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Chapter 403 Little Nine (3)
The next morning at the court, the first thing the emperor did was to praise the third prince greatly, and then decreed that the third prince be crowned king Duan and rewarded with a thousand taels of gold. One hundred pieces of tribute satin of various colors were brought in, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs were ordered to make every effort to prepare for the wedding of the third prince, and it must be done in a splendid manner.

Of course, it is impossible to confer only the third prince as king. After all, there are two princes above the third prince, so the eldest prince was named King Gong, and the fourth prince was named King Ning. The empress and Concubine Luo are nothing more than that. At the same time, she also decreed that the eldest granddaughter of Zhang Guangyu, the third-ranked elder in the cabinet and a scholar of the Cultural Palace, be married to the fourth prince as his concubine. They will be married on an auspicious day next year or two.

As for the second prince, since he is still grounded, he naturally does not have his share as the king.

With this decree, let’s not say what the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were thinking. Empress Xu in Fengyi Hall was so angry that she smashed her favorite set of thin-bodied porcelain teacups, panting heavily and hating He scolded: "It's fine that the bitch surnamed Luo and the little bastard Murong Heng are on the heads of our mother and son on weekdays. Whoever made the emperor's heart go to his heels, our mother and son can't bear this tone, so we can only bear it. Now Even Xiao Shi and Murong Shen are about to step on our mother and son. What on earth does the emperor want to do? Is he willing to give up after suppressing our mother and son until there is no room for him to stand? , but he doesn't give up, he just makes our mother and child suffer every day, what the hell is he trying to do!"

Gao Nai didn't like it when she heard this, and hurriedly ordered all the servants in the hall to retreat, then she smiled and said to Empress Xu: "Your Majesty, calm down, you are the emperor's first wife, and the emperor has loved Concubine Luo so much all these years. I haven't even expressed the slightest intention to abolish you. It can be seen that I still value you very much in my heart, and I value you very much. This time, it was only the third prince who made meritorious service and almost lost his life. It is really hard for the emperor not to reward their mother and son. Forget it, how can we destroy the order between you and the eldest prince? You, just relax, as long as you are the empress of the palace, the eldest prince will be the eldest prince, and the emperor will never destroy the eldest prince to stand up. According to other people's reasoning, even if the emperor has that kind of thought, Uncle Guo will not agree, right?"

Empress Xu sneered and said: "If elder brother doesn't agree, it will be useful. Now that Ke'er is the crown prince, I don't have to have trouble sleeping every night. No, I can't let Murong Shen be complacent. He will go to the south of the Yangtze River." He has ruined the rear area that we have been operating for so many years. Who knows what he will do tomorrow? If we don’t get rid of him while he is still fledgling, it will definitely be a serious problem in the future... Mammy, send a message immediately Go out and let my sister-in-law come to the palace to see me in the morning, I have something to tell her!"

At this time, it is not wise to announce Mrs. An Guogong's wife to enter the palace...Grandma Gao sighed secretly, but she dared not say this, so she could only respond: "I will leave it to others later."

Empress Xu's expression softened a little, and she frowned and asked about Prince Gong and Lu Mingfeng's recent situation, "... Miss Feng has been taking care of her body according to the imperial doctor's prescription for several months, why hasn't there been any movement? General Wei has won eight in a row. Only four sons got Wei's wild girl. Although four of the eight sons were concubines, four were born to Mrs. Wei. It can be seen that Mrs. Wei is a good child and has a suitable man. I'm afraid your daughter is a good one, if Feng girl doesn't get pregnant before she comes in and give birth to the emperor's eldest grandson, we will have even less chance of winning in the future!"

Gao Momo hesitated and said: "I heard that the First Prince has been taking medicine all the time, and the First Prince also rests in the First Prince's room for most of the time, but I don't know why there is no good news, it seems that the fate has not come..."

Before finishing speaking, Empress Xu sneered and said: "What fate didn't come, you don't have to cover up for that unsatisfactory thing, he was born by me, how can I not know him? It must be a gimmick Dog meat, it is obvious that it is true that he is resting in Feng girl's house, but only he knows what he has done secretly, so it is no wonder that Feng girl has no news. It's impossible for Li to have no more little princes and princesses after so many years!"

After a pause, he said again: "Girl Feng is also incapable, she has a relationship with that unworthy thing, and she is young and beautiful, as long as she is willing to let go of her figure, I still don't believe it. No more children, she really thinks she is still the eldest daughter of Duke Dingguo's Jin Zunyugui, and I don't see how much Dingguo's family values ​​her... You are too, and you are still a 'big prince and concubine' Well, don’t you know that the emperor has sealed that unworthy thing as King Gong? What kind of broken title? Is this reminding us that mother and child should not forget to be courteous and humble at all times? Remember to tell the subordinates to change it later We can also avoid being listened to by caring people, saying that we are dissatisfied with the title bestowed by the emperor!"

"Yes, the servant will pass on the message later, so that no one will take advantage of it." Gao Nanny hurriedly responded.

The next day, Mrs. An Guogong's wife Mrs. Xu Da entered the palace early in the morning. Of course, the banner was to enter the palace to pay her respects to the empress.

Empress Xu asked her a few words about Mrs. Anguo's health, and briefly asked about the situation in the mansion, then she winked at Nanny Gao.

Nanny Gao retreated with all the attendants, and she herself stood guard at the entrance of the hall, just in case.

Empress Xu saw that there was no one else in the palace, so she didn't beat around the bush, and said to Mrs. Xu directly: "I don't want to watch Murong Shen get complacent any longer. Sister-in-law goes back and tells brother to find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible. Become a serious trouble!"

Mrs. Xu heard that although she knew that this matter was not easy to handle, it was just a matter of one word to Empress Xu, but to her master, she didn't know how much effort and risk she would have to take. Can succeed, but she still respectfully replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, after the concubine returns, I will pass on your Majesty's words to the Master."

She only said 'reveal', but did not say that she would definitely do it. Mrs. Xu's answer was obviously reserved, but Empress Xu was immersed in her jealousy towards Queen Duan and her son, so she didn't hear it for a while, and only said angrily: Remember to tell brother to hurry up, I won't be able to take it any longer!"

Mrs. Xu still respectfully responded, and talked with Empress Xu for a while, seeing that it was getting late, she knelt down and left the palace.

When he returned to An Guo Gong's mansion, An Guo Gong Xu Jinnian knew that his wife had entered the palace today, and he was afraid that the empress would have some orders, so he returned to the mansion early and stayed in Mrs. Xu's upper room.

Mrs. Xu saw that her master was waiting for her, so she didn't care to go to change clothes and freshen up first. She turned away the servants and asked her confidant to guard the door. She lowered her voice and repeated what Empress Xu had said. Finally, she frowned and said: " The concubine thought that this was a big matter and didn't dare to make the decision, so she didn't make a clear promise to the empress, but only said to tell the master..."

(End of this chapter)