Consort, she is reborn

As soon as the emperor opened his mouth, Mingda knew that he didn't need to persuade him, because this court meeting was obviously the emperor's plan to pave the way for Song Zhen—so far, the emperor's recognition of his son had only been revealed to a few important officials.Although the news spread widely afterwards, as long as the emperor didn't announce it to the world, Song Zhen's identity could still be questioned. The so-called tacit understanding was just a tacit understanding.

The emperor naturally refused to leave such a big loophole. Originally, he didn't intend to recognize Song Zhen so early, but at this point, he naturally couldn't let Song Zhen's identity remain unclear.

Ming Da knew that he could not refuse the court meeting, so he could only persuade him: "Brother Huang, you don't have to fight hard at the court meeting, it's important to take care of your health."

The emperor nodded with a smile, as a promise, so Mingda went back without disturbing his rest.

Early the next morning, Mingda changed into a fairly formal palace attire, and led Song Zhen, who had changed into a prince's attire, to the court together.

Tang Zhao first sent people to Xuanshi Hall, and then watched a group of people go from Xuanshi Hall to Xuanzheng Hall.She was the only one who was left standing at the gate of the palace to watch them go away, looking inexplicably lonely, like a little daughter-in-law sending her husband out to do errands.

Mingda glanced back, and was amused by the sudden thought, but his heart was full.

On the day of the court meeting, the palace is always more popular than usual.From the opening of the palace gate at Yinshi, courtiers arrived one after another. They gathered and waited at the gate of the palace. Around Maoshi, some palace people organized everyone to enter the palace together, and then went to Xuanzheng Hall to wait for the emperor to arrive.

Of course the emperor was free. When he led Ming Da and Song Zhen to Xuanzheng Hall, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had already been there.If you look farther away, you can see people standing outside the Xuanzheng Hall, and it is almost impossible to see the end at a glance.

Song Zhen followed the emperor with two parts curiosity and three parts apprehension.

Before entering the Xuanzheng Hall, Mingda let go of his hand, and the child also knew that he should be more prudent in such an occasion, and not rely on A Niang as if he was not grown up.So he pretended to be calm and followed behind the lord, but he couldn't help but glance at His Highness and his ministers. It was still dark in winter, so he could only vaguely see many people standing outside the hall by the light.

Song Zhen knew that this kind of grand court meeting was attended by officials of the fifth rank and above.But the fifth-rank officials are obviously not qualified to go to the hall, and they basically stand outside the hall.Song Zhen didn't understand, could they hear what the court was talking about from such a distance?If they can't hear and can't show their faces, then are these people suffering in vain for coming here early in the morning?

The child's mind is active, thinking about something, and the original tension gradually dissipates.

The emperor sat down on the dragon chair, glanced at his sister and son who were also standing in the hall for the first time, and waved first to ask for a chair to be placed not far from him, and then ordered Song Zhen to stand in front of him.

Obviously, both Ming Da and Song Zhen received preferential treatment when they went to court for the first time.Not only did the two stay on the imperial steps, Ming Da even got a seat in the Xuanzheng Hall, a seat very close to the emperor's dragon chair.

What does this represent, except for Song Zhen, who is still a little confused, all civil and military men in the Manchu Dynasty will not be ignorant.

Such a high profile was obviously beyond Mingda's expectations. Although she has intervened in the government and played a pivotal role in the government these years, she has always been controlling the overall situation behind the scenes.It was the first time she came to the Xuanzheng Palace, and she meant to take care of the emperor and support Song Zhen by the way.But she never thought that Brother Huang would treat her like this.

Mingda instinctively wanted to decline, but his eyes fell on Song Zhen, and after thinking about it, he swallowed his words back.She saluted slightly to thank her for her kindness, and then sat on the royal steps majesticly, looking down at His Royal Highness and officials together with the emperor.

Seeing this, the ministers had different thoughts, but they all bowed down and bowed down as the chief servant sang.

The emperor raised his hand lightly, and the chief servant raised his voice to make everyone excuse himself.Then the emperor waved his hand again, and the chief servant came forward with the imperial decree and read it out. Not surprisingly, it was the decree to declare Song Zhen's identity.

Zongzheng was also in the hall, and after hearing the imperial decree, he took the initiative to step forward, saying that he could replace the jade plate for Song Zhen immediately.As soon as the jade plate was changed, Song Zhen's status as prince would be confirmed, the clan would admit it, and the court would also have to admit it.

The ministers were actually not surprised. As early as the emperor and his ministers revealed Song Zhen's identity, news about the prince had spread wildly. When the news of Song Zhen's attack came, all kinds of rumors became even more clamorous.At that time, there was no confirmation in the court, and various rumors became more and more outrageous. The two theories of foster care and adoption at first were nothing, and some people even speculated that Song Zhen was born of incest between the emperor and his sister.

It wasn't until Song Zhen's identity was clearly announced that everyone knew that Song Zhen's biological mother was indeed someone else.As for the rumors of adoption and incest, they are all nonsense.

The court meeting did last for half a day.In particular, the emperor was seriously ill and had been dismissed from the court before. Although Mingda and Tang Zhaodai handled the official documents and memorials, the ministers still had some matters in their hands that needed to be discussed or reported.

