In this life, she wants to change the way she lives and achieve another life through her own efforts.
She thought back to her past life, the news Yuandong had gathered while she was at Zhuangzi. She was astonished to hear that the crown prince had abdicated the throne to Prince Rui, citing the lack of a child as the reason.
She only knew that among the Emperor's sons, Prince Rui and the Crown Prince were close friends. The reason was that Concubine Lian was a lady-in-waiting in the court of Concubine Xiang, Prince Duan's biological mother.
At that time, Emperor Jing'an was not yet the emperor, and they both lived in the Jing'an Palace. For unknown reasons, Emperor Jing'an took Concubine Lian as his concubine. Some say it was because she was so beautiful, while others say he mistook her for Concubine Xiang. In short, after one night of pleasure, Concubine Lian became pregnant.
Concubine Xiang was already furious, and upon hearing the news, she found a way to make Concubine Lian kneel in the courtyard under the scorching sun. The princess at the time, the prince's biological mother, had come. If she had knelt for another incense stick, Prince Rui would have been gone.
In this way, Concubine Lian successfully gave birth to Prince Rui under the protection of the late Empress. But for some unknown reason, Concubine Lian was very cold to Prince Rui. After Emperor Jing'an took the throne, because Concubine Lian gave birth to a son, he directly promoted her to Concubine Lian. While Concubine and above could raise their own children, Concubine Lian did not, and declined the offer on the grounds of being weak, leaving Prince Rui to be thrown into the wet house.
Later, the late Queen could not bear it and took Prince Rui to her palace. This is why the Crown Prince and Prince Rui have a good relationship. Although there is a nine-year age difference between the two, it does not affect their brotherly relationship at all.
Especially since the late Empress passed away early due to illness, and the Crown Prince was not favored by the Emperor. Furthermore, he had been weak and sickly since childhood, so the other princes simply did not take him seriously. Each of their maternal clans was very powerful, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before he was replaced.
All these made the relationship between the Crown Prince and Prince Rui even closer.
Therefore, after the crown prince ascended the throne in his previous life, Prince Rui was very busy, and many important tasks were handed over to him. Of course, she also heard this from the maid who served her.
Because the crown prince ascended the throne after her accident. And the woman told her this because Prince Rui, despite worrying about important matters at court, also didn't forget to seek medical treatment for her. Her words implied that she was ungrateful and that if she hadn't done that, she would be much better off now.
It was at that time that she truly regretted it. In fact, she had regretted it since she saw Hong Zhe kneeling in front of King Rui and saying those words by the lake.
It was then that she truly saw Hong Zhe's true face, and it was also at that time that she completely gave up. Lying there unable to move, she thought about everything from the first time she saw Hong Zhe until now. She wanted to slap herself hard, but she couldn't even lift her hands.
However, she didn't believe the Crown Prince would abdicate to Prince Rui. Even if the Crown Prince didn't have a son, he wasn't yet in his seventies or eighties. Why would he make such a decision when there was still hope? In other words, if he truly couldn't have children due to health reasons, wouldn't it be better to adopt a child? She could still be Emperor for a few more years, so there was no point in giving up her hard-earned throne to Prince Rui.
That's right, the prince's throne was obtained with great difficulty. Although he was appointed as the prince early on, the title of prince for more than 30 years was just a title. His younger brothers had the opportunity and conditions to replace him at any time.
It’s a pity that when I thought about these things in my previous life, I no longer had the opportunity to obtain more valuable information.
Meng Qi thought with some self-mockery that if she had known she would be reborn, she would have been more careful.
Meng Qi folded up the papers on the table, looked at the one with the smudged name of Prince Rui, and gently crumpled it with her hands. After a moment's thought, she slowly flattened it out and stroked it carefully...
After the candles were blown out, the red lanterns in the yard swayed in the cold wind, flickering in and out.
Meng Qi continued to smooth out the paper in her hand. It would be great if she could have a chance to meet Prince Rui before the wedding.
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