Raised baby is reborn

Concubine Toffee will go back half a month after her return. Empress Dowager Sun is reluctant to give up and holds a banquet for her to practice.

After Mingshu found out, she asked in confusion, "Why do you want to go back? It's very convenient for the two of them to get together less often, why don't they get together more?"

"The two of them grew up together, so there is naturally a bond of affection. Maybe their thinking is different from ours." Qin Tangxi looked at the long palace road in front of him, even in the spring day, there was a bit of desolation and majesty. You can't lift your head up.

She thought about what her mother had said to her since she was a child, "If possible, I would rather not enter the emperor's gate. It's a last resort. It's fate. You can't say no."

Under the emperor, it seems that he is full of glory, but what he really encounters is against his will.

"The two of them grew up together?" Mingshu was curious. It was clearly the two sisters-in-law. She originally thought they met after getting married, but she didn't expect her childhood sweetheart to say, "Today, they are so close to each other, how come they got married again?"

"No one knows what happened more than 20 years ago. When fate meets, there is always a love ending." Qin Tangxi stared at the maturing little girl beside him, with a smile on his lips, and said, "Mingshu, if you Would you be tempted to meet the girl you once loved again?"

"No, good horses don't turn their backs, and I won't." Ming Shu casually picked a flower from the trail. The wild flowers were wild and romantic.

She handed it to Qin Tangxi, and said seriously, "Is there any misunderstanding between the two of you?"

One is from the land of Goulan in the Qinhuai River, and the other is from the Zanying family. It is hard to imagine that the two are childhood sweethearts because of the difference.

The wild flower bloomed very small, perhaps it was the negligence of the palace people, which made it survive.Qin Tangxi pinched the flowers, recalled what happened to her mother, sighed in her heart, and said: "The An family used to be a big family, but later they were killed for corruption, and their mother was sold into the Qinhuai River, and their relationship with the Queen Mother was broken."

"But an unjust case?" Mingshu's eyelids twitched.

"No, it's my grandfather's fault. It's just that this past was hidden by my mother and forgotten by the world. After all, my mother was also well-educated." Qin Tangxi regretted.

Once upon a time, when Empress Dowager Wu was still a queen, she would ridicule her mother's low status several times, and there were many people with bad mouths in the palace.

However, Qian Zong rarely asked about these things, and over time, the mother and daughter became a habit.

Later, when she grew up, she realized that people's words are terrible. No matter what you do, there will always be people who make irresponsible remarks, so it's better to let them go.

The two talked while walking, and when they reached the gate of Qing'an Palace, the wild flowers were also dropped by Qin Tangxi, Mingshu took a look and said nothing.

Maybe the wild flowers are not beautiful enough, or maybe the wild flowers lack the allure of peonies.

In short, sister doesn't like it.

After entering Qing'an Palace, as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw Chu Jiu under the eaves.

Seeing Mingshu on the ninth day of the ninth day, she also vibrated her wings, and Mingshu opened the birdcage for her personally.

As soon as the birdcage was opened, Chu Jiu flew towards Qin Tangxi and landed firmly on her shoulder, opening and closing her mouth: "Jing Chu is waiting for His Highness, Jing Chu is waiting for His Highness..."

"Who?" Ming Shu trembled, the clarity in her eyes was replaced by coldness, and she called Chu Jiu over, "Say it again."

Qin Tangxi's slender eyelashes also flicked slightly, and she subconsciously grabbed Chu Jiu, "What are you talking about, is it not good to stay with the queen mother?"

The slender fingertips brushed Chu Jiu's back, Chu Jiu trembled, her mouth was tightly closed, and she refused to say a word.

Concubine An in the hall suddenly shook her head, she was old and didn't know what these young people were thinking.

What Qin Tangxi did was to dig a hole by herself. After a period of heavy wind and rain, the soil mixed with water would slide down, and she would be buried alive when she dug the hole.

At that time, there is no one to blame.

Concubine An looked back at Empress Dowager Sun, who was holding tea and watching the play with relish.

With just a glance, the two walked in. Chu Jiu was standing on Qin Tangxi's shoulder wearily. The emperor's face was not very good-looking, but he still smiled a little more when he saw the empress dowager.

Qin Tangxi's expression remained the same, nothing unusual.

"You are here." Empress Dowager Sun ordered people to make tea, and seeing Chu Jiu's listless look, she asked curiously: "What's wrong with Chu Jiu? I usually like the emperor, but today I changed?"

Mingshu cast a sideways glance at Chu Jiu, "I'm guilty of being a thief and dare not face me."

