The eldest princess is the only daughter of the first emperor. After the current emperor ascended the throne, she was named the eldest princess Yongtao. From the time of Prince Cheng's mansion to the palace, this princess was extremely favored, but her temperament did not follow the path of domineering Walking, but sinking deeper and deeper into the sad green lake, hurting the spring and autumn at every turn, crying because of the flying flowers, and crying because of the river going east-of course, this will only be shown in front of the closest people a certain character trait.
She looked at the queen mother resentfully, and said: "The emperor's brother is also true. It's not good to be betrothed to which one. I have to be betrothed to the Fan family. I know that the Fan family and the prime minister..."
"You go out first." The queen mother suddenly opened her eyes, lowered her voice and said two words very majesticly. The nuns remained expressionless and retreated quietly.
With a sound of "Pa!", a red palm print appeared on the princess's face, and she looked at the mother in front of her with eyes full of fear. The queen mother gritted her teeth and said coldly: "How many times have I said, don't mention that person in front of me! You are shameless, but our royal family still has shame! If you hadn't used your own life to protect him back then, I would have died a long time ago." Kill that man!"
"It's been so many years, I've never let him see Chen'er, but I haven't set up any obstacles for him." The empress dowager's kindness had disappeared, and her face was frosty, "Because I know, when He wants to marry you because you are afraid of ruining his future, so you don't marry... Okay! If you want to give him a future, I will give him a future. Now that he is the head of all officials, you should also fulfill your original wish , but... I don't allow you to have anything to do with him, and the Lin family can't have any say in Chen'er's marriage, do you understand?"
The eldest princess wiped away her tears and smiled hard, but her voice trembled: "Got it."
The queen mother then turned around, looked at the queen, and said lightly: "The emperor is busy with government affairs, and you should worry more about things like this. You should take care of your own children's marriage, but since the emperor promised Chen'er to the Fan family , don’t worry about it.”
"Yes." The queen had already been shocked by the scene just now, and quickly bowed her head in response.
"Queen, don't always serve Ai's house. When you have free time, you should spend more time with the emperor to relieve His Majesty's worries." The Empress Dowager's tone was much gentler, and the words of encouragement were obvious.
The queen gave a wry smile and agreed, but suddenly she frowned, as if she had thought of something.
How could the Queen Mother not understand the reason of these people's thoughts, she said softly: "If you have anything to say, just say it."
The queen glanced at the eldest princess who was still wiping away her tears. He said in a low voice: "Eunuch Hong sent someone earlier to say that there is a case being tried in the Yamen of the Kyoto Prefecture today."
"Oh? What case, even the old dog is interested in it."
The empress smiled sheepishly: "Empress, everyone in Beijing is actually interested in this matter, because this case has been aroused in the government office in the morning, and it has been delayed until before there is a result... I heard It was Guo Baokun, the only son of Guo Youzhi, Minister of Rites, who sued the Fan family, saying that he beat Guo Baokun in the street last night, and recited a poem, which... the mother and the queen also read it."
"Oh?" The queen mother was very surprised and said: "Wanli Beiqiu often visits and beats people?"
As soon as the words came out, the queen next to her couldn't help but covered her mouth and laughed, and even the eldest princess laughed through her tears and said, "Mother's words are really funny."
The Empress Dowager laughed and said, "It's not that I'm funny, it's that Fan Xian is funny. He's only been in Beijing for a few days, but why did he beat up Shang Shu's son? Tell the Ai family what's going on in this government office." She Suddenly thought of one thing, frowned and said: "The Kyoto government didn't dare to use torture, did it? This is going to be broken, how can we get married in October?"
The queen laughed and said, "What is the queen mother talking about? Although Fan Xian is not from a serious background, he is the flesh and blood of Uncle Si Nan. .”
"That's good." The queen mother said: "Then Guo Baokun is one of those people who often spend time with the crown prince?"
For some reason, the Queen's face suddenly became a little uneasy, and she answered yes in a low voice. Sure enough, the Empress Dowager snorted and said, "Those little bastards who only try to persuade Cheng Qian to go on a horse and play eagles are full of bad taste. Needless to say, that Fan Xian must be a good fighter."
The eldest princess's expression remained unchanged, but her mood was very complicated. She never expected that her mother would think that the illegitimate son of the Fan family beat him well without asking why, but she had just been slapped before, so it was inconvenient to speak at this time . Fortunately, the queen said Xiaoyi: "That editor Guo is quite famous, so it is always unreasonable to be beaten in the street like this."
