The return of the son-in-law

When Li Shaojun was crowned King of Qin, Li Chonghao was even more reluctant to let him out of the palace. He wished that Li Shaojun would stay under his nose for twelve hours a day, lest this son who had been at odds with him since childhood would have some petty tricks.

But the Queen Mother disagreed.She is now on the same boat as Li Shaojun. Whether Li Shaojun gains power or not is not only related to whether she can live comfortably in this harem, but more importantly, Li Shaojun is closely related to the interests of the family standing behind her.

On this day, the Empress Dowager finally lost her temper, and when Li Chonghao came to visit her, she talked about Li Shaojun's leaving the palace to build a mansion: "Emperor, Jun'er is not young, it is really inappropriate to live in the palace all the time. In my opinion, Gai Ming'er chooses Jun'er with good geomantic omen and builds a Prince Qin mansion."

Li Chonghao was taken aback for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Isn't the mother the most fond of Jun'er? I am usually busy with state affairs, and I rely on Jun'er to fulfill my filial piety in front of the mother. Let him go out of the palace to build a mansion. Doesn't the mother want feel lonely?"

The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "I am an old lady, I can't keep Jun'er restrained all the time. He has already been named the first-rank Prince of Zhenguo, and he has been living in the palace. If it is spread, he will lose the face of the royal family."

Li Chonghao hesitated for a while, if the Empress Dowager said that it was out of selfishness that she proposed to let Li Shaojun leave the palace to build a mansion, he could come up with a hundred or eighty reasons to refuse.But now that the Empress Dowager is linking whether Li Shaojun will go out of the palace to build a mansion with the face of the royal family, she has to think carefully and come up with an equally decent reason to veto it.

"The empress mother is right, but since Jun'er is already a first-rank prince, the matter of him going out of the palace to build a mansion cannot be decided when we are both mother and son." Li Chonghao decided to practice Tai Chi first, rejecting the empress dowager this time, Then think of a way, "In this way, I will discuss it with the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households tomorrow, and I will tell my mother when I have decided, so that my mother can be happy."

The queen mother is Li Chonghao's biological mother, so how can she not know what Li Chonghao is planning.If she agreed to Li Chonghao today, then Qin Wang Li Shaojun would be a prince without a mansion for the rest of his life!

"This is something we can't decide? Jun'er is my direct grandson, your direct son, and now he is the only first-rank prince of the country among the princes. Leave it to the people in the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households to decide? My wife disagrees! "The Queen Mother said, she lowered her head and shed tears, choked up and said, "What kind of life has Jun'er lived in these years, emperor, I don't think I need to tell you again? Back then, Jun'er and Jin'er were two people. They were similar in age, so they went to the study together. On such a hot day, when I went to visit them, Jin’er had three servants shaking fans, resting every other hour, and eating a cup of crushed ice fruit during the rest. I also heard Said, the crushed ice fruit is different every day. My poor Jun'er is so young, and the servant who follows him is even younger than him, with small arms and legs, and he can't even hold a fan. You can fan Jun'er with a book, not to mention any crushed ice fruit!"

Li Chonghao couldn't get up and down, so he persuaded embarrassingly: "Mother, when Concubine Liu was in charge of the harem when she first took charge of the harem, there were many trivial matters, and there were occasional negligence."

The queen mother gave Li Chonghao a blank look, and said: "Look, I just said a few words, and you have stood up for her. It's a good thing that she is only a concubine now, otherwise I, an old woman, would have taken Jun'er to the Buddha Let's chant the Buddha's name!"

Li Chonghao thought to himself, if his mother could make Li Shaojun obediently recite the Buddha's name in the Buddhist hall, he would definitely build a pure gold Buddhist hall for the mother-in-law and grandson.

However, this was just thinking about it in his heart, so he could only continue to persuade: "The queen mother is serious. I, I know that Jun'er has had a hard time living in the palace these years, but no matter whether it is clothing, housing or transportation, I have never treated him badly. Jun'er is young, and you were pampered and raised by your empress since she was a child, and now she hastily left the palace to build a mansion, if life is not good, wouldn't it be in vain to make the empress sad?"

The queen mother heard the words, wiped the few tears on her face, and said: "You don't have to worry about that, of course I have to go through the people Jun'er takes out one by one, and I must pick some kind people. People want people who are quick to do things and don't know how to mess around. The emperor, Jun'er is the prince, and it is our royal business when he goes out of the palace to build a mansion. How can we let those ministers make decisions for the royal family? Today, I will ask If you want to say something, leave Jun'er to me to leave the palace and build a mansion, and I will definitely let Jun'er live comfortably outside."

Li Chonghao was furious immediately. What the queen mother said clearly did not want him to intervene. It was not up to those officials to point fingers at the royal affairs. To put it bluntly, she was just guarding against him!

