Concubine Yuan Gui held Chu Yunning's hand tightly with some fear: "Chu Shang Palace, I don't want to be favored, nor do I want to be one of the harems. I still look forward to one day leaving this prison."
Looking at Yuan Guifei's childish face, Chu Yunning felt a little uncomfortable. Maybe he shouldn't have implicated innocent people in the first place and buried a sixteen-year-old girl's life.
"Concubine Yuan, don't worry too much. The boat will go straight to the bridge. I believe the emperor is not a person who kills innocent people indiscriminately."
The premise is that the Gong family will not collude to rebel against the party or rebel.
Among all the people in the Gong family, Chu Yunning has a pretty good impression of Yuan Guifei. She is young and stable, and does not cause trouble. The young lady was born without any airs.
"Thank you Chu Shang Palace for your comfort."
The two chatted for a while, and Beibei ran over and nestled in Chu Yunning's arms: "Mom, what are you whispering about?"
"This is a secret between adults." Chu Yunning smiled and stretched out his hand to scratch the tip of Beibei's nose, with a smile on his face.
"Beibei is talented and intelligent, but it may not be a good thing in the palace." Concubine Yuan Gui was worried. She really thought about Beibei.
Now that there is a little prince in the harem, Beibei's situation becomes a bit embarrassing.
Chu Yunning's eyes moved slightly: "Beibei is just a little prince, how can he compare with the little prince."
It happened that someone came to report at this time that He Meiren had fetal motility and was probably about to give birth. After hearing this, Chu Yuning packed the medicine box and rushed there.
When they arrived, He Meiren had already seen red and screamed for help in pain. When she saw Chu Yunning coming, she seemed to have seen a savior.
"Is He Meiren about to give birth?"
Chu Guiren's voice came from outside the door, and he was about to rush in hurriedly. Chu Yunning frowned, a little unhappy: "Who let her in!"
"What's wrong with me coming to visit He Meiren?" Chu Guiren had already stepped in, straightening his jaw, with an air on his face, and his eyes were wandering around, searching for He Meiren's figure. When he saw the figure on the collapse
The man rushed over anxiously.
"Mr. Chu, this is the delivery room. You can't bear to disturb the beauty's delivery!" Chu Yunning stopped Mr. Chu from going: "Come here, take Mr. Chu out of here!"
"Who dares!" Chu Guiren snorted, Ling Bin can adopt the little prince, why can't she? With the emperor's love for her, maybe she can also raise the little prince.
After all, He Meiren came from a humble background and was not worthy of being raised at all. However, she was the legitimate daughter of the Chu family, with a distinguished status and was deeply loved by the emperor.
So as soon as Guiren Chu heard that He Meiren was pregnant, he rushed over immediately and even planned to take the baby away as soon as it landed.
"Ah!" He Meiren shouted in pain, her temples were wet with sweat, and her face was pale.
Chu Guiren wanted to move forward: "He Meiren, you must persevere and give birth to the second prince safely."
"Mr. Chu, have you had enough trouble?" Chu Yunning was furious, but Mr. Chu was so arrogant, and relying on the emperor's favor, he didn't take Chu Yunning seriously at all: "I won't leave today.
We must see the second prince born. If you dare to touch me, I will go to the emperor immediately."
Chu Yunning clenched her fists tightly.
"Chu Shang Palace, come and take a look." Wen Po shouted.
Finally, reason overcame anger. Chu Yunning was too lazy to argue with Guiren Chu and turned to help He Meiren deliver the baby.
About an hour later, as the child's cries rang out, He Meiren finally gave birth to the second prince safely.
"Don't worry, Beauty. The Second Prince is fair and healthy."
After all, he is a full-term child. Compared with the cat-like eldest prince, the second prince is much stronger. Hearing this, He Meiren smiled happily: "Thank you Chu Shang Palace. The second prince and I will remember Chu Shang Palace for his efforts today."
, he will definitely repay you one day.”
"He Mei, don't think too much. The most important thing now is to recuperate."
Outside the door, Eunuch Mo called for the emperor to arrive. Chu Yunning carried the newborn second prince to see Emperor Mingwen. Emperor Mingwen leaned over and took a look.
"Your Majesty, I really like the second prince, can you let me hug him?" Chu Guiren came to Emperor Mingwen's side at some unknown time, staring directly at the baby.
Emperor Mingwen's dark eyes flashed with displeasure.
"Your Majesty, please take me as my concubine." Chu Guiren couldn't wait to reach out to hug the second prince, but Chu Yunning avoided her.
"Your Majesty, He Meiren narrowly escaped death and gave birth to the second prince. I would like to please the emperor to please He Meiren and make He Meiren his concubine." Chu Yunning said.
When Chu Guiren heard this, he glared at Chu Yunning fiercely, wishing to tear her mouth apart. Wasn't he deliberately going against himself?
"Sure, who is the beautiful woman to be named He De's concubine?"
