Chapter 785 - 786 Promise (4)_1
King Jing was the son of Consort Huo, and King Xin was the son of Consort He Zhaoyi. Both Consort Huo and Consort He Zhaoyi were recommended to the Emperor by Empress Jin to help her vie for favor. At that time, she already had the prince and was competing fiercely with the Empress, fearing that the Empress would come up with some new tricks. So, she deliberately chose these two women, both attractive and of good character, that were easy to control as their backgrounds weren’t noble and they weren’t fiercely independent. To win them over, she allowed them to bear children and left them a path to retreat, so that they would be grateful and do their best to help her.
Between Consort Huo and Consort He Zhaoyi, the Emperor favored Consort Huo slightly more and also held King Jing in high regard. This caused Empress Jin to feel suspicious and discontent towards Consort Huo. After overthrowing the Empress, she couldn’t wait to make her move against Consort Huo.
As of now, Consort Huo has been put under house arrest, and her younger brother, under her instigation, is rotting away in the prison of Ying Tianfu. The two are barely holding their pretenses together, hence once the Emperor crowns King Jing as the Crown Prince, Consort Huo will surely not let her go. Therefore, no matter how you look at it, choosing King Jing and sacrificing the mother to save the son seems the better option.
Li Shanggong spoke in a soft and gentle voice, "This servant’s vision is poor and I can’t see clearly. I only sense that the Emperor favors Prince Jing even more. I wonder what your Highness thinks?"
Empress Jin laughed sinisterly, "This Palace has the same thought. But King Jing is older, not as suitable for cultivating attachments as a younger child. I don’t even know if he could be won over completely here. I wouldn’t want to spend over a decade raising him, assisting him in ascending the throne only to bring up an ungrateful wolf."
"Why would that be? These children usually develop affection for whoever raises them. Moreover, he has already lost his mother, and you will be helping him ascend to the position of the Crown Prince, he will only respect you and not harbor other thoughts."
Empress Jin frowned, her face looking stern, and coldly said, "Just go and make the arrangements. Just remember to be discreet and don’t leave any flaws."
After hearing these words, Brother Parrot immediately relayed their scheming plot to Cai Wei through his thoughts.
After listening, Thoroughly appalled, Cai Wei urgently said, "Brother Ying, you must make a trip back, help me send a letter to Big Brother Huo to inform them of this news and let him find a way to pass the message to the Virtuous Consort."