As Shen Lixian finished speaking, the study fell silent. Perhaps only Shen Lixian said such a thing and the emperor did not get angry with him.
The child's embarrassing identity also means the absurdity of that incident.
The emperor's face sank rapidly. But Shen Lixian was not afraid. He looked directly at the emperor: "Your Majesty, my sister sent the child away and used her own life as a price. She must not want the child to live in such an embarrassing identity. She must want the child to live in peace and happiness. My Shen family dare not say how precious it is, but let him be my legitimate son, even as a child of a relative of the Shen family, he can live a peaceful, happy and worry-free life, be a leisurely son of a noble family, and don't have to worry about life, identity, and money. "
The emperor was indifferent.
Shen Lixian added: "If the capital is not suitable for him to survive, I can find a wealthy place, or even, my Shen family can return to our ancestral home and never appear in the capital again." Because the child's identity is embarrassing, if he is in the capital, if his identity is exposed, it will inevitably cause unnecessary things. For the Shen family, it is already prosperous enough. The greatest honor is nothing more than the child ascending the throne, but as a sacrifice under the imperial power, they don't care about being royal relatives.
After Shen Lixian finished speaking, he knelt down in front of the emperor: "Please, Your Majesty."
The emperor stared at Shen Lixian, and then smiled: "Lixian, if I can't let this child inherit my throne, what's the point of me launching a palace coup and seizing the throne?"
Shen Lixian panicked: "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words."
"Be careful with your words?" The emperor laughed. "My father took my wife away, but my father did not punish the mastermind of this incident. Lixian, this is the revenge for stealing my wife, just like the revenge for killing my father, it is irreconcilable. I once thought that as long as Li Ling could come back to me, I would rebel, so what? But she died. The moment I succeeded, the moment I thought we could be together forever, she died, she committed suicide." The emperor's voice choked. "Although the imperial power is high, even though I am a prince, I cannot protect my beloved woman. But, I can't protect her, I can't even protect our child. He is my legitimate son, everything I have should be his, this is the only way I can tell Li Ling that I love her."
Shen Lixian was silent, because he could see that the emperor was very persistent about this matter. He knew that the emperor and his sister had a deep relationship. Even before his sister died, he was a prince and his backyard was clean. Later, in order to seize the throne, he had women in his backyard and began to win over ministers.
However, his sister was already dead. Even if the emperor used the country to make up for it, his sister would not survive. In his opinion, the best thing for his sister was to let the child live a good life. But once the child's identity is restored, the struggle for power will begin. Can he still be good?
However, the emperor would not listen.
"Okay." The emperor's face calmed down. "I have a plan for this matter. Even if what you said makes sense, can you guarantee that the child will be safe after his identity is revealed? Lixian, everyone is born with his own destiny. Since he is my son, he must shoulder this identity. There is no need to talk about this matter anymore. Finding the child is the most important thing. As for his identity, don't worry. Since I want to find him back and make him the crown prince, I will naturally arrange his identity."
Shen Lixian asked: "How does the emperor want to arrange it?"
The emperor said: "I will arrange it properly. He is my son who is living among the people. His biological mother is someone I met when I was still a prince and went out to relax. Now that his biological mother has passed away, I will naturally take him back. After bringing him back, he will be registered under Li Ling's name."
Shen Lixian closed his eyes and sighed: "Yes, sir." Now is not the time to argue with the emperor. It is more important to find the child. Knowing that their sister still has children in this world, their parents must be happy.
After leaving the palace, Shen Lixian went straight back to the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion.
As Shen Lixian expected, when the Cheng'en Marquis and his wife learned that Empress Shen still had children, they were so excited that they almost burst into tears. The Cheng'en Marquis still had some reason, and he asked: "Why did the emperor suddenly tell you this?"
Shen Lixian said: "The emperor has some arrangements for the child..." He talked about this plan and the fact that the emperor wanted to make the child the crown prince.
"No." The Cheng'en Marquis immediately refused, and his tone was so severe that it scared the wife of the Cheng'en Marquis.
The wife of the Cheng'en Marquis said: "My Lord, why is it not possible? Our grandson is the legitimate son, and it is not an exaggeration to make him the crown prince." She did not want her grandson to be the crown prince, but was simply confused.
Marquis Cheng'en said, "The Imperial Concubine has absolute power in the harem, and the Ren family is very powerful. If my grandson is recalled and made the crown prince, not only will the Ren family take action against him, but they will also take action against the Shen family. Even if I am not afraid of the Ren family's retaliation, we cannot defend ourselves since the child is in the palace. Besides, even if my grandson is registered under my daughter's name, it does not change the fact that he is the illegitimate son of the emperor's affair. If he is made the crown prince with such an identity, all the princes in the dynasty will be wiped out."
