In the palace,
The emperor's casual words would be broken into pieces by people with ulterior motives, analyzing countless hidden meanings.
Therefore, when the emperor asked his prince to study outside the palace with the Jia Zhen, people analyzed countless reasons. Among them, the most widely spread reason,
This was that the emperor asked the Jia family to help with the test,
To see which prince was more suitable to be the crown prince.
After hearing this excuse,
The Jia Zhen was about to faint from fright,
He originally thought,
He, who had not entered the palace this month, handed over the token again.
"Your Majesty, look,
It's been rumored to be like that,
Should we forget about it? "the Jia Zhen was really a little anxious.
"If we forget about it, then wouldn't it be even more true that we want to establish a crown prince,
Don't worry about teaching,
Those people are just talking about it now. After a long time,
This kind of rumor will die down,
You can rest assured, "Tu Chen comforted,
How could he not know where these rumors came from? Other than the imperial harem, where else could they come from? These days, not only were the court officials asking him to appoint a crown prince, but even the concubines in the imperial harem were also asking him about the appointment of a crown prince in a roundabout way. It was really annoying.
His prince was still young. If he established a crown prince now, then this child would be the target of attack. Moreover, he was still young, only twenty-six years old, and his eldest son was already seven years old. When his eldest son married and entered the court at fifteen years old, he would only be thirty-four years old. This scene was so similar to his father, he did not want the tragedy to repeat itself. Fortunately, his empress did not have a son. Even if the court officials asked him to establish a crown prince now, he had an excuse to refuse.
Seeing that he still did not refuse, the Jia Zhen could only return without success. He waited for the twenty-fifth day, when the princes came to be apprenticed.
"Empress, your father and I said that the emperor directly refuted the court officials who wanted to establish a crown prince in court, saying that the empress was still young, and that there might be a legitimate son in the future, so the crown prince was not in a hurry. It seems that our emperor is still waiting for empress. Empress' good days are still ahead," the empress's mother, the Marquess of Chengen, said happily.
The empress smiled bitterly, good fortune? This was just an excuse for the emperor not to establish a prince. Right now, the most popular was the eldest prince, but the eldest prince was already seven years old, and the emperor was only twenty-six years old. This was very similar to the retired emperor, so the emperor used her as an excuse to refuse to establish a crown prince.
Seeing the empress's bitter expression, the Marquess of Chengen asked, "Is the empress worried that she will not be able to give birth to a prince? Don't worry, this concubine has already asked around. She must give birth to an imperial heir as soon as possible. "
"Thank you for your trouble, mother," the Empress sighed. So many years had passed, and she was twenty-seven years old. She had not given birth to a prince. She had wanted to adopt the princes of other concubines, but she had been rejected by the Emperor. They could always give birth to an imperial heir, but she had been rejected by the excuse that they were a bit late. Now that things had come to this, she had already given up. "By the way, has Mother gone to see Little Sister?" The empress asked.
"Right now, she is in mourning. Rongguo Province is large, so how can she be wronged? She also does not have good fortune. After being married to Jia Xie for so many years, she was unable to give birth to a child. She wanted her to raise the child under her knee, but she refused. Now, that child has grown up, and if she wants to raise it under her knee, she will not be able to do it well," the Marquess of Chengen sighed. Her two daughters were not fated to have children.
"She is still young and has her own thoughts. If it was not for the fact that the retired emperor loved the Jia family, little sister may not have married Jia Xie. Jia Xie and the previous wife had a very good relationship, and also left a child behind. She felt wronged," the empress still said good things for Jia Feng, but that was the retired emperor's order. Even the emperor could not change it. She could only hope that little sister could stand on her own.
"Is marrying into the Jia family bad? The Jia family is large and has a large business. She was born in a noble family, so her life is not bad. You don't know, but every year, the Jia family sends several carts of gifts to our family. Furthermore, the Jia family is in the heart of the emperor. Whether it is the retired emperor or the emperor, they all trust the Jia family. You are an imperial concubine, so you cannot participate in politics, nor can you support your brothers. However, the Jia family has helped our family a lot these years, "the Marquess of Chengen said.
The empress sighed. She knew that her mother was speaking the truth. Speaking of which, as the empress, other than bringing the title of Marquis Chengen to the Feng family, she did not have much use. She did not have a prince of her own. In the future, when the new emperor ascended the throne, although he would have to call her Muhou, the Feng family was not his proper maternal family. After the Feng family entered the circle of nobility, they were all led by the Jia family. Otherwise, the maternal family of an empress without a prince would not be so favored. No matter what they did, they would look up to them.
"Mother, I've sent the imperial physicians to check little sister's body many times. There are no problems. Say, could it be that there is a problem with the Jia Xie's body?" the empress asked.
