The eldest prince plotted rebellion and was imprisoned. Concubine Lin poisoned the emperor and was executed for her crime. The titles of the Wang and Lin families who followed the eldest prince in the rebellion were stripped, and all the participants were executed. The rest of the women and children were exiled.
These punishments were all imperial edicts, and the words were not long, but it was obvious that the shorter the words, the bigger the matter.
The Mansion of Marquis Zhongjing was once insignificant, but later it became famous because of the birth of a prince's wife. Now that Lin Weinan is gone, the eldest prince is trying to force the palace to rebel, and the Lin family is also suffering a devastating disaster.
The Xuanping Marquis Mansion was Princess Xing'an's in-laws' home. The consort Shen Yun was in the capital, but Shen Liang was still at the front. He was heartbroken when he heard about this, but it was difficult for him to plead for mercy.
The Lin family was the first to be punished, and immediately the monkeys scattered. Wei Feng regretted it very much.
She may have thought about remarrying, but Mrs. Lu and Zhuang Lingyi persuaded her to do so for the sake of her child, saying that the entire Lu family would belong to her in the future. Even she herself felt that it would be better for a woman to not marry if she had money, leisure and power. But now she was at a loss for words.
I never thought that such a thing would happen in the Lin family.
When she married into the Lin family, she thought she would stay there for the rest of her life, but she never expected her life to be so short.
Wei Feng suddenly regretted it. She had always thought that not marrying into the palace was the safest option, but now it seemed that she might as well have fought for it. The eldest prince's wife, Wang Yuanshuang, was at most imprisoned, but she still had no worries about food and clothing. But she was imprisoned and exiled. During her exile...
She couldn't even imagine how terrible it would be.
Among his old friends, Cheng Shaojin had already gone to a fiefdom with Prince Le'an and he had lost contact with him since then. Luo Yaoniang was now the Princess of Chen in the palace. Although he had seen her before and their feelings seemed to remain unchanged, their positions had changed and they were no longer as close as before.
In fact, Yao Niang was also very sad: "I watched him build a tall building, I watched him entertain guests, and I watched his building collapse."
In her previous life, everyone in the Lin family scolded her and Li for being ruthless. Everyone thought that she had married into the Lin family for no reason. Many years later, even her own son thought that if she had not left the Lin family, she would have been a marquis' wife long ago. But now the Lin family has been almost confiscated and the clan has been exterminated. What good is it for Lin Weinan to be alive? I'm afraid she would not dare to come back.
Gao Xuance couldn't help but nod when she said this: "You are right. This is how it has always been since ancient times when the kings became victorious and the bandits were defeated."
"After all, Wei Feng and I used to have a good relationship. Can you ask someone to take care of her?" Yao Niang looked at Gao Xuance.
Gao Xuance nodded without hesitation: "Okay, don't worry, I will definitely do what you asked me to do."
Yao Niang smiled and said, "That makes me feel relieved. I'm not trying to save her, I just hope that her situation will be a little better. After all, we used to have a good relationship."
For a weak mother and her young son, life must be very difficult, and it is not known whether they can make it in the future.
After Gao Xuance came out of the prince's residence, the eunuch beside him couldn't help but ask, "My Lord, do you want me to go to the Ministry of Justice?"
"Why are you running?" Gao Xuance said contemptuously.
"Just now the princess mentioned..."
"That's because the princess is kind-hearted. But if we were prisoners today, our situation would be a hundred times worse." Gao Xuance liked Yao Niang because although she had her own plans, she still had a conscience and felt compassion for everyone. But he was no longer the same.
The eunuch was startled and dared not say anything more.
After the incident between the Lin and Wang families, when Prince Jinyang returned to the court, Prince Chen was always ranked first in terms of merit and reward, especially for leading 5,000 soldiers to fight against the 50,000 Donghu, and actually dispatched troops to defeat the Donghu.
There were people of his time who were more talented than Wei and Huo.
From then on, Prince Chen's prestige increased greatly, and Emperor Jianzhang recovered greatly. After he recovered, he dismissed many people from the palace. From then on, Concubine Hong no longer had any rivals in the palace.
But the more times like this, the more Yao Niang feels she needs to keep a low profile.
When Emperor Wu of Han deposed Chen Ajiao, Wei Zifu's line had no choice but to do so, but in the end it was still the youngest son Liu Fuling who inherited the throne. Don't think that the throne is within reach after the death of Concubine Lin and her son.
