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85. Chapter 85
Zhou Shoufu is not a fool. The emperor ordered to revive his love. It is enough to see that his eldest son has been doing things for His Majesty all these years. His Majesty trusts him far more than he is the first assistant of the dynasty.
But for so many years, he has been letting his eldest wife suppress this eldest son, himself, and in order to support his eldest son, he has ignored him many times in predicament. What kind of father-son relationship is so weak that it can almost be ignored.
Suddenly he remembered the deal he made with Wei Junhang earlier, he shook his body, and finally understood what his last meaningful look meant.
That's the look of a fool!
"Master, master, the big thing is bad, the big thing is bad!!" The panicked cry of the housekeeper accompanied his hurried footsteps in the outside world. He tried to swallow the sweetness in his throat and scolded. , "What manner of shouting and shouting!!"
"Sir, it's not good, Your Majesty has just issued an imperial decree to welcome Princess Rui back to the palace with the ceremony of the original wife!"
Zhou Shoufu 'teng' bounced off the Taishi chair, and before he had time to say anything, he couldn't get up in one breath, and fell down with a 'dong'.
"master……"
Earlier rumors that Princess Rui was still alive had been flying all over the sky, but there was no strong evidence, and no one dared to ask Emperor Yuanyou for confirmation, so the matter has been rumored to be true or false.
Now this imperial decree has clearly stated that the earlier ones were not rumors.
The Princess Zhao of Rui was still alive and was about to be welcomed back to the palace by Emperor Yuanyou as his original wife.
The emperor's original wife, isn't that the queen? So, where is the Queen Zhou in the palace?
Immediately, some courtiers said on the spot that this matter is absolutely inappropriate. There is already an empress in the palace, and then welcoming Princess Rui back with the empress's ceremony, wouldn't it be a mess?
This time, if the Zhao family is welcomed into the palace with the ceremony of the original wife's wife, is it time for Queen Zhou to let Xian Xian next time? The Queen of Zhou has been in the middle palace for many years, and she has never heard of any loss of virtue. Could it be that she was resurrected because of the death of the Zhao family, and the queen was about to be deposed?
Naturally, some courtiers disagreed.
Princess Rui was originally His Majesty's original wife, so why not welcome her back with the gift of her original wife?
The two sides immediately refused to give in to each other, and neither obeyed the other.
It's just that Emperor Yuanyou had already made up his mind, and he would not allow the courtiers to object.
At this time, the court and the opposition were in an uproar, and their eyes fell on the Zhou Mansion.
His Majesty slapped Empress Zhou and Zhou Fu in the face brightly!
Everyone was waiting for Zhou Shoufu to come forward, who would have thought that at this time Zhou Shoufu was already helpless and fell ill in bed.
Shen Xinyan was also taken aback when she heard the news, but she didn't expect to welcome Princess Rui back with such a big fanfare today. It's just... a gift from the original wife's wife?
She shook her head, although there were many women in the capital who secretly said that His Majesty was deeply in love with Princess Rui, no matter how the courtiers objected, they insisted on giving her the dignity of the original wife.
But she didn't think so.
How about welcoming him back with the gift of his wife? After welcoming you back? How should it be placed? Now His Majesty's wife has someone else. The Queen of Zhou is not good or bad, but her Queen's position was sealed by Her Majesty himself.
Even, combined with the earlier rumors that Princess Rui was still alive, she had reason to suspect that His Majesty had always known that Princess Rui was not dead. If that's the case, it's none other than himself who caused Princess Rui's embarrassing situation today.
Of course, these are just her guesses, and she naturally won't tell others. The matter between the Empress and Princess Rui is not something she can talk about.
No matter how others objected, in the end, on the auspicious day chosen by the Qin Tianjian, Princess Zhao of Rui Wang was ceremoniously welcomed into the palace as a queen.
As everyone expected, there was a fierce debate in the court over the position of Princess Rui. After all, there is only one queen, but the emperor has two "wives". To be respectful, the truth is that the public is reasonable, and the mother said that the mother is reasonable, and no one is convinced.
Some people think that Princess Rui is the original wife of the previous emperor's marriage, Princess Rui, who is justified in the court's name, and His Royal Highness King Rui succeeded to the throne. Empress Zhou was originally only the concubine of King Rui. She mistakenly thought that Concubine Zheng would be named after her death. Now that Concubine Zheng has returned, the position of Empress will naturally return to her original owner.
Some insisted that the queen was the mother of a country, so how could it be changed. No matter what happened back then, since Empress Zhou is now the middle palace, and she has no fault, how can she dismiss her position lightly!
