Chapter 493 Princess
The maidservants couldn't even remember how many rewards the Emperor had sent to Prince Jingbei's Mansion, no, to Zhaolanxuan, in the past few months.
Eunuch An has become a frequent visitor to the Prince of Jingbei's Mansion.
Other families may not receive an imperial edict even once in ten years, but it is common for their prince and princess to receive imperial edicts. I wonder what reward the emperor will give to the prince and princess this time. The maids and servants in Zhao Lanxuan are all looking forward to it.
Eunuch An came to announce the decree, and Xie Jingyu stood up to greet him. Shen Wan had not left the house yet because she was still in confinement.
As a result, Xie Jingyu led Eunuch An in directly, and the young eunuch followed behind him holding the bright yellow imperial edict, which made Shen Wan stunned.
no……
She couldn't go out to see the wind, so why did Eunuch An come into the room to announce the decree?
Is this imperial edict meant for her? Must she receive it in person?
Eunuch An picked up the imperial edict and said with a smile, "Crown Princess, please accept the edict."
Shen Wan quickly knelt down.
Eunuch An opened the imperial edict.
Read out.
Shen Wan knelt on the ground, her eyes widening with every word she heard, because the imperial edict was praising her. The string of praises made her blush. She didn't know which scholar in the Hanlin Academy drafted this imperial edict. The praise was too exaggerated...
Shen Wan wondered why she was being praised so highly, and then she heard Eunuch An announce, "The Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingbei is now canonized as Princess Qingning, and will be recorded under the name of Concubine Chen..."
Shen Wan, “…???”
Shen Wan was stunned.
Why did the emperor make her a princess for no reason?
Not only was she given the title of Princess, but she was also registered as a concubine of the Empress Chen...
Shen Wan subconsciously looked at Xie Jingyu, and Eunuch An said, "Princess, please accept the order."
Shen Wan quickly turned his head back and raised his hands above his head to receive the order.
Eunuch An smiled and said, "The Emperor is overjoyed to have recognized his daughters. He has ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare a banquet for the princesses. The banquet will be held on the same day as the two children's full moon. The Emperor has asked the princess and the prince to bring the two children to the palace for the banquet that day."
They actually held a full-moon banquet for the child in the palace.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu. Did he already know that the emperor wanted to make her a princess?
Chen Wan looked at the imperial edict in her hand, "The emperor has named me a princess and registered me under the name of Concubine Chen. Doesn't that mean Prince Ling is my younger brother?"
Xie Jingyu, “…”
Eunuch An, “…”
Xie Jingyu raised his hand to support his forehead.
The emperor has named her a princess, and he did it so obviously, it's no different from announcing it to the world, but she still has no doubt that the emperor is her biological father.
It seems that there is no point in telling her directly.
After Eunuch An announced the decree, he returned to the palace to report to the emperor. Xie Jingyu escorted him out of the palace.
When they left, Shanhu Yinchuan congratulated Chen Wan, "Congratulations to the Crown Prince's Consort, congratulations to the Crown Prince's Consort..."
Shanhu said, "It's time to call her Princess Consort."
Yinchuan nodded repeatedly, "Princess..."
Shen Wan got goosebumps on her arms when she heard this. She was really not used to it. "It's okay for others to call me princess, but you should still call me the Crown Prince's Consort."
The maids and servants in the yard were all shocked. Although they had known that the emperor trusted their prince and doted on his wife, they had never expected that he doted on her to the extent of making her a princess.
Adopting a daughter and making her a princess, I haven't heard that her name will be registered under the kin of a concubine, or under the kin of the deceased Concubine Chen. Is it because Concubine Chen is the daughter of Old Tutor Lin?
No wonder Prince Ling came when the Crown Princess gave birth, but at that time the Emperor had not yet named her a princess. He always felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.
Shen Wan read the imperial edict over and over again. When Xie Jingyu came back, Shen Wan asked, "Did you know that the emperor would make me a princess?"
Xie Jingyu said, "If it weren't for the fortune stick the Queen Mother drew at the Huguo Temple, the Emperor would have made you a princess half a year ago."
Shen Wan was shocked, "Why?"
"Because Concubine Chen is your biological mother, and Prince Ling is your biological brother."
