The entire imperial city was thoroughly investigated for seven days, but the missing seventh prince could not be found. No one was found alive, and no body was found dead. After Yongchang Hou reported the matter, the emperor only remained silent for a long time. In the end, the matter was dismissed.
After Xie Chengyin learned that the emperor had let the seventh prince go, he didn't say anything. He also understood that the emperor didn't want to kill them all, so he didn't say anything.
When the new year was approaching, the Queen was brought back from the imperial mausoleum by Xie Chengyin and Chunhe. The Queen Mother originally only let her reflect there for a month, but the Queen herself was unwilling to come back and stayed there for a few more months before sending her
The man told the emperor that he wanted to come back to celebrate the New Year.
The emperor's mausoleum was a poor life. During the days when the empress was in the imperial mausoleum, she ate fasting and chanted Buddha's name. In just a few months, she became very thin. When the princess received the empress, her eyes turned red immediately. When she stepped forward to support the empress, her voice
He also choked with sobs: "The Queen Mother is suffering here!"
"I don't feel that I am suffering. Here, I am pure and pure, but I have figured out a lot!" The Queen walked forward slowly, with a kind of relief in her eyes, "What the Queen Mother said is, these
Years ago, I always tried every means to let my mother clan gain a foothold in the court, but I forgot about Cheng Yin’s difficulties!"
The Crown Princess did not answer, but walked forward slowly with the Queen.
"He is a filial son. He would rather wrong himself than disobey me, a mother!" The queen smiled helplessly, "But as a mother, you always have to think more about your children. In the past, I always
Thinking about those things, my brothers are my nephews. I always hope that my natal family will be prosperous, but I have forgotten that the new emperor was in trouble when his relatives were in power!"
The Crown Princess raised her head and looked at the Queen: "The Queen is only doing it for her mother's family..."
"The Queen Mother is a good mother and a good queen. Before the death of the late emperor, she had a deep love with the Queen Mother and her husband. But even so, the Queen Mother never asked for anything for her mother clan, and she only walked steadily in the court step by step.
"Yes, because the Queen Mother has always been sober, and she understands that when her relatives are in politics, it is her son who suffers!" The Queen held the Crown Princess's hand and said, "I am the one who is confused!"
The princess was silent and did not speak.
"You are not a mother yet, you are not a queen, and your child is not a prince. Of course you don't understand the power of this. I didn't understand it before, but now I understand that a mother will eventually know how to do it.
For the sake of my own children, for the prince, for the sake of purity, not for scheming with my nieces and nephews who are separated from me!"
The Crown Princess took a deep look at the Queen, and she obviously heard what she heard. She thought about it for a long time, but couldn't help but ask: "Isn't the Queen Mother worried that my uncle will be angry because of this?"
"Why should you worry? I am her sister, not his father and mother. Is it possible to control him for the rest of his life?" The queen laughed, "In the past, I always felt that he was my brother after all, but I forgot that I
The palace is the mother of a country, the mother of the prince, and the queen of the world!"
The Crown Princess did not speak any more, but slowly walked out of the imperial mausoleum with the Queen.
Because of the Queen's order, Xie Chengyin was waiting outside. When he saw the Queen from a distance, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother!"
The queen looked at Xie Chengyin for a long time, then patted his hand: "Well, let's go back to the palace!"
The prince nodded, then helped the queen get into the carriage.
As the carriage moved forward, the queen pulled the prince and princess to sit with her. After getting on the carriage, the queen suddenly said: "Is your injury feeling better?"
Xie Chengyin was stunned for a moment: "How did the Queen Mother know?"
"I am here to pray for blessings, not to go to jail. Naturally, I know everything about the outside world!" The Queen smiled, "When you were injured, the Queen Mother was worried that I would not be at ease, so she sent someone to come and treat you.
I said that I would take me back, but no, since you have nothing to do, I didn’t go back!"
Xie Chengyin paused: "Since my mother can go back, why should she suffer here?"
"People always have to endure hardships to become sober!" The queen smiled bitterly, and then said, "It is said that it was the girl from Yongchang Houfu who saved Chunhe again?"
