Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining was immersed in the joy of reunion, nagging Sun Shi all the way, so he didn't notice that Sun Shi was hesitant just now.

The group of people returned to the inner house, and the elders naturally happily went to see Brother Xuan and Sister Yun first. Madam Ma liked it so much that Madam Zheng and Madam Sun gathered around and teased the child.

Yao, on the other hand, stood outside the crowd with his hands folded. He only craned his neck and glanced curiously for a few times before letting go of his hands. He turned around and pulled Pang Xiao aside to talk.

Son, I heard that you were fighting with the Tatars at the front. I was really worried. Your grandparents were worried all day long and couldn't sleep or eat. Now that the battle was won, the emperor also committed suicide. This world Who has the final say? Can you...

Old madam. Pang Xiao interrupted Yao's words and said with a smile, You are so tired from traveling and traveling, so it's better not to worry about such trivial matters.

Hearing this, Mrs. Yao's face immediately changed, and her voice couldn't help but rise up: It's been so long since we've seen each other, and you still refuse to call me mother? Isn't it possible that after such a long time, you can't figure out who is the closest to you? People?

The old lady is joking. We are a wealthy family like ours, and you have a noble status. You don't want to be called mother. Look at other wealthy families. Which one is not called by the name of honor based on status? You are the old lady. , looking at the frowning Yao Chenggu, You are the old man. My grandma is the dowager, but my grandma has a free and easy temper and never cares about her status. Naturally, I still have to call her grandma.

I don't care either! Yao yelled.

Pang Xiao looked at her doubtfully: You don't care? Really?

When Yao Shi thought about how proud she felt all the way back to Beijing, if Pang Xiao usurped Li Qitian's power, she would be the Queen Mother! When the time comes, she will be rich and honorable, and she will have the final say in the harem. Wouldn't it make me laugh out of my dreams?

Now facing Pang Xiao's suspicious eyes, Yao couldn't tell that he didn't care anymore. She knew her son too well, and Pang Xiao was not someone who could be fooled. Telling lies would only deepen her son's dislike of her.

Yao just turned around and said: Okay, okay, whatever you say will be whatever it is. Is that okay?

The tone was as tolerant as facing an ignorant child.

Pang Xiao smiled, stopped quarreling with Yao and Yao Chenggu, and went aside politely.

Yao held her breath and was afraid that people would see her embarrassment and lose her dignity. She could only hold back her anger and complain to Yao Chenggu in a low voice: Dad, look at what he is like. He only thinks about outsiders and who is his real mother. No one knows anymore.

He didn't know what Qin's little fox girl said in his ears.

Yao Chenggu frowned and reprimanded, You still don't know how to restrain yourself? Whether Qin is right or wrong, Dafu likes her, and she does have merit in giving birth, but Brother Zhao and Brother Han have suspicious origins, and Brother Xuan is your grandson. , Sister Yun is your biological granddaughter. He lowered his voice and said: Don't forget, if Dafu can become the emperor, she will be the queen of the palace!

What's the point? It doesn't matter that she's a queen. I, Dafu, have become the emperor and I only like her. Is there always a time when she has grown old? Besides, Dafu can have many queens and concubines, but I am the only queen mother.

Really? Yao Chenggu sneered, Then you just wait and see. There is only one queen mother, but the queen mother and concubines are the same, and they can be without either.

Yao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He looked at Yao Chenggu in disbelief and whispered, Dad, no way...

You girl, if you don't believe it, just wait and see. Yao Chenggu waved his sleeves and turned around to sit down.

Yao shi felt uneasy, the happiness at her fingertips was right in front of her, and she couldn't miss it just because she didn't like Qin shi.

Anyway, there is still a long way to go in the future. As long as she can gain a firm foothold, what about the Queen? Don't you have to respect your mother-in-law?

Thinking of this, Yao was even more looking forward to Pang Xiao becoming emperor.

But something that disappointed her soon happened.

Coming out of the desert, he put on airs and rarely interacted with the people below, so Yao didn't know the changes in the court at all.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhou Lian, the prince of the Northern Hebei Kingdom, ascended the throne and announced to the world that the country's name was still Beiji and the reign name was Xinchu.

The great Zhou Dynasty, which had been dominant for ten years, was just a blip in history.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, there was no need to mention things like amnesty, enfeoffment and awards.

Li Qitian, who was imprisoned in a secret room in the palace, learned that the new emperor was actually Zhou Lian, and he kept his eyes open for a long time without regaining consciousness.

Pang Zhixi doesn’t want to be the emperor himself?

This is not in line with his behavior at all!

But now he is a madman, and madmen don't care about these things.

Li Qitian suppressed his doubts but couldn't express them. He lost weight in a few days.

As thin as Li Qitian is Yao.

Originally, she came here with full of happiness, and just wanted to be the Queen Mother, and from now on she would be the most noble woman in the world. She could no longer care about the hardships she had suffered in the early years, because she had already rented enough to be the envy of all women. .

But now, the duck has flown away!

Even if she is the prince's biological mother, how can she be more noble than being the queen mother?

Mrs. Yao couldn't eat for a few days. When she saw Qin Yining playing with the children and listening to them laughing and playing, she felt panicked and naturally she didn't look good.

Ma didn't care about this. When he saw Yao's sullen face several times, he simply scolded people away: If you don't like coming out, don't come out and be an eyesore. Go back and lie down.

Yao was really afraid of Ma's slaps and shoe soles, so she had no choice but to go back depressed.

Such a delicate atmosphere at home lasted until the 21st of the twelfth lunar month.

No one could have imagined that the new emperor, who had just ascended the throne for ten days, would announce to the world before the Nian Gen'er seal that his ancestral home was Prince Zhongshun.

At the court meeting, Prince Zhongshun repeatedly declined, but the new emperor with a childish look said bluntly: I don't have this talent at all, and I can't do anything for the people of Northern Hebei. If I force myself to sit in this position, I will slowly change in the end. He became the same foolish king as the two late emperors. I don’t want things to turn out like that. The people have been tortured for nearly twenty years. It’s time for someone to give them a peaceful and prosperous age.

All the ministers who said this fell silent.

No matter what everyone thought, no one in the court raised a voice to oppose it. More than half of the officials even knelt down and shouted: The Holy One is dedicated to the people, and the Holy One is wise.

Prince Zhongshun has worked hard and achieved great results, and his talents are outstanding. I second my opinion.

Lian Xiaozhou, who was sitting on the dragon chair, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved that he had finally thrown out the hot potato. When he handed over the country to Pang Xiao neatly and neatly, he also personally issued the decree that the Zen throne hall and the title of empress were sealed. The ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow.

This is a delicate time. There are only about ten days left before the arrival of the new year. According to the old etiquette, the new emperor must use the reign name of the previous emperor when he ascends the throne, and can change to the new reign name when the new year turns. In other words, Pang Xiao does not have to wait a long year. After ten days, he can change the dynasty.

The news spread throughout the capital by the way.

The young emperor of Xinjian Zuo bluntly stated that he had no talent for governing the country, and for the welfare of the people, he abdicated the throne to a great hero in the eyes of the people. Although it was surprising, the people were able to accept it.

Qin Yining was taking a nap with her four children at home. Ji Yun walked in quickly, not caring about anything else, and gently pushed Qin Yining awake. Her low voice was full of excitement, Princess, after the abdication ceremony tomorrow, It is the ceremony for the conferment of the queen, and the prince has ordered people to come to the mansion to take the whole family into the palace.

Qin Yining was startled, then slowly sat up, and then smiled with relief after a moment.

What is supposed to come, will come.