Harem for a living

Chapter 229

The emperor thought hard for a month. During this period, General Chen Kaihua and Chen handed over the papers three more times, all of which required him to retire.He even invited an imperial doctor to go over the house, and finally sent his pulse to the emperor's desk.

According to the imperial doctor's description, General Chen Kaihua Chen's body is indeed not very good.Although there is no external injury, there are many hidden diseases.It is a bit impossible to go out again, or go to the frontier.

After the emperor sighed twice, he finally made a decision to confer the title first.Chen Manrou is the empress. This empress also gave birth to two sons and a daughter. It is said that she has been able to favor her family long ago. However, General Chen has been in the frontier these years, and the emperor can't just sit back and watch General Chen have too much power, so he has never said anything about it. this matter.

Now, it can be regarded as an opportunity.

So, the decree came down soon.First, he approved General Chen Kaihua's announcement that he was going to be an official, and then, after his hard work, General Chen was canonized as a first-class uncle.Originally, based on General Chen's own merits, this rank of uncle was not too high.

However, the emperor wants to leave room for rewards for Xiaosi, and the Chen family will do their best to help Xiaosi in the future.

The feuding of the Chen family was only the first step, and the emperor soon began to work on the second matter.And when Chen Manrou managed to get her mind back from the people in the Chen residence, she was immediately frightened by the clues she found.

Qin Tianjian is calculating the auspicious date, the Ministry of Rites is preparing a ceremony, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is preparing tailor-made clothes.

These news seemed normal. After all, the Longevity Festival was approaching again. This was the first Longevity Day after the emperor gave his filial piety. It was okay to want to be grand.But, do you still need Qin Tianjian to calculate the auspicious date for Longevity Day?

Moreover, the ceremony prepared by the Ministry of Rites seems to involve the Taimiao. Will the emperor go to worship the Taimiao on the Longevity Day?How many years have there been no such cases, is this really normal this year?There are also clothes prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which are said to belong to the four-clawed golden dragon.

Who in the world does not know that the golden dragons embroidered on the emperor's dragon robe all have five claws.The dragons embroidered on the prince's clothes are all three-clawed, and the county king's are all two-clawed. If you go down, you won't get claws. No, you can't embroider dragons any further.

Even the princes could only wear the clothes of three-clawed dragons before they were knighted.

These four-clawed ones are obviously below the emperor and above the prince.This position is still worn by the emperor's own son, and it is still light yellow, only one level lighter than the emperor's clothes. Is there any need to ask who is wearing it?
"Xiao Si, how much do you know about these things?" Chen Manrou quickly called Xiao Si. If the clothes were for Xiao Si, she couldn't tell what she was feeling.There is joy, but there is also fear.

I am happy because Xiao Si is already 15 years old. If he can be canonized as the prince, his position in the future will definitely be much more stable.To put a curse on it, even if something unexpected happened to the emperor one day, Xiaosi would be able to succeed with [-]% certainty.However, the emperor's current body still looks very healthy.if……

"Mother, I just found out." Xiaosi smiled wryly, wiped his face and sat down next to Chen Manrou: "Some time ago, the father sent someone to tailor the clothes for the son, and the son thought it was an errand last time. Well done, the reward from the father to his son."

Chen Manrou made up her mind first, according to Xiaosi's words, there are eight to nine out of ten, and the candidate in the emperor's mind is Xiaosi.Recalling the emperor's various attitudes towards Xiaosi before, Chen Manrou felt that the possibility was even higher.

"How sure are you?" After pondering for a long time, Chen Manrou turned her head and asked again, and Xiaosi smiled: "If it's about the canonization of the crown prince, the son is [-]% sure, and if it's about the future, with the mother on the side With that in mind, my son feels that there is still a [-]% certainty."

Chen Manrou instantly felt that her courage was getting heavier again.However, after listening to Xiaosi's words, the previous panic was washed away a lot.Before, I was always worried that the emperor was in good health and lived for too long, and I was afraid that Xiaosi would become the second Yinfeng in the future.

