After raising the emperor, he always wanted to marry me

That day was the fourth day of Yongxi Emperor Gu Hongsanqi.

The cloudy and rainy days finally cleared up. The seemingly warm daylight actually had no temperature at all. The palace people wearing white filial piety were cleaning the fallen leaves on the palace road.

Concubine Li Jin curled her knees, leaning on the warm imperial concubine couch, sewing a small tiger head hat with a relaxed expression.The palace maid Biyun half-kneeled and sat next to the man to beat his leg.

Autumn and winter alternate seasons, and the weather turns cooler.

Concubine Li hadn't gone to Fengxian Hall for two or three days.Gu Xiu was filial, so he used a reason that he was too sad and couldn't work hard to let Concubine Li live in the palace and raise her.

Concubine Li has lived very comfortably these past few days, if it wasn't for the late emperor's funeral, she would have hummed a little song.

The two noble concubines who had been on good terms with Concubine Li and the Jin family came again, and when they saw Concubine Li, they made a set of grand gifts in unison, which stunned Concubine Li for a moment.

"You guys, what are you doing? Get up quickly." Concubine Li put down the needle and thread in her hands for some unknown reason, and waved her hands at the two of them.

"Concubine Xie Li." The two stood up at the same time, and the sharp-eyed little maid moved a stool for them and called them to sit down.

"We come and go frequently on weekdays, why are you so polite today?" Concubine Li brushed the white fox fur on her knees, wondering.

"Concubine Li, don't you know?" The noble concubine of the Zhou family looked at him eagerly, and said in a low voice: "After the new king's enthronement ceremony, I will respect you as the queen mother."

"What?!" Concubine Li's eyes widened instantly, her face full of disbelief: "This, is it impossible?"

"Your Majesty, you don't hear anything out of the window these days, and it's spread all over the palace." Holding the teacup, Wu Guipin continued, "The new king misses you and took care of you when you were young. The future of the son, so I respect you as the Queen Mother. When we sisters came, we all saw the brocade that the Inner House made for you."

As soon as Mrs. Wu finished speaking, Concubine Li was in a hurry to get on the bed and put on her shoes. Without saying hello, she hurriedly passed the sedan chair, and headed all the way to the East Nuan Pavilion of Xuanzheng Hall where Gu Xiu was.

The Wu family and the Zhou family were left there to dry.

Concubine Li stood in front of Nuan Pavilion, and the two palace servants beside her adjusted the palace clothes that came in a hurry, and the little eunuch in front of the door announced loudly: "Msg Concubine Li is here."

Sitting in the inner room and reading the memorial, Gu Xiu, who was dealing with government affairs, raised his head from the table, put down the ink pen in his hand, got up and went out.

These days, Gu Xiu has been making the final preparations before ascension to the throne.

When drawing up the posthumous posthumous title of the late emperor, the placement of the late emperor's harem is the first priority.

"Concubine Li, why are you here?" Gu Xiu bowed slightly to Concubine Li, respecting Concubine Li, in the past Emperor Gu Hong didn't accept Concubine Li's invitation, so he had to call Concubine Li "Mistress Li".Now that the late emperor had gone, he changed his words: "But what are your orders?"

Concubine Li dragged her arms, and hastily asked Gu Xiu to waive the salute: "Xiu'er, don't say goodbye, don't say goodbye, you are the one who is about to become emperor."

"Although the minister will succeed to the throne, the filial piety should not be neglected." Gu Xiu insisted on finishing the salute, and welcomed Concubine Li into the small hall outside the Nuan Pavilion to sit down: "What does the concubine mother have to say here?"

"Xiu'er." Concubine Li took the hot tea in hand, drank it and said earnestly: "Mother and concubine have heard all the rumors in the palace these few days. Mother and concubine also know the relationship between you and your sixth brother. But this matter of conferring the Empress Dowager is no joke."

