Splendid Book

Chapter 139
"Father, where did you get the news that the emperor wants to make Concubine Lide his concubine?" Shen Changle couldn't help asking, now the emperor is not in poor health, and has not been in court for several days.How could dad suddenly get the news?

Now the situation is complicated, some people will act according to their plans, but Shen Changle dare not move.Even Duke Wei's mansion, because she married Ji Yu, was naturally regarded as belonging to Prince Zhao's school.

At this time, even if Dad asked her to come back, he would use the excuse of being sick.So how could Shen Changle not know that the current situation is tense.Although on the surface, everything is still as usual, but the more peaceful it is, the more disturbing it is.

Especially the emperor is not in good health now, but both the eldest prince and the second prince are quiet and a little too much.

"Of course I have my source of information. The emperor is not the only one who has the final say when he wants to establish a queen. There is always something to let the cabinet know." Shen Lingcheng frowned, obviously anxious.

If the prince was in the capital, he wouldn't have come to discuss with Shen Changle.But the timing was too unfortunate. Prince Zhao had just left the capital, and the emperor's health was not good.

But without the emperor's order, the prince can only stay at the border, even if he wants to come back, he can't move easily.

Shen Changle fell into short thoughts after hearing his words.If the emperor really intends to make Concubine De the queen, it means that he really wants to make the prince the crown prince, otherwise he would not have told the cabinet.

So Shen Lingcheng just wanted to know if there was any news of Prince Zhao returning to Beijing now, which was why he was anxious to call Shen Changle back.

If the emperor really intends to make Concubine De his queen, then he will definitely let Prince Zhao come back.Even if the prince returns to Beijing secretly, he will reveal some news to Chang Le.But now Changle said with certainty that the prince has no plans to return to Beijing.

Shen Lingcheng couldn't help but worry in his heart, after all, this is not good news for him.

"But the lord really didn't tell me that he was going back to Beijing," Shen Changle said affirmatively again.

Shen Lingcheng shook his head, and glanced at the eldest son again, while Shen Ruhui had been listening to his father and sister talking, but did not speak.At this time, his father's gaze swept over him, and he slowly said: "Nowadays, things in the capital are turbulent, and the prince is far outside the Great Wall. I'm afraid it will be too long to reach him, so Changle, you should contact the prince as soon as possible and tell him the news. "

Although they all know that Lord Zhao must have his own news channel, but the Shen family is now tied to King Zhao's boat, and since they are on board, they should make preparations earlier, and they must not wait until something really happens. That would be too late to regret.

"I know, I will write to the prince as soon as possible," Shen Changle nodded thoughtfully.

Shen Ruhui suddenly said, "Don't write a letter."

Shen Changle didn't understand, so he raised his head and glanced at him, what should he do if he doesn't write a letter?
"The daily letters between you and the prince should be written as usual. Do you have a secret communication channel? These messages are top secret and must not be intercepted. Otherwise, there will be endless troubles in the future," Shen Ruhui reminded.

It's not that he thinks too much, it's just that the situation is unclear now, so it's not bad to be cautious.

Shen Changle only felt a heavy heart, originally she didn't care about the emperor's condition, because she followed her memory.It will take at least three years for the emperor to have an accident, so she just regarded it as a minor illness at first.But now, after hearing what her father and elder brother said, she realized that this time, it might not be as simple as she thought.

Could it be that history has really moved ahead, and what was supposed to happen three years later is really going to happen now?
Thinking of this possibility, Shen Changle's face turned pale. If it is really King Jin ascending the throne, then what should they do?

Shen Changle couldn't help thinking of the rumors at the beginning, although she was in the back house and the specific things were not clear, but it was clear who was dead and who was alive.The eldest prince was killed, the third prince was imprisoned, and the fourth prince was safe and sound. Because the fifth prince was at the head of the eldest prince, he hanged himself at home when King Jin ascended the throne.For this reason, after King Jin ascended the throne, he also forgave the relatives of the fifth prince.

What about the Ninth Prince and Concubine De?
She suddenly remembered that Concubine De seemed to have disappeared when the emperor died of illness.Later, Ji Yu played the banner of the Qing emperor's side and counterattacked back to the capital. The concubine Defei, who had been missing for more than half a year, also returned.