However, at this moment, I suddenly remembered that, in fact, Xiaosi and Yinfeng are completely different.

Yinfeng has no mother queen, Xiaosi has her own mother queen.Yinfeng was spoiled by Kangxi since he was a child, and he didn't see the difference between the king and his father at all.First, he developed an arrogant and domineering temperament, and then he always thought that Kangxi would love him forever.

But Xiaosi, under his own suggestion, is very clear about the difference between the emperor's father and the father's emperor.Having experienced the darkness of the harem again, he clearly understands that the emperor is not the only son.Also be aware of your strengths and weaknesses.

Fundamentally speaking, Xiaosi and Yinfeng are completely different.

The more Chen Manrou thought about it, the more she felt that if Xiao Si was really crowned prince, the situation would be very favorable for her.Firstly, there was no opponent in the harem, there was no one in the imperial concubine position, two of the four positions were vacant, and the remaining two had no princes.

For those below the second rank, no matter how hard they try, it is not easy to climb to the position of queen.Then, the only thing to worry about is the two princes in front of Xiao Si - the second prince Feng Hongxu and the third prince Feng Honghao.

As a woman in the harem, it is really too difficult to take action against the prince who has already left the palace to build a mansion.Besides, these two are the emperor's own sons, if the emperor beats and scolds himself, then there is no need to worry.

But if someone other than the emperor bullied him, even if the emperor didn't feel sorry for him, he would still be angry.

Therefore, I and the Chen family can't take action against these two, not only can't take action, but also have to respect them.So at this time Xiao Si became the prince, probably the emperor would take action to suppress the second prince and the third prince, if he didn't want to see the situation where his sons killed each other.

Even if the emperor doesn't act, he will always help Xiao Si build up his power.If you want to ascend to the throne, you can't just focus on fighting with your brothers. The most important thing is to grasp the emperor's heart, and then let the emperor willingly give you the throne. In this way, the future throne can be more stable.

What's more, as long as he is alive, can he still watch Xiao Si get deposed by the emperor?
The more she thought about it, the more determined Chen Manrou became.Having come to this point, I can't tell the emperor not to make Xiaosi the prince, can I?
After making up her mind, Chen Manrou acted more calmly.Not only did she prevent rumors from spreading in the palace, but she also sent people to the Chen family to deliver letters, and she was not allowed to talk about the canonization of the crown prince outside. The Chen family must be low-key and low-key.

Even, if necessary, even relatives, don't move too hard.Fortunately, the emperor sent the imperial doctor to the door, and everyone saw it. The Chen family said that Father Chen was not in good health and wanted to rest, basically shutting everyone out.

The days passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, it was the Longevity Festival.

On the day before the Longevity Festival, the emperor finished his early court, and before all the civil and military officials had left, he announced happily: "I am getting old, and it is time to consider the matter of establishing a crown prince. Among the princes, only the fourth prince Feng Hongxuan, his character and appearance are similar to mine, and he is the son of the middle palace. He is handsome and diligent in learning, and possesses talents. He is respectful to the country and army, filial to his parents, and brotherly. He is a father's demeanor. His evening shadow, So I want to canonize the fourth prince and make Hongxuan the crown prince, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, absolutely not. Your Majesty is now in good health, so there is no need to appoint a crown prince too soon." Someone stood up and said, the Emperor looked at him coldly, and then several people came out to agree with that man's remarks.

Standing first on the left is the second prince Feng Hongxu, and behind him is the third prince Feng Honghao.The emperor looked at the two courtiers who were kneeling below and winked, his heart turned cold, and he snorted and said: "My intention has been decided, all the ministers are just preparing, the canonization ceremony is tomorrow, and the Qin Tianjian has already calculated it." Days, tomorrow I will offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, and canonize the crown prince."

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left.

