Chapter 229: Miserable wind and rain
"Mother, I'm afraid of thunder." Four-year-old Chai Zongxun shouted childishly.
There was a rumbling thunder outside, and the rustling sound of rain suddenly became more urgent after the thunder. The light in the palace seemed very dim, unlike in broad daylight, but like in the morning or night. The cool breeze poured in, blowing the curtains hanging everywhere in the air, adding to the atmosphere of blew the wind and rain.
When my mother heard Chai Zongxun’s words, she carried him to Fu. Fu stretched out her jade hand and touched his head, comforting her softly: “No, you should be a real man.”
Maybe Fu felt uncomfortable touching his head, Chai Zongxun looked at her with his eyes open, then turned his head and crawled into the wet nurse's arms: "Eat milk_milk."
There were eunuch palace maids around him, so the wet nurse untied her clothes and lifted her bellyband in public. Chai Zongxun reached out and started eating. The emperor had no time to take care of the prince, and no one in the harem strictly disciplined him, so he had not been completely weaned yet.
Fu looked at the scene in front of her, with a little helpless look in her eyes, but she said nothing.
At this moment, a group of eunuchs and palace maids walked outside the hall with umbrellas, put away their umbrellas, and bowed in. When a eunuch who was taller than an ordinary palace servant looked taller with a tall hat, he walked up to bow and said, "I will pay homage to the Queen."
Fu said: "What's the matter?"
The eunuch said: "My lady, please forgive me. I want to take the prince away...it means the official."
Fu's expression changed suddenly, and she frowned and asked, "Where to take it?"
The eunuch said: "Jinxiang Palace. The official family wants to see the prince..." After that, he glanced at the wet nurse holding the child next to him.
Fu was stunned for a moment and immediately said, "I'll take him there."
"Don't!" the eunuch bent down and said, "Don't blame me, I am also doing my duty. The official only calls me to take the prince, and has not summoned the queen...why would you send someone else to come with me and ask first?"
The wet nurse lowered her eyes and turned her head to face Fu. Fu did not make a sound, but gently raised her wide sleeve and waved her. The wet nurse said, "Here." She picked up Chai Zongxun and said kindly, "Your Highness, I will take you to another place. Say goodbye to my mother."
Chai Zongxun was quite well-behaved, childish and skillful, saying: "Mother, son is leaving."
Fu's face showed a strong smile: "I'm talking pretty well."
The strong eunuch also bowed: "I'm rushing back to report and report it first."
Suddenly, another group of people walked away from the hall, and the rest watched those people go out and stood beside Fu without saying a word. Everyone was surrounded by the soft collapse above. Fu looked up and saw that there was no one in the huge palace, only the curtains floating in the wind. Perhaps it was because it was raining, and no one of the concubines saw today.
Fu looked at the palace gate left by the crowd after leaving for a long time, and felt even more nervous. Why did he take Chai Zongxun away?
At this moment, the eunuch Cao Tai appeared outside the door again. He still put the umbrella in a wooden barrel, then walked into the door in a robe and clothes. There were some water stains on the ground.
Seeing this, Fu looked slightly and said, "You guys go down first."
The people around him bowed their knees and said, "Here."
The eunuch came forward and walked straight to the imperial throne. Before the palace people could go out, she gently blocked her mouth with her hands and whispered to Fu's side. Her face became paler and paler.
After saying that, Cao Tai moved backwards and two steps toward the side. Fu was thrusting his waist, stretched his upper body and straightened his neck to sit.
She wore a flat-collared dress, and her body moved slightly, and the position of her clavicle was exposed under her slender neck. The soft silk material of the clothes fell naturally like water until her high and round chest below, and the clothing material was like hanging on it. Her body was plump and her skin was white, but her clavicle was particularly clear or had no fat. But her appearance was even more fragile at this moment.
Cao Tai stood with his hands down and said nothing. Fu did not speak, and at this time she no longer knew what to say.
After a long time, Cao Tai said softly: "At the secret letter that Wang Zhong sent back from Xiongzhou must have fallen into the hands of others. Dou Yi should have been instructed by someone else. Otherwise, wouldn't Wang Ji'en hand it over and wouldn't he kill himself?"
Finally knowing what happened in front of the palace, Fu remembered that Chai Zongxun was taken away just now, and a huge fear immediately surged into her heart. At this time, a small thunder came from the clouds, which also made her shoulders shaking, her red lips pursed and swallowed.
Her curved eyes no longer had a smile, no expression on her face, but there was no emotion hidden in her eyes. The complex expression was pitiful.
"Where are the dozens of 'witches' that I have found?" Fu suddenly widened his eyes and asked anxiously.
Cao Tai hurriedly said, "I'm still settled in the palace, no one pays attention, don't worry, Empress."
He said again: "After Wang Zhong collapsed, he will definitely confess Wang Ji'en. Even if Wang Zhong's godsons and subordinates were lucky enough to be implicated, people would be in panic. Yang Shiliang (a tall and brave eunuch) performed well today and should become the most valued eunuch around the government.
