In the seventh year of Yonglong, in the spring, the main section of the Jiangnan Canal was completed and officially opened.

After Prime Minister Xu Mi learned of this situation, he burst into tears, and the prime minister, who seemed to be ten years old in just two years, finally wrote to the court and returned to his hometown.

Qin Wan won the favor three times, and after the failure to keep it, he gave Xu Mi to open the palace with the three divisions, crowned the Taishi, gave thousands of hectares of good land, thousands of brocades, 100,000 gold, countless pearls and jades, and many unique books treasured by the royal family, so that the henchmen of the first emperor and the important ministers of the two dynasties were able to return to their hometowns.

Shoufu said goodbye to the old, but it did not have much impact on the government.

The second minister, Jiang Bai, was promoted to the first assistant, and Mu Miao, the governor of Yangzhou, was transferred back to the capital to serve as the second minister. Zhang Rong is still in his original position, and Wei Tuo has taken it a step further and become a Chinese scholar, that is, a "prime minister" in the real sense, rather than a flat chapter who can enter the political hall to discuss politics, but his status is a step worse.

The head of Yangzhou was originally a special position for Jiangnan to stabilize dìng, although Mu Miao left, he had a certain impact on Jiangnan, but Lin Xuan was still there, and his official position was further, so he was safe. Similarly, Qi Run also did well in Liangzhou, when many displaced people were forcibly moved to Liangzhou by the imperial court, they were full of complaints and unwillingness, but now they have gradually taken root and stayed in Liangzhou smoothly.

After several rounds of bad news in the palace, a good news finally came - after the emperor was poisoned two years ago, everyone thought that the sky was about to fall, but everyone expected that the emperor would gradually recover and be in good spirits. Out of compensation for Concubine Zheng Hua, she stayed in her palace a few more times, Concubine Zheng Hua actually got pregnant again, and got a man in one fell swoop in the first month, which happened to be the tenth son of the emperor, and she was also promoted to Concubine De, and then the first person in the palace, under the queen.

For this young son, both the emperor and Concubine Zheng De are very fond of each other, the emperor is happy that his body has not collapsed, and Concubine Zheng Defei is also full of hope for her young son.

Perhaps, what made Concubine Zheng Defei secretly happy was the illness of Empress Shen Man - last autumn, the eighth prince died of illness, and due to his young age, he couldn't even get a family tree. The queen took pity on the Eighth Prince, not only promoted his biological mother Sun to Zhaoyi, the head of the Nine Concubines, but also personally presided over the funeral of the Eighth Prince. Unexpectedly, I was tired and caught a cold, and after that, my body has not been getting better, and the decoction continues. The eldest princess of Xincai simply lived in the palace for a long time, took care of the queen, and raised the county lord of Linchuan and Qin Zhao.

As a sister-in-law, Princess Xin Cai is at most a sister-in-law who takes care of her relatives, and it is impossible for her to go to the harem. As soon as the affairs were handed over to Concubine Zheng Defei and Concubine Li Xian, Lu Guifei and Sun Zhaoyi assisted by the side, everyone didn't say anything, but in their hearts they hoped that the queen would die if she couldn't afford to get sick.

Yan Wang Qin dared to sit high, obviously at the age of eleven or twelve years old, but the anger around him was chilling: "Brother and brother, mother and son, good, very good." ”

When the waiters saw him like this, they were eager to bury their heads in the ground.

Since the disfigurement, King Yan has become such a strange character, beating and scolding his subordinates at every turn, and dragging them out and beating them to death if they don't go well. The emperor took pity on him and turned a blind eye, but Princess Jiangdu had trained him a few times. King Yan listened to it, but he restrained a little, but his methods were more concealed and more vicious, which made people even more afraid.

Everyone was also a little puzzled by the temperament of King Yan's yin owl - in their opinion, isn't it a good thing that the little prince is favored? A brother of the same father and mother ascends to the throne, is it better than others, right? What's more, King Yan will never have the possibility of inheriting the unification, and the little prince will of course only be tolerant of this brother.

Of course, they couldn't understand King Yan.

King Yan was once the only son of Concubine Zheng De, carrying all the love of Concubine Zheng De, even if he didn't meet many times, he could feel his mother's deep love for him. After he was disfigured, Concubine Zheng De's extreme madness, desperate to ruin the mentality of Concubine Lu Guifei and Qin Zheng's mother and son, also gave him great comfort.

The funny thing is that this maternal love was not destroyed by the enemy, but it was destroyed by his younger brother.

When Princess Jiangdu saw him, she would reprimand him a few words, hating iron and not steel, and not treating him as a waste. His biological mother was careful with him, and after he got his younger brother, he loved his younger son like a treasure, and kept saying "You have a younger brother, Your Majesty likes him very much, and our mother's life is finally relied on"!

The little prince is favored? Expected to be a big treasure?

Ridiculous, ridiculous!

Even if he is like the third brother and supports Princess Jiangdu as the crown princess, he will not expect an infant baby to take care of him!

I am the Emperor's Seventh Prince, the King of Yan of Great Xia, and I don't need anyone's sympathy, mercy and charity, even my biological mother and younger brother!

