fake prince

Chapter 582
Yong'an Palace

As the night deepened, the palace was still lit with candles clearly lit.

Dressed in formal attire, the queen sat in the hall with an indifferent expression, looking at the kneeling eunuch below, reporting something.

"So, Your Majesty wants to see me now?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty misses Your Majesty, and would like to invite you to come over." The eunuch said respectfully, lying on the ground.

It's so late, it's against the rules to ask the queen to come over.

However, almost all the rules of the entire imperial palace serve the emperor, and the emperor can make changes. It doesn't matter whether the rules are in line or not.

The empress had already heard about the emperor vomiting blood, but she pretended not to know, and asked the eunuch, "I heard that Su Ziji returned to Beijing today?"

"Your Majesty, Young Master Su has indeed returned to Beijing today."

"Do you know his current situation? Has His Majesty summoned him?" the queen asked.

Eunuch: "Returning to your mother, His Majesty gave Mr. Su a house in Wanglufang. As soon as Mr. Su returned to Beijing, His Majesty asked him to go to the mansion. Together with Mr. Su's family members, they also went to the pier to greet him. It should be at this time Already settled in the new mansion."

"Really?" Hearing the eunuch's report that the emperor did not summon Su Ziji immediately, the queen's reaction actually coincided with Su Ziji's first reaction.

Obviously he was very anxious to summon Su Ziji to Beijing, but after entering Beijing, he was not in a hurry to see him. Could it be that he had a grudge in his heart and regretted it?
Thinking that Su Ziji had to marry a civilian woman because he was living among the people, the queen felt that her grandson was too wronged.

"However, although Ye Buhui comes from an ordinary background and is not worthy of Ah Fu's son, but..."

Thinking of the scene when she saw Ye Buhui a few days ago, her heart, which had been hardened over the years, softened again for some reason.

"I originally thought that Ye Buhui would only be Su Ziji's concubine. Although it is a concubine, he has jumped from the main room of ordinary people to the serious concubine of the emperor's grandson. This is considered to have improved his status, and it is not considered humiliating. she."

"If she doesn't want to, then let her die in suspended animation, then give her a generous dowry and let her remarry on her own, that's fine."

"Su Ziji is about to be naturalized, but it is many years later than the kings. There are not many people who can use it. If you can choose a capable marriage, you can also have a capable in-law."

"But when I saw that child, for some reason, my heart softened, and I couldn't say a single word I wanted to persuade."

Perhaps, the husband and wife started in adversity, or arranged better than themselves.

The queen used these words to comfort herself.

It's just that there is no need to compete for other things, but the name and title must be contested.

Sitting quietly thinking about this, until she came back to her senses, the queen sighed softly: "Forget it, since His Majesty invited me, how can I not go? Come, prepare the chariot!"

"Yes, madam!"

Following the Queen's order, the phoenix chariot was ready, and he sat on the phoenix chariot in the night and walked towards the palace.

In the palace, not to mention the night, even during the day, there is a kind of silence and loneliness that is not found in the deep courtyard.

Under the night, the exquisite palace lanterns hanging on both sides of the road swayed gently with the breeze.

The bright light, in this vast night, is like sparks dotted, one after another, stretching to the distance.

It was already winter at this time, although it had only sporadic snowfall this year, but the coldness of the night was able to pass through the oncoming wind, which made people feel a little bit.

On the phoenix chariot carried by eight people, the empress was sitting upright. With light makeup on, she was no longer young. Although she was once a beautiful woman, now she is just a woman who has lost her beloved son and has been suffering for more than ten years.

Ahead is her nominal husband's residence, but her heart is calm.

When they arrived at the place, the phoenix chariot was gently lowered at the gate of the hall. The eunuchs who had been serving for a long time, together with a group of maids and eunuchs, stood at the gate and looked forward to it. Seeing the queen's arrival, they all rushed over to salute the queen respectfully.

"This servant has met the empress empress, and the empress is a thousand years old!"

He said flattering words in his mouth, and when he was flattened, the eunuch on duty today hurriedly helped the empress to go in, but was glanced at by the empress's female officer, and hurriedly took two steps back.

Like the master of Yong'an Palace, the female officials of Yong'an Palace have a detached status in this palace. Even the emperor's chief eunuch would not dare to offend easily.

The queen put her hand gently in the female officer's hand, and with her support, she walked step by step into the palace that she had visited once before.

Last time, she came for Su Ziji, and this time, she came for this grandson.

It wasn't for Ah Fu's only descendant, the empress had long been ashamed, closed the palace door, and no one disappeared, so why would she need to make false claims with this cruel person?

But as she walked in step by step, smelling the strong smell of medicine in the air, the queen's eyes drooped slightly, her eyes became hot, and she almost couldn't control her expression.

Fortunately, she has long been used to control and forbearance, so when she arrived at the palace where the emperor was, her eyes were already calm.

"Queen, you are finally here." The emperor was wearing a white tunic and a robe, and when he heard the report, he stood up and greeted the queen.

Seeing that he was better than I imagined, he seemed to have recovered a lot, and his face looked rosy, the queen gave a little blessing, and said softly, "I have seen your majesty."

"Ahem! You and I are husband and wife, why are you so rigid about etiquette?" Seeing the empress bowing to him, the emperor hurriedly helped her up, and at the same time took her hand, letting her sit on the dragon couch with him.

In front of the couch, there was a low table with pens, inks, papers and inkstones on it, as well as some booklets. The emperor coughed a few times to signal the empress to look over.

"Queen, I'm ready to give Su Ziji a name. According to the rules, the first conferment of the prince and grandson is the feudal lord. Take a look, what can you choose?"

It is in line with the rules to confer a title first, no more, no less.

The queen's eyes dimmed, and she fell on the low table. Seeing the emperor picked up a piece of plain paper for her, she reached out to take it, and saw that it was a simple map with the names and directions of various countries on it.

Like the previous dynasties, Zheng Taizu established Dazheng. In the first month of the third year of Qingwu, Hanxue accepted the decree to evaluate the names of the third-class countries, which were divided into big countries, sub-states, and small countries, and were used for conferring titles.

The prince's initial feudal lord is different from a hero, he must be a lord of a country, and he will gradually become a duke and king.

Although canonized as a prince, the "country" is actually just a concept, and it does not really allow the princes and grandchildren to self-govern. Due to the many vassal chaos in the past, since the previous dynasty, the management of the princes and grandchildren has formed an inherent model .

Generally speaking, if you have a fief, you will not become a vassal, but a part of the output and taxes of the fief will become the source of daily expenses for princes and princes, and you can enjoy wealth to the fullest.

The queen looked at it, and directly skipped the Qin, Qi, Wei, Yan, etc. of the great powers.

"The grandson's first conferment must not be done in one step. Although the emperor seems to let me choose, but if I choose a big country, I will definitely not allow it."

As for the small country, it has always been entrusted to the unfavored prince and grandson. The queen naturally looked down on it, and jumped over it without even looking at it.

She mainly chooses among those sub-states. At present, there are still several sub-states that have not been entrusted. The queen hesitated: "The Dai country is not bad. Although it is not a rich place, it has always been peaceful, just like a concubine treats her grandson. child's expectations."

"Daiguo?" The emperor nodded, "Yes, then make Su Ziji the Daihou."

(End of this chapter)