Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 227
The emperor has always paid little attention to Concubine Hui, and recently he has been fully focused on the battle to regain Taiwan, and has no time to take care of it.

In his opinion, Concubine Hui was not from a high family background and had always kept her own life.

He was very satisfied with such a well-behaved woman who gave birth to his elder brother and set an example of chastity in the harem.

"Whatever Nian Nian thinks, but it's okay to say."

He has no time to care about the harem, and Chen Wenxin is in the palace every day, so she must understand.

Chen Wenxin did have thoughts in her heart, but the matter was so important that she didn't dare to say it casually.

"Your Majesty, my concubine invited the little table to come in and speak to the Emperor personally."

She didn't know how to say it. Anyway, she heard it from the small table, so why not let him tell the emperor himself.

The emperor nodded, "Pass to the small table."

He knew that Chen Wenxin often listened to gossip from the small table.

The small table is also promising now, everyone in the palace is familiar with each other, there is nothing he doesn't know.

The grandma in the palace scolded the little maid, and the little eunuch in the palace broke the master's vase.

Including which master's cat hit which master's dog, he knew all these little things.

After seeing the small table, he entered the inner room and stood by the door.

Chen Wenxin said: "Come over here with the little table, give it to the emperor, and tell me exactly what you heard the day before yesterday."

The small table listened to a lot of things in one day, what happened the day before yesterday?
He thought for a while, "What the master said, is it about the matter between Concubine Hui and eldest elder brother?"

Seeing his master nodding his head, the small table knelt down on the ground.

"The master asked the slave to speak, but the slave dared not refuse to speak. It's just that this incident will inevitably offend the emperor, so the small table asks for twenty boards first."

The emperor smiled and said: "Okay, let's talk, why are there so many words?"

Chen Wenxin turned his back and read a book facing the wall.

She didn't look at the small table, so as to avoid the suspicion of winking at the small table.

The emperor couldn't help being funny when he saw her actions, and he didn't stop her.

The small table said: "The former servant brought the palace people to pick scented tea in the imperial garden. I saw the elder brother and the concubine Hui passing by. The slave thought that the elder brother and our master have always been close, so the slave should invite someone install."

"Who knew that the servant came to the front and saw Concubine Hui and the eldest brother talking under the rockery. It seems that the eldest brother said that the emperor likes the second elder brother, and he was a little unhappy."

"Concubine Hui comforted Eldest Brother, saying that she had already contacted people from her mother's family, and wanted to cooperate with the ministers to submit a proposal to ask the emperor to appoint Eldest Elder Crown Prince."

Hearing this, the emperor's face became even more ugly.

After a long time, he finally said: "That's right, I took the exams of my elder brothers the day before yesterday and praised the second elder brother for his great progress recently. I saw that the elder brother's face was not good at that time, so I didn't expect this to happen."

The emperor waved the small table back, and said to Chen Wenxin: "Why don't you dare to tell me this? You tell me the truth, this is loyalty."

"Actually, you have to avoid suspicion."

Chen Wenxin spoke eloquently, "Xuan Ye has given me an adopted son now, and I am no longer a concubine without a son. I am a concubine with a son who has heard other concubines say that he will be a crown prince, and then tell Xuan Ye. Is it like planting a frame?"

The crown prince's position is related to the succession of the country and the country. Chen Wenxin asked himself, if she were the emperor, she would not allow the concubines in the harem to talk about it.

This matter is too big, Chen Wenxin dare not take the risk.

She struggled for the past two days, not knowing whether she should tell the emperor, but in the end she did.

"So, there is still a disadvantage in giving you a son."

The emperor was very happy that Chen Wenxin was so cautious, it was better to be cautious than aggressive.

Now that she has just become a concubine and has a fifth elder brother, it is only natural to avoid this suspicion.

Besides, the emperor knew that she was treating the elder brothers sincerely, so she was naturally reluctant to implicate the elder brothers in this matter.

"However, if Concubine Hui really has this heart, it would be a waste of my respect for her."

He sighed, "I think it was caused by my concubine Tong's demotion. In the past, Concubine Hui was subdued and dared not have any intentions. Now she is the most respected woman in the harem. She has a big position and a big ambition."

In the emperor's harem, there were quite a few women of low birth, but he liked them instead.

For example, Concubine Hui and Concubine De, as well as Zhang Guiren and Wei Changzai.

These concubines are not of high background, so they are more cautious and cautious, and they dare not be too ambitious.

Unexpectedly, the demotion of Concubine Tong made Concubine Hui misunderstand, thinking that the emperor wanted to elevate her to the position of supremacy.

Or maybe she didn't misunderstand, but out of motherhood, she couldn't bear to see the elder brother subservient to the second elder brother...

The emperor never praised the elder brother too much, on the contrary, he was much harsher than other elder brothers.

One of the big reasons is because the emperor doesn't want the elder brother to give birth to the pride of the eldest son.

He is the eldest son, so he should bear more responsibilities than other elder brothers, rather than enjoying more honor.

As for favoring the second elder brother, it was just because he wanted to make the second elder brother the crown prince, so as to prevent conflicts among his sons.

It is also because the second elder brother lost his mother since he was a child, so he loves him extra, which can be regarded as loving him for Queen Hesheli.

