Chapter 444: The End (9)
The second princess Lu sneered, and really looked down on Zou's unreasonable behavior. "Third brother and sister, I think you are really confused. My prince's biological mother has passed away, but she still has adopted mother to support her. The prince said that she should still welcome her adoptive mother out of the palace to enjoy the joy of family. If she can't live in it, it's not too late to return to the palace. Empress, do you think this is the reason?"
Rong Jingqiu nodded, "What the second sister-in-law said is that Your Majesty and I mean this. If you are unacceptable to living after leaving the palace, you can come back to the palace at any time. The gate of the palace is opened to them at any time. If your third sister-in-law has any concerns, she can discuss it with her third uncle. What is there that the couple cannot say?"
After hearing Rong Jingqiu's words, the third princess Zou suddenly turned pale. She realized that she had done something wrong this time. Doing this was like fighting against the new king. Her husband was not as good as the second prince. She might have been more marginalized in the future?
If she made a big fuss about the wedding of her mother-in-law, she would definitely not be able to take care of her. After understanding the interests, she hurriedly added, "Empress, all the ministers are not thought well, so she will be distorted. Empress and her second sister-in-law must not be bothered by me," paused for a while, "I will go back to the house to arrange everything, so that I can check in with my mother-in-law..."
"Third sister-in-law is right," Rong Jingqiu smiled, "Although you let the concubines and concubines go out of the palace to enjoy family happiness, the palace will not be less supportive every year, and this is guaranteed."
Although she wants to save money, she can't do anything like deducting other people's pension money. In fact, what she really wants to save is manpower, which is related to her next plan.
Besides, no one wants to come back to the concubine who can leave the palace. He put his heart in the four worlds for most of his life. Lin Lao Lin finally can go out for free when he is old. Who still wants to come back?
Of course, the exceptions of those whose children are still young, the concubines and concubines can only stay in the palace. If they want to leave the palace, they have to wait until their children grow up and get married and leave the palace and live in another place.
When Lu and Zou heard that, how dare they say anything? No one lacks that little money? What the palace gave is just the icing on the cake. This topic has passed and can be discussed in a good way.
When the sister-in-law and the others were having fun chatting, the eleventh princess Jin Rui rushed in, "Cousin, cousin, it's not good..."
As soon as Jin Rui entered the hall, she saw the second sister-in-law Lu and the third sister-in-law Zou were both there. She swallowed the words to her mouth and quickly squeezed out a smile to say hello to the two of them.
Lu has always been very tactful. It seems that his cousins have something to say, so he greeted him and pulled Zou to stand up and say goodbye.
Rong Jingqiu didn't stay with them for a long time. After asking Lin An to send them out, she looked at Jin Rui, "I was so nervous that I was almost a mother. I still escaped like this and had a mistake. I see what you should do then?"
Jin Rui stroked her belly that was not yet showing her embarrassment, and smiled with fear. Then she thought of something, and then leaned against Rong Jingqiu with a tight expression and said, "Cousin, my man in my family has no idea what crazy he is, and he insists on asking His Majesty to agree to let his mother leave the palace. Now he is afraid that he will kneel down in the imperial study room and cannot get up."
She had a few arguments with her husband about this matter, and was so angry that she almost got angry. She never thought that he would come to the palace to ask for it while she was not paying attention. She was afraid that her husband would offend Xinjun, so she hurried over to bring Rong Jingqiu's rescue.
She was really angry. If it were Shufei or Shufei, what if she welcomed her out of the palace to support her? But she was not. She was sent to the cold palace by the late emperor, and there were still things that were inexplicable. What would such a person do to welcome him out of the palace? It was just to drag down his descendants.
Rong Jingqiu patted her hand and signaled her to sit down and say, "What are you anxious about in this matter? Someone will be more anxious than you."
When Jin Rui heard this, she was puzzled. Who else would be more anxious than her?
