Chapter 157
Lu Heng seemed to be at ease, but he was actually very troubled. Every time he said a word, he had to calculate the next five sentences and the possible reaction of the Empress Dowager Jiang.
Lu Heng took proper precautions, and with a little luck, things developed surprisingly smoothly. Wang Yanqing felt that "you" in Empress Dowager Jiang's words meant "you brothers and sisters", while Empress Dowager Jiang thought it was "your husband and wife". Many concubines present were calm, and no one felt that something was wrong.
Only Lu Heng and the emperor knew the inside story. The two of them made up one and the other looked at each other, and it turned out to be very harmonious.
Empress Dowager Jiang looked around, and she remembered that Lu Heng and the emperor were still teenagers. In the blink of an eye, the two of them got married and gathered with He Meimei. She was overwhelmed with emotion and sighed: "Ai's family has gone through ups and downs in her life, and she has no regrets in her life, but it's a pity that I didn't see your two children. Get married first and then start a business, both of you should hurry up. ."
The emperor's expression is slightly stagnant. He has been on the throne for thirteen years, and there is still no child in the palace. Empress Dowager Jiang is anxious, how can the emperor not be in a hurry? When Zhang Jihou heard Empress Dowager Jiang mentioned his son again, his face could not help embarrassing, he got up and said: "The medicine should be ready, the concubine goes outside to have a look."
When Lu Heng heard Empress Dowager Jiang mention this, he knew that it was not good, and he quickly took the opportunity to wink at Wang Yanqing, Wang Yanqing understood Lu Heng's meaning without words, and followed Zhang Jihou out.
After Wang Yanqing went out, Lu Heng's face didn't change, and he breathed a long sigh of relief. Empress Dowager Jiang didn't notice, but the emperor quietly glanced at Lu Heng.
The queen went out to see the medicine in person, and the other concubines couldn't just wait here, they all went out with the queen. Most of the people in the room left in an instant, and when there were fewer people, the Empress Dowager Jiang showed her anger and gave Lu Heng a feigned anger: "Didn't you say that when you meet someone you like, you will show it to the Ai family, why are you hiding it now? Tuck it away, so that the Aijia will not know?"
The emperor quietly stood on the sidelines, and the old man would inevitably nag. If the Empress Dowager Jiang did not talk about Lu Heng, she would talk about the emperor. In contrast, it was better to talk about Lu Heng. Now Lu Heng is only glad that he responded quickly and sent Wang Yanqing out in time, otherwise, the scene would be unimaginable.
Knowing that he couldn't count on others, Lu Heng said to himself, "Isn't it too late? I thought I'd bring her to see you after I was busy. How could I know that you are well-informed and one step ahead of me."
Empress Dowager Jiang didn't care about the truth of his words, and said earnestly again: "No matter how busy you are, you must always take care of your family. This is not just for Lu Heng, but also for you, Emperor."
The emperor's ears were about to hear the cocoon, and he disapproved in his heart, saying, "My son, remember it."
Empress Dowager Jiang could not be the master of her son for a long time. She said everything she could say, and the rest could only depend on her children and grandchildren. Now that there are no outsiders, the Empress Dowager Jiang is in a happy mood after seeing the younger generation, and she stays up after the situation: "Aijia's illness has been in these two days, after the death of Aijia, the emperor does not need to keep filial piety to Aijia, just do what he has to do. What, to give birth to children quickly is the real filial piety to the Aijia."
The emperor's face changed slightly when he heard these words, and Lu Heng also restrained his smile and lowered his eyes quietly. The emperor said: "Mother, Tao Zhongwen is researching new medicinal pills for you. What do you say?"
Empress Dowager Jiang said: "Aijia doesn't like those medicinal pills, so don't have to toss people. Aijia is old, sooner or later, there will be such a day, there is no need to avoid it. While Aijia can still talk, arrange things well, and when that day comes, It also saves you the hassle.”
The emperor was silent, and Lu Heng would not answer. The Empress Dowager Jiang continued: "There is no need to deal with Aijia's death, but there is only one point. Be sure to bury Aijia with your father."
The emperor finally sighed helplessly: "Mother, don't worry, I understand."
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On the other side, Wang Yanqing accompanied Zhang Jihou to wait for the medicine, followed by a large group of palace maids and concubines. Zhang Jihou said that he was decoction himself, but in fact, he just came to the kitchen to take a look, and he didn't even need to smell the smoke. She sat in the warm pavilion drinking tea, and when the medicine was boiled, her own palace maid brought it to her.
Wang Yanqing didn't know Zhang Jihou at all, and the queen and other concubines had nothing to say when facing the family of Lord Lu. The girls were relatively speechless, standing quietly in the warm pavilion, with the blue smoke floating, only the sound of Zhang Jihou shaking the tea cup could be heard.
Wang Yanqing didn't have to talk to anyone, and was very fortunate. She didn't have any doubts about the strangeness at the moment. She felt that it was normal for her to be unfamiliar with these women. No matter how close the relationship between Lu Heng and the palace was, he was still a foreign minister. Lu Heng is not familiar with it, let alone Wang Yanqing.
However, before Wang Yanqing entered the palace, Lu Heng told her about the relationship in the palace. Now this queen is also surnamed Zhang. She entered the palace in the first year of Jiajing, but she is not related to the Queen Mother Zhang, but she just happened to bump into the surname. Zhang Jishou was the emperor's second empress. The first empress was surnamed Chen. Because he was jealous of the emperor's displeasure, he was frightened by a miscarriage and died of illness. After Empress Chen died, the emperor, at the urging of Empress Dowager Jiang, established the oldest concubine Zhang Shun as the empress, who is now Zhang Jihou.
It is a pity that Zhang Jihou has no favor, and he has not given birth to a son and a half daughter after entering the palace for thirteen years. Now that Zhang Jihou is older, the emperor favors the newcomer, and her position becomes more and more awkward. The women who entered the palace in the first year of Jiajing are still active in front of the stage, only Zhang Jihou, and the rest are all newcomers who entered the palace in the tenth year of Jiajing. At this moment, Yiliuyan stood in the sun, so tender that it was almost reflective.