Ah Man quickly pulled Zi An and said, "Come on, let's go in. He can't stand hearing those two words right now."
Zi'an covered his mouth and smiled, "Didn't I give you medicine?"
"It worked, otherwise he would have to shave his head again," said Ah Man.
Zi'an turned around and saw Prince Li's angry face, but he could not refute him and could only pout in frustration.
The Empress Dowager was in a good mood today, and she dressed very carefully, with so much powder on her face that not even the slightest wrinkle could be seen. She applied even thicker powder at the corners of her eyes, and at first glance, she was really shocking, as white as... a snowman.
Her smile froze when it touched Prince Li.
Prince Li was very polite. He followed the rules and went forward to greet the Empress Dowager until she twitched her lips and said, "No need to be polite. Please take a seat."
In the past, people were not allowed to sit when paying respects, but today, because Prince Li was here, he was specially allowed to sit.
Prince Li sat down first, and before anyone else could speak, he said, "Empress Dowager, I came to the palace today for one thing."
Zi'an clearly saw the Empress Dowager's eyebrows twitch twice, but she maintained a dignified and majestic expression, "What's the matter?"
Prince Li said, "The Empress Dowager is the most important person in the harem. She is the mother of the country and her primary responsibility is to educate all women in the country. In this regard, I think the Empress Dowager has done a good job. There are three kinds of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no heir. I have been married to the princess for several years, but I have never had a child. I am indeed unfilial. However, the imperial physician has examined the princess's health and found that she is not infertile. In this case, the infertility is probably my fault. However, I have never made this public, so it is no wonder that the Empress Dowager does not know."
When everyone heard this, they all looked at Prince Li, finding it unbelievable.
Men in this world, even if they themselves are infertile, will blame this crime on women. How can they admit it themselves
In particular, he is the current prince and has a great reputation.
If this gets out, will he still be able to live as a human being in the future
Zi'an wanted to applaud immediately, and whispered in Ah Man's ear: "With a son-in-law like this, what else can a husband ask for?"
Ah Man was stunned. She lowered her voice and said to Zi An, "Actually, I'm the one who has trouble getting pregnant. I have a weak constitution."
Zi'an was even more amazed. It was already commendable that he admitted his own problem, and now he helped his wife take the blame for infertility. Not to mention in ancient times, even in modern times, how many men can do that
Being unable to have children is a matter of face.
The Empress Dowager felt strange after listening to his long speech, but she did not show it because, at the beginning, people praised her for doing a good job in educating women all over the world.
"I really don't know. It's the prince's problem."
"Well, now you know. So, today I came to the palace for a reason. Since the Queen Mother originally believed that I was infertile, she sent a woman to the palace to continue my offspring. Now that she knows that it is my problem, even if she sent thousands of women, it would be useless."
The Queen Mother asked, "Are you looking for a child to adopt?"
"No, if you adopt him, firstly, he is not my bloodline, and secondly, he is not Ah Man's bloodline either. To be my son, you must have either my bloodline or Ah Man's bloodline."
"You... what do you mean?"
"Please ask the Empress Dowager to find a man with good character and appearance for Ah Man and send him to the palace." Prince Li said word by word.
These words were like dropping an atomic bomb in the Yanxi Palace, blowing everyone present to pieces.
How could there be such a request? Could the Empress Dowager issue an order
This is really... It's really embarrassing to say it out loud! As a prince, in order to have a child, he actually let his princess find another man to give birth. The key is that after the birth, he is willing to admit it.
Such an idea is truly unheard of.
Even if his idea could pass the test of himself and the princess, if the empress dowager issued an order to find a man for the princess, I am afraid that all the subjects in the world would point at the empress dowager's spine and spit on her, saying that she is immoral and corrupt.
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother angrily said, "Nonsense! Where in the world would a husband find a wild man for his wife?"
Prince Li argued, "Why not? The Queen Mother thought that the princess was infertile, so she found a woman for me. Now I'm telling you that it's me who's infertile. It's logical that I can find a man for the princess to have children."
The Empress Dowager's face darkened. "When did I ever send a woman to your house?"
"Wanhui."
The Queen Mother said angrily, "That was sent to the Prince Regent's Palace. I have only sent two women to the Prince Regent's Consort, and never to your Prince Li's Palace."
After hearing what happened here, everyone understood that it was the Empress Dowager who sent two women to the Regent's Palace, but the Regent's wife probably sent one to Prince Li's Palace, which caused Prince Li to go crazy when he entered the palace today.
Everyone thought that Prince Li would point his gun at Zi'an. After all, the person was sent by your Regent's Palace.
However, Prince Li's train of thought is often so unexpected.
He was very angry, but not at Zi'an, but at the Empress Dowager.
"This is a question of fairness. Not long after the seventh prince got married, his princess couldn't have children, and you eagerly sent women to his palace. This prince has been married for many years and has no children, and you didn't send women to my palace. Both are sons of the late emperor and both were conferred the title of prince. Why does the empress dowager favor one over the other? In terms of seniority, this prince is the third brother of the seventh prince. In terms of the seriousness of the matter, this prince was married longer than him. Even if the empress dowager wants to send women, she should send them to Prince Li's palace first, and then to the Prince Regent's palace. Queen Dowager, do you think this makes sense?"
The Empress Dowager's face darkened. "I'm not saying I want to favor one over the other, but I just didn't get the princess's consent... If you're bothered by this, then just accept Wanhui."
Prince Li said, "You can accept Wanhui, but we are back to the first question. Since you have given me a woman, you should also give Ah Man a man. The Queen Mother should issue an order."
At this moment, many people laughed. In fact, everyone wanted to laugh at first, but because of the empress dowager's gloomy face, they did not dare to laugh out loud.
The Queen Mother was so angry that her joints turned white. She swept her eyes coldly and the crowd fell silent. "How could there be a decree to give a man to the princess? Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, such a thing has never happened."
"Everything has to have a first time. Wasn't there no Great Zhou in the beginning? If it weren't for our ancestors leading the way..."
"Okay, okay, tell me, what are you going to do?" The Queen Mother hurriedly stopped him from speaking, her lips trembling with anger.
Prince Li looked at her strangely, "Why are you asking me? It's the Queen Mother who wants to do it."
"I didn't do anything." said the Queen Mother angrily.
"No, didn't you send a woman to the Regent's Palace?" Prince Li said.
The muscles on the Empress Dowager's face trembled. Those standing close could clearly see the powder falling from the corners of her eyes. "That has nothing to do with Prince Li's Palace."
"Why is it okay? Isn't Wanhui in my Prince Li's mansion?"
"It wasn't sent by Aijia."
"The Empress Dowager ordered him to be sent out of the palace, right?"
The Queen Mother took a deep breath, looked at Prince Li's tense and stern face, and took another deep breath. After taking several deep breaths, she felt dizzy. She opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word.
"I... Rurong, hurry up, call the imperial physician, I have chest pain..."
(End of this chapter)