An autumn rain and a cold.
After a rain on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the temperature dropped a few degrees again.
As the delivery day approached, Chu Yunfei almost stopped going out. The temperature outside dropped sharply. She was worried that taking medicine due to the cold would be bad for the baby, so she preferred to stay in the palace, read and write.
The attentive palace maid had prepared the stove in advance, and she warmed it for a while when she got up in the morning to warm her whole body.
Chu Yunfei left some matters in the East Palace to the aunt in charge. The people in the palace cut clothes and added items, paid monthly salary, and just asked the queen for instructions.
The Queen was considerate of her heavy body, so she temporarily took over the affairs of the Eastern Palace, allowing Chu Yunfei to raise her baby without worrying about anything.
But the queen has also been busy recently.
The fifth princess, Rong Jinyue, was about to get married. As the head of the harem, she had to arrange the wedding arrangements and draw up a dowry list. Since the marriage was granted by the Queen Mother, and she was marrying a child of the Queen Mother's mother's family, the Queen had to ask for instructions when arranging the matters for leaving the cabinet. The Queen Mother wanted to reveal some news to her.
"I heard that King Jin'an is already on his way back to the capital, and Princess Jin'an is coming with him."
The Queen Mother was about to take a good look at the list. When she heard these words, she immediately raised her head and looked at the Queen: "Is King Jin'an coming back?"
The Queen smiled and said: "Yes, he himself wrote a letter saying that he had to come back to Beijing to meet the emperor on important matters. The Emperor asked the prince for his opinion. The prince felt that the eldest prince had not returned to the capital for a long time. If he wanted to come back, he could come back and get together together, so the Emperor asked Agreed."
The Queen Mother's expression froze for a moment, and then she smiled nonchalantly: "It's good to come back for a visit."
Ask the prince for his opinion?
The prince, who has a powerful land, wants to come back to face the saint. Does the prince agree?
It’s really a big joke in the world.
Is it possible that as soon as the crown prince is established, the emperor will lose power?
"When I come back this month, I can take the opportunity to discuss the marriage with the Qin family." The queen seemed not to notice the Queen Mother's expression, and said to herself, "It's just that something happened to the Qin family recently, and the Ministry of Justice is still investigating. If it is found out, It’s related to Taifu Qin, I’m afraid…”
The Queen Mother's heart skipped a beat and she frowned: "What happened to the Qin family?"
"The two sons-in-law of Qin Taifu have contacts with the prince of Mobei, and they are afraid that they will be accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason." The queen smiled lightly, "Even if Taifu Qin does not know about this, once the charge of collaborating with the enemy and treason is carried out, Mrs. Qin will Fu will inevitably be implicated."
The Queen Mother's hand holding the tea cup trembled, and her expression became extremely ugly: "Is it because Qin Zhilan was given a marriage to King Jin'an that the Qin family suffered such a big disaster?"
She obviously thought that the prince was deliberately going against her.
It was because Qin Zhilan was given a marriage to King Jin'an that they framed her and tried to bring down the Qin family. They just didn't want King Jin'an to have the backing of the Qin family.
However, the Queen burst out laughing after hearing her words: "The Queen Mother is joking, how can Qin Zhilan, a woman, decide this kind of thing? The Prince of Mobei came with his envoys to negotiate, and also brought a princess. That one The princess confirmed that the letters written by Taifu Qin’s two sons-in-law to Prince Mobei were sent there three years ago, and they were accidentally obtained by Princess Mobei and have been kept to this day.”
"Since it was a letter from three years ago, why hasn't it been destroyed now?" The Queen Mother gritted her teeth and sneered, "Isn't this a frame-up? As long as the Prince of Mobei is in his right mind, he should know that no evidence can be left for such things as collaboration with the enemy and treason. Yes, since the evidence has been left, it is obvious that he deliberately forged evidence to frame Taifu Qin."
The Queen looked calm and smiled unhurriedly: "The Queen Mother does not know that there are fights in every country, just like the princes of Chu State fighting for the heir apparent. The Mobei royal family is also not at peace, and these letters are no longer in the hands of the prince. , but was acquired by Princess Qixia, and Prince Mobei cannot destroy it even if he wants to."
After a pause, "In addition, Princess Qixia has no grievances with the Qin family and will not frame the Qin family. The reason why she took out these letters was just to prevent the emperor and the prince from being deceived by the prince of Mobei. She wanted the emperor to know The prince of Mobei is very ambitious, and the alliance with the Chu State is just an illusion. He wants our Chu State to be on guard and not to trust others. She has never targeted the Qin family, but the Qin family is hard to escape."
The Queen Mother was as sinking as water, and her eyes were extremely gloomy.
It was not aimed at the Qin family, but it still dragged the Qin family into trouble.
Who instigated Princess Mobei?
In any case, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to King Jin'an, and she needs to think carefully.
…
On September 12, King Jin'an and his wife returned to the capital, bringing only thirty guards with them.
After being summoned outside the palace gate, the couple took off their weapons and entered the palace to face the saint.
As soon as he stepped into the Qinzheng Palace, King Jin'an knelt down to pay homage to his father. His first words were: "I beg your father to take back my life. My son... I don't want to marry the granddaughter of the Qin family."
There was a sudden silence in Qinzheng Hall.
At that moment, an emotion called anger occupied Emperor Mu's entire chest. For the first time, he felt that he, as an emperor, had no dignity at all.
Have the four words "Jun Wu Xiyan" been eaten into the dog's belly?
Rong Cang was offered marriage, but Rong Cang refused.
Qi Jin was offered marriage, but Qi Jin didn't want it.
Unexpectedly, now that the imperial edict had been issued, another King of Jin'an came to ask him to take back his life.
As an emperor, the words he speaks have so little weight, and he takes them back just as he says?
Emperor Mu looked calm and stared coldly at the eldest son who was kneeling in the hall: "You asked me to take back my life just after I came back. King Jin'an, you are really a great son of mine."
"My son deserves to die." King Jin'an apologized again and again, "My son unfortunately married a tigress back then. He loved being sour and jealous. Over the years, my son has been living under her lustful power. Not only did he not dare to take a concubine, he would not even look at other people. Even women can’t do it. I beg my father to take back my life and leave a way for my sons and ministers to survive.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the Qinzheng Hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The corners of Emperor Mu's mouth twitched, and the other people discussing the matter had different expressions, all looking at the "henpecked" prince in unison.
King Rong Sheng of Jin'an was over thirty years old. He was tall and handsome, and he looked somewhat heroic. After staying in the fiefdom for so many years, many courtiers in Beijing were not very impressed by him.
Firstly, he has not returned to Beijing for many years. As the years have passed, his demeanor has changed a lot. Secondly, ministers in the DPRK have come and gone. Some are newly promoted officials, some are transferred back from local areas, and some are The old minister has been questioned.
Even the newly-promoted crown prince Rong Cang felt a little strange to this eldest brother.
He stayed at the border for ten years and never met each other from his youth to adulthood. King Jin'an stayed in the fiefdom all the time. It was difficult for them to get together when they returned to Beijing to report on their duties. Therefore, after all, King Jin'an's impression of Rong Cang was still at When he was young, Rong Cang was also not impressed by King Jin'an.
It cannot be said that this is the first time the two of them have met, but they do have a strange feeling of being acquainted for the first time.
