C198 (1/2)
Three years after the death, Jun Xin did not intend to establish a new post;
It was difficult for him to recover from his severe illness. He would die before he reached the age of one hundred.
Since January, the Qing army had entered Chengdu, restored Guangyuan, and betrayed and captured Wu Zhimao. Rebellion in various places had been brought down, or recovered, and only the small faction of Wu Sanguan, Sun Shizhong, and the rebel army of Taiwan's Zhengjing had not been eliminated. However, overall, the victory was already set, and with the addition of Yi Fu, the prince, the atmosphere in the palace was very good.
In the beginning of February, the Pin De gave birth to another son, the son of a concubine, Xuan Ye, who was given a name, and this son was given a name. Because the Pin De held the position of concubine, the son was raised with kindness, and the concubine was still at the moon stage, and Rong'er had gone to see him, and there was an unavoidable sadness in his tone, as if it were all fate. Coincidentally, Yin Qi was born in the head, and Rong'er also consoled him.
Tianxuan Ye paid his respects to the empress dowager. After greeting her, the empress dowager looked at Xuan Ye and said, ”Grandson, in a few days, it will be the third anniversary of filial piety.”
”Yes, your grandson has already sent someone to arrange it.” Xuan Ye nodded.
”Today, an honorary lady entered the palace to pay respects to This Dowager. Does Grandson know what they are talking about with This Dowager?” The empress dowager raised her head and stared into Xuan Ye's eyes as she spoke softly.
Xuan Ye had a rough idea of what was going on, but pretended not to understand, ”Oh? ”What did he say?”
”Ai!” The empress dowager sighed lightly. ”Isn't it all because of what happened after His Majesty passed away? Xiao Zhao has been dead for three years now, and his place is vacant. Everyone outside the palace is so worried.”
”I'm not in a hurry, what are they in a hurry for!” Actually, he had already guessed long ago that this was the case.
”Sigh!” Actually, you're right. It's just like how a country cannot live without a king, and a king cannot live without a king! ” The Empress Dowager sighed. ”You know, your mother always hoped that the Imperial Concubine Yi could be promoted to the throne. This can also be considered a continuation of your birth mother's shadow in the palace.”
”Royal Grandmother!” Xuan Ye looked seriously at the empress dowager. ”Actually, there were officials who mentioned to me about the empress dowager in the past few days, but this grandson's mausoleum hasn't been completed yet and the empress hasn't even been buried in the ground.
”Just because of this?” the Empress Dowager asked, understanding.
Xuan Ye knew that he couldn't hide it from the empress dowager, so he chuckled. ”Imperial Grandmother is wise. This is only a very good excuse, a very good reason that the subjects cannot refute.” Take Imperial Concubine Yi for example, not only is she my concubine, she is also my cousin. I do feel bad for her, but if I take her as my queen, she will not want more, and will ask for more, like I do for my master, and if I cannot give her to you, she will also lose her heart. ”
”I don't think Soo Ning will. She has a rather gentle personality.” The empress dowager said softly.
Xuan Ye bitterly smiled. ”Royal Grandmother, before Xiao Zhao became a queen, who would think that she would choose this path? Sometimes we think that we understand her well enough, but in reality, we don't know that our grandson's heart is mostly with Rong'er, and now that the war in the south has calmed down, I don't want to use this political bargaining chip anymore!”
After listening to Xuan Ye's words, the house lowered its head in thought for a moment, then softly said, ”Grandson is old, and Imperial Grandmother is old. Many thoughts may be wrong, alright? Well, let's put off the matter for now, we can discuss it after the two emperors are buried in the earth.”
Xuan Ye nodded. ”That's good too.”