Chapter 262: Enthroning a Crown Prince?
Qin Mingyue didn't dare to open her eyes.
Although she cursed Gu Qingning in her heart, she also knew that she must not anger her father again at this time.
No, it’s Emperor Minghe.
Qin Mingyue felt infinite grievance and anger in her heart, but she could only remain motionless.
Let the strong old woman carry her out.
Duke Qin bowed to Emperor Minghe and the Queen Mother, and then bowed to Concubine Rou.
"Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
Emperor Ming He said in a gentle tone, "In this matter, we have all been deceived. It is inevitable that we will find it difficult to accept it for a while."
"I will find a way to make it up to you on this matter. You can go back today."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will take the princess... Mingyue back to the palace first."
When Duke Qin left, his back revealed a sense of desolation, helplessness and sadness.
Full of anger, but nowhere to vent.
Because the instigator, Su Tanxin, is already dead.
Almost everyone involved in this incident has died.
No, there is still one person alive.
That was Master Huishan from Kaifu Temple. He was a very cunning man and had disappeared a long time ago.
Su Tanxin had her child exchanged at Kaifu Temple back then, which means this matter is closely related to Master Huishan.
Duke Qin finally left with Qin Mingyue, feeling heavy-hearted.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became relaxed.
Emperor Minghe said to Lu Jingyu: "Jingyu, bring Qing Ning over to pay respects to the Queen Mother."
"yes."
Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning came over, knelt together in front of the Queen Mother, and spoke in unison.
"Greetings to the Empress Dowager."
The Queen Mother smiled kindly and looked at Sun Fuhai beside her. Sun Fuhai immediately came out with a makeup box.
The makeup box is opened, and the glittering lights are dazzling.
It was a set of headwear made of glass and jade, inlaid with luminous pearls.
The Queen Mother gently said to Gu Qingning: "I don't know what kind of jewelry you like, so just treat this as a gift. As for other rewards, the Emperor will give them to you."
Gu Qingning: "Thank you, Grandmother."
Here, Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning formally knelt down and paid homage to Emperor Minghe and Concubine Rou.
Emperor Minghe raised his hand. Although he didn't say anything, it was clear that he was very happy.
As for Concubine Rou, her eyes were red and tears were falling again, but there was a gentle smile at the corner of her mouth.
After the family had lunch in the Cining Palace, they left when they saw that the Empress Dowager was tired.
Emperor Minghe called Lu Jingyu to the imperial study to discuss something, while Gu Qingning accompanied Concubine Rou back to Qiulu Palace.
After everyone left, the Queen Mother washed her hands and face and went to her bedroom to rest.
As she leaned back against the soft pillow, the Queen Mother raised her hand to support her forehead.
"When people get old, they are useless. I get so tired after talking for a while."
Sun Fuhai next to him said, "You are really loving your grandchildren, madam."
The Queen Mother thought of Jing Yu, a child who was excellent in every way, both in civil and military affairs, even far surpassing Emperor Minghe. She smiled with relief.
"This time, the emperor has finally found a satisfactory successor."
"As for Qing Ning, that child... he is indeed very calm, intelligent and dignified."
Sun Fuhai said: "Princess Zhaoning is also a blessed person. Queen Mother, do you still remember the story of her marrying the tablet?"
The Queen Mother rubbed her brows and said, "Well, this girl is indeed a blessed one."
"Who would have thought that after Jing Yu was rumored to have died in battle, his original fiancée couldn't wait to remarry his brother."
Sun Fuhai: "It is said that Lu Hangzhi was planning to marry both wives, making Shen his wife and Princess Zhaoning his concubine."
"That's why Princess Zhaoning would rather marry a tablet than be a concubine."
"And since she married into the Duke's Mansion, she has gradually taken control of the household affairs of the Duke's Mansion."
"Now, in the backyard of the Duke's Mansion, she still has the final say."
The Queen Mother nodded approvingly, "With this kind of mind and skills, she is indeed no longer an ordinary orphan from a merchant family."
Although the Queen Mother praised Gu Qingning a lot, but...
"The status of the daughter of an imperial physician is still a bit low after all."
**
Qiulu Palace.
Concubine Chen brought Concubine Zuo to congratulate Concubine Rou.
Surprisingly, Concubine Jin also came.
Concubine Jin was originally a princess of the Western Liang Kingdom. In the past year, the relationship between Da Chu and Western Liang has become tense.
People in the harem didn't interact much with Concubine Jin.
So when Concubine Jin came, Concubine Rou was a little surprised.
Concubine Jin: "Sister Roufei, don't be nervous. I came here just to congratulate you!"
"I thought before that you were so soft-hearted, not to mention His Majesty, how could you have given birth to Qin Mingyue?"
"This is a wrong relationship."
That's very direct.
Gu Qingning thought, it’s a good thing Qin Mingyue didn’t hear it, otherwise she would have fainted from anger.
Guests are welcome, and Concubine Jin had no ill intentions, so Concubine Rou quickly asked the palace servants to prepare tea and snacks to entertain the sisters.
Gu Qingning formally paid her respects to all the ladies as Concubine Rou's daughter-in-law.
All the ladies also gave gifts.
The most exaggerated gift from Concubine Jin was a dagger inlaid with gems, which was extremely sharp.
