Bystander

Chapter 11 The Royal Palace

Concubine Qi knelt in front of the emperor, "Your Majesty, the queen is domineering and jealous. We have often been scolded by the queen for no reason. It is our prime time to get pregnant. You know the concubine's family. Loyal and loyal, my father often taught my concubine to be kind, and my concubine would never do such a thing."

"You sophistry, can you get away with just a few words? You murdered the dragon's heir, and you should be punished." The queen pointed at Concubine Qi, and said through gritted teeth.

"Who is sophistrying again? Empress, you know in your heart." Concubine Qi was not willing to be wronged, "Empress, did you really think that you sent people out of the palace to buy bracelets that day without anyone noticing? That day I visited the Empress with Mrs. Jiang. I heard it when you were there, and I didn’t want to testify against you, but you framed me, so I had to do this.” Qi Concubine turned to the emperor and said, “Your Majesty, if you don’t believe me, you can ask Mr. Jiang.”

"Jiang Guiren, tell me."

Jiang Guiren stepped forward, saluted and knelt down, "Going back to the emperor, my concubine and my concubine did indeed see the empress send someone out of the palace to buy bracelets that day, but if it's not the string in the hands of the imperial physician, I don't know."

"My palace, if there are any things that are not as good as those outside the palace, if you need to buy them outside the palace, then naturally they should not be in this palace." The emperor looked at the queen coldly.

"Your majesty, I don't have a concubine. I have never sent anyone out of the palace to buy bracelets." The queen hugged the emperor's calf. "Your majesty, you must trust this concubine. I know that I am usually jealous and domineering, but I will never do harm to anyone." Your Majesty is aware of your heart." The queen's voice trembled violently.

"It was Concubine Qi and Guiren Jiang who framed you, and they colluded in advance? Don't forget, you were the one who bit Concubine Qi out, and that's why you are convinced. You still want to quibble." The emperor kicked Kick away the queen "The most poisonous woman's heart, I didn't expect you to be such a person, you are bossy, you are domineering, I can bear it, I will follow you, but you actually murdered the emperor's heir, do you know what crime it is? Come on! People, put the queen in the cold palace first, and wait to be dealt with."

"Your Majesty, you believe in concubines, there are absolutely no concubines, Your Majesty." The Queen's cries could still be faintly heard when she was dragged a few feet away.

In the early morning of the next day, the emperor said that there is no way to teach his daughter. Her daughter murdered the emperor's heir, which should have implicated the nine clans. Thinking that Zhang Xianwu had been an official in the court for many years, he had worked hard and made great achievements, so he was exonerated from the death penalty. His wife and children returned to their hometown when they were old.Zhang Xianwu fell from the sky to the ground for a while, and aged dozens of years overnight.

On the other hand, the concubine was weak due to the miscarriage and the pain of loss, and died a few days later. The emperor couldn't eat because of this, mourned excessively, and lost a lot of weight.

Everyone in the world praises the emperor's love and righteousness, and his deep affection for his concubine, but the world doesn't know that there are many doubts about the queen's murder of the prince.The queen's bracelet was given to the concubine when she was pregnant in April. Three months later, the concubine had a miscarriage. During this period, the imperial doctor would often check the pulse to ease the pregnancy. Why didn't any problems be found?In addition, the emperor convicted the empress based on the bracelet and the one-sided words of the concubine Jiang Guiren. He did not send anyone to investigate, nor did he investigate where the bracelet came from. Who did the empress buy? It has to be found out. Let me ask you a question, did Concubine Qi really have no intention of harming others?Is there really no possibility of the bracelet being swapped?

The interests of the harem are complicated. Although the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, the harem has been connected since ancient times. The first thing in the palace is always the interests. In such a big game of chess, who is playing chess? The women in the harem can see at a glance It can be concluded that the natal family that has been an official for three dynasties will not teach a fool.On the contrary, the queen, who was born as a military officer in her natal family, may not be easy to use her mind, otherwise it would not be known to everyone that she is domineering and jealous.

Concubine Qi gave birth to a dragon son recently, but in the end it was her mother who was more expensive than her son, but it seemed that she would not laugh until the end.Ever since the empress was beaten into the cold palace, the palace has been vacant, and it is said that the emperor left it for the concubines, so in this palace, the noble concubine has the highest rank, and the affairs of the harem have always been in charge of the imperial concubine. But when Concubine Qi gave birth to the Dragon Seed, whether this "soil" queen can continue to be that is another matter.

No, the previous war has already begun.

"Your Majesty, when Concubine Qi gave birth to a prince, it should be established as soon as possible to strengthen the foundation of the country."

"The emperor is in his prime, and the prince has just arrived. It is not known whether he can really take care of a country in the future. How can he be so hasty."

"Since ancient times, the emperor has established a long-term successor, the emperor has great talents, and the grand master is good at teaching, why not?"

"The emperor is the emperor, and the prince is the prince. There will be many princes in the future, but the emperor can only have one. If you establish a reserve early, there is no pressure, so how can you work hard?"

You say what I say, the public says the public is right and the woman says the woman is right, the two sides are tit-for-tat and give in to each other.

"That's enough," the emperor had already heard impatiently, "The matter of setting up the reserve will be decided at another day, so let's all step down."

