Chapter 579 Zhidi Becomes the King
Zhao Yulin paused before saying: According to Shunfengsi's investigation, it was indeed Princess Lanlan who was unwilling to come back.
At present, the New Song army does not have the conditions to fight deep into the desert. When the army becomes strong in the future, the Shenwei Army will rescue all the relatives and bring them home.
Seeing that everyone had lost their appetite, he suggested ending the banquet and called Feiyan back.
In Huaxi Villa, the old empress dowager was tortured by Zhao Yulin's heart-piercing words and became incontinent. She was so smelly that it was embarrassing.
When the old maid saw that they left the empress dowager behind to go out for a big meal, she quickly helped Old Lady Xie to take a bath and change clothes. After helping her to go to bed to rest, she hurried to cook porridge to fill her stomach.
The old maid A who was burning the fire at the foot of the wood room said in a gloomy voice: "It was a close call. It turned out that the Third Young Master had no intention of punishing us. I thought I was going to be humiliated by those imperial guards and have my mouth smashed."
Maid B, who was busy at the stove, said: "It's a change of dynasties, who doesn't fight to the death? In the past, we just had one word: "die." The third young master is already very kind and righteous.
Are we really living in a muddle as the Third Young Master said? We don't want to live with equality and dignity, but instead can't stand up straight after becoming slaves?
Two old attendants walked in and said: "With no one to do our bidding, we might as well be as happy as the farmers working shirtless outside. Don't you see that they are all smiling as they walk by the door carrying hoes and shoulder poles?"
Maid A said there was no point in being happy, as she was really afraid that the Third Young Master would kill people and lose their heads. It was rumored that the Third Young Master killed people so quickly and efficiently that there was no need for a trial by the three courts. He would just behead them on the spot without any room for maneuver.
This time I was just trying to scare the master, but I got teased so badly. If I really put the knife on the master's neck, he would definitely faint again.
A young servant chuckled and whispered that it was okay, it was okay, the third young master would definitely slap his master hard on the ears to save him.
The servants , both men and women, could not help laughing.
At this time, the emperor walked into the yard and knew that these people had not yet eaten, so he asked the imperial concubine to pack up the leftovers and send them to the kitchen. Several servants drooled at the smell of the tempting dishes, and thanked the imperial concubine for her kindness. Without waiting for the imperial concubine to leave, they gathered around to taste the new food.
The two attendants took turns eating half a jar of Wu Gu Feng wine, exclaiming, "What a good wine!"
The old maid also looked happy while eating kimchi.
Maid B served porridge to the Queen Mother and put a plate of Korean kimchi in her bedroom for her to eat. The Queen Mother had already smelled the aroma of the firewood chicken and was already drooling. After eating two bites of kimchi, she asked with a little surprise: Where did the delicious food come from?
Maid B told her: It was the Emperor who asked the imperial concubine to pack it up and bring it back.
The Queen Mother praised: It's quite thoughtful.
Then he sighed and said: We will only have ten strings of coins to spend in the future, and it will not be easy to eat such delicious food. Zhao Qier really deserves to die, huh.
Maid B immediately reminded her to keep her voice down, as walls have ears. If the Third Young Master knew about this, the mistress might not even have ten strings of cash to spend, and she wouldn't even be able to drink porridge. How would she survive?
The Queen Mother looked around quickly at the windows and the door. Fortunately, there were no outsiders. She let out a long sigh and said: I have to be careful next time.
The emperor felt much better. He returned to his study and asked the imperial concubine to invite Xie Wuhui to come. He also asked her to contact the Ministry of Rites and ask them to go to Jiading and Yibin to take a look. He also wanted to take a train to Xinshi to see what kind of divine carriage it was.
Xie Wuhui immediately agreed to do it.
The emperor's attendant immediately revealed this important news to the empress dowager's old maid A. The old maid became anxious because she had long noticed that the emperor was beginning to distance himself from the empress dowager.
The royal family of the Song Dynasty was very strange. No matter how hard the emperors tried in bed, it was difficult for them to give birth to a boy. Even if they did give birth, it was often difficult for the boy to grow up healthily and inherit the throne. Almost every change of the throne had to be borrowed from the royal family, with brothers adopting the crown prince.
The emperor in front of him was not the empress dowager's biological son.
Now the emperor has the support of his own daughter Zhao Feiyan, and his son-in-law the Third Young Master has brought up the dark history of the empress dowager bullying the emperor in the past. It is hard to say that the emperor will not bear a grudge.
If the emperor were to bring up old issues, the empress dowager would be in big trouble.
If that were to happen, the Queen Mother would be in danger.
If the master is in danger, life as servants will definitely be difficult for them.
Maid B immediately went to report to the Queen Mother and asked her to go find the Emperor as soon as possible and try to get him to take them with him.
Otherwise, how could they stay alone in Huaxi Villa? If the Third Young Master got upset and had murderous intentions, they would be left alone and would not know where to die.
The Queen Mother had just walked around the gates of hell and immediately became nervous. After some thought, she came to the conclusion that this was indeed the case. Then every word that Zhao Qier listed against her was worthy of death.
But now there is no one to protect her.
Despite being exhausted, Old Lady Xie asked her maid to help her go to see the emperor. After explaining her purpose, she found that the emperor sat motionless on the armchair, pretending to be in a daze and refusing to express his opinion.
The atmosphere is so awkward.
The Empress and the Imperial Concubine didn't know what to do, so they quickly asked the Queen Mother to sit down and talk, and the Imperial Concubine hurriedly went to make tea.
