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Chapter 49 The Empress Controversy

In Changzhou County Yamen, Hu Di, Liu Yishou, He Yidao and two newly recruited yamen servants gathered together, and Hu Di was circling around like ants on a hot pot, muttering incessantly: "Why is this prince so short-lived?" Ghost? Our emperor's only seedling has died, what should we do now?"

Liu Yishou said indifferently: "This is a matter for the royal family, what are we ordinary people worrying about?"

"But this matter concerns our lord!" Hu Di yelled anxiously, "Our lord is the second prince, and the prince is gone. Will His Majesty make us the prince?"

Liu Yishou said: "I don't think so. The crown prince is gone, and the emperor's grandson is still there. There has been a precedent in history where the emperor directly passed the throne to the emperor's grandson. Our Majesty can follow suit and directly designate the emperor's grandson as the emperor's grandson."

Hu Di let out a long "Oh", and couldn't tell whether he was disappointed or happy.

He Yidao said: "Old Hu, what is your expression?"

Hu Di said: "I am very contradictory. If our lord can be the prince, we will definitely be a wise king in the future, and then our common people will be blessed. But if the lord becomes the prince, the emperor will definitely call him back. Changzhou County is finally looking forward to a good one." Officer, it's only three months before I have to go back, what a pity. Also, my lord regards brother Yang as his legal wife, but if he becomes the emperor, he won't have 72 concubines in the Six Courts of the Three Palaces, and the palace will be full of women ? What about brother Yang? I panic when I think about it."

Liu Yishou thought for a while, and said with certainty: "No, after all, my lord is not of royal blood, so making him a crown prince would be unfair."

Hu Tun said: "Okay, okay, that's fine, we can continue to work for the adults, Brother Yang is still in our Changzhou County, and I can also work with him to take care of the vegetable garden."

Xining Palace.The air was dull, and the maids and eunuchs shrank their heads like quails, not daring to make a sound.

Crown Princess Zhou Wanyu was standing in front of Empress Liu's bed, and the little emperor's grandson Jiye was snuggling beside her.

Empress Liu seemed to have been emptied of flesh and blood in just two days. Her face, which had been well maintained, turned dead gray, her lips were bloodless, the fine lines on her face were exposed, and her high cheekbones seemed to be As if the skin had been pierced, the veins in the hands that were placed on the quilt were bulging.

The pain of bereavement made her age rapidly, and a dark red flame burned in her eyes. No one could see clearly what was wrapped in the flame, but it was scary.

Ji Ye tightly clenched his mother's hand, staring blankly at Empress Liu, with tears streaming down her fair face.

"Mother, please express your condolences. Your body is important. The crown prince is under the nine springs, and he certainly doesn't want to see you like this..." The crown princess has a kind of elegant and elegant smell, like a woman from a scholarly family.Her face was also very haggard, with restrained sadness in her expression.

Yes, sorrow, not sorrow.Although she is calm and indifferent, it's not that she is ignorant of world affairs. She has been married for many years, and she knows what Ji Fengming does very well.

She knew what absurd drama was going on at Lilac Villa, and he also knew that her husband did not die of "heart disease", he never had such a disease.

Ji Fengming never doted on her because she was not his type.What Ji Fengming pursues is freshness and excitement. He hopes that her woman will be enchanting and charming, not her bland and tasteless one. Just occasional tweaks.

Zhou Wanyu's father, Zhou Hai, a scholar of the Wenhua Pavilion, is a man of integrity with both ability and political integrity. The emperor admired his character, so he arranged this marriage for his son.Zhou Haizheng didn't like the prince at first, but he knew that his temperament was not suitable for the officialdom, and yet he was appreciated by the emperor, so he wanted to repay the emperor for his kindness.

Therefore, the word "loyalty" ruined her daughter's life.

Zhou Wanyu never complained in front of her father, she just swallowed all kinds of grievances silently.But after all, the prince's virtue cannot be hidden, there are many discussions among the courtiers, every time Zhou Haizheng argues with the prince, Ji Fengming dismisses it.Once Zhou Haizheng was so angry that he slapped the prince directly, and Ji Fengming took Zhou Wanyu out when he returned home.

