After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

In the imperial study, Emperor Yonghui held up several titles proposed by the Ministry of Rites and asked Lin Xun, "My mother has urged me to choose a title for Shaoshu several times. I have seen that 'Kun', 'Jin' and 'Yu' are all good. What do you think?"

Lin Xun picked up a Heng that was placed aside, with a smile on his face, looking very happy, and said, "I think this 'Heng' should be it, King Heng."

Emperor Yonghui's eyes flashed with hesitation, and he said, "After all, the crown prince is still here, so this Heng might not be a good idea."

Lin Xun said: "Heng has the intention of beautiful jade, there is nothing wrong with that."

"Besides, the Queen Mother values ​​the Third Prince and has named him Prince Heng. I'm sure the Queen Mother won't be very satisfied."

Upon hearing that the Empress Dowager liked it, Emperor Yonghui no longer hesitated and slammed the table and said, "Okay, then confer the title of Prince Heng on the Third Prince!"

At this time, Emperor Yonghui was only immersed in the joy of the title selection and did not notice the cold light that flashed in Lin Xun's eyes.

He knew that this title would cause an uproar in the court, which would only intensify the confrontation between the Eastern Palace and the Third Prince's Mansion and cause the Yonghui Emperor's princes to kill each other.

so what?

He has never been a good man. He has lived half his life in calculations and lies, and has given everything for this country.

Now, it's time for him to take back what belongs to him.

The little girl doesn't like war, so he uses gentler means...

After Lin Shaoshu's title was drawn up, it immediately caused an uproar in the government and the country...

When this title was conferred two days ago, it caused quite a stir in the court, and some censors even advised that the title was inappropriate.

After all, Heng represents royal legitimacy.

Now that the East Palace is still in the court, Emperor Yonghui suddenly conferred a title on Heng Prince. Although his rank is the same as that of Yue Prince, I wonder how many people will make a fuss about the title.

As soon as this statement came out, it was quickly refuted by another group of people, who directly asked: "Prince Heng, if we talk about identity, isn't it orthodox?"

The court was originally arguing over Lin Shaoshu's title, but if the argument went on, it would be dragged into the old affairs of Concubine Xie and Queen Wang.

In the end, it was only after Emperor Yonghui lost his temper in the court that both sides stopped the disputes.

The Eastern Palace suffered a loss again, and even Queen Wang, who was always very cunning, could no longer sit still. She even began to win over Concubine Zheng, whom she had always looked down upon!

No matter what people outside were saying, the Queen Mother was very satisfied with the title of Prince Heng and rewarded the officials of the Ministry of Rites generously.

The person who worked for Prince Heng in the Ministry of Rites was Minister Zhang, who had previously advocated at the palace banquet that Xiao Xuetang marry a relative far away!

No matter how controversial the outside world is, the Queen Mother is very satisfied.

When Ye Jin entered the palace, Lin Shaoshu conferred the title of Prince Heng on her. In his joy, he issued an imperial decree to promote Ye Jin from a concubine to a concubine.

The Queen Mother looked out the window at the palace for a long time, and seemed to mutter to herself: "The world originally belonged to him, but Prince Heng, how can it be enough..."

Then he ordered the palace servants, "Pass on my order and tell the queen that I want to hold a banquet at Jiufan Mountain and ask her to prepare it."

Outside the window, the palace is in chaos...

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The news that the Queen Mother was going to hold a banquet at Jiufan Mountain directly overshadowed the previous rumors of Lin Xun's marriage proposal in Kyoto...

As the newly appointed Prince Regent, Xiao Xuetang was on the list of guests invited to the banquet by the Queen Mother.

When Xiao Xuetang received the note from the Queen Mother, she was not surprised at all. However, when she looked at the location written on the note, a hint of thought flashed across Xiao Xuetang's eyes.

The palace on Jiufan Mountain actually has a long history...

