Concubine Xian is the biological mother of the Fourth Prince.
Normally, she never shows up, rarely speaks, and is not close to the Fourth Prince in public. She looks cold and indifferent, as if she doesn't care about the world.
But just from the eunuch Xia Bei who was beside the fifth prince, and the eunuch Yu You who made things difficult for Guo Hao, we knew that she was definitely not a person who lived in peace with the world. Instead, she had a lot of thoughts and her hands were long.
When Yan Shiyue entered the Linhua Palace, Concubine Xian stood up to greet her, looked at her expression, and said attentively, "Fuyan is here."
The virtuous concubine had a very delicate and beautiful appearance, but she looked a little haggard, with dark shadows under her eyes, as if she was worried about something.
Yan Shiyue sat down, and Concubine Xian asked someone to serve tea, and then said, "I asked someone to make some yogurt, which tastes sweet. Would Fuyan like some?"
"No need," Yan Shiyue said politely, "Your Majesty should know that I don't like to be polite with others. If you have anything to ask me, just tell me directly."
The virtuous concubine hesitated.
Then she waved her hand and ordered the palace maids and eunuchs to leave.
Yan Shiyue sat calmly, and heard Concubine Xian whispered: "I have been hesitating for a long time to invite you here today. I am in a dilemma and have not slept well for several nights. I have always known that you are decisive, upright, and never bound by customs, so... I dare to say this, I hope you don't blame me."
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Yan Shiyue nodded.
The virtuous concubine stammered for a long time before closing her eyes and continuing, "I strongly disagree with what Silang has done these days. I know that what I said is extremely rebellious, so I only dare to say it to you... Although Silang is my son, if he has a rebellious heart, I will be the first to not tolerate him!"
She gritted her teeth and held her hand, "Fuyan, if you need my help, I am willing to obey your orders, whether it is delivering a message or saying something. I will do whatever you want me to do! I will listen to you!"
Yan Shiyue opened her eyes wide in shock.
No matter how she thought about it, she never expected that Concubine Xian would actually say such words to her!
She was so shocked that she almost lost the ability to think!
She had a thousand words she wanted to say, but for a moment, she didn't know which one to say first!
After a long while, she finally managed to squeeze out a sentence: "He is your biological son!"
At that moment, she felt really disappointed for the Fourth Prince.
No matter what he does, his own mother stabbed him in the back. This is really... There are no words to describe how she feels.
The virtuous concubine smiled sadly: "You don't know, Silang, this child, he... I don't know if you have heard that my Xiaoliu was killed by him personally."
Yan Shiyue took a deep breath and looked at her.
The virtuous concubine said in a low voice: "Silang and Xiaoliu are both my biological sons, there is no difference between them, but he killed Xiaoliu with his own hands! He was only five years old at that time! Everyone said that he didn't understand, even the emperor said that he didn't understand... But at that time, I saw his appearance and his eyes, but I didn't think about it at that time, but afterwards, I kept thinking about it and was so scared that I broke into a cold sweat!"
Tears rolled down her cheeks, she gasped for a few times, and then continued, "Maybe he didn't think much about it, maybe he was just trying to win his mother's favor, but when I think about how he was so calm and determined to kill his own brother, I feel terrible! I'm scared!"
She couldn't help sobbing, "But I already lost one son, how can I lose another one? So I can only swallow this matter. I want to protect my son. I can't let him bear the crime of harming his brother! I can't say anything!"
She cried and said, "But now, I am just an ignorant girl in the harem. I know he is just daydreaming! But he has a cold relationship with me and doesn't listen to me at all! I can't persuade him no matter what I do. I don't want to see him doomed! When I close my eyes at night, I see his head and body separated!"
"I've thought about it over and over again, and no one can help me. I have no choice but to come to you for help... I only hope I can help you wake him up as soon as possible, before he does anything unforgivable! Stop him! I only hope that you can spare his life, even if he doesn't have a job for the rest of his life, as long as he's alive!"
She turned over and knelt, clinging to her knees: "Your Highness, please! Please!"
Yan Shiyue was speechless for a long time.
Su Shi once said: "Everyone raises a son hoping that he will be smart, but I have been misled by my intelligence all my life. I only hope that my child will be stupid and rude, and will become an official without any disaster or trouble."
Is this the feeling? ?
Yan Shiyue said slowly: "I'm sorry, I can't help you. If you have this intention, you'd better talk to the fourth brother more."
She pulled away her hand and said, "Excuse me."
The virtuous concubine fell to the ground crying.
Yan Shiyue walked out for a long time, and could still hear her suppressed crying. Yan Shiyue quickened her pace and walked out of the courtyard.
It was after that that Concubine Xian slowly stopped talking, straightened her back, and the sadness on her face was gradually replaced by uneasiness.
Did she...believe it?
What would she do? Would she be taking a risky approach and end up making things worse?
Yan Shiyue walked slowly along the way, seeming to be lost in thought.
Linlang came back after pushing the child for a long walk and just happened to meet her at the gate of the courtyard. Yan Shiyue just bent down to look at the child when she saw someone running over in a hurry. It was Wang Chaoqing, the prince's personal eunuch, who quickly whispered a few words in her ear.
Emperor Ming Yan had been busy since he came back, and only at this time did he have time to deal with the impeachment of the Crown Prince by Liu Songcheng, the Crown Prince's Tutor.
This kind of thing is originally a confusing matter.
Now that the prince's reputation has been cleared, Liu Songcheng didn't produce any evidence at the time anyway, so he only needs to admit that he was confused, and the matter will be over on the surface. Of course, the prince will never be able to get close to him again, but he has no right to dismiss him. He can just wait for Emperor Ming Yan to find a reason to dismiss him.
As for why he wanted to impeach, let's talk about it later. Emperor Ming Yan might not interfere.
But unexpectedly, when Emperor Ming Yan asked, Liu Songcheng knelt on the spot and swore to heaven that he had indeed seen with his own eyes that the prince did not respect his deceased mother's taboo in writing, and kept saying, "I dare not deceive the emperor, I guarantee with my life that every word I said is true!"
This froze me in an instant.
You know, "Fu" is equivalent to half a teacher. No matter what he did, the prince could not come forward to blame him.
As for Emperor Ming Yan, it was like he was hiring a teacher for his son... He was not in a position to say much about this matter, and it was impossible for him to openly help the prince. This matter should have been something Liu Songcheng should have known, but he was stubborn and insisted on not knowing, which was very tricky.
The ministers nearby advised, "Master Liu must have made a mistake."
"No!" Liu Songcheng said, "I didn't see it wrong! I swear to heaven!"
"Master Liu, please stand up first and speak slowly."
"No, if there is no result for today's matter, I will kneel down forever!"
This is more troublesome. You know, Emperor Ming Yan would never admit that the crown prince "did not respect his late mother's taboo in writing", and this kind of unfilial crime would never be put on the crown prince, but if he didn't admit it, he couldn't rise to the throne.
This is the emperor's army.
The situation suddenly came to a standstill. Emperor Ming Yan had a stern look on his face. The whole place was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Several officials exchanged glances, feeling extremely anxious... How could they resolve this matter?
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