The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 821
On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Huang Rongrong gave birth to a daughter for Zhao Yanxun, named Zhao Lingyu.

There are already two sons, Zhao Yanxun loves this only daughter more, and will visit whenever he has time.

When Zhao Yanxun packed up and rushed to Chengqing Palace where Concubine Rong lived, there was a woman in a mang robe, led by the eunuch, to the outside of Yanshou Palace.

Outside the Yanshou Gate, the old lady greeted her down the steps with a warm attitude.

"Young madam, the queen mother is waiting for you inside!"

Stepping in, the woman said at the same time: "San Niang, now you are working in the Empress Dowager's office, it's no different than being in the uncle's house!"

"Call it whatever you want!"

This woman is Cao Yunhui's regular wife, Liu Shi, the young wife of Tao Yangbo's residence.

"The old slave understands!"

Together with the old mother, Mrs. Liu stepped into the palace gate.

Recently, Mrs. Liu often visited Yanshou Palace to pay her respects, which won the Empress Dowager's favor.

Entering the main hall of the Yanshou Palace, seeing that the Empress Dowager was not here, Liu looked at the old mama with a puzzled expression.

"Empress Hui, sent a pot of white magnolia over here, the Empress Dowager is watching it in the apse!"

"Madam, please follow this old slave to the apse!"

Together with the old mother, Mrs. Liu went into Houdian together, and she heard someone talking and laughing.

Of the four newcomers to the palace, three of them were only conferred as beauties, and they were at the lowest rank in the harem.

Only Zhang Fengxiu was made a concubine, the same as Hou Shiyun and Zhou Lanzhi, because the queen mother has favored her.

Entering the small courtyard of the back hall of the Yanshou Palace, I saw the queen mother in the middle holding scissors, trimming the leaves of the plants in the pot, and Zhang Fengxiu was serving with a smile on her side.

"The empress dowager, with such pruning, the flower will add another three points of beauty!"

"The concubine kowtows to the empress dowager, and the concubine concubine Hui!" The Liu family paid respects.

The Empress Dowager turned around slightly, glanced at Mrs. Liu on the ground, and then said, "Daughter-in-law Yunhui is here, get up!"

"Hurry up and get rid of the courtesy!" Zhang Fengxiu personally stepped forward to help.

Approaching the Empress Dowager, Mrs. Liu said with a smile, "Your Majesty is so elegant!"

"What kind of elegance, it's just to pass the time!" The Queen Mother turned around and said.

In fact, Liu's entry into the palace this time was not just to greet the Queen Mother.

Seeing her worried expression, the queen mother immediately asked: "Did Yunhui bully you?"

Mrs. Liu replied: "My husband treats my concubines very well!"

"Then why do you look worried?"

Glancing at Zhang Fengxiu next to her, Liu said, "Now the uncle's residence...is indeed in some trouble!"

"What's the trouble?" The queen mother asked directly, without any intention of avoiding Zhang Fengxiu.

"Some time ago, the imperial court collected taxes, and several farms in the Bofu forced the tenants to hand over the grain, and now they have been investigated by the government!"

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's expression darkened, and she said, "You can do it by threatening the tenants to pay them!"

People worked hard for the farm, and finally harvested, and they could only get barely enough food to survive.

Asking these tenants to pay food is undoubtedly forcing people to die.

Mrs. Liu hurriedly knelt down and said, "Queen Mother, it's all the managers of the farm who made their own decisions, and the uncle's mansion was also concealed by them!"

Originally, he wanted to fight for a Marquis for the Cao family, but these people only caused trouble for himself, which made the queen mother very angry at the moment.

Of course, it was just getting angry, the Cao family was still her close relatives after all.

"Since it's been deceived, it's nothing more than an unnoticed mistake, it's not a big deal!"

However, Mrs. Liu cried and said: "Queen Mother, the several farm managers who were arrested are talking nonsense in order to get rid of the crime, saying that the uncle's house let them do something wrong, and now the people from the Ministry of punishment have sent people to Zhuangzi!"

The Cao family was afraid that people from the Ministry of Justice would go to Zhuangzi to investigate, which means that this matter was indeed ordered by them, and it is very likely that someone went to Zhuangshang during the grain collection.

