20demayo Chapter 1076: Cheng Yu's Tribulation
Chapter 1076: Cheng Yu's Tribulation
After the banquet, Shi Anxia learned the truth from people he knew.
She just smiled faintly, without showing it on her face, as if she didn't care.
Doesn't she know better than others whether her husband is capable or not? But this matter is not simple. A hundred thoughts went through Shi Anxia's mind.
Bei Hui also heard the rumor and was so angry that she almost had a miscarriage at home. "Isn't this more powerful than any evidence?"
Zhuo Qiran sent someone to invite Lady Meng while explaining to her, "Madam, you are still thinking too superficially. The court officials in Xiliang are very cunning. They deliberately distorted the child's words to force Emperor Yu to reopen the six palaces to select concubines to prove his power."
"Is... that so?" Bei Hui wondered, "So many years have passed, and you still haven't given up."
"As the saying goes, when frost withers, thousands of trees die, but when the sun shines, a bud sprouts. If there is even a glimmer of hope, they would like to send their daughter to the palace to be favored." Zhuo Qiran comforted, "The emperor and empress will handle these matters, you don't have to worry."
Bei Hui felt relieved. "I don't want to bother with them. Rumors will become boring as they spread."
But I wish this matter was really that simple. Rumors are never aimless, like a poisoned needle, piercing the most vulnerable joints of a person.
Shi Anxia understood the viciousness of this situation as soon as he heard it.
Spreading the word "Emperor Yu is incompetent" and forcing him to reopen the six palaces and take concubines to expand his family were all gentle calculations.
In fact, this is a chain trap.
When the rumors in the court and the public begin to grow, some people will question the origins of the three children.
When An Xia was pregnant, Cen Yuan happened to be on an expedition with Emperor Mingde. When she was about to give birth, she heard the tragic news that Cen Yuan had died on the battlefield.
In other words, Cen Yuan was not around when Shi Anxia gave birth.
The child was not born in the normal month, but was born several months late. According to common sense, the origin of his bloodline is indeed questionable.
Apart from other things, just looking at their appearance, the three children are also very different. If it were not known for sure that they were born from the same twin, people would doubt that they were siblings.
The little prince was nourished by the essence of heaven and earth when he was in his mother's womb, but he was not strong enough. If Zhuo Qiran had not used his magic to save him, he would have been in danger of death.
Now he has grown into the little prince, who looks several years older than his actual age, while his two sisters look several years younger than their actual age.
Once the bloodline is flawed, the position of the Crown Prince will be criticized. At that time, the Censorate will hear about it and impeach him. This is the duty of the censors.
At this juncture, court officials, in the name of defending morality, requested to depose the crown prince or even the queen and appoint a new one.
If treacherous people mislead the ministers in the name of "clearing the emperor's side" and shake the foundation of the country under the pretext of "supporting the orthodoxy", great changes will inevitably take place in the government.
Shi Anxia explained the pros and cons in detail, "My husband, the most difficult thing right now is that the witnesses who can prove the origins of these three children are all from the Northern Wing. The government and the people of Liang will inevitably be suspicious. This is a trap set by the Northern Wing, and everyone is colluding to make false statements."
Cen Yuan had actually noticed the unusual trends when the rumors were spreading, but she didn't expect the matter to develop so rapidly.
His eyes darkened suddenly, and murderous intent surged in his eyes, "Since someone is tired of living, let's send them on their way."
Anyone who makes irresponsible remarks about my wife and children will be killed!
He turned and walked out of the hall, his black dragon robe fluttering, and the murderous aura around him almost condensed into substance. Even the palace lanterns dimmed a little wherever he passed.
Shi Anxia leaned against the red lacquered carved palace door, staring at the tall and straight pine-like figure, and suddenly called out softly, "Husband..."
Cen Yuan paused, and a gust of cool wind blew from his sleeves. As soon as he turned around, he saw his queen running towards him, holding up her skirt.
