Tyrant [Rebirth]

There was no secret news in the palace, and the Empress Dowager heard about what happened last night early the next morning, she was furious immediately, and ordered Chu Shaoling to come to Ci'an Hall.

Chu Shaoling had breakfast with the queen mother, and the queen mother saw Chu Shaoling's eyes were green and distressed, and she hugged Chu Shaoling and wept: "You are a solid-eyed child, what are you doing writing that thing at night, you are safe and healthy, and the Ai family will naturally die. Well, how can you bear this as a little person..."

Chu Shaoling hurriedly took Nanny Sun's handkerchief and wiped the queen mother's tears, and said with a smile, "It's so delicate, but last night... it was a little late, but fortunately, the picture of a hundred years of life has been written, and my grandson asked Wang Muhan to send it to you." Go to the knitting bureau, let them embroider a hundred-shou brocade according to the grandson's writing, and come back to make a quilt for the emperor's grandmother."

The Empress Dowager felt even more sad when she heard the words, and said in a low voice: "My good boy...the imperial grandmother knows that you were wronged last night, don't worry, I will definitely vent your anger on you today."

Chu Shaoling lowered his eyes and smiled lightly, and the queen mother rewarded him with a lot of things, comforting him well.

After breakfast, Chu Shaoling went to the Faxin Academy. Half an hour later, all the concubines came to Ci'an Hall to pay their respects. Concubine Li also came tremblingly. The Empress Dowager glanced at everyone and said calmly: "I heard that last night was very lively, Aijia?"

Concubine Shu also heard about the farce last night, and now she couldn't help but want to add insult to injury, she chuckled: "No, I heard that the eldest prince bathed and burned incense every day to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. Speaking of which, the eldest prince can set an example for princes, it is really good, but it is a pity..."

Concubine Shu's bright eyes glanced at Concubine Li, and sighed: "Last night's disturbance, I'm afraid it hurt the heart of the First Prince. Originally, I wanted to pray for the Empress Dowager silently. I didn't expect to use this to ask for credit. , it would make people misunderstand that it is a matter of practicing witchcraft, but June Feishuang is nothing more than that, it is really embarrassing for the eldest prince..."

The queen mother nodded and sneered: "Yes, I also heard about such a new thing, but I don't know why I didn't go there in person. Concubine Li, please tell the Ai family."

Concubine Li was already in a cold sweat. Hearing this, she hurriedly left her seat and knelt down, and said in a trembling voice: "The concubine...the concubine heard some horrible words, I'm afraid the eldest prince will go astray, so I just mentioned it to the emperor a little bit." Mention, I didn't expect the emperor to really..."

"I didn't expect what?! You mean it's all the emperor's fault!" The queen mother naturally knew that the emperor was reckless in what happened last night, even if she heard something terrible, she just sent someone to take a look, and she insisted on going in person. It made such a slap in the face, but being a mother is naturally biased, how can the emperor make mistakes, the queen mother will inevitably blame all these faults on Concubine Li Gui, "If you didn't instigate, what kind of witchcraft would the emperor know?! How dare you argue now !"

Concubine Li's face turned purple. She didn't expect the queen mother to scold her like this in front of all the concubines. Now she is wrong or wrong, so she couldn't help crying: "The queen mother...the concubine really didn't mean it..."

The queen mother sneered: "Okay, you didn't mean it, you could instigate the emperor to visit Bitao Garden at night, and you could frame the prince. Fortunately, Ling'er knows how to tolerate it. If you are a little impatient, I'm afraid you will be killed last night." I can humiliate you, a bitch! What will you pay for the family? Can you afford to pay for the life of the prince?!"

The more the Queen Mother thought about it, the angrier she became, and said angrily: "How dare you say that you didn't mean it?! How do you know that you didn't want to let the emperor and Ling'er separate? All day long, the Ai family worried that you were serving the emperor's old man, Ruan'er was born, so Wan Shi gave you some kindness, but who knows that your heart is so vicious!"

Concubine Li kowtowed and cried: "The concubine dare not, the queen mother really killed the concubine..."

"The Ai family wronged you?" The queen mother sneered, "Yes, it's not that the Ai family wronged you. The Ai family forgot. You must have known that Ling'er was praying for the Ai family. Of course you are not angry, and you are in a hurry to destroy it I am sorry for the blessings of my family!"

The empress dowager pressed down one big hat after another, and Concubine Li was crying in her heart, but she couldn't explain it now. The facts of last night were too shameless. After she came out of Bitao Garden, the emperor ignored her and went straight back to Chengqian Palace Concubine Li knew that the emperor was also annoyed with her, so she couldn't save herself at this time.

The Empress Dowager said coldly to the people in the hall: "The empress is gone, and the affairs in the harem cannot be left alone, so I temporarily entrusted Concubine Li Gui to take over the seal of the Phoenix. Aijia put his words here today, not to mention that he has not yet established a queen, even if he establishes again, he must establish a talented and tolerant one! If you can't even count the virtues, words and appearances, you should rest early Xin, the Ai family used to think that you all came from aristocratic clans and were sensible, and they didn't want to speak too clearly, it seems that the Ai family was wrong."

