"So, you think... this is the child that the late Crown Princess left for you?" The Emperor was silent, the anger on his face slowly subsided, and he asked in a deep voice.
"Your son... your son thinks so, otherwise... otherwise how could Concubine Ji be pregnant... She... She is the biological sister of the former Crown Princess." Pei Luoan covered his face, crying bitterly, heartbroken, "But now it's said that it's gone, it's said to be a false pregnancy, Father... your son's child was killed in a collision, it's all Miss Liu... Miss Liu's fault."
So, it's not that the prince has no rules and lets his concubine get pregnant first, but he does it for the sake of the crown princess, so he values the child in her belly so much.
Now the child is said to be gone and it was a false pregnancy. The prince cannot accept it for the time being and takes his anger out on others. The person he is angry at is King Jing
The emperor turned to Pei Yusheng and saw that he looked aggrieved: "Father, I really don't know anything. I just went to see my elder brother, but I didn't expect my elder brother to rush over and beat me when he saw me."
He reached out and touched the corner of his mouth. There was still blood there. He had just wiped it, but now it was there again.
"Father... your son... your son dare not forget her... dare not forget her... the child she sent is gone..." Pei Luoan cried uncontrollably, crying so sadly that even the eunuchs beside him lowered their heads. Thinking of the fact that the former Crown Princess had passed away forever, and then looking at the affectionate look of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, they all felt sad.
If only the Crown Princess were still alive!
"Crown Princess Ji is no longer with us. What the Crown Prince should worry about now is not these, but the future... Concubine Ji's fake pregnancy needs to be used as a warning. If such a thing happens again, it will be dealt with together in the future." The emperor said to his eldest son who was crying sadly, and turned to look at his second son who was standing aside. His aggrieved face still looked bitter.
"The young lady from the Liu family..." The emperor frowned when he said this. Liu Xiangshan himself was a good person, so why did he give birth to a daughter who caused so much trouble
She should be thankful that she was not allowed to marry Pei Yuanjun, as she is not a suitable wife for a family.
But the decree of marriage has been issued. He is the emperor and cannot betray his subjects. Liu Xiangshan has been guarding the border and has not returned to Beijing for so many years. He is loyal. It cannot be blamed entirely on him for the poor upbringing of his daughter. It is only Liu Xiangshan's fault that he has not remarried for so many years for the sake of his daughter, and there is no mistress to take care of the backyard.
"Tell the queen to send a few more nurses to teach her the rules." The emperor said, looking at his two sons again, and waved his hands angrily, "You two have so much energy, don't go back today, each of you write a policy essay for me. The one you wrote before didn't catch my eye, so write it now. You can go back when you finish it!"
Although the previous policy papers on the Northern Frontier were submitted by the Crown Prince and Prince Jing, it is impossible for anyone to write them all by themselves. The staff members under them do this for a living. Asking them to write it themselves will take time and effort. Moreover, the quality of the writing is not up to the Emperor.
Pei Luoan and Pei Yusheng immediately felt unwell.
"Father, I am getting married soon," Pei Yusheng said first.
"I'll let you go back when the wedding comes." The emperor said coldly, "You can even fight, what's the point of this wedding."
"But...but I want to go to the palace to welcome him in person." Pei Yusheng said this again. He didn't want to write a policy paper alone in the palace.
The emperor meant that this was not an easy task, and it was not easy to write well. None of the ones that had been revised before had won the emperor's favor, and he definitely could not do it alone.
We have to go back home to discuss it.
"A personal welcome? No need." The emperor snorted coldly. The so-called personal welcome is to give face to the other party. This young lady from the Liu Mansion is in such a state now. She has become so arrogant before entering the Prince Jing's Mansion. If she marries in, she will definitely cause trouble. No matter who you give face to, you cannot give her face.
Not to mention the wedding ceremony, the Emperor will also instruct the Empress to have someone keep a close eye on Miss Liu during the wedding to prevent such trouble from happening again.
Among his several wives, the one the emperor is most dissatisfied with is Liu Lanxin.
In the past, because she was the daughter of Liu Xiangshan, I felt that such women were different from those in Beijing, and had a different kind of heroic spirit. But now I realize what a heroic spirit is. It is clear that they are ignorant of etiquette, poorly educated, and always causing trouble in their family.
If he is not taught well, there will definitely be unrest in the family of my second son in the future.
When I think about it this way, I feel sorry for my second son.
"Father..." Pei Yusheng wanted to say something, but his face darkened. He knew it was useless to say anything more, so he could only respond weakly: "Yes, I obey your command."
"Your son obeys your command." Pei Luoan saw that what Pei Yusheng said was of no use, and also knew that the emperor had made up his mind, so he accepted the punishment immediately.
The two men followed the eunuch out, one after the other. The emperor frowned tightly, took a few deep breaths, took the tea brought by Li Quan, took a sip, and then asked Pei Yuanjun below.
