Chapter 494 Break Up
Shen Wan sat on the small couch, her eyes red.
Since Xie Jingyu told Shen Wan about her life experience, he would not tell her half and keep the other half.
He told Shen Wan everything about how Concubine Chen was Princess Jin, and how Princess Jin faked her death and fled to Suizhou, where she was hunted and fell off a cliff holding her daughter. She was discovered by Yun and Shen Ji who happened to be returning to the capital by boat.
Chen Wan's nose felt sore and he burst into tears.
In her previous life, Shen Wu had told her that she was adopted by her parents, but she didn't believe it and didn't even dare to ask. She never imagined that she was actually the daughter of the Emperor and Princess Jin...
She always felt that the emperor looked at her with the same eyes as her father, and it turned out that the emperor was really her biological father.
And Prince Ling...
Shen Wan asked, "Prince Ling knows that I am his sister?"
Xie Jingyu said, "Otherwise, if you gave birth to Mo'er Ran'er, why would he come to the Jingbei Palace?"
After a pause, Xie Jingyu added, "He must have suffered a lot when you gave birth to the child."
Shen Wan was confused when she heard this, "Why should Prince Ling suffer when I give birth to a child?"
Xie Jingyu asked, "Do you remember when you suddenly felt pain in your body, as if you were whipped?"
Shen Wan nodded.
Xie Jingyu said, "When Prince Ling is whipped, you will feel pain. When you give birth, Prince Ling will also feel it."
Shen Wan, “…”
There are such things in the world.
When I think about the fact that I can be reborn after death, I feel that I am making a big fuss about nothing.
The feeling of having two fathers, two mothers, and two brothers——
very nice.
Shen Wan smiled with tears in his eyes.
But a certain gentleman couldn't laugh anymore.
It's not a good feeling to have two fathers-in-law and two brothers-in-law.
…
Besides, the Queen Mother was so angry that she couldn't breathe.
The emperor should either not acknowledge the Princess Consort of Prince Jingbei as his daughter, or else Prince Jingbei will never be able to hold military power in his lifetime.
What a result!
The daughter accepted it, and it did not cause any hindrance to the Prince of Jingbei.
The Empress Dowager was so angry that she wanted to dig Concubine Chen out of the imperial mausoleum and grind her bones into ashes.
The empress dowager also hated the emperor who cheated on her son with gnashing teeth.
Even though the emperor had already issued an edict and everyone in Kyoto knew that the Crown Prince's wife of Prince Jingbei had been named a princess by the emperor, the empress dowager could not swallow this anger.
At the morning court the next day, many ministers congratulated the emperor on having a daughter. The emperor was in a good mood, but Duke Song and the Left Prime Minister stood up to spoil his mood.
Duke Song said, "Throughout the dynasties, it's rare for an emperor to adopt a daughter, confer the title of princess, and even register her under the name of a concubine. This is no different from a real princess. So, does the Prince of Jingbei count as a consort?"
When these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials looked at each other in surprise.
The Left Prime Minister said, "The Prince Consort does not hold military power, but fortunately the King of Jingbei has more than one son."
The emperor sat on the dragon throne with a dark look in his eyes.
The Right Prime Minister said, "The Emperor only made the Crown Prince's Consort of Jingbei his concubine, but did not give her any fiefdom. She cannot be compared with the princesses in the palace. Marrying a princess without a fiefdom does not make him a true prince consort."
Prince Teng and the Minister of War echoed, "What the Right Prime Minister said is true. Not only for the princess, but even for the prince, the fiefdom is the most important thing."
A princess without a fiefdom is just a nice-sounding title, but depriving the Prince of Jingbei of the right to inherit the title is too much.
Duke Song and the Left Prime Minister were simply causing trouble for Xie Jingyu. It was because their daughter was driven out of Prince Jingbei's Mansion by Xie Jingyu and Shen Wan, making them the laughing stock.
