Funing Hall

Zhao Zongning is a successful speaker. Zhao Cong used to think that Empress Dowager Sun was considered a heroine. With his grown-up sister as a comparison, he understood what a real heroine is.

Even comparing his sister with Queen Mother Sun is insulting his sister.

Zhao Cong already had some thoughts in his heart, and after being influenced by Zhao Zongning's remarks, he wished he could give everything for the country and the people immediately.

However, Zhao Cong also has the thinking of an adult.After his blood boiled for a moment, he quickly calmed down again.

Everything can't be done by blood.

Zhao Zongning hadn't calmed down yet, she was waiting anxiously for Zhao Cong's words.

Zhao Cong reached out to pat her small head, and said with a smile, "Ning Ning has grown up."

"elder brother!"

"Don't worry, my brother knows it all, and he has plans. If you accept it today, they will return it in the future."

"elder brother--"

Zhao Cong looked at her and said softly: "As you said, I am the emperor and an official family, so I will plan for the people and have considerations. It's just that the time has not come, but you have to trust brother, soon. I will do it for you. This country has given everything it can, and the surname 'Zhao' will not be insulted.

And you, my brother hopes that you can always be so wanton and carefree.On the day when your elder brother takes power, you will be recognized as a princess in front of everyone. "

Zhao Zongning said with a smile: "Who cares about that! I am the princess now, but everything my brother gave me has long been arranged according to the princess!"

"What my father and mother failed to get, my brother will do for them in the future, and my brother will not forget."

Unlike Zhao Cong, after Zhao Zongning was born, although Princess Anding passed away shortly after, King Anding was always there.The relationship between their father and daughter is very good, and the Prince of Anding and his concubine have a very deep relationship, and they have never remarried. There is not even a concubine in the mansion, let alone a side concubine.After the death of Prince Anding, the young Zhao Zongning was depressed for a long time.

At this moment when their parents were mentioned, Zhao Zongning's eyes turned red suddenly, and he bowed his head in silence.

"My brother said something wrong, which made our little princess very sad."

Zhao Zongning looked up at him: "I am the princess now!"

Zhao Cong smiled: "Soon."

Only then did Zhao Zongning laugh again.

Zhao Cong took a handkerchief to wipe her tears, but Zhao Zongning felt a little embarrassed, snatched the handkerchief from him, and wiped it himself.

After she took a few sips of tea and put down the cup, Zhao Cong said, "But today, you also did something wrong."

Zhao Zongning was smart, he hummed and said, "What's wrong with me saying she's an old godmother?"

"You are the princess, so you can't insist on verbal prestige like this. If anyone bullies you, you can tell your brother, and I will help you vent your anger. The Empress Dowager Sun is indeed on guard against me, and she has set many hurdles for me, but you want Trust your brother, don't you?"

After a while, Zhao Zongning reluctantly nodded his head in agreement.

"Then it's settled, don't call her Queen Mother like that in the future, it's indecent after all."

Zhao Zongning reluctantly agreed.

"Besides, Mr. Xiao Lang from Wei Jun Wang's Mansion is still here, so you can talk like that."

Zhao Zongning said relaxedly: "Brother, you don't have to pay too much attention to this matter, then Zhao Shishi is a fool! In their house, his brothers and sisters are too lazy to bully him now, because it's boring! Whatever we say, he will I don’t understand. Brother didn’t see it, didn’t he react at all just now?”

"Fool?" Although Zhao Cong had guessed, he was still a little surprised when he heard these words. How "fool" is this?

"Zhao Congde—well, brother, don't stare at me, he is the fourth brother! The eldest daughter of the fourth brother, Zhao Shiqing and I have a good relationship, and often come to my house. I have also visited their house a few times at her invitation. .”

Zhao Cong nodded, motioning for her to continue.

"Brother, you also know that Uncle Weijun and Fourth Brother have always had a bit of temperament... I am a junior, so I can't say it. In fact, it is quite pitiful. Zhao Shishi's biological mother was snatched back by Fourth Brother. "

"Root?" Zhao Cong often lived in the palace, and lived in chaos these years, so he didn't know much about it, let alone this kind of inner house.

"His biological mother originally rented a shop on West Street in the city to do business, specializing in cooking cakes. I didn't expect the fourth brother to snatch her back because of his beauty..." Zhao Zongning was only 13 years old after all. Although she has a lively temperament, due to her status, she often dares to say things that other young ladies dare not say, and some words are difficult to say, "In short, he is the son of Prince Wei, who dares to do anything to him? Besides, she is just an ordinary woman , grab it. And it is said that the woman has a husband..."

