"But your Third Princess not only deceived my brother into not attending the morning court, but also instigated his right-hand men to turn against each other and become enemies."
One of them was her sweetheart. If she had not been sent to marry because of the defeat, she would have lived happily with her sweetheart long ago.
But the Northern Wei's spies told her that her royal brother was obsessed with beauty and her lover had betrayed her.
Faced with a double blow, she didn't care about anything else and went straight to confront Zhan Haoze.
The sky of Southern Wei and Northern Wei has changed.
"Your Zhan family is really ambitious. If I go out and say something to the important officials in the hall, will they believe you or me?"
She was sent by her brother to marry a prince, originally intending to choose one. However, the Southern Wei emperor was shameless and took her into his harem.
The emperor forced his favor on her with the help of elixirs, but she had brains. With his character, how could he make her pregnant and give birth to a child?
She didn't believe it, so to be on the safe side, she pretended to be bewitched by the Third Prince, and that's how she got pregnant.
Unfortunately, the third prince was also useless. He thought he could take advantage of the situation while the oriole was waiting, but in the end, the Zhan family still reaped the benefits.
But all the civil and military officials in the court were still grateful to Zhan Jia.
"I can make a deal with you. The Third Princess will marry into the Northern Wei Dynasty and become your sister-in-law. Unfortunately, I'm her first cousin. So, we're family."
We're family, so I'll ensure you give birth to the bastard in your belly, and then I'll help him ascend the throne as emperor, how about that? " Zhan Haoze thought. He still had to talk to the Taoist priest about this. No matter what, he had to let the emperor hold on for a few more months before he passed away.
"What bastard?" Concubine Ming was so frightened that she retreated to the stool behind her. "The one in my belly is your Majesty's son!" She said it in a firm tone.
Even if it is a blood test, the Third Prince is His Majesty's biological son, and the baby in the belly is the Third Prince's biological son. There is no reason why the blood of the grandson and the grandfather are incompatible!
Yes, that’s the reason.
She's not afraid of anything.
"We only need to have the Imperial Physician take your Majesty's pulse to determine if you still have the potential to have children."
Empress Ming Fei: ...
"You Southern Wei people are truly treacherous and cunning. Your Majesty clearly forbids women from getting pregnant, yet you insist on taking me into your harem.
Even if I am allowed to be a concubine of a prince, I will be able to have a son or daughter in this life and have someone to rely on in a foreign country.
But all of this has been ruined, ruined by you.
"Speaking of which, how are your Zhan family any better than mine? The Zhan family fought bravely for the Southern Wei, risking their lives and making great contributions, but Concubine Wu died in an unclear manner, and the third princess was forced to marry far away."
Hahahaha, after all, these women are just victims of imperial power.
"Take good care of the baby in your belly. I'm waiting to see him ascend to a high position." Zhan Haoze looked at the woman in front of him without pity or warmth.
The Southern Wei emperor finally woke up when the court was in chaos.
But his body is obviously not as good as before.
He used to use elixirs to pamper his concubines, and now he uses elixirs to prolong his life.
But even if that thing has been improved, it still can't withstand being eaten all the time.
From then on, the emperor spent most of the month lying on the dragon bed, and he had no capable son to help him with state affairs.
For a moment, he regretted that he had been too harsh on his sons in the past, and he also realized that his sons' previous attempt to force him to abdicate was too abnormal.
He must have suspected Zhan Haoze first, but he was the only one in the Zhan family and he did not take the opportunity to take the position.
I heard from my informant that his new wife was frail and they hadn't been able to consummate their marriage yet. How could a bastard's son be born before his legitimate son?
Even after the emperor regained consciousness, he quickly led his men to retreat without seeking credit or power.
It would be difficult for all the civil and military officials in the court to find any mistakes.
After a difficult half year, the pregnant concubines in the harem gave birth to children one after another, and Concubine Ming also successfully gave birth to a son.
I don’t know if it was because he saw several children being born in a row that the emperor felt that his illness had eased a little.
Only the imperial physician knew that His Majesty's time was approaching, but he didn't dare to say anything. He thought that every day he could live was a day, and he was thinking that he had to make some arrangements for his wife and children at home when he returned, so that he could at least keep his life.
The emperor died without leaving any will.
But the princes who could inherit the throne were all infants, and the infant mortality rate was too high in that era.
The royal family members began to get restless.
At this time, the Taoist priest who was appointed as the national teacher by the late emperor took out the imperial edict.
The son of Concubine Ming succeeded to the throne, a prince with foreign blood.
All the court officials and prominent families opposed it.
They accused the will of being fake, the death of the late emperor was in doubt, and the so-called imperial teacher was the culprit.
Zhan Haoze stood up forcefully, followed the late emperor's will, and supported Ming Fei's son to ascend the throne.
Anyone who disobeys him will be killed on the spot. He is definitely a villain.
For a time, Zhan Haoze became a nightmare in the minds of all the ministers, and they dared not speak out.
Ming Fei also appointed several ministers to assist in the administration of the country. Only then did the Southern Wei court finally regain its superficial peace.
At this time, the Southern Wei court also received the decree from the Northern Wei to make the son born to the third princess of the Southern Wei, Zuo Changsheng, the crown prince. For a time, people in both countries had complicated emotions.
Now that the heirs of the two countries are naturally closely related by blood, I wonder if there can be a longer period of peace between the two countries.
Changsheng, who was far away in the Northern Wei Dynasty, stared in a daze at his own son who was made the crown prince at birth.
She originally wanted to come to the Northern Wei Dynasty to stir up trouble, but who knew that the emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty was not an old man, but a silly and cheerful young handsome man.
It was really unexpected.
With just this, you can get to the top?
No wonder the Northern Wei Dynasty suffered defeat on the battlefield.
The young emperor did not marry, but Changsheng was not able to be directly crowned queen.
The Northern Wei court officials opposed it.
Changsheng had just arrived and decided to wait and see.
The ministers in the court originally wanted to take advantage of Changsheng's entry into the palace to let the young emperor choose a concubine.
But in order to show his sincerity towards Southern Wei, the young emperor decided to postpone it for two months.
During these two months, Changsheng conquered the fledgling little emperor in a woman's way.
Seeing that the young emperor was in danger of becoming obsessed with women from the enemy country, his right-hand men began to give him indirect advice.
Every time, Changsheng would hear it by coincidence.
It happened every time, but Changsheng could treat it normally. Those who could get along well with the little emperor were not evil people. It was inevitable that he would feel guilty for talking about others behind their backs and being caught.
In addition, Changsheng did not shy away from his identity as a Southern Wei person, but always considered the interests of the Northern Wei. He helped the Northern Wei solve several difficult problems, such as the floods that had plagued the Northern Wei for a long time, and also won a good reputation among the people.
Changsheng took advantage of the situation and portrayed herself as a royal lady who cared about the people of the world and was not bound by petty grudges.
When the son was born, a wave of feudal superstition was promoted, making everyone mistakenly believe that the little prince was the chosen one of heaven, extremely noble, and he won the position of crown prince without any danger.
Five years was enough for Changsheng to take control of the Northern Wei government. Although the young emperor was still in public, everyone with a discerning eye knew that the person who would most likely make the final decision in the Northern Wei was Zuo Changsheng.
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