Chapter 110
In fact, Shen Jin's days in the palace were not difficult. Although there were many people who flattered the powerful and bullied the weak in Emperor Cheng's harem, on the first day Shen Jin arrived, he made Concubine Lu, who was pregnant with the heir of the emperor, reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors. Who would be willing to provoke Shen Jin? Moreover, there were not many women from aristocratic families in Emperor Cheng's harem. Emperor Cheng was wary of aristocratic families, so he naturally did not want the daughters of aristocratic families to be favored and give birth to heirs. When Emperor Cheng first ascended the throne, some aristocratic families were willing to marry their daughters to Emperor Cheng, but when they found out about this, and the daughters of aristocratic families secretly complained to their families...
Emperor Cheng's methods can't really be said to be good. He likes to favor girls from aristocratic families. After all, girls who are brought up in such pampering are very impressive in appearance and other aspects. But after favoring them, he also makes these women drink contraceptive soup. If the queen has no children, they can understand it, but the queen already has a child. If all the women in the harem have to drink it, they can endure it, but in the end, they are the only ones who need to drink it.
The girls from noble families value not only their looks, they also have their own pride. Drinking too much contraceptive soup can harm the body. So, although they dare not resist Emperor Cheng openly, they cry a lot to their families in private. Soon, these noble families knew about some things in Emperor Cheng’s harem. They were already trapped and had no choice but to let the girls of their family get involved again. Some girls from noble families would rather die than enter the harem. This was a clear trampling on their dignity.
Most of the girls from noble families who had entered the palace died of depression due to hopelessness and pain. The remaining ones were mostly women of low status. Emperor Cheng liked women who could be controlled, and the Empress Dowager and the Empress did not like those who were scheming. Therefore, most of the people left in Emperor Cheng's harem were shallow-minded.
These people didn't dare to offend Concubine Lu at the beginning, and now they don't dare to come to find out about Shen Jin. They also sent people to inquire about the news in Ganlu Palace at the beginning, but they didn't know much. They just said that the wife of Marquis Yongning cried, and then Concubine Lu was punished. So now these people in the palace just sent gifts to Shen Jin, and they didn't even dare to come, for fear that Shen Jin would cry again. They are not as favored as Concubine Lu.
But now the Empress Dowager's palace is not peaceful either. The imperial physician is almost always stationed in the palace. Either Shen Jin is not feeling well or the Empress Dowager is not feeling well. Although Emperor Cheng is dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager because of Prince Rui's affairs, he has to visit her more or less, whether he wants to show it to the people below or he still has feelings for her. On the day Emperor Cheng went there, the Empress was talking to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager is already not young, especially during this period of time, she looks much older than before. She wears a headband with the word "Fu" on it, and her face looks sallow when she sits leaning against the bed. Even though Emperor Cheng is not good at medicine, he knows that the Empress Dowager is not in good condition, and there is also the lingering smell of medicine in the room.
When the Queen Mother saw Emperor Cheng, she smiled and said, "The Emperor is here."
Emperor Cheng said, "Mother, why didn't anyone tell me that you were so seriously ill?"
"I was the one who didn't let anyone tell the emperor." The Queen Mother smiled and said, "The emperor should put state affairs first. This is just a minor problem."
The queen stood aside without saying anything. The queen mother took a look and said, "Queen, Jin girl has been ill recently and can't get out of bed. Please go and see her for me."
"Yes." The Queen knew that the Queen Mother had something to say to Emperor Cheng. Seeing that Emperor Cheng did not say anything, she responded respectfully and pushed it away.
After the Queen left, Emperor Cheng sat down beside the Queen Mother's bed and held her hand. It was the first time he realized that the Queen Mother was really old. For a moment, he felt a little sad. "Mother, is there anything you need? I'll have someone bring it to you."
The Queen Mother shook her head and said, "Emperor, the Prince of England and the Marquis of Yongning are bothering you now. I will just take care of him."
After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Emperor Cheng felt a little more guilty. He felt that he was not right to get angry with the Queen Mother because of Prince Rui's matter a few days ago. However, Emperor Cheng had been the emperor for so long that even if he felt that he was wrong, he would not apologize. He just comforted her, "Don't say that, mother."
"Prince Rui..." The Queen Mother sighed slowly and took the initiative to mention this son, "If I had known this would happen earlier, I should have disciplined Prince Rui more."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Cheng thought in his heart that the Queen Mother really did not interfere in Prince Rui's affairs. She tacitly allowed him to discipline Prince Rui. At most, she gave Prince Rui many rewards. The Queen Mother had never even left the palace. She spent the whole day in the Buddhist temple eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures. It was really not the Queen Mother's fault that Prince Rui escaped. The Queen Mother lowered her eyes and coughed a few times. The palace maid quickly brought water for the Queen Mother to drink. Only then did the Queen Mother feel better. "At that time..." The Queen Mother's voice was a little old, and she was talking about things in the past, but she was very sensible. She could stir up Emperor Cheng's feelings for the Queen Mother as his mother, without making him feel annoyed.
At the same time, Shen Jin, who was said by the Queen Mother to be bedridden, was sitting on the chaise longue. When she saw the Queen, she smiled and stood up. Her face was ruddy, but a little weak. "Aunt."
The queen's eyes flickered. She was not surprised that Shen Jin was fine, but Shen Jin did not hide this from her. The queen felt that... there might be some problems. Although she thought so, the queen said nothing. She just walked over and said softly, "My mother said you were sick. I was worried."
