Zhu Qiyu didn't care that Qianxue and Su Xi made their own edicts. When it came to matters involving the inner court and the harem, they originally treated the two little girls as queens.
It's just that Zhu Qiyu didn't understand what was going on with this concubine of the Xuanmiao Kingdom, so he asked curiously: "How come you guys know more than me? Is there anything wrong with this concubine of Guo?"
Su Xi smiled and said: "This empress is the granddaughter of Ying Guo Gong and the biological sister of Dingxiang Bo Guo Deng.
The most important thing is that Emperor Gongrang was born on November 11, the second year of Xuande.
In March of the third year of Xuande's reign, Guo Concubine was admitted to the palace by Xuanzong. However, she died of illness only twenty days after entering the palace.
Husband, don’t you think it’s a coincidence and strange? "
Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized: "Are you trying to say that the time was just right and the Queen Mother took the son of a palace man and thought she was her own son, but she actually took the son of Concubine Guo?"
Su Xi smiled and said: "Husband, think about it, Guo Deng's only son Guo Song married Sun Jizong's daughter. The Guo and Sun families are related by marriage, maybe this is compensation for the Guo family giving up their son to Queen Mother Sun.
Also, Guo Concubine seemed to have been ill before entering the palace, but Xuanzong still summoned Guo Concubine to the palace. In other words, Xuanzong knew that Guo Concubine was sick but didn't care.
Moreover, the reason given for accepting the Guo family as a concubine was that the Guo family was virtuous and well-educated, and the Xuan Temple admired her talent and accepted her. This is not normal. Have you ever seen any Ming emperor behave like this?
Also, Mr. Guo knew that he was about to die due to his illness, so he wrote the poem "Beijing Di mourns for his illness" which was widely circulated in the capital.
Therefore, the Nu family gave a reasonable inference: Xuan Miao loved to go out to visit the palace, and "accidentally" met Guo, and then Guo became pregnant.
The Guo family gave birth to Emperor Gongrang in November of the second year of Xuande. After that, the Guo and Sun families reached a deal and counted the prince in the name of Queen Mother Sun.
Guo became frail and lost her son, so she became depressed and became ill. Out of guilt, Xuanzong forced him into the palace. After entering the palace, Empress Dowager Sun took action, and Guo died in her twenties. "
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Xuanmiao left the palace to visit the Guo family? Why not just admit him to the palace?"
Su Xi smiled and said: "Husband, don't think it's impossible. Think about it, didn't the mother and concubine also give birth to husband after being announced to the temple outside the palace?
There are two reasons for everything. Since my husband was born in Xuanmiao outside the palace, why couldn't Emperor Gongrang be born in Xuanmiao outside the palace.
Moreover, one of the reasons why the queen mother was deposed that year was that Xuan Miao went out to play excessively. The queen mother repeatedly dissuaded her, which aroused Xuan Miao's resentment.
Maybe the inside story back then was that Xuan Miao often came out of the palace to support the Guo family, and the queen mother had a conflict with Xuan Miao.
As for why Xuanmiao did not accept the Guo family into the palace, it may be because the Sun family and the Guo family reached an agreement early on, and the Guo family gave birth to the son on their behalf.
It may also be that Xuanmiao was afraid that if the Guo family was admitted to the palace, the heirs would still be harmed by the Empress Dowager Sun. After all, none of the concubines in the palace were pregnant from the beginning to the end. This is a fact. "
Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Xiangyu curiously: "This is a matter of the Wuding Hou Mansion. If it is true, wouldn't Princess Yongjia know about it?"
Lin Xiangyu smiled and shook her head: "The eldest princess really may not know that Duke Yingguo has too many children, and many of his sons separated from the Wuding Hou Mansion and lived alone after they reached adulthood.
Just like Guo Qi's family, they were originally from Fengyang's hometown. After Renmiao succeeded to the throne, Guo Qi's family was specially called into the palace.
The sister of Guo Xuan, the second wife, was a concubine of Renmiao. Renmiao ascended the throne, made her a noble concubine, and ordered Guo Xuan to inherit the title of Marquis of Wuding. Immediately afterwards, Guo Qi and his family were summoned from Fengyang to live in Beijing.
It can be seen that the Guo Qi family is married to the second wife. After they entered Beijing, they lived alone and did not live in the Wuding Marquis Mansion. It is normal for the eldest princess of Yongjia not to know their affairs.
Then a little more than two years later, Guo Ai, Guo Qi's daughter, was summoned to the palace as a concubine in Xuan Temple. Twenty days later, Guo Concubine died of illness.