The Empress Dowager gave Concubine Li a disgusted look, and said: "Concubine Li Zhen has no virtue and talent, is jealous and suspicious, and cannot bear the heavy responsibility. From now on, the title of Concubine Li will be revoked, she will be reduced to Concubine Li, and the Phoenix Seal will be taken back. All affairs in the harem will be Concubine Shu. Concubine Xian agrees."

Concubine Shuxian hurriedly knelt down to accept Yi's decree, and the queen mother said lightly: "The Ai family let you take charge of the six palaces, because they believe that you are fair and unbiased. What happened today, the Ai family does not want to see it again."

Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian bowed their heads to be taught.

It was much easier for the queen mother to let out the fire, and looked at Concubine Li who was kneeling on the ground trembling, and said indifferently: "For Ruan'er's sake, the Ai family will punish you slightly, so you can do it yourself."

Once the position of noble concubine, who had finally climbed up, was taken away and the phoenix seal was taken back, Concubine Li softened her body early, kowtowed and murmured: "The concubine will definitely think about her mistakes behind closed doors, and don't dare to act foolishly again."

The Empress Dowager nodded, and said coldly: "Yes, Concubine Li has been thinking about it in the Linzhi Palace recently, and there is no need to go out to cause trouble if there is nothing to do, let's go away."

The concubines hurriedly got up and left.

The empress dowager was very happy, she was really angry, but today she was really making use of the topic, she did not agree with the establishment of Concubine Li as a noble concubine, but the emperor liked her and wanted to praise her, the Zhen family was in the previous court It's useful, and the queen mother can't say anything. Now that Concubine Li has no shape and has annoyed the emperor, the queen mother will naturally take this opportunity to beat this woman well.

Concubine Li can't dominate, and if Concubine Li dominates, she will give Chu Shaoruan and the people around him some thoughts that they shouldn't have. Even the Zhen family in the previous dynasty will become more powerful. Chu Shaoling's family, Zijunhou's house, is bound to be a hindrance. The mother's family of the empress dowager and the former empress are compared with the mother's family of a little concubine. Others don't say that the Zhen family is domineering, but only that the empress dowager Wei is incompetent.

The Empress Dowager devotes all her heart to the Buddha, but her heart is still like a bright mirror. The Kingdom of Chu has been passed down for more than ten generations since its founding. The two surnames are inextricably linked with the Chu family, and they complement each other even more. One is prosperous and the other is damaged. Whether it is for the mother's family, for Chu Shaoling, or for the glory of the aristocratic family, the Queen Mother does not allow a woman with the surname Zhen Be queen.

Once the power is transferred outside, it will be difficult to take it back. If Concubine Li becomes the empress, the lords of the palace in the next few generations will all have the surname Zhen.

The Empress Dowager asked Grandma Sun to invite the Emperor to come to Ci'an Hall for lunch, and she scolded Concubine Li in the morning, the Emperor must have something to say to her.

The emperor came as scheduled at lunch time, and his greetings were the same as usual, and the empress dowager was still motherly, so there was nothing to say during lunch.

The palace servants removed the dishes and cups, and served tea again. The Queen Mother ordered the palace servants to leave, and the mother and son began to talk about themselves.

"I deprived Concubine Li of the title of imperial concubine this morning, the emperor probably knew about it." The queen mother took a sip of tea, "Is it because the queen mother is selfish?"

"Don't dare." If it were normal, the emperor would really be unhappy, but remembering what happened last night... the emperor nodded, "Concubine Li acted in a panic, she really deserves to be punished."

The queen mother put the teacup on the table, and her voice softened: "It's not Aijia who blames you. In the beginning, Aijia didn't approve of your promotion of Concubine Li. You didn't listen. Now look... Concubine Li is too selfish and narrow-minded. Is it suitable to be established as the middle palace? Acting biased and impetuous, can she be the mother of the world?"

"The Ai family knows that you have always liked her, so you promoted her again and again. The Ai family of her mother's family didn't say anything when promoting her, but everything has its limits. Concubine Li's virtue is beyond the burden. If the emperor insists on going his own way, I'm afraid it will harm her even more."

The emperor listened silently, and said for a while: "My son knows, Concubine Li...let her think about it."

The queen mother nodded, and said slowly: "The spirit of mourning the family has been short in recent years, and there are many places that cannot be taken care of. Fortunately, the queen is here, and everything is taken care of properly. There will never be such a joke. It's a pity... the next emperor will decide for himself."

Even though the emperor favored Concubine Li, he knew in his heart that since the phoenix seal was handed over to Concubine Li, the management of the harem was not as good as before. The emperor didn't like the former empress, but Empress Ling really saved himself a lot when it came to taking charge of the harem. Heart.

"There is one more thing." The Queen Mother smiled, "That child Ling'er is very filial, but he doesn't like to talk about it, so he doesn't please you very much. The facts of yesterday are really wronged, so please comfort him. The nature of father and son, there is something that cannot be solved."

The emperor nodded: "My son sent a lot of treasures to Bitao Garden this morning to reward the eldest prince for his filial piety."

The Queen Mother smiled: "That's how it should be."

The emperor talked with the queen mother for half a day, and when he returned to the government hall to discuss political affairs, he talked about the idle position of the commander of the Xiaoqi camp. Army Feng De, the emperor hesitated a little, and decided to defend the battle.