After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 471 The Emperor Changed His Mind
Zhen Guogong's expression was a little complicated.

He was originally dissatisfied with the fact that Concubine Xu Xian was a married woman for her second marriage, and did not understand why the Queen Mother would allow such a woman to become the emperor's concubine. However, after listening to the narration of the old palace lady Su Fang, he completely understood. There are some things you can't choose. No matter how bad Concubine Xu Xian is, she is still someone whom the Queen Mother and the Seventh Prince trust, and she is better than an outsider who doesn't know the details. Moreover, the Queen Mother and Concubine Xu Xian could not refuse the holy will.

It is indeed a pity that Concubine Xu Xian entered the palace as a married woman, but she had already reconciled with her ex-husband before she was granted the title of concubine, and her ex-husband had long since stopped marrying and remarried. There is no scandal about the king seizing the wife of his minister. It seems that It's not that hard to accept. Duke Zhenguo believed that as a minister, he had no reason to criticize the king. At most, he just felt that if the biological mother of the eighth prince had such shortcomings, he might be picked on by the courtiers and attacked by the Sun family. The eighth prince's appointment as heir apparent will also be even less smooth. Therefore, the emperor had better try not to let anyone know about Concubine Xu Xian's life experience.

Zhenguo Gong believed that the emperor had his own considerations in choosing such a biological mother for his heir, but she was too willful. Perhaps Concubine Xu Xian jumped from being the wet nurse of the prince to becoming a palace concubine, and may even become the mother of the new king. The queen mother of a country was simply a person who burned high incense in her previous life and was extremely lucky. Sufang actually thought that Concubine Xu Xian had been greatly wronged? Isn’t this statement too exaggerated? !
Su Fang, an old palace lady, believed that she was not exaggerating at all: "Empress Xu has been looking forward to leaving the palace for many years to reunite with her husband and son. She didn't know that her ex-husband had married another woman, and she thought that her husband's family was just for money at most. It was just a matter of taking a concubine. The Empress Dowager originally promised that when the Seventh Highness came out of the palace safely and someone would take care of her, she would let Empress Xu go back to her hometown. Unexpectedly, the Seventh Highness failed to leave the palace, but the Emperor did not. She fell ill at this time, and the Queen Mother had to inform the Emperor about the Seventh Highness.

"Empress Xu served her well, hoping that after the emperor recovered, the Seventh Prince could return to his original identity and be crowned crown prince. Unexpectedly, she was favored by the emperor and asked to be his concubine. Empress Xu originally refused, but the emperor sent someone to find her. After finding out about Jin Juren's marriage and mistreatment of his eldest son by his first wife, Xu Empress was heartbroken, but she was also worried that the emperor would be unfavorable to her eldest son, and she was even more reluctant to part with Qi. Your Highness is suffering, so you can only accept the invitation of the Queen Mother and the Emperor and become the Emperor's concubine..."

When the eighth prince was born, Concubine Xu Xian had no chance of being reunited with her eldest son. The emperor promised to take care of her son, but he did not allow her to reveal her second marriage identity. He also made up the illusion that she was the sister of Jin Juren's first wife, and asked her to treat her biological son as aunt and nephew, and they would not recognize each other for life...

The old palace official told the Duke of Zhen and his wife: "Before the Duke sent the secret letter to Beijing, the emperor had already sent people to Zunhua Prefecture, the hometown of Empress Xu, and took advantage of the change of governor to change the records in the household registration documents of the people. A daughter was added to the Xu family, and it was recorded that this daughter was lost when she was young. If Empress Xu had not insisted, the emperor would have changed her origin and even changed her parents and ancestors. Even so, she and her parents would not be able to get along for the rest of their lives. Yes. If Jin Jiashu succeeds in the imperial examination and goes to Beijing to take the exam, mother and son may meet each other, but they can only get along as ordinary relatives. "

The Duke of Zhen frowned when he heard this: "Is this what the emperor means?"

The old palace man nodded: "This is the emperor's secret order. Xu Niangniang once begged the emperor for mercy, but the emperor refused. The Eighth Prince has not been able to appoint a heir, and the emperor is very worried. If people know Xu Niangniang's background again, I am afraid that the courtiers will You have to be picky. At this juncture, the emperor will never allow any delay. The Queen Mother advises the Queen Mother to be more open-minded, and the Queen Mother Xu can only accept these grievances."

