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

Chapter 539 Discussion
After the banquet, the guests moved toward the gate of the Zhenguo Palace, but they were discussing the seventh prince in private.

Today, the Seventh Prince hitched a ride with General Zhou to give a birthday gift to Madam Zhen Guo. This surprised everyone present.

Everyone thought that the relationship between the Zhou family and the royal family was like that. After the third prince was killed, it was impossible for a new emperor with Zhou family blood to emerge. If the emperor supported by the Sun family came to the throne, the Zhou family's The situation is probably even worse than it is now. However, the eighth prince's biological mother had a master-servant relationship with the Queen Mother Zhou. If the eighth prince could become the crown prince, the future would not seem too gloomy. Therefore, people who were relatively well-informed were quite in agreement when they learned that Duke Zhen Guo had decided to support the eighth prince's ascension to the throne.

As a result, a seventh prince suddenly appeared at this time. He was born to Empress Wu before she died. He was hidden in Cining Palace by Empress Dowager Zhou and escaped the murder of Concubine Sun. How can this not shock people? It turns out that there is another emperor in the world who has the blood of the Zhou family, and he is a little closer to him than the eighth prince.

But in this case, which prince should the Zhou family support?
The Queen Mother and the Emperor already knew that there was a seventh prince in the palace, so why did they delay letting the world know about his existence until now? But when Mr. Sun Ge strongly advocated that Prince Ji return to the throne and establish a crown prince, the emperor pushed the seventh prince out, what happened to Prince Ji? Why should a concubine prince fight with a legitimate prince from the middle palace? !

Could it be that the emperor was so coaxed by Concubine Sun that he didn't care about the queen and the princes at all, so he allowed Concubine Sun and Ge Lao to support Prince Ji? Judging from the emperor's past peeing habits, it is not impossible to do this kind of thing...

The guests who came to the Zhenguogong Mansion for the birthday banquet today were basically either relatives of the Zhou family, old members of the Zhou family, or people from the northwest frontier army. They are psychologically closer to the Zhou family, have no favorable impressions of the Sun family, and have quite a lot of complaints about the emperor. Therefore, they have many different opinions on the birth of the seventh prince, and sometimes they are quite rude to the emperor. There are people who can talk about anything. It's just that everyone still maintained some restraint, knowing that now that the emperor sent people to Chang'an, they could speak freely than before, so they didn't say anything more outrageous.

But what kind of thoughts everyone has in their hearts are completely out of control.

Haijiao rarely left on horseback, but got into his own carriage and sat with his grandparents and sister. As for my cousin Xie Wenzai and the two elders Cao and Lu, their seats were already far away from them, and they hired a separate carriage. At this moment, there was no one around, and I don't know where they went. However, they had their entourage, and this was the familiar Zhenguo Palace, so the Hai family didn't have to worry about them getting lost.

Hai Jiao couldn't wait for his carriage to leave the Zhenguo Palace. He lowered the curtain and lowered his voice: "Grandpa and grandma, have you heard about the seventh prince? There was a lot of discussion at our table, and everyone said anything. Yes, but most people are very happy and think that if the seventh prince can become the crown prince, he will definitely not let go of the Sun family! "

Ma also nodded excitedly. Although Duke Wu Wen'an was not very kind to his disciples and subordinates at first, Xie Wenzai and others still recognized him as their teacher. If the grandson of Duke Wu Wen'an becomes the new king, then Xie Wenzai and others will have hope of making a comeback, and the Hai family will also be able to benefit from it. This is certainly a good thing for her. Even if her husband Hai Xiya is too old to make the trip, at least his grandson Hai Jiao will benefit.

Hai Xiya was much calmer: "This thing is weird. The seventh prince was born in the 20th year of Deguang, and it has been thirteen and a half years. In such a long time, there is no news from the palace? It was impossible for the emperor not to know that he was still alive, but since he knew it, why did he hide it? Could it be that he couldn't protect his son in the palace? You know, when he was seriously ill, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were trying to protect him. People are troubled, so Sun Ge Lao proposed that Prince Ji return to the throne, so there were so many people supporting him. At that time, the emperor was unwilling to tell the story about the seventh prince, but now suddenly... I'm afraid there is something wrong with this matter. It’s unusual, let’s not get too happy.”

