His Majesty Meow Raises Fish [Rebirth]

For Qi Heng, Yu Zhaoyi is a very special existence.

When her biological mother Concubine De passed away, she had already entered the palace. Qi Heng was very resistant to her at first, especially after Yu Zhaoyi became pregnant.

It's just that later she was as good to him as ever, and gave birth to the seventh child who was not powerful, so this kind of resistance and guard, as time went by, gradually turned into closeness and trust.

In the palace, the life of a prince or princess without a mother, or an heir whose mother is not favored, has always been very difficult.

The emperor's father put most of his attention on the court, and the emperor's grandmother was not a domineering personality, and to some extent, she was even afraid of trouble.

This has led to a seemingly harmonious harem on the surface, but in fact there are constant undercurrents in private.

The third and fourth children after Qi Heng, and the several younger brothers after the seventh were all lost in these battles... It was so pitiful that they only had sequence teeth, not even titles.

Although Qi Heng also lost his mother when he was young, his maternal grandfather was An Guogong, and he was born with awakened martial arts and was loved by the emperor. Of course, he is different from these princes who died young.

But who can guarantee that the young second prince can grow up safely and smoothly in the harem?

There is no doubt that Yu Zhaoyi entered the palace because of this, and he contributed a lot.

It is also strange to say that compared to the seventh child, Yu Zhaoyi is obviously closer and more considerate to the second prince, and the two of them are even more like a mother and son.

Someone whispered in Qi Heng's ear that the seventh prince has no martial arts, so Zhaoyi put all her treasures on his second prince, so naturally she had to focus on being good to him.

This reason was so realistic that it was impossible not to believe it, so at some point, Qi Heng felt somewhat guilty and sympathetic towards Lao Qi who was neglected because of this.

With this kind of guilt and sympathy, Qi Heng gradually developed the mentality of wanting to make up for the other party. In addition, he didn't need to defend the old seven, so the brothers really got close.

It is also because of this that during all these years of getting along, Qi Heng is the one who knows Lao Qi best... He even knows what kind of person Lao Qi is like than his father, grandmother and Yu Zhaoyi.

Especially in the past two years, after going through so many ups and downs and tribulations, they went through many dangerous situations, and he remembered every bit of what Qi Jing did.

Qi Heng sighed in his heart: Others are changing, and they may change. Even the emperor's favor and trust may not last long. Only this seventh brother has always maintained his sincerity. It is really rare and worthy of their cherishment and value.

From a certain period of time, in order to make up for it, every time Qi Heng went to greet Yu Zhaoyi, he would ask Lao Qi to go with him, so that Lao Qi, who was attached to his mother-in-law, could have more opportunities to get along well with Zhaoyi.

Although Yu Zhaoyi's attitude towards Lao Qi is still mediocre, at least Qi Heng is very happy to see Lao Qi, and goes happily every time.

In the past few years, for some reason, Lao Qi has not been so interested in going to Wensi Temple, and I don’t know whether he has finally become cold-hearted, or he has grown up and has more things he wants to do, so he no longer loves Lai. Mother is here.

However, Qi Heng still kept this habit. He respected Yu Zhaoyi and was close to Lao Qi, thinking that they were the closest family members in the palace.

"I can't get up now, and I still can't go to Wensi Palace to visit Zhaoyi. You can say hello to Zhaoyi for me."

Qi Heng woke up for a few days, at first he was groggy and unconscious, not to mention saying hello to Yu Zhaoyi, even having difficulty sitting up.

Although he was still weak these two days, at least he regained consciousness, he was able to talk, eat, and talk to Lao Qi in this way. Condition.

So far, his position as the crown prince has been firmly established. As for the outside rumors that the emperor will adopt his brother's heir, Qi Heng is actually not worried at all.

——When he was still alive and already had Xu Ling, how could the father easily pass the throne to someone else.

The high-ranking concubines in the harem, the Yao family and the Fang family have fallen, and the Xian concubine is implicated by her family, and now she is half dead and no one cares about her.

Among the nine concubines, Yu Zhaoyi has the highest status, and she will definitely be promoted to the concubine position in the future. She is also the aunt of the second prince and the biological mother of the seventh prince. When Qi Heng ascends the throne in the future, even if she is not the queen of the father, she can at least be the empress dowager in the name of concubine real power.

The queen mother is actually very important to an emperor's harem.

Because the harem, like the court, needs checks and balances.

It is a very inconvenient and even dangerous situation for any emperor, no matter in the court or in the harem, for the family to dominate.

Because for an emperor, the relatives are the most likely to dominate the power, if the emperor does not use it well, this power may even backfire.

