The fact that Concubine Jin Xian was pregnant before the empress really had a big impact on Li You. There was at least a half chance that she would give birth to the emperor's eldest son. If she was involved in this Tian family matter, there would be no bottom line and no way out.
In fact, in other dynasties, it would be okay for a concubine to give birth to a son. Most of them would be granted the title of Taiping Prince with no real power. The prince must still come from the main palace.
But the Ming Dynasty was evil. Counting the emperors before Chongzhen, except for Emperor Hui, Chengzu, Daizong, Shizong, and Yizong, who had abnormal successions, the father died and the son succeeded, and the eldest son of the queen inherited the great treasure.
There were not many, and the only one who really did this was Emperor Wuzong. In addition, Renzong and Xuanzong were the eldest sons who inherited the treasure, and Yingzong was the eldest son who pretended to inherit the treasure. These were basically concentrated in the early dynasties.
In fact, Emperors Yingzong, Xianzong, Xiaozong, Mu Zong, Shenzong, Guangzong, Xizong and other emperors all succeeded to the throne as concubines. The total probability of a concubine prince, especially the eldest son of the emperor, to inherit the throne is as high as 70%!
Especially since the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Jingnan Period, from Yingzong to Chongzhen, only Emperor Zhengde succeeded to the throne as his legitimate son, and the probability of his concubine succeeding to the throne was almost 90%!
Emperor Jinghe is actually the eldest son of the middle palace. Who would have thought that now, it seems that Empress Xiao is not doing her best and let the concubine get pregnant first. All the ministers who learned the news could not help but murmur in their hearts and run the money.
The concubine Xian's relative, Li You, who entered the palace on the side of the road, was even more murmuring.
If the eldest son of the emperor is born and raised safely, who can say that he will not become emperor in the future? According to the feng shui of the Ming Dynasty Palace and existing sample statistics, the probability is actually 70%.
Master Li originally arranged for Jin Su Niang to enter the palace as a concubine, and his main purpose was to promote Jin Wanwan. To help him get rid of Jin Wanwan's crime, he had no other superfluous ideas.
Li You felt that given the current situation, it would be enough to mix well with the civil service circle and get a job with honor, or secretly make friends with a few powerful eunuchs (replaced by the eldest princess in Mr. Li's case).
Anyone who wants to take the route of a concubine is out of their mind and has the least guarantee. But I didn't expect that Concubine Jin Xian was so confident that she had no intention of inserting herself into her.
Mr. Li, who was flourishing in the foreign court, was still very new to matters in the palace. He suddenly encountered something related to him and couldn't help but think about it for a while.
Finally, he silently calculated that the 50% probability of giving birth to the emperor's eldest son multiplied by the 70% probability of the emperor's eldest son succeeding to the throne is a probability of about one-third. It's really not low...
But Princess Guide is different. She has been in charge of the Sixth Palace since she was seventeen. She has expelled princes, killed eunuchs and maids with a stick, and supported the emperor. Her Royal Highness Chitose, who has been in the palace for many years, is not very impressed by the pregnancy of the imperial concubine.
, at this time she was even more interested in her lover's expression.
Judging from his arrogant and respectful demeanor, he is too country bumpkin, he must be frightened...His Royal Highness Chitose, who was watching with cold eyes, secretly curled his lips and thought. He began to think about how to send his lover away when he started to talk down to him. Whenever this happens,
, I am always taken advantage of if I am not careful.
Li You let out a long sigh and turned into a sad face again, as if the sky was about to fall. But the one who sighed did not speak.
Princess Guide couldn't help but speak first, "Look at your courage. Such a trivial matter makes you panic? Couldn't it be that you are a prince?"
Li You shook his head, "That's wrong. The panic is not for myself, but for my son!"
Knowing that he was exaggerating, His Highness Chitose still asked: "Which son are you talking about? Xiao Liu'er?"
"Yes, I am very worried about his future."
Guide Chitose couldn't bear to hear other people say anything bad about Xiao Liu'er. Liu frowned and scolded: "Nonsense! As a father, don't talk about these unlucky words! Xiao Liu'er is in good health. Wealth and glory are like grabbing things from a bag, how can you?"
Will it make you worried?"
Li You sighed with hatred: "It's just because his mother is so stupid! Of course it makes me worried."
"You..." The eldest princess had been scolded as "stupid" for the first time after living for more than 20 years. She tried very hard to control her temper and gritted her teeth and said: "You came here on purpose to make people angry today? If you say
If I don't come out, I will never see Xiao Liu'er again."
"Xiao Liu'er's future status will probably be similar to yours, and he was given a national surname, so there is inheritance between you. What you are like, he will be like..."
"What am I like? What's wrong with me?"
Li You said with compassion: "You are not aware of the internal and external troubles. When you wake up from a dream, it will be too late."
People from the Tian family are the most sensitive to such words. Princess Guide couldn't help but straighten her body and face her lover with the most proud attitude. She looked down on her lover with the most proud eyes and said three words coldly: "You continue.
.”
Although Mr. Li is so familiar with the eldest princess that he knows the smoothest parts of her body, he still felt a little confused at this moment.
He seemed to have seen the aggressive and unapproachable His Highness Chitose from the first meeting between the two. It seemed that the first few sentences were inconsistent, and the next sentence was "Give me wine (with spices)!"
Then he became serious, solemnly greeted him again and said: "Your Highness is rooted in the palace and spreads to the outer court. Now you are troubled by internal and external troubles. Don't you know it? Your Highness has been in charge of the palace for ** years. This year, the emperor took charge of the government, so His Highness withdrew from the palace.
