Half of the day hadn't passed yet, and the news that the fifth prince chose to read with him spread throughout the court and the public at the fastest speed.
From the royal family to the nobles and even the ministers of the court, it seems that it was only at this moment that they realized that the concubine of the middle palace who had been hiding behind others because of his frailty had reached the age of choosing a companion. No, in fact, he should have chosen a long time ago , but because the fifth prince is weak, he has been delayed.
The matter of the fifth prince's selection as a companion was like throwing a boulder, which made the originally not peaceful situation in the court even more confusing.
Up to the three grown-up princes, down to the civil and military officials, they couldn't help but speculate.
Even Nangong Qin specially called his second younger brother Nangong Mu to the outer study after he came down to court.
The two brothers sat next to each other, Nangong Qin took a sip of tea, and asked straight to the point: "Second brother, what do you think of the Fifth Prince's choice to study with you?"
Nangong Mu thought about it and said: "The fifth prince is getting older, so it's only natural to choose a companion to study with. The key depends on which one you choose?"
Nangong Qin nodded. Everyone knows that once the prince chooses a companion, not only the companion, but also the family of the companion will be inclined to this prince, just like the companions of the First Prince, Second Prince, and Third Prince. They are all confidantes of their subordinates, so the choice of the fifth prince's companion will inevitably have a certain impact on the division of the situation in the court.
Nangong Mu pondered for a moment and asked, "Brother, do you know which families the Queen will choose from?"
Nangong Qin Ningmei replied: "Judging from the information disclosed by several ministers in the court, it is probably the Duke of Enguo and his in-laws."
The two brothers are not surprised at this point, according to the empress's protection of the fifth prince, she must let go of someone she can trust.
Nangong Mu thought for a while, and then said: "Brother, since the emperor personally chooses to read for the fifth prince, will..." Sacred Heart began to favor the fifth prince
Nangong Qin understood what his second brother meant, nodded his head and said: "The injustice of the concubine is the root of the chaos in the family and the country. The emperor should have clearly distinguished the concubine and concubine. Now the three older princes are constantly making small moves in private. , obviously the emperor also sees it, if you don't treat your concubine properly, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the future." However, it turns out that the fifth prince is weak, and it's hard to say whether he can grow up, the emperor should have some scruples, and now the fifth prince is growing up , The emperor's heart should also be settled.
"Brother said yes." Nangong Mu lowered his eyes slightly, thinking, "It's just that the fifth prince can choose to accompany him to read, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to be the son of the first son, unless..."
The two brothers came up with the same thought: unless a prince is established!
While talking, the servant girl who was waiting in the study came in and announced: "The elder master, the second master, the second young master and the third aunt are here!"
Why are their brothers and sisters here? The Nangong Qin brothers glanced at each other, and after being taken aback, Nangong Qin hurriedly said: "The second young master and third aunt are not invited in yet."
After the maid stepped back, after a while, Nangong Xin and Nangong Yue walked into the study one after the other. The fifteen-year-old Nangong Xin was half a head taller than her younger sister. Carved with jade, red lips and white teeth, one can tell they are two siblings.
Looking at the pair of sons and daughters, Nangong Mu was filled with pride and satisfaction.
After Nangong Xin and Nangong Yue saluted their uncle and father, they also sat down.
Nangong Qin asked with a smile: "Brother Xin, sister Yue, why are you two here suddenly?"
Nangong Yue gave Nangong Xin an encouraging look, and Nangong Xin looked at Nangong Qin and Nangong Mu, and said seriously: "Uncle, Dad, I want to be the fifth prince's companion!"
This time, Nangong Qin and Nangong Mu were really surprised. They just thought that the fifth prince's selection of companions had little to do with Nangong Mansion, but they didn't expect it to have something to do with Nangong Mansion.
Before the elders could ask questions, the upright Nangong Xin told the story from the beginning to the end.
