Chapter 504: The pain of deceiving comes to an end52
Xining tilted his head slightly and thought for a moment, then said calmly: "You can resolve the matter between you, father and son, by yourselves."
Well, originally they were father and son, and they were also involved in the fight for the throne. She was just a poor woman who had been guarding the poor for half her life, and had no ability to stir up this bucket of shit.
Xining looked at the plate and asked: "There is one last braised egg. Does the prince want to eat it?"
The prince was stunned and shook his head: "Mother, please use it."
Xining directly pinched the braised eggs with his fingers and turned his head and ordered: "Get another plate of sauced pig's trotters. You don't need to chop the pig's trotters too finely. Just chop each one into four pieces and bring them."
Watching the queen eating, the prince suddenly felt that no matter whether the queen was really stupid or big-hearted, she was still a proper foodie just because of her calmness, her desire to eat, and her courage.
After eating the braised eggs, Xining washed his hands in the basin held by the maid next to him. He looked at the prince who was still sitting next to him and said, "What plans does the prince have for me?"
The prince answered quickly and seemed to have thought about it for a long time: "The queen is as kind as a mountain to her sons and ministers. I don't know what the queen's plans are."
On days when even the servants dared to bully him and go without food, it was she who came to support him, punished him severely and established his authority.
When she was sent to the prison, she went to the prison again and delivered meals, so that the guards in the sky prison did not dare to look down upon them, provided them with comprehensive supplies and treated them with courtesy.
Before being forced into the palace, she asked her to protect the female family members of the prince's palace. Not only did she agree, but she also said that she would take them to her side and not let anyone touch them in the slightest.
This favor does need to be repaid.
At this time, the pig's feet arrived. They were burnt red and the skin was sticky and oily. You could tell at a glance that they were very delicious.
Xining looked at it, smiled, grabbed a piece with his hand, took a bite, and immediately his eyebrows stretched out: "Hmm~, it's delicious. Prince, you can eat it too."
The prince really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't look like a queen.
He was considered a man of temperament. After thinking about it, he also washed his hands and grabbed a piece. I nodded my head as soon as I took a bite, it was really good. I usually eat delicacies from the mountains and seas but I don’t know how to taste them. I didn’t expect that pig’s feet can be so delicious.
So there were two of us, one piece for you and one piece for me, and we grabbed it with our hands and ate it.
Xining ate two pieces in a row, and only when he picked up the third piece did he say while eating: "I took Lin'er back to the Tang Dynasty. There are land, fields, houses and shops there, which is enough for us and my mother to live on. My father Wang Chong He is the prime minister, and the eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law have military power, and no one will bully him after he returns. As for Lin'er, the prince will give him a title in the future, and let him be an idle county prince or prince in the Tang Dynasty, spreading branches and leaves for your father. .”
The prince is a smart man, how can he be someone who cannot understand. The queen's backstage was strong. If it was not good for her, Wang Chong would take advantage of it to raise an army. Not to mention that Xiliang was still in elementary school and was in a turbulent period of changing kings. Even without these, it would not be able to withstand the Tang army.
But if he lets the man go, he is afraid that he will let the tiger go back to the mountain. When the time comes, Wang Chong, under the banner of King Qinxiliang, will lead his troops, fight all the way to the royal hall, kill him, and support the queen's son Xue Tianrui to ascend the throne, won't his work be in vain?
I heard the queen say: "There is one more thing I have to say."
The prince immediately came to his senses and said: "Mother, please speak."
With soy sauce hanging from the corner of his mouth, Xi Ning said with a smile: "The Tian family is ruthless, but when the prince ascends to the Dabao in the future, he must not commit a crime against heaven." The prince paused in his heart. The biggest crime against heaven is That is regicide, matricide, and patricide.
Xining had lost his appetite at this time and waved with his hand, and the palace maid holding the basin next to him hurriedly stepped forward. She washed her hands and wiped her face, and leaned back on the chair contentedly, looking as if she had eaten and drank enough.
