Little Lady of the Red Chamber

Princess Wenhui once served as regent at the beginning of the emperor's ascension to the throne, but only two years later, the emperor returned to power after his wedding, and the emperor was already 16 years old when he ascended the throne, not a child, so Princess Wenhui has no right to act. It's just adjunctive administration.But what Tu Yuanrui is facing now is obviously not the situation of that day.

The only thing Princess Wenhui can say to Tu Yuanrui is "If you retreat, you will retreat, and you will not be disturbed." Self-righteousness confuses people's hearts. Not all people have such ambitions from the beginning. Sometimes ambition needs soil nurtured.At the beginning, Wang Mang only wanted to become a powerful minister, but the weakness of the Han Dynasty gave him the soil to grow his ambitions. After tasting the status above everyone, no one can easily give up.

Tu Yuanrui thought that he did not have such ambitions. Although he was born in the court, the ninth-fifth position did not attract him much, not only because he was only the son of the prince, but also because he clearly saw the weight of power.But when this right was handed over to him one day, he doubted himself a little.

After having a secret conversation with Princess Wenhui, Tu Yuanrui already had a decision in his heart.Entering the palace to see the emperor on this day, there is no way to avoid it, so the only way to do it is to face him head on.Rights have never been inescapable to him.

Inside the sleeping hall, the emperor looked at Tu Yuanrui who was kneeling beside the dragon bed with a gray face and laughed in a low voice, "I have been thinking about when you will enter the palace, but it seems that it is earlier than I expected."

"Help me up!" Tu Yuanrui stood up and helped the emperor to sit up, only to find that the people under him were already very thin, with only a layer of bones left.

"Open it and have a look!" The emperor handed him the notebook that Tu Yuanrui had returned.Tu Yuanrui reached out to take it and opened it for a look before showing surprise.

He frowned, "Your Majesty!" It wasn't because there was something remarkable written on the note, but because it was a blank note at all.

"The only one I can trust is you, Ruizhi!" The emperor held his hand tightly and stared at him with good eyes.

"I understand!"

"Forcing my father to kill my younger brother is probably the only name left in the history books, but I don't care. If there is still time, I won't do this, but God doesn't want to give me this time. Ruizhi, loyalty is fine, father It's good for the emperor, what I do is for the world."

Tu Yuanrui listened quietly, the emperor's explanation was not for him, but for himself.If the emperor hadn't been seriously ill, Tu Yuanrui naturally believed that he would have stayed loyal to his life, after all, if he could, who would not care about his posthumous name.But as the emperor said, there are no ifs.The emperor is seriously ill. If the emperor and loyalty are not dead, then the eldest prince will not be able to sit on the throne.

"I understand!" Tu Yuanrui still said the same sentence, the emperor's eyes were a bit obscure, and he lowered his eyes, "Jue'er is kind, and Lai Ruizhi will be there in the future."

Tu Yuanrui got up and knelt down to accept the order, "I will live up to your Majesty's trust."

The worse the emperor's illness became, even the cabinet could not see the emperor's face. Most of the affairs in the court were decided by the cabinet. Although the eldest prince joined the cabinet to listen to the government, he could only listen to everything.As a result, the hearts of the people in the court were turbulent and unstable.

The emperor issued two imperial decrees in succession, one of which was the establishment of the crown prince, which was expected by everyone, but the second imperial decree was shocking.It was crowned as the son of Prince Yong'an, and the commander of the imperial guard camp was named King Ming, and he was granted permission to join the cabinet to assist the government.

This incident was unprecedented. Headed by Su Xun, the chief assistant of the cabinet, six heavenly officials asked to see the emperor, and finally saw the seriously ill emperor.But before he could open his mouth, the emperor glanced at everyone and said, "When my father was enthroned, Princess Wenhui was ordered by my grandfather to assist my father. Your family has also seen how I am now. I have decided on everything earlier. To avoid further chaos in the future."

"Your Majesty!" Su Xun knelt down and cried bitterly. He was promoted by the former emperor, but his relationship with the present is also harmonious. Seeing this is naturally heartbreaking.It's just that as the chief assistant, there are some things that he has to mention, "Your Majesty, the crown prince is young, and the imperial family assists the government. Once this case is opened, there will be endless troubles. Your Majesty should think twice!"

Princess Wenhui assisting the government is a problem left over from the period of the Queen of Heaven. Since then, the harem has been banned from intervening in politics.Su Xun couldn't help worrying that the emperor had set this precedent.

Whether Su Xun has his own selfishness or not, aside from mentioning it, the emperor cannot make decisions during this period, and all affairs in the court are determined by the cabinet.All of a sudden, the power of the cabinet swelled, and although it was too short to see anything, it might not be so in the long run.And the emperor really couldn't do it, he had to appoint an important minister. As the chief assistant, although Su Xun was not the emperor's confidant, but in terms of qualifications, no one could compare.

Naturally, the emperor did not take back his will. If he ascended the throne for a long time, all the confidants in the court would not be in danger from now on. Keep going, if you don't block trust, you will pay everything to one person.

Not only did the emperor not take back the decree, but he also decreed that the king of Ming would preside over the grand ceremony for the establishment of the prince on his behalf.This action suppressed all dissenting opinions, the Sacred Heart has been decided, and no one can persuade them.

All of a sudden, Yong'an Palace was full of people, but it was a pity that no one was seen in Yong'an Palace.

