Chapter 55 The harem is empty

Only after these years have passed, otherwise these books would really be wasted.

The younger brother still hasn't spoken, but he has learned to write. However, he is too lazy to communicate and write, so he is still the same.

"I heard that the emperor has only had one imperial concubine in the harem for three years. I heard that she was a maid who has been with the emperor since she was a child. However, she is now the adopted daughter of Marquis Guangde." Zhang Anxian is much better informed than she is about this kind of thing.

I also know it.

Zhang Anchu listened to her words, and his hands were not idle, helping her to sort out the thread.

She had heard of the Marquis of Guangde. There were three marquises in the Great Yong Dynasty. One was the Marquis of Huining. His father died while following the founding emperor's uprising, so he gave the marquis to his son, who is now the Marquis of Huining.

Will wait.

One is Zhang Anchu’s father, Marquis of Peiping.

The last one was the Marquis of Guangde. Because he had no heirs, it was rumored that he was a eunuch.

He actually recognized a maid as his adopted daughter, even though the maid now held a high position and was the emperor's only concubine in the harem.

Zhang Anchu guessed that the emperor must have played a role in this. It seemed that the imperial concubine was very favored.

"But, I don't know why. Apart from that, I don't seem to have heard of the deeds of this imperial concubine. It's as if there is no such person in this palace." This is the strange thing about Zhang Anxian.

If there is only one imperial concubine in the palace, then something should be spread.

"Really?" Zhang Anchu also became confused, but then said, "Maybe the imperial concubine is too talkative and doesn't like to go out."

Zhang Anxian nodded in agreement, and this was the only explanation.

"Your Majesty still cares about brotherhood. The former eldest prince is now Prince Xiaoyao." Zhang Anxian thought of something else. She paused in her hands and continued talking: "Chu Chu, you must go to the palace draft this time."

Yes, I want you to do me a favor."

Zhang Anxian embroidered a bright red handkerchief and kept moving her hands, as if this task was just a very small thing.

"Sister, what can I help you with?" Zhang Anchu stopped to sort out the thread and asked her.

"I want you to help me give something to someone." Zhang Anxian put down what she was doing, stood up, and took out a golden hairpin from the jewelry box.

Zhang Anchu stood up. She knew that this golden hairpin had always been worn by her eldest sister in the past three years.

She heard from her eldest sister that this was a reward from the palace.

"Sister, you don't want to give the golden hairpin away to someone else, do you?" Zhang Anchu felt that this was inappropriate. This is something from the palace, how could you give it to someone else so easily?

"This is not mine. Now, it's time to return it to its original owner." Zhang Anxian reluctantly stroked the golden hairpin. Over the years, she has worn it often and has become familiar with it.

"Returning the property to its original owner?" Zhang Anchu had a bad premonition, remembering that Zhang Anxian once vaguely revealed something about her relationship with the second prince. Could it be that the second prince gave it to her?

Now the second prince has been demoted to a commoner and is under house arrest in the mansion.

Zhang Anxian leaned into her ear and said, "Leave it to Fu Zhixuan."

This is the first time Zhang Anchu has heard this name. However, Fu Ben has the surname of Huang, so he must be a member of the royal family.

"He is now a commoner, and it would be inappropriate to call him that way again." Zhang Anxian said with a wry smile.

Three years have passed. When she decided to come out of the palace, she had already thought that this day might happen.

When Zhang Anchu heard what she said, he understood that Fu Zhixuan was the second prince's name. He nodded and put the golden hairpin away.

"Then do you want to say something?" Zhang Anchu felt that his sister seemed to be in a bad mood and asked again.

"There is no need to bring any words. He will know it when he receives the gold hairpin." Zhang Anxian smiled slightly, picked up the needle and thread again, and embroidered the handkerchief.

Zhang Anchu didn't understand and didn't know what happened between the two. He was confused.

In order not to make my sister-in-law sad, I didn’t ask in detail.

Above the court hall, the current emperor Fu Zhiyuan sat on the dragon chair, frowning, listening to the discussion of the officials below.

"Your Majesty, now that three years of filial piety have passed and the harem is empty, it's time to add more people to the harem to extend the line of heirs."

The person below who said this was Prince Xiaoyao, the former prince.

At first, after quelling the rebellion of the second prince and rescuing his father and mother, unfortunately, his father had a difficult life these days and was tortured deeply. His old illness relapsed and he was about to die, so he wanted to pass the throne to the prince.

This is justifiable, and the minister didn't say anything.

However, the prince refused to be an emperor, which fortunately did not make the emperor angry to death on the spot.

Even the queen fainted, and the prince burst into tears, recounting what had happened over the years, so that the emperor finally did not pass the throne to him.

Instead, it was passed to the third prince.

The emperor was worried about the prince and left him alone to talk, telling him to keep the tiger talisman well and not be afraid of the tiger talisman.

The prince originally wanted to give the tiger talisman to the third prince, but after his father's earnest advice before he died, he had no choice but to obey and keep the tiger talisman for himself.

He had been waiting for this day for a long time, and he still remembered the concubine in Peking, who was so beautiful and beautiful. From the time they met that year, even to this day, he still misses her.

He felt that the third brother would definitely choose that woman for him.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the harem is now empty and no heir has been born in three years." Prime Minister Zuo Ji Wen came out of the procession and said with his hands raised.

Prime Minister Zuo is an old man in the court and the father of the former Crown Princess. Now, the Crown Prince has become Prince Xiaoyao and the Crown Princess has become the Princess.

This daughter is a waste of time.

Fortunately, there is only one concubine in the emperor's harem. The Ji family is determined to win the position of queen!

Fu Zhiyuan, who was sitting on the dragon throne, knew that this day would come sooner or later. He looked at everyone in the court reviewing the matter, and Prince Xiaoyao even winked at him.

Fu Zhiyuan held his forehead and said in a neither sad nor happy tone: "Then let's set a lucky day."

"The Emperor's Holy Ming!"

After going to court, Prince Xiaoyao stayed here specially. He still had something to say to Fu Zhiyuan, so as to save him from forgetting.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Fu Zhiyuan asked him to enter the study room and said.

To this eldest brother, he has never called himself me in private.

Prince Xiaoyao also went to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. He would not even go to court on weekdays. When he appeared in the court today, Fu Zhiyuan guessed that he must have something to see him.

"Third brother, don't forget me in this draft!" Prince Xiaoyao came up to him and said with a smile.

Fu Zhiyuan frowned, knowing that he would definitely be inseparable from women!

Sooner or later, he will die under a woman's skirt!

"Brother, I heard that during the three-year period of filial piety, a new person was admitted to your house?" Fu Zhiyuan asked with a raised eyebrow.

Since he became emperor, he has become more informed. He originally didn't pay attention to Prince Xiaoyao's backyard.

However, some officials thought that he wanted to get rid of Prince Xiaoyao. Even if he didn't want to know, some officials with ulterior motives would report it.
Chapter completed!