On the twenty-fourth day of the tenth month in the fifth year of Pingxi in the Great Yan Dynasty, Emperor Xi appointed his eldest son, Qiao Huan, as the crown prince, announcing it to the world.
In the winter of that year, there was heavy snowfall across the country.
The snow did not cause a disaster, but many pests froze to death. The auspicious snow heralds a good harvest year, and as expected, the next year will be a bumper harvest year.
In the autumn of the sixth year of Pingxi, some people deliberately attributed the good harvest to the prince, so the people all knew the name of the prince. What's more, the people in the barren place kowtowed to the direction of the capital with tears in their eyes, shouting "Long live Your Majesty and a thousand years for the Prince".
Someone reported this matter to the imperial court, bluntly saying that the prince's people's sentiments are too much, please pay more attention to it.
"It's really heart-wrenching!"
Concubine Yan Gui, who had been recuperated after giving birth, heard the news and scolded angrily.
Qiuqiu was only two years old, and these people started to deal with him in a hurry. In order to pull the prince down, he even did not hesitate to set up such a big game.
They will make a fuss about the harvests across the country, and it is definitely not something that can be done in a day or two. It must be that there are three crops a year in the Jiangnan area. When the crops matured for the first time, some people expected a bumper harvest in autumn, so they set up this situation early.
Let me ask you, what will happen if the people's hearts of a crown prince exceeds that of the emperor
People support? No no no, that's not the most important thing. The most terrible thing is that the emperor is not old yet, or even if he is old, the power is still held tightly. So the emperor will start to suppress the popular prince, to prevent the prince from coveting the throne under his ass in advance.
If it is a wise emperor, then this trick may not necessarily work. But if it is a fatuous or wise emperor who is already old, then he must use one and the other.
Su Qiaorong was not worried that Fu Yanjun would guard against Qiuqiu and Concubine Shen, but she was still angry that these people penetrated everywhere. It is shameless to create conditions to cheat the ball without conditions.
"Show me, I'm going to Jianjia Palace!"
"Yes." The palace people hurriedly prepared to drive away the carriage.
Now it is the golden autumn of August, and in mid-January Concubine Xian gave birth to a daughter, the second daughter of the emperor. At the end of February, Concubine Yan quietly gave birth to the second son of the emperor, who was deeply loved by the emperor.
Not many people in the palace knew about Concubine Yan giving birth to a child, but the matter of Concubine Xian was indeed known to everyone.
However, Concubine Xian gave birth to not only a girl, but also a princess who did not occupy the throne. She is very dissatisfied in her heart, but she can only accept the helpless thing until now, and work hard to take care of her body, and having a son is the most important thing.
Concubine Xian didn't neglect her daughter too much, and she planned to use her daughter's name to lure the emperor over to create more opportunities for herself to serve her bed. So instead of neglecting her daughter, she treats her like a treasure.
Although His Majesty the Emperor did not love this daughter very much, seeing Concubine Xian's attitude made her feel a lot more at ease. Even with Concubine Xian no longer being cold-hearted, the number of times he came to Feiyue Palace became more and more.
But no matter how many, it can't compare to the number of times His Majesty the Emperor went to Concubine Shen's palace.
Concubine Shen, Concubine Wei, Concubine Yun, Fengyi Palace and other places, plus the number of times His Majesty the Emperor stayed in Zichen Palace, add up to 30 days a month and take up more than 20 days. The rest are Concubine Xian, Lan Madam and Madam Mei's bedtime opportunity. However, the latter three did not know that, in fact, for more than 20 days, His Majesty the Emperor went to Shengxiao Palace through a secret passage.
In other words, His Majesty the Emperor spends two-thirds of a month with his daughter-in-law, so he spends some time every month playing house with them.
Concubine Yan has let herself go even more since she gave birth to her son. Probably because he felt that his son was born, so there was no need to give the emperor a good face. Anyway, the emperor cherished her and her son so much, so he probably couldn't bear to be angry with her.
So Concubine Yan gave up the previous mode of getting along with half respect as a guest, and got along with the emperor purely as a lover. Moreover, this lover model is somewhat similar to the wives and adults in later generations who have strict control over their wives.
