"Mother." Mrs. Chu came in a hurry and saluted Mrs. Chu who was standing above her. She had caught a cold at night and caught wind and cold in the past two days. She didn't get better even after taking medicine. She coughed when she saw the wind.
When Mrs. Lin saw Mrs. Chu, she didn't even bother to wipe her tears. She stood up and said angrily, "Sister-in-law, you have raised a good daughter, but you dare to threaten your elders!"
After being scolded, Mrs. Chu was still confused. She didn’t know what was going on. In recent years, Mrs. Lin had become accustomed to being domineering, and she gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Chu family. Mrs. Chu liked Mrs. Chu very much, so Mrs. Chu was very fond of Mrs. Lin.
If you can bear it, bear it; if you can hide it, hide it.
There was no way to avoid it, so Mrs. Chu couldn't help but ask: "Didn't Ning'er enter the palace? What happened?"
"Zhenzhen entered the palace, won the favor of the emperor through his own efforts, and was canonized as a noble person. However, before he could be favored by the emperor, he was grounded by your good daughter!"
Mrs. Lin was furious: "Sister-in-law, Chu Yunning has done a lot to smear the Chu family. It's not suitable for her to live in the Chu family with Li Hou. I complained. After all, there are other girls from the Chu family who are not married."
Well, she can't let other girls be unable to get married for the rest of their lives."
"Also, Zhenzhen has never offended her. If you have any anger, you can direct it at me. There is no need to target Zhenzhen."
Mrs. Lin cried with runny nose and tears. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She simply sat on a chair and cried about her difficulty.
Mrs. Chu looked embarrassed.
"Boss daughter-in-law, Chu Yunning threatened the elders, and if word spread, she thought it was because the Chu family had no tutors.
You have to find a way to manage it."
Madam Chu said: "It's not easy for the boss to fight outside. Please go to the palace to persuade Chu Yunning to keep a low profile and restrain himself, so as not to make any more enemies for the Chu family."
The boss is Mrs. Chu's weakness, and Mrs. Chu is General Chu's mother. This will never change. If the word "filial piety" is suppressed, Mrs. Chu can only obey.
"yes."
Mrs. Lin added: "Sister-in-law, if anything happens to her, I won't be alive."
After repeated orders from Madam Chu and Mrs. Lin, Madam Chu had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the palace.
…
"My mother is here?"
Chu Yunning was slightly stunned. After thinking for a moment, he guessed that Mrs. Chu must have arranged it, and immediately asked Bixiu to invite in.
"Beibei, grandma is here." Chu Yunning got up and went to look for Beibei.
Beibei had just come back from school and was practicing Chinese calligraphy. He was very happy when he heard: "Mom, can I study later?"
Chu Yunning's educational ideas were different from those of his old friend. For comprehensive development of morality, intelligence and physical fitness, Beibei would not be required to blindly study hard and practice hard, but would also need to relax appropriately.
What's more, Beibei has always worked hard and hardly needs her to watch, so when it's time to play, Chu Yunning never stops him.
"sure!"
Chu Yunning would not refuse any request that was not excessive.
"Thank you, mother!" Beibei cheered and jumped to the door to wait. When he saw Mrs. Chu, he flew into Mrs. Chu's arms like a little bird and shouted sweetly: "Grandma!"
"Hey." Mrs. Chu hadn't seen Beibei for a few days. She hugged him excitedly and looked him up and down. "You've grown a lot taller and your face has become thinner. How about it? Is it fun to be in the palace?"
Beibei Xiaoji nodded like he was pecking at rice: "The palace is very interesting. There are many masters to teach me."
As for what he was studying, Beibei refused to say anything. Even when Chu Yunning asked occasionally, Beibei pretended to be deaf and dumb.
After asking several times, Chu Yunning simply stopped asking.
After Mrs. Chu and Beibei played for a while, Chu Yunning knew that Mrs. Chu came with a mission, so she sent Beibei back to study her homework.
"Bixiu, serve tea!"
Mrs. Chu sighed, and first asked how Chu Yunning was doing in the palace.
"Mom, don't worry. I'm fine in the palace. The Queen Mother is pampering me. Who dares to bully me?"
Chu Yunning smiled slightly, poured a cup of tea and handed it to Mrs. Chu.
Mrs. Chu held the tea and smiled bitterly: "Being with you is like being with a tiger. Although mother doesn't know why you stay in the palace, the situation in the palace is changing rapidly. As long as you don't leave for a day, mother will never let go."
Hearing this, Chu Yunning felt warm in her heart. In this other world, only Mrs. Chu and the Queen Mother cared about her regardless of their status.
"When has my daughter ever suffered a loss? After the pregnancy is stable in the womb, I will accompany Beibei to Shu. I will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life, and no one will dare to say a word more."
Thinking of such beautiful things, Chu Yunning couldn't help but look forward to and be happy.
