0p0 Chapter 1080 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (202)
Chapter 1080 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (202)
Chapter 1080 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (202)
The person most heartbroken by Zhao Lan's death was probably his son, Zhao Jing. Zhao Lan had planned ahead, entrusting his son to a trusted confidant before leaving, with the promise of taking his son with him if he didn't return on time.
His confidant was also a loyal person. When his master failed to return and the stronghold was surrounded by the Zhao army, he took the young master and escaped from the path in the back mountain.
Late at night, the Zhao army used psychological tactics to spread the news of Zhao Lan's death, hoping that the remnants would come out and surrender.
Zhao Jing was originally affected by his mother's death and the bloodiness of the battlefield, and never spoke again.
The confidant was comforted to see that the young master was not crying or making a fuss. But when the confidant ran away with him on his back and they hid in a ravine, he heard the news that his father was dead and suddenly burst into tears, crying for his father.
He cried sadly, and he was really sad. Both his parents were dead, and he would be an orphan in the future, but he had already forgotten his current situation.
"Shh, stop crying!"
The confidant made a prompt decision, covered the young master's mouth and ran away.
Unfortunately, the crying and shouting attracted the soldiers patrolling the mountain, and in the end, both of them were caught.
As for Zhao Lan's descendants, these generals did not dare to deal with them privately. What if the emperor forgave his grandson because of Zhao Lan's suicide?
Zhao Jing was finally escorted back to the capital.
The emperor had many grandchildren, and he showed no mercy to the descendants of rebellious princes and rebellious sons. Like his other half-brothers, Zhao Jing was subjected to severed tendons and exiled thousands of miles away. Thus, Zhao Lan's lineage completely disappeared from the upper echelons of the capital.
The most eye-catching things in the capital are, of course, the affairs of the royal family and court officials, especially those romantic affairs and scandals in the harem. The common people love to hear about these.
In this way, Zhao Jian provided the people of the capital with a lot of topics for conversation after dinner.
Last time, Zhao Jian was impulsive and beat his disabled elder brother Zhao Qing, which resulted in him being beaten with a stick. He thought the matter was over, but he was scolded by his father again and could only stay in the mansion to recuperate. Looking at his three pregnant wives and concubines, his life was really boring.
Fortunately, the emperor did not forbid Zhao Jian from hiring a doctor, and even the imperial physician would come to check the pulse of the seventh prince's wife Geng Qianqian once a month.
Zhao Jian himself had also taken a lot of medicine. In the past, in order to create an image of self-discipline and to reduce expenses and save money, he would touch those women and not take them into his room. After all, they were all his women, and he was shameless. Now he couldn't do it anymore. Those women wanted to find new partners, taking advantage of the fact that not many people knew about his affair with the Seventh Prince. Some wanted to get engaged, some wanted to serve the Princess, some wanted to redeem themselves, and in short, they didn't want to waste time. This angered Zhao Jian, and he took the seven or eight maids who had previously served him as his concubines. He just didn't believe he couldn't do it!
But doing so exhausted himself, and even the imperial physician said that he had kidney deficiency, and both qi and blood were deficient, and that he needed to take good care of himself, otherwise it would affect his lifespan.
What's worse is that because the doctor said that the baby in the belly of the seventh prince's wife was most likely a daughter, and the baby in the belly of the two concubines was most likely a son, Geng Qianqian had the idea of adopting a child.
Zhao Jian was happy to see this happen. As the daughter of the Minister of Rites, her dowry was neither too much nor too little, but even if it was only 10% of hers, it would still be more than the savings of the two widows. She also got the status of a legitimate son for free. Giving her son to the prince's wife to raise would definitely be beneficial!
Then whose son should Geng Qianqian raise?
The two concubines, whose bellies were gradually growing, were also thinking about it. Although they were reluctant, they were also thinking about their sons and began to please Geng Qianqian. Geng Qianqian was not planning to raise two sons, but to choose one from them, preferably after the birth of the son.
Choosing means someone is left out, so they dislike each other. If there is only one baby boy, the prince and princess have no choice.
The two concubines were constantly making small moves and started fighting before the birth. Geng Qianqian was unable to take good care of the fetus and was often worried about the two concubines' bellies. She wanted to be a judge and decide right and wrong, but in the end, she caused Geng Qianqian to have a miscarriage herself!