And the Ninth Prince was also unscathed, because after Ji Yu ascended the throne, except for the investigation of the Second Prince's family, he pardoned several other elder brothers.He even selected a child of the right age from the branch of the royal family to adopt him under the name of King Qin.At that time, the second prince cut the weeds and wiped out the roots, even the young Ji Zerui was never spared.So in order to keep King Qin from losing his incense, Ji Yu not only adopted the child, but even rewarded King Qin with his title and mansion.

It's just that his method of ascension to the throne was too vigorous at that time, and after he ascended the throne, he liquidated a large number of cronies of the deposed emperor, which made the whole capital panic.I can't wait to put all the accounts of the royal chaos on him alone.

Shen Changle couldn't help being heartbroken, which emperor would not care about his own statement, although the merits and demerits will be quelled by future generations, but if a person is alive and has been misunderstood, even if the future generations can pacify him, what's the point?

All she knew was Ji Yu, a person with a cold face and a warm heart, everything he did was worthy of the world, his ancestors, and even the world.

After returning home, she quickly wrote a letter to Ji Yu.It's just that this time she brought the housekeeper over, and she had told her about it before Ji Yu.If there is any emergency to tell him, he can ask the butler to come over.

The letters she wrote before were nothing more than homely routines, so she always went to ordinary post stations.

And now, it's time for what he calls an emergency.

She handed the letter to the steward herself, and explained: "This letter must be handed over to the prince. If it falls into someone else's hands, I don't need to tell you, you should know the consequences, right?"

"Your Majesty, please don't worry, I understand that I will live up to the entrustment of your Majesty and the prince." The butler carefully kicked the letter in his arms, made a promise, and then left.

Although the letter had been written, she was still worried.

So on the second day, she found an excuse to go to the palace to visit Empress Defei.Although Ji Yu is not in the capital now, her daughter-in-law can't neglect her mother and concubine.

As soon as Concubine De heard that she was coming, she was only sent to come in.

When Shen Changle came in, she saw that Concubine De was plain and looked at ease, standing beside the fish tank feeding the fish.Shen Changle stepped forward as usual, and after greeting the fish, he looked at the fish in the fish tank and asked curiously: "It is said that brocade carp are difficult to raise, but I see that the concubine mother's land is very good."

Concubine De sprinkled some fish food into the fish tank, and smiled softly, "Speaking of raising fish, in fact, Lao Qi is the one who really knows how to raise fish. I still remember when he was young, he liked fish very much, Your Majesty In order to coax him, he rewarded him with a few fish brought in as a tribute from Ryukyu. The silver-white fish were long and beautiful, and those who were used to raising fish in the palace had never seen anything like that. Everyone thought he raised them. It didn't take long, but he thought about it a little bit and served him carefully, which really made him support him."

Shen Changle looked at Concubine De who was talking, and she had a gentle and satisfied smile on her face at this moment, as if she was really missing the funny things about her son when he was young.She couldn't help being a little surprised, looking at the koi swimming happily in the fish tank, she couldn't help feeling nostalgic.

Speaking of which, this is the first time Concubine De took the initiative to mention Ji Yu's childhood to her.Although in this life, she and Ji Yu have known each other since they were very young, but they knew very little about him when they were young.

"Speaking of which, Hanyuan has been away from Beijing for a long time, did he say when he will come back?" Concubine De threw the last fish food in her hand into the fish tank.

Shen Changle's face was still full of emotion, but who would have heard Concubine De ask such words, if she hadn't restrained her expression in time, she might really have caught the clue.She laughed silently from the bottom of her heart, it turned out that everyone really had their own ghosts.

She came into the palace because she wanted to inquire about the Emperor's condition from Concubine De.

And the reason why Concubine De treated her so kindly was because she wanted to inquire about Ji Yu's return to Beijing.It's just that it's about to disappoint her, because even Shen Changle doesn't know when Ji Yu will come back.

