Funing Hall

"How? Is Cong'er interested?" Queen Mother Sun asked him aloud.

How does he like it?What he likes are men, and besides, these little ladies don't have any portraits to show him, how would he choose?

"It's all up to the empress." Zhao Cong said obediently.

Empress Dowager Sun was very helpful, all the anger that had arisen since Prince Wei entered the palace, all dissipated when he heard and saw Zhao Cong's words and behavior as before.Sure enough, Zhao Cong was still as easy to coax as before, it's only strange that people around him had more eyes, so they went to encourage Zhao Cong.

Her voice softened: "Don't Cong'er blame the little lady I chose for you from a low family background?"

"Your Majesty must be considerate when doing things, Cong'er believes in Your Majesty."

Empress Dowager Sun was moved: "What Cong'er said is very true. Because the queen has not yet been established, I am afraid that if I accept a young lady with a very good family background into the palace, it may not be good for the harem to get along with in the future. When Cong'er is a few years older, After accepting the queen, then—”

Zhao Cong looked at Empress Dowager Sun in a dazed manner, with a look of complete incomprehension.

"Look at me, Cong'er is still young, how can you understand when I tell you these things? Don't worry, the Empress is here, she will definitely take care of these things for you."

"Everything depends on the empress."

"Since this is the case, how does Cong'er feel about accepting three concubines this time?"

"It's good if you say yes."

"Don't worry, Cong'er. I've met these little ladies once. They are all beautiful and well-educated. Can Cong'er think about their status?"

"Cong'er doesn't understand these things very well."

"Forget it, I don't force you to know about the affairs in the harem. I thought about it, although their family background is ordinary, they are all good children. How about making them beauties?"

Zhao Cong nodded: "Yes."

Empress Dowager Sun looked at Zhao Cong with mother-like eyes and said, "I've been busy with political affairs these years, but the time you and I get along is much less than in the past."

This is to play the family card.

Zhao Cong was very cooperative, he twitched his nose, his eye circles turned red immediately, he lowered his head slowly, and did not speak.

Zhao Cong is a teacher who teaches actors to perform. Although he doesn't act, he often goes to friends' theaters to perform in friendship. His acting skills are at the palace level.Seeing this state, Empress Dowager Sun really felt sad.She couldn't help but think of when Zhao Cong first came to the throne, he was ten years old, a small man, crying to her and saying: "Mother, I really don't know how to govern the country."

Zhao Cong urinated well, his skin was as white as porcelain, and he always wore red clothes, he really looked like a little jade.At that moment, he looked at her with red eyes, and she immediately hugged Zhao Cong into his arms and started crying together.

Empress Dowager Sun couldn't help lamenting again, if Zhao Cong was her biological son, how great would it be?

If there is such a biological son, she is really willing to give everything.

It's a pity that such a good child is not hers after all.

She reached out and patted the back of Zhao Cong's hand: "Cong'er, remember, in this palace, you and I are the closest. Everything I do is for Cong'er—"

Zhao Cong hurriedly raised his head to look at her, and said in tears, "Madam, Cong'er knows everything. Although Uncle Wang and the others are kind to me, they have their own considerations. The ones who are really good to me are only thinking about me. There will always be only the empress."

Crying so much, Empress Dowager Sun shed tears involuntarily.This is because Zhao Cong is old, otherwise Empress Dowager Sun would really be able to hug Zhao Cong and cry again.

Qing Ming came forward to persuade her: "Your Majesty, don't cry any more. The eldest lady did something wrong a few days ago, and the empress blamed herself so much that she cried for several nights. If you continue to cry like this, the empress will cry for several days again. "

Zhao Cong took the handkerchief from Qing Ming and said, "I failed to protect my cousin, I'm sorry for your empress."

Empress Dowager Sun mournfully said: "In this world, everyone is staring at us covetously. Only when you and I, mother and son, work together, can we resist all evil intentions."

Zhao Cong admired it so much, what does it mean to say that black is white?This is it.

