An Lingrong's Rebirth: The Lock of Qingqiu

The emperor smiled with incomparable coldness and stoicism, and also had a hint of unknown depth. His eyes swept over the people at the banquet, and finally fell on Prince Dun, saying: "Prince Dun is joking, the Queen's My body is weak and I have not been pregnant for many years. This child is my romantic debt, but he was adopted by the queen. Honghui is indeed my biological son, but he is not the queen's biological son. Honghui's biological mother was born when he was born. He passed away due to dystocia a day later.”

As soon as this statement came out, there was an uproar at the banquet, and the atmosphere suddenly became subtle. Prince Dun's face was stiff, and everyone was whispering and talking. An Lingrong did not expect that the emperor would tell this secret directly. He is the emperor. He didn't care at all about everyone's reaction.

The emperor continued: "I was young and frivolous, and had a one-night stand with Ayao. Unexpectedly, she became a mute due to an accident. I felt guilty, so the queen secretly took her into the palace and took care of her. I didn't expect that she would become a mute. I gave birth to a son."

The emperor said calmly: "Honghui will be just like the other elder brothers and princesses in the palace. I will also pamper him, and the queen will treat him as her own son. It's just that the position of the prince, Prince Dun, please tell me."

At the banquet, everyone was whispering to each other. The emperor's words were like a bombshell that stirred up thousands of waves. Everyone's face was full of shock. Only Qi Bin and An Lingrong glanced at Qi Bin. Her pretty face was unexpectedly... No ripples at all.

An Lingrong had all kinds of emotions in his heart. He originally thought that the emperor would hide this secret, but unexpectedly, one-night stand was as ordinary as boiled water in his mouth. The emperor looked at Prince Dun steadily, looking at him coldly with sullen eyes, waiting for his response.

Prince Dun's face became dull, and he was speechless for a long time. After a while, he took a deep breath and seemed to calm down and said: "Your Majesty, Honghui, the sixteenth elder brother, is of royal blood, so naturally he has The person who is qualified to inherit the throne is only the crown prince. It is a national matter and needs careful consideration and the consent and support of all the civil and military officials in the court. "

A slight smile appeared on the corner of the emperor's mouth, and a trace of satisfaction shone in his eyes. His face softened and he said: "Of course, the position of the prince must be carefully considered. I will comprehensively consider Honghui's knowledge and character. A leader must have both ability and political integrity to be able to take on important responsibilities. He also needs everyone's consent. Honghui is still young. It's too early to talk about this now. Don't be in a hurry. Take your time. Come on, let's have a drink. !”

Prince Dun quickly said with a smile: "The emperor is right. Honghui was born in the royal family, but he is still young. I believe that we should first let him receive a good education and cultivate his moral character and ability, and then we can slowly consider the choice of the prince later." It’s a matter of position, don’t be in a hurry, drink and drink!”

The queen's face had lost her smile, and she just held Honghui tightly in her arms. The child was not hers, and she wanted to use it to compete for the crown prince position. Unexpectedly, she was slapped down by the emperor, and the pain was so painful that she could not hear it. For a moment, she had had enough of this injustice!

However, there was no trace of resentment on her stern face. She just pressed her face against Honghui and gently called his name. Then she put on a smiling face and invited everyone to drink and eat while it was hot.

But An Lingrong knew that the queen was trying her best to control her emotions. She was the queen, the empress of the world, the queen below one person and above ten thousand people. She would not lose her composure in front of everyone. The queen A flash of fierceness flashed in her eyes, and she would never give up.

The emperor ruled out Honghui from becoming the crown prince at Honghui's full moon banquet, so what was he waiting for? An Lingrong guessed that he must be waiting for Zhen Huan to become pregnant and conceive a son, and then wait for her son to be born to make him the prince!

Couldn't the Queen think through all the things she could think of? The queen's cold and cold eyes glanced at Zhen Huan's face again and again, but Zhen Huan lowered her head and smiled sweetly, without raising her head to look at the queen.

The Queen Mother did not wait for the banquet to end, but said that she was a little dizzy and wanted to return to the palace early. She also scolded Long Keduo openly during the banquet: "Master Long, the sauerkraut you brought back from Yangzhou last time is from the Ai family." My teeth are about to be sore. I know you have good intentions. You brought more than a dozen boxes at a time, and the Aijia can't finish them all. Fangruo, how many unsealed boxes are left in Shoukang Palace?"

Aunt Fangruo lowered her head and responded respectfully: "Back to the Queen Mother, there are still seven or eight boxes of unopened sauerkraut in the Shoukang Palace!"

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said: "Master Long, after the banquet is over, you can personally bring someone to Shoukang Palace to take the pickled vegetables back!"

The queen was suddenly lost in thought. She still kept a decent smile on her face, but it was difficult to suppress the emotions in her heart. If Zhen Huan was really pregnant with a baby boy, and what the queen was holding was just an abandoned son, she would still be like this. Was it a lot of effort?

When An Lingrong heard the sudden rebuke from the Queen Mother, she glanced at Longkodo. Longkodo's face turned pale and he froze on the spot. He probably didn't expect that the Queen Mother would do this in front of everyone. ? Is it because the Queen Mother was jealous because the Emperor rewarded a beautiful woman to accompany her? She was angry and warned him, right?

Longkodo left the profligate woman Li Nanshi beside him and followed the Queen Mother back to Shoukang Palace. As for whether he really moved the sauerkraut, it is unknown. Except for the emperor, no one cared about the Queen Mother's sauerkraut. .

After the banquet, Aunt Jianqiu secretly conveyed the queen's summons to An Lingrong.

There was no charcoal fire in Jingren Palace, and the air was really cold. The queen's gloomy face, and the coldness rising layer by layer from the bottom of her eyes, made An Lingrong feel frightened. She Her heart tightened, but she told herself that she must stay calm, calm down!

An Lingrong asked respectfully: "Empress, I wonder what your purpose is in finding a concubine?"

The queen was in a bad mood, and she didn't want to hit her on the knife edge, so don't take it out on her.

"Li Bin, have you seen what happened today? What the emperor did has chilled my heart." The queen looked at her coldly and said.

"The Queen, please calm down. Your Majesty wants to postpone the war temporarily. Maybe you just want to protect Honghui. If everyone knows that the Emperor plans to make Honghui the Crown Prince, it will definitely put Honghui in danger. The Queen will want to protect him then." , it also requires a lot more energy and care." An Lingrong comforted.

The queen was unmoved and said calmly and coldly: "Lipin, are you comforting me? Or do you want to see my jokes? The emperor is the emperor. Since he has revealed Honghui's life experience today, do you think Honghui is still here? Is it possible for Honghui to be established as a prince? It is unlikely that Honghui will be established as a prince, but it is not impossible! As long as all the princes that the emperor likes are dead, it will be Honghui's turn."

An Lingrong took a step back, took a breath and said, "Empress, why did you call this concubine?"

The queen's hand gently paused on the table, and said bitterly: "I want you to give Zhen Huan a bowl of soup to avoid having children, so that she will never have the possibility of having children. As long as she cannot conceive a dragon seed, in the eyes of the emperor Only then can I be accommodated. I know that the emperor loves Zhen Huan the most. He is waiting for Zhen Huan to give birth to a son so that he can be crowned prince! Without her, the emperor would not be in public today! This will tear my face apart!"

The queen's eyes burst out with fierce light and said: "Libin, will you help me with this or not?"

An Lingrong said calmly: "Empress, what if you help? What if you don't help? If the emperor knew that the empress personally ordered his concubine to make his favorite Zhen Huan have no heirs, then the concubine and the empress could still escape. Have you passed the emperor's test?"