Chapter 205: The Imperial Princess
After the commander of the forbidden army respectfully saluted Sheng Qingyuan, he said to Concubine De: "Your Majesty has a will, what Princess Jing does not want to do, no one can force it, let alone coerce it by forceful means."
Then he said: "Concubine De Niangniang privately called the guards to coerce Princess Jing, and ordered her to reflect on the palace for half a month, and the six princesses and concubines framed Princess Jing with indiscriminate and empty words, and ordered her to be grounded in the palace for one month and fined for one year."
After listening to the words of the commander of the forbidden army, Concubine De and the Sixth Imperial Concubine turned very ugly.
The commander of the forbidden army did not even give them time to refute the questioning, and directly forcibly sent them back to their respective palaces and mansions by force.
Concubine De's heart sank.
Princess Jing's identity......
What is it?
Why does His Majesty attach so much importance to her?
According to His Majesty's current regulations for Princess Jing, if her guess is true, according to Princess Jing's identity......
A person quickly crossed his mind.
Concubine De's heart suddenly sank even more, and she was a little flustered.
No, no, now Xiaoliu finally sees hope, this hope cannot be wiped out, it has to be kept, kept.
Concubine De took deep breaths again and again, forcing her emotions to stabilize quickly.
She couldn't wait for this situation to develop further, she had to find a way to completely eliminate this hidden danger first.
When the six princes learned that the six princesses were under house arrest in the mansion, they went to understand the situation as soon as possible.
After understanding the situation, the face of the six princes also sank.
The six princesses cried and said to the six princes, "Your Highness, Your Highness, go and tell Your Majesty that she Sheng Qingyuan is just one of his royal concubines."
The Sixth Prince put down the hand of the Sixth Prince Concubine who was holding his clothes, and said in disappointment, "I have made it very clear to you, why do you still do this?"
"But ......"
"No, but, if you still don't want to believe it, I can't help it." The sixth prince said in a slightly cold voice.
"Your Highness, don't you care about me?" The Sixth Imperial Concubine asked the Sixth Imperial Concubine crying.
"During this time, stay in the house to calm down, and it will be fine in a few days." The sixth prince said with a little helplessness.
"In a few days?" The six princesses caught the key words in the words of the six princes and couldn't help but ask.
The six princes did not say anything more in the future, and there is no need to say some things too obviously.
"Rest well." After the sixth prince said this, he didn't say anything more, and turned to leave.
The six princesses wanted to keep it, but no matter what she said, she couldn't get the six princes back.
The sixth prince walked to the corner and stopped, looking at the garden in front of him, feeling quite tired in his heart.
He thought that he could live a good life with the sixth princess, but he didn't expect that he would be so suspicious when he just had a meal with the eldest sister.
Even if she doesn't know that the eldest sister is the eldest sister, who doesn't know that King Jing and Princess Jing have a harmonious relationship and are the envy of everyone, but she can even suspect that she will be good in the future.
The punishment of Concubine De and the Sixth Imperial Concubine soon spread to the government and the opposition.
Now there is no queen in the harem, all matters are handled by Concubine De, her position is already like the deputy queen, and Concubine De's family background is quite good, her father is a secretary of the military department, and her mother is the sister of a university scholar.
And now for the sake of a prince who has no real power in another country, the princess and the six princesses are under house arrest in their respective palaces and mansions, which is really inappropriate.
Some people even pointed out that Sheng Qingyuan, a princess of his king, has the qualifications to use such a high-standard forbidden army for protection.
The folds flew into the imperial study like snowflakes.
Emperor Yanbei only glanced at these twists and turns, and then asked them to dispose of them all, and none of them gave a reply.
The ministers did not get a reply to the recital presented to Emperor Yanbei, so they could only play it to the six princes in the early dynasty.
"Your Highness, it's not appropriate to give Princess Jing such a great protection and comfort."
"Your Highness, Concubine De and the Sixth Imperial Concubine have not done anything wrong
It is really inappropriate to impose such a heavy penalty."
"Your Highness, Yanbei should have the majesty of Yanbei, and it should not blindly curry favor with Da Zhou."
"The minister seconded the proposal."
"The minister seconded the proposal."
At this time, the secretary of the military department stood up and said to the six princes: "Your Highness, this matter is related to the daughter of the minister, and the minister should not say much and should avoid danger, but please ask Your Majesty and His Royal Highness to read the little daughter and the six princesses for the years of hard work, you can forgive them this time, otherwise, the minister can only go back to his hometown to reflect on the upbringing of his daughter over the years."
This is a threat to return to the homeland.
Either he took back the punishment and couldn't give Sheng Qingyuan the protection of such a regulation, or he could only sue the old man and return to his hometown.
If it is really for the sake of a Sheng Qingyuan, let an old minister sue the old man and return to his hometown, how many ministers' hearts will be chilled.
Doctor Yu Shi stood up and said, "Your Highness, it is not the first time that the minister has heard of the punishment of the harem concubines for the sake of Princess Jing, and it is unheard of to do this for a princess of his king."
"Unheard of? Wouldn't you know now?" The Sixth Prince said lightly.
Crowd: "???"
What do you mean, it seems that you are quite in favor of this?
This time it was your mother and princess who were punished, don't you care at all?
"Your Highness, the minister believes that His Majesty's actions must have his reasons, but the ministers are stupid, and they need Your Majesty's guidance to understand the depth of Your Majesty's intentions." The military department Shangshu said with a cold face.
originally thought that now the six princes are in power, but this time it is his mother and princess who are punished, and this matter should be passed lightly in three or two sentences.
