Chapter 380 The Future Prince
[Let me see what my father and mother are secretly saying behind my back.]
Lu Li, who was chased out, refused to give up and used the melon-eating system to peek.
She was stunned to find that her father and mother could communicate through writing.
【Isn’t this bullying a child? 】
[I’m so angry. The baby doesn’t understand. ]
Lu Li was so angry that her cheeks puffed up.
[No, I must work hard to learn to read, so that my father and mother won't be able to whisper behind my back.]
Lu Li couldn't understand what they were writing, so she simply stopped reading and went to play with Yuangungun.
In the study.
Lu Yanshi hasn't recovered from the blow just now.
He didn't say anything, and Xia Shuyi didn't say anything either.
She didn't want to touch the emperor's bad side.
After a long while, Lu Yanshi finally spoke: "Are you serious?"
"After I made some inquiries, I found that it was indeed true." Xia Shuyi nodded.
"Okay, I understand about this. You can leave first." Lu Yanshi waved his hands weakly.
I'm so angry that I don't know where to vent it.
There are too many people who know about this, so he can't punish anyone.
After hearing what Lu Yanshi said, Xia Shuyi immediately took his leave, not wanting to stay even a moment longer.
I was afraid that he would go back on his word and find trouble again.
Lu Yanshi stretched out his fingers and tapped lightly on the table. After a moment, he sorted out his thoughts.
The Queen's visit this time brought him new gains.
Can't Concubine Ling hear Xiaojiu's thoughts?
He picked up his pen and wrote the imperial edict.
"Go, deliver it to Concubine Ling Gui."
"Yes." Cao Dehai responded, took a look at the imperial edict, and was shocked.
This Ling Guipin was promoted too quickly. She was even promoted to a higher position from Guipin to Jieyushi.
This speed of promotion is almost catching up with the former empress.
Cao Dehai did not dare to ask any more questions and went directly to announce the emperor's decree.
Kong Fuling was ecstatic.
Now that she has become a concubine, she can raise the prince in her belly by herself.
It seems that the emperor really values this baby of hers.
"Jieyi Ling, after the 15th, you will move to Yinghua Palace." Cao Dehai handed the imperial edict to her politely.
"Thank you, father-in-law." Kong Fuling thanked with a smile.
The people around her didn't say anything either.
Cao Dehai frowned slightly. The maid beside her, Juan'er, hurriedly pushed her and whispered, "Madam, cough, cough."
Kong Fuling finally reacted and hurriedly stuffed a bag of silver coins into Cao Dehai's pocket.
Cao Dehai weighed it and found that it was not more than half of what the empress had given him, so he made a plan in his mind.
"You are too polite, Concubine Ling. Your good fortune is still to come." His smile did not reach his eyes. After saying this, he left.
Soon, the news that Kong Fuling was promoted from noble concubine to imperial concubine spread throughout the harem.
Except for the Empress and Concubine Shu, no one else could guess the Emperor's intention.
Like Cao Dehai, they all thought of the Empress Dowager.
The Empress also achieved the triple jump in this way that year.
Is it true that this Concubine Ling Guipin will replace the Empress in the future just because of her son's status as a mother?
But most people are sober.
With the Ninth Princess as her fairy, the Empress can be assured of a life of wealth and glory.
Her position cannot be shaken by others.
The former dynasty was also paying attention to the affairs of the harem. After learning that Kong Fuling had been promoted to a higher position, people continued to show goodwill to her family.
The Kong family felt very happy listening to the flattery.
"The prince in Concubine Ling Gui's belly is very likely the crown prince."
"If he becomes the crown prince, the descendants of the Kong family will rise to great heights in the future."
The more they listened, the more they felt that the baby in Kong Fuling's belly was the future prince.
So he wrote a letter and sent it to the palace, asking Kong Fuling to take good care of the baby in her belly and not to go to pay respects to the empress every year, lest the empress harm the baby in her belly.
After all, the baby in her belly might very well be the future prince.
However, as soon as the letter entered the palace, it was delivered to Yu's study.
"This Kong family is really bold." After reading it, Lu Yanshi sneered, then asked Cao Dehai to reseal the letter and send it to Yinghua Palace.
Send someone to check who has had the most contact with the Kong family recently, and make a few more notes in the notebook when the time comes.
Kong Fuling didn't know that the letter had already been opened and read by the emperor. She opened it and read it, then quickly burned it.
Her heart was pounding.
If the baby in her belly is really the future prince, then can she become the queen mother?
"No, there is also Rou Meiren." Kong Fuling bit her lip, feeling a little depressed.
Lady Rou was protected too well by Concubine Xian. She had not appeared in public since the news of her pregnancy came out.
Kong Fuling suddenly became a little suspicious.
Rou Meiren was also pregnant with a prince, and the emperor wanted the prince in her belly to inherit the throne, so he protected her so well and didn't let any news leak out.
And the fact that she was pregnant with the prince was revealed by the Ninth Princess in front of so many court officials. Was it to make her a target?
Thinking of Qi Xingrou's beautiful face, Kong Fuling's heart tightened, and she felt that she had guessed the truth.
In order to protect Qi Xingrou, the emperor kept promoting her and sending rewards to Yinghua Palace like water, just to make her a target of public criticism.
But she didn't dare to resent Lu Yanshi, and blamed Lu Li and Qi Xingrou in her heart.
Last time, it was the Ninth Princess who prevented the Emperor from favoring her, and this time, the Ninth Princess announced in public that she was pregnant.
Why does the Ninth Princess have to pick on her?
Thinking of this, Kong Fuling slammed the table hard.
"Damn Qi Xingrou, damn Ninth Princess!"
"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words." Juan'er was startled when she heard this and looked around nervously, fearing that someone would hear what the Majesty said and spread it.
Fortunately, the people serving around them were all the old people who had followed them in the past.
There will be no rebellion.
"Go, and find a way to meet Lady Rou and find out whether she is pregnant with the prince." Kong Fuling looked at Juan'er.
"Yes. My queen, please don't be angry, otherwise you might get a miscarriage." Juan'er stared at her belly nervously.
The entire Yinghua Palace's wealth and glory rests on the Empress's belly, and absolutely nothing can go wrong with this pregnancy.
Little did they know that their conversation was known by Lu Yanshi when Juan'er just left Yinghua Palace.
His people had already been placed in Yinghua Palace.
"It's time for Roumei to show up."
Lu Yanshi thought about it and asked Qu Fufeng to bring his wife into the palace to visit Concubine Xian.
When Qu Fufeng received the emperor's order, he certainly would not object, so he obediently brought the former beautiful lady, now Mrs. Qu Qi Xingwu, into the palace.
When Kong Fuling learned the news, she immediately sent her confidant to inquire about the situation.
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"Greetings to Her Majesty the Concubine Xian." Qi Xingwu bowed to Her Majesty the Concubine Xian.
Concubine Xian looked at her and felt quite emotional.
The last time they met, they were both the emperor's concubines. This time, she had become his brother's wife.
"Stand up. We are all family, no need to be so polite." Concubine Xian ordered the palace maid Dongqing to bring her a pair of bracelets.
"Yes, listen to sister." Qu Fufeng helped Qi Xingwu up with a smile and sat her on a chair beside her.
He had received the emperor's order and knew the main purpose of today, so after exchanging a few pleasantries, he said, "Sister, Xing Wu and Rou Meiren have never met each other. Why don't we call Rou Meiren over so they can meet?"