Zhao Cong's spirit froze: "Could it be?"

Zhao Zongning understood what he was thinking, and immediately shook his head: "No, Zhao Shishi is the biological son of the fourth brother. Zhao Shiqing, who hates her concubine brother like that, also admitted this. People like the fourth brother want to take back when they see a beautiful one. Go. Zhao Shishi's biological mother was favored for several decades, and then disappeared in the Prince Wei's mansion. His biological mother is also said to be a bit dull, and even Zhao Shiyi has been stupid since he was a child.

There are so many children in their house, all of them are eager to show their faces in front of Fourth Brother and Uncle Wang.Zhao Shishi was so stupid, and his biological mother didn't know how to make money, so they gradually disappeared so completely that no one remembered them.In the morning, when I heard the big joke in the palace, I guessed it was Zhao Shishi.Zhao Shiqing sometimes mentioned him and said he was pitiful.It turned out that when Zhao Shiqing was not married, he remembered to take care of him. The other brothers and sisters were afraid of Zhao Shiqing.I was in their mansion and saw him once from a distance.After Zhao Shiqing got married last year, no one in their house cared about him anymore. "

"So pitiful." Zhao Cong murmured.

"Yeah, I heard yesterday that the old god—the Empress Dowager Sun ordered Uncle Wang to bring all the children over the age of ten into the palace. Zhao Shiyi is just 11 years old, and he must have been bullied by his brothers again before he appeared. In the back garden."

Zhao Cong thought for a while, called Rantao in, and asked, "Where did you guys play yesterday?"

The elders participated in the court meeting, and a group of children naturally had to find another place to pass the time.

"It's in the side hall of Kunning Hall."

Zhao Cong nodded, that's right, Kunning Hall is very close to the back garden.Getting Zhao Shiyi drunk and throwing him into the back garden is a very easy thing to do.

There are disputes where there are people, and he was squeezed out by the Queen Mother when he became the emperor.

Zhao Cong understood the truth, but he still felt that Zhao Shiyi was a bit pitiful.In particular, he saw Zhao Shishi's footprints with his own eyes. Even if he was a concubine, he was a member of the clan, and he was bullied by a young lady of the Sun family.

It's just that there are so many poor people, how can he manage it.Just these things in front of him were enough to worry him.

Zhao Cong sighed secretly, and sat up propped up.

"What is brother going to do?"

"Go to Baoci Hall."

"What are you going to see her for? She's the only one who will put on airs as the queen mother! Her niece is so presumptuous in the palace, and she won't come here to give you an explanation." Zhao Zongning pouted.

Zhao Cong let the court lady put on shoes for him, and said to Zhao Zongning with a smile: "After all, it is the eunuch in my palace who offended Princess Baoning. The princess came into the palace crying early in the morning to seek justice from me. Unfortunately, I have never understood these things. So I can only go to the Empress Dowager to ask for a solution."

Zhao Zongning rolled his eyes, and then laughed: "That's right! Liu Xian pissed me off! I'm very angry! I want to find the Queen Mother to make the decision! If the Queen Mother doesn't make the decision for me, I will cry! I will not leave the palace! "

Zhao Cong laughed out loud, and after Rantao tidied up his clothes, he took his sister to Baoci Hall to seek justice.

Empress Dowager Sun didn't sleep well that night.She never got up, and even the small court meeting was cancelled.She frowned and leaned against the bed without speaking, her hair covered the pillow with black hair.

Zhao Zongning became impatient, and called her "old godmother" one after another.

In fact, Queen Mother Sun is not old, she is only thirty-six this year.

She is not the first emperor's empress Yuan, she is the successor, she is also the niece of empress Yuan.

The Sun family has always thought about it. Empress Yuan was not in good health, so she sent the young Empress Dowager Sun to the palace.As soon as he stayed in this palace, he stayed until the death of Empress Yuan, and Empress Dowager Sun became her successor.

She was only 15 years old when she was canonized as queen.

Those were also her best years. Although the first emperor was much older than her, he doted on her very much.And she is both beautiful and educated.She grew up in the palace, and the late emperor personally taught her when she was young.During the one or two years after she became queen, the late emperor didn't even go to the place of the most favored imperial concubine.

Empress Yuan failed to give birth to a prince, so all the treasures of the Sun family were bet on her.

According to this pampering method, giving birth to a prince seems to be a matter of course.

But until the death of the first emperor, the Empress Dowager Sun was never pregnant.

At first, when Zhao Cong was raised under her name.Although she didn't want to, she also knew that raising her would help her.What's more, Princess Anding County and her are actually cousins, and her mother is a cousin of Princess Anding County's mother.

