A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Hu Lu pushed open the door of the imperial study and invited the prince in, while he stood guard outside.

After the prince entered, he knelt on the ground and saluted, "Greetings, Father."

Emperor Xuande was looking down at the memorials and said calmly, "Stand up and sit down."

The prince stood up tremblingly and sat down aside.

After a long while, Emperor Xuande put down his pen and looked up at him.

"Is something wrong?"

The prince bowed and said, "This time, I am most responsible for Liu Chen's incident."

"Because the King of Chungyong has always looked down on me, he has often insulted me with words. I have been considerate of him as my mother's nephew, so I have been more tolerant."

“But the people below are resentful.”

"A few days ago, Liu Chen asked me whether I should teach King Zhongyong a lesson, and I told him not to cause any trouble..."

"But I didn't expect him to take the initiative and want to vent his anger on behalf of his son."

"This matter is ultimately my fault. First of all, I failed to convince the court officials, at least not the Song family."

"Secondly, I failed to discipline my subordinates. I should have noticed Liu Chen's movements when he showed signs of doing so and stopped him in advance."

"After thinking about it, I think it might be all because of the position of crown prince. Why don't you dethrone me? I am willing to assist other brothers."

After the prince said this sincerely, he looked at Emperor Xuande humbly.

The entire imperial study was silent for a while.

If the prince said that he knew nothing about this matter, Emperor Xuande would not believe it and would scold the prince for shirking responsibility.

But what he said just now was well-reasoned and his attitude of admitting his mistakes was extremely sincere.

Emperor Xuande thought of Song Hongshen's attitude in the side hall today, and began to feel dissatisfied with the Song family.

No matter what, they father and son are the king, and the Song family is the minister.

Why did Song Hongshen humiliate and disrespect his son?

His limited fatherly love was aroused at this time.

"Since Liu Chen did it, he should be punished. Although you are responsible for not being strict with your subordinates, you should not use the position of crown prince as an excuse."

"This kingdom belongs to our Zhou family. If I say you can sit in this position, then you can sit in it."

The prince did not expect that this tactic of retreating to advance would be so useful, and he was delighted.

He continued, "I am not worried about anything else now, I am only worried about Madam Chen and the baby in your belly."

"The Song family's attitude towards Empress Chen..."

He looked worried and hesitated to speak.

The Emperor Xuande was most concerned about Concubine Chen and her unborn child. Concubine Chen was pregnant, the fetus was unstable, and she was suffering from severe morning sickness. He wished he could put aside government affairs and just be with her and her child.

So when he heard the prince say this, his brows furrowed, "What is the Song family's attitude towards Concubine Chen? I have already warned the Song family, I don't think they dare to do anything."

He said this because he believed in Song Zan's character.

No matter what, Song Zan would not attack the empress and the prince.

The prince said, "Father is now in his prime, so the Song family naturally doesn't dare to do that. What I'm afraid of is the future..."

The prince naturally could not say the following words, as it would be extremely disrespectful to say them again.

Emperor Xuande understood and thought it through. Concubine Chen was young, and the child was even younger. He was afraid that when the new emperor ascended the throne, Concubine Chen's child would be young and the mother would be weak. The Song family had always disliked Concubine Chen, and when the new emperor first ascended the throne, they were afraid that they would not be able to protect Concubine Chen and her child.

The prince continued, "The Song family has been disrespectful to the Empress Chen several times, and they are so rude to me. I think it's time to teach the Song family a lesson."

"First, it will let the Song family know their duty as ministers. Second, it will also warn the court officials that although our father is kind, they cannot act recklessly."

After saying this, the prince looked at Emperor Xuande cautiously.

Emperor Xuande was not angry at all. Instead, he had the illusion that his son had become a successful person overnight.

Today, the prince had a reason for every word he said since he entered the palace. It seemed that he had suddenly found his way to being a king.

Emperor Xuande did not object to the prince's proposal.

If the Song family can become a touchstone for the prince to ascend to the throne, it would be a blessing for the Song family.

The prince breathed a sigh of relief. What he said today was all taught by Elder Chen. Even the emperor's reaction was within Elder Chen's prediction.

He secretly regretted in his heart that he should have listened more to Lord Chen.

Elder Chen had taught him these things before, but he didn't take them seriously. He always felt that with his status, he didn't need to do so.

But in recent times, the emperor's attitude towards him has been subtle, and he seems to be thinking of changing the crown prince, so he relies more on Chen Ge Lao.

After leaving the imperial study, the corners of the prince's lips slightly raised.

With his father's approval, everything he wanted to do to the Song family was justified.

The Song family is just the stepping stone for him to ascend to the throne. He just needs to step on it and then kick it away.

Song Hongshen didn't know yet that the prince had set up one trap after another, waiting for him to fall into it.

After that day, Song Hongshen spent almost the entire day in the Ministry of Works, watching the assistant ministers redraw the blueprints.

The news that Su Zhilan was named county lord because of her ability to design warships spread throughout the capital. Now that things were clear, she could go to the Ministry of Works openly.

Naturally, rumors also spread outside, saying all kinds of things, some expressing envy and praise, while others expressing jealousy and slander.

Occasionally, one or two unbearable rumors would reach Su Zhilan's ears.

When she first heard this, she felt unhappy, but Song Hongshen was beside her at the time and said: If you are not envied by others, you are a mediocre person.

Then he added, "If you still take it to heart, fight back."

Su Zhilan looked at Song Hongshen in surprise. The previous sentence was clearly meant to teach her to let it go, but why did the next sentence make her fight back?

Seeing that she didn't quite understand, Song Hongshen said, "When someone slanders you, if you don't bother to argue with them and can treat them as nothing, you don't have to pay any attention to them."

"This situation shows that you are strong enough inside. You don't speak because the other party is not worthy of you speaking."

"But if you mind, are angry, or resentful, then fight back."

Su Zhilan pondered Song Hongshen's words and asked, "What if I mind, but I can't beat him?"

Song Hongshen blurted out, "If you can't beat me, I'm still here."

Su Zhilan suddenly felt like she had someone to lean on, but when she thought of her elder sister and fourth sister, she felt that she still had to rely on herself.

My fourth sister once said that the only person you can truly rely on is yourself.

The Ministry of Industry took half a month to redraw the burned drawings.

According to the original plan, Song Hongshen intended to go south in early September and spend half a year building new warships in Fujian.

In April of the following year, before the Japanese pirates invade, all the warships will be launched for training.

When the Japanese pirates invade around the Qingming Festival, we will send them on their way.

However, the Ministry of Revenue could not provide him with the 1 million taels of silver for shipbuilding that he should have taken away.