Concubine An smiled and made a pun.

"What did you do to feel guilty?" Queen Mother Sun was still kept in the dark, and after hearing the words, she couldn't understand how a bird could feel guilty.

Looking back at the ninth day of the ninth day, if you don't have the pride of the past, it means you have a guilty conscience.

She smiled lightly: "It's just a bird, why bother."

"I don't care about birds, I care about people, what does the eldest princess think?" Mingshu turned her eyes slightly, and her hot eyes fell on her.

Qin Tangxi replied: "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, you should have the world in mind."

"I'm stingy, there's only one person, and I can't even accommodate this bird." Mingshu caught Chu Jiu over, rubbed her back with her fingertips, and suddenly, there was a pause.

On Chujiu's wing, a piece of feather was cut off.

"Chu Jiu, who are you offending? You even cut your hair." Mingshu was surprised.

Empress Dowager Sun heard the sound and looked over, "This, who did this?" Turning her head to look at Concubine An, she was just sent back today on the ninth day of the ninth day, and she has been following Concubine An all this time.

Concubine An was surprised, and said, "Who did this?"

The words of the Empress Dowager Sun were repeated.

Qin Tangxi was silent, as if she didn't hear the conversation between the three.

"Isn't it where I flew to play and was cut off by others, and I can just hide it in the palace from now on." Concubine An's tone was calm.

Mingshu looked at the silent eldest princess, "Chujiu is the Queen Mother's bird, who dares to cut its feathers? If you find it, you will be punished."

It was a threat made of a mixture of loss and arrogance that saw through everything.

Qin Tangxi raised her eyes slowly, "It should be punished, Your Majesty will send someone to investigate."

She was unmoved, even with a burst of confidence.

I firmly believe that Ming Shu will not say anything when she finds out, or she will let the matter go lightly.

Mingshu smiled inexplicably at the confident man, "It called Zhao Jingchu just now, could it be she did it?"

At the mention of Zhao Jingchu's name, Empress Dowager Sun panicked for a moment, and blinked at Concubine An, "Which family is Zhao Jingchu from?"

Concubine An understood, nodded quickly, and said: "A few days ago, Mrs. Zhao took her daughter to the eldest princess as a guest. I should see you on the ninth day of the ninth day."

"Seeing how can you say that Jingchu is waiting for His Majesty, why wait?" Ming Shu chased after him.

"Why does Your Majesty care about other people's private affairs?" Empress Dowager Sun hurriedly signaled Mingshu not to ask any more questions.

Ming Shu acted as if she hadn't heard it, but stared at Qin Tangxi's calm eyes, "Eldest Princess, what is she waiting for you?"

The emperor was too sensitive, a few words made people speechless, Qin Tangxi lowered his eyes, apparently not knowing how to continue.She used her eyes to signal Empress Dowager Sun to stop the emperor from asking any more questions, and if she asked again, she would reveal her secrets.

"It's nothing more than trivial things, who can remember. Why does Your Majesty care about these things?" Dowager An accepted the words with a smile.

The emperor smiled, "It doesn't mean much, I have seen Zhao Jingchu once, she looks very good, I would like to let her enter the palace."

Empress Dowager Sun was dumbfounded, and Concubine An was also surprised, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty wants to accept a concubine?"

"Emperor Ming can do it, but can't I?" Ming Shu smiled lightly, her eyes showing that she was already cold.

The other three people didn't expect the emperor to accept the concubine at all, how could they speak loudly about what they said behind closed doors, especially Empress Dowager Sun, whose face was already very ugly.

"Zhao Jingchu's character is bad, Your Majesty should change his mind." Qin Tangxi took the initiative to speak, looking directly into His Majesty's eyes.

On the contrary, the emperor was very calm, with a clearly visible smile on his brows and eyes, "I think she is very good."

"Your Majesty, don't mess around. You have to talk to the Ministry of Rites about choosing a concubine. Whatever you say, accept it." Empress Dowager Sun disagreed.

Ming Shu shook her head: "I will immediately order her to enter the palace."

"Your Majesty wants to go his own way?" Empress Dowager Sun was faintly angry, the emperor's temperament became worse than before, even if she sent people to the princess mansion, she could not choose people into the palace at will.

Ming Shu glanced at her lazily, "That's it, Concubine An will wait until I announce Miss Zhao to the palace before you leave."

Concubine An raised her forehead, the emperor's way of revenge was really drastic, but she had no choice but to annoy the emperor, and no one would have any good fruit to eat.

She smiled and said, "I listen to Your Majesty."

