"This..." Tang shirked some excuses: "The concubine has just entered the palace not long ago, I'm afraid..."
"Why are you panicking? You're not the only one who has been promoted to the palace as soon as you enter the palace. If you don't ask the emperor for more favors while still being favored, then wait for the emperor to neglect you, and you will lose all you want." Rolling her eyes, Concubine Shu said: "Just wait."
"Yes." Curving his knees and saluting, Tang Shi said, "Thank you, Ma'am."
Concubine Shu also did it when she thought of it, and immediately went to the emperor to help Tang family ask for a position.
"Then seal Zhaoyi." The emperor said casually.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
This person has no meritorious service and no heirs, so it would be nice to be promoted. Concubine Shu didn't force her, she only ordered some of her subordinates, so Tang had some potential and could support her.
So she began to help Tang's fight for favor behind the scenes. Tang's did not disappoint her. Every time she got some results, she never forgot to give her a gift in the palace. She seemed to be a very kind person.
It didn't take long for Concubine Shu to feel completely at ease with her, and completely regarded her as her own.
The situation in the DPRK and China is slowly changing. Because Li Yue and others are not familiar with the affairs and have a lazy temperament in their bones, the power is gradually concentrated in the hands of Tang Yue, Lu Sanbian and others. Li Yue has not yet reacted , gag every day, and then deal with Li Jiyue, so he doesn't have to worry.
So when Li Ji realized something was wrong, the situation was irreversible.
"How did this happen?" General Meng and the others gathered together, very confused: "Have you found out? Before you know it, our words are no longer effective, and we can't interfere in the affairs of the court."
Isn't this nonsense? The official position has been given up for so long, even if there is any remaining prestige, it should be almost exhausted.
Li Jiyue closed his eyes and said: "The emperor's trick of boiling frogs in warm water is also beautiful. Before those bastards have the right to speak in the court, we will lose our position first. In this way, it can be regarded as weakening in disguise." us."
I didn't expect this before, and I gave up the position just for the sake of my children and grandchildren. Well now, it's a dead end.
"What should we do? Just sit and wait like this?" General Meng frowned: "Impossible? This country was brought down with the help of our ancestors, and we personally helped the emperor to sit on the throne. There is no reason to end up like this End!"
Everyone was silent, and some people waved their hands wearily: "Look again, we are also old, and we can't make a difference."
Li Jiyue snorted coldly, immediately got up and went to the study to write a letter.
The emperor probably felt that these old officials could not turn the sky, so he treated them so presumptuously, right? It's a pity that water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it. After all, the emperor Yu Wenjie is still too young.
Hall of Mental Cultivation.
"Is it the day? Is it here?" Hua Chun circled the emperor with a smile: "Can I walk with confidence?"
Yu Wenjie pursed his lips, with a smile in his eyes: "I could walk with confidence."
"Who said that?" Rolling his eyes, Hua Chun said, "In less than three months, when I got out of bed, you would stare at something, even if you staggered, it would make your face black, how can you rest assured?" Walking? It’s all right now, you can jump a few more times.”
This body has been pregnant for three months, Feng Yu doctor checked and said that there is no serious problem, and the fetal position is also correct, so both of them are relieved, and when the third month is reached, the emperor also plans to report a letter to the queen mother, so as not to hide it for a long time later, The queen mother will also be angry.
It's just that you have to choose a good way to tell, try to keep the Queen Mother calm and protect Huachun secretly. Once the harem knows about the trouble, it's over.
After much deliberation, the emperor chose an auspicious day and took Hua Chun to Huiming Palace.
However, just as the dragon carriage was halfway there, someone greeted him outside.
"Is the emperor also going to greet the queen mother?" Tang stood beside the car with a smile and said, "It just so happens that concubines and others are also going to talk to the queen mother."
The corners of Hua Chun's mouth twitched, this afternoon was specially chosen, and all the greetings should be over, who knew that this group of people would go into a fit and go to talk with the queen mother, so how could she and the emperor confess
Yu Wenjie frowned, and remained silent for a while before saying: "I'm not going to the Empress Dowager's palace, I'm just passing by, you go first."
"Yes." Tang raised his eyebrows and continued walking with the others.
"Today may not be suitable." The emperor said: "It's okay to come back tomorrow, they will not come to talk to the Queen Mother every day."
"Okay." Hua Chun agreed, thought for a while, and said, "I don't know why, but I have an intuition that we wanted to hide it from the Queen Mother before, but in the future it may become what we want to say, but there is no way to say it." What about the situation?"
Glancing at her, Yu Wenjie shook his head: "You think too much."
They are all in the palace, so how can it be impossible to tell the distance that it takes only a short time to travel by car
However, Hua Chun guessed correctly this time. In the days that followed, people in the Empress Dowager's Palace often kept silent, and the emperor also started to get busy.
