Chapter 96 Cui Xiaofu (Part 2)
The next morning, an eunuch hurriedly came to find Zhang Huan. The queen wanted to go back to her parents' home to visit her relatives. The emperor ordered him to send troops to escort her. Zhang Huan immediately ordered a thousand cavalry and he wanted to lead the army to escort the queen back to her house.
At the right time of You, the Wangxian Gate of the Daming Palace was slowly opened. The Queen's Che Luan slowly came from the inner palace under the escort of hundreds of palace maids, eunuchs and palace guards. The thousand cavalry waiting at the Wangxian Gate immediately divided into four teams, and guarded the Queen's Che Luan from front, back and left and right.
The Dragon Martial Army was not idle either. They were also a thousand Dragon Martial Army dispatched to alert along the way and drove away pedestrians and vehicles.
"General Zhang!"
Several fast horses came from behind, and the leader's silver wires immediately fluttered. After a moment, Zhu Li came to Zhang Huan's eyes.
"What if we stayed in the palace together, but we didn't meet? Let's have a drink tonight?"
Zhang Huan smiled and said, "Pingkangfang?"
Zhu Li immediately responded: "Cuiyunju!"
The two of them looked at each other and laughed.
At this time, a guard greeted Zhang Huan and said, "The Queen ordered you to come over and have something to ask you."
Zhang Huan smiled apologetically at Zhu Li, speeding up the horse and rushing to the imperial carriage. He gave a long salute on the horse, "Zhang Huan, the General of the Tianqi Camp, met the Queen Qiansui!"
A palace maid reported to the queen for him, and the thick car curtain was opened, and Cui Xiaofu could be vaguely seen through a thin gauze curtain.
"General Zhang, is there any inquiries about the polo team?"
"I have specially selected two teams last night, this is the roster."
As she said that, Zhang Huan took out a booklet from her arms and handed it on it. A palace maid took it and handed it into the car. Cui Xiaofu was flipping through the list on the gauze curtain. After a while, she put the list down and smiled: "I can't bear it so much for you to take it to heart. Thank you for it."
"Salary for the Queen is the duty of being a minister, and the Queen does not have to take it seriously."
Cui Xiaofu nodded, and she smiled slightly and said, "The emperor is very concerned about your marriage. After you left last night, he urged me to find someone for you, but the Ai family didn't know where to start? If you have a woman you like, you might as well say it."
At this time, a shallow figure quietly appeared on the curtain of the car, and the figure did not move at all, as if it was a silhouette on the curtain.
Zhang Huan smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern to Queen Qiansui. I am just busy since I came to Beijing last year and have no time to consider this matter. And within two years, I don't plan to get married."
The shallow shadow on the curtain suddenly disappeared again. After a long time, Cui Xiaofu said lightly: "The Ai family knows, you go!"
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The imperial carriage gradually slowed down, and the drum music suddenly rang out. I had arrived at Cui Mansion. The main entrance of Cui Mansion was wide open, with red and green on the stone Pixiu, and the steps were covered with precious Persian carpets.
Amid the sound of firecrackers, dozens of people were welcomed. The first one was the right prime minister Cui Yuan. Next to him was Cui Qinggong, who had just been the general of the Jinwu Guard. He followed some important officials of the Cui family, such as Cui Yu, the Minister of Personnel, Cui Zhao, the attendant of the Sanqiqi, the new governor of the Xichuan Jiedu in Jiannan, and Cui Qi, the chief censor.
The queen's car Luan slowly stopped. An eunuch stepped forward to lay the red carpet. Cui Yuan led everyone to kneel on the red carpet and said aloud: "My teacher Cui Yuan led his clan members to welcome the queen's thousand years!"
Cui Xiaofu waved her hand, "Cui Aiqing is exempt from gifts!"
"Thank you, Empress!"
Cui Yuan stood up and made a gesture behind her. Cui Yu immediately waved his hand. Dozens of family members ran forward to the street to splash water, and then spread a long carpet. The Longwu Army and the Tianqi Camp drove away the surrounding people and surrounded the entire Cui Mansion gate like an iron barrel.
With the help of several palace maids, Cui Xiaofu slowly got off the imperial carriage. She turned around and waved to Cui Ning, pulled her to her side, and smiled at Cui Yuan: "Princess Qinghe is deeply loved by the Ai family. Can the Prime Minister want her to live in the palace for a long time with her?"
Cui Yuan glanced at her daughter, smiled slightly and said, "It's just causing trouble for the Empress, I'm sorry."
"It might be better, we mother and I get along well!" Cui Xiaofu said that, then pulled Cui Ning straight into the mansion.
