Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Jiang Fenghua listened silently. She knew the Empress Dowager and also knew that she had not returned after the Emperor's death.

However, the emperor's mausoleum in the previous life was indeed built in Hengyang, and few concubines in the harem had ever seen the empress dowager who was nearly eighty years old.

Xie Shang accompanied the emperor to eat some noodles. The emperor felt drowsy again, so Steward Cao and Xie Shang helped him back to bed.

Jiang Fenghua said, "Let's ask Doctor Mei to come and take a look!"

General Cao said, "The emperor must be tired. The emperor should take a nap. Doctor Mei will be here soon. The Crown Princess has been with the emperor all morning, so she should go back and rest!"

"General Manager Cao, please keep an eye on my father. I will send the Crown Princess back to the palace first and then come over."

"I am not tired. You can go back by yourself. Your Highness will stay to accompany your father."

Xie Shang added, "You are not feeling well and need to rest."

Xie Shang held her hand, thinking about something.

Jiang Fenghua asked him, "Your Highness, are you thinking about the Queen Mother? Since I married you, I have never paid a visit to her."

"It was my father who didn't allow it. My father, my grandmother, and my uncle Prince Kang had severed their relationship a long time ago." Xie Shang had secretly been to Hengyang and met the Empress Dowager. He knew that the Empress Dowager was unwilling to come back probably because my father had demoted Prince Kang to the northwest.

Jiang Fenghua was stunned. "What kind of hatred would cause a biological mother and her son to break off their relationship?"

He said softly, "It was my father who severed the relationship with them, not them from my father. It seems that it was because my grandmother favored Uncle Kang. After my father became emperor, he directly exiled Uncle Kang to the bitter cold land in the northwest. Then my grandmother moved to Hengyang Palace. There are also rumors that..."

Only after listening to Xie Shang's slow narration did Jiang Fenghua understand the reason. The Empress Dowager believed that the Emperor was not fit to be the Emperor, and wanted the late Emperor to depose the Crown Prince and make Prince Kang the Crown Prince. In other words, she wanted Prince Kang to inherit the throne. The Crown Prince was very dissatisfied with this, and thought that since they were both his biological sons, why should the Empress Dowager be partial to them? Some of the Empress Dowager's methods and practices at that time might have been disapproved by the Empress Dowager.

There are even rumors that the late emperor did not want to pass the throne to the emperor later, and did intend to depose the crown prince. The crown prince murdered the late emperor to seize the throne. Only the crown prince and the late emperor at that time knew the truth.

However, the crown prince was already the heir to the throne at that time. After the death of the previous emperor, no one dared to object to the crown prince's succession to the throne. There were also many people in the court who supported the crown prince, so it was only natural.

In any case, the throne finally fell into the hands of the prince. After becoming emperor, he used some extraordinary means to secure the throne. Decades have passed, and no one cares how Emperor Huijing sat on the throne.

At present, it seems that he has indeed protected the Xie family's kingdom, and he has not let down the ancestors of the Xie family during the decades he has been in power.

"I think that father still wants to restore his brotherly relationship with Uncle Kang, and even his mother-son relationship with the Empress Dowager. No matter how much they opposed or did not support him, father has been sitting firmly on this position for decades. Can the Empress Dowager still say that father is not fit to be the emperor after decades? Different people have different opinions, and everyone is just trying to justify themselves."

Xie Shang smiled and said, "Father always treats Ruan Ruan differently, so Ruan Ruan speaks for Father."

Jiang Fenghua said, "No, even if my father was not a good emperor, he formed cliques for personal gain or won over court officials. Looking back now, it is just a matter of winners being kings and losers being bandits. From his perspective at the time, does it mean that he was wrong for fighting and seizing?

Even if the Yang family and the Su family are not good people, they are all the eagle claws that the emperor supports and uses. They have done all kinds of bad things. Does that mean that the emperor is as bad as them? However, in fact, the emperor is at least not incompetent and punished them. "

Just like when Xie Shang became the crown prince, the Zhu family, the Tang family, and even General Peng all became his favorites. If they wanted to do something evil, would that prove that Xie Shang was unfit to be the emperor? She hoped that Xie Shang would be able to set things right in the future.

