If not abolished

Chapter 161 Untitled Draft (7)

"Sister, I think you're living a good life now." Concubine Zhao looked at the storybook on my desk and picked it up to read.

"Stop teasing me."

"I wonder what happened that made my sister call us here in such a hurry?" Concubine Shu asked after sitting down.

"I want you to prescribe me some medicine that can make people sick."

"What to do?"

"I want your Majesty to stay somewhere else."

"Why?"

"The Queen Mother has some complaints about me." I told them the general idea.

"My sister has a better idea. It can also buy a favor from that big-tailed wolf."

"Big tail wolf, poof."

"That's right. Don't be fooled by his favor. He must have some bad intentions by doing this. Any concubine he favors for a period of time will have a bad ending. Sister, please throw this hot potato away." Concubine Zhao said experiencedly.

"So this isn't a way to discuss countermeasures with you guys?"

"What good ideas does Sister Shufei have?"

Concubine Shu said something in our ears, and then Concubine Zhao said yes repeatedly.

"Will this work? If the Queen Mother doesn't..."

"Don't worry, sister."

After a while, the palace servant said that His Majesty would come over in the evening.

Concubine Zhao and Concubine Shu got up and left.

That night.

"See Your Majesty."

"Zitong, there's no need to be so polite." He came over and helped me.

I also pretended to be serious and said, "Etiquette cannot be abolished."

"I would like to thank your majesty for his kindness and for moving all the crabapple trees in the palace to my place."

"As long as you like it."

"Of course I'm happy." I looked at him with a smile.

After sitting down, he asked some questions about whether I was used to it recently.

"Everything is fine. All the sisters are very easy to get along with."

"is it?"

"Yes, it is!"

"That's good. If there's anything you're not used to, Xiao Haitang, please tell me." As she said this, she helped me to smooth down my hair.

"I rely on your majesty for everything."

"Place it."

The next morning, Shou'an Palace.

I had been standing outside the door for more than half an hour before I was called in to pay my respects.

"I got up late and made the Queen wait outside for so long. The people below were stupid and didn't know to ask the Queen to come in and wait."

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty." The people below knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

"What are you talking about, mother? It must be that the maids were taking care of you and didn't have time to take care of you. I didn't wait long, so it's not a problem."

"Why don't you thank the Queen for pleading for you?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." He said as he kowtowed.

"My son, I send my regards to my mother."

"Is the Queen coming to pay her respects to me sincerely?"

Upon hearing this, I immediately knelt down and said, "The filial piety of this son to the Queen Mother is evident to all."

"Heaven and earth can bear witness to this, but I cannot necessarily see it." The Queen Mother said as she put down the teacup heavily.

"What do you mean, mother?"

"Last time, did the Queen take my words to heart?" The Queen Mother's voice became much louder.

I was so scared that I shrank back, thinking that being angry all the time is not good for your health.

"I have taken to heart what your Majesty said last time, but whether Your Majesty listens or not is not something I can influence." I replied in a low voice.

"You should persuade His Majesty more. There are few heirs in the palace now. The right thing for His Majesty is to be generous and kind." The Queen Mother said earnestly.

"My son understands."

"Go ahead. The concubines still have to pay their respects to you."

"Yes, I will retire."

After the Queen left, the Queen Mother said to the people around her, "Do you think she really understands or is she just pretending to be confused?"

"You're not going to pretend to be confused, are you? The Queen is still very young. Judging from her expression just now, is she frightened?"

"is it?"

"Don't worry too much, Queen Mother. Your Majesty is just feeling fresh. After a while, after the selection, everything will be fine."

"You're right. Look at the Queen's appearance. She's not the type that His Majesty likes. It will be fine when the time comes to select the best candidates."

After coming out of Shou'an Palace, I sat on the sedan chair and looked back at Shou'an Palace which was getting smaller.

"My queen, the queen mother won't do anything to you, right?"

"Not really. Even ordinary mothers-in-law have to set rules for their new daughters-in-law, let alone the Queen Mother?"

"Then Madam, do you want to push His Majesty out?"

"Push it, how can you push it? We are a couple who got married later in life and have no emotional foundation. What will we do in the future if we have a falling out from the beginning? Don't worry, Your Majesty can't stay with me all the time. It's just because he's newly married, so he's staying with me for a few more days. There's no rush. It's fresh to have a new toy, not to mention that he's got a new wife?" I said without much concern.

After returning to Chonghua Palace, it was the empress and concubines who came to pay their respects. His Majesty not only has few children now, but also has far fewer empresses and concubines than the late emperor. The only high-ranking concubines now are Concubine Zhao and Concubine Shu, and the other three are all old people before His Majesty ascended the throne.

Over the next few days, His Majesty still didn't move, and the Queen Mother was unhappy with me every day. I could only play dumb because I couldn't afford to offend either of these two big Buddhas.

I don’t want to go and pay my respects every day, alas.

"Does the Queen know that His Majesty has cancelled this year's talent show?"

"I don't know."

"Does the Queen know why His Majesty canceled it?"

"I don't know either."

"I don't know, what do you do as a queen?"

"I know my mistake."

"What's the use of knowing your mistakes?"

