The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

The emperor introduced Ji Heng into the palace, but he didn't say why.

He wanted to tell Ji Heng that he was pregnant, but when the matter came to an end, the emperor couldn't tell. For some reason, he couldn't bear it very much.

After some deliberation, Ji Heng asked the emperor, "Your Majesty, how are you going to deal with Concubine Xian?"

The emperor stood in front of Ji Heng, his expression became serious. The emperor was already tall, but now Ji Heng was sitting and standing. Ji Heng looked up at him, and felt that he was like a mountain about to be crushed. Can't bear his coercion.

The emperor paused for a while before saying, "The eldest prince is my eldest son, and the only son now. Concubine Xian has done such a thing to him, even if I think she is your sister and wants to make her This matter has passed vaguely, and the courtiers and the Xu family will not agree."

There is a big loophole in the emperor's words. If he really wants to confuse the matter, he can still suppress the matter in the palace. But now that Ji's mansion is under siege and Ji Heng is being imprisoned in the palace again, it is obvious that This matter can no longer be concealed, maybe the matter has already spread, and the emperor's words are just for him to hear.

Ji Heng didn't believe that Concubine Xian was really so stupid to do such a vicious thing on the eldest prince, but the matter only depends on the emperor's judgment, what he said, so it is what it is, Ji Heng said At that time, he couldn't even say that the concubine Xian might have been wronged and asked the emperor to investigate thoroughly, because the more he said this, the more he might make the emperor angry, and things that had turned around would not turn around.

Ji Heng felt that the most important thing at this time was to figure out what the emperor was going to do with this matter, he couldn't just deal with Ji's family for no reason.

Ji Heng's lips moved, with worry in his eyes, he still looked up at the emperor, and said, "Your Majesty, I want to see the concubine Xian, but I don't know if I can."

The emperor frowned, "No. How can I let you see her at this time. I want to deal with this matter lightly when you are called into the palace like this. The imperial physician is treating the eldest prince well. As long as the Eldest Prince is in good health, I can lightly convict Concubine Xian without implicating your family. If you are asked to meet her at this time, tell me how I will explain to the Xu family. "

Ji Heng fell silent, he just hoped that the First Prince would be fine.

There is a rule in this dynasty that the prince usually does not ask for a name until he is one year old, but there are exceptions for the eldest son of the emperor. After all, he is the emperor's first son, and the emperor generally attaches great importance to it. Most of them will be named as soon as they are born. Yes, but the eldest prince is an exception now. The emperor has not named him so far. The reason is probably that the eldest prince is in poor health and has a feeling that he will not live long.

Since he couldn't see Concubine Xian, the emperor seemed to just want to look at him and had no intention of discussing things with him. After a while of hesitation, Ji Heng said, "Your Majesty, staying in the palace like this will easily cause trouble. Gossip, why not let Weichen go home and ground his feet."

Ji Heng couldn't think of a reason for the emperor to deal with the Ji family at this time, so he didn't think about it. He thought that it would be good for the soldiers to cover the water and soil, and it would be useless to think too much.

As Master Ji said, there is no official career without ups and downs, but there can be a continuous scholarly fragrance, so spending time with the emperor in the palace is better than going home to learn.

Let's talk about how to convict at that time.

Ji Heng has this kind of mentality, maybe because deep down in his heart he doesn't think that the emperor will be cruel to the Ji family.

From any point of view, he should not be cruel to Ji's family.

Although Master Ji has a high position and authority as a secondary assistant in recent years, Master Ji is very measured. He neither makes great achievements, nor establishes any difficult political opponents. The vegetarian meal in the corpse is indeed one of the most practical among the few cabinet ministers. Over the past few years, he has worked hard for the emperor and done a lot of practical things. If the daughter who entered the palace was implicated and treated excessively, that would be very chilling. .

Since the emperor took charge, although he was not cruel and had seen too much blood all the way, he could not be called a benevolent king. He also had a reputation for cruel methods among his courtiers. The emperor himself should know that at this time, it is not appropriate for him to treat The Ji Mansion is too ruthless; other than this reason, there is also a concubine who feeds the eldest prince with longan soup. The Xian Concubine is in the deep palace, and the Ji Mansion and the Xian Concubine have not been in contact recently. It is said that those who do not know are innocent, so even if the Ji Mansion should be implicated , and should not be punished excessively.

And Ji Heng also admitted that he was still not normal to the emperor in his heart, and felt that the emperor should not be too cruel to his family.