She is the fourth concubine and has a title. So far, her status is second only to the queen. Only concubines and above in the palace can personally raise the prince or princess.
"Your Majesty." Chu Guiren looked aggrieved. Why could such a lowly person like He Meiren be canonized as a concubine?
"Chen Dai and Concubine De thank you for your kindness." Chu Yunning knelt down to express his gratitude and directly interrupted Chu Guiren's words: "The child is too young to withstand the torment of strangers. If Chu Guiren likes children, he will have his own one day in the future.
The children will be as valuable as the mother in the future."
How can a nobleman have the nerve to snatch the concubine's child? Dream!
Now that the matter has come to this, it is useless for Chu Guiren to say any more. He reaches out and touches his belly subconsciously. She has been favoring him these days, so maybe she also has a little prince in her belly.
She doesn't care about a child born to a pariah.
"Your Majesty, can I raise my own children in the future?" Chu Guiren looked at Emperor Mingwen with a shy look.
Emperor Mingwen had a smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes. Instead, a cold and biting smile appeared on his face: "Of course you can."
It would be strange to be able to give birth to a child, Chu Yunning thought to herself.
There was another happy event in the palace. Emperor Mingwen was so happy that he waved his hand and prepared to grant amnesty to the whole world and take the opportunity to reduce or reduce taxes.
Concubine He De has a character that neither fights nor robs, which is why Chu Yunning chose her. In addition, Concubine He De has a poor family background. As long as she lives her life peacefully, she will have no worries about prosperity and wealth in the rest of her life.
Emperor Mingwen stood outside the door and comforted Concubine He De for a few words before leaving. Before leaving, he did not forget to ask Chu Yunning to take good care of Concubine He De and the second prince.
As soon as Emperor Mingwen left, Chu Gui became so popular that he moved closer to Chu Yunning.
"Eldest sister, we are all girls of the Chu family. For the sake of the glory of the family, we should put aside our past grudges. I want to raise the second prince, why are you obstructing me?"
Chu Yunning handed the swaddling clothes to the nanny: "Go down first."
"Eldest sister!" Chu Guiren looked around and said in a mysterious and low voice: "Eldest sister, we should cooperate well. We will have the final say whether the harem will be in the future, the future of the rest of our lives and the glory of the family...
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Chu Yunning rolled her eyes and interrupted in time: "Don't think that I don't know what's going on in your mind. If you gain power, the first thing you will do is to eradicate me. Likewise, I have the power today and I will never do it."
I won’t let you ascend to a high position easily!”
"You!" Chu Guiren was trembling with anger when he heard this.
"Don't worry, as long as I am here, you will never have children in your life!"
Chu Yunning was afraid that it would not be enough to hit her, so he added a few more words: "I have finished learning the rules of show girls in the Chuxiu Palace. The Ministry of Internal Affairs made green-headed cards overnight. You can take care of yourself!"
Chu Guiren was about to be angered to death by Chu Yunning. He clenched the handkerchief tightly and stamped his foot: "I want to go to the emperor to make the decision!"
Chu Yunning was not afraid at all, and went directly into the back room to help look after Concubine De.
an hour later
On the way back to Qingluan Palace, Chu Yunning heard that noble Chu had offended Emperor Mingwen and was punished by kneeling for two hours.
"Miss, when will Mr. Chu regain his memory? Why doesn't the emperor punish him severely?" Bi Xiu said.
Chu Guiren is a brainless person. To a certain extent, he is a living target for others to take advantage of. There is still use in keeping him.
"She insists on seeking death. No one can stop her. Sooner or later."
Chu Yunning shook his head and was too lazy to care about Mr. Chu.
Suddenly there were two princes and a princess in the palace, which can be considered a prosperous population.
Especially the second prince, who is full of heaven and very healthy, makes people feel pity at the sight of him.
She had just fallen asleep that day when suddenly Eunuch Mo came over anxiously: "Chu Shanggong, Your Majesty, please come over immediately."
"Now?"
Isn't it troublesome to do this in the middle of the night? But you can hear that Eunuch Mo is anxious, probably because there is something important.
Chu Yunning didn't have time to think too much and quickly put on his clothes and rushed to the Yizheng Hall.
Under the moonlight, she walked hurriedly and lowered her voice: "Eunuch Mo, is there something important?"
"I can't say much, I will tell you when you get there."
Inside the political hall
Emperor Mingwen lay weakly on the couch, his face pale and his eyes closed tightly.
"How many times has this happened to your Majesty?"
Emperor Mingwen was strong on the outside and weak on the inside. His body collapsed, and he had been gritting his teeth to hold on.
"Hey, the emperor has not slept for several days. There are internal and external troubles, the victims' affairs have not been resolved, and the civil and military officials often pose problems to the emperor. This evening, the emperor came to send a letter to Feng Fei Ge, and the emperor fell ill after reading it.
Already."
