The emperor's star moved, and the emperor's son appeared, but not in the capital.
This news spread silently and when it reached everyone's ears, all the noble families were shocked. Some people even secretly went to the Imperial Observatory and found various reasons to insinuate the matter.
Most people didn't find out anything, but a few smart people found some clues.
I heard that the Eastern Palace is also investigating this matter, and I heard that the Jingwang Mansion, the Weiwang Mansion, and even the Yingwang Mansion are also investigating this matter...
Almost all the princes and royal relatives who have close ties with the royal family have secretly taken some actions. Is this... true
All the noble families in the capital were secretly inquiring about this matter. Although the Imperial Observatory kept it a secret, it was not a government office after all. If it was kept under such surveillance, something would always be discovered.
Just as everyone was suspicious, the emperor directly announced the truth of the matter.
It is actually a pearl in the ocean. The emperor has a bloodline left outside, and he is a prince. This was discovered by the Imperial Observatory.
As soon as the emperor said this in the court, it caused an immediate sensation. All the noble families who were paying attention to this matter suddenly realized what was going on. No wonder there were rumors before that the imperial star had moved and a royal son had appeared.
It turns out that the emperor's sons are among the ones in the capital.
Moreover, the one who could have such a great omen was not an ordinary prince. He could have slightly moved the position of the emperor star, and it could be clearly seen. This showed that the fate of this prince was not simple.
Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, everyone was speculating about the identity of this prince. Twenty years ago, more than ten years ago, and a few years ago, many concubines who had been pregnant were brought up in the story, some of them were alive, and some were dead.
It is easy to check the living ones, as the number of children they gave birth to is also known, but it is not so easy to check the dead ones. Some say that a palace concubine died and was pregnant before her death, and then died of dystocia, or died of other reasons. There are all kinds of rumors, but in the end... many people's eyes fell on the Empress Yuan.
This empress was the emperor's first wife and was extremely favored by the emperor.
She was implicated because her family members were involved in the Rebellion of the Three Kings. If the empress was still alive, there would be no Queen Wang and Concubine He.
It can be said that because the Empress died in the cold palace, the situation now has arisen where the Empress and Concubine He are the two most powerful.
If the Empress Yuan were still alive, the offspring she gave birth to would be the legitimate heirs and would be favored by the Emperor. So what would it matter if they were older or not!
Unlike the current crown prince, it is obvious that he is not as favored as Prince Jing. No wonder Prince Jing has become more generous. Compared with the seemingly ordinary crown prince, Prince Jing is a prince who knows how to please the emperor, and he is of the same lineage as Concubine He.
I don't know where the rumor came from, but it said that Empress Yuan was pregnant that day, and later gave birth to a child in the cold palace. The plot of giving birth in the cold palace is not only in scripts, but also in unofficial history. There are often rumors that the child born in the cold palace was secretly sent out of the palace, and then this child was the most promising, inherited the throne, and avenged his biological mother.
Empress Yuan was the Emperor's favorite woman. If the son was born by Empress Yuan and was secretly sent out of the palace, and was found now, he would definitely become the Emperor's most beloved son.
The crown prince's foundation was originally unstable, and his greatest advantage was that he was the eldest son of the legitimate wife. Being both the eldest son and the eldest son left others speechless. But what if the crown prince's position of legitimacy was not so stable
Even though Empress Yuan was banished to the cold palace, she was still a queen at the time and her position was not abolished.
Queen Wang
She ascended to the throne after Empress Yuan died. The cause of Empress Yuan's death is still a mystery. It is said that Empress Yuan died of starvation and freezing in the cold palace. After the Emperor got the news, many palace maids were beaten to death. Many concubines were also implicated at the time, and many of them were directly sent to the cold palace.
And he has never come out since then.
I heard that several of the current officials had shown kindness to Empress Yuan at that time, whether it was Queen Wang, Concubine He, Concubine Zhu Jing, or the others, they all got high positions today because they showed kindness to Empress Yuan in the cold palace.
There were many concubines who entered the palace later, but after all, the emperor cared about Empress Yuan the most.
From this point of view alone, if this prince is found, it will cause a shock to the entire court.
In fact, it's not just the crown prince, there's also Prince Jing. Prince Jing used to be the most favored prince, but what if the prince born by Queen Yuan appears
Since she is both the legitimate wife and the most favored, it is obvious who the emperor prefers.
Thinking of this, those who had originally wanted to secretly take sides immediately stopped moving, and those who had already taken sides were secretly frightened.
But some people think that it is not necessarily the Empress Yuan's daughter. There were many concubines who were sent to the cold palace with the emperor. It might be other concubines. At that time, the emperor was furious with Empress Yuan, and many people were implicated and died in the cold palace. Maybe one of the concubines was pregnant at that time.
If this is the case, there is nothing to be afraid of this prince.