"I'll let Zhong Shuling go." Ming Shu stood up, glanced at Qin Tangxi, and said, "I'll go to the Tai Chi Hall first."

"Your Majesty, everyone is here, don't you want to eat?" Queen Mother Sun panicked.

What I thought at the beginning was that it was done, and it would be useless for the emperor to do anything at that time, and the eldest princess had no intentions for her, so she had no choice but to give up.

Never thought that the emperor would cut off the Hu halfway.

When Zhao Jing first entered the palace, she entered hell.

Empress Dowager Sun said again: "Your Majesty, I will handle this matter, and it has nothing to do with Miss Zhao."

"I like Miss Zhao, why should the queen mother blame herself?" Mingshu smiled lightly, her eyes were clear, there was no anger as imagined, and her tone was somewhat intimate and respectful.

Ordinary people sounded like they really liked Zhao Jingchu.

Empress Dowager Sun was slightly annoyed, "Your Majesty's actions are against ethics."

Concubine An's eyelids twitched, and she stroked it with her hand a few times, choosing not to speak. Talking more at this time would only make His Majesty more unhappy.

Add oil to the fire.

"Where is it against ethics? What did I do?" Mingshu looked at Queen Mother Sun, her tone was calm, without the slightest panic, and there was still a hidden smile between her words.

Seeing that she was so calm, Empress Dowager Sun began to panic, the emperor's reaction was too ordinary, she subconsciously said: "Your Majesty, you know that if you want others to be ignorant, you must do nothing yourself."

"I'm frank, I don't know what the Empress Dowager Sun is talking about?" Ming Shu walked back a few steps, and sat down under the Empress Dowager Majesticly, "You said it, let's make it clear, so that I won't be wronged."

Concubine An gasped, she was astonished by Mingshu's changes.

Qin Tangxi stood on one side, turned her eyes to look at the sky, the sky was clear, the blue sky was clear, and the light slowly fell on her heart.

She slowly closed her eyes, and the Queen Mother Sun's gritted teeth sounded in her ears: "Does Your Majesty think I'm blind? Can you avoid suspicion between you and the eldest princess?"

"Why do you want to avoid suspicion? We have a good relationship. Unlike Emperor Ming, I am grateful to the eldest princess. Does the Queen Mother think that I am wrong?" Ming Shu blinked.

Empress Dowager Sun's face was flushed with anger, her chest rose and fell slightly, and her heart jumped into her throat. Seeing this, Concubine An hurried to comfort her, "You are in a hurry, she is both clean, don't think about it."

"It's clean? The two of them stayed in the Nuan Pavilion all night. Are they really clean?" Empress Dowager Sun brushed off Concubine An's hand, stood up abruptly, and pointed to Ming Shu who was opposite her. Not as good as Emperor Ming. Emperor Ming also knew that the eldest princess should not be touched. You are so lucky. You wish to be together every day. If the eldest princess erases your past, it does not mean that no one will recognize you as the lover in her house. The two of you You should avoid suspicion, the gods are still there, beware of thunder."

"Where is there such a big taboo, His Majesty doesn't understand, and the eldest princess also understands..."

"What do you know? Is it because the two of us turned against each other, and the queen mother felt that the two of us were avoiding suspicion. When the court is in trouble, what can you do?" Mingshu was not afraid, and didn't care about what the queen mother said. Even, she held her head high and stood up slowly under the aggressive gaze of Empress Dowager Sun, "I am worthy of myself and the people, and will not harm Great Wei. Include her in the palace, and she is not allowed to leave the palace door."

The atmosphere was suddenly tense, but Concubine An walked from the empress dowager's side to sit down, and sighed calmly.

Several generations of emperors of the Qin family were ruthless and ruthless. They never imagined that there would be such a loving emperor.

I don't know if it's luck or misfortune.

She slowly looked at the silent Qin Tangxi, and said, "May the eldest princess make a guarantee?"

"What guarantee?" Ming Shu's bright eyes were full of anger.

"I didn't say anything. Your Majesty calmed down. It's getting late. You should hurry up and announce Miss Zhao into the palace. The Zhao family is not considered a noble family. I'm afraid the concubine Feng is a little taller. It's better to be a noble person." Dowager An begged Secondly, I was a little afraid of the emperor, after all, the emperor was so angry that he laid down millions of corpses.

Mingshu doesn't seem to be in power, but Princess Chang let her do what she wants, which shows that what she has to do is easy.

Concubine An surrendered first, while Empress Dowager Sun was helpless, looked at Mingshu and said, "Your Majesty, you should restrain yourself."

