"gave birth?"

"gave birth!"

At that time, the only words people spoke on the streets were these two sentences, and all the people would say these two words when they met.

It’s good to have a baby!

The crown prince has been appointed for more than ten years, but no prince or grandson has been born in the royal family.

The people don’t care how old the prince is, or who he is.

What they care about is that the royal family has no descendants.

A royal family without descendants is unstable.

Although the common people were not well educated, they understood one thing: if the royal family was in chaos, the common people would be the first to suffer.

There was a riot in the imperial city twenty years ago, and many people died.

Everybody remembers it.

Everyone gave their best wishes from the bottom of their hearts, "With the little grandson of the emperor, the court will be stable! We ordinary people don't have any great ambitions, we just hope for a stable life."

Someone who knows numerology said: "The little grandson of the emperor was given the title of Prince of Lu. Lu means water, which just corresponds to the water virtue of our dynasty."

Another one continued, "More than that, I heard that the real name of the King of Pei was Bo Zhou. I heard that this name was given by his adoptive father, and water can carry a boat. This shows what this person's fate is. God had already determined it when he was born."

"What do you think? Is this Prince of Pei the emperor's son?"

"Whether he is or not, he is the only one in the royal family who has a son. This is an indisputable fact."

"That King Zhao has many sons..."

Someone said that Song Renzong refuted this statement: "On the day of Song Renzong's burial, Song Yingzong Zhao Shu claimed to be ill and did not even let Renzong hold the coffin. If Renzong knew about this in the afterlife, he would definitely regret adopting Zhao Shu, such a son."

Everyone understood this allusion to the present and nodded, "Raising someone else's child will not end well."

"If it's not your own child, you won't even do things like offering sacrifices."

Everyone sighed when they heard this.

……

As the imperial edict was issued, the door plaque that originally had the gilded plaque of "Six Yuan Jidi" was taken down and replaced with "Pei Wang Mansion".

This house was a gift from Yin Zhihai. There are people living in it from all sides, so it cannot be expanded.

The emperor simply ordered the clan office to select a house in the inner city and expand and renovate it to serve as the future Prince Pei's palace.

However, what shocked all the officials even more was this rule: all officials above the fifth rank would serve as subordinates of King Pei.

Since ancient times, the crown prince has chosen virtuous people to serve as officials under the emperor, and the grand secretary would serve as the crown prince's junior tutor, junior mentor, and junior protector in the Chancellery.

It is extremely rare that all fifth-rank officials are subordinate to the Prince of Pei's Mansion, as Lu Bozhou did.

In other words, the emperor handed the entire court over to Lu Bozhou.

The emperor's official is Lu Bozhou's official.

Such trust is unprecedented in all dynasties.

But the more this happened, the more pitiful the prince seemed.

Some people also complained for the crown prince: "The crown prince is the foundation of the country. Now the officials under the King of Pei far exceed those of the Eastern Palace. Where does the Eastern Palace fit in?"

Before he could submit the memorial, a good friend stopped him: "The East Palace has no empress! Think about the future..."

The official hesitated as he handed over the memorial.

The Eastern Palace has no ancestor!

This is the greatest original sin!

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, and no one is the greatest.

"But the prince is innocent after all." The man muttered in a low voice.

What can we do if the prince can’t have children?

"The one who is at fault is the imperial physician! Why can't the prince be properly treated when he is ill?"

At this time, the prince who was being talked about was sitting in the study of the East Palace, reading with his head lowered.

He has been taking medicine on time during this period and his health is much better than before.

Although I still cough from time to time, I no longer cough up blood.

Lord Zhao, who had resigned many times to return home but was retained many times, slowly walked into the study.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you." Lord Zhao bowed.

The prince stood up and supported Elder Zhao: "Teacher, please sit down."

Elder Zhao was much older now, with gray hair on his temples. He sat down with the help of a cane and asked the Crown Prince in a gentle voice, "How is your health today, Your Highness?"

"Better than yesterday," the prince replied in a low voice.

Elder Zhao carefully observed the prince's face and said, "Your Highness still looks unwell. You should rest and recuperate. Don't rush to deal with government affairs..."

The prince felt a surge of anger in his heart.

He is not handling government affairs now. Does that mean he has to hand over all power to Lu Bozhou?

If Lu Bozhou took over his government affairs, it would be extremely difficult for him to come back in the future.

But Zhao Ge Lao was his teacher for many years, so the prince could only suppress his anger and said, "I want to share my father's worries."

Elder Zhao sighed inwardly and skipped over the topic to talk about something else. "I heard that the King of Zhao sent a few beauties to the East Palace a few days ago?"

