imperial dream

Through this assassination case, the queen completely understood that the emperor's mind had never left this Yungui man. She couldn't understand why the emperor would anger her because of Queen Guo, causing many people to put pressure on her, so she had to Take a step back and take an oath not to harm the emperor's heir to protect the Cao family.

What she didn't expect was that she and the emperor would never be together, and she had to find another way to survive in the harem.

Empress Cao thought that the emperor had only had two princes and four princesses in ten years since he got married at the age of 15.If they are really strong and strong, it is impossible to have only six children within ten years.Now the eldest son of the emperor, King Yong, Zhao Xin is weak, whether he can grow up or not is a problem.Now that Yang Yun is winning the Holy Family, he has no chance of getting pregnant, so he still thinks about it from a side branch!

The first thing she thought of was Pu Wang Zhao Qi, who was the same age as the emperor, one month older. It is said that he currently only has one concubine, but there are quite a few concubines. He got married at the age of 16. Currently, only the concubine has three sons. The eldest son is eight years old. The fifth son is seven years old, the thirteenth son is five years old, and there are not many princesses (by the way, please don’t blame Nana for writing this Prince Pu, Zhao Yunrang, as a human-making machine. What about the thirteen sons of Renzong? I have no choice but to write about his father as a stronger father, who gave birth to more than a dozen children at the age of 26, but this is not a good way to highlight Renzong’s fertility! Ladies and gentlemen, please show me...).The rest of the sons are all concubines, and only the eldest son can inherit his throne, and the other heirs just share the wealth and honor.It can be seen that the body of this brother Wang is quite good, much stronger than the current Holy Majesty.And he has a very good relationship with the concubine. If one of his eldest sons can be taken into the palace to be raised, even if a certain prince ascends the throne in the future, the status can be preserved with the coordination between King Pu and the palace.

On this day, the emperor was reviewing the memorial in the imperial study, and Empress Cao asked to come in.The emperor naturally announced her to come in.

"See the emperor." Empress Cao dressed very solemnly.

The emperor knew that she had something important to do, so he put down his pen and said, "Pingshen, what can Ai Qing do to see me?"

"It is indeed a big deal."

"Oh?" The emperor stood up and said, "Quickly tell me."

Empress Cao watched the emperor walk in front of her before asking: "What day do you think is today, Your Majesty?"

The emperor thought about it for a long time but didn't remember it.

The queen said with a smile: "Today is Niangniang Di's birthday. The emperor is busy with state affairs, so he forgot."

"Oh, it's not!" The emperor just remembered.

Empress Cao took the emperor's hand and said: "Although the empress dowager has made a lot of contributions to giving birth to the emperor, the eighth emperor's uncle and Di Niangniang have been kind to the emperor in nurturing the emperor. We must not forget our roots, so the ministers and concubines made their own decisions and asked the emperor to go with them. Xianwangfu."

"Okay, I will report to the Empress Dowager immediately..." the emperor said while packing up the memorial.

"Your Majesty." Empress Cao pulled him and said, "The concubine has already informed the Queen Mother."

The emperor looked at her and smiled, thinking to himself: This empress still has merits sometimes, if she is more broad-minded, maybe she won't be like this.

"The concubine also invited one person."

"who?"

"Yang Guiren of Cuiyunxuan."

The emperor's face was not very good-looking, it's not that he didn't want to, but the empress suggested that he couldn't help doubting her.After what happened to Empress Guo, he was afraid that Empress Cao would find fault with Yun'er and bring her a fatal disaster.

Empress Cao naturally knew about it and said: "The concubine heard that Yungui is Mistress Di's niece. Mistress will be happy to see her." The deep-rooted feelings are also a way to please him; secondly, she invited King Pu Zhao Qi to bring the princess and the thirteenth son Zhao Zongshi to celebrate Di Niangniang's birthday together. Zhao Qi didn't know the queen's intention, but she couldn't violate the queen's order. He likes children, if Yang Yun also likes King Pu's eldest son, he can naturally raise him with her.It's just that she didn't expect that the thirteenth son of King Pu would become the future emperor.

"Alright!" Just like that, the three of them went to Prince Xian's mansion together.

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When the emperor, empress, and Yang Yun arrived at Prince Xian's mansion, they saw Niangniang Di holding a five or six-year-old child playing with her, and the eighth prince chatting with Pu Wang's uncle and nephew.

Suddenly Di Niangniang smiled and said to the Eighth Prince: "My lord, look. How much does Zong'er look like the emperor when he was a child?"

The Eighth Prince responded: "Yes, Qi'er, this kid is indeed quite smart."

Zhao Qi said with a smile: "Uncle Wang laughed. Zong'er is indeed smart. The emperor was different from him when he was young. This child is naughty."

The Eighth Prince said: "I remember that year when your father came to the palace for the first time. The emperor is the same age as you. You two had a great time. But now, your father has passed away, and you have grown up."

"Isn't it?"

"How long do you plan to stay in the capital this time?"

"There are a lot of things to take care of in the palace, and I will go back after I have nothing to do with the emperor and the queen mother."

