After cleaning up the mess on the dining table, the palace servants quickly left, leaving Yun Xi and Feng Huangye alone in the imperial study.
The two sat side by side, each with a mountain of memorials in their hands.
Two years after the death of Emperor Zhao, the government has been controlled by Empress Dowager Shen and Gu Jinxiu. These two people worked together and only considered their own interests, leaving many problems behind.
Now that Yun Xi has come to power and the people in power have changed, officials from all over the country have ignited hope and re-sent some memorials that had been suppressed.
During this period, a large number of memorials were sent from all over the country every day, and they were piled up, which was simply huge and terrifying in number.
If it weren't for Feng Huangye's help, Yun Xi felt that her head would explode.
In this busy situation, more than two months passed in the blink of an eye, and everything inside and outside the court was completely stabilized. A lot of new order was incorporated, things were moisturized and things were changing quietly.
Empress Dowager Shen has also shown her pregnancy. She is now six months old. Her belly is getting bigger and rounder. Yun Xi has not treated her harshly. Instead, she has told the palace people to serve her well and eat and drink at an expense, although it is not as good as her previous standards. , but it’s not bad.
Life is quite comfortable. Because she is a month old, she has been either eating or drinking. Therefore, Queen Mother Shen has become plump, her face has become several sizes larger, and her skin is whiter and rosier.
In comparison, Gu Jinxiu is not so nourishing. His food and drink expenses are all the lowest standards in the palace, even the eunuchs and maids cannot compare.
Coupled with being imprisoned in that small place and not seeing the light of day all day long, his temper became more and more irritable and gloomy, but he had nowhere to vent it. Soon he became haggard and haggard, and he lost a lot of weight. .
His eye sockets were deeply sunken, his cheekbones were protruding, and he was so thin that he was almost out of shape. From his body, the beauty and vigorous appearance of the past could no longer be seen, only gloom, resentment and unwillingness remained, like a trapped animal. generally.
If his hands and feet were not trapped in iron shackles, the palace guards guarding him would not dare to approach him given his dangerous appearance.
[Host, Shen Zhuji’s belly is already very big, aren’t you ready to deal with it? Do you really plan to let her give birth to the child?]
The system is also very surprised. After such a long time, his host has never done anything to Shen Zhuji. Instead, he is feeding people delicious food and drinks every day. He can't understand what she wants to do.
Yun Xi looked at the fold in her hand, heard the words in the system in her mind, and replied lightly.
"Well, I plan to let her give birth to the child."
[ah? Why?]
Now that Rang Sheng is born, will he continue to compete with Yunlin for the throne
Or do you want to keep the Yun family in shame
If the child is gone, then as time goes by, this scandal will gradually be forgotten. However, if the child is born, then the existence of that child will always remind the ministers of the royal family's period. A shameful past.
Even if I want to forget, I can't.
"Because of Yunlin."
Yunlin is still young and does not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Although he is attached to her now, in the end, Shen Zhuji is his mother and the person closest to him in this world.
She imprisoned Shen Zhuji, and the child in Shen Zhuji's belly was evidence of crime. If it were disposed of now, it would be equivalent to destroying Shen Zhuji's evidence of crime.
When Yunlin grows up and time passes, he will not remember these things. If Shen Zhuji behaves miserably in front of him and bites her back, it will easily make Yunlin misunderstand that she cannot tolerate Shen Zhuji and attacks Shen Zhuji in order to seize power.
Therefore, she planned to keep Shen Zhuji and the child and let Yunlin handle it by himself.
Of course, she can now get rid of Shen Zhuji and the child together, but in this case, she will become Yunlin's mother-killing enemy.
She didn't want to turn against the child she had raised.
A few days later, the subordinates she sent to meet the former prime minister's family in the northern cold land returned to Beijing safely and recovered all the surviving members of the Feng family.
The Prime Minister's Mansion was severely damaged during the raid and has been under seal.
After Feng Huangye took office, Yun Xi ordered the Prime Minister's Mansion to be unsealed and sent people to repair it. However, it has still not been completed, so it is impossible to move in.
Therefore, Yun Xi planned to temporarily relocate everyone in the Feng family to a separate courtyard under the original owner's name.
After learning that the Feng family had been taken back to the Imperial Capital, Feng Huangye left the palace and went straight outside the city to greet them as soon as they came to court.
In the tall carriage, the former prime minister and his wife, the young master Feng Jinnan, were sitting together. The curtains of the carriage were opened. Looking at the elegant and elegant young master in bright clothes and angry horses at the gate of the city, tears filled his eyes and made his eyes and nose sore.
"Xu..."
When the carriage stopped, Feng Jinnan jumped down and happily ran towards Feng Huangye who was on the horse.
"Brother, brother, Jinnan misses you so much..."
Feng Huangye also turned over and dismounted, and as soon as he stood still, Feng Jinnan fell into his arms like a baby swallow in the forest.
Feng Huangye bent down and picked him up without hesitation.
Feng Jinnan is already ten years old. He has obviously endured a lot of hardships during his time outside the customs. He has lost a lot of weight and darkened a lot. He is like a child of a refugee. He can no longer look like the young master of the Prime Minister's Palace. The appearance of fine skin and tender meat.
However, he had grown taller and his body had become stronger. Feng Huangye breathed a sigh of relief, touched his head, and carried him towards the Feng family couple.
"Jin Nan, come down quickly, don't tire your brother."
Mrs. Feng's eyes were red and she scolded in a low voice, but she looked at Feng Huangye unblinkingly.
"It doesn't matter, Jinnan is not heavy, and the baby is not tired."
After a moment's pause, Feng Huangye said softly, "Father, mother, it's the child's fault that has made you suffer for so long..."
"No, I don't blame you. It's dad who brought it upon himself. He has caused trouble to you and caused you pain..."
The former prime minister sighed heavily, with regrets evident in his words. It could be seen that he had truly realized his mistake and truly regretted it.
It was him who, for the sake of power, had made too many mistakes in his life, which led to his wife and children ending up like this, and even more so, his eldest son, who was stunningly talented and distinguished, was sent to a filthy place like Fengyue Tower. Almost completely destroyed.
He couldn't imagine what he would do if his eldest son was really destroyed...
"Ye'er, dad didn't expect that in such a situation, you could break through the desperate situation, usher in a turning point, take over dad's position, and become the new prime minister. All of this is your destiny, and you should cherish it..."
"Now that you have become the prime minister, you must learn from your father's lesson and work conscientiously and diligently as an official. Never be like your father, who abuses power for personal gain, does stupid things, and ultimately commits crimes, causing harm to your wife and children, and being cast aside by the world."
If you do something wrong, you will not survive. During this period of time, the former prime minister had a deep understanding of this sentence.
(End of chapter)