Chapter 40: Harmony

Xiao spent several days in a nightmare. She hadn't tasted this way for a long time. Even when Empress Xiaorenjing He passed away, she had never disturbed her sleep. Now the fall of the Xiao family's main branch inevitably brought her a lot of sorrow. Although she said it tough, when her three legitimate nephews were all killed, Xiao was still sad, and all of this was seen by Rouping.

"No, no! Don't come to me. You are obviously the one who blames me for not saving you?" Xiao, who suddenly woke up, felt a sudden thrill and almost jumped up from the bed. However, the target was Rouping's worried face. She glanced at her confidant maid and muttered helplessly, "If it weren't for your death attack that day, the Xiao family would really be killed. Brother, don't blame me, I can't do anything!" Xiao suddenly buried his head deeply between his arms, his face full of tears.

"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager!" Rouping, frightened, hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, "It's over, the empress dowager should be more relaxed, otherwise it would be a big deal if he hurts his body! Now, Lord Xiao Chonghua still has the blood of the Xiao family, and other relatives scattered everywhere are still there. If the empress dowager is really willing, he will not be able to pick out real talents. The emperor was just angry for a moment. When the fire ended, he would definitely be kind!"

Xiao raised his head blankly, and then he reluctantly said, "You go and get a basin of water. Ai's family needs to wash up!" She pushed down the bed and rushed to the dressing table a few steps. Sure enough, she found that her face was extremely ugly, and her eyes were deeply sunken, without any of the past. "If this continues, the Ai's family will really become a skeleton!" She complained dissatisfiedly. Rouping behind her had already called several eunuchs and palace maids, and the crowd immediately served Xiao and began to wash.

Although it was still early at dawn, the master was destined to say no, so these eunuchs and palace maids all tried their best to dress up Xiao. In less than half an hour, the dignified, noble and elegant queen mother appeared in front of everyone.

Xiao looked at the figure in the mirror with satisfaction, and after a long time, he ordered Rouping: "After the emperor goes to court, you go and invite him to come over, and say that the Ai family has something important to discuss with him, and ask him to come to Kunning Palace once. In addition, you can see how the Cining Palace is repaired. The Ai family is always unconventional in occupying the queen's main palace like this. Even if the smell of blood is strong, they will always be moved back."

Rouping nodded and responded. When Xiao finished giving the instructions, she tiptoed out. Calculated the time, the emperor was almost getting up, so she would better rush over to see the truth. The master had a bad temper in the past two days. If the eunuchs and palace maids around him were dissatisfied, they would always be sent to the Shenxing Department for disposal, so everyone was silent. Although she was a confidant, she didn't want to make things boring. It would be better to do her best in everything.

Feng Wuhen was resting in Lingbo Palace last night, but when he woke up late at night, he remembered something serious, so he had already returned to Qinzheng Hall early. Rouping got news from several guards and went straight to Qinzheng Hall. The eunuchs and guards at the door knew her identity, so no one dared to stop her, but just sent someone in to send a letter to Xiao Fangzi. As soon as Rouping stepped into the hall, he saw Xiao Fangzi hurriedly coming forward, calling him very attentively. Aunt Ping was so short that Rouping was so funny.

"You are now also a celebrity in front of the emperor. What do you flatter me as a palace maid?" Rouping cursed with a smile. Seeing that Xiao Fangzi was still salivating, she then said, "The Empress Dowager said that he would ask the emperor to go to Kunning Palace to see the situation of the emperor. Should you go to pass the message or I go there in person?"

Xiao Fangzi was stunned when he heard this, but he was a very smart person and had an idea after a moment. "Aunt Ping, wait a moment before I can go in and report it. If the emperor says he will come in again; if the emperor passes the message, you can take the words back to the empress dowager." He said that and turned to the main hall.

Rouping nodded in her heart. It is a good thing to have such a clever person around the emperor to serve him, and it saves her a lot of trouble. However, with a spoon of incense, Xiao Fangzi turned around and waved her to follow her in. Rouping walked along the way, and saw the eunuchs and palace maids on both sides standing with their hands down, not even yawning, and they were nailed there like a pile. If the guards were doing this, it would be reasonable, but the eunuchs and palace maids on the whole palace could do this. It is conceivable to see the emperor's strict control. Rouping rarely enters the Qinzheng Hall at this time, so she secretly talks.

After he arrived at the main hall, Rouping knelt down to pay tribute according to the courtesy, Feng Wuhen signaled her to get up. He had never given a look of his mother, Xiao, and was always grateful. Although he had a slight slightest slightest due to Xiao Yunchao's affairs, he did not show any signs of it at this time. After Rouping said the orders of Empress Dowager Xiao, Feng Wuhen frowned slightly, but he recovered his calmness in an instant.

