Chapter 100: Concubine Xian Dies

Yun Fenghuang praised Princess Zhaoqing in front of Chunjia, saying that she was the most beautiful, filial and considerate daughter in the whole world. She said that Princess Zhaoqing was happy and entangled, and left with a lot of considerations.

Only then did the emperor smile and said, "You're only such a young child, why did you fool him?"

"It was only when I was a child that I had to be fooled. When I grow up and be more sensible, don't you stop worrying about it?" Zhonggong would definitely not tell Chunjia about the king of Chu's attempt to murder the tenth prince, let alone the queen. She completely gave up on King Chu, even if she gave up, she would not make it public, otherwise, the child came to her within two days of birth, and she has such vicious thoughts, wouldn't it seem that she is incapable of teaching her child?

Therefore, Yun Fenghuang was very happy to remind the emperor, so he sighed softly at this moment, and said, "After all, Xiaojiu is weak, so I have to pay more attention to myself. But, King Qin and Zhaoqing are still young, and they haven't arrived yet." You can leave the concubine from time to time. The concubine has a lot of time with Zhang Luo Xiaojiu in the past two days, and it is inevitable for King Zhaoqing to feel wronged, and it is better to coax them to be brothers and sisters than children to mess around."

Chunjia became suspicious when she heard this, and smiled and said: "Children are messing around... You are not a person who is afraid of children messing around. Earlier they held dirty dirt in front of them, and they didn't see you getting angry. But I don't know it is What kind of nonsense made you so worried?"

"It's just planning ahead." Yun Fenghuang wrote lightly, "After all, His Majesty also knows that Ding Xingwang, a member of the Xie family, has many brothers and sisters. If there are many people, there will inevitably be many things. The concubine grew up from it, and many things are commonplace. But it can be dealt with, so His Majesty won't worry about it."

After she said this, she immediately changed the topic to talk about other things.

Seeing this, Chunjia didn't ask any further questions. After the court was over the next day, she summoned Yanyin to ask about the children who could run and talk, did they get into trouble recently?

He usually doesn't pay much attention to the emperor's heirs. At most, King Qin and Zhaoqing are more favored because of Yun Fenghuang. The other children may not be able to see them a few times throughout the year. Basically, it is not a big accident, or they are about to die. No, the people below dare not report to disturb. Yanyin has eyes and ears for the matter between the King of Chu and the Tenth Prince, but because the Tenth Prince is fine after all, and everyone knows that the King of Chu is not an ordinary child, and the Queen has given him some benefits, Yanyin has nothing to do with it. Take the initiative to mention.

Now the emperor took the initiative to ask, but he didn't dare to hide it, and said cautiously: "Returning to your majesty, all the emperor's heirs have been doing well recently, but His Royal Highness Chu was naughty. When he was visiting the tenth prince, he accidentally lit the curtain of the side hall. The palace people extinguished it in time, but nothing went wrong."

Although Chunjia was weak in both his biological father and his stepfather's lineage, he was shrewd, and smiled lightly when he heard this: "Stop talking about these nonsense, what's going on?"

"...Yes." Seeing this, Yan Yin hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty. Just now he explained the ins and outs in a nonchalant manner, and he didn't even dare to hide the benefits he received from the queen. His character was definitely not intentional, and after the third prince stepped forward, His Royal Highness the King of Chu also felt very remorseful. The Empress couldn't bear it, so she told the servants not to report to His Majesty. The servants thought that this matter was safe and sound, so..."

"My two sons-in-law are only three years old now, and the other is less than a month old, and they started killing each other." Chunjia said with a calm expression and a gentle tone, "From the queen to the servants, they all feel that it's just a one-time surprise. A trivial matter without danger? Then, don’t you need to tell me about the affairs of the emperor’s heirs? Is this still my child?”

Yan Yin prostrated herself on the ground, not daring to speak.

Chunjia looked at him, and said coldly: "I think you have served me for several years, this time I will spare you from dying, get off and lead the board yourself!"

"My servant, thank Your Majesty Long En!" Yan Yin was relieved when he heard the words. For a servant like him, being beaten and scolded is a trivial matter, and the most fearful thing is that the emperor will not want him to serve him.

At this time, he was too busy to take care of himself, and he didn't dare to intercede for the queen and the king of Chu. He apologized and thanked him repeatedly, and then stepped down to accept the punishment.

The emperor put aside his government affairs and went to Chongchang Hall in person.

When Gu Zhen heard that he was here, he was not happy but surprised: "Your Majesty should be dealing with government affairs at this moment, why did you suddenly come here as a concubine?"

"Can't I come?" Chunjia said indifferently, "Didn't the Empress often say that the King of Chu misses me very much? Today I have some free time, so why is the Empress unhappy when I came here?"

"How dare I be a concubine? I'm just afraid of delaying the important affairs of the temple." Gu Zhen's heart sank when he heard that the king of Chu was mentioned, and seeing that it was not Yan Yin who was serving the emperor at this moment, his heart became more and more heavy, and he forced a smile, "Concubine's body That brings the kids over."

