625, autumn
Overnight, the queen had a miscarriage, Concubine Shu was abolished, the eldest prince was crowned king, Li Meiren was pregnant and was named Jieyu, and the whole capital instantly exploded like a boiling oil pot that fell into ice cubes.
"Have you heard? The queen had a miscarriage! ”
"I heard, I heard! I also heard that he was killed by Concubine Shu! ”
"Lady Concubine? But how did I hear that it was the eldest prince who harmed me! The eldest prince was jealous of the dragon heir in the queen's womb, and was worried that the birth of this child would threaten his status, so he overthrew the queen, and the queen had a miscarriage! ”
"Where did you hear that? If this was done by the eldest prince, why did the emperor abolish the concubine? The eldest prince has nothing to do, but I think the eldest prince was implicated by the concubine! ”
"My sister-in-law was on an errand in the Huang family, and yesterday she accompanied Miss Huang into the palace, and I heard with my own ears that the people in the palace said that it was the eldest prince who pushed down the queen, and the eldest prince wanted to kill the queen's niece who witnessed this incident, if it weren't for the big life of the girl of the Zheng family, she desperately escaped and ran to the banquet to shout about it, I'm afraid we wouldn't know about it!"
"Oh my God, if this is true, the eldest prince is too bold! The queen is his mother-in-law! How dare he ......"
"Mother-in-law? What about my mother-in-law? The eldest prince is the only son of the emperor, no matter what he does, the emperor will carry it for him, and what else does he dare not do? This mother-in-law can be found again if she is gone, but if her son is gone, she is really gone, and this only son is not more expensive than the mother-in-law who can be exchanged if you want to? ”
"What you say is not rough! Hey, since this was done by the eldest prince, why did the emperor abolish the concubine? ”
"Don't you still understand this? The emperor clearly wants to protect the eldest prince, but the queen's miscarriage can't just be forgotten, right? Even if the emperor thinks so, the queen and the Zheng family are not willing! I've heard that the queen was a boy! If this is born, he will be a prince, this good prince is gone, why does the emperor have to give the queen and the Zheng family an explanation! and the daughter of the Zheng family who was almost killed by the eldest prince, how can she be appeased! This Zheng family is now a big family, even the emperor doesn't dare to offend easily, and he can only sacrifice Concubine Shu to protect the eldest prince! ”
"Feelings: This concubine has become the scapegoat of the eldest prince?"
"Not necessarily! The eldest prince was born to Concubine Shu, and the eldest prince can do something to overthrow the queen, maybe Concubine Shu instigated him behind his back! Think about it, if the queen really gives birth to a prince, the status of the eldest prince is not guaranteed, and the status of the concubine is not guaranteed, can the concubine not be anxious in her eyes? But no matter how anxious she is, she doesn't dare to attack the queen, right? If she really became the emperor, would she be spared? What she wants to do but can't do, she can't find someone to do it for her, isn't this prince the best candidate? ”
"If that's the case, then Concubine Shu is not unjust! It's a pity that the queen is gone, the good prince is gone! The person who harmed her was unscathed, and I heard that she was just moved out of the palace by dividing the seal! ”
"Yes! The emperor is now asking the Ministry of Rites to choose the title for the eldest prince! ”
"The eldest prince made such a heinous mistake, the emperor didn't pursue it, and there was even a reward, our emperor is really confused!"
"Phew! What nonsense! The Son of Heaven is not something we can discuss! ”
"Ahem, I'll just talk about it! However, if you want to talk about it, the little-known Li Jieyu has picked up a Qiaozong, do you think this Li Jieyu will become the next concubine? ”
"Li Jieyu was diagnosed as pregnant at this time, but she really picked up a big bargain! However, she can't be compared with Concubine Shu, this Li family is also an official family, which is different from the Liang family! ”
"What's the difference! The Liang family was made a marquis because of the eldest prince, and the reward like flowing water went to the Li family early this morning, if this Li Jieyu is blessed and really gives birth to a prince, this Li family will also have a title! ”
"Then we have to wait until she really gives birth to a prince! You think the prince is born if he wants to! Didn't you see that even the queen had a miscarriage! ”
"Isn't this prince going to be crowned king and move out of the palace? Could it be that who else dares to do anything to Li Jieyu? ”
"Who knows what's going on in this palace? The pregnancy days are still long in October, maybe something will change! ”
"What the are we doing here! If something big happens in the palace, don't do our business! ”
"That's, I'm looking forward to the next autumn rain soon, it's been dry for a few months, and if the drought continues, the food for the winter will be gone!"
"Oh, God's business, who can say ...... for sure"
Coming back from the palace, the atmosphere of the entire Zheng family has become unusually sluggish, because of the queen's miscarriage, the Zheng family's status in Beijing has instantly become delicate, fortunately, after the queen was pregnant, the Zheng family did not do anything out of the ordinary with pampering, and the Zheng family is not based on the queen in the capital, but the status of the master in the court, even if the queen has a miscarriage, no one dares to target the Zheng family now, everything is still calm, but the Zheng family's lords and young masters who are officials in the court are more cautious, lest they fall into the handle.
When Xu Shu was recuperating from his injuries behind closed doors, the news from the outside was endless, either the courtiers were chattering about the title of the eldest prince, or what the emperor rewarded the Li family today, and what Ming'er gave the Li family, with Li Ying'er's pregnancy, the Li family became a hot family in the capital, and the people who were rushing to tie up the Liang family and the Zheng family began to become the guests of the Li family.
The Li family, who is on the cusp of the storm, is inevitably a little fluttering by the compliments of everyone, and does not refuse to take the initiative to send people to the door, there is a bit of a tendency to form gangs, Li Yinger is only more than a month pregnant, and the Li family can't wait to take precautions, sure enough, once a person is swept into the whirlpool of power, it is much easier to go with the flow than to retreat.
The queen is pregnant, and Xu Shu doesn't have to go into the palace every once in a while to accompany her, so the news from Jingyuan can't be learned in time, but Lin Heng still thought of a way to pass the news to the Zheng family. It's still Zhou Jin's letter, such letters often occur, Zhou Jin never said anything important in the letter, mostly mentioning Gao Zhinan's current situation, obviously knowing that Xu Shu was worried about Gao Zhinan, and Xu Shu still burned it after reading it, and didn't make any reply.
Xu Shu's health is not good, the eldest prince is too ruthless, the blood marks on Xu Shu's neck have been raised for more than a month until the autumn has faded most of them, and even the ceremony and serious birthday are hastily done, Mrs. Zheng Si regretted it deeply, and thought that Xu Shu was injured because of the queen and because of the Zheng family, and felt more and more guilty in her heart, and tried every means to compensate Xu Shu, and even Zheng Wanfeng's marriage was put aside.
After more than a month of discussion among the courtiers, the title of the eldest prince was finally decided.
King Qing.
But this result is not the same as the emperor expected, it is one thing for him to take the initiative to give, and it is another thing for others to ask him to give!