As Shen Lixian finished speaking, the imperial study fell into complete silence. Perhaps only Shen Lixian said something like this, and the emperor didn't get angry at him.
The child's awkward identity also means the absurdity of the incident.
The emperor's face darkened rapidly. But Shen Lixian was not afraid. He looked directly at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, my sister sent the child away at the cost of her own life. She must not want the child to live in such an embarrassing status. She must want the child to live in peace and happiness. I dare not say that the Shen family is so precious, but if he is my legitimate son, even if he is a child of a relative of the Shen family, he can live in peace, happiness, and worry-free for the rest of his life. He can be a leisurely son of a noble family without worrying about life, status, and money."
The emperor remained indifferent.
Shen Lixian added: "If the capital is not suitable for him to live, I can find a wealthy place, or even, my Shen family can return to our ancestral home and never appear in the capital again." Because the child's identity is embarrassing, if he is in the capital, if his identity is exposed, it will inevitably cause unnecessary trouble. For the Shen family, it is already prosperous enough, and the greatest honor is nothing more than the child ascending the throne, but as a sacrifice under the imperial power, they don't care about being royal relatives at all.
After Shen Lixian finished speaking, he knelt down in front of the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please."
The emperor stared at Shen Lixian intently, then smiled again: "Lixian, if I can't let this child inherit my throne, what's the point of me launching a palace coup and seizing the throne?"
Shen Lixian panicked: "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words."
"Be careful with your words?" The emperor laughed. "My father took my wife away from me, but he did not punish the mastermind. Lixian, this is revenge for stealing my wife, just like revenge for killing my father, we cannot understand each other. I once thought that as long as Li Ling could come back to me, I would rebel, so what? But she died. The moment I succeeded, the moment I thought we could be together forever, she died, she committed suicide." The emperor's voice choked. "Even though the imperial power is high above, even though I am a prince, I cannot protect the woman I love. But, I can't protect her anymore, I can't even protect our child. He is my legitimate son, everything I have should be his, this is the only way I can tell Li Ling that I love her."
Shen Lixian was silent, because he could see that the emperor was very persistent about this matter. He knew that the emperor and his sister had a deep relationship, and even before his sister died, his backyard was clean even though he was a prince. Later, in order to seize the throne, he had women in his backyard and began to win over ministers.
However, his sister is already dead. Even if the emperor uses the country to make up for it, his sister will not come back to life. In his opinion, the best thing for his sister is to let the child live a good life. But once the child's identity is restored, the struggle for power will begin. Can he be fine
However, the emperor would not listen.
"Okay." The emperor's face calmed down. "I have a good idea about this matter. Even if what you said makes sense, can you guarantee that the child will be safe after his identity is revealed? Lixian, everyone is born with his own destiny. Since he is my son, he must shoulder this identity. There is no need to talk about this matter anymore. Finding the child is the most important thing. As for his identity, don't worry. Since I want to find him and make him the crown prince, I will naturally make arrangements for his identity."
Shen Lixian asked: "How does the emperor want to arrange it?"
The emperor said, "I will make proper arrangements. He is my son who has been living among the common people. His biological mother is someone I met when I was a prince and was out for a walk. Now that his biological mother has passed away, I will naturally take him back. After I take him back, he will be registered under Li Ling's name."
Shen Lixian closed his eyes and sighed, "As you command." Now was not the time to argue with the emperor, the most important thing was to find the child. Knowing that his sister had a child in this world, his parents would definitely be happy.
After leaving the palace, Shen Lixian went straight back to the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion.
As Shen Lixian expected, when the couple of Cheng'en learned that Empress Shen still had a child alive, they were so excited that they almost burst into tears. However, Cheng'en still had some reason, and he asked, "Why did the emperor suddenly tell you this?"
Shen Lixian said: "The emperor has made some arrangements for the child..." He talked about the plan this time and the emperor's reluctance to make the child the crown prince.
"No." Marquis Cheng'en refused immediately, and his harsh tone scared his wife.
The wife of Marquis Cheng'en said, "My lord, why is it not possible? Our grandson is the legitimate son, so it would not be an exaggeration to make him the crown prince." She did not want her grandson to be the crown prince, but was simply confused.
Marquis Cheng En said, "The Imperial Concubine has absolute power in the harem, and the Ren family is well-established. If my grandson is recalled and made the crown prince at this time, not only will the Ren family deal with him, but they will also deal with the Shen family. Even if I am not afraid of the Ren family dealing with me, we cannot defend ourselves since the child is in the palace. Moreover, even if my grandson is registered under the name of my daughter, it does not change the fact that he is the illegitimate son of the emperor's affair. If he is made the crown prince with such an identity, then all the princes in the court will be wiped out."
