Eunuch Yan led Ye Chang to Ci'an Palace, the Empress Dowager came out of the inner hall, and the Empress personally greeted her at the gate of the palace.
When Ye Chang saw the Empress Dowager's expression of joy, the joy came from her heart. It can be seen that these days it is very difficult for her old man to live in this palace. After the First Prince supervises the country, it is obvious that life for everyone in Beijing is difficult. He stopped and greeted the queen mother and queen with a smile.
The Empress Dowager waved at him again and again, "Shizi Ye, hurry up and excuse me. Aijia heard that you and the Concubine Shizi had an accident in the south of the Yangtze River. The Concubine Shizi disappeared. You were seriously injured. How are you recovering now?"
Ye Chang said, "The Empress Dowager Lao is worried, most of her injuries have recovered."
The queen mother immediately asked, "What about the princess? Can you find her whereabouts?"
Ye Chang nodded, "I found the whereabouts. It's in Dongjing. There's no problem. Everything is fine."
The queen mother let out a long sigh of relief, "The concubine Shizi is smart, and the Ai family knew she would be fine." After finishing speaking, she asked Ye Chang, "What kind of thief caught her? But if you catch that person, what will you do?"
Ye Chang said, "It's an old ancestor of Nuan'er's sect, who possesses peerless martial arts. It's very difficult to catch her, but as long as Nuan'er is fine."
The queen mother was stunned, "Why did the people from the Shizi Concubine's sect arrest her?"
Ye Chang didn't want to say more, and said, "Personal grievances."
Thinking about Su Fengnuan's temper, the queen mother was not surprised that someone found her with a grievance. Seeing that Ye Chang didn't want to say more, she wisely stopped asking and said to him, "As long as the person is fine, come in and sit down." .”
Ye Chang nodded, and followed the queen mother and queen into the inner hall.
After taking her seat, the queen couldn't help asking Ye Chang, "Ye Shizi, do you know the whereabouts of the emperor?"
Ye Chang looked at the queen and shook his head, "I don't know the whereabouts of the emperor either. On the second day of my wedding with Nuan'er in the Western Territory, I heard that the emperor disappeared."
The queen was a little disappointed, "Don't even you know? Where did the emperor go?"
The queen mother reprimanded immediately, "Didn't Yunchu tell us? He discarded the things that the Jiangshan Palace doesn't even want his mother and daughter-in-law. What are you thinking about him?"
The queen lowered her head and said in a low voice, "But even so, I still want to know where the emperor has gone and how he is doing."
The Empress Dowager couldn't bear to reprimand her anymore when she heard the words, and sighed, "It's hard for him to get rid of the burdens of the country and the palace, and he's freed from all the burdens of other things. Naturally, he's living a very good and comfortable life, so you don't have to think about him anymore. If you miss him, he may not necessarily miss us."
The queen fell silent.
Ye Chang looked at the two of them and said, "When Nuan'er and I were not out of Beijing, Nuan'er felt the pulse of the emperor and said that if the emperor is burdened by the government, it will last for another year or two. Now that the emperor has relieved the burden of the country Well, if you travel around, you may live longer if you don’t have to worry about government affairs. This is also a good thing. The emperor has worked hard for the Southern Qi Dynasty all his life, so he should take a rest and live the life he wants to live for a few days."
The Empress Dowager said, "Although I said that, the country is in a mess now. He just left it alone and let the eldest prince oversee the country. The government and the opposition are lifeless. How can he be worthy of the burden entrusted to him by the former emperor? Even if he wants to leave, You should make arrangements before leaving."
Ye Chang thought about it for a while, and said truthfully, "It's not that the emperor didn't have arrangements, but it happened after there were arrangements."
The queen mother and queen immediately looked at Ye Chang upon hearing this.
Ye Chang said, "Before Nuan'er and I left Beijing, the emperor called Nuan'er into the palace and gave her a will."
"A will?" The queen mother stood up abruptly, "The emperor actually left a will?"
The queen was also very surprised, and immediately asked, "Shizi Ye, what is the imperial edict left by the emperor?"
Ye Chang said, "Pass down the imperial edict."
The queen mother suddenly became nervous, "Who?"
The queen also looked at Ye Chang nervously. To whom does the imperial edict belong to? It is related to the survival of the aunt and nephew in the harem, and it is also related to whether the Xu family can continue to prosper.
Ye Chang looked at the two and said lightly, "Me."
The queen mother and queen were stunned for a moment.
After Ye Chang blew out this thunder to the two, he stopped talking and drank the tea poured by the maid.
After a while, the queen mother reacted first, and said in surprise, "Is that true?"
Ye Chang nodded, "This matter is not a joke, it is true."
The queen mother immediately said happily, "It's great that it's you. Aijia once thought that if the royal family doesn't have a worthy descendant, find someone from the royal family to inherit the throne. In terms of talent and ability, it must be you, but You don't have the slightest intention to take over this burden. The emperor mentioned it to you many times, but you shirked it. Ai Jia thought, who else? Liu Yan can't support it, and there are no people in the clan .The ancestor's country is really in jeopardy. Now you are the best. The ancestor's country can be regarded as hope."
Ye Chang smiled lightly, but didn't answer.
The queen thought that Ye Chang was a kind-hearted person. Although he used to act ostentatiously and did not play cards according to common sense, he handled things impartially and was very convincing. Now he has a good relationship with Xu Yunchu. Xu Yunchu is the supporter of the Xu family. The hope of a generation, if Ye Chang succeeded to the throne, it could not be better.