It's just that Duke Song was tricked by Prince Jingbei and found someone to impersonate him and take the position of princess that Chen Wan should have. Otherwise, they would have exposed the fact that Prince Jingbei's wife was the daughter of Concubine Chen, making Prince Jingbei's ambitions come to nothing because of his status as a son-in-law.
Now Princess Heshun has been sent to Dongliang for marriage, and she has also stabbed Prince Li of Dongliang. Prince Li of Dongliang is still unaware of his situation. If Duke Song reveals it now, the Emperor will surely put him in jail for finding a fake princess and causing a war between the two countries, and use him to appease Dongliang's anger.
The fake princess caused trouble in Dongliang, and the emperor has been holding a grudge against her. The person was found by Duke Song, but the emperor himself recognized his daughter.
When something goes wrong, blaming Duke Song is shirking responsibility.
The emperor could only accept defeat.
Duke Song said, "Not every princess has a fiefdom."
Prince Yong had never seen Duke Song argue so forcefully. "It's true that not every princess has a fiefdom, but the Emperor wants to give a fiefdom to the Crown Princess of Prince Jingbei. Does Duke Song object?"
This sentence choked Duke Song.
If the emperor really wanted to grant Chen Wan a fief, Duke Song would definitely object, and all the officials would also disagree.
But if the emperor wants to confer titles on the princesses in the palace, Duke Song will not object, and he cannot object.
That's the difference.
A difference that cannot be ignored.
Old Taifu Lin said, "Prince Jingbei is well-versed in military books, brave and resourceful, surpassing the younger Prince Jingbei. He will surely surpass his father. If he doesn't hold military power in the future, it will be a great loss to the court. Yet, Duke Song and the Left Prime Minister insist on trapping him with the title of a consort. What are their intentions?"
Duke Song said, "What ulterior motives could I have? The Crown Prince of Jingbei doesn't hold military power, and the Jingbei Palace is still inherited by the son of the King of Jingbei. I'm just afraid that if the Prince Consort holds military power, he will develop ambitions that shouldn't exist."
Old Taifu Lin said, "Duke Song is too cautious. Every dynasty has strictly guarded against the interference of foreign relatives in government affairs. Is the emperor also wary of you, Duke Song?"
"you!"
Duke Song's face turned ashen.
The Emperor said, "Prince Jingbei will not be going to the battlefield for the time being. It is too early for him to take control of the military. When Prince Jingbei returns to the capital one day, Duke Song will have a good talk with Prince Jingbei."
All officials, "..."
All the officials suffered internal injuries from holding it in.
The emperor almost said it explicitly, but I am too lazy to argue with you. I will punish you when Prince Jingbei returns to the capital.
That's the end of the matter.
But at the morning court, the news that Duke Song and the Left Prime Minister were looking for trouble still reached the ears of Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu.
However, the two of them did not take it seriously. In order for Xie Jingyu to take charge of the military power and protect the Ning Dynasty, the emperor gave up his daughter to return to her ancestral home. If Duke Song and the Left Prime Minister could get what they wanted by deliberately making trouble, then he, the emperor, would be too useless.
Chen Wan just laughed it off, but Shanhu and Yinchuan were furious, "No one is as annoying as Duke Song and the Left Prime Minister."
The prince likes to read military books so much, but if he can never go to the battlefield in his life, all those military books would be read in vain.
Shen Wan felt bad that Xie Jingyu couldn't go to the border because she was about to give birth, not to mention that she would never be able to go to the battlefield and realize her ambitions.
Shen Wan looked at Xie Jingyu, "If I were a princess who grew up in the palace, would you still marry me?"
Xie Jingyu said, "If I like you, don't say you grew up in the palace, even if you are the princess of Dongliang in Beiyue, I will marry you."
I would just say nice things to coax her.
How is this possible?
Shen Wan said, “Then you will never be able to hold military power in this life.”
Xie Jingyu laughed and pinched Chen Wan's nose, "Everything has a precedent. Nothing in this world is impossible."
“You can have your cake and eat it too.”
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