When Su Xun returned to the mansion, someone reported that Liu Anran, the minister of punishment, was already waiting in the mansion.Su Xun hesitated for a while before meeting Liu Anran.

"Anran has met Master Su!" Liu Anran bowed her hands.

Su Xun said indifferently: "Lord Liu, you are welcome, sit down!" After the two sat down, Su Xun said: "Lord Liu should have heard the imperial decree, how come you still have time to come to the official residence?"

"My lord, are you talking about the prince's will to seal King Ming's will, or that His Majesty allowed him to preside over the prince's grand ceremony?"

"Master Liu is not in a hurry!"

"Your Majesty, why should you be anxious? This is His Majesty's decision. Master Su is loyal to His Majesty. Your Majesty would not have thought of your worry." Liu Anran said with a light smile.

Su Xun remained silent for a long time before saying: "Master Liu is really in the emperor's heart." It was not the first time Liu Anran looked for him, but Su Xun was uncertain. Although Liu Anran seemed to be the emperor's confidant, if the emperor If you trust him, how can you hand over the power of regent to King Ming.

Regardless of the considerations of the court, Tu Yuanrui joined the cabinet as King Ming, took the prince who had not yet held the canonization ceremony to listen to the government in Wenyuan Pavilion every day, and taught the prince with all his heart.Seeing this, some neutral ministers feel at ease.

"You can manage it. You don't care about everything. If someone became King Ming and sent you here, he might despise you." Princess Changtai said suddenly, looking sideways at Daiyu's sewing.

They are currently in Princess Wenhui's mansion. After the imperial decree, the Yong'an Palace will not be quiet. Tu Yuanrui thought about it and then simply sent Daiyu to the mansion of the eldest princess. Changtai also lived here for a while these days. People are just companions.

Daiyu put down the needle and thread in her hand and looked at Changtai, "What are you thinking?"

Changtai sneered and turned her head back silently. She didn't tell Daiyu that she originally begged the emperor to marry Beiman voluntarily, but this matter was disturbed by Tu Yuanrui, who sent her to Aunt Wenhui to be locked up by the way. .Therefore, Princess Changtai was naturally very upset with Tu Yuanrui, especially because Tu Yuanrui's reason for stopping her was that she was not competent for the matter.

Daiyu didn't know about it, but Changtai and Brother Rui didn't have a good relationship, so she didn't find it strange.Putting down the needle and thread in his hand, he got up and sat beside Changtai with a smile and said, "Okay, what's the matter? If you're bored, let's find something to do."

Changtai raised his eyes lazily, "What's the matter? Your family won't allow you to leave the house at the moment. He is in a high position now. I'm just an old-fashioned princess, so I don't dare to offend him."

"Okay, brother Rui, why did you offend me? I can't afford to pay him. Get up!" Daiyu said helplessly.

"It's not that you offended me, why are you accompanying me?" Changtai said only.Such nonsense made Daiyu smile wryly, "If you are like this, I don't know who will suffer from it in the future."

If in the past Changtai had to talk about going with a kiss, but now he opened his mouth and didn't say anything.In the past, it was said that Daiyu was only angry with her, but now Beiman is still there.The palace intends to change the choice of relatives, besides, Daiyu must be worried.So he shut up.

Seeing that she was silent, Daiyu felt suspicious in her heart, and looked at Changtai with bright eyes, "Xi'er!"

"What's wrong?" Changtai raised his eyebrows.Daiyu shook her head with a smile and didn't ask any more questions.

"What are you doing?" A pretty voice sounded, and Sun Yue followed Chen Xiao and Lan Qian came slowly.

Lan Qian deliberately saluted Dai Yufu with a smile and said, "I have seen the princess, what do you want to reward?"

"Well, sister Xi'er is also broken, and she is still joking." Daiyu said angrily.

Changtai followed Daiyu with a smile and said, "She was right. In this case, the day our Miss Lan came out of the court, the princess will give you a big gift." Lan Qian was engaged and was going to get married. Unfortunately, he caught up with Guoxiao, and now he can only postpone it until he is out of Guoxiao.

Lan Qian didn't want to comply now, she blushed and said, "The princess only clings to younger sister Yu'er, let's see if the son-in-law agrees tomorrow."

"I just like Yu'er." She doesn't want a son-in-law or something.Changtai smiled lazily, and put his hands on Yu'er's body, making everyone laugh non-stop with my appearance like this.Lan Qian was also a little speechless at first, and then laughed.

Chen Xiao pushed Changtai, "I said you are almost as good. Right now, King Ming is not free. When he is free, he can still make you pester Yu'er like this." She is Tu Yuanrui's cousin, However, I often listened to my aunt and third cousin explaining that Wang was jealous.Although it can't be done accurately, it's still inseparable.

In the end, Daiyu changed the subject with a smile, and when everyone sat down to talk, Daiyu couldn't help but ask how they came together so well today.Only then did Sun Yue laugh and said, "You guys are just being lazy, you don't know, everyone is going crazy outside."

"What is this for?" Daiyu asked anxiously.

Chen Xiaodao: "What else can it be for? The envoys of the Northern Man made a statement to leave the capital, so naturally they had to mention the matter of marriage. They came here for this, and it's nothing. He said that he was going to change the candidate for marriage, and choose another person from each mansion. Now people with daughters in Beijing are a little panicked, especially those who are not engaged. Looking for a way, Wan Mo asked his own girl to choose one."