The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

After the meal, Jiang Shiying took Lu Zhaolin out for a walk.

The two walked hand in hand, while Yao Xingde, Qiu Yu and others were far behind.

Jiang Shiying wanted to make him happy, so she only talked about some interesting things in daily life, not mentioning yesterday's arson or today's will.

"Didn't we celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival recently? Aunt Wan taught us how to weave colorful threads. I originally thought that I would make one for His Majesty and Ping An with my own hands. But, alas, after weaving it over and over, it ended up being twisted.

Ping An doesn't know what's going on, but these days he always likes to hold his feet and chew them. I used to like Buhu, but now I don’t even care about Buhu.

Ping An can crawl now, and he crawls pretty fast. Nanny Wan can’t even catch him by herself..."

Jiang Shiying kept chattering and didn't care whether Lu Zhaolin answered or not.

Lu Zhaolin only occasionally agreed with one or two words, and she could continue.

Her voice, carried by the evening breeze in early summer, was scattered and blown to the ears of Yao Xingde and others.

Yao Xingde thought to himself, Your Majesty will be able to have a good sleep tonight, right?

Just when I thought of this, I saw the two people in front suddenly stopped.

Jiang Shiying was about to move forward when she was suddenly pulled back.

"Your Majesty?" She turned back to look at him.

"Has Ying heard about Qiyu being adopted today?"

Jiang Shiying nodded.

"What does Ah Ying think of this?"

Jiang Shiying tilted her head slightly: "Your Majesty, are you talking about adoption?"

Lu Zhaolin nodded.

Jiang Shiying looked at him seriously for a while, then sighed: "Your Majesty is a good father."

The adoption of the emperor's eldest son not only punished him, but also meant to preserve him.

Lu Zhaolin was still guessing whether she would agree with this decree or persuade him to calm down and give Qi Yu another chance?

But I never thought that I would hear such a sentence from her mouth.

Suddenly, there was a trace of sourness in his throat, but it did not make him uncomfortable, but instead made him feel relaxed.

After a moment of silence, Lu Zhaolin asked again: "What do you think about Qi Yu's arson?"

Jiang Shiying didn't answer and asked instead: "Your Majesty, is it confirmed that the eldest prince did this?"

Lu Zhaolin corrected her title: "There is no longer a eldest prince, there will only be Prince Rui in the future."

Jiang Shiying changed her title and asked again: "Then your Majesty is sure that the arson was committed by Crown Prince Rui?"

Lu Zhaolin said lightly: "He has already admitted it himself."

Jiang Shiying heard this, but her eyebrows were furrowed and her face looked puzzled.

Seeing her expression, Lu Zhaolin subconsciously used a little more strength to hold her hand: "What's wrong? Does Ah Ying think there's anything wrong with it?"

"Since Prince Rui's eldest son has personally acknowledged this matter, he can't do anything false if he wants to. It's just that-" Jiang Shiying paused deliberately when he said this.

"Just what?"

"It's just that A-ying feels very strange. So why did he suddenly become so hostile to his infant brother?"

Lu Zhaolin remained calm, but his eyes were fixed on her, waiting for her next words.

Jiang Shiying continued as if she was unaware: "It's not like there have never been disputes among the princes in the past, even if there was a quarrel between children, forget it.

What happened this time was really inconsistent with Ah Ying's impression of the eldest prince. "

At the end, she used the words "eldest prince" again. This time, Lu Zhaolin didn't bother to correct him.

Lu Zhaolin was thinking deeply about what she said.

Yes, Qi Yu is indeed stupid and not friendly enough to his brothers.

But in the past, it seemed that he was not so bad. He could not even tolerate his infant brother, and even went so far as to set fire to him and burn him to death.

Now that he is suddenly acting like this, could it be that someone said something in his ear?

Thinking like this, he patted Jiang Shiying's hand: "I still have some government affairs to be busy with. You go back to Xiangying Residence first. I will visit you and Ping An tomorrow."

Jiang Shiying first nodded in agreement, and then reminded: "Even if you are busy with government affairs, your Majesty should take care of yourself."

Lu Zhaolin said: "I have written it down, don't worry."

Jiang Shiying felt blessed and turned around to walk in the direction of Xiangyingju.

The clear and cold moonlight fell, falling on her jade-like face and also into her smiling eyes.

Lu Zhaolin stood where he was, silently watching her move away.

After the figure turned around a round arch and disappeared, he ordered in a cold voice: "Bring all the people around Qi Yu into the Criminal Punishment Department and carefully investigate who he has been in close contact with these days and who he has heard of." I said something I shouldn’t have said!”

That night, before Lu Zhaolin fell asleep, Yao Xingde came to his bedside to report the investigation results of the matter.

"Your Majesty, in the past one or two months, Prince Rui has not suddenly had anyone around him, nor has he suddenly become close to anyone.

Only the fifth prince, ever since the ninth prince's full moon banquet, often followed him, going in and out together. "

"Xiao'er?" Lu Zhaolin was surprised.

"Exactly. According to the people who serve the prince, the fifth prince often says something envious of the ninth prince in his ear."

"What did he say?"

"It's said that the Ninth Prince's life is really good. He was born into the concubine's child. The mother-in-law has a high position and a powerful family. If one day -, I'm afraid it's a sure bet."

A man like Yao Xingde certainly knew what the fifth prince's words meant. His head hung deeply, fearing that one wrong expression would become Lu Zhaolin's outlet.

Lu Zhaolin himself had come through the process of seizing the direct descendants, and he knew the meaning of these words very well.

Previously, when he found out that the fifth prince deliberately contracted an illness in Shoukang Palace, he actually didn't resent it.

The children in the palace know how to plan for themselves since they were young. Being thoughtful and being cruel to yourself is not a shortcoming, but an advantage.

But instigating the eldest brother to murder the infant brother is beyond the scope of planning and can be called vicious.

Lu Zhaolin's eyelids drooped slightly, covering the complex emotions in his eyes.

This kid, Xiao Wu, can’t do it!

Too much cruelty, not enough kindness. If one day he is allowed to ascend to this supreme position, I am afraid that the people in this world will have no way to survive.

That night, the lights in the bedroom of Mingguang Hall stayed on until early midnight.

After the morning court the next day, Lu Zhaolin went to the Queen Mother's Anhe Pavilion.

I don’t know what the mother and son talked about. After he returned to Mingguang Palace, a new decree was issued - the fifth prince, Lu Qixiao, was adopted as the heir to Prince Rong, and the crown prince was granted the title of Prince Rong. He was to move out of Jing on the same day. Xiyuan.

When Yao Xingde went to announce the decree, the fifth prince was still in class with his two brothers.

This decree was given to the master, three, four, and five princes in the study, as well as their companions, who knelt down to listen to it.

After the edict was read out, everyone looked at each other in shock.

"Prince Rong, please accept the order."

"My son, take the order."

After Lu Qixiao bowed deeply, he took the imperial decree from Yao Xingde's hands.

When he stood up, his eyes were filled with tears: "Eunuch Yao, I want to see my father again, is it possible?"