In the past, when Dayin was at its strongest, young men from noble families from all over the country gathered to compete on the Phoenix Stage in Yayuan, which became a legend at the time.

However, since Emperor Wuzong, Dayin has been plagued by internal and external troubles for decades, and the Phoenix Terrace in Yayuan was no longer open to the public. This place has become a gathering place for the children of Kyoto's aristocratic families and literati.

The Queen Mother has been in the harem for many years and has not been involved in state affairs for a long time. This is the first time that the Queen Mother has held a formal banquet. Even though the Queen, as the mistress of the harem, is extremely reluctant in her heart, she still has to put on a good show.

So a few days before August 14, the Queen sent palace maids to clean the Yayuan Palace and tidy it up.

Xiao Xuetang knew that given the empress dowager's vindictive character, she must have had bad intentions in holding a banquet at Jiufan Mountain, but...

Xiao Xuetang has reasons why he must go on this trip to Jiufan Mountain!

Ye Jin's sneaky behavior in the Marquis' Mansion reminded Xiao Xuetang of some old things.

Concubine Xie once lived in Jiufan Mountain for some time. The medical books left by Concubine Xie may provide some clues on Jiufan Mountain!

Su received the news from the palace and went to find Xiao Xuetang worriedly. It would have been better if she hadn't come. When she arrived, she saw Xiao Xuetang holding a cat under the eaves, staring at Qiyue and the others packing their things for Jiufan Mountain.

"You kid, you really want to go to Jiufan Mountain!"

Su said anxiously, "We just beat up the people around the Queen Mother two days ago. The prince came to our Xie family to deliver the betrothal gift, which also greatly embarrassed Lin Shaoshu. The Queen Mother has always loved Lin Shaoshu."

"The Queen Mother sent another invitation at this time. I'm afraid it's not a good thing. I'm afraid this is a Hongmen Banquet."

Xiao Xuetang also had some calculations in mind, and said, "Since the Queen Mother personally sent someone to send the invitation to the Xie family, even if I find an excuse to refuse this time, there will always be next time. I can't always find excuses to refuse."

Su also knew that hiding was not a long-term solution, but she was a little worried...

Then, as if she had thought of something, Su said, "But if all the royal family members are going together this time, I'm sure the Prince Regent has also received the invitation. With the prince protecting you, the Queen Mother shouldn't be too excessive."

Su was relieved about Xiao Xuetang's matter, but another matter began to make Su worried.

"Other things are fine, but your cousin's marriage is a headache for me. But I heard that all the noble ladies from aristocratic families will be going to the Jiufan Mountain Palace this time, so I have to think about finding a wife for your cousin. It's okay for him to be single at his age, but Mingzhu can't be left without a mother forever."

From the looks of it, it looks like Su is going to the palace to arrange a blind date for her eldest cousin!

During the few days at the Xie family, Xiao Xuetang learned that Mingzhu was the accidental birth of his eldest cousin and a herbalist.

However, the woman died after giving birth to Mingzhu. She asked someone to send the child back to the Xie family, and Xie Lanruo raised her alone.

Xie Lanruo is a sentimental person and has always been obsessed with Mingzhu's biological mother. Su had previously looked for some ladies from well-off families in Dongshan for her, but Xie Lanruo had politely rejected them all.

Xiao Xuetang felt that this time, Jiufan Mountain Su's plan to matchmake Xie Lanruo was likely to fail!

Su talked to Xiao Xuetang for a while, and before leaving, she reminded Xiao Xuetang: "Your cousin is stubborn, you are not allowed to tell him that I want to find a girl for him, otherwise he will find an excuse not to go."

Xiao Xuetang agreed obediently, hesitated for a while, and finally, out of conscience, quietly informed Xie Lanruo.

By the way, let’s gossip about the story of Xie Lanruo and the herbalist.

After all, her eldest cousin is not as reckless as her second cousin. His personality is similar to that of his uncle and he is a gentleman. What kind of woman could make her eldest cousin get pregnant before marriage?