Emperor Zongwen was actually not willing to let the fifth princess marry Bai Yichen. After raising him for so many years, and occupying the title of a direct descendant, of course the benefits were maximized. If he really wanted to marry, the one he would marry would naturally be Bai Yihao, who also occupied the crown prince position. The two families were already relatives, and they were close cousins. The closer relationship between the two families would make the future princes born in the Yan Kingdom closer to the Qin Kingdom in blood, which would be of great benefit to the Qin Kingdom.
But regarding this matter, it seems that only my family is interested. Her half-sister, the Queen of Yan, did not even mention that she wanted to marry the princess of Qin for her own son. Instead, she wrote letters asking for the eldest prince to marry the fifth princess. Emperor Zongwen always felt that the meaning here was not simple, or it might have something to do with the person from Cining Palace.
Therefore, he didn't care about the marriage proposal of the eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom. He just thought that if he wanted to be in a hurry, he could just marry a princess. There was no way he could let the Yan Kingdom and the Cining Palace's wish come true, secretly What kind of conspiracy could he carry out that he didn't know about? The one in Cining Palace occupies the title of legitimate mother, so nothing should be done lightly.
But it was unexpected that something like this would happen to the fifth princess. Her reputation was ruined, and she was in front of so many people, the most important of which was Bai Yihao. Both Bai Yichen brothers knew that one could not remarry, and the other desperately wanted to marry. There was no other way but to marry the fifth princess to Bai Yichen.
But Emperor Zongwen was not the fifth princess, and he clearly smelled the conspiracy. He identified the main messenger of the conspiracy as Bai Yichen.
Who is most beneficial to what happens in this life!
There is no doubt that he is the eldest prince of the Yan Kingdom. If not for such a commotion, Emperor Zongwen would not marry the fifth princess to him. If he needs to marry a princess, there are more than a dozen princesses born to concubines in the harem, no matter which one None of them are as noble and irreplaceable as the fifth princess.
Unexpectedly, Bai Yichen was the one to plot against him, and Emperor Zong Wen was obviously filled with doubts.
The day after this happened, a fire broke out in an abandoned palace next to Cining Palace. Although the fire was put out in time and did not reach Cining Palace, it frightened the Queen Mother and became sick. The imperial doctors immediately trembled with fear. When going in and out of Cining Palace, I was afraid that the old queen mother would be slightly injured, but the emperor ordered her to come to see her if she could not be cured.
Compared with the bustle of Cining Palace, Tianfeng Palace can be said to be deserted.
The emperor's order came early in the morning, and he scolded the middle palace for being immoral, which led to disharmony in the palace and anger. It even affected the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace. He ordered the Empress to write a letter of guilt immediately. He also said that he was sorry for her busy schedule, so she asked Su to do so. The imperial concubine and the imperial concubine Wen helped deal with the problems in the harem.
That is to say, the queen will no longer be allowed to dominate the harem, and Concubine Su and Concubine Wen will be used as a check to resist the queen's power in the harem, which will also give the queen family a major slap in the face.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the so-called disharmony in the palace and the resentment of heaven and earth are just words of Emperor Zongwen's anger. The real root cause is the fifth princess. However, the fifth princess married to the Yan State on behalf of the Qin State. Naturally, it cannot be said that she has lost her dignity. It happened that a fire broke out in the harem, and this evil fire was about to happen on the queen.
The queen knelt down and silently accepted the edict, and asked the eunuch under her to see off the eunuch Liu Xi. She spread the edict on the table and read it word by word. She clenched her teeth with hatred. Not only did she not She failed, and also lost her holy favor and her only daughter. The thought of Xueyu having to marry far away made her heart twitch with pain.
The Tianfeng Palace was very quiet. All the maids and eunuchs knew that their master was not in a good mood right now. Anyone who committed any crime at this time would be seeking death.
But just after noon, someone knocked on the door. The young eunuch at the door of the palace opened the door and announced that she was the maid in front of Concubine Su.