Nangong Yue kept looking at her brother with a smile on the side. After she came out from the queen, she originally wanted to go to Lin Shi first, but she changed her mind temporarily. Nangong Xin is already fifteen years old, and has reached the age where she can discuss marriage. If a man wants to start a family and start a business, how can Lin be the master of everything, Nangong Xin must learn to grow up.
So, Nangong Yue directly told Nangong Xin about the queen's intention to ask him to accompany the fifth prince to read... Then she came here - this matter is related to Nangong Mansion, and naturally it is not something that their siblings can decide at will.
After talking about the ins and outs, Nangong Xin said again: "Uncle, Dad, can I be the fifth prince's companion?"
The two brothers exchanged glances, and both looked thoughtful.
For the Nangong family today, it is most appropriate to avoid the turmoil in the court, but being a direct son and concubine is the duty of a courtier, if there is no direct son, it's all right, if there is a direct son, how can we only let the concubine make public
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From the moment it was announced in the palace that they would choose companions for the five princes, the ministers had their eyes fixed on the next move of the empress. After another three days, the empress personally selected a few from the homes of the ministers. Accompanying candidates.
Jiang Mingqing from Enguo Mansion, Qi Zheng from Qi Mansion... plus Nangong Xin from Nangong Mansion, there are six people in total.
After the news came out, the courtiers were all at a loss. They couldn't figure out the criteria for the selection of candidates by the emperor. Why is Nangong Xin from Nangong Mansion also included in the list of accompanying candidates? The fifth prince is only nine years old, and Nangong Xin is already fifteen I'm old, this age is a bit too big!
Not only the courtiers found it weird, but even the whole Nangong Mansion was puzzled when they heard about this list, wondering if it was Nangong Yue who begged for her elder brother to let Nangong Xin get rid of the title of fool, No one thought that Nangong Xin would really be selected. After all, his age was right, except for Nangong Qin and the Erfang family who knew about it.
Candidates will all enter the palace, and the empress will take the exam in person, and two of them will be selected as companions of the fifth prince.
Everyone was waiting for this result, and Nangong Yue was no exception.
On the day when Nangong Xin entered the palace, Nangong Yue was a little absent-minded since she woke up early in the morning. Although she knew that someone would report to her as soon as there was a result, she still couldn't help but look outside the door, even the account book in her hand. Haven't turned a page for a long time.
Baihui went into the small study with tea, and persuaded with a smile: "Concubine Shizi, would you like to rest for a while?"
"Alright." Nangong Yue put down the account book, cleaned her hands, took a piece of rose cake and put it in her mouth.
Anyway, she can read these account books at least a little bit, and it doesn't matter if she doesn't read the rest.
The old Zhennan King has only passed away for a few years, and these Zhuangzi's stewards have started to coax the master's family into fools. The accounts brought up in the first one or two years are still carefully balanced. The later, the more perfunctory and outrageous , The ones that are full of mistakes will be handed over.
Thinking of this, Nangong Yue was a little annoyed.
These unscrupulous slaves must be punished, but how to punish them made her brain troubled.
After all, they all stayed from the time of Old Zhennan King, if not handled properly, it would be detrimental to Xiao Yi's reputation.
She has to plan well.
It would be great if Xiao Yi was here, there is one more person we can discuss with. But if he told Xiao Yi about this, he would definitely wave his hand casually and say, "Just withdraw, if you dare to make trouble, you can beat me again"... Thinking of this, Nangong Yue couldn't help but chuckled.
With such a smile, my mood improved a lot, and I asked the maids to put away all the account books.
Nangong Yue took a refreshment and rested for another half an hour, but there was no news from the palace.
All the things to be done in the morning were done, and Nangong Yue didn't want to look at the account book any more, so she casually leaned against the window and played a game. Seeing her listless look, Lily smiled and jokingly talked about the recent anecdotes in the capital.
