Quick Transmigration: My First Female Skill Takes Effect

A feast of food and drink was like a stone thrown into still water, causing the capital city, which had calmed down after the crown prince was chosen, to become turbulent again.

Wanhua Palace.

Consort De is having dinner with the Fourth Prince.

The two sat around a round table with twenty dishes on it.

This table is covered with food.

Since returning from the palace banquet, the Fourth Prince Wei Rui's usually cold face was already as cold as snow in winter, and now it was even colder.

It was no longer ordinary winter snow, but ice blocks. You could tell at a glance that it was freezing cold without even touching it.

Consort De did not ask him while he was eating.

Instead, they wait until after the meal.

The fourth prince did not leave; clearly, he wanted to say something.

Consort De dismissed everyone, leaving only the mother and son inside.

"Rui'er, what happened at the palace banquet?"

Since her son and daughter were both alive, she didn't bother to inquire about it.

The Fourth Prince's voice was icy: "Princess Chenzhao calls herself the Little Emperor."

The teacup in Consort De's hand fell to the floor with a thud and shattered into pieces.

"What?"

For some reason, she recalled the day Princess Chenzhao was born, when His Majesty blurted out "the first son."

The Fourth Prince: "She even referred to herself as '朕' (the imperial 'I'), telling the Crown Prince not to compete with her for the throne."

He said it, and it all sounded like a complete fantasy.

But it really did happen, and he was one of the people who witnessed it the whole time.

Recalling his father's doting affection for Princess Chenzhao, his heart ached fiercely, as if it were being bitten by a wild beast.

Consort De rose and sat down again, leaning slightly against the chair, her charming face filled with disbelief: "Your Majesty, did Your Majesty say anything?"

"Hehe, Father, he only said that if you want to be emperor, you must study and learn how to be an emperor."

"Mother, do you think Father Emperor wants her to inherit the throne?"

"But Chenzhao is a princess, and Father Emperor will always have princes."

The fourth prince felt aggrieved and resentful.

At the same time, I'm glad that Chenzhao is a princess, otherwise it would have been truly unsolvable.

Consort De's face under the lamplight showed changing expressions.

She wasn't sure whether she was trying to comfort herself or her son, but she said firmly, "No, no, the ministers won't agree."

Not all the officials in the court would submit to His Majesty.

"Let the siblings fight it out. Rui'er, it's like the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The winner at the last moment is the victor."

Her alluring fox-like eyes had lost their charm, leaving only ambitious desire.

The fourth prince was taken aback.

"Yes, Mother."

In the past, their strategy was to let the Crown Prince, the Consort's son, and the eldest prince fight each other, while he lay low in the shadows.

This remains true today.

He frowned, "Mother, I saw Lady Zhu today, but she seemed to have a distance from me."

The ambition in Consort De's eyes faded, which puzzled her.

"That shouldn't be the case." Her son is handsome, a rare beauty, and Zhu Mingyue is pampered by everyone at home. With Ruier and her cold face, shouldn't they be even more attractive?

"That shouldn't be the case."

Prince Cheng's Mansion.

A tall, slender young man was taking over the care of the unconscious Prince Cheng.

He looked at Princess Cheng, who had just returned: "Mother, what exactly happened to Father? How could he have collapsed in the palace?"

Even if they encountered an assassin, they couldn't possibly assassinate Zongzheng!

At this moment, Crown Prince Cheng had not yet realized that when the guards arrived, they addressed him as "King Cheng" instead of "Congzheng".

As for the removal of the Imperial Clan Court official, the guards did not mention it.

Anyway, King Cheng will find out when he wakes up.

Princess Consort Cheng didn't know that Prince Cheng had told her to come back first, saying he was going to find His Majesty.

"My son, your father said he's going to see His Majesty. Go to the palace and ask His Majesty what's going on. Your father is quite old, yet he's still working for His Majesty."

"Why doesn't Your Majesty show some consideration?"

The Crown Prince, who knew a little more than his parents, said: "Mother, that is His Majesty. Your tone is resentful, which is disrespectful."

He said the second half of the sentence in a low voice.

Princess Cheng didn't take it to heart: "Your father is His Majesty's uncle, so we're family. Don't worry, His Majesty won't blame you."

"Yeah?"

"Of course."

The Crown Princess listened with a blank expression to the shocking words spoken by her husband and mother-in-law.

One of them dared to speak, and the other dared to believe.

In particular, King Cheng was sent back to the palace while he was unconscious, without even waiting for him to regain consciousness.

The physician from the prefectural office has arrived.

Princess Cheng recalled that in the past, the doctors who treated her were all imperial physicians.

He clamored for his son to go to the palace to see the imperial physician.

The Crown Prince's mind returned, and he asked, "Why isn't His Majesty in the palace treating Father to the imperial physician?"

The question hit the nail on the head.

Everyone around lowered their heads, pretending not to hear. The doctor pretended to be deaf and dumb as he took Cheng Wang's pulse. A strange thought crossed his mind: he used to think he was just taking a salary for nothing, but now he was thinking about running away.

The Crown Princess and the Imperial Physician were of the same mind. She clutched her stomach and suddenly felt a sharp pain.

A good reason to let her sneak back to her parents' home.

As for whether the mother and son in the Prince's mansion will find out.

Don't worry, it won't happen.

She ran away from home for three days, and her husband and mother-in-law thought she was just sleeping in and hadn't seen her for a day.

The physician was still working his magic when King Cheng opened his eyes and saw the familiar gauze curtains. He coughed up a mouthful of blood in frustration.

One hand gripped the edge of the bed, and his eyes were wide open, like copper bells.

Without glancing at his wife and son, he looked up at the sky and cried out, "I have devoted myself wholeheartedly to the Wei family's empire, Your Majesty."

"His Majesty."

He fainted again.

Princess Cheng and Crown Prince Cheng exchanged a glance, both mother and son bewildered.

After a while, Princess Cheng made a move. Following Prince Cheng's previous instructions, she sent her son to the palace to ask for a royal physician for Prince Cheng and to tell His Majesty about the vomiting of blood.

The Crown Prince rode away on horseback.

Not to mention, he didn't even enter the palace gates, and Prince Cheng spat out a mouthful of blood in vain, hoping to evoke pity.

Night falls.

Kunning Palace.

Emperor Yongwen, Empress Shen, and Wei Qi and his family of three were discussing who would accompany them in their studies.

"You'll need one or two companions, or five or six. Aqi, how many do you want?" Emperor Yongwen closed the list and asked his daughter, who was lying opposite him, with a smile.

Empress Shen looked at her with the same beautiful eyes.

Wei Qi felt she was truly blessed. Resting her fleshy chin on her hand, she replied without hesitation, "Six."

"I want the most."

Emperor Yongwen praised, "As expected of my child, so greedy!"

To become emperor, one must be greedy.

"One Lady Zhu, one Mingzhu, and one Lady Shen chosen by your mother. In addition, I have selected the granddaughter of Minister Han for you."

"Wow." Wei Qi looked at his father with admiration.

Her eyes sparkled as she waited for him to continue.

Emperor Yongwen felt completely relaxed and comfortable.

He values ​​most the rare and precious trust his child has in him, which is truly the greatest joy in the world.

Unlike her brothers and sisters, Aqi never treated him as an emperor; she only saw him as a father.

"There are two more: the granddaughter of Kang An, the Minister of Rites, and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Ningguo."