There are also Prince Zhou, Prince An and even Concubine Li's youngest son; they are all the emperor's sons.
When the emperor recovered from his illness and it was also his longevity festival, Concubine Hong was promoted to Imperial Concubine and was in charge of the affairs of the six palaces. Emperor Jianzhang was also afraid that people in the world would think that he was dealing with Concubine Lin for Concubine Hong, so he only promoted Concubine Hong to Imperial Concubine.
"Greetings to mother." Yao Niang smiled and brought Cheng Yun over to pay respects to Concubine Hong.
Concubine Hong was very happy to see Chengyun. She heard that Concubine Lin wanted to kill her own son first in exchange for the support of the Gongxun Group again. Little did she know that it was because of Chengyun's crying that made Emperor Jianzhang think that the eldest prince was simply insane.
The royal struggle could only end in confinement at most, but he wanted to use ruthless means to eradicate the problem completely. This was too cruel and merciless, so he made up his mind to eliminate Lin's mother and son.
In fact, it was my little grandson who made the greatest contribution.
"It's almost ten months now. In two months, it will be Chengyun's first birthday. We have to take good care of him when he celebrates his first birthday." Concubine Hong looked very proud.
Yao Niang smiled and said, "The prince also said that he would give Cheng Yun a good ceremony this time. Mother, my fourth brother's wife is pregnant again. I heard that the reaction was so strong this time. I wonder what the reason is?"
"Oh, maybe she worries too much." Concubine Hong was unwilling to say more.
Mu Wantong is the daughter of King Zhennan. She is very ambitious. After she entered the palace, she not only cured the Fourth Prince's foot injury, but also made friends with many Confucian officials. She really thinks she is a dead person.
Yao Niang nodded: "She and I have always had a bad relationship. Last time when the prince went to war, she saw that I was pregnant and mocked me many times. Although my daughter-in-law is her sister-in-law, I am afraid that things will not be normal."
"Hmph, you don't have to take her to heart. I know all their plans." Ever since the last time she and her daughter-in-law helped each other, their relationship has been very good.
No matter what, Yao Niang is a blessed person, and the child she raised is also blessed. Moreover, she is not afraid of things and can take responsibility at critical moments, but she will not suppress others and steal the limelight like Mu Wantong.
"I'm glad that you know. Yes, you are now the Imperial Consort. The enthronement ceremony will be held next year. I am a practical person. I would like to ask you what you would like. I will go downstairs to prepare it." Yao Niang asked with a smile.
Concubine Hong shook her head: "I don't want anything. As long as you are safe and sound, I will be happy."
"That's not the way to say it. Forget it. Mother is always polite. I will prepare it myself. If you don't like it, I can prepare something better in the future." Yao Niang said.
No matter what, the mother-in-law and I are still very easy to get along with. The relationship between the two is not like that of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but more like that of friends.
After Yao Niang and Cheng Yun returned from paying respects, they saw Gao Xuance coming over. Concubine Hong smiled and said, "What a coincidence! Your wife just left. Otherwise, you three could have met each other."
"We see each other every day, so why do we have to meet here? I have come specially to pay my respects to you, mother. It would be nice for us to have a chat." Gao Xuance knew that he had forced his mother to marry Yao Niang, but if he went too far, it would not be good for Yao Niang.
Concubine Hong and Gao Xuance said whatever they wanted to say: "Your second brother finally had a son, which is a great honor. I am relieved. But he fell off the horse, and I am afraid it will affect his fertility. Can you bring a famous doctor you know to see your second brother? That way I will feel relieved."
Gao Xuan Ce nodded immediately: "Mother, what are you talking about? I will definitely help. Second brother is my brother after all. If it weren't for Lin's mischief, why would second brother be raised by Lin? When you become the queen in the future, second brother will certainly understand your painstaking efforts."
"Cer, you can't say such things. I am only the Imperial Consort now, and the Emperor hasn't revealed that he will make me the Empress." Imperial Consort Hong was a little reserved.
Gao Xuance smiled and said, "Mother, it's obvious that if you were to become the empress, you would be better than anyone else. In the future, you might be a wise queen like Empress Changsun, and leave your name in history."
"You kid..."
Although she complained, Concubine Hong was still very happy.
