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Suspicions arose in the empress's heart. Although Concubine De was bold and reckless, she was always domineering, but she was by no means a fool. Just seeing that she had been favored for many years and still managed to retain Emperor Hongyou's heart, one knew that this woman was by no means simple.

This is even more strange, De Fei usually looks like no one can look down on her.But even if she doesn't take herself seriously as a queen, she will never dare to be so presumptuous and blatantly provoke herself like today.

What's going on here?Empress Wei couldn't figure it out, she was puzzled, and couldn't care about pursuing Concubine De for a moment.

Concubine Shu Gui smiled and helped the queen to sit down in her seat, while she sat next to the queen.Song Xuan and the others sat down one by one, the emperor said to open the table, and the servants filed in, holding cups, plates and dishes, and various dishes were arranged on the round table one by one.

Emperor Hongyou had been emperor for 23 years, and he was really tired of eating everything, and he didn't even blink when he saw dragon liver and phoenix marrow.He glanced at the table, moved his chopsticks slightly, and then ordered: "Let's start the show! It's boring, what's the point?"

The Empress knew that Emperor Hongyou loved the most excitement, and didn't like to listen to the silk and bamboo music in the palace workshop, so she had already sent a troupe from outside the palace to come in. Besides, as soon as the juggling performances were fully prepared, she would just wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival Today, put on a show for the emperor.

Hastily called the troupe to come in, when Emperor Hongyou heard that it was the famous Hongqing troupe in Beijing, he immediately beamed with joy and shouted: "Quick pass!"

"Wait!" Concubine De stopped in a soft voice.

Emperor Hongyou's fat face drooped, and he was immediately annoyed, "What are you doing? Why don't you let me listen to the show?"

Concubine De pursed her lips, tears were already in her almond eyes, she pulled Emperor Hongyou's sleeve, and said aggrievedly: "Long live, you clearly promised Xiaoyun when you were leaving the palace, why do you regret it now?"

Emperor Hongyou was stunned for a long while, apparently he had completely forgotten about his promise to Concubine De.Concubine De gritted her teeth with hatred, and even pretended to be aggrieved.She choked up her voice, and tears rolled down her eyes, "Why did you forget? Isn't it what you said this morning?"

Morning?Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, there is no need to go to court, Emperor Hongyou is in a good mood, he stayed in Dexin Palace last night, and he and Concubine De were turned into red waves, and they had a great time.what happened in the morningThe two of them didn't get up until almost noon, and they couldn't remember what they said on the bed.

Emperor Hongyou thought for a while, but was still at a loss.Concubine De reminded her a few times, and then he slapped his forehead, laughed loudly, and shouted: "Oh, I remembered!"

Emperor Hongyou pointed to the fifteenth prince next to him, and said joyfully, "But what about making Fu'er the crown prince?"

Concubine De groaned, and said angrily: "Long live, it's true, I remembered it early, and I have to tease Xiaoyun!"

One sentence made Emperor Hongyou's flesh and bones soft, and he looked at the beauty with a pair of almond eyes full of anger and anger, and his small mouth was pursed, with an expression of displeasure.In my heart, the more I look at it, the more I fall in love with it, I wish I could hug and kiss those tender lips immediately.

When Emperor Hongyou saw the beauty, he didn't care about Jiangshan Sheji, his son Laozi, hugged Concubine De, just patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry! When did I deceive you about what I promised you? Issue an edict to make Fu'er the crown prince!"

Concubine De couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly urged the fifteenth prince to say: "Brother Fu, don't thank your father! You will become a prince in the future, but you should study hard, practice riding and shooting diligently, and help your father relieve his worries, you know? "

The fifteenth prince is only two years old, he still walks swayingly, and has a milky voice when he speaks, he is very handsome, with red lips and white teeth, he doesn't understand what his parents are talking about, he just leans against the With her fingers in her arms, Mammy replied, "I know."

The three of them talked happily, as if the matter of changing the crown prince was already a certainty.

When everyone in the garden heard this, they were all stupefied with fright, and it took a long time to recover, this time not only the queen, but even concubine Shu Gui and the eldest prince Song Xuan couldn't hold their breath anymore.

"emperor……"

"Father..."