Ma was a little confused when he heard this: "Master, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that the story of the seventh prince can still be false? Isn't it true? The emperor has told the world..."

Haitang whispered: "Perhaps there is something wrong with the seventh prince? The emperor feels that he cannot inherit the throne, so it doesn't matter whether he makes it public or not. It's just that not letting Concubine Sun know that he is still alive can better ensure his safety... Who said that the emperor can't inherit the throne?" Surely he can protect his son? Several of his princes died in mysterious circumstances, and all the suspects of Concubine Sun are known, but nothing happened to him? "

Haitang thought that it might be because Liuhua caused the death of the sixth prince, making her little master the seventh prince suspect of murdering his brother. Even if he was not suspected because of his young age, he was still a vested interest. In addition, the emperor did not like Wu. The queen decided that the seventh prince could not succeed to the throne because she was angry with the prince she gave birth to. But Ma Shi immediately thought of something else: "The seventh prince was born long before Empress Wu was burned to death, right? It's pitiful that he had suffered so much. Although the Empress Dowager had been protecting him, she was still hiding behind the scenes. In the Cining Palace, it is impossible to let outsiders know, so it is impossible to receive comprehensive care. Maybe he is not in good health? Don’t worry about having no successors.”

Speaking of this matter, she thought again: "Isn't it that the eighth prince's biological mother, Concubine Xu Xian, is the aunt of the younger brother of the Jin family? She was originally a palace attendant of the Queen Mother? Since she came from Cining Palace, she must also know Seventh Prince, right? It’s really been kept secret, we didn’t hear anything about it before, and we don’t know what she thinks now…”

If the eighth prince was originally the most promising heir to become the crown prince, now that there is a seventh prince who is a direct descendant of the middle palace, the situation is different. Those who originally supported Prince Ji would definitely not support him, but those who originally supported him might turn to the Seventh Prince. The possibility of the Eighth Prince establishing a heir has become smaller, and we don't know how his biological mother feels.

Ma whispered to her family: "When we meet Xiao Jin later, don't mention this matter, so as not to worry him. His aunt has always been close to the Queen Mother, and even if the seventh prince really becomes the new prince, nothing will happen to his aunt and the eighth prince. You are still a noble concubine and prince, and you can still live a good life. We should advise Xiao Jin that there is no need to worry about this kind of thing."

Hai Jiao responded and said: "Might Duke Zhen Guo feel annoyed? Not long ago he promised the emperor that he would support the eighth prince in establishing the heir, and now something like this suddenly happened... I don't know what the emperor was thinking. What are you thinking about?”

Almost everyone who attended the birthday banquet of Duke Zhenguo discussed the news about the seventh prince like the Hai family. As the people's carriages and horses gradually left the Zhenguo Palace, the relevant news quickly spread throughout the city, which shocked the entire city's civil servants and military officers and kept them awake all night, talking about it.

The Hai family members who returned home, after changing their clothes and discussing some more, also welcomed Xie Wenzai and others back home.

They had just stayed at the Zhenguo Palace to find out more details, and now they had brought more detailed truth to the Hai family.

It turns out that the emperor announced the existence of the Seventh Prince partly because of coercion and partly as a counterattack.

Concubine Sun finally discovered that the seventh prince was hiding in Cining Palace and became furious. If the emperor had not immediately summoned the important officials in the court to let them know that there was still a legitimate seventh prince in the world, I am afraid that Concubine Sun would have planned to deport the Queen Mother Zhou, and then find an unfounded charge to break into the Cining Palace and beat a certain boy to death. "Waiter".

If Concubine Xu Xian hadn't arrived in time to protect the Seventh Prince, and even received a whip from Concubine Sun for this, almost losing her appearance, I'm afraid the Seventh Prince would no longer exist in this world.

(End of this chapter)