Chapter 116: Heirs Are a Big Problem
After the funeral of Empress Dowager Ye, the East Palace, which had been vacant for more than 30 years, finally ushered in a new owner again. []
It's just that the male host came, but the hostess couldn't be in place for a while - after all, the grandmother had just died, and not only the prince's marriage, but also Princess Wei's passage was delayed until the second half of the year.
King Wei was older than Princess Yongfu, so the descent of Princess Yongfu was also moved back.
In this way, the crown prince, who is one year younger than Princess Yongfu, will get married at the end of the year at the earliest.
However, the queen party does not have time to busy with these children's marriages now, and the new prince's team attracts their attention even more.
With Empress Jiang's weight and preference for Jiang Yashuang, plus Chu Weisang personally asked for such a person, the East Palace's subordinate officials have their own position in Jiang Yashuang.
Of course, the other candidates were also selected in the Queen's Party, but in order to show respect for Xue Chang, a few more places were reserved for Xue Chang's faction.
…… As for the Queen Mother's Party, which proposed to let the prince form a team after moving to the East Palace, nothing was gained!
Not only that, but Empress Dowager Gu put down her shelf several times to see her grandson, but was stopped by Empress Jiang on the way, either inviting her to drink tea or inviting her to enjoy the flowers. Empress Dowager Gu couldn't bear it, and said bluntly that she missed Chu Weisang, and Queen Jiang didn't quarrel with her, and called other princes and princesses with a smile to accompany her to relieve her boredom, and explained that the prince was new and young, and now he was busy learning things, you are such a kind and kind grandmother who thinks about him, you must be reluctant to bother him on this eye joint, right?
Empress Dowager Gu is now in a weak position, and it is difficult to say a word, so she has to swallow this breath hard!
Thinking that she has been a regent for more than 30 years, when has she ever been so angry?! It was Tang Zimo who had been reassuring her patience in private, and she couldn't stand it after several times: "How long will this be endured by the mourning family?!" If you endure it any longer, the Jiang family will almost climb to the head of the mourning family!! ”
At this time, she also learned that Gu Qianna was not dead, and in order to survive, she joined the Jiang family and did not hesitate to commit to Jiang Yadan!
Empress Dowager Gu almost didn't go crazy!
Naturally, he quickly summoned Gu Shuo, the king of Guangyang, and Gu Yan, the son of the prince of Guangyang, into the palace to meet him!
"You forgetful things!" As soon as she saw her nephew and nephew, she raised her hand and smashed the tea set on the table, and shouted hysterically, "If there is no mourning family, your Gu family can have today?!" I didn't expect to sell my mourning family for a daughter! Over the years, the mourning family has simply lifted you up for nothing!! ”
Gu Shuo, Gu Yan's father and son didn't know what Gu Qianna did at all, they were simply confused by this scolding, and when they saw that the Queen Mother was on fire, they didn't dare to refute it, so they quickly knelt down and asked for guilt, and after she vented for a while, she trembled and asked why.
The reason why Empress Dowager Gu was willing to call them was also because she heard that on the day when King Huainan went to deliver the decree, although Gu Qianna's henchmen had been out of the Zhou Palace, they really didn't go to the Guangyang Palace, but went directly to Jiang Yadan - I guessed in my heart that this matter was Gu Qianna's own idea - but she was Gu Shuo's daughter and Gu Yan's own sister, how could her father and brother not take responsibility for what she did?
So the Queen Mother didn't feel that she was scolding the wrong person, and sneered and told Gu Qianna's story of begging for life, and finally said: "...... I don't know how you taught her such shameless things! ”
Gu Shuo's father and son naturally had to kowtow desperately and beg for mercy, and when the Empress Dowager Gu calmed down again, Gu Yan saw that his father was completely overwhelmed with fright, so he had to speak on his behalf: "Please rest assured, the father and son of the ministers really didn't know about this before, and now that they know, they will definitely clean up the portal immediately!" I also ask the mother to be merciful and give the father and son this opportunity! ”
"For your grandfather's sake, the mourning family allows you this time! Next time, don't come to see the mourners! Empress Dowager Gu sneered and flicked her sleeves to send off the guests, "Go down!" ”
Although her attitude was indifferent, Gu Yan heard that she promised that as long as the Gu family killed Gu Qianna, the matter would be over.
