Li Jingnan replied coldly: "I remember, but I remember that the person who persecuted us was the emperor's uncle. Fu Tingye was just trying to protect himself."
"Prince Ning seeks to usurp the throne, so he deserves death! But Fu Tingye took advantage of the situation and robbed him, and he also harbored evil intentions!"
Li Jingnan looked indifferent and said nothing.
Zheng Shuwen saw that Li Jingnan was stubborn and wanted to cry out every word, "That woman is obviously uneasy and kind-hearted. Look what you have become now?! You are disobedient and do not listen to advice! Have you read all the books of sages in vain?!"
The corners of Li Jingnan's lips twitched up, half-smiling, "I don't know if she has good intentions, but Mrs. Si Bing improved the weapons of Da Qi and saved Da Qi's borders from war. She is a meritorious official of Da Qi and has the same relationship with the Liao Kingdom. The peace talks are imminent, and Si Bing’s wife is a key figure. The Queen Mother’s actions today are really unwise. If word spreads, I’m afraid it will chill the hearts of Da Qi soldiers.”
Zheng Shuwen stared at Li Jingnan in disbelief, "Do you really believe that she made those weapons? Your Majesty! You are so confused! How can she be a woman? It's just Fu Tingye's deception! Now Fu Tingye's reputation is far better than that of the royal family and the people. The people only know General Weiyuan, but they don’t know the emperor on the throne. The emperor should think about how to boost the emperor’s power instead of colluding with Fu Tingye!”
Li Jingnan said sarcastically: "I really want to boost the power of the Qi Emperor, but my mother has always felt that I am too young to be worthy of such a big responsibility, and has not delegated any real power to me. The old officials in the court look down on me, and several of my uncles look down upon me every day. I am clamoring for you, Queen Mother, to listen behind the curtain."
Zheng Shuwen's face turned pale, her throat seemed to be strangled and she couldn't make a sound.
The late emperor hated the power of his relatives most. Therefore, even though she was the queen, the Zheng family had been severely suppressed. Now that she was the queen mother, the two younger brothers in the family wanted to take advantage of her son's young age to control the government. , revitalize the Zheng family.
But…
Although her son is young, like his father, he hates relatives interfering in government affairs.
Zheng Shuwen looked at her son in front of her and suddenly realized that he was so distant...
"Even if the Queen Mother wants to kill Fu Tingye's limelight, she can just look for him. Why bother bothering a weak woman?" There was no emotion on Li Jingnan's face, but deep down he felt dull and aching.
He didn't expect that his mother would attack Hua Qingxue. If Fu Tingye hadn't suddenly come to visit him, he wouldn't have known that Hua Qingxue had entered the palace.
How many places in this palace are there that he can't see or hear
Li Jingnan thought of that day when he heard Hua Qingxue arguing with Fu Tingye outside the door, and he felt extremely sad.
In such a big world, Hua Qingxue was the only one willing to speak up for him.
"Just like the ministers in the court, when I do good things, they think it's because of the Prime Minister's assistance. When I do something wrong, they think it's because I'm young and naughty. The same goes for my mother... After all, it's nothing more than bullying the weak and fearing the strong... "
After he said these words, he stopped looking at Zheng Shuwen and turned to leave.
Zheng Shuwen looked pale and stared blankly at the door for a while, but she didn't see Li Jingnan coming back.
She sat down in confusion and murmured: "What happened to him... How did he become like this? I gave birth to him in ten months of pregnancy, and now he is teaching me a lesson for an outsider?... "
The maid on the side flashed her eyes and whispered: "The Emperor is still young and is most susceptible to be deceived and deceived. It is difficult to distinguish between good and evil. The Queen Mother must not just sit idly by and do nothing. If Fu Tingye leads the Emperor astray, It will cause disaster!"
Zheng Shuwen composed herself and her face became calm, "... Ziyuan, you are right, we can no longer teach them to deceive the emperor... "
…
The carriage drove forward smoothly, heading to Hua Qingxue's courtyard.
Hua Qingxue gathered her clothes and glanced at Fu Tingye.
His face was clouded, as if he was deep in thought, and he seemed to be in a bad mood...
Probably sensing Hua Qingxue's gaze, Fu Tingye lowered his eyes and looked at her.
Hua Qingxue was a little uncomfortable, her eyes ducked and she lowered her head to avoid his sight, but then she thought, why should she hide? Didn't you make a decision last night? No matter what, you must make it clear to him.
"Well..." She mustered up the courage and said, "Yesterday, my words may have been a bit extreme..."
Fu Tingye replied: "It doesn't matter, I won't take it to heart."
In fact, because of her words, he tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep, and even sent Doctor Lu to ask questions...
Hua Qingxue: "..."
God, she was just being polite. Could it be that he felt that he was not wrong at all
Hua Qingxue had a black line on her forehead. She was silent and continued: "I know that the general is doing it for my own good. He has been with the emperor like a tiger since ancient times, so the general hopes that I will distance myself from the emperor. It's just that I met the emperor in times of crisis, especially... ... When my memory was completely blank, the first person I saw was the Emperor. This friendship is hard to let go. It would be fine if I were far away in Panshui City, but now I am in Shengjing City, and the Emperor came to find me. I really There is no reason for alienation.”