"Well, since the Empress Dowager has said it, I will naturally not forget it. Rouping, when you go back to report to the Empress Dowager, you say that after the morning court today, I will go to Kunning Palace to pay her respects to you. In addition, the Western Yi sent a batch of tributes. You ask her to watch with the Empress, leave the ones you like, and then reward the concubines with them, and then enter the inner treasury again."

Rouping quickly bowed her knees and agreed. She did not dare to disturb the emperor's affairs, so she hurriedly retreated after the matter was finished. After returning to Kunning Palace to report one by one, she found that there was a smile on her face that she had not seen for a long time. However, Xiao obviously did not intend to say anything to her. After waving his hand to send all the servants, he leaned on the dressing table and was ecstatic.

The morning court this day was just a story of false response. Most of the important officials in various departments were still reviewing the papers, so almost no one reported any major events. However, Yu Xinqi, the Minister of War, transferred the memorial of Zhan Pohan, which was nothing more than a great victory in the southwest. However, this god of killing won more battles in the southwest, and over time, the ministers did not care about it. Even Feng Wuhen just smiled. Of course, although they were all small victories, they were also the first prize, so it was inevitable that a reward would be a reward. Zhan Pohan was also a general of the court, and it was unreasonable to notify him that he would not give him some decency. Feng Wuhen ordered his study to draft an order and use the post horse to inform the southwest army.

The war has reached its present point, but is no longer the so-called suppression of rebellion, but to show the power of the Celestial Dynasty. The power of the Myanyang tribe is not Ling Yun's opponent, but there are many tribes in the southwest. If they all follow the Myanyang tribe to make a mutiny, it would be difficult. Zhan Pohan led his troops this time, and Feng Wuhen also gave him another secret order to secretly investigate the situation of various tribes and support some leaders close to the court. Zhan Pohan kept winning some small victories in order to deter these big and small tribes. Fortunately, when he broke out an important town of the Myanyang tribe, the army intercepted a lot of gold nuggets and other things, so he saved a lot of military pay. Zhan Pohan had already given many benefits to Feng Wuhen before, so he was not very careful about these external things.

Apart from this matter, everything else was just a trivial matter, so the morning court of the day ended very early. After Feng Wuhen went down, he changed into a regular suit, but there were many guards guarding him behind him. After the incident that day, Queen Hai Ruoxin issued an imperial edict that as long as the emperor walked around the palace, he would definitely follow sixteen guards behind him. In this way, with the eunuchs who were serving him closely, Feng Wuhen was surrounded by a large group of people.

Feng Wuhen was quite helpless about this, but he also knew the queen's painstaking efforts, so he did not change this rule. Thinking of Qiu Qingyuan who escaped from his life that day, he shook his head slightly. It was inevitable that he would be guilty of death and that he could not spare his life. Although Qiu Qingyuan was exempted from death, he could not stay in the palace. In the end, Feng Wuhen could only give him one decree and sent him to serve in the Northwest Army, but he still retained his rank for the first time. Once he made military achievements, he would have a chance to return to the court in the future.

When Feng Wuhen saw the Empress Dowager Xiao, he gave birth to the amazing feeling he had when he was a child. Since the death of the last emperor, Xiao has rarely worked hard on dressing up, but because of his excellent maintenance, he looked graceful. But this time it was different. Xiao was wearing a white palace veil, a string of precious pearls on his hair bun, and only an agate bracelet on his wrist, which made him look more and more fair-skinned. Even the sadness that had been shrouded on his face in the past few days was gone. However, when Feng Wuhen saw his mother suddenly dressed up in this outfit, he couldn't help but skip a beat in his heart, and a kind smile appeared on his face.

After Yili met, he sat down on the other side of Xiao with a smile, "Empress Dowager, you look good today. It seems that those servants finally know how to serve him." Seeing that his mother just smiled, he said again, "Rouping came to Qinzheng Hall before dawn, so I rushed over immediately after I went to court. I wonder what you have to do?"

Xiao smiled but waved his hand to repel the eunuchs and palace maids, and then he said to his son: "Wuhen, the Ai family has no intention of interfering in national affairs and your family affairs, but there is one thing that you have to mention in advance. You have experienced the difficulties of the late emperor's appointment as a crown prince yourself, and you should know the disadvantages. Not to mention that there are not a few of your brothers in your generation, even the storm when you ascend the throne and the changes in the previous few days, you should also know how to make a decision. In short, your eldest son Feng Haoyang is almost eight years old, and even the son of Wanbin Ping is almost one year old. Now the queen and Xun are all pregnant. Do you have any plans for becoming a crown prince in the future?"
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