Eunuch Mu Ru's eyes were slightly painful. He had been with the emperor for so long, and he knew best the pain the emperor had suffered.
Just as the emperor said, he has been unkind even to himself. Over the years, his food and drink expenses have been worse than any other master in the palace. This is why he always eats alone, because the food is really simple.
For the sake of important matters in the country, he often had to suppress his own emotions and emotions. The burden on the emperor's shoulders was too heavy.
The wind blew down a piece of rice paper on the imperial desk. Emperor Ming Yuan wanted to write something, but after holding up the pen for a long time, he could not write a single word.
In the Qingyu Palace, Emperor Ming Yuan had changed people a long time ago, so even if Concubine Xian was convicted and died, not many people knew about it. Empress Chu and Concubine Huang knew it, but no one dared to reveal it.
Emperor Ming Yuan kept his mourning secret and only announced that the concubine was still seriously ill and her condition had not improved.
On the eighth day of the eighth day of the lunar month, during the early morning court, before the announcement was made, someone actually took the lead and accused the prince's biological mother of committing the crime of great disrespect and unfilial piety.
The one who took the lead was none other than King Ji, who had been keeping his peace for a while.
King Ji spoke eloquently, quoted scriptures, and even talked about the chaos among relatives in the harem. He strongly advocated that the prince's biological mother must be of good character, so as to prevent the corrupt elements in the bloodline from affecting the future heirs of the royal family.
Finally, he even said calmly: "For the sake of the Northern Tang Dynasty, I also ask my father to depose the crown prince Yu Wenhao and replace him with talents, so as to protect the bloodline of the Northern Tang royal family from being stained in the future, and Yu Wenhao
During my tenure in the Jingzhao Mansion, I accumulated many unsolved injustice cases, which shows that my ability is not enough to handle the important task. I ask my father to think again."
King Ji's proposal was approved by many ministers in the court, but his words failed to make people agree. First of all, the lineage theory is a bit ridiculous, because the concubine Xian is from the Su family, but the emperor's biological mother, the Queen Mother, is also from the Su family.
, the Su family is not just a treacherous and evil person.
Furthermore, the prince's political achievements are highly recognized. Not all the unjust cases accumulated in the Jingzhao Mansion occurred during the prince's tenure. Many of them are old cases accumulated in the past that have not been solved. It has been a long time, so it is not easy to find out.
However, King Ji also had followers. He had already united with several ministers to submit a memorial, so after he finished speaking, people came out one after another to petition to depose the prince.
Emperor Ming Yuan was not in a hurry to speak. He only saw how many people supported the deposed prince.
After some statistics, more than 30% of the people supported it.
These are not necessarily from King Ji's party, most of them are veteran ministers who agree. Although they agree from the perspective of the imperial court, their ideas are ignorant and they do not follow the past.
Some of these people did not agree with the appointment of Yu Wenhao as the crown prince. They were the stubborn eldest son or the emperor's legitimate son.
Except for these people, the rest did not express much opinions.
It can be seen that the prince is popular, otherwise there would be a lot of opposition to him in the court today.
This made Emperor Ming Yuan feel very relieved, and he was sure that he had not chosen the wrong person.
When he chose Yu Wenhao, he was actually not completely sure in his heart. It was just the Emperor's will, and he habitually followed the Emperor's wishes.
The prince who held the ceremony came out of the procession, holding a jade certificate and a treasure book in his hand. He glanced around and said: "On the seventh day of the first lunar month of the Dingyou year, that is, last night, the emperor promoted Concubine De as the imperial concubine in the Hede Hall, and the prince
Yu Wenhao and Princess Yu Wenling have been recorded in the name of Concubine De, and they recognize Concubine De as their mother. Therefore, anything done by Concubine Xian has nothing to do with the prince and princess. If you want to impeach the prince and depose him, please ask His Highness Prince Ji.
I will show you the evidence that the prince is rebellious, immoral and unworthy of his position, otherwise, this proposal will be abandoned."
