Shaodi Chunxin

When Fu Yuanqing and You Kuan arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Ning, the Empress Dowager had finished her breakfast and was paying respects to the Buddha in the scripture room on Qiyuan Cliff.

You Kuan went up for a while, came down and whispered: "Old ancestor, the queen mother asked you to wait."

Fu Yuanqing could only wait.

In the morning light, the sutra room inlaid with gold foil is shining brightly, and the sound of chanting scriptures is transmitted along with the sound of wooden fish, which makes people bathe in peace and creates an illusion of my Buddha's compassion.

Only the ancestors did not feel this way.

His body was weak, and all his joints were froze when the Laundry Bureau washed clothes for three or nine days. After standing for a while, he felt a piercing pain in his knees, and his back stiffened and sank.

"Godfather, why don't you go back and sit down for a while, rest for a while." Fang Jing had sensed that something was wrong with him, and whispered.

"How long is it?" Fu Yuanqing smiled gently, pursing his lips, "The eunuchs of all the halls stand overnight for half the night, and I don't see anyone as delicate as me. It's okay."

"But your bones..."

Fu Yuanqing glanced at the scripture room, and shook his head: "I'm fine, wait a minute, the queen mother will let me wait a while, then I will pass on the teaching later. Hurry up."

But this was later, and a long time passed.

The sound of chanting seems to never stop.

The bright golden light was scattered in the rising sun, and only then did Huilan, the maid beside the Queen Mother, come down. She squatted down and said, "Old Ancestor, Queen Mother, please go up."

"okay, I get it."

Fu Yuanqing moved his stiff body slightly, and more needle pain came from his joints. His face was a little pale, but he still pretended to be safe and walked up to Huilan.

Fu Yuanqing kowtowed outside the sutra room and said, "Queen Mother, Fu Yuanqing is here."

Kneeling in front of the Buddhist altar in the scripture room, a graceful and luxurious woman sat, glanced back at him, and said slowly: "It has been more than an hour since the Ai family asked You Kuan to invite you to the Supervisor of Rituals, Fu's palm print is very big .”

Fu Yuanqing leaned over and said: "Chen Yinshi went to Yumen to attend the court meeting, and came late, please forgive me the Queen Mother."

"After all, you are a minister, and you should have a master in your heart. You should be able to understand the importance of the affairs of the court and the affairs of the court. Don't worry about one and lose the other, and forget about your own duties."

"I dare not."

The queen mother put her hands together and bowed to the Bodhisattva. The maid beside her helped her up and walked out of the sutra room slowly. When passing by, she stopped in front of Fu Yuanqing, and said again: "Get up."

"Yes."

The Empress Dowager's boudoir name is Quan Ying, and she was once a famous strange woman in the capital.

Both talent and talent are not inferior to men.

Her father was Taibao, the hereditary Marquis of Xianning, the general of Datong, and Quan Luan, who was also among the three princes like Yu Luqiu.It was precisely because her father was such an important figure in the military power that Quan Ying had to marry into the royal family and marry Zhao Jin as the queen.

Since then, Miss Quan has gradually disappeared from people's memory, replaced by a woman, a symbol attached to the imperial power, a symbol called the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother has no children.

And because of her monstrous family background, Zhao Xu could not be entrusted to her to be raised.After Zhao Xu came to the throne, she could only live in the harem and live by worshiping Buddha.

The emperor will come to say hello on time.

I meet with my natal family once a year.

This is the only affection she has.

Fu Yuanqing looked at her back, and sometimes thought... This palace is like a cage, and any magnificent woman can only be a nightingale in the cage, crying blood and singing here until she dies.

"The Ai family has already heard about the coming of the new year." The queen mother walked in the imperial garden, and said slowly, "If the front does not stop, the harem can't be peaceful."

"It's the minister's fault."

"I don't think it's your fault. The emperor is getting older... It's inevitable that the ministers of the previous court have some ideas. The Sixteen Seals are going to be returned to the Qianqing Palace, so there is no need for Aijia to mention it. Originally The harem is not allowed to intervene." The queen mother stopped talking, and looked back at him, "The Ai family came to you, there is only one thing, the emperor is weak in summer, and the wedding, do you have any ideas?"

Fu Yuanqing was not surprised by what the Queen Mother said.

Fu Yuanqing said: "Your Majesty's wedding candidates are already being discussed by the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet, and noble ladies from various families, who are of the right age and have both ability and political integrity, are submitting reports one after another."

"Quan You." The queen mother said a name.

Fu Yuanqing looked up at her.

"The daughter of a brother from the Quan family." The Queen Mother said, "The last time I entered the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Ai family saw her. She is very gentle and generous. She can be the mother of the country."

"I remember it, it will be included in the list."

The queen mother said: "The list is just for show. In the end, it depends on whether this person wears a phoenix crown. If the neck is not strong enough, I'm afraid it will be broken under the Long Live Mountain."

Fu Yuanqing bowed and said: "Your servant is dull, please make it clear to the Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager slowly walked in front of him and looked at the bowed man.

After a while, he said: "Now that the position of the harem phoenix is ​​in exchange for the support of the former military department, is it a good deal?"

Fu Yuanqing was silent.

The Empress Dowager sighed softly: "I heard that Mr. Fu gave Liu Jiu the right to approve the title. The Great Seal of Dongchang was sent to Fang Jing... I must be able to understand the meaning of the words difficult. In a few months, the emperor will lose his crown. Return it After Baoxi, where will Mr. Fu go? We should plan earlier."

"Thank you Queen Mother for teaching." Fu Yuanqing said, "Rong Chen think about it."

The Queen Mother wanted to say something more, when Huilan came to report: "The emperor is here."

Before she could respond, Debao led the way, and the young emperor entered the garden in a walking chariot.

The young emperor was dressed in a bright yellow dragon suit, wearing a net gauze and wiping his forehead, looking handsome. He smiled on the chariot: "It's such a beautiful weather, mother is relaxing, why don't you call me?"