Fortunately, Madame Tao Junior now had a son and she didn’t need to worry about anything. After hearing the news, she became sad for a while, but when she gently stroked her belly, she perked up, “since she doesn’t enter the Mansion, I don’t have to do the etiquette. It’s nothing as long as my husband is happy.”

Her words were passed from Madame Tao to Marquess Qin. Marquess Qin was very satisfied with his granddaughter-in-law due to her generosity and her good sense of the big picture. He granted Madame Tao Junior with something which was both a comfort and a reward. In the Jiang Family, apart from Qiu Yelan’s private complaint to her husband, it didn’t cause much disturbance, because it was followed by Empress Dowager Ye’s funeral.

Empress Dowager Ye lived in Ganli Palace for more than 30 years. No matter in the former emperor’s reign or the Imperial Harem, many young people were surprised to realize that there were two empresses in Darui’s dynasty when the news of her death came out.

Everyone knew it clearly. If Empress Jiang had respected Empress Dowager Ye, she wouldn’t have kept her in Ganli Palace for so many years. She just let County Princess Duanrou meet her occasionally. Now, she made the funeral so grand. There must be some secrets.

It was not hard to guess that the Empress’ party dealt a terrible blow to the Empress Dowager’s party with Xue Chang. They made full use of the two matters that Emperor was poisoned and the tomb of General Ruan was dug up. At this juncture, the purpose of holding the funeral for Empress Dowager Ye was just to open a new battlefield to further attack the Empress Dowager’s party.

Sure enough, on the first day of mourning, Empress Jiang cried in front of all the ministers. She said, “You ever said that Weisang was filial and wise, had the appearance of the former Emperor, and could be trustedto take over Darui. What a poor child. Now he hasn’t been officially canonized, but he has lost his direct grandmother… Mother, you… You are so cruel!”

Empress Jiang’s crying almost made her purpose clear. People of the Empress’ party knew her meaning and came forward to answer, “Your Majesty, please forgive me! Since Empress Dowager Ye wanted his Royal Highness the Seventh Prince to inherit the crown during her lifetime, and his majesty also approved the Seventh Prince to be the crown prince earlier. Why don’t you make the seventh Prince the crown prince before memorial tablets and tell the country, so that Empress Dowager Ye’s soul in heaven can be safeguarded? ”

One person started, and everyone agreed with him. Xue Chang had also talked about some confidants of the neutral party to help, such as Cheng Jin.

They thought that although most of the ministers expressed their views, the Empress Dowager’s party also wanted to oppose it. However, after hearing this, Empress Dowager Gu said unhurriedly, “That’s a good thing! I also think that the Seventh Prince is rich in fortune and capable. He is the talent of the Crown Prince.”

The Empress Dowager’s words made the whole hall stunned for a long time. Even Xue Chang and Marquess Qin were both stunned. After a long time, Empress Jiang asked tentatively with a tone of uncertainty, “Should I send someone to make an order?”

“No!” Empress Dowager Gu waved her hand and calmly asked her servant to hold out an empress’s decree, “I have already made it.”

“Mother, I would like to have a look at it first, may I?” Empress Dowager Gu’s attitude changed so quickly, which surprised and upset the Empress’ party. Empress Jiang even blurted out in a hurry.

Empress Dowager Gu looked at her with a smile, but more than a smile, “Do you think that I am so confused that I don’t even know how to draw up the empress’s decree of the crown prince?” She also reminded, “the prince is Crown Prince. The decree of confirmation of Crown Prince is not valid without a jade seal on it.”

This made the whole Empress’ party look a little nervous except for a few people. Empress Dowager Gu had been regent for her son since Emperor was a child. Of course, the jade seal had always been in her hands. Later, Empress Jiang rose, but she only used the Phoenix seal and the emperor’s private seal.

In other words, although the Empress’s decree and the Empress Dowager’s decree were both called empress’s decree. Strictly speaking, the Empress Dowager’s decree was the orthodox one.

