Chapter 303: The Empress Dowager’s Dance

Although the Jia family Ningrong and the Second Mansion deliberately spread the news that Jia Zhen died of illness.

But obviously, the effect is not good.

In just two days, the melons in Ningguo Mansion caused a storm in the city.

There is no one in the wealthy family who has not heard of it. Everyone regards it as the biggest laughing stock and scandal in the capital in the five years since Emperor Ning Kang.

If we add to this the newly promoted concubine of the Jia family, and the "romantic anecdotes" that were circulated in the past few days between the new nobleman of Jia Jiarong and the most favored princess of the royal family. There is no doubt that the Jia family has become the most famous family in Beijing.

It has received mixed reviews and criticism.

Forbidden City, East Road, Chonghua Palace.

In the spacious and deep inner hall, a group of beauties walked slowly.

These women, among the common people, are all stunningly beautiful, but when placed in a palace filled with beauties, they are not so conspicuous.

But the person in the front looks so dazzling even though he is walking among all the beauties.

The most outstanding maids in the palace cannot cover up their brilliance at all.

Seeing her coming, even the Supreme Being in the world couldn't help but smile a little more on his face, nodding and smiling at her from a distance.

The Queen Mother left the maid behind her, came to the Emperor alone, and performed a standard court etiquette.

"I have seen the Supreme Emperor, but I haven't seen him for a few days. The Supreme Emperor's complexion is getting better and better."

The Supreme Emperor smiled slightly, asked the Queen Mother to sit down, and then took it from the attendant. After drinking a cup of tea, he handed it to the Queen Mother and introduced casually: "This is the tea from the Western Regions that King Wala just sent. I heard that it is called a 'tea shop' over there. I ate it and felt that it didn't taste very good. Come and have a taste."

The Queen Mother smiled upon hearing this and was not polite. She took the tea, covered her sleeves and took a sip.

"I think the taste is quite good. There is a slight fishy smell in the mellow aroma, which must be due to the addition of milk or something."

The Queen Mother said He looked up, pursed his lips, and finally said with a smile: "However, it is indeed not as good as our tea from the Central Plains. I guess it is what the herdsmen in the cold border areas drink. It can relieve the heat and fill the stomach.

The Supreme Emperor has drank all the immortal tea in the world, so naturally he will not look down on such superficial things."

The Supreme Emperor laughed and said, "Chang'er is right, it is the addition of Fresh goat's milk. I heard the emissary praise it so much that I thought it was some delicacy in the world, so I sent someone to learn how to cook it.Law. "

"Hoho, it seems that the Emperor is disappointed? "

"Of course. ”

The Queen Mother knew that the Supreme Emperor would not simply invite her to tea. After a simple cup of tea, she took the initiative to inquire about her interest.

The Supreme Emperor straightened his appearance and asked: "I heard that you intend to betroth Zhaoyang to the grandson of Rongguo Gong, is this possible? "

When the Queen Mother saw that this was indeed the case, she felt a lot more solemn in her heart and replied: "It is true. Zhaoyang has passed her eighteenth birthday and is already old enough to get married.

She is picky by nature, so I selected several famous talents in Beijing for her, but none of them caught her eye.

But it was Jia Lian from Rongguo Mansion who was so handsome and elegant that she had nothing to say. "

The Queen Mother thought that since the Emperor asked about this matter, he must have understood it, so she took the initiative to say: "It's just a pity that Jia Lian got married very early and married the daughter of the Wang family of Jinling. "

The Supreme Emperor nodded, "So, Jia Lian is not willing to divorce his wife and marry another, even if he marries a princess from my royal family? ”

The Queen Mother knew very well that the Emperor was an arbitrary person.

Since this matter was known to him, whether it was from the majesty of the royal family or simply obeying her and Zhao There is no room for Jia Lian to resist any of Yang's wishes.

As long as the Supreme Emperor has a decree, there is no need to make a special edict, just one sentence can set the tone.

Even if Jia Lian had all kinds of reasons, but none of them worked in front of the Supreme Emperor. If Jia Lian tried again, he might be killed.

But this was not what she wanted.

Although she also forced Jia Lian, her ultimate goal was to make Jia Lian marry Zhaoyang willingly, and did not want to turn a good thing into a bad thing. A man of love and loyalty, he would not let go even if his concubine personally threatened him. This fact made me quite appreciate it. "

The Queen Mother deliberately said something nice to prevent the Emperor from being evil towards Jia Lian.

The Emperor said: "Since he is unwilling, there is no need to force him.

After all, she is a hero, so spreading the news would be disrespectful to my royal family.

