wait for me to be king

"Really? Concubine Xian hanged herself?"

The queen mother stared blankly at the gorgeous red rhododendrons outside the window, let out a deep sigh, and fell into the memories of the past.

The Empress Dowager was born in a good family of common people. At that time, the late emperor had not yet made a fortune, and she was only a meritorious officer in the county government. Because the first empress did not take care of her body after giving birth to her second son, she could not bear the responsibility of spreading the branches and leaves. Therefore, the first empress took care of it herself. For the first emperor accepted the current queen mother as a noble concubine.

At that time, although the Empress Dowager was a concubine, the population of the first royal family was simple. There were only the first emperor and the first empress, and there were no elders.

It can be said that even as a concubine, the queen mother's first life was very smooth.

Three years later, the Empress Dowager became pregnant and gave birth to the acting king. She would be relied on for the rest of her life. Although the former empress felt sad, she did not make things difficult for the queen mother, and even helped the queen mother to take care of the acting king. From the perspective of a noble concubine, The queen mother's life is not bad.

Then the situation changed suddenly.

As if overnight, the first emperor rose up to conquer the world. The first empress and the queen mother suffered from the war and were worried and frightened all day long.

At the same time, as the status of the first emperor continued to rise, from a county, to a county, to a state, and then he controlled several states, and then became king, and finally ascended the throne as emperor. Flowers and butterflies, like changing clothes, are dizzying.

At that time, both the former queen and the queen mother were at a loss. They didn't know how to restore the heart of the king who lingered in the flowers.

Among these women, Concubine De who gave birth to the fourth prince and Concubine Xian who gave birth to the fifth prince were the most outstanding.

Concubine De and Concubine Xian come from extraordinary backgrounds, Concubine De is gentle and elegant, Concubine Xian is innocent and lively, they are all well-educated, their words and deeds are picturesque, their smiles are rhythmic, and they all represent different forces behind their backs. The first emperor naturally doted on them.

Only the first empress and the empress dowager came from humble backgrounds, and their father and brother were farmers, so it was impossible to provide any support for the first empress and the empress dowager. In addition, the eldest son and the second son died in battle one after another, and the first empress finally died of depression.

After the death of the first queen, the first emperor seemed to remember the hard times in the past. The queen mother took this opportunity to study those poems, songs, calligraphy, painting, dance and music, and at the same time mentioned the first queen and the past years from time to time, which aroused the guilt of the first emperor.

The Empress Dowager skillfully took advantage of the family's arrogance and disdain for the royal family and the nobles of the new dynasty, and let the late emperor see the inadvertent contempt shown by the concubine De and Xian. Grabbing the heart of the first emperor, she finally ranked first among the four concubines and had the last laugh.

The queen mother became the queen mother of a country step by step from an ordinary woman who was born in a common people's family. During the period, it was bitter and bitter, just like a person drinking water, knowing whether he is warm or not.

This is also the reason why the queen mother is slightly dissatisfied with the current queen.

Empress Li's father and brother, the successor of Emperor Xuanming, were originally low-ranking officials, but after all, Empress Li is also a lady of the official family, which is much better than the original background of the Empress Dowager. In this way, Empress Li also complained to the female officials around her that she came from a humble background. If it wasn't for this, how could Emperor Xuanming make her the imperial concubine first, and then the empress?

The Empress Dowager has been in the palace for more than ten years, even though Empress Li had already held back when she said these words, it still reached the Empress Dowager's ears, and the Empress Dowager was naturally unhappy when she heard it.

If we talk about the women in the harem who have the lowest family background, how can she be as low as the queen mother?

People are not self-reliant and self-improving, but they push it to their ancestors. How can such a queen manage the six palaces well?

Compared with Queen Li, the Queen Mother has a very good feeling for the Crown Princess Fu.

Fu's words and deeds are dignified and dignified, as expected of a woman from a wealthy family in Youzhou.

What the Empress Dowager appreciates most about Fu is that since Fu became the crown princess, she has never said to the prince that she would be kind to the Fu family. Since she married into the royal family, she is a royal wife. However, if after marrying into the royal family, she still has her heart towards her mother's family, how can such a woman deserve to be the queen of a country?

How big the heart is, how big the ultimate achievement will be.

The queen mother was not reconciled to living under the concubine Virtue and Concubine Xian, and fought all the way to become the most noble woman in the Chu Dynasty.

Now that Concubine Xian is also dead, only Concubine De is the only woman who fought against her back then.