In the aristocratic circle of Tokyo City, there are already close relatives.

Zhao Cong is her cousin and has a slight blood relationship.She really liked Zhao Cong very much at first, Zhao Cong was born well, well-behaved, and very docile.When Zhao Cong saluted her when he was young, he still couldn't stand firmly. As he grew older, Zhao Cong's salute became more stable and more standard.As for Zhao Cong, the longer he was, the better he was, with a brilliant literary talent, and everyone in the Taifu said he was good.

The most commendable thing is that Zhao Cong has always respected her, even calling himself "I" in front of her.

Empress Dowager Sun should be proud of this, but her heart gradually drifted away.The first emperor left too early, Zhao Cong was still too young, she was too young, her heart was completely biased towards herself.She has been used by her father and aunt since she was a child, and entered the palace early. Has anyone ever asked her what she thinks?

No.

She has become the most honorable woman in the world, why can't she try to become the real most honorable person?

Once the inner demon exists, it is difficult to drive away.

Her affection for Zhao Cong has long since dissipated in the past six years.

She didn't even have much affection for the Sun family. Her biological father sent her to this living grave with his own hands.But in order to control Zhao Cong, she had to rely on her natal family.It was originally planned well, when Sun Xiaoyu was fifteen years old, she personally bestowed a marriage and made Sun Xiaoyu the queen, so she could continue to pinch Zhao Cong.Even if a prince is born, it still has the blood of the Sun family.

Now, because of that little incident, all these plans have been nullified.

What's more, at the court meeting yesterday, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom actually asked her when Zhao Cong would be in charge.The envoys of Xixia even directly stated that they would stay in the capital and leave after Zhao Cong passed his longevity and took charge of the government, and saluted the Great Song Emperor himself.Some other small countries actually echoed it.

How embarrassing is she?She almost couldn't laugh, and felt that everyone under the steps was laughing at her, laughing at her wishful thinking.

She was already in a bad mood, and when she came back from the court meeting, her face was not clear when she heard what happened in the Houyuan.

After all, Aunt Wang was her wet nurse, and she came into the palace with her when she urinated, which was better than her mother's treatment of her. Even if she blamed Aunt Wang, she couldn't bear to really punish her.Aunt Wang felt ashamed to see her and was introspecting in her room.

Qingming stood by the bed and said softly: "Your Majesty, the eldest lady has been waiting in the hall early in the morning. The servant girl saw that her eyes were very red, and she didn't speak. I'm afraid she cried all night."

Empress Dowager Sun said a little impatiently: "Brother dotes on her all day long, spoils her like this, who is to blame? That is the young man of Weijun Wangfu, even though he is only a bastard, he is from Weijun Wangfu She dares to kick? Is this the demeanor that a prostitute should have? I don't ask her to be virtuous and virtuous, but she is so stupid, she should reflect on herself!" Afterwards, the Empress Dowager Sun was also furious. .

"Young lady, don't be angry. The eldest lady is still young. If you teach her well, she will be fine. Besides, it's good to have a delicate temper. Someone will hurt you in the future."

"Hmph!" Empress Dowager Sun sneered, "With her temper, which man in the future will be able to stand her? She won't be able to enter this palace! The city of Tokyo is so big, I'm afraid everyone knows that she will Prince Wei fainted from anger! Do you think she can bear it?"

"Your Majesty..." Qingming wanted to say more.

Empress Dowager Sun said: "Forget it, wait for me to get up. My mother will enter the palace today, and I have something to explain to her."

"Yes." Qingming stepped forward to serve her.

She was sitting in front of the mirror, and when the maid was dressing her, suddenly a little maid hurried in.

Qing Ming dissatisfied: "Why so frizzy?"

"Your Majesty! Princess Baoning has come into the palace!"

"So early?" The Empress Dowager Sun, who had her eyes closed, immediately opened them.

"According to the little eunuch guarding the gate at Donghua Gate, when the princess entered the palace, she looked unhappy and looked like she was about to cry!"

Empress Dowager Sun frowned again, Zhao Zongning was not easy to deal with.

But at this time, another maid walked in and said even more urgently: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty and Princess Baoning are heading to our Baoci Hall. The princess's eyes are red, as if she has just cried!" "

Empress Dowager Sun couldn't help but reached out and stroked her forehead, it really hurt.

The author has something to say: During the Northern Song Dynasty, if the queen mother wrote to the emperor, she would call herself a "concubine".I usually call myself "old body", "I" and "I".I used "I" in the article, because the style of writing does not follow the line of classical Chinese, "Lao Shen" and "Wu" are a bit of a mouthful.