Chapter 64 He has always been on the opposite side of the eldest prince
Ji Jinyou had been staring at the Seventh Prince since he entered the room. When she saw him suddenly look at her, she was very puzzled.
Could it be because she didn't greet him as her brother after he came in? But after he came in, he hurriedly greeted His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine, then knelt down to ask for permission, without giving her a chance to speak.
Feeling a little frightened by the Seventh Prince's gaze that showed little kindness, Ji Jinyou shrank into the Royal Concubine's arms, grasping her clothes with her small hands.
Seeing this, the Imperial Concubine picked up the plate of peach blossom thousand-layer cake on the table and brought it to the little girl, saying softly, "Xiaojiu, eat the cake."
Ji Jinyou ate and drank all day long wherever she went. She was not hungry now, but the small thousand-layer cake carved into the shape of a peach blossom was particularly beautiful. She could not resist the temptation, so she stretched out her chubby little hand, took a piece, put it in her mouth, chewed it slowly, and her attention was diverted for a moment.
Seeing that the Seventh Prince was still staring at Xiao Jiu in a daze, Emperor Wen Zhao said expressionlessly, "It's too late. Your Fourth Prince asked for my permission before you did. I have already drafted an edict to grant you marriage."
The Seventh Prince came back to his senses, his face was stunned, and he was silent for a moment. He kowtowed to Emperor Wen Zhao, and said in a frustrated and lonely tone: "Your son knows."
Just one sentence, and that's it? The fourth prince raised his eyebrows slightly. It seems that the seventh prince doesn't really like Miss Song. If it were him, he would definitely try his best to win her over.
[Everyone, it looks like there won't be a fight.] Ji Jinyou puffed up her cheeks while chewing the cake, feeling very disappointed.
When she saw the Seventh Prince rushing over, she thought the two would fight over her, but the Seventh Prince knew everything in one sentence. It was estimated that he wanted to marry Miss Song for some other purpose, not because he liked her.
System answer: [The original introduction said that the Seventh Prince wanted to marry the Second Miss Song in order to win over the Song family. Lord Song was the Minister of the Dali Temple, and Lord Song's brother-in-law was Lord Yan, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. By marrying the Second Miss Song, he would have established connections with both the Song and Yan families, and would also have people in the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Personnel.]
The Seventh Prince was stunned for a moment when he heard what he was thinking. He couldn't help but look at the little girl who was eating snacks from the snack plate again. Then he looked at the Imperial Concubine, then at Emperor Wen Zhao, and finally at the Fourth Prince who was standing not far away.
Emperor Wen Zhao was sitting on the couch, drinking a cup of tea slowly, his face calm. The Imperial Concubine was holding the little girl, stroking her head gently with one hand, with a gentle and happy smile on her face. The Fourth Prince stood tall and looked at him quietly.
The Seventh Prince was panicking, wondering if the other people in the room could hear the conversation. For a moment he didn't know how to respond next, nor did he know whether he should say what he had prepared in advance.
The silence in the palace was a little strange, but Ji Jinyou didn't notice anything wrong while eating snacks and chatting with the system. He then asked: [Why does the seventh brother want to have good relations with the Song and Yan families? Does he want to be the crown prince? ]
System: [The original plot did not say that the Seventh Prince wanted to be the Crown Prince, but he and the Second Prince were very good friends, and the Second Prince was one of the candidates openly vying for the throne.]
Ji Jinyou: [Then he is helping the second brother to gain power. ]
Emperor Wen Zhao put down his teacup, raised his eyes and looked at the Seventh Prince. The scrutiny in his eyes made the Seventh Prince's heart skip a beat. He immediately realized that everyone in the room could hear Xiao Jiu and the man chatting.
He felt a chill down his spine, frightened and terrified. He decided on the spot that he could not speak of his original plan and had to go back to think about it carefully. He suppressed his doubts and kowtowed, saying, "I will take my leave."