But the person in front of her is her biological mother after all. Over the years, she has accompanied him through countless storms, advised him on his future, and even killed people. The mother and son finally became the most honorable pair of mother and son in the world.

Li Chonghao is still unwilling to turn against the queen mother over this.

In the end, he still made a compromise: "Since the queen mother has to worry about King Qin leaving the palace to build a mansion, the trivial matters of the harem will not bother the mother. Concubine Yu is pregnant with a dragon son, and Concubine Cai is used to being a good person, so she can't manage the harem. Why don't you let Concubine Liu take care of your mother's worries."

Although the queen mother was surprised, she soon understood that the emperor had made a concession, and she naturally had to make a choice.Concubine Liu in charge of the harem is nothing compared to Li Shaojun going out of the palace to build a mansion.

However, she didn't just do whatever the emperor wanted.

The queen mother suggested: "Since she has to manage the harem, her current rank is too low. How about being concubine Liu?"

Li Chonghao shook his head and said: "How can a mere concubine convince everyone in the harem? It has been a year since she was demoted from noble concubine to concubine Liu. She must have learned enough of the lesson, so she should be named noble concubine again."

"Emperor, you only think about Concubine Liu, but also Concubine Yu and the child in her womb!" The queen mother hurriedly pulled out a shield, "You and I know Concubine Yu's temper, she is the most competitive, she Now the stomach is eight months old, as the so-called "seven lives and eight don't live", let Concubine Yu now know that Concubine Liu is above her, if the prince in her stomach is affected, Concubine Liu, a mere woman, can bear Do you want to live? Also, don’t you forget, Emperor, Concubine Yu and Concubine Liu are not on the same page. At that time, I was busy preparing for Jun’er’s affairs in the Qin Palace. If something happens to Concubine Yu, do you plan to deal with it impartially? , or give each a slap?"

Li Chonghao was silent for a moment.

The Queen Mother is right, Li Chonghao actually understands Liu Bin's little actions, but he likes to watch women fight for him and play petty temper, as long as Liu Bin's actions do not harm his vital interests, Li Chonghao rarely shows up intention to stop.

However, Concubine Liu's opponent, Concubine Yu, is young and beautiful, and has been his new favorite in recent years. Now he still has his flesh and blood in his stomach, and his status in Li Chonghao's heart has vaguely surpassed that of Concubine Liu, and he even plans to wait for Concubine Yu to give birth to a prince. Later, Concubine Yu was named a noble concubine.

Comparing the two, the new man is better than the old man.

Li Chonghao finally made a decision: "Concubine Liu is the concubine Jin, and takes care of everything in the harem. Concubine Yu is still the head of the four concubines."

The queen mother was finally satisfied: "The emperor is wise."

The queen mother does not want to make a big show, but Li Shaojun is the King of Qin, and countless eyes in the capital are on him. Soon, someone found that a certain place in the capital was under construction. According to the workers, a magnificent and prosperous Yipin Town will be built here. Prince's residence.

Li Shaojun had already learned the news from the Queen Mother, and now he and the Queen Mother are using each other, so it is considered a happy cooperation.It's just that if the Prince Qin's mansion is too extravagant, it will be harmful instead of beneficial to him.

For this reason, he could not avoid going to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

"Why does grandma have to work so hard for her grandson?" Li Shaojun said with his head lowered, "Grandson doesn't want luxury, but a stable residence. If grandma is overworked because of grandson, why would grandson dare to live in it?"

When this matter was brought up, the Queen Mother was also quite annoyed: "I originally thought that it would be good for you to live comfortably in Prince Qin's Mansion, but unexpectedly, someone spread the news with a big mouth and added fuel to it, to the point where it is now. "

Li Shaojun was a little surprised, but he quickly realized that since the queen mother did not deliberately spread the news, it was someone who deliberately spread this false news in order to damage his reputation.

Seeing this, the queen mother knew that Li Shaojun had her own plans, so she didn't ask any more questions, but said: "Don't worry, since the Ai family has agreed to make decisions for you, they won't just sit idly by. Although there are people in the harem, I want to take action. If the emperor doesn't speak, who would dare to stop him? But outside the palace, grandma is old and can't reach that far, so it's up to you."

Li Shaojun understood and said, "Thank you, grandma."

In less than three days, the people under Li Shaojun found out the source of the rumor—it was first said by a few people in a big restaurant in the capital who made a living by singing songs, but where did they hear it from? Out.

How many people can there be in the capital even the king of Qin can't find it?

Li Shaojun was not angry either. After listening to his subordinate's report, he stroked the armrest of the chair with his left hand and said, "Since the Liu family can't sit still, let them be anxious too. Send someone to spread the word, saying that this is the fourth prince who is jealous of his elder brother Feng. Wang, the crazy words spoken while drunk were overheard and passed on to create such a situation."

