This bet is very simple. It is to let the Tian family refuse to seal the queen and pretend to be unhappy.
The emperor's illness concerns the country.
The last time there was news, the concubine selection banquet was born. Chang Yan was very curious about what he could attract this time.
The personal guard asked, "Your Highness, don't we need to do anything?"
Chang Yan thought for a while, shook his head first, and then nodded.
"What does this mean?" The guard scratched his head in confusion.
First she refused to be sealed, and then she felt uncomfortable. These two items were enough for Concubine Ju to be vigilant. Anything they did would be superfluous.
It would be bad if the Tian family was dissatisfied and the original bet was broken.
The reason for nodding is because at the last critical moment, you have to add some fire to make the firewood burn more vigorously.
"However, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the imperial concubine wants to be the queen just to prepare for the eldest prince to seize the throne." The guard muttered in a low voice, "Why can't the Tian family see through her."
Chang Yan smiled and said nothing.
Everything in the world is confusing to those in charge, but clear to onlookers.
What's more, did he really not see through it at all? Then why did he agree to this nonsense bet?
The human heart has always been very complex. It may detect something is wrong, it may not admit it, but it may be forcing itself to admit it.
Some cruel and dripping truths can only be seen after they are torn into pieces.
Pleasantly, completely.
"Then what should we do next, Your Highness?" the guard spoke again.
Chang Yan pursed his lips and said only one word, "Wait."
The Tian family rejected Concubine Ju privately, and everyone in Fengjing City did not know the truth. The subsequent rumors became louder and louder.
It is actually difficult for the Ju family to do this at this time.
Just defend yourself, you will lose all face.
If you don't defend yourself, there will be no results if you cook the oil in the fire.
Often at this time, behavior reveals the true thoughts in the heart.
When Chang Yan received the news and the Ju family just suppressed their calls secretly and did not stand up to stop and explain, they knew that something good was about to happen.
The news in Fengjing is in full swing, and the affection in the harem is endless.
Concubine Ju did feel sulky for several days after receiving the clear rejection, but as Tianjia fell ill, she washed her hands and made soup, accompanied her attentively, and even fed him herself.
"Your Majesty, please try the lotus seeds and white jade soup that I have stewed. It is most suitable to be taken when you are recovering from illness." A woman who is nearly forty years old looks beautiful because of proper maintenance, but she is a little more plump and charming than a young girl. , the gorgeous eyebrows are even more eye-catching.
As a man, I am actually somewhat proud.
Because he gave his beloved girl a sense of security and allowed her to live a life of pampering and prosperity.
The person who promised to grow old when he was young can still be by his side when he grows old. This is a persistence that many people cannot achieve.
Tianjia sighed softly and sipped the spoon into his mouth.
"Does it taste good?" Concubine Ju asked softly, her eyes shining with anticipation.
It seems like I have returned to the past, that young and naughty little girl.
"It tastes good." Tianjia couldn't help but indulge, "Anything Aruo cooks tastes good."
Concubine Ju didn't believe it, so she put the spoon into her mouth again, and quickly spit it out with a grimace, "Bah, bah, bah, it tastes so bad, how did you get it in your mouth?"
She waved her hand and asked the servants to bring freshly cooked porridge.
He pinched the white peony with his fingers coated with kodan and sent it over again, "It's all my fault. With the emperor's pampering, I haven't learned to cook porridge for twenty years. I will definitely learn to cook delicious white peony porridge next time."
Tianjia still opened his mouth and swallowed obediently, "Leave the cooking of porridge to the servants. You just have to be happy every day."
"How can that be done?" Concubine Ju said with annoyance, "The porridge I cook is different from others. I am a person who walks side by side with the emperor. None of them love you as much as I do."
"Your Majesty, I only have you in my heart."
"My concubine... I want to be with you forever."
Before life, after death.
Love is indeed occupying, and you can't bear to give away even a little bit.
But in the royal family, there are many things you can't help yourself with.
Tianjia's eyebrows suddenly deepened. Seeing Concubine Ju's transformation from coquettish and infatuated to aggrieved and sad, and then wiping away her tears with hope, she finally shook her head with determination.
"Aruo." His voice was low and sickly, "You know, I promised my father, and I can't break my original promise."
Concubine Ju froze and retracted her original action of feeding porridge. She didn't even notice Tianjia's loss.
"Are promises so important? What kind of promise can't be shaken after twenty years?" She choked softly, "But back then, it was clear that we fell in love first."
That night, the imperial concubine broke up unhappy again.
If even her past feelings couldn't shake her promise, what else in the world could make her take the back seat.
By the wrist? By coercion? Or by begging?
Concubine Ju was stunned and shed tears, as if she was dead.
It was at this time that Chang Yan really took action. He asked people from Taiyuan Hospital to fabricate the illusion that the emperor was seriously ill, and then revealed it to the Ju family in an absolutely secretive manner.
Absolute secret means that even the emperor does not know about it.
The trump cards left behind by the Yan family's half-life planning were revealed again at this moment.
At the end of the New Year, the head of the Ju family conveyed new news to Concubine Ju on the pretext of paying New Year greetings.
There is no way to know the specific content of the banquet. I only heard that the two brothers and sisters had a dispute and even smashed two sets of tea cups.
Of course it was Concubine Ju who took action, and the head of the Ju family knelt on the ground and tried to persuade her sincerely, which finally caused some wavering.
What can they discuss?
It's nothing more than taking the post, nothing more than paving the way for the eldest prince, nothing more than establishing a prince.
When the master of the family and country becomes seriously ill, it means that the new heir must stand up and take over the responsibility.
The second prince has no power, and even if he wants to fight, he has little ability.
The fifth prince is weak and can only go deep into the world.
The eldest prince, who is left with the burning fire to cook the oil, only needs the position of the direct eldest son to be justified and logical.
The Ju family will definitely want that position, for sure.
I don’t know how many tears and struggles, and I don’t know how miserable and entangled, after seven days of falling ill in the Chengqian Palace, Concubine Ju finally got up and went to make porridge with her own hands in tears.
When the news was sent to Xisan Institute, Chang Yan didn't even open his eyes and looked in the direction of Qianqing Palace.
Apart from fabricating the news that Tianjia was seriously ill, he had not used any connections or interfered in anything.
This means that what he can know, the man lying in the Qianqing Palace will also know.
"Your Highness, will the imperial concubine really poison the Tian family?" The guard was trembling beside him, "This is a serious crime against the nine clans."
Possibly poisoning, making a desperate move for the rear position.
It might not be poisoned, it depends on who is more scheming.
Concubine Ju's struggling posture was too obvious, and her haggard appearance was not tidied up, as if she was telling everyone openly: I hate because of love, and I want to create a future for my son.
If the Tian family gets wary and throws away the bowl of porridge, they will feel guilty after it is found to be non-toxic, and they might actually be sealed off from the throne.
On the other hand, I wonder if the Tian family guessed that Concubine Ju was retreating in order to advance and deliberately drank the bowl of porridge. As a result, the Ju family took advantage of the situation and poisoned the emperor's life.
With Concubine Ju's ability, it is possible to directly control the harem, promulgate the imperial edict of becoming a queen, establish the imperial edict of the crown prince, and control the entire court.
In the final analysis, it's all about who thinks more, is more scheming, and has more skill.
"Oh my gosh, there are so many twists and turns here, but I still think Concubine Ju won't poison her. That's too stupid. If found out, she will be infamy." The guard whispered beside her.
This time Chang Yan smiled.
She may not be able to poison, but that doesn't mean... there's no poison in the porridge.
