The wind of wonder in Tianyue rises from the frontier fortress

As the days passed, Chu Qingxi's health improved day by day, and Li Wanhua's affection for her became deeper and deeper.Except for the court meeting that he had to attend, Li Wanhua spent most of the day by Chu Qingxi's side.

Gradually, the empress' love for Chu Qingxi spread throughout the court and the harem.More and more palace people have witnessed the tenderness of the empress to Chu Qingxi, and more and more rumors have gradually spread. The meaning in the words all refers to the empress's favor for foreign women It seems that it has gone beyond the normal range. Combined with the fact that the empress is too old to marry and has no desire to choose a husband, the whole religious dynasty is more and more worried about the continuation of the Xixia emperor's heir.

Turmoil gradually arose in the court and harem, but Li Wanhua turned a deaf ear to it.At each court meeting, the group of civil servants headed by Zhongshu Ling Wang Yansong would seize every opportunity to bring up the topic of the empress choosing the emperor's husband and prolonging the emperor's heir, but Li Wanhua changed the topic with various reasons and methods .

It's just that "defending the people's mouth is better than defending Sichuan", the more Li Wanhua was unwilling to discuss this matter with the ministers in the court, the more the ministers who advocated the inheritance of the royal blood became more energetic.The more Li Wanhua avoided this topic, the more the courtiers were aroused to interfere.You must know that the heir of a country is not only related to the replacement of her Li family, but also related to the distribution of power in the future, and related to the wealth and lives of all civil and military officials!

To put it more clearly, no matter which family's son is chosen as the emperor's husband, his family's blood can enter the royal family!When the empress one day drives west of Hehe, then this emperor's heir with his family's blood will be the new lord of the Great Xia Dynasty. Would he still wrong his ancestors?

Therefore, these ministers who keep saying that they are for the inheritance of Li's blood and for the continuation of the Great Xia Emperor's heirs, I am afraid that only they know how much they are dedicated to the public.

On this day, the same dispute happened again in the court.Zhongshu ordered Wang Yansong to bring up the old matter again, and once again put the issue of asking the empress to choose the emperor's husband on the table.

Li Wanhua looked at Wang Yansong who was kneeling at the foot of the jade steps, wishing he could kick this stubborn old man to death.What is called which pot does not open and which pot is lifted? This is it!Knowing that she was avoiding this topic on purpose, this old bastard took the trouble to step on his sore feet, hum, don't think that he doesn't know what he's planning, it's because he wants his own grandson Wang Wenbing to come out on top, His royal family is also good at climbing dragons and phoenixes, ranking among princes.

Wang Wenbing and Li Wanhua have seen this before. He looks weak and fair, and he is about eighteen or nineteen years old this year.This Wang Yansong was cruel in order to allow the Wang family to marry the royal family.Li Wanhua was ten years older than Wang Wenbing, the grandson of Zhong Shuling, who could be a rich lady, but was used by his grandfather as a political pawn.

I only heard Wang Yansong knelt at the bottom of the steps, and still said loudly: "Your Majesty, the country cannot live without a heir. Now Your Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn, and he will accept the harem, choose the emperor's husband, and spread the branches and leaves for our Great Xia Dynasty!"

Li Wanhua said perfunctorily, "I understand what Prime Minister Wang said."

Wang Yansong said relentlessly: "The old minister implores His Majesty to put this matter on the agenda immediately. According to the rule of the previous dynasty, there are ministers to choose men for selection."

Li Wanhua frowned and said: "This matter is related to my life, how can it be child's play. I need to think again, and I have to ask the Queen Mother to make a decision."

Wang Yansong said loudly: "Your Majesty, if the Empress Dowager knows that you have such filial piety, she will be very pleased. This matter is not just your personal matter, it is also related to the national destiny and future of our Great Xia Kingdom!"

At this time, Zhang Youjian, Duke of the State of Wei, Situ Zhao, an admonisher, and Feng Junping, a regular servant of Sanqi, also came out one after another, expressing their support for Zhongshu Ling Wang Yansong's proposition, asking the empress to make up her mind as soon as possible, thinking that the Great Xia royal family will continue the blood .

Seeing that they were endless, Li Wanhua hugged her together to put pressure on her, and immediately became a little impatient. If it weren't for the fact that Wang Yansong made a lot of contributions in the hands of the late emperor in the past, now he is in the position of Zhong Shuling, except for this matter. The matter caused Li Wanhua quite a headache, but for the government affairs of the Xixia Kingdom, he was really conscientious and hard-working, just because of the suspicion of forming a clique and running a society, Li Wanhua had long been rude to him.

Li Wanhua frowned, trying to suppress the anger in her heart, and said in a slow tone: "I have said it, I know. I will make a decision after discussing with the Queen Mother." After speaking, she stood up suddenly, Regardless of whether the other ministers had anything to say, they went down to court and left.

When Wang Yansong and others heard this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although there was still a considerable distance from their hopes, the empress' tone had loosened after all. At least, she was willing to "discuss with the queen mother", wasn't she?

The most urgent task at the moment is to tell Queen Mother Zhang the news as soon as possible.Everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Youjian, the Duke of Wei.This queen mother is his mother's compatriot, the sister of his direct relatives.

Wang Yansong bowed to Zhang Youjian and said, "You have to have Lord Lao Wei for this matter."

Zhang Youjian returned the courtesy with a smile: "Where is the Prime Minister Wang talking, you and I are all servants of the Great Xia, and we should share the worries of the country and His Majesty."

Sanqi's regular attendant Feng Junping continued: "The Duke of Wei and the Prime Minister Wang are the pillars of the country. Your Majesty, with your help, will surely carry on the past and build a foundation that will last forever. My Great Xia Dynasty will last forever and last forever."

