Chapter 174: Heavy Thoughts
The moment Concubine Yu learned that the imperial physician and the midwife had been killed, she was so angry that she broke her own nails.
"Do you think it was the Queen who did this, or did the Emperor intentionally conceal it for the Queen?"
She never thought like this before. She always felt that Xuanyuan Ling was a good person and had her in his heart. But now is different from the past. She has to figure out the emperor's thoughts. If the queen really convicts him this time, will the sudden defeat in the court cause the situation to get out of control?
The emperor wants to maintain the present stability. At least when he wants stability, he must ensure that the court is stable, so he wants to keep the queen?
I dare not say 10 Gigabit.
He didn't say anything, but that didn't stop Concubine Yu from thinking about it. Not only did he not punish her, but he even gave the child to the Queen to raise. Wasn't this really what she had guessed?
In her heart, she actually felt that what she thought was right.
Chen Qing did not keep in touch with the whole thing until Chunhua told him the news the next day. Although everyone tried to suppress the matter, it was impossible to conceal the fact that Concubine Li could raise a prince based on her status as a noble lady. Of course, this made people explore the truth.
But of course the truth cannot be found out now. Those who were not involved in it only know that the Fourth Prince was born prematurely. The Emperor was kind and felt that it would be difficult for a premature baby to be raised away from his biological mother, so he granted Concubine Li to raise her own child.
However, they still live in Luhua Palace, which is close to Fengyi Palace. In other words, Concubine Li and the Fourth Prince are now considered the Queen's people.
When Shen Qing heard this, he felt that there was something fishy going on. Xuanyuan Ling's move was truly amazing.
Xuanyuan Ling knew the Queen's character very well and that was why he had not given her a child before. However, the harem would not be stable without a child, and the Queen insisted on having a child. Since the day had come, Xuanyuan Ling had no right to refuse. Now that he had finally gotten a child, it would be known to the outside world that the Fourth Prince was now the legitimate son. Now that the Queen already had a prince, there was no reason for her to have a second one.
It would be fine if there was no reason to have a second child, but the key was Concubine Li. Chen Qing had already noticed that she must have discovered that the Queen had left the mother and the child behind. Now that the Emperor had shown mercy and allowed the child to be raised in her presence, could she teach the child to be close to the Queen?
A child who is not close to the queen, and is a prince at that, has the status of a legitimate son. Even if the queen dies again in the future, the emperor will never give her a child. It would be better not to have such a child.
In this incident, the queen seemed to have won, from wanting a child to now having the child. She got the child, and a legitimate prince at that. But in fact, she lost everything and lost miserably.
The Queen really lost miserably.
The queen's mood suddenly fluctuated greatly. She felt that the emperor would not depose her, but the thought of the word "depose" made her feel suffocated. This man was actually sick.
Jinzhi was very anxious. She thought the Queen was worrying too much.
The queen looked very bad, but she managed to hold on for a day and said, "I am fine. Can't I handle this?"
Jinzhi thought about the current situation and really hated Concubine Li. If she had just died obediently, how could such an embarrassing situation have happened?
The Queen Mother would have a legitimate son, but now his biological mother is still alive, and Concubine Li is raising the Fourth Prince. Can the Fourth Prince be of one mind with the Queen Mother?
The Queen was also thinking about this: "The Fourth Prince is my child after all. As for Concubine Li, although she is alive, I am still here. How dare she overstep her bounds?"
Jinzhi also knew this truth, but she just couldn't let it go. It is said that a foster mother is not as good as a biological mother. Even though Li Guiren did not dare to overstep her authority, her existence itself was a barrier between the Fourth Prince and the Queen.
When the queen said this, it seemed like she was trying to calm people's hearts and comfort herself.
As to whether she was able to calm people's hearts and comfort herself, only she herself knew.
When Xuanyuan Ling learned that the queen was ill, he sneered.
She ate well and slept soundly when she was thinking about murdering people day and night, but she fell ill when her plan was exposed.
It can be seen that it is really easy to do such a thing that harms people.
He had already thought about deposing the queen at that time, but now was indeed not the right time, because deposing the queen would lead to further turmoil in the harem and the previous dynasty, and Xuanyuan Ling would not let things become out of control all of a sudden.
Xuanyuan Ling arranged this matter in a pro-Japanese way, but it didn't mean that he would feel better after suppressing the queen. He felt ashamed to have such a wife.
This mood is not good, and the one I think of is still Shen Qing.
But he didn't go there when he was angry. He went there two days after the incident. Xuanyuan Ling himself didn't know why he didn't go to find Chen Qing the first time.
When the incident with the prince's uncle happened, he thought the queen would mind, so he didn't go to find Chen Qing. Now that the queen was in that state, she didn't dare to mind anything. In fact, it was okay for him to go to find Chen Qing, and no one dared to say anything.
But he still didn't go, waiting until he was not so angry anymore. He was indeed different from before when he would rush to find Chen Qing when he was in a bad mood. He didn't want her to bother to coax him because of the bad things he brought out.
Xuanyuan Ling arrived at Zhaohua Palace like this.
The weather was not too cold at the moment, perfect for exercising outside. Chen Qing took out the long-lost shuttlecock and started kicking it. Not only did she kick it herself, she also asked Chunhua and the others to kick it as well.
When Xuanyuan Ling came, a group of people were having fun, and he suddenly remembered that he was watching her playing shuttlecock at that time, and this little girl was so teased that she almost lost her composure on the spot.
Was that the first time he lost his composure in front of this little thing?
At that time, he thought it was just a one-time thing, but now he thinks that this is just the beginning?
There were so many times after that when he lost his composure in front of her.
As he thought about it, he looked at her for a long time without saying anything.
Just seeing her happily holding the shuttlecock makes me feel really good.
Zhao Hai was relieved today when he learned that Xuanyuan Ling was coming to Zhaohua Palace. In the past two days, the atmosphere in Qianyuan Palace was so strong that it made Xuanyuan Ling's legs tremble at the sight of it.
If the emperor hadn't mentioned it, Zhao Hai would have thought about reminding the emperor himself that Concubine Xi was still there, and whether he should go to Zhaohua Palace.
Fortunately, the emperor is here now, and then Zhao Hai looked at the group of servants who followed Shen Qing in Zhaohua Palace inexplicably. They were well-fed. If the master was good, the servants would live a good life. He was not saying that the emperor was not good, he was just... quite envious, right?
He also wanted to play mahjong and have some snacks, but forget about playing shuttlecock as he was too old to do that.
After a while, someone discovered Xuanyuan Ling.
Shen Qing naturally noticed it, she smiled and walked up to Xuanyuan Ling holding the shuttlecock: "Your Majesty, do you want to see me play shuttlecock?"
This time, she didn't even say "your servant" but it reminded Xuanyuan Ling that she was like this before, happily asking him if he wanted to see it as if he was presenting a treasure. But the atmosphere that day was not very good. Now that he was looking at her, how could he bear to let her down?
So he said in a very flattering tone: "I'll count for you."
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