Chapter 443: At Most an Accomplice
Chu Shian was shocked when he heard this. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Didn't my mother send anyone out of the palace to discuss this matter with the Marquis of Pingliang?"
Xianpin was so angry that her chest heaved, and she said in a deep voice: "No."
She thought about it all night yesterday and did think of using this method to protect her daughter. She didn't dare to use other people's ideas, but her second brother was her biological brother, and Pan'er was a princess, so she thought she would be willing to let Ji Chuan marry Pan'er.
It's better than marrying Ji Chong.
She went to see the Emperor this morning, hoping that he would delay issuing the decree for marriage and allow her to discuss it with her elder brother, Marquis Pingliang.
But she hadn't even seen the emperor, and she heard about this matter as soon as she returned to the palace.
"Mother, have you really never looked for my uncle?" Chu Shian asked.
Concubine Xian suddenly fell silent.
Chu Shian asked this not because he didn't believe what he said, but because he noticed that the matter was unusual.
Concubine Xian: "Someone did it on purpose. After Pan'er fell into the water and was rescued by Ji Chong, the news that I and Pingliang Hou forced Ji Chuan to marry Pan'er had already spread, so I was impeached by the censor during the morning court session."
Chu Shian also thought of this.
"It was Chu Qingyun. He was the one who invited Ji Chong."
If Chu Qingyun had not invited Ji Chong, how could he have jumped into the water to save people and let Pan'er become entangled with him.
Xianpin thought for a moment and said gloomily, "Chu Qingyun is at most an accomplice. In my opinion, this matter is more likely the work of Chu Chengli or Chu Jinyan."
Chu Shian felt aggrieved: "Third brother and eighth brother are very close, could it be that he has really decided to support eighth brother?" Concubine Yi's family is not an ordinary family in the capital, and Chu Qingyun is also capable of competing for the position of crown prince. Is he really willing to stand behind Chu Jinyan and be an idle prince?
But since Chu Qingyun had no intention of seizing the throne, why did he choose Chu Jinyan?
Just because Chu Jinyan is deeply loved by his father, he is determined to be the final winner.
In terms of background, power and connections, after Queen Yao's death, the Yao family declined rapidly, and Chu Jinyan did not have a powerful maternal family to support him.
Even though he was adopted by Concubine Xian, she had no children, so the Pingliang Marquis' Mansion was his support.
Is Chu Qingyun blind?
At this moment, Concubine Xian had no time to analyze whether Chu Qingyun really surrendered to Chu Jinyan or was just pretending to be the one trying to profit from the situation. All she could think about was how to pull Chu Pan'er out of this whirlpool.
Seeing that Concubine Xian didn't respond, Chu Shian looked up at her.
The mother and son had been together for many years, and they soon understood what Concubine Xian was thinking, and they felt angry again.
So even though she is not my biological daughter, my mother doesn't care about me at all and she is still thinking about Chu Pan'er at this time.
"Mother, if the censor had not impeached you and your uncle this morning, you might still be able to mediate the matter of the Ninth Princess. But right now, the only way is to get Father to grant her a marriage with Ji Chong as soon as possible to calm this storm."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian showed dissatisfaction in her eyes.
"She is your biological sister, are you going to let her step into this fire pit? Since the rumors have spread everywhere, just confirm the rumors and let Pan'er marry Ji Chuan."
Chu Shi'an suddenly became furious and could not help but shout, "Mother, you are confused. Have you ever thought about whether the emperor would agree with you after you and your uncle were impeached by the censor?"
Concubine Xian choked and opened her mouth, but did not dare to firmly affirm Emperor Chengde's attitude.
Chu Shian took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said in a gentle voice: "If mother really insists on her own way and angers father, not only will Pan'er not marry Ji Chuan as mother wishes, but she will also have a rift with father. Doesn't mother want to return to Changchun Palace and return to the position of concubine? The ninth sister is your biological daughter, but your son was also raised by you. Do you really not care about your son's life or death, and turn against your second uncle's family for your sister, and put the Pingliang Marquis's Mansion into a difficult situation?"
"Let's take a step back. If Mother really gets her wish and the Ninth Princess marries Ji Chuan, will she really be able to live happily in the Ji family without Mother's protection and Father's love?"
The Pingliang Marquisate became the most powerful in the capital with the help of my mother, and my mother is also inseparable from the support of the Pingliang Marquisate. If my mother angers my father, coupled with the deliberate suppression of the Queen, how can she ever turn things around? At that time, will the Pingliang Marquisate confront my father in order to stand up for my mother?
Chu Shian didn't dare to make this bet.
Concubine Xian stared blankly at her grown-up son, her face turning paler and paler, with sadness in her eyes.
She is unwilling to accept this.
A good daughter is a royal branch and jade leaf, and should have been betrothed to a son of an aristocratic family. However, because of a fall into the water and a rumor, she was forced to marry the son of the Minister of the Imperial Household.
But she also knew what Chu Shian meant. She was the emperor's bedside companion and had been working in the deep palace for decades. She even knew better than Chu Shian how to win the emperor's favor and how important it was to be valued by the emperor.
Loved by the emperor, Pan'er is a noble royal princess.
But if the emperor dislikes her, even her status as a princess will be worthless.
Even if she didn't consider Chu Shian, she couldn't be so willful. Only when her position in the palace was stable could she better protect her daughter.
Concubine Xian closed her eyes, her fingertips trembling slightly. After a long time, she let out a long breath.
"I know what to do now."
Chu Shian breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "Don't worry, mother. When I ascend to the throne, you will be the honorable queen mother, and Pan'er will be the most honorable princess of Wei. No matter what she does, no one will dare to say a word against her."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian's eyes moved slightly and she nodded gently.
Power is the capital that enables a person to do whatever he wants.
When her son sits in that position, her daughter will also be able to stand at the highest point and look down on everyone.
At the same time, at Pingliang Marquis Mansion.
The three brothers of the Ji family have already separated, but because Pingliang Marquis and the second brother are brothers, the second branch of the Ji family lives next to Pingliang Marquis’s mansion so they can take care of each other.
Madam Wei, the second wife of Ji, sat in the main hall of the marquis's mansion with a grim look on her face. Sitting in the main seat was the wife of the Marquis of Pingliang.
"Sister-in-law, although my master is not as capable as the Marquis, he is still the Marquis's brother, born of the same mother. You can't bully him like this."
The wife of Marquis Pingliang frowned. This second brother's wife had never been a pushover, so she declined the offer politely.
"Second brother and sister-in-law, you can't say that. My Lord has always been kind to others. When has he ever done anything to let you down? We are not aware of the rumors outside. If it weren't for the impeachment by the censors, the Lord would not have known at all."
Wei sneered, her triangle eyes full of anger: "You didn't know? My sister-in-law is looking at me and trying to fool me. This rumor is so detailed, how could you not know? Besides, with Concubine Xian's temper, she would like that Ji Chong. The Ninth Princess is her own daughter, so she would naturally make plans for the Ninth Princess. Although my Chuan'er failed to pass the imperial examination this time, he has the title of Juren. After three years of precipitation, he will surely pass the exam again. He is a hundred times better than Ji Chong." So this was definitely done by Concubine Xian.
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