"Mother Concubine Li is here for this purpose?" Gu Xiuluo sat beside him and said respectfully, "This is not a child's play, but I think you deserve it."

"Stupid boy, why doesn't the mother concubine know what you're thinking? The concubine mother is from a merchant family and doesn't have that much experience. The concubine mother has seen how difficult your journey has been in the past few years, but she can't help you , I can only treat you as one of your six elder brothers."

"Concubine Mother, I feel that I have received a lot of kindness, and you treat me equally, which makes me feel at ease." Gu Xiu looked at Concubine Li Jin with sincere eyes, and said solemnly: "You really deserve the name of Empress Dowager. "

Concubine Li is more like an ordinary mother to Gu Xiu.In her eyes, Gu Xiu is the same child as Gu You, whether he is promising or not, he can cry when he wants, make trouble when he wants to, and act coquettishly if he wants to.

She treats all great ambitions, great achievements, and family and country as nothing.All she cares about is whether her child is getting enough to eat?Do you dress warmly?Did you have any small bumps, did you catch a cold at night?

That kind of unprincipled preference was very rare in Gu Xiu's bumpy road when he was young.

"Since Xiu'er called my mother and concubine, there is no need to hide anything between mother and son. Mother and concubine married your father and emperor at the age of 16. I have lived this half of my life in a daze. Back then I thought I could marry the prince It's such a big happy event, actually....ah..." Concubine Li sighed, and looked at Gu Xiu with loving eyes: "Fortunately, God has mercy on you, concubine mother, you and You'er are such good sons. Now the concubine mother is getting older, and I really don't want to abide by these palace rules in this palace anymore. The concubine mother just wants to go out of the palace right now, live with your sixth brother, entertain her grandchildren, enjoy the family relationship, and change the new year I also go back to Suzhou to see my relatives. It has been more than 20 years, and I don’t know what they have become.”

"Since that's the case, I understand." Gu Xiu's expression gradually eased, "I will let mother and concubine live comfortably in their old age."

***

After Concubine Li left, Gu Xiu returned to the warm pavilion where he managed politics.Han Mochu sat on the side of the table and sorted out the official documents on the table one by one.

Seeing Gu Xiu come back, Han Mochu also stopped what he was doing, raised his head and asked, "Does Empress Li have any orders?"

"Master, find an appropriate person and recover the documents sent to the Ministry of Rites today." Gu Xiu answered irrelevantly.

"how?"

"Concubine Li, she doesn't want to be the queen mother." Gu Xiu sat down on the desk again, rubbed his sore eyelids, and sighed softly: "Thinking about my father, the emperor, what he did was really a failure. After death, There is no one who even wants to be buried in the mausoleum with him."

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On Gu Hong Sanqi's last day, Gu Xiu issued an edict as the new king.In consideration of the kindness of the adoptive mother Concubine Li Jin, the former concubines who had no children in the palace were allowed to be promoted to the first rank after the late emperor was buried in the king's spirit, and returned to the mother's family to take care of them.If there are no mothers to return to, they will move to the Lishan Palace on the outskirts of Beijing and be cared for by the palace.This also includes the He family in the cold palace, and the Chang family in the Jinfang Pavilion.

As soon as the decree is issued, everyone in the palace is happy.

There are not too many concubines in Gu Hong's harem, excluding those who have passed away, there are only nine of them.Among these nine people, only the He family who is in the cold palace has no one, and they want to move to Lishan Palace.

Seeing that the king's funeral was not yet over, the whole palace began to pack up the soft gold and silver, and arranged things to take back to the mother clan.

Like a prisoner who has been pardoned.In the past, the few who fought to the death for favor and love were all very affectionate when they met.

When they got the chance, they all went to Concubine Li Palace to kowtow to express their gratitude.

*******

It was afternoon, in the East Nuan Pavilion of Xuanzheng Hall.

