Chapter 99 Domineering Emperor
Emperor Li of Tianhe rarely came to Defu Palace. On weekdays, Empress Chen basically did the task of paying homage to the empress dowager. He only walked here during festivals and asked symbolically.
But today he came this ordinary day, and Empress Dowager Ye knew that it must be for Jiang Yue's case.
Well, her niece cannot be in vain. This matter is just taking this opportunity to take the opportunity to make a good argument. Although she is not the emperor's biological mother, she is also the queen mother. If her niece is bullied, no one will take her seriously in the future.
While speaking, the palace servants outside lifted the curtain of the door, and Emperor Tianhe stepped in.
In the inner hall, the eunuch and palace maid knelt all over the ground. Empress Ye sat upright a little. Emperor Tianhe stood in front of her, leaned over and gave a bow, and said lightly: "Jun Li pays homage to the Queen Mother."
He only called the Queen Mother, but never called her "Mother Queen". He only reported her own name, but never mentioned "son minister". Empress Ye understood that she was not the biological mother of Emperor Tianhe. She could respect her as the Queen Mother, but she could not recognize her as her mother.
"Why is the emperor free to come to Ai's house today?" Queen Mother Ye asked knowingly, "But some days have not come. The last time the Ai family saw the emperor was still the New Year."
"I was busy with state affairs in the previous dynasty and really couldn't take care of the Empress Dowager's side every day. I wonder if the Empress can come to pay her respects the next day?" Emperor Tianhe didn't see any smile on his face, and he looked at Empress Dowager Ye, but his eyes were cold and there was no trace of emotion.
"The queen comes often, she comes the next day and has never been delayed." Queen Mother Ye told the truth.
Emperor Tianhe nodded, "That's fine. The queen is the mother of a country, and her family affairs are representatives. I came here for an important matter. The queen mother knew that Jiang Yue was crying in the Qingming Palace at this time!"
Tianhedi never talks around the bush, and he is too lazy to even talk about greetings and preparations, so he just goes to the topic.
Empress Ye's anger also came up. Her niece came to cry. Before she could settle the score with the emperor, the emperor came to the door and threw the little eunuch out. What was this for?
"Isn't Jiang Yue the little eunuch who serves the emperor? He cried in the Qingming Palace. The emperor came to Ai's house and said what does it mean?"
Emperor Tianhe said expressionlessly: "Why did he cry? The Queen Mother knows it. If I must say it too clearly, not only will the words not be nice, but the Queen Mother's face will not be too beautiful either."
"Why is the face of the Ai family not good-looking?" Empress Dowager Ye couldn't suppress her anger, "Yes, the Ai family knows why he cried. Then the emperor came to Defu Palace this time to question the Ai family?"
"If the Empress Dowager says this, it's OK." Emperor Tianhe stood with his hands behind his back, his face so heavy that it was terrifyingly heavy.
Empress Ye was furious, "Because of a eunuch, the emperor found the head of Ai's family. There was still such a thing in the world. It was really a joke to tell it."
"Oh?" Emperor Tianhe's expression was even worse. "The Empress Dowager meant that my words and deeds in this Defu Palace will be passed on to the outside? Then I have to carefully examine the people in the Defu Palace. If you should be punished, you should kill them. If you spread the matters of the royal inner palace, you will be punished and killed." Empress Dowager Ye shivered and quickly fulfilled his words: The Ai family did not mean that, but the emperor did not have to take it seriously. But the Ai family didn't understand that even though Jiang Yue had made contributions to serving the emperor, he was still a slave after all. The emperor believed that because of a slave, he would make trouble for Ai.
Is it appropriate to come here?" "Not suitable." Emperor Tianhe said it for granted, "But if this happened just outside the palace, I will never pay attention to it. Jiang Yue had the ability to go to Duke Wen's Mansion to get face back. If he had no ability, he would continue to cry. I would not reason with the Empress Dowager because of this. But I just heard that the second wife of Duke Wen's Mansion entered the palace and entered the Defu Palace. She came in crying and went out again. If the Empress Dowager said that the second wife of the Bai family came to the palace just to visit her aunt, and you didn't plan to tell me anything else, then I turned around and left now. Jiang Yue was bullied and I would ask Duke Wen and the Ye family.
, I will never bother the Empress Dowager. What do you think?" "Ai family..." Empress Dowager Ye didn't know how to answer this for a moment. If she nodded, she could no longer make decisions for her niece. Not only could she not make decisions, but she also had to watch the emperor support Jiang Yue. She was not afraid of trying to make trouble for the Bai family, but the Ye family was her home! She had experienced many hardships in her life
Why did I endure the position of the Queen Mother for so much hardship? It was not for her Ye family.
Queen Mother Ye was silent, Emperor Tianhe nodded, "It seems that the second husband of Duke Wen's mansion has entered the palace, and it is indeed not just to pay tribute to his aunt. Since that's the case, I should come."
