A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Not only Emperor Xuande, but all the court officials in the Qianyang Palace were in an uproar.

Li Jingchuan was stared at by everyone and could only lower his head.

Shen Zhixiu still had no expression on his face, his drooping eyelashes concealing the coldness in his eyes.

Emperor Xuande looked at Princess Yongjia, then at Li Jingchuan, and shouted loudly.

"Li Jingchuan, what's going on?"

How could Yongning have a child with him? Emperor Xuande was full of surprise and felt guilty.

During those years, because of the dispute over the throne, he paid little attention to his sister. Later, he ascended the throne and worked hard to govern the country in the first few years. Yongning only came to the palace a few times a year during major festivals, and he had no idea that she had a child, and it was Li Jingchuan's.

Li Jingchuan immediately walked to the center of the hall and knelt down, "I deserve to die. That child... is indeed mine."

Emperor Xuande came down from the main hall, walked up to Li Jingchuan and Princess Yongjia, and looked down at them.

"Say, what's going on?"

Princess Yongjia said, "Brother, let me tell you. Brother, you know that the prince and I were childhood sweethearts and had a great affection for each other. At that time, he was still the heir of the Shanjun Palace. He was rarely in the capital, and most of the time he was stationed in the border town with the old prince."

"Later, he went back to Beijing to ask for marriage from my father, and we arranged the marriage. Later, I found out that Sister Ning also had a crush on the prince."

"Later, Sister Ning became disheartened and moved to the villa outside Beijing. One time, the prince was injured while hunting and was rescued by Sister Ning. The two of them just..."

"The prince felt guilty towards me and did not tell me about it after returning home. It was during the suppression of the War King that he found the child in the other courtyard. Only then did he know that Sister Ning had given birth to a child for him."

"My Lord, if you bring the child back to my palace, I will naturally take good care of him. This is my sister's blood."

Emperor Xuande hesitated for a moment, "Why haven't you revealed a single word in all these years?"

Princess Yongjia burst into tears, "Brother, I am doing this for Sister Ning's reputation. If this matter gets out, it will ruin her reputation."

"I wanted to raise Yunzhou well so that my sister could rest in peace. That's why I didn't let him go to the Northern Frontier, and I didn't let him get involved in leading troops. I was afraid that something unexpected would happen and I wouldn't be able to explain it to my sister."

Speaking of this, Princess Yongjia couldn't stop crying. Among the court officials, some with shallow eye sockets also shed tears. They sighed that this is the deep love between sisters, and she is worthy of the broad-mindedness and tolerance of a royal princess.

Princess Yongjia wiped her tears and continued, "This time it's because Yunzhou died on the battlefield. I want his life story to be known to the world so that he can be reunited with his sister in the underworld."

Although she didn't say a word to Princess Yongning, everyone present understood. Princess Yongning had a crush on Li Jingchuan, and somehow she got into bed with him. As for how she got into bed, everyone seemed to understand.

All the people present were men, how could they not understand this? One of them wanted to leave his bloodline because he admired the other. The other one just went with the flow and had an affair.

But no one expected that this romantic affair would be brought up in the Qianyang Palace and discussed many years later.

Emperor Xuande was not familiar with this illegitimate son of the Li family, but he vaguely remembered his appearance. After careful consideration, he really looked similar to the child in the painting.

Emperor Xuande felt unhappy when he recalled the expression Li Jingchuan showed to the child in Qianyang Palace last time. Since the child was Yongning's, how could he dare to treat him like this?

I thought so in my mind and asked this question out loud.

Li Jingchuan's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he knelt down to plead guilty. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am guilty. Because of this incident, I have always felt guilty towards the princess, and of course, towards Princess Yongning. That's why I was more strict with the child than gentle. I was afraid that he would not become a talent, and I did have selfish motives, fearing that the princess would feel uncomfortable."

"But I assure you that the princess will treat the child the same as her own."

Li Jingchuan's words were so sincere that he even revealed his selfish motives, which made people less suspicious. It only made people think that they were in love with each other, and it was Princess Yongning's wishful thinking that led to today's big mistake.

Only Shen Zhixiu, with his eyes lowered and a cold look in his eyes, felt indignant for Li Yunzhou and Princess Yongning.

Emperor Xuande thought of Princess Yongjia's reputation and nodded slightly. As it concerned Princess Yongning's reputation, he did not ask further questions.

He acknowledged Li Yunzhou's identity in his heart. The person had already gone, so there was no need for Yongjia to tell such a lie.

When Emperor Xuande thought of Yongning's child fighting for him at the border and dying unexpectedly, he felt indescribable pain in his heart. He felt guilty towards his sister, and now he felt even more sad.

If only he could have acknowledged this nephew earlier, he would have definitely protected him.

Then, Princess Yongjia described in detail the hardships of raising Li Yunzhou and her efforts over the years. In Princess Yongjia's words, she was a mother who raised her stepson as her own son. They had a deep mother-son relationship, and now that her son had died tragically, she wanted to give her son a respectable honor.

This is the heart of a mother and the best interpretation of the mother-son relationship that has lasted for more than ten years.

Emperor Xuande's eyes turned red when he was excited. It was not easy for Yongjia to bear all this for the sake of Yongning's reputation.

It was not that Emperor Xuande was biased, but the image created by Princess Yongjia for more than ten years worked. In addition, the involvement of Princess Yongning made Emperor Xuande confused.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Xuande issued an edict to posthumously confer the title of Prince of Ning on Li Yunzhou. One hundred days later, his adopted son became the Prince of Ning and inherited the family line.

He also bestowed numerous titles on the ancestors of the Li family, and even Li Yunsi, who died in battle, was posthumously honored.

It was said that Li Yunhuai killed all the horse thieves in Quanyan Valley in revenge for Li Yunzhou and was injured. Emperor Xuande issued an edict to confer Li Yunhuai the title of second-rank general and gave him the title of "Dingbei".

In addition, an imperial decree was issued to allow Princess Yongjia's children to inherit her fiefdom.

The rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty was that princesses had fiefs, but county ladies did not. The fiefs of princesses were not allowed to be inherited, and only the interests of the princesses were guaranteed during their lifetime.

Therefore, this reward was an exception for Princess Yongjia.

A court meeting ended with Princess Yongjia's performance.

Shen Zhixiu walked out of the hall and looked towards the north with deep eyes.

Yunzhou, you must return to Beijing safely.

The news of the morning court soon spread throughout Kyoto. When Su Qingyu learned that the Li family had ascended to power by stepping on her brother's corpse, her expression became even more stern.

She asked Feicui to collect the silver notes in her hand, which totaled more than 1.7 million taels. Part of it was the dividends from Su Shunci's cotton-padded clothes last winter. Another part was the silver she earned from her dowry.

After packing everything up, Su Qingyu got up and went to Lin Wuchen.

When it comes to a life-and-death battle with the Li family and Shen Zhao, some things should be planned.

When Lin Wuchen saw Su Qingyu coming over, he led her to the study.

After entering the room, he carefully looked Su Qingyu up and down and saw that although she looked tired, she was in good spirits.

"Cousin, sit down. Are you going to ask me about the person I'm looking for?"

Su Qingyu shook her head. If there was any news about the missing person, her third cousin would send someone to tell her.

She pushed the box of banknotes in her hand to Lin Wuchen.

"Please ask my third cousin to help me check something. It may not be easy to check."

"But don't worry, our family has plenty of money. With a big reward, there will always be people willing to tell."