Chapter 47: Gasping
Lin Qingjun knew.
The purpose of this flower viewing banquet is to select a concubine for the prince.
At this time in the previous life, the one chosen was Mu Wanyun, the legitimate daughter of Prime Minister Mu, and the concubine was Su Lingge, the illegitimate daughter of Minister Su of the Ministry of Revenue.
These two are outstanding among the young ladies in the capital in terms of status, appearance and character. Especially their identities, one is the daughter of the prime minister and the other is the daughter of the minister. Both of them can bring benefits to the prince when he ascends the throne in the future. Seeing such a backing, the other princes dare not act rashly.
Although Su Lingge was a concubine's daughter, she was the most beloved daughter of Minister Su. It was expected that she would be given the status of concubine. Minister Su was also very satisfied with the arrangement made by the Queen, and the wedding date was set for the beginning of next spring.
Originally, the matter had been settled, but for some reason, news came out that the Queen fell ill shortly after the flower-viewing banquet. People in the palace said that the Queen was so happy that she drank a few more cups and forgot the time, so she caught a cold. She just needed to rest for a few days.
However, the Queen rested for half a month, and others thought that she was not feeling well and did not think much of it.
But she still felt that something was wrong, but it was only because she was so preoccupied with Xiao Yuan's marriage at the time that she didn't think about it in any other direction. It wasn't until a year later, when Concubine Su's position was replaced by the legitimate daughter of the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion, that she came to her senses.
It turned out that the Queen wanted to choose a concubine for the Crown Prince. She didn't want to choose a legitimate daughter from a powerful maternal family, but rather a concubine who could treat the Crown Prince sincerely and well. Oh no, it would be more accurate to say, a wife.
Yes, yes.
The Empress's maternal family, the Feng clan, is the most powerful, and the entire Daqi Kingdom dares not underestimate them.
Her ancestor, the Zong clan, the royal family of Daqi, fought all the way from being peasants to the capital. The Zong and Feng clans divided the world equally. Moreover, the throne of Daqi should have belonged to the Feng clan because they contributed the most, both financially and humanly, which the royal Zong clan could not match.
But just when everyone in the world thought that Feng should become the emperor, he retired at the right time and gave the throne to Zong.
He really retired at the peak of his career without any hesitation. He disappeared from people's sight overnight with his family. Feng only appeared when Da Qi Zong encountered another disaster.
But Feng only left the queen behind and disappeared again.
Although the current Empress Feng has not seen her maternal family, no one dares to underestimate her, touch her, or plot against her, because if anything happens to her, it is believed that the hidden Feng will come out again, and no one can afford this result.
Therefore, there was relative peace in the harem.
Therefore, the Queen Mother did not want the daughter of the Prime Minister or the daughter of the Minister of State as her daughter-in-law. She wanted a woman who truly loved her children to be her wife.
That's why the Empress was ill for only half a month.
She was not sick, she was just sad that she had not found someone who understood the prince.
Thinking of this, Lin Qingjun admired the queen. There were very few mothers who would plan for their children like this. Even Qi Shi in front of her didn't want Lin Yingxue to marry Ji Chenchuan, but that was because he was a sickly man, not because she really disliked his identity. If Ji Chenchuan was a healthy man, I'm afraid Qi Shi would want to send Lin Yingxue to his bed right now.
After hearing her explanation, Qi slowly sat back in her seat and began to think seriously.
"You mean to say that the Empress wants a royal daughter-in-law who is truly a wife to the Crown Prince, rather than a helper?"
"yes."
She answered in the affirmative.
Wei pondered for a moment. If that were the case, then, sending this incredibly beautiful concubine would surely attract the Empress's attention. As a good wife, she never used her beauty to win over men. It was the concubines who did. If she sent him this way, dressed so beautifully, it would be strange if the Empress wasn't furious.
When Lin Yingxue saw that her mother heard what Lin Qingjun said, she became angry again. What was wrong with them? How could they take her seriously?
She said anxiously, "Mother, how can she say yes? What can a mere concubine's daughter know? Besides, in which dynasty has the Crown Prince not needed help? Who has ever seen a Crown Prince without any power? Wouldn't this be a laughing stock? And, Mother, don't forget, there is an Eleventh Prince in the palace? Aren't the Empress and the Crown Prince afraid that he will take the throne?"
It would be fine if it were any other princes, but this eleventh prince is the one who is deeply favored by the emperor. He is the son of the emperor and his beloved imperial concubine. If the emperor had not established a legitimate son instead of a concubine's son, I'm afraid it would be uncertain who would get the position of crown prince.
Lin Qingjun snorted coldly, "Sister, what you said is only under normal circumstances. Now that our Great Qi Kingdom is peaceful and prosperous, why would we need other help to demonstrate the power of the Crown Prince? Moreover, how could the Empress's maternal family, the Feng clan, be weak? Also, the Eleventh Prince has long said that he will not fight for the throne. Sister, have you forgotten all this?"
So, why did the Crown Prince need these two major forces to secure his position as Crown Prince? Isn't this a superfluous move?
this?
Lin Yingxue was shocked.
But what is even more shocking is why she, a mere concubine's daughter, knows things that a legitimate daughter does not know, and can even express such insightful ideas?
Lin Yingxue looked at Lin Qingjun in disbelief. It was still the same appearance. What went wrong?
Lin Qingjun said again, "Mother, if you and father want me to go, then I will go. However, you know that with my looks, it's hard not to be noticed. I can't become a concubine, but I can definitely do the lowest level of Fengyi."
She was just the daughter of a fourth-rank official. Apart from knowing the rules, she had nothing else to show for it. Using her beauty to win people over was something the Empress and the future Crown Princess did not want to see. Therefore, even if she could be favored by the Crown Prince, she would only be given the lowest rank of Fengyi.
But is it a good thing to enter the Prince's residence? The Empress will dislike her because of her seductiveness, and the Crown Princess will secretly make moves on her because she is not as pretty as her and has taken away the Crown Prince's favor.
If she is not having a good life, how can her maternal family, the Lin family, have an easy life?
Therefore, if she went to the palace to attend the banquet, it would not only fail to elevate the Lin family, but would instead drag it down.
Is this the result they want?
When Qi and others heard this, they gasped.
Qi's fingers began to feel cold. Yes, if this was true, her Lin family would probably be destroyed. Her Lin family had no background in the court, and her mother's family, the Qi family, was just a wet nurse who fed the princess a few mouthfuls of milk when her grandmother was young. Over the years, the relationship between the Qi family and the palace had almost been exhausted.
Therefore, how could the Lin and Qi families withstand the pressure from the Empress Dowager and the future Crown Princess?
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