However, the Jiang Family was very powerful. People knew that the Empress’s decree was often overstepped, and they dare not disobey it.

Now Empress Dowager Gu said this. Empress Jiang stopped talking for a moment, but she was still worried that Empress Dowager Gu pretended to agree. Even if she couldn’t succeed, it would destroy the atmosphere of her crying just now, so she thought for a few seconds and said, “Thank you, mother. It’s a great event of confirmation of Crown Prince. How about asking Prime Minister Xue to read the empress’s decree? ”

She believed that with Xue Chang’s ability, if there was something wrong with the empress’s decree, he would certainly be able to achieve the goal of preventing Empress Dowager Gu, even in full view of the public.

Empress Dowager Gu glanced at her and agreed with her with a sneer and so the empress’s decree was handed over to Xue Chang to read out. Chu Weisang, the 16-year-old seventh prince, passed his six elder brothers and received the empress’s decree before Empress Dowager Ye’s memorial tablet. He became the crown prince of Darui Dynasty. After Empress Dowager Ye’s funeral ended, he could move into the East Palace immediately.

The empress’s decree prepared in advance by Empress Dowager Gu not only exaggerated Chu Weisang and explicitly confirmed him as the crown prince, but also proposed to follow the example of the former emperor’s reign and gave Chu Weisang the right to set up the East Palace team after he moved to the East Palace.

If the Empress’ party and Xue Chang still couldn’t understand why Empress Dowager Gu was so abnormal today, after listening to this, they could know that Empress Dowager Gu wanted to win over the Seventh Prince after she failed to cultivate the two princes in succession.

Chu Weisang has been built as a crown prince by the Empress’ party with the help of the emperor and Empress Dowager Ye. In a short time, it was impossible for the queen party to support other princes. In this case, Empress Dowager Gu gave him the power to set up his own team and instigated him to take the opportunity to support her.

Since Chu Weisang chose a different way from his brothers and tried to show his intelligence, it was known to all that he was not willing to be mediocre to the end.

Would this kind of person be willing to let go of the chance of not being a puppet but a real monarch?

However, Chu Weisang did not have the ability to stand on his own. If he wanted to be independent, he could only make a balance between the Empress Dowager’s party and the Empress’ party, just like Xue Chang did at the beginning. He wanted balance. The Empress’ party supported him to the throne, but didn’t get the benefits as expected. The Empress Dowager’s party thus got the chance to survive.

“What a nice try.” Empress Jiang was furious.

However, Empress Dowager Gu fixed eyes on Chu Weisang with love as if no one else was there. Looking at the Empress Dowager Gu, Empress had to endure it, “I’m afraid it’s the old lady’s intention to make me angry at this time, and I will also let Weisang leave us. The old woman looked down upon us. You have lost, but also delusion to use Weisang to make a comeback? Do you think we Jiang Family is dead?”

Facts have proved that Empress Jiang’s confidence was reasonable. That night, Chu Weisang found an opportunity to cry to Empress Jiang, “What Grandma Gu did is to attack me deliberately today. Please help me, mother.”

Seeing the terrified and clever son of a concubine prostrate at the foot of the steps, Empress Jiang was in a better mood, but her face was still gloomy, “Her decree also reminded me. It’s true that after you live in the East Palace, you should have your own team. ”

“What Grand Gu said is not right. I am young and ignorant. Now I have a team, it’s also a waste of resources. It will be better for me to serve you.” Chu Weisang was more and more frightened when he heard this, and he asked with a trembling tone, “Please don’t abandon me and let me be filial.”

Empress Jiang thought about it for a while and concluded that the son of a concubine was already the crown prince who was to be the emperor in the future. If she pushed him too hard, he would be suspicious. And so she called him up in a gentle tone and said with a smile, “Don’t say that. I’m a woman in my palace. I can’t teach you more about how to deal with the national events. The affairs of the team are given to you by your Grandmother Gu. How can you not accept? ”

Chu Weisang understood that the Empress asked him to set up a team, and immediately asked without hesitation, “all my ministers depend on mother’s gift, and please be the master of the team’s affairs.”

