Lonely non-good minister

Chunyang was shocked: "If she is an obvious thief, I'm afraid the Queen will still be able to tolerate her. If she is playing tricks on the Crown Prince, I'm afraid the Queen will not be able to tolerate her."

"It depends on what she thinks." Little Shen glanced at the half snack left on the table: "Ah Yuan and the others are all grown up, and some fights can no longer be hidden secretly. The former dynasty fights openly and secretly, so how can the harem do it? Survived? There are only a few concubines with princes. Who doesn’t want to make more plans for their children? Now that the emperor has retired to the palace, the days of youth and beauty in exchange for favors have passed. It all depends on their own methods. "

Chunyang quickly comforted her: "No matter how fierce the fight is, it has nothing to do with our Highness."

"How can you be alone at this time?" Xiao Shen looked worried: "The Crown Prince is surrounded by his confidants, and he can still torture his body like this. The Second Master is surrounded by many experts, and he even disappeared in Shanggu and barely managed to save his life. A cautious person like Master Wu would still be suspected by the emperor.

It can be seen that if there is a conspiracy, it is really hard to guard against it. It is not a bad thing that A Yuan is not liked by the emperor. Her abilities are already known to everyone. The first thing must be to win over her. But if there is no way to win over, then she is The next object to be calculated. "

Chunyang became nervous immediately after her analysis: "No wonder the empress is so guarded against Concubine Li. The Sixth Master and the Eighth Master have been burdened with a lot of bad debts because of the incident in the northwest. The people in the court are completely ruined. If the prince If something happens to them, wouldn't it be just the three sons of Concubine Li that have already been picked up?"

"So she spoke arrogantly again today." Mrs. Shen picked up the medical book at hand and said, "Concubine Li is like this. Once the situation is favorable, she becomes arrogant."

Chunyang's eyebrows darkened slightly: "Arrogance will make people unable to see the situation clearly."

Little Shen didn't answer and continued to read the medical books in her hand. Chunyang also arranged for someone to draft the menu to be sent to the East Palace in the evening.

In the palace, several maids knelt aside and carefully added the thick medicinal soup into the soup pool. Emperor Hong Ming soaked in the steaming soup pool and closed his eyes to relax, while the great witch Zhiyan sat behind the screen.

"The imperial master's decoction is good." Emperor Hong Ming said with a relaxed face: "These days, I feel that my body is becoming lighter and lighter, not as heavy and weak as before. I feel like I have turned back the years. I was so lucky to dote on the beauty last night. It’s a feeling I haven’t had in a long time, and I wonder if I will have the blessings of my ancestors and have a few more children.”

The great witch Zhiyan said in a calm voice: "Your highnesses are all adults and have children. Why should the emperor worry too much about his children?"

"The Imperial Master doesn't understand. My lineage has always lived a long life. It is inevitable that a white-haired person will send a black-haired person. I feel uneasy." Emperor Hongming sighed in his tone: "A few days ago, I reported to the valley that my second son was in danger. "Although I saved my life, I was attacked by a wolf and feared that there was poison in my body. I don't know the date. I saw the prince today and saw that he looked haggard and seemed to be seriously ill, and I became more and more frightened."

The great witch Zhiyan understood: "Even if there is something wrong between the Crown Prince and the Second Master, doesn't the Emperor still have seven sons?"

"Some sons are sons, and some sons are just pawns." Emperor Hong Ming said very calmly: "There is only one throne. Who doesn't want to hand over the throne to his favorite child?"

The great witch Zhiyan was disgusted by his words, but his tone remained calm: "In that case, why doesn't the emperor skip his son and directly hand over the throne to his grandson?"

"I do have two grandchildren." Emperor Hongming only recognized Song Wei and Song Ce in his heart. He didn't even remember the names of the other grandchildren, so naturally he didn't want to mention them: "It's just that neither of them look like me. I was born in the military, but they were brought up to be modest gentlemen. I'm afraid they won't be able to hold this position." The great witch Zhiyan was silent for a moment, and his background in the military seemed to be evidence of Emperor Hong Ming's flaunting of his abilities. In his narrow mind, An emperor who was born in the military and was good at fighting was superior to those who were engaged in politics and literature. Therefore, in these years of fighting for power, he had won over so many people, but he had few civil servant confidants.

The only civil servant who could do anything was the Duke of Mu. Although several of the other civil servants were married to him, he never thought of promoting him to a high position, so that Song Chun also suffered in this matter. A big loss.

Today's great peace in all directions in the Wei Dynasty does not require an emperor who is good at conquering and fighting. Song Yuan, Song Wei, and Song Ce, whom he looked down upon, followed the path of civil governance to ensure people's livelihood, but in the eyes of Emperor Hongming, they were inferior.

Even the great witch Zhiyan understood this truth, but Emperor Hongming just couldn't figure it out, but the great witch Zhiyan was not interested in reminding him.

"If there is another heir, I will teach him personally." Emperor Hongming was so lost in his imagination that he didn't even notice it. He had already acquiesced that the brothers Song Chun and Song Ce would take one step ahead of him.

The great witch Zhiyan remained silent. He had no idea of ​​what Emperor Hong Ming was thinking, and he had no interest in painting a picture for him. As long as Emperor Hong Ming kept his own thoughts, there was no need for him to add fuel to the drama of father and son turning against each other.

Four or five days later, when Xiao Shen got up early to pay her respects, she suddenly heard the news that Empress Shen had ordered two maids from the East Palace to be beaten to death.

When they arrived at Jingyang Palace, the concubines with low status in the harem had already arrived early. When they saw Xiao Shen coming in, they hurriedly stood up to greet Concubine Li. Xiao Shen glanced at Concubine Li's position, but saw Concubine Liu, whom she had not seen for a long time. exist.

Concubine Liu didn't look very good, and she just nodded slightly as a greeting to Xiao Shen. Xiao Shen sat down and waited patiently. After a while, Concubine Li also came. She was over fifty years old, dressed very gorgeously, but her face was... It was very bad that she turned a blind eye to the other concubines' greetings. After sitting down, she stared at Xiao Shen with a burning gaze.

Her reaction made others dare not speak even more. They waited until Queen Shen arrived before the atmosphere calmed down a little.

"I am not feeling well, but I have been neglecting it for a few days, and some people can't hold it anymore. The number of people in the palace is determined by the year. Although they are not of high birth, they are all women from good families. How can they be stuffed with cats and dogs? Come in?" Empress Shen frowned slightly, looking at everyone and scolding: "If you don't understand the rules, spreading it will only make people laugh."

After hearing this, Concubine Liu stood up and apologized: "The Queen wore my concubine's body to help manage the harem. If something like this happened, it was my concubine who neglected her duty."

In front of Empress Shen, Concubine Liu, who was born as a maid, always kept her posture very low. However, the more humble she was, the more displeased Empress Shen was. In the past, she would have said a few words to her, but today, Empress Shen's target is not her. , just rolled his eyes at her and then looked at Concubine Li who looked ugly.

"Concubine Li is really old. If she is trained through hard work, why would she be sent to the East Palace if she is not sent to the emperor and her son's palace? However, I see that those two are not good people, so I apologize for you."