Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 459
The Empress Dowager looked at the brocade tents stacked on top of each other with big hooks inlaid with copper and jade, her eyes were a little dazed.

Expedition to Donghu?In what name?How to stop the mouth of the world?
What King Donghu wanted was the princess of the royal family of Great Zhou, not the girl from the Lu family. Although King Donghu was annoyed and presented the booklet, although the words were rude, it was very reasonable!In this matter, it was clear that Da Zhou had lied to him.

The queen mother sighed softly, and leaned back weakly on the back of the throne.King Donghu's unceremonious refusal to protest is equivalent to slapping the Lu family and her in the face in front of the whole world. Such a blow has never been seen since she came to power!

She looked at the resplendent and magnificent palace, tightly holding the armrest of the throne with her palms, and tears gradually welled up in her eye sockets, blurring her vision.

The world, after all, is the world of Da Zhou!The royal family and the son of heaven recognized by the people of the world are, after all, surnamed Zhou, not Lu!She has worked hard for half her life, deceiving herself and others, but when she gets old, she has to admit this fact.

The power in her hands can change everything in form, but it can't change people's backs!

"Come here, pass the gift to the old prince to enter the palace!" The queen mother blinked her eyes to melt the mist from her eyes.

The Queen Mother nuzzled her mouth, signaled Xiao Dezi to hand over King Donghu's booklet to the old prince Liqin, and asked indifferently: "What do you think, brother, but it's okay to say!"

The old prince Liqin frowned more and more tightly, glanced at the Queen Mother, but said nothing.

"The Ai family said it, but it's okay to say, forgive you!" The queen mother glared at him displeased, laughing at herself in her heart, the slap from King Donghu slapped her face openly, what else could she say? Can't stand it?
The old prince Liqin bowed and answered "Yes", calmed his breath and said seriously: "The old minister thinks that although King Donghu's words are too fierce, the truth is not wrong."

Although I guessed that the old prince Liqin would probably say that, but when he really heard what he said, the queen mother still felt disgusted in her heart, "This Donghu barbarian is so rude, so let's just forget it? What do you think about this matter?" disposal?"

The old prince of Liqin hurriedly said: "The Great Zhou Dynasty is a kingdom of etiquette. Queen Mother, you are well-read and knowledgeable. Why bother with that Donghu barbarian? If he is polite, he is not a barbarian anymore! The old minister thought that this matter should be left alone." , just don’t ask!”

The queen mother felt better when she heard the words, and she couldn't help showing a smile on her face, "Is that okay?"

"Queen Mother, they are the ones who ask for marriage, and they are the ones who send people back if they don't say hello. If you think about it seriously, they don't account for more. Since King Donghu knows how to make a book, it can be seen that it is not counted." Completely confused! The queen mother just let him hang out and see what happens to him!"

The Empress Dowager nodded slowly after hearing the words.Da Zhou's strength lies here, and Dong Hu does not dare to provoke easily.Even if Da Zhou did not do it properly, Dong Hu's actions were indeed too much.Just as the old prince Liqin said, King Donghu himself knew that he was doing something wrong, and he was a bit jealous of Dazhou, otherwise he would not have accepted this book, but would have directly sent troops to invade the border of Dazhou!
They are afraid, just fine!Da Zhou stands still, let's see what they do!

"If the Ai family wants to send troops to attack Donghu, what do you think?" The queen mother made up her mind, but asked calmly.

The old prince Liqin was secretly startled, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, so he said seriously: "The Queen Mother, the war against the Western Regions has just ended two years ago, in the opinion of the old minister, it is better to rest and recuperate now! This is a big deal. Little, it’s all about the Queen Mother’s attitude!” It means that this battle is not a must, it’s better not to fight it!
"Furthermore, with the presence of the Eastern Hu, it can effectively contain the countries in the Western Regions, which is beneficial and harmless to the Great Zhou. There is really no need to turn your face over a trivial matter."

"Small matter?" The queen mother suddenly showed displeasure and sneered slightly.The matter involved their Lu family's face, how could it be said to be a trivial matter!
"Yes," the old prince Liqin said respectfully: "National marriage negotiation is not a happy and smooth marriage, and bumps and bumps are inevitable. Seriously speaking, this is not a big deal! The old minister still said that, it depends on what the queen mother thinks." Already!"

The queen mother was silent, and sighed for a while: "You are right, this is because the Ai family was impulsive!" She said tentatively: "If I had known this, the Ai family would have married the daughter of the Zhou family in the first place. There are not so many things!"

The old prince of Liqin sighed in his heart, of course he would not speak for the Lu family, but he could not speak for the royal family of the Zhou family, otherwise, the Queen Mother would definitely suspect him of harboring selfish intentions.

"You can't blame the queen mother for this. If you want to blame it, you can also blame the Donghu barbarian for not speaking clearly!" The old prince Liqin tried his best to sound calm, "The queen mother also has good intentions and wants to pick out from among the unmarried women of the right age in the country. One is the most suitable to marry Donghu King. This is because the queen mother values ​​Donghu, but she doesn't want them but doesn't appreciate it, and she has failed the queen mother's heart in vain!"

