As one of the four concubines, she gave birth to two princes. Although the seventh prince left the palace when he was born, Concubine Xian was the most upright concubine in the harem. Don't forget that the current queen doesn't even have a prince, she only has one daughter, Princess Fuqing.
Those who can get to this point are certainly not innocent, or rather, such people love to complicate things.
Now Concubine Xian began to think: the Seventh Prince met the Emperor because of his mischief, which showed that this mischief was probably intentional. So, was her son, who she had not seen for 18 years and was raised among the common people, quite scheming?
It's a good thing to be scheming when you are in the royal family, but the key lies in his attitude.
If the seventh brother has her as his mother and brother in his heart, then everything will be fine. If he has other thoughts, then she will have to keep a close eye on him and not let the fourth brother suffer any loss.
Countless thoughts flashed through Concubine Xian's mind, and she suddenly wanted to meet Yu Jin.
She had to see it with her own eyes to feel at ease.
While Concubine Xian was thinking about meeting her son, Concubine Ning overturned the dining table.
Concubine Ning is the mother of the fifth prince. She comes from a military family and is extremely beautiful. She has been favored by the emperor for many years. She has even overturned the table in front of Emperor Jingming, let alone now when there are no outsiders.
"I'm so angry! A wild kid dared to hit my son!"
When Concubine Ning got angry, the palace maids all looked at her in disbelief, and no one dared to persuade her. All they could hear was the sound of the soup bowl rolling on the ground.
"Has the Emperor not arrived yet?" Concubine Ning asked after waiting for a while.
When Concubine Ning heard that her son was beaten, she immediately sent someone to invite Emperor Jingming. Usually the emperor would have come by this time, but now there was no movement.
The eunuch said tremblingly, "The emperor is reviewing memorials and said he will come over when he is done."
"What?" Concubine Ning stood up suddenly and walked out.
Reviewing memorials? It was just an excuse. He was obviously afraid that she would seek revenge on Concubine Xian and that wild child.
Of course she couldn't just let it go like this, otherwise no one would dare to step on her son in the future.
If the emperor doesn't come, she will go!
In the study, Emperor Jingming was flipping through a storybook with a distressed look on his face.
His sons are not at peace, and his concubines are also not at peace either. In just a short while, three or four eunuchs have come to ask for his services.
He didn't want to face those crying concubines for the time being, so he stayed in Yu's study and read storybooks.
Pan Hai tiptoed in and saw that the emperor was looking at him attentively. Although he couldn't bear to disturb him, he had to say, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ning is here."
Emperor Jingming's hand holding the script trembled, and he frowned and said, "Just say I'm busy..."
Before he could finish his words, a beautiful lady in crimson palace dress burst in.
Emperor Jingming hurriedly shoved the notebook under the pile of memorials and said with a dry smile, "Why are you here, my beloved concubine?"
"Your Majesty, Jing'er's head has been broken, how can I not come over!"
"Fortunately, it's not serious."
Concubine Ning's face darkened. "Not serious? Your Majesty, that's the head, not some other place. Even if it doesn't look serious, what if it leaves a root of disease? Besides, it looks very serious. I heard that Jing'er's face was covered in blood!"
"Well, the one with blood all over his face is the sixth brother. His nose is bleeding because of the blow from the fifth brother." Emperor Jingming took advantage of the opportunity to explain.
Concubine Ning's tone paused, then she said slowly: "No matter what, you have to punish the culprit! Whether it was the fifth prince, the sixth prince, or the other princes, they were injured because of the one who started the fight first. Your Majesty, why don't you think about this? This kind of thing has never happened in the previous gatherings of the princes..."
Concubine Ning spoke quickly, and when she saw that Emperor Jingming did not respond, she reached out and grabbed his sleeve: "Your Majesty, please say something!"
"Uh, uh, my beloved is right, he deserves to be punished!"
Concubine Ning raised her lips and asked, "How does the emperor intend to punish me?"
Emperor Jingming smiled and said, "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. I have already severely punished him."
"I haven't heard of it." Concubine Ning was very puzzled.
Is the news wrong?
"I asked the seventh brother to go to the clan residence to reflect on his mistakes."
"What?" Concubine Ning's eyes widened instantly. Seeing Emperor Jingming's serious face, she was so angry that her lips turned pale. She blurted out, "What kind of punishment is this? I heard that several princes and even the crown prince were punished to face the wall and reflect on their mistakes. You let the seventh prince be punished with them. This is not a punishment at all, it's just a promotion for him. He doesn't deserve it!"
After Concubine Ning finished speaking, she suddenly realized that the atmosphere in the room was stagnant. Looking at Emperor Jingming again, he had a cold face and a deeply furrowed brows.
She hadn't seen the emperor with such an expression for many years.
After a moment's silence, Emperor Jingming spoke: "My beloved concubine, why do you think that the punishment is to lift the Seventh Prince?"
Concubine Ning had been favored for many years and was sure of Emperor Jingming's good temper. Upon hearing this, she curled her lips and said, "Let's not talk about the crown prince. Who are the other princes? They are all princes. Apart from the few in our palace, they are the most noble. And the seventh prince, he grew up on a farm. How is he different from a country bumpkin? Your Majesty wants him to be punished together with the other princes. Isn't that just to promote him!"
"So that's how it is." Emperor Jingming nodded slowly.
Concubine Ning pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince has caused the princes to be injured and has caused such a big disaster. You can't just let it go. You must punish him severely to prevent him from causing even bigger troubles in the future."
"Pan Hai——" Emperor Jingming shouted.
Pan Hai poked his head out at the right time: "I'm here."
It looks like the Seventh Prince is in trouble. The Emperor is good in every way except that he cannot resist the pillow talk. And Concubine Xian will definitely not plead for the Seventh Prince.
Pan Hai was born into a poor family with many brothers and sisters, and he was the least favored one. Thinking of the seventh prince who had been raised outside the palace and only saw his father because of a misfortune, he couldn't help but feel a bit of sympathy.
"Pass on my decree to confer the title of Prince of Yan on the Seventh Prince. Order the Imperial Clan Bureau and the Imperial Guard to select an auspicious date as soon as possible to prepare for the conferment..."
After Emperor Jingming said this, Concubine Ning and Pan Hai were both stunned.
After waiting for a while without any response, Emperor Jingming snorted in displeasure: "Pan Hai, are you deaf?"
Pan Hai suddenly came back to his senses and said hurriedly, "I obey your order."
Oh my god, what is going on? The Seventh Prince has such amazing luck, could he be God's biological son?
Pan Hai walked out dazed and wiped his face.
The emperor's unconventional behavior was a real challenge to the reaction ability of a eunuch like him.
Before Pan Hai walked far, a shocking scream broke out from Yu's study: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
Emperor Jingming said in a good-tempered manner: "Don't worry, my beloved concubine. Didn't you say that the Seventh Prince didn't deserve to be punished? I will first give him the same status as the other princes before I can punish him."
Concubine Ning was so angry that she trembled all over and was speechless.
This made so much sense, what else could she say? If she continued, would she still make that wild kid a prince?
When Concubine Xian heard that Concubine Ning went to Yu's study to complain, although she didn't care about Yu Jin, she was afraid that it would affect the Fourth Prince, so she hurried to Yu's study and met Pan Hai on the way.
When Pan Hai saw Concubine Xian, he immediately congratulated her: "Congratulations, Her Majesty."
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