The two sides refused to give in, and they quarreled and blushed.
Wei Junhang said these things when he was gossiping with Shen Xinyan and his wife, and Shen Xinyan just listened and didn't take it too seriously.
After all, whether the queen is surnamed Zhou or Zhao, has nothing to do with her.
She also said this to Wei Junhang, Wei Junhang heard Bi Haha laughing, and kissed her hard on the face.
Shen Xinyan covered her face and glared at him angrily.
"But speaking of it, Princess Rui's life is too hard. Zhao's house... sigh, a good family, because of a traitor, it was scattered like this." Thinking of Zhao Zhifu and Zhao's family who were unjustly killed , Shen Xinyan couldn't help sighing.
"I don't know if there are any descendants in the Zhao family?"
"Your Majesty has already made every effort to find the descendants of Zhao's residence, and it will not be long before news will come back. However, Zhao Quanzhong's line is probably broken. We just need to see if he can adopt it from the side branches to maintain the incense." Wei Junhang He stroked her long hair lightly, without deceiving her.
"It's been so many years, so it's probably going to be difficult. Is it possible that Zhao Zhifu doesn't have a biological child?" Shen Xinyan asked again.
"There was an only son, but he also disappeared with Mrs. Zhao Shao." Speaking of that child, Wei Junhang felt a little regretful.
If only that child could survive!
However, with such a high cliff, even Mrs. Zhao Shao lost her life, how could such a small group survive, I'm afraid that they would have long since returned to the dust with those loyal servants who have never been found.
"Sir, come to Fu to report, saying that the grandfather is looking for you!" Xia He came in to report.
Hearing that the old man was looking for him, Wei Junhang got up in a panic, quickly straightened his clothes, threw down the sentence "I'll go and I'll be back" and strode away.
Shen Xinyan was a little funny.
What is the difference between this appearance and the naughty boy going to see the majestic father?
Speaking of which, apart from the eldest princess, I am afraid that there is no one in the family who is not afraid of the grandfather of the country. Even her daughter, who has always been crazy, is very honest in front of the grandfather of the country.
"Let's go, don't keep father waiting." Seeing Laifu waiting outside the door, Wei Junhang said without thinking.
Laifu followed him for a long distance, then trotted to catch up with him, and said in a low voice, "Prince, it's not the prince who is looking for you, but your majesty!"
Wei Junhang stopped, glared at him angrily, and scolded, "If he is looking for him, he will look for him, why would he use his father to bluff people!"
Laifu giggled: "Speaking of the words of the grandfather of the country, the prince's actions will be more agile."
Wei Junhang was too lazy to pay attention to him.
"Prince Cheng has run away!" Emperor Yuanyou said as soon as he saw him.
Wei Junhang was stunned: "Run away? Can so many people make him run away?"
Emperor Yuanyou said bitterly: "Who would have thought that the old man would still stay behind! This time I was careless!"
"This is a tiger returning to the mountain! Although there is no king in the world, it is not easy to find someone who has the heart to hide." Wei Junhang's face was solemn.
Emperor Yuanyou didn't know, but he didn't think that Prince Cheng would stay behind after fighting his own life, and rescued his eldest son. Now, Prince Cheng is afraid that he would have brought the last bit of strength he left behind. Escaped.
If we cut the grass without eradicating the roots, I am afraid of endless troubles!
"This is the end of the matter, so we can only go slowly and find people." Wei Junhang was helpless.
Emperor Yuanyou rubbed his forehead with a headache. After a while, she said bitterly, "She just now said in front of the courtiers that she would like to honor the Zhou family..."
Wei Junhang was a little surprised, but he seemed to be expecting it.
"I have let her down..."
Wei Junhang was silent.
In the past, everyone was forced to do so, but now things have changed, and things have changed.
Emperor Yuanyou was extremely lost. She was obviously his original wife, but she could only hide in the dark all these years, for fear that the King Cheng family would find out that she was still alive, which would arouse their vigilance. It's more difficult.
But now that everything has settled, he just wants to give them their own, can't he?
After a long time, he sighed, picked up his mood, and said slowly: "There is one more thing, the maid of Mrs. Zhao remembered a few days ago that the killer of King Cheng came to the front, and Mrs. Zhao seemed to feel it, and ordered the housekeeper Zhao Bao to take him. With the youngest son and grandmother back to Beijing by another way, but I remember that you did not find the remains of Zhao Bao and Zhao Xiaogong?"
