Jin Xin was also stunned for a moment. Although she was ambitious, she didn't think she could surpass the Queen when she was in power.
"Why, don't you dare to sit next to me?" he asked half-jokingly.
Jin Xin stood up after hearing the words, "I obey your order."
But she did not actually sit in the queen's specific position. Instead, she had the queen's throne taken away and replaced with her original position. In this way, she did not exceed the etiquette and did not give the former ministers a chance to interfere with her.
The palace banquet continued as usual.
In the middle of the palace banquet, someone from outside came to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother said she is unwell and asked the Emperor to take a look."
When the emperor heard this, his expression did not change. He hummed and said, "Go and prepare the sedan chair."
There is wind and snow outside, and the cold wind is strong today. I need to keep warm during this trip.
Before leaving, he told Jin Xin, "When I go back later, prepare two more soup dumplings to avoid freezing."
Jin Xin nodded and said yes.
Jin Xin was beside him and naturally heard the news that the Queen Mother was unwell, but the emperor did not ask him to go with him. It must be that he and the Queen Mother had something to say.
The emperor was sitting in the sedan chair, listening to Huang Wanshun's reply outside, saying, "The imperial doctor said that the Queen Mother began to be ill in mid-October, and the Sixth Prince is already with her in the palace."
He said nothing, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand and closing his eyes to meditate.
The Queen Mother has too long hands. When she was young, she accumulated power when planning for herself. However, after she ascended the throne, she still refused to disband these forces and even wanted to interfere with herself.
Through Gao Mingyao's incident, he cleared almost all the Queen Mother's people out of the court. Can the Queen Mother remain angry?
He called himself to go to Shoukang Palace to lecture, but he turned a deaf ear, which made the Queen Mother almost collapse with anger.
Originally her body was very healthy, but as the weather turned colder, she began to feel uncomfortable again.
She had tried to persuade the Queen many times, but the Emperor would not let go at all. No, a few days ago, he had just issued a decree to let the Sixth Prince go to Subei. This was the fiefdom given to the Sixth Prince by the Emperor. It is desolate and cold there, water is scarce, and there is not enough food for a year.
If a child under the age of ten goes there, life will definitely be difficult.
The Queen Mother became very angry.
At this time, the Sixth Prince heard the emperor entering the palace, and quickly stood up and walked to the main hall to greet him, "My brother, I bow to the emperor, long live the emperor."
The emperor smiled gently, stepped forward and pulled him, with a smile on his face, and said, "Sixth brother, there is no need to be polite. You and I are brothers. From now on, these are just false courtesy."
"There is a difference between the king and his ministers, but I dare not." The sixth prince hurriedly said respectfully.
Originally, he was a legitimate prince. If his hands hadn't suddenly stopped growing, the throne would have been his.
But now, he has to go to the fiefdom after the new year. From now on, it will be difficult to return to Beijing.
The emperor looked at his attitude with satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder, and then walked into the inner hall. He looked at the pale face of the queen mother on the bed, and there was a lifeless look in her eyes, which seemed like it would not last long.
"My son has seen his mother, how is her health?" the emperor said, sitting on the round stool brought by the palace servants.
The Queen Mother sighed, knowing that she could not defeat the Emperor. Her people were scattered and retreated, and the remaining ones were insignificant. Many defected to the Emperor, and finally allowed him to secure the throne.
"Aijia's health must be failing. I asked you to come here because I want to ask you something." The Queen Mother sighed.
She was not even ten years old, but her health had deteriorated like this in a short period of time. It was not that the Queen Mother didn't know what was going on. All the people she could use had been withdrawn or killed, and she no longer had the ability to pursue anything further.
If she could maintain her health like this, she would still have a few years to live, but she could only linger on the sickbed.
"Is the mother doing this for the sixth brother? My son promised you that I would give him a sufficient reward. As long as I am alive, he will be fine in Subei."
There is no negotiation. As long as the emperor lives, he has to stay in that quiet place.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother coughed violently and her face turned red. The Emperor calmed her down and looked at her pretending to be worried.
The Queen Mother waved her hands feebly, and after taking a breath, she took a long breath, "The Ai family is still alive, don't worry, Your Majesty."
"My son only hopes that his mother will be in good health so that he can be filial to you and repay your kindness in raising him. My sixth brother also hopes that his mother will live a long life. Otherwise, he will always miss his mother over there." The Emperor continued,
If the Queen Mother was stupid, these words would be taken as a filial son.
But his words were clearly threats.
"The Ai family will take care of themselves, and will not let the world criticize the emperor for being unfilial. I only hope that you brothers will be in harmony, and the Ai family will definitely feel at ease."
"That's good." The emperor nodded.
The Queen Mother looked at the Sixth Prince and said, "You go out, the Ai family has something to say with your imperial brother."
After the Sixth Prince went out, the Queen Mother held the Emperor's hand and said with a moved expression, "Sheng'er, my mother has raised you for a long time. There is no merit but hard work. For the sake of our mother-son love for more than ten years, let your brother Twelve Is it okay to go to the fiefdom at the end of the year?"
When the emperor heard this, he looked troubled and said, "The people over there also need the sixth brother. The sixth brother is smart and will definitely be able to lead the people to have enough food and clothing."
I just don’t agree to this.
The Queen Mother was disappointed, sighed deeply, let go of his hand, her face turned cold, and said, "You have been mentally precocious and tough since you were born, and you are suspicious and intolerant by nature. If you insist on continuing like this, no one around you will really miss you." ."
But the emperor didn't care and said, "My son has recorded what the mother said."
He is the emperor, and everyone in the palace is not begging for his mercy. If he is sincere, he does not have no sincere people to treat him.
"Does the queen have anything to say to her son?" he asked again.
"The Queen is obsessed with you. Now Kunning Palace is like a cold palace. She did something wrong. But for the sake of her sincerity, don't let her spend the same age trapped in a cold palace. You... let her out. Bar."
It's like this again, he doesn't want to talk anymore.
What the Queen did was still fresh in his mind, so it was impossible to let her out.
"If she feels aggrieved, I will depose the queen and send her home to give her her freedom." The emperor said indifferently.
"She knows she is wrong, can't you forgive her for once?" the Queen Mother said angrily.
She knew that she couldn't keep her son by her side. Even if he went to the fiefdom, mother and son were just separated. If he stayed in the capital, she might not be able to protect him. She would still be alive if he left, but the queen was indeed too young. .
At this age, if you are trapped in a palace wall for the rest of your life for decades, you will go crazy.
"How dare I sleep with a person who can kill his own son?" the emperor asked, looking at the queen mother seriously.
The Queen Mother sighed after hearing this. The Queen's side was finally useless.
She could only look for someone else again.
If someone could speak for them, there might be a chance for her son to return to Beijing.
