Looking at the plump and charming woman in the mirror, Su Lingyao couldn't help but sigh softly, stood up, and casually took off the golden crown with hairpins on her head.
The thin fur draped over her shoulders only rested once on her shoulders. The skirt was a little tight, exposing a wisp of emerald green tube top. The two thick white lumps were towering, mostly unable to cover up a deep ravine.
A charming arc is formed in the perfect bulge. When it moves slightly, it trembles and ripples, making people's hearts beat.
Although she already has two sons, Su Lingyao is not too old.
When he was fourteen, he gave birth to Prince Fu Zhang Qi, and when he was less than sixteen, he gave birth to Prince Li Zhang Ji. At that time, he was the most favored, and the emperor rested in his palace almost every day. It can be said that even though the emperor was not the emperor at that time,
It was just Prince Zhongxiao, but Su Lingyao felt it was the best time.
Xu Junru was actually no more than two years older than herself, but she had no chance in front of her red-hot self. She could count the number of days she rested in her room on one hand in a month, and besides having several other concubines
I can get some light now and then, and spend the rest of my days in my own room.
The only regret is that the emperor swore not to become the emperor's first wife after the death of Princess Zhongxiao, so neither Xu Junru nor herself, nor Mei Yuexi and Guo Qinjun who later replaced her, would ever have the chance to become the emperor's first wife, that is,
The position of queen is forever vacant.
If I could have taken advantage of the time when the emperor pampered me the most and begged the emperor to straighten me out, then maybe Qier and Ji'er wouldn't have the troubles they have today.
It is the law of nature to have a direct descendant, but without a direct descendant, it can only benefit Xu Junru's son. But now the emperor is not even willing to follow these two rules, and wants to help the son of that bitch Mei Yuexi, well,
It is also possible that it was a false shot to establish Guo Qinyun's son as the crown prince, but no matter which outcome, the strong-willed Su Lingyao could not accept it.
From what she saw, heard and felt during the past few days, Su Lingyao suddenly discovered that although she had two sons, they were the least favored. This was also unacceptable to Su Lingyao.
Let's not talk about being a direct descendant. The queen's heir had already died in infancy and everyone treated her equally. Although Xu Junru always felt that she was superior to others, as long as she did not sit on the position of queen, she could not be regarded as one of the "direct descendants".
However, the attitude of the officials in the court was very strange. They seemed to be more inclined to establish a position. In other words, Xu Junru, a "marginal person" who was nominally in charge of the affairs of the Sixth Palace, had long been ignored by the emperor, and now he was actually
Because Zhang Chi was born two years earlier than him, there is still a chance for him to make a comeback?
But Su Lingyao knew better that the biggest threats were Mei Yuexi and Guo Qinjun.
Su Lingyao had learned the skills of Mei Yuexi, a bitch. He took the emperor away from her and made her hate the Sixth Palace. Although there was a younger Guo Qinjun later, Guo Qinjun was favored.
The time was very short. At that time, the emperor began to gradually stay away from women, which was not nearly as long as Mei Yuexi's favor.
Although the civil servants in the court were leaning towards King Shou, Su Lingyao knew that it was only when the emperor did not express his attitude. Maybe King Shou had a chance. Once the emperor made his attitude clear, the ministers in the court would not be in this situation.
There was a conflict with the emperor over the issue.
After all, this is a family matter of the Zhang family. As long as no one of the Zhang family children is particularly stupid and absurd, whoever ascends the throne will have little impact on the civil servants. They will naturally follow the emperor's choice.
But Su Lingyao knew that King Shou was a frivolous thing. She heard that the emperor also commented that he was impetuous and frivolous by nature, and that he was not like a human being. How could he compare with his own Qi'er Ji'er?
And Zhang So of Meiyue River and Zhang Ge of Guo Qinjun are still young, how can they shoulder the important responsibilities of the Tian family?
Regardless of whether it was Qi'er or Ji'er, Su Lingyao felt that it was natural for her to choose the heir apparent between the two of them. This was her biggest wish.
However, the situation in the past few days was a bit disappointing. The emperor was increasingly leaning towards the two younger ones but never mentioned the three older ones. This made Su Lingyao upset.
As soon as the Qiu Festival is over, I'm afraid that the selection of the heir apparent will come to an end. Even though it won't be announced immediately, the emperor has basically made a decision in his heart. If he wants to avoid this worst succession, there is no need to do it in Qiu.
During the period, he turned the situation around and won this opportunity for himself.
The corners of Su Lingyao's mouth were slightly lowered, and a sharp arc appeared on her plump mandible. Combined with the coldness in her eyes, if anyone else was watching, it would be difficult to imagine that this woman with a sinister face was actually Gong Gong.
The royal concubine Su Lingyao is famous for her elegance and extravagance.
"Your Majesty, the two princes, Prince Fu and Prince Li, are here." The maid came to report.
"Let them in, it's time to have a good ending." Su Lingyao nodded coldly.
Zhang Qi and Zhang Ji came hand in hand, but neither of them looked very good. Zhang Qi was furious, while Zhang Ji had a sad look on his face. Su Lingyao couldn't help but shake her head.
I can inherit even a little bit of Chengfu's generosity, but he is always so full of joy and anger, which makes people speechless.