Eunuch Mo still has lingering fears. The only doctor he can trust in the entire palace is Chu Yunning.
Chu Yunning understood clearly that this body was indeed exhausted.
It is difficult to be an emperor, but even more difficult to be a wise king.
So Chu Yunning wrote a prescription and used acupuncture on the acupuncture points. It was almost dawn when Emperor Mingwen's complexion improved.
Emperor Mingwen opened his eyes, and what came into view was Chu Yunning's slap-sized and delicate face.
"Am I so sick that I'm going to die?"
Chu Yunning frowned: "Although the emperor is weak, he is not about to die. The emperor should worry less these days and rest for a while. The world will not collapse for a while."
Emperor Mingwen sat up slowly, his eyebrows filled with inextricable sorrow.
"If your Majesty has any troubles, why don't you tell me. Maybe I can help." In Chu Yunning's heart, Emperor Mingwen was a good emperor who loved his people like his own son.
He has a clear sense of love and hate, does not care about personal gains and losses, and has a strong sense of the overall situation.
Emperor Mingwen sat up halfway and leaned lazily on the soft pillow: "Princess Yu'an will come to get married next month, but she wants the position of queen. The prime minister of the palace is helping the people, and he has many disciples under his name. I can't depose the queen.
, Secondly, Princess Yu'an is Furui of Yunlan Kingdom, and she is also the only eldest daughter. Yunlan Kingdom has strong soldiers and horses. In the past few years, we have conquered east and west and suffered a lot of losses. It is not easy to offend Yunlan Kingdom at this juncture.
"
Chu Yunning fell into deep thought and asked, "Has Princess Yu'an met the emperor?"
Emperor Mingwen shook his head: "Princess Yu'an has never left Yunlan Kingdom."
"In that case, I have a way. If Princess Yu'an herself is unwilling to enter the palace, then Yunlan Kingdom will not blame us."
Emperor Mingwen raised his eyebrows: "Tell me and listen."
"The emperor can choose an unmarried young talent. His status should not be too low or too high. If he can create some accidents on Princess Yu'an's way to Beijing, let the princess choose her own marriage and give up the post."
This is just one of the methods. If it fails, there is a second possibility, which is for the Queen to abdicate the throne on her own initiative.
Inciting civil and military officials, kidnapping the Gong family morally, and then killing themselves.
In short, the marriage must be successful.
"What if neither works?"
Chu Yunning curled her lips: "The worst outcome can only be that the princess becomes the queen."
As for the Gong family, compared to the losses caused by the war, it is easier to deal with the Gong family.
"It's up to you to persuade the queen. As for the selection, I have my own discretion."
As Emperor Mingwen spoke, he covered his mouth and coughed twice. He looked like he was short of energy and blood. He calmed down for a moment and then said: "Last time you proposed the donation and the imperial examination, I plan to take the opportunity to implement it. You are a talented person. If I can take this matter
Once the matter is taken care of, I will let you leave the capital."
Chu Yunning's eyelids twitched when she heard this, and she couldn't hide her excitement: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"No need to be polite, get up." Emperor Mingwen coughed twice more: "I'm afraid I won't be able to support the little prince when he grows up. Does Chu Shang Palace have any suggestions?"
The two princes were still young and could not tell their character at all. Concubine Ling was too dark-minded, and Concubine De was too weak to withstand the situation.
After thinking about it, there is only one way.
"emperor......"
"Don't comfort me like those imperial doctors, I just need to obey the truth." Emperor Mingwen said.
Chu Yunning was silent for a while before saying: "The emperor can use his poor health as an excuse to establish a supervisor or regent now to balance the power."
"In your opinion, who is more suitable to supervise the country?"
"I recommend King Huai."
After hearing this, Eunuch Mo couldn't help but interject:
"Prince Huai has a wrong mind. If he gains power, what will he do?"
But Chu Yunning smiled: "Instead of jumping around in the distance, it is better to keep it under your nose and stare at it. The ancients said that if you want to drive a person crazy, you must let him relax his vigilance and continue to be crazy."
Eunuch Mo was speechless for a moment, then turned to look at Emperor Mingwen, and found that Emperor Mingwen's eyes were astonishingly bright.
"Chu Shanggong, if you were a man, I would definitely use you!"
"Your Majesty, thank you for your good teaching. I am fortunate enough to have learned a few tricks from my own eyes and ears." Chu Yunning continued to flatter me.
Emperor Mingwen suddenly had a bold idea: "Chu Yunning, how about I let King Huai supervise the country and you serve as regent?"
"Your Majesty, think twice. Since ancient times, the harem is not allowed to interfere with government affairs. I have violated it many times. Your Majesty, please stop scaring me." Chu Yunning waved her hand. The harem was enough for her to keep her busy, so she had no intention of becoming a regent.
What's more, this is a thankless job, very tiring, and it offends people everywhere. She has already offended many people, and she is really worried that if she continues, she will be hunted down everywhere.