Chen Wenxin thinks about Concubine Hui's recent changes. Concubine Hui is getting old, and she hasn't dressed brightly for a long time.

Recently, she has dressed fancy, and her complexion and skin are much better.

A woman's changes from the inside to the outside cannot be concealed from others. Concubine Hui really has the heart to compete, and she is no longer content with the status of a virtuous concubine.

She wants her elder brother to be a prince, and she wants to be a queen.

In her opinion, no matter how favored Chen Wenxin is, he is still young, and it is impossible for the emperor to make such a young concubine his queen.

Concubine Tong has been demoted, so the most promising one is naturally Concubine Hui.

Chen Wenxin sighed, although the emperor often praised elder brother for his hard work, it was only superficial.

In fact, the emperor doesn't like the elder brother, he thinks he is young and old-fashioned, too reserved and rigid.

The eldest brother is already 12 years old, the emperor does not like him, even if the second elder brother does not become the prince in the future, it will not be the eldest brother's turn.

On the contrary, there are still some possibilities for the younger brothers. After all, they are still young and don't know what they look like yet.

The emperor now has seven elder brothers under his knees. When the emperor was escaping the summer in Tsinghua Garden, the two concubines who were left behind in the palace gave birth to elder brothers.

The sixth elder brother Yinzuo, the seventh elder brother Yinyou.

The emperor originally said that these two concubines would be made after the brothers were born, but in the end they were all left behind because of the war.

"It's impossible for me to make eldest elder brother the crown prince. If Concubine Hui is like this, it will only chill my heart."

The emperor said that he was already angry. He didn't like courtiers forcing him to decide things that he could decide by himself.

It's like being a queen, like being a crown prince.

These are matters that only the emperor is qualified to decide, and no one else can tolerate them.

It's fine for the ministers to elect candidates out of sincerity. If they elect the prince for the sake of party unity and fighting differences, then he will definitely not tolerate it.

"Why don't I find a chance to remind Concubine Hui or elder brother?"

If this disaster can be avoided, she still hopes that it can be avoided.

The emperor shook his head, "No. If you think about it, just pretend you don't know about it, and tell the little table to keep quiet. I'd like to see which ministers will write to me to make eldest brother the crown prince."

Chen Wenxin really wanted to have a tape recorder that could record the emperor's words and tell Concubine Hui and elder brother not to do stupid things.

Concubine Hui is a woman from a noble family, with low background and short-sightedness, she has such a mind, even if the emperor doesn't like it, he won't do anything to her.

But big brother is different, he is already 12 years old, he has the ability to think independently.

Concubine Hui told eldest brother about this, but elder brother did not stop Concubine Hui's words...

From then on, the emperor treated his son differently.

In his opinion, this would be an ambitious son who disrespected his father.

The emperor may never trust him again.

This is undoubtedly the biggest blow to the eldest brother who is already sensitive and suspicious.

She only hopes that Concubine Hui's mother's family has no strength at all to summon the ministers to write a letter to the emperor to make the elder brother the crown prince.

Within a few days, the emperor really verified what the small table reported in the court hall.

In the early morning of this day, the emperor learned that the record in the battle to regain Taiwan was not satisfactory, and Feng Xifan did not surrender for a long time.

There are also a few documents asking for the establishment of a prince lying on the case, saying that now that there are frequent wars, the country should be established as soon as possible.

The emperor was focused on recovering Taiwan, and he was even more annoyed when he saw these few notes.

"I'm only in my thirties, and you wait to establish a prince in a hurry, hoping that I will collapse soon?"

The few ministers who wrote the letter knelt down in panic, and the leader was Tu Gong, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites.

The emperor saw that they were all ministers with low positions, so he felt better.

One is because the high-ranking and confidant ministers did not form a party behind his back and plot for the elder brother.

The second is that although Concubine Hui has ambitions, she can't cause any big disturbances, so he doesn't have to severely punish her for ruining the relationship of the past ten years.

Most importantly, there is no need to implicate Big Brother for this.

"From now on, all ministers, please put your minds on recovering Taiwan. If you mention the establishment of a crown prince, don't blame me for losing face!"

All the ministers were surprised, the matter of setting up the crown prince was so thoughtless, why did it come out suddenly?
For the first time, several adults walking in the study room made eye contact tacitly. Suo'etu looked at Tong Guowei, Tong Guowei looked at Nalan Mingzhu, and Nalan Mingzhu looked at Suo'etu...

The three looked at each other, and finally looked away.

They saw in each other's eyes that none of the three of them had suggested this.

The emperor could see clearly from above that one of these three people was a genius, and he was deceiving people.

It stands to reason that Suo'etu definitely wants to make the second elder brother the prince, who is his grandson.

Tong Guowei may not want to establish the second elder brother. Although Concubine Tong is the adoptive mother of the second elder brother, how can his adoptive grandfather compare to other people's grandfather?

If Tong Jiashi participates in the fight for establishing the crown prince, he will definitely support an elder brother whose biological mother is not of high status.

Nalan Mingzhu is even more uncertain, he has no concubines in the palace, so it's hard to say who he supports.

The emperor suspected that Nalan Mingzhu was responsible for this matter, but he also knew that he was out of his wits, so he couldn't stand up by himself.

So he appointed a subordinate to take the lead.

This Tu Gong, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, is probably the man of Nalan Pearl.

(End of this chapter)