Are you stupid?

With the passage of time, all the officials are inevitably tired, and the new king is not someone who is in a hurry to take power. After the burial, the courtiers found that the new king was still hiding in the harem, no wonder they all relaxed. Gen Xian, mistakenly thought that the new emperor was like Emperor Taixing, and his mind was not on government affairs, so he gradually relaxed and returned to his previous appearance.

In this emotional atmosphere, the new king ordered the concubine to move to the palace, which did not stir up any splashes.

Concubine Zhao Xian caressed the carved pillars in the Enlu Hall, lowered her eyes and whispered, "Don't be greedy for the little ones, all items in the palace, no matter how big or small, will be enthroned on the record. In Lu Palace, there will be a lot of disputes for no reason."

Concubine Zhao Xian's capable maid frowned angrily, and she was indignant because of Concubine Zhao Xian's treatment, "The new monarch, with a filial reputation outside, made a good gesture, and picked a palace as big as Changchun Palace for the Queen Mother, but in the end he asked the ladies They all go in and live in the side hall. The empress is of noble birth, she is the candidate handpicked by the Taizu, why has she ever lived in the side hall!"

After her daughter got married, Concubine Zhao Xian took in many bright and lively little maids, and she liked to see them full of vitality. She used money, money and cloth on them without blinking, and raised a group of little girls as if they were young ladies. , and she is extremely intimate.

Hearing that the maid was complaining about her injustice, Concubine Zhao Xian was not angry but smiled lowly, her slender and charming eyes flowing like spring water.

"You guys are still too young and have little experience to suspect that the Empress Dowager has ulterior motives."

"Isn't that the reason?"

Concubine Zhao Xian's eyes fell on the flowers blooming on the branches, her expression was calm, "The empress dowager is kind, as long as she doesn't offend her, she always likes to take care of people the most. When the late emperor was alive, even if the concubine was not favored for a while, the maids in the palace would always look after her." You have to think about it, just in case the concubine will return to favor one day; but now that the late emperor has passed away, we group of "toffees" have no hope. In the future, the life will not be as famous as it sounds, but in reality it will be like this. A pool of stagnant water? It’s okay for people like me who have family background, wealth, and children. Those who are low-ranking, have no children, and have little money in their hands will have a hard time. The empress dowager specially chose Changchun Palace. The concubine lives together, presumably to subsidize the concubines in private, with her watching, don't make life too difficult for the concubine."

"But the number of concubines, how can we get the subsidy?" The little maid still had doubts in her heart.

Concubine Zhao Xian held her handkerchief happily, "Let's bet on my pair of filigree Ruyi earhooks. There must be more concubines who are willing to leave the palace and return home than those who stay in the palace."

"Young maidservants don't bet with the empress, the empress guesses correctly every time." When the little maid heard about the bet, she quickly shrank back and refused to talk to Concubine Zhao Xian any more.

Concubine Zhao Xian's smile remained unchanged, only the smile gradually turned cold.

That's right, Cui Ying has always been gentle and kind, but living with the queen mother is very good, but not being able to enter and leave the palace at will ruins all the benefits!

The Changchun Palace was originally a palace building inherited from the previous dynasty. It has an exquisite layout and pleasant layout. However, the emperors of the previous dynasties felt that the Changchun Palace was too small and did not have the atmosphere of a big country, so they forced the Changchun Palace to be the northernmost center of the new palace. A palace on the axis was expanded to form the Luoyang Palace, which was ten times larger.The Changchun Palace is very meaningful, but who wants to live in the old palace when there is a new one?Therefore, Changchun Palace has been empty all these years except that the Zen seat was used by his son's Tai/ancestor for a few days.

I really didn't expect Cui Ying to do such a big job in order to catch the concubine who murdered her son. She would rather spread the money than put an end to the disaster.

No, maybe not just for the new king.

Concubine Zhao Xian's long and narrow eyes narrowed into a thin line, she suddenly remembered that Empress Cui had vowed to keep the chastity in front of the late emperor's coffin and not to keep pets.

Observing the chastity is obvious as long as you do it, so why bother to say it?Could it be that Cui Ying deliberately wanted to gain her reputation, and wanted to coerce the concubine and the new monarch at the same time, and control the government?

That's right, for a capable woman like Cui Ying, the late emperor helped make a lot of decisions when he was alive. Now that the new emperor is young, how could she be willing to stay in the harem for the rest of her life?

Changchun is on the central axis of Luoyang Palace, the most north facing south, very dignified.

Cui Ying, a woman who has been pretending for decades, finally showed her fox tail!

Concubine Zhao Xian waved to the servant outside the door, gave him some instructions in a low voice, and the servant quietly left the Enlu Hall and went straight to the place where the princes and daughters lived.

Similar situations happened in many palaces in the harem, but no matter what the concubines thought, as long as they were still in their heads, they would not make a fuss and refused to move to the palace; but the young and childless concubines had another look.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask, after the filial piety period, can I really go out of the palace and return to my hometown to remarry?" The little concubine lowered her head deeply, almost burying her face in her chest.

"Don't be afraid, come and sit down." Queen Mother Cui took care of her kindly.

The maid immediately brought fruit tea and cakes, and the scent of sweet honey melted the little toffee's nervousness.

She rubbed her fingers and said in a low voice, "It's not that the concubine can't keep the festival for His Majesty, but the concubine...has only been favored once, and has stayed alone in an empty room for so many years, and has no one to talk to. The concubine wants a child to accompany her." Be with me, so I won't be so lonely when I'm old. If it's like this for the rest of my life, my concubine... um..."

