Chapter 498 Zhao Family Crisis
Mr. Zhao struggled to sit up, looking gloomy.
Zhao Qinghe brought him tea to moisten his mouth.
Mrs. Zhao took a sip and smashed the tea cup into pieces.
"The emperor's move is clearly to scare the monkeys! He. He does not allow his ministers to take sides! He is declaring his supreme status! I thought that the emperor loves the second prince the most, and the second prince is different, but I didn't expect... Hahaha. 1 If you are not careful, you will be doomed!”
Several princes grew up in the palace. Before the birth of the sixth prince, all the princes were concubines, but only the second prince was adopted under the queen's name, and was equivalent to half a legitimate son. The emperor had high hopes for him and gave him the best treatment. He also taught him how to read and calligraphy step by step.
All civil and military officials agreed that the second prince was the future prince. Even if the third prince and the fourth prince were unwilling to compete, they could only do so secretly and did not dare to show it to the public.
It can be said that if the emperor had not done all this, they would not support the second prince so much.
Now that the emperor is here, what is his intention?
Mrs. Zhao turned pale with fright, "Then what should we do? Furong's body is still cold, and Wanyi has now been demoted to a commoner. What should we, the Zhao family, do?"
Zhao Qinghe looked at the lost Princess Qingkang, "Princess, do you have any ideas now that things have happened?"
Princess Qingkang's unfocused eyes slowly fell on Zhao Qinghe, and she laughed self-deprecatingly, "An idea? If one of my two daughters dies and the other is demoted, what else can I do?"
She was originally determined to seek justice for her younger daughter, but she never expected that her younger daughter's death would be related to her eldest son-in-law.
She didn't dare to go into details, for fear that her eldest daughter would be involved. She would never accept such a result.
He had already convinced himself to cover up the younger daughter's death in a muddle, but the eldest daughter was demoted to a commoner on New Year's Eve. Once she fell from the clouds into the quagmire, she would never be the same again.
The Zhao family sacrificed her two daughters for power, which is really ridiculous and sad!
Zhao Qinghe felt very uncomfortable seeing her like that, "Princess, the matter is over, we have to cheer up, Wanyi was just demoted, she still has us, we can't give up on them!"
"What else do you want?" Princess Qingkang suddenly roared, "The lessons of the Cen family are there. What do you think is the difference between our Zhao family and the Cen family? The emperor can even deal with the second prince. At this time Any slight movement could kill dozens of members of the Zhao family!
I tell you Zhao Qinghe! Not only can the Zhao family not do anything, they must also take the initiative to sever ties with Wanyi at this time and make their position clear."
Princess Qingkang burst into tears and could not continue speaking.
Mrs. Zhao was furious, "Qingkang! Wanyi is also your first daughter after all. You gave birth to her with all your strength during pregnancy. How can you say such cold-blooded words?"
"Am I cold-blooded and ruthless? Mother-in-law, am I cold-blooded or are you afraid to face the truth? You also said that Wanyi is my biological daughter. Making such a decision will only make me suffer more than you all! If the Zhao family had been alone in the past, , there will be no disaster like today!" Princess Qingkang unceremoniously exposed Mrs. Zhao's hypocrisy and left angrily.
Mrs. Zhao was so angry that she almost fainted, "You married a good wife! She is so disobedient to her mother-in-law!" Zhao Qinghe said, "Okay, mother! What the princess said is right, she is just two Daughter, everything has happened, why are you arguing with her at this time?
father! I think the method proposed by the princess is the safest. At least it can keep our Zhao family rich and prosperous during the emperor's reign, but if the second prince turns around in the future, our Zhao family will probably be the same."
It was precisely because of this concern that he didn't say a word when Princess Qingkang openly stated this method.
Taifu Zhao was filled with dissatisfaction, "Now the courtiers are all staring at me, waiting for my decision, but what can I do? It would be too snobbish and unkind to destroy relatives for the sake of justice. After all, the second prince is my grandson-in-law, and I have devoted so much effort to him. I just want to give birth to a queen from our Zhao family! What’s wrong with me?
But if you continue to interact with the second prince, it is equivalent to putting the Zhao family in dire straits. If the emperor has any trouble in the future, he will definitely use it to make an issue against our Zhao family. Maybe he will turn the Zhao family into a The second Cen family. ”
"After all, it's not appropriate for the Second Prince!" Mrs. Zhao didn't care about the future, she just wanted to keep the present.
As for future generations, to put it bluntly, she can't wait until that day, so why take such a big risk?
"But besides the second prince, who else is qualified to be the crown prince?" Zhao Qinghe asked the most critical question.
Taifu Zhao glanced at him appreciatively and muttered: "Among the princes, let's ignore the underage Ninth Prince for the time being. Among the adult princes, the Sixth Prince is the noblest. Unfortunately, he was born with a disability and is not qualified to compete. Excluding the Second Prince, we will The third prince and the fourth prince are left.
The third prince is too mediocre, has no independent opinions, and follows what everyone else says. It would be better to choose him than the second prince.
The fourth prince has some cleverness and calculations, but he does not have great wisdom and is difficult to be elegant. The only advantage is that he has a concubine, which is better than the second prince.
But so what? This alone is far from enough. There is a huge difference between these two princes and the second prince. Unless the emperor loses his head, it is absolutely impossible to make the two princes. ”
Zhao Qinghe rolled his eyes, and an idea flashed in his mind, "Dad, if you say this, the emperor will definitely not give up on the second prince easily. Could it be that this is just a test and lesson given by the emperor to the second prince? As long as the second prince changes his ways, Behave well, and maybe the emperor will change his mind one day!”
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The three people in the room looked at each other, and the more they thought about it, the more they thought it was possible.
Taifu Zhao regained most of his energy in an instant and said with a cheerful smile: "I'm just telling you! After all, the second prince was carefully cultivated by the emperor and the queen. How could the emperor be so cruel to him!
I see! Boss, you will secretly send someone to find Wanyi in a while, tell them our guess, and make sure they behave well so that the emperor can see the sincerity of the second prince. When the emperor is relieved, we will appeal again, and we will definitely make them come back again. Restore identity. ”
Zhao Qinghe went to do it immediately.
At this time, Xu, a common man, took Zhao Wanyi, two maids, mammy and entourage to a small house in the west of the city. This house was Zhao Wanyi's dowry.
Although the emperor demoted them to commoners and confiscated the property of the second prince's house, he did not touch Zhao Wanyi's dowry.
Her dowry remains at her disposal.
Zhao Wanyi entered the main courtyard in despair with the help of her maid Qiu Ju. It had been less than twelve hours since the accident. Twelve hours ago, she was still the high-ranking second prince's concubine, but now she has become a commoner, and she is still guilty. people.
The huge gap made her so desperate that she wanted to die, and her whole body was on the verge of collapse.