"Your Majesty means..."
"I suspect that Zhao Quanzhong's only son may still be alive!"
"Is there any evidence?"
"Yes, Zhao Bao is still alive!"
Wei Junhang's eyes widened in surprise: "What about others? Where are they?"
In the east hall, Mrs. Zhao was sitting by the window, and the maid beside her somewhat disapproved and said, "Why do you have to give in? You are the concubine of King Rui, who was bestowed by the late emperor, and you should be the queen."
Zhao Shi smiled, but said nothing.
The emperor bestowed the seal? She was given death by the emperor!
Wouldn't it be a shame to kill yourself if you spoke with the "confession" of the stunned lord?
Without family protection, what can you do if you are a queen? It would be better to show weakness first, take the initiative to back down, and increase His Majesty's guilt for his mother and son. Sometimes a man's guilt is more reliable and more useful than his oath.
Only by firmly grasping his guilt can she be more sure of getting more for herself and her son.
What's more, the Zhou family has been operating in the palace for many years, how can she be easily shaken by a newcomer!
What is the position of the queen, only the one who has the last laugh is the real winner!
After more than half a month of fighting for the latter position, the result finally came to an end.
Because Princess Rui gave in again, Emperor Yuanyou had no choice but to decree that the Zhao family was canonized as a noble concubine and titled "Rui". The former Princess Rui became the current Concubine Rui.
As soon as this decree came out, the court and the opposition were shocked.
The word "Rui" was the title of His Majesty when he was still a prince, but now it has been given to Concubine Zhao, what does it mean? It means that in His Majesty's mind, the imperial concubine is his wife!
What shocked the courtiers even more was still to come.
Emperor Yuanyou also issued a decree to enshrine the imperial concubine's father as Duke Chengen, and the imperial concubine's elder brother Zhao Quanzhong as the Marquis of Zhongyi.
As soon as the decree was issued, the courtiers knelt down in the hall and begged His Majesty to withdraw the decree.
Duke Cheng'en was the grace given to the queen's mother family, and now it is given to Concubine Ruigui, this is simply ridiculous!
Emperor Yuanyou walked away without paying any attention.
It's just that the court and the opposition can see a doorway.
The name of the queen was given to the Zhou family, but the truth of the queen, I am afraid that Her Majesty intends to leave it to the Zhao family.
In this fight, did the Zhou faction win, or did the Zhao faction win? No one dared to say.
There are many Rui and Guifei in the palace, and each government naturally ordered to enter the palace for an audience. Although it is only a noble concubine, anyone with a wink can see that this noble concubine is the first person in His Majesty’s heart.
Before entering the palace, the noble concubine suddenly had a plan, saying that she wanted to meet the youngest daughter of the palace, everyone guessed her thoughts, and entered the palace with the most proud junior in the palace.
In the British public mansion, because the concubine had a decree, this time the three concubines and their children followed the eldest princess into the palace.
"Auntie, hurry up!" Taking advantage of the opportunity of Concubine Rui Gui walking down to help the eldest princess herself, Shen Xinyan couldn't restrain her curiosity and looked at her.
No one can't help but be curious about this legendary woman who was able to imitate the lady in Beijing with just a random makeup look, and who has gone through hardships and finally returned to the world's attention.
It's just that when she met a pair of beautiful smiling eyes, she was stunned.
Yuwei? wrong!
The eyes are still those beautiful eyes that make people unforgettable at first sight, but the appearance is different.
Just thinking of "Yan Auntie" who suddenly passed away a few days ago, she has a vague guess in her heart.
Since entering the mansion, Yan has been like an invisible person, so that no one cared about her "death". When Shen Xinyan reported it to the eldest princess, the other party only said "I know" and then said nothing.
A childless concubine entered the manor in such an unbearable way, and the eldest princess naturally looked down upon it.
After seeing the ceremony, she asked the younger generation to come forward to meet the noble concubine, and the Zhao family smiled and rewarded them one by one. After the youngest Wei Yingzhi passed by, she could not help but be a little disappointed to see the other juniors of the British government.
What about the kid who was hit by him last time? Why don't you come? Isn't he a child of the British government?
For some unknown reason, although it was only a one-sided relationship, she felt that there was an indescribable intimacy about the child.
Mother and son have been separated for many years, and the child in the palace has grown estranged from her. She is no longer the child who loved her mother and acted like a spoiled child.
Every time she looked at the emperor's eldest son with estranged eyes, her hatred for the emperor and King Cheng deepened.