His Majesty the Emperor would consciously report to Concubine Yan wherever he went, for fear that the head of the family and his daughter-in-law would not be able to find someone when she wanted to order her around.
However, Niangniang Su obviously didn't light up this habit. She would not take the initiative to report wherever she wanted to go. Fortunately, all around her were the emperor's eyeliner, and the empress herself didn't say anything, so they had to be smart enough to tell the emperor, so that the emperor would not be able to come in time to avoid being wronged where the empress went.
At this moment, His Majesty the Emperor was going to the front court, and Concubine Yan was the first to know what the courtiers were talking about, and immediately rushed to Jianjia Palace.
Shen Guifei is still sleeping late at this moment, she must not know that someone is going to deal with her precious son.
"What?" Shen Yuqing turned over, covered her ears, and asked lazily, "Who is here early in the morning?"
The corner of Manchen's mouth twitched: "Madam, the princess wakes up early every morning to practice exercises, as a concubine, you should lead by example."
Seeing that Concubine Shen was unmoved, she had no choice but to sigh: "Concubine Yan is here, it seems that there is something urgent."
"What's the matter?" Shen Yuqing turned over and sat up immediately, "Could it be that something happened to Dudu?"
Hmm... Dudu is the second prince's nickname... Concubine Shen gave it to him despite all the arguments, because this kid likes to blow bubbles with his mouth pouting after he was born.
The imperial concubine felt that the name Pao Pao had a bad connotation and would break if poked, so it would be better to call it Du Du.
What the hell logic is this.
Man Chen shook his head: "The second prince is fine, but it seems to be related to His Royal Highness."
When her son was involved, Shen Yuqing immediately got up and changed her clothes. Quickly tossed himself well, and then ran to see Su Qiaorong.
"What's the matter?" Shen Yuqing asked before she had time to sit down as soon as she arrived.
Su Qiaorong's face was still gloomy: "Someone wants to deal with Qiuqiu."
Afterwards, he explained the calculations of those people.
Shen Yuqing was very calm: "Oh? This move is not bad, but it's a pity they chose the wrong person."
His Majesty the Emperor suspected that no one would suspect that the Shen family wanted to push the ball to succeed to the throne in advance, not because he had confidence in the Shen family, nor because he had confidence in Shen Yuqing. It's all because he doesn't have confidence in himself.
If Shen Yuqing wanted her son to be the emperor, she would be able to kill him in minutes, the kind that no one would suspect. Then the prince naturally succeeded to the throne, where did so many roundabout measures come from
As a prince, even if he doesn't have the support of the people, he can still succeed to the throne smoothly. And such a small milk dumpling, so what if it has the hearts of the people? The common people would not be so stupid as to push a doll under two years old to snatch his throne.
It's hilarious.
Those who need to work hard to win the hearts of the people are either those princes who are not princes, or those who have been squeezed out by other powerful brothers after adulthood, and must rely on the hearts of the people to stabilize their positions.
But now in the eyes of outsiders, Qiuqiu doesn't even have a brother, where can he find a competitor? His younger brother Dudu is still breastfeeding, and the outside world does not know the existence of Dudu.
"It's just tossing around, why are you angry about it?" Shen Yuqing felt relieved after hearing this, and languidly shrank back into her chair, "It's okay to be so angry that it's not worth it."
Su Qiaorong was also short of breath.
It's all right for those people to plot against adults, and they don't let such a small child go, it's just crazy.
Shen Yuqing smiled: "Don't worry, Fu Yanjun is probably more angry than you. He will deal with those guys severely, so you can just go back and take care of Dudu with peace of mind. The imperial doctor said that you haven't recuperated yet, so you can Don't embarrass yourself."
After all, Su Qiaorong has been tossed about by her mother, sister and husband's family for so many years, no matter how carefully she takes care of her, she will suffer some losses. In the eyes of the ancients, the birth of Dudu this time can definitely be regarded as an older child, and it has tossed the body that has been recuperated with great difficulty, so that half a year later, Su Qiaorong's body is still not healthy.