"Idiots, they are all idiots!"

Hearing the Empress Dowager's scolding, Liu replied: "In the past, the imperial court didn't levy taxes on the estates, but they suddenly collected the uncle's mansion to deal with it, and then let the subordinates deceive them..."

Although Liu's words moved her face, the Queen Mother is not a vegetarian, so she probably understood what was going on.

"I beg the queen mother to show mercy and save the Cao family!"

Seeing this scene, the Queen Mother couldn't help but sighed.

It was just this "little thing" that scared the Cao family into such a state, which shows how vicious his son is.

With this in mind, the queen mother can't admit that her son is indeed ruthless.

In the capital, southwest and south at the same time, thousands of people were beheaded and tens of thousands were exiled, and hundreds of families were wiped out. The emperor's methods were really cruel, and it was normal for the Cao family to be terrified.

Turning her head slightly, the Empress Dowager glanced at Zhang Fengxiu and asked, "Your Zhang family, is there any mistake in this tax collection?"

"Back to the Queen Mother, the concubine lives in the palace and doesn't know what's going on outside!"

But in Zhang Fengxiu's heart, she was already alert to this, and she would send someone back to her mother's house to inquire if there was anything illegal at home.

The royal relatives and relatives of Cao's family were all panicked by this incident. If something happened to her Zhang family, would she die?
Seeing Liu raised her head, she said in a trembling voice: "Queen Mother, my father is dying, and my concubine left home to ask for a way out for the Cao family!"

Sighing, the queen mother said: "Come on, please invite the emperor!"

"Yes!"

When the eunuch left, the queen mother said helplessly: "You guys, you never let me worry!"

…………

In Chengqing Palace, Zhao Yanxun was sitting beside the crib, his precious daughter was already asleep.

A child who is a few months old is at the time of lethargy.

Turning his head, looking at Huang Rongrong beside him, Zhao Yanxun asked with a smile: "My concubine, seeing you like this, could it be that something unpleasant happened to you?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine is really unhappy!"

"Who made you unhappy? Tell him, and I will teach him a lesson for you!"

Hearing this, Huang Rongrong stared straight at Zhao Yanxun, her meaning could not be more clear.

"You mean, I made you unhappy?"

"Ok!"

Huang Rongrong nodded solemnly, making Zhao Yanxun want to laugh.

"Then tell me, how did I make you angry?"

"In the past, when the emperor entered the palace, he always cared for his concubines, but now..."

Huang Rongrong didn't say the next thing, obviously she was too embarrassed.

Zhao Yanxun really didn't expect that this silly girl would compete with her daughter for favor.

"Okay, okay, even if I'm wrong, how about I rest with you tonight?"

Hearing this, Huang Rongrong's sad face disappeared, and she said with a happy smile, "Concubines are not rare!"

Zhao Yanxun immediately said: "Alright then, I'll go to the queen's side tonight!"

"emperor……"

Before Huang Rongrong could finish speaking, the eunuch's voice came from outside.

"Report to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager invites you to the Longevity Palace!"

Taking Huang Rongrong who was at the side into his arms, Zhao Yanxun asked, "What's the matter?"

"The servants don't know, the queen mother only ordered the servants to come and deliver the message!"

"Understood, you go back and answer, just say that I will be there soon!"

"According to the order!"

After the eunuch left, Zhao Yanxun said to Huang Rongrong: "The queen mother asked me to go, do you want to go together?"

Of course Huang Rongrong didn't want to go, the Longevity Palace made her feel depressed, and it was easy to meet Zhang Fengxiu.

"Your majesty, the concubine still has to watch over the child, so why don't you go?"

Zhao Yanxun couldn't help laughing, secretly praising Huang Rongrong for making a good excuse.

"Okay, I'll see you later!"

Hearing that the emperor was coming back, Huang Rongrong's heart fell to the ground, and she smiled happily and said, "The concubine is waiting for the emperor!"

Therefore, Zhao Yanxun didn't stay any longer, except for Chengqing Palace, he rushed to Yanshou Palace.

(End of this chapter)