"I work hard, adopt wise words, and don't linger in the fields of flowers. How can the Queen Mother be dissatisfied?"

It's okay not to say it, but the queen mother feels even more aggrieved when she says it this way. It's better to linger in the field of flowers if she likes her cousin, "As long as your majesty keeps a distance from the eldest princess, that's fine."

"How to keep it?" Mingshu asked back, with a look of sarcasm, "The affairs of the government are decided by the eldest princess. If I have any troubles, I will come back to you. Will you answer them?"

"Your Majesty calm down, let's have dinner first." Concubine An appeased both sides, and quickly winked at Qin Tangxi, who quietly tugged at Mingshu's cuff.

Ming Shu glanced at Qin Tangxi, and was even more angry, "I will bully Chu Jiu and return its hair."

Qin Tangxi turned sideways slightly, concealed her arm in Mingshu's cuff, and squeezed her wrist quietly, "Enough is enough."

Ming Shu ignored it, "I'm going to the Tai Chi Hall."

After speaking, he turned around and left, leaving the three of them behind.

Concubine An expressed helplessness, while Empress Dowager Sun was so angry that Qin Tangxi hurriedly chased her out.

"You have a spy by your side." The concubine pinched Chu Jiu's mouth and said, Empress Dowager Sun gave her a hard look, "Chu Jiu is a spy, don't you? An Nanshu, you are insane."

Concubine An was so scolded that she covered her eyes, and said apologetically, "Yes, I like you crazily."

Empress Dowager Sun stared dryly, got up and walked towards the hall. Concubine An chased after the figure and shouted: "Don't you want to eat? Why don't you make braised Chujiu for you, or steam Chujiu yourself."

"No, I want to eat Annan's book."

"That's okay, steamed or braised, and you still have to wash it before eating." Taifei An tidied up her skirt, rescued Chu Jiu who was stuffed into the birdcage by Qin Tangxi, and immediately let go, "Hurry up." Let's go, or I really have to wash the braised pork."

****

Before dark, Wen Xia sent Zhao Jingchu to the emperor's bedroom.

The emperor went to take a bath, and only Zhao Jingchu was left trembling in the hall.

Exquisiteness can be seen everywhere in the emperor's dormitory. There is a small three-legged hollow incense burner on the case in front of him. Green smoke is slowly rising from inside, and the fragrance is lingering.The woman is elegant, and the furnishings in the hall reveal the emperor's preference. There are many exquisite gadgets on the Babao Pavilion.

The inner bedroom is separated by the bead curtain, and nothing can be seen inside, and there is a bit of mystery looming.

The Zhao family has a solid foundation, but Zhao Jingchu was still surprised by the huge palace. Looking at it step by step, the glazed lamps on the pilasters were like the bright moon at night, and the silver light shone brightly.

After watching around, she heard footsteps outside the hall, and she hurriedly lowered her head.

The emperor came back from the bathroom, with clothes on his body, long hair hanging on his shoulders, exuding a fragrance, and when someone approached, Zhao Jingchu knelt down and kowtowed: "My daughter kowtows to Your Majesty."

"Get up."

The emperor's voice was like water dripping on a stone, emotionless and cold to the bone.

Zhao Jingchu stood up tremblingly, feeling so nervous that she didn't even dare to breathe.

Sitting on the soft couch, Mingshu looked up and saw the very familiar jade pendant on the waist of the other party. After all this time, she still carried it with her.

"Pick off the jade."

Zhao Jingchu didn't dare to think too much, and continued tremblingly, her fingertips were trembling, and she almost couldn't untie it.

After untiing it, the emperor ordered again: "Smash it."

She was startled, the emperor was displeased, and raised his voice: "I let you smash it."

Zhao Jingchu's face was pale, she held the jade pendant tightly with her thin fingers, biting her lower lip in fright, "Your Majesty, this, this is..."

"You either smash it or you smash yourself."

The blood on Zhao Jingchu's face was almost gone, she didn't know where she offended the emperor, but the holy will was hard to disobey, so she raised her arm tremblingly, and slammed it down.

The jade is made of natural quality, and the clear and crisp sound made people's ears buzz, and the palace servants outside the palace even cheered up.

They are used to it, but they just feel sorry for Ms. Zhao.

The emperor was satisfied, and the coldness of the night was revealed in his gentle and clear eyes, "The eldest princess recommended you to me, so I will naturally treat you well and give you a noble reward. But without my order, you are not allowed to step out of the bedroom .”

