Gu Jiu walked out of the dormitory, feeling two catties lighter all over.
When she saw Chen Dachang, she said, "Your Majesty let Eunuch go in and serve him."
"Madam Zhao is leaving the palace? Our family will arrange for someone to send Madam Zhao out of the palace."
Chen Dachang was polite.
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Chen."
She followed the little yellow gate and walked out of Xingqing Palace. Then I saw Concubine Li De begging for an audience with the little prince.
Concubine Li De saw Gu Jiu coming out of Xingqing Palace, her face showed undisguised surprise.
"Madam Zhao?"
"I've seen Empress Defei."
Concubine Li De frowned, "Why are you here?"
"Your Majesty summoned him to inquire about the resettlement of the refugees. Is the Concubine De concubine going in?" Gu Jiu looked at the other party with a smile.
Concubine Li De was puzzled in her heart.
What time is this, His Majesty still cares about the refugees outside the city.
Isn't it time to consider establishing a crown prince
"Your Majesty only asked about your resettlement situation?"
"Does your lady think there are other things besides the resettlement of refugees? Your lady is thinking too much."
Gu Jiu looked at the other party with a half-smile.
Concubine Li De smiled, "It's a great achievement for Madam Zhao to resettle the refugees."
"Your Majesty praises me. If your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will leave first."
Gu Jiu nodded slightly and left quickly.
Various thoughts flashed through Concubine Li De's mind, and she didn't come to her senses until the servant informed her that she could bring the little prince in to meet His Majesty.
She took the little prince's hand and walked into the bedroom.
"Quickly call your father!"
The little prince is very soft and cute, a little child, his articulation is still unclear, "Greetings to my father."
The little prince was dressed thickly, like a steamed stuffed bun, bent over his luggage, and rolled directly to the ground.
Concubine Li De was very nervous, but the emperor was very happy. Beckoning, asking someone to hug the little prince to him.
The little prince looked at the emperor curiously, his black and white eyes widened, innocent and pure.
The emperor's vicissitudes of life were comforted.
Children are the purest and most beautiful existence in this world.
It's a pity that he has no chance to watch the little prince grow up.
But the little prince when he grows up is definitely not as cute as he is now.
The emperor stretched out his left hand and touched the little prince's cheek.
The old man's hands are not so comfortable.
The little prince resisted a little.
Concubine Li De was so worried that she almost scolded the little prince.
Fortunately, the little prince didn't suffer, nor did he dodge.
The emperor tried his best to put on a smiling face, but the little prince was frightened.
The little prince flinched, trying to escape.
Concubine Li De was anxious, "The child is too young and ignorant, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"It doesn't matter. He can't even speak clearly, how can I care about him."
Concubine Li De breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait until next year, the child should be enlightened."
Concubine Li De hurriedly said: "Your Majesty still needs to take the trouble to personally select two first teachers for the child."
The emperor nodded, "If I can live to that day, I will choose the first teacher for him."
"Your Majesty will live a long life, and he will definitely get better."
The emperor looked at Concubine Li De, "Don't take him out in the future, just keep yourself safe."
Concubine Li De's complexion suddenly turned pale. My heart sank.
"The concubine obeys the order!" Concubine Li De suppressed all kinds of thoughts and bowed in agreement. However, the trembling voice still revealed the unwillingness in her heart.
The emperor didn't care about Concubine Li De's attitude. He just gave her a meaningful look, "As a prince, you will have a lifetime of glory and wealth. As long as you don't do things beyond your duty."
Concubine Li De timidly lowered her head, not daring to face the emperor's gaze, "Your Majesty said so. The concubine will definitely teach the little prince seriously, so that he can keep his own place."
The Son of Heaven let out a "hmm", teased the child for a while, and then sent the mother and son away.
"Back off."
"The concubine obeys the order!"
Concubine Li De took the little prince's hand and hesitated for a moment, "Will the little prince still come to greet His Majesty in the future?"
The emperor looked at the soft and cute little prince, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "When I miss him, I will send someone to carry him over."
