Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

Chapter 275 The Queen Mother and the Emperor were childhood sweethearts

Murong Jiu was not innocent.

Not only they know how selfish the emperor is, but also the people in the capital.

After the third prince was injured, the emperor simply stopped hiding him. His various actions told the courtiers that the third prince was my favorite prince. If you stand in line, please pay attention to me.

This time when there was a fire in Prince Rui's Mansion, the emperor became even more furious and spent a lot of manpower and material resources again. He asked the officials below to re-cultivate the Prince Rui's Mansion as quickly as possible. Even if there was heavy snow and New Year's Eve, work there never stopped.

When Chuntao and Hongyi were chatting, they mentioned that several craftsmen froze to death due to heavy snow construction in Prince Rui's Mansion.

It is said that he froze to death, but it was most likely that he fell to death. The weather was very cold and his hands and feet were frozen, but he still had to work on the beam, so it was easy to cause an accident.

But even so, the construction of Prince Rui's Mansion continued, and the families of the deceased did not dare to make trouble at the emperor's feet after receiving compensation.

Everyone also knows that this is the emperor's arrangement, who dares to make trouble?Do you want the lives of your whole family?
Also dare not speak out.

I don’t know whether it was to compensate the third prince or for some other reason. Not only did Prince Rui’s Mansion expand a lot, but it also had the best regulations. I heard that there were hundreds of craftsmen just carving the pillars, not counting other things. There is a long line of carriages at the gate of the city, pulling construction lumber into the city.

With such a waste of people and money, it can be said that the emperor's current thoughts are all focused on the third prince. In order to pave the way for the third prince, he may have to eliminate every prince.

And Jun Yuyan is now gaining momentum. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month when the court opens, some ministers will definitely ask Jun Yuyan to make him the crown prince.

Therefore, Murong Jiu felt that the emperor might make some moves before this.

Jun Yuyan smiled and comforted her and said:

"Ahjiu, don't worry. As early as the day the army returned to the court, my father-in-law and I had already handed over the military talisman. My father was suspicious of me, but it was not serious. Those good fortune and auspicious signs also happened to the two children. It's not on me. The child is still young and there is no threat to him. No matter how loud the shouts are outside, he just sits on the high platform and pretends not to hear. You see, he will definitely release the second prince to compete with me. .”

Murong Jiu didn't expect Jun Yuyan to guess so accurately.

Sure enough, on the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, several ministers asked the emperor to appoint a prince. Among them, Jun Yuyan had the loudest voice. The emperor nodded, saying that the eldest son was indeed outstanding, and the two grandsons of the emperor were also lucky stars.

But he quickly changed his tone, saying that he had been too prejudiced against the second prince before, and found out that it was just a misunderstanding. He first praised the second prince, and then said that the ancestral rule is to establish a direct descendant, not an elder, and he still needs to continue Let's do some research to see which of the two is more suitable for the position of prince.

When his father came back and told Murong Jiu what happened in the court, he said that the second prince's party immediately became angry, his face was full of joy, and he praised the second prince for his loyalty, filial piety, righteousness and bravery.

The emperor took the opportunity to lift the second prince's ban, and named him the King of Shows on the spot. Zhong Lingyu's beautiful show praised the second prince as an outstanding person born from the aura of heaven and earth.

It kind of feels like competing with Prince Ling's Mansion.

The emperor's thoughts are clearly revealed.

Prince Ling's Mansion has just given birth to two great Yan blessing stars, which are auspicious from the sky. Now the emperor says that the second prince Zhong Lingyu is beautiful and has been nurtured by heaven and earth. Isn't this just leading the two sons to confront each other?

Although Prince Ling's Mansion and the second prince were originally opposed to each other, the emperor clearly stated that he wanted to establish a heir apparent between the eldest prince and the second prince, just to make them fight to the death and deepen the conflict.

"I didn't expect that there would be such a selfish father in the world. They are all flesh and blood, but he seems to want his son to suffer both sides."

Murong Jiu said unhappily. She looked at Jun Yuyan with distressed eyes.Jun Yuyan poured warm water over, moistened her throat, and said to her with a smile: "Why is Ah Jiu looking at me like this? I didn't regard him as my father a long time ago, so there is nothing to be sad about." of."

General Fu said: "The Tian family is ruthless, not all fathers are like this."

His tone was a little low, perhaps because he thought of his Xiao Jiu. In his early years, he faced a fake father who was even more ruthless than the emperor. I don't know how chilling it must have been at that time.

Murong Jiu said quickly: "Father, don't think too much. The prince and I are doing fine now. I just remembered that the emperor's behavior was really disgusting, and that's why I got emotional."

"Yes, I have been content with Ah Jiu and two well-behaved children. I want to sit on the throne now because I don't want Dayan's general to be destroyed by them, and I don't want Ah Jiu's efforts to be in vain. At the same time, I also want to create the prosperous age in Ah Jiu’s mind, this is my goal in the future.”

General Fu was so pleased that he said "good" several times.

"It's a blessing for Dayan that you have great ambitions. In the early years, although the emperor was also greedy for pleasure, he was not so confused. Alas, I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup Concubine Jing poured into him."

Murong Jiu and Jun Yuyan looked at each other, and when Jun Yuyan nodded, she said:

"Father, in fact, the emperor may not have been fed some ecstasy soup by Concubine Jing, but it is an obsession."

General Fu was curious: "What obsession?"

"Concubine Jing looks like the Queen Mother."

As soon as these words came out, General Fu froze on the spot, as if he was shocked by these treasonous words.

After a long while, he murmured: "No wonder, no wonder!"

"Father, why is it so strange? Do you know something?"

General Fu did not hide anything from them and said: "I suddenly remembered what happened when I was young. At that time, the emperor had not yet ascended the throne. Zhang, who is now the queen mother, was still in the boudoir at that time. The emperor often ran to the Zhang family. Who knew Not long after, the late emperor married the Zhang family as his heir, and then the emperor was made the crown prince. Three years later, the late emperor, who was still in good health, suddenly passed away. At that time, only the emperor was present."

"Are you saying that the death of the late emperor was probably related to the emperor?"

General Fu shook his head: "I'm not sure."

That's very possible.

No wonder the emperor was so guarded against his sons, probably because he was afraid that his own sons would kill their father like him.

"The late emperor was very fond of Zhang at that time. I heard that the emperor's position as prince at that time was obtained by Zhang for him. Before Zhang entered the palace, the emperor and Zhang had a very good relationship. They were probably childhood sweethearts. relationship."

General Fu's words surprised both Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu.

Seeing that the Queen Mother and the Emperor were now neither indifferent nor indifferent and rarely saw each other a few times a year, no one would have thought that the two might have been childhood sweethearts, let alone that the Queen Mother had won the position of Crown Prince for him. !
But in this way, it can be explained why the emperor prefers Concubine Jing and the third prince.

Didn't he assume that the third prince was his and the Queen Mother's son?

(End of this chapter)