Song Xuan was the first to stand up, closed the paper fan in his hand, bowed and said: "Father, abolishing the crown prince is a major matter, and it needs to be discussed in the long run. Now you have not discussed with the civil and military officials, and you will issue an edict to change the crown prince." , this... if the subject refuses to agree, has Father thought about how to deal with it?"

Emperor Hongyou became angry when he heard it. He clapped his hands on the table and shouted loudly: "Shut up! Don't they dare not listen to what I say? I am the king of a country, and what I say is the imperial decree! Now I want to establish a beloved The son is the crown prince, do you have to discuss it with the old guys in the court before you can count? Who is the emperor?"

When everyone heard the words, they couldn't help shaking their heads. It's not like what the king of a country said, it's a rascal.

Abolishing the establishment of the crown prince will hurt the foundation of the country. If there is no reasonable explanation, let alone civil and military officials, even the people of the world will have no way to explain it.This is a national matter, not a child's play house. If you are happy today, you come here. If you are not happy tomorrow, let's change another one.How can there be such a reason in the world?

Song Xuan bowed again, his temper was irritable, following Emperor Hongyou's temper, now it was about his own business, he couldn't hold his breath even more.

Concubine Shu Gui winked secretly, and repeatedly signaled Song Xuan not to speak again.Song Xuanli ignored him, and said in a hurry: "Father! Even if you want to change the crown prince, it will not be the turn of the fifteenth brother! The Taizu set up a legacy back then: there is a heir to establish a heir, no heir to establish an elder, and no elder to establish a virtuous man. Now that the fifteenth imperial brother does not occupy any of these three things, even if you forcefully issue an edict to make him the crown prince, how can you convince everyone?"

"This..." Emperor Hongyou was at a loss for words for a moment, and Song Xuan was speechless when he asked.

Song Xuan was secretly delighted, if he really wanted to change the crown prince, then he should be changed too.

Concubine Shu Gui's father is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and there are many old disciples in the court. Now Prime Minister Liu Tong is about to grow old and want to be an official. Seeing that Dongli's court will belong to Shu's family.

Emperor Hongyou had fifteen sons, those who were too young, and those whose mothers were of low status were not mentioned. He only mentioned the few who could compete with him for the throne: Song Ren was seriously ill and precarious; Wushu, he has a cruel temperament, and he likes to wield knives and guns all day long. Even if the queen wants to make him the crown prince, all the officials must agree to it.As for Concubine De's son, he was too young, even with Feng Kui's influence in the army, the civil and military officials would not agree to establish a son emperor with a young son and a strong mother.

Counting and calculating, now is really the best time to ask Shu Guishan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, to encourage all the ministers to jointly serve as guarantors, and to present the petition together, then the position of the crown prince is likely to be his.

In terms of virtuous concubines, among the many princes, only Song Ru can overwhelm him. Now the son of the concubine De is nothing to fear, and Song Ru is seriously ill in bed, and Song Ke is so unprogressive. Then, the position of the prince depends on love. Yu Li, it's his turn.

Thinking of this, Song Xuan was even more jealous, disregarding Concubine Shu's obstruction, he argued with Emperor Hongyou again.

Empress Wei's heart is already cold. She and Emperor Hongyou have been married for more than [-] years. Are their mother and son driven to a dead end?

No wonder Concubine De provoked again and again today, it turned out that she had planned to tear her face apart a long time ago.

Empress Wei sneered, and turned her head to wink at a concubine beside her. The concubine immediately stood up, stopped Song Xuan, and sighed to Emperor Hongyou: "Long live, His Royal Highness has not been cured of poisoning, and he is still in a coma. Now you don't want to In order to catch the murderer who poisoned and murdered him, you are talking about abolishing the crown prince here... By doing this, you will chill the empress and His Highness the crown prince!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone paused.That's right, the crown prince is not dead yet. If you want to change the crown prince, you have to abolish him first before you can accomplish anything. They all got red-eyed from arguing and forgot the most fundamental thing. As long as the crown prince doesn't die for a day, he will It is still the prince, but if he wants to abolish him and re-establish him, he must have a reasonable reason. Do they want to tell the people in the world that because the prince is seriously ill, they can't wait, so they don't wait for the day of his death. I can't wait to discuss the matter of changing the crown prince here.

Song Xuan's face flushed red, no wonder his mother stopped him again and again, he was indeed impatient.

