen said in a low voice, "Chen Jiao, who is appointed by the Crown Princess, must obey the Changle Palace in everything." Order. I have planned a lot before, but I will not be able to implement it in the future. Now I am trapped in the Jiaofang Palace and watched by the Changle Palace.

Wang Xin was shocked by Queen Wang's frankness, several monotones came out of his throat, and he said with difficulty: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, the queen's words are too much!"

Queen Wang didn't look at him, but turned to Tian Fu.

Tian Fu's eyeballs rolled around, thinking about his heart, he leaned in front of Queen Wang, and said in a low voice: "Queen, what is the condition of your majesty's illness? Is there any serious trouble in the near future?"

"There should be no major troubles in the near future." Queen Wang thought about it and said.

"That being the case, I have a plan."

"Speak quickly!"

"The crown prince is already in the age of a foreigner. If the emperor is really bad, he will marry the crown prince as soon as possible. The crown prince's closeness to Changle Palace will be very detrimental to the empress."

"I know all of this." Queen Wang said impatiently.She tried every means to make Chen Jiao the crown princess, and she really had a lot of plans.However, if things fail to meet people's wishes, they may lift a rock and shoot themselves in the foot.

"In this case, why didn't the queen go one step earlier?" Tian Fu suggested.

"Go early?"

"The beauty pageant serves the prince." Tian Fu's voice was even lower, "He has good looks, is good at singing and dancing, can please the prince, and is close to Jiaofang Palace."

"You want me to imitate the trip to Guantao?" Queen Wang looked thoughtful.

"How can this be the same?" Tian Fu shook his head and said, "The eldest princess presents her beauty to invite His Majesty to be pampered, and the queen is the prince's own mother, so it is only natural to care about the prince."

"Let me think about it." Queen Wang was obviously moved, but she was trapped in Jiaofang Palace, and the family members in Yongxiang were all taught by Changle Palace, so she couldn't intervene at all.

If it was outside the palace... Empress Wang and Tian Fu looked at Wang Xin together, but Wang Xin avoided looking, making it clear that he didn't want to get involved in this matter.

"Brother Uncle needs to handle this matter." Tian Fu said.

"Queen, in my opinion, it doesn't have to be like this." Wang Xin also wanted to persuade Wang Zhi, how can anyone plot against his son like this, isn't he afraid that the mother and son will be completely divorced?

Wang Zhi couldn't listen to it at all, instead he forced him to deal with it.

Queen Wang insisted to no avail, Wang Xin persisted and refused to let go, and the atmosphere in the hall fell into a stalemate.

At this moment, the door of the palace opened suddenly, and Princess Yangxin walked in, ignoring the ugly expression of the queen, and said: "Mother forgot my daughter."

"what?"

"My daughter's marriage has been decided, and if there is no mistake, she should get married earlier than my younger brother." Princess Yangxin looked at the queen and said calmly, "Pingyanghou is young, and it will take a few years to come to the country. Compared with my uncle, I am the same Brother is closer, wouldn't it be cheaper to invite him to the house after marriage?"

The more Yang Xin said, the more confident he became, his eyes reflected the surprised face of Queen Wang, and he couldn't help feeling a touch of pleasure in his heart.

When Adi ascends the throne, she will be the eldest princess!

What Aunt Guantao can do, she can do the same!

Wealth, power, and status are all in her hands.She will find the beauty, so that brother will not look at Chen Jiao again, and make Chen Jiao prostrate on the ground, regretting her arrogance to herself.Wait until you've seen enough of the drama, and then completely trample her into the mud!

In Changle Palace, Empress Dowager Dou was leaning on the couch, and Liu Che was sitting where Chen Jiao usually sat.

An eunuch prostrated himself on the ground, reported the plot of Queen Wang and Tian Fu, and said what Wang Xin and Princess Yangxin had said, without missing a word.

Hearing halfway through, Liu Che's jaw was already clenched. In the end, he couldn't restrain his anger. If Tian Fu faced him face to face, he wished he could draw out his long sword and kill relatives.

He did not doubt that Empress Dowager Dou set up a trick to deceive him, it was not necessary at all.

The eunuch in front of him usually followed the second princess. It was because of the protection of the second princess that he was able to inquire about the conspiracy between the queen and Tian Fu and report to Changle Palace.

The second princess was very annoyed that she was neglected by the queen and her marriage was ranked behind the third princess.Since Queen Wang didn't care about her, she simply found a way out by herself.

It may seem stupid to invest in Changle Palace, but in the long run, it may not be the right choice.

Empress Dowager Dou's power is far greater than that of Queen Wang. As long as Changle Palace speaks, everything that the second princess is worried about will not be a problem.Even if Empress Dowager Dou is gone in the future, and Queen Wang enters the Changle Palace, the second princess is already married, and at worst, she will go to the fiefdom with her husband.

Could it be that he wants to kill his own daughter?

If you really dare to do this, you will definitely attract criticism from the court.

There has only been one empress dowager who killed Liu's blood since the founding of the country, Empress Lu!

The eunuch was taken down, and the hall returned to silence.Empress Dowager Dou did not speak, she was waiting for Liu Che to speak.

After a full quarter of an hour, Liu Che stood up, straightened his clothes, and then fell down on the ground, bowing his head to Queen Dowager Dou.

"Mother, my grandson swears that Chen Jiao will be the only queen in this life."

Empress Dowager Dou half closed her eyes, and did not express anything for a long time.

Liu Che continued to lie on the ground without moving.

"Get up." Empress Dowager Dou finally said, with a tired tone, "It's as long as you have the heart."

"promise."

"The doctor has used the new medicine. Your father's illness has improved a lot, but he can't be tired. I discussed with your father. There are no major problems in the court and China, but small things continue. I'm weak and impatient to worry. You come to Changle tomorrow. palace."

Understanding the implication in Empress Dowager Dou's words, Liu Che barely suppressed the excitement in his heart, and bowed again to salute.

"Follow the orders of the great mother."

"Go."

"promise!"

Liu Che exited the palace, was blown by the cold wind, calmed down a little, looked towards the direction of Weiyang Palace, his eyes were dark, and his heart was still beating non-stop.

Liu Rong, who was far away in the border county, was unaware of the changes in Chang'an City. After a long talk with Zhao Jia, he left two loyal servants in Yunzhong City and ordered them to copy the notice posted by the official temple, and went to the village to pick up the cloud by himself. Mei, who met Yunfu mica, returned to Woyang County and started to measure the fields in preparation for the next land reclamation.

In the livestock farm, the cement cellar had already been built. After Zhao Jia had seen it, he organized manpower to crush and mix the returned materials, and put them into the cement cellar for calcination.After firing the clinker, add gypsum in batches and grind it finely.

After several days of testing, a batch of finished products that meet the requirements were finally obtained.

When Wei Yue arrived at the livestock farm, Zhao Jia was directing Qing Zhuang to mix the cement, intending to test the results.Seeing Wei Yue galloping on horseback, he didn't care about being covered in dust, and laughed loudly, "The third son came just in time. This is newly made cement, which can be used for building cities, paving roads, and repairing bridges."

cement?

Wei Yue dismounted from the horse, saw Qing Zhuang swinging the shovel, and listened to Zhao Jia's detailed explanation of the use of cement, so he couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation.