"The reason why I did not open the palace door immediately was because I was afraid that the condition would relapse. On the other hand, it was also to confuse the people who were behind the scenes. The Fengqi Palace also had to be cleaned, so the time was wasted."
Lianyi still explained softly.
"Lianyi, you have done a good job. The most important thing is that the children are safe now."
The emperor naturally knows what is most important to him.
"Your Majesty, I just finished handling the affairs of Fengqi Palace, but I learned that Liang Concubine had a miscarriage and was still a boy. What's going on? Didn't I ask my concubine to take over the palace affairs temporarily? ? How did this happen? ”
Ripple asked with a worried look.
After hearing this, the emperor’s face sank and he said in a deep voice:
“Forget about that idiot, who deliberately acted like a monster and caused me to lose a child.”< br>
"Your Majesty, calm down, anger is harmful to your health!"
Lianyi immediately comforted him.
"I don't know what Concubine Liang is thinking. She has been promoted and has the emperor's love. How could she do such a thing."
Lianyi also shook her head and sighed, expressing her dissatisfaction. understand.
“It’s okay not to mention it!”
The emperor waved his hand directly.
Lianyi saw that the emperor did not want to mention it, so he changed the topic:
"Your Majesty, this time the man said he was avenging the second child, but I feel that it may not have been done by the second child."
"Well, I also guessed it, maybe it was me. The good third brother did it just to frame the blame and draw my attention, so he did this."
He had such a guess after hearing the report from Grandma Sun.
"Then the emperor must be careful. After all, you are showing that he is hiding something, and sometimes it is hard to guard against hidden arrows."
"Don't worry, I know it well."
The emperor stayed at Fengqi Palace that day, which once again proved that the queen's position in the harem was as stable as a mountain and no one could shake it.
There were some twists and turns in the palace due to the smallpox incident. The Meng family army far away at the border also fought against the Qianglang tribe from time to time, but the scale was not large, and the opponents mainly used tests.
Even in small-scale battles, there are casualties. The Meng family army continues to lose numbers in non-large-scale battles, which makes General Meng feel distressed.
This news was told to Lianyi by the Meng family who came to give New Year gifts. Lianyi thought about the memorial he accidentally saw and asked someone to bring a message back to General Meng.
When General Meng received the news that Lianyi was brought back, he was silent for a long time. After sending the person away, he asked his two sons to meet him in the study.
"The Queen asked someone to give me a message, asking me to temporarily stabilize the border and not get caught up in the battle with the Qianglang tribe. It will not only waste troops but outweigh the gains, and also make the emperor jealous."
General Meng said directly.
“Did the Queen say anything else?”
“Let us take advantage of the discord between the eldest prince and the second prince of the Qianglang tribe to create conflicts and plunge the Qianglang tribe into civil war. We want to preserve our strength and keep an eye on the war situation, and give her at least five years. "What does she want to do in five years?"
Meng Guangdong asked with a frown.
"The person who came here didn't say anything. Just be aware of this matter. If you have the opportunity to enter the palace, you can ask the Queen in person."
"Now the eldest prince and the second prince They are working together to harass the border, how can they be at odds?" Meng Guangshen asked.
"The Queen should have found out through the Emperor. As for why the Emperor didn't tell us such important news, I don't have a clue for the time being. What do you two think?"
General Meng asked deliberately.
The two brothers looked at each other and saw the meaning in each other's eyes. Meng Guangshen couldn't hold his breath and said directly:
"Why else? It will naturally consume the strength of our Meng family army. . "
"Father, I think my second brother is right. The late emperor was very suspicious of our Meng family, and the emperor's marriage to Lianyi was just a temporary measure for the royal family to stabilize us.
I just didn't expect that after a palace change, Lianyi would gain a firm foothold in the palace, and even give birth to three sons for the emperor. With a stable position and our support, it will be easier for the eldest prince to ascend the throne in the future.
It's just that the royal family is afraid of their relatives becoming bigger, so now they have begun to weaken our Meng family army. "
Meng Guangdong is three years older than his younger brother. He is more stable and sees the problem more thoroughly, so he explained the key in one sentence.
General Meng was very pleased, nodded and said:
"You are right. My loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are engraved in my bones throughout my life as a soldier. The same goes for you and Guangshen, but what about your next generation? What about the next generation? Can you resist the temptation of a big position? ”
Both brothers did not reply this time because they could not guarantee it.
"Although I don't know what Lianyi's intention is, since she sent the news back, she must have considered it. Even if it is not for our Meng family, we must work hard for the sake of those sons and daughters who follow us."
< br>“Yes, Father!”
After the two agreed, they turned to discuss how to provoke a fight between the eldest prince and the second prince of the Qianglang tribe. In the end, they used an ordinary one that could no longer be used. An ordinary honey trap provoked a fight between the two sides and plunged the Qianglang clan into a civil war.
For a time, the fighting at the border has also decreased. With less fighting, there will naturally be fewer casualties. The corresponding losses of horses, weapons, and personnel have dropped significantly. Throughout the winter, the border has been rarely quiet.
The border was quiet, but the emperor was not very happy.
That day when the emperor came to Fengqi Palace, he was a little rude in his words. Lianyi also pretended to be aggrieved and tried to cater to him. After sending the emperor away, Lianyi's face darkened.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? I have trouble in the court and come to you to vent my anger?"
Lanzhi said angrily.
"The emperor is also worried about the political affairs of the court. I can't share the emperor's worries. I just got a few more words, so it's okay!"
That's weird!
That night, Duoduo dragged the emperor out of the concubine's bed and left him on the ground all night, then stuffed him back in after dawn.
Then the emperor contracted a cold and fell ill, and rested for five days. He recovered under Ripple's "careful" care, and reluctantly went to court on the sixth day.
After that time, as long as the emperor showed his face to Lianyi and said unpleasant words, he would be the unlucky one in a short time, either catching a cold or getting angry, choking on drinking water or choking on eating. Little things.
Quan Fu, who was beside the emperor, noticed something was wrong. Every time he faced Lianyi, he was cautious, for fear of making the queen unhappy.
Because the emperor had been struggling for two years, but there was still no movement in the harem, Zhou Yuanzheng was also puzzled, and finally had to retire and return to his hometown. The emperor was in good health, but even if he could not give birth to a child, he could not cure it.
Lianyi also deliberately mentioned it to the emperor in a subtle way and asked him to take care of his body. After all, if a concubine couldn't conceive a child, it could be her own fault. None of the more than thirty concubines in the entire harem were pregnant. This must be a problem. It's not the concubine's problem anymore.
The emperor naturally understood Lianyi's hint and seemed to be running away. After agreeing, he turned around and left the harem.
Five years have passed in a blink of an eye, and there are still only three children in the harem, and their imaginary years are already ten.