After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 72 The eldest prince and the fifth prince return to the city

Jinse went to the big kitchen to have a good meal, then returned to the house and rested happily.

That night, the news that Jinse had received a reward naturally did not spread, but the news that the Twelve Princes suddenly received a reward quickly spread throughout the harem.

Someone has sent people to inquire about the situation, but not many people are very concerned about this matter.

After all, the biological mother of the Twelve Princes, Concubine Chen, had long since disappeared. Even if the Twelve Princes temporarily gained the emperor's attention, what would happen?
The other concubines who have princes all have their own support, and they don't care much about the twelfth prince for the time being.

But what they should find out more clearly is that for them, except for the prince they gave birth to, all other princes are the enemies of their children.

The emperor began to care about the twelfth prince inexplicably. Although they didn't care much, they still had to investigate what needed to be investigated.

And for those concubines who don't have princes, they have more to think about.

Especially those concubines who were in high positions but had no heirs, each had their own thoughts about the twelve princes who were noticed by the emperor.

For example, He Zhaoyi.

He Zhaoyi was the first to serve the emperor. Although he had children, all the princes and princesses died early.

So far, she has no children.

At first she didn't care too much. After all, she was senior and the emperor and empress were tolerant of her, so life was not difficult at all.

But now that she is getting older, and having Concubine Jiang pressing down on her every day, He Zhaoyi feels a little unbalanced.

Sometimes He Zhaoyi couldn't help but wonder, if she could have a prince under her knees, would she be more confident when facing Concubine Jiang?
It's just that, He Zhaoyi also knew that she was too old to give birth to a prince.

Originally, she no longer thought about this issue.

Now that she suddenly heard that the emperor was paying attention to the twelfth prince again, she couldn't help but get interested.

After Concubine Chen passed away, the twelfth prince lost his biological mother. If she could raise the twelfth prince to her knees, that would definitely be a good thing.

First of all, the twelfth prince is not too old now. As long as I treat him well, are I afraid that he will dare to treat me badly in the future?

Secondly, the emperor is now paying attention to the twelfth prince. He Zhaoyi thought to herself, if she can raise the twelfth prince, will the emperor also pay attention to herself?

In this harem, maybe He Zhaoyi is the only one who thinks so, or maybe He Zhaoyi is not the only one who thinks so.

But the Twelve Prince did attract attention for a while.

Lin Yi told the twelfth prince about this matter, and the twelfth prince understood what was going on.

Lin Yi was quite nervous, but the Twelve Prince didn't care at all.

The twelfth prince knew very well that his father's attention was only temporary, so the attention of the people in the harem would not last long.

He only told Lin Yi that after everything went as usual, he would no longer care about it.

Jinse was very happy when he heard that the twelfth prince had been rewarded by the emperor.

The next day Jinse originally wanted to talk to the twelfth prince while she was resting at noon, but unfortunately, she didn't see him coming out.

Even for several days, Jinse failed to meet the twelfth prince.

It was also at this time that the eldest prince and fifth prince, who had gone out to provide disaster relief years ago, finally returned.

The disaster situation in Jinsheng City and surrounding states and counties has been brought under control, and there is no need for the two princes to stay outside all the time.

On the day when the eldest prince and the fifth prince returned to the city, the momentum was so great that even the emperor sent Eunuch Yang to pick them up at the palace gate in person.

At that time, when Jinse heard the news, he was sharing tea with Chalan Chaqing in the imperial tea room.

After hearing the news, I was stunned for a moment.

Cha Qing also heard the news and curled her lips and said, "The eldest prince and the fifth prince are in the limelight this time."

Cha Lan glanced at Cha Qing and said nothing.

Jinse thought for a while and said: "After all, the two princes and their highnesses are going to provide disaster relief. They represent the royal family, and the emperor must pay attention to it!"

After all, if the eldest prince and the fifth prince do well in disaster relief, they can stabilize people's hearts to a large extent.

Cha Qing nodded. After a while, she looked around and suddenly said in a low voice: "Hey, tell me, will the emperor grant the title of king to the eldest prince this time?".

There was a rumor a while ago that the emperor was going to crown the eldest prince a king. After all, the eldest prince was already eighteen years old and had already entered the court.

Jinse glanced at Cha Qing, as if he didn't know why she thought so.

Only then did Cha Lan say, "I don't think so!".

Hey, why is this?
Jinse and Chaqing both looked at Chalan with puzzled looks on their faces.