The fierce dispute over the establishment of the crown prince in the court is nothing more than power. The faction that opposes the establishment of the crown prince, Zhao Jing, is headed by Zhao Jing, who supports the early establishment of the crown prince, and the party that follows Shangshu Qi Shibang. The noble concubine has the right to be anonymous, but the concubine Qi has no right to have a son. Both of them are one step away from the queen's position, so the matter of establishing a reserve is very important.

Of course, the former dynasty has already started the war, and the game in the harem will naturally begin. Xiao Shengzi is also in the game, and it is time for this chess piece to play.

In a blink of an eye, the eldest prince is more than five years old, and the eldest prince is also very cute. He can read the Analects of Confucius at the age of three, can write square characters at the age of four, and has started learning horseback riding and archery at the age of five. It can be seen that the emperor and his concubines attach great importance to the cultivation of the eldest prince. .

The eldest prince is already five years old, but the emperor has not conferred the title of Concubine Qi, which makes Concubine Qi always inferior to concubines in the harem. Although the emperor's family pays attention to balance, the emperor's concubines are women after all and cannot escape Women are jealous and sensitive by nature, which makes Concubine Qi no longer the thoughtful, calm and gentle Concubine Qi. The harem is full of knives.

Hearing that the court lady next to the emperor was conferred the title of nobleman immediately because she was pregnant with a dragon son, Concubine Qi couldn't sit still, the prince is her only advantage now, there are too many princes and princesses in this palace, what else can she compare with the noble concubine? Bi, after a fight, I can't sit still when I get up, but this thing has to be done cleverly.

In May, the spring breeze is waning, and the summer is beginning to come. Hundreds of flowers are blooming in the royal garden in the palace, especially the peach blossoms, which are no longer in twos and threes like in spring, but now they are tightly clustered. color.

"Today's weather is really nice, look at the sky, there is not a trace of variegation, it is really a clear sky." The imperial concubine said.

"That's right, I'm going to be holy to the monarch, and naturally the heavens and the earth will be bright." A concubine agreed.

"It's not just because of the good weather, our palace is also festive, and our palace has to pretend to be the prince." The concubine took the hand of the new nobleman, "This is the emperor's new nobleman Han. She is pregnant with our little prince." The imperial concubine happily announced to the concubines present, "Our eldest prince will not be lonely in the future, don't you think so, Concubine Qi?"

"The eldest prince has monopolized the emperor's favor for many years. Now that he has younger brothers and sisters, the eldest prince will be happy too." Qi Concubine responded, "It's just that this nobleman from Han..." Qi Concubine seemed to have slipped her mouth accidentally, and immediately changed her words, "Sister Don't mind, I don't mean it, I want to say that the child in my sister's womb should be taken care of, but don't make a wedding dress for others, you have suffered a crime yourself, what do you think? The imperial concubine."

The noble concubine responded embarrassingly, "How can having a child be compared with making a wedding dress? Han Guiren is the prince's biological mother, and of course I will take good care of the second prince." The concubine patted Han Guiren's hand, "Sister, don't worry, My sister's child, Bengong, will naturally treat it as my own, my sister's natal family is weak, but there is Bengong, so don't worry."

Han Guiren Fuli said, "I thank the concubine and empress." The three of you have already stated that the child in Han Guiren's belly cannot be controlled by Han Guiren. Next, Mrs. Han has been in the palace for a long time, she can still hear these words, but what can she do?The arms can't twist the thighs.

Concubine Qi originally wanted to test the intention of the noble concubine, but she did not expect that the noble concubine would go along with the flow, and really planned to adopt the second prince. Originally, the second prince's natal family was powerless and could not pose a threat, so he would be born as soon as he was born, but if he was adopted by the noble concubine, that would be terrible It's different, behind her is the prime minister of the dynasty, this child must not be born!

The women in the palace, no matter what their relationship is in secret, will definitely love each other on the surface and live in harmony. This garden tour can be regarded as an amicable end.

Seeing that Han Guiren's belly is growing day by day, Qi Concubine is like an ant on a hot pot, but the emperor and the noble concubine have protected Han Guiren so well, even the tea that they drink on weekdays is delivered by the imperial physician. At the mouth of Han Guiren, not to mention Richang's wearing supplies, the battle for a court lady to conceive a child is bigger than her concubine, the more Qi concubine thinks about it, the more angry he becomes.

"Concubine Mother, is Miss Han going to give me a little brother? Am I going to have a brother?" The eldest prince asked naively while holding Concubine Qi's arm.

"Jingyan, listen, the one in Han Guiren's stomach is not your younger brother, but your opponent, your enemy, and only the one in the mother's belly is your younger brother, do you understand?" The prince is in his arms.

"But Emperor Father said that after having a younger brother, I will not be alone anymore. I can teach him to read and write, ride horses and shoot arrows, just like my teacher taught me."

Concubine Qi hugged the Eldest Prince and forced the Eldest Prince to look at him, "Respectfully, what Han Guiren has in his stomach is not his younger brother, but his enemy. With him, Father will no longer only love you alone like now, nor will he love you like now." I only teach you alone, that child will not only take away the father, but also take away your position, you are no longer the only noble prince, you know?"

"Father won't play with me anymore?"