King Chen's heart sank.
Princess Chen didn't know what she was thinking of. She suddenly turned her head and looked at Chu Yunfei sitting next to the queen from a distance, her eyes filled with uneasiness.
"I have been getting along very well with Yunfei these days. She is as considerate and considerate as my daughter." The queen gently held Chu Yunfei's hand, the love in her eyes could not be concealed, "The war king is Chu The God of War, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of protecting the country when he was young. He stayed on the battlefield for ten years and survived many life and death situations alone. I saw this, felt pain in my heart, and worried that he would lead troops to fight again in the future. , Yun Fei’s daughter-in-law will have no one to take care of her, so after much thought, I decided to adopt Prince Zhan as my son.”
The concubines were as quiet as chickens.
The ministers sitting outside the palace also heard the queen's words, and were a little surprised, but not that surprised.
Judging from the recent actions of Concubine Gu who lost power and the queen regained her favor, it seemed that this result had been expected by them.
They just didn't expect that the queen would directly adopt King Zhan. They thought that the emperor just wanted to establish a prince. They didn't expect that the queen would also participate in the fight for the heir apparent.
Now that the King of War has become the legitimate son of the Queen, it becomes more and more legitimate for him to be crown prince, and no one can object to him anymore.
The emperor paved the way for the war king before he established the crown prince, and resolved all possible objections in advance.
King Chen's face turned pale and he froze in place.
"Congratulations to the Queen, congratulations to the Queen!" Prince Rong was the first to stand up and walked out of the side hall. He lifted his robe and fell to his knees. "I think this is very appropriate."
The official Dou Shangshu stood up and went to the palace to worship: "I heard that Mr. Chu and his wife have reconciled. She has left the capital and returned to Langya. The princess cannot see her mother in the capital, so she will inevitably miss her mother very much. If there is a queen as a mother, I would like to come. I think it is very appropriate to express the pain of missing my mother."
King Chen stared at the Minister of Civil Affairs, unable to believe that he had "rebelled" like this. Did he decide to switch to the King of War?
"Congratulations to the queen, congratulations to the queen." The eldest uncle of the Xie family came in from outside the palace, with his middle-aged elegant demeanor fully displayed. He bowed and saluted, "The imperial concubine has been really cold to the King of War in recent years, so that His Highness the King of War has never been loved since he was a child. , although after adulthood, family ties are no longer the most important, but since the emperor agrees and the queen is willing to adopt me, I think that His Highness King Zhan will serve the queen well and treat the queen like his own mother. I think this is a great joy."
Once Uncle Xie Guo opened his mouth, would other civil servants still object?
Prime Minister Jiang is at home on suspension and could not even attend the Queen's birthday banquet today. Other ministers have already seen the current situation clearly and will never make the Emperor and Queen unhappy at this juncture.
So after thanking Uncle Guo, a group of congratulations quickly sounded.
The concubines also stood up and congratulated the emperor and the queen: "Congratulations to the queen, congratulations to the queen!"
The concubines present today all have little sense of presence in the harem, because the imperial concubine was under house arrest, and Concubine De was implicated by King Yu and was ordered to reflect behind closed doors, so the one with the highest status was Concubine Xiao, who gave birth to two princesses.
In addition, there are Feng Zhaoyi, the biological mother of the third prince, Libi, the biological mother of the seventh and eighth princes, and Jiang Cairen, the biological mother of the eldest princess. Although they have the same surname as Jiang Cheng, they have nothing to do with the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Several other women, who were childless or whose children died in infancy, were content and did not fight or grab. At this time, they also stood up and said congratulations.
Among the congratulations, only King Chen looked stiff and ugly.
"Father." He slowly raised his head and looked at his father on the dragon throne, his eyes full of disbelief. "Mother and concubine know about this? Does she agree?"
Rong Cang was clearly the son of his mother-in-law, so why did they take her son away without her consent?
