It must be said that Lu Fang's work efficiency was indeed very high. Soon, the news that the emperor would temporarily reside in Ganlu Palace in the near future spread, causing a discussion among the officials.
In the Ministry of Rites, I saw an official put down the brush in his hand. After looking around for a week, he saw that no one was paying attention. He immediately lowered his voice and asked his colleagues on the side.
"Tell me, is the news circulating from the palace right now true?"
"Needless to say, the news spread from the palace is never true!"
"I also heard that the top of the Yangxin Hall where His Majesty currently lives has collapsed due to disrepair, and many bricks and tiles fell down, almost hitting His Majesty!"
"Ah, what, the Ministry of Industry is going to be in trouble now!"
"Hmph, those guys from the Ministry of Industry are all making a lot of money. If you ask me, I should have dealt with them a long time ago!"
At this moment, Li Chunfang was seen walking in with her hands behind her back, and the group of officials who had been chatting enthusiastically all fell silent and continued to work on the matters at hand.
Li Chunfang looked around and saw nothing unusual, so she turned and left the place.
After he left, the group of officials began to continue the topic and chatted lively.
As everyone knows, Li Chunfang did not go far, and Li Chunfang heard every word of what these officials were talking about.
"Humph, these guys have been talking for a long time, and none of them got to the point!"
After Li Chunfang finished speaking, she shook her head helplessly and left the place immediately.
In his opinion, the gossip spread from the palace is generally very credible, but most people only stay on the surface and do not touch the deeper levels.
Li Chunfang felt that the rumor currently spreading from the palace that the emperor would temporarily stay in Ganlu Palace in the near future must have the tacit approval of the emperor himself.
It's not even certain that the whole thing was planned by the emperor!
"Is Your Majesty taking this opportunity to announce that only the child in the belly of the imperial concubine is qualified to inherit the throne?"
"Or maybe..."
Li Chunfang continued to think along this line of thought, and the more he thought about it, the more horrified he felt. When he came back to his senses, he suddenly discovered that his back was soaked in cold sweat.
Li Chunfang immediately retracted her thoughts and warned herself.
"Li Chunfang, you don't know anything, you just need to do what you are doing!"
…
The sky gradually darkened, and at this moment, Jiajing was watching the memorials submitted by the Superintendent of Ceremonies.
After Jiajing finished reading the last memorial, he breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to get up and stretch his muscles, Lu Fang stepped forward in time and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, should you..."
After Lu Fang's reminder, Jiajing finally reacted, stood up from his seat, and immediately gave instructions.
"Well, let's go, come with me to the Manna Palace."
"As you command, Your Majesty!"
After Lu Fang responded, she immediately followed Jiajing's steps and headed towards the Ganlu Palace.
Along the way, Lu Fang seemed quite reserved, as if she wanted to say something to Jiajing, and Jiajing naturally saw what Lu Fang was thinking and asked immediately.
"Lu Fang, do you have anything to say to me?"
Seeing that the emperor noticed something strange about her, Lu Fang immediately stopped, her tone full of sincerity.
"What I want to say is that I hope your Majesty will take care of your dragon body while you are diligent in state affairs!"
Jiajing was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed loudly.
"Don't worry, I know my body well!"
In the Ganlu Palace, the imperial concubine Shen seemed quite anxious and restless, and kept pacing in the room.
Then, he summoned his personal maid and gave the order.
"Myolie, go and see again. Why hasn't His Majesty come over yet?"
"Yes, concubine!"
Seeing this, the personal maid of the Imperial Concubine Shen had no choice but to respond rather helplessly.
Before this, she had already made at least five trips back and forth.
"I hope this is the last time!"
The maid prayed in her heart and left the room immediately.
But soon, she ran into Shen's room with excitement on her face to report.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is here!"
After hearing the news, Mrs. Shen couldn't hide the smile on her face, and immediately asked her personal maid.
"Please help me quickly to see if my hair is messy and if my clothes are wrinkled!"
"Yes, concubine!"
After hearing this, Shen's personal maid immediately stepped forward and began to tidy up Shen's appearance.
At this moment, the room Shen was in was pushed away by Jiajing.
Seeing this, Shen's personal maid quickly stood aside respectfully, lowered her head and said softly.
"I have met His Majesty!"
Jiajing just nodded and immediately gave instructions.
"Well, you can go out."
Upon seeing this, the personal maid bowed to Jiajing, then turned and left the room, closing the door behind her.
After the personal maid left, only Jiajing and Shen were left in the room. With Shen's loving gaze, the atmosphere in the air gradually became ambiguous.
Shen seemed to have summoned up great courage, and saw him coming to Jiajing's side, holding his hand tightly, with a shy look on his face, and said.
"Your Majesty, why did you...!"
Before Shen finished speaking, Jiajing hugged her into his arms and comforted her softly.
"I just dealt with some things and wasted time."
"But don't worry, I will be with you and the child in your belly for the next period of time!"
…
Capital, Prince Yu's Mansion.
After Zhu Zaijing learned the news from his subordinates, he invited Xu Jie and others to his house overnight to discuss countermeasures together.
In the study room, Zhu Zaijing suppressed the panic on his face, turned his eyes to Xu Jie, and asked.
"Mr. Xu Ge, how should we resolve this matter now?"
"Father, there will actually be..."
Xu Jie had a clear view of the expression on Zhu Zaijing's face. After sorting out the words in his mind, he spoke to comfort him.
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Your Majesty's side is just a temporary measure!"
"Right now, the top of Yangxin Palace has collapsed and many bricks and tiles have fallen. For safety reasons, Your Majesty has just moved to Ganlu Palace for temporary residence."
When Xu Jie said this, he paused and continued.
"But this does not mean that the child in the imperial concubine's belly can inherit the throne!"
"Therefore, Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much at the moment."
"After all, you are His Majesty's eldest son now. All you need is to lie down and wait for the opportunity in secret."
"One day, you will inherit the throne!"
After hearing Xu Jie's words of comfort, Zhu Zaijing felt much better and immediately thanked Xu Jie.
"Thank you Mr. Xu Ge for clarifying my doubts!"
However, what Zhu Zaijing did not notice was that the faces of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng on the side were full of solemn expressions.
In Zhang Juzheng's view, the meaning contained in it couldn't be more obvious. Your Majesty is declaring to everyone that the child in the belly of the imperial concubine will inherit the throne if nothing unexpected happens!
Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng looked at Zhu Zaijing with a hint of sympathy in his eyes.
Thinking back a long time ago, when King Yu's son was born, most people thought that King Yu would be the next crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Unexpectedly, in a very short period of time, news spread in the palace that the imperial concubine Shen was pregnant.
And this news also made Prince Yu's path to the crown prince full of thorns.
Zhang Juzheng knew that it was time for him to make a choice!
(End of chapter)
