76 Chapter 76 Women

"Your Majesty..." The Queen was stunned when she heard this. She stood there, not knowing what to say. Did she guess the emperor's intention wrong? Then what about the emperor sighing at the victory report before? At least she still had some reason and knew that she couldn't ask this question.

Emperor Hongzheng glanced at her. The last time the Ministry of Revenue embezzled military pay, it implicated a wide range of people. Although it was not investigated to the end, all the evidence pointed to the fourth prince. Since he punished those officials, the Queen and Jingyu seemed to be more anxious than before. In the past, they praised and advised Jing Shao, but now the slander is becoming more and more obvious.

The Queen came back to her senses and stole a glance at the emperor's expression. She couldn't help but feel a little shocked. She quickly changed her words and said, "It was my concubine who was confused." Then she squatted down and bowed.

Emperor Hongzheng ignored her and sat on the bed.

The queen hurriedly got up and followed. The palace servants had already left since the two of them started arguing. She half-knelt and took off the emperor's shoes herself, choking with sobs: "I am a woman, thinking about the emperor and his offspring every day. Jingyu is still young and has no children yet, so I hope that his three brothers can have more children for the royal family. I never expected that this would affect the court."

Emperor Hongzheng was silent, and it was unknown whether he heard it or not.

"My foolish brother didn't know who heard that the princess had contradicted me before, and he didn't know that the princess was allowed to follow the army by the emperor, so he made such a statement. The emperor should not be angry with him." The queen took out a handkerchief and sobbed.

"Get up," Emperor Hongzheng's voice still did not change, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. "Let's stop here. Don't give random advice in front of Jingyu in the future." After all, she was the queen, so she still had to consider some decency.

The queen hurriedly responded in a low voice, and she was already sweating when she got up.

The next day, Jing Shao waited for noon and personally took the carriage to Beiwei Houfu to pick up Qiu.

"Jun Qing drank too much last night, and his throat was hoarse this morning. He refused to take medicine and said he wanted to eat the pear paste made by his mother," Jing Shao said helplessly, but his words were full of pampering. "He was not feeling well, so I took the initiative to take the concubine over.

Pear paste is something that can cure the throat, so it must be eaten while it is hot. It is useless to bring it with you. And Qiu is now a concubine and can go out.

Having said this, Beiwei Hou naturally would not stop him, but his understanding of Mu Hanzhang's favor level has risen to a new level.

Jing Shao followed the instructions of his own princess and smoothly took Mrs. Qiu to the carriage.

This was the first time Qiu had seen Jing Shao. Because of various rumors, she thought he was just a rude and strong man, but she didn't expect him to be so handsome and elegant.

"Meet His Royal Highness Chengwang! "Qiu stepped forward to pay her respects, but before she could kneel down, Jing Shao helped her up.

The carriage was surrounded by people from the Beiwei Marquis's Mansion, and Jing Shao didn't know what to say, so he just smiled and said, "Why should we go through this empty formalities as a family? Madam, please get in the carriage quickly. "

Marquis Beiwei looked at the carriage going away with deep eyes. The Fourth Prince threatened him with the news that Mu Lingbao had become a cripple and asked him to stand in their camp. But his son was married to King Cheng, how could the Fourth Prince's faction really trust him? They just wanted to use him as a gun. In desperation, he could only stay at home on the pretext of illness. Now the news that Princess Cheng was going to be conferred a title of nobility had spread throughout the capital, and the Fourth Prince's faction had not gained any benefits, while King Cheng's favor for Mu Hanzhang had not diminished at all.

The battle for the throne was about to be brought to the table. It was wishful thinking to want to protect oneself. The eldest son was already crippled, and the grandson was still young. If he wanted to keep the Marquis Beiwei Mansion, he had to rely on the second son.

Mu Jin sighed, and his position would have to be firm and clear in the future.

"Hanzhang, I heard that you are not feeling well? "When Qiu got off the carriage, she saw her son standing in front of the door. She couldn't help but frowned and hurriedly persuaded him to go back to the house.

"Mom, I'm fine. I came to check on you today." Mu Hanzhang laughed and helped his mother walk in.

"Me?" Qiu frowned and turned to look at King Cheng on the side.

"Don't worry, mom. The prince has made all the arrangements. Mu Hanzhang knew what she was worried about and hurriedly comforted her.

"Yes, mom." Jing Shao followed up.

Qiu: "..."

Mu Hanzhang: "..."

Jing Shao is a prince. Not to mention that Qiu is a concubine, even if she is the wife of Beiwei Marquis, she is not worthy of him calling her mom.

"Your Highness, this is not allowed!" Qiu was about to salute, but suddenly felt dizzy.

"Mom!" Mu Hanzhang was startled and hurriedly caught his mother who had fallen.

"Give it to me." Jing Shao picked up his mother-in-law, quickly went into the house and put her on the bed, and turned around to ask someone to call Doctor Jiang.

After checking the pulse through a screen, Doctor Jiang pondered for a moment and said, "Madam is less than three months pregnant, and she is old. If she is restless, she will easily get dizzy. It is better to rest."

Qiu was very nervous when the prince came to pick her up today. In her opinion, although her son said that the prince treated him very well every time he came back, she could not believe it completely. The conversation between the lady and the prince was still in her ears, and she was afraid that she would cause trouble for her son.

Jing Shao took the prescription for restoring the fetus and asked Yunsong to get the medicine. He also told Doctor Jiang not to tell anyone about this matter before returning.

