Empress Dowager + Spoiler

"The emperor's ambition and foresight, my concubine never doubted." Gu Xizhao lowered her eyes, "But my concubine also has to pour cold water on you, this long-term project that costs the whole country, at the beginning, no matter you, Or the common people, they must be full of energy, but in the later stage, even if the emperor is still enthusiastic, the common people may not think so."

Zhao Sansi pursed his lips, lowered his head and thought for a moment before looking at her, "What does the empress mean, that you want to take advantage of the enthusiasm of everyone to do all the preparations for the later stage?"

Gu Xizhao nodded, "It's not that the gods care for the people every year. The weather has been good for the past two years. It is hard to predict whether there will be natural disasters or man-made disasters in the future. Now the people have a better life and are willing to contribute money and efforts. If the gods don't show favor, the people Life is hard, I can't take care of the present, so I don't care about the future, when the construction is halfway through, either you put pressure on it to complete it, or it will be abandoned halfway. But no matter what the result is, the emperor's matter will be effortless Please."

Zhao Sansi didn't make a sound.

Gu Xizhao continued: "Master Xu came to Beijing this time to report the progress of this project. If you host a banquet, all officials will naturally know how much you value the water conservancy issue in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, at the banquet, let Xu My lord takes this opportunity to cry and cry poorly, and the emperor makes a statement, on such an occasion, even the iron cock will play tricks on the surface."

Zhao Sansi understood the reasons Gu Xizhao analyzed, "The Queen's idea is good, but if it is so, will it arouse the courtiers' resentment?"

"If someone sets an example, of course not."

"Huh? Who leads by example?"

"When that day comes, the emperor will know." Gu Xizhao twitched his lips, then turned his head to look at Zhao Sansi, "If the emperor believes me, just order to invite all officials to come to the banquet."

Zhao Sansi quickly stated, "I naturally believe in the queen. It's just... that day when I ascended the throne, the imperial dining room and the House of Internal Affairs made preparations in advance for the banquet for the ministers. Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival is less than half a month away, the queen may be Not ready to come."

After all, the little fool was still worried about himself.

Gu Xizhao held her chubby hand and squeezed it, "Your Majesty, just rest assured, since my concubine has spoken to you, she naturally has a plan."

Zhao Sansi held her hand instead, "I'm just afraid that the queen will worry too much."

"That's not going to happen." Gu Xizhao leaned forward and pressed her forehead against her forehead, emotions mixed with emotion, her voice became soft and soft unconsciously, "Has the emperor forgotten the purpose of our banquet this time?" ?Since we are crying about being poor, we must be poor to the end. This Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is naturally not a feast for the senses of good food and wine."

Zhao Sansi likes this kind of intimacy, and even more likes the "we" in her words. This kind of feeling, it seems that their husband and wife are really one.She couldn't help but put her arms around Gu Xizhao's waist, and said with a smirk, "I always thought that the queen is a little fairy who doesn't touch the fireworks of the world, but now I know that the queen is so meticulous."

Without waiting for Gu Xizhao to speak, she smacked her face generously, "I really like the queen."

Gu Xizhao touched her wet cheeks that were kissed, "That concubine is not only careful, but also has many shortcomings of ordinary people that the emperor has never seen before."

"That's okay, it doesn't matter if the queen's shortcomings are as many as the stars in the sky."

"Ok?"

"Because the queen has one of the biggest advantages."

"What advantage?"

Zhao Sansi looked at Gu Xizhao with peach blossom eyes and looked very old-fashioned. Before she could say anything, she couldn't help laughing, covered her face with a smile, and looked at Gu Xizhao quietly through her fingers. .

Gu Xizhao suppressed her curiosity, but didn't open her mouth.

Zhao Sansi took a sneak peek, then took his hand away again, leaned over and quickly touched her lips, and said in a low voice and solemnly, "I have the advantage that I like."

"This advantage is like the sun."

Not only warm people.

The important thing is that when the sun comes out, even if there are really dense stars, they will suddenly disappear.

"So, in my heart, the queen has no shortcomings."

Gu Xizhao was suffocated, suppressing the emotions in her heart, and said calmly: "Then one day, if the emperor doesn't like me..."

Zhao Sansi covered her mouth with his hand, not letting her speak.

Gu Xizhao took her hand away, "Why doesn't the emperor allow me to say it?"

