Chapter 154 (1/2)
Lu Kang seemed to think of something and hesitated to say, ”is it...”
”Do you know why?” Baizhuo asked immediately.
”Look at the Phoenix crown on the Empress Dowager's head. The skeleton is made of ivory. The boots on her feet are wrapped in elephant skin. This is a birthday gift given to the Empress Dowager by the four princes.”
”Elephants are gregarious animals, and the death of their companions will make them particularly irritable. Did the fourth Prince mention that he knew this before he gave these things to the Empress Dowager and wanted to murder her? ”
Lu Kang shook his head: ”no way. The fourth prince would not have known in advance that the prince of Nanman kingdom had sent an elephant. Moreover, if he had designed to murder the empress dowager, he would not have rescued her just now.”
”It makes sense.” Bai Jun nodded cautiously: ”could it be that the gift prepared by the four princes was known by this wuguda, so he specially prepared an elephant to murder the Empress Dowager?”
Lu Kang thought for a moment, reached out and poured a cup of wine to Bai Jun: ”Miss Bai, don't worry about these things. This is the business of your majesty and the master. You and I will do as you are told. Eat more and talk less. ”
”Oh...” Bai Jun closed his mouth and picked up chopsticks to eat.
During the latter half of the banquet, the Empress Dowager and the emperor left first, and soon all the ministers left.
Originally, Yin Mu accompanied the Empress Dowager back to the palace, but Yin Xun also followed. All the way into the Empress Dowager's bedroom, the Empress Dowager went to the soft couch and sat down. She asked them, ”what's the matter with you two brothers? I don't ask you to come to my home on weekdays. Why did you come with me today?”
Yin Mu chuckled and ordered the mother to prepare tea for calming the nerves. She took it to the Empress Dowager and said, ”today is the mother's birthday. How can children's ministers accompany the empress mother for a while?”
The Empress Dowager took the tea, looked up at him and said, ”really nothing else?”
Yin Mu shook his head and said, ”No
The Empress Dowager looked at Yin Xun and asked him, ”what about you? Are you just here to accompany me? ”
”The son minister really wants to accompany the mother, but the son minister still has one thing to ask for.” Yin Xun said and knelt down. Without waiting for the Empress Dowager's reaction, he said, ”my son and Bai junhuo are in love. Please marry me.”
Yin Mu saw that he finally said it and sighed. It was a waste of time to know that the younger brother would not listen to me.
The Empress Dowager quietly fiddled with the cup in her hand. She didn't have much reaction. She only asked, ”do you really want to marry her?”
Yin Xun's words were sincere and nodded: ”she is the only one who will not marry her in this life.”
The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and seemed to think for a moment. She raised her hand and said, ”get up first.”
Yin Xun looked up at her and exclaimed, ”empress mother...”
”The AI family also liked this little girl, and she made great achievements and became an official again.” The Empress Dowager interrupted him, and Yan Xun's face was happy when she said so.
”But if you marry to be a concubine, she will be wronged.”
Yin Xun was stunned, and immediately said, ”empress mother, my son's minister did not intend to marry her as a side imperial concubine, but a positive imperial concubine.”
The Empress Dowager's eyes suddenly sharp up, asked him: ”you marry her to be the imperial concubine, cloud month how to do?”
”I didn't intend to marry Miss Fu.” When empress dowager Yin Xun looked at her, she did not give in.
”You...” As soon as the Empress Dowager patted the couch, she stood up and pointed to Yin Xun. Seeing this, Yin Mu quickly got up and helped her and said, ”don't be angry with your mother. The ninth brother doesn't mean to disobey you.”
After staring at him for a long time, the Empress Dowager regained her composure, sat down slowly and sighed: ”the child is too old to listen to her mother's words.”
Yin Xun had to lower his head and softened his way of speech: ”the empress mother's words are heavy. In the heart of the children's ministers, the empress mother has always been the first. It's just this matter that the son minister wants to be the second master by himself. ”
The Empress Dowager sighed heavily and raised her hand and said, ”it's all. You go back first. Let's think about it carefully.”
”Will you give me a reply in three days?” Yan Xun asked.
The Empress Dowager had some helplessness on her face, but after all, she just nodded and said, ”three days is three days.”
”Thank you, mother.” Yin Xun got up and left Jingyang palace.
After he left, Yin Mu asked, ”is the empress mother going to allocate Bai Jun Zhuo Xu to his ninth brother?”