Chapter 323 Thoughts
After finishing the reunion dinner, Chen Tang and Xie Guimo stayed for another quarter of an hour before returning to the Jingyang Palace.
I went back on horseback.
It was a coincidence that when they arrived, the princess had just returned from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
When the princess got off the carriage, she was all smiles, so Chen Tang asked, "Mother is so happy, but I'm sure that Mrs. Huo is pregnant?"
The princess smiled and said, "Your words are really effective. You are pregnant. Fortunately, nothing serious has happened."
After being married for several years, she finally got pregnant with this child, and it happened to coincide with her return to Beijing. It was really scary.
The Huo family has a house in Kyoto. Mr. Huo had originally planned to take Mrs. Huo to pay respects to Mrs. An, and then return to the Huo family. However, Mrs. Huo fainted all the way to Beijing, and vomited when she arrived at the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. The emperor had to call for a royal physician immediately.
When the princess arrived at the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, the imperial physician had just arrived. After taking Madam Huo's pulse, he found out that she was already one and a half months pregnant and was at the stage of morning sickness.
This news made Mrs. An and Mr. Huo very happy. After all, An Nuan had been married for three or four years, and there had been no good news so far. How could they not be anxious?
Young Master Huo and Young Mistress Huo have no experience in this area. In addition, the Huo Mansion is quite far from the Duke Zhenguo Mansion. It is inconvenient to travel while pregnant, and she cannot often go to the Duke Zhenguo Mansion to talk to Madam An. Young Mistress Huo wants to stay in the Duke Zhenguo Mansion to take care of her pregnancy, and Young Master Huo will definitely agree to her request.
Young Master Huo is going to move to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.
Hearing this, Xie Guimo smiled and said, "You don't have to be beaten."
Chen Tang knew what Xie Guimo was talking about as soon as he heard this. The princess was confused, "Who wants to spank you?"
Xie Guimo didn't say much, and the princess didn't ask much. After entering the mansion, the princess asked, "Is the prince in the mansion?"
The servant replied, "The prince is in the study."
Xie Guimo asked, "Does mother want to see father for something?"
The princess nodded, "Mother needs your father's help with something."
Xie Guimo was really curious about what his mother wanted to ask his father for help with, and he was worried, so he took Chen Tang's hand and followed.
In the study.
The prince is processing official documents.
The servant knocked on the door and said, "My Lord, the princess is here."
Why is the princess here?
The princess seldom comes to the study, and when she does, it must be for something.
The servant only informed the prince, not asked for his consent. The princess can enter and leave the prince's study freely without the prince's permission, but the princess will not come unless necessary.
Seeing the princess come in, the prince put down the pen in his hand and asked, "Do you want to see me for something?"
The princess said, "Nuan'er has returned to the capital. The imperial physician just found out that she is pregnant. Before the old Prince Ning adopted the eldest young master Shen, I had this idea. The Duke of Zhenguo Mansion only has Nuan'er's bloodline. I wonder if Nuan'er's child can be adopted by the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion and inherit the title..."
It is normal for the princess to have such thoughts.
The Duke of Zhenguo Mansion is her maternal home, and now only Madam An is struggling to support it. If there is no heir, once Madam An is gone, the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion will no longer exist.
The prince said, "To adopt a child, you don't need the emperor's consent, but to inherit the title, you need the emperor's nod."
The princess said, "I know."
It was because of the emperor's consent that she came to the prince for help.
The prince said, "I will bring this up with the emperor at court tomorrow morning."
Chen Tang and Xie Guimo walked outside the study room and just heard this, so they didn't go in.
Chen Tang looked at Xie Guimo, "Will the emperor agree to this?"
Xie Guimo said, "The emperor may not agree, but the officials will definitely oppose it."
Even when Prince Ning wanted to adopt Princess Roujia so that Xiao Huan could marry into the family, many ministers stood up to oppose it. It was only because of Prince Ning's tough attitude that the matter was barely suppressed.
Old Prince Ning is the emperor's biological uncle. It's so difficult to handle this matter. I miss the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
The next morning, the emperor and his officials discussed matters. After the important matters were discussed, it was almost time to adjourn the court. The prince stepped out and said, "I have something to report to the emperor."
The emperor and all the officials looked at the prince.
The prince said, "The father and son of the Duke of Zhenguo died on the battlefield, and the remaining blood also died due to poor care, so there is no one to inherit the title. However, the Duke of Zhenguo has made great contributions to the court, and it is not right that there will be no one to continue the incense after his death. I implore the emperor to allow the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to adopt the son of Madam Huo to inherit the family line."
As soon as these words were spoken, the quiet court suddenly became an uproar.
A minister stood up to object, "Ms. An is already married and is the eldest wife of the Huo family. If we adopt her offspring, wouldn't that mean that the Huo family will inherit the title of the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion?"
Someone agreed and said, "If you adopt someone, you naturally have to change your surname."
"You can change your surname, but you can't change the blood in your body!"
Marquis Changping also stood up and said, "When old Prince Ning wanted to adopt Princess Roujia and let the eldest son of Marquis Pingyuan marry into the family, I opposed it. As expected, once this precedent was set, many people became interested."
"This precedent must never be repeated. Due to the dispute over the title, the two sons of Pingyuan Marquis were forced to flee abroad. If his daughter could have inherited the title, would the Crown Prince's Consort of Jingyang Prince still be alive today?"
This is the truth.
If Chen Tang had the possibility of inheriting the title, even if she didn't, she could still marry into the family and let her children inherit the title. The Second Master and the Second Mistress would never let her live to grow up.
An imperial censor stood up to agree with the Marquis of Changping, "The Duke of Zhenguo made great contributions to the court. It is indeed a pity that no one inherited the title after his death. However, adoption has always been from the clan, and adoption is done between people with the same surname. There has never been a precedent of adopting daughters and sons. Otherwise, there will be endless disasters."
Another minister said, "If Miss An had not married yet and wanted to marry someone else, the Emperor could still show some mercy for the sake of the deceased Duke Zhenguo and allow her offspring to inherit the title. But she has already married into the Huo family, so it would be inappropriate to adopt someone else."
More than half of the ministers in the court stood up to oppose it.
It is because all men in the world are in collusion with each other that women can only depend on men to survive.
Marquis Changping said, "If the Zhenguo Mansion only wants to adopt a son and continue the family line, this is just a family affair of the Zhenguo Mansion, but inheriting the title is absolutely not allowed."
Except for Prince Jingyang and a few other ministers who agreed, the other ministers either opposed or simply kept silent.
The emperor also disagreed, "It's just about continuing the incense. The Duke of Zhenguo can make the decision."
That is to say, I disagree with inheriting the title.
But if he cannot inherit the title, would General Huo agree to let his grandson change his surname to An?
What's more, Mrs. Huo has been married for several years and has only gotten pregnant with one child. Giving birth for a woman is like walking through the gates of hell. It's not certain whether the baby in her belly can be born safely. It's too early to think about adopting a child now.
The prince also knew that there was little hope for this matter, but the princess asked him for help and he couldn't refuse.
Furthermore, the prince really couldn't bear to see the title that the Duke of Zhenguo had fought for with his blood and blood be taken away because there was no one to inherit it.
But all the officials opposed it, the emperor disagreed, and the prince was powerless to help.
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