Chapter 19: Talking Effortlessly and Showing Talent
Dongling Yuanyong knew that Concubine Yi was feeling uncomfortable for him. He looked at Concubine Yi and comforted her:
"Concubine, you don't have to worry. Even if Ximen Yourong occupies the position of queen, I will not let her have any real power. If she wants to cause any trouble, then she will only die."
"Alas! It's one thing whether she holds real power or not. I'm not worth it for you! You have been grinding your teeth and suffering for so many years thousands of miles away. Now you are back in the imperial city. If the queen beside you is a woman who can be intimate with you,
When I go to Huangquan and see Sister Fuxuan in the future, it will be easy for me to explain!"
Concubine Yi said, she couldn't help but feel wet when she looked at Dongling Yuanyong. On the one hand, she was happy that she had finally done everything in her power to help Dongling Yuanyong return to his place on behalf of Queen Fuxuan. On the other hand, she thought of Dongling Yuanyong.
After spending fifteen years narrowly escaping death in the frontier, she still felt uncomfortable in her heart.
Years of enduring humiliation and heavy burdens have made Dongling Yuanyong introverted. Seeing Concubine Yi's sudden sadness, he had no words to say for a moment.
On the contrary, Dongling Yuanhao on the side answered the conversation and said to Concubine Yi:
"Oh, concubine, you are going too far with your worries. Who said that the emperor's brother and his wife can't be intimate with each other? I think the emperor's wife is quite a good person. Maybe she is really the emperor's brother's confidant...
Ah, it hurts!"
Before Dongling Yuanhao could finish his words, Concubine Yi slapped him hard on the back. She cursed angrily:
"Hao'er, shut up. Who is your imperial sister-in-law? Even if a person from the Ximen family is good at heaven, she is not qualified to be your imperial brother's confidant."
"Yes, yes, the concubine is right. Ximen Yourong can only be the enemy of the emperor brother, but cannot be a close friend. So she deserves to be thrown into the "Lengyue Palace" in the dark without food or water before the big ceremony was held.
They will fend for themselves. After tomorrow, when they finish drinking the nectar, they, the aunt and nephew, may freeze to death or starve to death!"
Dongling Yuanhao cleverly complied with Concubine Yi who was glaring at him, and revealed that Ximen Yourong was in a miserable situation.
It's not that Concubine Yi didn't understand Dongling Yuanhao's hint, but she didn't have compassion for Ximen's life, so she pretended not to hear it.
However, when mentioning the Ximen family, Concubine Yi thought of Ximen Ruofeng who was under house arrest and the deposed prince Dongling Dixi. She looked at Dongling Yuanyong and said:
"Your Majesty, things are in order in the court, but the deposed empress Ximen Ruofeng and the deposed prince have not been dealt with yet. I think it will be a long night and many dreams. Your Majesty should deal with those guilty people as soon as possible. You might as well hold a wedding to stabilize Dachengguo.
New world!"
Mentioning Ximen Ruofeng, Dongling Yuanyong's eyes turned cold. Even if Concubine Yi did not remind him, he had no intention of letting Ximen Ruofeng live.
Concubine Yi looked at the silent Dongling Yuanyong. She knew that even today when the great revenge was avenged, the pain of Dongling Yuanyong witnessing the murder of Queen Fuxuan would still be difficult to eliminate.
In order not to make Dongling Yuanyong feel more uncomfortable, Concubine Yi nodded and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, you have just returned to the court, and you are already busy with your affairs. You have wasted half a day to accompany me. It is getting late now. You have been tired for a day, so you should go back quickly and have a good rest instead of getting tired."
Dongling Yuanyong did have a lot of things on his hands. He originally took time to accompany Concubine Yi, but it was really time for him to go back now.
So, he left Princess Yi's palace without any further delay.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the door, Dongling Yuanhao chased him and shouted:
"Brother Imperial..."
Dongling Yuanyong stood still and turned around: "What's the matter?"