Cha Lan glanced at them, and then explained in a low voice: "His Royal Highness is indeed old enough to get married. Normally, the emperor can canonize His Highness before then, but...".

Cha Qing asked anxiously: "But what?".

Cha Lan continued: "But, this time His Highness the First Prince went to disaster relief with the Fifth Prince. Even if the disaster relief was meritorious, the two His Highnesses were equally meritorious!".

But His Highness the Fifth Prince is only 16 years old now, so it is definitely impossible to be crowned king.

In this case, why would the emperor only grant the title of king to the eldest prince in addition to the disaster relief work?
Isn't this intentional to provoke a dispute between the eldest prince and the fifth prince?
Well, although there was already a fierce fight between the eldest prince and the fifth prince.

After hearing this, Jinse nodded thoughtfully, probably understanding what Cha Lan meant.

Cha Qing was a little confused after hearing this, and obviously didn't quite understand.

She subconsciously asked: "Sister Chalan, is it possible that the emperor canonize the eldest prince and the fifth prince together?"

Jinse glanced at Cha Qing, lowered his head silently, and said nothing.

Cha Lan gave Cha Qing a helpless look and said, "What I mean is that even if the Emperor wants to crown His Highness the First Prince, he will not do so at this time."

Cha Qing didn't turn around for a moment and asked: "So, Sister Cha Qing, are you saying that the Emperor will not confer the title of King to His Highness the First Prince?".

Cha Lan nodded.

Cha Qing asked confusedly: "Then, why!".

Why, after hearing this, Cha Lan almost lost her temper. What she just said was all in vain, right?
Cha Lan glanced at Cha Qing and said she didn't want to talk to Cha Qing.

Jinse said helplessly on the side: "Speaking of which, what's the use of discussing so much here? In the final analysis, this matter has to be decided by the emperor!"

They are here to talk nonsense, no matter how clear the truth is, it is of no use!

Jinse's words really make sense.

Cha Lan and Cha Qing looked at each other, and then they were silent.

Cha Qingqing coughed and said quickly: "Jin Se is right, let's not talk about this matter. By the way, have you heard about the Twelve Prince's affairs?".

What's going on with the Twelve Princes?
Jinse was stunned and quickly asked: "Sister Chaqing, what are you talking about? What's going on with the Twelve Princes?".

Chalan glanced at Jinse silently. Although she said nothing, she was a little curious in her heart.

She always felt that Jinse seemed to be very concerned about the affairs of the Twelfth Prince. Every time Cha Qing mentioned something about the Twelfth Prince, Jinse always seemed very anxious.

Could it be that Jinse and the twelfth prince are familiar with each other?

Cha Lan thought about it and shook his head unconsciously, thinking that this must be impossible.It was just something like this that Chalan didn't want to ask, so she didn't say anything.

Cha Qing didn't notice anything, but after hearing Jin Se's question, she immediately approached him with a gossipy face and started talking about the affairs of the Twelve Princes.

"It's not a big deal. You all know that the emperor suddenly rewarded the twelve princes before, right?"

Jinse and Chalan both nodded.

Is there anyone in the palace who doesn’t know about this matter?
Cha Qing chuckled and said, "That's why He Zhaoyi actually sent people to find the twelfth prince twice in the harem!".

Jin Se was stunned and asked curiously: "He Zhaoyi sent someone to find the twelfth prince for what?".

Cha Qing smiled with a meaningful expression.

Cha Lan frowned, thought for a while and said, "Could it be that He Zhaoyi has some plans?".

Cha Qing's eyes lit up when she saw Cha Qing, and she nodded quickly.

She said with a gossipy face: "I also accidentally heard someone say that He Zhaoyi wants to adopt the twelfth prince!".

Anyway, since the twelfth prince has lost his biological mother, the concubines in the harem who are above the status of wives can all raise their own children.

He Zhaoyi's position as the first wife of the twelfth generation means that she can naturally raise children.

It’s just that He Zhaoyi doesn’t have any children of his own to raise!
Jin Se was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "He Zhaoyi wants to adopt the twelfth prince?"

Is this a good thing?

After all, if He Zhaoyi adopted the Twelfth Prince, he must treat the Twelfth Prince well.

In other words, if He Zhaoyi adopts the Twelve Princes, then someone will take care of the Twelve Princes in the future.

Although she thought so, Jinse felt some inexplicable discomfort in her heart.

Cha Lan pondered for a while, nodded and said: "If this can happen, it may be a good thing. After all, although He Zhaoyi is not favored, she is the first person to follow the emperor, and the emperor still has some affection for her."