She asked, "What about the will? Since there is a will, why didn't you take it out immediately after you returned to Beijing? Why do you let the eldest prince continue to be arrogant? If you let him continue to rule, the Southern Qi Dynasty will be in jeopardy."
Ye Chang said, "The edict is in Nuan'er's hands, and she has been keeping it."
The queen was disappointed for a while, and said anxiously, "The concubine is missing, so isn't the edict also missing? Without the edict, how can you deal with the eldest prince?"
After all, the queen mother thinks more than the queen. Seeing Ye Chang's calm and calm face, she asked him, "It has been two or three months since you and the concubine went out of Beijing and returned to Beijing. The emperor disappeared shortly after you left Beijing. , After such a long time, why haven't you announced that you have a will?"
Ye Chang said, "At that time, I hadn't decided whether to accept this will or not."
The queen mother was startled, and looked at Ye Chang. If someone else said this, she would think it was too empty, but when it was placed on Ye Chang, she honestly felt that he was the only one in the world who could do this in front of the throne. The clouds are calm and the wind is light.
The queen didn't understand, and immediately asked, "Why didn't you think about it? Come to the world, the position of the Ninth Five Lord, isn't it good?"
Ye Chang said, "It's not that the throne is bad, but that I can only pretend to be one person, not the world."
The queen thought that Ye Chang was so fond of Su Fengnuan, she was a little envious for a while, and stopped talking.
The queen mother looked at Ye Chang, "Has Ye Shizi made up his mind now?"
Ye Chang nodded, "Think about it."
The queen mother said, "Ye Shizi is a smart man, you should think it right. You have to know that since the emperor left you a will, he didn't even entrust this country with his own son. He has high hopes for you. Even if he believes, this Nanqi country is also Only you can support it. You are a descendant of the Liu family, and you cannot live up to the great trust of the emperor."
Ye Chang nodded, "The queen mother is right."
The queen mother said again, "Besides, I would like to say one more thing from the Ai family. The concubine is not an ordinary boudoir daughter's family. In the past, the Ai family had poor eyesight and could not recognize gold and jade. Later, the Ai family finally understood. The concubine is a benevolent and righteous woman. She was born in the general's mansion. Women don't give in to women. With her background and her involvement in Yanbei Su's family and Wang Dashi's mansion, once the Southern Qi Dynasty is in danger, her family can't hide, and she can't hide either. You are Rong An The heirs of the royal family are the descendants of the Liu family, so they can't escape, so why don't you join hands to support the Southern Qi Dynasty and restore the stability of the people, so that you can live a stable life."
Ye Chang thought that the queen mother deserved to be the queen mother, and in a few words, she understood many things. Although she was old, her heart was not confused. He used to be disrespectful to her in private, but now he feels that he was still too young. The queen mother is the queen mother, so the salt for so many years is not for nothing.
He nodded and said honestly, "What the queen mother said is true. I was also confused before. I thought about giving the eldest prince a chance, and I also thought that I would be lazy if I could. Now I just realized that the Southern Qi Dynasty is on my shoulders. Responsibility, people are safe, the world is safe, the country is safe, and the family is safe."
Seeing Ye Chang say this, the queen mother was immediately relieved, smiled and said, "Okay, okay, if you think this way, the Ai family will feel at ease. Otherwise, if the Ai family doesn't know that you have this will and this plan, the Ai family will still do it." Continue to have trouble sleeping and eating. Now, the Ai family can sleep peacefully." After finishing the words, he continued, "Since you have made up your mind, the empress and I will support you, and I also believe that you will live up to the emperor's expectations."
The queen also heaved a sigh of relief when she heard the words, "I haven't slept well for a few days. Since the emperor left the palace, the palace has seemed very cold and lonely. I have nightmares several times every night."
The queen mother looked at the queen, "You have lost a lot of weight, and you have dark circles under your eyes. What are you afraid of? The eldest prince has no time to pay attention to us, so what can we do?"
The queen said, "It's not that I'm afraid, I can't say why, I just feel that it's deserted and very desolate. It's already winter, but it's still like living in winter, it's very cold."
The queen mother said, "Well, from today onwards, you will move to live with Ai's family in Ai's palace."
The queen said, "Queen, we live in the same palace. Isn't this... against the rules?"
The Empress Dowager said, "What more rules do you need? Let's get a safe sleep first."
The Queen nodded.
Ye Chang looked at the two of them, thinking that the emperor entrusted Nanqi to him, he didn't worry about the empress dowager and the empress, because he felt that they had their natal family and the Xu family to rely on, and Xu Yunchu would not ignore them if there was anything. He also thought that if he entered the palace today to restrain the eldest prince to save the second prince, then once Xu Yunchu rescued the second prince with all the hidden stakes of the Xu family, the eldest prince would be annoyed, but Xu Yunchu would naturally turn his anger on the empress dowager and empress .
Then, the empress dowager and the empress can't ask for a peaceful sleep.
The queen mother is getting old, and the queen looks very haggard.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "Do the Queen Mother and Empress Dowager have any plans to stay out of the palace for a while?"
The empress dowager and queen were startled.
Ye Chang looked at the two of them and said, "The state's father seems to be in poor health recently. If the two of you return to the state's mansion to visit relatives and stay for a while, the state's father will recover, and his body will naturally recover."