In Gyeongnam, Chang Rufei's letters have always come frequently.

She never reported her worries, but judging from her words and the news sent back by Chang Jia Qingnan, she actually had a lot of worries.

After Zhu Yongze began to take power from his father, there was a slight resistance, which made it difficult for him to go very well recently. He knew that many forces were observing him, and there were also many people who opposed him because of his previous attitude towards Yuan Ping and his actions towards Yuan Ping this time.

Among these people, naturally his mother is also included.

In the eyes of Princess Qingnan, this son is naturally not obedient enough.

Therefore, they saw the other two princes as alternatives.

Especially Zhu Yongze's second brother Zhu Yongtao, who is only more than two years younger than him.

Well-behaved and obedient, but also approachable, never on the shelf, naturally likable.

Zhu Yongtao is also eighteen, and in the third month after Zhu Yongze's wedding, that is, last month, he also married his daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law's surname is Zhu, that is, Zhu Yongze's mother's mother's family who Zhu Yongze looks down on, and the daughter of the Zhu family, the largest family in Gyeongnam.

This combination, after a careful taste, will be a little remarkable.

No matter how you look at it, you are not satisfied with Zhu Yongze's choice, so there is this marriage that is slightly confrontational and transfers strength. It can be said to consolidate the strength of the royal family, it can also be said to be a support for Zhu Yongtao, and it is also a threat to Zhu Yongze to replace him if he is disobedient.

However, this combination is a good thing for the Gyeongnam royal family, so Zhu Yongze and Chang Rufei, even King Gyeongnam, can't raise an objection.

The princess did not have a positive relationship with Chang Rufei, but Chang Rufei's situation became embarrassing. Although he has the reputation of being married by the emperor and protected by the queen mother, in any aspect, he is not as good as his brother-in-law or Zhu Yongze.

It's stressful, and it's not easy.

Fortunately, Zhu Yongze was particularly strong after going back this time, and King Gyeongnam was more supportive of him, so in fact, his position was still unshakable.

And Chang Rufei's stomach is also very competitive.

In the middle of August, a letter came from Gyeongnam.

Chang Rufei is pregnant.

……

And this news finally made Zhu Chengyi unable to sit still.

Next month, Tao Yun will also get married.

And in more than two months, Yan Feiqing's children will be on the ground.

But he got married the earliest, but he didn't even plan to get pregnant, how could he not be in a hurry?

Yan An also wrote to ask, the queen mother in the palace also cared about this matter, and even the concubine took the initiative to say that she had recently been helping the Zhao family, who had never been pregnant, to recuperate, do you want to help them dispense side medicines together?

Yes, Princess Zhao is still not pregnant. So the concubine took a concubine for Zhu Yongtai this spring - her own niece. However, a few months have passed, and the new Miao side concubine has not been able to conceive. The concubine had no choice but to continue to ask for medicine everywhere.

Obviously, Rong An is also being classified as the type of person who "can't be born".

Even if you don't put pressure on yourself, you can't stand the pressure from others.

In addition, Yan An's heirs have always been in vain, so Princess Yan An is more anxious than ordinary people.

Zhu Chengyi finally had a good talk with Rong An.

Rong An knew that he couldn't hide anymore, so he nodded.

Anyway, I started to prepare now, and when I got pregnant, it would be at least a few months.

Zhu Chengyi is really serious.

For the sake of the child, he didn't even drink alcohol, and he spent more time pestering Rong An than before.

So, Rong An rubbed her body with a sore waist and knees every day, and secretly sighed that her third shop was far away. Fortunately, the two shops are on the right track at the moment, and the business is very good, and there is still a lot of surplus in the money earned in addition to the expenses of Shantang and everyone.

In silver, she has saved a lot of money.

……

It was also August, and Zhu Yongning's marriage was finally decided.

Who would have expected that after going around and around, his choice for princess was still Yin Xin.

After he had a deep understanding of his own abilities, he reconciled with the King of Thailand. He stopped his messy thoughts, obediently returned to the old path of fully supporting the King of Thailand, and chose Yin Xin again.

The emperor originally had this intention, so he responded and finalized the marriage in half a year.

At the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet, Rong An chatted with Yin Xin.

"You're not happy?" Rong An found that Yin Xin didn't have much enthusiasm for this marriage at all.

"You should understand, after the last time I chose a concubine, I didn't like him anymore." Yin Xin's smile didn't reach the bottom of her eyes. "Not every daughter's family can choose their own marriage like you. I was raised by my family, so it was natural for me to be chosen by my family. ”

The King of Thailand needs King Ning, and the Yin family, as the grandfather of the King of Thailand, naturally supports the King of Thailand unconditionally. Therefore, a daughter like her is naturally used to maintain the existence of various relationships. For the Yin family, Princess Ning's position has no grievances, and it belongs to the right family.

