The princess is very versatile, leaving the prince to become the richest

Compared to the Grand Tutor, the Queen understands me better.

I am indeed old and unable to handle many things, so it is better to appoint a crown prince early.

If I suddenly become ill one day, you won't be so flustered and without a backbone."

When the ministers heard this, they didn't care about anything else and knelt on the ground to apologize.

The emperor waved his hand nonchalantly, indicating that he was going to adjourn the court.

After the ministers retired from court, they walked along the official road, gathering in groups of three or five to discuss what His Majesty had meant today.

"Lord Li, I think His Majesty's intention today is to make His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi the crown prince."

"Yes, when His Royal Highness Prince Qi returns, I'm afraid the court will be unstable."

“You two adults are right, it seems we have to make a choice as soon as possible.

I wonder if you two adults are free later, let's meet at the restaurant."

As soon as the three of them finished speaking, they heard a cold snort from behind.

Looking back, it was the Queen's brother Zheng Heng.

After hearing what they said, Zheng Heng wanted to go up and say a few words, but was stopped by Master Zheng beside him.

The three gentlemen did not dare to discuss further. They bowed to Grand Tutor Zheng and left quickly.

Looking at the three people's leaving backs, Zheng Heng said angrily.

"Dad, why did you hold me back? This fence-sitter should be taught a lesson."

"At this critical moment, it's better for you to stay out of trouble.

They are right. Your Majesty's meaning today has been made very clear.

Whenever we talked about appointing a crown prince in the past, His Majesty always found excuses to decline.

And today he himself admitted in the court that he is willing but unable, so it is time for us to make plans early."

As he spoke, Master Zheng's eyes became more fierce.

"When we get back home, ask your wife to go to the palace and tell the Queen what the Emperor wants to do. See what arrangements she has.

The matter is of great importance now, you two brothers and sisters must be united and must not be driven apart by others."

Seeing that his father had his own plans in mind, Zheng Heng stopped worrying about it.

"Okay, Dad. I know what's important and what's not. I'll ask Madam to come to the palace when I get back."

Not long after Zheng Heng's wife entered the palace, the sound of a cup being broken was heard in Fengyi Palace.

"what?

Your Majesty, do you really say that?"

“Well, that’s what my husband told me, and he asked me to pass it on to you exactly as it was.

I said that I wanted you to be aware of the situation and make plans early before the King of Qi returns.

When the King of Qi returns, things will be difficult to handle."

The queen slumped down in her chair, clenching her fingers tightly.

“I said that because I wanted him to see Yi’er and let him know that he has more than one son, Jamel Xiao.

With Xiao Jingyu away, Yi'er is the most capable among the remaining princes.

With her father and brother around, Yier will surely be able to show her talents in the government affairs, and by then she will be able to share equal status with Xiao Jingyu.

Now, he has an excuse."

The queen's face became increasingly worse, and her expression became as fierce as Zheng Mai's.

Mrs. Zheng, who was sitting below her, saw it all. Seeing her sister-in-law and father-in-law have the same expression, Mrs. Zheng felt a chill down her spine and quickly stood up and made an excuse to leave.

"My lady, it's getting late now. I should go back now. There are still some things in the mansion that I need to take care of.

Before leaving the house, my husband specifically told me to return immediately after telling you what happened. "

The queen was too busy to entertain her now. She needed to think carefully about what to do in the next period of time, so she let her go back.

After Madam Zheng left, the Queen sat there thinking for a long time.

"Dong An, what has the Second Prince been doing lately?"

When the head maid Dong An heard the queen calling her, she hurried in to answer.

“Your Majesty, ever since you told the Second Prince about Concubine Tian’s whereabouts, the Second Prince has been guarding Concubine Tian’s door every day.

I heard that Concubine Tian didn't recognize the Second Prince, but the Second Prince didn't take it to heart. He knelt at the door every day with food and begged to see Concubine Tian. "

“Huh, she’s also a smart one.

She knew that she had offended His Majesty and was not favored by His Majesty, and she was afraid that her son would be implicated."

The second prince Xiao Jingshi can be said to have a very miserable life. He is about the same age as Xiao Jingyu, but the two have different fates.

The mother of one was doted on, while the mother of the other was deposed and banished from the palace just because she said something wrong in front of the emperor, and the mother and son were not allowed to meet.

Xiao Jingshi's mother was named Tian Dan, and she was a Zhaoyi in the palace before she was deposed.

When the emperor deposed her, he said that she was not worthy of being the mother of the prince. He did not allow the mother and son to meet to avoid her leading Xiao Jingshi astray, so he sent her out of the palace secretly.

As for where he was sent, only the emperor knew. When he was young, Xiao Jingshi begged the emperor to let him meet his mother.

Unfortunately, all his requests were rejected by the emperor. When he grew up, he realized that his father did not like his mother, so he stopped begging the emperor and instead tried to secretly gather information.

But so many years had passed, and the people who handled the matter at the time were all the emperor's secret guards, so he never found out any news about his mother.

It was by chance that the Queen accidentally learned the location of Concubine Tian.

She also sent people to check secretly, and although they didn't see the woman in person, they knew who lived there.

The time when she appeared coincided with the time when Wada Zhaoyi was deposed.

More than ten years have passed, and Concubine Tian, ​​who had originally wanted to return to the palace, now has no intention of doing so.

After the person who guarded her died, the emperor no longer cared about what she had said.

In addition, Xiao Jingshi had grown up, and the emperor, out of consideration for Xiao Jingshi's face, sent someone to tell her that if she was willing, she could return to Beijing and live with Xiao Jingshi.

But Concubine Tian refused. She was now devoted to Buddhism and only wanted to stay here with the company of the ancient Buddha and the green lamp. She also said that she had never raised the Second Prince, so the Second Prince did not need to take care of her.

She also asked the emperor to continue to conceal her whereabouts as she did not want to cause trouble for Xiao Jingshi.

"Dong'an, I will write a letter and you can send it to the Grand Tutor's Mansion and hand it to my brother personally."

The queen quickly finished writing, sealed the letter and handed it to Dong An.

After Dong An received the letter, he took the Queen's token and left the palace. After arriving at the Grand Tutor's Mansion, he handed the Queen's letter to Zheng Heng.

After reading the letter, Zheng Heng told Dong An to wait and then went out.

Half an hour later, Zheng Heng came back, took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Dong An. He also gave her a piece of paper, which stated the precautions for taking the medicine and told the queen to be careful and not be discovered.

Dong An knew that the queen was anxious, so after taking the things, he did not dare to stay and returned to Fengyi Palace.

The queen was very happy to see the things Dong'an brought back, and she rewarded Dong'an with a jade ruyi.

After Dong An left, the Queen was the only one left in the room.

She carefully opened the porcelain bottle, then picked up the hairpin and pierced her index finger, and blood dripped from her fingertips into the porcelain bottle.