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Jingchu burst into tears immediately. What Queen Mother Sun said was different from her. She was clearly the eldest princess, but why did she suddenly become Your Majesty.

She hurriedly raised her skirt and knelt down, kowtowed heavily and cried: "Your Majesty, my daughter adores the eldest princess and is absolutely loyal to her, and His Highness said that she will treat my daughter well. Please let your majesty hold your hand high."

"No need, go back after receiving the reward, I don't want to see you." Ming Shu waved her hand and called Shi Xing to come in, "Send it to Qing'an Hall to pay respects to Queen Mother Sun, and say that nobleman Zhao will live in the palace from now on, Let the Queen Mother arrange a palace for her."

Shixing hurriedly agreed, and ordered the maid to invite him out.

"Your Majesty..." Zhao Jingchu kowtowed desperately, and when she saw the palace people approaching, she crawled towards the emperor, "Your Majesty, you let the minister go, let the minister go..."

Shi Xing moved quickly, covered his mouth wisely and dragged him out, stuffed him into a chariot and sent him to Qing'an Palace.

Ming Shu in the hall fell silent, clasping the hands on the tables beside her with a little force, her knuckles turned white, and those words echoed in her mind.

His Highness said that he would treat his courtiers well.

****

In the early morning of the next day, the envoys of Uz came to plead guilty to the emperor.

Kanaz knelt down in front of the emperor to repent respectfully, explaining his mistakes in the words of Da Wei, the man burst into tears, and even said that this year's annual tribute would be increased to atone for his sins.

The emperor was unmoved, and watched them play quietly, belittling the barbarian ministers.

Not only did the emperor remain silent, but even the ministers were the same, but the stalemate was not good. The eldest princess said first: "Your Majesty, Lord Kanaz has repented, and he must have reflected on himself. There is no need to argue with barbarians."

The last sentence came to Mingshu's heart, she nodded and said: "Princess, please forgive me, Lord Kanaz knows what's wrong."

Kanaz lowered his head and touched the ground with his head, "Your Majesty is merciful, Kanaz will definitely correct himself."

Mingshu then said: "Honglu Temple discussed with him about the annual tribute. As for the matter of asking for marriage, I think it's better to let it go."

Kanaz said urgently: "Your Majesty, our country sincerely proposes to marry me, and I hope that you will allow me to marry you."

"Sincerely? Women are not as good as goods in your Uz, but women are valuable to me, which is different from your Uz. I will not let them go to your Uz to suffer. Let this matter go. If you mention it again, I will drive you out of Wei .”

The emperor was very imposing, and he was more upright than the Ming emperor. After hearing the words, all the officials nodded in agreement, especially the female emperor who was in power in this dynasty. They dared not refute the emperor's words.

Kanaz was only a few people, unable to refute several people, and did not dare to speak out after suffering a loss, so he gritted his teeth and endured it.

After they retreated, the Eldest Princess said first: "I refuted their marriage proposal this time. I'm afraid the border will be unstable. If Your Majesty makes a decision, you should make preparations earlier."

Kanaz was humiliated today, and after returning to China, he will surely raise troops to attack.

In Qianzong's hands, he might choose a woman of the right age from the royal family to marry, but Ming Shu would never do it. Women are emperors, and if he despised women first, he would also make himself look bad.

"As the eldest princess said, plan ahead, people will stare at them, the border will be strengthened and solidified, and soldiers will come to block them, so there is nothing to be afraid of." The emperor glanced at the officials, they were all men, and she added another sentence: "What do you think? Should a woman be chosen to marry Uz?"

Kang Ping below said first: "Let me take a look at it first. If you choose from the mansions of your lords, when King Wusi dies and his eldest son accepts your daughter as his concubine, then you will recognize King Xinwusi as your step-grandson." Or the new son-in-law? Your Majesty, I can't figure out what I said, and I can't figure out the relationship if I think about it."

"I understand what the county lord said. If your daughter marries your husband's son, you will be disgraced in Wei." The emperor responded lightly.

There was no sound in the hall, and no one dared to speak.

"Since you don't speak, go back and express your thoughts in the memorial. You all step back." The emperor got up and walked out of the Tai Chi Hall by himself.

The eldest princess chased after him without thinking.

As soon as Zhao Mian in the crowd stepped out of the threshold, County Lord Kangping chased after him, "I haven't congratulated Mr. Zhao yet, but I heard that His Majesty announced your girl into the palace as a concubine. There is only such a noble person as your daughter in the palace. Want to come here?" Your Majesty also really likes it."

Yushitai Zhao Mian is Zhao Jingchu's father.

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