It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager

When Master Tang woke up, she opened her eyes and saw the familiar Hong Luo top tent, and the brocade quilt under her was also familiar to her. Tang Shishi's faintly tense breath slowly loosened, so good, she went home.

The bed tents were hanging low, and faint voices could be heard from outside. Master Tang moved his fingers, and when the people outside heard the movement, the voice suddenly stopped.

Soon, the bed tent was opened, and Zhao Chengjun sat on the side of the bed, reaching out to Master Tang's forehead: "How do you feel? Is it still uncomfortable?"

I have some discomfort in the lower abdomen, but it is much better than in Wang's house. Teacher Tang shook his head slightly, Zhao Chengjun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw that although her face was pale, but her mental head was pretty good.

Master Tang just woke up, his voice was hoarse: "What time is it now?"

Zhao Chengjun motioned to the maid to pour water. He helped Master Tang to sit up, tested the temperature with his hands, and carefully fed her: "It's time to apply."

Master Tang thought that he had slept for a long time, but it turned out that he only slept for an hour. Master Tang took a sip of water and drank half of it, so he didn't want to drink it anymore.

Zhao Chengjun put the tea cup on the maid's tray. After putting down his things, he suddenly straightened his face and said to Master Tang, "Master, I have something to tell you."

Teacher Tang saw Zhao Chengjun being so serious, he was startled, his fingers clenched unconsciously, "Okay."

"You must calm down and don't get excited." Zhao Chengjun said in a serious tone after laying the groundwork again, "You are pregnant for almost a month."

Master Tang blinked and slowly raised his eyebrows: "What else?"

"But you are too frightened in the Wang's house, and the fetal image is not stable, so you may need to stay in bed for a while."

Master Tang gave an "Oh" and said lightly: "I see."

Zhao Chengjun thought several times before Tang Shishi woke up, for fear that her words would be too blunt and frightened her. Zhao Chengjun was mentally prepared, but Tang Shishi unexpectedly was so calm. Zhao Chengjun was surprised and surprised: "Aren't you surprised?"

"What's all the fuss about?" Master Tang said in a very indifferent tone, "I haven't been pregnant. Although the month is light this time, I can probably feel it."

Zhao Chengjun was stunned for a while, so after tossing for a long time, he was the only one who made a fuss and was caught off guard?

But Master Tang accepted reality faster than he expected, which is a good thing. Zhao Chengjun breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's fine if you can accept it. For the next period of time, I will work hard for you."

Zhao Chengjun held Master Tang's hand, feeling quite sorry in his heart. Pregnancies in other people's homes are a happy event, but it is good for Teacher Tang. Every time you get pregnant, you have many disasters. When she was pregnant with Zhao Zigao, she was almost given a fetal drug. This time she was pregnant with her second child and was almost chased into a miscarriage.

Zhao Chengjun was indescribably distressed. The last time he was not with Master Tang, the omission was excusable. This time he was guarding at the palace, and he was almost taken advantage of by others. Zhao Chengjun wrapped Master Tang’s hand and comforted softly: "Don’t worry, I’ve already asked the doctors. They said that although the fetal phase is not stable, but you are well raised after giving birth, as long as you stay in bed and rest, consolidate your foundation, don’t be overjoyed and furious. , Nothing will happen. If the abortion goes well, it will be almost a month, you can go to the ground normally."

Master Tang nodded, feeling very calm, as if he was sure that there would be nothing wrong with him. It may be that she feels safe after returning to a familiar environment, but more likely it is because Zhao Chengjun is there.

It seemed that as long as he was there, even the thick earth could not easily take away their children.

Master Tang suddenly thought of something and asked, "Where are magpies and cuckoos?"

Zhao Chengjun said: "They are back too, but they are drugged, and they are still recuperating in the room. Tomorrow, they will be able to come and take care of you."

Teacher Tang let out a long sigh of relief. The target of those people was her, they stunned the cuckoo and the magpie, and immediately rushed to chase Master Tang. Later, Zhao Chengjun arrived in time and rescued Tang Shishi. Zhao Chengjun left with Tang Shishi, and the guards who left the aftermath found the cuckoo and the magpie, and took the two back to the palace together.

They were treated with medicine, and the back of the brain and limbs were bumped to varying degrees, but fortunately there was no other damage. This is really a blessing in misfortune.

Master Tang hesitated for a while, then asked softly, "Where is the Wang Family?"

