"Elder-in-law" migraine

The moon and stars were sparse, and the entire imperial city became extraordinarily quiet under the darkness of night, and there was a kind of sad loneliness.

Emperor Jing Yan arrived at the Hall of Harmony early, and everyone in the harem knew that the owner of the Hall of Harmony, Concubine Fang, is now the most favored person in the harem.

The few people who often followed Emperor Jingyan went to the Hall of Harmony to wait on them, and the others were on duty, and those who had a rare turn to rest also took a break early, and the Palace of Funing, Emperor Jingyan's bedroom, became extraordinarily quiet .

The little eunuch who was watching the night leaned against the entrance of the hall and yawned, raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, he seemed to see a figure flashing in front of his eyes in a trance, he froze for a moment, opened his eyes wide, and looked around carefully, where was it? someone.He raised his hand and knocked on his head, leaning against the door of the hall and fell asleep again.

And he never saw the figure just bypassing Funing Palace, and stopped in front of a row of houses at the back.This row of houses is located in a remote location, but it is very close to Funing Hall, which is the residence of these people who served the emperor.

The figure stopped in front of a window, tapped on the window, the window was pushed open from the inside, the figure flashed in immediately, and the window closed again.In the silence of the night, all this seemed to have never happened.

In the room, a boy in a white jacket sat at the table, poured a cup of tea, handed it to the man in black who had just entered his room through the window, raised his hand to scratch his hair, yawned, and then opened his mouth Said, "Fusheng, how is the master?"

The man in black called Fusheng took the tea, took a big gulp before replying, "Master has already stationed outside the city according to the holy order, and will enter the palace early tomorrow morning to receive the reward, and sent me to ask about the situation in your palace."

The boy stood up and stretched, "Everything is as usual, there is nothing to pay attention to. I have also paid attention to Concubine Shu, there is nothing wrong, let the master rest assured."

Fu Sheng nodded, indicating that he understood.He put down the teacup in his hand, raised his eyes to look at the young man's room, and said in his tone that there was no seriousness just now, but a trace of youthful cheerfulness, "Yo, Ren Zhi, I think your room is nice, your father-in-law It’s a joy to be in.”

Ren Zhi raised his eyes and glanced at Fu Sheng, and snorted softly, "If you are envious, you can cut it yourself and let the master bring it in for you. Don't worry, I will protect you. I dare not say anything else. At least No one dares to bully you in this Palace of Funing, how about it?" As he spoke, he glanced down at the other party.

Fu Sheng gave a "tsk" and waved his hands, "I didn't say anything." He lazily leaned back on the chair, boredly looking at the room he had visited many times, and suddenly remembered something. , "Hey, by the way, Ren Zhi, let me tell you quietly, the master came back this time, besides winning the battle, there is also a big happy event."

Ren Zhi was stunned for a moment, and opened his eyes curiously, "What happy event?"

"The master not only took back the three border lands from the Turks this time, but also brought back the most beloved youngest daughter of the Turkic Khan. Hearing that the mother of the Turkic princess was a clan girl who was sent to marry by the previous dynasty, she gave birth to her." Such a daughter, well-behaved and gentle, I was lucky enough to meet her once, she is beautiful." Fu Sheng said exaggeratedly dancing, but did not notice that Ren Zhi frowned imperceptibly, and then interrupted he.

"You mean, the master wants to marry that woman?" Ren Zhigang asked with his big eyes staring at Fu Sheng, all the lazy look on his face gone.

Fusheng felt a little timid unconsciously when he looked at him, shook his head, and continued, "Anyway, she is a Turkic princess. If the master marries her, not only can she become good friends with Turkic, but also get Turkic honor. Khan's support, why not do it."

Ren Zhi lowered his eyes and sighed lowly, "Okay, I understand. Go back if you have nothing to do. Tomorrow I have to get up early to serve His Majesty. Go to bed first." He opened the window and stood Looking at Fu Sheng impatiently by the window.

Fu Sheng was a little unclear why he was kicked out suddenly when he was doing well just now, but seeing Ren Zhi's expression, he seemed really tired, so he got up and turned out the window.

He let him lean against the window, watched Fusheng disappear into the night, raised his head and glanced at the bright moon above him, shook his head slowly, closed the window, extinguished the candle, and lay down on the bed.

The next day, at dawn, Ren Zhi got up and rushed to the Hall of Harmony where Emperor Jingyan stayed, and waited for Emperor Jingyan to get up together with Zhang Cheng, his adoptive father, the chief eunuch, and the big celebrity in front of Emperor Jingyan.Zhang Cheng is the chief eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and his position in the palace is very important.He had been by his side when Emperor Jingyan was just a son of the Hou family in the previous dynasty. When the country was broken in the previous dynasty, Emperor Jingyan ruled the troubled times and became the lord of the world, and Zhang Cheng, a confidant, also ascended to heaven.

Zhang Cheng saw that Ren Zhi frowned slightly, "Didn't I tell you to go back and have a good rest last night?"

Ren Zhi raised his hand and touched his face, "Maybe he didn't sleep well, don't worry, it's fine."

Zhang Cheng glared at him, and heard that Emperor Jing Yan seemed to be getting up, so he hurried in to serve him.Ren Zhi stretched his arms while no one was there, and looked up at the sky. Now that person should be waiting outside the city, ready to enter the city, right?It's a pity, but he couldn't see with his own eyes the vigor and vigor of his return.