After hearing this, the wife of Marquis Cheng'en thought it made sense: "What about the child?"
Marquis Cheng'en thought for a moment, and said to his son, "The emperor asked you to... Going to look for the child is also for the child's safety considerations. After all, in this world, only our Shen family will treat children sincerely. If you find the child, don't tell the emperor first, observe the child's current situation, if... if the child is doing well, just pretend that you have never found him. There is no need to tell the emperor about what happens next, as only we know about the child's existence. "
After hearing this, the wife of the Marquis of Cheng'en's eyes were red again: "Marquis, do you mean that we don't recognize the child?" That is the only flesh and blood of our daughter. If we don't recognize the child, are we going to dig out her heart?
Marquis Cheng'en sighed: "Madam, there are some things that we cannot decide. If the child is doing well, maybe outside is suitable for him. If the child is not doing well, we can also secretly entrust the child to someone else. Anyway, we will keep an eye on him for the rest of his life, so he will definitely not have a bad life. When we are gone in the future, Lixian will also be gone, and the child will grow up, and we don't have to worry about him."
Marquis Cheng'en's wife: "But...but I am heartbroken."
Marquis Cheng'en: "We can secretly visit him from a distance. Nothing is more important than him living well."
Marquis Cheng'en meant what Shen Lixian meant. Indeed, if the child is taken to the Shen family, if the child looks like the emperor in the future, it will be easy to recognize him. It would be bad if his life experience was dug out. Therefore, it is best to raise the child outside and entrust him to a good family. After all, they will keep an eye on him, so there is no need to worry about the child having a bad life. "Yes, I understand. Don't worry, father. I will make arrangements."
Marquis Cheng'en patted his son's shoulder: "Thank you for your hard work."
Du Mansion
Du Ke came out of the palace, but he did not go to the Ministry of War, but went home directly. Lord Du is usually diligent and is basically in the Ministry of War all day long. Why not go today? Because today Qin Fang sent memorials and potato flour and sweet potato flour to the palace. Lord Du thought narcissistically. With his relationship with Qin Fang, Qin Fang would definitely send him some potato flour and sweet potato flour, right?
Lord Du was not interested in these things, but just an idea in his mind. Moreover, he knew about the franchise agency, which would make him extremely curious about the taste of potato and sweet potato flour.
By the way, why didn't the emperor invite him to have lunch today? Lord
Du returned home with expectation and confusion. When he arrived at the door, he did not go in directly, but asked the guard at the door: "Is Taoshan here?" Taoshan was the one who delivered the letter the previous two times, and Lord Du subconsciously asked Taoshan this time.
The guard said: "My lord, you are very smart. Brother Taoshan is here and brought two bags of things. The housekeeper has already invited him in. Because Taoshan said that this matter is not urgent, we did not go to the government office to invite you back."
Du Ke wanted to say that it was not that he was very smart, but that any normal person would think of it. However, Lord Du also wanted to save face, so he naturally would not say such words. Therefore, Lord Du, who maintained his image of being smart, entered the house.
When housekeeper Du knew that the master had returned, he came out immediately: "Master."
Master Du nodded: "Where are the things?"
Housekeeper Du: "Master, you are wise. The gift from General Qin sent by Tao Shan has been placed in the study, but the letter is still with Tao Shan. He wants to hand it to you personally." Master
Du: "Go and invite him. I'll go to the study. By the way, invite the old man, the old lady and the lady to the study as well."
Housekeeper Du: "Yes."
When Master Du returned to the study, the first thing he did was to open the two sacks in the study. Master Du was very satisfied when he saw that the two sacks were the same size as the two in the palace. He felt that Qin Fang still had a conscience and didn't forget his master until he got close to the emperor.
Deep down, Master Du had already regarded Qin Fang as his apprentice. Although it is not that exaggerated, he is really optimistic about Qin Fang and has a very good impression of Qin Fang. He was born in a noble family, and he has everything he needs in terms of status and means. The only thing he lacks is simplicity. But in Qin Fang, he saw simplicity, the kind of simplicity that is easily satisfied.
Lord Du dipped his fingers in the potato flour and sweet potato flour, and felt a strong sense of pride in his heart. This Qin Fang is really good. They can make this kind of flour. Moreover, it is no different from flour at all, and the powder is so fine.
Lord Du tasted the potato flour and sweet potato flour. Whether it is potato flour or sweet potato flour, they are tasteless. But potato flour is fine and white, while sweet potato flour is a little transparent. In short, it is different from flour.
Soon, Tao Shan came: "Tao Shan has seen you, sir. Sir, this is a letter from the general to you." Tao Shan took out a thick stack of letters.
Before today, if Lord Du received such a thick letter, he would definitely complain again, but today in the study room, he read Qin Fang's memorial, and suddenly he didn't mind the thick letter anymore.
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