Cui Xiaofu first went to the family temple to pay the family ceremony, and then she was restored to her identity as the daughter of the Cui family. She was then invited by Cui Yuan to the study.
"How did you think of coming to visit your relatives today?"
As soon as he entered the study, Cui Yuan asked straight to the point. News came early this morning. Zhang Ruohao intentionally resigned from the position of Minister of Rites on the grounds of being unwell. The news caused a sensation in the court, and he was also puzzled and did not know the true intention of Zhang Ruohao's move.
But at this moment, Cui Xiaofu suddenly announced her visit to the family again. Will there be any relationship between the two?
"I am just a messenger. The emperor has something to let me bring to you."
"What's wrong with him?" Cui Yuan said calmly.
"It should be a good thing for you."
Cui Xiaofu glanced at her elder brother and said slowly: "The emperor has agreed to make Li Miao the crown prince."
Cui Yuan was stunned. This matter was firmly opposed by Pei Jun and others. After Li returned to Beijing, he suppressed the matter and did not even mention it. Although Cui Yuan was the most powerful in the court, it was just a personnel change, mobilizing troops and other governments to value power, and he could not make decisions about major issues involving the foundation of the country. After all, this person was still the surname Li.
Therefore, he only took the matter of establishing a prince for nothing, but unexpectedly, just when he decided to give up, things suddenly turned around.
However, Cui Yuan has been an official for decades and he knows that there is no concession for no reason in the world, especially Li Shi. Seeing his sick look, who would have thought that he is also an extremely powerful character?
Cui Yuan walked to the window with her hands behind her back and asked for a while: "Tell me! What conditions did he offer?"
"The emperor's condition is that Zhang Potian will succeed to the Minister of Rites and enter the cabinet."
"Ha! Haha!" Cui Yuan laughed to the sky. Zhang Potian entered the cabinet. Ten years ago, two Zhang fought to the point of the cabinet. Ten years later, Zhang Ruohao actually gave way to Zhang Potian. Thirty years later, Hebei and thirty years, Hexi, and this is the irony of life.
"Brother, stop laughing. The emperor is still waiting for me to go back and reply!"
"It's the emperor again. You have mentioned the 'emperor' four times since you entered the house, but you only called out Big Brother."
Cui Yuan snorted, and he turned around and looked at Cui Xiaofu deeply, sneered: "Little sister, I think you seem to have forgotten your identity. Don't forget that without the support of the Cui family, how could it be your turn to be the queen?"
Cui Xiaofu shook her head gently and sneered: "Brother, do you actually remember that I am your sister? I thought that bitch woman in Tai Chi Palace was your sister! It's really rare! It's rare!"
"you......"
Anger flashed in Cui Yuan's eyes, and he immediately restrained his emotions and said slowly: "I asked you to stand with the emperor to leave a way out for the Cui family, so I try not to look for you, but you cannot forget your original intention and do something that harms the interests of the Cui family!"
Cui Xiaofu sat upright all of a sudden. She stared at Cui Yuan tightly and asked word by word: "You have to make it clear. When will I harm the interests of the Cui family?"
"Do you think I don't know the true purpose of your rush to establish the prince?"
Cui Yuan looked at the beautiful white magnolias, and he smiled faintly, "Actually, I knew you have ambitions, and having ambitions is not a bad thing. As long as you remember that you are from the Cui family, maybe I can help you."
This sentence was like a sharp dagger, piercing Cui Xiaofu's defense with one knife. Cui Xiaofu's face turned red and white. After a while, she whispered: "Brother, I haven't forgotten that I am from the Cui family."
When Cui Yuan saw her surrender, her tone calmed down, "It's good that you didn't forget it. Brother also knows that you are in the crack and it's really hard to achieve both things. This time, Brother is just for you to agree to the Li family's conditions."
"Then thank you brother."
Cui Xiaofu sighed secretly. She knew her elder brother so well. He spoke beautifully, as if he had given other people a great favor. In fact, every decision he made was far-sighted, and in the end it was for him.
"Brother, I have something I want to ask you to agree."
"Is it Ning'er's business?"
Cui Yuan picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, then smiled and said, "Do you think I am really a sarcastic heart? She is my most precious daughter, how could I push her into the fire pit?"
"Brother also knows that I have no children, so I always regard Ning'er as my own daughter."
Cui Xiaofu seemed to recall Cui Ning's childhood. Her face gradually became full of maternal love, so she sincerely said to Cui Yuan: "In a blink of an eye, Ning'er is no longer young, and she should consider her lifelong affairs. My elder brother is busy with the government affairs. Can you leave this matter to me to arrange it for her?"
Cui Yuan glanced at her vigilantly and shook her head firmly, "No!"
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Chapter completed!