Mingda was a little worried about the emperor's body, but

Every time I looked back, I saw him sitting upright on the dragon chair. Although his face was pale and sick, he managed to hold on.It's just that the emperor said very little today. In order to maintain his strength, he occasionally spoke in a very low voice, and the people below couldn't hear him, so he had to use the chief servant to raise his voice to convey.

The officials didn't think much about it, after all, everyone knew that the emperor was not in good health, and it was normal for him to be short of energy when recovering from a serious illness.No one would look up at Tianyan, so no one noticed that the emperor's face was getting uglier.

Finally, as noon approached, the court meeting temporarily came to an end.

Seeing that the emperor could hold on, Mingda was also relieved, and was waiting for the chief servant to announce his resignation when he saw the prime minister sticking to the wat board and standing out.She frowned, and as soon as she felt bored, she heard the prime minister say: "Your Majesty, I have something to do."

The emperor had heard all the court meeting in the morning, and within a short time, he ordered the head servant to send a message to allow him to report.

The prime minister then said: "Your Majesty, only a state-owned heir can stabilize the hearts of the people. In the past, your majesty had no princes, and the ministers didn't have much to say. Now that your majesty recognizes his parents and children, the matter of establishing a heir should also be set."

It is well known that the emperor is in poor health, especially this time he was sick for a long time, even the court meeting lasted for a month, and most of the memorials sent back were traces of the princess's review.Anyone with a heart can actually see that the emperor's condition is probably not good. Song Zhen was born at this time, and naturally many people pinned their hopes on him.

Regardless of whether the prince is young or not, the emperor's health is so poor that the ministers don't believe that another prince will be born, so the heir apparent will be established sooner or later.

If the emperor's condition had not been so serious, he would have felt somewhat uncomfortable with the prime minister's eagerly awaited request, and might even suspect that Ming Da and Song Zhen had some connection with the courtiers.

But now the prime minister's words are like giving a pillow to someone who is sleepy, not only right on his chest, but also extremely caring.

On the imperial steps, the expressions of the two people who were sitting relaxed a little, especially Mingda's gaze towards the prime minister was not so annoying anymore.

The emperor nodded, and raised his voice for the first time today and said: "Qing is right, let the Ministry of Rites and the Sitian Supervisor handle the matter of establishing a reserve." .”

The prime minister was stunned by the emperor's straightforwardness, especially the announcement to the world, which is usually done after the crown prince's enshrinement ceremony, but now it is because the emperor said a word earlier - vaguely, he smelled the wind and rain. With the breath coming, I am a little glad that I took the risk of being suspected and invited Li Chu in advance.

There are not a few people in the court who have a keen sense of smell like the prime minister, and at this time, their hearts are more or less beating.It's just that no more time for everyone to explore, the chief servant standing on the imperial steps has already raised his voice and announced his withdrawal from the court.

The ministers who had doubts had to give up for the time being, and while bowing down to salute, they couldn't even see a piece of the emperor's clothes.

Because of bowing their heads in salute, everyone in His Highness naturally didn't see it. The emperor staggered when he stood up while holding the armrests of the dragon chair, and he couldn't stand up at all.It was Song Zhen and the chief servant who went forward together and helped him up, and then Ming Da was added, and several people helped the emperor to the apse.

The emperor, who had held on for the entire court meeting, couldn't hold it anymore, but saw that his face was as pale as paper, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.The head servant who was supporting him inadvertently touched his clothes, only to find that his clothes were almost soaked in cold sweat.

The head servant who was able to be brought to court by the emperor is naturally also the emperor's confidant. I don't know how many worlds and dangers I have seen with the brother and sister these years.But at this time, he was also very frightened, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this servant is going to invite the imperial physician."

The emperor closed his eyes weakly, but opened them after hearing the words, "No need."

Both Ming Da and Song Zhen wanted to persuade them, so they heard the emperor say: "You can't let the imperial doctor come to Xuanzheng Hall, take me back to Xuanshi Hall."

There are a lot of people with ulterior motives in the court center. Before that, there was Emperor Yanping who was lingering, and after that there were several palaces who were eyeing him.After hearing Mingda's report, the emperor knew that he could not die immediately, otherwise Song Zhen might be torn and eaten by these people.He still has to hold on for a while, at least until after the inauguration ceremony, until Mingda has cleaned up those palaces.

At this time, the emperor would rather kill the wrong than let it go.He doesn't have time to entangle with them, but before that, he must not show his weakness, otherwise what awaits them is a crazy counterattack by various forces.

Mingda also knew this, and he was a little angry and powerless, so he had to order in the end: "Don't you go and bring Yu Huo here?!"

The chief servant hurriedly gave orders, and Yu Huo was carried directly into the apse of the Xuanzheng Hall. After picking up the emperor, he hurried back to the Xuanshi Hall.Ming Da and Song Zhen also followed, with unspeakable worry in their eyes.

Tang Zhao had been waiting for them to come back in the Xuanshi Hall, but he waited all morning until the emperor was carried back while lying down.

She was startled, thinking that something happened in the hall, she was relieved when she came out to see Ming Da was well.