"Oh!" The Eighth Prince stopped talking.

"This time it's my aunt's birthday, so I specially brought Zong'er here to have fun." Zhao Qi said with a smile, and after coming over for a while, he asked, "Uncle Wang, has Second Brother Wang come back?"

"Well, the border is important, and it is our duty to serve the country."

"That's right, it's better than my nephew. The little nephew doesn't know anything, but he will have a few children..."

"Hahaha!" The Eighth Prince smiled and said, "Your generation really belongs to your sons. Remember to pass on your experience to other brothers later on!"

"Uncle Wang really knows how to joke. My nephew doesn't have any experience. It's all by mistake." Zhao Qi was not shy at first, but he couldn't do it with the Eight Sage Kings.

"Daddy, be ashamed!" the child said when he saw his father blushing...

"Hahaha, did you see? My son is starting to take care of you!" Niangniang Di supported Xiao Zongshi, who walked up to his father and pulled him.

"Please fight." Zhao Qi picked up his son after finishing speaking. This little guy is so smart that he can understand everything at a glance.

At this moment, the child suddenly looked at the three emperors outside the door, stretched out his hand and said, "Come on!"

Only then did everyone notice the person at the door.

When Zhao Qi saw it, he immediately took the princess to kneel down to salute: "The humble minister (concubine) sees the emperor, the queen empress. May my emperor live forever, and my empress will live a thousand years."

"Brother Wang, Sister-in-law Wang, get back on your feet quickly." The emperor had just finished speaking to them.

The little guy also knelt down with the adults, imitating his father and saying: "See the emperor, empress. Thousand years... long live..." The little guy still can't figure out the correct word order!

"Hahaha... flat body." The emperor looked at him and smiled, and came over to pick up the little guy, who knew that Xiaozong was actually hugging the emperor obediently in the emperor's arms.The emperor has always liked children, let alone such a cute child?The emperor asked, "What's your name?"

"My name is Zong'er, is your name the Emperor?"

"I'm not called the emperor." The emperor likes this child very much.

"They..." The child meant that they were all called the emperor?

"Zong'er, you can call me Emperor Uncle."

"My... Uncle Emperor..."

"Uncle Huang." Knowing that children don't understand the word "zhen", the emperor said, "Call me Uncle Huang."

Zong'er looked at his parents, then at the emperor and said, "Uncle Emperor, she is so beautiful." He pointed to the queen and said.

The queen didn't expect the little guy to be so cute, so she came over and said, "Zong'er, just call me Aunt Huang."

Zong'er looked at the emperor, the emperor nodded, and then said: "Aunt Huang, hello."

"Good boy, Zong'er is so good, can you let Aunt Huang give you a hug?"

Children like to be lively, so they naturally threw themselves into the arms of the queen, and then into the arms of Yang Yun.

The emperor gave Di Niangniang a birthday gift and said: "Uncle Emperor, this visit is purely a family gathering. It's for my mother and concubine, no, for my empress's birthday. It just so happens that Brother Wang is also here, so let's have a good time together?"

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After lunch, the emperor and Zhao Qi chatted in the courtyard...

The emperor said: "Brother Wang, how are you doing in Xiangfu County all these years?"

Zhao Qi smiled lightly and replied, "It's either good or bad."

"how do I say this?"

"I used to be uncomfortable. After my father passed away, my mother and concubine ignored the world affairs in the Buddhist hall. As my son, who was just born, inherited the title, it is inevitable that some brothers would not accept it, especially the elder brother. His mother went to make trouble every day. .”

"How was this resolved?"

"I killed that bitch, imprisoned my eldest brother, and took his heir as my own."

"Keep it, it's not good for me to kill." The emperor didn't speak, he knew that such a thing was inevitable.

Zhao Qi couldn't help but look at the emperor one more time: he has also experienced a lot, and he is used to seeing bloody things.He asked, "How is your Majesty doing?"

"It's okay! I need someone to help, I wonder if Brother Wang is willing?"

"..." Zhao Qi didn't answer him, and thought to himself: The emperor has been in power for a short time now, and all kinds of wastes are waiting to be done, and among the emperor's relatives, he is about the same age as him. Could it be that he instructed the queen this time?

"What? Don't want to?"

"It's not that I don't want to. The emperor is young and promising, and has his own views on the country. The humble minister knows nothing except how many sons he will have, and knows nothing about the affairs of the court. I'm afraid it will be a disservice." Zhao Qi is naturally willing, but he doesn't want to Become someone else's murder tool.

The emperor smiled and said: "Then teach me how to give birth to a son?"

"The emperor really knows how to joke." Zhao Qi didn't dare to say this.

"Hahaha... I'm just kidding. The Ministry of Industry just lacks a servant who is responsible for cleaning up the river in Bianjing. I think brother Wang is the most suitable, so go back to Beijing?" The emperor patted Zhao Qi on the shoulder, just like when he was a child.

"I obey the decree." Zhao Qi thought to himself: This is the job he likes. It seems that when he can still flex his muscles, he will happily kneel down and accept the decree.

