Reborn as King again

After I finished my morning court and dealt with Jia Wanru and Jia Fan's affairs, I planned to visit my mother, queen mother and imperial brother.

I came to the Palace of Compassion and Peace and walked into the palace. The queen mother and the emperor Li Mubing had just started having breakfast, so they added a pair of chopsticks to me. I felt like I hadn't sat with the queen mother like this for a long time.

My mother, Empress Xia, actually loves me very much. Although few of the Xia clan headed by her uncle are good people behind her, this does not prevent me from being filial to her.The queen mother should be almost 50 years old this year, but she looks like she is only in her thirties, with a full forehead and round pearls.

The queen mother found me looking at her, she couldn't help laughing and said: "What's the matter with the emperor today? I came to accompany Ai's family to have breakfast, Ai's family felt strange, why are you still staring at Ai's family now?" As soon as I said it, I lowered my head in embarrassment, thinking that in my last life, for Jia Wanru, I suppressed the Xia clan and made the queen mother angry. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel guilty.

The Eighth Emperor Li Mubing said: "Queen Mother, I think Brother Huang must have done something to offend you, and now he is here to curry favor with you."

"What nonsense are you talking about, Xiaoba." I patted Li Mubing on the head: "You are the emperor brother, you are the one who makes trouble outside every day."

The eighth brother Li Mubing is not the mother's biological son, but the mother treats him better than her own son. The eighth brother's biological mother is the mother's younger sister Jing Zhaoyi. Jing Zhaoyi was unwilling to enter the palace back then, but still He was sent in, and soon after giving birth to the eighth emperor brother, he died of depression.The queen mother felt ashamed of Jing Zhaoyi in her heart, so she raised the eighth brother under her knees, and we usually call him Xiaoba affectionately.

Although Xiao Ba is not the youngest child of his father, he is the most beloved child of his father.Xiao Ba's biological mother was originally a beauty, so naturally Xiao Ba would not be so bad. When he was still a baby, his big watery eyes were blinking at his father, and his heart was so sweet. , I always like to hold him in my arms. Later, Xiao Ba grows up and can talk, and always calls "Father~, Mother~" in a childish voice. When he shouts like this, the bones of the father, queen, and queen are all broken. , so they always save the best for a small eight.Later, when the emperor's brother Li Muyi ascended the throne, he also loved Xiao Ba very much. Every time the tribute from other countries was placed in the Internal Service Bureau, Xiao Ba would always let Xiao Ba choose first, and the rest would be distributed to other concubines.And I, like them, doted on Xiao Ba to heaven.It’s just that in the last life, after I exterminated the Xia clan, Xiao Ba was also affected. At that time, I let him live and exiled him to be a prince in a remote feudal land. I will never forget the way he looked at me, so disappointed, He finally said to me with red eyes: "Brother Huang, how could you treat me like this, you obviously love me the most." So in this life, I only hope that he can be a carefree prince, and I will definitely Protect him well.

I looked at Xiao Ba, he was trying his best to grab the rice into his mouth, as if someone would grab it more, so I said: "Xiao Ba, eat slowly, be careful not to choke."

"No way, Brother Emperor," Xiao Ba said while eating, "I have discussed with Sister Yuetao, who is in charge, that I will go to the imperial garden to pick flowers, and then I will make Danko for my mother and concubine." After eating quickly, he wiped his mouth and said, "Brother Emperor, Queen Mother, you guys use it first, I'm leaving~"

The queen mother still didn't forget to tell: "Just pick the flowers, don't make trouble for Ai's family anymore."

"Got it." Xiao Ba said, and ran away in a flash.

I calculated the time, Xiaoba is already 15 years old this year, and in a year, he will have to leave the palace and live in his own mansion. I guess the queen mother will be lonely.

The queen mother and I reached a consensus by coincidence, and never talked about court affairs in front of Xiaoba. The queen mother saw that Xiaoba ran away, then turned her head, and said slowly: "The Ai family heard that the emperor almost made Huang Taifu angry this morning. Die, what is going on here?"

I explained: "This matter has nothing to do with Erchen. It is clearly a matter between the He family and the Jia family. The old lady Fu has to shoot himself at the muzzle, and Erchen has no choice."

Seeing that she started with the old master, the queen mother couldn't get my words out, so she said again: "It is said that the emperor called Concubine Wen to bed last night and let him sleep there overnight. Why, do you want to change your favorite?"

My mother can make my brother the prince and me the emperor. She can sit in the position of the queen mother. I don’t believe his hands are clean. I can’t let my mother focus on He Wenliu. Think about it I thought: "It's not all because of Concubine Wan, she and Erchen have lost their temper." I made up my mind, and put everything on Jia Wanru.Jia Wanru's relationship with the queen mother is pretty good. She is usually sweet-mouthed and can make the queen mother happy, but after all, the mother's family behind her is different, and when it's time to break up, she has to break up.

The queen mother was surprised when she heard this: "Oh, the emperor will say that Wanru is not good. Don't you love Concubine Wan the most? Why don't you coax her well?"

"Erchen also coaxed her, but it was useless. I closed the door of Erchen again this morning." I sighed deliberately. In my previous life, I would never say this in front of my mother, just because I was afraid that she would hate Jia Wanru, but now It doesn't matter anymore.

"Then Jia Wanru is too presumptuous, how dare she shut the emperor's son out?" The queen mother was really angry: "What is the cause of such unpleasant trouble?"

I replied: "It's not because of the fact that the beautiful girl entered the palace this year. Concubine Wan feels that if a newcomer enters the palace this year, she will no longer be favored, so I want my minister to postpone the matter of the beautiful girl entering the palace for a few years." , Erchen hesitated for a moment, and she lost her temper with Erchen."