Zhou Wanyu has already resigned to her fate, she doesn't think about what will happen to Ji Fengming when she ascends to the throne in the future.All she knew was that she couldn't change him, and that the future successor would definitely be an arrogant, violent, and licentious emperor.

She only hoped that her son could become the crown prince smoothly, but with Ji Fengming's attitude towards her, if his beloved concubine gave birth to a son for him in the future, who knows what would happen.

Unexpectedly, Ji Fengming died in such an unprecedented way.Zhou Wanyu's heart was infinitely sad, but she also faintly felt relieved.She's relieved, isn't she?

Empress Liu propped herself up to sit up, and the maid beside her hurriedly helped her up.She coughed twice, and there was phlegm in her throat, and another court lady took the spittoon with great winking to catch the phlegm for her.

Empress Liu cleared her throat, and a maid in front brought tea.Empress Liu took two sips and ordered the maid to go out.She twitched the corners of her mouth, and said coolly to Zhou Wanyu: "Although I'm sick, my mind is not muddled. You don't know what's going on in your heart when you're Bengong?"

Zhou Wanyu was stunned for a moment, and said to her son, "Ye'er, why don't you go out for a while?"

Ji Ye looked at Empress Liu, and then at his mother. Although he was young, he could feel that the empress's tone was wrong, so he said, "Grandma, mother concubine and grandson are worried about your health and come back to see you twice a day. You It's important to take care of your body first, don't think too much. If you have any advice, let's talk about it when you are in good health."

Empress Liu's face froze, her pupils constricted sharply, she closed her eyes suddenly, as if she wanted to hide the emotion in her eyes, but her breathing became heavy.

Zhou Wanyu squeezed her son's hand: "Ye'er, why are you disobedient?"

As soon as the words fell, the eunuch's shrill voice came from outside: "Your Majesty is here—"

Zhou Wanyu hurriedly took her sons out to greet him, one called "Father Emperor" and the other "Emperor Grandpa".Ji Tai said: "Excuse me, let's go." His voice was hoarse and weak.

Zhou Wanyu looked up at him, and found that this mighty king of a country was also getting old, his temples were a little gray, and his face was tired.His back seemed to be overwhelmed, and he wanted to bend down, but he was still struggling to support it.

"Grandpa Huang, are you working hard?" Ji Ye went up to hold his hand and looked up at him.

Ji Tai picked him up and touched his face: "Ye'er, grandpa is fine."

He walked into Empress Liu's bedroom, Empress Liu didn't move, she was still leaning on the bed, but said: "Your Majesty, you are here."

Ji Tai sat down, hugged Ji Ye on his lap, and said to Empress Liu, "Zitong, are you feeling better today?"

"better."

"That's good, you need to get well soon, Ming'er's funeral depends on you..."

Empress Liu suddenly had a cold light in her eyes, and she stared at Ji Tai. Ji Tai was startled by her, and stopped talking: "Zi Tong, you..."

"Ming'er, Ming'er is dead!" Empress Liu wailed, like a dying beast, "What do you want to do?"

Ji Tai said: "What should I do?"

The dark red fire in Empress Liu's eyes blazed again: "The crown prince is gone, what do you want to be the crown prince?"

Zhou Wanyu took a step back frightened by the almost crazy aura about her, and Ji Ye couldn't help being stunned.

Ji Tai was startled, and said in a hoarse voice: "Minger's new funeral, it's inappropriate for you to think about it! I'll discuss it with the ministers later."

Empress Liu firmly grasped the quilt with one hand, leaned forward, and said with a sneer, "Your Majesty has called Chen Shoushi back, right? Are you planning to make him the crown prince?"

Ji Tai frowned: "Queen! Why are you worrying about these things when you are sick? I make my own decisions about national affairs."

"A major national event? Is this a major national event?" Empress Liu laughed heart-piercingly with gasps and coughs.