When it comes to Wang's family, Zhao Chengjun's expression obviously sinks. He thought of Master Tang’s presence, concealed his expression, and said softly, “I left early, I don’t know the movements of the Wang family. But I heard that Taifu Wang’s favorite Yaozi was drunk and didn’t know how to walk to the garden. I fell asleep in the cool room. As for the few people chasing you, I heard that the Wang family borrowed them from outside, not the Wang family who gave birth to children. After they were caught, they all committed suicide."

Master Tang rolled his eyes and heard many ways. She was led to the garden. By coincidence, Taifu Wang's Yaoer fell asleep in the garden. If Master Tang did not escape halfway, where would she be taken?

Master Tang knew that the Queen Mother Yao was not a good person, but she did not expect that she still greatly underestimated the Queen Mother Yao. Master Tang understands that the Queen Mother hates her, and she can assassinate and poison her, but the Queen Mother actually wants to frame her fame.

She is a young princess and the mother of a one-year-old child. If she is convicted of infidelity, not only will her life be insecure, but also Zhao Zigao and the Tang family will be implicated. What is even more frightening is that once the news about Princess Jing and Wang Taifu Yaozi spreads out, it will sweep Jinling in no time. When the time comes, the long-tongued women in the shop are adding fuel and jealousy over and over again, and they don't know how awful they will be to pass on. When the time comes, the relationship between Zhao Chengjun and Wang Taifu will inevitably be broken.

The Queen Mother Yao made this move very well, but she has to admit that her approach is very clever, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

However, all these benefits are based on success. I am afraid that the Queen Mother Yao did not expect that she would have failed.

Zhao Chengjun and Wang Taifu are not fools, how can they not understand who is responsible for all this today, and what they want to do. I want to come to Wang's house and it is not peaceful now. Wang Taifu was wise all his life, but when he was old, he was so calculated that he must be so angry.

The dignified empress dowager listens to politics with a curtain down, and respects them a lot, but now she uses this method to calculate the old heroes. How many veterans' hearts were chilled by this incident? Shishi Tang originally worried that the Wang family refused to help Zhao Chengjun. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, the Queen Mother Yao hurriedly sent a wave of assists. This is really a gift of thousands of miles, and the courtesy is light and the friendship is heavy.

Master Tang blinked, approached Zhao Chengjun quietly, and asked in a low voice: "Today is Wang Taifu's birthday, but I caused trouble in the garden. What did the Taifu say? Can anyone blame me?"

Master Tang tentatively explored the follow-up of the Wang family. Taifu Wang is highly respected and his students are all over the court and the public. If Zhao Chengjun gets the support of Taifu Wang, the help will be immeasurable. Zhao Chengjun does have military power in his hand, but to seize the world and rule the world is more than just a strong force.

Military power, popular support and courtiers are indispensable.

Zhao Chengjun did not answer. He held Master Tang on the shoulders, carefully put her back on the soft pillow, and said, "You don’t have to worry about these things. Don’t worry, I’ll arrange it. You just need to take care of yourself. It is enough to feed yourself fat as soon as possible."

Master Tang chuckled, she glanced at Zhao Chengjun, and said, "Who is going to eat fat?"

Zhao Chengjun smiled, pulled the quilt on her, and said softly: "Get a good rest, I'll be back when I go."

Teacher Tang didn't think much, Zhao Chengjun was busy with his affairs and often had to leave for a period of time halfway through. She just thought she was the same as usual, she didn't go to her heart, and nodded happily: "Yeah."

Zhao Chengjun touched Master Tang's head and left the bedroom with a smile. After he walked out of the main courtyard, his expression cooled down inch by inch.

Liu Ji followed along and reported: "Master, the man has been taken in custody, what do you think should be done?"

"Bring it to the front yard." Zhao Chengjun said coldly, "Don't dirty the princess's ears."

"Yes."

In the front yard, Zhou Shunhua was twisted and kneeled to the ground. Zhao Zixun stood not far away with an anxious and distressed expression: "Father, is there any misunderstanding in this?"

"Misunderstanding." Zhao Chengjun sat down in the middle hall and said unhurriedly, "She secretly met with the Queen Mother Yao's Nei Ying, and then Nei Ying deceived the princess Zhou Fang to have a miscarriage. She just pretended to have a stomachache. What else can I misunderstand?"

Zhou Shunhua knelt on the cold hard floor, the weather at the end of the first month, the cold moisture penetrated the clothes, slowly digging into the bones. Zhou Shunhua felt her stomach faintly uncomfortable. She warned herself to keep her breath and try not to be humble and say to Zhao Chengjun: "Wang Ye Mingjian. My concubine accidentally ate something cold at noon, and her abdomen suddenly cramped. The concubine mistakenly thought it was the child's accident. , This was a panic. But the concubine was definitely not deliberately doing it. As for the concubine who murdered the princess, the concubine didn’t know her. She came to deliver something to the concubine in the morning, and the concubine thought it was the palace’s arrangement, so she and her I exchanged a few words. I don't know anything about the rest."

