Now that you're reborn, who would still keep a mistress for their scumbag husband?

Dou Miaojin's idea was to ask the Queen to grant them a marriage, which was indeed a good idea.

And now she has the confidence, so Lu Changyuan doesn't feel embarrassed.

At the morning court session the next day, the news that the Xiliang spy had been kidnapped in the Panqing camp caused a stir in the court. As expected, the doctors of the Lanting rushed to impeach Lu Changyuan.

"If we had known that he was a spy from Xiliang, we should have tortured him earlier. May I ask how long it has been since Duke Dingguo returned to the capital? He has been leaving the spy from Xiliang hanging around. Could it be that he was waiting for this day?"

"Duke Dingguo said he was busy, but I don't know what he was busy with. I heard that Duke Dingguo has been keeping a mistress in his mansion in Tianshuijing Lane recently, and he's having fun every night, so happy!"

"The Xiliang spy who was kidnapped turned out to be the prince, Duke Dingguo. Even though you captured him, why didn't you report this to the court?"

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Emperor Yongjia also had an ugly expression on his face. Lu Changyuan had been on the battlefield at the age of sixteen and had made many military achievements. He was a rare military talent. However, in this matter, Lu Changyuan had indeed done a very bad job, which even made Emperor Yongjia somewhat suspicious of his intentions.

A crown prince was appointed by the court, but he was obese, elegant but also cowardly. On the contrary, the second prince was very similar to Emperor Yongjia. He accompanied Emperor Yongjia in several military campaigns, mingled well with the generals in the court, and was deeply supported.

The civil and military officials were divided into two factions. The civil officials supported the crown prince, while the military officials chose the second prince.

Both the Crown Prince and the Second Prince were the legitimate sons of Empress Lu. Emperor Yongjia did not want the Duke Dingguo's Mansion to get involved in the fight for the throne. At this time, he could not help but wonder which of his sons had promised the Duke Dingguo's Mansion anything.

If Lu Changyuan has ambitions, he will be a king of a different surname.

Emperor Taizu once established an ancestral precept that only people with different surnames could be crowned kings.

"Duke Dingguo, what do you want to say?"

Lu Changyuan had no way to defend himself. He took a step forward and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I am guilty and have nothing to say!"

This move of his was quite clever. He was wrong in the first place, so there was no need to shirk responsibility. The emperor thought that he had not been idle these days, so he wrote a prescription for the queen to recuperate, which was not in vain. "Since the person is lost, you should find a way to get him back. First, I will fine him half a year's salary!"

"I thank my lord for his grace!" Lu Changyuan breathed a sigh of relief. Just fining the salary was the same as no fine. No powerful family lived on salary.

He knew that it was because of the prescription that helped, and he was grateful to Dou Miaojin in his heart.

After the morning court session ended, Lu Changyuan was thinking about going to the Queen's Palace. Emperor Yongjia ordered someone to find him and go to the Queen's Palace with him. "I heard that it was Yanzhijian who prescribed a prescription for the Queen. Have you asked the imperial doctors to consult?"

Lu Changyuan, "Yes, after all, it concerns the Queen's health. Although the medicine was prescribed by Yanzhijian, I dare not neglect it. Changliu Pavilion has a legacy that no one is allowed to have any connection with the royal family. I think it is because of the emperor's wisdom and the queen's wisdom that Yanzhijian violated the ancestral teachings. This is a moral act of the emperor and the queen."

Emperor Yongjia was very happy to hear this. "I and the Queen have been childhood sweethearts. We were married when we were young. The Queen followed me to the north and suffered a lot. Later, when I raised an army, the Queen was trapped in the isolated city. She was tenacious and did not let me suffer from the rear. I am now the emperor, and my life is getting better. The Queen's health is like this, and I am worried all the time!"