She suddenly realized that her son understood people's hearts much better than her daughter-in-law. Her daughter-in-law was too honest, but her son could know exactly what other people were thinking. Living with such a person, it was difficult to tell which words were true and which were false, but you were still willing to listen to him.
This is his ability, but such a person is so powerful that you have to admire him.
Yao Niang had just arrived home when she saw music and dancing next door. She couldn't help but ask Bai Ying, "Is this the wedding day of Madam Li from Prince Zhou's mansion?"
Bai Ying nodded.
This Lady Li was the palace maiden favored by the King of Zhou. She gave birth to a son and was given the title of Lady.
Bai Zhi said, "She is really lucky. The Zhou Wangfei gave birth to a daughter, and she got a son. Although she is not as favored as Wang, who in the Zhou Wang's backyard is as lucky as her?"
Perhaps this child was the only child of King Zhou. After King Zhou fell off his horse, there was no news of other women being pregnant.
Yao Niang asked, "Have we sent our gifts long ago?"
"Of course, please rest assured." Bai Ying is now very skilled.
The Zhou Palace was bustling with activity. Xu Qingrong did a great job of preserving her appearance. Although she did not look very happy, she still said to Madam Li, "Today is your good day. You don't have to be so polite in front of me. Just relax."
Madam Li kowtowed quickly and said, "Thank you, Princess."
She was able to give birth to a baby boy smoothly because the princess took care of her and moved the baby to her side. Lady Li also worshipped her with great care. She was originally the daughter of a good family. Like Concubine Li, she came from Nanzhili. Unfortunately, she was framed and could only be a maid in the harem. Because of her beauty, she was taken advantage of by the eunuchs.
Even after being favored by the King of Zhou for one night, she was discarded like a rag and abandoned at any time, and she had no status at all.
Fortunately, there was a baby in her belly. From then on, the child was the eldest son of King Zhou, and she was also named lady.
Xu Qingrong smiled faintly: "Kneel down and greet me."
她怎麽也沒想到自己做了半天的局，反而功虧一篑，到頭來讓個奴婢搶了先，可她還不得不這麽做，若是王爺真的不成了，那這個孩子就是周王府唯一的繼承人。
真是挫敗，她不由想着。