"Elder Concubine, Miss Cui sent a lot of posts to the noble ladies in the royal capital during the banquet the day before yesterday."
This Miss Cui is the future third concubine.
Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows slightly, and guessed casually: "Could it be that Miss Cui also posted a message to my cousin?"
"Concubine Shizi, you are so smart, you can guess it right away." After Baihe smiled and praised, she continued, "But the cousin girl didn't go that day, which made Miss Cui feel ashamed."
Nangong Yue couldn't help being surprised, this Cui Yanyan was the future concubine of the third prince, while Bai Muxiao was just a concubine who was ordered to serve in the mansion. She openly slapped Cui Yanyan's face at the Jiji Banquet in front of so many people, isn't she afraid that life will be sad in the future
However, as far as Bai Muxiao was concerned, it was not surprising that she would do this.
Bai Muxiao had always looked down on being a concubine, if she was asked to give up her self-esteem and make a face for Cui Yanyan, she would definitely refuse.
Bai He said mysteriously: "... After the girls who went to the Jiji Banquet that day came back, word spread that Miss Cui couldn't even hold down a concubine."
Nangong Yue chuckled, Cui Yanyan's wishful thinking was well planned, and she wanted to overwhelm Bai Muxiao before she entered the third prince's residence, but unexpectedly, it was Bai Muxiao who she met.
Let's see what will happen to these two people in the Third Prince's Mansion in the future.
"What's more, Princess Concubine..."
Baihe spoke enthusiastically, Nangong Yue listened interestingly, a sash was only half done, Que'er came to report: "Shizi Concubine, the eldest aunt and uncle are here."
Big sister is here
Nangong Yue was a little surprised, it would be quite impolite to come to visit suddenly without first handing over the greeting card, obviously Nangong Cheng had something to do to do this.
It's just that the elder brother-in-law... Xiao Yi was not in the house, it was really inconvenient for her to entertain Pei Yuanchen, so she asked Baihe to go to the front yard, asked Zhu Xing to greet her, and then welcomed Nangong Cheng in.
"Big sister." Nangong Yue went to greet her in front of the Fufengyuan in person, and saw Nangong Cheng said apologetically, "Third sister, I came to disturb you suddenly, I really..."
"You and my sister, what are you talking about?" Nangong Yue pulled her into the banquet room of the main room, beckoned her to sit down on the beauty couch, and said, "The prince is not in the house, so I can only wrong my brother-in-law to sit in the outer courtyard for a while .”
Nangong Cheng nodded, which is also a matter of course.
The servant girl brought tea and snacks, Nangong Cheng winked at Shuxiang and Moxiang, and the two servant girls retreated knowingly. back out.
Until there were only the two sisters left in the house, Nangong Yue asked straight to the point: "Big sister, but what happened to Jian'anbo Mansion?"
Nangong Cheng smiled wryly, and said, "My second younger sibling had a miscarriage."
Nangong Yue was slightly surprised, and then heard her say: "Today, Shizi and I were wandering in the garden, and we happened to meet the second uncle and the second younger sibling. They seemed to be having some trouble. The second younger sibling suddenly ran out from behind the rockery, and I I couldn't avoid it, so I collided with her. Afterwards, the second sibling complained of abdominal pain, and not long after calling the doctor, she had a miscarriage."
Nangong Cheng still said it implicitly, but in fact, she and Pei Yuanchen were enjoying the flowers and gossiping, having a good time. The Cui family's second youngest grandmother, Lu Jiaqi, rushed out from behind the rockery crying. Pei Yuanchen's wheelchair was extremely heavy, and she was weak, so she couldn't push him out of the way in time, so she was hit by Lu Jiaqi.
This matter had nothing to do with them, it was just an accident. But after Lu Jiaqi had a miscarriage, the second room went straight to their yard, saying that they deliberately caused Lu Jiaqi to have a miscarriage.