"I envy you." You can get what you want.

Yin Xin smiled sullenly: "Don't look weird. Don't worry, I only envy you, but I don't have jealousy. You can't get too close to me, I understand. ”

"In the future, when the situation is stable, we can be friends." Rong An likes Yin Xin. Close-minded, very compatible. Probably when the new emperor ascends the throne, they will be able to play together after they have no position to avoid.

These days, the emperor attaches more and more importance to Zhu Hongwen, the son of King Xing, and often personally checks his studies.

Zhu Hongwen is really competitive, Tao Lao said that this child has a very high understanding, and Yu's father also said that this child can endure hardships and have patience, just by virtue of this, as long as he is willing to practice martial arts, his grades will not be bad. And Zhu Chengyi also praised him, bluntly saying that his horseback riding level is better than Rong An.

Rong An was not convinced, and last time he was embarrassed, Bara took Xiaobai to compete with Zhu Hongwen. Although Rong An won, she also knew that most of this was due to her good physical fitness and stronger control over the horses. It won't take long for her to be left behind by Zhu Hongwen.

Because of Zhu Hongwen, Rong An went to Xingwangfu more often. After all, who can not like such a well-rounded and sweet child?

Of course, there is only one time: that is, Zhu Hongwen stared at her stomach every time he saw her, and then asked her, why did he eat so many eggs, but her stomach still didn't move? Then, Rong An had to accept the people around him to look up and down......

Zhu Hongwen's excellence made the court and the central government look at him differently.

In short, seeing that the hope of King Xing's ascension to the throne is getting bigger and bigger. But this does not mean that the King of Thailand will die. After all, the crown prince hasn't been established yet, has he?

This also caused Rong An to not want to get involved in the turmoil.

So although she had a good relationship with Princess Zhao and Yin Xin and others, she still had to keep an appropriate distance......

Rong An has rejected Yin Xin many times, and seeing that she is depressed at this moment, he can't help but comfort her a few words.

"I'm waiting for the day when we can be friends." Yin Xin smiled brightly. "Rong'an, I like you." She didn't call her "princess", she wanted to call it that. In the entire capital, the one she envied the most was Yu Rongan. It's really good to completely break the shackles, and it can not hinder the interests of the family, and get what you want.

……

The days flew by, and the flood season came as scheduled.

The situation is even worse than last year, and the situation in many places is not optimistic. The imperial court sent several batches of inspectors, and even King Xing, King Tai, and King Ning were all sent out one by one to inspect the disaster.

Nebula also left Beijing again as early as spring.

He calculated the disaster situation, went to various places in advance to provide relief, mobilized good deeds and enlightened people's hearts. Seondang in Gyeonggi was taken over by the Imperial Court and Baekseo Temple.

Rong An asked him when he would return, and he said maybe, waved his hand and left.

On the seventh day of the seventh month, King Xing was still presiding over disaster relief in other places.

A big festival was held in the palace.

All the royal family attended.

On this day, there was an unsolved case.

At the luncheon, the little emperor's grandson, Zhu Hongwen, stared at his left hand after wiping his hands, rubbing his handkerchief vigorously.

Rubbing and rubbing, the little person suddenly fell down on the seat, and fainted with the whites of his eyes, which frightened everyone and made Princess Xing sit directly on the ground.

Everyone's first reaction was: poisoning!

The emperor was furious and ordered all efforts to save him.

This is his eldest grandson, the child he intends to entrust with important tasks, but someone dares to do it under his nose.

The imperial doctors immediately applied the needles together, and the emperor opened the treasury to let him take precious medicinal materials at will.

The silver needles pulled out were all black like charcoal, and there was no doubt that they were poisoned.

After some treatment, most of the poison was forced out, temporarily saving Zhu Hongwen's life.

If it hadn't been detected in time and treated quickly, the child would have almost died.

But Zhu Hongwen was still unconscious, and although his lips had receded from being dark, he was still blue. There is still a residual poison to be solved.

"What kind of poison is it?" The emperor asked.

"It's not clear. But according to Weichen's guess, it should be a mixed poison. ”

"After the needle, why is the condition of the little emperor and grandson not improving?" The emperor's face sank.

"Although the poison was forced out at the first time, after all, some of it had already invaded and scattered around the body. The ministers are coming up with a detoxification plan. ”

"Can all the poison be cleaned?"

"The ministers dare not guarantee it."

"What happens if it's not clean?"

"It's not clear, but it will most likely affect the health of His Royal Highness."

Looking at Zhu Hongwen, who had not woken up for a long time, the emperor's face darkened even more.

Will he want an heir who is not in good health?

So while treating it, it was thoroughly investigated.

The tip of Zhu Hongwen's left index finger was completely black, and he rubbed his hands repeatedly before, probably thinking that these blacks were dirty, but in fact they were a sign of poisoning.