可比起王元霜又好太多了，王元霜下去了，洪貴妃若是當了皇後，那周王就是嫡長子了，她就将是皇後。
只是沒有嫡子，終究意難平。
難道她以為還得看一個卑賤的李氏的臉色不成？
不行，無論如何都要生下一個屬于自己的王子，若是不成，那就殺母奪子。
可殺母奪子又瞞不過人，徐青容扶額，真是難辦啊。
那麽她現在唯獨有的就是這個身份，周王妃的身份，這比什麽都貴重，非婢子所能及的，現下她還是要把自己的名聲弄好。
于是，在承運周歲時，徐青容送了厚禮過來，和以前與瑤娘的不和反而似泡影一般，親的如姐妹似的。
瑤娘則辭道：“二嫂何必這麽客氣，他一個小孩子，承受不了。”
徐青容親熱的拉着她的胳膊道：“你我二人何必說此客氣說，說來當年若非是大嫂那邊常常以言語逼之，我們又何必生疏于此。如今，我們總算是親如一家，我這個做伯母的，怎麽不盡自己的心意。”
如此，瑤娘也不好多說什麽，在宮裏就是這樣，背地裏恨的不行，面子上還得保持親密無間。
今天最高興的當然還是母親妹妹和嫂子們都進宮來了，承運一歲已經能自己扶着椅子站着了，還能自己走一段路。
瑤娘還特地在他額間點了一顆胭脂，看起來更好看。
這孩子和瑤娘生的非常像，郁氏抱着都不願意撒手：“小王子真的是好看，也非是我自誇，我就沒見過比咱們承運更好看的孩子了。”
“我瞧着更像妹妹你。”範氏突然感嘆瑤娘會生孩子，這孩子烏黑的眼珠子，整個人虎頭虎腦，看着就知道是個很有勁兒的孩子。
這樣的孩子才會活的長久，不似她生的小兒子，病弱的很，最後還是夭折了。
範氏心緒如此，瑤娘看在眼中，不免道：“嫂嫂，我聽說瑞哥兒定親了是吧？”
“是啊，定的正是頌姐兒，這樁親事親上加親。”範氏倒是頗喜歡王頌。
說起王頌，瑤娘就想起前世的林朝顏，這輩子不知道她們二者有沒有區別？又問起郁氏：“頌姐兒在王家過的好麽？”
郁氏有些尴尬道：“哪裏就好了，在後母手底下讨生活當然就過的不好了，只是她是王家的姑娘，我也只能接她過來住幾日。我和你舅母也是覺着你三姐姐死的早，又怕頌姐兒嫁去別家受欺負，如此還不如來我們家。”
這也是羅家人厚道了，長房就比二房要團結很多，雖然羅敬柔也許自作自受，但好歹也是羅家的姑娘，不可能看着王頌受欺負，早日定親，這樣在王家地位更超然。
“那也成，若何時成婚可得要同我說一聲，我現下什麽心思都被這個小魔頭鬧的沒了。”瑤娘戳了戳兒子的小臉蛋。
郁氏笑眯眯的：“還早呢。”
總不好把窦玉虹這個繼妻欺負王頌的事情大喇喇的說出來，固然是窦玉虹不對，可別人不知輕重的還以為是頌姐兒不好。
那個小姑娘雖然并非是嫡親的外孫女，可是乖巧懂事，母親早亡，她們外祖家怎麽不多疼一些呢。
略過這個話題，瑤娘又對朱氏道：“二哥會試聽聞已經過了，先恭喜二嫂了。”
朱氏心裏略有得意，但也不好表露出來，畢竟自己是得意了，嫂子和嫡母都在呢。大哥到現在身上沒有功名，據說今年準備蔭官，打發到南京做官，而三弟弟年紀還小，也只是童生，她一時得意了，到時候人家兩面夾擊就不好了。
這家中婆婆不壞，大嫂範氏也是極其和氣的，她要破壞這個氣氛，日後不就是和二房的任氏蔣氏一樣了麽？二房都準備打道回府了，窦老太君都要回高平老家去了。
如此，朱氏謙虛道：“日後還不是為主子們辦事。”
郁氏和範氏聽了這話都覺得對，宸王是他們家姑爺，不為宸王辦事為誰辦事呢？将來宸王若是登基，那就更不同了。
瑤娘反而糾正道：“我看二哥是有宏圖大志之人，将來中了進士，必定為社稷江山出力。”
朱氏沒覺得這話有什麽不同，她們反正支持宸王做皇位，為社稷江山效力和為宸王效力不就是一個意思嗎？
甚至時雨也沒覺得這話有歧義，她和瑤娘關系素來很好，自從嫁到江家之後，每次能進宮，也是托姐姐的福，還有時常從宮裏的賞賜讓她在婆家也很有面子。
時雨生的美，氣質如蘭，嫁進去之後和丈夫琴瑟和諧，當然也潛移默化的讓丈夫支持宸王。
大家都沒有在意這句話，馬上就是承運抓周了，桌上擺了弓箭、文房四寶、胭脂水粉、針頭線腦，總之琳琅滿目。
此時，高玄策也出來了，他站在桌子的盡頭對承運道：“兒子，過來父王這裏……”
雖然就短短回來了幾個月，高玄策喜歡帶着孩子玩兒，什麽舉高高這種高難度的動作，瑤娘做不好，他能輕而易舉的完成時，承運就徹底黏上爹爹了。
這孩子仿佛早慧，一歲多就會喊父王母妃，甚至吃什麽教幾遍就會了。
現在聽他父王這般喊，承運就笑嘻嘻的跑過去。
瑤娘則在一旁哄道：“寶寶，你要拿一件東西送給爹爹呀？你想拿什麽呢？”
這個時候承運不知怎麽拿了一盒胭脂，瑤娘心下一突，男孩子拿胭脂不太好吧？前世她是沒有經歷過抓周的，生的兩個孩子都跟打亂仗似的，哪裏有空管這個，能平安活下來都不錯了。
她很快反應道：“我們寶寶是不是送給母妃的呀？”
她向承運伸手，因為這是她常常和承運玩的游戲，平日她鍛煉兒子的聽力，就常常指着物品讓兒子遞給自己，這樣能提高孩子辨別能力，也許不會說話，但是知曉什麽東西就是什麽。
承運睜着烏溜溜的大眼睛，本來看到紅紅的東西覺得很可愛，可娘親伸手，他就趕緊爬過去遞給瑤娘了：“娘，給。”
“謝謝寶寶了。”瑤娘笑眯眯，又問他：“你要送什麽給你父王呢？父王喜歡什麽？”
承運還不懂這些詞彙，尤其是送什麽，還有父王。
他直接抱着自己的一只腿，居然在桌子中間玩起了劈叉和啃自己小胖腳的游戲，郁氏有些焦急，瑤娘卻始終笑眯眯的上去戳他：“小懶蟲，別玩了，父王在那兒等你呢。”
高玄策看都瑤娘哄承運，不知道怎麽有些吃醋，瑤娘從來沒有那麽哄過他呢？但這種想法一出，他自己都覺得很驚訝。
而旁人則是覺得瑤娘堂堂一個王妃，居然很會哄孩子。
果然承運咯咯咯直笑，起來又要鑽瑤娘懷裏，瑤娘則道：“乖寶寶再拿一本書給你父王，好不好？”
