After the rebirth, Aijia and Bamboo Horseshoe printed him

The empress passed away, weddings and funerals were forbidden among the people, and all officials in the harem of the former dynasty and the clan had to observe filial piety, and the concubines and princes and princesses in the palace were even more obedient.

All this matter was handed over to the Ministry of Rites, and the emperor himself didn't care about it at all. Even some young concubines loved beauty and wore red and green in private, and he was not reprimanded when it was heard.

The people in the palace are used to observing the words and expressions, exalting the highs and stepping down the lows. In addition to the rumors that have been passed down in a serious way in the past few days, although everyone didn't say it, they were a lot too lazy in the funeral ceremony. Even the crying spirit only howled twice After finishing the work, even the prepared tearjerker pepper water was kept in private to satisfy my greed.

Zhou Shuhe had always been taken care of by the queen, and when he first heard the news of her passing away, he felt a little pitiful, but after being told the truth by Qi Yu, the pity gradually dissipated.

Just looking around, I can't help but feel a little bit sad.

By the time the funeral was over, it was already October of the 23rd year of Taiping, and another matter had to be put on the agenda in the ambiguous confrontation between the former court and the harem.

After Lixin.

"I want to win the position of queen." Zhou Shuhe said.

Winter has come, and the gardenias outside Lanfang Pavilion have all disappeared in late summer, and the tall white elms are also covered with dead leaves.

A pot of tea soup that was about to boil was still filled with white air, Zhou Shuhe held the sunspot in his hand, and dropped it neatly to the lower right side of the white one.

On the other side of the table, Qi Yu held a cup of warm tea in his hand and said with a smile, "Your skill in Wumu chess has improved again."

Being praised by someone who is proficient in serious chess skills, Zhou Shuhe was stunned for a while, but pretended to be annoyed: "I'm telling you something serious, don't interrupt!"

Qi Yucong followed suit, "Okay, what the emperor means is to make you an imperial concubine, to act like a queen, and then to be assisted by a virtuous concubine, so that the power of the six palaces is in your hands, and there is no need to force a title. "

"Empress is indeed just a title, but if I am the empress, I will be the son-in-law every year, and the royal family of Daning respects the son-in-law, which means that I don't need to say more."

"But the emperor doesn't like to talk about establishing a crown prince." Qi Yu blocked the black chess's way with a white piece, and said with a warm smile, "Your Highnesses are both his heirs, so it's not good to favor one over the other."

Look at this, it sounds really good.

Zhou Shuhe curled his lips very well, and said with a smirk: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty is so fair and wise."

"..."

Qi Yuben had a mellow personality, and he was used to saying everything in a pleasant direction. These words were originally talking about the emperor's self-proclaimed youth and strength, and the throne he had finally won, so he naturally had to hold it tightly in his hands.When people talk about the crown prince, they acquiesce that the present cannot be "long live" and that the imperial power cannot last long. No one is more or less the same.

But Zhou Shuhe actually followed his words and boasted. Although her tone seemed a little weird, Qi Yu was still not convinced by her boasting.

"It's not that good." He said dryly, "Don't be fooled by it."

After breaking Qi Yu's gentle manner, Zhou Shuhe felt secretly refreshed, and if he wanted to let him go, he would not continue to tease him maliciously, and said seriously: "Since you know that your majesty will never favor one person over another, then if he wants to make me his Afterwards, before this, will there be some praises and balances for King Ning or the concubine Jia?"

Qi Yu frowned: "You actually planned to do so."

"That's right." Zhou Shuhe picked up the teacup and drank lightly—the tea was a bit hot, but this time it was rare that he was one step ahead of Qi Yu in his strategy. Yes, nodding with a smile.

"These days I've been beating around, hoping that His Majesty can make King Ning his master, but he hasn't made a decision. If so, I'll solve the problem in a different direction and give him a chance to make up his mind."

"And after that, King Ning is the crown prince and Sui Sui is the son-in-law. The emperor will hate them both equally, but I am still a child after all, and I can't threaten the throne no matter what. But King Ning will be the king after the New Year's Eve. At the age of 15, he has been in charge of government for two years, and it is the age to get married, whether it is family affairs or state affairs, he will be more and more involved in it."

"If he is incompetent, how can an incompetent person be worthy of such a great job? If he is talented, he will be cooked on a fire by all civil and military officials."

"The higher he stands, the more he falls."

The tea soup was bubbling, Zhou Shuhe's eyes were astonishingly bright, and desire|desire burned in her pupils like wildfire.

Qi Yu seldom listened to her making long speeches on planning. It is true that he knew very well that Zhou Shuhe also had cunning and deceitful methods in addition to his kind and sincere side, but she never seemed to have laid out those calculations one by one in front of him. .

This is completely different from the five girls from the Zhou family in Huxiang County. Such scheming cannot be born in simple days.Qi Yu always thought that what he loved the most was the shadow of the past, that delicate, willful, warm and happy girl, but at this moment, at this moment, his heart suddenly beat violently.

The man stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Qi Yu's eyes, wondering, "Why are you so dumb? Is there something wrong with what I just said?"

Qi Yu came back to his senses and stared at her quietly, there seemed to be a glimmer of light in the depths of his pupils.

"No," he said with a smile, "Your Majesty is a great talent, you should be ashamed of yourself."

Under the current situation, it is not easy for Zhou Shuhe to ascend to the next position, but it is actually not too difficult.

Qi Yu privately found some favored dandies of the Wang family, hinting that the emperor intends to choose a woman from the Wang clan to be the queen. Thinking that His Majesty would like him, he made arrangements in a serious manner.

When the Wang family took action, Qi Yu turned around and reported the matter to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, your kindness to these noble families is as great as a mountain. Even the empress Wang lost his virtue and took care of his royal family's face, but they are not satisfied, and they still want to let the royal daughter be the queen. The royal family is like this, and the other aristocratic families are afraid to be the same. Could it be that in their eyes, the successor must belong to an aristocratic family?"

The emperor's face was gloomy, with a flash of hostility in his eyes.

"Qi Yu."

"The servant is here."

"Since his royal family said that my family affairs are state affairs, then I will handle this state affairs well for them. Let go of the matter of making Concubine Yuan the imperial concubine earlier, let Qin Tianjian choose another auspicious day, and I will make her queen!"

"Also," he was silent for a moment, then asked slowly, "What do you think of Prince Ning?"

The emperor's question was endless, but it was exactly in line with Zhou Shuhe's speculation. Qi Yu secretly praised him in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. He quickly knelt down respectfully: "Prince Ning is His Majesty's beloved son, and my slaves dare not speak nonsense."

The emperor was impatient, and laughed and scolded: "I'm still pretending to be here with you. Since I asked you, I made you speak nonsense. Just say what you have to say. Don't make such a fuss."

Qi Yu also laughed: "Your Majesty, forgive me. I don't know much about your highnesses. I really can't tell you that I am ugly, but the Hanlins of the Imperial Academy and the prince and Taifu all admire His Highness King Ning a lot. His Royal Highness is their student, so what they said must be pretty much the same."

The emperor snorted coldly, didn't say anything more, and waved him away.

The aristocratic family wants to establish a queen, and the officials want to establish a prince. Since they all collided, he, the emperor, agreed to them.

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