The Prince of Yongchang County entered the palace, of course, to "please apologize".
He asked He Tiantian to help prepare medicinal diet, and even found some similar cases for experiments in order to curry favor with the emperor.
In a sense, it was also for the emperor's benefit.
However, this cannot conceal the fact that Prince Yongchang used his connections to secretly obtain the emperor's information.
This is "spying on the emperor's traces", this is disrespectful!
If you insist on going online, you can also be charged with having bad intentions and a disobedient heart!
Prince Yongchang is not a smart man, but he has one greatest advantage - he is self-aware.
He felt that his rank was not enough to play tricks in front of the emperor who had been the emperor for more than ten years!
He was very direct. After entering the palace, he apologized and then told everything in detail about how he obtained the case, how he looked for similar cases, and so on.
Of course, when telling this, Prince Yongchang still slightly beautified his intentions: he was dedicated to the emperor and the inheritance of the royal bloodline!
Emperor: ...It’s really uncomfortable to be secretly watched and the other party makes such small moves.
But, this is not the point!
The point is——
"Did those three men really impregnate women?"
The emperor somewhat understood that his half-brother was not a very good person, but he was not a careerist either.
He will stare at himself and try to find "folk remedies" for himself, just to please him, and then try every means to earn credit.
Perhaps, Dongchang also wants his prince to be promoted, or to be able to enter the court and take on a practical position.
...In fact, these emperors are not stingy. He really doesn't like Dongchang's cheap brother, but if he really makes meritorious deeds, the emperor is still willing to give him enough rewards!
And if that folk remedy for giving birth is really effective——
Your Majesty has been the emperor for more than ten years, and even though he has already developed the ability to express his emotions and anger without changing his expression, and to remain calm even when a mountain collapses, he can't help but feel a little anxious at this moment.
Can he not be in a hurry?
Ordinary men, even if they only have two or three broken houses, still want to have a son to pass on the incest and inherit the family business.
And he holds the world in his hands, sitting on thousands of miles of mountains and rivers.
His family really has a throne that needs to be inherited.
In the past few years, the current emperor often took Prince Qi's son with him, as if he was training him as his heir.
The Prince of Qi is the legitimate son of his biological brother and the grandson of his most respected aunt Anle. The emperor loves this biological nephew very much.
However, no matter how good a nephew is, he is not as good as his own flesh and blood.
Not to mention, it is really difficult to break the blood relationship through adoption.
When he dies and his nephew and heir succeeds to the throne, he will definitely ask his biological parents to be crowned emperor or empress dowager.
It is true that the throne is still in their hands, but it is his younger brother and sister-in-law who hold the power and enjoy the incense of sacrifice.
And if his queen and concubine had not died before him, how would they have established themselves in the harem in the future?
The emperor may not be a very affectionate person, but he retains some respect for his first wife, and he has great pity for the woman he loves.
He hoped that even if he was no longer around, the queen and concubine could still enjoy the minimum honor.
If they could have a son of their own instead of having an adopted nephew succeed to the throne, the empresses and the others would not be living too badly because of their honorable status.
What's more, if God is merciful and allows him to have a legitimate son, he can legitimately inherit the throne... everyone will be happy!
"..." Prince Dongchang knelt on the ground, although he felt that his "confession" would not lead to any real punishment.
However, facing the absolute imperial power, he could not help but feel fear and fear.
His clothes were soaked with sweat, his limbs were a little stiff, and his heartbeat was beating like a big drum.
At this moment, Prince Dongchang heard the emperor's voice: "Is their situation really similar to mine?"
call!
There is a way!
Prince Dongchang's tense nerves relaxed a little.
He quickly raised his head and replied respectfully, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the situation of those three people is indeed very similar to yours!"
"A man is twenty-five years old this year, has been an adult for nine years, and has three wives and concubines, but none of them are pregnant."
"A man is thirty-seven years old this year. He has been married for nearly twenty years. He has married two wives and taken a concubine who is said to be very fertile. However, he only has a daughter who was born weak!"
"There is another man who is forty-six years old this year and has been married for nearly thirty years. He has many wives, concubines, and maids, but he has nothing at his knees!"
The Prince of Dongchang County is very good at doing things. The "cases" he selected not only have similar illnesses, but also are very representative in age.
Instead of choosing all men in their prime, he chose an old man who was almost fifty years old.
Such people were considered "senior" in ancient times.
After a lifetime of infertility, the loess was buried up to his ankles.