After serving Emperor Jingyan to get up, wash, change clothes, and eat breakfast, the group rushed to Xuanzheng Hall in a mighty manner.The third prince, His Royal Highness King Yi, defeated the Turks. Today, he rewarded the three armies based on meritorious service. Emperor Jingyan specially sent His Royal Highness to meet King Yi outside the city.

King Yi Duan Yixian was the third son of Emperor Jingyan. Because the first two sons were born to concubines before Emperor Jingyan became emperor and died young, Duan Yixian became the eldest son of Emperor Jingyan. It is also widely respected in the court, but Xibang, the uncle of Heguo, obstructed Emperor Jingyan when he wanted to make him the prince, and even said that "the first son should not be the first son". In the end, Emperor Jingyan still chose the five sons born to Queen Gongxi. Duan Yijie, the prince's son, was made the crown prince, and Duan Yixian was granted the title of Yiwang, and he built the Yiwang Mansion in the imperial city.

Until the end of last year, the Turks suddenly attacked and seized several cities along the border. Duan Yixian asked himself to go out on behalf of his father and recover the lost land.Duan Yixian walked for half a year, and finally won a big victory. Turkic signed the contract, and Duan Yixian was only twenty years old.

Emperor Jingyan was undoubtedly satisfied with this son, and he allowed him to stand beside Zhang Cheng. From his position, he could see Emperor Jingyan's side face, and the upturned corners of his mouth showed the joy of this superior emperor.But no matter how happy he is, it still doesn't make him willing to leave the throne to his favorite son. He is not only a father, but also an emperor. Father's love becomes nothing compared to this world.

Ren Zhi sighed imperceptibly, put away the wild thoughts in his heart, and turned his gaze to the main hall. The man he was faintly worried about had already taken off his blood-stained armor and put on a purple court dress. Dai, sitting at the head of Emperor Jingyan, with a modest smile on his face as always.Emperor Jingyan was neither humble nor overbearing when talking to him, and he was gentle and polite when some courtiers chatted with him.Ren Zhi knows that this man is moving forward step by step according to his plan, and he also knows that he will finally achieve it and get everything he wants and deserves.

Sure enough, after a while, Ren Zhi saw Emperor Jingyan looking back at Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng stepped forward and read out the imperial decree he had prepared a long time ago. The horse, the uniform of the crown of gun, one each of Xuangui and Baibi, and the other officers and men were rewarded.

Duan Yixian got up and bowed down to thank him, and the other generals who received the reward also bowed down with him, and there was an uproar in the hall.Ren Zhi knew what those courtiers were talking about without even thinking about it. Duan Yixian was crowned king a few years ago, but he didn't have a real position in the court. He didn't expect that today he would be worshiped as a captain and receive a fief just because of this victory in this battle. .Although the Taiwei had no real position in the official system of the Zheng'an Dynasty, he was awarded this award only when he was a weak crown, which shows that Emperor Jingyan loved and appreciated his son.All of a sudden, there were voices of congratulations everywhere.

Ren Zhi looked around the entire hall, and saw two preoccupied people amidst the excitement, one was the current crown prince Duan Yijie, and the other, of course, was the prince's uncle Gong Xibang.

Not long after Duan Yijie was born, he was made the prince under the persuasion of his uncle.However, he has a weak temper and mediocre talents, and he has to rely on his mother-in-law Empress Xi and his uncle Xi Bang for help in everything, because there is no big mistake, so that he can barely sit on the crown prince.However, seeing King Yi's power growing day by day, the prince and the people behind him became more and more unstable.

Prince Duan Yijie didn't notice that there was a line of sight watching him from above the noisy hall.He frowned, staring at his elder brother who was being congratulated by the courtiers, picked up the wine glass, and poured the warm wine into his mouth, but felt even more blocked in his heart.

He has been sitting on the prince's position for more than ten years, but he never feels secure.At first, he thought that he was the eldest son, as long as he didn't make any mistakes, the position of prince would never be taken away by others. It wasn't until later that he learned a lot of so-called truths from his mother and uncle that he began to feel panic.

Duan Shengming, Emperor Jingyan, was originally the son of the noble family of the former dynasty, and later married Bujie, the only daughter of the former emperor Liang Mingdi, the eldest princess. The subordinates were poisoned and killed in the palace.Duan Shengming gathered his own forces, under the banner of avenging Emperor Liang Ming, stood out in the troubled times, and finally ruled the world, established the Zheng'an Dynasty, named Jingyan.

After Duan Shengming proclaimed himself emperor, he wanted to make his first wife, Princess Bu Jie, the eldest princess of Liang, as the queen, but was opposed by the courtiers. These courtiers followed Duan Shengming from birth to death to conquer the world. If Bu Jie became the queen and gave birth to a prince in the future, then Wouldn't this world be returning to the lineage of Emperor Liang Ming again?Duan Shengming hesitated again and again, and finally changed his own concubine, who was also the younger sister of Gong Xibang, the hero of the founding of the country. Gong Xihan was the queen, and Bujie was the concubine Shu.

After that, Concubine Shu gave birth to a child. Although Duan Shengming was very happy, he also listened to Gong Xibang's advice, and finally left the position of crown prince to the eldest son Duan Yijie.But his hesitation about the position of successor and prince, as well as his love for Concubine Shu's mother and son, all made the Gongxi brothers and sisters very jealous of this mother and son.

Now, Duan Yixian worshiped as a Taiwei at a young age and enfeoffed Yizhou. In the future, Duan Yijie will be even more unstable in the position of prince.