After quitting the palace with Gu Shuo, Gu Yan began to think about how to start.
It's just that now that the queen party is thriving and the queen mother's party is declining, there is no shortage of people in the world who see the wind and steer the rudder.
Therefore, the father and son of the Gu family entered the palace to meet him, and the anger of the Queen Mother Gu...... The cause and effect, before their father and son arrived at the palace gate, they had completely reported to the Beique Palace.
When Empress Jiang heard the news, she was not in a hurry, but smiled proudly: "It seems that Gu Qianna does hold a lot of secrets of that old thing in her hands, otherwise she would not be so anxious to find the Gu family's father and son to enter the palace!" ”
…… The matter of Gu Qianna's defection to the Jiang family was deliberately revealed to the Empress Dowager Gu by the Queen's Party.
After all, the emperor is still there, even if there is no emperor, the crown prince is also the grandson of the Empress Dowager Gu. At present, the Queen Mother Party is only lagging behind, and there is still a fight, while the Queen Party's hole cards are almost exhausted. If the Queen Mother's Party is next to fight steadily, be careful not to give the Queen Party a chance to expand its results...... It's really hard for the Queens - even the Zhenxi Army has been put down.
The main reason is that the situation is different, and the vision and goal have also changed - in the past, when the power was evenly matched, the queen party thought that one day it would have the upper hand, regardless of the three seven twenty-one first "click" all the queen mother's party!
But now that the Queen's Party really has the advantage, it has begun to think about the image in the history books, the reputation of the people, and so on.
It's not surprising that people are like this, when they don't win, they think that as long as they can win, it's good! When you can win, you think about not only winning, but also winning beautifully.
Therefore, the Empress Dowager Gu didn't take advantage of the prince's team at all, but she didn't do anything other than scolding Tang Zimo and others in private, and the queen party was impatient - hey, let me tell you the news, your niece betrayed you, and she was particularly shameless as my nephew's outer room, and she didn't have a name! You're still not moving, is this really dead?
Sure enough, Empress Dowager Gu couldn't help but move, didn't she?
Empress Jiang was very excited: "Have you arranged the manpower over there Gu Qianna?" ”
"It's arranged, don't worry!" Lady Lin pursed her lips and smiled, "Even if the Queen Mother doesn't fold in this time, the Gu family will definitely be finished!" ”
When the queen and her henchmen were triumphant, in the backyard of the Duke of Qin's mansion, Qiu Yulan was frowning at Li's mother's request: "How could my mother think of them?" ”
Mother Li, who has never begged Qiu Yulan or anything since she came from a family, really gave her a problem this time - Mother Li did not ask for anything for herself, but pleaded for others.
The few people she pleaded for were not difficult to fish out with Qiu Yulan's current identity, but the problem was that she was really a little uncomfortable in her heart: Qiu Nie, Swing, and Mei Xue.
…… The three who made her miserable back then.
These three people got along very well with Qiu Yulan because they concealed their backgrounds and identities earlier, and later after the relationship broke down, in order to prevent their subordinates from knowing and continuing to be cheated by them, Qiu Yulan naturally had to explain one or two. Mother Li knew that Qiu Nie and Qiu Swing were also Qiu blood.
And then, as mentioned earlier, Mother Li was originally Concubine Lian's special cook and confidant.
So although she has no problem with Qiu Yulan's loyalty now, she thinks about problems a lot of times, and she is inevitably affected by Concubine Lian's perspective.