Click.
Shen Wan was so shocked that he couldn't hold the imperial edict firmly in his hand and it fell to the ground.
Xie Jingyu bent down and picked up the imperial edict.
Shen Wan stared at Xie Jingyu blankly, "Are you sure you didn't lie to me?"
Xie Jingyu said, "How could I, your husband, dare to lie to you about such a serious matter?"
Shen Wan's eyes fell on the imperial edict again, still unable to believe it, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Xie Jingyu said, "Without the Emperor and my father-in-law's permission, I wouldn't have dared to tell you. I didn't say it directly, but I mentioned it several times in a roundabout way. But you never thought about it yourself..."
"In order to avoid involving my father-in-law, and to prevent me from becoming a proper consort and still having military power, the Emperor cannot allow you to recognize your ancestral roots, so he can only use this method to confer you the title of princess—"
"I'm sorry for wronging you."
Shen Ji adopted Shen Wan. He knew that the emperor had posted a notice throughout the country looking for Chen Fei, but he concealed the truth. If the empress dowager, Queen Song and others found fault with him, the emperor would have to punish Shen Ji for deliberately concealing the truth.
And him, although he does not hold an official position at the moment, he is the eldest son of the General King and is destined to deal with military power throughout his life.
The son-in-law does not hold military power.
No matter how much the emperor favors Chen Wan and trusts him, he will not easily set this precedent and lay hidden dangers to the foundation laid by his ancestors.
This is the best of both worlds, but Chen Wan's biological daughter can only become an adopted daughter, registered under the name of Concubine Chen, and become a sworn brother and sister of Prince Ling.
However, the shrewd ministers in the court should be able to guess what this imperial edict means.
The emperor favors Chen Wan and trusts Xie Jingyu, and all the civil and military officials in the court know it, but this imperial edict still surprised many ministers. The status of the Prince's Consort of Jingbei is noble enough, and the emperor's conferment of the title of princess is obviously not to elevate the status of the Prince's Consort of Jingbei. It would be even more unnecessary to register her under the wing of Concubine Chen.
The Emperor wouldn't do such a frivolous thing. Consort Chen gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. The Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Jingbei is not only the same age as Prince Ling, but coincidentally, she's not Duke Dingguo Shen Ji's biological daughter. More importantly, the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Jingbei gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl...
A bold guess is about to come out!
No wonder when the coffin of Concubine Chen was sent to Beijing, the Emperor sent the Prince of Jingbei and Prince Ling to welcome it, and the Prince of Jingbei did his best to keep vigil for Concubine Chen.
He was fulfilling his filial duty on behalf of his pregnant princess!
Shoukang Palace.
The Queen Mother sat on the Phoenix Chair and was talking to Queen Song, "Prince Cheng only has one concubine by his side, it's time for him to marry a principal wife."
Queen Song wanted it, but there was no one suitable.
Her niece was forced by the third prince of Beiyue to marry Wen Jingze, and the daughter of the left prime minister fell into the hands of the third young master Xie. As for the other ladies from wealthy families, they were picked and chosen, and either their family background was not good or they were not outstanding enough.
The wife of King Cheng must be someone who can help King Cheng win the throne.
The Queen Mother said, "Sugarcane is not sweet at both ends. It's too picky and not a good thing."
The Empress Dowager always thought that the Right Prime Minister's daughter was good, but Empress Song looked down on Ling Xue's frail health. The Empress Dowager also felt that the Right Prime Minister might not agree to marry his daughter, and the Emperor would not agree either, so she did not insist. But if he really wanted to marry her, there were plenty of ways.
Queen Song was about to speak when a palace maid hurried in, "Empress Dowager, the Emperor has decreed that the Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingbei be granted the title of Princess, and that she be registered under the patron saint of Consort Chen..."
clang.
The Queen Mother dropped the teacup to the ground.
The high-quality colored porcelain peony tea cup was shattered into pieces.
The Empress Dowager and Queen Song both looked ashen.
That’s why they say that sugarcane is not sweet at both ends.
Isn't the Princess of Jingbei like a piece of sugarcane sweet at both ends?
Not only can he enjoy the honor of a princess, but the Prince of Jingbei is also a son-in-law and can control military power!
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