Usually everyone is very nervous about her, worrying that some minor illness will develop into a serious illness. Fortunately, Su Qiaorong is up to date, and has not been sick for so long.
"By the way, did Weiwei go to see Yu Kexin again?" Shen Yuqing asked suddenly.
Yu Kexin is Xi Jieyu's real name, and now Xi Jieyu has lost her title, not even the lowest dressing title.
In the past six months, perhaps because of the birth of the second son, the emperor has become less angry. However, he was not willing to let Yu Kexin go, and he was still tormenting her. Later, it was Su Qiaorong who felt that it was necessary to accumulate some virtue for the child, so the emperor withdrew her back and only left some dumb slaves to bring her meals.
Now Yu Kexin is no different from living in the cold palace. There is no one around her to serve her, but no one will deliberately torture her. Eating three meals a day is not good, but if you are half full and not hungry, you can live on.
Concubine Wei is also soft-hearted. Half a year ago, she saw Yu Kexin being tortured, and she couldn't bear it when she saw her shattered. After the emperor stopped torturing her, Concubine Wei would visit her every two weeks and send some things over.
It's not because I feel sorry for Yu Kexin, but to accumulate some virtue for Dudu. Also, these days, she eats fast with the queen mother and prays to Buddha from time to time, and her heart softens a lot.
Shen Yuqing and the emperor didn't think it mattered, Concubine Wei on the left and right only gave a little help, and it didn't affect anything. The emperor's furious decision back then was indeed a little over the top, after all, Xi Jieyu didn't do anything to be honest, let alone lead to any consequences.
Most of the emperor was unilaterally angry and tossed people like this. It's not like concubine De who gave it a good time, and it's not like Mrs. Wan who was thrown into the cold palace and completely ignored. Xi Jieyu was the worst one, and now she is half insane, why bother with a lunatic
Su Qiaorong was also a little soft-hearted, but she resisted not going to see Yu Kexin, otherwise she felt that she would be like Concubine Wei. In the final analysis, Su Qiaorong is partly responsible for Yu Kexin's current situation. It is better for her not to provoke Yu Kexin.
"Some of the things Weiwei sent were prepared by me." Su Qiaorong said truthfully, "But I let someone hide it from Mr. Yan."
She was worried that Fu Yanjun would suddenly go crazy again, thinking of what Yu Kexin had done before, and then tormenting him again.
They are all miserable women, let's let each other go. After all, the matter has passed. If you are doing well and the other party is doing badly, why worry about it.
Shen Yuqing nodded: "Okay, I won't tell him."
"That's all right. I'll go back first after finishing the matter. I don't feel relieved to let Dudu stay alone in Shengxiao Palace." Su Qiaorong saw that she had nothing to do, so she got up and said goodbye.
The six-month-old baby is just clingy, and will cry when he doesn't see Su Qiaorong.
Dudu's personality is skinnier than Qiuqiu's, and Shen Yuqing even thought of naming him "Pippi", which just happens to be combined with Qiuqiu. However, His Majesty the Emperor resolutely rejected her offer on the grounds that "Pippi" was too ugly, and even accepted the nickname "Dudu" for this reason.
Presumably when Dudu grows up, he shouldn't resent his father for not fighting for him more. After all, he has fought for it, so he is not called "Pippi".
After sending Su Qiaorong away, Shen Yuqing went back to the house and went paralyzed.
Qingxi has finished laying the groundwork, and is working hard to cultivate her mind and practice moves.
Mind practice is the stage of accumulating internal strength, similar to meditation practice in cultivation to increase spiritual energy reserves. Transforming into an online game is to meditate for nothing, and then slowly upgrade.
Movement practice is to increase proficiency in order to better understand the connotation and application skills of moves.
These are long-term activities, and Qingxi may have to practice for more than ten years before she can become a teacher and reach the full level.
But reaching the full level doesn't mean you can play wild, just like the powerful NPC boss in the game must be higher than the full-level player, and the boss level is higher than the NPC boss. So Qingxi still can't beat Shen Yuqing after reaching the full level, but it will not be so easy to upgrade later, it depends on the talent of understanding.