Youyou said: "Your father and your mother are very affectionate. Because of the busy state affairs, I have been unable to observe filial piety for your mother. Now that I am considering giving up the throne to you, let him go to the royal mausoleum to enjoy his old age."
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Guarding the imperial mausoleum may seem like an honor, but in fact it is almost like being under house arrest and exile. There are several isolated houses built around the imperial mausoleum, which are specially used to house the people who guard the imperial mausoleum. There is no village in front and no shop in the back. No ordinary people can get close to it, and no one else can be seen within a radius of five miles.
The prince thought for a while, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and bowed to Xining: "Thank you very much, Queen Mother. Please rest peacefully, and I will take my leave."
Xining smiled: "Wipe your face before you leave. You are going to be the emperor soon. You have to pay attention to everything. If you want to eat soy pork feet or something else, just come over."
"Thank you, Queen Mother!" The prince washed his hands and wiped his face and left.
After walking out of Zhaoyangyuan, he got on the chariot. When he was lifted up, he looked back.
The queen is really indifferent to fame and wealth. The 18 years in the cold kiln made her see through everything. She does not seek glory and wealth, but only stability and food and clothing. Just like the beggar consort, after the days that are more miserable than Huang Lian are over, he will not take anything to heart.
Thinking of this makes my head hurt. Princess Ronghua has added another nun, and there are more nuns in the mansion than there are maids in the palace. Do you want to be the second princess of Taiping? Nothing she did did any harm to the prince-in-law, who only took care of himself and lived happily. If the princess keeps a good face, she will only lose the face of the Tian family.
Three days later, Zhao Guogong, who had been released from the prison, together with Prime Minister Zhou and Ling Guogong, jointly issued the decree "on behalf of" the emperor. Princess Dai Zan was buried in heaven, and the emperor remembered her all day long. Now he gave up the throne to the prince Xue Tianxiang and retired to the imperial mausoleum to spend his old age.
All the officials knew very well that after all, Xue Pinggui was just a foreigner, while Xue Tianxiang was the legitimate descendant of the late king. And he secretly rejoiced that the new emperor would ascend the throne and the palace would be filled with people. Then wouldn’t his daughter have another chance?
Five days later, the prince ascended the throne according to the auspicious time calculated by the Taishi Bureau.
After ascending the throne, the prince ordered the imperial mausoleum to be repaired. Xue Pinggui was granted the title of Supreme Emperor, the Queen was granted the title of Empress Dowager, the two concubines were concubines, and the other concubines were promoted to concubines. The Supreme Emperor moved to the imperial mausoleum ten days later, along with the other concubines and concubines who had not given birth. If you have an heir, you can go there, or you can stay in the palace according to the ancestral system. If you have a son, you can return to the fief with him when the son reaches adulthood.
At this time, Xue Pinggui saw clearly the faces of these concubines. Previously, all of them were loyal and would rather die without him, but now they all said that they would stay in the palace and raise children. Only one person was willing to go with him, but he gave up the idea after being persuaded by his family.
The Empress Dowager will first go back to Tang to visit relatives, and after returning, she will go to Shoukang Palace to take care of her old age.
Why can the Queen Mother live in the palace? Someone in the court questioned why the Queen Mother didn't accompany the Supreme Emperor as husband and wife were one body.
The newly enthroned emperor answered directly that the reason was very simple. The empress dowager had been guarding the cold kiln for 18 years. She was weak and frail and could not easily move at will.
The maids looked at the empress dowager who was eating braised chicken and soy pork knuckles. Where was she weak and weak? If he was really that weak, why would he return to Datang?
Two days before Xue Pinggui was about to be sent out of the palace to the imperial mausoleum, Xining left for his hometown.
In front of the palace gate, the new emperor came to see him off and couldn't help but ask: "Why don't you go see your father before your mother leaves?"
(End of chapter)