"I can't guarantee how long it will be in the future, and neither can the queen. We have no way of knowing the accidents and changes in the future. I don't know when I fell in love with the queen, and I don't know how long I will like it." Zhao Sansi Looking up at her, his eyes were slightly red, "So, I dare not promise the queen. But I still don't like to hear what the queen says."

"If the queen is afraid that I will treat you badly in the future, don't be afraid. From the day I peeped at you taking a bath, isn't my life always in your hands?"

Gu Xizhao leaned over and kissed her eyes, then pressed her lips against her lips, and said in the most gentle and caring tone in her life: "Your Majesty, this concubine knows that she is wrong, and I shouldn't doubt the Emperor's intentions."

But, like, not only the wind in March, but also the scorching sun in June and the frost in September, at some inadvertent point, there is a temptation to hurt people.

Zhao Sansi had never seen such a cautious queen before. She liked the carelessness that emanated from the inside out when she first met her queen, even with a sense of contemptuous pride.But the soft tone of such a tired person not only made her unbearable and distressed, but also gave her a secret illusion, "Queen."

"Ah."

"Do you like me too?"

"Ah."

"It's not the liking for my brother's emperor, but... the liking for me, Zhao Sansi."

"Ah."

Satisfied, Zhao Sansi rubbed her eyes and hugged her tightly, "It's okay."

No matter how bold a woman is, she will become shy when it comes to love.It was the first time in Gu Xizhao's life that she showed her true feelings, she felt ashamed, and she didn't dare to look at Zhao Sansi anymore, and said in a low voice, "I will never test the emperor's feelings for me again."

I have never raised this topic so seriously before, and now that all the layers have been peeled off, Zhao Sansi can't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The relationship between her and the queen has been unequal from the very beginning. After realizing that her liking for the queen was actually the result of "something else", she wanted an answer from the queen.

The love she wants for the queen does not come from the pity and pity she had for the weak in the past, but from the same thing as her—she wants to sleep in the same bed when she is born, and sleeps with the xué when she dies, with the desire to kiss her when she gets close like.

Knowing Gu Xizhao's liking, Zhao Sansi seemed to understand her unspeakable anxiety.So, Zhao Sansi hugged her tightly again, "Queen, don't be afraid, I like you the most, even more than my concubine mother."

This comparison is really...

Gu Xizhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and bit the earlobe close to her lips, "The concubine can't bear it, if the mother concubine knows that the concubine has seduced her daughter, even her own mother will be put in the back row, I'm afraid I'm going to call my concubine a vixen."

Zhao Sansi choked for a moment, feeling that he was not very filial, but belatedly realized that Gu Xizhao just called Concubine Yao Fei and didn't care much about her short-lived concubine mother, "Yes, concubine mother. My concubine mother is also the queen's concubine mother."

The little fool's focus is always unique, Gu Xizhao smiled, but thought of something again, "Speaking of which, the emperor has been on the throne for so long, I am afraid that the title of mother and concubine will be renewed, and the mausoleum should be rebuilt. "

"The Ministry of Rites has already mentioned this matter." Zhao Sansi didn't care much about these unnecessary and empty etiquettes, "We will talk about it after the Ministry of Rites and the Prime Minister have discussed it."

Since someone was worried about this matter, Gu Xizhao didn't say much, the two of them talked a few words, got bored for a while, and then fell asleep.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Sansi and Cai Jun talked about the Mid-Autumn Festival invitation to the Baiguan Palace for a moon-watching dinner.

Cai Jun heard her idea, and did not express his opinion in a hurry, but asked instead: "The emperor's banquet for the ministers during the Mid-Autumn Festival, is this the emperor's idea, or the empress's idea?"

Zhao Sansi's face darkened immediately, "What does the prime minister mean by that?"

As always, I am addicted to protecting my wife.

Cai Jun raised his eyebrows, "I'm just curious."

Zhao San thought for a while, and told the truth, "The idea of ​​entertaining the ministers was brought up by the empress when I was going to invite Master Xu to the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Cai Jun was surprised, "I originally thought that the emperor wanted to entertain all the ministers in order to impress the empress."

Zhao Sansi's face darkened, "Prime Minister thinks too much."

"It's true that I'm thinking too much." Cai Jun nodded, thought for a while, and said: "Now it's the fourth day of the lunar new year, and there are only ten days before the fifteenth day. I'm afraid it will be too late for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet for all the officials. .”