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Chapter 106 Hairpin

After the prince led his troops to war, Chen Lan thought that her life would not change much and she would still live a leisurely life as before.

On weekdays, she either takes care of her younger sister, chats with the few sisters-in-law when she has nothing to do, or looks at the palace account books. Even if she encounters some troublesome and difficult palace affairs that need to be dealt with, it is only occasionally.

However, fate is always full of variables and unpredictable - what Chen Lan never expected was... so many things beyond her expectations would happen next!

First, Princess Fukang made excuses all day long to follow her out of the palace. After Chen Lan tried to stop her in vain, she had to go to Madam Miao to explain the truth.

Fortunately, with Madam Miao's supervision, Chen Lan was quiet for a while. However, a few days later, news came out that Princess Fukang had contradicted the emperor and was under house arrest by him.

Chen Lan was a little confused when she heard the news. Why did Fu Kang make her father-in-law, who was always good-tempered, so angry?

So he sent someone to investigate and found out that when Fu Kang followed him and the prince out of the palace and went to Fanlou to have a meal alone, he actually fell in love with a young man named Zhang Dun.

Although Chen Lan had never met this person, she had heard her brothers talk about him before she got married.

It is said that Zhang Dun was a man of generous and frank character, handsome appearance, elegant and free manners, and ethereal like a fairy. What is even more rare is that he was also outstanding in intelligence, profound in knowledge, good at writing, and superhuman in talent and knowledge.

When she first learned about this, Chen Lan admired Princess Fukang's vision in choosing a partner. However, after learning that the emperor intended to marry her to the king's uncle's family, although she did not understand, she decided not to interfere.

Chen Lan, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, had not had time to be happy when she heard the palace servants coming to report anxiously: "Your Highness, there was news just now from Xiangluan Palace that Madam Zhang is seriously ill and the emperor has already rushed over."

Chen Lan initially thought that Madam Zhang's condition this time was similar to the previous ones. After all, since she got married, she had no idea how many times Madam Zhang had been seriously ill.

Now, she has long gone from being nervous, flustered and at a loss at the beginning to being accustomed to it and able to remain calm in the face of emergencies.

Although she had a calm reaction in her heart, a hint of worry still showed on her face. After all, she was the imperial concubine, and she couldn't let anyone catch her.

But when she pretended to be anxious and rushed to Xiangluan Palace, and saw Madam Zhang's face as pale as paper and her weakness that showed she could die at any time, her heart could not help but skip a beat, because this look showed that the light of life was gradually dimming.

Even though she didn't know much about medicine, with her keen intuition and observation, she could tell that Madam Zhang's condition was probably quite serious.

So she didn't think about making any mistakes and just followed the routine to fulfill her responsibilities and obligations as the Crown Princess.

Zhao Zhen didn't care about other people's expressions at this moment. All his attention was on Madam Zhang. In order to bring good luck to his favorite concubine, he even proposed to make her the queen.

Although everyone in the harem was very dissatisfied with the emperor's words, they didn't dare to rush into the trap and could only curse the imperial concubine in their hearts.

After all, they knew very well how much the emperor loved Madam Zhang. You know, when she was still a beauty, Madam Zhang dared to disrespect the empress by relying on the emperor's favor, and she did not let the emperor punish her for her many oversteps.

Although Zhao Zhen had become less interested in the harem in recent years due to the existence of the crown prince, with Empress Cao being deposed, Lady Zhang remained the most favored person in the harem even though she was sick. This was also the main reason why Concubine Zhang was able to live two years longer in this life than the original trajectory.

Although Chen Lan was not very comfortable in her heart, after all, her mother-in-law was only a posthumously conferred imperial concubine, but this was a matter of her father-in-law's room and she had no right to interfere. So she could only respectfully salute Zhao Zhen and ask about matters related to tending to him.

Zhao Zhen was shocked when he heard his daughter-in-law's voice. His rationality, which had just been knocked away by impulse, instantly returned. He gave her some awkward instructions and let her go back first. Obviously, he also remembered the prince's biological mother, Concubine Zhang, who was posthumously conferred by him.

Not to mention that Concubine Zhang was the mother of his only male heir and a great contributor to the Song Dynasty, even the crown prince was still fighting on the battlefield. How could he bear to embarrass her?

So the imperial edict was issued to Empress Zhang, but this Zhang was not the same Zhang. The Empress Wencheng in history was thus beheaded.

Poor Madam Zhang thought she had become the queen when she was dying, and her face was full of joy when she died.

But she didn't know that although she was still given the title of Wencheng, her position was only that of a noble concubine. In Zhao Zhen's heart, sons and lovers were never comparable. After all, one could have many concubines, but only one son.

Time never stops, and it will never stop for anyone. In the blink of an eye, it is already the first year of Jiayou.

Zhao Zhen had a lot of bad luck in the past two years. First, he lost his beloved concubine, which plunged him into endless grief. Then, he was worried about his daughter Fu Kang's marriage, and the father and daughter even argued about it many times.

As the eldest daughter, Fu Kang's marriage naturally became the focus of attention of the entire court.

However, Zhao Zhen faced many difficulties in choosing a son-in-law. On the one hand, he hoped to find a truly suitable son-in-law for his daughter who could give her happiness and peace; on the other hand, political factors could not be ignored. The marriage of princes and princesses often involved the balance and interests of various forces.

Zhao Zhen wanted to marry his daughter to his cousin to continue the glory of his mother's family and make up for his debt to his biological mother. However, Princess Fukang did not like Li Wei and refused to agree to the marriage, even Miao Niang's persuasion was useless.

In desperation, Chen Lan had to write a letter to Zhao Xi, hoping that he would take time out of his busy schedule to help the father and daughter ease the conflict.

After all, my father-in-law is not young anymore, and he has aged drastically in the past two years due to state and family affairs. Chen Lan is quite worried that the old man will not be able to hold on until Zhao Xi returns with victory.

It was two months later when Zhao Xi received the letter from his young wife. Due to the tense war situation, Zhao Xi simply wrote a letter to the emperor and put the matter aside.

Perhaps because there was really a throne to be inherited in his family, Zhao Zhen implemented the idea of ​​favoring sons over daughters thoroughly.

Princess Fukang had been making a fuss for nearly two years without any result, but Zhao Xi successfully made Zhao Zhen agree with just a few words written in his spare time.

After settling his daughter's marriage, Zhao Zhen remembered what his son had entrusted him with in the letter and began to work on his daughter-in-law's coming-of-age ceremony.

Although Zhao Zhen was the king of a country, he was a man after all. There were many things that the queen should have done, but he couldn't find a suitable woman to preside over the Crown Princess's affairs for a while.

He was the only son, and he looked down upon several qualified candidates among the royal family. Fortunately, Zhang Maoze was smart and recommended candidates to him in time.

After repeated consideration, Zhao Zhen decided that the main guest (Old Lady Sheng), the assistant (Madam Fan), the host (Madam Di), the hostess and the steward would be Madam Miao and others in the palace.

After everything was arranged, Zhao Zhen felt that having fewer sons also had its advantages. If he had a few more daughters-in-law, he would definitely have a headache.

After the emperor arranged the Crown Princess's coming-of-age ceremony, he asked Zhang Maoze to carry it out, but the Sheng family was also having a headache.

Fortunately, Hualan was sensible and persuaded her parents to postpone her coming-of-age ceremony for a month, which saved the Sheng family from being in a rush.