As a result, a man who seemed unlikely to have any more children succeeded in getting his wife and concubines pregnant at the same time.
This level of persuasion is absolutely amazing!
Sure enough, when the emperor heard the reply from Prince Dongchang, especially the situation of the last case, his breathing became rapid.
If the cases were all young and strong men, the emperor might not be so excited.
He is forty-two years old this year, a proper grandfather.
The queen and concubines all gave up, and the emperor himself had long since given up the idea of trying to have a son again.
However, the Prince of Dongchang County told the emperor that among the three cases he looked for, there was actually a forty-six-year-old man who successfully impregnated his wife and concubine at the same time after only taking that folk remedy for a month!
This this--
The emperor felt his mouth was dry and he could hear his heartbeat pounding.
"Really? Prince Dongchang, do you know the consequences of bullying the king?"
Holding back his excitement, the emperor pretended to be serious and said.
"Everything my brother said is true. Those three people and their female relatives are all in my village!"
"Their pulse records, prescriptions, and recent consultations before conditioning the body are also recorded in the book——"
Prince Dongchang raised his head high, with no hint of guilt or flinching on his face.
What is he afraid of?
The witnesses and physical evidence were all there, and he was not afraid of the emperor going to investigate!
In fact, he was so well prepared just to let the emperor investigate carefully.
Only in this way will Your Majesty know his "good intentions" and his loyalty to the Emperor!
"...Okay! If what you said is true, I will forgive your crime of disrespect!"
After all, he has been the emperor for more than ten years. After a brief excitement, he has regained his sense and ruthlessness as a king.
No, people haven't forgotten the "crime" of Prince Dongchang - spying on the emperor!
However, Prince Dongchang felt confident and no longer had the initial fear and uneasiness.
Hehehe, as long as the folk remedy he found successfully allowed the emperor to have his own biological prince, his guilt would be directly exempted.
A few words of verbal reprimand, a pretense of forfeiture of salary for a few months, and then a big reward (such as being promoted to a prince) were the usual behavior of the emperor.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
Prince Dongchang heavily discounted his price and shouted with hope.
Seeing his appearance, the emperor became more and more expectant.
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Immediately afterwards, Prince Dongchang led the emperor's confidant eunuch and a dozen personal guards to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city.
On the other hand, in less than half a day, a stack of all the information about the medicinal lady He Dian was placed on the emperor's imperial desk.
"...saved the third son of the Nanning Marquis Mansion, Gu Jingyuan...does not know medical skills, but only knows a few folk remedies..."
He Dian's information is very simple. He was born in a rural area. He rescued Gu Jingyuan by chance and came to the capital.
After arriving at the Hou Mansion, he stayed for a short time and then left on his own initiative.
Of course, He Dian cured Wei's infertility, which is also highlighted in the information.
Other, more information, no more!
For example, is there anyone instigating her behind her back?
Another example is whether she has any unknown forces secretly.
After repeated investigations by the secret guards, they gave the emperor a definite answer: "No! He's daughter is just an ordinary mountain village girl!"
As expected, the emperor's secret guards were cheating, and even He Dian's true life experience was found out.
"An illegitimate daughter who was married without a matchmaker. Her biological father, biological mother, and adoptive father are all deceased. But her biological father's family also has an aunt, who is also an ordinary peasant woman."
Therefore, He Dian is just an ordinary Orion daughter with a somewhat disgraceful life experience.
As for the few folk remedies in her hand, they should have been passed down to her by her adoptive father and uncle.
As an Orion, he wanders in the mountains and forests all year round. When he gets injured or falls ill, he has no time to go see a doctor, so he can only find ways to deal with it on his own.
As time went by, so-called "home remedies" naturally developed.
It happened that this kind of folk remedy actually cured the infertility condition!
Maybe He Dian has some talent in medicine.
This is the only and most reasonable explanation.
The emperor doesn't care whether "He Dian" is a genius in medicine, as long as he knows that this medicinal lady was not "created" by others!
As for the secret guards who later found out that Gu Jingyuan had married He Dian when he was injured, the emperor didn't even care.
However, because of this reason, the emperor became somewhat familiar with Gu Jingyuan.
Especially not long after, his good brother King Qi actually mentioned Gu Jingyuan, and he looked like "this man is a useful person".
Emperor:...Bullshit useful person!
It is understandable to suffer from serious injury and amnesia, but amnesia is not "brainless". How come you don't even have basic common sense and vigilance.