"What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, are you talking about what happened just now?" Pei Yuanjun raised his eyebrows lazily and glanced in the direction where the prince and King Jing were going.
"Does this matter... have anything to do with Prince Jing?" The emperor frowned.
"If you ask me, I will just say I don't know." Pei Yuanjun said leisurely, "It sounds like a coincidence. How could it be so coincidental? If it wasn't a coincidence, this wouldn't have happened. The prince thought that Concubine Ji was pregnant and must have planned to give birth to the child."
"There is no child." The emperor said unhappily. When Li Quan went to inquire about it just now, he also found out about Ji Youran's fake pregnancy.
"Your Majesty, do you think it was the intention of the former Crown Princess to let this concubine get pregnant?" Pei Yuanjun raised his sleepy eyes slightly, looking at him in a lazy state, as if he had not woken up yet.
"Nonsense," the emperor scolded.
Pei Yuanjun laughed: "The emperor also thinks it's nonsense, why does the prince seem to believe it so much today?"
The emperor's brows furrowed even more tightly. The prince was not like this in the past. Could it be that he was doing this for show
It was because of what he said just now that he felt pity for Pei Luoan, so his heart softened and he did not punish him severely.
He didn't realize it before, but after Pei Yuanjun said this, the emperor finally understood what he meant. His face became uglier and uglier, and he got furious after a long while: "He wants me to..."
When he said this, he started coughing violently. Li Quan hurried to the emperor's back and patted him gently.
After a long while, the emperor finally stopped, his face flushed from coughing, his original fury turned a little gloomy, "My Empress... the former Crown Princess..."
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Your Majesty, this is really a coincidence." Pei Yuanjun played with the pen on the table, watching the pen in his hand turn between his fingers thoughtfully, "Concubine Ji is pregnant, this sounds very strange."
"I will ask someone to investigate." The emperor said coldly. He took the teacup from Li Quan's hand and took a sip before he finally recovered.
"After this incident in the backyard, Your Majesty should ask the Empress to investigate." Pei Yuanjun said jokingly, "Other ministers will be so anxious to submit memorials. This minister has the most memorials of this kind."
Pei Yuanjun pointed to the pile of memorials in front of him. Most of them were about the censors impeaching someone. Recently, there were more and more cases of impeaching the Crown Prince and King Jing, which was very annoying.
Let the Queen investigate this matter? Thinking of the Queen being the Prince's biological mother, how could she not help her son? The Emperor snorted coldly, he might as well find someone else.
Looking up, he saw Pei Yuanjun with his head tilted to one side, looking bored, and suddenly asked, "Are the concubines of the Prince's Palace and the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace related?"
"My princess's cousin is the former Crown Princess." Pei Yuanjun said.
"Let her go see Concubine Ji and ask her what's going on. If..." The emperor paused here and didn't say anything else.
"If this was just a matter involving a concubine, would the emperor depose this concubine?" Pei Yuanjun asked lightly and casually.
“Ask first, this concubine was left behind by the previous Crown Princess. She was instrumental to the previous Crown Princess, who died while trying to save the Crown Prince. The royal family owes the Ji family… a favor.” The emperor sighed, thinking of Ji Hanyue’s biological father, who was also one of his most capable ministers. He did not expect that he would become seriously ill due to the recurrence of his daughter’s old injury.
From this point of view, the emperor is sorry to the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion. Even if Ji Youran went a little too far, the emperor can tolerate it because of her last name Ji.
"Your Majesty, since you value Ling Anbo so much, why don't you let the adopted young prince inherit the title?" Pei Yuanjun picked up a memorial in front of him and said nonchalantly, "This title is not passed down, and there are always some troubles. You see, it is because of this incident that Ling Anbo's Mansion... If Ling Anbo is not here, it can't be called Ling Anbo's Mansion."
In his hand was a petition for a title.
"He is not an adopted heir, but a biological one, just a little young. He was almost killed by someone! He is young, there is really nothing we can do." Pei Yuanjun raised the memorial in his hand and sighed about the things written in it, "This kind of thing happens all day long. No one will feel at ease until the title is given. They fight to the death for it. The one in the Ling Anbo Mansion is not too young either."
The emperor nodded thoughtfully. Since he was going to show grace to the Ling'an Marquis' Mansion, it showed that the royal family was not ungrateful. It was indeed a good idea to decline the title.
Rather than being nice to that concubine Ji, it would be better to directly give the title to Ling Yongming's adopted son. This would also fulfill the duty between him and him as a monarch and his subject, and let those meritorious officials see that even if they are gone, the royal family will fully support their affairs after their death and protect them in their hearts.
"Draft an imperial decree to let the prince of the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion inherit the title!" Having made up his mind, the emperor acted quickly. Since the child was the heir of Ji Yongming's family, he couldn't let him bear such a reputation in vain. The emperor felt a little guilty about the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion...