Consort Chen naturally understood Emperor Huiwu's meaning. She sighed, then hugged Emperor Huiwu and remained silent for a long time.
Although she didn't really care, Emperor Huiwu, as an emperor, had already done quite a bit...
"Your Majesty, as I mentioned before, we should have Thirteen adopted out..."
"I'm sorry, but that's highly unlikely. My other sons are all incapable of shouldering this responsibility."
"But Thirteen is only so young, he might not be the right candidate."
"Similarly, Thirteen might not be an unsuitable candidate. Currently, only Eleven, Thirteen, and Fifteen are young enough to be properly trained. Therefore, I cannot have Thirteen adopted out."
The twelfth and fourteenth princes died young.
In the five years after Consort Chen entered the palace, only three princes were born in the harem.
The fourteenth prince was also born to Consort Chen, but he died just over a month after birth.
The fifteenth prince was born to a palace maid who secretly climbed into the emperor's bed.
Emperor Huiwu had the palace maid beaten to death, and all those who knew about it kept silent.
Then the fifteenth prince was given to an honest concubine to raise.
"...I see."
Consort Chen was somewhat disappointed.
Emperor Huiwu gave a wry smile: "I don't know what's wrong with me, none of my sons are very capable. If Chenyi were my son, that would be great."
He can now confidently appoint Chenyi as the crown prince.
Consort Chen did not respond.
Emperor Huiwu did not expect her to answer.
The next morning, immediately after Emperor Huiwu left, a palace maid rushed in to report.
"Your Majesty, I have consulted three or five doctors in the countryside, and they all say that the mushroom is not poisonous. Only after eating it for more than ten years will people gradually become either slow-witted, violent, or stupid..."
Consort Chen frowned, a storm raging in her heart: "Just as I thought! Your actions weren't discovered, were they?"
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I went in disguise, and these three doctors are all of different character, so no one will find out."
"You may leave."
"yes."
Consort Chen sat there, her head propped up by her hand, her expression solemn.
She hesitated, wondering whether she should tell His Majesty about this.
That's terrifying.
Actually, she didn't notice anything wrong with Thirteen's diet.
Throughout the past year, Emperor Huiwu would often complain to her that he had more than a dozen sons, but none of them were of any use.
This aroused the suspicion of Consort Chen.
Although Emperor Huiwu was not exceptionally wise, he was certainly not stupid!
But none of the sons she had were of any use.
Is it true that Emperor Huiwu was incapable of nurturing talent?
Huo Chenyi, who grew up by Emperor Huiwu's side, is quite good.
So is it possible that someone secretly tampered with things, making Emperor Huiwu's princes either stupid, crazy, greedy, or violent...?
So she sent people to investigate secretly.
First, she investigated all the princes' tutors and the people who had served them for a long time.
After spending more than half a year, they indeed discovered that there were three people around the prince: a wet nurse, a personal maid, and a study companion.
I always try to guide them, whether intentionally or unintentionally, in my daily lives.
After discovering the clues, she continued to investigate further, while also having people check if there was anything amiss around the thirteenth and fifteenth princes.
Sure enough, it was later discovered that the two eunuchs around the Fifteenth Prince had the audacity to secretly bully and insult him!
Tell him he comes from a humble background!
Tell him that his mother was killed by His Majesty!
They bullied him and threatened him!
The child was young and thought things through simply, so he was genuinely threatened and dared not tell anyone.
Therefore, the fifteenth prince is now extremely introverted and has low self-esteem.
However, no matter how she investigated, none of the people around Thirteen had any problems.
But since all the other princes are in trouble, it's impossible for the thirteenth prince to be unharmed.
Therefore, she instructed people to pay close attention to the food and drink around Thirteen.
It was only when I overheard His Majesty mentioning that Princess Duanyang had been poisoned by someone close to her—by mixing poison into her food. It might not be a problem to eat a little, but over time it would harm her health. That's when I remembered this.
Just as expected!
The person behind it all didn't let Thirteen off the hook either!
After hesitating for a moment, Consort Chen went to the Imperial Study to wait for Emperor Huiwu to finish his court session.
After Emperor Huiwu finished his court session, he was very surprised to see Consort Chen waiting in the Imperial Study.
What brings you here today?
She never comes to the Imperial Study.
Consort Chen said directly to Zhou Ruhai, "Summon a royal physician to wait outside the palace, and then all of you may leave."
Zhou Ruhai: ? ?
Although this person was quite favored, Zhou Ruhai still did not move, but instead looked at Emperor Huiwu.
Only after receiving the emperor's approval did they leave with their entourage.
Emperor Huiwu sat down, his face stern: "What happened?"
Why do they even want the imperial physician to stand guard outside?
Consort Chen took a deep breath, stepped forward, took the other person's hand, and slowly recounted what she had discovered.
"...I suspected it was done by a prince, but...it's almost indiscriminate; none of the princes are qualified to be crown prince right now."
Emperor Huiwu took a deep breath, his eyes blazing with fury: "Good, very good!"
How could someone have done so much right under his nose without him even noticing?
OK!
Emperor Huiwu gritted his teeth, and after his initial rage subsided, he hurriedly asked, "Is Little Thirteen alright?"
"It's alright. Those mushrooms would take ten years to cause him any harm. He's fine now."
"No, the imperial physician must take a good look at it."
Emperor Huiwu was somewhat anxious.
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