Rong Jingqiu smiled indifferently and didn't continue talking. Someone would definitely tell Concubine Shu who was in the cold palace to know about this. The next thing she should do is to see.
Facing her son's future and her own life, Concubine Shu couldn't help but smile bitterly. She knew that her son's actions were out of filial piety, but sometimes it was not just filial piety. She always knew that Rong Jingqiu had sent someone to secretly monitor her. If she really made a fuss to go out of the palace with her son, I was afraid that the emperor and the empress would be more cautious, so what future would her son have for her? I was afraid that she would have a depressed life.
As for what she planned, it seems out of reach now. If she missed the best opportunity, she would never have another chance.
Princess Yurong, who was standing beside her, said with a smile, "Mom, Brother Jiu has always been kind-hearted. He will definitely agree to Brother Eleven's request. Our family will be reunited by then. When Sister Eleven gave birth to a child, you can still see the child..."
Who doesn’t yearn for such a life?
Her eyes shone brightly when she heard it. Yes, she was also at the age of a grandmother. When she thought of her upcoming grandson, she was both happy and worried.
Later, she didn't listen carefully when her daughter said something.
"Give Wei Mom a basin of water, and Wei Mom wants to clean up well..."
When Princess Yurong heard her mother's request, she didn't think much about it and happily went out to fetch water for her mother herself.
She watched her daughter go out happily, and suddenly she covered her face and cried silently, crying that she had made mistakes in her past. Recently, she has always dreamed of people and things from the past. She knew that she should atone for her sins and accumulate some virtue for her descendants.
She walked into the door and kept people from approaching, then gently closed the door, then placed the letter she had already written in the open, then tidied up her clothes, then calmly stepped onto the stool, and finally looked at the world nostalgic.
Tears flashed in her eyes, and then she finally slowly closed.
"Empress, I am here to atone for you."
This time, she finally got on the road easily.
When he heard the news, the Eleventh Princess Jin Rui covered her mouth incredibly, "How is this... possible?"
Rong Jingqiu was not surprised at all. If the Eleventh Prince did not ask for his mother to leave the palace, perhaps she would have lived for many years. After all, it would be better to live without a single life than to die.
She gently patted Jin Rui on the shoulder, "Go, Uncle Eleven needs you now."
Jin Rui glanced at her cousin and soon understood. She quickly got up and bowed and said she could leave, then hurriedly left and rushed towards the cold palace. She knew in her heart that this was the best time to narrow her heart with her husband.
Rong Jingqiu waited for Jin Rui to leave, then glanced at Zhenzhu.
Pearl immediately understood and brought the eunuch who was surveillance of the deposed Concubine Shu in. After the eunuch gave the courtesy, he quickly submitted a letter, "This is what the deposed concubine gave to the slave and asked the slave to present to the queen."
Rong Jingqiu glanced at the letter and signaled that Pearl would come over.
Pearl took it, checked it, there was no danger, and then presented it to Rong Jingqiu with both hands.
Rong Jingqiu opened it and read it quickly. The letter was not long, but the content of the letter made her stand up suddenly. She had never understood what Concubine Shu had made back then. So that's it. This person's heart was really cruel and poisonous.
After a while, she sat down slowly and said coldly, "Luckily, she is dead."
If she wasn't dead, she wouldn't mind sending Shufei off for a ride.
When she arrived at the imperial study, Zhao Yu was still handling official duties. When Feng Debao saw her coming, he was about to go in and report, but she shook her head gently and signaled that he didn't need to report. Feng Debao stepped aside knowingly.
She stepped in and was about to surprise Zhao Yu, but he looked up at her, "Why are you here? Don't let someone inform me."
Rong Jingqiu smiled and said, "I miss you." She walked slowly towards him, then pulled his hand, and when he looked at her, she handed him the letter.
Zhao Yu took it and only saw it halfway, he was so angry that he tore it to pieces, "I used to know that she was uneasy, but I didn't expect that she would attack our descendants."