As for Concubine Xian, Ji Heng is actually still worried about her, although Concubine Xian is suspected of being to blame for this matter, but she is a sister after all.

When the emperor heard that Ji Heng said that he wanted to go home, he said with a dark face, "Leaving in such a hurry? I told you that you came to the palace to ask what you mean, and how do you think this matter should be handled. "

Ji Heng was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "This matter involves the Ji family, and it is my elder sister who committed the crime, and the humble minister is also guilty of the crime, how dare you say anything about this matter, of course, how the emperor convicts us, we have nothing to say explain."

The emperor snorted and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will throw your sister into limbo and exile your family in a fit of anger?"

Ji Heng looked at the emperor in astonishment, thinking that even if you were the emperor, you wouldn't be so unreasonable.

Ji Heng's astonishment made the emperor feel both good and bad, and then he felt that he was indeed a little unreasonable, so he said, "You know that I want to treat you well, so I ask you like this, but you just want to fight against me, say Everything is up to me to condemn, are you still unwilling to speak soft words to me at this time, are you insisting on angering me?"

Seeing that this matter was brought up again, Ji Heng felt uncomfortable again. He didn't want to think about the matter of having sex, and he didn't intend to force the emperor to obey him because of that. It's one thing to be angry about something, but it's another thing to blackmail the emperor.

Ji Heng said, "I can't accept the emperor's kindness, so naturally I don't dare to use a few soft words to reduce the guilt, otherwise, how can this be worthy of the weak eldest prince who is still in his infancy."

The emperor was really annoyed by Ji Heng's words. He raised his hand and slapped the table next to him. Ji Heng was startled, but he regained his composure in an instant, and looked at the table resolutely. with the emperor.

The emperor said viciously, "You...you..."

Can't say anything after that.

The emperor went out angrily, and called the guards outside to send Ji Heng back.

After seeing the emperor getting angry, Ji Heng actually regretted it a bit, but the matter has come to this point, and he doesn't want to go to the emperor to intercede anymore.

If he handled the matter vaguely because he pleaded with the emperor, in fact, from the point of view of public opinion, the Ji family would be in a more disadvantaged position.

Not to mention that the Xu family's hostility towards the Ji family will deepen, and the courtiers will spread more rumors that he is a lucky minister. In the future, he and his father will be even more ugly in face, so how can they stand in the court.

Ji Heng has no intention of throwing away future interests because of such temporary interests.

If the Jifu is dealt with strictly this time, the Jifu will instead stand on the side that is sympathetic to the courtiers. From the point of view of public opinion, it will be beneficial to the Jifu.

After all, none of these officials in the DPRK are fuel-efficient lamps, and their minds are shrewd. How could they not see that there is something suspicious about Concubine Xian feeding the eldest prince with longan soup.

When Ji Heng was taken out by the guards, the guards didn't dare to be cruel to him, so they asked respectfully, because it was already July, which was the hottest time, and the emperor was afraid of Ji Heng's heatstroke, so he went out to get on the sedan chair During that part of the road, I asked someone to hold an umbrella, but I was afraid that Ji Heng would be exposed to the sun. After all, Ji Heng is not alone now, and he still has one in his stomach without his knowing.

Ji Heng was sent back home. Mr. Ji was not in the study in the front yard, but in Mrs. Xu's main room. As soon as Ji Heng came home, Mrs. Ji and Mrs. Xu came to welcome him. Mrs. Xu pulled Ji Heng , looked up, down, left, and right, and said, "It's all right."

Ji Heng sighed lightly, and said, "I haven't been allowed to see Concubine Xian, and it seems that the emperor has no intention of punishing our family too severely, don't worry."

Master Ji was calm and calm, and did not express his opinion on this.

Although Mrs. Xu didn't like her since the third sister went crazy and wanted to enter the palace, after she entered the palace and was continuously promoted, Mrs. Xu disliked her even more.The reason is naturally that Mrs. Xu despises this concubine from the bottom of her heart, but this concubine's status is still detached, and she still wants to let her biological mother overtake her.

Although there is such a subjective feeling of displeasure, before the big event, Xu still has her own judgment and the bearing of the mistress, so she didn't say any sarcastic remarks or complaints about the mistakes made by the third sister. He just said, "The weather is very hot, and it's too hot for you to enter the palace like this. You'd better sit down and rest."

As he said that, he personally took a fan to fan Ji Heng, and asked the servant girl to pour tea for Ji Heng, because Imperial Physician Weng came to Ji's mansion to tell Mrs. Xu that Ji Heng's physical condition is not suitable for eating cold even in summer. The tea is not cold, so Ji Heng drinks it just right.