Ji Tai changed color and shouted: "Come here, call the imperial physician!"

Empress Liu categorically stopped: "No need! This palace is very nice!" She spoke in a tough tone, even waiving the title of "concubine", so how could there be any etiquette?

"Queen, you are too deeply stimulated and emotionally unstable."

"This palace is very clear! Don't think that I don't know what your plan is!"

Ji Tai put Ji Ye down and motioned him to go out with Zhou Wanyu.Empress Liu laughed mockingly: "Are you afraid that your daughter-in-law and grandson will know your thoughts?"

Ji Tai said with a sullen face: "Queen! You are the master of the harem, the mother of the world, pay attention to your demeanor!"

Empress Liu squeezed a sneer from between her teeth: "Mother respectful to the world? If that person is a woman, wouldn't I be the mother respectful to the world?"

Ji Tairu's face changed suddenly after being hit hard: "Queen!"

"You are annoyed because I hit your heart." Empress Liu smiled mockingly, "You think I don't know anything? Why did you make Chen Shoushi the prince? Because he is Chen Jingting's son, with a temper It's like Chen Jingting again. You have always cared about him and treated him like your own son!"

"Nonsense!" Ji Tai said in a deep voice, "I made Shi'er the second prince because of Ming'er's consideration. Ming'er is not good enough, so I want to put some pressure on him, let him restrain his temper, and learn how to govern the country from me. But What about him?"

"Don't change the subject! Even if you think about your son, don't you mean to compensate Chen Jingting? You make Chen Shoushi the second prince, and you will make him a prince in the future. He is more noble than the Duke of Duanguo. After so many years, you still think about it. Looking at your good brother-in-law..."

"I don't! I just... feel that I owe Jing Ting." Ji Tai's voice was low, and when Chen Jingting was mentioned, there was a trace of tenderness on his face.

A nail-like light flashed in Empress Liu's eyes: "Now that the crown prince is dead, you should logically make Chen Shoushi the crown prince, right? For your old lover, for the dirty relationship between you, you want to make this The country is handed over to someone with a foreign surname, isn't it?"

Ji Taiteng stood up and yelled angrily: "Queen, keep your words!"

"What virtue should I keep? Your Majesty has long been without virtue, and you still want me to keep virtue? You blame the prince for his disorderly behavior, don't you know the truth that the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked?"

Ji Tai was so angry that the veins on his forehead popped out, even when he was angry in the court, he was never really as anxious as he is now.

He suppressed his voice and shouted: "The matter between me and Jing Ting has long been dusty, why are you digging it out? I have never messed around like Ming'er, and I only like Jing Ting!"

Empress Liu's face was drained of blood, and the nails on her fingers were almost torn apart. She suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Ji Tai.Ji Tai didn't expect a sick person to have a sudden attack, and she immediately drew two bloodstains on his face.

Ji Tai waved her and knocked her to the ground.Empress Liu panted, staring at him with extremely resentful and resentful eyes, and said word by word: "Ji Tai, you will get retribution!"

Ji Tai stretched out his hand to touch the wound on his face, he felt a rush of blood, his throat was sweet, he took a deep breath, and said: "You have been hit too hard, and you have lost your composure. I don't care about you, you should calm down first." one time."

He ran out of the bedroom, and under the surprised gazes of Zhou Wanyu and Ji Ye, he calmly ordered: "You go back first."

Xu Zhi came up to meet him: "Your Majesty." Seeing the scars on his face, he was just stunned for a moment, and then he returned to normal.

"I'm fine." Ji Tai said, "Go back to the palace. You send someone to send an order. As soon as the second prince comes back, he will go directly to Yanqing Palace to meet him."

"Yes."

Empress Liu got up from the ground, lay back under the quilt, turned sideways inward, covered half of her face that was being beaten, and shouted: "Come here!"

Two court ladies came in after hearing the sound: "Your Majesty."

"Go invite Uncle Guo into the palace."

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The cold is really uncomfortable. I have been up for three days. Today I feel better and it is raining again.

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