The New Year is approaching, and there is a sense of excitement everywhere in the capital. However, this joy is firmly blocked by the two large white lanterns outside the palace.
Even people who were coming and going did not dare to speak loudly when passing by the palace. Not only were they intimidated by the former majesty of Prince Yu, but they were also overwhelmed by the solemnity and sadness.
When the late emperor was here, the old King Yu accompanied him to conquer half of the Qi Dynasty. After the late emperor ascended the throne, King Yu became the most noble king in the Qi Dynasty. Unfortunately, now that King Yu died in the battle, this title has been ended.
Inheritance, even the storyteller in the teahouse lamented when he mentioned this incident. Fortunately, His Majesty the Emperor allowed the selection of heirs from the clan to enter the Prince Yu's palace.
The Daqi royal family's surname was Xiao. After Taizu founded the country, there were many royal children. However, when the late emperor succeeded to the throne, many royal families were implicated in the struggle for the throne. Today, the bloodline closest to the emperor is the Prince Yu's Palace and the Prince Jing's Palace.
, both in the court and in the public, there are speculations that if the heirs inherited by Prince Yu's Palace are not from Prince Jing's Palace, then the court intends to reduce the prestige of Prince Yu's Palace.
The military achievements left behind will also be wiped out.
It's not yet dawn, but the lights have been turned on in Prince Yu's room.
The concubine held the Geng Tie in her hand, leaned on the pillow, and looked at the names on the Geng Tie under the lamp. These were all sent by Zongzheng, and were suitable for inheriting the throne of King Yu.
"The emperor really sees that our palace is in decline," said the concubine with a slight smile on her face, "these children are all from the side branches. Now they don't even bother to play."
"If my guess is correct, Zong Zheng will say that when these children are sent here, they are all pure and good-natured children of the royal family. In fact, they are just stupid people. They are afraid that I will raise another King Yu."
Not far away sat a staff member. This staff member was about forty years old. He almost starved to death on the roadside during the war. He was picked up by the old King Yu and became a domestic servant. Later, the old King Yu discovered that this man was extremely smart and
Understanding what he was thinking, he promoted him to serve as an aide, and everyone in the mansion called him Mr. Li.
Mr. Li never spoke.
Until Princess Yu looked at him: "What do you think, sir?"
Mr. Li then said: "The old prince and you have long expected such a thing. Just act with the emperor in a play. As long as this child enters the palace, the emperor and the queen mother will be relieved."
The smile on the concubine's face deepened a little: "You are right, anyway, it is not up to the emperor and the queen mother to decide who the heir apparent of Prince Yu's palace is."
"The decision is made by the generals loyal to the palace."
Mr. Li responded.
The concubine continued: "Are those generals obedient now?"
Mr. Li said: "When the young prince was here before, many people were really confused and wanted to treat the young prince as loyal as the old prince. Fortunately, we found out early and with the help of the Feng family... the young prince is not here now.
Well, those generals will only feel angry and unfair, complaining about our prince and the young prince, and their hatred and resentment will be used to be loyal to the prince and you."
The concubine shook her head: "I don't need them to be loyal to me, they only need to be loyal to my son."
After saying this, the concubine laughed sincerely.
She had to admire the old beast of the old prince. This man who always had interests at heart was also more visionary than ordinary people. If his health hadn't been broken long ago and couldn't support him to rebel and get into that position, he wouldn't have
Such a situation will not be left.
Let his two sons fulfill his wish, let the King of Yu sit on the throne with dignity and dignity, and let future generations respectfully invite him to the Ancestral Temple.
Mr. Li stood up and saluted the Queen Mother: "Don't worry, several generals trusted by the old prince have watched the prince grow up. A few generals don't know that except for the young prince, the old prince and you have flesh and blood, but once the young prince dies,
, this secret is revealed to them, they will only feel lucky now, after all, the old prince and the young prince are gone, but the prince is still here."
Therefore, the concubine would say that the person who determines the identity of Prince Yu's heir apparent is the generals who are loyal to the palace.
Because they knew that there was a hidden heir apparent in Prince Yu's Palace, and that Xiao Yu was killed by the Feng family. This not only drew the court's attention away from Prince Yu's Palace, but also made the generals loyal to Prince Yu's Palace have a desire for revenge. And this
His thoughts will naturally fall on supporting the prince to ascend to the throne.
Mr. Li thought of this and retracted his hands into his sleeves. It seemed that the Feng family had killed Zhongliang, but in fact it was the concubine's murder.
The concubine's face became much prettier: "Have you ever visited Lin'er, sir?"
Mr. Li said: "I went there yesterday. The prince missed his concubine very much."