Faced with such touching words from Queen Mother Sun, Zhao Cong could only cry more sadly to express his determination.

The Empress Dowager Sun thought she had really stabilized Zhao Cong, wiped away her tears, and said, "Look at me, she made Cong'er cry again. Qingming, take your majesty down to cleanse your face, and then send your majesty back to Funing Palace, let’s take a good rest after returning, and tell Rantao and the others to be careful when serving, and don’t make His Majesty uncomfortable again.”

"Yes." After Qing Ming finished speaking, she went to help Zhao Cong.

Zhao Cong cried and raised his head, and said, "Ma'am, there is one more thing."

Empress Dowager Sun was in a good mood, and immediately said: "Cong'er just tell me, your empress will do it for you."

"Cong'er likes a beautiful girl, but she is not in the list listed by the empress, and Cong'er also wants to accept her as a concubine."

Empress Dowager Sun shrank her fingers, and she asked, "Who is it?"

"Her name is Qian Yuemo."

Upon hearing the surname, Empress Dowager Sun immediately knew who it was, and she couldn't help but look at Zhao Cong again with scrutiny.She had already confessed that she would not allow any beautiful girl to meet Zhao Cong, how did Zhao Cong know?

But Zhao Cong was very calm no matter his face or eyes.

Queen Mother Sun then asked, "How did Cong'er recognize her?"

Zhao Cong bowed his head in embarrassment: "Cong'er, it's just..." He pretended to be shy and consummate.

Empress Dowager Sun secretly "hmph", it must be some nosy person who went to tell Zhao Cong again!Furthermore, Qian Yuemo is the daughter of Qian Shang, she is indeed the most outstanding among this batch of beautiful girls.Strictly speaking, she deserves to be a queen too, Sun Xiaoyu is not enough to stand in front of Qian Yuemo.

But Qian Yuemo, she absolutely cannot point it out to Zhao Cong.

After all, she is the daughter of a money merchant.

Zhao Cong suffered a lot today, and he hasn't cried like this for a long time. If he doesn't get some benefits for himself, his performance will be wasted.

He bowed his head and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is unwilling." There were countless grievances in his voice.

The sound hit Empress Dowager Sun's heart directly.

Empress Dowager Sun frowned, hesitated and struggled.

Zhao Cong looked up at her, Zhao Cong's eyes were very light in color, and there were tears in his eye sockets, Empress Dowager Sun couldn't hold back for a while, but Zhao Cong's eyes made the eye circles red again.Thinking about the past years, she has always used Zhao Cong, so why is Zhao Cong wrong?

Even at this moment, Zhao Cong was just being provoked.

Princess Anding County is still her cousin, Empress Dowager Sun sighed secretly, that's all, after all, she has been wronged by Zhao Cong for many years.Besides, the money merchant has never really been used by her, so what's the difference between holding it in her hand and giving it away?

She said: "Since Cong'er pleases her, my empress will do it for you."

Zhao Cong stared at her incredulously.

Empress Dowager Sun laughed, and asked again: "What position does Cong'er want to make for her?"

"Concubine?"

"It's nonsense again, there is no queen in the palace yet." Empress Dowager Sun said angrily, but since she has already agreed to this matter, it is meaningless to be stingy in her position, "Little lady of the Qian family has such a family background and character. For the first time in the palace, although the noble concubine is still reluctant, but a Shu concubine is also worthy."

Zhao Cong didn't expect Queen Mother Sun to be so generous. Could it be that his acting was too successful just now?

"Look at your surprised appearance." Empress Dowager Sun covered her mouth and smiled, and said to Qing Ming, "Take your Majesty to wash your face quickly, and I will have dinner here."

"Yes." Qing Ming looked at Zhao Cong.

Zhao Cong had done everything he wanted to do, and he was in a good mood, so he went to the side hall with Qing Ming.

Empress Dowager Sun leaned back on the pillow behind her and sighed.

At this moment, Aunt Wang came out from behind the screen and said worriedly, "Ma'am, this—"

"Go back and check to see who is gossiping in front of Cong'er and mentioning Qian Yuemo."