"Mother, the situation is very bad. We need to take decisive measures." Zhang Qi couldn't wait to say angrily as soon as he entered the door: "Zhou Peisheng told his son that his father had a conversation with Gao Panlong, the Minister of Rites, today, and Gao Panlong had been persuading his father.
Huang Lichang, my father did not comment, but mentioned Zhang So's study at Qingtan Academy..."
Su Lingyao's silver teeth were almost broken, but when she was talking to the Minister of Civil Affairs, she talked about Zhang So studying at Qingtan Academy. Although Gao Panlong was a scholar from the south of the Yangtze River, Qingtan Academy was run by scholars from the north, but the emperor was so
Could it be that Zhang So has already won the tacit approval of the scholars in the north? Is this trying to persuade the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River?
Thinking of this, Su Lingyao's calm state of mind could not help but be shaken.
"What did Gu Bingqian say yesterday?" Su Lingyao got in touch with Gu Bingqian, the Minister of Rites, through Wei Guangwei, the prefect of Yongping.
On the matter of establishing the crown prince, the Minister of Rites has no less say than the elders of the cabinet. Gu Bingqian's impression among the cabinet and his colleagues in the Seven Ministries is not good, but he has the emperor's trust. Wei Guangwei, as a scholar from the North, has
However, he secretly hoped to follow the path of the emperor, so he deliberately curry favor with Gu Bingqian and became very close to Gu Bingqian.
As a prominent family in Nanle, the Wei family has always had a sworn relationship with the Su family in Nanle, and they are also related by marriage. The brother of Su Shengdu, the deputy commander of Shanxi Town, married Wei Guangwei's niece, which is another cousin of Su Lingyao.
Married to Wei Guangwei's niece, it was precisely because of this relationship that Su Lingyao was able to get in touch with Gu Bingqian and gain access to many situations that the outside world did not know.
"My son met Mr. Yi'an (named Gu Bingqian) yesterday evening. He only said that the emperor was afraid that he had made up his mind and wanted his mother and son to stay in peace. He also said that although the princes in the court did not agree with the establishment of a child,
But they also support the establishment of a leader, and Zhang Chi’s chances are much greater than ours..." Zhang Ji hesitated.
Upon hearing this, Su Lingyao's eyes became more serious.
Both of her sons were useless, and Su Lingyao was a little disappointed. But at this point, if she didn't fight for her two sons, could she just sit back and wait for death?
The conflict between her and Mei Yuexi was much deeper than that of Xu Junru and the others. When Mei Yuexi wanted to win favor, she fought with her for several years. Although she lost in the end, she dealt with Mei Yuexi so miserably that even Zhang Su
They almost had a miscarriage, which Su Lingyao knew very well.
Although Mei Yuexi seems to be kind to her now, Su Lingyao knows that as long as Zhang Su becomes the emperor and Mei Yuexi becomes the empress dowager, then she will definitely only be a pig. Mei Yuexi's thoughts are vicious.
She was afraid that it would be worse than herself, so Su Lingyao would never allow Zhang So and Mei Yuexi to gain power, otherwise neither she nor Qi'er Ji'er would end well.
After thinking about it, Su Lingyao's heart was also ups and downs. The current situation was gradually taking shape. If no measures were taken, there would be no room for improvement.
"Qi'er, Qi'er, you two should not act rashly in the palace these days. Just stay there and don't do anything else." After thinking for a long time, Su Lingyao finally calmed down and made up her mind.
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"Mother?!" Zhang Qi and Zhang Ji were both shocked, "Are we just like this..."
"So what if we don't do this?" Su Lingyao knew very well the virtues of her two sons. She couldn't tell them many things at all, so she could only wave her hands calmly, "You go down and rest first, my mother needs to rest too.
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After Zhang Qi and Zhang Ji left angrily, Su Lingyao ordered her personal maid to go and invite Qiu Shi'an immediately.
Qiu Shian came soon.
"Shi'an, how is the emperor's health these days?"
Qiu Shi'an was slightly startled, "Back to your Majesty, Your Majesty has been a little tired these past few days, his complexion is not very good, and he doesn't sleep well at night. He often wakes up in the middle of the night."
"Are you still taking the pill?" Su Lingyao asked calmly.
Qiu Shian was shocked, "I have never been involved in the matter of elixirs. Even the manager Xia Bingzhong has not interfered with it. It is only the ministers of Honglu Temple, Li Kezhuo and Zhou Peisheng, who occasionally take care of it.
Cui Wensheng, a chamberlain, is in charge."
"Since the emperor is mentally exhausted, is it possible to increase the dosage appropriately? I heard the emperor complaining today, indicating that there will be many important officials in the court coming to see him in the future. If the energy is low, wouldn't it delay important events? Lord Shenshu Yingqiu has also arrived today.
And began to take over the overall defense of the palace, which is to prevent external interference, and there can't be any internal mistakes, right?" Su Lingyao further said: "You are responsible for the inspection of the six palaces, the emperor's food, and medicine affairs.
Come on, don’t you think the emperor should personally worry about such trivial matters?”
Qiu Shi'an felt a chill in his heart. Seeing the evil intention in Su Lingyao's eyes, he could only nod his head: "Your Majesty is right, Your Majesty is right."
After sending Qiu Shi'an away, Su Lingyao whispered to the maid next to her: "Let Cui Wensheng keep Qiu Shi'an under lock and key. He must take the initiative to bring it up to Li Kezhuo."