He went out of the Qingxi Hall and went to the Xuanming Palace where Emperor Duanhua lived.
Only then did he go in, but he saw that the Empress was there as well, and both the Emperor and Empress were happy to see him, “A Xu is here? It’s just right, come over and help us with the counseling!”
“What are these?” Jian Xubai performed a salute, according to the words from the side on Dan Edward, surveyed the imperial case on a thick stack of rice paper, surprised, “There are portraits?”
He casually flipped through them and saw that those portraits were all of young and upright men, and with a turn of his mind, he immediately had an idea, “But it’s for the sake of choosing a soninlaw for the two Eldest Princesses?”
“Yushan’s soninlaw was decided a long time ago, just waiting for us to leave mourning next month, crossing the bright road is.” Empress Wei showed him a portrait in her hand and said, “The problem is Changxing before that surname He made a mistake, A Xu you also know, now that the mourning period is imminent, we can’t let that surname He delay Changxing’s youth! I’ve been secretly searching for some suitable candidates to be the emperor’s soninlaw for the past two days, and I’m discussing it with His Majesty! If you’re here, can you help me out?”
Jian Xubai looked at the Empress recommended this candidate, the portrait below the lowercase marked with specifics, is the Ministry of War Secretary He Wen Qiong’s first four sons, called He Qian, 19 years old, has the merit of lifts, is not currently serving, but also in the study hard, marking the person mentioned his examination of lifts when the rank, that he is still counting on the jinshi.
As for looks, this He Qian than before the same name of the He Zheng but to be worse, although can be sent to the Royal desk, certainly not ugly, but in addition to white skin, features, the rest of the lack of good, before the He Zheng although not as good as this He Qian, on the looks of the “handsome” four words.
But that He Zheng in order to regret marriage, under the ruthless hand to a good a white face are destroyed, not to mention the long Xing long princess never nonHe Zheng not married to the momentum, is there, the royal family can not afford to lose that face, have to put the golden branch of the princess stuffed to him.
“It is naturally good for His Majesty and the Empress to personally look over it.” As soon as Jian Xu Bai saw Empress Wei recommending He Qian, he knew that this time to choose a soninlaw for the eldest princess of Chang Xing, the punch was to break the rumors, so he specifically picked the son of He Wen Qiong who had the merit of being a slave to the dragon, after all, with He Wen Qiong’s seniority in following Emperor Duan Hua, as well as his current position in the courtroom, even if Emperor Duan Hua wanted to rehash the old scores, he still had to give him some face.
Since he had promised his first sister to the first son of this old minister, it was evident that the Emperor had no intention of taking out the Eldest Princess Changxing.
Jian Xubai because Changxing Princess once made a fuss to drop to his sake, in this cousin’s marriage, consciously should not talk too much, this recalled He Qian’s behavior, the impression is not a fop, conduct or can, then the portrait back to the Empress Wei, perfunctorily, “I am just a cousin of Her Highness the Princess, Her Highness the Princess of the lifelong affairs, which has the minister to talk about! Where can I talk?”
“This is not in the courtroom, talking so out of the ordinary to do what?” Empress Wei smiled and riled at him, guessing that he came to be something, in the end did not ask further questions, put the portrait away, looking for an excuse to go back to the Weiyang Palace first.
After the Empress left, the Duanhua Emperor waved away the palace people, said, “I also belong to He Qian Shang Changxing, A Xu do you think that the Royal Grandmother and the Queen Mother they will agree?”
“I haven’t seen Imperial Aunt for some days, but I can’t figure out what Imperial Aunt thinks.” Jian Xu Bai thought for a moment before saying, “As for Imperial Grandmother I thought that as long as Imperial Auntie and His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess Chang Xing agreed, Imperial Grandmother should also agree.”
It’s the same as not saying.
However, Emperor Duanhua didn’t have to ask him to give an opinion, he nodded and didn’t say anything more about it, and said with concern: ”You just came from your grandmother’s side? How is it? How is the mood of the grandmother today? Can you say again on behalf of the country aunt thing?”