Zhao Zixun knew that Zhou Shunhua had a fetus in his stomach, and it was only more than two months now, which was the time for fragility. The ground is so cold, if you kneel for a long time, there will be problems. Zhao Zixun hurriedly pleaded: "Yes, father, today's things are strange. Those people are clearly prepared, maybe these things in the palace are also their suspicion. Father may wish to check for a few more days, so as not to get those things. Human tricks."

Zhao Chengjun smiled very lightly, and said lightly: "Do you think you are not the king? Zhou Shunhua, since you said you were wronged, the king asked you, where did you go after you left the team of the palace on the day of the last Yuan Festival?"

Zhou Shunhua hesitated, and calmly said: "There were too many people that day, and the concubine was scattered by the crowd, and she accidentally lost her son with her son."

Zhao Chengjun looked at Zhou Shunhua quietly, and now she is still lying. Zhao Chengjun lost his patience and said: "Someone saw you quietly returning to Lanyue Tower."

Zhou Shunhua was dumb, and Zhao Zixun's face tightened: "What?"

There was no emotion in Zhao Chengjun's voice and asked, "What did you say to the Queen Mother?"

Zhou Shunhua lowered his eyes and tried desperately to think about countermeasures, but his mind seemed to be mixed with paste, and the room was completely blank. Zhao Zixun understood Zhou Shunhua's expression in his heart. That day, Zhou Shunhua was not lost, she went back to inform the Queen Mother Yao.

In fact, Zhao Zixun secretly wondered why Zhou Shunhua only walked this short distance after so long. Zhou Shunhua explained that after she found out that she was lost, she did not dare to walk around and stood there waiting for him. Although Zhao Zixun felt suspicious, he was unwilling to think deeply. Unexpectedly, everything is really what he least wants to see.

Zhou Shunhua betrayed the palace and turned to the Queen Mother Yao.

Zhou Shunhua's mind was blank, and he watched as he missed the best defense time. Zhou Shunhua closed his eyes bitterly, and after that, even Zhao Zixun would not believe her this time.

In fact, what Zhou Shunhua did today was not what he wanted. She is not stupid. She pretended to have a stomach ache on the day when the Empress Dowager Yao was upset. How could she not arouse King Jing's suspicion?

However, Zhou Shunhua had no choice at all. At about noon today, a maid came to give her food and quietly displayed the Queen Mother Yao's token in her sleeve. What can Zhou Shunhua do? She can only follow the instructions of the Queen Mother, cooperate with the maid pretending to have a stomachache, and let the maid go out with a well-known reason.

The maid comforted Zhou Shunhua, saying that today Master Tang would not have to come back all, so others would never know what the maid and Master Tang said. When I asked about it in the future, Zhou Shunhua said that he had just eaten his stomach, and the subordinates yelled indiscriminately, thinking that there was a problem with the fetal appearance. Even if Master Tang questioned him in the future, Zhou Shunhua was able to dispense with the fact that he had passed the wrong words.

Of course, Master Tang probably won't have the opportunity to question.

Zhou Shunhua waited for the follow-up news with trepidation, but did not hear the good news from the inner response. Instead, he heard that King Jing had returned to his home with Tang Shishi. Zhou Shunhua had an extremely bad premonition instantly, but before she could react, he was controlled by King Jing's people.

Zhou Shunhua was so watched that there was no time to pass a message to Zhao Zixun, so now Zhao Zixun doesn't know the truth, even if he wants to defend Zhou Shunhua, he can't find the entrance. But in any case, Zhou Shunhua is his woman after all. Zhao Zixun boldly said: "Father, Shunhua may be persecuted by an adulterer, so I have to do it as a last resort. Hope my father thinks she is pregnant..."

It's okay if Zhao Zixun doesn't mention it. When he mentions it, Zhao Chengjun thinks of the old account again. Zhao Chengjun's gaze swept across Zhou Shunhua coolly and said: "At the end of the first month, the fetus in Zhou Shunhua's belly should be six months old. You said that the month is small and you can’t see it. Now you can’t see it at six months. I'm afraid it's not pregnancy at all. Colluding with outsiders, murdering the princess, and adding a liar, unrepentant, any one is enough to kill her. For the princess should not see the blood, this king will spare you. Liu Ji, order to go down and condemn Zhou's concubine rod for thirty, small punishments and big admonitions, and execute them immediately."