Rong Jingqiu reached out to hug Zhao Yu and buried her head on his neck. She thought about what happened in her previous life. Although it was no longer possible to test, she thought that when Concubine Shu knew that she was also being put on by Madam Dou, her face must be very wonderful. Unfortunately, she couldn't see it and could not take revenge with her own hands.
Although Zhao Yu did not make things difficult for the Eleventh Prince because of this letter, his original intention to pardon Concubine Shu was withdrawn, and this woman did not deserve to be forgiven.
Finally, the Eleventh Prince came forward to collect the body of his mother and finally sent it back to his mother's hometown for burial.
He also received a letter from his mother. In the letter, Chuchu just told him to live a good life with the princess, and told him not to hold a grudge against the new king because of her, and to work harder to be a servant in the future. If the letter came here, it would be gone. He might hate Brother Jiu's too heartless, why would he not give his mother a chance to correct her? No matter what, his mother would raise Brother Jiu.
But later, his mother confessed that she wanted to murder the ninth brother's descendants, and he was immediately furious. He had no idea why his mother was involved in the incident of Madam Dou. It turned out that it was for him to plan, but he didn't need these plans. As long as he followed Ninth brother to do it well, what kind of good life wouldn't be able to live?
My mother was confused, he thought to himself.
He did not hide the letter, but read it to his wife and two sisters. This matter could not be hidden. The important thing was that he was afraid that the two sisters would think wrongly like him.
Princess Yurong kept blaming herself for not paying attention to her mother that day, so she had a short opinion of her. However, after reading this letter, she was surprised to be speechless. What kind of face does she have to meet her ninth brother and ninth sister-in-law in the future?
Princess Yuhua looked serious, "You have to explain this to your ninth brother and sister-in-law."
The Eleventh Prince did not respond, but looked at his wife.
Jin Rui felt that the stone in her heart had fallen to the ground. She used to worry that her mother had made something wrong and whether it would implicate the couple. For this reason, she couldn't sleep at night. Now she knew what was going on, so it would be easier.
This mother-in-law is much more cruel and smart than she thought. She used her death to exchange for the emperor and the empress's uninformed understanding of them.
"My sister is right. You must explain this matter clearly to Your Majesty and Cousin," she said. "Prince, you offended the holy face at the beginning, but now you have to take the thorns and apologize in person, and you are not careless at all." Her hand gently stroked her belly, which was showing signs of embarrassment, "Just think it's for our children."
Seeing her husband's expression moved, she knew that she had touched him, so she reached out to hold his hand, "I'll go and talk to me in person." She said she wanted to share his burden with her.
The Eleventh Prince was indeed completely moved. If he hadn't been by his wife during this period, he would have been unable to survive this dark day.
"Luckily I have you."
Hearing this, Jin Rui knew that she had not spent any effort during this period, and the man's heart finally truly looked towards her.
She went to Rong Jingqiu to talk about this, and asked with some trepidation in her heart, "Cousin, do you think Your Majesty will forgive my one? In fact, he really doesn't know anything, I can swear..."
Rong Jingqiu smiled, "The court is working on people, what do you think?"
Whether in the previous life or this life, the brotherhood between Zhao Yu and the Eleventh Prince was true. Now that Concubine Shu is dead, she has taken all the blame and removed her son. The two brothers have no obstacles that they cannot overcome. This result was what Concubine Shu expected, and used her own death to exchange for her son's bright future.
But this is now. As for the future, it depends on the performance of the Eleventh Prince. Sometimes, after a long time, the event fades away its original color, and naturally there will be a rift.
Jin Rui couldn't see the deep meaning in Rong Jingqiu's eyes, but her ears understood her words. Now she really felt relieved and decided to go home and urge her husband to make progress. As for that mother-in-law, she would never mention it.
