The emperor's heart alone

The next day, Zhiyang Palace.

"Since you are not feeling well, don't overwork and take good care of your body." Shi Junji sat by the queen's bed and told him, "There are many concubines in the harem after entering the palace, and the daily things are not too small, and some of them are not long. People with eyes always come to disturb your rest. As the mother of a country, although you should lead the harem mother, but in any case, it is not worth the importance of your body. Not to mention that now you have occasional cold, although it is not serious, you still need to take good care of it " Paused, "In my opinion, it's better to pick out a few concubines from the harem to help you take care of the harem affairs."

The queen lowered her eyebrows, because she was more vulnerable because of illness, after hearing Shi Junji's words, the queen said: "What the emperor said is true, but there are many sisters in the harem, and there are also capable people. The concubines really don't know which ones to choose. Sisters are good, why don't the emperor recommend a few people for my concubine, so as to save my concubine from being in a dilemma."

Shi Junji smiled and said: "It's easy to say, after all, it's about taking care of the harem, and it's hard to convince the concubine if her position is low, so let's decide according to the rank of concubine."

"The concubine understands." The queen replied obediently, "How about the three sisters, Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu and Concubine Ning?"

"It's up to you to decide, and I won't interfere." Shi Junji said again, "You can take care of your illness and take care of the affairs of the harem yourself when you recover from your illness."

"Yes, the concubine will definitely take care of herself and share the worries of the emperor."

Shi Junji nodded, not knowing what was on his mind, but on the surface he was extremely satisfied.

"My Majesty and Empress, Chu Renqing, the son of Master Chu, is seeking to see you outside."

Shi Junji thought for a while: "Yes, I remember that a few days ago, I transferred Chu Renqing back to the capital, and I arrived in the capital the day before yesterday. This Chu Renqing is your father's younger brother. The two families will make friends soon, and come to see you It should be." He said again, "This Chu Fang is Chu Renqing's son, he's your cousin, so I guess you haven't seen each other for a long time, right?"

Because of this incident, the Empress had a pleasant surprise on her face. Hearing Shi Junji's words, she couldn't help laughing and said: "Yes, in the second year of my concubine's wedding with the Emperor, their family moved out of the capital. Now Counting, it’s been six or seven years since we saw each other.”

Shi Junji stood up: "Since this is the case, you two should talk. I still have to deal with state affairs, so I will leave first." Seeing that the queen was about to struggle to get up, Shi Junji stopped the queen's movement , "You don't have to send it, you can just lie down with peace of mind."

Shi Junji went out, while Chu Fang stood outside and waited for Shi Junji to leave before entering. It was inevitable for the two to meet, but Shi Junji didn't bother to look at Chu Fang's appearance, and Chu Fang didn't have the courage to look up. Long Yan, although they met each other, they didn't even see each other's face.

When Shi Junji was far away, Chu Fang, who was kneeling on the ground and prostrating, was pulled up by the palace servants beside him: "Young Master Chu, come in with your servant."

Chu Fang looked back at Shi Junji's back, sighed twice in his heart, and followed the palace man into the Queen's Zhiyang Palace.

Although they are cousins, men and women are different after all, and one party is the mother of a country, so it is inconvenient to meet face to face.The queen was lying on the bed with a gauze curtain hanging in the middle, and Chu Fang was sitting in front of the gauze curtain.

He couldn't see the human face, but Chu Fang could see the queen lying on the bed, and saw that the queen was coughing slightly, so he couldn't help asking, "Empress, are you sick?"

The queen's voice sounded from behind the gauze curtain: "It's okay, I just feel cold occasionally, and I'll recover after a few days of rest." She said again, "Chu Fang, speaking of it, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Yes, it's been seven years." In Chu Fang's impression, this cousin was gentle when she was still in the Chu family. When Chu Fang went to their house, he always liked to see this cousin. Sister, his relationship with his cousin is also very good, even better than with Mr. Chu, but after all, after seven years of not seeing each other, Chu Fang is still a little reserved.

The queen must have seen Chu Fang's discomfort, but she didn't say anything. There must be some unfamiliarity. The queen can understand this very well. Time can change many things. The queen also believes in this sentence, but she and Chu Fang After all, they are all from the Chu family, and the blood of the Chu family is flowing in their bones. No matter how distant or distant, Chu Fang's family stays in the capital for a long time, and they will naturally become close to the main family of the Chu family. Don't care about these things.

"I'm in the harem, and I don't know much about the outside world. I don't know how your father is doing now?" the queen asked.

"Father is fine. This time he was transferred back to the capital from the outside and was promoted to a higher rank. Father is very happy and his health is also good. Please don't worry, Queen."

"That's good, nothing is better than your body." The queen smiled, but she couldn't help but think of herself. She had become the highest-ranking woman in the Daping Dynasty, but her body really annoyed her. If it wasn't for her poor health, Where will it be the turn of those concubines to be in charge of the harem?The queen couldn't help but secretly resented in her heart, because she was weak and couldn't bear the fatigue, now she could only hand over the rights to other concubines.

Seeing that the queen hadn't spoken for a long time, Chu Fang was quite at a loss, so he could only call out in a low voice, "Queen? Queen?"

