You must know that ever since the Third Prince returned to Beijing from the northern border, he was ambushed at the celebration banquet. Later, the imperial physician concluded that it would be difficult for the Third Prince to have children, and he would have no chance of becoming emperor from then on.
The relationship between the emperor and the empress became tense. In the past, the emperor would come to Kunning Palace every few days, either to have dinner with the empress or to stay overnight.
Even though there were many concubines in the palace, none of them could threaten the queen's position, because the emperor had the queen in his heart, and the queen also fulfilled her duties.
But something happened to the Third Prince, and the Queen couldn't accept it. Although she didn't break up with the Emperor, she didn't want to see him again.
Even when the emperor came to Kunning Palace, he did not enter. He would just take a look outside the door and then leave.
She saw it all and was anxious, but it was no use being anxious. She was just a palace maid, a servant, how could she care about her master's affairs?
In this way, the relationship between the emperor and the empress became deadlocked. However, Concubine Rou and Concubine Sheng were not idle, always trying to find ways to please the emperor.
As for the actions of Concubine Rou and Concubine Sheng, she knew what they were thinking just by using her toes. They just wanted their sons to become the crown prince.
Concubine Rou chose the eldest prince Xie Ruian and the fourth prince Xie Ruici. The fourth prince was young, only seven years old, and would not be a candidate for the crown prince. Only the eldest prince was suitable.
There is also the second prince Xie Ruihong, born to Concubine Sheng, who is a rival to the third prince.
In fact, the third prince was the legitimate son of the Empress, and it was perfectly legitimate for him to be made the crown prince. However, the families of Concubine Rou and Concubine Sheng were very powerful, and they were afraid that if the third prince was made the crown prince, there would be unrest in the country.
This is also the reason why the emperor has not made up his mind to make the third prince the crown prince.
Later, the emperor issued an imperial decree. Since she was always by the empress's side, she knew it clearly. The decree said that as long as the third prince settled the refugees from Guangyi and Yongkang prefectures in Qingshan prefecture and returned to the capital, he would be appointed crown prince, and no one could object.
The queen had a big quarrel with the emperor over this. Not long after, the emperor fell ill. At first, he was not seriously ill, but later he could not even get off the dragon bed, let alone attend court.
He sent someone to deliver some things back to the palace under the supervision of the Third Prince. There were some for the Empress as well as some for the Emperor.
The Queen then brought the things into the Qiankun Palace, handed them to the Emperor in person, and left without exchanging many words.
Until now, the Empress had not been to the Qiankun Palace. One day, for some reason, the Empress showed a long-lost smile and was willing to take the initiative to go to the Qiankun Palace.
The Queen naturally had no idea what her personal maid Hongye was thinking. Watching Hongye go out and order people to prepare a sedan chair, she couldn't help but carefully read the letter in her hand again.
After reading it, I was reluctant to put it down, but held it carefully in my hands, like a treasure.
The key point is that her eyes never left the four words on the letter. If someone took the letter in her hand, they would definitely see the four words "three sons and one daughter".
"Three grandsons and one granddaughter."
"Three grandsons and one granddaughter."
"Three grandsons and one granddaughter."
The queen said to herself, laughing as she spoke, such big news should be shared with someone, instead of always feeling uncomfortable holding it in.
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