Concubine Mei did not disappoint those in her family, Kyoto, and even the entire Qing Kingdom who were afraid of the third prince Li Chengping, and successfully gave birth to a Lin'er in the autumn of the twelfth year of Qingli. In the tense situation of the war in the north, the addition of blood to the royal family has to be said to be excellent news and an excellent omen.
It's just a pity that her background is not very noble, and her house is rather small, otherwise the entire capital would be more lively because of the birth of this little prince.
The third prince, Li Chengping, has grown up gradually over the years, and has always shown a very stable, knowledgeable and polite side in front of people. In addition, he is now listening to the government in the imperial study, and he is personally educated by Master Hu. He should be the perfect crown prince. The candidate, Concubine Mei's production, theoretically, should not cause too much trouble.
However, not all the courtiers have forgotten what happened in Baoyuelou back then. On the surface, it was Fan Xian who was fighting with the second prince, but it was the second and third princes of the Fan family who were pushed to the front. The second son of the Fan family fled to Northern Qi. He has not yet returned to the country, and although the third prince's role in this matter has been wiped out by the palace, it cannot escape the eyes of most people.
What's more important is that everyone in the world knows that the prince and Fan Xian have a very close relationship, which is very close to ordinary people. However, today's Fan Xian is because of the violent killing of officials in the street. In the civil service system of the Qing Dynasty, only violence On the dark side, no one wants Fan Xian to have a comeback one day in the future.
The most important thing is that there are too many smart people in the official circles of the Qing Dynasty. Although His Majesty did not say it clearly, after many years, after cleaning the Overwatch Council, he chose to select beautiful women to enter the palace again. These people have already guessed His Majesty's heart, so this time the royal family has added blood, and it has added a sense of mystery.
The good news in the palace was not announced, but the ubiquitous rumors had spread out of the palace in advance. All the ministers knew about it overnight. , some breathed a sigh of relief, but more people finally became nervous.
When the ministers were thinking about what kind of colorful congratulatory stamps they should write when they went to court tomorrow, His Majesty the Emperor, who was about to have a son, was not as moved as these outsider courtiers.
Hong Zhu, the eunuch who wrote in the imperial study, was still obediently kneeling beside His Majesty's soft couch, his knees were already hurting from kneeling, and cold sweat kept flowing down his back. Because a long time has passed since the summons to this time, but His Majesty the Emperor has been lying on the soft bed silently, without showing the slightest expression of joy, and even got up to visit Concubine Mei's bedroom. Not interested.
Hong Zhu didn't know what happened, let alone what His Majesty was thinking. He was just blindly nervous. He didn't know that Fan Xian was still alive and was heading to the capital of Qing Kingdom. He kowtowed again, carefully reminding His Majesty, should he get up now
His Majesty the Emperor waved his hands in annoyance, but he didn't get angry, but he didn't get up. Instead, he said to the eunuch Yao next to him, "Tell me... do you have a chance to watch this son grow up?"
Eunuch Yao's heart trembled slightly, he leaned down quickly, put on a smiling face and said a lot of nonsense, nothing more than saying that His Majesty is in the prime of his life, forever and ever.
A trace of fatigue flashed across the emperor's thin face, the corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he smiled slightly, but he didn't know whether he was mocking the world or himself. If Chen Pingping was still alive, how would he answer this sentence? Probably more interesting than Eunuch Yao, but that old dog seems to have been dead for a long time...
Looking at the unchanging night in the palace in front of him, he suddenly thought of the letter the second prince left him a few years ago, and also thought of the words the prince said in the last conversation with the prince.
"...and please father be more merciful to these living people."
Li Chengqian's voice seemed to be still echoing in his ears at this moment, making the emperor's heart tighten slightly, his brows were slightly frowned, and he sighed softly: "Who will be more lenient to me?"
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The next day, the ministers who were about to lavishly flatter His Majesty the Emperor were stunned to learn a piece of news that shocked and flustered them a bit.
Concubine Mei gave birth to a son, but he suffered a hemorrhage after giving birth. The imperial doctor rescued him all night, but finally failed to get it back. Unfortunately, he died in the palace. Fortunately, the little prince who was born without a mother was in good health, His Majesty was saddened by Concubine Mei's death, and ordered Shufang Palace to take care of Concubine Mei.
Shufang Palace should be raised by a noble concubine, so if this noble concubine is the biological mother of the little prince in the future, the ministers who were still thinking about the future ownership of the Daqing Dragon Chair were stunned and knew it. Obviously, His Majesty's arrangement basically eliminated the possibility of the little prince's enthronement in the future.
Concubine Mei is dead, the little prince has no protection in the palace, and the Mei family is extremely weak, and being brought up by Concubine Yigui, how can there be a bright future
The midday sun shines on the glorious palace walls, adding a lot of warmth to this autumn day, but the warmth in the palace is not so sufficient, especially Meifei's bedroom is even more lonely and lonely at this time. Qing, the newborn little prince had already been carried away, and the nanny and the related maids and servants also went to Shufang Palace together. Apart from the faint crying, there was no sense of joy.
