The head of the state resigned, and the news spread to the harem. The queen mother was stunned for a moment, thinking she had heard it wrong.
She never thought that the father-in-law would resign at this time, and he didn't even discuss it with her. She repeatedly confirmed to Eunuch Yan who sent back the news. Eunuch Yan repeatedly said that the news was true. The head of the state begged to resign in the early court, and the emperor agreed.
When the Queen Mother heard that this was indeed the case, she was annoyed for a moment, "Stupid! It's just that he went to the sky prison once, is he afraid to this extent? He doesn't even become an official?"
Seeing that the Queen Mother was angry, Eunuch Yan dared not speak.
The empress dowager was really depressed. For a while, she felt that the sky was falling. The mansion of the head of state was the pillar of her survival in the harem. For so many years, she was able to sit upright in the position of the empress dowager because of the powerful family backing her. Talk to the emperor's son with confidence.
Now that the Guozhang's Mansion is almost in a catastrophe, she just thinks it's over, but she didn't expect the emperor to acquit all of the Guozhang's Mansion, she felt alive again, but before she could catch her breath, she heard that the Guozhang's resignation.
He even resigned!
What about her and the queen? Has the country's father no longer cared about their aunts and nephews
She recalled that the day before yesterday the queen went out of the palace to visit the father-in-law, and later heard that she came back with the emperor. After returning, the emperor rested in the queen's palace. Although I haven't heard of Flop having sex, the relationship has eased after all. She hadn't bothered to ask the queen what she said when she saw the father-in-law when she returned to the father-in-law's mansion that day, but now that she remembered it, she immediately told Eunuch Yan, "Go, quickly invite the queen to come to Ai's house."
Eunuch Yan responded and went immediately.
Not long after, the Empress was invited to the Empress Dowager's Palace. After greeting the Empress Dowager, her brows and eyes were all graceful, and she asked in a harmonious voice, "Empress, you sent Eunuch Yan to call me, but what happened?"
The queen mother glanced at her and said angrily, "Of course something happened, something big happened."
The queen was taken aback, "Don't scare my son."
The queen mother said angrily, "Your father has resigned, do you know?"
When the queen heard that it was because of this, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "So you called me here in a hurry because of this. I know. After returning to the mansion that day, Dad told me."
"What?" The queen mother stood up abruptly and said angrily, "Why didn't you tell Aijia?"
The queen was startled, and when she remembered something, her face immediately turned red, "When I came out of the head of the state's mansion that day, my son went to the Rong'an palace, and then returned to the palace with the emperor. For these two days, the emperor stayed in the son's palace. , I forgot to tell you..."
The queen mother pointed at her, furious, "You...you are so angry and sad. Since you know about such a big thing, how can you forget it? You thought that concubine Yuegui died, just for two nights, you Can you tie the emperor's heart? Confused!"
When the queen heard her mentioning Concubine Yue, her eyes turned red immediately, "You told me to take this opportunity to ease the relationship with the emperor, and my son is indeed not as good at inviting pets as that woman..."
The queen mother said angrily, "It's not a matter of pampering or not now. How can the emperor's favor last long? The support of our mother's family is the foundation of our survival in the harem. Do you understand what it means for your father to resign? The tea is cold. If he resigns, it means that the party members who are attached to the head of the country will soon fall apart, and our wives will have a hard time without the support of our natal family."
The queen immediately said, "Father said that Yunchu can enter the court only if he retires. He has supported the Xu family all his life, glorified his ancestors, and is now very tired. It is time to retire and enjoy the blessings. , take a step back, and cut off the branches and leaves, the emperor dare not use Yunchu to enter the court."
The queen mother was taken aback, "Is that so?"
The queen nodded, "Father said so."
The queen mother thought for a while, and was still very angry, "But Yunchu is still young after all, and he handed over the Guozhang's mansion to a child so quickly. Can he support it?"
The queen said, "Father said that after this difficult situation in the mansion of the head of the state, he could barely hold on and fell down. However, Yunchu was unruffled in the face of danger, calm and calm, and he knew what to do. He was better than him. With him in the court, he knew how to advance and retreat." , the gate of the Guozhang’s Mansion will not collapse.” After finishing speaking, he said, “Since the gate of the Guozhang’s Mansion will not collapse, then we don’t have to worry about it.”
After hearing the words, the queen mother finally eased up a bit, but she still said unwillingly, "Although he said so, his resignation was too sudden and too fast. He must pave the way for Yunchu."
The queen also agreed with the queen mother's words, and felt that the resignation of the head of the country was too sudden and too fast, but since the official had already resigned, the emperor agreed, so there was no way to undo it.
The queen mother asked again, "The emperor approved your father's resignation early today, but did you say what position he will arrange for Yunchu?"
The Queen shook her head.
The queen mother looked at Eunuch Yan again, "This morning, after the emperor approved the resignation of the father-in-law, can you tell me how to arrange for Uncle Xiaoguo?"
Eunuch Yan hurriedly told the head of the country about the matter of arranging a seventh-rank sesame official for Uncle Xiaoguo, but the emperor might say that he was overqualified.
The Queen Mother heard the words and said "the head of the country is confused", and sighed, "The emperor has been dissatisfied with the Xu family for being too prosperous all these years. Even if the head of the country retires now, he will let Yunchu enter the court, probably it will not will be rewarded."
The queen nodded, thinking that the emperor treated her much more gently than before, which was always a good thing for her.