As a grown man in his twenties, even if he has forgotten that he has married a wife, he still knows with his toes that he "should" have married a wife.
In the end, he still married his savior.
Haha, it sounds nice to say it, it seems to be some kind of "I promise you to save my life".
In fact, he is just cowardly, selfish, and just wants to find a place to settle down!
The emperor is so shrewd that his eyes are poisonous.
After summoning Gu Jingyuan several times, I could see through this man's true nature.
However, King Qi took the initiative to recommend Gu Jingyuan, hoping that the emperor's brother would reuse him.
Well, the emperor also knew the reason from the secret guard——
Gu Jingyuan had no contact with the King of Qi. She was Gu Jingyuan’s wife and had rescued Princess Yongning who was living among the people many times!
Now that Princess Yongning has returned to Prince Qi's Mansion, she can be regarded as a successful person.
And Ma, who had helped Princess Yongning, naturally wanted to ascend to heaven.
It's just that since Ma is a woman, Princess Qi can only reward her with some wealth.
If she wants more repayment, she can only benefit her husband and son.
The King of Qi ran to the emperor and strongly recommended Gu Jingyuan as one of them.
Princess Qi arranged for Ma's eldest son to be a companion to Prince Qi's son, which was the second one.
Ma didn't mean to cling to the powerful, but she was familiar with the plot and knew that the Crown Prince of Qi would be officially adopted by the emperor on the New Year's Day and be crowned the crown prince.
The prince of Qi became the prince. A few years later, when the current emperor died, he successfully ascended the throne as the new king.
Naturally, his companion became his right-hand man in court.
This is no longer a shortcut, but a road to heaven.
Ma is not a proactive person, but if she can lead to success more conveniently, she will not refuse!
Among her tasks is to let her children live a good life in Beijing.
Ma felt that directly making his son a confidant of the new king and a powerful official in the court in the future would definitely be an overfulfillment of the task.
Now that my son has become the companion of Prince Qi, he is really only one step away from success!
This is also the main reason why she actively arranges the real and fake daughters of the palace.
Punishing Princess Yongping and becoming a good person who acts chivalrously and righteously is certainly one of the reasons.
However, the first factor in harming others is to "benefit oneself"!
Ma didn't think there was anything wrong with her three views. She deserved the bonus of the royal family's real and fake daughter.
He Tiantian: ...Uh, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean it.
But, you have your conspiracy, and I have mine.
When the time comes, who will win will depend on whose strategy is superior.
The emperor didn't know about the overt and secret struggle between He Tiantian and Ma's "natural enemies", but King Qi's words reminded him.
Gu Jingyuan is Qianniu Guard, which can be regarded as his personal guard.
The medicinal lady whom the Prince of Dongchang had found was a "wild couple" with Gu Jingyuan. Even though they no longer had the title of husband and wife, they still had the title of life-saving grace.
Therefore, there are some things that seem to attract less attention if Gu Jingyuan is asked to do them.
The emperor secretly had a plan and followed King Qi's wishes and promoted Gu Jingyuan.
He was promoted from the most ordinary Thousand Niu Guards to several levels in a row, and directly became a prepared general and a fourth-grade official.
Ma:...I'm about to vomit to death, are you?
I hate this evil feudal dynasty. When a woman has made merit, she cannot be rewarded directly, but her husband and children can benefit from it.
Ma is happy to see her children benefit.
But for a scumbag like Gu Jingyuan to take advantage of Ma's family, Ma was really aggrieved.
"Just wait. After Prince Qi is made the crown prince and my son becomes the companion of the East Palace, I will take good care of you."
As the New Year is approaching, Ma knows that something big is about to happen.
She only focused on the changes in the court and did not want to be distracted by Gu Jingyuan's trivial matters.
Ma just continued to make people stare at Gu Jingyuan without focusing on dealing with him.
Soon, time entered the New Year's Day.
Gu Jingyuan became a fourth-rank general, and Ma also received a fourth-rank imperial decree, and was qualified to enter the palace to participate in the Zhengdan Palace Banquet.
The familiar female relatives around her all praised her for her good fortune, saying that a wife is as valuable as her husband!
Ma:... Go to hell with your wife and her husband. I owe everything to myself for what I am today!
On the contrary, it was Gu Jingyuan, whose husband was more valuable than his wife.
It's a pity that Ma couldn't say this.
And the stimulation that Ma received today was far more than this...