Xie Chengyin nodded: "Yes, my father and my grandmother have already rewarded me, so you don't need to take it too seriously. The Yongchang Marquis Mansion is all veterans, and they understand the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers!"
"I know!" the queen responded and said nothing more.
When the queen returned to the palace, the emperor had been waiting there early. Hearing the summons that the queen was back, he hurried out to greet the queen. When he saw the emaciated queen, his heartache was written all over his face: "Queen...
"
"Your Majesty!" The queen bowed and saluted.
The emperor quickly supported the queen and said, "Quickly excuse me!"
The queen looked at the emperor in front of her and suddenly smiled: "Your Majesty, why are you acting like this? I am just going to pray for blessings. It is also right for me to eat fast, chant Buddha's name, and be thinner!"
The emperor sighed slightly: "I can't feel sorry for you anymore? Come in quickly, it's very cold outside!"
Xie Chengyin knew that the emperor and the empress had not seen each other for a long time, and they must have a lot to say, so he did not stay long. After leaving the palace, he originally wanted to go back to his hometown, but he saw Su Xubai on the street.
Nowadays, Su Xubai is famous for being aloof. When he leaves the court office, he stays alone most of the time. All cases that come into his hands are investigated clearly, clearly and basically.
It was all a matter of hope. The emperor had a certain respect for him, but the ministers in the court would inevitably be a bit resentful towards him. After all, ministers who were too selfless were always disliked.
Xie Chengyin asked the Crown Princess to go back first, while he got off the carriage and walked directly in the direction of Su Xubai.
Su Xubai stood in front of a small vendor selling hairpins, staring straight at a white jade hairpin. The white jade was full of flaws and was not a good jade, but it was obvious that Su Xubai liked it very much.
Xie Chengyin didn't say anything, just stood aside and watched, until Su Xubai took out the money from his arms and bought the hairpin: "Why did you buy the hairpin? Or is it such a bad jade?"
Su Xubai was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to salute, Xie Chengyin held him down: "Outside, we are close friends, so let's stop doing this nonsense!"
Su Xubai paused, then put the jade hairpin into his arms: "I bought it because it looked good. I don't care what kind of jade it is!"
"It's rare to see you outside today. Are you here to buy new year's goods?" Xie Chengyin held Su Xubai's shoulders and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Of course it's not my turn to buy these. My mother will prepare them. Thanks to Your Majesty's grace, my father will come back for the New Year this year. My mother has started preparing early. The whole warehouse is almost packed with New Year's goods!" Su Xubai said softly!
He said, "Your Highness, isn't today the day to take the Queen back to the palace? Why do you still have time to wander outside?"
"My mother is talking to my father right now. How can she have time to take care of me?" Xie Chengyin said with a smile, "I saw you on the way back to the mansion, so I came to see you. On weekdays, you are either staying at Dali Temple or at the mansion.
Stay here, I haven’t seen you out and about for a long time!”
Su Xubai did not speak, but continued to walk forward.
At this moment, Xie Chengyin suddenly saw a very familiar carriage parked at the corner of the street. After waiting for a while, he realized that wasn't it the carriage of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion?
Xie Chengyin paused and looked around, and sure enough, in a shop in the distance, the girl from the Meng family was standing there, holding a bunch of candied haws in her hand, with bright eyes and white teeth, full of smiles.
Xie Chengyin turned back to look at Su Xubai. As expected, his eyes passed through the crowd and looked at Meng Duiwan, who was smiling brightly. He didn't even dare to get too close. He only dared to stay dozens of meters away and cautiously
Take a look.
"I thought you gave up!" Xie Chengyin sighed, "I was still thinking of asking my mother to show you a suitable daughter at the beginning of the new year. You can't stay without a wife, right?"
"I won't marry!" Su Xubai's eyes never left the figure not far away from the beginning to the end, "I have many sons, so there is no need for me to continue the family lineage. I feel good if I can see her like this!"
"What if one day, she gets married?" Xie Chengyin suddenly asked.