Jin Fei: "This dagger can cut iron like mud. It has been sharpened, but it has never killed anyone."
"Gong heard that you were almost killed when you gave birth, so he sent you here for self-defense."
Concubine Rou was watching nervously, "Qing Ning doesn't know martial arts, will she hurt herself holding this kind of thing?"
Jin Fei looked at her speechlessly, "When it comes to risking your life, whether or not you get hurt is a small matter, but you must kill the enemy."
After all, a fight for life is a fight to the death.
Concubine Rou still didn't dare to agree and had a complicated expression.
Although Gu Qingning was not familiar with Jin Fei, she felt Jin Fei's kindness.
She accepted the gift with a smile, "Thank you, Empress Jinfei, I like your gift very much."
Concubine Jin was satisfied.
In fact, she knew that Su Tanxin's downfall was somewhat related to the couple Lu Jingyu and Gu Qingning.
No matter what their purpose was, it was at the same time a way of avenging her unborn child.
She was naturally happy.
When Chen Ya gave Gu Qingning a gift, she winked at her.
Gu Qingning understood.
Halfway through the meeting, when they had drunk too much tea and wanted to go out for a while, the two sisters met in the corridor.
Chen Ya excitedly held Gu Qingning's hand, "Qingning, that's great, my revenge has finally been taken!"
Gu Qingning smiled and nodded, "Well, I also got my revenge."
Chen Ya: "You know, His Majesty asked me to personally perform the punishment of bruising on Qin Xuanye."
Gu Qingning: "...I didn't expect that."
Chen Ya: "Actually, I was a little surprised, but I didn't refuse."
She really hated Qin Xuanye.
She is clearly the eldest daughter of the general's family and has a bright future.
In fact, when she was engaged to Qin Xuanye, she knew that she would be the future queen.
But who would have thought that Qin Xuanye could be so stupid?
Gu Qingning: "I heard from Jing Yu that Qin Xuanye was also tricked by the Ninth Prince. Those beautiful concubines were all given to him by the Ninth Prince."
Chen Ya snorted coldly, "The Ninth Prince did instigate him, but his heart is not a good one either."
"Lack of strategy, but great ambition. Cruel and lustful."
"It's a good thing he didn't have the chance to sit on the throne."
Chen Ya felt a little scared.
If Qin Xuanye had continued to disguise himself and become the emperor.
Even if she became the queen at that time, she might be killed by Qin Xuanye without anyone knowing.
By then, the Chen family behind her will also be in danger.
Chen Ya said solemnly: "Actually, this result is very good."
Qin Xuanye became a complete cripple, but she was still alive, and the Chen family was doing well.
When Gu Qingning saw the relief in her eyes, she immediately felt relieved.
Gu Qingning: "So what are your plans next?"
Chen Ya: "I have slowly handed over the affairs of the harem to Concubine Rou and Concubine Jin."
"I have agreed with His Majesty that after a while, Concubine Chen will die of illness."
"Then, Princess Yaning will recover and return to the capital. By the time I get to know you, I can attend Jiamin's wedding with you."
Gu Qingning: "Come to think of it, I haven't seen Jiamin recently. I thought she was hiding from the incident with the Third Prince."
Because of Lu Jingyu's handling of the third prince, many officials were involved.
Princess Anhua has always been neutral and does not participate in the struggle for the throne. She will probably detain Jiamin and not let her come out.
Chen Ya: "That's probably why. With her temperament, she can't settle down. She might come to find you in a couple of days."
"By the way, is Shu He very sad?"
After all, Su Yue was going to be exiled.
Gu Qingning didn't tell Wei Shuhe that she was pregnant, she just sighed.
"She said maybe they were not destined to be together. But she wanted to see Su Yue one last time before he was exiled."
Chen Ya: "After I have dealt with things here, go to the clinic to accompany her more often."
Chen Ya was on the verge of death, but Wei Shuhe pulled her back from the brink of death.
Gu Qingning also nodded.
The two of them didn't leave for too long before returning to the main hall to continue talking with Concubine Rou and Concubine Jin.
At this time in the imperial study, Emperor Minghe asked:
"Jing Yu, do you need to change your name to register your ancestry and enter the royal family genealogy?"
Lu Jingyu: "Just change your last name. I don't plan to change my first name."
Emperor Minghe: "That's fine. By the way, I have already ordered people to clean up the East Palace."
"But since it has been uninhabited for such a long time, it will take a long time to clean up. For the time being, you should stay in the current mansion with Qing Ning and Xiao Xiyao."
Lu Jingyu looked directly at Emperor Minghe.
"Father, are you planning to make me the crown prince?"
Emperor Minghe also looked at him directly, "Why, it's not possible? Or, you can't do it?"
I didn’t think that the two looked alike before. After all, Lu Jingyu’s appearance should be more like that of a brother from Concubine Rou’s family.
But now, when they looked at each other, they discovered the look in the eyes of this father and son.
They are exactly the same!
Lu Jingyu: "Can you let me think about this for a moment?"
Emperor Minghe was so angry that he laughed.
"You still need to think about it? You know, Aye and Alang have been fighting for this position for a long time. Oh, and Laojiu is also eyeing it covetously."
As a result, do you still want to think about it?
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