Author: Loeva

The news of the new emperor's succession and Enke's trial soon became a hot topic in the capital. Other negative news, such as the situation in Liaodong, post-disaster food shortages, or the prince's frail health, were quickly robbed of the limelight.

Although it's not that no one talks about it, it's no longer the center of the conversation.

The Dazhao border area has been at peace for more than thirty years. Nowadays, not many people still remember how terrifying the Beirong army was. Even if there are still people who remember it, it is because the result of the war was that the Dazhao victory was the outcome, and they did not take the Beirong army too seriously.

Take human attacks to heart. Anyway, the imperial court has sent troops to resist. I think it will be safe and sound in three or two months, right? The cold winter in Liaodong is not easy. Compared with the garrison in Liaodong, the Beirong people may not be able to survive.

How much upper hand does it have? Even if it can pose a certain threat in a short period of time, it will be unable to continue.

People in the capital don't know what the officials and people in other areas think. But within the capital, most people are not too worried about the situation in the Liaodong war. Even the possible shortage of military rations only arouses concern among a small number of officials.

.After all, there was a rain disaster in Zhili this year, but Jiangnan and Huguang both had good harvests. After a while, there will be enough food shipped to the capital and Liaodong.

There was still a lot of singing and dancing inside and outside the capital. Those who discussed Liaodong and the food issue may not have paid attention to how many people will be the master of the harem after the new king takes the throne. No matter what the physical condition of His Highness the Crown Prince is, it is obvious that he will be in power within three months.

The successor has ascended the throne, but the condition of the Crown Princess is getting worse day by day. God knows whether she can survive this winter? If she has three shortcomings, then she will not choose the Crown Princess, but the Queen! How will the Emperor and the Queen Mother react to this?

Question, what do you think?

The circle of officials and nobles secretly followed this matter very enthusiastically. You must know that the family most likely to give birth to a new queen is among them.

In the midst of all this bustle, Qin Hanzhen still lived her quiet little life, doing business regularly every day, going to the palace, going back to her parents' home, reading, practicing calligraphy and painting. As for the news from the outside world, someone would tell her about it.

Reports, and there are all kinds of gossip at all levels. As long as she wants to hear it, someone will tell her the answer, and she can also ask people to pay attention to topics she is interested in. Of course, she is not such a gossip, and she will not really

She sent all the spies in Suning County Prince's Mansion to inquire about gossip and trivial matters. She just wanted to know what outside public opinion said about the various major events that were happening in this troubled year. If there were any important remarks,

Or if there is interesting news, she can take it to the palace and tell it to the Queen Mother to make the elderly happy.

The Queen Mother seems to be very busy recently. She occasionally spends time with Qin Hanzhen and other juniors, and can listen to some interesting things outside the palace and have fun. It is a rare moment to relax. The biggest impact of the Crown Princess's serious illness is

There is no one in charge of the affairs of the harem, and the royal concubine's position is not high. She can act as an agent for a period of time, but it is impossible to truly preside over the overall situation. Not to mention that the palace is now at a critical moment. Since it is preparing for the throne ceremony, it also has to prepare for the throne ceremony.

In preparation for the crown prince's ascension to the throne, the palace must be vacated. The emperor will become the queen and take the harem to hide in the palace. The concubines who are preparing to ascend the throne will be together with the queen mother, concubine and concubine who are currently living in Cining and Shoukang palaces.

How to arrange the concubines is also a problem. Since the Crown Princess cannot do these things, naturally the Queen Mother has to step in. The Wang Concubine brings two slightly higher-ranking harems to help the Queen Mother, and the things she has to deal with every day are still

Quite a lot.

Of course, Qin Hanzhen couldn't help with this kind of thing. He could only say more nice things to make the Queen Mother happy and make her relax. However, as a result, the number of times she saw Wang Concubine also increased. She didn't pay much attention to it before.

Most of the information about this daughter of the Wang family was obtained from other people. She only knew that in the ups and downs of the Wang family in the past few decades, only the Queen Concubine was the most stable. When the Wang family was in prosperity, her status had not changed.

Although the Wang family was in decline, her status was not shaken. No matter whether she had helped the Wang family or not, now seeing her calmly assisting the Queen Mother in handling various difficult affairs without being arrogant or impetuous, Qin Qin

Hanzhen knew that it was not unreasonable for her to still maintain her position in the harem.

If the concubine Wang hadn't been unlucky enough to give birth to two children but failed to keep them, and she would have met an ambitious eldest brother, her fate might have been completely different. I wonder if the emperor would be promoted to a higher position after he abdicated.

What about the position? Anyway, if you become a concubine in the Imperial Examination, as long as you can't reach the position of Queen Mother, no matter how high your position is, it means nothing.

Qin Hanzhen had such thoughts in his mind, but he turned and walked towards the East Palace.

Every time she entered the palace and met the Queen Mother, she would go to the East Palace to pay her respects to the Crown Princess. Although under normal circumstances, she could not see the Crown Princess in person, she could meet Princess Minshun and inquire about the Crown Princess.

The condition of the concubine is always getting better. The condition of the crown princess is becoming more and more unsatisfactory. If it continues like this, she may not be able to survive the crown prince's coronation ceremony. Could it be that the crown princess with Tang syndrome will become the first unborn child in the history of this dynasty?

Can the crown princess survive until the day when her husband safely takes the throne of emperor? If so, given the mistakes she made in the death of the great emperor's grandson, she might not even be able to receive the grace of being crowned empress.

get.

