His Majesty And Ministers

Lin Xiaosheng's mother died of rumors.

She is an unlucky but fortunate person. Unfortunately, she has been living in the world of mortals since she was a child. Fortunately, God gave her a beauty that ordinary women can't match, and also gave her an exquisite heart that ordinary beautiful women don't have.

Maybe men don't like women who are too smart, but this cleverness is the bargaining chip for her to win favor.

She is intelligent and beautiful, so she is different from ordinary prostitutes. She was trained to know how to read and know etiquette, but more importantly, she is well-versed in the world and the ups and downs of eyebrows and eyes. She receives high-ranking officials and eunuchs.

Beautiful women want to fascinate men, sometimes they only rely on a look.

But such a woman actually hides a kind of innocence in her heart, hoping that one day she can be a woman, have children, take care of her husband and teach her children.

When she married the head of the Lin family in the south of the Yangtze River, Mr. Lin already had a regular wife. She started as an ordinary wife, and there was a lot of trouble at the time, but the Lin family had a lot of means, and finally calmed down.

Mrs. Lin in the main house had not been in the house for three months, but her husband took another room and came back. This is almost a shame, and in fact it is a shame. laughing stock.

Such an insult made a lady from a noble family not resentful, but the young Mrs. Lin actually endured it. Those who can do this are either extremely cowardly or extremely powerful.

Mrs. Lin is naturally the latter. She was born in the inner house. She saw how her mother dealt with her sisters-in-law and father's concubines. If you can get started, maybe your grades will be lower, but what does it matter?The rules are made by man, and on the contrary, it will make Master Lin feel guilty towards that woman.

So she endured, still being her obedient and humble, Bodhisattva-like mistress of the Lin family, watching Master Lin stay in the second bedroom from the very first night, and after two years, he gradually became a bowl of water between her and that woman. .

That woman even gave birth to a boy, but Mrs. Lin didn't care too much, so what if she was beautiful and knowledgeable?After all, he was born in the land of fireworks, and the son born of an unclean body is destined to be tolerated in the world.

So after the child was born, he didn't even have a name officially included in the family tree, but Master Lin named him Xiaosheng, which means magpies competing for spring at the dawn of spring.

That's right, the biggest weakness of the other party is that he is a man in fireworks. In the eyes of the world, he is easy-going and wanton. Even if two years have passed peacefully, who can guarantee that there will be no trouble in the future?

So she arranged a good show, and asked her mother's family to send someone out to spread the word, and that woman's reputation was completely ruined.

It is never the truth that can kill, but people's words.

Mrs. Feng, that is, Mrs. Lin sat at the bottom of the banquet, glanced at the tall and graceful eldest daughter beside her, smiled, and said to the emperor sitting on the seat: "My wife, thank you, Your Majesty, I invite my ladies and daughters to watch this imperial garden." Chunjing."

Jing Ye said: "Ma'am, don't you want to see how Xiaosheng is doing in the palace? Let's take advantage of this little spring banquet to relax and let you mother and son meet and talk, killing two birds with one stone."

Feng stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty considers the minister's wife, mother and son, and the minister's wife thank you for your majesty's kindness."

Jing Ye is impatient with the rule that you have to say a word, and it is tiring to stand up every day, but you have to do it, so you usually don’t have any banquets for no reason, so you just let the other party sit down. Down.

Mrs. Feng sat down as ordered, glanced at the various flower bonsai prepared for the banquet, and said with a smile: "It's not my wife's boasting. The flowers embroidered for spring are indeed delicate and beautiful, but the flowers embroidered by my first-class embroiderer in the south of the Yangtze River are so lifelike. Calling bees and butterflies will never lose to this."

Jing Ye raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this true?"

Feng leaned over and said: "Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, if Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can get a glimpse of the embroidered handkerchief of the minister's daughter, although she is young and clumsy, but she studied under the Master of Yanxiu Pavilion in Jiangnan."

Jing Ye nodded.Feng signaled her daughter to get up, took out an embroidered handkerchief from her sleeve, put it in the tray brought by the eunuch, and presented it to the emperor.

Jing Ye picked it up and looked at it. Butterfly playing with peony, and a line of small characters embroidered on the corner of the handkerchief, it was really exquisite.

Feng said: "I wonder if Your Majesty feels...?"

Jing Ye raised his head and said, "Young lady in the house is skilled, talented and beautiful, I'm afraid she will overwhelm the noble girls in the capital."

Feng stood up again and said with a smile, "I dare not."

Jing Ye was exhausted by her not being able to get up and sit down, and said with a smile: "The spring is just right, Madam, mother and daughter, and Xiaosheng will have a good time enjoying the flowers and reminiscing about the old days. I still have government affairs, so I will go ahead."