Gu Xiuxiu was dealing with official duties, while Han Mochu was standing sideways behind him, arranging the table for him, and suddenly saw a plate of pastries from Concubine Li's Palace beside the table, and smiled slightly: "Your Highness is so kind, I would like to express this great kindness to you." Write it down on Empress Li."

"It should be. How she treated me when she was young, I will naturally repay her today." Gu Xiu unfolded a memorial and read it carefully with lowered eyebrows.

Standing behind Gu Xiu, Han Mochu lowered his eyebrows and looked at Gu Xiu's papers on the Ministry of Rites and the late emperor's posthumous posthumous titles. Gu Xiu held a red pen and gently circled the posthumous titles, slowly following Gu Xiu's circular movement. Said: "De, Ming, Shen, Wu?"

"Admonishing and fighting is not powerful, it is called virtue, appointing virtuous people to make them far is called Ming, Anren establishes government, called God, and conquering the world is called martial arts." Han Mochu sighed softly: "Your Highness, the choice of posthumous posthumous title is so ironic."

Gu Xiuxuan's posthumous title seems to be a eulogy, but it is actually a sarcasm.Ever since he came to the throne, Emperor Yongxi Gu Hong has killed Zhongliang, favored traitors, disregarded people's livelihood, and almost destroyed the foundation of his ancestors.

It is completely opposite to the four words Gu Xiu chose.

With these posthumous titles, Han Mo first tasted Gu Xiu's resentment towards Gu Hong, and also felt the indescribable sadness between the Tian family father and son.

Han Mochu's biological father didn't know his existence, and Gu Xiu's biological father had known him for so many years, but never really understood Gu Xiu for a day.After hurting Gu Xiu to the limit, he can still enjoy his benevolence, righteousness and filial piety with peace of mind.

Thinking about it carefully, it is very rare for Gu Xiu to be able to do what he is doing today.

"My mother once told me that if the king is alive, if he can't bless the people, how can he be worthy of the dignity of the heavenly family? When the first emperor was alive, he was able to put all the blame on others. The person in charge of the world says he can't help himself? Isn't that grandiose?" Gu Xiu picked up the memorial in his hand and dried the cinnabar mark on it: "If he knew how to be a king and a father , How many people do not need to die in the first place.”

Gu Xiu closed his eyes, and remembered the scene of Gu Yan committing suicide again, the blood spilled on the ground was so hot that people couldn't open their eyes.

Originally, Gu Yan didn't have to die.Many people don't have to die.

"Little master!!!"

Gu Xiu was summoned by a friendly and warm voice from the little master.

As soon as Gu Xiu raised his head, he saw the old mother Wu who was wearing a brown satin jacket and skirt and carrying a small bundle.

After not seeing each other for several months, Wu's eye circles were red.

Early this morning, a carriage came from the palace to pick her up from Zhanwang Palace.It is said that her little master is going to be the emperor, and she will be required to serve in the palace from now on.

She felt apprehensive along the way, and when she entered the imperial city, she was dizzy with fright from the dense palaces everywhere.

It wasn't until meeting the little master who had been thinking about him for several months that he finally felt at ease.

"Aunt Wu, you will change your name to Your Majesty in a few days, so hurry up and salute first." The little eunuch who helped her in behind reminded her in a low voice.

Wu-shi wiped away her tears casually, and just about to kneel down, Gu Xiu stopped him and said in a low voice, "Aunt Wu, I'm hungry."

"Ah?" The little eunuch at the side quickly supported Wu Shi, and stood in front of Gu Xiu: "Little master is hungry, what do you want to eat? I'll do it now!"

"Yes, chicken soup wontons." Gu Xiu did not hesitate.

"Aunt Wu, go ahead and make more. I'll make a bowl too." Han Mochu smiled and walked up to Aunt Wu: "Your Highness has been talking about it for a long time, saying that the food in the palace is not used to it." , I just want to eat the home-cooked meals you cook."

Wu Shi nodded again and again, and her uneasy heart was more than half at ease just now.

