The queen actually wanted the eldest prince more, because every time she saw the eldest prince, she felt very kind. The emperor was also more concerned about the child. He was only more than a year old, and the emperor had already begun to look for teachers in the court for him. The prince's edification began at a young age.
This shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this eldest son.
That's why the queen thought of coming to raise her, but the prerequisite was that Concubine De Gui disappeared.
The queen originally thought that Concubine De Gui's pregnancy would be difficult to give birth to, so she left. In a year or two, she would come to raise her again, and she would have a prince by her side.
The news came this morning that Concubine De Gui had successfully given birth to a daughter. Although she felt regretful after hearing this, she felt relieved when she heard that it was a daughter.
But the emperor went there without even going to court, and the confinement was lifted at that time. The emperor looked very happy, and the queen felt a little uncomfortable.
But we have to look forward. Since we can’t get this child, it’s okay to ask for Rong Bin’s child.
Concubine Rong has no family background, and her grace is average. The days are almost over, so this matter is much easier than Concubine De.
She no longer dared to think that she could have another baby, and the emperor might not accept that she had a biological child.
The Queen Mother became a little angry when she saw that the Queen's face was ugly and she looked like she was not alive or dead all day long.
"Although the emperor is kind to you, you are still the empress. You have no affection and status. It's not like you don't have a chance. Of course, Concubine Rong is planning something, but you should also take care of yourself and let the emperor be interested in you. Well, if you give birth to your own child, wouldn't it be better than having a child across the belly?"
The Queen Mother felt the most about the matter of raising a son. If she had no other choice, the Queen Mother would not want to take away someone else's son. Who knows what the situation will be like after he is raised. Like her, the mother and son are not close, causing her own son to be sent away.
The Queen just sighed as she listened to the Queen Mother's scolding.
The Queen Mother saw that she was looking sad again, and said irritably, "If you are unable to support yourself, it will be useless no matter how much the Ai family helps you. If Prince Tu can't handle this matter, the Emperor will definitely suspect this." Bian, you can find your own way to escape."
The queen could only agree and was sent out.
Because of what happened last night, the emperor asked people to thoroughly investigate what happened last night. The first one to bear the brunt was Fang Concubine's guards. When they came to arrest people, Fang Concubine was dumbfounded.
Standing in the courtyard, he watched two rows of royal guards surrounding his Cuiyu residence, and then it was filled with people. The one who brought them was Little Eunuch Yang.
"My dear concubine, please hand me over." Little Eunuch Yang said with a smile.
Although Concubine Fang was panicking, she still pretended to be calm and looked at Little Eunuch Yang and said, "I don't know what your father-in-law means by this."
"My Majesty, please don't embarrass me, young ones. Where is the guard who sent the message last night? That person is not from the Imperial Palace, he must be from the Imperial Palace. Your Majesty asked your servants to come and investigate this matter. If you can't find this person, your Majesty will follow us." Let’s take a trip.”
After hearing this, Concubine Fang turned pale and said coldly, "I did not do this. Your Majesty cannot arrest me just to redress your grievances because Concubine De is wronged!"
Besides, if the emperor hadn't been suspicious of himself, could a little guard have accomplished this?
Little Eunuch Yang chuckled, not paying attention to Concubine Fang's anger at all.
"Concubine De Gui was deliberately murdered and almost died. This person also concealed Concubine De Gui's premature birth. The emperor was very angry about this. Now that this person cannot be found, I can only ask the empress to find someone."
Huarong stepped forward, stood in front of the concubine, and actually took out a large bag of silver. She stepped forward with a smile, took Little Eunuch Yang's hand, presented the bag of silver, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law, but this matter It really has nothing to do with our empress, that guard is not from our palace, but from the Queen Mother's Palace, why don't you go to Shoukang Palace and ask."
Little Eunuch Yang looked surprised when he heard this. If this was a matter of concern to the Queen Mother, it was not something he could claim.
But he was not that stupid. Whatever the girl said, it was whatever she said. He didn't want the money, so he pushed it back.
"This matter is not yours to decide. Our family members have all brought it, so we have to search it."
He said and asked people to come forward and start searching the house.
Fangbi nervously grabbed Huarong, who patted the back of her hand comfortingly.
Everything in the palace has been cleaned up, so there won't be any problems. Besides, Concubine Fang was not directly involved in what happened last night. The guard is indeed the Queen Mother's employee. No one knows where that person is. You can't create more things out of thin air that don't belong to your own palace.
After searching one by one, nothing suspicious was found. Little Eunuch Yang frowned, still a little unbelieving, but there was nothing he could do. He could only take the people away.
After everyone left, Concubine Fang breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed Hua Rong's arm, and said nervously, "You betrayed the Queen Mother just now, will we be hated by the Queen Mother? What will happen if she doesn't help me in the future?" ?”
Hua Rong took her into the inner room, looked outside cautiously, and after making sure it was safe, she grabbed Fang Concubine's hand, "We can't even protect ourselves. We didn't do this, and the emperor either didn't know about it, or he did it." Such a big battle is for people to see. The Queen Mother did it herself. She must have dealt with it cleanly. If we don't leave it out, the Emperor will definitely think that you have colluded with the Queen Mother. When it was not exposed before, we can still communicate with the Queen Mother secretly. Now This is absolutely not possible, the Emperor and the Queen Mother are not on good terms, and if we get involved with the Queen Mother again, we will be convicted even if we are not guilty."
Concubine Fang thought about last night, the emperor's unstable temperament. He was fine one moment, but then he became angry. She felt so stressed. When she was in Cheng'en Palace, the emperor was clearly very easy to get along with. .
Now that she was favored, she thought she could make the emperor more fresh by relying on her youth, but she didn't expect that she really couldn't do it well.
Seeing that she was about to cry without tears, Huarong suddenly felt helpless, "You are now a famous concubine. You can no longer rely on your slaves for everything like you did before. You have to learn to figure out the emperor's thoughts. Please please him and win the emperor's heart like Concubine Virtue. Only in this way can you stabilize your position in the harem."
Concubine Fang knew it was difficult, but she could only bite the bullet and nodded in agreement, "I understand."
The commotion in the harem was quite noisy. Before Little Eunuch Yang could go to the imperial court to reply, the imperial guards discovered a corpse on the rockery in the garden. This corpse was the guard who had sent the message earlier. Although the person was dead, the body on his body was still there. The smell of alcohol was very strong, and there were wine bottles in the corners. The fatal injury was on the back of the head, as if he accidentally slipped and fell to his death after drinking.
When the reply came to the emperor, the emperor chuckled.
The Queen Mother had promised not to interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty, but unexpectedly, she reached out to his harem.
This concubine might have colluded with the Queen Mother before.
The Queen Mother treated Jin Xin so cruelly and without any grudge, it was definitely for the sake of the prince.
Since the Queen Mother broke her promise, don't blame him for being cruel.
"Chuanwen, the imperial doctor, please come to the palace."