In this palace, it is normal for favored concubines to come and go, not something special.

On the contrary, the emperor may not like He Zhaoyi, but he will remember this person, which makes him special.

Moreover, He Zhaoyi's family background is not very good. If the twelve princes are raised under He Zhaoyi's knees, they will not pose a threat to other princes, so the twelve princes can also be safe.

Cha Qing blinked: "Sister Cha Qing, do you think so too?".

Cha Lan nodded.

Cha Qing chuckled and said, "I think so too, but I haven't heard that He Zhaoyi went to see the Emperor and the Queen, so this matter is probably just a random guess by the people below!".

Jinse breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Cha Lan thought about it and nodded: "Maybe He Zhaoyi has this intention but hasn't made up his mind?"

If that was the case, Cha Lan felt that He Zhaoyi must have just noticed that the emperor noticed the Twelve Princes, and that's when he got interested.

But Cha Lan didn't say this.

Jinse kept this in mind and thought about it. When she meets the twelfth prince again, she will ask him?
Moreover, she had better go and find out about He Zhaoyi, who is a safe person.

Jin Se was wondering whether there was any, but she didn't realize at all that no matter whether He Zhaoyi would adopt the twelfth prince, and for what purpose, how much does this matter have to do with her?

It wasn't until someone called for tea from the front that Jinse took a deep breath and put aside his thoughts for the time being.

In the imperial study room, the eldest prince, fifth prince, and several adults from the cabinet and household department were all present.

What they were talking about was what happened when the eldest prince and the fifth prince went to provide disaster relief.

Jinse followed Chalan Chaqing in to serve tea. Now Jinse can face so many people calmly.

She walked neatly to the side of the emperor and gently changed the tea cup in front of him.

He was about to leave with an empty tea cup, but when he raised his head, he met the fifth prince's eyes.

Jinse couldn't help being stunned, and then her heart skipped a beat.

She didn't understand why the fifth prince was staring at her, but she always felt uncomfortable being stared at by the fifth prince.

Subconsciously lowering his head to avoid the fifth prince's gaze, Jinse lowered his head and hurriedly backed out while holding the empty tea cup.

It wasn't until he left the imperial study that Jinse breathed a sigh of relief and frowned.

The group returned to the tea room.

After Cha Qing put down the tray, she grabbed Jin Se and asked doubtfully: "Jin Se, why was the fifth prince staring at you just now?"

Jinse was stunned, did Cha Qing see it too?

After a while, Jinse shook his head: "I don't know, maybe it's because of where I stand?".

Cha Qing thought for a while, and finally seemed to accept this statement.

"It's just an accident. Although the fifth prince usually seems to have a good temper, the queen has a bad temper. As long as you don't accidentally offend the fifth prince!"

After saying this, Jinse smiled helplessly.

She said: "His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince and I have only met a few times. Basically every time we meet, we are in the imperial study room. How can I provoke him?".

Cha Qing thought so, so she nodded: "That's good. The several highnesses in our palace have good tempers, but it's a pity that the empresses in the harem, haha...".

It’s okay not to say anything!
Cha Lan glanced at Cha Qing angrily: "Okay, stop nagging and get busy, there are still a lot of tea leaves to be packed away later!".

Cha Qing responded and hurriedly took Jin Se away and cleaned up.

After all, the return of the eldest prince and the fifth prince from disaster relief was a big event, so the emperor ordered a small banquet to be held in the evening.

However, there was a war at Linyunguan in the past, and there was a snowstorm in three counties in one state, so the banquet was not very luxurious.

But in the end, it was the emperor who expressed his satisfaction with the work done by the eldest prince and the fifth prince.

Therefore, the eldest prince and the fifth prince, as well as Concubine Wu De and Empress Li, all looked very happy at the banquet.

At the banquet, Concubine Jiang looked at the happy Empress Li. Her thoughts changed and she suddenly said, "Speaking of which, His Highness the First Prince is already full."

As soon as she said this, everyone looked at her.

Concubine Wu was wary in her heart, but she still had to respond with a smile on her face: "Sister Guifei is right!".

Concubine Jiang smiled with satisfaction, then looked at the emperor and said softly: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the eldest prince is not young anymore. It's time to consider marrying a concubine. Didn't you say so, Your Majesty?".

Marry a concubine for the eldest prince?

When everyone present heard this, their eyes suddenly flickered.

　PS: Big chapter, two chapters combined.

　　(Zu ￣ 3 ￣) Zu

　　
　
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