Steal my marriage? Turn around and marry the tyrant to take the throne

Chapter 508: Ministers Request to Establish Imperial Noble Consort

"I am incompetent, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Xie Yan quickly knelt on the ground, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "It's true that the doctors in the Imperial Hospital have never seen the Third Prince in this condition. And judging from his pulse, there is indeed no problem."

"I have searched ancient books, but have never seen such a record."

"Perhaps the Third Prince is really fine, but just a little slow in development. Or perhaps, perhaps we have lived in the palace for too long and are unaware of the strange stories among the people. If we send people to investigate among the people, perhaps someone has heard of the Third Prince's condition..."

If it's really for the Third Prince's own good, I must want to find out what happened to him.

However, for the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, the Third Prince was just a tool for the struggle for power. Even if there was something wrong with his health, Concubine Liu did not want anyone to find out, so as not to affect her future.

"What a bad idea!"

Concubine Liu scolded, "The Third Prince is a royal descendant. If he goes out of his way to publicize this matter, wouldn't that damage the reputation of the royal family?"

"Even if the Third Prince is fine, three people make a tiger, and rumors will spread that he is in trouble!"

"In my opinion, babies are just a little delicate. They will be fine when they grow up a little bit."

Xie Yan was originally a person of Imperial Concubine Liu. This time he flattered her but failed. He quickly said, "Your Highness, what you said is absolutely right."

"Why not, why not wait until the Third Prince grows up a bit, then we can have a look..."

"As for the problem of weak sucking, we can only ask the wet nurses to feed the Third Prince more often each day so as not to let him starve."

"Or let the wet nurse squeeze out the milk and feed it to the third prince with a wooden spoon, so that he doesn't have to suck it himself."

Nangong Xuanyu has only two princes. If the third prince really has health problems, he naturally has to find out the cause and treat him as soon as possible.

What Xie Yan said might not be a bad idea.

But how could he not see through the selfish intentions of Concubine Liu and Duke Dingguo's Mansion? Therefore, he did not give any orders at this time, but just said: "Since this is the case, I will do as you say and let the wet nurse take good care of the third prince."

Xie Yan replied "yes", and after receiving the instruction from Nangong Xuanyu's eyes, he took his leave.

The emperor obviously still remembered that Concubine Liu executed all the wet nurses in a rage last time.

He looked at the beautiful woman beside him and said, "The Third Prince is in poor health, and it is even more inappropriate to see blood in Yongshou Palace. I know you care about the child, but please don't take it out on the wet nurse when you disagree with him."

Concubine Liu stood up and knelt on the ground, saying in fear: "I know I was wrong, Your Majesty's teaching is correct..."

Nangong Xuanyu nodded slightly: "It's getting late, you should have a good rest. I will come to see you and the third prince another day."

"His Majesty……"

Concubine Liu looked at him as he left without looking back, feeling very complicated...

There was a time when every time His Majesty came to Yongshou Palace, even if he just sat for a while, he would eventually stay overnight.

Since when did His Majesty favor her less and less often...

Was it since... Concubine Xian entered the palace and His Majesty became more and more fond of her?

At this moment, Concubine Liu suddenly felt a little regretful.

Perhaps she shouldn't have used Concubine Xian as a knife, but should have strangled her in the cradle early on!

In this way, there will be no one in the harem who can compete with me!

Cuizhu quickly comforted her, "Your Majesty, seeing the Third Prince's condition, it is understandable that His Majesty is in a bad mood."

"Don't take it to heart."

There were no outsiders in the inner room. Concubine Liu looked at the drooling Third Prince with an even stronger look of disgust in her eyes: "Hurry up and take this ugly thing away from me. Don't let it get in my way here!"

The palace maid was startled and quickly carried the third prince away.

Concubine Liu sat down slowly on the chair, her expression suddenly becoming confused: "Can a child who can't even suck milk and still needs to be squeezed out to be fed to him really inherit the throne in the future?"

Cuizhu actually had the same doubts in her heart, but the matter had already been settled, and talking about it further would only make the imperial concubine feel even worse.

She and Xiao Huazi exchanged a glance, and then said comfortingly: "Your Majesty has also heard that many capable people are late bloomers."

"The Third Prince is only eight months old, what can you see?"

Xiao Huazi nodded and said, "Yes! I remember that our Great Zhou had several prime ministers who passed the imperial examination at the age of knowing their destiny, and later they achieved great things."

"Just like Cuizhu said, the Third Prince may also be a late bloomer."

Concubine Liu said in annoyance, "I hope so."

She now only hopes that His Majesty will make her the Imperial Noble Consort as soon as possible because of her dedication in taking care of the Third Prince!

……

After leaving Yongshou Palace, Nangong Xuanyu said, "Li Changde."

Li Changde immediately took two steps forward: "The servant is here!"

"What do you want, Your Majesty?"

Nangong Xuanyu's eyes were dark and deep: "Send more people to quietly go to various places in the Great Zhou to inquire if there are any babies with symptoms similar to the third prince."

Although Concubine Liu's words were selfish, they were not without reason. This matter concerned the reputation of the royal family and should not be made public.

"Yes!"

The next day.

Nangong Xuanyu got up on time, washed and dressed with the help of the palace servants, and went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to attend court.

The ministers expressed their opinions on many political affairs and the debate ended after some time.

Seeing that they stopped talking and the time was almost up, Li Changde flicked his whisk and said, "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please dismiss the court--!!!"

Suddenly, an official stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, if the Great Zhou Dynasty does not have a queen mother for a long time, it will definitely cause unrest among the people, and the harem and the former dynasty will not be at peace."

"The Imperial Concubine was born in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and she holds the position of Imperial Concubine. When she was assisting in the management of the six palaces, she managed the palace affairs in an orderly manner. Now she is raising the third prince."

"In terms of origin, family background, status, and virtue, he is the most suitable candidate."

"Therefore, I have the audacity to request Your Majesty to promote the Imperial Concubine to Imperial Concubine! First, to reward the Imperial Concubine, and second, to stabilize the hearts of the people in the harem and the former court."

Precisely because they understand that excess is as bad as deficiency, Duke Dingguo himself and the officials of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion have been very well behaved in recent days.

Although they were thinking about how to help Concubine Liu seize the position of Imperial Concubine, they also knew that now was not the right time.

Hearing this, Duke Dingguo's heart suddenly skipped a beat and he looked at the official who had just spoken.

He was not from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and he had never heard of any party in the court.

Are you trying to flatter me?

Or did someone arrange for him to do this?

Before Duke Dingguo could think deeply, several officials stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I second the motion!"

"I second your opinion! The Imperial Concubine has served Your Majesty for many years without making any mistakes. She also comes from a distinguished family and is worthy of the title of Imperial Concubine!"

"I second the motion! I beg Your Majesty to promote the Imperial Concubine to Imperial Concubine to rectify her status!"

"..."

Nangong Xuanyu's cold gaze fell on Duke Dingguo.