Dongqing, Conference Hall.
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With the news of the second prince's poisoning, someone finally discovered that other than the eldest prince, there was another second prince who could become the crown prince. The Liu faction knew that the eldest prince would not have another chance, so they turned their attention to the second prince. Consort Chen Xianfei's background was nothing to be afraid of, and they could still control her in the future.
Ye Yiqing had not received news of his daughter yet, so he could only hold back the news of the empress' pregnancy. "Emperor, this subject still feels that there is no need to appoint a crown prince at this time."
Li Heng had recently placed great importance on the second prince. If there was no better candidate, he had already decided to appoint the second prince as crown prince.
"Emperor, the second prince's birth mother is of low birth, please reconsider."
"Consort Chen Xianfei is of low birth, but is the second prince also of low birth? Zhen made Consort Chen Xianfei a guifei, do you still think she is low?" Li Heng asked in a low voice.
Ye Yiqing was shocked. The emperor intended to appoint a second prince. If the second prince became crown prince, with Consort Chen's family's power, they would be controlled by the Liu faction sooner or later.
"Emperor, the second prince is indeed an excellent candidate, but this subject feels that the crown prince should be the empress' child," Ye Yiqing said in a low voice.
Someone sneered, "Lord Ye, what are you saying? If the empress had a prince, why would we need to argue here?"
Ye Yiqing's hands went deaf, and he said lightly, "The emperor and empress are still young. In another year or two, they might have a prince."
Li Heng hoped more than anyone that the empress could give birth to a di son. If he had not been sick, he would be willing to wait another two years, but he was afraid he did not have time.
"Beloved Official Ye, zhen has made up my mind." Li Heng looked at Ye Yiqing, "zhen hopes that you can become the crown prince's tutor."
"Emperor," Ye Yiqing interrupted Li Heng, "wait another two days."
Someone stood up and scolded Ye Yiqing, "Lord Ye, you are going too far. Is the emperor's decision something you can interfere with? Are you going to imitate your brother?"
If it was not for the fact that he and his father were deeply involved in Dongqing's court and had a grudge with the Liu faction, Ye Yiqing would not care about this matter. In any case, he did not plan to be the prime minister of Dongqing for the rest of his life. Everything he was doing now was to pave a smooth path for his children.
"Before the emperor makes the crown prince, this subject hopes that the emperor can wait for news from Kunning Palace," Ye Yiqing said in a low voice.
Li Heng frowned at Ye Yi. He understood Ye Yiqing and knew that he had a reason for his persistence.
The members of the Liu Gang looked at each other, not knowing why Ye Yiqing was stalling for time.
"The emperor" Emperor is Li's Palace Li said.
"Your Highness, Lord Liu said that he will definitely make the Second Prince the Crown Prince. Don't worry." The palace maid beside Consort Chen Xian comforted her in a soft voice.
How could Consort Chen Xianfei not be worried? This was a critical moment. The most favored First Prince was under house arrest and the Third Prince could not become the Crown Prince because of Wan Guiren. Her son was the most likely candidate. If the Emperor did not appoint the Second Prince as the Crown Prince at this time, then it would be even more difficult for the First Prince to leave the Prince Residence.
"The emperor has been teaching the second prince. I can see that he likes him very much."
Chen Xianfei covered her chest with her hands. In order to let the officials notice the Second Prince, she almost killed her son. Now, she could make the Liu Family support the Second Prince, but she didn't know why, she felt inexplicably flustered today, as if something was going to happen.
"Is there any news from Kunning Palace?" Consort Chen Xianfei asked.
"What news can there be? If he has a prince, he won't be able to sit still. Your Highness, don't worry."
Consort Chen Xianfei frowned and did not speak. She could not be at ease without concrete news.
"Your Highness!" A eunuch rushed in and knelt in front of Consort Chen Xianfei.
"Is there news?" Consort Chen Xianfei asked with a trembling voice.
The eunuch lowered his voice and said, "The emperor was about to make the second prince crown prince but was stopped by Lord Ye. They are still arguing."
Consort Chen Xianfei's face darkened. Ye Yiqing asked, "Why does Lord Ye object?"
"Lord Ye thinks that the crown prince should be the legitimate son of the first wife." The eunuch said.
Consort Chen Xianfei's gentle face flashed with anger. "Continue to investigate. If there is news, inform me immediately."
"Your Highness!" The eunuch looked at Consort Chen Xianfei with fear.
Consort Chen Xianfei snorted angrily. "What's legitimate? The Empress can't have a son and won't let someone else's son be the crown prince."
"It's useless no matter how Ye Yiqing tries to stop her. If the Empress can't have a son, then she can't. Your Highness, the second prince will definitely be the crown prince." The eunuch comforted in a low voice.
Not long after, the eunuch stumbled in again. This time, his face was completely pale. "Your Highness, bad news!"
Consort Chen Xianfei's heart jumped. "What's the matter?"
"The Empress just sent news to the emperor from Kunning Palace. The Empress is pregnant!"
Consort Chen Xianfei's eyes darkened and she almost fell. "What did you say? It's impossible! It must be fake!"
How could the Empress suddenly be pregnant, and at this critical juncture? She must have made it up to prevent her son from becoming the crown prince. She didn't believe that the Empress could have a child!
"Quick, go to Kunning Palace and find out!" Consort Chen Xianfei grabbed the eunuch's hand tightly. She would rather die than believe that the Empress could still be pregnant.
Li Heng was equally excited. When he heard the news, he had already left all the officials behind and rushed to Kunning Palace.
In the meeting hall, everyone except Ye Yiqing was shocked speechless.
The Empress was pregnant!
What did this mean? It meant that the crown prince couldn't be crowned within the next five years!
"Teacher, did you already know about this?" Cao Yu, who stood beside Ye Yiqing, asked in a low voice.
"I'm not sure." Ye Yiqing's lips curled up slightly.
Cao Yu looked at Liu Dang's faction with a smile. "Teacher, you're a genius."
"The emperor probably won't come again. Let's go," Ye Yiqing said with a smile.
In Kunning Palace, Li Heng was so excited that he didn't know what to do. He held Empress Fang's hand helplessly. "Zitong, is it true?"
Empress Fang's cheeks were flushed. When she first heard the news, she was also so excited that she couldn't calm down. "Yao Yao confirmed it. If she didn't say it, this concubine wouldn't have known."
"Then why didn't Doctor Wang notice it before?" Li Heng asked curiously.
"This concubine hasn't asked Doctor Wang to take my pulse for half a month." Empress Fang said. This was Yao Yao's opinion. It seemed that Yao Yao had already noticed her pulse of pregnancy half a month ago.
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(Tianjin)
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