“But did not say.” Jian Xu Bai roughly told the conversation between the grandchildren and said, “I see that the imperial grandmother rarely smiles a little, and I didn’t dare to take the initiative to mention Aunt Dai Guo.”
Emperor Duanhua mused, “Is Imperial Grandmother finally smiling a bit? This is not easy … so to say, her old man is finally somewhat revitalized?”
The emperor pondered for a while before remembering to ask, “By the way, you took the initiative to ask to enter the palace today, but is there something wrong?”
“There’s nothing pressing, it’s just that Chaoping thought of it two days ago and pestered me to have a pet to play with, I thought about it for a few days and decided to give her a civet cat.” Because of this matter of the Crown Prince fighting with the King of Shu, Empress Wei had issued a gag order, if Jian Xu Bai directly inquired about this matter, it would be tantamount to telling the Empress that Xie Yi Ren had not listened to the Empress’s commands.
So Jian Xubai found another excuse, said, “the bottom of the people all of a sudden got a litter of civet cats over, I think the king of Shu and the crown prince this age may also like, and the two princesses, is since to ask your majesty, can you give the four highnesses there to send a?”
The emperor sniffed, suspiciously sized him up for a moment, before saying: ”The crown prince is responsible for the state of the nation, and should prioritize his studies, if he keeps a civet cat in the East Palace, I’m afraid he’ll be distracted! However, A Xu’s heart, I will talk to him. As for the civet cat, or ask the Queen to keep it for him! So that the Crown Prince can see it when he visits Weiyang Palace. As for Donghai and Yukang, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for them to keep it!”
“Then His Highness King Shu’s side?” Jian Xu Bai asked.
“Fifth brother …” The emperor pondered for a while and narrowed his eyes, “A Xu, do you know something? Why else would you suddenly think of sending civet cats to the palace?”
Jian Xu Bai laughed a little, said, “Xie cousin sisterinlaw tightlipped very tight, my wife and her chatting with her, although the watch out of the wrong, but how can not ask my wife is not sure why, the heart is worried, back to the house with the minister said this matter, I also can not rest assured, this day only came to the palace to find out about the probe. If this matter should not I know, I hope Your Majesty forgive me!”
Emperor Duanhua frowned, thought for a moment, and said, “It’s nothing to tell you! It’s just a child’s fight!”
He will be roughly through said a bit, mentioned that Xu Taifei said “if the late emperor is still”, although Empress Wei has repeatedly consoled him, in the end, still can not help but complain to the Jian Xubai, “you say I have been on the throne, to the concubine mothers who live in the Imperial City, not to say that every day to invite peace and kowtow to see how it is also a piece according to the rules. The rules to, can not be considered negligent, right? Xu mother consort said this as if I how they mother and son as!”
“Why does Your Majesty need to have a general understanding with a woman from the deep palace?” Jian Xubai advised, “Besides, Mrs. Xu’s words are not correct, Your Majesty still doesn’t know what your Imperial Uncle is like? If imperial uncle was here, even if His Highness King Shu was injured, he would certainly not be able to escape chastisement!”
Why are you so angry about this? Who doesn’t know that when Emperor Xianjia was alive, his favorite son was you, the eldest son, and no matter how much she misses the late emperor, she can’t change this fact: even if the King of Shu was the youngest son of Emperor Xianjia when he was alive, he couldn’t be compared to the Duanhua Emperor in terms of popularity and weight!
Duanhua Emperor, after Empress Wei’s repeated enlightenment, is now less resentful, sniffing and sighing, “I just feel that I treat people with fistfuls of goodwill, yet …”
He didn’t say the next words, only sighed and shook his head: in fact, what the Emperor really wanted to say with these words was not Crown Princess Xu, but the Dowager Empress.
Jian Xubai understood in his heart, but pretended not to know, and only said, “Your Majesty is magnanimous, and after Mrs. Xu comes to her senses, she is bound to be ashamed of herself.”