"Have pity on my son," the concubine said, "I was very careful when I was pregnant with him, for fear of being discovered by others. After he landed, he was taken away by the old prince, leaving us mother and son separated for so long."
The concubine was pregnant with two children at that time. Po Wen noticed the clues early on, but the old King Yu kept silent. When the concubine gave birth, the old King Yu hid a child. At first, the king was just to prevent the court from treating Yu.
The palace was unfavorable. Later, after Xiao Yu came back, King Yu came up with a better idea. The two children, Xiao Yu and Xiao Lin, were one in the light and the other in the dark. They were like two chess pieces, each performing their own duties.
The concubine liked Xiao Lin very much. Xiao Lin disliked her, but Xiao Yu was just like that old beast. He was a cold-blooded thing. Just because he was thrown away once when he was a child, he has always hated her as his biological mother. Don't even think about how many times he has hated her.
The child risked his life to save his mother?
In particular, that little beast was very tough and killed one of her sons. If they hadn't hid Lin'er early, they would have suffered as well.
Every time she saw Xiao Yu in the mansion, the concubine would feel angry. The child she loved could not enjoy the fine clothes and food in the mansion. Such heartless beasts should take these things for granted.
If she can't teach him well, she doesn't want him to be good either. She has painstakingly raised a wolf cub who might turn around and bite her in the future, so she has to guard against it.
As long as he is even remotely good, as a mother, how can she be so hard-hearted?
The old prince told her: "In the future, Lin'er's kingdom will need someone with blood on his hands. Xiao Yu is too determined to kill, so he needs to do this. The person who sits on the throne in the future must be a benevolent master."
, otherwise you will not be able to get the support of the imperial court."
Because of these words, the concubine could endure it. As long as this result can be achieved, all the efforts will be worth it.
"Next time sir, please bring the clothes I made for Lin'er with you," said the concubine with a soft look on her face, "Tell Lin'er that if you bear with it a little longer, mother and son will be together soon.
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Mr. Li responded.
The concubine continued: "How about the Feng family? If the Feng family still feels uncomfortable, reveal the information about the generals loyal to Xiao Yu to them. It doesn't matter whether the Feng family takes them for their own use or kills them.
They, those people can't be used by us anyway."
Mr. Li said: "Don't worry, Princess. I'll have someone keep a close eye on the Feng family."
"New Year's Day is coming soon," the concubine sighed longly, "my poor Lin'er, I still can't go home."
But this year, she can feel relieved. After all, the wolf cub next to her is dead, and she can sleep much more peacefully.
It's a pity that Xiao Yu has not made enough military exploits in these years, otherwise Lin'er's path would have been smoother.
What a fool after all.
The concubine secretly cursed in her heart, if Xiao Yu could marry a daughter of the Feng family, accompany the Feng family on several occasions, kill more people, and recruit more people for the palace, after his death, more people would seek refuge with Lin'er.
She only needs to be a grieving mother, and Lin'er only needs to swear to avenge and avenge her brother, and she will be famous no matter what she does.
Mr. Li withdrew.
The concubine yawned and prepared to take a rest.
The reason why she sent Mr. Li so early was because she was worried about Lin'er and really couldn't wait until tomorrow morning. Now that she could talk to Mr. Li, she felt at ease.
The concubine walked back into the house. The maid had already arranged the bedding. The bedding was soft, warm and had a faint scent of incense.
The concubine lay down and soon felt a little sleepy. In her daze, a voice came to her ear: Mother, mother.
At first the concubine thought it was Xiao Lin, but after the voice became clearer, she realized it was Xiao Yu.
The scene in the dream was the scene when they escaped for their lives.
The little child chased the carriage with a look of horror on his face. He waved to her, hoping that she would stop.
"Mother, save me."
"Mother, save me."
The concubine suddenly opened her eyes wide and woke up, and then her heart was filled with disgust and resentment.
Why do you still want to cling to her after she dies?
Why do you refuse to stop even after death?
"Come here, invite Master Zhang Tianshi and his disciples over and let them do the rituals."
The concubine's rapid breathing was unsteady for a while, and her eyes were full of resentment. Are there really ghosts in this world? Are they still looking for her after they die? Even if there were, she would ask the Heavenly Master to do what he did and beat him to the point of being beaten to death.
…
Shi Jiu's thinking in the system has been scattered.
He couldn't hear anything, and he couldn't see through Zhao Luoyang's eyes. He seemed to have only a little consciousness left.
Just when everything was about to turn into nothingness, he thought of a lot.
Scene after scene appeared before his eyes.
This scene now is the scene where his mother abandoned him on the way to escape.
Why do you think of your mother at this time?
Maybe all children will subconsciously want to find their mother when they are in pain!