"My lord has just arrived at the border. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back for a while. I just received a letter from my lord the day before yesterday. He also said that there are beautiful scenery outside the Great Wall. I want to go and see more." Shen Changle smiled sweetly, with a silly white face. Sweet without a scheming look.

Concubine De didn't expect such an answer. Now that the emperor is ill, everyone is impatient and can't wait to hang out at the gate of Qinzheng Hall to inquire about news.Concubine De is in charge of palace affairs in the harem, and she has been by the emperor's side for so many years, so she naturally has her own channel for news.

She also got the news that the emperor wanted to make her queen.But in her heart, it was not just surprise, but complicated.

Queen, these two words are almost her lifelong pursuit.She used to think that she might not be able to reach this position in this life, but now that she really had the opportunity, she never thought that her mood would be so complicated.Because she knew that once the emperor made this decision, it meant that the candidate for the crown prince in the emperor's heart was Ji Yu.

It was Ji Yu, not Ji Ting, not her son.

Concubine De couldn't tell how disappointed she was, although she knew that compared to Ji Yulai, the emperor would definitely not choose Ji Ting.But Concubine De was unspeakably disappointed. She had waited and hoped for so many years, but finally came this result.

"When is this, and he still wants to walk outside the Great Wall?" Concubine De was a little annoyed at once, only feeling that this daughter-in-law always missed the point.What time is this, yet he still doesn't know how to persuade Lao Qi to come back and let him stay outside.

Shen Changle lowered his head, and said aggrievedly: "Mother and Concubine, the prince went to the border at the order of his father, and now the father has not spoken, so naturally the prince cannot come back."

"It's not that it's just to deliver the ordnance. Why do you have to stay at the border for so long?" Concubine De turned around fiercely and walked towards the Arhat bed beside her. After she sat down, she looked at him again angrily. Shen Changle.

Naturally, it was impossible for Ji Yu to tell Concubine De the truth, but this time he was not just sending armaments to the border.It is also to monitor the movements of the Tatars. Now the life of the Tatar king is at stake, and the crisis of the Tatars is imminent.That's why the emperor sent Ji Yu to the border at such a time.

It's just that no one expected that the crisis of the Tatars hadn't happened yet, but the crisis of Wei was about to erupt.

The emperor's physical condition is getting worse and worse, and recently he can't even go to court, although there are very few people who know the specific condition of the emperor's physical condition.But this does not prevent the generation of gossip.

"My lord never tells me about official affairs, so my daughter-in-law doesn't know about it either," Shen Changle lowered his head, acting like I didn't know anything.

Concubine De felt unhappy when she saw that she didn't know what to ask, and even her attitude towards her was no longer as kind as before.

Shen Changle wanted to ask about the emperor. Seeing Concubine De's expression was uneasy at this time, she was afraid that she would let her go, so she immediately complained softly: "Father is not in good health these days, in fact, the prince has been worried, but father has been He was not allowed to return to Beijing, so he couldn't come back immediately."

When she was talking, she lowered her head with a sense of grievance.

Concubine De said angrily: "The emperor is not in good health, how can he take care of so many things."

"Mother and concubine are right, I also wrote a letter to comfort the prince and let him relax. Father is the son of the real dragon, he will surely be protected by heaven, and he will definitely recover from health," Shen Changle said sincerely.

Concubine De sighed from the bottom of her heart, the situation of the emperor is not very good.Although the imperial physician has never told the concubine the actual situation of the emperor, Concubine De is not someone who doesn't understand anything, she already has a vague feeling that the emperor this time, is really...

After all, they have been a couple for so many years, even if they have no real relationship, but once they think that the emperor is really going, how many of their concubines don't worry about the future.

Besides, she always felt that Ji Yu was not close to her, and that Qiao Mingchen was always by his side. She always worried whether they really knew what happened back then.If Ji Yu really knew the truth, would he still have a good life after he ascended the throne?

When these worries gradually formed in her heart, even if she might be made a queen, she could not eliminate these worries.

But if Ji Yu hadn't ascended the throne, no matter which prince ascended the throne, she would no longer enjoy the honor she has now.When the time comes, she will watch those bitches like Concubine Rong or Concubine De ascend to the throne, and when she thinks that she will bow down to these people.Concubine De's heart couldn't get over the anger, so Ji Yu's ascension to the throne didn't seem unbearable.

