The Empress of the Palace snuggled into Emperor Mingwen's arms and sniffed gently: "As long as the Emperor can come to visit me often, I will not feel any pain."
She said this, but her body was very honest. Pain came over her in waves. The expression on the Queen's face was uncontrollably ferocious, making her originally delicate face look a bit funny, not good-looking at all.
But Emperor Mingwen had a very affectionate look on his face, and he explained in a gentle voice: "It's because I am so busy with official duties that I don't have time to visit. Eunuch Mo, please go to the warehouse immediately to get a pair of East Pearls to make a pair of earrings for the Queen."
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"yes!"
The Queen was overjoyed. She had been thinking about Dongzhu for a long time.
After watching the two of them swaying for a while, Chu Yunning lowered his eyes and glanced at the tips of his shoes, as if he was reminded of Prince Xiao and Ye Yan'er half a year ago, looking like they were inseparable.
"Chu Shanggong!" Emperor Mingwen glanced at Chu Yunning: "How is the queen's health?"
Chu Yunning kowtowed: "Back to the emperor, the queen has an old illness and must rest for three months, otherwise her life will be in danger."
"Chu Shanggong said it was too serious. Your Majesty, I am not that serious." Queen Gong shook her head. For some reason her eyelids were twitching so much that she always felt that something bad had happened.
"You are the mother of a country. Your health is very important. You must not make any mistakes." Emperor Mingwen patted the Queen's hand and said in a deep voice: "From now on, the Queen should take a good rest and don't worry about other things."
"emperor?"
The Queen was shocked. She must not lose the power of the Sixth Palace. However, she had a severe headache and felt pain in her heart. She couldn't help but gasp for air and her face became paler. Emperor Mingwen immediately said: "Chu Shang Palace,
From now on, you will handle the Sixth Palace on behalf of the Queen. You must do your best and the Queen must calm down and cultivate."
"yes!"
After going around in a long circle, the purpose was finally revealed. Chu Yunning received the order in front of the empress. The empress was so angry that she wanted to refute something, but Emperor Mingwen said: "Can the empress understand my painstaking efforts? If not,
I, the queen, will not get sick either."
Having said this, the Empress could only grit her teeth and admit it: "Concubine, thank you for your consideration. I will live up to your kindness and rest quietly."
Chu Yunning got what she wanted and wanted to leave. She had no interest in watching Emperor Mingwen perform. She silently made a decision in her heart. She must be careful when getting along with Emperor Mingwen in the future. If she is not careful, she will be plotted.
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"Why are you so anxious? The Queen's Phoenix Seal hasn't been given to you yet." Emperor Mingwen said to the Queen: "Chu Shanggong's status is low and not enough to convince the public. The Queen will give her the Phoenix Seal."
The Queen's expression suddenly changed: "Your Majesty, I am only temporarily in charge, so there is no need for the Phoenix Seal. If anyone dares to disobey the Chu Shang Palace, I will never forgive him lightly!"
"Queen!" Emperor Mingwen's expression changed slightly: "Aren't you letting me down? I want you to rest in peace and stop interfering in the affairs of the harem."
Under Emperor Mingwen's repeated emphasis, the Queen was speechless and asked the palace maid to get the Phoenix Seal.
The phoenix seal was handed into Chu Yunning's hands. It was heavy. Chu Yunning was a little excited and kowtowed to thank him.
For some reason, the Queen felt very uncomfortable when she saw the Phoenix Seal being snatched away. She even had a premonition that the owner of the Phoenix Seal would be Chu Yunning!
"Chu Shanggong, you must preserve it well and never let down the emperor and this palace's expectations of you." Queen Gong said through gritted teeth.
"yes!"
After taking the Phoenix Seal, Chu Yunning temporarily took charge of the Sixth Palace. The first thing he did was to select beautiful girls for Emperor Mingwen.
"Your Majesty, you haven't decided yet on the girls you selected for the last flower viewing banquet."
As soon as the words fell, the expressions of the Queen and Emperor Mingwen darkened in unison. Emperor Mingwen squinted and smiled: "I'm sorry you still remember this."
"I dare not forget what the emperor has told me."
Chu Yunning can choose a few that she feels comfortable with and stay with her, so that he can accompany her to relieve her boredom.
Emperor Mingwen turned his head and looked at the Queen, and said calmly: "The Queen is unwell, and I have no intention of drafting. I will put this matter aside for now and talk about it later."
One sentence made the Empress burst into tears of gratitude. It turned out that the Emperor did not have to draft the draft for her sake: "Your Majesty..."
Emperor Mingwen comforted him with a few more gentle words, sat there for a while and left on the pretext that he was too busy with government affairs.
As soon as they left, the Empress of the Palace said bluntly: "Hand over the Phoenix Seal. If you have any mishandling of matters in the harem in the future, you will have to come to this Palace to make a decision."
Is this a turning point?