There was a commotion in the hall for a while, and then everyone dispersed.After all, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not conceal the news before, so everyone was well aware of the canonization of the prince.

It's just that at that time, it was not sure who was going to be canonized as the prince.The second prince and the third prince each found someone to do something, and the emperor knew very well in his heart that he would naturally suppress it, and he would not let any unexpected situation arise in the canonization ceremony.

Therefore, even if the prince and the third prince pull everyone's hands at this moment, it will not be able to stop the development of the matter.

On October 23, the 28rd year of Yonghe, the ceremony for conferring the crown prince officially began.

Chen Manrou waited anxiously in the harem, until almost noon, the emperor and Xiaosi finally came back.The emperor walked in front wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, and Xiaosi behind was wearing a light yellow prince's suit.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Si, are you tired?" Chen Manrou didn't forget her priorities. Now that Xiao Si has been canonized as the prince, she should be more cautious. In this world, there are not princes who have been abolished, nor are there no princes. The prince who died inexplicably.

The emperor was also very satisfied with Chen Manrou's attitude, he smiled and pulled Chen Manrou's hand into the room: "Rou'er is waiting impatiently? I'm not tired, but Xiao Si will have to work hard in the next day, Rou'er should not be reluctant."

"Your Majesty, look at what you said, the stricter you are to Xiaosi, the more you are doing him good, how can I not even understand this?" Chen Manrou said angrily, turned to look at Xiaosi, her eyes were full of smiles: "After four days, you have to study hard with your father."

Xiao Si hurriedly saluted: "Mother, don't worry, my son will definitely live up to his father's teachings."

Xiao Wu pulled Xiao Ba to the side, and now he also came over to have fun: "Now the fourth brother is the prince, do I want to call the fourth brother the prince?"

Xiao Si blushed, and rubbed Xiao Wu's head vigorously: "It's fine as usual, no matter what, I will always be your fourth brother, and it would be more kind to call you fourth brother." Stretched, looking at Xiao Ba: "Xiao Ba finished his homework today?"

Xiao Ba was grinning and pestering Xiao Si to ask for a meeting gift, but now when Xiao Si asked her, she instantly had a bitter face: "Fourth brother, today is a happy day, can't we not talk about our homework?"

Xiao Si shook his head seriously: "No."

As a result, Xiao Ba's face became even more bitter, and he made the emperor and Chen Manrou next to him laugh out loud.Xiao Si was still the same as before when facing his younger siblings, and he didn't have the arrogance of being superior. This kind of easy-going made the emperor even more satisfied.

As for Chen Manrou, looking at her son who was dressed in light yellow and stood beside the emperor, he looked even taller and more handsome, and began to think about it.Xiao Si is now 15 years old, and it seems that he will not be an adult for a long time, should he start showing Xiao Sixiang his daughter-in-law?
"What is Rou'er thinking?" Seeing Chen Manrou in a daze, the emperor couldn't help asking, but Chen Manrou didn't come back to her senses at all, and just said in a daze: "Who's daughter can be worthy of my handsome Yushulin?" He looks better than Pan An and Zijian's son."

The emperor froze for a moment, then laughed.

Xiao Si blushed on one side, Xiao Wu stretched out his finger to poke Xiao Si: "Younger brother Yushulin who is more handsome than Pan Ancai than Zijian, what kind of girl do you like?"

Xiao Ba jumped up and down on one side: "I want a very gentle fourth sister-in-law!"

Chen Manrou came back to her senses, and when she thought of what she said just now, she felt embarrassed for a moment, and quickly added: "Of course, it's also because the emperor is handsome and unrestrained. To be so good.”

The emperor laughed even happier, and Xiao Si blushed even more, Xiao Wu and Xiao Ba made funny faces at the emperor and Xiao Si together.Chen Manrou was even more embarrassed, and could only run away: "I'll go see if lunch is ready in the small kitchen."

(End of this chapter)