The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Minister Meng looked back at Meng Wenyao and Shi Nan'an who had followed him, thinking that when he returned home tomorrow, everyone would know about it, and there would be no need to hide it from his eldest son anymore.

He cleared his throat and said, "Nan'an is actually the son of Yongping Earl. Do you still remember Madam Shi? She is Yongping Earl's original wife in his hometown."

In a trance, Meng Heyan had some impressions. He was suddenly shocked and shouted, "Since Nan'an is the son of Yongping Earl, why did Yongping Earl snatch his wife and give it to Shen Chengwang?"

"Brother, didn't you hear clearly just now? It was Miss Wu who wanted to stay in the Yongping Marquis' Mansion. She was not robbed by the Yongping Marquis' Mansion." Meng Wen Yao explained.

"The result is the same. Although Miss Wu has a bad character, she is Nan'an's wife after all. Now she belongs to Bill. If not she was robbed, where can she put her face?"

When he heard Miss Wu's actions, he was just laughing foolishly. Now he realized that his second brother and sister's wedding was messed up like this, and they would be laughed to death.

Meng Shilang glanced at Shi Nanan and Meng Wenyao awkwardly, and said unnaturally: "Because Miss Wu refused to leave, we decided to let Wenyao marry Nan'an. It was said that she would marry the eldest son of Uncle Yongping. It can be rounded off."

"what?"

"My second brother has become my brother-in-law?"

"He, he, he, how are they..."

"Maybe I didn't get enough sleep today. What kind of ghost stories are these?"

Meng Wen Yao had no time to care about Meng Heyan's mood. She and Shi Nan'an had to go back to pack Wu Qinfang's dowry so that they could send it to the Yongping Marquis' Mansion as soon as possible so that she could get her own dowry back earlier.

On the other side, Earl Yongping returned to the mansion and heard that Princess Fanghui had just woken up from a coma. He thought about the fact that he still had to ask for a title for Shi, so it would be better not to go over and provoke Fanghui at this time.

So he plunged into the study and wrote a sincere letter requesting a title. Such a letter must be reviewed by the Ministry of Rites first, and then the title would be decided and the emperor would issue an imperial decree.

But Uncle Yongping felt that he should take advantage of Fang Hui's illness and get it done as soon as possible. Otherwise, when Fang Hui gets better and her energy improves, and if she finds out anything, he will do everything possible to stop her.

After he finished writing the memorial, he took it to the palace in person to ask for an audience with the emperor.

The emperor soon received him. When he heard that he had brought a memorial requesting a title, he thought it was for Shen Chengwang to be named the crown prince, and his brows furrowed slightly.

If Shen Chengwang inherits the throne of the crown prince, the power of Prince Kang will definitely be left to Earl Yongping without reservation, and the Earl Yongping's mansion and Prince Kang's mansion will definitely be integrated.

Prince Kang has always been in command of a large number of troops and is an uncle that even the emperor has to respect.

Although King Kang was old and his sons were incompetent, he still had a son-in-law, Earl Yongping, so he had successors.

The emperor not only valued Uncle Yongping, but also guarded against Uncle Yongping.

As he flipped through the memorials, he was thinking about how to put the matter aside. He was now trying his best to promote young generals in order to share King Kang's power.

Especially the one named Shi Nanan has great potential.

If he had a group of such generals in his hands, he could quickly take over the power of Prince Kang's Palace. By then, even if Shen Chengwang became the crown prince, Prince Kang's Palace would be an empty shell, and Earl Yongping would find it difficult to become the second Prince Kang.

He frowned and read the memorial. The more he read, the more he felt something was wrong. It didn't sound like it was for the crown prince. He read it quickly and couldn't believe that there was such a thing.

It turns out that Shi Nan'an is the eldest son of Earl Yongping. If he were to return to his ancestral home, Shen Chengwang's position as the crown prince would be shaky.

It is hard to say whether Prince Kang’s Mansion will hand over its power to Earl Yongping at that time.

Moreover, if Shi Nan'an and Shen Chengwangwang fought to the death for the position of the crown prince, the relationship between Prince Kang and Earl Yongping would become hostile without any effort.

God help me too.

The emperor immediately put on a smile and said, "I am so impressed by my love for you that you love your original wife. I will now issue an order to canonize Mrs. Shi as the first-grade imperial concubine."

Thinking that the emperor would agree, but thinking of agreeing so simply, Yong Pingbo was overjoyed, but...

He said anxiously: "Your Majesty, I am only an earl. According to etiquette, my wife cannot be granted the title of first-class lady, and the princess can only be granted the title of first-class lady."

The emperor smiled and said, "My dear minister, you worry too much. I conferred the title of Madam Shi on General Shi because of his merits. A woman who has a husband like you and raised such an outstanding son should have her rank upgraded. This is a special reward from the court."

"Go back. I will ask the Ministry of Rites to go to your house early tomorrow morning to announce the decree."

So fast?

Earl Yongping did not dare to delay and returned to the mansion without stopping, thinking about how to explain to Princess Fanghui. However, he thought of ten thousand reasons, but none of them seemed appropriate.

With Princess Fanghui's character, there will definitely be a fight, which will make everyone look bad.

He'd better not tell it in advance, because Princess Fanghui will hear it herself tomorrow.

In the afternoon, Meng Wenyao and Shi Nanan had already delivered Wu Qinfang's dowry to the uncle's house one after another.

Before leaving, Uncle Yong Ping repeatedly confessed: "You two will come here early tomorrow morning. I should have kept you here tonight. It is true that the princess is ill and no one is taking care of the back house or tidying up the house for you."

Meng Wenyaoba had to move in so early. She exchanged a few polite words with Uncle Yongping, then pulled Shi Nanan, who had always been cold-faced, and left.

After returning to the Meng Mansion, Meng Wen Yao felt embarrassed when she met Meng Heyan's gaze, so she went straight back to the house she lived in before getting married to rest.

Meng Heyan saw the lost Shi Nanan and joked: "How about you live in her boudoir too?"

Shi Nanan drank a gulp of wine and held Meng Heyan tightly, refusing to let go: "Have a good drink."

Early the next morning, Meng Wenyao and Shi Nan'an appeared in the main hall of Yongping Marquis' Mansion again.

Wu Qinfang was shocked when she saw the two people: "Why are you here again? This is the Bo's Mansion, you are not welcome to come here."

Shen Chengwang glanced at Wu Qinfang with an unpleasant expression and muttered, "I don't know who the unwelcome person is!"

"Okay, I invited them here."

Yongping Bo made the final decision without saying anything, so everyone had to drink tea. After a while, he asked, "Why hasn't the princess come yet?"

"My Lord, the princess is ill and can't get up."

Uncle Yongping glanced at Wu Qinfang and knew the cause of Fanghui's illness, so he stopped urging her. Anyway, she would come out on her own when the imperial edict arrived.

After a while, the eunuch who was in charge of announcing the imperial decree came from the palace, and Princess Fanghui also arrived late.

When she was setting up the incense table, she saw Meng Wenyao and Shi Nan'an and asked in confusion, "What are they doing here with the imperial edict from our Bo's Mansion?"

Uncle Yongping pretended not to hear, and Princess Fanghui didn't care much. He told Shen Chengwang: "After the imperial edict of canonizing the crown prince is issued, you follow your father-in-law to the palace to thank the emperor. When you were a child, he hugged you. ”