The emperor is embarrassed

Ming Zhan closed his eyes, lying on the recliner, humming comfortably.

Ruan Hongfei even sat on a slightly high round stool, holding a thin razor, shaving back and forth on Ming Zhan's small round chin.Ruan Hongfei really couldn't stand Ming Xiaopang's weird request. Ming Ming developed late, and only started to grow hair on his chin when he was nineteen.There is no fart, and I don't know what to do!

In fact, Ming Xiaopang just enjoys the feeling of being served by Ruan Hongfei.

Even if the hair on his chin hasn't grown yet, Ming Xiaopang feels comfortable after shaving.

Ruan Hongfei stroked Ming Zhan's chin and said, "It was still pointed before, but it's getting rounder. Don't eat supper at night."

"It's okay, let's exercise more in bed, and the supper can be digested." Ming Zhan took out the round mirror from under his buttocks, took a smug look, and said narcissistically, "Oh, it's true that the beard grows too fast. What troubles."

Ruan Hongfei thought to himself: You have a fart beard.

"Feifei, do you know that our nephew is dating?" Ming Zhan stretched out a fat carrot hand, motioning for Ruan Hongfei to cut his nails.

Now Ming Zhan thinks about it, the damned Ruan Hongfei agreed to take turns one at a time, but the number of times Ming Zhan can turn over on the bed is really very few.If Ming Zhan muttered a few words, he would definitely be ruined by Ruan Hongfei, "I'm getting old, I'm afraid you will be tired." Ironically, Ming Zhan is old and his skin is tender.

If Ming Zhan was acting coquettish or something, Ruan Hongfei would say, "I'm so old, I'm ashamed to pretend to be young."

Ming Zhan's mouthful of old blood was stuffy in his heart, so he simply put on the appearance of a grandfather and ordered Ruan Hongfei to serve him, otherwise, if Ruan Hongfei touched him at night, he would open his mouth and howl loudly, to spoil Ruan Hongfei's interest.

Ruan Hongfei thought for a long time before he realized who the "nephew" Ming Zhan was referring to, and asked, "How do you know?" The fat man became more and more powerful.

"Cut, Song Yao has started to deceive the emperor because of Zhao Lingyan." Ming Zhan's two small eyes shone brightly, with a gossip face, "If there is no trickery between them, there will be ghosts."

Ruan Hongfei squeezed Ming Zhan's fat hand, "Those who are kind see it, they are kind; . ” My head was screaming like a dog, no one seemed like a good person, and I was talking about Ming Zhan.

Ming Zhan poohed Ruan Hongfei's face was drooling.

In fact, Ruan Hongfei's evaluation of Ming Zhan is more complicated. It should be explained that there is indeed some rare truth in Zhan's character.However, it is surprising that such a person still has a heart full of evil intentions.

In Ruan Hongfei's view, Ming Zhan's ability to be an emperor was not only because of the general trend, but also because his temperament was really suitable for being an emperor.For example, the handling of the Datong incident can be regarded as a combination of grace and power, and the means are skillful.

Not to mention the northwest, the imperial capital is quite lively now.

Ming Zhan understood Feng Mingfan's two hundred and five.

This time, Ming Zhan met the father of two hundred and five - Zhongyi Hou Fengjingji.

Marquis Zhongyi is not too old, he is in his fifties, and his appearance looks a little younger than his age.This man is well-known in Huguang, and every year he builds roads and bridges, helps the orphans and the elderly, and must donate money.

Speaking of which, Hou Zhongyi looked like a cheerful person, "I received the imperial decree, so I came here with a bright horse. Your Majesty became the crown prince, and the ministers were not allowed to come to the capital to congratulate His Majesty. Now I finally see the emperor. I'm here. I pay my respects to the emperor." Then he knelt down and kowtowed three times.

Ming Zhan hurriedly asked someone to help him up, and said with a smile, "Originally, I didn't plan to make a big deal, but the veterans thought, it's been the second year since I became the throne, and you old relatives and nobles haven't seen each other yet. How about it. Taking advantage of this opportunity, we should meet each other. Otherwise, relatives of the whole family, don’t lose your life. Is this journey going smoothly?"

