Chapter 397 Talking about the Prince
The previous dynasty mentioned the establishment of a crown prince, so naturally everyone in the harem was paying attention to it. Of course, those who had no children and were not of high rank were paying attention to it, so they would see who would take sides in the future. Even if they did not take sides now, they had to wait and see. As for those who had children, it was obvious that the fourth prince had no chance of becoming the crown prince, so everyone in the harem felt more pity for him. As for the eldest prince, the third prince, the sixth prince, and the seventh prince, it should be said that in terms of family background, the third prince was still the better choice.
But the Third Prince was openly raised by Concubine De, but she was not his biological mother. Of course, this was a well-known secret that no one dared to mention.
Chunhua had asked about Chen Qing before, so it was actually okay. But now that someone really mentioned the idea of establishing a crown prince, it is impossible to pretend not to know.
Shen Qing told Chunhua: "No one in Zhaohua Palace is allowed to discuss this matter."
Chunhua naturally followed Shen Qing's words. In fact, she had originally planned to do so, but Shen Qing ordered it to be more strict.
Chunhua passed on the message that Zhaohua Palace was not allowed to discuss the matter, and she herself did not say anything. In a word, anyone who discussed the matter would be beaten with a stick. If a group of servants gossiped about the emperor's decision, they would be seeking death.
Given the attitude of Zhaohua Palace, even those in other palaces who wanted to secretly investigate Zhaohua Palace Rifeng gave up the idea. In their hearts, they had to sigh that Concubine Xian was really cautious. It was true. The more times like this, the more they couldn't let anyone spread any rumors.
If I mention the Sixth Prince on this day, won’t he recruit people?
If we talk about who is the most reliable in the harem, it is the Concubine Xian. After so many years, which woman has been favored by the emperor so much and gave birth to a prince? Even the previous dynasty mentioned the appointment of a crown prince, but she couldn't be so stable, right? But the Concubine Xian is so reliable, and it is impossible not to accept it.
Shen Qing didn't care whether others were convinced or not, after all, she knew that Xuanyuan Ling couldn't decide on the prince on this day.
Didn't she tell Chunhua about this before the eldest prince got married? Anyway, Xuanyuan Ling wanted to compare, and it was impossible to decide now. It was said that the fight for the position of the crown prince was naturally cruel. How many brothers had quarreled for the throne in the past dynasties? But based on Xuanyuan Ling's concern for the children, she felt that Xuanyuan Ling would not let the princes go to this extent.
Naturally, someone from Concubine De's side also brought up this matter.
"Our third prince is also very good."
It's understandable for people around to mention this kind of thing, but Concubine De said calmly: "It doesn't matter what I think or what the ministers say in the court. What matters is what the emperor thinks. Can't you see it after all these years? The emperor loves his children, and at least he won't let the princes quarrel out of control, which is good."
Defei and Shen Qing are usually very stable, which is also a major reason for the harmony in the harem in recent years.
For example, when the Queen and Concubine Yu were interacting with each other, the harem was not stable. After all, there was constant competition for favor. If the people under their command intentionally indulged the concubines who had a hard life, they would naturally try their best to climb up and there would be no stability. But in recent years, on the one hand, Shen Qing was the only one favored, and on the other hand, she and Concubine De had nothing dirty to do, so the Queen did not dare to move, and the harem was much more stable.
There was no sound from Xuanyuan Ling, and there was no news from Zhaohua Palace either. If they didn't know that the previous dynasty had mentioned the appointment of a crown prince, they would have thought that it would be no different from usual. The concubines were agitated at first because of the issue of the crown prince, but Concubine De, Chen Qing and Xuanyuan Ling handled it calmly, and their restless thoughts immediately subsided.
Anyway, the emperor just couldn't bear to leave Zhaohua Palace. After so many years, well, he had gotten used to it. As the saying goes, those who are hungry will die of drought, and those who are wet will die of floods. They, who have nothing to harvest, can't really compare with them.
Xuanyuan Ling did not react just because the previous dynasty mentioned the establishment of a crown prince. He believed that Chen Qing would not react just because the previous dynasty mentioned the establishment of a crown prince. She was not so impatient.
Or rather, Xuanyuan Ling had already discovered it, and she was the most patient.
