Old Madam Wei sighed and said, "It seems that Chu Jingxing's previous design was in vain."
Not only that, he might even vent his anger on Shen Chen and the others. If Shen Chen hadn't meddled in other people's business, this matter wouldn't have been known to King Linjiang, nor would it have been intercepted by King Linjiang, who would have only reported it to Chu Jingmeng.
The effect of the death of two sons is of course completely different from the death of one son.
Wei An smiled and didn't answer.
In fact, she and Shen Chen had roughly the same idea, that is, there was no need to use someone who was not of much use. The King of Jin was really a vassal king without any big ambitions.
It would be much more effective to tamper with the King of Qin than to tamper with him.
Since Chu Jingxing has made this decision, he should naturally bear the consequences of doing so.
But anyway, it is better for him to do nothing now than to try to do everything. At least he will understand that not everything is within his calculations.
No one can calculate everything perfectly. For example, Queen Fang did not expect that after planning for so long, the scheme she set up after thinking she had calculated Emperor Longqing's softness and guilt towards the Ming family would fail at the last moment.
After leaving Fengyi Palace, Emperor Longqing went to the cabinet to discuss matters. After deciding on Fujian's anti-Japanese resistance, he asked the Ministry of War to speed up the design of the new weapons list presented by Liu Biping, and then received a report from Young Master Lin.
The information presented by Young Master Lin clearly explained the cause of the fire in the Temple of Heaven. It was not an abnormal celestial phenomenon or a warning from heaven.
Someone did it deliberately.
The official from the Imperial Observatory who shouted the loudest was a distant relative of Empress Fang.
Under such circumstances, coupled with the previous strange behavior of Old Lady Wei, the truth of the matter is self-evident.
Emperor Longqing did not waste too long. The next day he swiftly eliminated a group of people who were shouting that the Fourth Prince was the reincarnation of the First Prince.
He slapped the face of the most noisy official of the Imperial Observatory on the spot, and threw an impeachment memorial in front of him with an expressionless face, accusing this official of being a mere slacker and having no real talent or knowledge. He sneered: "I heard that your family once calculated an auspicious date for the Mei Hanlin family to get married, but on that auspicious day, the Mei family suffered a disaster. I also heard that your family once checked the feng shui of the new house for the Imperial College Jijiu Chen, and said that a pond should be dug in the backyard to gather wealth, but the Jijiu's family never recovered from it... Your family is so capable, how can I believe that the fourth prince you calculated is the reincarnation of the eldest prince?!"
In front of all the civil and military officials in the court, this was a blatant slap in the face of that official!
All the civil and military officials in the court were silent for a moment.
The official from the Imperial Observatory was trembling with fear and could hardly stand.
Emperor Longqing was so disrespectful to him that he was just short of pointing at his nose and accusing him in front of the whole world of being a charlatan who had gained his reputation in vain. I'm afraid his future would be ruined from now on!
But the more serious thing is far more than this. After Emperor Longqing sneered, he said: "There is another thing. It is clearly written in this memorial. Your family has worked hard for your son and even bought an official position..."
His voice remained calm: "You deceive the world and steal reputation, you talk about morality and justice, but in fact you are full of evil intentions, you are used to using the dead to make trouble, where do you think I am?! Where do you think the eldest prince is?!"
The official from the Imperial Observatory finally lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Eunuch An hurriedly ordered the Jinyiwei in the hall to drag the man away.
Emperor Longqing then announced a decision in a leisurely manner - he wanted to posthumously confer the title of Crown Prince on the deceased eldest prince, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to draft a posthumous title. He also ordered that he be buried with Empress Ming after his death.
Buried together with Queen Ming, what about the current Queen Fang
Although no one dared to say it, they all knew in their hearts that this time it was probably because Empress Fang had gone too far and that was why she disgusted Emperor Longqing.
That's why, when the rumor that the Fourth Prince was the reincarnation of the First Prince became a hot topic among the people and the court, Emperor Longqing first punished the officials who cried out the loudest, slapped the face of the official of the Imperial Observatory who had made such a claim, and then deliberately conferred a title posthumously on the First Prince.
Those who had a plan in mind drew a line between themselves and Queen Fang in their hearts.
Emperor Longqing felt that this was not enough, and after the court session, without waiting for Empress Fang to make a fuss, he took the Fourth Prince to Taiji Palace to take care of him personally, on the grounds that the Fourth Prince was ill.
This was the second emperor since the founding of the dynasty who brought his prince with him to teach him.
In the past, Taizu of our dynasty loved the empress so much that after her death he took her youngest son to his side and raised him personally, taking care of everything personally.
But Taizu did this because the queen had passed away.
But now the fourth prince's biological mother, Queen Fang, is still alive and well. Emperor Longqing did this undoubtedly deliberately for the court officials to see, and it was also a punishment for Queen Fang.
By the time Queen Fang reacted, she could no longer see any trace of the Fourth Prince.
Eunuch An refused to give in to any persuasion and resolutely took the Fourth Prince to Taiji Palace under the escort of the Imperial Guards, and he even refused to let Queen Fang see him again.
Empress Fang asked to see Emperor Longqing, but he rejected her without any hesitation and just told her to have a good rest as she had been feeling weak lately and needed to recuperate.
Rest?!
Even a fool would know that this wasn't about rest, but meant for her to be confined to her room!
Falling from heaven to hell in one day. Queen Fang was completely confused, but the worst thing was that she didn't know where the problem was.
How could Emperor Longqing be so angry out of nowhere? He didn't even give her the slightest bit of face and did things so ruthlessly?!
It was not until the bad news came one after another that she finally realized why Emperor Longqing was angry - he knew the reason why the fire in the Imperial Ancestral Temple caught fire... and he also knew the purpose of her doing this.
So he deliberately posthumously conferred the title of Crown Prince on the eldest prince, and asked the Ministry of Rites to draft a posthumous title with great fanfare to slap her in the face.
She felt so disheartened for a moment that she clutched her clothes tightly, not even noticing her joints turning white. As a couple, he could be so heartless.
There was no room left for her at all.
She even took her son away.
She only has a son.
This husband, who used to dote on her and almost did everything for her, is now estranged from her in spirit, and Concubine De is eyeing her covetously, which adds to her pressure.
She already had nothing, her family was ruined, if she lost her son, how could she survive? ! How could she survive? !
It was Aunt Xiao who walked over and gently advised her to look at things more positively: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be so sad. In fact... it is also a rare honor for the Fourth Prince to be raised by His Majesty himself. If you think about it from another perspective!"