算了，不能讓他混下去了，趕緊指點一下。
承運很會聽指定，書給父王，這就是一個指令。
因為他曾經就給瑤娘送過書，現在聽到這個指令，他又蹬蹬蹬的把書拿起來，走到書桌的盡頭，高玄策才放下心來。
“我要飛飛。”承運可不是好說話的。
高玄策本來是個把天下人都能耍在手掌之中的人，現在卻聽到兒子要求自己，他不禁覺得好笑：“你小子這是送本書給爹爹，就要爹爹帶你去，是吧？連本帶利的要回來。”
如此，抓周結束，衆人宴飲，帝妃二人又派人送賞賜過來，承運可謂是十分有面子。
朱氏等人回家時也是紅光滿面，羅敬淵見朱氏回來，就問了她今日的情況。
朱氏只道：“不過是我們女人家家長裏短罷了，王妃知曉二爺你會試過了很是高興了，還祝賀于我。”
随即朱氏便把她們的對話說出來，羅敬淵則道：“王妃此話穩妥，我們羅家是天子的臣子，并非宸王的臣子，何必說那個。”
“這有什麽不一樣，宸王遲早——”
豈料羅敬淵道：“若說能争贏大皇子在一個君心，可周王同樣是洪貴妃的兒子，為人雖然不至于有大皇子那般的賢明，但也頗幹練。這儲位之争，變化太大了，你看林家和王家的下場，爹爹疼愛閨女，願意陪上全家性命，可我并不願意。”
沒想到羅敬淵想的是這個，朱氏素來三從四德，只委婉勸了幾句，反而被羅敬淵道：“你也該注意分寸。”
朱氏卻心道，可上次宸王來，你可是結交的比大哥還起勁，可見他是又想要好處，卻又怕被壞處帶累，可惜世上就沒有現成的買賣。
但面上，朱氏還是道：“二爺說的是，妾知道了。”
On the other side, the couple was also having a night talk. After the lovemaking in the tent, Gao Xuance stroked Yao Niang's delicate skin and said, "I plan to ask for Cheng Yun to be the crown prince next month. Is that okay?"
Prince? Yao Niang thought for a moment: "Why so fast?"
“If I wasn’t afraid that my father would think the child wouldn’t grow up, I would have asked for a title for him as soon as he was born,” Gao Xuance said seriously.
After he finished speaking, he took Yao Niang's hand to his lips and kissed her: "No matter what, my throne will only be given to him."
Yao Niang was very moved. No matter what, Gao Xuance was obsessed with her.
But when she saw Zhuang Lingyi at the Royal Concubine's place the next month, she suddenly said, "Princess Chen, after all, Grandma Lin and you were once good friends. What the man did had nothing to do with her. A weak mother and her young son were exiled to the frontier, and someone did something indecent to her during the journey, and her body was left in the wilderness. Do you have a clear conscience?"
Yao Niang shook her head: "No, I specially asked someone to take care of her."
She remembered that she had clearly told Gao Xuance what happened, and Gao Xuance had agreed to it. But she saw Zhuang Lingyi said angrily: "Princess Chen, you know me. Although I am not good at talking, I will not lie. It's enough to exile them, but you also treat the Lin family harshly, which is almost like forcing them to die. How can this be called special care?"
Yao Niang didn't expect that Wei Feng was actually dead. She sat there in a daze, thinking of Gao Xuance, and her mood was very complicated for a moment.