After hearing this, everyone fell silent.
As we all know, when the old emperor was choosing the crown prince, he was wavering between his eldest son and his youngest son. Later, he was more inclined to make his youngest son the crown prince.
Although the reality at that time was that many people supported the eldest prince, and the eldest prince was born to the queen, it was popular to make him the crown prince.
But even so, the old emperor at that time still preferred his youngest son to be the crown prince.
Long Yi now understands this very well.
It was also because his father had tried hard to make him the crown prince, and many of his brothers wanted to kill him.
Of course, he only knew these words because his royal brother told him before his death.
The Queen Mother was silent at this moment.
She and the old emperor were a young couple, and their first few years of marriage were quite sweet. Later, as she grew older and less beautiful, he treated her with more respect.
He made the same mistake that many men make, liking young women.
He also likes children born to young women.
She has a deep understanding of this.
Qiao Wanyou sensed the undercurrent between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Although she was not clear about the dispute between her brother and Long Yi over the crown prince position, the Empress Dowager was aware of it.
Being brought up at this moment naturally creates a big gap.
She had to remind him at the right time to avoid unnecessary complications, so she said, "Your Majesty, I remember that my brother has taken good care of you."
Long Yi nodded, and when he came to his senses, he said to the Empress Dowager, "Mother, it was thanks to my royal brother's care and love that I am where I am today. My royal brother is so kind and benevolent that he deserves the title of a benevolent ruler!"
The Empress Dowager was relieved to hear this: "You and the late emperor are both fine."
Now that Long Yi's world is his, what else can an old woman like her do?
Long Yi found his biological mother. He knew nothing about the suffering she had suffered in the cold palace for so many years, and he must have felt guilty.
As the biological mother of her son, Long Yi, Concubine Yun never raised him for a single day, so she must have felt regretful.
In this way, the mother and son will definitely have a good relationship.
In addition, Concubine Yun's love for the Queen and Prince Rui and his wife did not seem fake, so it is obvious that their family will live happily in the future.
What use would she, an old woman who couldn't be any older, have by then?
It is useless to rely solely on Long Shuyun and Long Chi'an.
After all, they were in the Princess's residence, while she was in the Imperial Palace.
Now that the Emperor, Empress, Prince Rui and Princess Rui all respected her, she would temporarily forget the past conflicts between the late Emperor and Long Yi, and enjoy their respect and love for her in the present. It would be enough for her to be an upright Empress Dowager.
What's more, the Empress Dowager's behavior was really excessive.
He immediately turned his gaze towards Gu Zhong: "It's already late, why don't you tell me everything as soon as possible?"
Gu Zhong said: "That day, both consorts showed signs of labor. In fact, Lipin had shown signs of labor two days earlier, and she kept asking Yunpin if she had labored. When she was able to give birth to the child, Lipin deliberately held back."
"Concubine Yun, who was given the drug to induce labor, did indeed give birth to the prince first. However, it is said that Concubine Yun suffered pain during labor. Even so, the Emperor did not visit her. Concubine Li was delighted to hear this."
At this time, Yan Funing said, "The nanny next to Grandma Yun told me that she was in pain during childbirth because the baby's head was too big."
Gu Zhong said, "That's for a reason. Lipin, relying on her favor, requests different food every day, and the Emperor always agrees. Lipin specifically told the Emperor that pregnant women like the food she mentioned. The Emperor then ordered the Imperial Kitchen to prepare two portions of food for pregnant women, one for Lipin and the other for Yunpin. In fact, Lipin herself doesn't eat much, but I found that Yunpin thought it was the Emperor's care, so she ate almost everything."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yun immediately slammed the table and stood up, walked a few steps to the Empress Dowager, and grabbed her collar.
"Ling Li, you wanted to kill us mother and child back then! You made me eat too much, so the baby in my belly grew too big, making the birth so difficult. Don't you want me to give birth to the child?"
He gritted his teeth as he spoke, and his strength was so great that he actually lifted the Empress Dowager from her chair.
The Empress Dowager was taken aback. In a trance, she blurted out, "What are you talking about? If I didn't want you to give birth to the child, why would I have ordered someone to give you a labor-inducing drug?"
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, the Empress Dowager realized that she had actually said such a thing.
It was all because for more than forty years, she had dreamed countless times that Concubine Yun asked her for a child.
Concubine Yun sneered: "Finally you admitted to giving me the labor-inducing drug."
The Empress Dowager slapped her hand away and sat back down.
That bastard Gu Zhong has already said it, so it’s okay for him to admit to giving her the abortion-inducing drug.
He then added, "It's true that the old emperor loved his youngest son back then. I used drugs to induce labor for the sake of status and favor. You're really making a fuss. You're about the same age as me, and the old emperor really admired you back then, so of course I had to use some tricks."
Grandma Yun was able to lift the Empress Dowager with one hand, which shows how strong she is.
She was strong, her father was strong, so Fu Ciyi was also strong...
Yan Funing thought to herself, it is indeed a continuation of the same lineage.
Gu Zhong continued, "In fact, when Concubine Yun gave birth, the Emperor wanted to visit her, but was stopped by Concubine Li's people."
Concubine Yun smiled, shook her head, and sat back.
She never expected the man's love.
Now, decades later, I feel nothing when I hear it.
"You should tell me why she wants to exchange my child?"
Gu Zhong replied, "After the prince born to Concubine Li was sent to the imperial residence, he died for unknown reasons. With the prince's premature death, his position was in jeopardy. At that time, Concubine Li's palace was in turmoil, and a maid suggested bringing in a baby boy from outside the palace."
“This law is denied.”
"Why can't we sneak one in from outside the palace?"
"That's because after Concubine Li gave birth, the little prince was brought to the Emperor for him to see. Even though all babies look the same, the little prince and the Emperor look very similar. Because of this resemblance, the Emperor was delighted and immediately promoted Concubine Li to Consort Li."
"Looking for someone outside the palace is a matter of time, and it's difficult to find someone who looks exactly like him. If we just pick someone randomly, we'll definitely be exposed. Being exposed by the emperor himself is even more culpable."
"At that time, Lipin said something. She said that the child born by Yunpin and her own child were brothers and must look very similar. Only by switching the two princes could she keep her position as a concubine and her future wealth and glory be guaranteed."
"After hearing this, we went to the prince's residence overnight and swapped the two princes."
"Later, the palace servants who served the prince discovered that the prince born to Concubine Yun had passed away, so they went to report it to the emperor. It is said that the people in Concubine Yun's palace asked about the prince's condition more than once, but no one told Concubine Yun and her relatives. It was not until two days after she gave birth that the matter was reported to Concubine Yun."
"Yunpin couldn't believe that the prince she gave birth to was gone just like that. Li Fei had already guessed this."
"She bribed Doctor Lu when he was checking her pulse."
"As expected, Concubine Yun asked for a blood test in front of the Emperor and Empress."
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