Compared to the harmonious atmosphere of Shuhuang Palace, the Zhaochen Palace at this time was filled with a sense of depression about to come.
"Damn beast!"
"As expected, he is a white-eyed wolf who has breasts and is his mother. I have raised him in vain for so many years!"
"I should have drowned him back then!"
"I took all the trouble to raise him to such a big age, and this is how he repays me?"
Accompanied by vicious words and a crackling sound that echoed in the hall, Concubine Gu smashed everything she could in front of her. After venting her anger, she was still furious.
"Mom, please calm down." Princess Chen patted her heart. "The matter has come to this. We should calm down and think of a solution. The more we lose control of our emotions, the more we will fall into their trap."
Concubine Gu looked pale and gloomy. She stood frozen for a while and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood: "Pfft."
"Mother Concubine!" King Chen was shocked and quickly stretched out his hand to support her, "Mother Concubine, how are you? My son, I will declare the Imperial Physician now——"
"No need... cough cough cough..." Concubine Gu coughed in pain, and with the support of King Chen, she sat down weakly, "The days of confinement have always been like this, so what if the imperial doctor has seen her?"
King Chen looked at her worriedly: "Concubine..."
"I'm fine." Gu Guifei took a breath, picked up the tea that Nanny Ji had arrived, and took a few sips to moisten her throat. "If you want me to get better, you two should try your best."
King Chen's eyes were filled with gloom and he pursed his lips in silence.
Now that the situation is like this, how can they still strive for success?
Concubine Gu took a breath and suddenly smiled sinisterly: "They were happy too early."
"Mother's concubine?" King Chen's eyebrows moved and he quickly asked, "Mother's concubine, do you have any tricks up your sleeve?"
A clever idea?
Concubine Gu gently closed her eyes and calmed down her anger: "I don't have any clever ideas at the moment, I can only endure it."
Tolerate?
King Chen's face darkened. The last thing he wanted to do now was to endure it until Rong Cang became the queen's legitimate son, endured him until he sat on the throne of the prince, and then endured it until he ascended the throne and became the emperor. Should he directly eradicate his dissidents? ?
Concubine Gu asked: "How is the situation outside?"
"It's not good." King Chen sat in front of her, his brows furrowed, and he was in a bad mood, "The prime minister has been suspended from office, the Gu family has been blackmailed by Rong Cang of five million taels of silver, and the son is disgusted by his father for some reason. The way I looked at Erchen was different from before. Today at the Qianqiu Banquet, the queen not only recognized her legitimate son in public, but the father also summoned the Taifu, the uncle of the state, and Uncle Rong to discuss matters. Erchen guessed that it had something to do with the establishment of the crown prince. "
After hearing this, Concubine Gu didn't speak for a long time.
She already knew about the prime minister's suspension, and the emperor had also told her about her brother's sudden death.
There are various signs outside that the emperor plans to take action against the Gu family.
Concubine Gu couldn't help but find it ironic that the person she had been loving with for twenty years turned against her and immediately killed her mother and son without leaving any trace of affection.
The emperor is really cruel.
Concubine Gu put down the tea cup and said in a deep and tired voice: "I told you to calm down before, but you didn't listen. Now that you are in this situation, I shouldn't be surprised."
King Chen knelt down and said, "It's all because of the incompetence of my sons and ministers, so my mother and concubine have to suffer."
"But the matter has come to this, you don't have to be too anxious. Just be a good king with peace of mind and try to change the emperor's impression of you as soon as possible." Gu Guifei said, with a calculating sneer on her lips, "Even if Rong Cang is established as the prince , he can’t be the emperor, you don’t have to worry about this.”
There was a surge of hope in King Chen's heart: "What the mother-in-law means..."
Concubine Gu sneered: "Don't worry, everything they plan will eventually come to nothing."
Her words were too sure, as if she knew some secret. It made King Chen feel itchy, and he couldn't wait to know what secret it was that made his mother and concubine so confident.
Princess Chen spoke humbly: "My daughter-in-law doesn't quite understand what my mother and concubine said, so I would like to ask my mother-in-law to clarify."
"Rong Cang is not my biological son, nor is he the emperor's bloodline." Gu Guifei calmly revealed the shocking secret, "Don't let this secret out easily, save it for the most critical moment."
As soon as the words fell to the ground, the hall suddenly became quiet.
King Chen and Jiang Ying were shocked by the news at the same time, and they looked at each other with almost the same shocked eyes.
Isn't Rong Cang the son of his father and his mother's concubine?
This...how is this possible?
King Chen looked slightly startled and looked at Concubine Gu for a moment: "Is what the mother and concubine said true? Rong Cang... he is not the son of the father? How could it be..."
"You don't need to ask more about this." Gu Guifei said coldly, "Everything I tell you is true. Rong Cang is indeed not the emperor's son."
"That mother-in-law was pregnant..."
"It's a lie that I'm pregnant." Concubine Gu snorted coldly, "After learning that the queen was pregnant, I bribed a trustworthy imperial doctor to create the illusion of pregnancy, just to deal with the queen's son."
"But--"
Concubine Gu simply reconciled: "I originally planned to create an accident and snatch the queen's child away, but..."
"but what?"
"But there was an accident." Gu Guifei's face darkened and she gritted her teeth viciously, "Those clumsy people actually killed the queen's child! I have to ask your grandfather to find a way to get it from outside the palace. He brought a child into the palace and hid the matter."
King Chen was speechless for a long time. He was shocked and happy at the same time. No wonder...no wonder his mother-in-law has been so partial for so many years.
It turns out that there is such a secret truth hidden in it.
After a brief period of confusion, King Chen regained hope in his heart.
Since Rong Cang was not his father's son, he was certainly not qualified to inherit the throne. No matter how much his father liked him, he would not be able to pass the throne to an outsider who was not related by blood.
But when will this secret be revealed?
King Chen felt an impulse in his heart and wished he could rush to his father right now to tell him that the son he was so proud of had no blood relationship with him.
His Royal Highness, the War King, who controls an army of 400,000, is simply a low-blooded bastard.
He was really looking forward to his father's reaction after hearing this secret, and his expression would definitely be wonderful.
"When does the mother-in-law think the most critical time is?" Princess Chen asked in a low voice, "The ninth brother is about to be established as the prince. After becoming the prince, he will regent and supervise the country, and his power will become more and more powerful. What if? He has completely mastered the power of the government, and even if the truth is revealed, his position cannot be shaken."
Concubine Gu's eyes were cold: "Of course when all the princes die, the emperor has no other choice but to pass the throne to his only son, and that is you."
At that time, no matter whether the emperor likes King Chen or hates King Chen, he will have no choice but to pass the throne to King Chen, not to mention...
What's more, Rong Cang was poisoned and couldn't live long.
She had the foresight to ensure that the day the emperor changed his mind, the throne would still belong only to her son.
The emperor's favor did not last long, and she had long expected this day.
Concubine Gu carefully warned: "Whether he can fully control the power is a matter for the future. At least for now, you can't act rashly."
King Chen nodded: "My son, please listen to your mother and concubine."
