Chapter 15: Empress Lü

  Li Xuan's expression was very unsightly at this time, she didn't expect that after waiting for so many years, the result would be like this. For so many years, she had been serving that discontented prince with trepidation, and finally he became emperor. She thought her good days were about to come, but unexpectedly he didn't have this blessing, and he was actually going to die.

  But Li Xuan was not a person who easily gave up. At this time, her heart was already filled with the desire for power, and this desire had blinded her eyes. Every woman who survived in the struggle of ** was not simple. If she could survive and still be favored, then she was a phoenix among people. This Li Xuan of the Western Palace was no exception, a ruthless and cunning woman whose hands were stained with the blood of many people. Because of so many years of struggle, at this time she had finally seen the position that countless women dreamed of. Just at this moment, she suddenly discovered that the person she relied on for survival could no longer be her support, and in this way, this woman lost her direction.

  Li Xuan's maid thought of her own son, the fourth prince Zhu Youmo, who died at the age of five. If she had a son, her life would not be like this now. What made Li Xuan's maid most angry was that weak man, the man who was about to die, the man who didn't care about women's lives.

  He glanced at the crown prince who was following behind him with his head down and eyes cast downward, thinking to himself: "It's possible that he will never know in his lifetime that his mother died by my own hands." Although he didn't have much confidence in this child, there was no other choice - his future now rested entirely on this child.

  "Do you know why I called you out?" Turning around, Li Xuan's face was frosty as he glared at the crown prince, his voice full of anger and rebuke.

  The crown prince now had a fearful look on his face, his head lowered and his body trembling constantly, as he carefully said: "I don't know."

  "You don't know, you're a pig! What's your brain for? With an attitude like yours, how can you be emperor?" After scolding him in a huff, Li Xuan seemed to feel much better and calmed down his emotions. Li Xuan shouted again: "I'm asking you, what are you doing inside?"

  The crown prince seemed to be afraid of Li Xuan, his body trembled even more violently, and his voice became hoarse. He spoke cautiously: "Father Emperor wants to confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on you, it has been discussed for two days, and it's almost settled, all the ministers agree." The crown prince seemed to think that this news would make Li Xuan happy, his body slowly stopped trembling, and his voice also became calm.

  "Imperial Noble Consort, Imperial Noble Consort." Who knew that Li Xuan heard the Crown Prince's words and her expression became even more furious, even a bit sinister. She glared fiercely in the direction of Chengqian Hall, saying in a low voice: "You heartless one, I treated you like this, but you actually treat me like that. An Imperial Noble Consort thinks she can get rid of me? Don't even think about it. I want to be Empress, I want to be Empress Dowager, I want to be Grand Empress Dowager."

  Looking at the woman in front of him who seemed to be sealing a demon, the prince's mouth corner revealed an elusive smile, and he took a deep look at the Chengqian Hall behind him.

  At this time, the Chengqian Hall was very quiet, with a pin drop audible. All the ministers were staring at Emperor Taichang with piercing eyes, but no one spoke. The Grand Secretary Liu Yijun's body was shaking violently, his chest heaving constantly, his face flushed red; if it weren't for Han Ku holding him tightly from behind and occasionally trying to calm him down, he might have already rushed out.

  For these ministers, this is the world of Da Ming, this is the world of Zhu's family. A concubine of an emperor, actually scolding the crown prince in such a harsh tone. What is the crown prince? The crown prince is the future of this country, the hope of this country.

  But seeing Tai Changdi's face as calm as water, all the ministers could only bitterly smile. These people had just said that it was the emperor's family affair. At this time, it was the emperor's concubine who was scolding the emperor's son. These ministers really didn't know what to say! Since His Majesty did not express his attitude, the ministers had no choice but to listen and follow.

  But there were people who were very indignant in their hearts, such as Yang Lian, the Household Department's official standing at the back. At this moment, Yang Lian's eyes were piercing, and it was unknown what he was thinking. Looking at these ministers wearing purple robes, a wave of sorrow rose in Yang Lian's heart. If they relied on these people, the great Ming dynasty would be finished.

  One of the emperor's concubines actually dared to rush into the Chengqian Hall and pull the crown prince away in front of everyone, and these people were unmoved. The most tragic thing is Taichang Emperor, such a thing is simply a naked slap in the face.

  What is most important for an emperor? It's his face, the emperor's face represents the country's face. If the emperor loses his face, the country also loses its face. Since ancient times, there has been the saying "the monarch worries and the ministers labor, the monarch is humiliated and the ministers die." I have read the classics of the sages, understood the principles of things, why should I begrudge one death to repay my lord? Thinking this way, Yang Lin suddenly wanted to step forward, but before he could do so, the crown prince had already returned.

  Taking a glance at Yang Lian, who was eager to try, Ye Xiang subtly shook his head, signaling him not to be impulsive. After seeing Yang Lian stand for a while, he smiled and nodded slightly, standing quietly on the side.

  The crown prince returned, and everyone's attention was focused on the crown prince. Everyone involuntarily looked at the crown prince. Emperor Taichang also cast his eyes on the crown prince, somewhat afraid to look at his own son, and could only ask in a low voice: "What did Li Xuan say when he called you?"

  I smiled slightly and bowed lightly to Emperor Taichang, saying: "Reporting to the emperor, Li Xuan called me over to ask what we were discussing." I paused for a moment here, seeing the faces of the officials below growing increasingly ugly, before continuing: "Your son told Li Xuan that the emperor loves her dearly and wants to make her a noble consort."

  At this time, the atmosphere in the Chengqian Hall was very strange. The ministers all looked at the father and son with a strange gaze, one who feared his wife to death, and the other who feared his stepmother to death. It's people like these who have the fate of the Ming dynasty in their hands, and everyone doesn't know what to do anymore.

  Looking at the silent Taichang Emperor, and then glancing at the obedient Crown Prince, many officials flashed back to an era. These ministers suddenly realized that such a thing seemed to have been seen somewhere before.

  This world is not short of people who discover things, let alone these people are all masters! Many ministers think that at this time, Emperor Taichang is so much like Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, extremely fond of his wife and even later extremely afraid of his wife.

  And this crown prince of the Great Ming Dynasty looks so much like Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, that emperor who was controlled by his own mother.

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