The little concubine covered her mouth as she spoke, sobbing softly.

Empress Dowager Cui pulled the man in front of her, looked at the concubine who was younger than her eldest daughter, and said gently, "Don't be afraid, the late emperor pitied you when you were young and lonely, and planned to find a way out for you. It is the first step for a palace official without status to go out of the palace. It is a pity that there is no holiday, and the late emperor took a step first, so it was delayed. But the late emperor has this kind of heart for you, and you should have kept your filial piety for the late emperor for a few years. Your Majesty has to plan carefully, lest you go back in a hurry and be bullied by the villagers again."

Empress Dowager Cui had a look of embarrassment on her face.

The little concubine looked at Empress Dowager Cui's face, and quickly remembered that the clan in her hometown would force ordinary people to be vicious girls every time they recruited beauties. The concubine understands the painstaking efforts of the empress and His Majesty."

The little concubine tentatively told Empress Cui about the evil things that the clan ran rampant in the village before she entered the palace, and she found the resentment of the clan on the face of Empress Dowager Cui.The little concubine was relieved all of a sudden, and she talked more and more. After talking for three full hours in front of Empress Dowager Cui, Empress Dowager Cui even invited Xiao Tianfei to have dinner together before sending him back.

As soon as the little concubine left, Empress Cui knocked on the screen behind her, and Shenlong came out from behind.

Empress Dowager Cui squeezed her brows and complained, "No wonder you have been worried that you will be bullied if you let them go home. According to what I said, it's better to let them spend the rest of their lives in the palace. I will provide them with delicious food and drink. It's better than being manipulated and bullied after returning home."

Shenlong shook his head, "Mother, we feel that the palace is good because the power is in the palm of our hands. But the concubines who have no children, money, or children dare to bully them. When they return to their hometowns and remarry, at least they can have their own family and children to comfort them." .For them, life is not easy anywhere, and it is better to go back to their hometown than to stay in the palace."

Empress Dowager Cui also knew that her complaint was just troublesome, so she sighed deeply and stopped talking about it.

Pointing to the map of Changchun Palace, he said to Shenlong: "After the death of the first emperor, I did not withdraw the people who were watching in various palaces. I have some guesses about the person who jointly set up the poisonous plan with the king of Jiayu County, but I am still not sure who it is. Which one or which ones. So this time when I moved to the palace, I placed them in positions close to several different passages, and with a little movement, I can tell the order."

"What are they?"

Shenlong was really curious about this, he had pretended to be a fool for so many years, logically speaking, there shouldn't be any conflicts with the concubine.

Empress Dowager Cui blew on the tea leaves and took a sip of clear tea, "All the concubines whose sons are over seven years old have participated in this matter, and they worked together."

"There is only one prince. At that time, there was no me, and at most it was 'no heir to establish the head'. What are they making a fuss about? Do you think they can fight for favor again, so that the father and the emperor will like who will be the son?" To be a prince?" Shenlong laughed back angrily.

"Isn't it just a matter of the first emperor's words to be a leader or to be a virtuous person?" Empress Dowager Cui gave her son a look, "You men are careless and don't understand. If you don't recover, I didn't fight for you to be the crown prince. Xingye looks like that Obviously, it is impossible to be the prince. The candidate for the prince will naturally be selected from among their sons. At that time, one of my two sons is stupid and the other is weak, and they will all need someone to take care of them. Who can take good care of you two and let me nod?"

"But the queen mother is not a weak person, they think too beautifully."

Empress Dowager Cui shook her head, "No, I insisted on pushing you to be the crown prince at that time, and I have already thought about it. If you really can't adapt, I will take the initiative to ask you to abolish the crown prince. A foolish abolition of the crown prince will never attract the suspicion of the successor." And fear, even for the good name they will treat you well."

Shenlong looked carefully at his mother's face for a while, making sure that his mother had a fierce look on her face, and asked tentatively, "The empress mother is still young, if I have children, the empress mother can definitely raise them, and then I will try to be big...?"

Empress Dowager Cui lowered her eyes and smiled slightly, with a gentle look on her face, but Shenlong sat up straight involuntarily.

Women are confined to the boudoir all their lives, and who knows that they also have something in their hearts.

He rejoiced in his heart that he wasn't really stupid, otherwise he would see his mother turn black.

"Now that the situation has been settled, they should die down, right?" Shenlong asked.

"There is no way to turn back when you start work." Empress Cui laughed at her son's innocence, "Now it's not whether they want to continue, but Jiayu County Wang Yun doesn't allow them to back down."

"But the queen mother must have a way." Shenlong complimented, he took the initiative to stand up and squeeze the shoulders of Queen Mother Cui, serving the mother so that she felt at ease.

Empress Cui patted her son lightly, "You think well, just do what you plan."

Once the mother and child are separated, the mother who cares a little bit about the child will be more considerate of the child when acting.

——As long as people have scruples, they will not be so aggressive in doing things, and what they want is the stability of the harem. If the concubines are willing to be honest in the future, it doesn't matter if the previous things are not pursued.

Empress Dowager Cui and Shenlong wanted to let the concubines go, but they revealed the fact that there was a pregnant woman hidden in Empress Dowager Cui's palace. They insisted that the child was the late emperor's posthumous child. This technique is to use the lives of the maids, mothers and children to curse to death all the women who were lucky enough to die before the late emperor.

The author has something to say:

Empress Cui: If you come up with such an idea, you are probably out of your minds.Thanks to the little angels who voted for me~

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