The queen recovered from Chu Fang's shout, and tidied up her thoughts: "This time when I return to Beijing, I think I will stay here for a long time, so what are your plans?"

Chu Fang rubbed his head, a little embarrassed: "I haven't thought about this." If Xu Yunjin is a willful person, then Chu Fang is a spoiled and willful person. This can be seen from Chu Fang's words It can be seen that he is not fake, but he still maintains the fear and obedience that are unique to children in front of certain people.

The queen knows Chu Fang's playful nature. His mother passed away early, and his second uncle didn't continue. These years outside, I think there is no one to discipline him, and nothing can be done. It's no wonder that the year of weak crown is approaching. No plan.

"Why don't I ask for a favor for you." After all, Chu Fang is a child of the Chu family, and the second uncle's family is close enough to his father. Compared with other members of the Chu family, it is a better choice, "Let the emperor Giving you an official position will also save you from doing nothing every day."

"Don't, don't, don't." Chu Fang quickly refused, "Queen, you also know that I have never been able to do those things. If you really let me be an official, wouldn't it kill me?" Chu Fang His father also thought about letting Chu Fang be an official in the court. With the power of their family, it is easy to buy or seek an official, but Chu Fang is really not suitable for an official. Chu Fang's father thought about it. With the ability, it is not a problem to raise another Chu Fang, so I don't force it.

"Besides, my father also told me about this matter, but my father also knew my ability and knew that I was not suitable to be an official, so he didn't force me."

After Chu Fang said such a thing, the queen didn't say anything more. His father didn't plan to let his son become an official, so why should he interfere?At the moment, he put down the words and did not mention them.

The two talked for a while, until the queen felt a little sleepy, then Chu Fang exited the Zhiyang Palace, and walked to the palace gate under the leadership of the palace staff.

It was Chu Fang's father, Chu Renqing, who came to visit the queen today. After all, Chu Renqing's family had just returned to Beijing, and they wanted to meet and get in touch with the queen's family, especially the queen, after all. The Chu family can have the current power, isn't it the Queen's credit?Not surprisingly, after the emperor has been on for a hundred years, the son of the empress must inherit the throne. At that time, their Chu family will become the empress dowager's relatives, and their Chu family will be honored for at least 50 years!Of course Chu Renqing would not let go of such an opportunity, after all they were not the queen's family, so naturally they wanted to hold on to the queen's rope.

If it weren't for Chu Renqing's order, Chu Fang wouldn't have entered the palace to do these uncomfortable things. Chu Fang said that he was more interested in going to Xu's mansion to find Yunjin!

"Yo, who is this?"

A sudden voice from ahead interrupted Chu Fang's thinking. Chu Fang looked up and realized that he had already reached the Imperial Garden. Then the female voice that just came from was probably from the concubine in the harem. He lowered his head, not looking at the woman's face.

The eunuch who led Chu Fang to the palace gate was Meng Xiong, the queen's confidant and an old man in the harem, so he naturally recognized who appeared in front of him.

"Auspicious Concubine Shu." Meng Xiong bowed to Concubine Shu, "This is the Empress's younger brother, he came to visit Empress just now, and now the servant is taking him out of the palace."

Chu Fang heard that it was Concubine Shu, so he hurriedly saluted Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu said with a coquettish smile: "So it's the empress's younger brother, I really have stopped a remarkable person." She said again, "I also happen to be going to visit the empress, I wonder how the empress is doing now?"

Chu Fang replied respectfully: "The queen is in good health, but she just talked to me for a while, and now she is sleepy, and I am afraid she has already fallen asleep."

"That's it." Concubine Shu was thoughtful. Today she heard that the queen was unwell, but now it seems to be the truth. There was a glint of complacency in her lowered eyes. The queen's sick body does not know how long it can last. Time, now seems to be getting weaker and weaker, she can still afford to wait.

In the harem, apart from the queen, isn't she the highest-ranking Concubine Shu?There are also heirs, and the family background is not bad compared to others. If many empresses really passed away, isn't the posthumous thing in her pocket?

"If Concubine Shu is fine, I will take my leave." Chu Fang said in a deep voice. Concubine Shu and the Empress have always been at odds, and of course he knows why, and he has no intention of wading into this muddy water. Father, let them worry about it.

Concubine Shu said "En", and Chu Fang continued to walk outside the palace under the leadership of Meng Xiong.Concubine Shu looked at Meng Xiong's back thoughtfully. She remembered that a member of the Chu family was transferred back to the capital by the emperor a few days ago. It was said that he was the younger brother of the queen's father, and this person was the younger brother of the queen. The man must be the son of the man who was transferred back to the capital?Concubine Shu sneered, the Chu family was impatient enough, could it be that they thought the queen would not be able to last long, and took advantage of this time to try their best to reap the benefits?

Concubine Shu turned around and walked towards her palace. She had no intention of visiting the queen at all, so she was just trying to trick Chu Fang. Now that she knew that the queen was unwell, she had achieved her goal. Naturally, they went back to the palace to celebrate.

The author has something to say: The second update is here~ By the way, Chu Fang is still quite important