“I these days worry about the imperial grandmother, this matter although before heard people around mentioned, but has not yet had time to dispose of.” Duanhua emperor pinched his brow, said, “or the empress made a suggestion, said it is very unnecessary to fight for small children in this eye festival bone to make a big fuss, lest disturb the peace of the royal grandmother and other elders, but also bad next midautumn festival of the joyful atmosphere.”
Speaking here, he waved his hand and said, “Since you asked, later by the way, this news will be relayed to cousin Xu and his wife! Lest Xie’s family has been worried, in fact, the Empress is right, this thing with Xie’s little girl has nothing to do with, in the end, it is our royal family did not teach the child well!”
Jian Xu Bai laughed, “Your Majesty is overstating the case, how old are Your Highnesses the King of Shu and the Crown Prince? I have been naughty at this age do you remember how many times you coaxed me when I wanted to go with the army? Now, when I think of how worried His Majesty was at that time, I feel ashamed of myself!”
“You were indeed naive back then!” Emperor Duanhua was reminded of the past and couldn’t help but smile slightly as he sighed, “Luckily you came back properly! Otherwise I wouldn’t know what to do?”
Jian Xu Bai said, “I was really ignorant at that time! Called the royal grandmother, the royal uncle, the royal aunt and your majesty you have followed the worry, the second aunt’s side is not to mention! I thought it was a good idea at the time, but I didn’t realize that it was a good idea! As your majesty said, fortunately I came back alive in the end, otherwise how can I live up to the love and care of all the parents over the years?”
“It’s all in the past.” A complexity flashed across Emperor Duanhua’s face as he comforted, “Now that you’ve also grown up, you have a child. As I look at it, I am very happy in my heart.”
Followed by the king and the ministers and reminisce about the past, Jian Xu Bai purpose achieved, also retired.
After he left, Duanhua Emperor did not immediately call people in to serve, but frowned recalling the past: he used to be with the grandchildren of the Dowager Empress Dowager’s grandchildren have always been very good relations, especially in the matter of Jian Xubai went to the Wuhuan, he and the Dowager Empress Dowager are opposed to the opposition to the unsuccessful, the Jian Xubai returned to the court met with the denunciation of the Dowager Empress Dowager, but it is he and the Dowager Empress Dowager joined hands to defend under the Jian Xubai.
How harmonious were the grandchildren in those days?
“I don’t know to take this thing as a lead, go to the imperial grandmother to cry before, will soften her heart?” Duanhua emperor now recall these experiences, naturally not all for the sake of lamenting the hearts of the people are easy to change, but murmured, “In any case, the imperial grandmother is now disgusted with me, even if it fails,…, but also suffered a few more counts just! Find a suitable opportunity to try it!”
And while the Emperor was calculating to coax the Dowager Empress, the Empress was calculating the thing she couldn’t forget, “Who was the one who wanted to murder my son with the smallpox back then?!”
Originally, the Empress intends to summer vacation this year, joint Gu Shao, inside and outside the investigation of a water fall out, the revenge off!
She had even identified the suspect as King Liang.
Who knew that the idea was only finalized when the news of Jian Yiyu’s death came over!
The Empress Dowager naturally wanted to comfort the Dowager Empress and the Grand Princess of Jin!
Finally survived the summer vacation, so that the Great Princess and her wife of the Daikoku are no longer there!
This news is hidden from the Empress Dowager for some days, finally can not hide after the Empress Dowager all the way to the present, the emperor and queen busy to appease her are too late, Empress Wei also have to take the time to appease the emperor of the Duanhua, but also to take the time and energy to take care of the East Palace, so as to avoid the murderer behind the scene take advantage of the chaos of the Prince again, which still have the time to go to the matter with the Gu Shao discussion?
Now although the Dowager Empress Dowager has not yet subsided, but the empress has been a little used to this old lady’s tossing and turning, Empress Wei could not help but think again, “When you have time, you should still say hello to Prime Minister Gu and ask him how this matter has been investigated, right?”
After all, Gu Shao also had the requirement to find the real culprit and silence him.
