As soon as Prince Qin was named regent by the emperor, the Jiang family knew that the emperor was worried that the Jiang family would dominate and the future young emperor would become a puppet of the Jiang family. Prince Qin was a veteran of the three dynasties, and his status was extremely high.

Yes, the emperor would not display the emperor's genealogy in front of him on weekdays. Even if the Jiang family did not want Prince Qin to control their behavior, there was nothing they could do.

Who knows that they haven't figured out a way to deal with Prince Qin yet, but the emperor over there has become suspicious, Prince Qin's frightened horse is in bed to recuperate, and Prince Qin's old illness has relapsed. All of this is a good thing for the Jiang family.

The emperor could only trust the Jiang family now. As more and more children of the Jiang family brought the emperor to the center of power, Empress Chiang also saw the dawn of victory. According to Wang Youde, the emperor had only a few months left to live.

, once her son ascends the throne, she will be the empress dowager who listens to politics behind the curtain. In the future, no family in the Great Xia Dynasty will be able to compete with the Jiang family, and the Jiang family will also usher in the most prosperous moment of the family.

Although Empress Chiang did not expect that the emperor would suddenly come to Kunning Palace at this time, she still went to the palace gate to greet him. When she saw the emperor, she was really shocked by his appearance. The emperor was so old and looked like this.

She looks older than her father.

Empress Chiang calmed down her mind and knelt down to salute.

Shangguan Rui's eyes flashed slightly when he glanced at the three words "Kunning Palace" gleaming at the entrance of the palace. Eunuch Wang was worried, but he couldn't give the queen any hints at this time. After all, if the emperor knew that he and Kun Ning Palace

If Ning Gong has a close relationship, he will die faster.

"Get up." After a while, the emperor finally set his eyes on Empress Jiang.

Empress Chiang was wearing a purple-blue undergarment with hundreds of butterflies and flowers, and a moon-white shawl embroidered with phoenixes in silver thread. She hadn't seen her for more than half a year, and the empress seemed fatter than before.

The golden hairpin holding the pearl in the phoenix's head shone with a light that could not be underestimated. It seemed that it didn't matter whether he appeared in the harem or not. His first wife was also living a good life.

Empress Jiang felt worried when she was looked at by the emperor, but she stepped forward with a smile on her face and said, "What are you doing outside? Could it be that you don't know the way to Kunning Palace?"

A slightly stiff smile appeared on the emperor's thin face, and then he stepped in.

When the palace guests were served tea and snacks, the emperor was silent while holding the cloisonné teacup.

Empress Jiang had long heard that the emperor's temper had become moody since the New Year, and the eunuchs and maids who died in Chengqian Palace were often pulled out. Even Wang Youde reminded her that it was best not to mess with the emperor, but the emperor himself

After taking the initiative, she couldn't just leave him alone.

"The emperor seems to have lost a lot of weight. Even if you are busy with state affairs, you should take care of your health." The emperor did not speak. Empress Chiang had to find something to talk to herself. At this time, she could not tell the emperor's mood, but in

In front of the emperor, she did not dare to find the answer from Wang Youde.

When the emperor heard what Empress Jiang said, he suddenly raised his head. His entire face became thinner. His big eyes were like two holes embedded in his face. The way he looked at people made people feel hairy.

, Could the emperor be driven crazy by the drug? Empress Jiang secretly speculated in her heart, but she still had a slight smile on her face, looking like she cared about the emperor.

"Bring the prince out to me. I haven't seen him for half a year." The emperor said in a deep voice.

The emperor wanted to see the prince, and it was hard for Empress Chiang to stop him. The palace attendants immediately took the prince out. The prince was not yet one year old. He was white and fat, with a pair of eyes that rolled around, and he looked very good.

It's flexible.

The emperor stretched out his hands towards the prince. Although he could not speak yet, the baby at this time could already recognize people. The emperor did not appear often, so how could the prince recognize him? For the hands stretched out by a stranger,

The prince turned a blind eye.

The palace servant who was holding the prince looked embarrassed, and regardless of the prince's displeasure, he pushed the prince into the emperor's arms.

After the emperor took the prince, his eyes were fixed on the prince's face for a moment. Eunuch Wang was clearly watching from the side, and he became more and more uneasy. The emperor was staring at the prince like this, he couldn't really doubt the prince.

Maybe the emperor was holding the child wrongly. The little baby who was originally amusing himself snorted twice and then cried "Wow". Now the queen was sweating. The emperor came so suddenly.

When she arrived at Kunning Palace, she was not prepared at all. This child already knew people, and looking at the way the emperor held the child, it was strange that the child was comfortable.

The queen hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the prince now recognizes someone, otherwise it would be better for me to come."