The palace lanterns in the corridor shattered the light of her hair into stars. Her embroidered shoes stepped on the green jade tiles, clearly without sound, but it seemed that every step hit his heart.
He subconsciously spread his arms, and his wide sleeves looked like clouds hanging from the sky under the moonlight.
Her eyes were red, and she threw herself into his arms, her voice was rarely fragile, "Husband, did I do something wrong back then?"
How willful she was when she was young.
Just to prove that even though she was bewitched by the incantation, she was still capable of loving him, and at the same time to repay his love and make up for his suffering in her previous life, she insisted on having a child for him.
Because of her lukewarm and confused personality when it comes to emotions, she had no idea how to express her love for Cen Yuan.
Cen Yuan was once so determined that she had to wait until she was eighteen years old before performing the Zhougong Ceremony.
It was she who tried to seduce him again and again!
The red candle lights up the room, the silk dress is taken off, and the soft words are full of love.
He loved her so much, how could he bear it?
He fell into her gentleness and indulged in the warmth of the hibiscus tent. However, avoiding the child was Cen Yuan's final insistence.
He tried every possible way, including ordering someone to make a special thin sheep intestine sheath, and asked Shen Siyuan for a contraceptive soup recipe. He even deliberately came home late whenever she was prone to pregnancy.
He always restrained himself and withdrew when the passion was strong, and kept special medicines made by the Imperial Hospital on his desk.
Even if he was extremely passionate, he would definitely take out the thin sheep intestine sheath soaked in medicine before he would make love with her.
At that time, Anxia insisted on her own way and secretly got pregnant with Cen Yuan's child. When she was about to give birth, she suffered the heart-wrenching pain alone, and she gritted her teeth and dared not regret it.
But now she saw that the children were being criticized and criticized for nothing because of her momentary willfulness. Thinking of this, she felt as if her heart was being torn apart by a knife, and the regret came over her like a tide, almost drowning her.
Cen Yuan hugged her gently, lowered his head and pressed a kiss on the top of her head, "Xia'er, thank you for giving birth to three lovely children for me."
This year, due to an unintentional remark by the young prince, undercurrents suddenly arose in the court, rumors spread in the market, and eventually led to the "Chengyu Disaster" that shocked the world.
According to historical records, this disaster implicated 27 officials above the third rank, all six ministries were wiped out, and even a half-moon of blood-stained silk was floating on Suzaku Street.
Cen Yuan took advantage of this disaster to use drastic measures to gather the military orders of all the generals and quell the wars in all directions.
The little prince, who was only twelve years old, stood on his horse, holding a spear in his hand, in the midst of the chaos of the army, his silver armor stained with blood.
The defenders on the city wall still tell the story of the day when the young prince shot down the rebel flag with an arrow, and the dawn light fell on his broken gilded arm guard.
He is assisted by God!
No, he himself is the god from heaven!
Rumors began to spread among the people, saying that on the night when the prince and princess were born, a red light suddenly shone through the sky at midnight. Even more bizarre was that the pomegranate tree, which was supposed to bear fruit in July, actually produced twelve blood-like fruits in the cold winter, arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper!
The wind direction in Liang State suddenly changed, and all the officials in the court were in harmony.
"The child born by the Phoenix girl was born with purple aura around him."
"The child fed by the blood of the phoenix will one day fulfill the prophecy of 'the sun and the moon shining brightly in the sky'."
The young prince returned triumphantly and took up the position of regent for the first time.
The young man sat beside the dragon throne. Although he was not tall enough, the frost between his brows showed three parts of murderous intent and seven parts of natural majesty.
When the court was dismissed, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory rushed in quickly, not even noticing that he was holding the jade scepter upside down, "Report... a new auxiliary star appeared next to the Purple Star Emperor, its radiance is so bright that it matches the red jade crown that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wearing today..."
All the ministers knew very well that no one's flattery was as legitimate as that of the Imperial Observatory.