Eighty-sixth bowl of soup (2)
Dongfang had just revealed its fish-belly, and agarwood was wafting in the Golden Dragon Hall, and there was only a small bump on the huge dragon bed. Qing Huan yawned and sat up from the bed, first checked the approximate time, and found that there was no one in the hall. The fact that the emperor's bedroom is so deserted is enough to show the cautiousness and suspicion in the host's character.
"Come on."
"Your Majesty, you are awake."
Qing Huan stretched out her feet from under the quilt, and asked the beautiful maid to change her clothes as a matter of course, and asked casually, "What time is it?"
"No hurry, there is still more than half an hour before the court." The maid said, although she was surprised that His Majesty would let him change her clothes, when she unbuttoned Qing Huan's clothes and found that it was a woman's body, she didn't mind. Show any surprised or disturbed expression.
Qing Huan put on a dragon robe and a jade crown, and took a picture in front of the dim bronze mirror. Fortunately, the host was tall and tall, with a neutral and heroic appearance. If the chest was tied up with cloth strips, the emperor would not be found It's actually a woman. But the reason why a secret is called a secret is because it requires extreme protection and concealment, and anyone who wants to get close to this secret will be seriously hurt. "How is the regent's health, may he come to court?"
The maid was stunned for a moment, she took a cautious look at Qing Huan, and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten... You had a big fight with the prince a few days ago, and after the prince walked away, he never went to court again. The servants sent people to express condolences, but in the end... no one could enter the palace, and they were all kicked out by the people around the prince, saying... don't worry about it, Your Majesty."
After she told the truth, she was very afraid that Qing Huan would get angry. This majesty has a volatile personality and strong self-esteem, but she dare not lie.
Qing Huan couldn't help but sighed: "I know, you send someone to go to the court to say that I'm not feeling well today, so I won't go to the court for now."
The palace maid hesitated to speak, but finally responded: "Yes, I will send someone to do it, servant girl."
Qing Huan sat alone on the dragon bed for a while, looked around the palace, and felt pitiful for the emperor, but also hateful.
Back then, the queen mother was still a noble concubine, and several people in the harem were pregnant at the same time. The first emperor promised that whoever would marry the prince would be the queen. The Empress Dowager gave birth to the Empress Dowager. In order to be the empress, she bribed the palace physicians to conceal the truth, and finally ascended to the empress throne as she wished. The host was raised as a prince, because the queen mother had high hopes for him, so the host was under great pressure and asked himself to do his best in everything. After the death of the first emperor, she became the emperor as the prince.
Those who knew about it back then have been silenced by the host one by one. She was too afraid of her true gender being exposed, so she was extremely suspicious and could not trust anyone. The palace maid just now grew up with her and was loyal to her, and she didn't trust her at all. Bathing and changing clothes are never done by others, and no one is allowed to be around when going to bed at night.
Twenty years have passed with trepidation like this, and the empress, who had always guarded her heart so carefully, was inadvertently found out by the regent's real gender. The Prince Regent is the righteous brother of the late emperor. Although he was born in the royal family, he is a side branch, and his blood relationship is very weak. Because of his excellence, he was recognized by the empress's grandfather and grew up with the late emperor. He was seven years younger than the late emperor and just twelve years older than the empress. Before the death of the first emperor, he was worried that the empress would not be able to convince the public due to her young age, so she appointed her as the regent.
Who would have expected that the two fell in love.
If they can stay together for a long time, it would be a good thing. It's a pity that the empress is narrow-minded and only has power in her eyes. The regent is the aspiration of the people and has a heavy army in his hand. Naturally, she also likes the regent in her heart, but unfortunately, compared with power, the space occupied by the regent is too small.
It was said to be a big quarrel, but in fact, it was the empress who set up a grand banquet to kill and seize power, but was discovered by the counselors around the regent and helped the regent escape. After he escaped, the empress couldn't sleep day and night, and she couldn't even close her eyes at night if she didn't kill the regent. For so many years, she has ascended the throne as a daughter, and she has too many worries and precautions, and she has long been blinded by profit. Perhaps from the very beginning, her "feeling in love" with the regent was also the way she wanted to gain military power.
The regent didn't reveal her gender and won't seize power with her, the more she felt suspicious, thinking that he had a bigger conspiracy waiting for her.