Concubine Li De became happy again, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Brother Hao, please thank your father."
The cute little prince was very obedient, bowed and said: "I thank you, my father."
As a result, because it was too thick, it rolled down to the ground again accidentally, causing many people to laugh in good faith.
Even the emperor smiled.
Concubine Li De pursed her lips and made an apology for the little prince. After getting the emperor's forgiveness, she picked up the little prince and left the bedroom.
Outside the bedroom.
"Our family will give the empress a ride."
Shen Changshi volunteered.
Concubine Li De refused a few words, and then agreed that Shen Changshi would send her out.
The two walked one after the other until they reached the gate of Xingqing Palace.
"My lady, go slowly!"
"Eunuch Shen, please come back."
Concubine Li De's eyebrows and eyes are infinitely charming, and in a blink of an eye she turned into a dignified Concubine De Concubine.
"Your Majesty likes the little prince very much, your empress should relax." Shen Changshi said casually.
Concubine Li De nodded and patted the little prince's head, "The child is a blessed one, I firmly believe in this."
Shen Changshi smiled, "It's cold, my lady should go back early."
"Thank you, Mr. Shen."
"Your Majesty, you are welcome."
The two played a charade and left separately.
When Chen Dachang was resting, a small yellow door came to him, "I would like to report to Eunuch, before Eunuch Shen took the initiative to send Concubine De to go out, and the two of them talked a few words at the gate of the palace."
"What did you say?"
Xiao Huangmen recounted the conversation between Shen Changshi and Concubine Li De.
After hearing this, Chen Dachang smiled coldly, "Don't worry about them, it's not our family's turn to worry about their affairs for the time being."
Concubine Li De and Shen Changshi are not the first day they hook up.
Now that the Son of Heaven has suffered a stroke and is paralyzed, the two of them are even more impatient to make trouble.
If you make troubles, you will make troubles, Chen Dachang is not worried at all.
Because it is not him who really needs to worry about these two people making troubles, but those princes and grandchildren.
Concubine Li De wants to support the little prince to the throne, isn't her biggest competitor the princes who are rushing to the capital
As long as all the princes are dead, the throne will naturally fall to the little prince.
Chen Dachang laughed mockingly, Concubine Li De's heart was a bit too big.
A dozen or so adult princes still want to catch them all in one go. They are really all royal residences. Is the prince's residence a vegetarian
Even if the princes are really dead, and the throne really falls to the little prince, Concubine Li De will die.
With his last breath, the emperor will also bestow death on this femme fatale, lest the little prince be manipulated by her, and the Liu family becomes the Li family.
As for Shen Changshi, seeking skin from a tiger, when the critical moment came, he would be the first to die.
Chen Dachang told Xiao Huangmen to keep watching Concubine Li De and Shen Changshi, and report any situation in time. Other than that, nothing superfluous is allowed.
The princes haven't returned to Beijing yet, it's too early to do anything now.
However, he can sell favors and news to various palaces and princes' palaces.
…
Gu Jiu walked out of the palace and let out a long sigh of relief.
The palace is really not a place for people to stay.
Standing beside the carriage was a familiar person.
When Gu Jiu saw him, he immediately laughed, with a bright smile.
She walked over, raised her head and asked, "Why are you here?"
Liu Zhao smiled, "I'll take you home."
Gu Jiu pursed her lips and smiled, "If I remember correctly, this is the first time you have come to pick me up at the palace gate."
"I will come later."
"Never mind. I'm just talking."
The two got into the carriage together.
The carriage moved forward slowly, not in a hurry.
Gu Jiu looked at him, "Aren't you going to ask me?"
"It's not urgent." Liu Zhao took her hand, as if he didn't care about the emperor's summoning.
Gu Jiu raised her eyebrows and observed his expression carefully, "It's really pretending, I thought you really didn't care."
Liu Zhao said with a smile: "You should trust me, I care more about you. As long as you are safe, it is better than anything else."
Gu Jiu lowered her head and smiled, she likes to hear this.