Some things cannot be compared on the same level. The empress dowager may see one aspect and deny the emperor's other aspect. She directly denies him instead of guiding him in the right direction. No wonder the emperor wants to break off his relationship, but in his later years he only remembers the family ties that he broke off with his own hands.

Since the Emperor and Prince Kang did not get along, why was it that when he was slowly losing his memory, the only thing he could remember was the scene of him and Prince Kang eating longevity noodles?

The emperor must be feeling very lonely.

"Now I finally understand why my father likes you." Xie Shang said

"Your Highness likes me very much, too." Jiang Fenghua blinked at him, deliberately acting cute, and unintentionally told her something: Xie Shang in her arms had someone else in his heart.

Xie Shang hugged her and said, "Yes, yes, yes, I like Ruan Ruan too."

All the palaces also received news that the emperor had suddenly fainted. In fact, in the past year, the emperor had noticed dizziness more and more frequently.

The Second Prince, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince, the Eighth Prince, the Tenth Prince and others came to the palace one after another to ask to see the Emperor. Everyone wanted to know what the Emperor's condition was like.

Xie Shang looked at the pile of heads below. He knew that none of them really cared about the emperor's condition, but rather what instructions the emperor had left behind before he fell ill.

When Xie Shang heard that everyone had entered the palace, he came to the Qianqing Palace to deal with everyone.

Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "Dr. Mei is treating Father. His condition is sometimes better and sometimes worse. Father's memory is also fuzzy and confused. Sometimes he can't even remember who is who. So don't worry."

Everyone was muttering in their hearts: When the emperor was well, he didn't remember who was who. Everyone was afraid of him, so no one dared to run up to him and pretend to have a deep father-son relationship. There was no father-son love or family affection in the royal family. They just hoped that the emperor would give them some good things before he passed away.

Or he could have been granted some real estate, land, or fiefdom, but the emperor fell ill without making any arrangements.

So, before the emperor passed away, the princes all moved into the palace, under the pretext of serving the emperor.

Although Xie Shang is the crown prince, he is also a son, and the princes are also sons, so Xie Shang has no reason to chase them away. If they are willing to guard outside the Qianqing Palace, then let them do so!

At the same time, on the other side, Jiang Fenghua’s Dawn Palace was also crowded with people.

The second princess, the third princess, the fourth princess, the sixth princess and others all arrived at the Chenxi Palace. They also wanted to inquire about the situation, but they were afraid that too many people crowding into the Qianqing Palace would affect the emperor's rest, so they found an excuse to visit the Crown Princess and went to the East Palace.

I only heard the Third Princess say, "I heard that recently Father often asks the Crown Princess to play chess with him. How is Father's spirit when he plays chess? Fenghua also knows that we all live outside the palace and it's not as convenient as you, so she didn't fulfill her responsibilities as a daughter-in-law."

The Fourth Princess also said attentively, "Last time, the nanny beside me didn't know the rules and offended the Crown Princess's mother. I have already driven her out of the palace. The Crown Prince is right. Those who stay to serve the little grandchildren must have good character. I also stay at home, not as knowledgeable as the Crown Princess."

The Sixth Princess was the most honest one. She smiled shyly and said, "My health has always been poor, and I rarely go to the palace..."

The Second Princess Zhao Yunhui didn't know what to say and sat aside with an attitude of wanting to speak but stopping herself. She and Xie Yu came to the palace just to ask the Emperor to restore his official position because he was his son, and to ask the Crown Princess to say a few good words to the Emperor. She counted these words countless times in her mind but just didn't know how to start.

Jiang Fenghua just listened to what they said with an indifferent expression, making it impossible to tell what his mood was.

She said, "Don't worry, princesses. Father just fainted. Imperial Doctor Mei is still treating him. I don't think it's a big deal. Father is blessed with good fortune. Good things will come to him."

After listening to this, everyone did not get the useful information they wanted, so the princesses also stayed in the palace.

This stay lasted for a month.