dtnovels Chapter 496: Clan Disciples
Chapter 496: Clan Disciples
After he came out and told everyone what was going on inside, everyone felt relieved temporarily.
The outer room was given to Prince Jing and other clan members to sit and wait, while Wang Xifeng retreated to the inner room and sat next to Empress Mo, with He Ke snuggling closely beside her.
Prince Duan sat opposite the two of them in silence.
Everyone waited quietly for the medicine to take effect and for the emperor to wake up.
During this half hour of waiting, Empress Mo sat on the edge of Emperor Chongzhao's bed, staring at her husband with her eyes wide open.
He didn't even look at Prince Duan.
After a quarter of an hour, Wang Xifeng couldn't bear it anymore and gently pushed He Ke, asking her to sit opposite to accompany Prince Duan.
Prince Duan's tense body slowly softened after He Ke approached him, and his originally solemn expression gradually became a little aggrieved.
He Ke gently raised his hand and hugged Prince Duan's shoulders.
Prince Duan's eyes became redder and redder. It was no use trying to open them wider; he finally burst into tears.
He Ke didn't say anything either. He took out his handkerchief and gently wiped his tears.
Queen Mo saw nothing.
Aunt Han and Xia Shouzhong saw the whole scene. They had no expression on their faces, but their eyes were filled with mixed emotions. They looked at each other accidentally, then looked away coldly.
Wang Xifeng ignored all this and tried to do two things at once. On one hand, she kept an eye on the subtle changes in Emperor Chongzhao, and on the other hand, she pricked up her ears and listened attentively to the whispered conversation of the three people outside.
Although King Yong was brave most of the time, he was not a fool. Even though he hated and was wary of Li Wanan, he knew that he could not care about the past at this moment.
He just asked Li Wanan to wait in a corner far away from them, while he took Chang Ying aside to question him.
But Changying has already said everything they should know, and the rest is something they are not sure whether they should tell others or not.
After arranging for the eunuchs and palace maids to look after the three, Chang Ying politely excused himself, went into the inner room, stood quietly at the foot of Emperor Chongzhao's bed, and quietly watched over him.
Without anyone around, Prince Yong dared to speak. He turned around and asked Yongning, "Where are the children? Can the prince consort be trusted?"
Yongning nodded: "I left all the personal soldiers and guards of the princess's mansion behind, and the prince consort closed the door tightly and waited for me to return with the child."
"Where's the Pan family?"
"What does the Pan family have to do with us?" Princess Yongning said indifferently, "Isn't it because Prince Consort Yongchang insisted on getting involved with his family that he could be so stupid?"
Although there were few prince consorts in the world who were willing to remain faithful to a princess who died young, Prince Consort Yongchang was one of the few who dared to openly let his concubine give birth to a child and have the child be registered under the princess' name after her death.
If it weren't for the fact that his last name was Shi, I'm afraid the Supreme would have been furious!
Emperor Chongzhao was unhappy and even whispered to the Supreme Lord in private: "Doesn't the Shanguo Mansion have several grandchildren?
"If he is deeply in love with Sister Yongchang, then he can adopt one to do the heavy work for him.
"If they have only been in love for a few years as a young couple, he should remarry openly. After all, she is a descendant of the Duke's Mansion, and no one will look down on him in public or in private.
"He wants to be the prince consort, have a beautiful woman in his arms, and have many children. How shameless is he?!"
At that time, the Emperor Taishang did not know the status of Prince Consort Yongchang's concubine, so he did not say much and only asked Emperor Chongzhao not to be so harsh.
However, once it was exposed by Emperor Chongzhao, it was found that Prince Consort Yongchang had become a brother-in-law of Prince Beijing through the concubine, which was obviously the result of family persuasion.
When King Jing thought of this, he hesitated slightly and asked Yongning tentatively: "Doesn't the Pan family want to join the ranks of the noble families?"
“Although his family is of commoner origin, all of them are kind and righteous people.
"My father-in-law and mother-in-law love their children very much. As long as they hear that they are good to their children, they don't care about wealth, fame or fortune."
Yongning said, with a gentle smile on his face, "It's not like no one tried to win them over.
"But the prince consort was clever. Together with his brother-in-law, who was a top-ranked Jinshi, they threatened the family members:
"I am able to survive because of my brother. No matter what the reason is, if I make my brother unhappy, my children and the descendants of the Pan family will never be able to turn things around.
"My family all believed it, and we have been well behaved since I got married."
King Jing stroked his beard and nodded approvingly: "He is an understanding man."
King Yong then said, "That was not a threat, it was the truth.
"Only when we brothers and sisters live in harmony can our country and family be safe. Once anyone starts to mess around, it will be us who will be in trouble."
Then he asked King Jing, "I heard that the emperor was thinking of assigning errands to the younger brothers of Wang Bo's family the other day. Did you agree?"
King Jing sighed, "Your great-aunt and I have grown old and foolish, and have spoiled our children too much. Now this generation has little ability but a lot of boasting.
"If he is really released to serve as an official, I am afraid he will bring disaster to the people.
"I have already told the emperor that if he really wants to help them, he should first find a place for them to study and practice martial arts, and discipline them properly."
He spread his hands and said, "We had already started discussing the location, but the Jia family incident came up and delayed it."
Prince Yong and Princess Yongning looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
Princess Yongning couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Uncle Wang, is your Royal Brother planning to cultivate all the royal family members?"
King Jing blinked, twirled his beard, and turned his face away: "I don't know, ahem, I don't know!"
Wang Xifeng was listening in the inner room, and her heart seemed moved.
The issue of Prince Duan's study companion was never resolved, and Emperor Chongzhao had probably given up on choosing a study companion for him.
Now, if all the royal family members could be gathered together to study and practice martial arts, it would be a great benefit to Prince Duan's future path of ruling!
The friendship of childhood is the most precious!
Wang Xifeng looked at Prince Duan, her heart moved, and then looked at He Ke——
In her previous life, Xue Baochai went to the capital to be selected to be a tutor for princesses and county ladies.
So, could I also take advantage of this opportunity to find more playmates and close friends for He Ke?
She was thinking about what words to use and who to start with, when she suddenly noticed that Emperor Chongzhao's eyelids twitched slightly.
Almost instantly, Wang Xifeng stood up and blurted out in front of Empress Mo:
"The Emperor is awake!"
Queen Mo naturally discovered it at the same time as her, but her first reaction was to cry with joy, and she threw herself into Emperor Chongzhao's arms and was about to fall!
But Wang Xifeng's words before her seemed to stop her from hugging him passionately.
Empress Mo had no choice but to stand up stiffly, holding the emperor's hand and crying:
"Your Majesty, are you okay? You scared me to death!"
Emperor Chongzhao slowly opened his eyes, looked at the crying Mo in front of him with an expressionless face, then slowly turned his head and looked at everyone around him.
Wang Xifeng stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, Doctor Li said that you fainted because you were too tired and were saddened by the news of the Queen Mother's death.
“It is now the hour of You.
"I am timid, so I invited Prince Jing, Prince Yong, and Princess Yongning to the palace. They are now in the outer room."
Emperor Chongzhao closed his eyes slightly, sighed, nodded, and tears welled up again.