Chapter 90: Finding faults
Princess Wanning did such a "big thing" not long after she returned to Beijing. The Queen Mother and the Emperor must have been very upset when they found out about it.
The emperor originally wanted to marry Princess Wanning to their Cui family, but as soon as this incident came out, everyone in the capital knew the ridiculous things Princess Wanning had done. If the emperor insisted on marrying the Cui family, Take over.
It will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the ministers of the DPRK, and also make the courtiers feel chilly. After all, her brother has been back for a long time, and the reward has not been received yet.
In fact, the emperor was a little too cautious. The Cui family was just one of the many ministers, and they couldn't be more ordinary.
There are so many generals in the court, and many families are more noble and more ambitious than theirs.
The emperor didn’t stare at those people, but instead stared at their family. Could it be that he thought their family was easy to bully? The emperor also likes to pinch soft persimmons?
Thinking of this, Cui Xiu thought about how some time ago, when her father and brother came back, she asked them to hand over the tiger talisman. Could it be because of the tiger talisman?
The emperor felt that the Cui family was showing weakness. , so I want to strike while the iron is hot and further reduce the power of their Cui family.
If this is the case, then this marriage that was supposed to be given but was not given seems much more reasonable.
The emperor's thoughts are really difficult to fathom. He will be feared and suppressed if he holds power, and he will not be able to escape and be weakened if he releases his power.
If it is too hard and a piece of iron, the emperor will think that their family has the intention to rebel; if it is too soft and has no power to tie the chicken, the emperor will think that their family can kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
In short, in the final analysis, it is just one sentence, no matter what you do, you will never be satisfied in the eyes of the emperor.
Thinking of this, Cui Xiu made new adjustments to the plans she had made in the past. It seemed that she could not retreat all the time. With His Majesty, it was a bit difficult to retreat in order to advance.
Cui Xiu has also read many history books, which more or less record the conduct of former emperors.
But Li Xiuhuai didn't play his cards according to common sense, nor did he learn from the methods of his predecessors. Everything was done based on his heart, without any rules.
If she looked at the emperor from an ordinary perspective, many of the decisions she made would be right in Li Xiuhuai's mind.
Cui Xiu was thinking about something when the little eunuch's voice came from outside, interrupting the thinking of everyone in the room.
"Pass on the Queen Mother's decree."
Cui Xiu came out of the palace, just as Ning Bin came out, Ning Bin respectfully saluted Cui Xiu.
After that, the two of them listened to the decree together. Cui Xiu thought in his mind, just as the Queen Mother was talking about how to deal with this difficult matter, the Queen Mother's decree arrived.
What a coincidence.
"Concubine Xuanjia, Concubine Ning went to Rende Palace and obeyed."
"Concubine Xuanjia, please accept the order." The little eunuch said, closed the Yi Zhi, and went to Cui Xiu After taking two steps in front of him, Cui Xiu stood up and took Yizhi with both hands.
On the way Cui Xiu and Ning Bin went to Rende Palace, Cui Xiu was thinking about the few things he knew about the Queen Mother.
She remembered that the Queen Mother did not like Ning Bin. She once disliked Ning Bin because she was a merchant. Although her family was wealthy, she was not as good as the ladies from the Kyoto official family.
In the exact words of the Queen Mother, "The wealthy merchants in Jiangnan are originally from vulgar families, and the daughters they raised are not much better."
In addition to looking down on those born into wealthy merchant families, the Queen Mother Ning Bin, in fact, didn't think much of the daughter of a military commander like her.
She remembered that when she was still in the Prince's Mansion, the Queen Mother would occasionally call them, the Prince's concubine, and the Prince's concubine into the palace. At that time, the Queen Mother was still a noble concubine.
Staying in that palace all morning, the prince and the main concubine could sit and listen to the lectures, but she and Sister Yun, the two concubines, could only stand and listen.
Cui Xiu still remembers what the Queen Mother said about her at that time.
“The daughter of a military commander is innocent, smart, and naturally interesting, but her heart can never be calm, and she will inevitably be a little frivolous.” “It is still necessary to study more on chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and embroidery.”< br>
"Things with swords and guns are all men's business."
Cui Xiu can be said to have a deep memory of the Queen Mother's words, but he also It's just that the memory is quite deep, and nothing else has changed.
She still likes to wield swords and guns, but doesn't like needlework and embroidery. Even if the Queen Mother says so, she is just pretending.
Later, the Queen Mother saw that she was really disobedient to discipline, so she didn't care much about her. After all, Li Xiuhuai didn't just marry her.
This is difficult to manage, so change it to one that is easy to manage.
When Cui Xiu thought of this, she suddenly felt that the personalities of the emperor and the queen mother were very similar.
I guess most of the emperor’s feudal ideas were learned from the Queen Mother. They have been exposed to them all day long, and it is difficult not to form a directional thinking.
The Queen Mother didn't like her very much at first, but later she helped Ning Bin and got closer to Ning Bin. She must have disliked her even more now.
But no matter in the past or now, she will not change her approach because of others' dislike.
They can move according to their hearts, and she can also move according to their hearts. She can be with whomever she wants to be with, and she is who she is.
Cui Xiu has never had these thoughts about whether a wealthy businessman is bad or a military general is average.
When she reads and reads, she wants to be a sensible person who can see some things clearly, not to be a blind fool.
She didn't like Ning Bin, but she never thought there was any problem with Ning Bin's identity.
She is hostile to Ning Bin only because of what she did, not because of Ning Bin's birth.
Everyone’s birth is not a choice of their own. Since things innate cannot be changed, then work hard to change them the day after tomorrow.
It’s just that everyone has their own choice in how to change the day after tomorrow, and the path Ning Bin chose threatened others.
Cui Xiu cannot say that Ning Bin is definitely wrong. Everyone has a different position and makes different choices. From her perspective, what Ning Bin did was to put her own Happiness is based on the suffering of others.
It's something wrong.
Since Concubine Ning had touched her things, she would not sit still and wait for death. After arriving at the Queen Mother's palace, in addition to the Queen Mother, there were other concubines and a middle-aged woman.
Cui Xiu probably guessed the identity of the middle-aged woman. She was undoubtedly Mrs. Qiu.
The Empress and Concubine Chun were also present, but Princess Wanning did not appear. She must have been too embarrassed to come out to meet people.
"I, my concubine, see the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother."
Cui Xiu and Ning Bin saluted to the two present. As for the others, Cui Xiu no longer had to salute, while Ning Bin continued to salute to Concubine Chun.
"Concubine Jia, the Ai family wants you to bring the fifth prince, have you brought him?" The Queen Mother spoke first.
After Cui Xiu heard what the Queen Mother said, the decree did not mention the matter of holding the fifth prince. It sounded like the Queen Mother was deliberately looking for trouble.
(End of this chapter)