Huafanchunzhengming

Chapter 18 The new official takes office (8)

Zhong Weiwei presented the bedtime order, and the first one was Wei Rou, Empress Dowager Wei's niece.

Empress Dowager Wei relaxed her brows and eyes, and she didn't feel so glaring when she saw Lu Chun following behind her.

After counting, she found that Wei Rou only had one turn in a month, so she frowned, threw the order list heavily, and sneered, "What do you mean?"

Zhong Weiwei calmly said, "There are ten nobles who entered the palace this time, and they are all nobles who are selected one in a million.

His Majesty was not in Beijing earlier, so it is inevitable that he is unfamiliar. If it is raining and dew, it is one thing to appease the courtiers and concubines, and it is another thing to understand the temperament and preferences of the nobles.

On January 30th, His Majesty has a busy day and two days off, so that the dragon body can be stable and healthy.

After one round, His Majesty also has a better understanding of the nobles, so it's time to focus on arrangements. "

Empress Dowager Wei sneered: "You are quite thoughtful."

Zhong Weiwei lowered his eyes halfway, neither humble nor overbearing: "It is the duty of a humble minister to eat the king's salary and to be loyal to the king."

"Shaohe Bengong is doing this!" The Empress Dowager Wei put away her previous pretense and gritted her teeth:

"Zhong Weiwei, I heard that the late emperor intended to give you to Chonghua before, and I only thought you were unworthy of a wild girl from the mountains. Now it seems that you are really competent. Are you not jealous at all?"

Zhong Weiwei smiled faintly: "The empress dowager is concerned. The first emperor never had such an idea, and the humble minister also remembers his duty. To be a householder is to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and to be a history is also loyal to the emperor and patriotic."

Empress Dowager Wei recalled that earlier, when Emperor Yong was still alive, she tried every means to win over Zhong Weiwei to help her with work. Zhong Weiwei also used such a half-dead and calm appearance to lightly reject her request. She couldn't help but hate her. He clenched his fist and said loudly:

"Duty? Do you know what is duty? I am His Majesty's biological mother. I almost lost my life when I gave birth to him. He respects me and obeys me. It is the duty of a son of man, and it is also a role model for a king! You let me To be satisfied is to be loyal and patriotic to the emperor! It is duty!"

"Your Majesty is right." Zhong Weiwei bowed slightly: "Then how can you be satisfied?"

Empress Dowager Wei thought she would be stubborn to the end, but seeing her obey now, she was surprised and proud, thinking she was afraid, and said:
"That's the way to be smart. Outsiders don't know how His Majesty treats you, but this palace knows.

At this moment, he is just looking at your father's face, and he can't bear to let the late emperor down and get the name of heartlessness.

Only if you are obedient and sensible, then this palace will take pity on you and protect you, understand? "

Zhong Weiwei said: "Return to your mother's words, I understand."

Empress Dowager Wei became more and more proud: "Actually, you are a good boy, he hates you, it was because he was confused for a while.

A few days later, after the funeral, I set up a family banquet and asked him to come over to make peace for you.

At least I will give you a concubine position, and give birth to a grandson for me, that will be an inexhaustible glory and wealth for a lifetime. "

Zhong Weiwei hooked her lips and smiled: "Thank you, Madam, for your kindness."

The Empress Dowager Wei raised her slender fingers and clicked on the order list: "Rou'er and the emperor are cousins ​​of childhood sweethearts, and the relationship is different from ordinary people, and they are from my natal family, and their identities are even more different. on a par with her."

Zhong Weiwei asked: "So, Madam, do you think it's appropriate to give Wei Guiren a few days?"

Empress Dowager Wei smiled treacherously: "That's your business. Zhong Tongshi is smart and capable, so he can't handle such a little thing well."

In other words, if the Lu family or Chonghua are dissatisfied and want to cause trouble, it means that Zhong Weiwei did not do a good job in her job and has nothing to do with her as the Queen Mother.

Zhong Weiwei picked up the order list, added two days to Wei Rou without hesitation (one of them was Wei Rou's small day, according to the rules, she was not allowed to attend bedtime), added another day to Lu Chun, and presented it to the Empress Dowager Wei: "Please, Madam Holy Judgment."

Empress Dowager Wei didn't know that it was Wei Rou's little day, she just saw that Wei Rou dominated everyone and was one day longer than Lu Chun, she was satisfied: "Zhong Tongshi is smart and capable, and has a bright future."

Zhong Weiwei lowered his head and smiled: "Please take care of me, Madam."

The revised order list is the one she presented to Chonghua. The daughters of Lu Shi and Wei Shi are different from other ordinary concubines.

She did this just to leave some room and ease the relationship with Queen Mother Wei. Now it seems that the effect has been achieved.

Empress Dowager Wei didn't like Zhong Weiwei, so she drove her away when she achieved her goal, and said hypocritically: "Poor child, if Your Majesty makes things difficult for you, just come and tell me, and I will vent my anger on you."

Zhong Weiwei responded respectfully, and sarcastically raised the corners of his lips when he left Wan'an Palace.

The Tian family has no flesh and blood, which is particularly evident in the mother and son of the Empress Dowager Wei and Chonghua.

In order to prevent Empress Wei from using the mother-child relationship to manipulate Chonghua, Chonghua grew up beside Emperor Yong when he urinated.

He could only see Empress Wei a few times a month, and when he was eight years old, he was sent to Cangshan Mountain to study under his adoptive father, and he and Empress Wei almost lost their mother-child relationship.

Empress Dowager Wei was still thinking about him before, but later she gave birth to her youngest son, Chongye, and she threw him away, and she only wanted to give birth to Chongye, who was raised by herself.

In the four years that Zhong Weiwei has been in the palace to serve Emperor Yong, he has witnessed countless times that Empress Dowager Wei is leading a heavy career, either trying to please Emperor Yong, or spreading rumors in secret to frame Chonghua and alienate the relationship between father and son.

If it wasn't for Yongdi's perseverance, maybe Chongye would have succeeded long ago, and Chonghua didn't know how he died.

The biggest conflict between her and Queen Mother Wei came from this. Queen Mother Wei wanted her to say bad things about Chonghua, but she was rejected several times, and then the hatred formed.

Emperor Yong had just passed away, and Empress Dowager Wei wanted to put her to death. If Chonghua hadn't stopped her in time, she would have been buried in the soil and started to rot.

Therefore, the hatred between her and Queen Mother Wei will never be solved. Zhong Weiwei didn't believe the good words promised by Queen Mother Wei at all. .

After there was only one cup of tea, someone came to call her again: "Concubine Lu invites Zhong Tongshi to drink tea."

This Empress Dowager Lu is the spokesman of the Lu family in the palace. Back then she competed with Empress Dowager Wei for the posthumous position. Not only did she lose miserably, but the price she paid was that her son was disabled, unable to compete for the throne, and she herself could not conceive again for life.

So this time, the Lu family put all their energy into pushing Lu Chun to the back position, and they dared to kill anyone who dared to get in the way.

Moreover, Concubine Lu Taigui, nicknamed a lunatic, went all out and made a fuss, and even Empress Dowager Wei had to back away for a while.

Lu's family is destined to be dissatisfied with this matter, and Zhong Weiwei, Tong Shi, bears the brunt of it, it is simply a terrible job.

When she received the summons, the two female historians under her were very frightened, and reminded her: "Do you want to go and talk to Manager Zhao?"

(End of this chapter)