The emperor saw the prince kicking his limbs and his face turned red from crying. He couldn't help but frown and said: "Recognize me, I am his father. Shouldn't he know me?"

This sentence made the Queen choke to death. She wanted to reach out but was afraid that the Emperor would feel uncomfortable. Seeing the Crown Prince crying more and more fiercely, almost out of breath, the Queen couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, please let me

Let him lie on your knees and hold him a little."

This time the emperor did not refute, and allowed the queen to correct his actions. Xu had been crying for a long time just now. As soon as the uncomfortable posture was adjusted, the prince's crying became weaker, and finally he groaned twice and stopped.

He was crying, with tears still hanging on his tender face, and his round eyes stared straight at the emperor.

The prince stopped crying, and the queen breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled and said: "Your Majesty, look, the little prince's eyes look so much like yours. If you come to Kunning Palace often, the little prince will definitely spot them.

Yours.”

At this time, the little prince stretched out his chubby little hand and grabbed the dragon jade pendant worn by the emperor.

The emperor smiled and said: "My appetite is quite big. Do you know what this means? This is a symbol of the emperor's status."

Although there was a smile on the emperor's face, the smile did not reach his eyes in Eunuch Wang's eyes, and the words he spoke were truly shocking.

The queen didn't know what was going on at this time, so she said: "The little prince likes jade very much. He even snatched the piece of warm jade from the queen mother's body before."

The plump hands tightly grasped the jade pendant. Because the jade pendant was worn on the emperor's belt, the little prince couldn't pull it off yet, so he couldn't help but scream "Ahhhh" in a hurry. The emperor glanced at him and started to untie it.

He asked for the jade pendant: "You can take it only if I am willing to give it to you."

How could the little prince know what the emperor said? When he got what he wanted, he chuckled.

The emperor's hands gently caressed the young prince's face, and after holding him for a while, he handed the young prince back to the queen.

The queen asked someone to take the little prince down.

The emperor raised his hand to drink a cup of tea, then looked up at the queen: "Queen, what happened to Liu Ronghua's death?"

Empress Chiang was startled by this stroke of genius, and secretly speculated in her heart that the emperor came to Kunning Palace specifically for Liu Ronghua, but Liu Ronghua had already fallen out of favor, so the emperor would not go out of his way to embarrass her because of such a person.

After thinking about it, Empress Chiang quickly put on a look of apology and knelt down in front of the emperor: "Your Majesty, before I had time to report this matter, Liu Ronghua and Bai Shuyuan had an incident in Kunning Palace.

There was a quarrel, and I punished the two of them according to the palace rules. Who knew that Liu Ronghua was very angry, so after returning home, he threw himself into a trap and committed suicide. It is my fault that I did not consider this matter, and I ask the emperor to forgive me."

The emperor didn't even raise his eyes, he just lowered his head and said, "Really?"

There was no hint of joy or anger in that slightly raised tone. Empress Jiang seemed to have been poured a bucket of ice water over her head. She seemed a little carried away. Although the emperor had not entered the harem for a long time, those things were his after all.

Women, who were able to endure it in the first place, really shouldn’t give up at this critical moment.

"Your Majesty, everything I said is true. Liu Ronghua did break the palace rules. However, I also passed away. I shouldn't let others punish me and hurt Liu Ronghua's self-esteem." The queen looked frightened and had a very serious posture.

Low.

As a majestic queen, it was not a big deal to punish a concubine on weekdays, but it was not a good idea to cause death. At first, she thought that the emperor's full attention was now on the court, and this matter

If the matter could be fooled, it would be fooled, but who knew that the emperor suddenly asked, which made the queen a little unprepared.

The queen knelt for a long time, and then the emperor said: "Okay, get up. You are the queen and my wife. Since I have entrusted this harem to you, I trust you. But this kind of thing will never happen in the future."

It’s best not to happen.”

The queen seemed to have no intention of blaming the emperor's words. She breathed a sigh of relief. She stood up and bowed again and said, "I will bear in mind the emperor's teachings."

The emperor waved his hand, then stood up and left.

The queen quickly followed and knelt down to see him off.

After coming out of Kunning Palace, the sun had already set to the west, reflecting the entire western sky in red. Eunuch Wang followed the emperor, staring at the shadow that was lengthened by the setting sun, but his heart was

He was restless, even though he was following the emperor

After going to Kunning Palace, I was sure that the emperor heard the beautiful woman’s remarks about the raccoon cat replacing the prince when he was in the imperial garden. So what did the emperor think? Did he have doubts in his heart, or had he never doubted it?

The emperor’s heart is truly unpredictable.

In fact, the little prince's facial features do not look like the emperor's, but the little prince's eyes and nose are carved from the same mold as the queen's. It's not like there are children whose biological father looks like their biological mother. The emperor should not even have this.

Doubt it.
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