Nangong Cheng sighed slightly, and said: "The mansion is too noisy, so my mother asked me to take the eldest son out for a walk. After thinking about it, I can only disturb the third sister."
Nangong Yuexiu frowned slightly, and immediately discovered the key point: "But what disrespectful words did the second room have?" Otherwise, why would a dignified prince avoid the house.
Nangong Cheng smiled wryly and said: "To tell the truth, third sister, the second lady came to our yard and scolded the prince over and over again, saying..." She was a little embarrassed, and finally gritted her teeth, "She said that the prince is already crippled and useless. Hold on to the position of the son of the world, can't give birth to children, and don't let others have children... "
After all, Nangong Cheng was a girl raised by aristocratic family, so even if she just relayed such obscene words, she would not be able to say them out.
In fact, there is another sentence that Nangong Cheng didn't say, so Mrs. Pei even said bluntly, "I should have died early." Although Pei Yuanchen is open-minded, he can't stay in the mansion and let them insult him! So , Mrs. Jian Anbo asked her to take Pei Yuanchen out and wait until everything in the mansion was settled before going back.
"It's unreasonable." Nangong Yue said angrily, "Is it true that there is no one in our Nangong family?! Big sister, you should go back to your mother's house, let my mother and sister-in-law come forward for you, and go to Jian'anbo Mansion to have a good life theory with Mrs. Pei Er How can a girl from my Nangong family allow others to bully her!"
"Third sister." Nangong Cheng took her hand and said, "That's why I didn't go back to my mother's house. My mother treated me very well, just like my own daughter. Since she has said that this matter will be handled by her, I will It’s always wrong to go back to your mother’s house to sue.”
If she went back to Nangong Mansion today, Mrs. Su or Mrs. Lin would have to answer her questions. In order to avoid trouble, she avoided Nangong Yue's place.
Seeing that Nangong Yue frowned in disapproval, Nangong Cheng said again: "Don't worry, third sister, I won't let others bully me. If it's difficult for my mother to deal with it properly, I'll go back and report to the second sister." Auntie."
Only then did Nangong Yue nod her head slightly, and then asked after thinking: "Second Madam Pei is acting like this, but what is the reason?"
"Maybe it's because the second brother was listed as a companion." Nangong Cheng said with a little hesitation, "Earlier, the second room was persuading several elders to agree to change their sons. After the news of the incident got out, they all rejected it with righteous words.”
After all, Nangong Cheng, the wife of the eldest son of Jian'anbo Mansion, is the eldest daughter of the Nangong family and the eldest sister of Nangong Xin.
"It turned out to be like this..." Nangong Yue finally understood, and said comfortingly, "Eldest sister, don't worry, just stay with me for a while, if you don't worry about your son, I'll ask someone to clean up one for you in the front yard." Rest in the yard."
"Don't bother my sister." Nangong Cheng said with a smile, "I..."
While talking, Que'er happily ran in, and said joyfully, "Concubine Shizi, great aunt and grandma, our second uncle was personally chosen by the emperor to accompany the fifth prince!"
"Very good!"
Sisters Nangong Cheng and Nangong Yue couldn't help looking at each other, and stood up overjoyed.
Nangong Yue was even more ecstatic, she knew that her brother would never be worse than others!
The fifth prince's companions were officially confirmed - Jiang Mingqing from the Jiang family and Nangong Xin from the Nangong family. This matter quickly spread throughout the government and the public, and at the same time spread to Princess Yongyang's mansion. When Mrs. Fu heard the news, she couldn't believe her ears.
"You said Nangong Xin, the second young master of Nangong Mansion was selected as the fifth prince's companion?" Mrs. Fu couldn't help asking again.
Madam Mo glanced complicatedly at Fu Yunyan who couldn't hide her joy beside Mrs. Fu, nodded and said: "Yes, Mrs. Fu." After a pause, she added, "I heard that the emperor is taking the exam in the imperial study room. After reviewing the knowledge and character of the six young masters, I ordered the second young master Nangong on the spot."
