The general's wife knows medicine

Chapter 204 He is indeed his good son

I don't know why, but I always thought that I couldn't die like this. He still had a lot of things to do, and he hadn't appointed a crown prince yet.

He knew that if he passed away, none of his sons would be a match for the Third Prince, and the throne would definitely belong to the Third Prince.

Because his literary and military talents were considered very good among many princes, and he was also known as the legitimate son.

However, he knew that his third son was smart, but he did not use his intelligence in the right way. He was always scheming and cunning and was cruel and ruthless.

He will not show mercy even to his own brothers.

There was no way he would hand over the country to such a person.

Therefore, he gave the Fifth Prince opportunities both openly and secretly.

He knew that in this cruel palace, the Fifth Prince had grown up healthily without a biological mother and also had beautiful handwriting. It was obvious that someone had taught him to read and write.

The fifth prince's performance is usually mediocre, but he is very smart in maintaining it at just the right level, which shows his intelligence.

Not outstanding, but not low-key either.

Moreover, the Fifth Prince’s handling of the Qianzhou epidemic last time satisfied him very much, and it also showed him that he loved his people like his own children.

I heard that the Fifth Prince's wife held a donation banquet at that time, and exchanged all the items obtained for silver and money, which she took to Qianzhou for disaster relief.

But what were his three sons doing at that time? They secretly met with court officials every day. If this wasn't forming a clique for personal gain, what was it?

The third prince always thought that he had acted secretly and that the prince didn't know.

He just didn't say it.

Because he also knew that among the current princes, only he and the fifth prince could compete, but he still wanted to observe further, so before getting the final result, he would turn a blind eye and not interfere too much.

Well, now I can’t say anything more.

He never expected that the fifth son he favored actually had an affair with his most beloved concubine.

Now, he doesn't have much time left, so just let it be. It seems there is nothing left to let go.

If he dies, he won't be able to do anything about the future, so why bother clinging to it?

The emperor smiled bitterly and asked Eunuch Du to help him lie down, as he was a little tired.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say but I'm not sure if I should say it or not?" Tang Peipei said bravely.

Eunuch Du winked at her, hoping that Tang Peipei would not mention those bad things for the time being and let the emperor rest more.

Although he secretly helped the Fifth Prince and Mu Jintang.

However, in his heart, the most important thing is the current emperor.

The reason why he helped the Fifth Prince was that once when he encountered difficulties, it was the Fifth Prince who helped him come up with ideas and helped him get through the crisis.

In order to repay his gratitude, he would provide some information to the Fifth Prince and Mu Jintang when the prince needed it.

However, these news are harmless and do not cause any harm to the emperor.

Tang Peipei ignored her; she had her own considerations.

a long time.

The emperor's weak voice came from above: "Tell me what you want to say."

Tang Peipei knelt straight, looked into the emperor's eyes and said, "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince and Imperial Concubine Shu have no private relationship. They are wronged."

The emperor didn't want to hear her talk about this, but then he thought, Tang Peipei had just saved him, so he couldn't just ignore her, so he followed her words and asked, "How do you know they were wrongly accused?"

Tang Peipei asked: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that the Third Prince asked me to make dresses for the deposed Queen?" Without waiting for the Emperor to answer, this question was not very important.

Then she continued, "That day, Imperial Concubine Shu knew that I had come to the palace to deliver clothes to the deposed queen, so she sent someone to wait for me outside the cold palace and invited me to her palace. At that time, I thought, I didn't have much friendship with Imperial Concubine Shu, so why did she suddenly invite me to her palace? However, Imperial Concubine Shu was an imperial concubine after all, and I couldn't refuse her face, so I went."

"I found out later when I went there that Imperial Concubine Shu didn't actually want to make friends with me. She wanted me to be the middleman. She said she had no children and wanted to register the Fifth Prince under her name so that she would have a son to take care of her in her old age. But she didn't know if the Fifth Prince was willing, and it was not easy to summon the Fifth Prince to ask directly. Thinking that I had some friendship with the Fifth Prince's wife, she invited me to go and asked me to act as a matchmaker."

When the emperor heard this, his eyes became more serious. He looked at Tang Peipei and said in a voice that left no room for doubt: "Are you serious?"

Tang Peipei prostrated herself on the ground again and replied, "Of course I am serious. I also heard that Imperial Concubine Shu actually wrote a letter to the Fifth Prince in private. The letter was handed over by a guard, but Imperial Concubine Shu said that she waited for two days and did not receive a reply. She was afraid that the Fifth Prince would not want to be recorded in her name and would not recognize her as his mother. However, Imperial Concubine Shu felt that the Fifth Prince had no biological mother, and she also had no biological child, so she was unwilling to give up easily. So after thinking about it, she still wanted to ask me to be the lobbyist. See if there is any room for return."

Tang Peipei's words did not add a trace of her own emotions, she was just stating a fact.

The emperor was a smart man. After reading what Tang Peipei had said and thinking about everything that happened afterwards, he began to have some ideas in his mind.

If what Tang Peipei said was true, the letter from Concubine Shu must have fallen into the hands of the third prince.

When his third son read the contents of the letter, he was worried that his fifth son had a powerful helper who would block his path, so he directly blocked all paths for the fifth son.

What a good plan!

He is truly his good son.

But, it would be great if all his intelligence could be used to share his worries and govern his country!

The emperor was filled with emotion.

"Okay, I understand. I'm tired and want to take a rest." The emperor slowly closed his eyes.

Tang Peipei tactfully withdrew from the hall.

When everyone saw her come out, they looked at her curiously.

The third prince walked towards her with a smile on his face.

"Madam Mu, how is our father?"

Tang Peipei rolled her eyes in her heart. This Third Prince probably thought he had definitely won and didn't even bother to pretend.

"Your Highness, although the Emperor is fine now, please stop smiling. After all, the Emperor is still ill."

The Third Prince's smile froze instantly, and he asked in disbelief, "You said that Father is alright?"

Tang Peipei snorted in her heart, scare you to death!

But he didn't show it on his face, and said sincerely: "Yes, the emperor is fine for the time being, but he needs to have a good rest."

After saying this, he left without caring about the people present.

Eunuch Du was worried that something might happen to the emperor at any time, so he did not let Tang Peipei leave the palace and arranged a place for Tang Peipei to live in a side hall of the emperor's bedroom.

Tang Peipei had taken care of the emperor all night, giving him acupuncture and feeding him medicine. She was really exhausted. Now she thought there wouldn't be any accidents, so she fell into bed and fell asleep.

After Tang Peipei left, the emperor opened his eyes again and called Eunuch Du to his side.

Eunuch Du stepped forward respectfully.

"Tell everyone outside to leave, and then quietly invite Scholar Jiang to come see me. I have something to tell him."

After saying this, the emperor slowly closed his eyes. He needed to rest.