Empress Chu

"When he opens his mouth, the Taifu will definitely bite and bite. This is a strategy."

"It depends on who can survive the two parties."

"There is no third party?"

The last sentence was a bit abrupt, the two officials were taken aback for a moment, then turned their heads and saw that someone behind them came together at some point——

But that's okay, at the end of the queue are low-ranking officials, many of them don't belong to the Taifu's party, and don't associate with the Xie family, they are independent and unknown in front of idle officials.

"Master Zhu, what third party are you talking about?" they asked.

The official called Lord Zhu hesitated for a moment and said: "The empress is not actually a relative, she and the emperor are both kings."

The two people who spoke before were stunned, a little funny: "The latter is attached to the emperor, no matter where they come from—"

They didn't finish talking, the censors' orders and the music of the rising court were played, and the emperor went to court. Although he was at the end of the team, he could no longer talk casually. The emperor and empress came slowly and bowed down to salute.

"Long live, long live, Your Majesty."

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The court affairs proceeded slowly, most of them were clichés, the hall was stuffy and hot, some officials in the queue were in a daze, some were drowsy, and some raised their heads to look at the queen from time to time in order to avoid being distracted and drowsy——

The queen sits behind the emperor.

It seems closer than before.

Some people were bored, thinking about these details, and even a little excited - the queen might as well just sit on the dragon chair with the emperor.

Anyway, the dragon chair is very big, and it is not a problem to sit two people, one of whom is a child.

If this is the case, will Chaotang be blown up?

The official was distracted when he heard a female voice say: "Master Zhou, how many high-ranking officials are there in the Ministry of Officials to be elected this time?"

Ups and downs in the hall, either clear or old, are all male voices, and this female voice is particularly pleasant among them.

The male voices that were originally speaking stopped, as if they were intoxicated by the female voices.

The sudden silence was suffocating.

No one answered the queen's words, even if the minister didn't know, and no one questioned the queen's involvement in the government.

There was only silence in response to the Queen.

The officials of the official department who were asked simply lowered their heads.

The other officials who didn't ask either lowered their eyes or looked blank.

The queen didn't speak any more, she just looked at the court officials.

It seemed like a long time passed and it seemed like only a moment, Deng Yi asked, "What are the flood control arrangements for this year?"

Deng Yi's words were like water dripping into a frying pan, and the quiet hall became lively again. The officials rushed to answer, and besides speaking, various documents were sent in.

Sitting on a high place and being ignored, the expression of the empress did not change at all. She listened calmly and attentively to what the officials were saying, and at a certain moment she asked questions, and then let the court fall into silence again, and waited for Deng Yi to speak about another topic. lively--

Repeatedly, until Deng Yi said, "Is there still a performance today? The court will end without a performance!"

When the officials standing in the back row kowtowed and sent the emperor off, they felt a little pity for the girl, but pity is useless in the court.

When the emperor and empress got up, Deng Yi suddenly called the emperor: "Your Majesty, do you have something to say?"

The officials also looked up at the emperor. The court and the empress have been pulling each other these days, and the emperor has naturally seen it. He is a child, but he is not just a child. What does he think and see?

Xiao Yu seemed to be taken aback by the question, then shook his head and said, "I'm still studying, I have nothing to say about court affairs."

Indeed, the emperor seemed to have no idea, he was not happy when the empress spoke, nor was he frightened and angry because the empress was silently confronted by the courtiers.

He sat quietly on the dragon chair and listened to the government, only listening, not thinking.

This answer made Deng Yi smile and nodded: "Your Majesty is wise." He said again, "Your Majesty study hard."

Xiao Yu nodded, did not stay any longer, took Chu Zhao's hand and left.

The officials also dispersed like a tide.

"I didn't expect that Empress Chu didn't coerce His Majesty to make trouble with her."

"She is not stupid. If she dares to coerce the emperor to make trouble with her, the Taifu can use the jade seal to lock her into the harem, and she will never come out again!"

"The emperor is not stupid. It's none of his business. The empress's words are ignored, but it doesn't mean that his words are ignored. Just wait for four years to take office."