At the very least, she is his concubine mother. If he dares to disrespect himself, he will not be able to stop the words of the court ministers.

"The emperor's health is not very good, so you have to make Han Yuan get ready earlier," Concubine De lowered her head and said in a nonchalant tone.

Shen Changle's heart trembled slightly, and he lowered his eyes, the emotions in his eyes were properly blocked.Concubine De finally spoke up to tell the truth, it seems that under the balance of interests, she still chose to side with the prince.She was a little relieved in her heart, she only knew that Ji Yu and Concubine De were at odds, but she didn't know why their mother and son were at odds.So before, she was very afraid that Concubine De would deliberately trip her up at this time.

But fortunately there are too many foreign enemies, a shrewd person like Concubine De still knows which is more important.

She nodded and said worriedly: "My daughter-in-law also hopes that the prince can come back as soon as possible. After all, the father is not in good health. As a son, the prince should come back to accompany him."

Concubine De looked up at her, thought for a while, and nodded reluctantly: "You are right, I will mention this matter to the emperor, and the emperor loves Han Yuan so much on weekdays. At this time, as a son, he , really should be by your side.”

Shen Changle finally breathed a sigh of relief, she entered the palace originally to inquire about the emperor's news, and to inquire about Concubine De's tone.Now Concubine De not only revealed the emperor's condition, but also planned to follow up with the emperor to make the prince come back.

In any case, this is enough for the prince.

After Shen Changle returned to the mansion, he summoned the steward and asked him to restrain the servants at home, and they were not allowed to go out at will in the past few days.You must also look at the people who live in the mansion, and you must act in a low-key manner.At extraordinary times, extraordinary actions must be taken.

During this period of time, the nobles in the capital have become more honest. There are so many flower viewing banquets on weekdays, and Shen Changle can receive several posts inviting her to the banquet every day sitting at home.But in the past few days, there hasn't even been a letter. It can be seen that the emperor is ill, and no one wants to be the first bird.

And after the few princes didn't see the emperor for a few days, they were unexpectedly united, and they entered the palace one after another to serve the emperor.

But for some reason, the emperor was furious, and even cursed such words as forcing the palace.It seems that the emperor's illness is indeed severe, otherwise he wouldn't be so shadowy, even the prince's filial piety would be so suspicious.

The emperor looked at the second prince who was kneeling on the ground. Although he was half leaning on the bed, his eyes were cold and his eyes were burning.

He looked at the son coldly, and asked with a sneer: "Why, you are so anxious to inquire about the news, just want to know how my illness is going?"

The second prince didn't dare to raise his head, knelt on the ground, and said in a mournful voice: "Father, my son is really worried about my father's body. My son's mind, the sun and the moon can learn from it, and the world can show it."

"Oh, so that's the case," the emperor closed his eyes slightly, suddenly chuckled, and said in a nonchalant tone: "You just want to know who I want to pass this country on to, or just look at me When you are old and sick, you don't take me seriously."

When the emperor spoke earlier, he had already pushed back the people around him to the left and right, so now there are only their father and son in the inner hall.

The second prince's body shook like a sieve, his forehead touched the ground, and he cried out sadly: "Father, even if I die, I dare not have such a rebellious idea."

"Since you want to know, then I'll tell you," the emperor stared at him coldly. Before that, he had been clutching his illness tightly, but no matter how the imperial doctor took care of him, when the time was approaching, even if he was this No emperor in the world can stop the passing of life.

But if someone feels that he is sick, they can go all out to attack around him, that is a big mistake.

Although the second prince was terrified by the emperor's words, when he really wanted to hear the result, his heart was filled with unstoppable excitement and expectation.

"I can tell you," the emperor suddenly coughed violently, and the second prince raised his head worriedly, but the moment he saw the emperor's eyes, his hot heart suddenly cooled down.

"You, absolutely impossible."

"It's embarrassing, my lord, you should give up your heart." The emperor's indifferent words were like a knife, piercing the second prince's heart at once.

(End of this chapter)