Xianwang Mansion was once the residence of Emperor Jianxi before he ascended the throne. It is not luxurious and the scenery is average, but it is known as a hidden residence and there are traces of Emperor Jianxi's life everywhere, so it is worth a visit.
The wise king was born here.
The mother of the virtuous prince was a concubine serving Emperor Jianxi. At that time, Emperor Jianxi was out of favor and the crown prince was domineering. The entire palace had a hard time because of the crown prince's constant bullying.
The mother of the virtuous king was the woman who accompanied Emperor Jianxi during those years.
Lord Wang, the historian, was most familiar with the ins and outs of this matter. As a group of people strolled around, Lord Wang told them the story.
Although Emperor Jianxi and Empress Xiaomin were childhood sweethearts, their relationship was more like that of brother and sister. Empress Xiaomin's maternal family was powerful, but Emperor Jianxi did not want to be involved with them. He just wanted to be an idle prince, and when the previous emperor passed away, he asked for a fiefdom and took his family to hide there.
All the changes happened when Empress Xiaomin was favored by the late emperor and he said, "No matter who becomes the crown prince, the legitimate daughter of the Wei family will be the crown princess."
At that time, the crown prince had already been decided, and it could be said that the marriage between Queen Xiaomin and the crown prince was already on the agenda, and the crown princess's phoenix crown had already been delivered to the Wei Mansion.
It is said that Emperor Jianxi came to visit Duke Wei that day and happened to see Empress Xiaomin trying on the phoenix crown, which was so gorgeous that his face changed immediately and he left with a gloomy face. Three days before the prince's wedding, the prince was deposed.
After this incident, Empress Xiaomin never remarried until Emperor Jianxi ascended the throne and was crowned empress, and her honor and favor continued.
These words of Lord Wang have different meanings when heard by Zhao Ying and when heard by the virtuous king.
For Zhao Ying and Zhao Cong, it is the love of their parents that gives them confidence, but for the wise king, it is the source of his misery.
Just imagine, if there were no Empress Xiaomin, Emperor Jianxi's favorite would be his mother. If there were no Empress Xiaomin, Emperor Jianxi would not have fought for the throne, and would not have suffered revenge from the crown prince, causing his mother's tragic death.
As the sons of Emperor Jianxi, Zhao Cong was the legitimate eldest son. What kind of life did he lead, not to mention Zhao Ying. Everything they had came from Emperor Jianxi's love and favor for Empress Xiaomin. If it weren't for her, all these good days would have been his!
It was such a coincidence that Queen Hyomin suddenly appeared!
Otherwise, his mother would have had the upper hand!
Seeing that the wise king's face was not looking good, no one paid attention.
Everyone has his own ulterior motives.
Shangguan Shu held Shangguan Qingyue in his arms and moved inconspicuously towards Zhao Ying, but the virtuous king suddenly intervened and separated them.
Shangguan Shu looked at the virtuous king who was winking at him, pursed his lips, drooped his face, and turned his head away.
At this moment, Lord Wang suddenly spoke in surprise, "Right there! That rockery! Princess, it is said that His Majesty once took shelter there!"
Zhao Ying: ...No, I was just enjoying the cool air. Do you have to sound so surprised?
Shangguan Shu saw the rockery and raised his eyebrows, then said, "In that case, let's go over and take a look!"
As he spoke, he strode over with Shangguan Qingyue in his arms, and the others followed him.
Lord Wang was already standing in front of the rockery, with a cave behind him. He turned his back to the cave and introduced it to everyone, "This..."
“Woo…”
Before Lord Wang could finish his words, he heard a woman crying. He blinked, froze in place, and looked around.
In the end, nothing was found.
Maybe he heard it wrong?
Lord Wang saw that everyone had already approached him and hurriedly spoke. However, as soon as he opened his mouth, no sound came out. The woman's sobs, carried by the night wind, penetrated his ears bit by bit. Lord Wang felt a chill on his spine and could not help but whisper, "Did you hear the woman crying?"
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this and listened hard. At this moment, Lord Wang glared at everyone, made a gesture to them, and then walked towards the cave in a hurry.
He leaned close to the entrance of the cave, and after confirming that the sound came from inside, he immediately raised his hand to call everyone over.
The corners of Shangguan Shu's lips curled up slightly.
Then he winked at Shangguan Qingyue and carried her over.
Shangguan Qingyue was extremely excited. [What? What's in the cave?]
She covered her mouth to prevent any sound from coming out.
The virtuous king frowned when he saw this. Could it be that one of his servants was having an affair in there?
I heard that the Duke of Zhenguo's concubine had an affair in the rockery... Guanyin Bodhisattva, please help me, it must be a servant, not one of his concubines...
Zhao Ying had already gone over. The virtuous king and Shangguan Zhu looked at each other and also went over.
The sound from the cave came out clearly.
"Wuwuwu... You damn devil, you've got me so tired! Do you know how I've been living these days?"
It really was an affair!
Everyone's expressions became strange.
Lord Wang secretly took out a pen and paper and started writing again...
Shangguan Qingyue's eyes sparkled.
The virtuous king breathed a sigh of relief. He could tell the women's voices weren't from one of his concubines. He whispered to stop Lord Wang, "Lord Wang, don't worry about it for now. Is a mere servant's affair worth your attention?"
As soon as he finished speaking, another voice sounded.
"It's all my fault! I made Sister Shuyun sad, so just hit me!"
"No, how can I bear to..." The voice was tearful.
The people outside the cave were shocked!
[Oh my god, two women! What's going on?]
Lord Wang: "Shu Yun...could she be the concubine Liu from the Duke Dingguo family?"
Lord Wang knew the surnames and maiden names of all the officials and their families like the back of his hand. He thought carefully and was almost certain, "Yes, it's Liu Shuyun! She's here today too!"
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