"Our situation is very unfavorable." The counselor said to him respectfully: "The blood in the court has changed, and the old ministers who can speak are gone, and the military power has also fallen into the hands of Huo Zichong. In addition, we have negotiated with the Japanese pirates and lost money. Financial and material resources have been lost, and a lot of troops have been lost, so it is impossible to directly force the palace as originally planned."
"This king knows!" Prince Xi was full of hostility, and frowned, "What can we do now?"
"In my opinion, we have no choice but to take risks." The counselor said, "Let's go to Beijing and see if the Empress Dowager can be accommodating and let us garrison the outskirts of the capital."
A force of 50,000, stationed in the suburbs of Beijing, is equivalent to a knife across the throat of the emperor. It is impossible for the emperor to agree, but it is not necessarily the case with the empress dowager. The queen mother has always been eccentric, as long as the prince asks, there will be some leeway.
Prince Xi nodded, and was about to move on, when the counselor said again: "Besides, you have to pay special attention to Empress De, as far as I know, she has ruined many things for us. With the power in the harem, the queen mother has nothing to do with her."
"Heh." Yu Wenxi sneered: "It's not easy to deal with her? This time, I will rely on her to make a name for myself."
The counselor was taken aback for a moment, not wanting to understand what the prince meant, but seeing how confident he was, he didn't ask any more questions.
In the harem, Concubine Wu, Concubine Shu, and Duan Cai were all abolished. Above the former court, Meng Nai, Li Yue and others had lost their important positions and had no right to speak, so that it was always a day late for Yu Wenxi to know about the news in the court and the harem.
Prince Xi was very dissatisfied with this situation, so he sent some beauties to the emperor when he came to Beijing.
These beauties are really beautiful, beautiful, beautiful than Huachun, the emperor was overjoyed, and immediately rewarded Prince Xi with some treasures, then turned around and stuffed all the beauties into He Chang'an's mansion.
He Changan said with a dark face: "I don't need it."
"It's up to you to deal with it, but just stay in the mansion." The emperor said: "We can't let them enter the palace to cause trouble for Concubine De."
He Chang'an really wanted to refuse, but after hearing the emperor's last words, he swallowed back his objection. That's all, it's time to create a good environment for raising the fetus for Huachun.
As for how to deal with it, he doesn't know how to make concubines, so he becomes a maid.
"What a waste of money!" Hearing the news, Hua Chun shook his head again and again: "Did Second Brother not be tempted by such beautiful girls?"
The emperor sat behind the desk and shook his head: "Now I can't understand Chang'an's thoughts. He is good to everyone. Many daughters of high families want to marry him, but he doesn't marry anyone."
Passing through thousands of flowers, not even a piece of grass sticks to your body? Hua Chun was speechless: "Unexpectedly, the second brother also started to take the romantic route."
"Also?" Hearing a key word, the emperor turned his head and looked at her with deep eyes.
Hua Chun smiled dryly: "The concubine didn't mean that, nor was she implying you, so don't take it to heart."
With a soft snort, the emperor tightened his jaw.
He's never been superficial.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Qin came in and said, "The Empress Dowager's condition has worsened. Look, do you want someone to serve the medicine?"
The emperor was taken aback, and subconsciously glanced at Hua Chun. The smile on the latter's face gradually disappeared, and then he shook his head very seriously: "I won't go."
"Then let Xu Guifei go." The emperor lowered his eyes.
"Yes." Eunuch Qin left in response.
The hall became quiet, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. The emperor reached out and picked her up and hugged her in his arms, sighing softly.
"I know what you want to say." Hua Chun moved her body awkwardly: "But the queen mother treated Wan Shi like that, I really can't face her calmly."
He even said that if he didn't retaliate immediately, it was already for the sake of the emperor.
"I understand." Yu Wenjie lowered his eyes. It is his greatest luck that these two people can live in peace, and he really can't force it too much.
However, when he thought of the barrier between Huachun and the queen mother, he still felt a little uncomfortable. Although the Queen Mother didn't treat him very well, she was her biological mother after all.
Hua Chun pursed her lips, feeling aggrieved in her heart, but after looking at the emperor's expression, after struggling for a long time, she got up to find Qing Niao, and symbolically sent some precious medicinal materials to the Queen Mother to express her affection.
Sitting next to the Empress Dowager's bed, Xu Guifei said softly: "Concubine De is busy helping the emperor and cannot come to serve the medicine, so the concubine will come to show her filial piety, and please don't despise the concubine, the Empress Dowager."
The queen mother frowned and glanced at her: "What is Concubine De doing for the emperor?"
"Don't you know?" Xu Guipin said: "This year's dinner is in charge of the Empress Concubine De, and there are also some excerpts that the emperor can't finish reading, and the empress will also help to read some."
"Ridiculous!" The queen mother coughed violently, and Yue Jian who was next to her hurried over to help her breathe, and whispered: "Don't get too excited."
"This is called Aijia, why aren't you excited? Women should be content in the harem, how can there be any reason to help the emperor read the scriptures?!"
"Empress Dowager, don't you remember who the Concubine De is?" Xu Guipin curled her lips lightly: "I'm used to reading booklets."