The Military Affairs Office established by Zhao Yu quickly replaced the original cabinet. At first, it only handled some urgent war reports. Later, the major affairs of the imperial court were handled through the Military Affairs Office. The power of Prime Minister Qi was further reduced, and many things were caused by Zhao Yu, but they were all resolved one by one.
But what further widened the rift between the two was when Kaienke was dealt with directly through the Military Affairs Office. Instead of using the person recommended by Prime Minister Qi as the examiner, he appointed a newly promoted confidant official to serve as the examiner and fully handle the imperial examination affairs.
Prime Minister Qi was so angry that he vomited blood, and the struggle with Zhao Yu gradually became fierce.
Among them, Song Yiqing and others who were hired by Zhao Yu were also opposed by others. This further expanded his image as a famous king and made Prime Minister Qi look narrow-minded, and public opinion began to become increasingly unfavorable to Prime Minister Qi.
After being an official for decades, Prime Minister Qi was not a pure white lotus in the officialdom. On the contrary, he was domineering, which also accumulated a lot of opposition voices for him. These voices were not loud at first, but as Zhao Yu's actions became more and more, these opposition voices gradually became louder.
It took only half a year since Zhao Yu ascended the throne, and he forced Prime Minister Qi to go every step.
Under the cover of the major incident in the court, the women's technical school that Rong Jingqiu was preparing to open was progressing very smoothly. Qi Aoer went to various places to recruit female teachers. In order to allow the people to accept the new things and reduce the power to block the situation, the tone was set at the beginning that all the school, from teachers to students, were women.
Rong Jingqiu was not idle either. As the concubines and concubines left the palace to reunite with their children, there were many places and people left.
The palace maids trained in the palace are all people who are not only literate but also have a skill. Rong Jingqiu personally sets an assessment. As long as those who meet the standards can leave the palace and teach at the girls' school. The palace not only gives them a monthly salary and money, but also allows them to get married. However, they must also teach at the girls' technical school after marriage, and must not be less than ten years.
Even with such additional conditions, the palace maids in the palace still actively sign up and leave this ghost place to restore their freedom. Why don’t they do it? What’s more, this also solves their worries after leaving the palace. There is money to receive every month, which is better than anything else.
The palace has not been so vibrant for many years. The palace maids have been working hard every day, just to finish their jobs, try to pass the assessment, and become members of the palace.
Princess Qinglan and Princess Jin Rui were so busy that they were not touching the ground. One of them was busy with the assessment of the palace, and the other was busy with the site selection of the school with Qi Aoer. Because this was a new thing, the stall was not very large, but was moving forward in a gradual way, and first conducted experiments in the capital and two nearby provinces.
Rong Jingqiu was the last person to make the decision. He had to send someone to inspect every location. After no problems, he decided.
In this way, Rong Jingqiu is no less busy than Zhao Yu. Many times, the couple can only see each other when they lie down at night.
Zhao Yu had some complaints about this, but when he saw Rong Jingqiu being so tired that he could fall asleep as soon as he lay down, he felt sad. He wanted to advise her not to work so hard and leave some things to his subordinates, but in the end he didn't say these words. As long as she was happy, she could do whatever she wanted.
Finally, he reached out to take his sleeping wife into his arms and fell asleep.
This busyness has reached the beginning of the next year. Due to the Emperor of the Great Travels, the New Year was not celebrated extensively, but spent it in a deserted state, but the family of three still had a warm New Year.
Zhao Youyou felt that he was very happy. Although his parents were busy, no one ignored him. Both of them took time to accompany him. Of course, if he wanted, he could stick to anyone all day long.
His father would hold him to the morning court. At first he couldn't sit still, but later he could gradually sit up like his father and look at the ministers below.
Now the ministers were surprised. Unexpectedly, the little prince had the emperor's dignity at such a young age. He suddenly exclaimed that there was a successor in the country, which made those who originally despise the little prince have to pay attention to this little Douding. So, fewer and fewer people stood on the side of Prime Minister Qi. After all, everyone knows where the general trend lies.
Chapter completed!