"What the emperor said is true! There are so many things that are not good people these days!" The queen mother was very happy when she heard the words, and immediately echoed with emotion, sighing softly.

"That's right! Therefore, the Queen Mother doesn't need to be angry, so as not to hurt the phoenix's body!" The old prince Liqin had no choice but to agree again.

The queen mother was finally satisfied, she nodded easily, said a few more words, and ordered the old prince Liqin to step down.

Sure enough, as expected by the old prince Liqin, King Donghu calmed down and was very remorseful, not because he regretted returning Princess Qingyun, but because he regretted the way of returning and the note written under the agitation of emotions.

He waited anxiously for Da Zhou's reply and reaction, but he didn't want to, Da Zhou didn't respond at all to Princess Qingyun who returned and the booklet he presented, as if nothing had happened!
Ten days later, King Donghu still hadn't received any news. He finally couldn't calm down. After weighing the pros and cons, he hurriedly wrote another letter with earnest words and sent envoys to the capital together with a large number of valuable gifts.

The Empress Dowager was waiting for him to give in, so she accepted the gift as soon as she saw it. She summoned the envoy and accepted the gift.Neither of the two parties mentioned the matter of getting married strangely.

Only then did King Donghu feel relieved.

He never dared to mention the matter of marriage, but he was unwilling to give up the alliance with Da Zhou, so he tentatively proposed to set up a trading market on the border and freely trade with each other.

The queen mother was very angry when she saw this, she was so angry with King Donghu that she didn't know how to advance or retreat, she just slapped her in the face, and the face of the Lu family turned around and made demands again!According to the Empress Dowager's wishes, she naturally refused to agree to this matter, but it was precisely the King Donghu who brought it up at this moment, and she couldn't refuse at all!
Otherwise, wouldn't it imply revenge with personal grievances?She couldn't help but refuse, and in order to show her magnanimity and open-mindedness, she happily agreed with a smile all over her face.

King Donghu couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurried back to the country to order the relevant ministers to prepare for the matter, forgetting the last worry.

The matter of Princess Qingyun and her relatives being dismissed has come to an end. The common people have had enough discussions after dinner and have gradually lost interest in continuing to gossip. Naturally, there are other fresh and interesting topics to replace.None of the high-ranking princes, nobles, and courtiers dared to touch the Queen Mother's scales, as if there had never been such a thing in the world.As for Princess Qingyun, no one cares about how she is doing now?What about the future?

The days passed slowly like running water, but many people secretly had different thoughts in their hearts.

No matter how powerful the Lu family is, it is still the Lu family, and a courtier cannot become a master!No matter how shabby the royal family is, it is also the blood of the Tian family, a noble blood!It cannot be easily replaced by anyone!

Donghu sees it this way, so what about other friendly countries, neighboring countries, and people all over the world?What do you think?Will there really be a future with the Lu family?

The one who thinks the most and is most stimulated is undoubtedly the Queen Mother.She will be strong and competitive all her life, and she will spare no effort to elevate her natal family, in the final analysis, it is also to elevate her own background.However, King Donghu's actions were like a heavy hammer, severely shattering the beautiful dream she had made up!It turns out that the Lu family is still the same Lu family, nothing has changed!

A dilemma that has been pressing in her heart for many years has made her vacillate, and has been tormenting her. She can no longer avoid it, and it just rises from the bottom of her heart, forcing her to face it nakedly.

She knew her own body well. In the future without her protection, what should the Lu family do?
Who is the best choice to pass on the power in your hands?

She couldn't find the answer many years ago, and she can't find the answer now!
The Empress Dowager is in a deep entanglement, plus the matter of the abolished concubine Lu Yu and Princess Qingyun Lu Jing, think of those people and things in the Lu family, and think about the open and secret struggles between the Lu family and the Zhou family for so many years , the Empress Dowager was so worried, suffering and suffering in every possible way, that she finally fell ill.

The Empress Dowager has always been very strong, so naturally she doesn't want people to know that she is sick, so she never told the imperial physician to go to the palace for diagnosis and treatment and prescribe medicine, but ordered Yuanyuan to go get the medicine in private, and then quietly take it back to the palace to suffer and take it.

The empress dowager's body is so noble, how could Yuan Yuan dare to make decisions so easily?He had no choice but to tell the empress dowager's symptoms in private to the imperial physician, and asked the imperial physician to prescribe the medicine.The unlucky imperial doctor who was caught by Yuan Yuan naturally refused to get involved in such a thing that would lose his head if he was not good. He originally refused to pretend to be deaf and dumb, but Yuan Yuan threatened him in a hurry, saying that he had already told him about the matter. Well, if he refuses to help, if something happens to the Empress Dowager, she will push most of the responsibility to him, claiming that it is because of his refusal to prescribe medicine for the Empress Dowager.The imperial physician had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow suit.

One of the queen mothers was old and frail, the other was overthinking, and the third was not willing to publicize the treatment but deliberately concealed it. By the end of May, her body was so weak that she couldn't even cover it up!
Yuan Yuan, Xiao Dezi, etc. looked at the Empress Dowager's thinning cheeks, gray hair that had to be dyed once a day, and complexion that required heavy makeup.

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