What's more, with Qi Heng's current physical condition, it may take at least a few years before he wants to have another healthy prince who awakens martial arts. With Xu Ling being the only heir of Qi Heng, the Du family will not be able to make a fortune in the future. Disaster.

Because even if Du Jian didn't want to, wouldn't my family not want to?Don't those who want to have the merit of supporting the crown prince also don't want to?

At that time, Qi Heng needed An Guogong as his grandfather as always, and also needed Yu Zhaoyi to be in charge of the harem for him.

Outside, Qi Heng is escorted by the power of his father An Guogong, and his aunt Yu Zhaoyi takes care of the harem inside, so that the emperor can devote all his energy to the country, why not do it.

Of course, Yu Zhaoyi is not Qi Heng's biological mother. To some extent, there are advantages and disadvantages.

The positive side is that Qi Heng doesn't have to care about and value every opinion and emotion of hers like his own mother.

On the downside, Yu Zhaoyi is naturally not as selfless to him as a mother is to her own son.

But in the final analysis, Yu Zhaoyi needs to rely on Qi Heng to secure her position and gain some real power. Xu Yun, who has her own maternal grandfather and mother's queen, will not treat Yu Zhaoyi better than Qi Heng.

Therefore, letting Yu Zhaoyi be the queen mother or concubine and help Qi Heng manage the harem is a good thing for both parties in terms of emotion and reason.

It's just that Qi Heng didn't know that his elder brother, who was simple on the surface but harbored evil intentions, had also been thinking about this for a long time.

Compared with Qi Heng and An Guogong, Qi Lang did not have a high-ranking grandparent, and his Yue family made great contributions in seizing the heir. Concubine Fan even did not hesitate to destroy her image in order to help her husband succeed. A cowardly and bullying jealous woman, once Qi Lang succeeds in seizing the throne, the Fan family will definitely become a relative who can influence the emperor in the future.

So Yu Zhaoyi and An Guogong behind Yu Zhaoyi are very important to the First Prince.

It's just that Qi Heng was still kept in the dark about all this, Qi Jing wanted to confess to him, and now she was looking for an opportunity to start over with Qi Heng.

……

Hearing that the second brother took the initiative to mention Yu Zhaoyi, Qi Jing sighed for a while.

In this matter, although he has never been with Yu Zhaoyi from the beginning to the end, Qi Heng still feels guilty in his heart.

This guilt is not because Yu Zhaoyi is his mother and Yu Zhaoyi has harmed Qi Heng again and again, but because of Qi Jing himself.

He lived a new life, saved himself, saved eleven, saved Shaoxuan, and seemed to have saved the second emperor brother, but in the end he couldn't prevent it, and he still suffered so much.

In the past, Qi Jing admired Qi Heng, envied Qi Heng, and respected Qi Heng, so now he also feels sorry for him, the second emperor brother.

He lost his biological mother when he was young, and he has been living in a turbulent palace. He was framed, attacked, seriously injured, poisoned... I don't know how many hardships are waiting for him in the future. body is gone.

Thinking of this, Qi Jing finally made up his mind.

——Even if Brother Erhuang knows the truth, there will be a rift with him, he will no longer trust him, and he will even vent his anger on him, he will tell the other party... As a victim, Brother Erhuang, does he know the truth of the matter? of the right.

Qi Jing looked up at Qi Heng with a serious expression: "Brother Huang, I have something to say about Yu Zhaoyi."

Seeing Qi Jing being so serious, Qi Heng felt a little strange in his heart, and he also slowly suppressed his smile: "What do you have to say."

"Actually, Yu Zhaoyi and Qi Lang..."

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door and a voice from the palace: "Your Highness, Your Highness Seventh, the chief manager Tong is here."

In this palace, the one who can be called Chief Manager Tong is naturally Tong Hai, an internal official next to the emperor.

After Qi Heng woke up, the emperor and the empress dowager not only came in person, but also often sent people around them to care, so it was not surprising that Chief Tong came over.

But it is naturally inappropriate to let the old internal officials beside the father wait, so Qi Heng patted Qi Jing's arm reassuringly: "What's the matter, let's talk about it later."

Then he asked someone to invite Tong Hai in.

Unlike the past when he came in with a smile, Tong Neiguan walked in with heavy and hurried steps, and his expression was not good.

The two brothers' hearts trembled, and they both thought that there was something wrong with Zichen Palace.

Tong Hai saluted the two princes. He first looked at Qi Heng, then quickly glanced at Qi Jing, and then lowered his head.