"He is like this. He speaks and acts according to his thoughts." Mu Hanzhang's warm and pleasant voice came from the room. Jing Shao stopped and wanted to secretly listen to what his own princess said about him.

"Since he called you mother, he really respects you. Don't think too much."

"But, after all, he is a member of the royal family. Even if it is in the palace of our own, we should be careful when speaking."

Jing Shao curled his lips, these words sounded really familiar, Jun Qing often reminded him like this.

"You have forgotten what mother told you before. Even if the prince treats you well, you must not be arrogant and do not forget the rules!" Qiu's words were still full of worry. Now they are both young and newly married. One year, of course, you will be loved in every possible way, but the flowers will never last forever. Once you lose this preference, your past mistakes will be brought out.

Jing Shao couldn't stand listening anymore, walked in, and hugged his princess into his arms in front of his mother-in-law: "Mom, don't worry, I, Jing Shao, will never take a concubine again in this life! He is the only one in this life! You She is Jun Qing’s mother, so she is worthy of my title!”

Every word was spoken loudly. Qiu looked at Jing Shao blankly, not expecting that King Cheng would say these words.

Mu Hanzhang hurriedly broke away from his arms, his ears turned red. He felt embarrassed to be so intimate in front of his mother, but he did not shake off the hand he held.

Mrs. Qiu looked at it for a long time, and then slowly revealed a smile, with the gentleness and softness unique to Jiangnan women, like a small and delicate apricot flower blooming, it was very touching, but her beautiful eyes similar to Mu Hanzhang's were full of emotion. Getting wet

At the same time, Mrs. Yongchangbo, who had been pregnant at home for two days, finally couldn't help but go to the palace.

"Mother, after all, I am the uncle of the state. Your Highness, let your uncle rush to the front in everything. If the emperor blames you, the entire Yongchang residence will have to pay for it!" Mrs. Yongchang began to cry as soon as she saw the queen.

Afterwards, he spent the whole night in fear, and his face was not good at all. Hearing the crying voice, he felt a splitting headache: "Jing Yu didn't just want to let his uncle make the first contribution. Things in the court are unpredictable, and he was so timid. How can you achieve great things?"

"Your Highness knows that the emperor has already promised that Princess Cheng will accompany the army, why would he let his uncle take this risk?" After hearing this, Mrs. Yongchangbo couldn't help but get even more angry, but the person in front of her was not only her aunt, but also the queen, so she had to suppress her. He continued to cry in anger.

"It's all over, what's the point of crying with me now?" After hearing this, Ji Hou became more and more irritated and knocked the cup in his hand on the table.

"Your Majesty," Mrs. Yongchangbo shrank her neck, rolled her eyes quickly, clutched the handkerchief and said, "I was beaten by King Cheng, and my entire eye socket is blue, and I can't heal it. This belongs to your Majesty. My dear brother, if King Cheng hits him, wouldn’t it be like hitting the empress in the face?”

As he spoke, he started to cry again, and rambled that Uncle Yongchang went to court today with those eyes in his eyes. Uncle Yongchang was an elder after all, but King Cheng didn't even say a word of apology, and the Emperor acted as if he hadn't seen it. Uncle Yongchang's title is already low. If this continues, who else in the Duke's family will think highly of Uncle Yongchang, and even the fourth prince will be looked down upon.

The queen was also told that she was very angry, but the emperor now disliked Jing Yu. What happened last night still left her with lingering fears. It would be better to be honest for a while, but she really couldn't swallow it. After a moment of silence, she suddenly said sharply: "What's the use of crying with me? If you can, go cry to the Queen Mother, go to Fengxian Hall to cry to the ancestors of Dachen Dynasty!"

Mrs. Yongchangbo was stunned: "What the empress means is..."

"I am already busy enough managing the harem, and I cannot take care of these things!" The queen raised her eyebrows and waved her hand to let the palace people see off the guests.

The Queen Mother was Mrs. Yongchang Bo's cousin, not the late emperor's empress, nor the emperor's biological mother. It was just that Emperor Hongzheng needed a queen mother when he ascended the throne, so he chose the relatively high-born among the living concubines. Because of this situation, the Queen Mother had always been indifferent, but given her status, if Mrs. Yongchang Bo went to cry and complain, it would definitely reach the ears of the Emperor. If it doesn't work once, just cry every day. The emperor has to take care of his face, right?

Thinking of this, Mrs. Yongchangbo made up her mind and walked straight towards the Queen Mother's Palace.

The queen sat quietly for a moment, then raised her hand and slammed the cup in her hand. It's a shame that most of Jing Yu's accumulated contacts were destroyed by the corruption scandal at the Ministry of Finance. Years of preparations were ruined in one fell swoop. How could she not be impatient? But now in this form, you have to be calm!

The atmosphere in Fengyi Palace was gloomy, but in Prince Cheng's Mansion it was joyful.

"If it's a boy, I guarantee that he will inherit the title of Marquis of Northern Wei." Jing Shao smiled and handed the anti-fetal medicine to his princess.

Mu Hanzhang took the medicine, blew on it, and tested the temperature before giving it to his mother.

Mrs. Qiu shook her head: "I don't ask for any title, I just want this child to be born safely."

The couple looked at each other. With Mu Lingbao's appearance now, if Mrs. Beiwei Hou knew that Qiu was pregnant, she might do something crazy.

Mu Hanzhang frowned: "Send mother back later, and I'll go talk to father."