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Former Empress Wu's words broke all of Zhu Youtang's conceit.

In Zhu Youtang's heart, he still relied on Former Empress Wu and respected him, but Former Empress Wu's words still hurt him a lot. Therefore, Zhu Youtang was not convinced and wanted to refute.

"I am the Crown Prince of Great Ming Dynasty, the future son of the Crown Prince. Wan is just a concubine, the ancestral family's imperial harem cannot be run. Even if Wan is doted upon by royal father, is it really worth it for royal father to take advantage of Da Ming Jiang Shan? "

The Former Empress Wu was shocked upon hearing Zhu Youtang's words. He did not expect that he would not understand such a simple reasoning. But the Former Empress Wu had his own considerations, some matters were only true if they were real.

"Listen to me. The imperial harem is not as shallow as you think." Empress Wu decided to tell Zhu Youtang something important that had little meaning. This harem was like a pool of deep water.

It took eight years for it to complete, while Zhu Youtang was three years old. Meanwhile, Zhu Youji, who was already the crown prince, was two years older than Zhu Youtang and was already five years old. Zhu Youji's birth mother, the Bai Family who had entered the palace with the Former Empress Wu, was conferred the title of Consort Xian.

"You should have seen Consort Xian Bai. She entered the palace with me and the current Empress Wang. Speaking of which, she has the best life out of the three of us. "

The past was not worth recalling, and the Former Empress Wu did not intend to tell Zhu Youtang those rotten things.

"Consort Xian is now your imperial concubine, your imperial palace's Imperial Consort Xian." Zhu Youtang had seen the Imperial Consort Xian before. At that time, when Zhu Youtang bowed to the Consort Xian, he also immediately got up.

Therefore, Zhu Youtang always had a good impression of people who had good intentions towards him.

"That's only natural. Then, you should understand why the Consort Xian was promoted to the position of Imperial Concubine." If Zhu Youtang still did not understand all these twists and turns. Former Empress Wu had to consider whether or not he should change his way of teaching Zhu Youtang.

"Because Big Brother was already the crown prince at that time, the Consort Xian's mother became the Imperial Consort Xian based on him." Zhu Youtang's answer did not disappoint the Former Empress Wu, "What you said is very true. Then do you know why things are like this? "

Chenghua 8 years October. In the third year after the crown prince was created, the six year old crown prince fell ill and died in one fell swoop. When the Tzu Ning Palace received the news, he was shocked and immediately fainted. In the Eastern Palace, the mother of the crown prince cried until she fainted.

For a moment, the empress dowager was in a coma. The only person who could take charge of the situation was the empress. Consort Wan became the first person Empress Dowager Zhou suspected, but there were traces in her hands that were not evidence. This was also the reason why Wan was still arrogant and despotic.

"I'm afraid, Royal Grandmother is not satisfied with Wan being so arrogant. That's why she brought me out of West Palace." Although Zhu Youtang did not hit the nail on the head, he was still right.

The imperial physician of the Tzu Ning Palace said that the empress dowager was angry and wanted to recuperate. The empress dowager's identity was there. Even the emperor had to go to the Tzu Ning Palace every day to pay his respects, let alone an imperial concubine from the Wan.

"Don't be so unsure, the Wailing Home is pointing you in the right direction. Whether or not you leave is up to you." Although the Consort Xian grieved in her heart, there was no Emperor's favor in this harem that she could rely on only the empress dowager.

The Bai Family had always listened to Empress Dowager Zhou's words, and because Consort Xian was one of the three daughter-in-law that Anglo-Saxon had personally recognized, she was a little more tolerant towards him.

"At the place where the West Palace Wu Clan is located, there is a child who is only two years younger than you. It took five years, so you don't have to worry about who gave birth to it. Wailing Home only asked you what your plans are. "

When I received this news from Empress Dowager Zhou, even if he returned to his own palace, he still wouldn't be able to recover his senses. So it turned out that other than the current Zhu Youyuan, the Emperor still had an older child.