"Why did she send people here?" The queen said with a fierce smile, a gloomy coldness flashed in her eyes. Could it be because she stepped on her when she saw that she was weak? Concubine Su would not be so stupid. After a while, she But he was too depressed.
"Xuan come in!"
Concubine Su and Concubine Wen were ordered to work together with her, so she let her people stay out of the public eye, and others were not allowed to spread the news. She could only keep a low profile now so as not to attract attention.
"Empress, our empress heard that there was a fire in the Cining Palace, causing the Queen Mother's phoenix body to disobey. I would like to ask the Empress if we can mobilize the noble concubines in the harem and the front court to pray for the Queen Mother together. Are you in good health?" The person who came was a palace maid in front of Concubine Su. After bowing, she asked respectfully, but the corners of her eyes and eyebrows made people look like they were seeing Concubine Su, with a trace of arrogance, which was very uncomfortable.
The Queen suppressed the anger in her heart and said with an elegant and gentle smile: "The Queen Mother's health is really worrying, and it is really the fault of this palace. Since Concubine Su proposed to pray for the Queen Mother, it is really great, but the fifth princess is married far away. It must be a major event between the two countries, and I have too many things to do here, so I will ask your queen to take responsibility for this matter."
Since Concubine Su wanted to please the old woman, she would simply do it for her. The queen had always been aware of the Queen Mother's secret moves. After all, their natal families were the same family, and her brother was now the head of the family. The Queen Mother and her brother were separated by a layer. Therefore, all the Queen Mother's operations in her own family are shown in front of the Queen's case.
The older generation in the clan obviously favored the Queen Mother, but the elder brother, who was in charge of the family, naturally favored his sister.
The Queen has analyzed it and found out that the affairs of the fifth princess were carried out so carefully. If there is any link that was discovered, it is that the elder brother used part of the force of his family. The Queen Mother has great influence in the Dingguo Palace, that is to say The Queen Mother was informed and fully aware of what happened that night.
So she will be ready and waiting for herself...
What happened to the fifth princess was really a shame to the royal family. She was going to marry to the Yan Kingdom anyway, and Bai Yichen wouldn't say anything. Everyone would just cover it up. Even if he was at fault, it was just because of his lax discipline and he would not take advantage of it. He publicly reprimanded himself that the fifth princess wanted to marry far away and the emperor would not let him lose face at this time no matter what, and the matter would only become trivial.
Unexpectedly, a fire broke out near the Cining Palace, and the fire spread to the Cining Palace, frightening the wily Queen Mother to death. The Queen would not believe such a lie. She only felt that the Queen Mother had done this on purpose. He made himself fall out of favor with the emperor, and deliberately let the emperor reprimand him, just to resist the King of Yan Fenglei who he wanted to help up.
Thinking that this failure was all the fault of the Queen Mother, the Queen became very angry!
I wish that old woman was dead! Why pray for blessings? It would be a blessing to just die.
"Thank you very much, Queen. The Queen is a mother of the world. She cares about so many things. These little things are just one or two, so there is no need for the Queen to worry about them. Our Queen has this intention. The Queen has spoken, and our Queen has started to do something." It is considered fair and righteous, I will go and report to our empress now." The palace maid said intelligently, speaking to our empress one by one. Only when the queen's order is fulfilled can it be considered righteous, as if the queen would be dissatisfied with the emperor's decision.
The queen smiled faintly. She was in a bad mood now and couldn't help but pretend to be generous. She waved her hand and let people leave.
She had just been reprimanded here, but Concubine Su hardened her back and made herself feel at odds with the emperor inside and out. The emperor's order was issued in the morning, and in the afternoon she sent someone to deliberately express her position, clearly showing that she had no regard for her. Although the palace respected him, he actually said that he was not convinced by the emperor's decision.
"Empress, don't be like them. You think that if the fifth princess marries to the Yan Kingdom, you will have no hope. Look at the Queen Mother of Cining Palace. She married her daughter to the Yan Kingdom and ended up with the support of a country. , sit firmly in the position of the Queen Mother, this matter has not been decided in the end, there is no need for the Queen to be angry." Yan Miao saw that the Queen Mother's face turned cold, and hurriedly persuaded her.