The requirements for the prince's companionship are very high. After all, he may be selecting his close ministers and cronies for the future emperor. Even if he is not the most educated candidate, he must be knowledgeable enough and have an outstanding character. Otherwise, it will be a short time The emperor will have to show his face to the Taifu in the future, so it is absolutely impossible to fish in troubled waters.
Seeing her mother couldn't hide her surprise, Fu Yunyan said triumphantly from the side: "Mother, I just said it, Ah Xin is not a fool, you just don't believe it!"
Mrs. Fu didn't speak, but she was thoughtful. Thinking of the few times she met with Nangong Xin, he did speak in a clear and orderly manner, and he didn't look too stupid, but sometimes he would show a particularly naive and childish expression and sentence... Could it be that Is it just a matter of personality? Think about Liu Niang being childish sometimes.
If this issue is put aside, Nangong Xin may not be incompatible with Liu Niang...
Mrs. Fu was a little restless. On the one hand, she felt that since she had already refused, she should not consider Nangong Xin, and on the other hand, she was really worried about Liu Niang's marriage.
After all, because of Princess Qi's deliberate publicity, many people in the capital thought that the Fu family was going to get married with Prince Qi's mansion. Even if he spread the news to deny the matter, the damage had already been done.
Once it comes to marriage, some rumors may be nothing to the man, but to the daughter's family, even the slightest disturbance may ruin the reputation. Originally, Mrs. Fu was not in a hurry about Fu Yunyan's marriage, and felt that she could pick and choose slowly, but now she was afraid that she would drag Fu Yunyan into a big girl without even having a chance to choose, and it would be too late to regret it later !
At this moment, it is not only Madam Fu who is troubled, but also Han Lingfu...
When he learned that the emperor had chosen Nangongxin to accompany the fifth prince, Han Lingfu left the palace in a hurry and went to the Zhang residence.
As soon as he saw Zhang Mianzhi, Han Lingfu said with an ugly face: "Uncle, you have heard that the father chose Nangong Xin as the companion of the fifth emperor!"
After Zhang Mianzhi and Zhang Yiyu saluted, the former welcomed him into the study with a solemn expression.
After sitting down, Zhang Mianzhi frowned and said, "Your Highness, this is too bad for us. That Nangong Xin is the elder brother of Zhennan Prince's Concubine. Originally, Zhennan Prince's Concubine was on good terms with the Empress, but now Nangong Xincheng With the accompanying reading of the fifth prince, the fifth prince is really like a tiger with wings added." His heart flustered, and the more he thought about it, the more he dared not think about it, "Does the emperor really want to make..."
He didn't say the rest of the words, but everyone present understood what he meant, and the same thought came to mind:
Is the emperor paving the way for the future of the fifth prince
Han Lingfu's face sank like water. Recently, he could faintly feel the emperor's growing indifference towards him, which made him feel a little flustered. Now that the emperor has made such an arrangement for the fifth emperor brother, it made him feel even worse. He feels that there are many crises, and if this continues, he will only get farther and farther away from the seat of supremacy...
How could he be willing!
Han Lingfu asked slowly: "Uncle, what should we do in this situation?"
"Your Highness, in my opinion, Nangong Mansion can be put aside for now," Zhang Mianzhi said in a deep voice, "Nangong Qin doesn't want to get involved in seizing the heir...or else..." He looked at it meaningfully Han Lingfu took a look.
Han Lingfu understood what he meant, otherwise, Nangong Qin would have married Nangong Cheng to him a long time ago... But Nangong Qin was so stubborn that he refused to even agree to adopt Bai Muxiao, which made him and Bai Muxiao marry each other. into today's predicament.
Thinking of this, Han Lingfu's eyes were as dark as a deep pool.