"Ah..." Qing Huan rubbed her temples with a headache, and said it wasn't difficult, no wonder it wasn't difficult. No matter how good a person is treated in such a deceitful way, they will be heartbroken when faced with the killing of their loved ones, right? How can I win people's hearts back
The empress is really narrow-minded, if the regent wanted to usurp the throne, why did she go long ago, why wait until now? This person has a noble status and a powerful soldier in his hand. Falling in love with her could have made her right-hand man, but she was lucky. She had to kill him and take away the other party's power to feel at ease. Not to mention how her unwilling imperial brothers retaliated wildly in these years. The regent had saved her from being poisoned with a knife, but he almost dug out his heart and gave it to her, but she was still not satisfied.
Now that the regent doesn't even go to the early court, he must be disheartened and cut off his love. If the empress presses her harder and harder, there is no guarantee that the regent will not turn against her completely. Even if he doesn't know how, none of the generals and advisors around him are easy to use. Really, she has no ability to be an emperor at all. Whoever beat her down in this world and made her sit still, she will revenge for her kindness. Whether it is from the status of emperor or lover, the empress is first-class and heartless.
It's really cheap for her to be an emperor without having to take a qualification certificate.
But then again, it was one thing for Qing Huan not to like the empress, but another to reunite with the regent as an empress. These two must be together to ensure the prosperity of the country for a hundred years, otherwise, if the empress continues to do so, the regent will definitely not kill her, but she will not treat the regent well. Once the regent dies, the world will completely collapse. There are countless strange people under him, and there are many ambitious people. Now he can keep his own place because the regent has the ability to use people, so they are willing to send him.
But if the regent died, the empress would just wait to be swallowed alive by these people.
As a woman, although she was subject to many constraints and rules in the feudal society, the twisted and dark personality of the empress is inseparable from the empress dowager who brainwashed her from childhood.
It is precisely because of the existence of the regent that the queen mother can't insert her hand in the previous court. She regards the regent as a thorn in the flesh, and she wants to get rid of it quickly. To be honest, Qing Huan thinks that the Empress Dowager is more suitable to be emperor. The empress has this destiny, but she doesn't have the ability, let alone be tolerant of others. Even if she has been in power for decades, she will leave countless hidden dangers for future generations.
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Ah, she analyzed the problem very thoroughly, but it's really annoying!
Now that the regent doesn't even go to the morning court, how can she take him down if she can't see him? Not to mention that people have long been disheartened by the Empress. The King Regent has never been short of wonderful women with both sex and art skills, but he has a heart for the Empress, so he will not be contaminated with women. Qing Huan has seen everything that happened before, and knows everything and everyone in this world. The regent's character, if he really took over a woman's body, he would be responsible even if he had no love, and he would offer all his loyalty and respect.
This kind of good man—a really good man, even Qing Huan, who has lived for an unknown amount of time, finds it rare. !
Sincerity is the most precious and the most steadfast, but once lost, it is also the most difficult to retrieve.
What a mess.
Otherwise... pretend to be sick
Forget it, with the regent's character, if he wants to break up with the empress, he will only reply with something like "This king is not an imperial physician, and going there will not make your majesty's illness improve". Moreover, the previous Hongmen Banquet was coaxed to come under the guise of being sick, and the same trick was used twice, but it was really enough.
There are not many ways to deal with this kind of person who is almost perfect and ashamed.
Judging from the great contributions made by the regent on the battlefield at a young age, this person has a firm heart and will never change his decision. When he loved the empress, he was willing to sacrifice his life for her unconditionally, and when he gave up, he would naturally not look back. The Empress broke her heart to the core, even kneeling down and begging for forgiveness was probably useless. Allegiance will still be allegiance, but love—there won't be such a thing anymore.
Qing Huan walked around the bedroom. She originally wanted to change clothes, but she found something during this trip. The bedroom was impenetrable, and the empress was the Ninth Five. It stands to reason that no one would dare to do what she wanted to do here. No matter, but there is nothing feminine in the whole hall. She seems to hate her daughter body more than anyone else, and she cares about the throne more than anyone else.
She pushed herself so hard that her whole body was twisted.
The Empress had a lot of love for the Prince Regent. Perhaps the reason why she was with the Prince Regent was because she was afraid that he would expose her true gender. This fear of the secret being exposed made her toss and turn, and she couldn't calm down even if the regent was alive.
Since ancient times, most emperors have been like this. They save face and are less likely to admit mistakes.
Qing Huan sat on the bed dangling her legs and fell into deep thought. The reason for saying this matter is easy is that the other party to be saved is a gentleman, and it is the same reason for saying it is troublesome. When people who are too principled are hurt, it is usually irreparable.
The more rational and calm they are, the better they can judge what they should do. It is by no means an easy task to cut down the big tree of the Prince Regent and use it as a table leg.
But who is she