Chapter 1393 The Foolish Empress 16
Xi Ning made a decisive decision: "Producing heirs is also an important responsibility of a minister. From today on, Prince Duan will not enter the capital."
King Duan was stunned and knelt down to thank him again.
You must know that there is a big difference between the previous "not allowed to enter Beijing without an edict" and "not allowed to enter Beijing". One is to keep people out of the capital and ask them to come before they can come.
One is whether he loves to come or not. Even if there is an edict in the future, he can still argue that he has this gift and will not enter the capital.
Yushi Weng was also stunned, but immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is wise."
So all the ministers also shouted "Your Majesty is wise".
Xining hid behind Qi Zhuzi and took a sneak peek. This time, Old Man Weng finally didn't sing the opposite, and it seemed that he understood her intention.
In ancient times, when powerful princes were summoned, if they did not want to come, they would use various excuses. What if you are seriously ill and your life is not long? What sudden evil wind enters your body, your mouth is crooked and your eyes are slanted, which may disturb the Holy Master.
Anyway, if you don’t want to come, you won’t come. How?
Even if we send people to check, they will basically say the same thing when they come back.
King Duan used to go to Beijing every year to pay homage to his ancestors and sweep their tombs. It was also the winter solstice, so he came with the cold wind from the north and heavy snow. There are also assassins who jump out from time to time to assassinate you.
He could also think of ways to give various reasons not to come, but he still came.
The main reason is that Yandi is too poor and his foundation is unstable. Now that he has full wings, it’s not him who has the final say.
Instead of forcing him to rebel, it would be better for him to live a comfortable life with those beauties in his arms. It can also show the benevolence of the empress and treat her brother well.
So Xi Ning went to court happily today, and even the chief manager said so.
"Your Majesty has been unwell for the past few days, but Long Yan is in good spirits today." At this time, the medicine was brought up. Seeing the empress frown slightly, the chief manager immediately scolded: "You don't have good eyesight, how can you not see your Majesty? Fan The medicine is very poisonous. Take it and leave it alone. Call the doctor to come over and take a pulse."
The imperial doctor came over, looked at the situation, and naturally agreed that there was no need to take medicine. The medicine is ready to pour.
Xi Ning's mouth curled up unconsciously. There is no need to replace this chief manager, and he does not need to win the Holy Will. Even this goddess is satisfied.
After taking the pulse, the imperial doctor made some observations just now, plus the situation in the court today, and came to the conclusion: "Your Majesty is in good health. You don't need to take medicine. You should pay attention to your diet and don't strain your body."
Today at the court, King Duan was rewarded with twenty beauties. He would not enter the capital with permission. The empress won a lot of praise, and many ministers even joked with Prince Duan when they went to court, hoping that Prince Duan would have a son and not let down the empress's expectations. As a result, King Duan could only deal with it awkwardly and smiled bitterly.
So now the empress doesn't have to pretend to be sick, of course she has to cooperate. In fact, after practicing medicine for so many years, as an imperial doctor, why can't I still diagnose whether it is a real disease or a fake one?
Xining was very happy about this: "Well, I have recovered, and you have contributed a lot. I will reward you with fifty taels of silver."
The imperial doctor happily thanked him and went out to collect the money.
The chief steward smiled and said nothing when he heard the empress say: "You also have merit. You did a good job on this errand. Go and get fifty taels of silver."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" The chief steward immediately knelt down, thinking about flattering him: "This old slave is doing things according to the order, as he should be. He is just doing his duty as a slave. Your Majesty is wise..."
"Not enough?" Xining interrupted him, leaned on the couch, and looked sideways: "Sitting in this position requires respect from all aspects, so just take what you should take, and I will pretend that I didn't see it. After all, it’s not easy for you to do things, and you need to spend money on things. I won’t treat those who are loyal to me badly. Even if the money is small, I will reward you alone.”
The general manager trembled all over, and immediately leaned over, touching his forehead to the ground, and said with sincerity and fear: "Your Majesty said this, it really offends the old slave. How dare the old slave think that it is too little? Fifty taels of silver is enough to buy five acres of the best farmland. . The old slave thought that running errands for His Majesty was just his duty, but His Majesty rewarded the old slave. The old slave was so excited that he didn’t know what to say.”
After speaking, he raised his head and slapped himself in the mouth with his hand: "It's all your fault for this mouth, stupid!" "You are the only one with such a clever mouth and a clumsy tongue. Who would believe it?" Xining touched it lazily. Touching the mutton-fat jade bracelet on her wrist: "Go and receive the reward."
"Old slave, I'll get it after today's errands are over." Seeing that the empress was in a good mood again, the chief steward said bravely: "Old slave, I have so much silver that I can't even get enough of it. I put it on a plate and carried it back all the way. Reward. Everyone can see the silver, and I don’t know how many people are envious of it.”
Still kneeling and pretending to be carrying the plate, Xining laughed suddenly: "Come on, I know you are doing your duty and being loyal. Go get it first, I want to take a rest."
"Hey~" The chief steward then stood up, waved his hand to signal the maids, and lowered his voice: "Hurry, hurry."
Two palace maids came up immediately, one helped the empress lie down, and the other put down the green gauze tent hooked with jade hooks.
At this time, word spread outside that the eunuch ran in. The Jiaofang Palace sent someone over, saying that the queen had invited me.
The empress has already laid down and the curtain has been lowered.
The chief steward lowered his voice: "Go back and tell me that your majesty has just recovered and needs to rest. He has just laid down."
"Hey~" The eunuch who delivered the message also lowered his voice.
"Wait a minute!" Xining shouted to the person, lying down and squinting his eyes.
The queen is the male queen, the head husband who is carried in by the owner in a sedan chair. In the past, the body owner didn't want to see this queen, and after meeting her, he didn't even visit her once for more than half a year.
The queen is also very knowledgeable. After being rejected twice, she never sent anyone to invite her again.
This time they sent someone over, and of course he was beheaded and hung on the tower for three days. I also heard that I helped King Duan in the beauty pageant and rewarded twenty people at once, completely solving the problem of King Duan forcing the palace. So I thought about it and wanted to try to win some Sacred Hearts.
Xi Ning thought for a while: "Just say, I just lay down after recovering. Since the queen is willing, wait for me to wake up and have lunch with the queen."
"According to the order!" The eunuch who delivered the message retreated, but there was a bit of joy in his voice. With such good news, the queen may be able to reward you with some money. Even if there is no money, it can still be considered a satisfactory answer to the queen.
Before they even reached the door, another young eunuch ran in again and met with the one who was about to go out.
It was said that people from Yilan Palace came to report that Concubine Xiao Jun was feeling unwell.
Xining frowned. Why should he ask her if he wasn't feeling well? He should go find an imperial doctor. It seems that this discomfort is due to the imbalance of yin and yang. The empress has not favored those concubines for half a year, and they are almost exhausted.
Originally, it was for King Duan to do something, but now it is better, the retribution will be on his head immediately.
Xining then said: "I am busy with official duties and my health has just recovered. Let the imperial doctor who treated me go and see Xiao Junfei. When he feels better, I will go back to see him."
"According to the order!" The young eunuch also ran out.
This time I went out, but immediately came in again.
Seeing his excited look, the chief steward stopped him, lowered his voice and stared at his eyes: "What are you doing, keeping your majesty from sleeping? I'll give it all back."
Okay, here we go again! Is it over yet?
(End of chapter)