Shen Chen had made up his mind, so Queen Fang stopped trying to persuade him. Seeing that it was getting late and the wind was getting stronger outside, she decided to let Shen Chen stay in the Qiongjing Tower, which was previously the residence of the third prince and had been empty ever since.
After Shen Chen left, Xiao Gu just came back.
As soon as she came back, Aunt Xiao shook her head gently at Queen Fang, and sighed as she looked at her, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince is not doing well over there. I heard he was frightened. He started crying and making a fuss the moment he arrived. The imperial physician examined him and said it was infantile convulsions, and prescribed medicine. But just now, there was chaos in Concubine De's palace again. When I went to see him, he was busy asking someone to invite the imperial physician, who said the Fifth Prince had a fever."
It is very common for children to suffer from headaches and fevers in such cold weather.
However, the meaning of this happening in front of all the civil and military officials in the court was slightly different.
Queen Fang was certainly not stupid enough to think that the Fifth Prince was really frightened. She laughed coldly, "It would be great if he really had a fever. I'm just afraid that he has no such fate but to get that disease!"
She was referring to the fact that the Fourth Prince also had a fever, but later Concubine De gave birth to a son and escaped the disaster.
Aunt Xiao didn't say anything.
Queen Fang became even more annoyed: "This is just a play between children. Ah Man is still so young, only two years old, and can't even speak clearly. Even if something really happened over there, can Ah Man be asked to pay with his life?!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Queen Fang herself was stunned.
Yeah, why didn’t she think of it before
She only wanted to keep to herself and not displease Emperor Longqing again, so that he would be more inclined to Concubine De. But how could she forget that if that side was gone, Emperor Longqing would only have one son left.
Emperor Longqing loved his son dearly and had only one son left. What choice did he have at that time
She shuddered, then quickly came to her senses and shook her head.
This is really too risky. It is not a feasible method unless there is no other way out.
She frowned and tried to suppress her displeasure, and said calmly: "In this case, send an order to have Consecrator Kong come to the palace to see the Fifth Prince in person. This matter cannot be delayed."
Aunt Xiao quickly replied yes.
Jinyu also had the news, so she trotted in and smiled, "Your Majesty, His Majesty just finished talking to Prince Linjiang, and is coming over here!"
Queen Fang pulled up the corners of her mouth to smile, and ordered the small kitchen to prepare a hangover soup, and also asked the kitchen to make a few exquisite desserts and send them up, for fear that Emperor Longqing would feel upset in his stomach.
Emperor Longqing was in a good mood. He forgot Empress Fang's greetings and sat directly beside her. He drank a sip of tea and asked her, "How is it? Where is Ah Chen?"
Empress Fang took the teacup and put it aside. She raised her hand and everyone in the palace left. She sat below Emperor Longqing and smiled, "This child is very stubborn. He wanted to stay here and wait for you to come back to make a decision for him. But I saw that it was getting late, so I let him stay in the Qiongjing Tower and told him that he could wait until tomorrow to discuss anything. He finally left."
Emperor Longqing laughed when he heard this: "I don't know whose personality this child takes after. He does whatever he wants and is always in a hurry."
"That's right." Queen Fang knew that he was happy, so she followed his words and said, "Looking at his expression, he really seems to have suffered a great injustice. Princess Linjiang did indeed go too far and it was too obvious."
If he hadn't gone so far, Shen Chen wouldn't have ended up like this.
Emperor Longqing shook his head and felt a little thirsty. He drank another sip of tea before saying, "It's good this way. He made such a scene in front of so many ministers. The original chance of easing the situation was completely ruined by him. After such a thing happened, how could the Linjiang Palace keep him? Where else could they keep him? I saw the look in Jingxing's eyes. It was clear that he wanted to kill Shen Chen."
Moreover, Shen Chen is a man of strong will. He never changes his mind once he makes a decision. He is no different from a stubborn bull.
Emperor Longqing said: "In this case, it is only natural to let him separate from the family."
Queen Fang nodded in agreement: "Chu Jingxing doesn't like Shen Chen, but Chu Jingwu has a good relationship with Shen Chen, and Prince Linjiang has raised Shen Chen for so many years, how can he let go so easily? Even if the family is separated, there will be some contact. If there is too much contact, it will easily cause conflicts. Chu Jingxing will definitely not like Chu Jingwu's closeness to Shen Chen, and Princess Linjiang will be angry that Prince Linjiang cares more about Shen Chen..."
Tsk tsk tsk, it’s really a tangled mess. It gives me a headache just thinking about it.
Emperor Longqing had no intention of giving them a headache. He was a good brother and uncle who would solve their problems for them.
"I have talked to Lao Wu, and he knows that if this continues, the whole family will have no peace. Seeing him like that, if Shen Chen insists on persisting, he will not be able to bear it anymore, and sooner or later he will give in and let Shen Chen return to his ancestral home."
"I will let Shen Chen go to Fujian when the time comes. The farther away we are, the less affection we have for each other. The farther away we are, the more things that can happen in between." He paused, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked Queen Fang, "Where's A-Man?"
Queen Fang was very pleased with his eager questioning of her son, and quickly stood up: "He is sleeping inside. The child has been having fun all day, and I'm afraid he is exhausted."
Emperor Longqing finally went into the inner room to check on his son. Seeing that his son was indeed asleep, he breathed a sigh of relief with a smile on his face.
He did so much, all for his sons.
His sons won't have to work so hard in the future, and won't have to face uncles and brothers who are much older and more powerful than them.
Thinking of this, he said, "Shen Chen has been in a bad mood recently. You should take better care of him and let Yonghe play with him more. Anyway, these two children will become a pair sooner or later."
Queen Fang agreed to all of them and responded with a smile.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Emperor Longqing was allowed to rest.
Emperor Longqing waved his hand naturally and said, "I won't stay overnight. It's getting late. You can go to bed first."
The bowl of sobering soup that had been prepared long ago never got the chance to be drunk. Queen Fang's face turned pale, then blue, and then red. She sat in the chair for a long time before she sneered.
Taking a deep breath, she knew where Emperor Longqing had gone without even thinking.
After all, he was still worried about what happened today. He felt that the Fifth Prince had been wronged, so he hurried to see his son and also to comfort his Concubine De.
His heart has unknowingly grown so biased. If he continues like this, he will only invest more attention on the Fifth Prince and Concubine De. How can he remember the hierarchy between legitimate and illegitimate children, or remember her and the Fourth Prince