After a while, the Queen Mother said, "His Majesty said that the Queen has been appointed this year. If we hold another election, the cost will be huge, so there will be no selection."

"That……"

"I feel uncomfortable when I see you, please leave."

"Yes."

the next day.

"Your Majesty, please stay. The Queen Mother had a nightmare last night and asked me to come and tell you that you don't need to go in and pay your respects."

"How is Mother?" I asked anxiously.

"It's nothing serious. It's happened before."

"Then what can I do?"

"In the past, the late queen would always go to the small Buddhist temple in Shou'an Palace and copy ten volumes of scriptures to pray for the queen mother, and she would get much better."

"I understand. Madam, please lead the way."

I knelt in the small Buddhist temple and copied scriptures for most of the day.

"My lady, please take a rest."

I moved my wrist, took a sip of water, and was about to continue writing when the nanny beside the Empress Dowager came over and said that the Empress Dowager was much better, and asked me to go back first and come back to copy the rest tomorrow.

Over the next few days, I was copying scriptures for the Empress Dowager, and my wrists were sore for several days.

Inside Chonghua Palace, Yuzhan was massaging my wrist, saying, "Is this how the Empress Dowager is playing a prank on me?"

"Then I can only bear it."

"Why don't you go talk to His Majesty? His Majesty loves you so much, so let His Majesty make the decision for you."

"Even Your Majesty can't do anything about this."

"Then the lady will always be like this."

"No, as long as His Majesty is not here, I don't have to copy scriptures every day."

"But when will His Majesty leave?"

"It should be soon."

I had just finished copying today's scriptures and came out of Shou'an Palace. When I was about to get on the sedan chair, a young eunuch came out and said, "The Queen Mother has verbally instructed that you don't need to take the sedan chair and can walk back to Chonghua Palace."

After hearing this, Yuzhan was about to step forward to argue, but I quickly held her back.

"The minister and concubine follow the order."

"Miss."

"do not speak."

After less than half an hour, I was almost there, and then I saw His Majesty's procession coming over.

I could only bow sideways, my legs were shaking and I felt like I was about to fall.

"Why isn't the Queen riding in the sedan chair?" His Majesty asked when he saw me stop.

"Your Majesty, I thought the weather was nice today and decided to take a walk, so I didn't take the sedan chair." I no longer had the mind to think about how false this statement was. I just wanted him to leave quickly so I could go back and sit down.

"Really?" His Majesty looked at the scorching sun above his head, as if he was thinking about the truth of what I said.

I also looked up at the sun above my head, and then I heard a scream.

When I woke up, I was in Chonghua Palace. After asking Yuzhan, I found out that I had fainted. His Majesty was furious. After knowing the whole story, he went directly to Shou'an Palace. The Queen Mother said that the eunuch who delivered the edict was never found afterwards. However, His Majesty thought that the Queen Mother was quibbling, so he severely punished the people around her, replaced her with a group of people, and said that the Queen Mother was in poor health and asked her to go to the temporary palace to recuperate. I couldn't help but wonder how it could be so serious.

Later, Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian came to see me and helped me answer my questions.

"How could this happen?" I asked as soon as they sat down.

The two of them looked at each other, and then Concubine Shu said, "I didn't expect that His Majesty would play such a big game."

"what?"

"Your Majesty may have just wanted to place a few of your own people in the Empress Dowager's place. As luck would have it, the Empress Dowager's mother's family relied on her power to commit many crimes, and they were reported by the Chief Censor a few days ago. Your Majesty took advantage of this incident to force the Empress Dowager to retire to the temporary palace." Concubine Shu explained the whole story.

"So he arranged everything. He deliberately favored me and forced the Queen Mother to attack me. It was really a good plan."

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Xian looked at me worriedly.

"Don't worry. You already told me that, didn't you? He is a big bad wolf."

The Guide to a Qualified Queen - Part 2: Reverence

"My grandmother often said that the word 'reverence' comes first and 'fear' comes second. Respect means respect, and fear means fear. You should make people respect you first, and then fear you, not just fear you."

In a blink of an eye, it was the spring of the fourth year of Qing'an, and I had been in the palace for almost a year. From being favored in the beginning, it was now difficult for me to see Your Majesty except on the first and fifteenth days of the month.

I am very happy with my leisure time. Anyway, I am the queen. It would be great if I could outlast him and become the queen mother.

"Mother, mother." The little prince came in hurriedly.

I quickly stood up and hugged him: "Why are you running so fast? You're sweating." Then I took the towel and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

"Mother, the flowers in the garden are blooming. Look, I picked them for you."

He took out the flowers he had picked as if he were presenting a treasure.

"For mother, it's really beautiful. But next time don't rush over so hastily. It's only spring now, and it's still easy to catch a cold."

"Yes, I won't do it next time."

"Then Yu'er will go with mother to pick a vase to put the flowers in."

"it is good."

"Mother, there are many beautiful flowers in the garden. Can you and I go and see them together?"

"Have you finished your homework for today? You're just thinking about playing." I tapped his forehead with my hand.

"I have finished my studies. The Grand Tutor has specially given me half a day off. Your Majesty, the Queen, has not accompanied me to play for a long time."

"So impressive! Well then. But you can't let it slip in front of your father."

"Uh-huh."