"Thanks to the emperor's blessing, it went very well." Hou Zhongyi said, "I have a quick temper, and their female relatives are still behind, and there are Xiaoer and them waiting for them. It will take three to five days to arrive. When the time comes, I will bring you Let them enter the palace to greet the Emperor and Empress Dowager."

Ming Zhan smiled and said, "What's the rush? My aunt is getting old, so she should go slowly." This Mrs. Loyalty Hou is the daughter of his grandfather, the old Yongning Hou. However, she and the Queen Mother Wei were not born by the same mother.

Mrs. Zhongyihou was the daughter of the old Yongninghou's concubine, and the Empress Dowager Wei gave birth to a housefill. As for Wei Yingjia, she was second-class, and the maid helped her to give birth to a son.

"Speaking of which, you are both my uncle and my uncle, and you are different from ordinary people." Ming Zhan's smile gradually faded, and he said, "I have always wanted to call you to the imperial capital, but I was afraid that there would be criticism from the court, saying that I was partial to Loyalty Marquis Mansion. There is one thing, I will say it directly."

Hou Zhongyi hurriedly listened carefully, Ming Zhan raised his eyes, glanced at Hou Zhongyi lightly, and asked, "You know the memorial jointly signed by the clan that Lord Shanqi made?"

"Yes." Marquis Zhongyi showed some strangeness on his face, and said innocently with a puzzled look on his face, "Marquis Shanqi wrote to his ministers saying that the Supreme Emperor is coming back soon, and he will make a joint memorial to show the filial piety of the clan. It's just a joint name. It's just that I have come to the imperial capital, and I feel strange that I haven't heard the news of the Supreme Emperor's return to the court."

Ming Zhan didn't know whether Zhongyihou's words were true or not for a while, so he waved his hands and said, "That's all, I ordered Shanqihou and Zheng Kaijun to go to Yungui to welcome his father back to the court. It's just this matter, let me tell you, although Shanqihou is also As a marquis, the relationship with the royal family is far away. I don’t understand the double kinship between you and me as a loyal Marquis, why do you have to be ordered by him?”

Marquis Zhongyi hesitated for a moment, "I'm thinking about it, I'm good at playing chess."

"Age is not the point. In this clan, there are many people who are older than you. Could it be that you just listen to others and have no opinions?" Ming Zhan said with a bit of displeasure, "You are in Huguang. I should have inquired about it, although I have never summoned you before I ascended the throne, but you and your aunt are the first to receive a portion of the festive rewards. Even though you are a Marquis, I will reward you according to the duke's share, This, you should understand. Even though you have never met before, you should understand that I treat you differently."

"What do you mean, don't you know?" Ming Zhan asked coldly.

Sweat was dripping from Zhongyihou's forehead, he bowed his head and dared not speak.

Ming Zhan knocked on the table with his fingers, and Hou Zhongyi quickly raised his head, facing Ming Zhan's stern face, Ming Zhan said again, "Among the clan, Prince Shen is old, and Prince Lian's temper, I understand, he It’s not that kind of material. In other places, the title starts from the duke, how about the father and son of the Duke of Yasukuni? They still help the Tatars behind my back, but now they seek benevolence and benevolence, and their father and son have gone outside the customs. When I come to you, I will support you in every possible way , In the end, you were actually driven by the good chess master, which really disappointed me."

"Your Majesty, minister, minister..."

"I'm not saying that there is something wrong with jointly signing the letter to the Supreme Emperor, but have you ever thought about whose loyalty the Supreme Emperor saw when he saw the memorial? Could it be your loyalty? If so, Shanqihou will Where do you put yourself?" Ming Zhan sighed, "Because he is the leader of Shanqihou, I have to hand over this task to Shanqihou."

"Your servant is really confused." Hou Zhongyi came to the imperial capital so anxiously. Although he had never met Ming Zhan, Ming Zhan really did not treat him badly.As Ming Zhan said, although there are not many solar terms rewards every year, the ones received by the Zhongyi Houfu must be far more than the regular ones.

Of course, Marquis Zhongyi's wife was born in Marquis Yongning's mansion, which also added a lot of points to Marquis Zhongyi.

Marquis Zhongyi had a feverish head at the time, and he co-signed on the memorial of Marquis Shanqi, but now that he thinks about it, he deeply regrets it.Especially after hearing what Ming Zhan said, Hou Zhongyi was ashamed and ashamed of the Holy King.

