Because the emperor fell ill, the concubines in the palace gathered in the queen’s palace.
When Imperial Concubine Yun heard Empress Shi say not to let the emperor be too agitated, she looked up at her with a thoughtful look and then glanced at the quiet concubine in the same courtyard next to her.
“Jingbin’s father is a subordinate of General Sun. Upon seeing Imperial Concubine Yun passing her a gaze, she immediately understood and pretended to be puzzled, saying, “Your Majesty’s love for talent is truly admirable, but I have heard that Prince Huaiyang is unruly, and he is not very obedient to His Majesty. How can Your Majesty be agitated upon hearing the news of him being alive?… It should be the newly married Princess Consort of Prince Huaiyang. I heard that they are old acquaintances…'”
Empress Shi raised her chubby face and said without expression, “What Jingbin said is a bit out of range. If the admonishing officer is present, you should be punished for provoking a relationship between the monarch and the minister. As a queen, I have not controlled the speeches, and it is also a loss of virtue. In the future, I will copy the Buddhist scriptures and punish myself… Someone, take Jingbin down and slap her for 20 minutes until she understands what to say or not to say.”
At this remark, everyone was stunned.
Empress Shi is a Maitreya Buddha-like existence in the palace, able to eat and drink, but not very responsible. She was also polite to a group of concubines, never putting on the manner of a queen, and she didn’t look very shrewd.
It is precisely because of this that Jingbin provoked her so crudely and openly. Unexpectedly, Empress Shi was about to set a head-on today, just in time to sacrifice Jingbin.
The queen wanted to punish a small concubine and still uses the harem as a raft that interfere with the government of the court. No one can speak up and stop her. In a moment, they heard the clear sound of slapping in the face and the wailing of Jingbin outside the hall.
Imperial Concubine Yun quickly glanced at Queen Shi, who was leisurely drinking sweet tea. Her attentive appearance did not seem to be different from that of finding delicious food and eating it endlessly normally.
Sun Yunniang secretly pinched the handkerchief. She believed that Empress Shi, who always served in bed, must have heard the drunken words of the emperor shouting “Miantang” from his mouth too.
This time, she instigated Jingbin to come forward but also to provoke jealousy in Queen Shi. However, she didn’t expect this fat woman who had a good relationship with her before to look naive, but actually, she was full of heart and soul. Wouldn’t she lose face slapping Jingbin like that?”?
At this moment, Empress Shi finally put down her tea cup and said to Sun Yunniang, “Imperial Concubine Yun, speaking of it, you have been with the emperor for a long time. You should know that the emperor is affectionate, how can you allow the concubines in the yard to be so insignificant and chew their tongues like a shrew woman in the street market?”
Imperial Concubine Yun quickly knelt and said that she hadn’t restrained them from speaking normally, causing Jingbin to speak without regard for importance.
Empress Shi waved her hand and said, “All of you, let’s go down now. When the emperor recovers, please come and greet me again…”
After finishing speaking, Queen Shi got up and went to the emperor’s yard to visit Liu Dan.
Imperial Concubine Yun looked silently at the back of Empress Shi, but her heart was filled with a sneer. Although Empress Shi has become more powerful today, it is better to react than not.
Her husband has a bright moonlight in his heart, and he misses and dreams all night. She doesn’t believe this fat woman can bear it?
Not to mention the fights of a gang of imperial concubines in the palace. The incident of Prince Huaiyang entering the capital unscathed shook the court and the public.
After the emperor summoned Prince Huaiyang and his wife into the palace, the officials realized that the previous incident was a foul. However, it is an indisputable fact that someone wants to harm Prince Huaiyang but failed.
Anyone with a little sense can guess who this person is.
The Empress Dowager summoned Prince Sui to the palace and reminded him not to go too far, “Prince Huaiyang is now the battle God of the Great Yan Dynasty, who has fought against barbarians and won the hearts of the people. If the news of your assassination spreads, it will have a significant impact on your reputation.”
After hearing that Prince Huaiyang had entered the capital safely, there was always a dark cloud around his eyebrows, saying, “The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. If he really dies this time, what’s his reputation worth? You paid too much attention to his reputation that Liu Dan took advantage of it.”
The empress dowager did not approve of this statement, and said, “I know that you are worried. But do you think Liu Dan is sitting in a safe and secure position now? If it weren’t for his father-in-law who had a few tricks and mastered the military power in the suburbs of the capital, he would have been overthrown long ago. Now he is still honest, and he has to listen to my words. Judging from his body and bones, he is not a person with a long life. Be patient, you can continue to be honest and obedient… I only had you when I was old, and have seen too many princes die, so I can’t see any glimpses of you getting hurt.”
Speaking of this, she slowed down, “As for that Cui Xingzhou, he is just a local vassal with a different surname, even if his military achievements are high. It is difficult to regain a foothold in the court. Now, the emperor has ruled out popular opinions and made him a supreme government official in charge of military affairs in the military department. Many people refuse to obey him, just like the new emperor, who is sitting on thorns under his buttocks. Do you think it is the same to gallop on the battlefield and engage in collusion with the court? He is still too young… Must you be in a hurry and be in an inferior position?”
Prince Sui knew that his mother was very thorough about many current events, and he was indeed too anxious this time. Fortunately, his subordinates did a fairly clean job, leaving no deadly leverage behind. Even if Prince Huaiyang pursued them all the way, he couldn’t find any evidence of him.