The little master of her family is hungry and greedy, and wants to eat the wontons she made.I haven't seen her in the past few months, and I always feel that her little master looks even more distressing.

"Aunt Wu, I will take you to the small kitchen in the palace." The eunuch who spoke was named Yuan Bao, Bao De's twin brother.Looks exactly like Boyd.But their temperaments are completely different. Baode is simple and silly, while Yuanbao is smart.Because the two people look too much alike, in order not to frighten the master.So the two brothers separated as soon as they entered the palace.

One went to Guiyun Palace to serve Gu Xiu, and the other was in charge of distributing things in the Inner Palace.

Seeing that Gu Xiu was enthroned, he also needed a clever little eunuch by his side to pass on his orders.Therefore, he left Baode and the twelve little servants in the hidden mansion to look after them, and took Yuanbao with him.

Gu Xiu and Han Mochu's lunch consisted of two simple bowls of chicken soup wontons, both of them ate very cleanly.

The little eunuch Yuan Bao saw him, and hurriedly gave a thumbs up to Mrs. Wu who had just untied her apron: "Aunt Wu, I really can't see that you are so good at your craft? This servant has been following His Highness Xinjun these days, and I haven't seen anything good. It can make him and Master Han eat up."

Mrs. Wu rolled up her sleeves and glanced at him proudly: "That's right, I'm holding the food list given by Princess Qingzhao in my hand. I know best what my little master likes to eat. When I was in the palace in the past, little The master has always served the meals alone, so it is naturally the same now that he is in the palace."

Mrs. Wu is a caring person by nature, even after entering the palace, she is still nagging.

She always felt that her little master Gu Xiu had suffered countless grievances in the past few months when she was not around.In short, it must be that you can't eat well, and you can't sleep well.

Therefore, after only one day in the palace, she tidied up Gu Xiu's current residence from top to bottom, changing all the quilts and curtains, as long as she thought it was perfunctory.Even those grand maids who have served in the palace for many years did not dare to ask more questions.

Who made Xinjun depend on her in everything?

***

Yongxi 23 years, September [-]th.

After guarding Gu Hong for 36 days, the war king Gu Xiu officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor as his son.

It was changed to Yuan Yongding and officially restructured in January of the following year.

The birth mother Yunyao was granted the title of General Yunhui Yongyi, and she was buried in the burial place of the Yun clan.Give back all the titles and rewards of the Yun family in the past, and the position of the general of the auxiliary country will be succeeded by the current patriarch Yun Jue. From now on, he will recruit new soldiers in the royal division of the capital.

According to the aunt Meng's words, she changed her empress title, and only respected her as Huining Yuanci Shitai, and cared for her for life with the ceremony of respecting Buddha and Zen.

The revered mother Concubine Li, the Jin family, is the respected concubine Ligui, and the female family members of the Jin family's mother's family are all sealed according to their rank, so as to show the emperor's kindness and filial piety.

Afterwards, Gu Yan, the king of Xun, was named Prince Xunze, and he was restored to the status of his mother, Han's court wife.Prince Ning Gu You was named Prince Ning Yi, and King Duan Gu Shen was named Prince Duanjing.

Princess Qingzhao was revered as the Eldest Princess Qingzhao Shurou. Thereafter, there was no upper limit on her salary, and she was supported by all the people of the country.

According to the ceremony of respecting teachers in the country, Han Mochu, a young teacher in his childhood, was granted the first-rank Taifu, and he was awarded the first-class duke's salary and rewarded with a purple ribbon. He was established as the head of the hundred officials.

After the rewards of the previous dynasty and the harem were completed, the decree was passed down to the world.

Forty-nine days after the first emperor Gu Hong died, Gu Xiu personally supported the coffin and buried it in the imperial mausoleum.

From now on, say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.

Once the curtain ends, the morning prospers.

§Volume Four. Changan Yongning§