Chapter 232
Except for the trouble of not knowing how to coax the child, Wang Yanqing lived very happily the rest of the time. In the blink of an eye, she had stayed at the Lu family for seven days, and it was gradually time for the Southern Tour team to go back.
But in the last few days, some small episodes happened in the palace. Wang Yanqing was helping Lu Heng to make Lu Zhan's same butterfly pendant. He was shocked when he heard Lu Heng's words, and almost picked the wrong line: "You said, Empress Zhang interceded for brothers Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling?"
Lu Heng nodded: "When I first heard it, I thought it was unbelievable. This is a matter of the harem. The emperor asked Dongchang to investigate, but the eunuch revealed that Zhang Heling should have given benefits to the people around Queen Zhang, please ask Zhang Heling. The queen speaks to their brothers."
Lu Heng knew everything about the East Factory. In the past, because of its convenient status, the Dongxi Factory was often superior to Jinyiwei, but when it came to Lu Heng, it was the other way around. The Dongxi Second Factory was careful to please Jinyiwei.
Wang Yanqing dexterously retracted the line and asked, "Then what did the emperor say?"
"What can the emperor say?" Lu Heng shook his head amusingly, "The emperor is very angry, and he will write an edict on the spot to abolish the queen. The first assistant stopped the emperor after he said something, and he will make a long-term plan after returning to Beijing. However, I think Empress Zhang hangs. already."
In the past two days, the emperor personally climbed the Chunde Mountain to pay tribute to the Shanchuan Sheji, inspected the Xianling Mausoleum, met with the Taoist priests from Wudang Mountain, and toured the historical sites of Chengtianfu. He was in a good mood. Suddenly Zhang Jihou came to intercede on behalf of the Empress Dowager Zhang's younger brother, but it wasn't that he almost angered the emperor to death.
Zhang Jihou was still the empress who was recommended by the Empress Dowager Jiang, but now she pleads for Empress Dowager Jiang's enemy family, and it falls into the emperor's eyes, which is simply hate on top of hatred.
The emperor was hiding it from the outside world, but several close officials knew in their hearts that there should be good news in the harem. Empress Zhang was a bit redundant in the first place, and now she has violated the emperor's taboo, the position of the empress must not be retained.
Wang Yanqing thought of the fate of the last Hu Baohou, and sighed faintly. Seeing Wang Yanqing's mood, Lu Heng asked, "What's wrong?"
Wang Yanqing shook her head lightly, and said in a low voice, "It's nothing. I just sighed that women are like duckweeds. Even if you are a queen, your life and wealth are all tied to others."
A poor family woman has no family to rely on, and lives entirely on her husband's conscience. Although a high-level woman has the support of her father and brother, once she touches the interests of her father and brother, she will be sent away or abandoned immediately. To put it bluntly, all women in the world are forced to do so, no matter how high or low, there is no difference.
Lu Heng felt that this was a dangerous topic, and if he didn't answer, the fire would burn him. Lu Heng walked calmly behind Wang Yanqing, and leaned over to look at the half-knitted butterfly in her hand: "If you have to say no, who in the world will be happy? In the wild, for the people, and for the government, everyone will have a lot of bad results. The one who chooses the best is the emperor, and he can't freely decide the affairs around him. People live in the world, and they just ask for one to live up to themselves. The confused people are manipulated by others and go with the flow for a lifetime. The smart can make their own choices, but also bear it by themselves. as a result of."
Wang Yanqing also thought about it, the state of the world is like this, there will be no change to blame others, and it is feasible to grasp the things around him. From Zhang Jihou's point of view, it is indeed very embarrassing, but from the emperor's point of view, he is seriously choosing a cemetery for his parents, and the person next to the pillow suddenly runs over to say good things to the enemy. Why should the emperor bear it?
Regardless of whether the result was what Zhang Jihou wanted, the words were spoken by her, and the bitter fruit could only be swallowed by her.
Wang Yanqing finally sighed: "It's just that she doesn't know people well. It's human nature to love money, and she can't say that she's backing her, but people around her hide it and deliberately guide the queen to do something. It's really abhorrent."
After Wang Yanqing finished speaking, she was surprised to find that there was no movement behind her. She turned around in surprise and looked at Lu Heng: "Why don't you speak?"
Lu Heng didn't want her to see his expression at this moment, so he stretched out his arms to surround her from behind and put his face on top of her head. Lu Heng asked, "What if it was a white lie?"
"That's also a lie." Wang Yanqing said, "This time the lie was well-intentioned, but with so many opportunities in the future, can you guarantee that he will be well-intentioned every time?"
"What if you don't lie to her anymore?"
Wang Yanqing snorted softly and said, "This kind of remark is self-deception. Take ten thousand steps back, even if the other party is telling the truth, but once you know that you have been deceived, even if you are willing to forgive in the future, you will no longer be able to show your sincerity. Bar."
Wang Yanqing felt the arm on her shoulder tighten, as if she was afraid that she would disappear if she let go. Wang Yanqing was surprised and asked, "Brother, what's the matter with you?"
After a while, Lu Heng's voice came in a low voice: "It's okay."
The author says:
Lu Heng: The arrow was hit in the knee.
Chapter 77
In August, the emperor climbed the Chunde Mountain in Chengtianfu, inspected the Xianling Mausoleum, and repaired Wudang. The emperor ordered the expansion of the Xianling Mausoleum, and then ended the southern tour and set off back to Beijing.
In September, the emperor led the crowd back to the capital. This southern tour took two months, with more than 10,000 followers, the momentum was huge, and it was a fulfillment of the emperor's wish. After the emperor returned to the palace, he set about arranging the co-burial of Empress Dowager Zhang Sheng Jiang and King Xingxian. After the parents' coffins were finally arranged, the emperor freed up and began to settle accounts in the autumn.
The first to bear the brunt is naturally the Zhang family who offended the emperor's successor because he pleaded with Zhang Heling's brothers. The emperor wrote an edict to the Ministry of Rites, saying: "I only have yīn, so Xiangyang is like the earth's inheritor of heaven. The husband is the guide for the wife, and the wife's way is just respect and obedience. Since the Yuan pair was lost early, it was because there was no one to help the sacrifice. Lie Yu couldn't be unruly, so he promoted Mrs. Zhang as the empress. The time was very near when the grace and li were added. There are many people who are disobedient, disrespectful and inferior, and they are being treated with kindness. Yesterday, I was insulted and arrogant. Such a woman, how can you resist Qian? Now, I will withdraw from the office, and collect the treasure of the queen's book. The world will stop the paper, and follow it like an edict."