"My uncle did give me some beauties," the prince's voice had become hard, "Could it be that even this is not allowed?"

Elder Zhao choked and said, "Your Highness is not feeling well, you should rest."

"Rest? Rest again?" The prince finally became angry, "I have heard this kind of talk for several years! But my health has not improved."

The prince paced around the room, cursing under his breath.

Lord Zhao felt very uncomfortable sitting on his chair.

After a long while, the prince finally stopped cursing, "I know that the teacher is good to me, but I am no longer a child. I have my own ideas and opinions. The East Palace has no children, so what's wrong with me choosing a new person to enter the palace?"

Zhao Ge Lao knew that it was useless to say anything more, so he stood up and said, "I have overstepped my authority."

But he still had feelings for the prince, and couldn't help but say, "It's been a while since the Crown Princess passed away, and the East Palace cannot be without a mistress for a day, so the prince should consider it early."

The prince was extremely angry, "How long has it been since the Crown Princess left? The teacher actually advised Gu to continue the concubine?"

When Lord Zhao saw the furious Crown Prince, he sighed softly, "Your Highness, please don't let the Crown Princess down."

Remarrying the Crown Princess is just a title, and it can be used as an opportunity to test the Emperor and the ministers in the court.

If the Emperor and the ministers in the court are willing to let you remarry the Crown Princess, you still have a chance.

If they don't want you to remarry with the ceremony of a crown princess, or if they don't allow you to make another woman a crown princess...

It would be better to ask to depose the crown prince yourself!

As a prince, you must not act recklessly! You must make use of everything you can.

All emotions serve power.

Now that you have lost your position as the Crown Prince, can the Crown Princess still be called the Crown Princess?

It's just the Lu family.

But Lord Zhao could not say these words openly.

"I am the concubine who has failed the Crown Princess for her hard work towards me!" The Crown Prince glared at Lord Zhao.

Elder Zhao had nothing to say, so he bowed and said, "I have displeased Your Highness, and I deserve death! I'm leaving now."

The prince glared at Lord Zhao and repeated everything Lord Zhao had said just now: "Lord, you are old, you should go home and rest."

Hearing the words "Danggui should rest at home", Lord Zhao trembled.

He recalled the time when he first met the prince.

The prince was only eight years old at that time.

At the emperor's request, he became the prince's teacher.

The prince has learned nothing about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness.

But he learned the emperor's suspicion, distrust and willfulness to the fullest.

Lord Zhao thought of Lu Bozhou again.

Thanks to Lu Xuande, Lu Bozhou gained a good reputation for benevolence and virtue.

Where are Lu Xuande and Lu Zhangshi, who abused Lu Bozhou, now? They are living in misery in the Dali Temple prison.

But no one criticized Lu Bozhou for being unkind and immoral.

Whenever Lu Bozhou is mentioned, people will praise him for his kindness and virtue.

In contrast, Lord Zhao felt disheartened for a while.

"I understand!" He bowed to the prince again and turned to leave.

The prince did not see Lord Zhao off, but stared at his back.

Only after Lord Zhao disappeared did he frown and look at the eunuch: "Where's the medicine?"

The eunuch took out a small box and picked out a small black pill: "Your Highness, this medicine is very strong."

The prince snatched the medicine and threw it directly into his mouth, then swallowed it hard.

Not long after the pill entered his stomach, the prince felt light and healthy.

"The alchemist recommended by King Zhao is indeed good." The prince sat back at the table and continued to handle government affairs.

……

The emperor looked at the little Prince Lu lying in the crib. He became happier and more delighted the more he looked at him.

I couldn't help but reach out and poke Prince Lu's face.

Prince Lu ignored the emperor and slept while blowing bubbles.

"You sleep so soundly." The emperor chuckled softly.

The queen tiptoed over and tugged at the corner of the emperor's clothes.

The emperor then followed the queen out of the house.

"Zi Tong, please say what you want to say quickly. I still have to go see my grandson." said the emperor.

The queen pursed her lips and smiled: "You are talking about Prince Lu. I have selected a few wet nurses with clean backgrounds..."

Before the queen could finish her words, the emperor interrupted her and asked, "Who selected these wet nurses?"

"My palace's Chen Ji personally selected it." After saying this, the queen's face changed slightly, "Is Chen Ji untrustworthy?"

"I am still investigating whether Chen Ji is loyal." The emperor said sternly, "I want to tell you something that happened more than thirty years ago."

The queen opened her eyes slightly, "What happened thirty years ago?"

The emperor said, "Do you remember that when you and I first got married, I fell seriously ill?"

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