Sure enough, as long as they are human, they like to listen to sweet words.
She smiled, and took the initiative to bring up the matter of Mian Sheng, "Your Majesty is very concerned about the refugees outside the city, and I know that only I really want to resettle those refugees.
As long as you change someone, you can guess how miserable the fate of those refugees will be without me telling you.
In order to ensure the smooth progress of the project outside the South City Gate, and to ensure that I can firmly grasp the project outside the South City Gate no matter what happens, Your Majesty plans to set up a county outside the South City Gate in advance. I took the opportunity to recommend Gu Yu, the fourth brother Gu. "
"Has the royal grandfather promised you?"
"As long as Fourth Brother Gu is really capable, this matter is almost settled."
A mere county magistrate, the emperor is still capable and arbitrary.
"Now you can rest assured that no one will hinder the project outside the South City Gate."
Gu Jiu smiled and nodded.
After hesitating for a while, she said: "Your Majesty is considering the establishment of a crown prince, but obviously he hasn't made up his mind yet."
"Oh? What did the royal grandfather say?"
Liu Zhao couldn't help but think of the sentence Lin Shuping said about watching the emperor's grandson.
Is it because the emperor's grandfather can't make up his mind that he wants to investigate the emperor's grandson
Is it just a little late
The elderly with hemiplegia have a limited lifespan.
Maybe one day they will all be gone.
If the crown prince is not appointed early, the capital will be in chaos.
Gu Jiu shook her head, there were still some things she couldn't say.
Because Liu Zhao was in the middle of the game, he couldn't make it clear to the observers.
She can't mislead Liu Zhao.
She said: "I just judged from His Majesty's tone and attitude that His Majesty has not made up his mind and is very conflicted."
Liu Zhao hummed.
The imperial grandfather always thought that he still had ten or twenty years to live, so naturally he never seriously thought about establishing a crown prince.
Now that it's time for the crown prince to be appointed, it is naturally difficult to make up his mind.
Father Wang must come back early and make arrangements early.
The husband and wife returned to the palace, and Liu Zhao accompanied Gu Jiu to tease the children, with a look of nothing else.
He doesn't care about all the disturbances outside.
Gu Jiu was almost deceived by him.
After dinner, Liu Zhao excused himself to leave the upper room and returned to the document garden.
The guard Zhao San bowed and stood by the side, "Please tell me, my lord."
Liu Zhao's eyes were deep and his expression was serious, "Send out A1, A2, A3, these three teams. A1 is responsible for protecting the prince. A2 and A3 are responsible for sniping and delaying. Make sure that the prince is the first one. When we return to the capital, we must not let others take the lead."
Zhao San bowed to accept the order, and asked before leaving, "What if you encounter obstacles?"
Liu Zhao looked calm and restrained, "Kill without mercy!"
"Then if Your Highness..."
"Just make sure you don't die, it doesn't matter if you get hurt or disabled." Liu Zhao decisively interrupted Zhao San's words.
It's the last moment, all tenderness and tenderness are fake, only benefits and the chair in the palace are real.
As a prince, one should have the consciousness of being killed.
Moreover, he didn't intend to take the lives of all the uncles, he just injured and disabled them.
He was already merciful.
Zhao San got the order, quickly retreated, and personally led people to leave the capital.
Qian Fu came to Liu Zhao's side silently, "My lord, the other palaces have moved separately. According to the investigation of the old slave, today alone, no less than ten waves of people have left the capital."
"Prince Zhao's Mansion or Prince Yan's Mansion?"
"There are Prince Zhao's Mansion, Prince Yan's Mansion, and other Prince's Mansions. In addition, there are people in the palace who have summoned people to be careful of Concubine Li De. Some people suspect that Concubine Li De might be raising dead soldiers outside."
Liu Zhao sneered, "Concubine Li De is just a mere concubine Li De, who has only risen for a few years with all her efforts. With her financial resources and background, even if she raises a dead man, she will not be successful."
"Master, you still have to be careful. As the old saying goes, ants kill elephants."