There was an uproar in the court.
Even De Concubine's father and brother were shocked. De Concubine entered the palace. Although she had the favor of a saint, she had no children. Therefore, being named De Concubine was already a supreme kindness. If she was like this in this life, it would be considered a great thing.
Already.
But who would have thought that Concubine De would have such good fortune when she reached middle age?
People in your family are busy kneeling down to thank you. No matter what other people say, this grace must be thanked first.
They believed that as long as they thanked him quickly enough, no one could change the emperor's decision if he criticized him.
Your family is a military general and a martial artist. In the past few years, it was okay because there were always some disturbances at the border. However, in the past two years, although there have been undercurrents, they have been calm on the surface. Therefore, the military general has been unable to get ahead for a while and has been in trouble for two or three years.
Moreover, her position in the court is awkward. Now that Concubine De has been named the imperial concubine, and the prince is one of her own, why is she so unhappy that she laughs out loud?
Prince Ji was stunned on the spot. He had never imagined that his father would let Yu Wenhao recognize Concubine De as his mother.
This kind of practice has always been done, but it is usually done by princes. For example, if a favored concubine has no children, she will get the prince from the concubine and record it under the concubine's position. On the one hand, it is to elevate the prince.
Secondly, her status as a concubine also made her a favored concubine.
But since Yu Wenhao was already a prince, the prince regarded other concubines as his mother, which had never happened before.
Prince Ji was caught off guard. He subconsciously looked at Prince An who was looking relaxed and his teeth were bleeding. No wonder there was no movement in Prince An's palace. He must have known about this.
Facing his father's cold eyes, he struggled desperately, "The Concubine Xian is still alive, how can the Prince recognize someone else as his mother?"
No one took his words anymore, and the jade ultimatum was written down, so the matter was already implemented, not brought up for discussion. Once implemented, it cannot be changed. If it continues to be discussed, it will only expose more other thoughts.
King Ji's heart was as cold as water and he was so panicked. Especially when he faced his father's cold eyes, he seemed to see that his future was dark.
The happiest thing was that Concubine De's father and brother were the most happy. After retiring from the court, General Ru immediately rode back to the house and announced the good news to the family.
The decree soon followed, and the head of your family was so arrogant that he actually posted a post to entertain relatives and friends to celebrate the event.
Now that your family has become the crown prince's maternal family, and Concubine De has been promoted to the title of imperial concubine, in the future when the prince ascends the throne, your family will have a queen mother, which will be a great event to honor the ancestors.
Moreover, the princess is about to marry the Leng family. The Leng family is one of the richest businessmen in the world. Oh my God, what kind of bad luck did your family have?
Even when the men in your family thought it was just a dream, the women in your family had already started preparing to add makeup to the princess.
Compared with the joy of your family, the Prince of Chu's Mansion seems very lonely and deserted.
It's not that no one came to visit. In fact, after the crown prince was deposed, many people came to visit him in his later years. However, Yuan Qing Ling ordered people to close the door and refuse any visitors.
Yu Wenhao did not go to court on the eighth day of the lunar month, but he returned to Jingzhao Mansion.
He was busy from morning until midnight when he came back. Yuan Qingling was waiting for him, so he immediately went to wash up and go to bed.
He fell asleep quickly, and soon after he fell asleep his breathing became very even. Yuan Qingling called him softly, but he didn't even answer, as if he really fell asleep.
Yuan Qingling knew that he would not be able to fall asleep so soon, but since he chose to escape, she could not force him.
After she fell asleep, Yu Wenhao slowly opened his eyes.
He looked at the tent ceiling with empty eyes, his mind was full of thoughts, and he could not calm down for a moment.
Today, Old Biao Su went to the Yamen to find him. He said that the Su family was almost gone now. Only a few people remained in the capital, and the house had to be sold for a cent. As for those who used to hold official positions, they had all gone to the Ministry of Personnel.