However, there was one thing that his mother may not understand. He has so many new and old accounts with Prince Huaiyang that Prince Sui even felt that killing Cui Xingzhou has become half of his personal goal.
Unfortunately, Cui Xingzhou’s life was blessed. Unexpectedly, as they approached Lianjiang, they suddenly got off the boat and took the land route without any sound.
Although he said in the court that he was taking care of his pregnant wife and sister who was also pregnant. But Prince Sui thought that he had been on guard only after hearing some news.
For a moment, the resentment in his heart became stronger.
Cui Xingzhou, since you have successfully entered the capital, then next, let’s have some fun together. Let’s see how long, a battlefield savage like you, can dance wildly in the district of the capital.
Prince Huaiyang’s arrival in the Capital was delayed due to a halfway switch in his journey, which delayed the handover time. The original supreme government official in charge of military affairs had returned to his hometown for recuperation due to a serious illness. All these handover tasks were undertaken by the officials below.
It happened that at the time when the Military Division checked the military and horse account books, the officers of the entire Military Division were too busy to look up. The official in charge of the handover only apologized to Prince Huaiyang first, saying that if these account books were not counted out first, the entire military department would delay the military pay budget for the coming year, and tens of millions of soldiers would have lost their army provision. The responsibility for the crime was too great. He also asked Prince Huaiyang to help himself first and wait until they get through this busy period before handing over.
So the newly appointed supreme government official in charge of military affairs, Prince Huaiyang, went to the Military Division and assumed his post. No one served tea, which was neglected.
All major and minor events in the military division were also reported to the military division, which was originally determined by Minister Ma. Cui Xingzhou spent the whole day at the Military Division, drinking tea leisurely all morning.
If Cui Xingzhou were a younger man, he would not be able to tolerate this. He would use thunderbolt tactics to give the soldiers a heads-up.
However, he was influenced by his wife’s subtle influence now and she reminded himself when he was about to leave the Residence, Miantang whispered and said bluntly, “Your Highness, now that we are in the capital, it is a place with many temples and gods. Although you are not afraid, don’t be too anxious. Take your time in everything, clarify the context, and do some practical things before it’s too late. Before that, you might as well get a few months of easy salary. Sometimes if you don’t do it, shows that you have done it, and if you do it, it will be wrong.'”
When Miantang became the princess consort of the Huaiyang residence, didn’t she also act in this way? Didn’t she too, push all the work to sister?
After hearing this, Cui Xingzhou also laughed at Miantang for using the same tricks she used in the inner house to the Military Division.
However, as he sat in the study in the Military Division and looked at the cold table, he slowly poured himself a cup of tea, feeling that the words of Miantang were not unreasonable. Since someone deliberately snubbed him, he wouldn’t be in a hurry. He’ll just get some easy pay.
Thinking of this, Cui Xingzhou stood up and said to Mo Ru, who was a bit bored and sleepy with his eyebrows and eyes down, “Today’s sunshine is good. Go fetch a stool and let’s go to the door to bask in the sun.”
Mo Ru opened his mouth, and after a long time, he reacted. He took a stool and followed the Prince to bask in the sun.
On that day, Cui Xingzhou returned very early.
Miantang was checking the luggage in the residence. Due to the explosion and sinking of the ship, many large items were not shipped and needed to be purchased. The residence was also a bit messy and needs to be straightened out slowly.
She didn’t expect the prince to come back so early on his first day in office. She quickly got up and took off his official hat for him, saying, “You must be hungry, the cook hasn’t lit a fire yet to cook… Let me call them…'”
Cui Xingzhou smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I’m not hungry…”
With that, he turned and went to the study. Miantang looked at him as if he wasn’t happy, and asked Mo Ru if the handover was successful today.
Mo Ru whispered to one side, “There’s nothing amiss either. The prince didn’t do any official work today, just sat in the gatehouse of the government and had melon seeds all afternoon…”
Miantang was stunned and looked straight at Mo Ru and said, “What did you say?”
Mo Ru simply spoke more openly and said, “Just like you used to make shoe soles on North Street, the prince followed a group of porters and rickshaw drivers, sitting in the sun in front of the gatehouse of the government office, rambling around and chatting all afternoon…”
Miantang’s mouth was half open, slowly closing it, and turning to Bicao, she said, ‘Melon seeds are not very filling. Tell the kitchen to cook quickly.'”
In fact, even if Mo Ru didn’t say it, Miantang could have guessed in her heart that officials like Cui Xingzhou who were transferred to the capital from other places would inevitably be ostracized and uncomfortable.
In the State of Zhen, he was the local vassal, and his words were unequivocal. But in the capital, many officials are older than him.
No matter how many soldiers and horses he has in his fief, can he get along with his colleagues and occasionally threaten them with swords to tame them like before? Therefore, the former advantages of Prince Huaiyang can be said to have disappeared in the official circles of the capital.
He wanted to show his skills in the military department, but now he has been shackled and gradually adapted to the local soil and water.
If he was not convinced by the local conditions, he will naturally suffer some hardships from the competition.
Thinking of this, Miantang personally brought sweet soup, came to the study, and knocked on the door.
Cui Xingzhou crossed the window and saw that she was coming, so he said, “Just come in. Now that you know the rules to knock on the door.”
Miantang walked lightly and came to the desk and saw Cui Xingzhou practicing calligraphy. His long and strong pen power was stunning and impressive.
It’s just that… What did he write?
Why does it all look like the gossip of the others?
Ruth Ibale On TSFLIP Chapter 1133