But the old days are still there, and the influence is still there. Can those who come after you not be suspicious?"
The latecomers Li You refers to naturally refer to the theoretical Lords of the Sixth Palace and the theoretical heads of eunuchs. More specifically, Empress Xiao and the second-ranking eunuch Bingbi Duan Zhien. No need to specify.
, the eldest princess can naturally hear it.
It is no secret that Empress Xiao and Duan Zhien have a good relationship in the palace, and their intention is already obvious, but the emperor is happy to see it happen. Of course, the emperor hopes that his empress will have a harmonious relationship with his eldest companion.
That's why Chitose Chitose, who never lacked decisiveness in killing, tolerated this. Besides, it was a good thing for the emperor to have a right-hand assistant around him. It was nothing if she sacrificed some power. Anyway, she was no longer in the palace, and she was concentrating on establishing
The young master ignored the matter.
"You sent Concubine Jin Xian to the palace. In the eyes of others, she is yours. This cannot be changed. If nothing happens, it will be fine. Once something happens, there will be trouble. Now that Concubine Jin Xian is pregnant, what do they think in their hearts? No.
I criticize people's hearts. I am not afraid of ten thousand, but I am afraid of the worst. With your support, Concubine Jin Xian, I am afraid that some people will worry that the old incident of Xuanzong will happen again!"
The so-called Xuanzong's past events refer to the incident in which Emperor Xuanzong forcibly abolished the queen and appointed a new favorite concubine as his queen. This is a unique example in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Later famous favored concubines such as Concubine Wan Guifei of the Chenghua Dynasty and Concubine Zheng of the Wanli Dynasty were favored.
She was favored, but she was not treated as a queen.
"If you want peace and quiet, you must truly believe that His Highness will relinquish power and take care of his old age without being a threat. But even I don't believe that you will do this. Who else will believe it?"
Princess Guide sneered: "This palace is for the Holy Lord and the royal family to prevent the Holy Lord from being financially restricted by the ministers! Those summer cicadas are beyond words!"
"Regardless of the motive, His Highness keeps withdrawing from the Imperial Palace, but he establishes a new Shaofu and continues to hold power. It's a shame that some people can rest assured. Now His Highness is out of favor with the Emperor and is kind to others, but they don't seem to think of His Highness's painstaking efforts.
What's more, they are always by the Emperor's side, but His Highness is now retreating outside the palace!"
Princess Guide, who has been prestigious in the palace for many years, said proudly: "So what?"
Li You said lightly sarcastically: "No, the overlord of Western Chu also views the King of Han named Liu in the same way. Under the high walls of Fengyang, there are still many empty houses waiting for him."
When the clan made mistakes, they were often sent to Fengyang to be imprisoned, which was called "high wall". Princess Guide secretly felt that what her lover said was somewhat reasonable, but she couldn't stand it because of the sarcasm. She became angry and said: "Don't you
You want me to give up all my authority and be a rich girl? It sounds reasonable, but are you willing to let it go?"
"Don't! If you hold on to power, others will still be afraid of you. If you let go of power, you'll be free to mercenary people!"
Princess Guide was a little anxious without realizing it, and asked impatiently: "This won't work, that won't work either, what do you think we should do?"
Li You walked around seven or eight times, waiting for this sentence, and said quickly: "In the final analysis, this dilemma arises only because you act with the emperor's position in mind, and for the emperor's sake, not Xiao Liu'er's position.
, Think about your son! Mother is more valuable than her son, Xiao Liuer is your flesh and blood, and only Xiao Liuer can inherit you. If you don’t think about him, then you will lose your position!"
After hearing her lover's words, the eldest princess was immediately stunned, and her strong and tenacious mind was shaken. She had a deep relationship with her father. She calculated with her fingers that since she had upheld her father's last edict and followed his last wish, she had given her wholeheartedly and conscientiously to help him.
Brother, it has been ten years now.
Such thoughts have become her subconscious behavioral guidance and permeate her life. Sometimes she feels that she is the female Duke Zhou.
But now Li You broke the window paper and told her, you are not only the daughter of the late emperor, the emperor's eldest sister, but also the mother of a little baby. Only this little baby is the closest person to you at the moment!
In a daze, His Highness Chitose suddenly heard his lover ask again: "By the way, Your Highness Gui Geng?"
Good question! Princess Guide was so excited that she woke up. She swept her sleeves and was about to get angry. She definitely didn’t want to mention her age in front of Li You. It was too shameful!
Can you be angry? Li You saw that the situation was not right, and quickly continued to talk to himself, "If I remember correctly, I should be twenty-six, and I have a child late in life. It is rare to live in seventy years, and people like you are worried like this
People are destined not to live long. If you are unlucky, you will only have twenty or thirty years of life. By then, Xiao Liu'er will have just grown up.
If your position continues to be skewed like this, the grown-up Xiao Liu'er will be dragged down by you and will be helpless in the palace and powerless in the court. It is too dangerous to get to this point in the emperor's family, and he will become someone else's fish!
Thinking of this, how embarrassing it is for people, so I am so worried! Poor my son, his mother can't treat him wholeheartedly, and he is destined to suffer with the incomplete mother's love!"
Princess Guide was dumbfounded again by the eloquent Li You. Li You secretly glanced at her expression and thought to himself, she had tricked her two or three times with Xiaoliuer, and she might be able to regain some ground today...(To be completed)
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