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Chapter 1076 Don’t put eggs in one basket
Hou Junji also knew that when his grandson Li Xiang and his daughter were in the Eastern Palace, they depended on each other and lived together day and night, and they had long been accustomed to it. Now that his daughter had moved into the harem, Li Xiang stayed in the Eastern Palace, and the mother and son were in two different places.

My daughter was a little uncomfortable at first, but now that she has grown up, she naturally wants to fly away on her own. There’s nothing anyone can do about it.

Finally, Hou Junji still felt sorry for his daughter and consoled her: "The emperor has just returned to the capital, and there are many things to do in the court. Now is a critical moment. The emperor is busy with court affairs every day, so how can he have the energy to go to the harem?"

"Father heard from Wang De that the emperor has been reviewing memorials until late at night and resting in Chengqing Palace."

Haitang frowned, her childishness was evident: "Who said that? I know it. He went to Ashina Yun's palace twice, but only came to my place once, and we just had a meal. Could it be that he likes Ashina Yun more and forgot that I am the queen?"

Hou Junji suddenly felt even more worried. Before the crown prince came back, his daughter and Ashina Yun had a good relationship. Every time Ashina Yun came to Beijing, he would be pulled to the East Palace by his daughter to rest. The two would sleep with their feet touching and have long conversations.

Unexpectedly, now the two of them are competing for favor.

Suddenly, Hou Junji thought of something and his mind brightened. He then said, "After you moved into the palace, you took over the Queen Mother's Qiyun Palace as the Queen's main palace, right?"

"Yes!"

Haitang looked puzzled. "When my mother was the queen, she lived there. The status of Qiyun Palace in the harem is also very different. In order to show respect to her, I naturally moved in. Is there anything wrong with that?"

"now it's right!"

Hou Junji slapped his thigh, hitting the wound right on it, causing him to stagger in pain. However, he ignored his pain and said excitedly, "I know what the problem is. You see, Qiyun Palace is where the Empress Dowager lived when she was the Queen."

"For the current emperor, that is the palace where his mother once lived. It is sacred and solemn. When the emperor was a child, he often received the teachings of the empress dowager here. I am afraid that there is a shadow in his heart. He respects and fears this place."

"Therefore, every time the emperor goes to Qiyun Palace, his mentality is very different. Seeing those familiar scenes can only make the emperor think of his past. How can he have the heart to fool around with you? This is why the emperor is unwilling to go to your place."

Haitang was stunned when she heard this. After thinking for a long time, she was full of regret: "Yeah, why didn't I think of it?"

"Oh, I only thought that the emperor would ascend the throne and live in Chengqing Palace, and as the queen, I would naturally have to move to Qiyun Palace. I never thought that not all procedures had to be completely simulated. I will go back and choose a new palace now."

Hou Junji hurriedly stopped Haitang. Considering Li Yan's true situation, he still felt that he should persuade his daughter, so he said: "Haitang, your marriage to the emperor is a great fortune for our Hou family, but also a misfortune."

"Your husband has become a high and mighty emperor, so you can no longer be like an ordinary couple."

"Now, the emperor is busy consolidating his power and has no time to care about other things."

"But since ancient times, emperors have had three palaces, six courtyards and seventy-two concubines, which are all common. The emperor has more than a hundred concubines. You should be mentally prepared for this. Now the emperor only has you, the imperial concubine and the virtuous concubine."

"In the future, many people will inevitably enter the palace. As the queen, you must not only be generous and tolerant, but also learn how to deal with those people and not disgust the emperor."

When Haitang heard this, endless bitterness appeared in her eyes: "Daddy, I know. In fact, I have long given up hope."

"I married into the East Palace less than three months later when he went on a diplomatic mission to the Turks. He was gone for sixteen years. I was pregnant and gave birth to Xiang'er alone. For so many years, Xiang'er and I depended on each other, and I was a widow for sixteen years."

"I was prepared to be kicked out of the East Palace, but my father and mother didn't let us move."

"As a daughter-in-law of the royal family, this is my fate, and I am ready to be a widow for the rest of my life. But I didn't expect that God would send Cheng Qian back to me and make him the emperor. What else can I be dissatisfied with now?"

Haitang said with a dim look in her eyes: "I have thought it through a long time ago. He has done me justice by making me the queen and Xiang'er the crown prince. From the moment he ascended the throne, he belongs to the entire Tang Dynasty."

"He can give me status and wealth that ordinary people can hardly imagine, but he can't give me the happiness of an ordinary wife."

Hou Junji looked at the sadness and pain in his daughter's eyes, and was also somewhat touched: "I'm sorry, maybe Daddy shouldn't have married into the royal family, making you unhappy for the rest of your life."

"Don't say that, Daddy."

Haitang said with tears in her eyes: "It's not easy for Chengqian either. I know he still has me in his heart, but he has his own responsibilities to take up the responsibility of supporting the Tang Dynasty. With him supporting us, Xiang'er and I can enjoy peace and happiness."