When the queen mother heard this, her face immediately changed, she grabbed my hand and said: "What? The emperor plans to delay the matter of drafting girls?" I knew that the queen mother would not agree to do this, she originally planned to let them Xia's this year Several children entered the palace to consolidate the power of their Xia family.

"No, think about it, that Concubine Wan always quarrels with Erchen like this, and Erchen feels uncomfortable. This time, it's not what she wants." I said, "Concubine Wan always relies on the power of their Jia family to tell Erchen Conditions, my minister is also annoying, like rubbing Concubine Wan's spirit, no, this morning the Jia family impeached the He family, I just took this matter to show Concubine Wan some color."

"Emperor, are you taking too much risk?" The queen mother worried: "The second young master of the He family has such great military power in his hands, will he rebel?"

"Mother, you worry too much. Think about it. The name of their He family's rebellion does not match their reality. There is indeed a member of the He family in the harem, that is Concubine Wen. To be honest, Concubine Wen, although she is not very talkative. , People are also dumb, but I like it very much. To put it a bit harshly, Concubine Wen is just a puppet. If I tell him to go east, he won’t go west. If I tell him to go forward, he won’t go west. Finally, he is very obedient, and the most important thing is that Concubine Wen has not even given birth to a prince, so how do you think the He family rebelled?" I continued to analyze to the queen mother: "But the Jia family is different. Concubine Wan has given birth to the prince now, if the Jia family is allowed to hold military power again, then the minister will really have a headache."

After listening to my analysis, the queen mother nodded, she thought it made sense, and was very relieved, and said: "Now that the emperor has grown up, the queen mother can rest assured, you dote on Concubine Wan too much, and the queen mother is still worried that one day Concubine Wan will step on you." Come on my head."

I know what the queen mother is talking about. She is afraid that one day Jia Wanru will snatch her phoenix seal. In the last life, I did snatch the phoenix seal of the queen mother and gave it to Jia Wanru, but I won’t in this life. I will honor her well. He patted her hand and comforted her: "Queen mother, don't worry, I assure you that as long as you remain the queen mother, this phoenix seal will remain yours for a day."

After bidding farewell to my mother, I went to the imperial study and called Wanfu in. I knew Wanfu was very loyal to me, so I asked him to make a list of the inner eunuchs in the palace as quickly as possible, which ones were Jia Wanru's eyeliner, which ones Is it the Queen Mother’s eyeliner, which ones are the ministers’ eyeliner? I have only been on the throne for 5 years. I don’t believe that Jia Wanru will infiltrate her power into every corner of the harem. What I need to do now is to know who those eyeliners are and who they can use Just use it, and remove what can't be used.

Then I started to correct the memorials again. In fact, I seldom read the memorials before, but now I had to read them. After reading them all, it was already afternoon. I stretched myself and walked out of the imperial study.

He hadn't taken two steps before he heard Wanfu report that Concubine Wan's maid, Taohong, asked to see her.I didn't expect Concubine Wan to lose her composure so soon.

Tao Hong said: "Your Majesty, go and see the fourth prince, he has been making a fuss all afternoon."

"Isn't Concubine Wan uncomfortable? I'm afraid that if I go to see the fourth prince, Concubine Wan's illness will be even worse." Using the child to suppress me?Dreaming, it's not my son at all.

Tao Hong thought I was afraid that Concubine Wan would be angry: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Your Majesty is not angry with you now, so go and have a look."

Hearing what Taohong said, it's because Jia Wanru is magnanimous, she is not angry with me, I have her permission to go see her?It seems that I really spoiled her too much before, did she take herself too seriously?

I ignored Taohong and walked outside, Taohong still wanted to follow.I said something to me, but was stopped by other eunuchs, and Wanfu followed me quietly.

I walked for a while and asked, "Which palace does Concubine Wen live in?"

Wanfu thought for a while and replied, "Yi Liu Dian."

"Place your car against the willow hall."

Not long after, the imperial chariot stopped in front of the Yiliu Palace. I got off the chariot and looked up at the Yiliu Palace. It was a small and old palace, and it was incomparable to the Baoge Palace where Jia Wanru lived.Wanfu originally planned to pass it on, but I signaled that I didn't need it, so I walked into He Wenliu's bedroom.

When I walked into the inner courtyard, I was stunned by the sight in front of me, because the inner courtyard of Yiliu Temple was full of all kinds of peonies competing for splendor, big and colorful, extremely beautiful, and various colors. The flowers are multi-petal, elegant in appearance and fragrant.To be honest, I have never seen such a rich peony in my life.

I asked, "What is going on with Concubine Wen's palace?"

Wanfu was also speechless by the surprise of these peonies, and it took a long time before he replied: "The servant heard that before entering the palace, Concubine Wen was nicknamed 'Peony Prince' in the capital. It is said that Concubine Wen has always loved peony since she was a child. , I also like to grow some flowers and plants at home, the best of which are peonies, presumably these peonies should be planted by Concubine Wen."

When I walked into the hall, He Wenliu was having dinner with his two children. The eunuch who was serving next to him was startled when he saw me coming, and immediately knelt down to say hello.

And He Wenliu was also stunned there, and it took a long time to recover. He was going to stand up, but he tripped over the bench and sat down on the ground again.

I laughed and said, "Why do you like to sit on the ground every time you see me?" Wan Fu behind me hurried forward and helped He Wenliu up, probably because He Wenliu was frightened and forgot to kneel down.I said: "I want to come over for dinner, can I?"

"Where is the emperor talking?" He Wenliu finally responded, and he quickly ordered a small eunuch: "Little Luzi, hurry up and add some tableware to the emperor."

Then I sat at the dining table and looked at the two children eating with He Wenliu, one was my eldest prince Li Chen, and the other girl, I think it should be me and He Wenliu's daughter Li Dan'er.