"Your Majesty, Concubine De is crying outside the palace, unable to kneel for long."

Let's see, shall we?If a woman in the harem wants to climb to the top, she must become the queen mother.

The queen mother said lightly, "Go tell the emperor and let him deal with it."

Although King Chu is dead, King Chen is also involved in treason, and I don't know how Emperor Xuanming will deal with it.

Not long after, news came from the previous court that King Chen was imprisoned and would not be pardoned for life.

The queen mother just nodded after hearing this, and said nothing.

After hearing the news, Concubine De kowtowed three times outside the Ningshou Palace, then found Emperor Xuanming, and invited her into the family temple to pray for the late emperor.

Emperor Xuanming agreed.

No matter how much Emperor Xuanming hated King Chen and King Chu, he still lenient and spared King Chen's life.

King Chu died, and King Chen was his only remaining brother.

If King Chen is also dead, what kind of face should he face the late emperor after his death?

During this period, while Qi Yuan comforted Emperor Xuanming in front of Emperor Xuanming, he also had to deal with the matter of treason and earthquakes with the ministers, so he was very busy.

After Emperor Xuanming cheered up, he realized that his eldest son had really grown up. From persuading the king of Chu to arranging the post-disaster reconstruction of the people in the capital, he handled everything very well. It was as if overnight, the crown prince really became an important weapon of the country, even if he, the emperor, became a great success, the crown prince would be able to ascend the throne smoothly.

Emperor Xuanming had mixed feelings in his heart.

On the one hand, he was happy with the change of the crown prince, but on the other hand, thinking of the King of Chu's treason, he couldn't help but feel suspicious in his heart. The Tian family has no family ties, and whether the crown prince will come for the throne in the future, or...

Before Emperor Xuanming could figure it out, Eunuch Li came to report that Duke Ding Lin Jingcheng asked to see him.

Emperor Xuanming was taken aback.

When mentioning Lin Jingcheng, Emperor Xuanming inevitably thought of Xie Changfeng.

Xie Changfeng is so brave, if the prince seeks rebellion in the future, will Xie Changfeng obey the emperor?Or will he obey the prince?

Emperor Xuanming's face darkened.

After a while, Duke Ding came in.

Emperor Xuanming didn't shout for Pingshen.

It's just that he didn't expect that Duke Ding didn't plan to get up either.

After he walked in, he immediately fell to his knees, rushed to Emperor Xuanming's dragon chair, hugged Emperor Xuanming's thigh, and began to howl and cry.

Emperor Xuanming: ==

He frowned and said angrily, "What's going on?"

Lin Jingcheng was still crying, and Eunuch Li said cautiously, "...I guess it's because of Commander Xie."

Xie Changfeng?Emperor Xuanming snorted coldly, what did you eat back then?It's really bold to run away with the prince and leave me there!

He said slowly, "Xie Changfeng..."

Emperor Xuanming waited for Lin Jingcheng to plead guilty.

Unexpectedly, Lin Jingcheng howled again, "Your Majesty, please save Changfeng!!"

"..." Emperor Xuanming blinked and rubbed his temples, "What's going on?"

Eunuch Li spoke again, "I heard Commander Xie was seriously injured, he can't die."

Eunuch Li's words are very subtle, after all, no one wants to tell others that they can't have sex.

Who would have thought that Xie Changfeng would die if Emperor Xuanming stayed in a daze?

Lin Jingcheng cried loudly, "Your Majesty! My daughter is only 17 years old!! Do you want her to live like this for the rest of her life?"

His daughter Lin just married Xie Changfeng for less than a year!If Xie Changfeng can't have sex in the future, isn't his daughter a widow?

The most important thing is that the eldest son of the Lin family has been adopted by the Lin family!Xie Changfeng only has a concubine daughter left under his knees, and he is an orphan. When his daughter gets married, he will be dead!Even adoptive can't find the same clan!Not to mention that after a hundred years, the descendants will offer incense and worship, this, this...

Emperor Xuanming was completely stunned. He was still thinking about what to do in the future when Xie Changfeng only listened to the crown prince and not the emperor's orders, but now Xie Changfeng is going to die?

His mood is more complicated.

At this moment, the eunuch standing outside the imperial study screamed, "Commander Xie! Stop! Your Majesty didn't announce your audience, so how could you break into the imperial study?!"

The people in the imperial study were stunned when they heard the words, and Emperor Xuanming was even more puzzled, isn't it... can't it?How could he still run outside the Imperial Study Room?

