Deep Palace Conspiracy: My son will sit on the dragon throne and I will be the queen mother

Shangguan Xiaolin said this, and Emperor Yinde remembered that in the summer of the first year of Yinde, Zheng Yuanda, the Minister of Household Affairs, suddenly submitted a memorial to resign, saying that his old mother was seriously ill and he wanted to fulfill his filial piety by her side.

Zheng Yuanda was the literary champion in the last year of the late emperor's reign. After Emperor Yinde ascended the throne, he saw that he was upright and loyal, so he specially gave him the position of Minister of Household Affairs. Unexpectedly, he chose to resign when he was not yet twenty years old.

But after all, it was for his mother, so Emperor Yinde approved his choice without much persuasion and rewarded him with fifty taels of gold, which Zheng Yuanda confiscated.

Now that I think about it, there are indeed a lot of doubts.

Emperor Yinde threw the account book casually on the imperial desk and signaled Shangguan Xiaolin to continue.

"Your Majesty asked me to keep an eye on Ning Taibao last time. I have been observing secretly and found that the expenses on Taibao's house are not ordinary. Even with the help of the Queen Mother, I am afraid that there will not be so much money."

"I thought of two possibilities. One was borrowing money from the treasury, and the other was corruption. I followed the first possibility to investigate, but there was no result. That day, the minister of household affairs went to the house to discuss something, and my father Both I and the current Minister of Household Affairs mentioned this Mr. Zheng who had resigned. I felt that Mr. Zheng’s resignation was not simple, so I went directly to his hometown and took the liberty to visit Mr. Zheng.”

"Seeing that Master Zheng's mother was not sick, I said that he was deceiving the emperor and forced him to tell the truth and ask your Majesty to see it."

Shangguan Xiaolin took out Zheng Yuanda's testimony and handed it to Li Fuhai, who then presented it to Emperor Yin De.

At the beginning, Ning Taibao borrowed 500,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue, saying that he would definitely pay it back within half a year.

But when the repayment deadline came, Ning Taibao said that he was the younger brother of the current Queen Mother and a serious relative of the emperor. What happened to spending a little money? Even if the trouble comes to His Majesty, His Majesty will only say that the money is filial to him, and will reprimand Zheng Yuanda, saying that he is ignorant and needs to be flexible in officialdom.

Zheng Yuanda was born as a scholar, and his family conditions were not good. In the past twenty years, he had lived a life of one meal and one meal. In order for him to pass the No. 1 exam, his parents worked eight or nine hours a day. In order to earn a little money, he can study.

When everyone in the family still had a luxury to eat white flour steamed buns, someone took 500,000 taels of silver directly and refused to pay it back. Ning Taibao was right. The current emperor would protect him, but Zheng Yuanda was the only one who didn't know how to adapt. That one, he was disappointed with the protection of the officials above the court, and resigned in anger.

But Ning Taibao remembered everything he owed the court, and this account book was the best evidence.

"Where is Zheng Yuanda?" Emperor Yinde asked.

Shangguan Xiaolin answered truthfully, "I asked Lord Zheng to come back. Your Majesty will definitely not ignore this matter, but Lord Zheng is unwilling to come back."

"I don't want to come back." Emperor Yin De murmured, and then ordered, "Go and tell him. I not only want to give him an explanation for this matter, but also give an explanation to the world."

"I obey the order." Shangguan Xiaolin reported the matter and left directly.

Emperor Yin De looked at his figure and was quite satisfied with his performance this time. He seemed to be a good seedling and must be cultivated well.

After Shangguan Xiaolin left, Emperor Yinde picked up a cup of tea and before he finished drinking it, Grandma Sun, who was beside the Queen Mother, came over to report that the Queen Mother would like to invite both Your Majesty and the Queen to come over and discuss important matters.

When Emperor Yinde heard this, he thought, what else could it be? Isn't it just that the Queen Mother's birthday is coming soon? This is discussing how to spend money.

When Emperor Yinde arrived at Ci'an Palace, the queen had already arrived.

The Queen has recovered well recently, but there are some things that cannot be recovered.

"I see you, your majesty. May your majesty be safe." The queen and Ning Yunu saluted together.

"Get up." Emperor Yin De said as he walked to the Queen Mother, "Greetings to the Queen Mother." This salute did not even lower the head, which shows how perfunctory it was.

"Emperor, get up quickly. The Ai family called you here today because they want to discuss the matter of the Ai family's birthday next month."

As the Queen Mother said, Sister Su led someone to serve tea to the masters. Emperor Yin De did not speak, while sipping the tea, he looked at Princess Ning.

Ning Yunu bowed her head shyly. The queen couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Does the queen want all the concubines to come over for discussion?"

This made Emperor Yin De very satisfied, but the Queen Mother was unhappy. Knowing that this was directed at Ning Yunv, she defended her, "Of course not, we can just discuss it as a family. Rou'er is younger and has better ideas than the Queen." Too much, what does the Queen think?"

"I think it's against the rules. If I tell anyone, I'm afraid I'll be accused of not being able to manage my concubines properly. Then wouldn't I be wronged?" The queen also refused to give in.

It was also telling the Queen Mother that she was in charge of the harem. Although the Queen Mother was His Majesty's adoptive mother, she had no right to manage the harem.

"You retreat first." The queen said sternly to Ning Yunu.

Ning Yunu was naturally unwilling and ran out with tears in her eyes.

"The queen only knows the rules and doesn't care about the Ai family at all. If Rou'er had been born a few years earlier, then..." It can't be you who takes the post.

Before the Queen Mother finished speaking, Emperor Yinde put down the tea cup and said, "I think there is nothing to discuss about this matter. Just handle it as it was last year. Li Fuhai, go and report it to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately." Purpose, the Queen Mother must not be neglected."

Li Fuhai agreed and trotted out of Ci'an Palace.

"What do you mean by this, Emperor? Are you so filial to your family?" After hearing this, the Queen Mother immediately became anxious, "Last year it was during the national mourning period, so naturally we couldn't hold it in a big way. What about this year?"

"This year, my mother is considerate of the court and specifically asked not to make a big deal. Everyone knows that my mother is virtuous." Emperor Yinde finished speaking through gritted teeth, and stood up to leave.

When the queen saw that Emperor Yin De was leaving, there was no need for her to stay here any longer.

"The Ai family is virtuous, how do you want the world to see you as an emperor, are you unfaithful and unfilial? The Ai family does not agree with this matter!" the Queen Mother slapped the table and yelled angrily.

"Many things are done by humans and God is watching." After Emperor Yin De said this, he walked away directly.

Then there was the sound of tea cups hitting the ground in the palace.

"The Ai family has really raised him for more than ten years in vain!" The Queen Mother complained, "Without the Ai family, how could he become the emperor?"

The queen was outside. When she heard this, she smiled coldly and said, "I really mean it."

When the Queen Mother ascended to the throne of Phoenix, Emperor Yinde was already the crown prince. She insisted on being Emperor Yinde's adoptive mother. She got such a big advantage in vain, and she had the nerve to claim her credit.