Chapter 427: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law
"As a man, it is not easy for him to support the family, and home is the place where he feels most comfortable and relaxed. If you can't make him feel at ease at home, then it's your fault."
Although Baochai and Daiyu did not understand why a queen would say such words to them, they thought it was very reasonable, so they all obeyed respectfully.
Only Yuanchun, who was standing by, knew it very well. These words would naturally seem strange if they were said to the empress and the wives of ministers, but if they were said to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it would be extremely normal.
The women were chatting in Fengzao Palace until noon, when Emperor Longxing came out from Longshou Palace with Jia Cong.
As for Lin Ruhai and Xue Pan, since they were foreign officials, they naturally could not come to Fengzao Palace at will, so they were directly sent away by Emperor Longxing.
However, when meeting Lin Ruhai and Xue Pan today, Emperor Longxing was extremely kind. After all, it was his own son who had taken someone else's cabbage, and it was a bit too much for him, as a father, to act like an emperor.
Even when facing the fool Xue, the emperor gave him some words of encouragement. When talking to his trusted minister Lin Ruhai, he even lowered himself to speak to him.
Lin Ruhai is not very old now, he is several years younger than Emperor Longxing. When his son succeeds to the throne, won't it be the right time for this old father-in-law to work hard? Moreover, as everyone knows, Lin Ruhai has only one daughter. Even if he is powerful, there will be no hidden dangers of relatives. Therefore, Lin Ruhai becoming the pillar of the court is only good for Jia Cong.
As for the Xue family, Emperor Longxing was even less worried.
After all, they are his own relatives, so Emperor Longxing had already asked Tu Huai to investigate the Xue family. To say that this fool Xue deserved it even if he was beheaded, but it was not a bad thing to have such a person as a relative.
Even if the second branch is included, the Xue family only has two or three members. The second branch is obviously rooted in the imperial business, and its status has been restricted. As for Xue Pan, for the sake of his son's face, it is inevitable that he will be declassified. But even if he is declassified, he is at most a local tycoon. With his intelligence and style, can we expect him to make any achievements in the officialdom?
It's okay for such a person to be a minor official without power, but if he is really put in an important position, unless his son is a fool.
Yes, although he is still in his prime, Emperor Longxing has already started thinking about the future.
Li Chu and Li Wei have now been demoted to commoners and imprisoned in the clan house, which means they have no chance of getting the position. As for the third son, Li Yu, he may be stronger than the first and second sons, but the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate sons is clear. How can the throne be passed to the illegitimate son when there is a legitimate son? Isn't this a violation of social order?
Moreover, his legitimate son was obviously capable. Even without the training of the royal family, he had grown to his current level. Wouldn't he be the most suitable person to be his successor? Not to mention the debt he had owed to his legitimate son over the past decade, even in terms of ability, he was the best candidate.
Although his son's power is still weak now, he has plenty of time to make plans.
If his son's identity was revealed, the fate of the founding lineage would be almost certain, and even the Yuanping lineage would show a tendency. After all, with his son's military exploits, he would naturally have an unparalleled appeal to other military heroes, and this was definitely something that the third brother could not match.
As for the civil officials, with his father-in-law in charge of the Ministry of Revenue and his master in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, what's the point of being afraid of insecurity? Moreover, his father-in-law, his son's step-grandfather, and this generation of Duke Yansheng are on close terms. With Duke Yansheng's prestige, he only needs one word to get 30% of the civil officials in the world to join his son.
As for whether the father-in-law would help his son, he was not worried at all. The queen was there, so how could the father-in-law help the third son?
Therefore, if his son succeeds to the throne in the future, the situation will be much better than his current one.
What he has to do now is to gradually let his son grow up and leave him a good family foundation. After ten or twenty years, he can retire smoothly and become the emperor to enjoy his old age. The world will be left to his son to deal with.
This is also the reason why he said those words to Jia Cong the last time Jia Cong entered the palace.
He was not worried about his son's methods, but what his son lacked now was the way of an emperor, which he needed to cultivate slowly.
As for when to completely expose his son's identity, he was not in a hurry. Exposing one's identity had its pros and cons. Now that his son was still young and undeveloped, exposing his identity would make him a target for many people. By the time he had secured his throne and his son's power was enough to suppress opponents, it would naturally be time for Jia Cong to return to his roots.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"
When the Empress saw Emperor Longxing returning with Jia Cong, she stood up to greet them. Baochai and Daiyu did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly stood up to pay their respects.
The Emperor Longxing naturally had no objection to the two daughters-in-law. He waved his hand and said, "Stand up. Look how comfortable this boy is here with me. You don't have to be so polite."
"Your Majesty, will you have lunch with me at noon?"
The emperor smiled and said, "The previous matter has been dealt with. I will accompany the queen to dine today."
"Noble Zhou, go ask the imperial kitchen to prepare something richer. Don't miss out on the food that His Majesty and the child like."
After giving an order to Zhou Gui, the empress took Baochai and the other two and said to Emperor Longxing, "Your Majesty, I was chatting with these two children just now. They are not only smart, but also have extraordinary literary talent. I am very happy."
"Yes!" Emperor Longxing nodded, took a quick look at the two girls and said, "Since the Queen is close to you, you should come to the palace to meet her often in the future. In the next two days, the Imperial Clan Bureau will go and record your names in the Golden Book, and then it will be much more convenient for you to enter the palace."
The Queen also said, "I have often mentioned this to His Majesty, asking this child to come to the palace to chat with me. However, the men are busy with important matters, and they can only come to the palace three or two times a month. You two girls are bored at home anyway, so come to the palace more often to chat with me."
After that, he nodded to Jia Cong and said, "From now on, your two young wives will accompany me. You can follow your Majesty and do whatever you want."
"As for Yuanyang and the maid from the Zhen family, I think they are also kind-hearted. I won't need busy people like you and His Majesty to accompany them in the future."
Emperor Longxing, who had suffered an unexpected disaster , glared at his son fiercely. Jia Cong didn't understand what was going on and could only smile awkwardly.
