Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 138
Zhao Guangyi's complexion changed slightly, but he immediately stepped forward to greet her, and bowed respectfully to Empress Song: "I have seen the empress."

Empress Song was worried about her husband's illness, so she was not in the mood to greet him politely. She didn't see Zhao Guangyi, and rushed to the imperial couch in three steps at a time. Looking at the unconscious Zhao Kuangyin, tears flowed down her cheeks.Although she is the respected mother of the country, she is actually only 24 to [-] years old. She has never seen a big storm in her life. Now that her husband has suddenly passed out, it is like the sky is falling to her.

Zhao Defang stepped forward and tugged Empress Song's sleeve lightly, and comforted her in a low voice: "Mother, don't worry too much. My father is always in good health, so there will be no serious problems. Maybe he is tired today. You can rest for a while. Wake up."

Zhao Dezhao and Empress Song were similar in age, so it was somewhat embarrassing to communicate as mother and son. At the same time, out of consideration to avoid suspicion, he had always been estranged from this stepmother. On the contrary, it was Zhao Defang who had inherited Song Dynasty many times when he was young and did not live in the palace. The queen looked after and cared for them, and the two were quite close.

Although what Zhao Defang said was childish, Empress Song was relieved a lot by it, and suppressed the sorrow in her heart a little.She wiped away her tears and looked at Zhao Guangyi: "Why did Your Majesty faint suddenly?"

Zhao Guangyi lowered his head slightly, lowered his eyebrows and said: "According to what the imperial doctor said, it seems that the mood is too agitated and the blood is surging."

Empress Song's complexion sank, with a sullen look on her face: "Hmph! Why are you so excited and so angry? Why did I hear that someone is pretending to be false in the court hall, disobeying the emperor, and angering the emperor?"

Hearing Empress Song's tone seems to have the intention of invoking the teacher's guilt, Zhao Guangyi's face suddenly became a little ugly, thinking to himself: "You have already asked the truth, but you still come to ask me what I do, you are not looking for me, are you? How can you, a woman in the harem, be able to ask about court affairs? This king sees you as a brother and sister-in-law, so I respect you three points!"

At the moment, he neither said yes nor said no, but remained silent, hoping to express his attitude to Queen Song.

But Empress Song didn't intend to let it go, she walked back and forth anxiously in front of the imperial couch, while gritted her teeth and said in a hateful voice: "Prince Jin, I ask you, have you dealt with those people who were so angry with the Holy Majesty?"

This shout and question was condescending, and it seemed a bit domineering and wanted to ask a crime. Now Zhao Guangyi couldn't bear it anymore, and said coldly: "What should the empress see?"

Empress Song was in a fit of anger, she wanted to blurt out and say "beheaded", but in the end she changed her words and said bitterly with a flick of her sleeves: "I am a woman in this palace, how can I understand the laws of the country, King Jin, you assist in political affairs, these are all It's your position, so why come to ask me?"

"It turns out that the empress still knows that she is a woman and should not interfere with political affairs!" Zhao Guangyi bowed to the empress of Song and said in a deep voice: "The empress is very sensible. There are such virtuous queens in the sage, and there are such empresses in my Song Dynasty." The mother of the country is the blessing of the country!"

Empress Song was speechless for a moment, her pretty face was whiter than the pearls on her head with anger, although she was the queen, she was still only a young woman in her 20s, she was more or less vigilant and alert, But if we really want to talk about the debate between court affairs and justice, how can we be an opponent of Zhao Guangyi, a sophisticated person like Zhao Guangyi?
Zhao Guangyi lowered his eyes and lowered his eyebrows, making a respectful gesture, and a contemptuous sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He didn't want to go along with Queen Song on this matter, not because he wanted to protect Huang Yuanyi and others to death. Although Minister of the Ministry of War is a prominent and important position, it is very important to him, but since he lost his temper in front of the eyes of everyone, he has already committed a crime. If they have committed an unforgivable crime, no one can protect them. Exemption from officials is the minimum—in fact, those four people are also very knowledgeable, and they have asked themselves to be punished just now.

The key to this matter is not how to deal with Huang Yuanyi and others, but that Zhao Guangyi must not allow Empress Song to intervene in the process, and she cannot be allowed to comment on the government and state affairs. Otherwise, once this precedent is set, there may be big troubles in the future.

Although Zhao Defang was young and ignorant of the world, he also felt that the atmosphere between his stepmother and uncle was not good, so he called Empress Song in a low voice timidly: "Mother..."

Empress Song came to her senses, restrained her anger, waved her hand and said, "Retire all to this palace, don't ask your majesty to rest!"

The many servants and maids serving in the bedroom saw the empress and the king of Jin fighting each other, and they were all frightened. They wished to shrink their bodies behind the pillars, for fear that they would accidentally hear the royal secrets that they should not have heard, and cause trouble to their upper body. Following the queen's orders, they all retreated in a hurry as if they had received an amnesty, not leaving behind in an instant.

But Zhao Guangyi didn't move, he still stood where he was, keeping his eyes down and eyebrows lowered, as if he had no intention of leaving at all.

Empress Song eased her expression, looked at Zhao Guangyi and said: "King Jin, Your Majesty is bedridden, people are flustered outside, and I need you to comfort me, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders, and you need to take care of your body, so let's go down. "

Zhao Guangyi raised his head to meet Empress Song's gaze, and said expressionlessly: "The empress is interested, but the emperor is sick, and the minister is very worried. No matter how chaotic people are outside, it is not as important as the emperor's dragon body.

He paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "What's more, it's the right thing for a younger brother to take care of his elder brother's sickness. It's more important for the empress to go first. With the minister here, the empress can rest assured!"

Although their uncle and sister-in-law spoke extremely politely to each other, their intention was to drive each other away and only let themselves stay in front of the imperial couch.

Since ancient times, the emperor has been bedridden with serious illness, and those who can stay in front of the bed to serve the sick often get a lot of convenience.If something happens in the palace, one can know the news a moment in advance. This little opportunity is often the difference between life and death. Therefore, neither Empress Song nor Zhao Guangyi are absolutely unwilling to back down on this matter.

Empress Song gave Zhao Guangyi a hard look, but she had nothing to do with him. Although this is the inner palace, she, the queen, should be in charge of all affairs, but Zhao Guangyi has a special status and has always been quite prestigious. As a sister-in-law, she really couldn't play the role of empress in front of her brother-in-law Zhao Guangyi.

At this time, no one else was present, and Zhao Guangyi didn't bother to pretend to be humble anymore. He bared his teeth and sneered, and looked up at Queen Song.Zhao Guangyi has been in a high position for a long time, holding the power of life and death of countless people in his hands, and his pair of grinning eyes, which have been cultivated for many years, naturally have a terrifying chill.

(End of this chapter)