pdf-ebookys Chapter 383 Did the Emperor do this on purpose?
Chapter 383 Did the Emperor do this on purpose?
But I didn't expect that it would be used by someone with ulterior motives to make a fuss.
At the full moon banquet at the Taifu Mansion, the guests finally saw Mrs. Zhu, who had a rosy complexion and a happy smile, and the Zhu family's new pair of beautiful twins, a boy and a girl. They all praised Zhu Xuanheng and Mrs. Zhu for being blessed, and congratulated Taifu Zhu on having a successor to the Zhu family.
Even Emperor Qinglong and the Empress sent gifts.
So regarding the rumor that Madam Zhu gave birth to a stillborn baby with half of its face, people pointed the finger at the Sixth Prince and concluded that he was the one who did it.
In a short period of time, the Sixth Prince, who was once held high, fell from the altar again and was spurned by everyone, and Song Muxue became an ominous person.
In the Linhua Palace late at night, Concubine Shen became more and more hysterical. When she saw the man, she asked him bluntly, "Didn't you say that everything was ready? Why did it turn out like this? Why is it like this?"
The glory that had just been restored was gone in a flash. The position of crown prince was about to be within his grasp, but who would have expected that such a change would happen at such a critical moment, and the situation that his son had finally turned around was gone.
What’s even worse is that we are now in an even more difficult situation.
This time, Concubine Shen really didn't know what to do.
The man also had a gloomy face: "I didn't expect it to be like this."
He clearly had Zhu Xuanheng's newborn son swapped with the deformed dead fetus born to Song Muxue, and he disguised himself as a eunuch and personally brought the child to Song Muxue's hands.
Moreover, his people saw with their own eyes that day that Madam Zhu died of heavy bleeding during childbirth, and that Grand Tutor Zhu fainted from grief and never woke up.
In order to prevent any accidents, he had asked his personal guards to guard the Sixth Prince's Mansion these days and protect the mansion tightly. How could such a thing happen?
Even he couldn't figure out what was going on.
Even after a detailed investigation, he still couldn't find any clues or loopholes, which really made him feel helpless.
"Song Yunxi!"
Concubine Shen was filled with hatred: "It must be Song Yunxi's doing!"
Although the man thought so too, there was no evidence pointing to Song Yunxi. What was important was that he had great confidence in his personal guards. He really couldn't believe that a little girl like Song Yunxi could hide the truth from his personal guards.
The man gently stroked Concubine Shen's back to calm her down: "The most urgent thing is the emperor. We must find a good reason to convince him, otherwise..."
Otherwise, given Emperor Qinglong's suspicious and jealous nature, he might have cut off all possibilities of his son's succession to the throne.
Concubine Shen was a little furious: "It's already like this. It's impossible to cover up the past in front of everyone. How else can I persuade them?"
The purpose of holding the third-day bathing ceremony was to build momentum for his son, and all the civil and military officials in the court were invited. However, he never expected that everyone would witness such a scene with their own eyes.
"If I had known this, I should have held the baptism ceremony in a low-key manner, and I wouldn't have made it so public that everyone would know about it and have no way out."
Concubine Shen kept complaining to herself, but the man remained silent without saying a word.
Seeing that he was absent-minded, Concubine Shen asked unhappily, "What are you thinking about?"
The man hesitated for a long time, and finally said what he was thinking: "Do you think the emperor did it on purpose?"
Concubine Shen was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
The man said what he was thinking: "The emperor is deliberately showing his respect for his grandson and is deliberately guiding you to hold a grand ceremony for the baptism of the emperor's grandson."
"You mean the emperor already knew Xuanrong's identity, knew that he and Song Muxue were siblings, and knew that Song Muxue gave birth to a half-faced dead baby?"
Concubine Shen sneered, "How is that possible?"
If Emperor Qinglong had known all this long ago, with his temper he would have killed them mother and son long ago. How could he have allowed them to stay until now?
The man thought about it and nodded in agreement: "You are right, he can't possibly know. Even if he knew, he would not be able to keep silent with his temper."
It's him who worries too much.
"This matter is too strange, and it makes me think more."
Concubine Shen expressed her understanding and said firmly: "Although I don't know how the current situation has evolved, it is definitely not the emperor's doing."
"Even his decision to appoint Ye Xuanqi as the crown prince was a last resort due to the instigation of those two old men, Grand Tutor Zhu and Prime Minister An, and the coercion of the military commanders. If it weren't for the fact that he really needed those reckless military commanders, especially the Qin family father and son to wipe out the Western Di, he would never have compromised and appointed Ye Xuanqi as the crown prince."
She thought she knew Emperor Qinglong very well, and the resentment, anger and murderous intent he showed in front of her were real.
If she hadn't known that Li Ye Xuanqi was Emperor Qinglong's stopgap measure and that the throne would still be handed over to the sixth prince in the future, she wouldn't have had the courage to provide a reason to depose the prince.
The man sighed helplessly: "I will check, and I will find out who is behind this no matter what!"
It's really unpleasant to be secretly plotted against like this.
"Ye Xuanqi is about to go to war. I will find a way to make him die at the border."
The man warned Concubine Shen: "Take this opportunity to tie the emperor to his side and alienate them from the Qin family. Even if Ye Xuanqi comes back alive, you must make the emperor feel threatened. The emperor is most afraid of a general who is too powerful, especially his own son."
If Ye Xuanqi survives his trip to the border, he will surely return to the capital with outstanding military achievements, and his reputation in the army and among the people will surely reach an unprecedented height.
Such a son is enough to make Emperor Qinglong fearful.
But what made the suspicious Emperor Qinglong sleepless at night was probably the support of all the generals for the prince.
How can you allow others to snore on the side of the bed?
So no matter whether Ye Xuanqi is alive or dead, his position as crown prince is over.
Concubine Shen naturally understood what he meant: "Don't worry, I am very confident that I can confuse him."
The man's fingers lifted her chin frivolously: "I have confidence in you. You have never let me down in the past twenty years."
Concubine Shen gently untied his belt: "Aren't you jealous?"
"For our son, and for you to become the most honorable woman in this palace, I can wait."
In a short while, a voice that made people blush was heard in the hall.
In Qingyun Pavilion, Song Wentian asked Emperor Qinglong: "That man has entered the palace again, Senior Brother, are you really not going to see his true face?"
"Don't provoke me with your words."
Emperor Qinglong rolled his eyes at him and said, "If I go there now and alert the enemy, your daughter will be so hot-tempered that it would be polite if she didn't eat me alive."
If it were him in the past, knowing that the adulterer was in Linhua Palace, he would definitely bring people to catch the adulterer in a threatening manner, because he really regarded Shen Yaoqin, that woman, as the apple of his eye.
But now he doesn't care at all, so how could he do something stupid like the bad girl planned?