The officials talked and laughed and went to their own business. The queen and the courtiers confronted each other, which did not affect the court affairs, nor did it affect them.

It didn't affect Xiao Yu either, he went to class after court, as usual.

In fact, it didn't affect Chu Zhao, and she continued to sit in the study and read the memorial. Although the courtiers in the court did not speak to her and resisted silently, the memorial continued to be sent.

Whether the emperor sees it or the empress sees it, they don't know.

Anyway, the memorial and the approval of the emperor and empress are not in charge.

When Xie Yanfang came in, she saw Chu Zhao watching and eating cakes.

"Don't dip it in the wrong sweet-scented osmanthus sauce." He said, reaching out to remove the inkstone on the table.

Chu Zhao smiled: "No." He pointed to the opposite side, "Thank you sir, please sit down."

Xie Yanfang thanked her, but did not sit down.

"Queen." He asked with a smile, "Is it not easy to be?"

Chapter 32 Qingsheng

Is it not easy to be a queen?

Chu Zhao is really qualified to answer this question, after all, this is her second time as queen.

"It's good, but it's not necessarily good."

In the previous life, it was very easy to be a man, you didn't have to do anything, you just wanted to please the emperor, it was easy to be a man, and it was easy to die.

"It's not easy, although I don't know the result—"

Chu Zhao smiled at Xie Yanfang.

"For now, it feels pretty good."

Looking at the girl's bright smiling face, Xie Yanfang smiled: "Since I knew my empress, my empress has not changed, and she has always been a rock-solid person."

Chu Zhao laughed: "Is there?"

Xie Yanfang nodded: "Of course, from the time I first met Ms. Azhao until now, Ms. Azhao can survive any disaster, and all wishes can come true."

Having said that, Chu Zhao also thought about it. That’s right, the third prince made things difficult for her. She took over the difficult problem and organized the Chuyuan Wenhui, but was blocked halfway back to Bianjun. In the end, she went to Bianjun as she wished, and bid farewell to her father. In the last journey, she prevented Xiao Xun and his son from seeking the throne, and she herself became the queen again. Although Liang Qiang was rewarded for her bravery as in her previous life, she would not gain Zhong Changrong's trust because of this, and she could not take away the frontier army.

She really is doing well.

"Yan is here." She laughed, "I won't be unlucky forever."

It was him who was talking now, she thought it was Xie Yanlai?Xie Yanfang laughed again, and said: "This time, I believe Miss Azhao can still achieve her wish, and don't blame me for not helping."

help?Chu Zhao looked at him with a half-smile. Although she didn't expect anyone to help her, but this time the courtiers resisted with silence. She originally thought that Xie Yanfang would speak, or if he didn't speak, it would be okay for the officials who are friendly with Xie to speak. It can be regarded as helping her round the scene.

As a result, the court was silent.

"I can understand it." Chu Zhao said, nodding, "If Mr. Xie helps me, the Taifu will definitely scold you. Moreover, I am indeed in politics now. I know that this will not be happy to the courtiers. .”

She looked at Xie Yanfang.

Xie Yanfang is also a courtier.

And they are relatives.

The queen can also be regarded as a relative, and they are also relatives. The relationship between the prince's uncle and Xiao Yu's uncle was not very good.

She wouldn't think that if Deng Yi didn't like her working in politics, Xie Yanfang would.

It has always been a taboo for empresses to intervene in politics. In order to prevent the harem concubines from intervening in politics, some emperors buried them with a glass of poisoned wine before they died.

How could Xie Yanfang fail to understand the meaning in the girl's words, one sentence is understandable, that is, to blame.

"The Grand Tutor was scolding me for helping the Queen, but it was just a few more scoldings." Xie Yanfang laughed, "To me, it doesn't matter."

Chu Zhao hummed, seemed to be thinking and seemed to be distracted, and stretched out his hand to Xiaoman.

Xiao Man, who was always standing by her side, pulled her face, and reluctantly wiped her hands with the handkerchief she was holding: "Can you not eat while you are busy?"

Chu Zhao smiled and yelled: "I'm too busy and hungry, so I can only eat while I'm busy. Thank you Xiaoman for your hard work."