For example, this plea is: "Young lady, the old slave also feels that this is shameless!" But think about the fact that the first prince was a male heir, and now the prince is the heir of the Ruan family, and even Qin Guogong and Xue Xiang have personally confirmed it, where can I recognize it again? The current Xihe Palace, after the incident of the Ningtai County Lord last year, there is only one seedling left of the current prince! It's not the old slave curse, but as far as the sins of the Lu family's mother and son are concerned, it's hard to say whether this prince can grow up in the future, otherwise how could people like the good prince of Qiu and the lord of Ningtai have big things one after another? Even if he grows up, will his son pass on to the first prince and the first princess? Even if it is passed, how can it be seriously sacrificed? The ancestral hall of the first prince and the first princess must be taken care of! ”
Qiu Yulan bit her lip tightly and felt very tricky - Mother Li was right, since Qin Guogong and Xue Chang admitted that Qiu Jinglan was the bloodline of the Ruan family, Qiu Jinglan had no way to recognize the Qiu family again. After all, with the identities of Qin Guogong and Xue Chang, it is impossible to go back on their word!
Moreover, in the current Xihe Palace, only the mother and son of Concubine Yang and Xihe King Qiuyin depend on each other, even if Qiu Jinglan comes up with ironclad evidence to prove his life experience, he will be considered to be relying on the power of the Jiang family to bully other orphans and widows; On the Ruan family's side, there is also a suspicion of throwing it away when it is finished. Public opinion can be imagined at that time!
Qiu Jinglan himself doesn't care about public opinion, but he has to prevent the enemy from seizing public opinion to make a fuss, after all, he still has to fight the idea of the Zhenxi Army, so he has to act cautiously!
In this case, the issue of heirs is in front of us: Qiu Jinglan can't recognize the names of her biological parents, the Ruan family has an heir, but what about the heirs of Qiu Zhongyan and his wife???
This question has never been thought about, but in this era, it is very serious and significant!
In a sense, it is also a hurdle that I want to be a thoughtful and filial junior, and I definitely can't get around.
Mother Li also asked for forgiveness and rescued them on the premise of knowing that Qiu Yulan had been cheated by Qiu Nie's brothers and sisters: "The Qiu clan is thin, no matter how bad Qiu Nie is, in the end, it is the blood of the Qiu family, the nephew of the first prince and the first princess!" If you set up an heir for the first prince and princess from elsewhere, this is not a relative...... I also ask the young lady to remember the ancestors, forgive them, and save their lives! ”
It is indeed very troublesome to ask someone to be the heir of Qiu Zhongyan and his wife for a non-relative.
Of course, with Qiu Jinglan's means, it can be done by sending a subordinate.
But it was clear that he, the biological flesh and blood of Qiu Zhongyan and his wife, was still alive, but he sent his subordinates to replace his identity...... I guess Qiu Jinglan will feel very awkward, right? The heir wants to call Qiu Zhongyan and his wife his parents, although it is said that these two are gone, so there is no need to shout often, but when it is sacrificed and occasionally mentioned, this title cannot be wrong-I really feel all kinds of embarrassment when I think about it......
“…… I guess my brother will have a headache considering this problem, right? Qiu Yulan had never met or considered such a thing before, and he couldn't answer for a while, so he had to think silently, "If you think like this, it is indeed Qiu Nie who is the most suitable, after all, he was originally a nephew-"
She frowned suddenly, "If Qiu Nie succeeds to his father and mother, what will the second uncle do?" ”
"Young lady!" Mother Li heard the loosening of her tone, her heart was overjoyed, and she hurriedly said, "The old slave didn't mean to let Qiu Nie pass on to the first prince and the first princess!" After all, his appearance has been damaged, and he is not worthy of being the heir of the young lady, and he can't glorify the first prince! But it's time for him to get married at this age, isn't it? You keep him out, find him a daughter-in-law, have an heir in two years, and then set up an heir for the first prince and the first princess - it has been all these years since the death of the first princess, and this matter is not in a hurry, so the old slave didn't tell you before! But now I don't see that the Gu family is very good, and I am afraid that they will be affected by the Gu family, so I dare to ......"
"So?" Qiu Yulan half-understood and half-didn't understand this kind of heir, and hesitated when she heard this, "But my brother is also at the age of marriage!" When he has an heir in the future, won't he succeed to his father, the queen and the mother? ”
Mother Li was stunned and said: "But the son of the world is now surnamed Ruan, we can only call our cousin!" ”
“…… Forget it, get people out first, and then talk about this heir when my brother comes back! Qiu Yulan was dazed for a moment, and waved his hand, "Su He, go find Nineteen!" ”()