The Queen Mother was furious and questioned the Emperor: "Do you really have the support of the King's daughter? You don't even recognize her as your mother?" But she kowtowed and served tea to him.
The emperor was in a bad mood and said in a lukewarm tone that he had to ask the Ministry of Rites for permission before leaving, and he didn't know whether the court would allow it.
If people outside knew about the government affairs like my mother had been making irresponsible remarks, it would surely implicate everyone else and make her crime even more serious. It would be better for her to stay in this courtyard.
The emperor got Zhao Yulin's approval, and he could travel freely and for free in Xinsong like Cao Youwen and Old Man Ding from Taijiantang, so he was naturally reluctant to lose such a good treatment. If the empress dowager interfered and Zhao Yulin canceled it, it would be a big loss.
When the Queen Mother heard the Emperor's refusal, she realized that it was dangerous and she had to do everything she could to go along with him.
The empress dowager had to apologize to the emperor in a very subtle and tactful manner, asking him to take her with him for the sake of their mother-son relationship and the fact that both of them were suffering people who came from Lin'an.
The emperor was delighted, because he had always done whatever the empress dowager said, and she always scolded him. But now she made a 180-degree turn, which made him feel very happy.
He still did not express his opinion, but nodded complacently to the two attendants and asked them to send the guests away.
The old attendant was in a dilemma and went up to help the empress dowager leave.
The emperor felt that he had finally grown up today. He drank tea in his study very comfortably, admiring his own calligraphy with satisfaction.
While massaging the emperor's shoulders and neck, the queen said: We'd better bring the empress dowager along, otherwise others will poke our spines.
The woman felt that the Queen Mother was, after all, a fellow traveler who had gone through many hardships to return from the desert, and perhaps she could be of use in the future.
The emperor was of course very clear about this and he was just trying to regain his composure in front of the empress dowager.
He knew that the imperial concubine was often used by the empress dowager and was very close to her, so he asked the imperial concubine to persuade the empress dowager: It’s okay to travel together, but stop talking nonsense, as everyone has to live a good second half of their lives.
The imperial concubine understood immediately and immediately got up and went to the empress dowager's room.
The emperor said to the empress: When we were in charge of the world and held the military power of hundreds of thousands of imperial guards, we still could not defeat Zhao Yulin. Now we have nothing, let alone think about it. They are still our daughters and sons-in-law. It is better for us to follow Feiyan and Yulin's wishes and live happily as a family.
The Queen had no children, so she was naturally happy to see this happen. She smiled and said: My husband has let it go, what else can I say? It is best for the family to live in harmony.
The emperor stretched out his broad right hand, held the queen's slender waist and told her not to worry, and believed that our daughter and son-in-law would be well arranged.
Zhao Yulin was enjoying the joy of family life at this time. He had traveled all the way back to Chengdu, and before he could even sit down and warm his butt, he asked Feiyan to take him to Huaxi to see her father. After yelling at Old Lady Xie, Feiyan was happy.
This time, not only did he find an opportunity to play a trick on Old Lady Xie, he also drank happily with the Emperor . Feiyan was so happy that she died, for this was the first time for her, as a daughter, to have dinner with her biological father.
On the way back, she fell into Zhao Yulin's arms and asked for a hug.
He laughed and said: It's mother and daughter, how can a husband bear it?
The woman happily lay in his arms and said: I will hold him even if I die, because he is the father of my child. Then she slapped her lips and said: I have violated the taboo again without paying attention.
Zhao Yulin held the woman in his arms, carried her down from the carriage, and helped her into the mansion. The women were jealous and asked to be hugged. Zhao Feiyan said proudly that she was pregnant and anyone like her could also ask Brother Yulin to hold her.
All the women looked down on her.
The next day, the Central Council held a meeting. Zhao Feiyan announced her vacation and proposed that Shunzhidi temporarily exercise the powers of the head of state.
This is what surprised you all.
Shunzhidi was so surprised that she kept shaking her head and waving her hands.
Zhao Yulin explained that the New Song Dynasty was now peaceful and prosperous, and all the officials in the court were working according to the established strategy. Zhidi would temporarily act as the ruler for a few months, but she would just be a temporary convener, which would be fine.
Zhao Feiyan said: She and Deputy Director Yangjin both need to nurse their children and rest. Shunzhi Di has worked in the office for many years, and it is most appropriate for her to temporarily take the place of the king to contact you.
Hua Yue immediately supported it, believing that Zhidi was an upright person who acted in accordance with the law and fully respected the opinions of the officials.
Fan Zhong, Du Fan and You Shi all expressed their support.
Yu Jie had nothing to say and simply agreed to the arrangement made by the King of Feiyan.
Zhao Feiyan smiled and pulled Shunzhidi over to sit down and said: There won't be much to do in the second half of the year, and Commander Zhao also needs to take a leave. The important matters of the court will depend on you and Director Zhidi to review.
The woman then raised her right hand and waved to him to wait on her before leaving. Everyone was stunned when they saw Zhao Yulin immediately stand up, wave goodbye, and carefully hold Feiyan's right hand as he walked out.
Shunzhidi was very happy to see them, and laughed and clapped to see them off. Everyone immediately laughed and clapped for them.
As soon as they came out, Zhao Feiyan asked them to go straight to the dock.
The woman fell into his arms, sweetly and affectionately, and he said: Don't bully people like this, you guys will think he is a little eunuch.