The aunt and nephew sat opposite each other for a while, each with their own thoughts.
After a while, someone outside reported, "Queen Mother, Uncle Xiao Guo is here."
The queen mother was startled, and looked at the queen. The queen was also a little startled, thinking that the child Xu Yunchu seemed to dislike the queen mother's palace and the queen's palace since childhood. He didn't come to the harem easily without being summoned, but now he has come. For what
The Queen Mother immediately said, "Please let him in quickly."
Eunuch Yan hurried out to invite someone.
Not long after, Xu Yunchu entered the inner hall and greeted the Empress Dowager and Empress.
The queen mother waved her hand, "Get up, there are no outsiders, there is no need to be polite." After speaking, she saw the imperial decree protruding from his sleeve with sharp eyes, and immediately asked, "Have you met the emperor? What decree did the emperor give you?"
Xu Yunchu didn't say much when he heard the words, and handed the imperial decree to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother took it over, and after watching it, she was overjoyed, "The emperor entrusted you to investigate these two major cases? The same rights as Ye Chang's initial investigation?"
Xu Yunchu nodded.
The queen mother said, "Does this mean that the emperor thinks highly of you?"
Xu Yunchu smiled, "The emperor said that if the case is handled well, he will be appointed and rewarded, but if the case is not handled well, he will not convict him mercilessly."
The queen mother heard the words and looked at Xu Yunchu, "Are you sure? Maybe you can handle these two cases as neatly and beautifully as Ye Chang?"
Xu Yunchu said gently and authentically, "This case is different from the case of Concubine Yue. The case of Concubine Yue is dangerous and difficult to handle, and requires a thunderbolt. But in these two old cases, the emperor wanted to clean up the officialdom, shake up the national style, and change the official style. Police officials are required to stabilize the situation and maintain their health so that they can prepare for another battle in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Taking everything into consideration, we cannot use the momentum of thunder, but sharpen a knife with a stone, and it will probably take a lot of work."
The Empress Dowager suddenly realized, and said worriedly, "Then isn't this very tricky?"
Xu Yunchu nodded, "It won't be easy."
The queen mother frowned, "Then are you sure?"
Xu Yunchu said conservatively, "We can still give it a try."
The queen mother pondered for a while and said, "Ye Chang was first involved in the court, and he broke the case of the noble concubine Yue in one fell swoop, showing his skills. Although he is now in the palm of the emperor and is still in a coma, after this case, no one in the court dares to Look down on him. He survived a catastrophe, and his official career will be unimpeded in the future. You are also new to the court, and the emperor is not partial, and entrusts you with a heavy responsibility. If you handle this case well, then in the future, Xu The family is really supported by you, and no one dares to underestimate you."
Xu Yunchu nodded, "I will definitely do my best."
The queen mother looked at him, returned the imperial edict to him, and said earnestly, "You child, you have acted safely since you were a child, and you are often angry. Now that you have accepted the imperial edict, you must be somewhat sure. The Ai family was worried. Your grandfather suddenly resigned like this, and didn't pave the way for you, and your road will be difficult in the future, now it seems that my worries are superfluous."
Xu Yunchu said gently, "After I received the imperial decree, it was the emperor who asked me to visit you in the palace."
The queen mother was startled, and after a while, she suddenly realized, "No wonder you came today uninvited." After saying that, she sighed, "The emperor is really a good son of Aijia, and he understands Aijia's heart best." After a pause, she said , "The Ai family has done a lot of wronging to him for the Guozhang's Mansion all these years. It's rare that he was dissatisfied, but he didn't bear any grudges. This time, he didn't take the opportunity to run the Guozhang's Mansion." After saying that, she waved her hand, "Forget it, you just Go ahead. Handle the case well, and make sure the case is handled beautifully, as the emperor wishes."
Xu Yunchu nodded and bid farewell to the Empress Dowager Palace.
After Xu Yunchu left, the Empress Dowager said to the Empress, "Look, if you want a son, you should support yourself. If you have a son, the Ai family will not be so old and worry about it."
The queen said dejectedly, "My minister has not given birth to a son, so what can I do? It is even more impossible to have a son now."
The queen mother sighed after hearing the words, "You are also fate. What has the harem been disturbed by you all these years? The concubines are struggling to survive in your hands, and the Ai family pampered you with a blind eye, which caused the emperor's heirs to be reluctant." , but why didn't you let you conceive a dragon son? It also caused the emperor to have no adult princes besides the prince. In the future, the throne... hey... "
The queen couldn't help worrying, "The queen mother is right." After she finished speaking, she lowered her voice and said, "The sons and ministers will not be able to give birth to a prince. Now that the concubine Yue is dead and the prince is disabled, the emperor will depose him sooner or later. You can't let a crippled person sit on the throne, and my son wants to choose a young prince from among the princes born to concubines, and he will be under my name, do you think it's okay?"
The queen mother immediately said, "I have considered this matter before, but I didn't mention it because it hindered the emperor's doting on the mother and son of the concubine Yue. I knew he would not mention it. Now..." She thought for a while, shaking her head, " Don't rush this matter, you have to wait and see what the emperor thinks, after all, those little princes are too young to be worth it... "
The queen heard the words, "The emperor is still young. If the young prince adopts me, he will be well-educated by me since he was a child, and he will be grateful when he grows up."
The queen mother nodded, "That's true, but we still can't act too hastily, we'll talk about it later."