With Wang Zhong's past lessons, Yang Shiliang is afraid that he will not have the courage to show his kindness to the Empress; but..." Cao Tai whispered, "The government is like that. Yang Shiliang does not need to be too loyal and courageous at this time. If he is not impatient, how could he be crazy and make enemies everywhere? If I were Yang Shiliang, I would do everything according to the rules and not offend him. He must not plan to really not be able to get along with the Empress, as long as he can do things well."
After Cao Tai's words, Fu basically didn't listen to them. She gradually came back to her senses from the fear just now. At this time, she realized that the struggle between the people or the inner palace of the "Northern Kingdom Colored Side" was no longer the key, because the emperor had moved to the Jinxiang Palace and did not get involved in the inner palace. Even the prince Chai Zongxun had passed by. How much value does this harem have... The key now lies in the power competition outside.
The worst thing is that the emperor did not ask her to preside over the court to stabilize the regime, but instead became suspicious. His actions were to exclude her from the center of power.
Why do that?
It was nothing more than a confidant eunuch who had made plans to betray him early... The emperor mobilized many people to do so because of such a eunuch, and even dared not stay in the Longsui Palace, and even personally transferred the east team to the east to be on duty!
Maybe the emperor would wake up one day of his wrong behavior. But now he is in danger and suddenly finds that the eunuch, the most beloved in the inner palace, has also changed to the store. At this time, he is very suspicious and thinks he will be controlled by the queen. In short, Chai Rong's reaction today is very abnormal, he has no confidence in the past, and he looks like a frightened bird.
Fu was first worried about what Chai Rong would do next... She pondered for a moment and thought: As long as the emperor was not completely confused, he should not dare to treat her too much, such as killing her (equivalent to the secret destruction).
Now the emperor must consider his funerals, and he cannot avoid it no matter how long he has to do it. The eldest prince Chai Zongxun was only four years old and he didn't even have breasts! At that point, if Chai Zongxun ascended the throne, can a child stabilize this country? In this world, the adult crown prince may not necessarily be firmly ascended the throne; Chai Rong was not reliable when he first ascended the throne.
Prince Chai Zongxun needs to be raised and helped by someone close to him. Only Fu is suitable for this person. Other concubines have no strength or ability to take on great responsibilities, not to mention that they will change their nominal mother temporarily, and their prestige is even more vague!
Or Chai Rong simply figured it out. Anyway, the chance of the youngest son holding the throne is too small, so it is better to pass it to a relative or minister? This possibility is not great. If you have your own biological son, who doesn’t want to continue? If you want to give it away, then it will be boring to conquer the throne.
But who can be sure what will happen? If the emperor is confused and acts temporarily... he can do one wrong thing, then there will be a second thing.
Fu suddenly felt how unbearable she was in Chai Rong's heart, and her sense of trust had fallen to the point where she was not even as good as a eunuch or general. She could still sit in this empty seat in the world of Mother's etiquette, which was nothing more than a need for power layout and value.
Her heart was as cold as the wind and rain outside, full of desolation and sorrow.
Now, even the son who was given to her in name was taken away; outsiders could meet him when he was critically ill, but she could not, and even sent the prince over was rejected! Is this going to turn the entire harem into a cold palace?
For a moment, Fu found that under his most glamorous and noble identity was endless waste and fear. It doesn’t matter if he was neglected or rejected, but those outside who hold swords and guns would let him go?
Brother Shao! Fu suddenly thought of something even more unfortunate from the sadness. Guo Shao was ordered to go out to find some fairy pills at this critical moment.
He won't go, right? Leaving Beijing now is simply the most unfortunate situation.
Fu was even more panicked, subconsciously raised his hand, and seemed to see Guo Shao in a trance, wanting to hold him out and not let him go!
The so-called immortal pill is just a faint hope. The emperor has no choice but to do anything for his life... He transferred Shao Ge'er away and rejected the queen. At a critical moment, who can stop a group of generals from the imperial guards in front of the palace?
The threat is not only the soldiers and generals in their hands, but also the habit of usurping the throne, but also personal grudges. Then Zhao Kuangyin will definitely be very uneasy because of personal grudges, and he will definitely be wary of being liquidated afterwards. Under such circumstances, the practices of Zhao Kuangyin and other military generals may be more intense than ordinary mutinies, and will live to the death.
Fu was afraid and angry, and only felt that Chai Rong had chosen the wrong path this time. The current layout of the court was really messy!
Fu called out helplessly: Guo Shao... Shao Ge'er, he never let me down. He must not make any mistakes at the last moment. Now he is dead end!
"Cao Tai..." Fu's beautiful eyes suddenly shouted when she was waiting for her terrified eyes.
The silent eunuch immediately took two steps forward: "Empress, I'll wait for you."
"We must tell Guo Shao clearly that we must not stay away from the capital at all costs!" Fu's hand reached out and pressed his smooth forehead, and murmured suspiciously and timidly, "Will someone be stared at when you leave the palace now? The people in the palace, and Zhao Kuangyin's people, even if you use any excessive means at this time, who can check it out in detail?"
Cao Tai said: "You have to be careful of this move."
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Chapter completed!