"Yeah." Emperor Wen Zhao nodded slightly and did not stay any longer.
The Seventh Prince stood up, bowed to the Royal Consort, and then walked out.
Seeing that nothing had happened, the Fourth Prince felt relieved. He bowed to His Majesty and the Royal Consort who were sitting on the couch, then followed them out.
When he arrived at the courtyard, he found that the Seventh Prince had walked away in a hurry, leaving Lord Song alone in a fog.
The fourth prince stepped forward, smiled and said with ease: "Father-in-law, let's go."
Lord Song agreed and walked out, but he was very puzzled. When the Seventh Prince came just now, he specifically asked him to wait a moment, saying that he had something to talk to him about. But when the Seventh Prince came out again, he just nodded to him and walked away without saying a word.
Seeing the confusion in Lord Song's heart, the Fourth Prince said, "The Seventh Prince also came to ask His Majesty for permission to grant marriage. I have to ask my son-in-law to come to His Majesty first."
Lord Song nodded, but he was complaining in his heart. Looking at the dark face of the Seventh Prince just now, he didn't know what His Majesty and the Fourth Prince had said to the Seventh Prince. He was afraid that he had offended the Seventh Prince this time.
For so many years, his Song family had always remained neutral and did not take sides with any of the princes. He never expected that he would eventually be dragged into this chaos.
Seeing that everyone had left, Ji Jinyou put down the snack plate in his hand, picked up the handkerchief on the table and wiped his hands, [Everyone, how did the seventh brother's mother die? ]
When the imperial concubine heard Wawa ask this question, she subconsciously looked at Emperor Wen Zhao, but seeing that he looked unhappy, she looked away.
System: [Youzi, regarding the cause of Concubine Rou's death, some of the information is not suitable for children. ]
The more the system said this, the more curious Ji Jinyou became: [I want to listen, please tell me quickly.]
The system cleared its throat: [Back then, the position of Imperial Noble Consort had always been vacant. The current Imperial Noble Consort and the deceased Consort Rou were the two most popular candidates. At that time, the Imperial Noble Consort had given birth to the fourth and sixth princes, while Consort Rou only had the seventh prince, so she was less competitive. Unexpectedly, the Imperial Noble Consort was pregnant again, so Consort Rou used some secret tricks behind the scenes to kill the Imperial Noble Consort's child.]
When the Imperial Concubine heard Tong Tong talking about this, she thought of the child she would never meet and sighed in her heart.
Emperor Wen Zhao was startled and turned to look at the Imperial Concubine. Why had she never mentioned this to him?
The Imperial Concubine rolled her eyes. What's the point of telling you this? I'll take my revenge myself.
Thinking about the way the Sixth Prince and the Seventh Princess usually acted in front of the Imperial Concubine, she knew that the Imperial Concubine loved her children very much. She must be very sad to have lost her child. Ji Jinyou stretched out his chubby arms and wrapped them around the Imperial Concubine's waist. He rubbed his little face against her chest and comforted her silently.
Sensing the little chubby girl's thoughts, the imperial concubine felt soft in her heart and gently stroked her little head.
The system continued: [Then, the noble concubine, who had lost her child, fought back vigorously. When she found out that Concubine Rou had a cousin whom she had a secret crush on before entering the palace, she used some tricks to send messages between the two sides, and finally rekindled the old love between the childhood sweethearts.]
[Rou Fei's cousin was also a fearless person. He actually dressed up and entered the palace, wanting to express his lovesickness. He fell into the trap set by the Imperial Concubine. When the Imperial Concubine and her men arrived, the two of them, who had drunk the spiked tea, were... rolling in bed together. The Imperial Concubine caught them in a big way.]
Ji Jinyou asked again: [What happened later? How did Concubine Rou die? ]
System: [Because the adultery incident was so big, many people knew about it. The old emperor was furious and beat Concubine Rou's cousin to death on the spot. He also strangled Concubine Rou with a piece of white silk. He investigated the matter and punished many palace maids and eunuchs. He did not spare any of them who had played a role in the meeting between the two. That incident was a big deal.]
