The emperor frowned: "Ye'er fell in love with An Qingran?"
"Yes, he swore that he would not marry anyone other than An Qingran..."
"He married only daughters of the An family. Don't you think that's a bit inappropriate?"
"I have advised him about this matter, but the first two daughters of the An family were not as good as An Qingran, so I want to discuss this with the emperor to see what to do about it."
Just now she said that she would ask the emperor to issue an edict, but now she heard that the emperor's tone was not right, so she quickly changed her words.
The emperor sighed, "Don't rush this matter. He already has two concubines, which is earlier than his brother. The matter of marrying a principal wife can wait."
Hearing this, Concubine Shu smiled and said, "I think the same thing. I will teach him a lesson after I return. By the way, Ye'er has been learning horse riding and archery from his master recently, and he has made great progress."
"This is the best. My son shouldn't be a fool." The emperor's expression looked a little better.
After Shu Guifei left, she wiped the sweat off her forehead. She had not expected the emperor to have such an attitude. From what he said, he was already dissatisfied with Ye Er. But why? Was it because of the matter of the principal concubine, or the two previous things?
Obviously, the daughter of the An family is the key. How should she tell Ye'er?
Dongfang Ye was waiting at the palace gate.
He saw his mother coming out and immediately went forward to greet her. Concubine Shu did not say anything but just shook her head. When the mother and son returned to the house, Dongfang Ye could no longer control himself after hearing what Concubine Shu said and jumped up: "I think my father is partial. He wants to give An Qingran to the prince..."
"Keep your voice down. Your father never said that."
"I learned that during the period when An Qingran was rescuing the queen, the prince contacted An Qingran several times. Didn't I tell you, mother, about this? Now it seems that she will become the crown princess, there is no escape..." Prince Kang was so angry that he spoke without thinking.
"Your father has no intention of making her the Crown Princess. If he did, he would have told you." Concubine Shu sighed, "It seems that marrying An Qingran is not a simple matter."
"With Dongfang Jin here, things will definitely not be simple." Dongfang Ye said bitterly, "I feel that his complexion has improved a lot recently. I heard from the imperial physician that his body is also recovering. Maybe it was An Qingran who did it."
"Even if she did it, so what?" Concubine Shu said helplessly.
She didn't understand what was wrong with her son, so she started to compete with the daughter of the An family.
The emperor sat in the study and put away the imperial edict. He had a thoughtful look on his face. Dongfang Ye had taken a fancy to An Qingran, and had originally planned to give her to Dongfang Jin. He analyzed that the queen also meant the same thing, but now it seemed that he could not give her to anyone. Both of them were his sons. If they turned against each other because of a woman, how could he allow such a possibility to exist? So, he had to think about it carefully.
The Queen soon found out that Concubine Shu had asked for marriage on behalf of Dongfang Ye. She was unhappy about it. She knew a little bit about what Concubine Shu had done overtly and covertly, so she felt even more depressed.
It was difficult to force the emperor to issue an edict, so he sat in the room depressed.
Dongfang Jin just came, holding a box in his hand: "Mother, this is the ginseng fruit I got outside. It only grows on the snowy mountains. There is only one tree in total. It has borne fruit this year..."
"What ginseng fruit?" The queen was quite interested when she heard him say that.
Dongfang Jin showed her the fruit. It was white and transparent, like snow or crystal.
"It's a rare find for you, but can you eat it?" The queen smiled.
"Of course you can eat it. This was discovered by a ginseng farmer. He is eighty years old. He eats this fruit every year and his hair is now black. I think it is more effective than the prescriptions written by the imperial doctors." Dongfang Jin now has a very high opinion of the imperial doctors. In his eyes, none of them can compare to a little girl.
Emperor Yun actually took a bite. It tasted sweet and sour, but not particularly different. "It's rare that you have such filial piety. Did you send some to your father?"
"I have already sent a few. This year the tree has produced dozens of fruits in total, and I was asked to bring half of them." Dongfang Jin was thinking about whether he should send a few to An Qingran.
"By the way, have you been feeling better lately?"
"Mother, my poison has been almost eliminated. I will be able to get rid of it with just some more medicine."
"This is all thanks to An Qingran..." the Queen sighed.
Dongfang Jin saw that his mother's expression was not right, and he could not help but ask: "Mother, the matter that you said a few days ago that the emperor wanted to grant you a marriage, has there been any progress?"
"He... Dongfang Ye also asked to marry An Qingran. Your father is in a difficult situation, so the matter of granting marriage will probably not make any progress for a while." Queen Yun told him the truth.
Dongfang Jin was silent for a moment after hearing this, then smiled: "It doesn't matter, An Qingran is still young anyway, she can't marry into the family..."
Dongfang Jin was very open-minded, and his face showed calmness and confidence.
Of course he was determined to win.
When Queen Yun looked at her son's face, she felt a little more relaxed and a little relieved. Her son was the future king. She knew that she could no longer accompany him. She hoped to do more for him and clear the obstacles in the way.
She took a bite of the fruit and nodded slightly: "Just think it through. Mother will continue to talk to your father. However, now is not the right time. Your father is hesitant for a reason. He can't let his two sons fight for a woman. Do you understand?"
"Mother, I understand everything." Dongfang Jin sighed, but then smiled, "Mother, please relax and don't worry about me."
Queen Yun smiled and nodded, but she was of course still worried. Although he said that, she knew he was still young. He could handle some things but not everything, including questioning his father's authority and fighting with his brothers.
Inside the general's mansion.
An Qingran was pushed awake by Ren Dong: "Miss, Miss, wake up quickly..."
An Qingran opened her eyes dazedly: "What happened?"
"Miss, something's wrong. Go check on Master Mingchen. He's having a seizure. The general has sent someone to find the imperial physician, but Miss, you have to know this..."
Before Rendong finished speaking, An Qingran jumped out barefoot, then turned back and put on a piece of clothing, and ran all the way to the east warm room. There were many people in the yard, and everyone had different expressions on their faces. She didn't want to go into details at the moment, so she pushed the door open and saw her mother crying.
"Qingran, you're here, come and see what happened to your brother."
The doctor in the mansion had already started treating the patient. An Qingran saw that Xiao Mingchen looked pale, twisting his body restlessly, and there was vomit at the corner of his mouth.
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