Li Shaojun's subordinates were all quick to do things, and after two days, the rumors of King Qin's extravagance were suppressed by the fact that the fourth prince was jealous of his elder brother and intentionally spread rumors that would damage King Qin's reputation.

When Li Shaojin heard the news in the palace, he jumped three feet in anger: "Who spread the word?"

Several subordinates dared not speak, for fear of becoming that early bird.

Li Shaojin was so angry that he turned around in circles, muttering something in his mouth: "Well, you Li Shaojun, you dare to frame me. I'm jealous? I'm jealous ass! But you're a dead brat, dare to fight with me? Come on, get ready, I'm going to complain to my father, and let my father decide for me!"

Several subordinates didn't care about Li Shaojin's anger at this time, and stopped him again and again: "Your Highness calm down, if His Majesty finds out, and His Majesty investigates, Lord Liu will suffer."

No matter how incompetent and stupid Li Chonghao is, he is also an emperor, with a lot of talents in his hands, it is no problem to send people to investigate the source of the rumors.

Li Shaojin was still angry and asked, "Then what should I do?"

Several subordinates looked distressed, and one of them suggested: "Why don't your Highness send some gifts to King Qin, as congratulations on King Qin's conferring the kingship. After the mansion is completed, send housewarming joy. In this way, the rumors that His Highness and King Qin are not compatible Naturally, it will be broken without attacking."

Li Shaojin spat: "Damn! Give Li Shaojun a gift? It has to be a funeral!"

The subordinates had no other choice and persuaded together: "Your Highness, bear with it for a while now, so that we can make a comeback in the future! Now Your Majesty is not very satisfied with His Highness. If His Majesty hears this rumor, according to His Majesty's temper, he must They sent someone to investigate. Why don't we put this rumor to rest first, so as not to cause trouble to Mr. Liu."

Li Shaojin also knew that the words of these subordinates were correct. Li Chonghao wanted face the most. Although he had a relationship with his sons, he would never allow others to say that his sons were not in harmony.If Li Chonghao found out about this rumor, Li Chonghao would definitely send someone to investigate it, and then Liu Wenhua would be doomed.

Li Shaojin gritted his teeth and said, "Come here, prepare a generous gift for me!"

Li Shaojin's act of giving gifts was quickly rewarded by Li Chonghao.Seeing the wind, everyone in the capital followed suit, and posted posts one after another asking to see the newly released King Qin.

Naturally, Li Shaojun would not be so stupid as to show off his power at this time, he only saw his grandfather Jiang's family, a few aristocratic families with whom the Jiang family had always had a good relationship, and a few poor students, the rest were all gone.

Although his deeds will somewhat attract some rumors, they are reasonable, and no one can accuse him of anything.

But some people are just so self righteous.

Guo Xiantong heard that his post was rejected, and he didn't think about his identity, so he blamed Guo Zhan'an who was far away in Xuzhou: "This brat didn't know to communicate with His Highness King Qin after he left Beijing, so it's good now, His Highness King Qin You don't want to see me at all."

Liu Feifei chimed in with eccentricity: "Isn't it? In the past, seeing him as the companion of His Royal Highness King Qin, I thought he would be able to say a few words for the master in front of His Highness Qin Wang. I never imagined that he was such a worthless boy."

Guo Xiantong came to his senses, glared at Liu Feifei, and said, "Shut up, if it wasn't for you, would I be rejected by His Royal Highness King Qin?"

Liu Feifei dissatisfied: "Why is it my fault again? I am a woman and only know how to take care of my husband and children at home. How can I have anything to do with His Royal Highness King Qin?"

Guo Xiantong scolded: "You pretend I don't know? If you didn't treat my son well after entering the door, and he took all his anger on me, why wouldn't he say good things for me?"

Liu Feifei sneered, and said, "Master, you are wrong. How can I have a good son who abused you? How could I have missed him in terms of basic necessities? Master, the fault is your own."

Guo Xiantong said in displeasure: "Women's family!"

Liu Feifei was not afraid, and continued: "Master, you prefer the younger son yourself, and the servants will follow the trend, and naturally they will flatter the one whom the master loves. Besides, the master married me, do you think you can climb up to King Qin?"

"What do you mean!"

Liu Feifei gracefully lifted her hair and said, "Master, you are the son-in-law of the Liu family. Now the daughter of the Liu family is the master of the harem. The Jiang family has princes, and so does the Liu family."

Guo Xiantong was taken aback for a moment, then sighed: "The family is unlucky."

And Guo Zhan'an, who was innocently scolded by his father, has no time to take care of the capital's movements at this time. There is no other reason. Wu Jia from Tonghua County sent a letter saying that Mr. Sun is about to die.