"Does little sister know about this?" The Bai family had always been the first of the three imperial concubines to enter the palace. Therefore, now that she was close with Mrs. Shao, she would only feel at ease if she asked Mrs. Shao about her indecision.

"Elder sister, you're saying that the empress dowager told you that one of the children of the West Palace is the Emperor. However, Zhang Min and the crippled empress, who were by the empress dowager's side, were taking care of them right now. " Shao Chen Fei felt that there was too much information on this matter, so she had to make a decision first before understanding it clearly.

"Elder sister, you should return to the palace first. Allow me to go and check if this matter is true or false. Because of his background, Shao Chen Fei often do things with more consideration than Consort Xian Bai. Thus, the decision requested by the Empress Dowager Zhou, House Shao decided to wait.

"That's why, when I was in the cold palace, I didn't see the Shao Chen Fei unintentionally. This matter was originally planned by the Shao Chen Fei, she is deceiving me. " After Zhu Youtang thought about this point, he felt extremely angry in his heart.

He had hidden his identity and obtained the benefits from the Shao Chen Fei, causing him to feel guilty. But now that he knew that everything had been planned out by someone, it was hard to mention how sad Zhu Youtang was.

"You're wrong again. If not for Shao Chen Fei and I, you would have thought that you could rely on Zhang Min and me. The two of us can really raise you safely, but you still don't understand. "

Wan Zhener had managed the harem for twenty years, ever since she ascended the throne of Anglo-Saxon. Wan Zhener had helped the crown prince before, so no matter if it was the emperor or queen, even the Imperial Consort Zhou was grateful to him. Therefore, although Wan Zhener was a servant in the harem, she could still be considered half a master.

With such a manager, how could the imperial harem possibly lack servants who had received benefits from Wan Zhener. This was also one of the reasons why Empress Dowager Zhou could not find any clues about Consort Wan and could not get rid of him.

This was something that only after living in the cold palace for so long did Former Empress Wu slowly understand. But by the time Former Empress Wu understood, it was already too late. He himself had caused the entire clan to crumble, and the Wan had gotten what he wanted.

"I don't understand, Wan is really that scary." Zhu Youtang didn't understand why people would be so afraid of him when it came to Consort Wan, Former Empress Wu, Zhang Min and his mother. In Zhu Youtang's view, the Wan was just like an old lady who had a similar appearance to the Empress Dowager Zhou.

There was no dignity of a Former Empress Wu, no bearing of a Empress Wang. Wan was just an old witch, who was not as beautiful as Mistress Shao and Mistress Bai. It was this old witch that Zhu Jianshen liked. Zhu Youtang was a little disdainful of his father's taste, how great would it be?

Former Empress Wu didn't plan to tell Zhu Youtang what kind of person he was, he just wanted to tell him how much Shao Chen Fei and Consort Xian Bai had actually helped him.

"Do you still remember when you were four years old and fell into the water?" Former Empress Wu was talking about something that took half of Zhu Youtang's life back then. Having given birth to Zhu Youtang, Ji Yune's life might not be too easy.

On the contrary, because of the Wan's suppression, to complete Wan's difficulties, Ji Yune could no longer handle it. Therefore, it was already very difficult to take care of Zhu Youtang. Coincidentally, Former Empress Wu's spirit was hurt because of what happened at home at that time.

So when Zhu Youtang suddenly fell into the water, both Ji Yune and the Former Empress Wu did not expect it. West Palace had a pond, it was a cold pond. There was no one to take care of it all year round, and the Former Empress Wu had always reminded Zhu Youtang to stay away from the water.

In the end, something happened to Zhu Youtang during that period of time. To say that no one was scheming against him, even Ji Yune, the good man, would not believe it.

"I remember that time, it was Shao Chen Fei who sent someone to bring Old Ginseng from the palace. "She even ordered the imperial physician to come and treat me. I remember these things." How could Zhu Youtang forget about that? He was tricked and deceived when he was young, so he ended up half dead after going to the Wintry Spring.

