Fu Huaiyu had been executed for treason, and the Liu family was also prepared to be beheaded, but things happened one after another, and the ministers had a new topic of conversation at the morning court today.
The Queen Mother's birthday is coming soon. In previous years, the palace would have already started preparations. But this year is different. Because of Fu Huaiyu's incident, the Queen Mother is heartbroken.
"Your Majesty, although Fu Huaiyu was executed, the Empress Dowager... should celebrate her birthday this year." The ministers no longer called Fu Huaiyu the Ninth Prince, but just called him by his name. After all, he was a traitor, which was different from the past.
Fu Yuheng, who was sitting on the dragon throne, also knew what day it would be in a few days, and he also wanted to hold a birthday celebration for the empress dowager. However, the empress dowager went to Fashan Temple because she was sad about Fu Huaiyu's matter, and she might not come back in the near future.
"I know that too, but this matter is not something I can decide. It still depends on the Queen Mother's wishes." Fu Huaiyu was the Queen Mother's only son. Now that he was executed, the Queen Mother must be blaming herself. If she doesn't want to come back, it will be useless to persuade her again.
Since she no longer cared about the previous mother-son relationship and went directly to Fashan Temple, didn't she tell everyone that he was unfilial? Moreover, he had been to Fashan Temple before, but the Queen Mother refused to see him.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, no matter what the Empress Dowager thinks, this birthday celebration must be held, otherwise the people will certainly criticize Your Majesty." Seeing Fu Yuheng in distress, Prime Minister Qi stepped forward and made a suggestion.
Prime Minister Liu had been executed, so naturally they had to promote a new prime minister, and he was that one. Fortunately, he was still a loyal minister and did not cause any trouble to Fu Yuheng.
"But considering the Empress Dowager's current mood, I'm afraid she won't want to celebrate her birthday." Fu Huaiyu had just been executed, and the Empress Dowager must be very sad at this moment.
After hearing this, the ministers stopped talking and looked at each other, waiting for him to make the final decision. Fu Yuheng also felt that this was a difficult matter, but he just waved his hand and asked the ministers to leave, "We will discuss this matter tomorrow."
It was true that the Queen Mother was Fu Huaiyu's biological mother, but after all, she was also the one who had raised him for a long time. So, he also had feelings for her, and if he treated the Queen Mother coldly because of Fu Huaiyu, he would probably be ridiculed by the people.
But now the Queen Mother has made up her mind and will definitely not come back. He is in a dilemma and has no choice but to go to Shen Qingwan to seek a solution.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to hear my advice?" Shen Qingwan couldn't help laughing after hearing about his troubles. It is said that emperors are ruthless, but he doesn't seem to be the same as others.
If she hadn't discovered Fu Huaiyu's ulterior motives at the beginning, he probably wouldn't have known about it. And now that it was the Queen Mother's birthday, he said he was afraid of the people's comments, but in fact, he probably just wanted to make the Queen Mother happy.
"Well, my dear, please tell me what you think." Fu Yuheng nodded. He had been worried about this matter for several days.
Shen Qingwan smiled and handed the tea to Fu Yuheng, and said slowly, "Since the Queen Mother is unwilling to come back because of the Ninth Prince's matter, and we have to celebrate the birthday, how about we go to Fashan Temple?" After all, she still couldn't let go of the matter of Fu Huaiyu.
Thinking of this, he paused and spoke again, "The Empress Dowager has always liked to worship Buddha. Your Majesty might as well repair the Fashan Temple in the name of the Empress Dowager. It would also be considered a good deed."
"Hmm? It seems that it is not impossible." Her suggestion was very good. This could not only shut up the outsiders, but also make the Queen Mother happier. He nodded, and a smile finally appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Your Majesty, why don't you prepare now?" Shen Qingwan said with another smile, which touched Fu Yuheng's heart.
I have long known that this woman is no ordinary person, but I didn't expect that she has such a smart heart. It seems that letting her stay by his side is really the right thing to do.
"Okay, let's do as my beloved concubine says. I'll have someone prepare it right away." He nodded in agreement with her suggestion, and he felt a lot more relaxed.
With such a "military advisor" by his side, he can be more assured about many things. In fact, all he wants is just such a life, not that everyone needs to be afraid of him.
Shen Qingwan also took this opportunity to go to Fashan Temple again. Knowing that the Queen Mother would definitely not want to see her, she went directly to find the abbot.
"Donor." The abbot remembered Shen Qingwan and saw her bowing respectfully. Shen Qingwan also bowed back. It had been a long time since we last met.
Thinking about their last meeting, she couldn't help but feel that time had passed so quickly. Times had changed, and things and people had changed. She still didn't quite understand the abbot's prediction last time, but she didn't take it seriously. After all, everything still depended on her own actions.
"Abbot, we haven't finished the last game of chess yet, why don't we play another one?" Shen Qingwan smiled and said, feeling in a good mood today. The abbot did not refuse, and the two of them actually laid out the chess game from that day exactly as it was.
The only difference is that she is no longer the same as before. The deadlock on that day now does not seem so unsolvable. With just a few steps, it was quietly resolved.
"The donor's chess skills have improved a lot. He has a method now. It seems that he has thought some things through." After the game was over, Shen Qingwan only lost a few points. The abbot couldn't help but praise her.
She nodded her head to express her gratitude. After such a long time, she should have changed a little. "Thank you, Abbot. I just wonder how the Empress Dowager is doing?"
The abbot shook his head when he heard this and said, "The Empress Dowager is fine. She's just a little sad when she thinks about the past. Amitabha." After hearing what the abbot said, she felt much more relieved.
Because of Shen Qingwan, Fu Yuheng also followed, firstly to repair Fashan Temple, and secondly for the Queen Mother. After all, that was the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said that she is not feeling well today and will not see anyone." However, when they arrived at the Queen Mother's temple, Nanny Wu stopped them.
The Queen Mother had heard about Fu Yuheng's arrival a long time ago, so she had instructed Nanny Wu to stop him here early on, because she knew that he would not use force on her.
"How is the Queen Mother these days?" He didn't want to go but still wanted to care about the Queen Mother, but Nanny Wu said coldly, "Nothing."
She was originally a maidservant of the empress dowager, and she had been with the empress dowager until she was old. She had watched Fu Huaiyu grow up since he was a child, and she had a certain affection for him. This time Fu Huaiyu was executed, and not only the empress dowager was sad, but also she.
"I'm glad you're okay." He nodded and still wanted to go in, but Nanny Wu blocked him so strongly that he had no chance to get close at all.
"Forget it, just give this to the Queen Mother and tell her not to be too sad." After a moment, Fu Yuheng took off the jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Nanny Wu.