"You are lying on purpose." Shen Jin said nonchalantly. After asking the queen to sit down, he asked the maid to bring some Tremella, Lotus Seed and Wolfberry Soup and said, "Auntie, try it."
The Queen didn't think Shen Jin would harm her, so she took a few bites. It tasted good, with a pear fragrance. However, the Queen ate too much good things, so she put down the spoon after drinking half of it, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "It's really good."
Shen Jin had already finished a bowl and nodded, saying, "As long as the Imperial Aunt likes it."
The Queen asked, "Are you used to being in your mother's palace?"
"It's fine." Shen Jin said, "Grandmother Royal takes good care of me."
The queen nodded and asked a few more questions, such as what Shen Jin usually used, what he liked, and whether he needed anything. Although they were all polite words, they gave people a good feeling.
Shen Jin answered them one by one, and after chatting for a while, the Queen said, "Your Majesty is talking to your mother."
"Yeah." Shen Jin said nonchalantly.
The Queen wanted to know why the Queen Mother helped Shen Jin deceive Emperor Cheng, so she asked in a roundabout way, "Do you want to go and say hello to His Majesty?"
"No need." Shen Jin said, "The Empress Dowager asked me to pretend to be sick."
"Oh?" The queen pretended to be surprised and looked at Shen Jin.
Shen Jin had no intention of hiding anything, as if he had no intention at all, "The Royal Grandmother has many misunderstandings about my father because of his affairs."
The queen frowned and said, "Then I..."
"Grandmother said we don't need to hide it from Auntie." Shen Jin said bluntly, "Actually...Grandmother wanted to persuade Uncleie to appoint a crown prince."
The Queen's hand trembled, but Shen Jin seemed to be unaware. He took a sip of the water and continued, "Grandmother said that my father doesn't know what's going on now."
Shen Jin only told the Queen what the Queen Mother said, but the Queen Mother thought in her heart that something might have happened to Prince Rui, so the Queen Mother also had a grudge against Emperor Cheng. After all, Prince Rui was also the Queen Mother's son. Shen Jin suddenly said, "By the way, the Imperial Grandmother asked me to say something to the Imperial Aunt. No matter which prince it is, he is her grandson."
The Queen narrowed her eyes and said, "Of course, why would the Queen Mother suddenly say this?"
Shen Jin shook his head and said, "I don't know either."
The queen nodded and thought about it in her heart. She vaguely guessed what the empress dowager meant. No matter which prince inherited the throne in the end, he would be her grandson. Her position was very stable. Moreover, because of the matter of Prince Rui, the queen dowager might have had a grudge against Emperor Cheng. Thinking of the empress dowager's letting go of power in the palace during this period, the queen pursed her lips and talked for a while. When Emperor Cheng left, the queen also left with him.
Emperor Cheng and the Empress were sitting in a sedan chair. Emperor Cheng suddenly asked, "How is the health of the wife of Marquis Yongning?"
The queen lowered her eyes slightly, sighed and said, "It's not good."
"Hmm?" Emperor Cheng frowned and looked at the Queen. He was skeptical of the Queen Mother and the Imperial Physician's words. Now that he heard the Queen say the same thing, he asked carefully, "What's going on?"
The queen knew what the imperial physician said, and said, "He looked very poorly and had little energy. Not only that... I saw that most of the food he drank was nourishing, and I noticed that there were quite a few hairs on the pillow..." The queen did not say how serious Shen Jin's illness was, but started talking about the details.
Emperor Cheng frowned and thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand."
The empress glanced at Emperor Cheng, but didn't say anything else. After Emperor Cheng returned to his study, he called the imperial physician directly, told him what the empress had said to her, and asked, "What does the imperial physician think is the disease?"
The imperial physician frowned and thought for a moment. After all, he had not seen the pulse with his own eyes. He just said, "Your Majesty, as your Majesty described, I am afraid that this person is not in good condition and has damaged his vitality..."
Emperor Cheng nodded when he heard this, "So you should take good care of it?"
"Yes." said the imperial physician.
Emperor Cheng asked, "What caused it? I looked healthy a few days ago."
"It's either extreme joy or sorrow, or it's due to a daily fever or cold. It just didn't show up at the beginning. Now it's breaking out, so it's serious." The imperial physician said respectfully.
Emperor Cheng nodded, "Okay, go down, today's matter..."
"I understand." The imperial physician kowtowed.
After the imperial physician left, Emperor Cheng narrowed his eyes. If it was just one or two people who said it, Emperor Cheng would still have doubts. But now he believed it about 70% of the time. Thinking of what the empress dowager said today, Emperor Cheng pondered for a moment and said, "Li Fu, tell Concubine Lan that I will have dinner with her today."
"Yes." Li Fu had been standing behind Emperor Cheng. When Emperor Cheng didn't call him, he was like a shadow.
Emperor Cheng nodded, and Li Fu retreated when he saw that Emperor Cheng had no other instructions.
In the border town, Prince Rui was not a person who could keep secrets, so he went to Zhao Duan and asked, "Is the matter about the crown prince's grandson true or false?"
Zhao Duan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, looked at King Rui, and said, "Of course it's true."
King Rui exhaled slowly, "This is also my nephew, I want to meet him."
Zhao Duan nodded, "Of course."
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