"The old imperial physician once said that if it wasn't for me being saved, I'd be dead by now." I'm afraid that I already lost my life in the cold pond, I still remember that it was the servant of the Chen Fei who saved me. "

The debt of gratitude owed to him for saving his life, so Zhu Youtang was still worried about him. It was also because of this that Zhu Youtang was so angry when he knew that all of this was planned by the Shao Chen Fei.

"You, why are you so arrogant? Initially, Shao Chen Fei only sent someone to send something to you, it was not a calculated plan. Saving you can only be said to be fated, and it was all arranged by the heavens. "

"It was only after this incident that the Shao Chen Fei understood. If something were to happen to you, my son, the third prince, would most likely be the next you. So even if it's for your son, nothing can happen to you. I see, this is a little selfish mother, but it's not evil. "

Regarding Zhu Youtang's grudges, the Former Empress Wu could only remove them bit by bit. If he destroyed his benefactor and allies, he would destroy them with his own little thoughts. Zhu Youtang would regret it in the future, the Great Zhu Youtang of the Wan could only find someone to form an alliance in order to protect himself.

The Former Empress Wu recounted the past bit by bit.

The nine years of winter was truly hard to bear, especially when Zhu Youtang had even fallen into the cold water. October was different in the capital than in the south. The Former Empress Wu himself was a member of the Shuntian Palace. Even though he had grown up in the capital, he still felt especially upset this winter.

Cai Xiang had already done everything she could to help the Former Empress Wu find things that would keep them warm, such as silver thread carbon. Although she was a good-for-nothing, the Empress Dowager Zhou had been helping the West Palace in improving his life little by little over the past few years.

Winter quilts, as well as some winter necessities. Little by little, the Empress Dowager Zhou made people prepare and send them to the West Palace. The Empress Dowager Zhou was not targeting the Former Empress Wu either, it was just that between his son and his daughter-in-law, the Empress Dowager Zhou had made a choice that a mother should have.

"This servant has already sent news to the imperial physician. Imperial Physician Deng said he would come over. It's just that this servant is still afraid that the Imperial Physician Deng will be detained by the Consort Wan. Cai He had replaced Cai Xiang and became the number one person by Former Empress Wu's side.

Therefore, it was inconvenient for Cai Xiang to come to West Palace with her identity late at night. As for Imperial Physician Deng, it was because Former Empress Wu had saved his life before, so she took time to come to West Palace to have a look.

Imperial Physician Deng usually come to West Palace for Zhu Youtang. Former Empress Wu was familiar with a hundred books and records, and there were many examples of medicine. However, Former Empress Wu only knows the recipe, but isn't really a person who studies medicine. Therefore, it was best if the doctor came.

"Young master, the cold is a little too severe. We need more than a year's worth of old ginger as a medicinal ingredient to dispel the cold. Things like Old Ginseng could only be nourished but not used. So, it's better for the Empress to keep this. "

The Imperial Physician Deng had always been on his own, he would never say anything else about treating the patient when it was time for him to do so. Therefore, it was also because Former Empress Wu felt that his actions were wrong and felt that he was taking revenge by extortion. But Former Empress Wu still wanted to use Imperial Physician Deng. Imperial Physician Deng was tactful.

"In the future, I don't know how long I'll have to trouble Imperial Physician Deng. As for Consort Wan, you should be more careful. Otherwise, if something really did happen to me, I would feel uneasy. "

After asking Cai He to send away the Imperial Physician Deng and read the prescription. The Former Empress Wu looked around, but there were no medicinal ingredients that were difficult to find. Three pieces of old ginger, one tael of cassia seed, should be returned to the two pieces of gold. Remember, use fire to torture it. "

Other than Cai He and Cai Xiang, the other four servants by Former Empress Wu's side, although the Battle Sisters were using them, they didn't really believe it. Therefore, everything related to Zhu Youtang, was personally done by Cai He.