Chapter 337 Farewell to the Third Prince

Concubine De died, but she lived forever in the hearts of the people in the harem in a not very glorious way.

For two whole days, people inside and outside the palace talked about Concubine De's hypocrisy, Concubine De's viciousness, Concubine De's perversion...

Although Concubine De said that it had nothing to do with the Duke Cheng's mansion when she confessed her crime, she was more or less implicated, and the good reputation that Duke Cheng had worked so hard to build was ruined.

Concubine De took the blame alone, and the emperor really couldn't hold Duke Cheng accountable for the same crime, but he was not clean behind the scenes either. The emperor had someone expose that he had a prostitute outside, and that woman gave birth to two sons for him.

After this operation, people have to suspect that Concubine De is just a stepping stone for Duke Cheng. His real purpose is to use Concubine De to pave the way for his two sons.

After the matter was exposed to the public, Duke Cheng had no choice but to bring the woman and her two sons into the palace. However, that woman was from a brothel and was not even innocent. There was no way she could be the wife of the Duke.

So Duke Cheng Guo announced to the outside world that he wanted to marry a second wife. However, the more prominent family members heard about what Concubine De had done. Who dared to marry the girl in?

Even if the aunt in the family is not kind to the concubine, and wants to rub the concubine out of her mind, she would not dare to blatantly marry the concubine!

Aren't you waiting to be scolded in the back?

But Duke Chengguo didn't want his two sons to become illegitimate children, so he had to marry a second wife of equal status, and then register the two children who were already fifteen or sixteen years old under the name of his wife, and let the brothel girl be a concubine.

Whose girl is crazy?

It's not that she can't have children, but she has to be a stepmother to two children of similar age.

Burning herself to fulfill others, right?

But the chaos in Duke Chengguo's mansion is a story for the future. Originally, the ceremony of Jiang Xinyue's coronation was about to be held, but so many things happened in the palace that not only the emperor was busy, but Jiang Xinyue was also very busy.

So many concubines who were hurt by Concubine De had to be appeased, otherwise the previous dynasty would be in turmoil and affect people's livelihood. Concubine De has been in power for more than ten years. How many people have been persecuted by her ?

There must be a rule to prevent them from thinking that no one cares when people of low status are wronged. How many masters can there be in the palace? Eunuchs and palace maids account for more than half of them. If they are full of resentment, it would be good if they don't rebel. Do you still want them to calm down and serve? Once people are resentful, it is only a matter of time before they go crazy. In the early years when the Shen family was not in power, didn't there appear an emperor who lost his country because he allowed his favorite concubine to abuse and kill palace people. In the end, he was killed by the eunuchs around him and his head was cut off and hung at the gate of the palace? And the third prince, after personally serving his mother on her way, begged Jiang Xinyue to send him to Fengxian Palace to pray for the empress, the former crown prince, the second prince, and his brothers and sisters who were not born or died in infancy. He seemed to have grown up overnight, and the childishness in his eyes faded away. He was lifeless and no longer had any light. It was impossible for Jiang Xinyue to raise all the children in the palace under her name, not to mention that the third prince had said a long time ago that he did not want to be imprisoned in the gorgeous palace. His ideal was to travel to all the famous rivers and seas, rivers and lakes in the world like Xie the painter, and appreciate the scenery of Dayan. Moreover, it would be the most dangerous for the third prince to continue to stay in the palace. Those concubines who lost their children because of Concubine De would not pity the sons of their enemies. Jiang Xinyue could only ask the emperor for permission, and after the emperor agreed, she took the fourth and sixth princes and sent the third prince to Fengxian Hall. Fengxian Hall was built outside the palace gate. It was an independent palace for royal sacrifices. It felt like being in the palace but far away from the disputes. The third prince knelt on the ground with his thin body, bowed deeply to Jiang Xinyue, with tears in his eyes: "Empress Zhen, Xuan'er went to Fengxian Hall, and will recite scriptures and chant Buddha every day to bless you and your brothers with good health and everything goes well. Empress Zhen, don't come to see me, don't worry about me, the evil my mother has done will make me imprisoned in there for the rest of my life, Empress Zhen... take care." The eunuch who was serving on the side wiped his tears and helped him up from the ground. Jiang Xinyue looked at his small back and couldn't say a word of comfort. At this moment, no matter how much comfort she gave, it seemed so pale. She exhaled a foul breath with a stuffy chest, and her vision was a little blurred. She had complicated feelings for the third prince. The third prince was pitiful, but his pity was not caused by others, but by his biological mother. Jiang Xinyue has never used children, but she has used the third prince several times to make Concubine De drop her mask of kindness in front of the emperor. She counseled the third prince's psychology and let him speak again, and also wanted the third prince to personally expose Concubine De's thunder. But when Concubine De died, the third prince did not mention that Concubine De poisoned him. Jiang Xinyue knew that she underestimated the child's love for his mother. The third prince, he is too kind. People who are too kind are not suitable to survive in the palace. Moreover, she is not a saint, and she can't raise the son of her enemy. How can Duke Cheng and Concubine De have such a kind and gentle child, but they are not cherished. The fourth prince didn't know what happened. He only knew that his third brother's mother died suddenly, and his third brother also became a different person. He was so taciturn that he left without even saying goodbye. He didn't dare to cry loudly, but only shed tears silently. When Eunuch Qian Sheng saw this, he quickly wiped his face with his hand and said, "Fourth Prince, you are not allowed to cry." The emperor ordered that after the death of Concubine De, her body was not allowed to be buried in the concubine cemetery. After being stripped of her title and demoted to a commoner, her body was sent out of the palace and handed over to the Chengguo Mansion. As for how the Chengguo Duke would deal with her after her death, that was the business of the Chengguo Mansion and had nothing to do with the emperor. Moreover, the emperor also issued an edict that no one was allowed to cry for Concubine De, and anyone who dared to cry after the death of Concubine De would be dragged down and beheaded. The Fourth Prince would not be beheaded, after all, the Imperial Concubine was there, but Qian Sheng was still afraid that it would get to the emperor's ears and make him unhappy. You know, the good life of their master and servant was also hard-earned, and he didn't want any uncertain factors to ruin the Fourth Prince's good life. The fourth prince sobbed and turned to beg for a hug. When Qian Sheng picked him up, he lay in Zuzu's arms and cried silently. That was not only his brother, but also his best friend. "Don't cry!"

Jiang Xinyue held the Sixth Prince in one hand and touched his head with her free hand: "When you grow up, the Third Prince will be able to figure it out on his own, and you can go to see him often. It's not like you won't see him for the rest of your life."

The Fourth Prince sniffed and nodded vigorously.

He would try to grow up and meet his Third Brother again.

Autumn didn't last long, and before it rained in Yuzhou, the Great Yan Dynasty welcomed the annual New Year's banquet again.

But this year's New Year's banquet was very different from previous years.