After a while, the third prince and the king of Chu went up to the hall to pay their respects. The third prince was timid, but the king of Chu had a great forgetfulness. Before, he was the only legitimate son, and he had seen the emperor quite a few times. He was no stranger to the emperor father. After saluting, he heard a cry, and ran to Chunjia in a loud and lively manner. They shouted "Father Emperor".

Chunjia stared at her own child, because the appearance of the concubines in the harem was checked repeatedly, and the emperor himself was also a rare handsome man, so the appearance of the emperor's heirs was of course guaranteed.

A biological mother like King Chu who came from a humble background looks even better. After all, without the blessing of family background, being able to enter the palace and be favored is definitely won by her beauty.

The three-year-old prince's skin was as fair as milk, and his eyes were dark and bright. When he looked at him, his pupils were full of joy and admiration.

"..." Chunjia was silent for a while, reached out and touched his head, then turned to the queen and said, "The king of Chu is getting old too, although he is not yet at the age of enlightenment, it is time to teach him some principles."

When he was staring at the King of Chu, the Empress was so nervous that she almost trembled, fearing that Chunjia would severely punish the King of Chu.

Like the twins, the second prince and the third prince, because of their biological mother, even if they are smart and sensible, their status in the palace is still stumbling.

Let's not talk about the troubles that the second prince had in Concubine Shu's hands earlier, but now he is under Madam Qingshu's hands, because he is Madam Qingshu's only child, life is not bad. The third prince was the first child raised by the empress, first there was the queen of Chu, then there was the eighth prince, and now the tenth prince came. But he is normal after all, no matter how his treatment as a prince is withheld or treated badly, when he grows up, he will be entrusted out.

But if the king of Chu is despised by the emperor, the queen doesn't know what to do with him in the future?

Simply looking at the emperor's intentions, he felt a little pity for the son, but his words were tactful.

"What your Majesty said is that the concubine was negligent, and I will definitely teach the king of Chu well in the future." Gu Zhen quickly promised, and then asked the king of Chu to kneel down to thank the emperor.

The king of Chu thanked him for not knowing why, and wanted to say something, but Gu Zhen was afraid that he would say that he didn't like the tenth prince, so he hurriedly asked the third prince to drag him away.

Seeing the disappointed look in the third prince's eyes before he left, she felt very uncomfortable, but the king of Chu committed a crime, so he didn't dare to say anything for the third prince.

"Is the king of Chu's act stubborn, or was someone instigating it?" The two children left, Chunjia glanced at the queen, and asked calmly, "It is said that since this child is much duller, even if he doesn't like Xiao Shi, he will cry at most. But you may not want to murder Xiao Shi?"

"My concubine has been investigating for the past two days, and it seems that someone said something that shouldn't be said in front of the King of Chu." Gu Zhen hurriedly said, "The king of Chu is usually very well-behaved, and I was shocked when I found out about this... Please Your Majesty will give this concubine another three or two days, and I will definitely investigate and find out!"

This statement is half true and half false. In fact, the queen did not find out that someone had pushed the king of Chu.

But since the emperor knew about this matter, there must be an explanation.

It is better to pull a servant out to take the blame, than the emperor thinks that the king of Chu is cruel by nature or the empress has no way to teach his son, and it is better than the tenth prince grows up and resents his elder brother.

"Look at the arrangement. After all, they are all children in front of you. I believe that the palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, and the queen will not favor anyone." Chunjia took a sip of tea, then stood up and planned to leave, "It's just The matter of King Chu cannot be repeated, whether it is the one during the summer vacation or the current one."

In fact, he was aware of the queen's lying, but he also felt that it would be better to drag a palace servant to take the blame.

It's better than ten princes holding grudges against King Chu in the future.

After sending the emperor away, Gu Zhen sat on the soft couch for a while unable to recover, and persuaded her from left to right: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has never punished His Highness the King of Chu, nor even said harsh words in front of His Highness, which shows that he still loves His Highness." Yes. Your Majesty, don’t worry, after all, His Highness King Chu is His Majesty’s first son, so how can His Majesty not feel sorry for you?”

"I'm thinking about the future." Gu Zhen sighed softly, and said, "The king of Chu is still young, and their brothers have caused such a thing. Now they can still use the palace people to fool the past, and wait for the future." , the eighth and tenth princes have grown up, if they still can't get along, how much trouble can you say, this life of this Palace can withstand?"

Everyone advised her not to think too much, and said: "Previously the concubine Xian claimed to be sick, thinking that she was going to die soon, but she was still there until now. After a while, why not find a chance for the empress to send the eighth prince back?"

Gu Zhen thought so too, she always thought that the eighth prince was an ancestor, and now that she had the tenth prince, she didn't want to raise the eighth prince at all, so she thought about the opportunity to get rid of the bastard.

Who knew that in just two days, the New Year's Eve banquet was just around the corner, and the virtuous concubine Yuan Zhiniang, who had been ill for half a year and everyone thought she would not die, passed away.