"What are you looking at?" Xuanyuan Ling came and started talking to Shen Qing.
Shen Qing said: "It's a new storybook, it's very good, would the emperor like to read it?"
"I will join you in doing something else?"
Chen Qing looked at him unhappily: "You should go to the Imperial Study to do your job, why are you coming to my Zhaohua Palace?"
Xuanyuan Ling: “…” It seems to make some sense. Anyway, I came to Zhaohua Palace to do something else.
He cleared his throat and wanted to hug her, but Shen Qing was not happy about it, so Xuanyuan Ling went to pull her: "Let me hug you, there are too many things to do in the court today, and my neck hurts from reading the memorials."
Oh, it sounds so aggrieved, like a spoiled child, and shameless. He is over 30 years old, and he is like this. Shen Qing can still move her eyes to look at his neck, and see him move his neck towards her.
"The emperor is becoming more and more childish." But she still put down the book in her hand and pressed him twice.
Chen Qing didn't have any skills at all, she was just cooperating with Xuanyuan Ling's actions. Xuanyuan Ling didn't expect Chen Qing to give him a comfortable massage. After all, she was happy to give him a massage, and he felt comfortable in his heart. As for whether his neck was sore or not, that was not a problem. After all, he held the person in his arms.
Shen Qing pressed twice and was not happy: "There are not so many things, it's just that the ministers in the court are seeing that the weather is good now, and their minds are active, and they are full and have nothing to do."
Xuanyuan Ling laughed when he heard this. Of course, he was just bored. He took advantage of the fact that Prince Huai came to the court and pushed him to be the crown prince because there had been no children born in the harem for many years. It was because the weather had been good and the life had been getting better and better in recent years. The border was also peaceful and there was nothing to cause trouble, so he just kept looking for trouble, didn't he?
Although appointing a crown prince was a topic that could not be avoided, he knew in his heart that if the ministers pushed it, wouldn't he be unhappy?
He looked at Shen Qing's expression without any surprise and lowered his eyes: "What do you think of Xiaoliu?"
Chen Qing originally thought that Xuanyuan Ling would just say something, but he came up and started to attack directly. This time she really couldn't help it and looked at Xuanyuan Ling in disbelief: "What did the emperor say?"
Although they were used to being unruly in private, forget about the affairs of the court, why did he come to ask her about the appointment of a crown prince? For a moment, Shen Qing thought in her mind that he was testing her. She couldn't help but think so. There were some things that Shen Qing had a bottom line in her heart. Things like the position of the crown prince naturally touched the bottom line.
But she looked at Xuanyuan Ling after she was too disbelieving: "If you ask me now, how old is Xiaoliu? How can I see anything?"
She didn't say that Xiaoliu was not good enough, nor did she avoid the question or talk about other things, saying that Prince Huai was good or the Third Prince was good or something like that. She just spoke to the point. Xuanyuan Ling asked her this, and she really answered. Actually, she shouldn't have done that, after all, she was aiming for the position of crown prince at this time, but she didn't need to hide it. There was nothing wrong in being honest now. Did Xuanyuan Ling still think she was stupid?
Xuanyuan Ling curled his lips when he heard Shen Qing's words: "Yes, she is still young, so don't worry, I plan to wait a few more years. Even if Xiaoliu is not the right material, I will definitely find a tolerant one, and I will never let you suffer any grievances."
Shen Qing was stunned for a moment.
It was impossible not to be stunned. Xuanyuan Ling's words clearly meant that she intended to give priority to Xiaoliu, and the last sentence really made her...her heart was in a state of confusion.
There were many favored concubines and their sons who had not had a good ending in all dynasties. He was really biased. He considered Xiaoliu first. He didn't want to be irresponsible for the country, but he didn't want her and Xiaoliu to have a bad ending in the future. Shen Qing felt a little sour and tight in her heart. This man was so good to her that it was outrageous. How could he be so good? Could she be more willful openly?
"Then can you train our Xiaoliu well?"
These words were truly treasonous and outrageous. They were the words of a demon concubine. This was the first time that she had said something so blatant and outrageous in front of Xuanyuan Ling. Any emperor who heard them would reprimand her for coveting the position of the crown prince.
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