Who would have thought that not only did he not mean to remove him, but even thought that this punishment was quite right?
The sixth prince said lightly: "Since this is the case, then I might as well tell everyone that Princess Jing is not only Princess Jing."
Everyone looked at each other.
It's not just Princess Jing, so what does that mean?
The Sixth Prince glanced at everyone, and then said, "Actually, this matter will have to be told to you sooner or later, and since you happened to mention this matter, I will tell you by the way. Princess Jing is the long-lost daughter of her father and the eldest princess of Yanbei."
As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell into a dead silence.
The sixth prince continued: "When the queen was killed when she gave birth to a daughter, the eldest sister of the emperor disappeared and her whereabouts are unknown, but fortunately, the sky has eyes, and after many years, the eldest sister of the emperor was finally found, which is really the luck of Yanbei."
It took a lot for everyone to react slightly, and then their eyes subconsciously looked at King Heng and Ye Lin.
King Heng walked out and said calmly to everyone, "This is a fact, the imperial brother and this king, as well as General Ye, after many verifications, finally confirmed that Princess Da Zhou Jing is the eldest princess of our Yanbei, the only princess born by the imperial brother and the queen."
Doctor Yu Shi was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Even if it is the eldest princess, she is not qualified to use the protective honor guard that only His Majesty should have."
King Heng continued, "Back then, the imperial brother attached great importance to the son of the imperial sister-in-law's womb, and the old ministers here should still have an impression. When the princess was just born, auspicious luck appeared in the sky, which was a good omen, and the royal brother immediately registered the princess as the princess. I wonder if you still have an impression?"
The faces of the old ministers in the hall changed for a while.
They did still have an impression, but at that time they all thought it was just a joke of Emperor Yanbei, and in the end, there was no holy decree, so they didn't take it to heart, let alone say that Sheng Qingyuan disappeared not long after.
King Heng said, "According to the status of the empress dowager, the regulation of protection should be second only to Your Majesty."
As he spoke, King Heng's tone changed, a little less serious and more relaxed and natural, and he said with a smile on his face: "As for the part that is overcome, many of you here have daughters in your family, if your daughter is injured, as a father, it is difficult to give her the best protection, and it is understandable to think of it."
Doctor Yu Shi said, "Lord Wang, this ......."
Without waiting for the Imperial Doctor to finish speaking, King Heng raised his hand,
signaled him not to be in a hurry to continue, and continued: "Moreover, the princess is not only the princess, but Her Majesty is seriously ill, and the princess personally treats Your Majesty, and in a short period of time, Your Majesty's condition has improved."
In the end, King Heng concluded: "Therefore, the protection of the Empress Dowager is not only because of her status, but also because she can cure His Majesty's illness, in other words, she is also protecting His Majesty, so no matter what the protection of the regulations is, it is not too much."
Everyone listened to King Heng's words, and was speechless for a while.
No one can deny the healing effect of Sheng Qingyuan on Emperor Yanbei's condition, and from this point alone, there is no problem.
Not long after the words fell, the eunuch's spiky announcement sounded.
"Your Majesty has arrived—"
When everyone heard this, they immediately got up and saluted Emperor Yanbei.
"See Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live long live."
"All the ministers are flat." Emperor Yanbei said lightly.
Although the tone was light, the momentum exclusive to the emperor was not bad at all.
After everyone got up, they carefully observed Emperor Yanbei's face and situation.
Although Emperor Yanbei's face was still sickly, it was much better than before, and he also had a neutral tone when he spoke.
It seems that Princess Jing/Eldest Princess/Empress Dowager do have some strength in medical skills.
"I came today to say something to the secretaries." Emperor Yanbei said in a faint voice.
After glancing at everyone, he said, "Sheng Qingyuan is the eldest daughter of me and the queen, and I made Qingyuan the crown princess when the sky was auspicious, and I have not changed anything to this day."
After speaking, the imperial doctor immediately wanted to speak.
It's just that before everyone could speak, Emperor Yanbei raised his hand and said to everyone, "You don't need to say much, I made this decision after careful consideration."
After that, he asked King Heng to help read the holy decree.
After the holy decree was read, the Imperial Doctor couldn't help but speak: "Your Majesty, even if Princess Jing is really the eldest princess, she is a daughter after all, how can she be the emperor?"
Emperor Yanbei said to him lightly, "Haven't you forgotten the prosperity of the Gaozu period."
Gaozu is a female emperor, but during the Gaozu period, it was the most prosperous time in Yanbei in a hundred years.
So there is a female emperor in Yanbei, which not only has a precedent, but also a pretty good precedent.
Doctor Yu Shi said, "But at that time, Taizu did not have a prince, and the princes did not have suitable heirs, so Emperor Gaozu could only inherit the throne. But now His Majesty still has the Sixth Princes and the Eighth Princes. The six highnesses are heroic and the eighth highnesses are wise, and they cannot only be inherited by the eldest princess."
The sixth prince said: "I can't hide it, the past few days of handling government affairs on behalf of my father and emperor are really the most painful days I have in the past ten years.
Seeing that the six princes denied themselves as soon as they came up, and denied it so simply, everyone fell silent.
The corners of Emperor Yanbei's mouth couldn't help twitching, although he knew what this son thought, but he said it so confidently in the main hall, it really made people a little speechless.