The reason why the Marquis of Zhongyi joined the name before actually has little to do with Marquis Shanqi. The Marquis of Zhongyi just couldn’t see the news that the court allowed Duke Jing and his son to be captured and leave the customs.

Obviously, with Hamur in hand, Duke Jing and his son could be exchanged back. If the emperor didn't allow it, how could Duke Jing and his son leave the grassland.

It's not that the Marquis of Zhongyi has such a deep and unswerving friendship with Duke Jing and his son, it's just that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the rabbit is dead and the fox is sad, Duke Jing is still a duke, the court is so cold, if they encounter this, I'm afraid there will be no second result.

Therefore, Hou Zhongyi signed his name.

However, the more he thought about it, the more wrong he became.

Especially today, Ming Zhan told a lot of things, how he treats the Zhongyihou Mansion, the king's praise of the Zhongyihou Mansion is nothing more than wanting the Zhongyihou Mansion to pick a leader in the clan, and in the end, your Zhongyihou Mansion was killed. Lord Shanqi took advantage of it, this is really...

Furthermore, regarding the matter of Lord Jingguo and his son, when Ming Zhan refused to save him, it really chilled the hearts of a group of clans.But what happened now? It was found out that Lord Yasukuni and his son had been having an affair with the Tatars for decades, stealing the country and helping the thieves.If Lord Jingguo and his son stayed in Datong well, the court would not spare them.

The righteous indignation of Hou Zhongyi is gone now.

Ming Zhan recounted the past, and the loyal Hou had no other feelings except guilt, and said in a deep voice, "I will think more about it in the future, and I will live up to the grace of the saint."

After sending away Zhongyi Hou, Ming Zhan met Feng Mingli, the son of Zhongyi Hou.

Feng Mingli is a very aristocratic young man, elegant and gentle, with outstanding appearance.Although it has passed, in fact, the eldest son has only been granted the title for one year. After Ming Zhan ascended the throne, the Marquis of Zhongyi asked for his eldest son. This can be regarded as the official recognition of Feng Mingli's status as the first heir from the legal level. .

It can be seen that Feng Mingli is really not the most beloved heir of the Marquis of Zhongyi, otherwise he would definitely not be able to wait until Feng Mingli's age to invite the eldest son.

Feng Mingli saluted, Ming Zhan gave him a seat first, and with a completely different face of affection, he asked with a smile, "Did cousin go to see mother?"

Ming Zhan has always had a different head than ordinary people. When his father and son came to the imperial capital together, he met Hou Zhongyi first, but instead sent Feng Mingli to pay his respects to the Queen Mother Wei.After meeting Zhongyi Hou, Ming Zhan summoned Feng Mingli alone.

Feng Mingli said in a gentle voice, "When I was at home, my mother told me to kowtow to the Empress Dowager." The Yongning Hou Mansion is not what it used to be.In fact, during the entire period of Feng Jingqian's administration, the Yongning Hou Mansion definitely lived with its head shrunk.The mother's family was not strong enough, so that Feng Ming had several sons, but he was not able to be established as the eldest son.

Still in Ming Zhan's astounding position, the Yongning Hou Mansion ascended to heaven with chickens and dogs.Although the title has not changed, the status and the right to speak are definitely different.Especially regarding Feng Mingli, the old Marquis Yongning has always been thinking about his daughter and grandson.As soon as Ming Zhan ascended the throne, the Yongninghou Mansion sent some gifts to Zhongyihou's Mansion. Of course, this was not for Zhongyihou, but for Zhongyihou's wife Wei Shi and Feng Mingli.

In this way, how can Hou Zhongyi stand up, obediently wrote a book asking to establish the eldest son.

Ming Zhan said to Feng Ming, "Our relationship is different from ordinary people. You and your aunt are far away in Huguang. Although you don't see much, there are some things that I know and I won't ignore them. I heard that you love reading. .”

Feng Mingli said modestly, "It's just that I've read three or five volumes to get rid of the condemnation." He was also a cold-hearted son, Feng Mingli was still the eldest son, and he was born with such a gentle appearance.And Ming Zhan was treated badly before, so he was so angry that he wanted to kill Feng Jingnan, it can only be said that it was due to his personality.Feng Mingli said, "When I'm in Huguang, I always read His Majesty's royal newspapers. I heard that His Majesty ordered someone to preside over the construction of the Royal Grand Ceremony. I really want to open my eyes and take a look."