After hearing this, Lady Cheng'en also thought it made sense: "What about the child?"
Marquis Cheng'en thought for a moment, then said to his son, "The emperor asked you to look for the child for his safety. After all, in this world, only our Shen family will truly treat children. If you find the child, don't tell the emperor first. Observe the child's current situation. If... if the child is doing well, just pretend that you have never found him. You don't need to tell the emperor about the unfortunate situation afterwards. Only we know about the child's existence."
After hearing this, the wife of Marquis Cheng'en's eyes became red again: "My Lord, do you mean that we don't acknowledge the child?" That is her daughter's only flesh and blood. If she doesn't acknowledge the child, does that mean she is going to dig out her heart
Marquis Cheng'en sighed, "Madam, some unfortunate things are not ours to decide. If the child is doing well, then maybe living outside is the right place for him. If the child is not doing well, we can secretly entrust the child to someone else. Anyway, he will definitely not have a bad life under our watch. When we are gone, Lixian will also be gone, and the child will have grown up, we don't have to worry about him anymore."
Madam Cheng'enhou: "But...but I am heartbroken."
Marquis Cheng'en: "We can visit him secretly from a distance. Nothing is more important than his well-being."
What Marquis Cheng'en meant was what Shen Lixian meant. Indeed, if the child is brought to the Shen family, and the child looks like the emperor in the future, it will be easy to recognize him. It would be bad if his background is dug out. Therefore, it is best to raise him outside and entrust him to a good family. After all, with them watching over him, there is no need to worry about the child having a bad life. "Yes, I understand, father, don't worry, I will make arrangements."
Marquis Cheng En patted his son's shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Du Mansion
Du Ke came out of the palace, but he didn't go to the Ministry of War, but went home directly. Lord Du is usually very diligent, and basically he is in the Ministry of War all day long. Why didn't he go today? Because today Qin Fang sent a memorial and potato flour and sweet potato flour to the palace. Lord Du thought narcissistically, given his relationship with Qin Fang, Qin Fang would definitely send him some potato flour and sweet potato flour, right
Lord Du didn't really care about these things, it was just an idea in his mind. Moreover, he knew the disadvantages of joining the franchise, which made him extremely curious about the taste of potatoes and sweet potato flour.
Speaking of which, why didn’t the emperor invite him to have lunch today
Lord Du returned home with expectation and confusion. When he arrived at the door, he did not go in directly, but asked the guard at the gate: "Is Tao Shan here?" Tao Shan was the one who delivered the letter the previous two times, so Lord Du subconsciously asked Tao Shan this time.
The guard said, "Your Excellency is very smart. Brother Taoshan is here, bringing two bags of things with him. The housekeeper has already gone to entertain him. Because Taoshan said that this time there is no urgency, he did not go to the government office to invite you back."
Du Ke wanted to say that it was not that he was so smart, but that any normal person would think of it. However, Lord Du also wanted to save face, so he would not say such a thing. Therefore, Lord Du, who maintained his image of being smart, went into the house.
When Butler Du knew that the master had returned, he came out immediately and said, "Master."
Lord Du nodded: "Where are the things?"
Steward Du: "Your Excellency is wise. The gift from General Qin that Tao Shan sent has been placed in the study, but the letter is still with Tao Shan. He wants to hand it to you personally."
Lord Du: "Go and invite him. I'll go to the study. Oh, and invite the old master, the old lady, and the lady to the study as well."
Butler Du: "Yes."
When Lord Du returned to the study, the first thing he did was to open the two sacks in the study. Lord Du was very satisfied when he saw that the two sacks were the same size as the two in the palace. He felt that Qin Fang still had some conscience and did not forget about his master after getting close to the emperor.
Deep down, Master Du already regarded Qin Fang as his apprentice. Although it was not so exaggerated, he really thought highly of Qin Fang and had a very good impression of him. He was born in a noble family, and he had everything he needed, except simplicity. But in Qin Fang, he saw simplicity, the kind of simplicity that was easily satisfied.
Lord Du dipped his fingers in the potato flour and sweet potato flour, and felt a strong sense of pride in his heart. Qin Fang was really good. He asked them to make this kind of flour. Moreover, it was no different from flour at all, and the powder was so fine.
Mr. Du tasted potato flour and sweet potato flour. Both potato flour and sweet potato flour were tasteless. But potato flour was delicate and white, while sweet potato flour was a little transparent. In short, it was different from flour.
Soon, Tao Shan came: "Tao Shan greets you, sir. Sir, this is a letter from the general." Tao Shan took out a thick stack of letters.
Before today, if Lord Du received such a thick letter, he would definitely complain a few words. But today, after reading Qin Fang's memorial in the imperial study, he suddenly didn't mind the thick letter anymore.