Mrs. Chu was amused by Chu Yunning. The mother and daughter talked for a long time. It was not until the palace door was about to be locked that Mrs. Chu reluctantly stood up and said goodbye.
As for Mrs. Chu’s advice, Mrs. Chu didn’t say a word.
Before leaving, Chu Yunning mentioned: "Mom, no matter what grandma and second aunt say, don't take it to heart. My father is already a general with military power, and my daughter has Bei Bei under her knees. If it really happens again,
Being the fourth concubine and having an heir, the Chu family would be too ostentatious."
"Silly boy, why don't I understand this? I don't care what other people do. I just want you and Beibei to be safe and sound. With you in the palace and your father supporting you, the Chu family doesn't dare to go too far, and you don't have to be restrained everywhere.
"
Mrs. Chu in turn reassured Chu Yunning that she absolutely did not want her child to be threatened.
Chu Yunning smiled slightly: "Mom, you are so kind."
After sending Mrs. Chu away, Chu Yunning seemed to have had a stone removed from her heart. She was really worried that Mrs. Chu would be successfully brainwashed by Mrs. Chu.
"Miss, Eunuch Mo just came to send a message, saying that he asked you to go there immediately after Madam leaves." Bixiu said.
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched, and she gathered her emotions and went to see Emperor Mingwen.
The table is covered with a thick pile of memorials, and an inkstone is placed there. Different from yesterday, there is an extra small stool.
"This is?"
"The emperor said that the ink that Chu Shang Palace made yesterday was very good, and no one else can match it, so today I have to work on Chu Shang Palace." Eunuch Mo said.
Chu Yunning rolled her eyes angrily. She learned how to grind and sell it yesterday. It would be better to ask someone to come out than her.
Open your eyes and tell lies!
"Where is the Emperor?" Concubine Xia came gracefully in a long crimson dress. Her face was pale and she looked not in a good mood.
Eunuch Mo replied: "Back to your concubine, the emperor is still meeting with the ministers in the political hall."
Concubine Xia looked disappointed. She specially made a pot of pigeon soup just to let Emperor Mingwen taste it. She asked again: "Do you know when the emperor will come back?"
Eunuch Mo shook his head.
A pot of high-quality pigeon soup was all in vain, so Concubine Xia had no choice but to give it to Chu Yunning. Chu Yunning accepted it unceremoniously: "Thank you, Concubine. I will send someone to inform you when the Emperor comes back."
Concubine Xia lived in the main hall, and Emperor Mingwen stayed in the side hall next door to accompany Concubine Xia, just a few steps away.
"Then I will go to Lao Chu Shang Palace."
Chu Yunning squinted and smiled, opened the food box, revealing the fragrant and rich pigeon soup inside, took two bites, and it was very delicious.
After a day of hard work, he was hungry. He drank all the soup in one go. Chu Yunning wiped his lips with satisfaction. He just burped when he looked up and saw Emperor Mingwen walking in with a sullen face. Chu Yunning was so frightened that he almost burped.
Swallowed it.
"Your Majesty!" Chu Yunning saluted.
Emperor Mingwen waved his hand, sat in front of the table, picked up a memorial and read through it. When he saw the content clearly, his chest moved up and down, and he slammed one of the memorials on the table.
The atmosphere in the room was obviously more solemn.
After a long time, Emperor Mingwen suddenly looked at Chu Yunning: "If there is a vassal king who refuses to come back after being summoned and causes chaos in the fiefdom, do you have any ideas?"
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched and she frowned.
Emperor Mingwen had been discussing this topic with his ministers all day long, and there were only three options: compromise, attack, or sit idly by.
War is the most wasteful of people and money. It is the last resort that Emperor Ming Wen doesn’t want to see.
Although Chu Yunning traveled through time, the dynasty she appeared in was unofficial history, and there were no records in the textbooks. However, there were many similar examples in official history, and the results were pretty good.
Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. This sentence lingered in Chu Yunning's ears. Chu Yunning shook his head: "I am stupid."
"Chu Yunning, if you come up with a way, I can consider giving you a gold medal to avoid death." Emperor Mingwen said.
Chu Yunning's eyes suddenly lit up, but then she dimmed again. It was not a good thing to be too pushy. Besides, Beibei would also be the vassal king in the future. She could not cut off her son's future.
"How can I, a woman and a child, understand this?"
Emperor Mingwen sneered coldly, but he was not disappointed. There were so many elders of the three dynasties and internal ministers who couldn't help him. What could Chu Yunning do?
"That's all, I shouldn't have opened my mouth like this." Emperor Mingwen looked away and continued to annotate the memorial.
After a while, Concubine Xia came, carrying several plates of pastries. Emperor Mingwen suppressed his anger and said, "Concubine Xia, is she feeling better today?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. My concubine is much better now. She just lay there for a long time and was thinking about Your Majesty, so I came here to take a look."
Concubine Xia stood next to Emperor Mingwen like a little bird, smiling tenderly. Emperor Mingwen had no intention of looking at it now. He tasted a few snacks, drank half a cup of tea, and comforted Concubine Xia with a few words.
