After hearing what the Queen Mother said, the emperor smiled and said: "My son knew that the Queen Mother was worried about his third brother, so he sent someone to Taikang Palace to invite the third brother to come and have dinner together. There was no need to ask him to leave the palace and return home at night. Just live in his own dormitory."
King Wei has special treatment in this palace.
The palace where he lived when he was still a prince was reserved for him by the Queen Mother. Sometimes when the King of Wei would accompany the Queen Mother in the palace and it was late, he would not leave the palace and just stay in his former palace.
This is also permitted by the emperor.
This prince was not only the Queen Mother's beloved son, but also the emperor's "most beloved" brother.
"This...just follow what the emperor said!" Although the Queen Mother was reluctant, she still agreed with a smile.
Now is not the time to completely break up with the emperor.
At worst, she would eat less later and return to Taikang Palace earlier.
The mother and son chatted for a few more words, and then the Queen Mother explained her intention.
"Then Meng Shu is too arrogant. A daughter's family is so bold. What about the men of the Meng family? The Ai family even suspects that they have disobedient intentions!"
The emperor had already guessed what the Queen Mother was going to say, and of course he was able to cope with it now.
"What the Queen Mother said is true. You can send more people to Guiyun City to keep an eye on Meng Huaiyuan. If you find any clues, you can take the opportunity to eliminate the Meng family.
As the emperor spoke, he lightly covered his mouth and nose with a silk handkerchief. After coughing a few times, he said: "You have also seen that although my son's health is better than before, it is still useless. He can't worry too much. I am going to court." For important matters, it is up to the queen to make the final decision.”
The Queen Mother was greatly benefited from the words, and nodded and said: "You can take care of your health with peace of mind. The government has its own family, so there will be no chaos."
"Yes." The emperor nodded: "My father has safely handed over the safety of the country and the country to his son's hands, and his son must also hand over the safety and peace of the world to his third brother. Only in this way can he go to meet his ancestors at the foot of Jiuquan."
"Don't say any depressing words, take good care of yourself." The Queen Mother gently patted the back of her son's hand.
She has not touched the emperor for a long time.
Today is purely because I am in a good mood.
Of course the emperor knew the queen mother very well.
In the eyes of the Queen Mother, the most important thing is her biological son King Wei. As long as he "thinks" about King Wei in everything, the Queen Mother will definitely lower her guard and not be suspicious of him.
The empress dowager sent people to keep an eye on the Meng family, which was of great benefit to the emperor without any harm.
He would even try to let the Meng family know that the Queen Mother was watching them and was suspicious of them.
With this suspicion, the Meng family would never seek refuge with the Queen Mother.
In both public and private matters, the Meng family must stand by his side.
"As for Meng Shu? The imperial law does not prohibit women from going to the battlefield, and she indeed made contributions to the imperial court in the war two years ago. Meng Shu made this matter public today, and many people in the capital expressed disapproval. She respects her very much. If the queen punishes her at this time, the people will only think that the queen is afraid of the Xiqiang people. "
"Nonsense!" As soon as the emperor finished speaking, the Queen Mother's somewhat excited voice came to his ears.
"How can the Ai family be afraid of those Western Qiang barbarians? Of course the Ai family knows that they will not be able to cross the Hongsha River and invade our territory of the Zhou Dynasty within a few years."
The Queen Mother said with a sneer: "The Ai family sent them as envoys to the capital because they wanted to show the foreigners in the wild land how powerful our Zhou Dynasty was, and that it was not something they, the Western Qiang people, could shake, so that these Western Qiang people would know how difficult it was. Then retreat, stay on their territory from now on, and stop engaging in unnecessary disputes.”
"What the Queen Mother said is true!" The emperor had a smile on his face, but he was laughing at the Queen Mother in his heart.
She obviously thought too highly of herself and misjudged the matter. She was afraid that the Xiqiang people would cross the Hongsha River and invade the Zhou Dynasty, so she invited them to the capital.
Don't think he doesn't know. The Queen Mother had summoned all the cabinet ministers and drawn up a list of "rewards" for the Xiqiang people. In fact, she wanted to use those gold, silver, jewelry and silk brocades to coax the Xiqiang country and promise them. Many benefits, let them stop going south.
What is the difference between this and betraying the country for glory?
The emperor also knew that more than half of the cabinet ministers opposed it, but the Queen Mother insisted on having her own way.
The reason why the emperor did not intervene in this matter was because he was "weak" and could not do much.
Secondly... if the Queen Mother is not allowed to make more mistakes, how can he get back everything that belongs to him without losing any blood?
The country belongs to him, and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are all his subjects. If blood is shed because of their seizure of power, then even if he gets everything he deserves, he will still feel regretful.
He wants both the Queen Mother and her son to lose everything, but at the same time he cannot shake the foundation of the country.
Therefore, it is not easy.
The Queen Mother thought that she was a wise and powerful woman, and that she was an extraordinary ruling Queen Mother. Everyone in the court praised her.
In fact... the ministers have long been very dissatisfied with her, especially the high-ranking ministers in the cabinet.
If he adds more fire, the Queen Mother and King Wei will lose everything.
"Then Meng Shuai's family is very unhappy. Should they just let her go like this?" the Queen Mother frowned.
"Mother, please be patient. Meng Shu is being praised now. It is at the height of her popularity. According to my son, not only can the queen not punish her, but she should also be well rewarded, so that the world will know that the queen is wise, powerful and broad-minded. , I won’t argue with a little girl like her, as for the future..."
There was a smile on the emperor's handsome face: "When no one pays attention to this matter anymore, if you want to deal with Meng Shu, isn't that simple? Just set a trap for her and charge her with it."
After listening to the emperor's words, the Queen Mother showed a smile on her face: "That's right, she is just the daughter of a prince. The Ai family wants to deal with her, and there are many methods and some accusations."
Not long after, someone outside reported that King Wei had arrived.
"Mother, please don't do anything to Meng Shu." King Wei shouted loudly as soon as he came in.
The Queen Mother angrily grabbed the tea cup on the side and smashed it: "You bastard, why don't you shut up the Ai family? It's not your turn to control whether the Ai family will deal with her."
"Mother, my son does not prefer her because of her beauty..."
Before King Wei could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Queen Mother: "You should give up your ambitions for the Ai family as soon as possible. For a bold woman like her, let alone becoming your concubine, she will be considered as a concubine in your palace. The Ai family will never agree."
Meng Shu is so skilled and courageous. If he gets jealous of those women in the backyard and gets involved, how much trouble will it cause?
The point is, with such a woman around, her son is not safe.
Maybe she would hit her husband if they disagreed.
"Mother, why are you..." King Wei wanted to say that the Queen Mother was unreasonable.
"Okay." The emperor interrupted him: "Ahem... Third brother, Meng Shu's mother has made a decision, and she will not be punished for the time being. Don't worry, you are not young anymore... cough Ahem... don't make the queen angry all the time. Please sit down quickly, dinner will be served soon."
