The concerns they had were not only shared by Concubine Peng De, but also anticipated by Wei An and Shen Chen.
When they received the letter, they had already dealt with the affairs in Shandong and were back on the boat. The big ship was sailing through the waves, but they were all feeling uneasy.
"There's going to be trouble in the palace." Wei An lowered his eyes quietly, looking at the chessboard on the table, and said softly, "Concubine Peng De has never been a generous person. She can't even pretend to be virtuous. If Concubine Lin Shu gave birth to a daughter, it would be fine, but it happened to be a little prince, and the emperor values him so much."
In fact, considering Emperor Longqing's current physical condition and age, he would value his son no matter which concubine gave birth to him.
The older people get, the more they fear getting old, and the more they need things to prove that they are young and strong and will live a long life.
The birth of the little prince just gave Emperor Longqing such a hidden hope - he could still give birth to a son! This shows how strong he is and how useful the elixir is.
In addition, as soon as the little prince was born, the salt inspection issue was successfully resolved, and the imperial envoy to Fujian was also out of danger. In the eyes of Emperor Longqing, this child is stubborn and can stand on his own feet, and is no different from the fifth prince.
When he was so fond of Concubine Shu and the Sixth Prince, he never thought that Concubine Peng De was the same as Concubine Shu now.
Human greed knows no limit. It was his indulgence all along that gradually made Concubine Peng De lose her sense of the world and in the end she even reached out to Queen Fang.
He has suffered so much, but he still hasn't learned his lessons and is back to his old ways again.
"This is even God is not on his side." Shen Chen pursed his lips and dropped a child, looking up at Wei An frankly: "Although Shufei was arranged by my father, my father never asked her to do anything."
Wei An understood.
Because Concubine Lin Shu didn't have to do anything and had already won without making a single move.
With her gentleness and non-competitiveness, she spent nearly fifteen years gradually taking root in the heart of Emperor Longqing, and also cultivated such a powerful younger brother.
How good is such a girl in the eyes of men - her family has no protection for her, she has nothing but a weak brother, and she can only rely on her husband, obey him in everything, and ask for nothing else.
If you are a man, you will not be on guard against such a woman.
What's more, Concubine Lin Shu has now given birth to a son for him.
Ever since her son ascended the throne of crown prince, Concubine Peng De had become arrogant and behaved more and more recklessly. In the mind of Emperor Longqing, Concubine Peng De was like a used autumn fan, ugly and unnecessary in every way.
Concubine Peng De couldn't stand that grievance.
Once people reach a high position and enjoy the feeling of being a superior person, they will never want to come down.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frug
Even if Concubine Lin did nothing, she was destined to be an irreconcilable enemy with him, not to mention that Emperor Longqing was so good to Concubine Lin and the Sixth Prince born to her.
Shen Chen's face suddenly turned cold and stern. In front of Wei An, the cold and hard side of him that he had never shown before finally showed up: "He has never done anything good, but he always thinks he is a good person. This day will come sooner or later."
This day will come sooner or later.
The mistake of Emperor Longqing was that he was clearly not suitable for that position, but somehow he sat on it, so he never stopped being suspicious.
It would be fine if he was just a little suspicious, but his suspicion needs to be cured by killing.
From the Ming family to Shen Cong and Princess Changle, and later to the Feng family, he would kill without mercy anyone who touched his interests or aroused his suspicion.
Just because of his suspicion, how many people took the opportunity to cause trouble, and how many innocent people lost their lives
Shen Chen hated him.
Marquis of Pingxi Shen Cong and Princess Changle died indirectly at the hands of Emperor Longqing.
Wei An could understand his pain.
His parents died when he was young, and he had to live with others. He suffered countless injuries and hardships. Everyone thought he was a successful person, but they didn't know the heavy burden he was carrying.
In his previous life, he was still brooding over Chu Jingxing's betrayal until his death.
Thinking of Shen Chen's ending in his previous life, Wei An lowered his eyes slightly, hiding the sharpness and murderous intent that flashed across his eyes.
It's impossible in this life.
Chu Jingxing is already dead.
As for the rest, if Princess Linjiang continued to be so unreasonable, she would never sit still and wait for death.
Everyone should pay the price for their actions.
She had finally changed her own ending and was together with Shen Chen. No matter who it is, as long as they want them dead, they have to consider their own discretion first.
After a long while, she looked at the scenery passing by outside, turned her head gently to look at Shen Chen, and asked: "What will happen next?"
Concubine Lin Shu has all the emperor’s favor, what’s next
If Prince Linjiang wants that position, he must take some action. So what does he plan to do
Shen Chen was silent for a moment before he said, "It depends on Concubine Peng De herself."
Wei An understood immediately: "You mean, Concubine Yu..."
Concubine Yu and Concubine Peng De are sisters.
Concubine Peng De was very receptive to what she said and was always tolerant of her.
Now that Concubine Lin has given birth to a prince, her relationship with Emperor Longqing is no longer the same as before. If Concubine Yu were to talk nonsense in front of her, given her personality, she would most likely do something wrong.
Once you do something wrong, the opportunity comes...
They basically don't have to do anything, just move their mouths.
It all depends on Emperor Longqing.
Let's see how he balances the relationship between these two concubines.
And if it really depends on what Emperor Longqing says, Wei An can already foresee the result without Shen Chen saying anything - if Emperor Longqing could balance the relationship among the concubines, things would not have come to this point.
He is a person who only cares about his own preferences. When it comes to relationships, he praises the ones he likes to the sky, and tramples the ones he doesn't like into the mud.
Even though he had experienced the lesson of Queen Fang and tried to be nicer to the Fifth Prince and Concubine Peng De, a person's likes and dislikes cannot be concealed.
She curled her lips and said sarcastically, "If you put it that way, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble."
Given Concubine Peng De's personality, she will definitely make everyone uneasy.
Although Concubine Lin Shu would not cause trouble for Concubine Peng De, she could not remain indifferent in order to protect herself.
In this case, what would Emperor Longqing do when he was caught in the middle
Actually, his reputation is already very bad now. Everyone knows that he is too partial and his preferences for children change arbitrarily because of the concubines in the palace. The court officials and the people have many complaints about his fickleness.