"That's the niece of the Ai family." Empress Dowager Ye gave in, "Is the emperor unwilling to leave even this face to the Ai family for a slave? The Ai family is the empress dowager of the Eastern Qin Dynasty, and the empress dowager who left the will of the late emperor!" "So what?" Emperor Tianhe was completely unmoved, "How did the late emperor stay the will of the late emperor? Is the empress dowager really not sure about it or have forgotten it for many years? Do you want me to remind me? Actually, I have forgotten this matter, but since the empress dowager needs to remember, I will follow you and think about it carefully.
Just think about it.”
"No, the Ai family has no meaning." Empress Dowager Ye panicked, "The emperor is really too heartless, the Ai family really has no meaning. She just thinks that her niece is a junior, and she cried and begged to the Ai family, and it is really unreasonable not to help her." "Junior." Emperor Tianhe smiled lightly, "The Empress Dowager may not know that I have read the memorial handed over by the foreign government officials before the New Year and felt something about the people's livelihood and feelings. So she decided to reduce the tax again this fall, and also recognize Jiang Yue as her adopted son to show my concern.
However, he became my son, that is, your grandson, the queen mother, and this grandson is still a niece. The queen mother cannot tell the difference between the distance, right?"
"The emperor really wants to recognize a eunuch as his adopted son?" Empress Dowager Ye was so angry that she felt heartbroken. An emperor recognized eunuch as his adopted son. This is simply ridiculous. Throughout history, who has heard of such a thing?
But Emperor Tianhe didn't find it strange. He just asked back: "What? What kind of decision do I want to make? Who do I want to accept as my adopted son? Do you have any objections to the Queen Mother?"
Empress Dowager Ye quickly shook her head. How dare she have any objections? If she had any thoughts, Emperor Tianhe would immediately put her in the hat of interfering in politics, and the empress dowager would feel uncomfortable. "It's better if it doesn't." Emperor Tianhe continued: "I believe that Empress Dowager, you are a wise man, and you won't even understand this truth, otherwise you will be too disregarded by the royal face. As the Empress Dowager said before, if this matter is spread, everyone will say that Empress Dowager, you are dedicated to your parents' home in the future.
Niece, even to lose the dignity of the royal family, how can you stay in this Defu Palace?" Everyone who heard this was shocked. The emperor was warning the empress dowager that the royal majesty should not be damaged. Even if he was the empress dowager, he was just a woman in the harem in the eyes of the royal people. All honors were given by the royal family, and once they wanted to accept them
Going back, that's just a matter of one sentence.
Empress Ye was silent, but Emperor Tianhe turned around and walked out, saying as he walked: "This matter depends on how the empress dowager chooses. If you want to take care of it, I will not stop you. I also want to see if this Eastern Qin Dynasty belongs to my Jun family or your Ye family."
The emperor left, but no one said another word in the inner palace of Defu Palace for a long time. The hall was so quiet that almost everyone's heartbeat could be heard. All the palace people held their breath and concentrated, fearing that they would make a sound to anger the queen mother.
After a long time, the old lady finally waited for a long sigh. She called Quan Yan: "Go and hand Ye Rou a message and tell her that the Ai family can do nothing about this matter, so let her ask for more blessings!"
That afternoon, Bai Heran brought his servants and Bai Zhenzhen to Yinxia Courtyard. Her yard was under construction, and the craftsmen from the palace looked at Nian Xi Courtyard, and kept muttering: "What a broken yard? How can you wake up the noble identity of the princess!"
Following this, even if it is demolished here, there, the main house, the side pavilion, and a few hammers, Nianxiyuan was demolished and ruined. She thought that the project would not be completed in a month or two, so she simply moved. Yinxiayuan is the territory of Hong's family, and Bai Heran can move here, so Hong and Bai Zhenzhen are naturally welcome, but she does not plan to live for a long time. After all, Hong's family is Bai Xingyan's concubine, Bai Xingyan has to go back and forth, and Hong's family also needs to use the identity of a concubine to consolidate her status.
Living here is too embarrassing, and the most important thing is that when she lives here, 80% Bai Xingyan will not be willing to come. She did not hide it and told her about her concerns to the Hong family. Hong family thought for a while and gave an idea: "It's better to ask the old lady to make the decision and divide the fourth lady into a yard. There are many empty yards in the house, and you can live in a day or two. The second lady lives with the fourth lady first and wait
The new Nianxi Courtyard will be built before moving it.”
After hearing this, she thought it was indeed a good idea, so she asked Yingchun to go and tell the old lady that she followed Bai Zhenzhen back to the room and cleaned up the place she would stay temporarily in the past two days. Bai Zhenzhen told her: "My aunt's yard is not big, and I will squeeze with her, so it would be really hard to make a decent house for you. In the early years, I advised my aunt to change to a larger yard. Anyway, there is money. At worst, I can pay for it myself. Just make a living in the mansion.
But my aunt said that there are many places in the yard and house of Yinxiayuan that were arranged by the eldest lady back then, and she couldn't bear to leave it alone." Bai Zhenzhen sighed softly, and took Bai Heran's hand and said, "Sister, I was too young back then and I couldn't remember anything. I didn't even leave the shadow of the eldest lady in my mind. But my aunt always said that over time, I felt that the eldest lady was very friendly, as if I had been living by our side and had never left. Sister, do you still have an impression of the eldest lady?"
Chapter completed!