Xiaoman snorted and turned her head.

Xie Yanfang knew that this was Chu Zhao's inseparable guard, and it should be given to his daughter by Chu Ling. After experiencing the Zhongshan King incident, he also knew that apart from the official personnel of the Longwei Army, the servants in Chu's house were also hidden by Chu Ling. manpower.

Chu Zhao wiped his hands, then took Xie Yanfang's words, nodded, and said: "Me too, the Tai Tuo ignored me, and the courtiers resisted silently. For me, I don't care. I do something that has never happened before. must pay the price.”

She was able to do what she is now because she paid the price of dying once, so it doesn't matter if she is neglected or cursed a few times.

"That's why I say that Miss Azhao is like a rock, she doesn't feel sad because others don't like her, and she doesn't get angry when others don't help her." Xie Yanfang laughed.

This other person is of course talking about himself.

The girl expressed resentment for his lack of help, but she didn't resent it.

Chu Zhao also smiled, and picked up his cup to drink tea.

"I don't help Madam, it's for Madam's own good." Xie Yanfang said.

Chu Zhao laughed while holding the teacup.

Xie Yanfang said hello and raised her eyebrows: "This is not a trick to make people happy."

Chu Zhao laughed. With this smile, the previous anger and a little stagnant atmosphere dissipated. Then Chu Zhao stopped laughing, sat upright, and put down the teacup: "Xie Zhongcheng, please tell me."

Xie Yanfang is also undergoing plastic surgery: "If I help the empress speak, the empress will naturally be like a fish in water in the court, even the Taifu can't suppress it, but in that case, the queen is not the empress, but I—"

He pointed to himself.

"Xie Yanfang is a vassal of the Xie clan, or like me, a relative."

"In that case, in the eyes of the courtiers, what the empress won by her own bravery, whether entrusted by the late emperor, fighting Xiliang soldiers, or retreating from Zhongshan King, will not belong to you, but will become mine. attached."

Chu Zhao looked at him, a little surprised and puzzled, but she didn't ask anything, and smiled again.

Xie Yanfang didn't care about the change in the girl's expression and just continued talking.

"If I don't open my mouth, the empress will carry it by herself and conquer the courtiers, then the queen, me, Tai Tuo."

He pointed at himself again, and also at Chu Zhao.

"We are each of us, and no one is a subsidiary of anyone."

"Miss Ah Zhao, she will become a queen who conquers courtiers by herself and is qualified to listen to and discuss politics."

Chu Zhao looked at the young master in front of him, wanted to say something, but felt short of words.

"Actually, I didn't even think I could do this myself." She said softly, "Third Young Master thought of it for me."

After speaking, she was a little curious.

"Why doesn't the third son want to turn me into your vassal? This is a good opportunity. I want to do politics, I want to speak in the court, and I will no longer be a queen behind the curtain. In order to achieve this goal, at least for now , I don’t care if people think I’m part of the Xie family.”

She also didn't think that Xie Yanfang was a loyal minister, since he was able to rebel in his previous life.

She has seen with her own eyes how a powerful official like Deng Yi treats Xiao Xun.

She has always kept Xie Yanfang at a respectful distance, but now she feels that this person is a little strange, but also a little funny.

Hasn't he always sought to be above the mountains?Why do you look down at her?

Xie Yanfang looked at the girl and said with a smile: "I said earlier that everything Miss Azhao can get is what you make yourself deserve. Miss Azhao deserves to be such a queen, and I look forward to seeing such a queen." of you."

Chu Zhao looked at him, wanting to say something but didn't know what to say.

"Also." Xie Yanfang leaned over slightly again, lowering her voice, "I have too many vassals, and it's meaningless to have too many."

Chu Zhao was stunned and immediately laughed.

Xie Yanfang sat upright leisurely and poured tea by herself.

"Actually." Chu Zhao thought for a while, supported the table with his hands, leaned over slightly, and said in a low voice, "I don't have any confidence in my heart. If I can't resist anyway, they just won't surrender?"

Xie Yanfang held the tea and glanced at her. This was the first time this girl was willing to approach him on her own initiative.