"No, wait a little longer," Zhong Mingzheng said slowly. "Maybe the Princess Hui's pregnancy is not going well and she gave birth to a girl?"
"What if it's a girl? As long as Prince Hui is healthy, he will give birth to a boy sooner or later. By then, I'm afraid he will be too deep-rooted to be shaken!" Ling Shian said anxiously. "Besides, we finally got in touch with the Imperial Guards, so we must act before he changes his mind. Otherwise, if he changes his mind and doesn't want to cooperate with us anymore, or even kills himself, then all the efforts we've made will go down the drain!"
"Now... we are still in mourning for the Queen Mother." Zhong Mingzheng hesitated. "If we start a rebellion at this time, I'm afraid I will be cursed for being unkind and unfilial for the rest of my life."
"Yes, I was not thoughtful enough." Ling Shian was startled. He bowed and said hurriedly. But then he changed the subject, "It's just that I think if we want to accomplish something, we must take advantage of the Zhao family. Otherwise, there will be chaos in the court in the future."
Ling Shian was telling the truth. Zhao Changrong had been the Minister of Personnel for twenty years, and most of the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty were appointed through him. After twenty years of accumulation, the scale was considerable. If he was gone, the monkeys would scatter when the tree fell. But if he was still there, there would be no shortage of people in the court who would speak for the Zhao family and the Prince Rong's Mansion.
"Let me think about it again." Zhong Mingzheng said in a deep voice.
"Yes, I will take my leave now," Ling Shi'an said with a bow. He had just taken two steps outside when he saw a guard running in with a happy look on his face. Ling Shi'an immediately scolded him, "How dare you be so unruly in front of the prince! I think you are just itching for trouble!"
"Brother Ling! There's good news! Great news!" The guard was not afraid at all. Instead, he grabbed Ling Shian's hand and said excitedly, "The Princess of Hui County gave birth to a strange baby!"
"What?" Ling Shi'an and Zhong Mingzheng asked at the same time. Zhong Mingzheng suddenly sat up from the bed and looked at the guard with wide eyes. "What did you say just now? Say it again!"
"Yes, I obey your command!" The little guard walked to Zhong Mingzheng with a smile on his face, then bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Princess of Hui County just gave birth to a strange baby with two mouths and three eyes. It was very scary. The baby was crying when it was born, but it died after a while. When the Princess of Hui County saw this, she fainted and has not woken up yet."
"Is the news reliable?" Zhong Mingzheng was also excited, his voice trembling, "Is it really a strange baby?"
"To answer your question, it is certain. Many maids saw it with their own eyes," the young guard nodded his head repeatedly, and couldn't help laughing. "I heard that when Prince Hui saw the strange baby, his face turned black and he almost fainted on the spot. Now Prince Hui has gone into the palace with Dean Qin. He should be reporting the matter to His Majesty."
"Hahaha! Now, I want to see how my father will still respect him! And the Cui family and the Zou family dare to be so arrogant, isn't it because they rely on the baby in Princess Hui's belly! I want to see if they can be so arrogant in the future! Very good! Very good!" Zhong Mingzheng laughed up to the sky. After laughing enough, he went to instruct the little guard, "Go, wait carefully for news. If there is any movement in the palace, come back and report to me immediately."
"Yes, I obey your command!" The young guard bowed and agreed, then retreated.
"Your Highness, now we can finally rest easy," Ling Shi'an also had a happy look on his face. "The Princess of Hui County gave birth to such a monster during the period of mourning for the Queen Mother. This is a very bad omen. How could His Majesty not be furious? Now, let alone promoting the Concubine, I'm afraid that Prince Hui County can't stay in the capital anymore. It won't be long before an imperial decree is issued and Prince Hui County and his wife will have to move their family out of the capital and never come back in this lifetime."
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