This is not the point, the point is that Yuan Zhiniang committed suicide, leaving a suicide note saying that she couldn't bear the pain and suffering, and finally, Queen Tuogu.

Yuan Zhiniang stated in her suicide note that she wanted to die long before the summer vacation, but she persisted because she was worried about the Eighth Prince.

During this time, the queen took good care of the eighth prince, and she left without any worries.

After reading the suicide note with tears in her eyes, Empress Dowager Yuan said to the queen, "In this case, you should take care of Xiao Ba. Treat him well, and don't call him a virtuous concubine, and he will not be at peace under the nine springs."

Gu Zhen: "..."

I really want to drag Concubine Xian out to whip her corpse!

But she can't.

Not only could she not, but she also promised with trepidation that she would definitely raise the Eighth Prince as her own flesh and blood, and would never treat the Eighth Prince badly.

... Back in the Chongchang Palace, the empress ordered the people who served the Eighth Prince to take advantage of the year approaching to let the child make some troubles, whether he was sick or cold, anyway, she couldn't bear it anymore!

She's had enough of Yuan's aunt and nephew!

Although the Eighth Prince had a mistake, the Empress Dowager Yuan would definitely not let it go, but short-term pain is worse than long-term pain, isn't it?

Moreover, such a hot potato is in the Chongchang Palace, who knows if it will affect the King of Chu and the Tenth Prince in the future?

Gu Zhen made up his mind to show no mercy.

So on the second day of the new year, news spread that the Eighth Prince had contracted a cold.

After Yun Fenghuang heard the news, he sent someone to send some things to the central palace to express his heart, and said to the left and right with a smile: "The Yuan family also pushed the empress into a hurry, but the empress is more naive, the loving mother empress dowager Who can not think of this?"

Sure enough, at dusk that day, Empress Dowager Yuan ordered someone to invite Chunjia to her, and talked to him about the Eighth Prince.

But the queen mother is not targeting the queen Gu Zhen, but the third prince and the king of Chu.

She felt that the eighth prince should have been murdered by these two princes.

The evidence is that the King of Chu murdered the tenth prince just a few days ago. With such a criminal record, it is very reasonable to look down on the younger brother of the eighth prince.

"Mother, the tenth prince is the same as the king of Chu, so the queen will take extra care of him." Chunjia tactfully objected, "That's why the king of Chu is young and ignorant, so he is jealous of the tenth prince. But although the eighth prince is raised by the queen, after all It’s just a concubine, why should the King of Chu be jealous of him? Counting it, the Eighth Prince came to the Empress several months before the Tenth Prince, and I haven’t heard that the King of Chu has targeted him.”

Empress Dowager Yuan said lightly: "The third prince is also a concubine. When did the queen treat her badly? After all, Mrs. Gu came from a big family, and she still has the bearing of the middle palace. The emperor's heirs in this palace call her queen mother, and she is indeed responsible. She deserves the status of a queen mother. So why is the eighth prince not caring for her when she is in front of the empress? The Ai family heard that the empress treats the eighth prince as her own! If she hadn't raised the eighth prince with so much care, the virtuous concubine would not As for letting go with peace of mind."

"This..." Although both mother and son are clear in their hearts, the queen doesn't care about raising the eighth prince at all. She hasn't even visited a few times in person in the past year. Frightened by the loving mother, the Empress Dowager, I dare not be careless.

But neither Chunjia nor Gu Zhen himself could admit that Gu Zhen didn't care about the Eighth Prince.

Empress Dowager Yuan also said: "Besides, after the virtuous concubine took care of her orphans, the Ai family was worried, so they specially summoned the queen to encourage them. Maybe this news spread to the ears of the third prince and the king of Chu, making them even more jealous of the eighth prince. Poor Xiao Ba is only so young, and with such two ruthless elder brothers, the Ai family doesn't know what to say."

Chunjia suggested that the eighth prince should be moved out of the Chongchang Hall and raised by other people?

After all, the queen mother felt that the third prince and the king of Chu were very hot, and the eighth prince was not safe in front of the queen. Of course, it would be better to raise him in a place where the queen mother felt safe, wouldn't he?

But the Empress Dowager Yuan was not willing. What the Empress Dowager meant was that the eighth prince was completely innocent, and the third prince and the king of Chu were completely vicious. It was the third prince and the king of Chu who were at fault in the first place. Why should the eighth prince be driven away? Isn't this indulging the arrogance of the third prince and King Chu!

"It's like this at such a young age, can I still have it in the future?" Queen Mother Yuan said lightly, "Look at the family, let the queen teach them well. I don't blame the queen for this matter. Quite a few, and it’s understandable to be too busy for a while. It’s just that this is a big deal, and one must not have the other.”

He also said, "And this is also for the good of the third prince and the king of Chu. Their younger brother and sister are more than the eighth prince. As the descendants of the Tian family, many brothers and sisters are Fuzuo. How can they be jealous? It is not appropriate to target the eighth prince now. Yes, in the future, when Xiao Shi grows up, they won't be able to accommodate Xiao Shi, so what will it look like?"

Chunjia was silent for a while, and then said softly that he would tell the queen.