Feng's mother and daughter and Lin Xiaosheng all got up and saluted: "Respectfully send off Your Majesty."

Lin Xiaosheng watched Jing Ye's figure disappear among the peach trees, lowered his head to play with the cup, and said for a while, "If you have any advice from my aunt, you might as well just tell me."

Feng Shi looked at him, she was well maintained, as if she was still the young woman in her early twenties that Lin Xiaosheng had seen when she was young, she was calm and slow to speak.

"Now that you have become a close confidant of His Majesty, you are not polite anymore."

Lin Xiaosheng said: "I have always respected my aunt. It's not that I have changed, but you have changed."

Feng's eyes turned cold, and he took a step forward and said, "I came to the capital this time to find you."

Lin Xiaosheng said: "What are you looking for?"

Feng looked back at her daughter, stretched out her hand to stroke her bun, and said with a smile, "I want you to take your sister to the rear."

Lin Xiaosheng raised his head.

Feng Shi smiled and looked at him with a gentle expression. If he didn't approach him, he would think that this was an ordinary mother taking care of his son: "In exchange, I will give you the entire Yanxiu Pavilion."

Lin Xiaosheng remained silent, and Feng waited patiently. After a while, Lin Xiaosheng gently threw the cup on the desk: "I hope my aunt will not regret it."

Feng smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "The only thing I regret in my life is that I didn't feed your mother an extra bowl of safflower back then."

In the early morning of the next day, Jing Ye first discussed with the ministers about the military defense in the northwest and the banditry that had recently emerged in the south of the Yangtze River. When the major event was finalized, he was about to retreat to the palace when someone suddenly stepped out of the ministers and said, "Your Majesty, I have your own principles." play."

Jing Ye just got off the dragon chair and had to sit back again: "Talk."

The minister bent down and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, I ask you to include the matter of establishing a queen in the regulations, and give more consideration!"

Jing Ye: "..."

He sat down firmly, looked at the ministers who kept their heads bowed and still, and said with a smile, "Why did Fang Qing say that?"

The minister bowed and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the establishment of a queen is not just an important matter. As the mother of a country, the queen must not only fulfill her responsibilities for her majesty, but also command the six palaces. The queen's virtue It is more related to the face of the dynasty, and besides, His Majesty has not been established for a long time, and it is of no benefit to the Crown Prince."

Jing Ye rolled his eyes while the ministers bowed their heads. What is the responsibility of the wife?Laundry, cooking, husband and son?Do the first two things need to be done by the queen herself?Husband and child... It doesn't seem to be necessary, Jing Xiaoyun is all taken by Gu Hong.

What else rules the Sixth Palace? The premise is that there must be a Sixth Palace!Are there any women in my harem?Besides, calling a woman into the palace to take care of things specially, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Gu Hong and the others in the future, and the male and female defenses would be unnecessary.

As for the moment of face, um... With the predecessor Zhuyu in front, such things as face are long gone.

There is another most important question, he looks at women like vases, and having a queen is useless, why bother to harm other girls.

But these words can't be said to these ministers. During the time when he was silent, several ministers stood up and stood up for their colleagues' memorabilia.

Jing Ye was given a headache by what they said in unison. Seeing the old Prime Minister Gu standing aside, half-closed his eyes as if he was about to fall asleep, he interrupted: "As the ministers said, the post-mortem is of great importance."

He looked at Gu Lao, and said with a smile: "Gu Qing is the elder of the three dynasties, I don't know what advice you have, tell me to listen to it?"

Old Prime Minister Gu woke up in a daze, first looked at his emperor, then at the officials who were eagerly looking at him, and walked out slowly: "Your Majesty, let me ask these lords how many questions are there for you?" question."

Jing Ye smiled and said, "Just ask."

Elder Gu turned to those ministers who were admonishing him: "May I ask you, if His Majesty decides to establish an empress, who should he establish?"

Mr. Fang couldn't turn his mind for a while: "This..."

A courtier beside him said: "Naturally, the selection is made among the women of various families, and those who are gentle, virtuous, talented and virtuous are the first."

Gu Lao shook his head and said: "It takes time to see people's hearts. In the past, the empresses of all dynasties were either the Yuan's wives before the enthronement of the Holy Majesty, or they were selected from among the concubines who were able to take the post. Now His Majesty has no concubines. I think that if you don't Observing over time, after Mao Mao hastily selected from among the noble daughters of various families, I am afraid that something important will be missed."

well said.Jing Ye immediately nodded and said: "Old Gu said it is true. The matter of becoming an empress still needs to be discussed in a long-term way. Today is too hasty. Let's discuss it in the future. If there is nothing else, let's go back to the court if there is nothing to do."