At the turn of ancient and modern, palace politics seems to be an eternal theme, and among them, the TV series "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is undoubtedly a masterpiece full of mystery and scheming. In this world of palace strife, Empress Dowager Wu Ya showed breathtaking political wisdom with her clever and shrewd skills. However, there is a question that plagues the audience, that is, why didn't the Queen Mother expose this flaw when she knew that Zhen Huan was pregnant with the child of King Guojun? What is the reason why the Queen Mother chose to remain silent?
First of all, we have to go back to the plot of Zhen Huan returning to the palace with the child of King Guojun. This moment is a climax in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and it is also a watershed in court politics. The death of King Guojun hit Zhen Huan hard, but she returned to the palace with King Guojun's twins. Empress Dowager Wu Ya has already smelled the incident, she is not an idle person, but an old and spicy palace fighting master. She chooses to observe rather than expose in order to manipulate the situation.
The Queen Mother's cleverness and shrewdness lie in the fact that she verified Zhen Huan's life experience through three temptations. For the first time, the Queen Mother personally summoned Zhen Huan, deliberately asked her belly, and said embarrassedly: "Concubine Xi's belly looks bigger than the usual belly that is five months faster. This is a far-sighted temptation, and the Queen Mother intends to observe Zhen Huan's reaction. However, Zhen Huan replied calmly as Niu Hulu Zhen Huan: "The imperial doctor said that the concubine was pregnant with twins. This answer succeeded in hiding from the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother did not stop.
In the second temptation, the Queen Mother sent her cronies Zhu Xi to visit Zhen Huan. Zhu Xi was clever and asked the little brother and the little princess with the order of the queen mother. This seemingly ordinary visit actually hides a deep meaning, and Zhu Xi cleverly pointed out: "The little brother and the little princess are very similar to Concubine Xi between their eyebrows and eyes." These words aroused the doubts of the Queen Mother, because in the royal family, the emphasis is on the blood inheritance with the emperor. Zhu Xi's words were just right, which made the Queen Mother more vigilant about Zhen Huan's life experience.
The Queen Mother's third temptation was the scene called "Blood Test". Although the Queen Mother did not come forward in person, how could she not know about this matter in Cining Palace, she did not let people intervene, just to see if this dragon and phoenix fetus was the emperor's own flesh and blood after the blood test. The acquiescence of the Queen Mother made the scene of the "blood test" "successfully completed". However, the Queen Mother did not completely eliminate her doubts, because during the entire temptation process, Zhen Huan obstructed many times, and the doubts in the Queen Mother's heart may not have completely dissipated.
So, why didn't the Queen Mother personally expose her doubts? This may be because the Empress Dowager lacks conclusive evidence, and she prefers that the Emperor find out the truth himself. The Queen Mother was a thoughtful politician who knew that in the absence of hard evidence, directly exposing doubts could cause even greater strife. She chose to wait, waiting for the emperor to solve the mystery himself, but also to preserve the dignity of the entire imperial family. The Queen Mother knows that in the game of power schemes, stabilizing the overall situation is the most crucial.
The character of the Queen Mother was fully displayed in this process. She is not a woman who is purely emotional, but a wise man with a strong political mind. She was able to remain calm in the midst of the vicissitudes of the court, not bothered by emotions, and always took it as her duty to maintain the dignity of the family and the royal family. The Queen Mother's silence and patience are all manifestations of her deep understanding of politics.
In "The Legend of Zhen Huan", the emperor's attitude has also become a factor that cannot be ignored. In order to maintain her mother-son relationship with the emperor, the queen mother needs to balance politics skillfully. The emperor is portrayed in this story as a suspicious and thoughtful figure. His attitude towards Zhen Huan is also full of complex emotions, both love and suspicion. The Queen Mother used ingenious means to make the emperor temporarily eliminate his suspicion of Zhen Huan without conclusive evidence. This also shows the Queen Mother's pursuit of the stability of the royal family.
And Zhen Huan's attitude in the whole story is even more confusing. She experienced changes in the court struggle, from an ignorant girl to a shrewd politician. Her choice and resistance are not only personal emotional considerations, but also mixed with longing for King Guojun and contradictions about power schemes. Zhen Huan's complexity lies in the fact that she is not only a passive character, but also a woman who can take the initiative to control her destiny.
Overall, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is an emotionally rich and politically complex masterpiece. As a key figure in this palace political chess game, the Queen Mother's clever and shrewd skills become the highlight of the whole plot. Her choice not only reflects personal emotional considerations, but also thoughtful consideration for the stability of the entire royal family. The complexity of characters such as Zhen Huan and the emperor makes the whole story full of depth and tension. Through this article, we delved into why the Queen Mother did not expose Zhen Huan's flaws, as well as the political wisdom and scheming methods she showed in the entire palace politics. This is not only a palace fight scene, but also a deep reflection on human nature and politics.