"As for Zhennan Prince's Mansion," Zhang Mianzhi said solemnly, "it depends on how the son of Zhennan Prince's trip to the southern border will be. If Xiao Yi wins the power and returns, Nangong Yue will be able to connect with him again, maybe it will really make the queen Form an alliance with the Zhennan Palace." Zhang Mianzhi sighed, with a complicated expression on his face, "It would be great if the emperor agreed to the marriage."
"Father, it won't help to talk about this now." Zhang Yiyu is Zhang Mianzhi's eldest son, he said thoughtfully, "Since we broke up with Xiao Yi that day, we should think of such a day. The most urgent thing now is how to make up for it .Since the matter of 'unification' is no longer feasible, we still have to think about whether there is another way. If Xiao Yi is allowed to stand on the side of the fifth prince, it will be quite unfavorable to the cousin."
Han Lingfu nodded in agreement, and a thought flashed in his mind: He shouldn't have trusted Xiao'er's words that day and set up that trick. However, this thought disappeared in a flash. After all, Xiaoer just wanted to help him. Who knew that Xiao Yi would have the chance to return to Southern Border and take charge of the overall situation!
"Although Xiao Yi is married, Princess Yaoguang is still young after all, and Xiao Yi always needs someone to take care of him." Han Lingfu thought about it, looked at Zhang Mianzhi, and asked, "I don't know if my uncle is willing to part with Cousin Wei?"
Zhang Wei is Zhang Mianzhi's first daughter, she is both talented and beautiful, and she is quite famous in the capital.
Zhang Mianzhi was startled for a moment, and then realized that Han Lingfu wanted to make Zhang Wei to Xiao Yi as his side concubine.
Although she is a side concubine, Princess Yaoguang is still two years away from Jiji, if Zhang Wei enters the mansion and gives birth to the eldest son first, then Xiao Yi, the Zhang family, and even the third prince can be tied together.
Zhang Mianzhi stroked his beard and said, "Naturally I'm willing."
Han Lingfu nodded in satisfaction and said, "This matter needs to be carefully planned." He paused, and then said, "...Besides, uncle, how was your chat with Zhao Shilang from the Ministry of Industry last time?"
"That Zhao Xinyang," Zhang Mianzhi showed displeasure and raised his voice a little, "it's nothing but foolishness. As soon as I heard that the fifth prince was going to choose a companion to study with, I started to be ambiguous and forced to talk about serious matters with him. Just chatted with you, and asked about your cousin's marriage, wanting your cousin to marry his daughter, it's a bad idea!"
"Forget it then." Han Lingfu looked indifferent.
Zhang Yiyu is the most promising member of the next generation of the Zhang family, so it's not worth it to marry someone like Xinyang Zhao.
There are many good candidates for marriage, such as Zhu Erniang, the daughter of General Zhu in Guan Neiwei, and Fu Yunyan from the Princess Yongyang's mansion, but they are still in her boudoir.
Thinking of Fu Yunyan, Han Lingfu tentatively asked Zhang Mianzhi: "Uncle, regarding your cousin's marriage, what do you think of the girl from Yongyang Dachang Princess's Mansion?"
"Your Highness is referring to the sixth girl from the Fu family?" Zhang Mianzhi raised his brows, "That Fu Yunyan who was rumored to be negotiating with Prince Qi's son but later Mrs. Fu denied it?"
Zhang Yiyu put down the teacup in his hand, squinted his eyes, and sighed: "Princess Qi is pressing every step of the way to marry Princess Yongyang, but if we come to ask for marriage, then we will offend Prince Qi's residence. He glanced at Han Lingfu, "Have you thought about it, Your Highness?"
Asking to marry Fu Yunyan at this juncture would naturally offend Qi Wangfu, but thinking of winning over Princess Yongyang, Han Lingfu felt that the deal was still a good deal.