Emperor Hongyou even made his old face look like a pig's liver.Originally full of joy, but suddenly his interest was swept away, not only his son stopped him, but now even the concubines complained for the prince.

Emperor Hongyou held back for a while, and finally became angry from embarrassment. He yelled violently and shouted: "I am going to stand today, so what are you going to do!"

Concubine De also stood up to help, "Sister Mo, did you forget that the crown prince has been poisoned for many days, and has been in a coma for half a year. The imperial hospital is helpless, and they all say there is nothing to do. To say something disrespectful, who knows if His Royal Highness will wake up? Could it be that if he doesn't wake up for a day, he will occupy the position of the crown prince for nothing? The emperor has made a plan early now, so as to avoid the crown prince passing away, and then he will be in a hurry."

The queen sneered, "Concubine De's plan is to surpass the emperor's sons and eldest sons and make her own son the crown prince?"

Concubine De was so choked that she rolled her almond eyes and shouted loudly: "Exactly! What's wrong with my son? Although the Taizu had a legacy, there is a way to change everything! Besides, there is no precedent, Gaozu and Chengzu, I think they didn't follow the rules of the elders and concubines, and established them at will."

"Bah! Do you have the face to be compared with Gaozu?" After hearing this, the other concubines in the main seat couldn't sit still. They were equivalent to Concubine De, and their sons had also left the palace to start the mansion. According to what Concubine De said, their sons are all eligible to be crowned princes.

All the hearts and minds were active, and the concubines couldn't hold back, and they all refuted: "Gaozu back then, he won the position of prince by sweeping the four kingdoms and making great military exploits; and Chengzu, he became a poet at the age of three. He is so intelligent that the other brothers can't compare to him, so he was made the prince. Your son has ordinary aptitude, but he hasn't made any achievements. Could it be that just because his mother is so charming, your son will follow suit and be made the prince? "

Everyone paused for a while, but still laughed.Concubine De's rice noodles were flushed red, she clenched her silver teeth, and said viciously: "What's so funny! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"

She pointed at the concubines who scolded her, and cursed: "My son is normal, so your son is good, hold my head down and step me down, this throne is not your turn!"

The concubines were enraged, and they were even more unwilling to give up when they heard the words. They all looked like quails with red eyes, flapping their wings and pinching together with Concubine De.

The servants knelt down on the ground, all lowered their heads, not daring to make any movement.

Emperor Hongyou had a headache, he had no idea, he was greedy for beauty for a while, coupled with his love for getting up early, talking nonsense on the bed, he never expected Concubine De to be so serious, and even exhorted him before leaving the palace, saying This must be settled today.

In fact, Emperor Hongyou didn't care who was the crown prince, as long as it didn't delay his daily fun, he had no opinion on which son should be the crown prince.

Seeing that the garden exploded like a nest, and a group of women were making noise endlessly, Emperor Hongyou felt like crying, wishing he could hide back to Kangqian Palace immediately, watch a big show, and stay away from these annoying things.

Empress Wei also felt a headache, she had calculated thousands of times, she never expected Concubine De to be so impatient, daring to propose changing the crown prince when there was no way out.According to her original plan, this matter could be delayed for a few more years. By then, Song Bin's body would be almost exhausted, Song Ke would be an adult, and his temperament would be much more stable. Once Song Bin died, she would help her from the sidelines. It became a matter of course for Song Ke to be crown prince.

After thinking for a while, Empress Wei suddenly realized that the crown prince is really an excellent shield, he is going to die, and with Song Ke's current state, he will definitely not be able to control the complicated situation.Not to mention others, but the two old foxes, Concubine Shu Gui and Shu Shangshu, are not something ordinary people can deal with.

The prince can't die yet, at least at this moment, he can't die yet.

Empress Wei suddenly woke up, and her heart couldn't help but feel even heavier.

The queen was full of thoughts, bowed her head and was speechless.Emperor Hongyou couldn't shake the crowd, so he had no choice but to let Concubine De make noise with others.All of a sudden, a good Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet has turned into a place where you fight for the beasts.

While in chaos, someone outside the garden shouted loudly: "His Royal Highness is here!"

Song Ru, dressed in white, came lightly and stood proudly in front of the crowd.He laughed softly and said: "Don't bother everyone, Song Ren's fate is hard, and now he has fully recovered. Let's discuss the matter of changing the crown prince when Gu is poisoned next time!"