Zhang Youjian and Wang Yansong clasped their fists together with smiles and said, "How dare you! How dare you!"

It is said that Li Wanhua returned to the bedroom holding back her anger, Lu'er and He'er saw her uneasy expression, so naturally they accompanied her very carefully.Li Wanhua impatiently took the tea soup offered by Lu'er, gulped and drank it upside down, but still felt the evil fire in her heart go up, she put the tea bowl on the table with a "snap" Going up, he said with hatred: "These old bastards! I can't wait to kill them all!"

Lu'er and He'er saw her face changed with anger, they were silent for a while, they didn't know how to persuade them, they just listened to Li Wanhua hatefully said: "I can't even decide my own marriage, why should I be such a troublesome emperor!", When she saw the high-level memorial on the table at a glance, she suddenly became angry for no reason, shouted, and immediately swept all the memorials on the table to the ground.

All the maidservants in the palace immediately knelt down on the ground, not even daring to breathe, and heard Li Wanhua say indignantly: "This world is my country, I can be with whoever I want to be with!"

Just when Li Wanhua lost his temper, a servant girl who had been guarding outside the palace flew to the Tai'an Palace to report to Queen Mother Zhang.And at the same moment, there was a person in Queen Mother Zhang's hall who was reporting to her what happened in the court that day. This person was none other than the younger brother of the Queen Mother, Zhang Youjian, Duke of Wei.

After listening to the report from the maidservant of Fengming Palace, Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't help stretching out her hand to press her temple, and said with a wry smile: "The Ai family doesn't know what evil they did in their previous life, how did they have such an evil!" Zhang Youjian laughed beside her She persuaded: "What did the queen mother say? In the Great Xia Dynasty, there is no other woman who can compare with your blessing, the queen mother. Your majesty is the reincarnation of the star Ziwei in the sky. If you hadn't been supported by this great blessing, the queen mother in the sky Xingjun, how could he be reincarnated into your womb?"

When Queen Mother Zhang heard this, she couldn't help holding her mouth and laughing, and said with a smile: "According to what you said, you are actually very lucky. If you are not blessed, how can you be the emperor's uncle."

Zhang Youjian said with a smile: "Thanks to the Queen Mother, thanks to the Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled for a while, stretched her waist and stood up, sighing: "Let's go, Ai's family has to go to Fengming Palace, no matter how mischievous the emperor is, he will always be a child of Ai's family."

By the time Empress Dowager Zhang's Luanjia arrived at Fengming Palace, Li Wanhua's anger had almost been vented.In the main hall of Fengming Palace, there are smashed porcelain, messy calligraphy and paintings, dripping tea soup, and broken white jade paperweights and glass handles everywhere.

Empress Dowager Zhang stepped into Fengming Palace and saw exactly such a scene.The maidservants of Fengming Palace were cleaning in a hurry, when they caught a glimpse of Empress Dowager Zhang striding in, they all hurriedly knelt down to pay their respects.

Empress Dowager Zhang saw the mess everywhere, and saw some pieces of porcelain and glaze emitting a slight cold light, she hurriedly waved her hand to stop it and said, "Excuse me. All these things on the ground must be cleaned up carefully. If the emperor is caught, it is not a trivial matter. ".

All the servants in the palace agreed in unison, and cleaned up the mess on the ground swiftly. When Li Wanhua saw Queen Mother Zhang coming in, she knew that it must be because of her own trouble, so she had no choice but to pretend to be surprised and came forward, laughing. Said: "Why did the queen mother come to the palace in person today? If you have any orders, just send someone to pass them on." She cast a glance at the maidservants next to the queen mother, and said with a smile: "The queen mother is coming, you Don't stop it either."

Zhen Yu'er, the queen mother's personal servant, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "The queen mother is thinking about the emperor, and she insists on coming over to have a look. How can we be slaves to stop the old queen mother?"

Empress Dowager Zhang supported Zhen Yu'er with one hand and Li Wanhua with the other, and said with a smile: "Don't blame them blindly, Aijia only thinks of you wandering around in the palace, what's the matter, how dare you not welcome it?"

Li Wanhua apologized and said with a smile: "What did the queen mother say? Your old man is welcome to come anytime and anywhere. How dare the emperor say a word." She helped Queen Mother Zhang to the inner hall, where she served Queen Mother Zhang The imperial concubine was tilted on the couch, and took the freshly ordered tea from the handmaiden of the small palace, and brought it to Empress Dowager Zhang with her own hands, saying: "Mother, please have some tea."

Empress Dowager Zhang took it with her hand, touched it on her lips, and let it go.She glanced around the servants in the palace and said in a deep voice: "You all go out and wait. The Ai family has something to say to the emperor."

Everyone was ordered to evade, Li Wanhua stood on the ground wringing her hands and frowning, she could vaguely guess what Queen Mother Zhang wanted to say to her, this topic had already exhausted her mentally and physically, but seeing Queen Mother Zhang's expression, it seemed that she didn't want to talk about it because of her Tired and let her go.

Li Wanhua's eyes were fixed on the floor tiles in the palace, her brows were tightly knit together, her lips were tightly drawn into a line, and the drooping corners of her mouth clearly showed how much she was concerned about the upcoming conversation. cautious and uneasy.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at her quietly for a long time, then sighed for a long time, and then said slowly, "My lord, there are no outsiders now, only you and my mother. You are the only child under the mother's knee, so in the mother's place, you can do whatever you want." You can speak freely. The queen mother wants to hear your true inner thoughts, including plans for the future. The Great Xia Dynasty is your world, and it is the country of the Li family. The queen mother wants to know, what is your legacy to your father What do you think?"