Chu Yunning held the phoenix seal in her hand and said calmly: "If the queen wants to take the phoenix seal back, I have no choice but to report it to the emperor truthfully."
"Are you threatening me?" The Queen suddenly sat up and looked at Chu Yunning very displeased. The movement hurt her and turned pale.
Chu Yunning slowly stood up and said condescendingly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for not obeying your orders."
Seeing that Chu Yunning was about to leave, the Queen of the Palace held back the pain and called out to her: "Chu Yunning, you'd better not play any tricks on me, otherwise I will never let you go!"
"Don't worry, Queen, I will definitely manage the harem for you." Chu Yunning narrowed his eyes and smiled at the Queen, turned around and strode away.
Having the phoenix seal represents real power.
"Chu Shanggong, the emperor is waiting for you in the pavilion in front." Eunuch Mo saw Chu Yunning coming out and ran over in a hurry.
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched, and when she looked along her line of sight, she saw a bright yellow figure. Remembering the expression on Emperor Mingwen's face when she mentioned the draft just now, she probably turned from embarrassment to anger.
Approaching the pavilion, Chu Yunning saluted Emperor Mingwen: "Your Majesty."
"Get ready and accompany me to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple."
Chu Yunning was stunned for a moment. When she saw Emperor Mingwen's expression of concentration, he nodded and agreed without thinking too much.
An hour later, the carriage quietly drove out of the palace gate. Emperor Mingwen put on a white brocade suit, held a folding fan in his hand, and tied two sachets around his waist, looking like a rich boy.
According to appearance, Emperor Mingwen had a feminine complexion and delicate facial features. He would be an eye-catching presence in a crowd. If he were a proper C-bit star in modern times.
"Have you seen enough?" Emperor Mingwen raised his head angrily and glanced sideways at Chu Yunning, half-smiling but not smiling: "Do you think... I'm not bad looking?"
Chu Yunning suddenly came to her senses and pinched her thigh. How could she be so surprised by this face? It was definitely a gentle trap.
"I saw that the prince's hall was darkened, and he might be in danger."
Emperor Mingwen sneered: "When did Miss Chu learn to read fortune tellers, and from what school did she learn?"
"Your Majesty, you've received the award. I only know a little bit about it, so I just made a wild guess." Chu Yunning retracted her eyes and turned to look away.
The carriage jolted for almost two hours before it came to a stop. When the curtains were raised, it was already dark, and the guards led the way with torches.
Hiking in the middle of the night?
Climbing up the steps one by one for an unknown amount of time, Chu Yunning followed Emperor Mingwen into a room.
The thick scent of sandalwood instantly lingered on the tip of my nose. When the little master at the door saw the visitor, he let him into the house without saying a word.
The sound of banging wooden fish rang in his ears. Emperor Mingwen entered with a gloomy expression. After a while, an old monk came out from the inner room. He was wearing a dark monk's robe and holding a string of sandalwood beads in his hand.
He turned it gently in his hand and just nodded when he saw the person coming.
Chu Yunning couldn't help but yawned. He ran out of the palace in the middle of the night to listen to scriptures. He must be mentally abnormal!
Emperor Mingwen glanced at the bamboo stick bucket lying aside, took it and handed it to Chu Yunning: "Since you are here, let's make a fortune."
"Huh?" Chu Yunning shook her head and refused. She didn't really believe in such strange things, not to mention she had nothing to ask.
"Your Majesty, that's no need. I have nothing to ask."
She is not from this era, and fortune telling may not always work, so she should not waste this fortune.
Emperor Mingwen squinted at Chu Yunning and handed it forward. Without giving Chu Yunning a chance to refuse, he pushed the bamboo tube to her: "Pump!"
Since he couldn't refuse, Chu Yunning had no choice but to take the bamboo tube and shake it casually, and two bamboo sticks fell out.
At this time, everyone present was stunned.
Emperor Mingwen frowned: "Chu Yunning, why do you have so many things to do, and your hexagrams are different from others."
Chu Yunning looked aggrieved. Is it her fault?
The old monk stepped forward and bent down to pick up the two bamboo sticks on the ground. He looked at Chu Yunning and said, "Donor Chu, can you write down your birth date?"
"Yes." Chu Yunning wrote down the birth date as instructed. The old monk took it and looked at it. His pupils dilated in shock. After a while, he returned to normal and put away the two bamboo sticks. Now it was Chu Yunning's turn to be curious.
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"Teacher, please tell me what is the meaning of this hexagram?"
The old monk hesitated for a long time before giving up and said four words: "It varies from person to person."
She was already tired from riding a carriage and climbing mountains in the middle of the night. When she suddenly heard this, she became even more angry and almost cursed, but she couldn't bear it because Emperor Mingwen was by her side.
"But……"
"Master has already said it, so why do you need to ask any more questions?" Emperor Mingwen interrupted Chu Yunning angrily: "Go down and rest first."