The Marquis of Chengen thought for a bit and said, "There really is such a possibility." The Marquis of Chengen finally felt that something was wrong. Before, she only thought that having more children was a blessing. A man couldn't possibly not want his own children, right? However, the Jia Xie already had a child of her own. It didn't matter whether she wanted the child or not. On the contrary, the extra child would compete with the first child for property and title. The Marquis of Chengen's expression became somewhat ugly.
"This matter is not a baseless guess. Right now, Jia Xie is still in Jinling. Little sister is in mourning. Mother should not tell little sister. Wait for Jia Xie to return from Jinling, then find a chance to have a physician take her pulse," the empress said.
The Marquis of Chengen let out a breath and said, "Niangniang, do not worry. This concubine will arrange it."
The empress revealed a smile and said, "It's getting late. Mother should quickly return to avoid delaying things."
"Yes, this concubine will withdraw." The Marquis of Chengen stood and left.
After the Marquis of Chengen left, the empress let out a heavy sigh. Speaking of which, even though she was the empress, in her mother's heart, she was not as important as her brothers.
Very quickly, it was the twenty-fifth day of the first month. The four princes brought gifts for the apprenticeship and sat in carriages, heading towards Ningguo Province.
The palace concubines came early in the morning to pay respects to the empress.
Guifei was pleased in her heart and naturally showed it on her face. Today, the four children had gone to apprentice. Her Ming'er was the oldest and would certainly perform better than the other three children. Father had said that the Jia family was very likely helping the Emperor find the prince to appoint the Crown Prince. Ming'er was the oldest and would also be the most well-mannered. The adults of the Jia family would certainly like him the most.
"Guifei jiejie's complexion is good. In court, rumor has it that His Majesty wants to appoint a Crown Prince. It seems that the Great Prince has the most support." Xian Fei had a smile on her face, but she was laughing coldly in her heart. Right now, the Great Prince had the most support. Unfortunately, His Majesty was still young. How could he appoint a Crown Prince now? Her son was already five months old. When he grew up, His Majesty would coincidentally be old.
"Xian Fei, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics," the empress reminded her.
Now that the four older princes have gone to Ningguo Province to study, Guifei jiejie and the others must be worried. When my son grows up in the future, I'm afraid he will also go to Ningguo Province to study. Just thinking about it makes me very worried. Empress is the best. You don't have such worries. "Xian Fei looked at the empress proudly. Hmph, she was just a hen that could not lay eggs. What was there to be proud of? Her family background was better than hers. She was just lucky to have married the Emperor early.
The empress frowned slightly, but she did not say anything. Xian Fei was chosen to enter the palace after His Majesty became the Emperor. Xian Fei's mother's family was Nan 'an Commandery Prince. Her family not only had a noble title, but also military power. Even a Jia family was inferior in front of Nan' an Commandery Prince. The four Iron Hat Princes were not a joke. It was normal for Xian Fei to not be convinced by her.
Xian Fei looked at Xian Fei's proud face and pursed her lips. She did not say anything. This Xian Fei had always been domineering. She had offended all the concubines in the palace, especially after she gave birth to a prince. With Nan 'an Commandery Prince as her backer, she did not even put the empress in her eyes. The Emperor took Nan' an Commandery Prince's military power into consideration. Even though he knew that Xian Fei was domineering, he had to turn a blind eye to it.
Xian Fei looked at the concubines around her proudly. Hmph, their family background was not as good as hers, and they still wanted to fight with her.
"It's getting late. You can all leave now." The empress looked at Xian Fei's proud face calmly. After all, Xian Fei was just relying on her family background. If she lost her power early, those who were trampled on by her in the past would trample on her in turn. As a person, it was better to leave some leeway. Although Nan 'an Commandery Prince was an Iron Hat Prince, this world belonged to his family. If he really wanted to take it back, it was just a matter of words from others.
The empress did not put this arrogant Xian Fei in her eyes. The higher one climbed, the harder one fell. She was waiting.
The princes sat in the carriage and went directly to Ningguo Province. Because the princes were coming, Jia Jing rushed back after the morning court. Although the princes were young, he still needed to receive them.
"Greetings to the four princes." Jia Jing brought Jia Zhen, Jia Lin, and Jia Lian out to greet the four princes. They were not perfunctory at all because of their young age.
The eunuchs and others who were waiting on the side all nodded in their hearts. Jia family was really good. They were really well-behaved.
"Lord Jia, Sir, please get up," the First Prince said. The other three princes also got up.
Jia Jing and the others got up. Jia Lian and the others looked at the princes in front of them curiously.
"It's getting late. Lord Jia, Earl Jia, let's start the ceremony now," Zhang Sheng said. The Emperor was worried and sent his personal eunuch, Zhang Sheng, over.
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