"Prince Xi started conscription on the grounds that there were too many cuts and insufficient troops." He Changan came into the palace, sat next to Hua Chun, frowned and said, "It's a big move. It is said that only 50,000 soldiers will be recruited. Do you know how much it is? Last time he wrote a note about the reduction of troops, he said that it cost 100,000 yuan, so it is probably worth it."
Hua Chun frowned: "Seeing that the Chinese New Year is almost here, he doesn't want to make people feel better?"
"Every New Year, the princes of the various fiefdoms have to go back to Beijing to accompany the Queen Mother to eat together." He Chang'an frowned and said, "So the Emperor has been a little anxious recently, too busy to even take care of sleep, so I just asked the humble minister to come and inform the empress." .”
"I know he's busy." Hua Chun nodded, "I won't blame him, but I can't help him this time. I've become more and more lethargic recently, and my mind is full of mud."
He Changan was slightly stunned, and looked down at her belly covered by the blanket, with some doubts: "Ma'am... Is there something wrong with your body?"
Hua Chun paused, thought for a while, and asked Qing Ling to close the door, and said honestly: "I'm pregnant, it's been three months, so I've been lying still."
He Changan was shocked, his pupils shrank slightly, and he stared blankly at her.
"Second brother, don't be too surprised." Hua Chun said embarrassedly: "Sooner or later, it just happened faster than expected, because this harem is too complicated, the emperor means that the fewer people know the better, so even you Didn't say anything."
"... That's it." He Chang'an lowered his eyes, and curled his lips: "Congratulations, empress. With the emperor's heir, we can get along better with the emperor."
He tried his best to make his tone calmer, but his heart ached so badly that he couldn't hide it no matter what, he couldn't even stay in the Hall of Mental Cultivation any longer, so he got up and said, "I have other things to do, so I'll leave now." .”
Hua Chun pursed her lips, smiled at him, and said, "Second brother, go slowly."
Nodding his head, He Changan turned around and strode out, almost staggering, his pale face in a moon-white robe, startled Rui'er who was outside: "Master Hou, are you alright?"
"It's okay." Waving her hand away, He Changan smiled, and quickly left the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Rui Er was stunned.
She didn't understand anything, she only knew that Gong Yuhou was her master's elder brother, but just now the Lord Hou's smile made her feel pain in her heart, and then she looked dazed, feeling a little sad for some reason.
At first when Hua Jinghua entered the palace, He Changan could pretend that nothing happened, just pretending that the emperor saved her life. Later, when she went to bed, he also persuaded himself that it was inevitable.
It wasn't until now, when she was three months pregnant, that he suddenly realized that there were many things that he couldn't go back to early in the morning. What he didn't grasp at the beginning, he never got the chance again.
Yu Wenjie is really powerful, and he taught him with practical actions, what is "strike first to be strong". Even if he still couldn't let her go, he was forced to let her go now.
Losing outright, but not necessarily willingly.
Taking a deep breath, leaning against the vermilion palace wall, He Changan raised his head and closed his eyes, feeling extremely tired.
"Master Hou?" A surprised voice sounded from the side.
He Changan was taken aback for a moment, and opened his eyes to see that it was Tang Shi.
The girl who sold buns back then is now Tang Zhaoyi. This was the first time they had met since she entered the palace.
Standing up straight, He Changan nodded: "Miss Zhaoyi is well."
Tang stared at him blankly. After watching for a long time, she was sure that it was not a hallucination. She couldn't help but took two steps towards him: "It's really you..."
Frowning slightly, He Changan took two steps back: "The concubines in the palace should keep a distance from the foreign ministers, and the empress should stay away."
The only illusion left in his heart was also wiped clean by his words. Tang Zhaoyi's face darkened, and she pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to think too much. I have no other intentions. I just want to say hello to my old friend."
"Then Weichen will leave first." He Changan nodded, passed her and walked towards the entrance of the harem.
Tang turned her head and stared at his back for a long time, then took a deep breath and asked Ling'er: "Where did he come from?"
Ling'er replied: "Master Hou only came to the harem to see Concubine De."
After all, they are brothers and sisters, Tang thinks it is understandable, but...
"I have a question that I have wanted to ask for a long time." She said: "Why do some people call Concubine De the Hua family? Even if they are called surnames, shouldn't they also be named He?"
Ling'er shook her head: "Ms. De Concubine is the younger sister recognized by Master Hou, and her household registration is in the He family. In fact, she is not related by blood."
Slightly shocked, Tang's eyes shifted, and after a while, he hummed softly and continued walking forward.
"The Emperor has never been free, master, why don't you go to the Empress Dowager's Palace by yourself?" Qing Niao said: "Let's go there at night."
Looking down at her stomach, Hua Chun curled her lips: "Let's not talk about the fact that the Empress Dowager is resting too late. If you choose such a strange time to go, people will definitely be suspicious. You can only go to Huiming Palace during the day when there is no one there. "
"However, the Huiming Palace has been busy recently, so it's not an option to wait any longer." Qing Niao said, "Why don't you go and discuss with Aunt Yuejian, so that the Empress Dowager can come out some time to see you?"