It's no wonder that Marquis Zhongyi doesn't like Feng Mingli. In Marquis Zhongyi's view, Feng Mingli is definitely an example of studying stupidly.As long as Hou Zhongyi sees Feng Mingli holding a scroll, his anger will not spread anywhere, and he will bleed out.

Now that Feng Mingli recommended himself, Ming Zhan laughed, "What's so difficult about it, I'll tell Zhong Jingshu that you go over tomorrow, and it doesn't hurt to see it for a few more days."

Feng Mingli beamed with joy, "I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

This guy is a scholar.

Ming Zhan likes Feng Mingli very much. This kind of person who can put his heart into the book, at least the quality of studying and concentrating is worthy of respect.

But then, Ming Zhan was finally lucky enough to meet the top character of the Zhongyi Hou family.

Speaking of which, they are all relatives of Ming Zhan's maternal line.

Ming Zhan's mother clan does not only refer to the Yongning Hou Mansion, because Ming Zhan not only has a grandfather, but also a grandmother.

Empress Dowager Wei's mother and Empress Fang, the first wife of Emperor Renzong, were siblings, and the Duke's Mansion where Queen Fang was born is now the Marquis of Yue's Mansion.The point is, Ming Zhan's grandmother is not just a sister.

There were many people in ancient times, so there were naturally many brothers and sisters.It was said earlier that the Zhongyi Hou family had a close relationship with the royal family, which can also be seen from his marriage.Zhongyihou's biological mother, the old lady of Zhongyihou's mansion is another daughter of the Fang family, and she is also the oldest member of the Fang family's direct female family members.

To say that Feng Mingli, his mother's family's Marquis's mansion, is so young that he has yet to have a son, the reason has a lot to do with his grandmother Fang's family.

It stands to reason that Mrs. Zhongyi Hou's background is really nothing to choose.Even when Feng Jingqian was in power, the Yongning Hou Mansion shrank its head and behaved like a man.But it's better than your Fang's family. You were demoted from a duke to a marquis, and you just set up a Marquis of Yue mansion.

These days, titles are also very particular.

No matter how you look at it, the Marquis of Yongning is stronger than the Marquis of Yue.

If it is said that Yongninghou's mansion is living with its head shrunk, then Yuehou's mansion is living with its head hidden. I wish the emperor could forget about his family.

After Emperor Renzong passed away, the Marquis of Yongning and the Marquis of Yue became more and more speechless in the court.At this time, Mrs. Zhongyi Hou made a shocking decision. He married two second wives with different identities for his son.

One is the sister-in-law of Princess Jingmin's concubine, and the concubine sister of Wei Guogong.

The second is a niece of the Fang family, Xiao Fang.

Now we have to talk about Mrs. Zhongyi Hou's ability. Mrs. Tai's surname is Fang, and she and Queen Fang are direct sisters, and they married into the Zhongyihou's mansion at that time.When Empress Fang gained power, the Fang family and her husband lived in the imperial capital all year round.

Naturally, the Fang family and Princess Jingmin are also very familiar.It was Fang's idea to marry the Wei family. Now that his own family and his daughter-in-law's family are not successful, Wei Guogong was an upstart in the court at that time, and Wei Guogong played an important role in the process of the Feng family brothers ascending to power.

Wanting to marry the Wei family, but also being a concubine, don't even think about a concubine daughter, it is Fang's ability to get a concubine daughter.

Let's talk about the little Fang family, since the crown prince was abolished, Queen Fang's power has declined, the Fang family, which had been in great power for a while, was defeated in an instant, and no one cares about the noble daughter who was originally sought after by hundreds of families.Fang felt sorry for her niece, so she took Xiao Fang into the mansion for her son.

After the Wei family and the Xiaofang family married into the Zhongyihou's mansion, they both had children.

Although the Wei family is a concubine, her mother's family is the Duke of Wei.Moreover, over the years, the affairs of the Marquis of Zhongyi have troubled Wei Guogong a lot. The two sons and four sons of the Wei family are naturally honorable.