The Duke of Zhen couldn't help but shook his head. If this is all the emperor's insistence, then it is indeed a bit too much. He himself chose Concubine Xu Xian, a married woman, and forced her to become his concubine. But now he despises her for marrying for the second time, and is afraid that if foreign ministers find out, it will affect the eighth prince's appointment, so why bother forcing her to nod in the first place? ?

If Concubine Xu Xian didn't want to be a palace concubine, then her journey would have been a disaster. First, she was forced by her husband's elders and husband to abandon her infant son and work as a wet nurse in the palace. Suddenly, a palace coup happened and she had no choice but to flee into Cining Palace with the newborn seventh prince in her arms. She became a palace servant incognito, and was separated from her husband and son. After a few years, she finally had the opportunity to leave the palace, and was favored by the emperor again. She refused to be a concubine, so the emperor sent someone to find her ex-husband Yao Heli Shu. The gold reward was somewhat of a purchase, and her son might even become a hostage under the emperor's control. In desperation, she agreed to become a palace concubine. However, after giving birth to the eighth prince, the emperor even had to forge her parentage and forbade her from recognizing her biological son...

The emperor was very harsh and unkind to the seventh prince, his legitimate son. How could he not rob the eighth prince's biological mother, Concubine Xu Xian, by force, which was not the behavior of a benevolent emperor? !

Duke Zhen Guo felt that he had countless things to say, but he still swallowed them when they reached his lips. Well, although he couldn't stand it, there was no need to criticize the emperor in front of people in the palace. Although Sufang was born into the Zhenguo Duke's family, she had been in the palace for many years and was no longer a maid of the Zhou family. Why would he say something disturbing to make his third sister, Queen Mother Zhou, know about it and worry about it?
He just asked Sufang: "The Emperor and the Queen Mother have been hiding these things from me. In fact, it doesn't matter if they don't tell me. Since I have decided to support His Highness the Eighth Prince, I will not change my mind no matter what the identity of His Highness's biological mother is." Besides, the younger brother of the Jin family has never revealed these inside stories - maybe he himself doesn't know the inside information. He never reveals anything about it when he gets along with us. Why does the Queen Mother need to send you to let us know all this? The emperor knows that he will be worried again."

The emperor has always been very cautious.

Sufang bowed her head respectfully and said: "The Queen Mother has long wanted to inform the Duke of the state of the inside story, but the capital and Chang'an are more than two thousand miles apart. Whether she writes a letter or sends someone to deliver a message, there is a risk of leaking the news. Even Marquis Chengen Only a few people in the palace knew about the existence of His Highness Seventh Prince and the life experience of Empress Xu. Most people thought that Empress Dowager Xu was sent to the palace by Mrs. Chengenhou not long before His Highness's accident. If you cannot ensure that the messenger is trustworthy, how can you dare to act rashly?
"When the Queen Mother sent a handwritten letter that day, asking the Duke to take care of the Jin family, she had concealed the past marriage between Jin Juren and Empress Xu, and she felt very uneasy. Now the Emperor has decided to disclose the identity of His Highness Seventh to the courtiers. The Empress Dowager He said that instead of letting the Duke of Guo hear the news from others and knowing that she had deceived his own brother and leaving a knot in his heart, it would be better to send a trusted confidant to Chang'an and explain the whole matter to the Duke of Guo in person. "

Duke Zhen Guo just sighed and sat up straight again: "What do you mean? Didn't you mean that the emperor doesn't intend to let the world know about the existence of His Highness the Seventh? Why has he changed his mind now?!"

The old palace man lowered his head: "The emperor was ill again this spring... Mr. Sun Ge mentioned to the court that the throne was vacant again, and begged the emperor to order the Prince Ji to return to the clan. The Eighth Prince is still young, and the courtiers are worried about the young master. The Emperor was not willing to agree to the proposal, so he planned to push His Majesty out to silence the cabinet. His Majesty was the direct descendant of the Central Palace and was about to turn fourteen. He is also smart. With him here, why would he need to recall his successor and make the emperor lose his trust in the clan? "

Duke Zhen couldn't help but frowned again: "But hasn't His Majesty Seventh Prince been frail since childhood? Even if he becomes the crown prince, how many years can he last?"

The old palace man sighed.

It doesn't matter how many years the seventh prince can last, as long as the eighth prince can be given a little more time to grow up and the prince Ji's return to the clan can be blocked. It doesn't matter whether he will die in the reserve.

The emperor was always so cruel to his legitimate son.

(End of this chapter)