"I am busy with official duties today. Please take a good rest if your concubine is not feeling well. Someone will come and take your concubine back."
Concubine Xia could also tell that Emperor Mingwen was in a bad mood today, so she did not dare to stay any longer and left wisely. Before leaving, she looked deeply at Chu Yunning.
Fortunately, Chu Yunning ate a pot of pigeon soup to fill her stomach, otherwise she would have been very tired after staying up all night.
"Pa!" Emperor Mingwen suddenly looked at Chu Yunning with a half-smile.
Chu Yunning felt chills on the back of his neck when he was looked at, and smiled: "Why would the emperor look at me with such eyes? Did I do something wrong?"
"I heard that Chu Shang Palace punished the noble people of Chu today."
"It's true." Everyone in the palace knew that there was no need to hide it, so Chu Yunning admitted it openly.
Emperor Mingwen raised his eyebrows: "Why."
"The Chu family is already attracting enough attention. There is no need for another Chu noble to come here. I don't want Chu nobles to do whatever they want in the palace in the name of me." Chu Yunning told the truth.
"Are you afraid that if Mr. Chu makes a mistake, I will punish you?" Emperor Mingwen sneered, clearly seeing Chu Yunning's little thoughts.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Chu Yunning cursed silently in her heart, and forced Chu Zhenzhen into the palace. Didn't Emperor Mingwen also want to contain her, maybe he was waiting for Chu Zhenzhen to make a mistake, and then find an opportunity to punish himself.
treacherous!
Emperor Mingwen placed a death-free gold medal on the table: "I will give you one night to come up with a countermeasure. If you don't come up with it, huh..."
"Your Majesty, I'm just a woman and a child, and I don't understand the affairs of the previous dynasty." Although Chu Yunning drooled over the gold medal for immunity from death, this gold medal was too hot to touch.
"You single-handedly eradicated Yihong Tower and killed Jingniang under my eyes. You are different from other women. I want to know the answer before dawn!"
Emperor Mingwen didn't give Chu Yunning a chance to refuse. He lowered his head and continued writing the memorial, as if he didn't want to disturb me.
Chu Yunning grinded silently, staring at the death-free medal for a long time. This night was too torturous for her.
It was finally dawn.
Emperor Mingwen put down the last memorial and looked up at Chu Yunning.
"I have nothing..." Before Neng could finish his words, Emperor Mingwen placed a memorial in front of Chu Yunning. It said that General Chu ignored the imperial edict and privately led troops to pursue him. He was lucky enough to win, but the person who submitted the memorial was charged with ignoring the imperial edict.
The emperor severely punished General Chu.
"The general will not accept military orders abroad. My father is loyal and will never betray the emperor. The emperor should think twice."
General Chu was very kind to his original owner, filial to him, respectful to his wife, doting on his daughter, and loyal to the emperor. He was a heroic man.
Therefore, Chu Yunning could not just watch something happen to General Chu.
"You may not know that General Chu was seriously injured on the battlefield. This trip has been so tiring, and I am worried that I will not be able to resist punishment when he comes back." Emperor Mingwen said.
Chu Yunning gritted her teeth, Emperor Mingwen did it on purpose!
"I am giving you a chance. When the charges are finalized, it will be difficult for me to help you." Emperor Mingwen was as steady as a mountain, holding tea in his hand and drinking it slowly.
Eunuch Mo was lingering at the door, coughing several times.
Chu Yunning took a deep breath: "Does the Emperor keep his word?"
"Except for treason, I will never touch a hair of General Chu." Emperor Mingwen said.
"good!"
Chu Yunning took the pen that had been set aside and wrote three words on the paper: "Expand the order of grace!"
Emperor Mingwen pondered for a moment, not quite understanding the meaning, but his eyes showed curiosity: "Tell me what it means?"
"The feudal lords have been passed down from generation to generation, and only the crown prince can succeed him. If every legitimate son or concubine, his descendants will have the opportunity to inherit part of the rights. The emperor's implementation of this order only offended the original heir, but it made the rest of the people inherit their rights.
Be loyal to the emperor."
After Chu Yunning finished speaking, the light in Emperor Mingwen's eyes was astonishingly bright, and he was in a state of excitement. The matter that none of the civil and military officials could solve was solved by Chu Yunning in an instant, and this trip did not cost a single soldier.
, can disintegrate the power of the feudal king.
"Chu Yunning, you have solved my urgent need." Emperor Mingwen threw the gold medal for immunity from death into the air: "This gold medal is for you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Chu Yunning took the gold medal with mixed feelings in her heart. Exposing one's intelligence in front of the Emperor is not necessarily a good thing.
If you are a wise king, you can cherish your talents.
If he is a tyrant, he will be jealous and may lose his head.
Whether Emperor Mingwen was a virtuous or a tyrant, Chu Yunning couldn't analyze it for a while, so he could only bite the bullet and move forward.