The Virtuous Concubine of the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 41 Prince (2)

As soon as the queen mother said this, she didn't want to pretend to be with the emperor anymore, and directly talked about the people and things of the previous dynasty.The emperor didn't change his mood, he raised his eyebrows slightly, and said in a low voice: "There are only two princes under my knees, and if they make another mistake, they won't be able to stir up trouble."

Hearing this, the Empress Dowager frowned dissatisfied, and said again: "Ma Guiren's baby is about to be born, Ai's family sent someone to show her a while ago, and the baby in her womb is probably a boy again. Concubine. You are the emperor, there will be more and more concubines and heirs in the palace in the future, and now there are only two princes and there is such turmoil, you have to plan for the future."

The emperor slightly narrowed his eyes, his complexion became complicated, and his voice couldn't help but fell silent: "Then what is the empress's opinion?"

"The whole Hesheli clan are all great heroes and generals. They were once suspected of overpowering the lord with great achievements. Now they are in charge of the hegemony in the former court and the harem. The emperor must no longer promote the second elder brother. A proper balance should be made. "It was rare for the queen mother to show a kind look, and every sentence had the meaning of persuasion, but every sentence should not be put forward by her as the queen mother.

"Balancing the identity of the second elder brother?" After the emperor asked such a question, he couldn't help chuckling: "The second elder brother is a legitimate son, and he is already noble. If the empress wants me to use other princes to check and balance the second elder brother, Could it be that he is going to establish a prince?"

This seems to make sense, the Empress Dowager is close to the Palace of Yanxi Palace, if the noble elder brother Yinti is favored, it will not only be the Hesheli family who can be checked and balanced, but also the Empress Dowager and her elders will be able to grow a favor.

The queen mother did not deny it, but said to the emperor symbolically: "This matter is of great importance, and the emperor has to weigh it carefully."

The implication is that the emperor must make the prince.The emperor watched the queen mother ponder for a moment, raised the corners of his lips and gave an untimely smile, leaned back on the chair and asked lazily: "Is the queen mother planning to make my elder brother the crown prince, or is Ma Guiren in her belly?" This third elder brother who has not yet been born."

The queen mother obviously did not expect the emperor to ask such an unsuspecting question.But the emperor's expression didn't look like he was joking, as if he was seriously asking for her opinion.

"It... depends on the emperor's own will." The queen mother didn't say anything dead, because she didn't think the emperor could immediately make the child the nobleman was about to give birth to the crown prince.Although nobleman Ma is favored, now that the emperor sees her true nature, he probably doesn't have much interest in it anymore. Since nobleman Ma's children died one after another, making her the crown prince is really not reassuring.

"Okay, then I will think about it carefully." The emperor's tone was not serious, he stood up neatly, put his hands behind his back, and smiled very decently at the Queen Mother, "There are still many books in the palace of my sons and daughters." If there is no approval, we will leave first."

After saying that, the emperor left the Ciren Palace without looking back, and Liang Jiugong quickly followed, leaving the queen mother alone, frowning and anxious.

After returning to Qianqing Palace, the emperor's whole expression changed completely, the looseness and inattentiveness he had pretended just now were gone, and only the endless coldness remained.He walked into the hall slowly, and sneered: "The Queen Mother's hand is really getting longer and longer now."

Liang Jiugong followed the emperor with his whisk, frowned lightly, and said a little puzzled: "Since the emperor is unwilling, why should he still make the decision to establish a crown prince?"

The selection of the prince has always required a long-term plan, and there are many aspects to be screened.Just like the emperor himself, even though he was not the eldest son, he was still chosen as the prince. The reason is that the emperor was infected with smallpox, but healed himself in the end, and he had a better physique and blessing than other princes.So how to choose the prince is really not something that can be hasty.

The emperor sat on the dragon chair and took a look at Liang Jiugong, "Although the Queen Mother shouldn't interfere in the government affairs, she has a reasonable sentence. Now that the Hesheli family is difficult to balance in the front and rear palaces, so make a fuss about the prince. It is the easiest move to play."

Liang Jiugong's expression was not very good-looking, he licked the corners of his lips, and asked in disbelief: "Then... Your Majesty, do you really want to make eldest brother the crown prince?"

This eldest elder brother Yinti is notoriously irritable, and he is very unfriendly to his servants. His reputation in the previous dynasty is far less than that of the second elder brother Yinti. If Yinti is rashly made the crown prince, there will be many The old minister can't stand it anymore.

The emperor leaned on the dragon pattern armrest, thinking quietly.I don't know how long it took, the emperor suddenly straightened up, moved his neck, and said softly: "Let the imperial edict draw up an imperial edict, and announce it tomorrow..."

At this moment, Liang Jiugong couldn't help but raised his head, the corners of his brows were tightly frowned, and his expression was full of reluctance.But in the next second, the emperor moved his thin lips lightly, and said calmly: "Zhu Feng, the second elder brother Yinfeng is the crown prince."

"Your Majesty!" Liang Jiugong was quite shocked, and he couldn't help but yelled out.

Seeing that Liang Jiugong's eyes were rounded, the emperor couldn't help smiling, "Yinfeng is calm and low-key by nature, smart and studious, he is a person who can accomplish great things, and I naturally want to make him the crown prince."

Liang Jiugong was also happy from the bottom of his heart, but he still asked worriedly: "But didn't you and the queen mother say that they wanted to check and balance the authority of the Hesheli family? If the second elder brother was made the prince, wouldn't it make the Hesheli family even more Is it shining?"

The emperor looked at the moonlight outside the hall, his eyes dimmed a bit, and he explained unhurriedly: "Just like what the emperor's mother said, no matter which prince is established as the prince, it will be a shock to the previous court." It is a world-shattering event. And if Yinfeng becomes the crown prince, the Hesheli family will definitely become a thorn in the eyes of the whole dynasty, and will be targeted by everyone, so there is no need for me to personally check and balance."

After hearing these words, Liang Jiugong's pupils trembled, and he admired him from the bottom of his heart: "The emperor is holy."

"As for what I should do, it is nothing more than to protect Yinreng's safety, and the rest will be left to those old guys in the court to fight. The more fierce they fight, the more stable my authority will be." The emperor said slowly , Every sentence is full of firmness, "Besides, the queen mother also said that there will be more princes in the palace in the future. Compared with all of them being ambitious at that time, it is better to assign the prince now. The queen is already If we go, the harem won't keep fighting over the prince."

Liang Jiugong bowed to salute the emperor, sighed softly, and his tone became much more relaxed: "The slave will let the imperial edict draw up the imperial decree, but...the emperor, how do you deal with the empress dowager?"

Hearing this, the emperor smacked his lips slightly, somewhat reluctantly.A few seconds later, the emperor said calmly: "It was she herself who proposed to me the establishment of the crown prince, and she can't blame others."

(End of this chapter)