Let's talk about Xiao Fang's family, even though her natal family was defeated, she is amazingly beautiful, even though the loyal marquis loves him a lot, he has a lot of pity for Xiao Fang's family.In addition, Xiao Fang's and Fang's are relatives, aunts and nephews, which adds another layer of face.Xiao Fang's three sons, seven sons, and twelve sons, especially the third son, Feng Mingzhi, was raised under Fang's knees, so he was especially loved by Fang.

Not to mention the children of other concubines.

Although a prosperous population is a good thing, if it is too prosperous, there will be many troubles.

For example, Marquis Zhongyi had never mentioned the matter of asking for the eldest son. Every time he mentioned it, his mother-in-law Fang would always say, "You are only so old, and now you are thinking about the aftermath. Come to think of it, I don't have a good few years to live." gone."

Once such tricky words were said, Hou Zhongyi had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being.

Until Ming Zhan ascended the throne and the Marquis of Yongning turned over, if he refused to hand over the request to establish the eldest son, the royal family might have something to say.Although the Fang family was very dissatisfied with the actions of the Yongning Hou Mansion, the Yongning Hou Mansion relied on its relationship with the Empress Dowager Wei to intervene in the affairs of the Zhongyi Hou Mansion!Could it be that she has nothing to do with Queen Mother Wei?She is the aunt of Empress Dowager Wei's direct relative, and she has all her past affections.

However, Feng Mingli is the eldest son and grandson after all, although Fang was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not stop his son.It's just that when he came to the imperial capital this time, he brought Feng Mingzhi, the third son of the loyal Marquis, and planned to ask the Empress Dowager Wei to take a look. If he could be liked by the royal family, it would not be impossible to confer an additional title.

I have to say that this old lady is very calculating.

If she met an emperor like Emperor Renzong who was generous and willing to listen to his wife, she might succeed.

But who is Ming Zhan?Even Ruan Hongfei's money can be stolen. If others want to dig out money from Ming Zhan, that is really a dream.Of course, Ming Zhan has never been stingy about using silver taels for national construction.However, Ming Zhan thought of various methods to fight corruption in order to avoid others from corrupting his project money.It's like taking the old life of a corrupt official. The politics are clear and bright, and there is no difference for a while.

The Dafeng Dynasty has been multiplied to this day, with seven or eight generations of descendants, hundreds of titles, and annual expenses. The rewards from the court alone, the salary is as high as several 10 taels of silver.Ming Zhan's heart ached terribly. He had just cut off the titles of Lord Jingguo and Marquis of Linjiang. At this time, he wanted Ming Zhan to give him a title, but he had no merit at all. Why?

Not to mention Zhan, even Queen Mother Wei was dissatisfied with Fang.

Although Fang is indeed the Queen Mother Wei's aunt, and she had feelings for her before, Mrs. Zhongyi Hou's wife Wei is still the sister of the Queen Mother Wei.Even if she's not a direct sister, Wei's life is fine.When Empress Dowager Wei's biological mother married into the Yongning Hou Mansion to fill in the house, Wei was already in her teens, and got along very well with her little mother who was filling in the house.Later when Wei's family got married, it was Empress Dowager Wei's biological mother who helped her arrange the marriage with great care.

Needless to say, after Wei's wedding, he stayed in the imperial capital for a long time, until the Queen Mother Wei's wedding, Wei and Zhongyihou Fang returned to Huguang.

It is obvious that the Queen Mother Wei and the Wei family both have the surname Wei, and Feng Mingli is the eldest son.In view of the Empress Dowager Wei's disdain and disgust for Feng Jingnan's concubine and concubines, the Empress Dowager Wei didn't think there was anything wrong with Feng Mingli.

Of course, she didn't realize that Feng Mingzhi was particularly nice.

As soon as Fang opened her mouth, she revealed her relatives, "Mingli is the eldest son, so he has no worries about his future. This child Mingzhi was raised under my knees since he was a child. Even if I close my eyes, I don't trust him." future."

The Empress Dowager Wei is such a smart person, how can she not understand Fang's meaning, but the Empress Dowager Wei didn't take Fang's words and said with a smile, "The children are all very good. My aunt is really lucky, she has a lot of children and grandchildren."

Fang sighed, "Well, in terms of blessings, no one can compare to you. There are many descendants, and there is a problem with having many descendants. This clan family lives on a title, and there are so many children now. In the future, the family will be separated. , the ones that reach each person are limited. As an elder, how can you not plan for your descendants?"