That's right, she is Hua Jinghua! Empress Dowager Ning's heart sank, her expression became even uglier. Hua Jinghua, who has the talent of Wang Zuozhi, has become a woman who is favored by the emperor alone, and can control the government in the harem. If she is allowed to continue like this, what will be the consequences
"No." The Empress Dowager shook her head: "See you in the moon, pass on the order of Ai's family, and Concubine De must not interfere in the government anymore. If the emperor wants to change the memorial, he can go to Zichen Palace to change it!"
"This..." Yue Jian frowned slightly: "I'm afraid the emperor will be unhappy."
"Faithful words are harsh to the ear and good for deeds, it doesn't matter whether he is happy or not!"
"Yes." Sighing lightly, Yuejian took a look at Xu Guipin, then turned around and went out to deliver a message.
Hua Chun was helping the emperor revise the book when he heard a voice from outside: "The Queen Mother has an order—"
The emperor put down the book in his hand, looked at Yuejian who stepped through the door, and pursed his lips: "What is the queen mother's will?"
Looking at the situation in the palace, Yue Jian pursed her lips and conveyed the Queen Mother's words.
"That's it." Hua Chun nodded: "Then the emperor will go back to Zichen Palace."
Not even angry? The emperor quietly looked at her expression, thought for a while, although the empress mother's decree was clearly aimed at her, but there was nothing wrong with it, it was normal for such a sensible person as Hua Chun to be considerate.
but…
"I have my own discretion in matters of government affairs. Please ask Aunt Yuejian to take care of my mother so that my mother can recover from her illness with peace of mind."
Yuejian frowned: "Is the emperor still planning to let the concubine de concubine continue to do politics?"
"I didn't say that." The emperor said: "But I have passed the age where I need my queen mother to teach me how to do things."
If he said that Concubine De was involved in politics, he said no, who has evidence? Finally, someone can help him share the pressure of reading the scriptures, so he can't be left alone in Zichen Hall, right? Besides, now he doesn't feel at ease if he doesn't see her. If he spends all day reading scriptures in Zichen Hall, will he let people live
Yuejian stood for a while, nodded in response, and passed the words back to the queen mother.
"My concubine knew this would be the result." Xu Guipin shook her head and said, "I don't know what kind of drug Concubine De gave the emperor, the emperor protected her to death, and now he doesn't even listen to your words. "
The queen mother was very angry, coughed for a while and said: "When the emperor goes to court tomorrow, bring Concubine De to Ai's house."
"yes."
Hua Chun could feel the empress dowager's dissatisfaction and hostility, but who made her like someone's son so unpromising? So until he finds a reasonable way to retaliate, Hua Chun intends to endure her.
However, forbearance is one thing, and it is another thing to treat her well, Huachun can't do it. Even if Wan Shi is not her biological mother, she still treats her as her biological mother. Hua Jinghua can't avenge this hatred, so she can only avenge it.
"Ma'am."
In the early morning of the next day, just as the emperor left, Qing Ling came in nervously and said, "The Empress Dowager sent someone to invite you over."
It seems that there is nothing to do with the emperor, and you plan to start with her? Hua Chun pursed her lips, tidied herself up, thought for a while, took a dustpan and put it on her stomach as a protective armor, and then took Rui'er and Qing Niao over there.
Seeing Qing Niao beside her, the Queen Mother became more sure of Hua Chun's identity, and her expression became uneasy at the moment: "The Ai family is also stupid, I have been cheated for so long and I don't know it."
Hua Chun smiled politely and didn't speak.
"Do you think that the Ai family has nothing to do with you when you are pregnant with the emperor's heir, so that's why they are so unscrupulous?" The queen mother frowned.
Hua Chun shook his head: "The concubine has always done her duty, and has never been unscrupulous."
"Heh." The queen mother patted the strings on the bed: "Is it true that the concubine is doing her duty?"
"The concubine did not interfere in politics, but just sorted out the records for him according to the emperor's order." Hua Chun said: "If the Queen Mother thinks that the concubine is such an ambitious person, then the concubine has nothing to say."
Xu Guipin said softly beside him: "People's hearts are separated by belly, who knows what kind of thoughts you have?"
The queen mother's face darkened: "The emperor was confused for a while, if you are smart, you shouldn't be confused with him. You should know what the will of the Ai family is like, and what to do in the future, do you still need Ai family to teach you?"
Hua Chun looked up: "Isn't your will for the emperor to hear?"
What are you looking for her for
"You..." The queen mother was furious: "Are you trying to upset the family on purpose?"
"No concubine." Hua Chun shook his head: "Concubine is just telling the truth, the queen mother doesn't like to listen, so this concubine resigned."
"Stop!" The queen mother picked up the medicine bowl next to her and smashed it on the ground, the debris splashed everywhere. Hua Chun narrowly avoided it and looked at her with a frown.
The Empress Dowager's face was very ugly, her lips were also very pale: "If you insist on going against Aijia, then don't blame Aijia for not being able to tolerate you!"
My heart was slightly tense, Hua Chun's expression did not change, and he said calmly: "The concubine has no intention of opposing the queen mother. The concubine can't stop the queen mother from doing what she wants. I only hope that the queen mother is really thinking about the emperor, and not selfish enough to only care about herself."