Qin Hanzhen sighed secretly as he walked into the East Palace. As expected, the Crown Princess still failed to receive her in person today.

Princess Minshun personally came out to apologize to her and whispered: "My mother-in-law is not in good spirits. Except for waking up for a short time this morning, she has been sleeping all the time. It is rare for her to sleep so deeply, and I can't bear to disturb her. Cousin-in-law."

Forgive me..."

Qin Hanzhen said hurriedly: "What's the matter? I was only worried about the Crown Princess's condition, so I came to pay her respects. I didn't mean to disturb her. Why should my family be polite? The Crown Princess can sleep peacefully, so I don't care about her condition.

It will definitely help. I am only happy for her, so how can I complain? Princess, the dark circles under your eyes are so heavy, did you sleep well? You seem to be thinner than the last time I saw you. You can't do anything on weekdays.

Are you guaranteed three meals a day? Although the princess is filial and worried about the condition of the Crown Princess, if the Crown Princess has not recovered yet, you will be tired and sick first. Wouldn't it make His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess worried and sad? Please take care of yourself, Princess.

You are the one.”

Princess Minshun's eyes turned red, and she lowered her head and saluted: "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your concern. I'm not seriously ill. Maybe it's just because I didn't sleep well last night. My mother and concubine are sleeping peacefully now. I'll just go and catch up on my sleep later."

"

Qin Hanzhen sighed and saw Princess Minshun frowning slightly, as if she was depressed. After thinking about it, he tentatively said: "There have been many rumors outside the palace recently, some of which are very unreliable. If Princess Minshun heard about it,

Don’t take it to heart. People who are close to the palace all know that those rumors are nonsense. They are just gossips that good people gossip to pass the time. Who will take them seriously?

What? The princess is in the palace, and the close relatives around her are the most effective people in the country. The princess’s words are much more credible than those gossips. If you don’t believe the princess, you can go out of the palace and have a look.

Compared with those who said those words and the words from your mouth, who does the world believe more?"

Princess Minshun smiled sheepishly, lowered her head and said: "I also know that those words are unreliable, but... it is inevitable that I will be unhappy when I hear them. My mother-in-law is still alive, and they are looking forward to taking her place...

…”

Qin Hanzhen patted her hand gently, tried to change the topic, and asked about the princess' recent medication, food, and rest. Since Princess Minshun felt that the princess' condition had improved, she would use these things as topics.

Always the safest.

It's just that when she left the palace, her mood was much heavier than when she entered the palace. Even though Princess Minshun was happy that the Crown Princess could sleep peacefully, the Crown Princess's other symptoms had not improved at all. She did not seem to be ill.

It has improved, but it seems more like it has gotten worse. The reason why she can sleep peacefully is not because she can finally rest peacefully, but more like she is confused or in a coma. It seems that the princess's heart disease is really serious.

Did she finally wake up and realize what kind of situation she was in, so she lost her will to live? If she really died, she might still be able to keep her reputation. But if she survived, could she be crowned queen or queen?

It is unknown that the Queen Mother and the Emperor will not have much favorable impressions of her. I am afraid that even His Highness the Crown Prince may not still be thinking about the relationship between husband and wife of nearly twenty years, right?

Qin Hanzhen sighed and returned to the Prince's Mansion. She didn't mention a word about the condition of the Crown Princess to anyone else. The Queen Mother, the Emperor and the Crown Prince must have known about it, and as an outsider, she didn't need to say anything.

After the Wanshou Festival, there was the wedding of Qin Jian. At the same time, Qin Shutao's appointment letter also came down. As he and his brother Qin Zhonghai had expected in advance, he was appointed as the fifth-rank minister of Zhili's Criminal Investigation Department.

He will go to Baoding to take office within the month. Qin Jian's wedding banquet is also Qin Shutao's practice banquet. Many of his old friends and relatives came to have a banquet and see him off.

Accompanying him is Xu Rong. Since Baoding is not far from the capital, he will stay with his future father-in-law and spend a few months in Baoding, waiting for the county examination to start next spring before returning to Beijing to take the examination.

Mr. Liu did not leave him idle, because Mr. Liu's brother lived in Baoding and also opened a school to teach students in Baoding. Mr. Liu had already prepared a handwritten letter and a gift for his student Xu Rong to take to his brother.

During the few months in Baoding, Xu Rong not only had to stay with his father-in-law to increase his knowledge and experience his communication skills, but also had to receive lessons from his uncle every day. His life must have been very fulfilling. On the day of Qin Jian's wedding,

He arrived at the Cheng'enhou Mansion ahead of his parents and grandparents, and as his future sister-in-law, he helped out with everything and was very attentive. It seemed that he had no intention of rejecting the future that the Qin family had arranged for him.

As Qin Jian's cousin, Qin Hanzhen was able to get together with several sisters today, but she did not sit together and talk. Her status is different now, and she has been arranged to go to Princess Xiuning and other royal family members.

At the wedding banquet, she could only look at the sisters from a distance and nodded. This had to be said to be a pity. She then sent Feng'er to secretly send a letter to Qin Jinhua and Qin Jinchun, leaving them to stay during the wedding banquet and find another place to gather at another time.

I heard a loud noise of gongs and drums coming from the direction of the front yard.

The bride's sedan chair has arrived.
Chapter completed!