Chu Yunning rolled her eyes angrily, turned away, and she didn't care to hear it.
Watching her leave angrily, Emperor Mingwen clasped his hands in front of his master. Before he could ask any questions, his master said, "It is God's will. Miss Chu just now is the noble person that the emperor has been waiting for for so many years. With Miss Chu by your side, the emperor will surely
Can turn bad luck into good luck."
The poison in Emperor Mingwen's body could only last him thirty years. For so many years, he had searched for names to no avail. Slowly, he gave up.
When he was thirteen years old, Emperor Mingwen happened to meet his master. His master gave him a prescription to suppress the toxins in his body, and told him not to break away easily. If he did not detoxify in time, he would die suddenly after breaking out.
The teacher's father divined another hexagram for him, and the hexagram showed that his fate was at two extremes. He could survive the age of thirty and have no worries about his lower body, or he could die of poison before he was thirty. There was only one person in the world who could help Emperor Mingwen overcome his difficulties.
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Emperor Mingwen had been looking for this man for fifteen years, and he would be thirty years old in another year. Just when Emperor Mingwen was about to give up, he found him by accident.
"The noble person that master mentioned fifteen years ago was Chu Yunning?" Emperor Mingwen was a little in disbelief.
The teacher's father nodded and held up the two signatures that Chu Yunning had shaken down just now: "The first half of this woman's life was rough, but the second half of her life was extremely rich and noble. She was born to be a queen mother. Her son will definitely come to the throne."
The world!"
It’s time to rule the world again.
Emperor Mingwen asked someone to divine Beibei's fortune, and the chief officer of Qin Tian Jian also said so.
"The emperor and this girl also have a relationship as husband and wife."
After the old monk finished speaking, Emperor Mingwen was so shocked that he couldn't believe his ears. He originally thought that he would adopt Beibei as the prince, so Chu Yunning would naturally become the queen mother.
The night is getting darker
However, Emperor Mingwen suffered from insomnia. He looked up at the stars and felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. He lay on the eaves full of thoughts.
Chu Yunning came to him before dawn the next day: "Your Majesty, when shall we go back?"
You should be worried after not going back to Beibei all night.
"What's the rush? I plan to stay here for two more days." After speaking, Emperor Mingwen couldn't help but sneeze twice.
Chu Yunning frowned: "Did the prince catch a cold?"
Emperor Mingwen rubbed the tip of his nose unnaturally, walked around her, and said without looking back: "I have asked someone to notify Bixiu before going out. Bixiu will comfort Beibei, don't worry."
Hearing this, Chu Yunning felt relieved.
Following Emperor Mingwen to listen to scriptures for two consecutive days was a bit boring. She didn't know how long Emperor Mingwen would continue to stay.
At this time, a little boy in tattered clothes kowtowed to the Buddha statue above: "Blessed by Bodhisattva, I must let my sister give birth to the child safely. I am willing to shorten my life by twenty years."
The little boy looked pious.
Judging from his appearance, he looks about ten years old. He has a sallow complexion and a thin body. He has a pair of clear and simple black pupils, and he keeps kowtowing.
Chu Yunning also had a younger brother in modern times. Looking at the little boy, she actually thought of her younger brother, so she walked up and asked, "What's wrong with your sister?"
The little boy was startled by Chu Yunning and looked at her warily. Chu Yunning squatted down and said, "I'm not a bad person. Maybe I can help you."
"Really?" The little boy was a little excited and kowtowed to Chu Yunning: "Beautiful sister, my sister is pregnant. The doctor in the village said that my sister's pregnancy will be difficult to give birth. I'm worried that my sister will be in danger."
Chu Yunning looked at the little boy. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him. She asked him carefully about his sister.
The little boy said: "My sister married my brother-in-law last year, and my brother-in-law joined the army. Within two months, my sister was pregnant. We, brother and sister, depended on each other. A few days ago, my sister heard that people died on the battlefield, and she was frightened.
She is pregnant with a baby, and the doctor said that my sister is in very bad condition, so she can only ask Bodhisattva to protect her."
At first glance, he sounds like a pitiful man.
"Your brother-in-law went to fight?" Emperor Mingwen frowned.
The little boy nodded. Seeing that the people in front of him were dressed in luxurious clothes, they must not be ordinary people, so he asked: "Can you help find out the whereabouts of my brother-in-law, and I can repay you by being a cow or a horse for you."
Chu Yunning glanced at Emperor Mingwen.
"Where do you live?" Emperor Mingwen asked.
"In Xinghua Village, thirty miles away."
Emperor Mingwen glanced at Chu Yunning: "Want to visit his sister?"
"Lead the way!" Chu Yunning did not answer Emperor Mingwen directly, but said to the little boy: "Maybe I can help you."
The little boy was so excited that he bowed to the Bodhisattva and said, "Thank you very much for the Bodhisattva's appearance."