Judging from the time points and the relationship between the characters, it is really feasible for Guo concubine to give birth to a son and the grandson to adopt it. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded with understanding: "If the Empress Dowager Zhang, Xuan Miao, Sun Guifei, Sun family, and Guo family worked together at that time, it would not be a big deal to hide the truth.
You two little girls are really smart. Let’s not talk about whether things are true or false. Even if you tell it as a story, at least it has cause and effect, is well-founded, sounds self-consistent, and is indeed true.
As soon as the rumor came out that the Empress Dowager Sun had secretly taken away the son of a man from the palace, we promoted Concubine Guo's status, and everyone in the government and the public could not even think about it.
We just need a little guidance and let them figure out the rest. "
Su Xi smiled and said: "At least Emperor Gongrang will believe it. Let alone others, the slave family has already believed it five or six times."
Zhu Qiyu shook his head and sighed: "I believe more, at least sixty-seven points. The main reason is that there is really something wrong with Queen Mother Sun. She lived to be thirty-seven years old because of Xuanmiao, and her fertility was completely normal, but her condition in the palace was The concubines did not give birth to a single child, which proves that the Queen Mother must have adopted insidious methods against the concubines.
The only uncertainty now is how insidious the methods Empress Dowager Sun used against Xuanzong's other women were. Did she only use abortion as a contraceptive method, or did she simply seize the son of the palace maid? "
Su Xi smiled happily: "How about it, Your Majesty, am I qualified to call myself myself?"
Zhu Qiyu helplessly replied: "Yes, yes, Xiang Fei is a saint, and Jade Concubine is also a saint. Since I appreciate it and admire it, please accept my three worships."
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said: "Okay, you two, stop making trouble and do business first. The second prince has passed away, so he needs to be granted the title. Have you decided on the title of king? Concubine Wan Chen also has two sons who died one after another. Do you want to do it? Will you be promoted to a higher position as a token of condolence?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "If the third prince pursues the title of King of England, the second prince should pursue the title of King of Show. If you don't give out the good king title, you must keep it for your sons."
As for Concubine Wan Chen, let’s be promoted to imperial concubine. "
Su Xi nodded and started writing quickly.
At this time, Ningxiang Lai asked in Zhu Qiyu's arms: "Husband, according to the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, anyone with the word 'emperor' is associated with 'jun'."
Is the imperial concubine of the slave family more noble than Qianxue, Suxi, and the princess concubine Mei'er? "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Yes, the imperial concubine also belongs to the category of the king. Not only the ministers have to kneel down when they see you, but the three princesses in front of us should also kneel down to you."
Ningxiang looked proud, and just as she was about to exercise her rights as imperial concubine to her sisters, Zhu Qiyu continued to explain: "However, the title of imperial concubine for your twelve beloved concubines was snatched away from me by the ministers.
At that time, troops were also approaching the city. It was unclear whether the Ming Dynasty could be saved. I insisted on asking the ministers for the title of twelve royal concubines. The ministers felt that there was no point in fighting hard, and it was more important to work together to defeat Wala, so they half-rejected and half-complied.
And I didn’t ask for it in vain, I also paid the price: I promised the ministers that from now on our family will not spend money from the court, and neither I nor you will need support from the court.
The ministers thought it was a good deal, so this was equivalent to a transaction. A million taels of silver were exchanged for twelve royal concubines. "
Hearing this, Ningxiang hugged Zhu Qiyu's neck and acted coquettishly.
Zhu Qiyu promised fondly: "Okay, okay, you, the imperial concubine, are more noble than the princess, so stop shaking, you will shake me badly.
Su Xi, please draft another edict for me. I remembered something today. After Chen Youliang's defeat, many of his subordinates were exiled by Taizu to the Fuchun River, Qiantang River and other places. They were only allowed to live in boats. Give him an inch of land and a square foot of house.
Most of them were from fishermen's families before they followed Chen Youliang to join the army. After they were defeated, they continued to be fishermen. How pitiful this was.
It's been a hundred years, any hatred should be resolved. Besides, everyone had his own master back then, whether it was Taizu of the Han Dynasty or Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, look at who is as narrow-minded as our Ming Dynasty.
Decree to let them go free. "
Su Xi wrote immediately, but asked curiously: "Why do you think of them again, husband?"
Zhu Qiyu explained: "I just try to test the depth of the water, challenge the policies left by Taizu, and see the reaction of the ministers.
If there is no reaction from the ministers, then I will take every step and eventually challenge Taizu's theory of "blessings for the prosperity of the palace." "
(End of chapter)