Concubine Mei's body has been tidied up, lying quietly on the big bed, and has not been removed yet. This delicate girl who once had a relationship with Fan Xian still did not escape the bad luck in the palace. Perhaps it was because of too much blood loss, her face was as white as frost, and under the noon sun, it reflected a cold and unwilling luster.
Fan Xian once sincerely wished her to give birth to a princess, but unfortunately, she finally succeeded in giving birth to a prince. Fan Xian was originally worried that the prince born to the concubine Mei would once again bring uneasiness and blood to the palace when he grew up, but he probably didn't expect that the little prince had just been born. Concubine Mei paid the price with her life for this.
The midday sun is as radiant as this palace, but why is it still so cold when it shines on that pretty white face
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Fan Mansion, side study.
Fan Shuning and Fan Liang are taking an afternoon nap accompanied by Sisi. The sunlight shone on the trees and flowers in the Fan Mansion Garden, casting very complex light and shadow on the windows of this study.
In the study, Lin Wan'er sat beside the desk with a solemn expression. After a long silence, she finally couldn't help sighing, and said, "Concubine Mei's life is also a little bit hard, but it's good, let the concubine be raised by the concubine, In the future, there will be no more disturbances.”
At this time, there are only her and sister-in-law Fan Ruoruo in the room. During the past six months, the two of them have often entered the palace to accompany the aging Majesty. They are very clear about the affairs in the palace. Concubine Mei, the concubine, has also seen her several times, so she is no stranger to her. It's just that they never thought that Concubine Mei died of dystocia last night.
Fan Ruoruo was not a talkative person at all, but after listening to her sister-in-law's sigh, after a long silence, she raised her head, looked into her eyes and said calmly, "If you want to blame, you can only blame her parents, if you insist on sending her to that unseen people's place."
This sentence was mentioned by Yuan Chun in the Story of Stones. Lin Wan'er naturally knew that it was written by Fan Xian, but she is such an intelligent and quick-witted person, she immediately sensed something in her sister's words, and asked with a slight frown: "Your Majesty's blood is thin, and the imperial concubine has always been in charge of the palace. You and I know her temperament, so we won't..."
No matter what, the two of them knew it well. After thinking for a while, Fan Ruoruo shook her head and said, "Of course the imperial concubine is not this kind of person, it's just... I went to the palace to check the pulse of Concubine Mei several times, and I also listened to fetal sounds a lot. On the seventh day of the lunar new year, after she was stabbed by her brother She has been taking good care of herself, and her body is stronger than when she first entered the palace. From my point of view, even though it is the first child, it will not be such a big trouble."
"Birth is always prone to accidents." Lin Wan'er said with lingering fear when she thought of the time when she gave birth to Fan Liang.
After Fan Ruoruo frowned for a long time, she still shook her head slowly: "I heard it was a normal delivery, but I still think it's a bit weird."
There was a long silence in the study, Lin Wan'er looked at her and said in a low voice, "But it doesn't make sense."
It really doesn't make sense, there have always been a lot of dirty things in the palace of the Qing Dynasty, but no one dares to do such a terrible thing. Especially the dragon species conceived by Concubine Mei was acquired by His Majesty when she was old. Eunuch Yao took care of the palace all the time, even Shufang Palace did not intervene in order to avoid suspicion. Who could harm Concubine Mei
Fan Ruoruo suddenly said in a soft voice, "Concubine Mei's delivery date is later than originally calculated."
Lin Wan'er's heart trembled slightly, she looked into her eyes in disbelief, and asked, "Who has such courage?"
Fan Ruoruo shook his head and replied: "In the Forbidden Palace, His Majesty stayed at her place every day during those days, so naturally no one would have the guts to offend the majesty of the royal family... Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that Concubine Mei was young and foolish back then. I beg Your Majesty to favor you, I'm afraid it was a false report, but fortunately, I made a mistake later, so there was no big trouble."
Lin Wan'er sighed: "I really don't know what she thinks."
"You are young, and you are not sensible at all. I still blame her father and brother's family for selling her into the palace just for glory. I'm afraid this is the idea of her family." Fan Ruoruo sneered: "Her family is just Xiaomen, and the fact that the palace hasn't drafted for many years, I'm afraid they don't know the taboos, but they are so courageous... The death of Concubine Mei has nothing to do with them."
When Lin Wan'er heard this, she finally understood and guessed, but she still couldn't believe her ears, and said in a daze: "Although it is a crime of deceiving the emperor, after all, a prince has just been born, and there is no such thing as treason or injustice." Okay, why... did he die for no reason?"
"Who knows what His Majesty is thinking." Fan Ruoruo said with a hint of sadness on his brows, "It's just that the child who was born without a mother suffered."
In Qing Kingdom, many years ago, there was a child who was born without a mother. However, he was still growing up healthily and happily under the legacy of his mother. It was just obvious that the cold Concubine Mei who was illuminated by the noon sun could not be like Ye Qing. Like eyebrows, he stood in the dark and stared at his son.
No one thought that Concubine Mei's death was just because Fan Xian had told the emperor that Concubine Mei was not as good as Concubine Yi, and His Majesty the Emperor had also figured out something. (, If you want to know what happens next, please log in, there are more chapters, support the author, support the original!)