And the imperial doctor has confirmed that the poison penetrates through the cracks of the fingernails through direct contact.

Obviously, someone wants to poison them, and it is difficult to eat and drink, so they can only choose skin-to-skin contact. But this method is obviously less toxic. This also led to Zhu Hongwen picking up a life.

But at this moment, I don't even know what the poison is, how to clean it up? If it is not clean, will Zhu Hongwen be abolished? Zhu Hongwen is gone or abolished, who is the most beneficial? ……

These thoughts are swirling in everyone's minds.

Everyone was confined to the table, not allowed to move, not allowed to leave, waiting to track down the murderer.

The imperial doctors prescribed medicine, but less than 50% of the time they were sure of cleaning up the toxins.

At this time, someone stepped forward.

It's Yuanping.

She said that she had the hundred poisons brought by Qingnan, and she was eighty percent sure that the remaining poisons would be cleaned. He also said that the medicine was supplied to the Zhu family and the Zhang family by the local witch doctor clan, and there were only five pills a year. In her early years, her father would carry this medicine with him when he was on the march, just in case. This time she brought five, which she could take out and try for the little emperor's grandson.

Someone in the crowd remembered Zhu Yongze's worm, and that worm could absorb poisonous blood. There are also people who think of Gyeongnam's poison, and the people there do have a good way of dealing with poisons.

The imperial physicians consulted the emperor and asked if they would let the concubine give it a try. After all, they say that they are nearly 50% sure, but in fact they are not even 30%.

Yuan Ping looked at the emperor and said bluntly.

In the end, the emperor nodded.

The imperial doctor sniffed the antidote, the fragrance of the medicine was tangy, it was very refreshing, they probably sniffed out a few flavors of medicine, and they did have the effect of detoxification.

Directly two pills went down, and after dozens of drops of black blood were released from Zhu Hongwen's fingertips, Concubine Shu said that the poison was basically cleared. She took another antidote, saying that one was divided into three meals with ten bowls of water a day, and the poison should be completely cured after eating.

Only a few quarters of an hour later, Zhu Hongwen's complexion looked much better.

Is it so magical?

At that moment, many people, including Rong An, couldn't help but look at Yuan Ping a few more times. This poison is so smooth to dissolve, it can't have anything to do with her, right? But the crowd dispersed the thought. As we all know, at this moment, Yuan Ping is basically hated by people, no one pays attention to her, she has no connections in the palace, and she only has the opportunity to attend the banquet.

There is no possibility that she is close to Zhu Hongwen, if it is said that murder, it is basically difficult to ascend to the sky. So it can't be her.

Therefore, it is probably because she really has a miracle medicine and wants to reap the emperor's favor, so she reluctantly cuts her love in exchange for credit.

Zhu Hongwen was fine, and the emperor began a thorough investigation.

Princess Xing asked for a strict investigation, saying that this poisoning was clearly done by taking advantage of the absence of her prince, and the other party had dirty thoughts and must be severely punished.

Zhu Hongwen did not have contact with outsiders. Some of the food and drink used today were given by Princess Xing, some were taken by him on his own table, and some were given by the palace maids. He looked through everything on the table, and all of it was not poisonous. Today, he only wandered around the Imperial Garden, and he didn't go anywhere.

I went around and didn't find anything suspicious.

Except for ...... The princess of Thailand had spoken to him half an hour earlier, patted him on the shoulder, and wiped his sweat.

Zhao was dumbfounded, and hurriedly argued that this matter had nothing to do with him.

She has never been able to conceive, so many so-called masters let him get childish and get closer to the child. Especially the kind of smart and cute kids. She has been looking forward to her son for a long time, and she is happy to see Zhu Hongwen, even without the guidance of these so-called masters, she will also look at Zhu Hongwen more, talk more, and laugh more.

Today, Zhu Hongwen was greedy and hid behind a tree to steal persimmons, and she happened to see her. Seeing that the little emperor and grandson were eating a mouthful of yellow, she took a handkerchief and helped wipe it. And that's what happened......

However, after checking several times, she was the only one who could and suspected of making a move.

All kinds of suspicious eyes swept over her, and Zhao was tired.

Who doesn't know, in fact, the biggest doubt is not herself, but her position.

Zhu Hongwen is the most powerful candidate for the throne at this moment, followed by her husband. As long as Zhu Hongwen has an accident, then naturally, her husband is the biggest beneficiary.

Zhao knelt on the ground and said loudly: "I was born in a famous family, I have always been strict with myself, I have a frank heart and a clear conscience." Today's Zhongyuan, the sky is above, the thick earth is below, the ancestors are in the sky, if I Zhao Jiao has a word, I am willing to be hit by five thunders! ”

She really doesn't look like a lie.

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