In the imperial garden of Tiansheng Palace, Queen Lin Feifeng and Duke Lin Zhongting were sitting across a stone table facing each other.
The servants and maids serving personally were all standing ten feet away.
"Mother, do you know why your Majesty wanted to kill Wei Xuan?"
Lin Feifeng thought for a while: "The cold palace was burned, the prince disappeared, and the prince stole the body... Wei Xuan is the commander of the Imperial Guards. All of these things are enough to determine him. crime."
Lin Zhongting shook his head: "Together, these are not even a death penalty. Besides, Your Majesty did not let the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple investigate. Therefore, it is hard to say whether these incidents are related to Wei Xuan."
When Lin Feifeng heard this, her expression darkened: "Your Majesty, in recent years, has become increasingly difficult to figure out."
Lin Zhongting suddenly changed his subject: "Xuan'er is almost three years old, right? Madam, it's time to give Your Majesty another son."
Lin Feifeng was startled and her face darkened: "What does father mean by this?"
Lin Zhongting naturally saw Lin Feifeng's displeasure, and couldn't help but said seriously: "Your Majesty has very few heirs. Except for the prince who has not returned home, he only has one son and three daughters, and they are all still young. The oldest is only six years old."
"This is a very dangerous matter for Guo Zuo. Now that the war ahead is over, the domestic situation has been decided. Even if I don't mention the issue of the heir, the ministers in the DPRK will not sit idly by and ignore it."
"Instead of giving other people a chance, it is better that you add a few more princes and princesses while you and His Majesty are still in love."
Lin Feifeng's eyes were dark, and her fingers couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief. Why doesn't she understand the risk of having only one prince?
Ke Sheng, how can she give birth alone? !
Since Xiao Xuan landed, Xiao Yi has never been close to her again.
The deep love between the emperor and the empress were all rumors from the outside world. Only she herself understands the true feeling.
It is true that Xiao Yi respects her and respects her, but it only ends here and has nothing to do with the love between men and women.
Lin Zhongting couldn't help but sigh when he saw Lin Feifeng was silent for a long time.
Lin Feifeng has been traveling and riding horses all year round, and has been injured several times, so it is difficult for her to conceive, and the journey to having children is difficult. Xiao Xuan was able to give birth successfully, which was saved by the Lin family using countless precious medicines.
Lin Zhongting saw Lin Feifeng's poor expression and thought she was worried about her health.
"If you haven't recovered yet, it's better to select a few suitable women from the clan to enter the palace. After the children are born, they will be brought to your palace to raise them. It's the same thing."
"If I can help you keep my favor, I'll keep it for a few more years. If not, I'll take care of it earlier."
Lin Feifeng's face turned cold and she said coldly: "Between me and Your Majesty, I don't need anyone to rely on to secure my favor."
Lin Zhongting was silent for a moment, and then said earnestly: "Feng'er, men are all greedy for new things and beauty, so it's hard for them to last long. Don't take advantage of others. I think the Shen family was once a stunning beauty in the capital, and she was married to His Majesty. She is in love. But look, how many days has His Majesty cherished her?"
"When you get along with the emperor, you should avoid talking about love. Instead, talk about gains and losses. As the master of the harem, what you need to do is to assist him, not to entangle him."
"My father knows that you have always been ambitious, but you will inevitably be unable to support yourself in the harem alone. It's time to train a few people of your own and plan in advance for Xuan'er to ascend to the throne in the future."
Lin Feifeng had no idea when Lin Zhongting left.
She sat alone in the imperial garden for a long time. She clenched her fists tightly, digging her short and sharp nails into her palms, leaving semicircular blood marks one after another.
That night, Lin Feifeng went to the imperial study room with a bottle of wine.
Xiao Yi once gave Lin Feifeng a gold medal for "walking in front of the emperor", and she did not need to be notified when she entered the imperial study. Lin Feifeng passed through the guard and pushed the door straight in.
Xiao Yi raised his head when he heard the sound. After seeing the person clearly, he put down his hand to play.
"Why are Zitong here?"
"Feng'er is feeling upset. Second brother, please come and have a drink with me."
After saying that, Lin Feifeng walked to the coffee table by the window and sat down, raising her hand to pour two glasses of wine.
Xiao Yi looked at the wine glass and slowly came over to sit opposite Lin Feifeng.
Lin Feifeng picked up the wine, raised her head and took a glass. She drank three glasses in her throat, then looked at Xiao Yi steadily and said, "Second brother, I want to have another child."
Xiao Yi frowned, his expression slightly condensed: "Why did you mention this matter all of a sudden?"
Lin Feifeng lowered her eyes: "Your Majesty only has two sons now. The prince is still away, and Xuan'er is the only one in the palace. The emperor and prince have few heirs, but it will shake the foundation of the country."
Xiao Yi remained silent and did not speak.
"Second brother, do you still remember that when you married me, you promised to protect me all my life?" Lin Feifeng raised her eyes and looked directly at Xiao Yi, her eyes firm, "It's not that I want to compete for favor, but that as the middle palace It is not enough for the Lord to have only one son."
"When you destroyed the Omar Empire, you once asked me what reward I wanted. At that time, I said I had not thought about it and would save it first. Now I have thought about it and I want another son."
Xiao Yi remained silent for a long time. When Lin Feifeng thought she would not get a response, she heard Xiao Yi calmly say: "In that case, let's go."
That night, Xiao Yi and Lin Feifeng returned to Fengkun Palace together, and the emperor and empress stayed together.
In the next few days, Xiao Yi also stayed in Fengkun Palace. Two months later, the royal doctor diagnosed that the queen was pregnant.
Ten months later, Lin Feifeng gave birth to a son, Xiao Yi's third prince, named Xiao Yi.
After that, Xiao Yi opened the door to the harem, began to select beauties, and accepted concubines. In just one year, two Jieyu and three beauties were added to the harem.
In the past few years, the whereabouts of Prince Xiao Wei have been a mystery, and he has never returned to the palace. From time to time, officials would comment on him, saying that the prince had lost his moral character, such as leaving the palace without permission, stealing jade certificates, stealing corpses, and contempt for the patriarchal clan... The call for the prince to be replaced by the prince had never stopped.
But Xiao Yi was never moved. When he received too many memorials, he demoted a few people and punished them several times. Gradually, no one dared to mention the matter of changing the crown prince.
As Xiao Yi used an iron fist to rule the entire Asia Ancient Continent, the court during the Yuanjing years became increasingly turbulent, treacherous and changeable.
However, in the Mingshan Academy in the 22nd year of Zhengyuan, the sun was shining brightly, the birds were singing and the books were fragrant, and the time was quiet.
Shen Zhuo and Lu Wan'er carried their clothes and tiptoed towards the courtyard of the Confucius' teaching residence.
"I asked my second brother. There are no classes for Mr. Xie in the boys' college today. He is probably in the teaching dormitory at the moment, but I don't know where he lives." Lu Waner said in a low voice, feeling a little worried.
Mingshan Academy teaches a lot of content, so naturally it invites a lot of teachers. Together, there can be forty or fifty people.
There are four courtyards in the academy, east, west, north and south, for the masters to live in. If I were to search from room to room, I might not even have enough time in one day.
Shen Zhuo rolled his eyes and said, "Let's go to the West Wing first. Master Wang and Master Zheng returned home a few days ago. They used to live in the West Wing."
Lu Wan'er slapped Shen Zhuo on the back with admiration on her face: "You have to think fast!"
Shen Zhuo staggered and almost fell to the ground.