"Your Majesty, don't you think that His Majesty has enlightened?"

Empress Dowager Sun laughed: "He was brought into my palace when he was three years old. I raised him. I don't know what kind of temperament he is. Seeing that he just cried like that, he was also afraid. King Wei went to his palace in a grand manner. He brought him to my palace again, he was afraid that I would misunderstand him."

"Your Majesty has indeed been different recently."

"As he grows up, the people around him will naturally have more thoughts. King Wei, Zhao Zongning, and even his female officials and eunuchs, which one is easy to deal with? But so what, you have seen it with your own eyes these days, There are many Shuren and Shuoren who have sent posts to the palace to ask for an interview, begging me to cross off their daughters' names on the list, and no one wants to be Zhao Cong's concubine. Since Qian Shang is willing to go through this muddy water, let him go."

Aunt Wang flattered her and said, "That's because they showed their loyalty to the empress. Besides, His Majesty passed out just after the enthronement ceremony, and everyone saw it." She didn't say anything, but everyone thought I know very well that after the enthronement ceremony, probably everyone is waiting for His Majesty to die.

There are now other children of the right age in the clan.

Empress Dowager Sun didn't answer her words, but frowned again: "It's Duke Wei who is really difficult to deal with." He couldn't beat him, scold him, let alone kill him.

"My lady, why don't you call your son in to ask? Wei Junwang's recent actions are really—"

Empress Dowager Sun said with a "hmph": "Big brother must have angered Prince Wei again, he has never had any scruples. As for Zhao Congde?" She sneered, "The whole Tokyo city knows that he has been fond of an old concubine recently. thing."

Aunt Wang thought about it, bowed her head, and did not continue speaking.

After a long time, Empress Dowager Sun sighed again: "Auntie, after all, I am the one who failed Zhao Cong."

"The empress is already very kind to him, he likes the young lady of the Qian family, and the empress has allowed him."

Empress Dowager Sun smiled and did not answer any more.

Accepting a concubine and giving the position of concubine Shu, compared with everything she snatched from Zhao Cong, what is it?

Furthermore, who said that Nafei would definitely be able to give birth to a child?

Zhao Shishi wanted to know what his cheap grandfather and Zhao Cong did when they went to Baoci Hall, but Zhao Cong never came back.Until the candles were lit, Zhao Cong and the others still did not return.

But Chaxi has come to take him to bed and rest, in the eyes of everyone in Funing Palace, he is a thin and weak fool.They all obeyed Zhao Cong's words and took care of him to go to bed early and get up early every day.

He had worked so hard to pretend to be a fool, and he couldn't give up all his efforts, so he had to lie down on the bed.

Chaxi was clever, and after covering him with the quilt, he said: "Does Xiaolang miss your Majesty? Your Majesty will stay in Baoci Hall to have dinner with the Empress Dowager, and I am afraid he will be back soon. Xiaolang, please rest assured and sleep." .”

Zhao Shishi blinked.

Cha Xi smiled and lowered the curtain for him.

About an hour later, he heard a slight noise outside.

Although Zhao Cong was unsuccessful, he was the emperor after all. Both Rantao and Fulu had some skills, and they taught His Highness Funing in an orderly manner.The people in the palace have always been soft-spoken and light-footed, whether they are talking or doing things, and now this situation is really rare.

He thought for a while, sat up quietly, got out of bed, opened the curtain, and walked out of the inner room.

The little yellow door was on duty at night under the porch, he quietly stuck behind the door, and heard a festive maid's voice: "This is great, our Majesty has finally accepted a concubine."

Another person said: "That's not true! Concubine Shu is the second wife of Qian Xianggong's family!"

Concubine Shu?

The second daughter of the money merchant?

Empress Dowager Sun actually gave Qian Shang's second daughter to Zhao Cong as Concubine Shu?

Empress Dowager Sun lived again like him?Conscience found out?

Otherwise, how could she do such a thing? The empress she has been thinking about and wishful thinking doesn't want to be?