Princess Chaoyang gave birth to a little princess named Xue Ji, Qin Xue Ji.
This is the first time that Si Ningchi has seen the little princess in a long time. Earlier, Princess Chaoyang was in poor health and it was inconvenient to enter the palace. Later, Si Ningchi was pregnant, and she was acting with Zhao Zongheng, so the delay was so long.
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"The emperor's sister-in-law is still the same as before." Princess Chaoyang was very emotional, looked at Si Ningchi and said with a smile.
"You have lost some weight." Si Ningchi knew that Chaoyang's birth was dangerous, but he had never seen it with his own eyes. Now that he has raised Chaoyang for so long, he has not seen much fat on his face.
Princess Chaoyang reached out and touched her face, and said with some helplessness: "Wouldn't it look better if I am slimmer now?"
Si Ningchi laughed and shook his head, asking about Princess Chaoyang's recent situation. The two chatted and talked. When Concubine De and others came to pay their respects, Si Ningchi also asked them to stay together.
Princess Chaoyang was obviously a little surprised by the attitude of De Concubine and the others. Thinking about the current situation in the palace, it can be understood. Since these concubines can treat Si Ningchi sincerely, Chaoyang will naturally not deny her face.
For a while, everyone was chatting happily.
Autumn passes and winter comes, and the new year is approaching.
Many things happened this year, and someone in the court suggested that this year's festival be held grandly to celebrate the birth of the crown prince.
The emperor was very satisfied with the proposals and immediately agreed.
All ministers in the court were welcome to bring their families, and everyone who heard this news expressed their gratitude to the emperor for his great kindness.
Because Siningchi recovered well, the authority to govern the Sixth Palace was returned to Siningchi. Siningchi was also busy for a long time for this new year, and even Qin Huai didn't have time to meet him when he returned to the capital.
At the New Year's Eve banquet, Zhao Zongheng held the crown prince in one hand and held Si Ningchi in the other. When he appeared at the banquet, everyone in the palace greeted him one after another. As Zhao Zongheng's voice came, everyone looked up and saw that the emperor was holding the prince in his hand.
Crown Prince.
The empress standing next to her looked as majestic as ever, and at that moment, a heartfelt sigh arose in her heart for no reason.
Thinking back on how much they didn't want to see the queen dominate, they seemed to have always felt that the queen was not as dignified and benevolent as they required, and was not a role model for a queen at all.
Perhaps countless times I hope that the queen will be dismissed, and that the emperor will choose another virtuous queen.
But those ministers waited and waited, and in the end they only came to the harem. Those who opposed the queen one after another did not end up with any good consequences.
Now even the Queen Mother is gone.
The queen gave birth to a legitimate son for Tian Qing, and the emperor became more and more doting on the queen. It seemed that the hopes in the hearts of those ministers were completely hopeless.
"The Crown Prince is so cute. His facial features are very similar to those of the Emperor." Some sensible ladies didn't even see the child's face clearly, but they already began to praise him skillfully.
"My eyes are lively, and I will definitely be smart when I grow up."
"Yeah yeah……"
Among the many flattering words, Zhao Zongheng became happier and happier as he listened. He laughed more times that day than he did in a month.
Si Ningchi had a calm look on his face, smiling and talking to everyone, occasionally concurring with Concubine De, so the banquet was quite lively.
As Zhao Zongheng handed the child to the wet nurse, he took his seat at the main table, casually said a few words that made me happy, and then announced the banquet. Unexpectedly, just as everyone was raising their glasses to celebrate the New Year, they saw the Holy Spirit. The king straightened his robes, stood up and walked to the front of the palace.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Zhao Yuanzhen leaned down and bowed.
"Today is a family banquet. If you don't have anything important to do, please wait until another day." Zhao Zongheng frowned slightly, as if he didn't want to talk about business today.
"The matter is so important that I have to report it," Zhao Yuanzhen insisted.
"..."
Zhao Zongheng sat upright reluctantly. If it had been anyone else, Zhao Zongheng would have scolded him away. However, the person who spoke out was Zhao Yuanzhen. Even if Zhao Zongheng was unhappy, he would tolerate it for the time being and said: "That's the case. , the emperor said."
Zhao Yuanzhen took a deep breath, leaned towards Zhao Zongheng and said: "Your Majesty, I want to cancel the engagement."
Zhao Zongheng: "???"
He doesn't remember any marriage arrangements for the emperor's uncle recently?
Everyone in the hall also looked puzzled, and then they heard Zhao Yuanzhen say: "I want to withdraw from the marriage with the Marquis of Xiwu."
Zhao Zongheng's mind turned around and finally remembered that the imperial uncle's concubine was the stepdaughter of the Marquis of Xiwu. This matter has been in the past for a long time, but now Zhao Yuanzhen has come out and said that he wants to break off the engagement. What's going on?
Si Yirong sat aside and was a little confused. He hurried back to Beijing before the New Year. At the banquet, all he could think about was the matter of Liu and that scoundrel. It was obvious that he had found out something. stuff, but I haven’t figured out how to deal with it yet.
Who knew that the dirty things here had not been dealt with yet, so the Holy King turned around and gave him a stick.
Si Yirong stood up immediately after a brief moment of confusion and said, "What does the Holy King mean by this? Lian'er has been married into the prince's palace for a long time, and now they are married. The Holy King wants to break off the engagement for no reason. Isn't it because he doesn't want me to be the prince's wife?" Do you take it seriously?"
"Master Hou, please be patient. Even for the sake of the Queen, I would not dare to be disrespectful to the Hou family." Zhao Yuanzhen glanced at Si Yirong and said calmly: "The premise is that Si Qiong Lian Are you really your biological flesh and blood, Lord Marquis?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden commotion in the palace. Si Yirong was shocked and looked at Zhao Yuanzhen in astonishment.
If these words were said in the past, they would have made Si Yirong furious and he would never have been shaken. But now Mr. Liu has learned from the past and he has just found out that his youngest son may not be his biological son.
Zhao Yuanzhen burst out such a sentence so suddenly. Si Yirong's first reaction was to be horrified. Could that bitch...
Could it be that!!!
"How can the Holy King speak empty words and slander randomly?" Si Yirong said almost through gritted teeth.
"Since I dare to bring this matter to heaven, it is natural that there is no evidence." Zhao Yuanzhen turned around and took out the evidence from his sleeve and handed it over and said: "The daughter of the Si family has concealed her background and has evil intentions. She may have other intentions if she approaches her deliberately."
"This engagement is in name only. I sincerely request the emperor to allow me to cancel the engagement."
As Zhao Yuanzhen presented the evidence, Si Yirong's initial three-point suspicion increased to seven-point.
Zhao Zongheng didn't expect that Zhao Yuanzhen would reveal such a thing. He was stunned for a while before asking Wang Chengxiang to bring over the evidence. He glanced at it roughly and turned pale, then turned around and handed the evidence to Si Ningchi and said: "
Queen, take a look."
Although Si Ningchi had known that Zhao Yuanzhen would suffer from this, he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
She reached out and took the evidence handed over by Zhao Zongheng. This was obviously a confession, and the testimony clearly told how this person and Liu got acquainted.