"As for the emperor's sister-in-law, how long do you plan to keep her in despair?"
"You are so called "Imperial Sister-in-law"!" Dongling Yuanyong was a little dissatisfied.
"Maybe I shared the little nectar water she had. I can't even justify my disrespect of her by calling her 'Royal Sister-in-law'." Dongling Yuanhao laughed playfully.
"You pity her?"
"If I just consider her herself, I really pity her. After all, she did nothing wrong."
"She is Ximen Zhende's daughter!"
Dongling Yuanyong has no sympathy for Ximen Yourong. He may not kill her because of his ancestor's oath, but she can't think that he will treat her preferentially.
Dongling Yuanhao looked at the faint coldness on Dongling Yuanyong's face, he also put away his playful smile, and then said seriously:
"Brother Imperial, although I cannot completely empathize with the hatred in your heart, I hate Ximen Zhende just as much as you do. Even Ximen Yourong, I don't think she is innocent. However, putting aside this, regardless of Ximen Yourong
Does she deserve to die because of the blood of Ximen Zhende, but right now she can’t die, and the emperor should know this better than me."
"Why can't you die after seeing her?" Dongling Yuanyong's eyes flashed slightly.
"Because Ximen Yourong is more suitable to be your queen than anyone else, at least for now."
"I may be able to accept any woman in the world who can be the queen, but Ximen is the only one who is unwilling to do so!"
"Then the imperial brother should have selected You's daughter, You Kouyi, as his queen from the beginning, instead of just giving her the title of noble concubine. In this way, even if Ximen Zhende relied on the protection of our Dongling ancestors, he would not
Opportunity pushed Ximen Yourong to the throne of queen. At best, Ximen Yourong will only get a concubine."
"Then why do you think I don't make You Kouyi my queen?"
Dongling Yuanyong looked calmly at Dongling Yuanhao, who was idle and careless but actually understood everything.
In this secret coup, the civil servant You Zhongru, the head of the You family, fully cooperated with Emperor Hongwen to paralyze the eyes and ears of the powerful officials of the Ximen, Shang, and Xia families.
Therefore, this coup was successful with lightning speed. Therefore, there is no doubt that You Zhongru was promoted to an official position.
However, the favorable treatment for his daughter You Kouyi, who was designated as a noble concubine, was not Dongling Yuanyong's active preferential treatment, but the additional conditions attached to You Zhongru's willingness to help him.
Dongling Yuanhao also knew about this. As for why Dongling Yuanyong did not choose You Kouyi as his queen, Dongling Yuanhao raised his eyebrows and said:
"If the imperial brother chooses You Kouyi as the queen, it is equivalent to raising a "Ximen" invisibly. Therefore, your original intention of leaving the queen vacant was to let everyone know that the position in the harem is not
The quasi-entrainment regime intervened.”
"Then what?" Dongling Yuanyong smiled faintly!
"Then, God-given opportunity, the oath left by the ancestors of Dongling gave you a "queen" who is perfect in everything ~ Ximen Yourong."
"Why is Ximen Yourong just the right "Queen"?"
"Ximen's power disappeared. Although Ximen Yourong was protected by the oath of Dongling's ancestors, she was isolated and helpless, and she was guilty. Not to mention that she might not have the intention to cause trouble, even if she did, she would be unable to do anything alone. Therefore, in the future,
By giving her the seat, the emperor can save himself from having to deal with the fights between the powerful ministers and their families who are greedy for the throne, and at the same time, the entire Dacheng Kingdom can see that the emperor has not forgotten the virtue of his ancestral roots. This is a perfect way to kill two birds with one stone."
Dongling Yuanhao talked eloquently, and his words suited the situation. He had no idea that he had fallen into the pit dug for him by Dongling Yuanyong.
He didn't even know that his life goal of not wanting to take care of things and just want to be an idle prince with good food and drink was getting further and further away from him!