"The harem has always had rules, and those who follow the rules can be adopted." Emperor Mu said calmly, "Firstly, the queen has been childless for many years, lonely and hopeless; secondly, the imperial concubine and Rong Cang have never been very close, and Rong Cang has been She doesn't get much love; the third queen is more noble than the imperial concubine, so as long as the queen is willing and Rong Cang is willing, the adoption can be done."
King Chen's eyes fell on Chu Yunfei's face, his eyes as sharp as knives: "So, does Ninth Brother agree?"
"Rong Cang is away on business, and I don't know about the adoption yet." The queen smiled gently, "Princess Zhan is of the same mind as her husband, and I told her the same."
King Chen clenched his hands, and his heart was filled with anger, fear, and uneasiness. He couldn't imagine why the queen suddenly wanted to adopt Rong Cang. Did she want Rong Cang to be the prince?
If Rong Cang has always been his younger brother, a younger brother born from the same mother is usually not allowed to surpass his elder brother to seize the throne. But if Rong Cang becomes the Queen's legitimate son, what chance does he have of winning?
Is this what Father means?
He did it on purpose, he must have done it on purpose!
He would never let Rong Cang agree to such a thing, it was impossible, they couldn't even think about it.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" An emergency call suddenly came from outside the palace. The voice was high-pitched and excited from a distance, instantly breaking the lively atmosphere in front of everyone. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" His Royal Highness the War King is back! Prince Qi and Uncle Xie Xiaoguo are back! The seventh and eighth princes are back!"
There was silence in the main hall, and everyone turned to look outside the hall in unison.
A young eunuch ran in and knelt down on the ground with a plop: "Your Majesty, Queen! His Royal Highness the War King has entered the Chengtian Gate, and they are all back!"
Emperor Mu stood up happily: "Everyone is back? Is anyone injured? Are they all back intact?"
"Yes, yes, yes." The eunuch was happy, "They are all back intact."
Emperor Mu was happy, the Queen was happy, Concubine Li was happy too, and everyone heaved a long sigh of relief.
They're all back, it's good to be back, it's good to be back.
"Quickly pass! Tell Rong Cang to just bring them to Chonghua Palace." Emperor Mu ordered, "Today Queen Qianqiu, Rong Cang must have rushed back day and night to congratulate the Queen on her birthday. Quickly send them in."
"yes."
King Chen stared blankly at Emperor Mu's ecstatic expression, his heart gradually falling into the ice cellar, as if he had never seen such an emotionally exposed father in his memory.
After so many years as emperor, has he ever looked so overjoyed? Have you ever been so ecstatic?
Does Rong Cang deserve to be so happy when he goes out to handle a case?
case?
King Chen's heart sank. What case did Rong Cang go out to handle?
"Queen, did you hear that?" Emperor Mu sat down with a smile on his face, "Rong Cang must have come back specially to attend your birthday banquet. He has been thinking about you."
The queen's eyes were slightly red, and her voice was slightly choked: "It's good to come back safely, it's good to come back safely."
Chu Yunfei sat aside and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Emperor Mu raised his hand and motioned for everyone to go back to their respective places, and don't stand here as an eyesore.
After a while, there was a sound of footsteps outside.
Emperor Mu found that he was actually a little nervous.
During the years when Rong Cang went out to fight, he had never felt so nervous when he came back from victory.
At this time, he became nervous for no reason.
However, this tension was quickly replaced by the surprise and pride of the five people who appeared in sight.
He never thought that a few young people walking together could be so dazzling.
There is Rong Cang in the front, Rong Li and Rong Yang in the back, and then there is Qi Jin and Xie Xiaoguojiu. They are all young and outstanding, with outstanding bearing. Although they have different types, they are all the best among people.
There was pride in Emperor Mu's eyes.
"My son, Rong Cang, see my father and my mother." Rong Cang knelt down and said, "I wish my mother a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"
"My son, I will see my father and my queen. Long live my father! Long live my queen! Thousands of years old! Thousands of years old!"
"I see the Emperor, and see the Queen!"
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Queen! Thousands of years live the Queen!"
