In the Ciming Hall of the Imperial City, Queen Yang frowned and felt depressed.

Queen Yang's original name was Yang Guizhi. She was the second queen of Song Ningzong Zhao Kuo. Zhao Kuo had two sons. Unfortunately, Zhao Kuo's life was really bad. None of his nine biological sons lived to adulthood.

In the end, Ning Zong and Zhao Kuo had no choice but to establish another prince from the clan.

The first one to be established was Zhao Yuyuan. When Zhao Yuyuan was 6 years old, he was adopted as an adopted son by Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty and named Riyan (Zhao Xun). In the second year of Jiatai (1202), he was worshiped as the military governor and granted the title of Wei.

Lord, please listen to Zishan Hall.

On the matter of establishing a prince, Empress Yang was extremely cooperative with Shi Miyuan, and the two of them jointly supported Zhao Yuyuan.

Because Empress Yang was several years older than Song Ningzong, already over fifty years old at this time, she had given birth to a prince, but he died early, so Empress Yang was no less concerned about the issue of heirs than Ningzong, and this was related to her future career.

The status of the harem.

At that time, there was another powerful minister in the court whose status was higher than that of Prime Minister Shi Miyuan, that is, Pingzhangjun and State Affairs Officer Han Zhouzhou.

In his early years, Han Yuzhou once advised Song Ningzong on the matter of establishing a queen, implying that Queen Yang was talented and too smart, and that it was not good for a woman to be too smart, so she offended Queen Yang.

Empress Yang always remembered this incident. At this time, Shi Miyuan also wanted to get rid of Han Zhouzhou. With the support of the prince Zhao Xun, the three of them pretended to pass on the imperial edict and jointly killed Han Zhouzhou.

Half a month after Han Xunzhou's death, they urged the officials to make Zhao Xun the crown prince, pay homage to the three divisions of Kaifu Yitong, and grant him the title of King of Honor.

Everything was perfect originally, and Queen Yang thought there would be no problems in her later years.

But fate is not as good as fate. Zhao Xun, who had been the prince for thirteen years, suddenly died of illness when he saw that he had a chance to succeed.

After Zhao Xun's death, the official family appointed Zhao Hong as the new prince. This time, the official family did not follow Shi Miyuan's suggestion, but listened to Mrs. Zhong's opinion and chose Zhao Hong.

This was so serious that Queen Yang was immediately frightened, frightened and angry.

Mrs. Zhong is the youngest concubine of Ningzong of the Song Dynasty. She is estimated to be in her twenties now. She was famous for her voluptuous beauty when she was young. Now she is the favorite of the officials and enjoys exclusive favor in the harem.

After what happened to Prince Zhao Hong, Queen Yang started thinking about how to defeat Mrs. Zhong every day.

Recently, the official's health has been deteriorating, but Mrs. Zhong still dominates the harem. It is said that she often requests to be canonized as an imperial concubine in front of the official.

This is something that Queen Yang will never tolerate.

If the imperial concubine agrees, won’t she be deposed as the queen next time?

Just when Queen Yang was feeling depressed.

"Reporting to the saint, the right prime minister has arrived."

"Quick announcement." Queen Yang said quickly.

Not long after, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard outside.

Shi Miyuan's face was red and he seemed to be in a good mood.

"Your Majesty, Shi Miyuan, pays homage to Saint Yang." Shi Miyuan gestured to kneel down, but Queen Yang waved her hand impatiently: "Prime Minister, you don't need to be polite. If you come, please sit down."

Shi Miyuan was not polite and found a seat to sit down, quite close to Queen Yang.

The attendants beside Queen Yang served tea, and then quickly retreated out of the hall. In a blink of an eye, only two people were left in the hall.

At this time, Ningzong of the Song Dynasty was still alive, and Shi Miyuan was openly alone with the queen in the harem, which shows how powerful the power was. The two of them were often alone. This was one of the reasons why the prince Zhao Hong was very dissatisfied with his adopted mother, Queen Yang.

"The official's health is getting worse day by day. It has been two months since Mrs. Zhong has been favored."

Ningzong Zhao Kuo of the Song Dynasty did not have strong political ability. In the early period, the government was controlled by Han Yuzhou, and in the later period it was controlled by Shi Miyuan and Queen Yang. However, he was kind and lived a frugal life. He only married five concubines in total. After Mrs. Zhong, he never married again.