Of course, even if Empress Yuan really gave birth to a prince, it would not be possible to find him in such a vast sea of people.
These things sound like they are happening right now, but in fact, it is not certain when they will happen...
Everyone has their own thoughts. Some are secretly happy, some are panicking, some are terrified, and some are restless...
So, the reason why the Emperor has been repeatedly looking for the Imperial Observatory recently has been discovered...
After Qu Zhizhen finished his court session, he sat quietly in his study with a very unhappy look on his face. This incident had affected him, and until now he still couldn't believe that this was true.
Hearing a servant knocking on the door, saying that Miss Xie had come to give him a gift, Qu Zhizhen said impatiently, "Come in."
The servant came in carefully and presented a gift box in his hand: "Second Master, these are the shoes that Miss Xie sent. She said she had some other things sent over first."
These shoes were made by the newlyweds and given as dowry on the wedding day. Giving them at this time seems inappropriate in any way.
Qu Zhizhen had said before that the ceremony should be simple, and Zhu Jingfei's family also agreed. Although this matter seemed inappropriate, it could be explained.
Qu Zhizhen nodded: "Put it down!"
The servant put the gift box on the table, walked out and stood guard outside the door.
Inside the door, Qu Zhizhen looked at the gift box in front of him. It took him a long time to open it and saw that there was indeed a pair of navy blue thin-soled boots inside.
He picked up a boot, looked at it, and then reached inside to feel around, but there was nothing there.
He put this boot down, picked up the other boot, and felt inside it in the same way, and then he felt out a crumpled piece of paper.
The rolled up paper is very messy, and it looks like it is supporting the boots inside, making the boots look fuller. This is actually the way to place the paper when making boots.
Spread out and flatten the paper in front of you little by little.
Looking at the beautiful handwriting above, Qu Zhizhen's face turned ugly. After reading it, he took a deep breath.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and then read it again.
After reading it this time, he took out a candle from the drawer, lit it and burned the note.
He has been very cautious over the years.
He spread a piece of paper on the table and picked up the pen, but he didn't know where to start. His current position as the Minister of Works was actually still not that stable.
There were some things he didn't dare to do rashly for fear of attracting attention.
Prince? How could the emperor have another prince? And he was very likely born to Empress Yuan. Just for this reason, he could not be at peace.
His son, what about his son
He had been planning for so many years... Was he really going to go down the drain? How could he be willing to accept that
Originally he had no ambition, but after having a child, he became ambitious. For this ambition, everything else became less important.
In order to maintain this ambition, he did a lot in secret. Now something unexpected happened. How could he bear it
He slammed the table hard, causing the cups and plates on it to jump. His eyes became gloomy. No matter what, all his efforts over the years would not be in vain.
If Empress Yuan had a son, he would not be able to survive, and there is still no sign of this prince.
The world is so big that even if the emperor has great powers, he cannot find anyone he wants.
Besides, even if it was true, these ministers would not admit it.
Thinking of this, he felt a little relieved. He didn't want to see Queen Yuan's son, and the Crown Prince, King Jing, and King Ying would not want to see it either.
The King of England was so arrogant and domineering before because he was favored by the Emperor. Now that the Emperor favors someone else, how can he not be panicked
Since so many people don't want to see the emergence of this new prince, it doesn't matter who gave birth to this prince.
Qu Zhizhen didn't believe that so many people couldn't defeat this prince who had disappeared to an unknown place.
Thinking of this, I felt relieved. I picked up the pen and started writing without thinking.
After finishing writing, he put the pen down, blew on it to let it dry a little, crumpled it into a ball, put it in a thin-soled boot, and carefully pressed on the outside. He could feel the propped-up part, and there were no other surprises. He then picked up a piece of white paper, practiced a few words on it, crumpled it into a ball, and put it in the other boot.
The two boots look similar from the outside.
He closed the gift box and raised it to the servant outside: "Come in!"
The servant had been paying attention to the movements inside. When he heard the call from inside, he pushed the door open and came in hurriedly: "Second Master!"
"Send these boots back and tell them that they are a little too big. They are too wide and the heels will fall off. If they can't make it accurately, you can get more shoe samples from our house. Don't make any mistakes again." Qu Zhizhen ordered.
"Yes, I will tell you right away."
The servant responded and went forward to take the gift box and leave.
"Wait a moment." Qu Zhizhen suddenly stopped the servant, "If Miss Xie really can't do it, you can go to Prince Jing's Mansion or ask Princess Ying. Maybe they can do better."
Qu Qiuyan had made boots for him, and after Qu Moying returned home, he also did the work as a routine. As for whether it was really Qu Moying who made it, that was unknown...
After all, Qu Moying had an eye disease, and when she first entered the mansion, her eye disease had not yet fully recovered, and the lady was unwilling to let Qu Moying do more of this kind of delicate needlework...