Seemingly aware that the Queen's thoughts were different from her own, the Queen Mother didn't respond, and asked lightly, "How's the result of the case trial?"
"Fan Xian moved Prince Jing's son out as a witness, so the Kyoto government has no choice but to temporarily remand for later trial."
"Hongcheng is his witness? It seems that this little Fan Xian is quite popular."
The queen was secretly happy, knowing that although the queen mother had nothing on the surface, she actually hated the close relationship between the officials and the royal family the most, but she also knew that things should be measured and it was impossible to talk too much, so she changed the topic back : "I heard that on the night when editor Guo was beaten, Mr. Fan and his son were staying...on the Liujing River, so this matter should have nothing to do with him."
There was silence in the back garden of the palace for a while, and the atmosphere seemed a bit depressed. The queen mother suddenly got up and said, "I'm a little tired." The nuns and maids outside rushed up to help, and a large group of people walked on the way back to the palace.
After watching the empress dowager's Dianjia slowly turn into the palace wall, the empress and princess stood up and looked at each other. A wry smile appeared on the corner of the queen's lips: "It seems that although the queen mother is very displeased with Fan's son being a prostitute, she has not loosened her tone. I am afraid that Chen'er will really marry in half a year."
The eldest princess sighed and said, "I'm just worried about Fan Xian's character, but..." She looked at the queen with a weak expression like a weeping willow by the river, and said softly, "The Fan family has a good relationship with Prince Jing's residence, the queen Ma'am, be more careful."
The queen's heart trembled, knowing that the other party was reminding herself that if the boy surnamed Fan really married the other party's daughter, and His Majesty really handed over the business of the Neiku Road to the Fan family, then the Fan family's father and son , once in the household department, once in the internal treasury, it is equivalent to mastering a large number of money transactions in the Qing Dynasty. And if the Fan family really fell for the second prince because of Prince Jing's mansion, I'm afraid the prince... She frowned, thinking that although her son was not a good man, he was the only heir of His Majesty after all.
"Don't think too much." The eldest princess comforted: "You also know that in the past two years I have seldom been in charge of the internal treasury, and the Overwatch Council has always been guarded by people. After all, the Fan family has insufficient status. , even if you really marry Chen’er, it’s impossible to truly control Neiku.”
The queen frowned and said: "I'm just very suspicious now, what kind of tricks did that old guy Fan Jian pour into the emperor, and he actually talked about moving His Majesty."
The eldest princess smiled and said: "Your Majesty hasn't called Mrs. Liu into the palace for a long time, right?"
The queen's face turned cold, and said: "That woman who married Fan Jian as a concubine may seem stupid, but in fact she is cunning and ruthless. Four years ago, you proposed to kill the illegitimate son of Danzhou, but it turned out that Mrs. Liu took the lead." , she must be holding a grudge against us, and trying to lure her out as a shield, I'm afraid it won't be easy."
"So what?" The eldest princess smiled, and the skin of a person in her thirties is still very good. "Does she dare to talk too much? Besides, I have known Liu Shi since we were young, and I know that she is a person who likes to be stubborn." people."
The queen suddenly frowned and said, "It's strange to say, why did Your Majesty decide to hand over the internal treasury to the Fan family four years ago? If it wasn't for the emergency, there was no need to take risks at that time." The eldest princess said softly: " Brother Emperor doesn't like that I have a good relationship with you, so he decided to let me go from the inner curry... Otherwise, he wouldn't let the dean send someone to garrison me from the beginning."
She then sighed: "There are always ways to control the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, no matter they are pure or stupid, but it is that Mr. Chen, who is loyal to His Majesty, and takes care of the affairs of the court impermeably. The method is to insert the manpower."
The queen frowned imperceptibly when she heard this: "As a subject, loyalty to His Majesty is a matter of course. We secretly deployed people because we were worried that the lord would be deceived by treacherous officials. Dean Chen's loyalty can be learned from the sun, so it goes without saying. What." The eldest princess knew that she had said something wrong, and said softly, "Yes, but the Overwatch Council has not stopped investigating the Danzhou assassination case these years, it seems that it is His Majesty's strict order."
"It's natural. At that time, His Majesty was very happy to see your daughter after drinking. He adopted her as a righteous daughter on the spot and pointed her to the Fan family. Only a few people in the palace knew about this." The queen recalled the incident four years ago. After a scene, he said coldly: "As a result, within a month, there will be an assassin in Danzhou. Although this matter has not been revealed, the Overwatch Council is very clear about it. How can His Majesty not know? Naturally, he won't care about it." The life and death of the illegitimate child, but I am very concerned that someone in this palace dares to leak his words."