How many levels she can reach in the end depends entirely on her personal luck, and Shen Yuqing can't teach much.
But that's all for later, at this moment Qingxi is still meditating bitterly and practicing moves.
Waking up early every day to practice, one or two days of pain, one or two months of collapse, one or two years to get used to it. Miss Qingxi belongs to the last category, she is used to being oppressed, and she doesn't feel miserable anymore.
After her morning exercise, she went to walk around the concubine's room.
Good, didn't get up.
Although she is used to getting up early, she is still very angry :).
But when she thought that her younger brother would be as miserable as her in the future, she suddenly lost her temper.
"Qingxi, have you meditated yet?" Shen Yuqing's voice came from the room.
Qingxi: "...go right away!"
Turning his head and leaving, so as not to be checked for his homework, it is heartbreaking to think about it.
Now she practices moves every morning, meditates in the morning, and goes to school to learn those useless things in the afternoon. When I come back at night, I have to practice my moves again before I can rest.
I am as tired as a dead dog every day, but the quality of sleep is very good. Basically, I fell asleep with the pillow on, and I had no dreams all night.
The only self-consolation is probably that my younger brother Qiuqiu will learn Chunyang martial arts in the future.
Moreover, she heard from her concubine that she doesn't know Chunyang Kungfu either, so cute Qiuqiu probably needs to be self-taught.
Hahaha!
It's as if you are in a difficult mode, and others are in hell mode.
No, she is a good sister who loves her younger brother and cannot laugh at her younger brother.
Qingxi reviewed herself, then climbed into bed, closed her eyes and went to meditate. Self-entertainment can only be enjoyed for a short time every day, which is really sad.
But in order to become a martial arts master in the future, she must not slack off.
You can only walk the path you choose.
Concubine Shen went back to the cage and slept until the sun was up, had lunch with her son, and then waited for His Majesty the Emperor.
"Have Qiaorong told you all about it?" He didn't talk nonsense, and just got to the point when he came, "I probably already know who is behind the scenes, and I will deal with this matter as soon as possible, but there are a lot of things behind it, maybe there is nothing wrong with it." The method will be tossed quickly."
Without even thinking about it, Shen Yuqing asked, "Yu Dang and Fu's family?"
His Majesty's face was gloomy: "That's right."
really.
The leaders of the Yu party were almost beaten, but Prime Minister Yu's appeal was still there. They are not in a hurry without an official position, but they are also happy to give the emperor a try.
I only thought that what I did was very subtle, but was still caught by the emperor.
In fact, it was the Fu family who actually carried out this matter, and Yu Dang was instigated behind it, so they didn't actually do much.
It was good for them to find a replacement for the dead ghost, just like how Xi Jieyu found Fu Concubine back then. It's a pity that the Fu family isn't as stupid as Concubine Fu. Instead, they secretly collected evidence of Yu Dang's involvement and acted as a backup.
When the emperor found out about the Fu family, the head of the Fu family immediately handed over the evidence.
As a result of actively cooperating with the investigation, the Fu family was lifted up and put down lightly, while Yu Dang was severely marked down.
The emperor had originally planned to completely slap Yu Dang down, but they ran into it by themselves, which was really considerate.
With these evidences, Yu Dang was cut again and again. Seeing that Yu Dang was about to be masturbated, Yu Dang was in a hurry.
At this time, two months had passed since Qiuqiu was calculated.
How could His Majesty the Emperor give Yu Dang a chance to fight back? He immediately threw out his little notebook, which contained all the bad things Yu Dang had done over the years.
The person responsible for reading the small books is still the chief eunuch.
The familiar scene immediately made everyone tremble with fear. They seemed to have returned to the day when Xiang Yu was masturbated, and watched helplessly as the head eunuch finished reading the things in the booklet, and then drove Xiang Yu into the dust.
But this time, it wasn't just the direct descendants of the Yu family who suffered.
The sudden blow interrupted Yu Dang's plan, and those who did the most bad things were arrested in the court. Originally, they were the leaders who wanted to counterattack, but the leader was captured, and the group had no leader, so the counterattack naturally ended without a problem.