Ji Heng was drinking tea, Master Ji was walking slowly in the room thinking about something, Xu asked Ji Heng again, "What does the emperor mean by announcing you to enter the palace, what is the condition of the eldest prince, did you ask?" .”

This is what Mr. Ji is concerned about, but he didn't ask, so he looked at Ji Heng at this time.

After drinking a cup of tea, Ji Heng felt better, so he took a folding fan and fanned himself. After Xu Shi and Mrs. Ji sat down, he said, "The emperor wants to give our family a favor on this matter." En, so I was sent into the palace and asked for my opinion. As for the eldest prince, we also know that he has been in a bad condition since he was born. There is a limit to how good the situation is. I just hope it will get better. We will be able to feel less guilty."

Since there were only three masters in the house, Ji Heng thought about it and said, "In my opinion, the emperor has no intention of letting the eldest prince live."

Mr. Ji was not too surprised by this sentence, but Mrs. Xu was taken aback and said, "Tiger poison doesn't eat its offspring, how could the emperor think so."

Although Xu had only met the eldest prince once, but that time he held the child, after all, he had a woman's motherhood in his heart, and he still loved the child very much, so he was shocked.

But Master Ji could understand, and said, "In the royal family, although there is a father-son relationship, it is not as good as ours. Besides, the eldest prince's condition is too bad, and even at this age, most of the other children can say a word or two." A word, but the eldest prince can't, and it is said that his spirituality is not enough. If he survives, as the eldest son of the emperor, he will be the grandson of the Xu family and the adopted grandson of our Ji family. , the eldest prince is the most legitimate prince, but such a child is obviously not fit for the big responsibility. The emperor is a wise emperor, and he is young, how could he have no other plans. "

Mrs. Xu understood now, but still sighed helplessly, and said, "So, it will be even more difficult for our family to excuse that Xianfei murdered the eldest prince."

Ji Heng said with a calm face, "It's not easy to excuse, but it's fine if you don't. The emperor will not kill, and our family is not easily shaken. It is good to lie dormant for a while, and then talk later. Otherwise, our family has been too prosperous these years, and it is precisely because of the limelight that even if it is not about Concubine Xian, other things will come to the door. Whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is uncertain."

Xu nodded, sitting there in a daze.

Master Ji also had his own thoughts, and the three of them fell silent for a while.

Mrs. Xu was the first to react, and she said suddenly, "That's fine, our family will definitely be marginalized because of this matter, so I just told Heng'er about getting married and finding a daughter from a small family. There will be no questioning."

Neither Ji Heng nor Mr. Ji expected that Mrs. Xu would turn her thoughts to this place. Both father and son looked at Mrs. Xu in surprise, and even looked a little silly.

Mrs. Xu didn't care about the two of them, and continued to say, "That's it. When this matter comes to an end, we will quickly settle the marriage for Heng'er. The family is also very deserted now. After giving birth to a boy and a half girl, I will It just so happens that you still have some good spirits, and you just happen to take care of the children, which is not much better than always entertaining those imperial wives."

"Ah?" Ji Heng's eyes widened, and Mrs. Ji also looked at Xu who was full of energy because he wanted to hold his grandson, and was shocked for a moment.

Mrs. Xu was still fantasizing, and said again, "I went to see Si Yatou's son. He is pink and white, so cute. With Heng'er's appearance, can't our grandchildren's be more beautiful in the future? When I grow up, I don’t know how many men and women should chase after me..."

Ji Heng was a little dumbfounded, but Lord Ji didn't dare to offend the high-spirited Xu Shi, so he sat on the side without saying a word, waiting for Xu Shi to think of a beautiful scene a hundred years later, and Xu Shi was also tired and thirsty , he said, "It's getting late, ma'am, it's time for lunch."

Mrs. Xu glanced at the chime clock on the cabinet, said oh, and said, "Although our family is grounded now, we still have to eat."

Saying that, she got up and asked the servant girl, "See if the kitchen is ready for dinner."

The servant girl took the order and went away. When Ji's mansion was surrounded in the morning, the serious masters in Ji's mansion were calm, but the servants below were all flustered for a while, but after so many hours passed, Master Ji again After cursing the crying fourth aunt and sixth aunt, Mrs. Xu summoned all the servants to give a lecture, and everyone returned to normal, except that fourth aunt hid in the room and continued to be sad and worried, and sixth aunt continued to be in the room. Apart from sarcastic remarks, the family has returned to its usual daily life.