The Queen sat silently for a while, with a cold look in her eyes, she stood up and said: "Although I am not the one responsible for praying for the Queen Mother, I cannot let anyone underestimate my filial piety. Go, go and prepare a few things." Send the precious Buddha statue to Concubine Su, tell her my thoughts, and ask her not to let down my trust."
"Empress, we don't have many Buddha statues here. Because the Queen Mother likes Buddha statues, you have sent all the good Buddha statues you found to the Queen Mother's palace. Now you look for them immediately, but you really can't find them." Yansha was embarrassed. He said, in the past, all the good Buddha statues sent from outside were sent to Cining Palace, but at this time, there were really no treasures to be found.
"Your Majesty, why don't we send some of the worse ones over?" she said with an idea.
"No, I will send a message to Duke Dingguo's Mansion for me later, asking them to find some rare Buddha statues for me, and tell them that I want to pray for the Queen Mother." The queen said calmly, her eyes falling on the tall figure in the corner of the window. On the corner of the eaves, it was not too close to her place. She could clearly see it here because the building was so grand before.
Because that is the real Tianfeng Palace, and the Cining Palace where the Empress Dowager lives now. Since the Empress Dowager moved there, she has never left the real Tianfeng Palace to her.
"Not only do I have to choose the precious ones, but I also let my eldest brother publicize it. In order to pray for the Queen Mother, I have been fasting and practicing vegetarianism in Tianfeng Palace for half a month, so that my filial piety will move God and I hope that the Queen Mother is well."
Since she wants to act, she will accompany her!
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The Queen Mother was seriously ill, and the news of praying for the Queen Mother spread to the ears of the wives of various families. There was also the story of the Queen praying for the Queen Mother and looking for rare Buddhist statues. It was also reported that the Queen was filial and willing to pray for blessings. In an instant, the government and the public were filled with excitement. Emperor Zongwen was famous for his filial piety, and with the empress in front of him, more and more people followed his example. Nowadays, ladies pray for the empress dowager and eat vegetarian food.
Precious Buddha statues are even more priceless.
At this time, Mo Xuemin got married!
The wedding date was set long ago, and there was no reason to postpone it just to pray for the Queen Mother.
Mrs. Zhen Guohou carefully asked her sister to ask Princess Xianjun. Princess Xianjun replied that the queen mother should not waste the people and money because of her illness. Getting married was a good thing and must not be postponed because of her.
When these words came out, Mrs. Zhenguo Hou's heart was settled, but when she started preparing for the wedding, she discovered that new problems arose.
What to do with this wedding banquet
In the past, wedding banquets were naturally big fish and meat, and whatever was good was on the top. But this time it was different. All the ladies and ladies of high rank were vegetarians for the Queen Mother. Who would come to attend a meat banquet? The situation is such that I need someone to support me, and I want to take this opportunity to have a good relationship with the ladies.
The purchasing mother-in-law was a little dumbfounded and pushed the problem to Madam Zhenguohou.
Mrs. Zhenguo Hou gritted her teeth, and the male family members outside prepared a wedding banquet according to the specifications. Inside, a vegetarian banquet was prepared for the ladies. She just hoped that these ladies would not just come and leave after just one look. Zhenguo Hou's Mansion needed more popularity.
"Madam, the family's banquet is a vegetarian banquet. Will it happen when the Crown Prince's wife comes in..." She has never heard of such a wedding banquet, and the mother-in-law asked again worriedly.
"It's not her turn to make the decision in this family." Remembering that it was because of Mo Xuemin's incident that Yun'er lost her Sacred Heart and her good reputation, Mrs. Zhen Guo Hou angrily put down the tea cup in her hand and said bitterly , that little bitch came in and wanted to live a good life, so being able to entertain her with a vegetarian banquet was already great!
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The thought of bringing in a concubine's disaster star in an eight-carriage sedan chair made Mrs. Zhen Guohou's heart suddenly rise and fall with sadness. It was best for that little bitch to be more sensible and dare to make trouble with her. She would want her to look good. (To be continued)