Having lost the last group of leaders, they went to look for Prime Minister Yu, only to find that the direct descendants of the Yu family had already been arrested by the emperor when they were in court.
It doesn't count if they are taken away. The guards who arrested people read the crimes at the door of people's houses before they take people away. As a result, Yu Xiang and the others were not only imprisoned, but also their reputations were ruined. If there is no accident, there is no hope of turning over.
This trick is really good, and it was over before they could react. The next month will be the closing stage.
Clean up those unimportant little ones one by one, the ones that should be smashed, the ones that should be chopped, and the ones that should be exiled.
By the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, it was basically almost done.
The big heads of the Yu Party have also been cleaned up, and now there is only one Yu family left.
His Majesty the Emperor deliberated for a long time, and finally issued an order. Yu Xiang sentenced the beheading to the public, no matter male or female, the nine clans were exiled and reduced to slavery, and they were still official slaves who could not be easily released back to become good people.
After ordinary slaves are given the redemption money, they can go to the yamen with the master's family to take the deed of sale to the yamen to cancel the slavery and become a good one again. But official slaves can't do it. It's no easier for official slaves to change to good ones than cheap ones.
If the Yu family did these things in the previous dynasty, I am afraid that they would not be exiled from the nine clans, but a full family of men beheaded and women served as official prostitutes. Dayan's laws are relatively light and soft.
On the day of exile, the eldest son of the Yu family, who had just come out of the prison and was dressed in coarse clothes, suddenly looked back at Huaijing where he grew up.
He is the eldest son of the Yu family, raised by the old lady, and has a very good relationship with Yu Kexin. Later, Mrs. Yu was so angry that she adopted the second concubine son to fight with him, but he didn't mind it.
The eldest son of the Yu family is a rare person, with a brilliant personality and good talent, and he has never participated in those dirty things of the Yu family.
The prison chief who was in charge of escorting them to the Land of Exile glanced at him: "You can go."
"Sorry." The Eldest Young Master thought he was urging him to go on the road, so he hurriedly apologized and prepared to leave with the army.
"Not going there!" The prison chief stopped him, "The Ministry of Punishment sent news that you were acquitted."
The eldest son was taken aback: "Why?"
"You don't know whether you did those things yourself?" The cell boss said impatiently, "Not only you, but also the innocent members of the Yu family can leave without exile. But although you don't need to be exiled, your official slaves The status has not been removed, and you are not allowed to return to Huaijing in this life, understand?"
In other words, apart from not having to go to the Land of Exile, other sins still have to be borne. But this is already considered a great grace. His Majesty the Emperor gave him an extrajudicial favor. In the end, it was for the sake of his youngest son that he let the innocent people go.
Hearing the words, the eldest son knelt three times and kowtowed nine times in the direction of the palace, shouting thanks. The rest of the Yu family members who were let go also hugged each other and wept, kneeling and prostrating along with the eldest son.
This is considered a blessing in misfortune, at least the Yu family can still be saved.
After going to another place, it will be better for business in the future. After the official slave status is eliminated, the Yu family can make a comeback.
It's just that it is extremely difficult for officials and slaves to manage well. But hope is better than nothing. Young Master Yu left Huaijing with the rest of his clan, including Mrs. Yu.
Madam Yu passed away as early as last winter because of these great changes.
But at the moment in the palace, Mrs. Mei, who heard the news, knelt down outside the Zichen Hall and kowtowed to thank His Majesty for letting her mother go.
So far, the Yu family has been in decline and completely withdrew from the Huaijing stage.
The author has something to say: Recently, I had a face-to-face meeting with my friends. It may be very late, and the update may be unstable. Let me tell you in advance~
Sometimes it may not be updated at nine o'clock in the evening, but it will definitely be updated before zero o'clock! If you don’t wait until nine o’clock, you can watch it the next morning!
I should be going to Jiangnan tomorrow (it’s the southern tour, not the imperial concubine and the queen who have been to the world of two people, and the whole family went together)
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