Hua Qingxue bit her lip and looked up at Fu Tingye, "Whether the general says I'm ignorant or a woman's kindness, I really can't leave him alone."
Fu Tingye was silent for a while, then nodded, "I understand."
Hua Qingxue kept up her efforts: "When he and I were in trouble in Renqiu, when we were the poorest and most miserable, we were reluctant to throw away the burned charcoal ash and wanted to keep it and sew it into the quilt. General, do you know why? Because we There was only a very thin quilt covering me, which was light and not warm at all. Burnt charcoal ash was ground into fine powder and poured into it. It was warm and made the quilt thicker. Later I took on the laundry. The work is only a little easier at night because we can put other people’s clothes on the quilt.”
She smiled and lowered her voice, "There are not enough clothes to wear, and there is not enough food to eat. We always don't have enough to eat... He will deliberately pretend to be picky every time, and he won't eat this or that. In fact, I I know, he didn't eat on purpose, in order to make me eat more... At night, when we were lying on the bed, too hungry to sleep, he would talk to me about his father, the general. You don't know when he talked about the late emperor. That tone... I believe he will become a good emperor. Maybe there are more capable and talented people in this world who can replace him, but in my heart, he is the only one who can sit in that position."
Fu Tingye held her hand and wanted to say something, but in the end he still said the same thing: "I understand."
This time, the tone seemed heavier.
Hua Qingxue was moved with emotion and Xiao with reason, and tried her best to persuade Fu Tingye: "The emperor was already devastated when he lost his father when he was young, and he was betrayed by his uncle. Now no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty listens to him and believes in him." Man, I'm really afraid that he will become depressed and have low self-esteem, or his temperament will change drastically. The general said that if he is incompetent and has no virtue, someone will naturally replace him, but since we have the ability to help him become a good emperor, why not Are you going to sit back and wait for the next change of government?"
Fu Tingye sighed softly, held her hand and said, "I don't want to change dynasties. Every time the people in that position are changed, countless people's blood will be shed."
Hua Qingxue's eyes lit up, "General, are you willing to help him?"
Fu Tingye looked at her, as if he had no choice but to say, "You know, once his power is consolidated, I'm afraid the first person he has to deal with will be me."
Hua Qingxue pursed her lips and shook her head, "The general guards the territory for Da Qi. I don't believe he would do such a stupid thing as destroying the Great Wall."
Fu Tingye sighed again, his preference for women has gone so far...
but…
At least this time, thanks to Li Jingnan.
No one is allowed to enter a place like the harem without being summoned, even if he is a famous general.
So after the morning court, he went to see the emperor directly and explained everything.
He didn't know what the Empress Dowager meant by summoning Hua Qingxue, but the guards said that the father-in-law in the palace had come early and was in a hurry, so it was probably not a good thing.
"Why did the Queen Mother send you to the palace today?" Fu Tingye changed the subject and asked her.
Hua Qingxue was stunned for a moment and replied, "I don't know."
"you do not know?"
"Yes." Hua Qingxue nodded, "I haven't seen the Queen Mother at all. Alas, entering the palace is too troublesome. You have to walk a long way and learn the rules. I don't want to enter the palace again in the future."
She said, and frowned in annoyance, "What should I do? The Queen Mother didn't see me this time, and she will definitely summon me again next time."
When Fu Tingye heard this, he said calmly: "No, the Queen Mother has many things to do, so she must have forgotten you long ago."
Hua Qingxue smiled slightly, "I hope so."
She talked to Fu Tingye and solved the knot in her heart. She felt much more relaxed and rested on Fu Tingye's shoulder with her eyes closed.
Fu Tingye said nothing.
He did not say that Hua Qingxue was granted the title of wife. According to the rules of the palace, she should be transported in a sedan chair and accompanied by her tutoring aunt, so she did not need to learn the rules...
But since she doesn't know, it's okay not to mention it.
Anyway, she will never go to that place again, and there is no need to let her know about those ugly things...
…
Hua Qingxue fell asleep in the car. She slept so deeply that she still didn't wake up when she got home.
Fu Tingye took her out of the carriage and took her back to the wing.
During this period, Hua Qingxue woke up once. She seemed really sleepy. She only opened her eyes slightly and took a look. When she saw Fu Tingye's face, she closed her eyes again with peace of mind and fell into a deep sleep...
Fu Tingye put her on the bed, hesitating whether to wake her up for dinner, but seeing her sleeping so soundly, he couldn't bear it.
He asked the servants in the other courtyard to warm the food on the stove so that Hua Qingxue would not wake up hungry in the middle of the night.
However, that night, Hua Qingxue did not wake up.
The cold wind that blew through today accumulated cold air in her body, causing her to have a high fever in the middle of the night. She started to murmur, waking up Huan'er who was waiting in the room -
Everyone in the other courtyard immediately fell on their backs, Hua Qingxue was sick!
In times like this, wind and cold can kill people.