"Mistress Zhaoyi of Wensi Palace just passed away."

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After hearing Tong Hai's words, Qi Jing's mind went blank.

No complaints, no sadness, no doubts, no regrets... just a blank.

He couldn't remember how he got from East Sixth Institute to Wensi Hall, nor what he saw, or what his father said to him, until he returned to East Sixth Institute, he was still in a daze.

After the conspiracy happened, the three princes were imprisoned, how many concubines were imprisoned, how many relatives of the emperor, civil servants and military generals were imprisoned, and it was too late to deal with it. The poisoned seventh prince and second prince woke up one after another... In the end, it was Empress Zhaoyi of Wensi Palace passed away.

Many people were surprised, and many people felt sorry.

Especially when the news came out that Yu Zhaoyi would not be buried in the imperial tomb, more people were puzzled.

Empress Zhaoyi's father is An Guogong, and her sister is the Yu family who has been posthumously named empress. She raised the second prince and gave birth to the seventh prince... With such a background and achievements, no one would object even if she was posthumously named imperial concubine. He didn't even have the grace to be assigned to the imperial mausoleum.

Later, some palace people said that leaving Beijing was actually the last wish of Empress Zhaoyi, and His Majesty complied with her last wish, so he reluctantly told her to return to the ancestral home of the Yu family.

The Seventh Prince's body has just recovered, and he still personally sent his mother's concubine to the East Territory. His pure and filial heart is known all over the world.

But only Qi Jing knew that at the end of the day, the royal father would save some face for him and Duke Anguo's mansion.

Yu Zhaoyi committed suicide. The jewelry she swallowed the gold twist was exactly the honor that An Guo Gongfu prepared for her when she was forced to marry into the palace.

It was early summer when Qi Jing escorted the coffin to Yu's ancestral home and returned to the palace from the east.

Prince Heng was still living in Dongliu Institute to raise his body, so Qi Jing went to Dongliu Institute to visit the second emperor brother after he greeted the queen mother and father emperor.

After more than two months of recuperation, Qi Heng's complexion looked much better.

He was drinking medicine, and when he saw Qi Jing coming, he asked someone to move a chair and asked his younger brother to sit next to him.

The medicine should be extremely bitter, even Qi Jing could feel a bit of bitterness when he smelled it, but Qi Heng gulped it down without frowning or blinking.

After he finished drinking the medicine, the servant next to him brought water for His Royal Highness to rinse his mouth, and also handed him a plate of plums, as if to relieve him of his suffering, but Qi Heng refused.

"Good medicine tastes bitter, but you have to remember the taste before you can remember the lesson."

Qi Heng didn't say what the lesson was, so he told people to go down, and then looked at the Seventh Prince and asked: "How is this trip, is it going well?"

Fearing the warmth of spring, the funeral procession had to arrive at the East as soon as possible, and they came and went in a hurry. Qi Jing was always in a low mood, and didn't care if it went well or not, so he could only nod his head.

"It's good that it goes well..." Qi Heng continued: "During the period when you were not in the palace, there was no one to talk to Gu, to relieve boredom, and it was very boring."

Aunt Yu Zhaoyi passed away, and the seventh brother went to the funeral, and it took more than two months to return. Qi Heng didn't mention the details of the funeral, but mentioned "no one to relieve the boredom"... No matter how sad Qi Jing was, he immediately noticed the strangeness in it.

He raised his head and looked at his second brother.

Qi Heng didn't avoid the other party's eyes, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "An old palace man who went from Qingyou Hall to Wensi Hall came to Gu and said something very interesting..."

He paused, and continued: "He said, Zhaoyi has taken good care of our elder brother all these years..."

The author has something to say:

It was mentioned before that why the eldest prince wants to join forces with Yu Zhaoyi and promise her to be the queen mother. In fact, it is to plan ahead and use Yu Zhaoyi to check and balance the harem.

He poisoned Lao Qi to death. On the one hand, he was worried that Lao Qi would wake up suddenly, and he wanted to avoid future troubles forever. On the other hand, he told Yu Zhaoyi that there was no way out.

But he didn't expect that Qi Xiaomiao had already awakened, and he didn't expect that Yu Zhaoyi hid Qi Xiaomiao's attention in his heart. In his world, he didn't have the experience of deep love between mother and child, and the interests of people and employers are all paramount, so Yu Zhaoyi superficially He was deceived by his indifferent appearance, and in the end he was superfluous, and his success fell short.

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By the way, the court chapter is coming to an end, no matter whether the relationship between Qi Xiaomiao and the second brother is good or bad, at least everyone is looking forward to Tiantian coming back