Seeing that he presented the power given by Empress Dowager Gu without hesitation, Empress Jiang was in a completely good mood. She asked with a smile, “Since it’s your team, you can’t let me choose all of them. Choose some people by yourself.”

“I think Hanlin Jiang is very good. He ever helped me to draw up the instrument for the princess to descend, But Hanlin Jiang is in the Hanlin Academy. I don’t know if he will…” Chu Weisang only said one person.

Empress Jiang laughed but didn’t answer. She asked, “Is there anyone else?”

“I’m stupid. I’m only familiar with Hanlin Jiang.” Chu Weisang felt that the atmosphere in the hall had relaxed completely, so he laughed shyly and said, “As for other people, I don’t know.”

What he meant by this was obviously that he was very good – except for Jiang Yashuang, whom Empress Jiang sent to him as an assistant, he didn’t have any confidants.

Empress Jiang said with a smile, “I know. You can go now. You have to deal with your Grandmother Ye’s funeral these two days. You should pay attention to your health. After your Grandmother Ye and your grandfather are buried together, let’s talk about it again.”

“Yes,” Chu Weisang obediently answered and left after saluting.

Out of the Beique Hall, he looked at the snow outside the hall, and then he dared to raise his hand to wipe the cold sweat all over his head.

A gust of north wind came, and Chu Weisang could not help shivering – but he did not walk a few steps. There was snow on the branches in the snow, but the light under the corridor was green.

Although the ice and snow has not gone away, it was already spring.

Before long, the wind and snow would fade away.

The spring, when all things wake up and flowers bloom, has come quietly.

Chu Wei Sang’s eyesight gently swept the shoots on the branches, but he said nothing, just tightened the cape, quietly disappeared in the towering palace.

It was at that night and thousands of miles away in Shazhou.

Mr. Leshan held the wall and looked at the flames that lit up the sky at the end of his sight indifferently. At such a distance, the fire almost lit up half of the sky. Even if there was no lighting at the end of the city, his face and several people behind him were clearly illuminated.

The cry of killing like the tide was so loud that it shook the sand on the city.

In Shazhou city behind, if there was not a team of armoured soldiers cruising in the streets and alleys, forced curfew, it must be in frightening chaos.

Ignoring the disturbance and uneasiness behind them, they all silently looked at the base camp of the Western Army in the distance.

In the middle of the night, the flames roared and the battle cries were still loud. But Mr. Leshan was keen to hear some changes, which made his calm face excited.

Soon, from the direction of the barracks, galloping out of the number of riding, they ran toward Shazhou.

“The western savages attacked the general camp at night, but the Major General of the Western Army was caught. From far to near, the sound of horse’s hooves was as dense as a drum. Everyone in the city held his breath and did not dare to relax.

Until the messenger announced the news of the battle did people on the city wall become very happy.

Although Mr. Leshan was indifferent, he couldn’t help it. He raised his arm and grabbed hardly. After a long pause, he suppressed his excitement. He asked in a fierce voice: “How about the western savages now?”

“General Han and General Zhao arrived in time and drove the western savages out of the camp, but it was hard to find any trace of the general in the dark, I’m afraid…”

It was good if he couldn’t be found, and it was normal.

The young master hated the Kuang Family because they killed his father and so did the Ruan Family’s children. How could they be satisfied with the revenge to Kuang? Mr. Leshan sneered in his heart and thought to himself, “If the western savages were to catch Kuang, they would not give him to the young master. It should be that the young master sent someone to fight in the name of western savages. Hey!” He cleared his throat and said, “Go back first. After daybreak, we’ll be out of town at once. ”

How could he not go to revenge for the young master at this time? His revenge would be the cruelest and the most painful one.