"My daughter does not regret marrying Cheng Qian. Daddy has given her an opportunity that every woman in the world would envy."

"Cheng Qian often said that if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. The same is true for my daughter, the queen. Now that my daughter has taken on this phoenix crown, she must bear these grievances."

Hou Junji was relieved and said, "In fact, when you are free, don't stay alone. You can go to Daming Palace and learn from the current empress dowager, the former Empress Zhangsun. She will teach you how to be a good empress and how to deal with the emperor." "At that time, the empress dowager was raising princesses and princes. You are still young, you can have more children."

At this point, Hou Junji looked extremely solemn, and said meaningfully: "You are the queen, it is your responsibility to produce offspring for the royal family."

Haitang was shocked when she heard this, and suddenly looked at Hou Junji, and said anxiously: "Dad, are you saying that Xiang'er's position as the crown prince may be unstable?"

"No, don't think too much about it."

Hou Junji shook his head: "The emperor is still young and has just sat on the throne. It is time to consolidate his position. The attention of the entire court is also focused on fighting for power with the emperor. For three to five years, they have no time to care about Li Xiang."

"But you also know that Xiang'er is honest and simple-minded. As the crown prince, he still needs to grow up."

"The Empress has three legitimate sons. Didn't the Crown Prince go on a diplomatic mission to Turkestan because the court needed him? If you only have one child, Xiang'er, and something goes wrong, the Emperor will have to choose another one from the illegitimate sons. Having more will always be more secure."

"If Xiang'er is unable to shoulder the responsibility of the country, we can still choose from other heirs. What do you think?"

When talking about her son's status, Haitang was cheered up, and the worries she had just felt disappeared. She knew that what her father said was very important. The queen's son was the legitimate son. If there was only one son, what if he was not able to live up to the trust?
During the most critical years of Li Xiang's growth, Donggong was not well-received, which cultivated Li Xiang's honest and cowardly character. Sometimes even his grandfather Hou Junji and his mother Haitang did not like them very much.

It’s not that Li Xiang is incompetent, but the current situation puts higher demands on him.

If Li Yan never came back, as an ordinary royal heir, it would be fine as Li Xiang did.

But now, Li Yan has become the emperor, and Li Xiang has become the crown prince who is responsible for the future of the Tang Dynasty.

People have different requirements for ordinary princes and crown princes. Li Xiang's character and ability will soon become his biggest weakness. He needs to grow to a level that satisfies people in the shortest possible time.

Haitang's heart suddenly tightened. She looked around and saw that there was no one in the room. Her personal maid Ling'er was also guarding the door, so she lowered her voice and said, "Dad, do you think Ashina Yun's son Li Jue will threaten Xiang'er's position?"

"What are you thinking about?"

Hou Junji shook his head decisively and said, "You are the empress, Xiang'er is the eldest son, and the undisputed crown prince of the court."

"What's more, Ashina Yun is a Turkic, and Li Jue has been surnamed Ashina for sixteen years. His change back to Li is more a result of the Tang Dynasty's need to further suppress Ashina than the royal family's need for him to return to his ancestral roots."

"Fundamentally speaking, there is still a gap between him and the imperial court, and in the eyes of the public, he is not of an orthodox origin."

"Not to mention the emperor, even the civil and military officials in the court would never accept Li Jue as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how outstanding he is."

However, the worry in Hou Junji's eyes did not diminish, and he was not worried about Li Jue.

Did he know that deep in the desert grassland, in the Irtysh River Valley, Li Yan might have several sons?

Even if the branch of Jie Li's daughter Ashina Jing is completely ruled out, the woman from the Wu family has given birth to two sons for the emperor. If Li Xiang is really unsupportable, Li Yan may not necessarily consider his son on the grassland.

Although there is some gap between the bloodline grown on the grassland and that of the Central Plains.

But if the new emperor could bring about the integration of the entire Turkic Khanate and the Tang Dynasty, all the officials in the court would go crazy. In the face of such unprecedented huge benefits, the minor grudges were naturally not worth mentioning.

If Li Jue represented not just a small Mo Nan, but the entire powerful Turkic people, this bloodline would not be a big problem. After all, as long as the benefits are big enough, any rules will be compromised.

Thinking of this, Hou Junji breathed a sigh of relief.

It might not be a bad thing that the emperor did not reveal the identity of the Right Wise King. Once everyone knew that Li Chengqian was the Right Wise King of the Turks, it would inevitably promote the integration of the two countries, and Wu Yuanhua and his two sons would also return to the Tang Dynasty.

That would be a real disaster for my daughter and grandson!

Even so, Hou Junji still had a sense of crisis. He felt that on the one hand, he should strengthen the training of Li Xiang; on the other hand, he should also let his daughter give birth to more children, so as to ensure that the Hou family's bloodline would inherit the throne to the greatest extent possible.

(End of this chapter)