Ji Jinyou: [What about the seventh prince? ]
System: [At that time, the Seventh Prince was still young and could not remember anything. The Noble Lady An, who had been in the palace for several years without any children, now known as Concubine An, pleaded with His Majesty, and His Majesty gave him to her for adoption.]
After hearing these words, the Imperial Concubine couldn't help but sigh that Tong Tong knew so much. Fortunately, she had already taken the initiative to confess to His Majesty before, otherwise she would have been exposed sooner or later.
Emperor Wen Zhao secretly regretted in his heart that the child was gone in that way. When she confessed to him that day, he angrily told her to get out.
He should have thought of it earlier. Given her personality, she would never hurt anyone without any reason. He really shouldn't have lost his temper with her that day.
Feeling guilty, Emperor Wen Zhao reached out and patted the Imperial Concubine's hand.
The Imperial Concubine snorted barely audibly and pulled her hand back.
Ji Jinyou asked again: [Does the Seventh Prince know what happened back then? ]
System: [I don’t know, but according to his summary, he has always been on the opposite side of the eldest prince.]
Everyone knows that the Royal Concubine and her son have a close relationship with the Empress and her son. To put it bluntly, the Seventh Prince is standing on the opposite side of the Royal Concubine and her son.
The Royal Concubine's heart sank. She had thought about eradicating the problem, but facing a little baby who couldn't even talk, she didn't do it.
However, the seventh child has been quiet and inconspicuous for so many years, and unexpectedly he has been against the eldest children. She still has to remind the children to be careful.
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The Seventh Prince left the palace and went straight to the Second Prince's residence. As soon as he entered the house, he said with a dark face: "Second brother, the matter was not completed. The Fourth Prince got there first."
The Second Prince waved his hand to send the servants out, and personally poured a cup of tea for the Seventh Prince: "I saw the Fourth Prince go to Chongde Hall, and then the eunuch of Chongde Hall invited Lord Song to go there, and I sent a message to you right away. In such a short time, you still didn't make it in time?"
The Seventh Prince nodded. "When I arrived, the Fourth Prince and Lord Song had already walked out with the imperial edict, but I followed my second brother's instructions and went in to ask for the decree. I didn't expect that Xiaojiu... Xiaojiu..."
The Seventh Prince wanted to tell Xiao Jiu what he heard, but he couldn't. Finally, he said sadly, "It didn't work out anyway. You'll know when you meet Xiao Jiu yourself someday."
"Xiaojiu?" The second prince frowned. "I was thinking, if I guessed wrong, the fourth prince had no intention of marrying the second Miss Song, then you should take the opportunity to propose and make it a priority. If I guessed right, the fourth prince got there first, and the emperor should have felt a little guilty towards you, and you took the opportunity to propose to marry the granddaughter of Lord Tao, but you didn't expect that it would end up in failure."
The Seventh Prince slammed the armrest of his chair and sneered, "Second brother, you think too highly of me. If it was a girl from the Dali Temple, my father might consider marrying me, but a granddaughter from the family of the Grand Scholar of the Inner Court, huh, how could that be possible? You know how my father thinks of me."
The second prince reached out and patted his shoulder: "Seventh brother, don't underestimate yourself. We are many brothers, and father treats us all the same. Don't think too much."
"Second brother, you don't need to comfort me. I know it very well in my heart." The Seventh Prince shook his head: "It's not that I think too much, it's just that my mother was so mean back then. This is a thorn in my father's heart. Whenever he sees me, he will think of my mother. How can he treat us equally?"
When the Second Prince heard the Seventh Prince mention his mother, Concubine Rou, he stopped trying to persuade him, because there was nothing to be persuaded.
No one knew what the Seventh Prince was thinking of, his eyes were suddenly filled with hatred, and his hands on the armrests of the chair were clenched into fists.