The emperor nodded and thought to himself: Bianjing originally had a lot of rivers, some of which were old, dangerous whirlpools everywhere, serious pollution, and no one cleaned it up. If we let our own people do it, we can avoid a lot of extravagance and waste.I have already discussed it with Prime Minister Wang, and his opinion is to invite a prince who is proficient in rivers to do this. He had no idea at first, but now seeing him, he remembered that he was interested in water conservancy when he was young. Now that he readily accepts it, he must have researched it thoroughly over the years.The emperor pulled him and said, "Take time to draft two memorials on the plan to renovate the river in the capital and submit them to Prime Minister Wang and Minister of the Ministry of Industry. I will inform them. After seeing the queen mother, I can go back and wait for the good news. In less than a month, brother Wang Just wait to take office."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhao Qi didn't expect that the Emperor would need it so urgently. Fortunately, he had already studied the Bianjing River Channel, so he only needed to sort it out a little.

The Eighth Prince came over, and he heard everything else, so he said: "The emperor plans to repair the river?"

"Yes."

"Prime Minister Wang talked about this with the minister that day, but the minister did not expect the emperor to act so quickly."

"Who does the emperor think is the most suitable?" The emperor also wanted to hear his opinion.

"Qi'er is indeed an expert in this matter." The Eighth Prince did not shy away from relatives, "He once helped the county magistrate in Xiangfu County, repairing river channels and building dams, which won the hearts of the people!"

"Oh?" The emperor didn't expect that he had practiced it before, so he asked: "Then I think you are familiar with this matter?"

Zhao Qi shook his head and said seriously: "No. Compared with Bianjing, Xiangfu County is nothing compared to Bianjing. Bianjing is an ancient capital, and many riverbeds cannot be changed. Therefore, it takes time and effort to repair it. It is necessary to complete the task without Destroy Feng Shui, so that I can keep my big □□ foundation, without a detailed plan, it is impossible to see the results, I need to plan carefully."

"Okay, since that's the case, I'll be waiting for your good news."

Half a month later, the Ministry of Industry accepted Zhao Qi's proposal, and soon he came to the capital to take up his post.

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A year later, Song Yuyi found out that Yang Yun was pregnant, and immediately notified the emperor.

The emperor learned the lesson from last time, did not hide it from her, and asked her to carefully protect the fetus.

In the golden autumn of October, Cuiyunxuan is shrouded in a festive atmosphere...

Because Yungui gave birth to a pair of twins, the first is a daughter and the second is a son.

The emperor happily did not leave Cuiyunxuan for several days. This was the greatest happy event in the palace. Empress Dowager Li came here in person, and she was also very happy to see the two first-born grandchildren born after returning to the palace.

Seven days later, all the officials of the Ministry of Rites jointly invited the emperor, and the nobleman Yang of Cuiyunxuan was granted the title of noble concubine Zhaode.

No one in the whole court opposed it, and even the officials who opposed the Yang family before now agree with both hands.

After some hesitation, the emperor approved it.

When the child is full moon, it is the time when the canonization is officially made. The daughter is named Zhao Ying and canonized as Princess Deng; the son is named Zhao Xi and canonized as King Jing.

Yang Yun also officially moved into the Kyungying Palace.

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One day, the emperor came to visit them in Kyungying Palace, and Concubine Yang De was taking care of her daughter.Seeing this moment of happiness, the emperor couldn't help coming over to look at their mother and daughter.

Concubine Yang De was about to salute, the emperor said: "No, how is the child?"

"It's okay. Xi'er has fallen asleep, and Ying'er is almost here."

"Tired of taking care of them?"

"It's fine, as long as they thrive." Concubine Yang Defei covered her daughter with a quilt and stood up.

The emperor smiled and said, "I want to designate Xi'er as the crown prince."

Concubine Yang De pulled the emperor and said: "Didn't you pass the eldest son of the emperor by doing this? Will sister Jie be unhappy?"

"Xin'er has been in poor health since she was a child, and Lin'er does not want him to be the crown prince. These days, I have King Pu's youngest son, Zong'er, with me. Although his condition is better, he is still weak after all. I decided to let him, Zong'er and Xi'er share wealth."

Concubine Yang De smiled and said, "Third brother likes King Pu's youngest son Zongshi very much?"

"Yes, he is very smart. I have decided to raise him in the palace as a companion to King Yong Zhao Xin, and will be crowned king in the future. When Xi'er grows up, let the three of them be together. After I abdicate in the future, the Song Dynasty will be able to transition smoothly. Come to Xi'er."

"The emperor is only in his twenties, what did you say to abdicate?"

"Everyone will have such a day? At that time, I will abdicate and let you spend my old age with you."

Yang Yun understood that the emperor is a passionate person, but not a person who is indiscriminate, so he said: "There are also concubines Jie, Concubine Shu, and sister Xianfei."

"Okay." The emperor knew that Yang Yun knew him best, and this was what he hoped, but he always had a grudge against the queen.

Yang Yun leaned on the emperor's shoulder, happily embracing the emperor...

End of this chapter