The first thousand and sixty-four chapters of the heart (2)
King An was so angry that he didn't even eat dinner and immediately entered the palace.
Prince An's Mansion is quite close to the harem, and it can be reached within a short time of riding a horse and having a cup of tea. It was common for Prince An to come in and out of the harem on weekdays. When Princess Duan heard that her son was coming, she happily welcomed him out in person.
An Wang entered the bedroom with a stinky face.
Before Princess Duan could open her mouth, Prince An said angrily: "Concubine, please put away your unwanted thoughts as soon as possible and don't bring trouble to Prince An's palace!"
Concubine Duan was poured a basin of cold water on her head, and she immediately became angry: "Okay, when you grow up and your wings get hard, you won't listen to me anymore, right?"
"At my age, I don't know how many years I can live. I'm not doing this for your sake..."
King An snorted coldly: "My son cannot bear the kindness of my mother and concubine."
Concubine Duan: "..."
Concubine Duan had a good way of dealing with her daughter-in-law. She was not so tough when facing her son's angry look. Soon her eyes were red and she cried: "Look at your second sister-in-law, she is so smart. She has already made the Zhao family and Xie
We are getting married. In addition to brother Lin, your fifth sister-in-law also raises brother Ji. In terms of love, your fifth sister-in-law has the deepest relationship with the emperor and empress."
"My brother is still young. If my grandmother doesn't make some plans for him, how can I just wait and see?"
"It's a good thing that both of you and your wife don't accept my love. My whole heart has been eaten by a dog..."
When a mother cries, a son can only endure it for a while.
King An rubbed his painful head vigorously, and after Concubine Duan had calmed down a bit after sobbing and crying, he opened his mouth and said: "Concubine, don't cry yet, listen to me."
"Both the emperor's brother and his wife are very calculating people. I don't need to elaborate on the shrewdness of their couple. My mother and concubine also know it."
"Don't say that they don't have the intention to adopt a step-nephew. Even if they have the intention to adopt a step-nephew in the future, the initiative and choice are also in their hands."
"Besides, I have no intention of giving my son to anyone else."
"For the sake of a dragon chair, several imperial brothers died. Now, only the emperor and my brother are left. The emperor has great trust in me and makes me serve as an errand in the clan mansion. When the king of Fenyang County gets old,
The position of Zongzheng in the Zongren Mansion belongs to me. I don’t have any ambitions, but it is an unexpected blessing to be like this."
Having said this, King An exhaled a long breath, looked at Concubine Duan intently, and continued slowly: "Concubine, you must not be greedy. Think about the situation of our mother and son back then, and then think about us now.
life. If we lose all these things because of greed, we will no longer have a place to settle down."
King An spoke so solemnly that Concubine Duan couldn't cry anymore and asked in a daze: "According to you, what did I do wrong today?"
"What a big mistake!" King An sighed again: "How shrewd and powerful the emperor's sister-in-law is. The emperor's sister-in-law must have guessed something about the behavior of the mother and concubine. If she is afraid of me because of this, I am afraid that the emperor's brother will also
You will be suspicious of me!"
"Don't forget, Mother and Concubine. Brother Ji, Brother Lin, and the others have lost their biological father. I am your father. What is the difference between sending your brother to Jiaofang Palace and coveting the throne?"
Concubine Duan's whole body trembled, her face was as white as paper.
Prince An deliberately spoke harshly to scare Concubine Duan. Seeing Concubine Duan trembling with fear, he simply added more fuel to the fire: "Perhaps, in the Emperor's anger, we, father and son, will no longer be able to survive."
Concubine Duan cried again: "I didn't think so much. What should I do now?"
King An let out a long sigh: "Concubine, don't do anything, just stay calm, so as not to annoy the emperor's sister-in-law. Brother Huang, I'll find a chance to express my feelings. I just hope that the emperor can regard the brother's love and discord."
I care about it."
Concubine Duan didn't dare to have other thoughts, so she answered while crying.
…
The next day, Princess Duan reported illness.
There are four concubines in the palace. Either one is sick or the other is unwell. It is not unusual for them to spend half the year recuperating from illness.
Xie Mingxi naturally knew about King An entering the palace last night. Today, Princess Duan was "sick", which shows that King An is a rare understanding person.
Prince An was well informed, and Xie Mingxi was happy to be a favor, so she went to visit Princess Duan in her palace that day.
Concubine Duan was so frightened by King An's words that she couldn't sleep well all night. At this time, her face was pale and slumped, and she was quite sick. It seemed that the illness was not all fake.
Xie Mingxi asked with concern: "Mr. Duan was fine yesterday, why is she sick today?"
Concubine Duan coughed and covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief: "As we get older, we always have trouble sleeping at night, for fear of catching some cold."
Xie Mingxi glanced at Concubine Duan's slightly guilty face, and said with a pun: "Now that Concubine Duan has grandchildren, I don't know how many people envy Concubine Duan's blessing. Why does Concubine Duan have to worry about it?"
Concubine Duan: "..."
Concubine Duan really regrets it now!
What his son said is right. Xie Mingxi is shrewd and difficult to deal with. Her behavior was obvious yesterday. How could Xie Mingxi not see it? Now he is deliberately beating her up!
Concubine Duan's eyelids were twitching, and she forced a smile: "What the Queen said is true. I just like to worry randomly. In fact, my children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and they will all live a good life. There is no need for me to worry. From now on.
Ah, I will live a good life in the palace."
Xie Mingxi smiled slightly: "Concubine Duan is a sensible person."
After Xie Mingxi left, the "understanding person" Princess Duan broke out in a cold sweat.
After a while, Princess An came into the palace to wait for her.
Princess An came alone without her children. Apparently she was afraid that Princess Duan would force her to take the children to Jiaofang Hall to "say hello". Princess Duan was afraid that it was too late, so why did she have such thoughts.
Concubine Duan sent the maid down, took Concubine An's hand and said, "I have listened to what Prince An said when he came into the palace last night. It is all my fault. My thoughts are not right, and I will cause trouble for you and your wife."
"Don't worry, I will never touch my brother again."
After hearing this, Princess An, who had been tossing and turning all night, was finally relieved and said with red eyes: "It would be best if my mother can figure it out."
Can you not figure it out?
Do you dare not figure it out?
Concubine Duan was stunned for a moment and sighed: "Yes, I should have accepted my fate long ago."
…
After this incident, the harem finally stopped.
At least, it's calm on the surface.
Time flies by in a blink of an eye, and soon it will be a new year again.
In the tenth year since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the emperor was already thirty years old. There was still only Queen Xie in the harem, and her beloved daughter Sheng Luo was still the only one at her knees.
At the first imperial meeting of the new year, all the censors in the censorship table jointly submitted a memorial, asking the emperor to choose a concubine. This time, censor Lin was also among them.
"...The inheritance of children and heirs is related to the country and the country. Without a crown prince, the people of the country are restless, and the country is uneasy. I sincerely request the emperor to open up the harem, select concubines, and inherit the children."
