Chapter 411 Chapter 407: Using a nest to lay eggs
Although Song Yunzhao did not interfere, the news continued to come back. The Yaohua Palace was still a very good spy, and under the guidance of Zhang Maoquan, he was very good at asking for information.
Song Yunzhao didn't expect that the Queen Mother would be so fierce with the Emperor at this time. Gee, An Xiaoyi and Gu'en Houfu would definitely be the unlucky ones in the end.
The emperor could not slap his own mother in the face, but who allowed An Shutong to be present at the time.
Soon, another news spread. The emperor asked Xu Guiren to explain clearly what he had done to greet the Queen Mother yesterday. Song Yunzhao thought that this was a step to make trouble more serious.
Concubine Shu had just dealt with An Xiaoyi, and An Xiaoyi was also fainted from the cold. The Queen Mother knew how to seek justice for An Xiaoyi, but what about justice for Xu Mingying?
The Queen Mother wanted to deal with Concubine Shu, and the Emperor would use Xu Mingying's affairs as a target to contain the Queen Mother.
Besides, it was wrong for the Queen Mother to punish people first. Song Yunzhao knew what the result would be. Even if the Queen Mother acted recklessly based on her status, Feng Yi would definitely not take a step back this time like before.
Otherwise, given the Queen Mother’s temperament, if the emperor takes a step back this time, she will definitely do even more extreme things in the future.
Song Yunzhao was a little tired. She thought that Feng Yi would be busy for a while. Besides, he didn't say he would come back before he left. She thought he would go back to Tai Chi Hall directly, so she simply went to bed first.
Yaohua Palace gradually became quiet, but the lights in Zhaoyang Palace were still bright.
Xu Mingying was called out for a confrontation. Her face, which was already red due to the high fever, became even more frail at this time. Not to mention standing up to reply, she would be unable to stand even if others were holding her. Feng Yi gave her a seat and asked her to sit down and talk. .
Xu Mingying thanked her, and then explained in detail how she was summoned by the Queen Mother and then went to Shouci Palace. After saying a few words, she coughed and her breath was weak, as if she would faint at any moment.
In this way, compared with the Queen Mother's strong words, Xu Mingying looked even more pitiful and helpless.
Feng Yi waited for Xu Mingying to finish speaking, then he directly helped her into the inner room, and then said to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother has also seen Xu Guiren's current situation. Has the Queen Mother forgotten what Concubine Gao did to you back then?"
The Queen Mother's face froze, and then she said: "What do you mean?"
Feng Yi stood up suddenly, "If the Queen Mother is really uncomfortable living in the palace, I think it's better to go back to the palace."
After speaking, Feng Yi didn’t even look at the Queen Mother’s expression, he just rolled up his sleeves and left.
This is his biological mother. He cannot beat or scold her, but he can send her away!
As long as the Queen Mother does not restrain herself, she will not retreat.
Feng Yi was filled with anger. Seeing that the night was getting dark, he didn't want to go to Yaohua Palace to disturb Yun Zhao again, so he simply went back to Taiji Palace.
After returning home, I couldn't sleep all night, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I became. The Queen Mother's boldness must have something to do with the instigation of Marquis Gu'en.
The Tao family's affairs last time had little impact on the Gu'en Marquis Mansion because the Tao family was solely responsible for it, but this does not mean that Feng Yi didn't know who was behind the scenes.
It seems that Gu'en Houfu thought that he did not punish him last time because of the Queen Mother, so instead of restraining his behavior this time, he became even bolder.
Gu Enhou was demoted to Gu Enbo, and An Xiaoyi was also banned from the palace.
The whole palace of Gu'enhou was in chaos. Mrs. Gu'enbo sent a message asking to see the Queen Mother, but she didn't even enter the palace gate, so she got a little scared.
The Queen Mother in the palace was so angry with the emperor that she scolded him for being unfilial. Feng Yi turned a deaf ear and asked the palace servants of Shouci Palace to serve the Queen Mother. If there was anything wrong with the Queen Mother, the entire Shouci Palace would be buried with her. Despite his harsh words, Feng Yi did not go to see the Queen Mother and firmly stated his position.
The Queen Mother made a fuss but it was of no use. She was really ill this time.
Xu Mingying was a blessing in disguise and was promoted to the sixth grade. The freshly baked Xu Ji brought a bit of warmth in this cold winter day.
Xu Mingying really suffered this time. She stayed in bed for half a month. It was a good thing that she had been promoted. Finally, she did not suffer in vain. When she thought of the Queen Mother and An Shutong, she hated her so much.
Because she suffered frostbite, she had to take good care of herself for a year and a half, otherwise the disease would take root and she would have a hard time in winter.
She is a woman in her prime, but she will not be able to use an ice basin or eat cold food even in the summer. Thinking about it, the coming summer will be very difficult and her mood will be even worse.
Furthermore, her family didn't care about her in this matter. If her family was willing to help, she wouldn't have suffered like this. She knew she shouldn't think so, but she still couldn't help it. After suffering such a big sin, she couldn't help but feel a little angry.
Mrs. Wu Xinhou handed over the post and wanted to visit the palace, but Xu Mingying also refused. She doesn't want to see her family at all now.
Xu Mingying had not been doing well all winter. She had been coughing intermittently, and Mingguangdian's decoction was never stopped.
Song Yunzhao no longer paid much attention to this matter. After the Empress Dowager fell ill, Concubine Shu called her and Concubine Wan to visit her. The Empress Dowager was obviously even more displeased with her and wanted to keep her to take care of her illness.
Song Yunzhao was not a soft persimmon. Before she could show her talents, Meng Jiuchang came to invite people. She followed Meng Jiuchang with a smile on her face, regardless of the color of the Queen Mother's face.
It is said that people become better with age, but there is no wisdom accumulated over the years in the Queen Mother. Song Yunzhao couldn't help but think of a saying in later generations, it is not the old who becomes bad, but the bad people who get old.
In this way, it is not without reason that the late emperor did not like the queen mother.
Concubine Shu and Concubine Wan naturally did not leave any attendants, so they took advantage of Meng Jiuchang's arrival and took the opportunity to leave together. After that, the third concubine never went to say hello again.
The twelfth lunar month is approaching in the blink of an eye. Before the twelfth lunar month, Beiming carried out several small-scale harassments at the border, and the emperor ordered troops to clean up.
Sure enough, the issue of grain and grass was brought up again in the court, and Song Nanzhen was once again pushed to the forefront.
Song Yunzhao did not panic this time, because he had already prepared. As expected, the national grain reserves were far from being able to support the three armies' expedition. There were endless debates about this in the court, and Song Nanzhen was ridiculed and attacked by his opponents.
But he was well prepared and was naturally not afraid, so he proposed the strategy of borrowing grain from grain merchants and replenishing it with taxes.
Grain merchants have to pay taxes when buying grain. It is undoubtedly a good way to give the grain to the court to offset next year's tax. Of course, the court will also reward the grain merchants for their righteousness, and the court will give some tax concessions.
Courtier:…
I know that Song Nanzhen is a quick-thinking person and has heard of the idea of being a wolf with nothing. Is he using his nest to lay eggs?
Don't mention it, if it can really be done, this matter will really solve the urgent need of the imperial court.
(End of this chapter)