He said, "Let someone come in!"

Xie Changfeng rolled in.

He really rolled in, mainly because he had an injury on his leg and lost too much blood. Even if he took supplements for the past few days, so much blood cannot be replenished in a day or two. Just roll in.

Xie Changfeng was wearing a black long coat today, which not only made the white bandage more conspicuous, but also made his face look whiter.

He paid his respects to His Majesty first, and then pleaded guilty for his father-in-law, "Father-in-law is disrespectful in front of the imperial court, please Your Majesty to make amends."

Emperor Xuanming sized Xie Changfeng up, didn't he find any signs of dying?

He said lightly, "Your father-in-law said you're dying, but I think it's okay."

"What's wrong with him?!" Lin Jingcheng yelled violently, "I can't even let my daughter have a baby!!"

Emperor Xuanming: "..."

He looked at Xie Changfeng with an ugly face in shock, then at Eunuch Li with his head drooping, and finally at Lin Jingcheng who was crying and out of breath, the corners of his mouth twitched.

It turns out that the so-called no way refers to that kind of thing?

Emperor Xuanming subconsciously looked under Xie Changfeng's stomach.

Xie Changfeng tightened his legs and his face twisted.

Emperor Xuanming coughed again and again, his eyes fluttered, "Li Fu, is that what the imperial physician said?"

Eunuch Li whispered, "Commander Xie was seriously injured, he lost a lot of blood, and the location of the wound..." He elongated his tone, and quickly glanced at Emperor Xuan Ming, who instantly understood.

Seeing that Emperor Xuanming understood, Eunuch Li shut up immediately.

Emperor Xuanming had a headache, and after Lin Jingcheng made such a fuss, the sullenness in his heart disappeared, and he was thinking about how to appease Lin Jingcheng, when Xie Changfeng spoke.

"Father-in-law, Your Majesty ordered me to take care of the crown prince. I was injured because of this. I only blame my incompetence in martial arts. What does it have to do with Your Majesty?" Xie Changfeng said sincerely, "Father-in-law, don't embarrass your majesty in front of the emperor. The heir is destined by God, maybe I Xie Changfeng has had too much blood on his hands in this life, and God punishes me for having no offspring, so it makes sense."

He walked up to Emperor Xuanming on his knees and bowed down again, "My eldest son is the adoptive son of the Lin family. His Majesty has issued an edict on this matter. I must obey it. Father-in-law, don't worry."

Lin Jingcheng immediately turned around and slapped Xie Changfeng, his eyes were red, "Fart!!"

"I watched you grow from a soldier to a general in charge of the army. Could it be that I only have Lin Xi in my heart and not you?"

"It's just that it's difficult for the heirs! Aren't you going to die? Did you just give up like this?" Lin Jingcheng roared, "I don't have such a cowardly son-in-law!"

After speaking, he hugged Emperor Xuanming's leg and cried again, "Your Majesty! Please save Changfeng!"

Emperor Xuanming looked at the deep friendship between his father-in-law and son-in-law, and his glass heart, which was stimulated by the king of Chu and the prince, was immediately soothed.

There is still a estrangement between the biological father and the son, but the son-in-law in front of him only thinks about each other. This kind of family relationship is really...

He said all the time, "I love you but I have something to ask for, just ask for it!"

Lin Jingcheng immediately said, "I beg Your Majesty to give you an imperial doctor to help Changfeng recuperate his body all the year round!"

It's just an imperial doctor!Emperor Xuanming agreed on the spot and gave him many medicines.

Not only that, he also praised Xie Changfeng, "Thanks to Xie Qing for rescuing the prince, he brought so many reinforcements."

——God knows what Emperor Xuanming was thinking when he said this.

Then Lin Jingcheng slapped Xie Changfeng on the forehead again, "Idiot! Why don't you save His Majesty first?"

"..." Eunuch Li looked at Lin Jingcheng subconsciously, and thought to himself, "Brother, you can do it, so I just asked directly!" !

Emperor Xuanming held his breath.

I heard Xie Changfeng say innocently, "Your Majesty asked me to take care of the prince, of course I must save the prince first!"

Emperor Xuanming: "..."

Lin Jingcheng roared, "Then what should His Majesty do?"

"Isn't there Commander Zhuge?" Xie Changfeng tilted his head, "I am the Commander of the Eastern Palace, and he is the Commander of the Imperial Palace!"

Emperor Xuanming: "..."