Normally, Ningzong Zhao Kuo would often go to Mrs. Zhong's side, but now Empress Yang said that she had not been favored for two months, which shows that Ningzong Zhao Kuo's health is quite poor.

Shi Miyuan's eyes moved slightly when he heard this, and his thoughts of deposing Zhao Hong became even more intense. Moreover, he entered the palace today just to test Empress Yang.

He knew that Queen Yang was extremely dissatisfied with Mrs. Zhong and had a bad relationship with Zhao Hong, but Queen Yang only wanted to deal with Mrs. Zhong. Without Queen Yang's support, it would be difficult for him to depose Zhao Hong.

Shi Miyuan thought for a while and said deliberately: "I recently heard that Mrs. Zhong suggested to the officials that Zhao Hong should be established as the crown prince as soon as possible. Is this possible?"

Queen Yang was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "I have never heard of this, but Zhao Hong often goes to Renming Palace recently. Whenever he enters the palace, he must first pay homage to Renming Palace. He knows that Mrs. Zhong can speak in front of officials.

As I said, it was Mrs. Zhong who chose him as the prince when she was sleeping on the official pillow. Isn’t it possible that Mrs. Zhong had some tacit understanding with him?"

Queen Yang suddenly thought of this question, and her face changed slightly.

If the official family has a funeral, the status of the concubines in the harem will depend on the preference of the new emperor. Mrs. Zhong helped Zhao Hong back then. Now Zhao Hong would rather see Mrs. Zhong than come to her to see his nominal mother. In the future, Zhao Hong will

Hong ascends the throne, Mrs. Zhong won’t sit on my head?

Although Empress Yang was at odds with Zhao Hong at this time, she still only wanted to deal with Mrs. Zhong.

"This Zhao Hong, I didn't expect that he was also very scheming." Shi Miyuan said again.

"What should we do now? We can't do nothing?" Queen Yang said anxiously: "Mrs. Zhong pleases Zhao Hong every day, how will I deal with myself in the future."

Shi Miyuan didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something. In fact, he was a little disappointed. Queen Yang was still a woman after all, and she always wanted to compete with Mrs. Zhong for favor. Shi Miyuan had clearly reminded her that as long as Zhao Hong was taken down, ten Mrs. Zhong would

It’s no use either.

But it is obvious that Queen Yang has never thought about abolishing Zhao Hong.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Empress Yang looked at him blankly, knowing that Shi Miyuan needed to think quietly every time he thought about important matters.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Shi Miyuan suddenly asked: "How old is Mrs. Zhong?"

".." Queen Yang was stunned again by this question.

After thinking about it, she said: "Twenty-seven - eight - should be almost thirty."

"She looks very young, like in her early twenties." Shi Miyuan said with a smile.

Yes, Empress Yang, who was over fifty years old, turned red in the face, feeling ashamed and annoyed: "So the officials talked about her all day long and only ran to her."

"Prime Minister, are you?" Queen Yang suddenly came back to her senses and stared at Shi Miyuan, thinking that Shi Miyuan was thinking of something dirty.

"Zhao Hong is only twenty-two years old, and he is still a young man. He always runs to Renming Palace, and Mrs. Zhong is also in her prime, beautiful and coquettish---" Shi Miyuan chuckled.

Queen Yang immediately understood what he meant. Shi Miyuan wanted to insinuate Mrs. Zhong and Zhao Hong and destroy their alliance.

She quickly shook her head: "Mrs. Zhong is not a fuel-efficient lamp."

"Every time Zhao Hong is summoned, there must be servants and maids in the hall. Afterwards, they will report to the officials and do everything without revealing anything."

Queen Yang wanted to take advantage of her and find an opportunity to defeat her, but she couldn't.

Mrs. Zhong has been in the palace for many years, and she is very careful in everything she does, so that she can stay favored by the officials for many years.

"But I also heard that the chamberlains around Mrs. Zhong are all beautiful, comely and handsome?"

Empress Yang nodded blankly: "That's true, but just being a chamberlain, what's wrong with that?"

A smile slowly appeared on Shi Miyuan's face: "I think that everyone has their own hobbies. If Mrs. Zhong likes comely and handsome chamberlains, will she like comely and handsome men more?"

Queen Yang was shocked: "This matter is probably extremely difficult."

Shi Miyuan said: "If we can't separate Mrs. Zhong and Zhao Hong, it will be more difficult for us in the future."

Queen Yang's face was ashen, but she deeply believed it.
Chapter completed!