Liu Zhao nodded, "You are right in reminding me, I can't be careless. The nails in the palace should also be moved."
Qian Fu bowed to accept the order, "The old slave will make arrangements now."
…
In the days that followed, the capital was unusually quiet.
Even the palace was too quiet.
It's just that under the calm lake, waves have already set off.
Because of the hemiplegia on the right side, the Son of Heaven could not personally review the memorials, so he had to ask someone to write for him.
The imperial physician repeatedly emphasized that if the emperor wants to relieve the stroke, he must rest.
The emperor compromised and only reviewed a small number of memorials every day to deal with some military affairs. Other matters should be handed over to the courtiers, and they can be reviewed by him after the results are obtained.
The courtiers are satisfied with the current situation.
The emperor is no longer arbitrary, and seems to have become easy to talk, and the courtiers feel like they have turned over and become masters.
I just hope that this situation can continue.
Because the courtiers rarely looked at the emperor pleasing to the eye, they did not cause trouble for the emperor.
Even the establishment of the crown prince was not urged so hard.
At worst, wait for the princes to return to the capital before discussing the establishment of the crown prince.
Of course, the real reason for the courtiers to relax is that the emperor seems to have a year or so to live.
For a year and a half, no matter what, the crown prince can be established.
After having the crown prince, the emperor can also go to see the ancestors and vacate the throne.
The emperor has been emperor for thirty-seven years, which is too long.
It's time to change to a new emperor and let the world take a new look.
The emperor knew exactly what the courtiers thought.
Most people expected him to die, but he didn't die.
Only a few people look forward to his long life, such as the eunuchs around him, such as the members of the Jinwu Guard.
The Jinwu Guard has completely replaced the guards of the Imperial Army, Suwei Xingqing Palace.
Guaranteed that without their permission, an ant would never be able to crawl into the Xingqing Palace.
…
Jiang Shuyi took a deep breath, suppressed the irritability, disgust and fear in her heart, straightened her back and walked into the Ganlu Palace.
"Oh, who am I? Isn't this Miss Shuyi? Why is Miss Shuyi here again?"
The maids of Ganlu Palace laughed and cursed one by one, completely ignoring Jiang Shuyi.
Jiang Shuyi's face was weak, she lowered her head and said, "The imperial concubine called me here."
"Since it was the empress who asked you to come, why don't you hurry over there."
"You still dare to ask your mother to wait, you are not afraid of death."
"I'm used to being a concubine, so I'm not used to being a slave."
"That's right, being a slave is not like a slave. It seems that I should tell the empress and ask the nanny to teach her a lesson."
Jiang Shuyi turned a deaf ear to everyone's insults.
Today, nothing is more important than saving your life.
She has no children, and her natal family still relies on her, so it would be nice not to hold her back.
Your Majesty has had a stroke and hemiplegia, I'm afraid he will die soon.
Once there is a change in the palace, will she still have a way out
Leaning on Concubine Xue Gui, even if it is unspeakably miserable, is better than dying.
As long as you save your life, there is always a chance to make a comeback.
Even if he can't make a comeback, it's good to be able to escape from the palace and live a life of incognito and wealth.
Jiang Shuyi already has a clear plan for the future.
Before the emperor passed away, she would obediently obey Concubine Xue Gui's orders.
"Slaves see the empress!"
As if returning to the days of being a court lady, Jiang Shuyi knelt on the ground with a humble posture.
"Here we come!"
Concubine Xue Gui smiled half a smile, as if she was looking at a piece of goods, "How are you doing recently?"
"Thanks to the blessing of the empress, the servant girl is fine recently."
Concubine Xue Gui asked with a smile: "Then should you repay me one or two?"
I'm coming!
Jiang Shuyi's heart trembled, "Madam please tell me."
Concubine Xue clapped her hands, and immediately a maid took out a box of incense.
Concubine Xue said with a smile: "This is the latest incense that I have obtained. You go for this palace and send it to Concubine Xiao Shu, Concubine Li De, and all the concubines."