Empress Dowager Wei smiled and said nothing.

"I also know your difficulties. You have many relatives. If someone is relying on their relatives to ask you for favor, what is the law of the country?" The family is uniquely shrewd and capable, "Even if there is any errand work, others are too tired and tired, and they are not willing to do it. Our children are not afraid of this, and they can withstand beatings. As long as there is a way out, they will get married and have children in the future. It’s just a family. They’re not bad at home, but they’re grown up, how can they stay idle at home, drink tea and walk the birds every day. I’ve never been used to that kind of dude.”

At this point, even the Empress Dowager Wei could not refuse, so she could only say, "Auntie said so, I will talk to the emperor when I have time. I don't know much about the outside world, let alone the court affairs. Alas, after working hard for most of my life, it is our duty to enjoy peace of mind and happiness now, let the emperor go to work."

Fang laughed hurriedly, "That's right." In the end, she couldn't hide her displeasure.

In the past, she was just a little girl who was raised by Empress Fang, but she just made such a big picture when she became Empress Dowager.He also mentioned the word "duty" to her, Fang was used to being pampered, he felt displeased for a moment, and there was a bit of firmness in the corners of his eyes and brows.Empress Dowager Wei had a panoramic view, she just picked up the teacup and sipped slowly, keeping her expression on.

Compared with Fang's relying on the old and selling the old, Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Zhongyi Hou, is extraordinarily cute.

Wei Shi came here with a grateful heart, not to mention his gratitude to Queen Mother Wei.There is a strong and eccentric mother-in-law on the top, and a caring husband on the bottom. Although Wei Shi is very talented, he is not good at hardware-Yongninghou Mansion has been low-key and introverted these years, but if Wei Shi has suffered in his in-law's family, he can't count on his mother's family.

Of course, as soon as the Yongning Hou Mansion turned around, the Wei family followed suit.

Mrs. Wei saluted first, Empress Dowager Wei said with a smile, "Second Sister, what are you doing, come and sit down."

"The etiquette should be like this. The more you are in your own family, the less you can be inferior, so as not to be seen by others, it seems that your mother is biased." Wei is older than the Empress Dowager Wei, and his appearance is also older than the Empress Dowager Wei, with white strands in his hair. silver wire.

Empress Dowager Wei couldn't help sighing, "I haven't seen you for so many years, my sister is getting old too."

Wei sighed with a smile, "I'm also a grandmother, so how can I not be old. On the contrary, your mother looks young."

"Sister, how have you been all these years?"

"Okay, I've made it through now." Wei's temperament was calm, and he said to the Queen Mother Wei, "We still have to look after our son. I am also honored by the empress and your majesty, otherwise, Li Geer's eldest son How can it be so smooth." When she was a girl, she was so honorable and prominent, she was born in the Marquis Mansion and married into the clan.It's just that the unexpected political turmoil struck, and the loss of her mother's family brought Wei more than just the negligence of her husband and mother-in-law.If it weren't for Wei Shi's fortitude and fortitude, he would have been afraid of hanging himself.

Empress Dowager Wei said softly, "Brother Li's identity is here, sooner or later."

Wei said with a smile, "Now I have nothing to worry about. There is one thing, I have to tell the empress."

According to the sisters, the Empress Dowager Wei married the best, and now her status need not be mentioned.Mrs. Wei has also realized over the years that her natal family is more reliable than her husband's family, Mrs. Wei said in a low voice, "Your Majesty also knows about the fact that Lord Shanqi asked us to be a joint name." Seeing that Queen Mother Wei was silent, Mrs. Wei He continued, "I don't know much about these court affairs, but I have understood a little bit over the years. How was our family when the Supreme Emperor was in power? How is our family like when the Emperor is in power now?"

"I am also a woman's opinion. I think that the emperor has only been on the throne for a year. If the emperor comes back, who will the world listen to?" Wei sighed, full of helplessness, "I can only think of this. Now Lord Hou is not willing to listen to me. Brother Li will definitely be scolded if he says a few words. Your Majesty has always been resourceful, so I only talk to your Majesty."

Empress Dowager Wei laughed, "Only close relatives can worry about our mother and child."

Wei Shi immediately understood that he had bet on the right treasure, he relaxed, and smiled at Empress Dowager Wei.