Chapter 243: King’s Heart Like the Sea
"I forgot about this." Concubine Shu smiled with some regret, "Do you know why Princess Anqing made a fuss about breaking off the engagement last time?"
Ying Ning smiled and said: "I actually heard a little bit about this. It is said that the sixth prince was injured and it would be harmful to the heir."
"Is this true or false?"
"It's groundless. Since such a thing has been reported and caused such a strong reaction from Princess Anqing, I believe it is somewhat true." Ying Ning said.
"I am also wondering about this matter. If it is false, Zhang Gaoqiu is not so stupid, right? In the end, his daughter became a concubine. But if it is true, why did the emperor keep him living in the capital instead of sending him to the fiefdom?
Woolen cloth?"
Ying Ning thought for a while: "Maybe the fiefdom is not enough?"
Concubine Shu laughed out loud: "It's your serious way of telling jokes that makes people laugh the most. Even a princess like you has a fief, but he doesn't have a prince?"
"Then why?"
"There is speculation both inside and outside the court that the emperor still prefers the sixth prince to be the crown prince."
"Then just make him the crown prince. How can you make him King Xuan now?"
"You should think carefully about the word "Xuan". If it doesn't mean that, why would you give him such a title?"
"Your heart is like the sea." Ying Ning sighed.
"You are a clever little kid. You must know something about the whole story, yet you haven't told your aunt yet." Concubine Shu said angrily.
Ying Ning just chuckled and said, "I have a little guess, but I don't know if it's true or not."
"Say it."
"I think the sixth prince is indeed injured. It's hard to say whether it can be cured." Ying Ning whispered her speculation, "If the news hadn't spread, the emperor could have made him the prince directly.
But now that the rumors are spreading, it will not be easy for the Emperor to handle."
Concubine Shu smiled and said: "Who dares to spread such a thing?"
"After ruling out other possibilities, the only explanation left is that the sixth prince himself released the news."
"Isn't this impossible?" Concubine Shu was stunned, "Are you stupid, the Sixth Prince? If a man encounters such a thing, if he doesn't try his best to hide it, how can he take the initiative to let it go?"
"If I'm not mistaken, it's probably for my marriage to Princess Anqing."
Concubine Shu made a low voice, covered her lips and said with a smile: "I'm afraid this Sixth Prince... is still thinking about you, right?"
Everyone knew that Gu Changyuan proposed to marry Yingning.
Yingning smiled and said: "That's not necessarily true. However, it is certain that he does not want to marry Princess Anqing."
"Tsk." Concubine Shu shook her head, "If this is true, this sixth prince is also a ruthless person. In order to prevent Princess Anqing from becoming his concubine, he even gave up the position of prince."
"He is King Xuan, so there is still a chance."
"That makes sense. It just depends on whether the six kings can take care of themselves well." Concubine Shu chuckled, "If you want to be a prince, it's not okay if you can't have children. Then the three kings and the five kings
But they all gave birth to sons."
Ying Ning couldn't help but think of Ci'er.
Ci'er is already the eldest grandson of the Li family, and no one will ever know the secret that he is Gu Changyuan's son.
This made Ying Ning feel a little relieved.
When they reached a fork in the road, Concubine Shu said, "I'll go back and lie down for a while, so you don't have to send me back. Go back to your own place and play with the three girls and the four girls. The two of them finally went to the palace, and they spent the whole day there."
If they are bored in the house, take them out for a walk."
Ying Ning agreed, watched her go away, and then turned back to her Jade Fortune Palace.
Chapter completed!