Han Lingfu smiled nonchalantly: "There is nothing to be afraid of. A family has hundreds of women begging. Fu Yunyan's marriage has not yet been settled. It is reasonable for uncle to come to propose marriage... But you can wait a little longer. Now the rumors are spreading fiercely." , it will inevitably damage Fu Yunyan's reputation as a boudoir, we can wait until Mrs. Fu is in a hurry, and then we can get things done."
The three of them glanced at each other, showing determined smiles.
At this moment, the servant's nervous voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "Your Highness, I have something important to report!" This servant is a little eunuch who usually serves the third prince. He knew that the third prince was discussing important matters with Zhang's father and son, but he came Excuse me, then this matter must be really serious.
Han Lingfu and Zhang's father and son looked at each other, and hurriedly said, "Little Lizi, come in."
Xiao Lizi walked in with a pale face, even trembling slightly. Han Lingfu had never seen Xiao Lizi like this before, so his heart sank.
Xiao Lizi leaned over respectfully, and proclaimed in a trembling voice: "His... Your Highness, Second Princess, she, she..." He could hardly speak.
"What's the matter, Miss Huang?" Han Lingfu asked hurriedly.
Xiao Lizi took a deep breath, and finally finished speaking vigorously: "The second princess is dead!"
The second princess is dead?!
The news made the ears of the three people in the study ringing, almost suspecting that it was a dream.
Han Lingfu really wanted to question Xiao Lizi again, but how dare Xiao Lizi lie about such a big matter.
Han Lingfu rushed out of Zhang's study with a pale face, he must return to the palace as soon as possible!
At the same time, Nangong Yue of Zhennan Palace also got the news.
When she heard the words, she didn't come to her senses for a while, the second princess had just disappeared like this? Although she also heard the news that the second princess was seriously ill in the imperial mausoleum in Fengluan Palace a few days ago, neither the queen nor she , I thought it was the second princess playing tricks. After all, it was not the first time the second princess had played such tricks. I didn't expect...
Nangong Yue ordered solemnly: "Baihui, tell Zhu Xing to let the people in the palace pay attention."
"Yes, Princess Concubine." After Baihui responded, she quietly retreated.
Nangong Yue was walking back and forth in the small study irritably. Although people noticed her, she still couldn't calm down. She had an ominous premonition in her heart, and always felt that something was going to happen...
Although the death of the second princess caused some ripples in some people's hearts, it did not cause much repercussions in the court and the king's capital.
In the early morning of the second day, another incident happened like a huge boulder fell suddenly, causing a turbulent sea.
In the Golden Luan Hall, under the attention of all the officials, the minister of the Ministry of Rites submitted to the emperor, asking for an order to appoint the fifth prince, the son of the middle palace, as the crown prince.
In the past, there were people who made similar proposals to the emperor, but they were all rejected by the emperor on the grounds that the fifth prince was weak. It is important, and he has to carefully consider it.
After that, I heard that the emperor summoned the fifth prince several times to speak, to test and learn, and to praise the fifth prince.
Everyone was still pondering the holy intention in surprise, the Queen's mother's family, the Enguo Duke's Mansion, suddenly changed its low profile in the past, and sent a post for the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet to some of the royal family members of the royal family, the Xungui family.
The relationship between Nangong Yue and Duke En Guo's Mansion has always been good, and she is also the concubine of Prince Zhennan, so this post was naturally sent to her.
Nangong Yue held the red and gold-stamped post, thinking about the recent moves in the court, and her thoughts surged.
In the previous life, due to the premature death of the queen's son, the relegation of the first prince, and the disability of the second prince, the Nangong family will support Han Lingfu with all their strength. But now, the empress has a son. As far as the Nangong family is concerned, they will always be on the side of the fifth prince. Uncle and dad agreed that my brother should be the fifth prince's companion. It should be because of this.
Once the fifth prince is established as the crown prince, it will be even more difficult for Han Lingfu to inherit the throne in the future.
Naturally, Han Lingfu will not let it go, it seems that he will make some moves soon...
I'm afraid there will be another storm in the court!
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