I also told Zhaoyang to stop being willful. There are thousands of young talents in Beijing who are not yet married. I don’t believe it. She really can’t look down on any of them! "

The Queen Mother was slightly startled by the Emperor's words, and then nodded, "I understand. ”

The speaking voice is a bit softer.

Speaking of which, after Jia Lian expressed his feelings, Zhaoyang himself rebelled and persuaded her instead. Therefore, the Emperor's words not to be willful sounded to her ears as if he was giving her a heads up.

The Emperor seemed to be aware of the Empress Dowager’s emotions. He thought for a while and said: “I heard that Concubine Li has been disrespectful to you recently, and I have already punished her. Before the death anniversary of Empress Dowager Shengci, the complete transcript "Diamond Sutra", "Lotus Sutra" and more than a hundred volumes of scriptures."

The Queen Mother was stunned. After Li Lingrong came to the throne of Emperor Ningkang, he paid less and less attention to her. All day long, on the pretext of worshiping the Buddha, he never came to pay her respects.

Speaking of disrespect, of course there is.

But if there is anything particularly disrespectful to her that has happened recently, it is impossible to talk about it.

It can be seen that what the Supreme Emperor said is definitely not what it seems.

Suddenly I remembered that last time I was in the Prince's Courtyard, I threw a horse.

Others speculated that the crown prince and the third prince framed each other, but in her mind, she suddenly thought that it was probably Li Lingrong.

Now that the Supreme Emperor suddenly attacked Li Lingrong, the real reason should be this, and it is only reasonable that it could be this!

More than a hundred volumes of complete scriptures, at least a million words, even if Li Lingrong was given a year, she might not be able to copy them all!

What's more, there are only a few days away from the death anniversary of the Empress Dowager Shengci. From this point of view, I am afraid that in the next period of time, any slave in the Changchun Palace who can write will have no time to spare... …

The punishment of the Supreme Emperor may not seem serious, but it is actually very severe.

Five years after Emperor Ning Kang ascended the throne, Li Lingrong’s status in the harem was not that of the Queen Mother, but everyone respected her as the Queen Mother.

Being suddenly punished so harshly by the Supreme Emperor would probably be a huge blow to her.

I just don’t know if the Supreme Emperor has found any evidence, or if he is just guessing like her.

But no matter what, the Emperor's move was to support her and make the decision.

She looked at the Supreme Emperor with gratitude and said: "I am young, and I have not given birth to an heir for the Supreme Emperor, so I have no merit in the royal family. Therefore, it is understandable that Concubine Li is dissatisfied with me. Original.

On the contrary, Your Majesty, I’m afraid it’s inappropriate to punish her like this. After all, she is the emperor’s biological mother...”

The Supreme Emperor shook his head and said seriously: “There is nothing wrong with it. .

I know that you have been wronged. It is a capital crime for someone below Li to commit a crime!

But you are right, she is the emperor's biological mother after all. If I kill her, I'm afraid the emperor will have a grudge in his heart.

You are still young and have a long future, but Mrs. Li is only seven or eight years younger than me. She may not be able to survive for a few years after I am gone.

When the time comes, the emperor can only respect you as his mother.

I say this, do you understand? "

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was shocked and said hurriedly: "What did the Emperor say? You are in good health and will live for thousands of years. I only hope to be by the Emperor's side until death. Unswerving..."

It is said that the emperor is ruthless in the world, but the Supreme Emperor was really very kind to her.

She understood what the Supreme Emperor meant. It’s not that the Supreme Emperor cannot kill the erring Concubine Li, he just feels that if he kills Concubine Li, it will be detrimental to him.

With the Supreme Emperor here, his status will naturally not diminish day by day.

But When the Supreme Emperor passes away, whether her position as the Queen Mother is stable or not depends on whether the Emperor has filial piety towards her.

Therefore, the Emperor cannot be resentful towards her.

Concubine Li is already seventy years old and may not even live to outlive the Emperor. Therefore, Concubine Li poses no threat to her, so there is no need to do anything unnecessary.

Faced with the grateful eyes of the Empress Dowager, the Emperor also smiled. He smiled, shook his head disapprovingly, interrupted the Queen Mother's compliments, and said instead: "By the way, I haven't seen Chang'er dance for a long time. I wonder if Chang'er is interested in dancing for me today? "

When the Queen Mother heard this, she looked shy, glanced around, and finally nodded.

Seeing this, the chief eunuch in the palace immediately took the lead and removed the extra people. Dismissed.

Since the White Lady became the queen, her dancing style belongs to the Supreme Emperor alone, and others are naturally not qualified to see it.

　
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