At this moment, suddenly an attendant hurriedly came, walking in a messy manner, King Yan frowned, but it was a little strange - the people in the palace were all strictly trained, and no matter how big the matter was, they didn't dare to lose their manners and disturb the master. Therefore, he didn't drag the other party down to kill him at the first time, but asked coldly: "What's wrong?" ”

"Lord Wang, it's not good!" The person who came was a little incoherent, "Epidemic, there is an epidemic in the palace!" ”

Yan Wang Huo Di stood up: "What? ”

Hearing this news, King Yan subconsciously wanted to go out, but when he saw that the left and right guards and Jin Wuwei had blocked the palace gate, he couldn't help but say angrily: "What are you doing!" ”

"Pass on the order of the princess of Jiangdu, King Yan needs to close the door for seven days!"

"You-" King Yan was furious at first, then thought of one thing, turned around, and stared at the person who reported the news, "where is the epidemic, why should even I be grounded?" ”

Although there are few cases of epidemics in the palace, since the founding of Great Xia, there have been several times, and each time it is a great event. Once the signs are discovered, the corresponding person would rather kill them by mistake than let them go, so as not to pass them on to the master. Especially the emperor, the dragon body is expensive, and he can't be negligent.

Qin Wan was very good to King Yan, but now that King Guan Yan is so clean, it can be seen that it is not a trivial matter.

The person who reported the news trembled, and his voice trembled: "Yes, it's the Ten Princes!" ”

King Yan was stunned for a moment, and then laughed lowly.

Good, good, very good!

"Your Highness, it has already been interrogated." Even if it is an epidemic, when the dead soldiers of Lijingmen come forward, they will not be able to retreat. It's just a sacrifice of one person, and the whole family is rich. Besides, there are some people who have had the epidemic, it is not easy to get them again, and carefully selecting such people can always reduce the number of deaths and injuries," the other party pointed out, saying that he brought the things used by the epidemic patients from outside the palace, some were filled in pillows, some were sewn in clothes, and some were hidden in toys, and the mastermind behind the scenes was Sun Zhaoyi. Chang Qing is undergoing further interrogation, and the confession he has obtained is absolutely true. ”

When Shen Man had the energy to manage the harem, naturally this kind of thing would not happen, but her illness has not yet recovered, Qin Wan is unwilling to let her mother worry about it, and Princess Xin Cai doesn't care about palace affairs. As for Qin Wan, he is still too busy with political affairs, let alone anything else. The harem is run by several women with different minds, and it is not uncommon for something to happen. What's more, the concubine attacked the prince, Qin Wan had already expected it. Although she didn't care about this, she deliberately didn't let her parents and the people who served her parents get close to them, so as not to be splashed with dirty water or dirty eyes, and intentionally or unintentionally became a knife in the hands of others.

This is not a difficult matter, after all, since Shen Man fell ill, Qin Ke's entire mind has been on his wife, and he has no time to care about others. The so-called "favor" for the little prince is only not set foot in the harem for half a year, after the little prince was born, he only went three times, and every time he looked at the little prince and left, plus countless rewards.

In such a scene, it is reasonable for Sun Zhaoyi to fall into madness.

Harem concubines, sons are the maintenance of glory and wealth, although children are difficult to raise, especially boys, after the age of seven barely stand. But who would think that such a thing as the death of a son would fall on him just right? At least Sun Zhaoyi didn't believe it, not only did she not believe it, but she also deeply hated Concubine Zheng Defei and Concubine Lu Guifei - her son, didn't he just stand in the way of these two?

Since I have no hope, I also want your son to be buried with me!

"Lock up the Sun family first." Qin Wan rubbed his temples, a little tired, "You say, can Lao Jiu and Lao Ten get through?" "Last time the Eighth Prince passed away, the emperor felt the ruthlessness of time and fate, and he was in a bad mood. Fortunately, the little prince was born, and he regained a little confidence. If she dies two more sons in one go, and they are both younger sons, she is really afraid that her father will not be able to bear it.

That's right, the important thing now is not to deal with the concubines, but to see if the two princes can survive. Harem concubines, as long as they have no sons, are of mediocre background, and there is no huge political force behind them. Even if you climb to the third lady, it is still very easy to deal with.

If something happens to the two princes, even if these concubines don't do anything, they will not be able to escape; If the two princes are fine, even if they do something, for the sake of the prince's face, it is not impossible to open up.

Chen Xuan lowered his head and didn't speak, but Qin Wan understood what he meant.

Even if they are adults, there are few who can survive the epidemic, let alone young children?

Sure enough, in less than half a day, the little prince died.

Surprisingly, under the care of Concubine Lu, the Nine Emperor Princes stubbornly resisted for seven days, and his health gradually improved. The imperial doctor was amazed, but Concubine Zheng Defei lost the last trace of her heart, she sat down on the luxurious beauty couch in a daze, and shouted sharply for a while: "It's her!" She must have killed my child! ”

"Niangniang, Concubine De Niangniang!"

"Majesty, I want to see Majesty!" Concubine Zheng De's face was messy, she knew that she and Her Majesty were not young anymore, and the little prince was her last hope. Now that her two sons have been destroyed, how can she be willing, how can she be willing? This is her life and his future! Therefore, she faced the direction of the emperor's bedroom, and her voice was full of sorrow, like a cuckoo crying blood, "Your Majesty, I beg you, for the little prince, but also for His Royal Highness King Yan!" ”

Hearing Zhang Hua's reply, Qin Ke sighed before asking, "Bao'er, how did you find out?" ”