"I am truly moved by the emperor's deep affection for the queen!" Lu Changyuan was overjoyed. The better the emperor treated the queen, the more he felt indebted to her, and the more he would repay the debt to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

In Fengzhi Palace, the imperial doctors had already finished discussing the prescription. Imperial Doctor Wu was the leader. He held the prescription and exclaimed, "It is absolutely wonderful. Even if I live my whole life again, I can't prescribe such a wonderful prescription. Yanzhi Jian has never been to the palace, nor has she examined the empress's pulse, but she can prescribe such a prescription. She is truly a genius!"

Emperor Yongjia just walked in and heard these words. He couldn't believe it either. "The medical skills of Changliu Pavilion are unrivaled in the world. It seems that they are not all sensational!"

Another imperial physician said, "Your Majesty, there is no room for change in this prescription. Duke Dingguo asked us to consult earlier, which really made things difficult for us."

The queen was also very happy. "I drank a bowl of medicine this morning. It really worked wonders. In the past, I felt tired at this time of year, but today I don't feel groggy anymore."

The emperor said, "Then take it for a long time."

Doctor Wu waved his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is absolutely not possible. The prescription states that you can only drink it for three courses of treatment, which is half a month. You can't drink more than that in a day, or it might be counterproductive."

The queen would have had a hard time surviving this winter, but after taking this prescription, she will have no problem this winter, but it is hard to say about next spring.

Lu Changyuan also knew that the Queen's illness could not be delayed for a day. The Rouge Sword only prolonged the Queen's life for one winter, but this was obviously far from enough.

After the imperial doctors left, only the emperor, his wife and Lu Changyuan were left in the palace.

The queen was quite understanding. "Life and death are determined by fate. I am not afraid of death. Your Majesty, you don't have to take it too seriously."

The emperor asked Lu Changyuan, "Since you can ask Yanzhijian to prescribe a prescription for the queen, why don't you ask her to come forward and cure the queen completely?"

Lu Changyuan said, "Your Majesty, it's not that I have this ability. I found Miss Hongran through Miss Dou Er. I did meet Yanzhijian yesterday, but she came to rob Tuoba Yu. I have no chance of winning if I fight her."

The emperor was somewhat puzzled. "Second Miss Dou? Dou Yi's second daughter, how could she have any contact with these people?"

"She had the idea of ​​being chivalrous when she was young, but as the second daughter of the Dou family, she naturally didn't have such an opportunity. I guess she has been paying attention all the time, and when the critical moment comes, she can help a little. This conditioning prescription was obtained by her for me."

After hearing this, the Queen knew what Lu Changyuan was thinking. She encouraged the Emperor, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Miss Dou is a virtuous and capable person. I heard that Miss Dou was responsible for Changyuan's capture of the two Xiliang spies and the five hundred Xiliang stallions. This time, she came back from Weizhou with Changyuan. They have been together day and night, and I'm afraid her reputation outside is not good."

The emperor also understood, "Has Miss Dou promised to marry? If not, in my opinion, it would be better to let the Dou family marry this girl to Chang Yuan as a concubine."

Anyway, she is just a girl who has been with the man day and night. Doctor Lan Tai was gossiping about her during the morning court session today.

Lu Changyuan knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, no! Even if I remain single for the rest of my life, I cannot let her be my concubine. She has been kind to me and has done great things for the Queen. I cannot let her down like this."

The Queen asked, "What do you want?"

Lu Changyuan said solemnly, "Your Majesty, Queen, I beg you to marry her as my second wife. I beg Your Majesty and Queen to grant my wish!"

The emperor was stunned. "A concubine? Changyuan, do you know what you are talking about? A concubine is something that is created by merchants who don't know the rules. I think you are simply crazy. How can a dignified Duke's Mansion also do such a thing as marrying a concubine? If everyone in the capital follows your example, what will happen in the future?"

Seeing the emperor was angry, the queen started to cough. The emperor suppressed his anger and said, "I don't agree. Aren't you afraid of the Ministry of Rites..."

When the words came to his lips, Emperor Yongjia was unable to say them. The Minister of Rites was Dou Yi.

The queen leaned weakly on the emperor's shoulder and said softly, "Your Majesty, you misunderstood Chang Yuan. This child was dragged down by me. He had no choice but to marry that girl as his concubine because of my body."