The author of this article: Yu Xiaoyu.
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Don't look at "Langya Bang" Tingsheng is just an official slave, King Jing, Ji Wangye, and Mei Changsu all pay special attention to him, because of his identity, he is the widow of King Qi.
So, who is Tingsheng's biological mother?King Jing actually dared to say that he loved her in front of Jing Rui and Mei Changsu!
First of all, I guess she is definitely not the princess of Qi Wang (crown princess).
In the drama version, there is almost no mention of Tingsheng's biological mother, and the most information is what King Jing said to Nihuang and Mei Changsu: "His (Tingsheng) mother is the daughter of an official eunuch." ”
For Tingsheng, we all know that his biological father is King Qi. It stands to reason that after King Qi drank poisoned wine in prison, he died, and the concubine either went with him and said goodbye to the world;Either become an official slave and be detained in the secret court.
Because of her special status and how noble she used to be, whether she still has a posthumous belly in her belly will definitely attract special attention.
Even if she didn't say it, Emperor Liang would naturally send the imperial doctor to verify. He has given poisoned wine to his own son and raided his house, and it is impossible to give him a chance to leave his widow for revenge.
In addition, at that time, Empress Yan participated in the murder of Concubine Chen, and she would probably not let go of the "child in the belly" of the crown princess, for the same reason as Emperor Liang, who was afraid that the child would come back to seize the throne or take revenge when he grew up.
With these two major obstacles alone, it is impossible for Concubine Qi to have a chance to keep the fetus in her womb, and she can't hide it. Therefore, the possibility that Tingsheng is her birth is very small.
It is more likely that it was born to a side concubine.
Why is it speculated that it is a side concubine, and not some other lower-status female dependent?
Let's first take a look at the situation of the female dependents of King Jing's family. He originally had a concubine, but he died early and has been empty ever since, and then there are only two side concubines left to marry. The play also said that he is not like King Yu and the crown prince, and there are many women around him.
And King Jing has always respected King Qi and likes to imitate him.
It can be seen that King Qi is also a "career-oriented" man, and unlike the prince, they like to favor women, so it can be inferred that there will not be many women around him.
However, this speculation alone is not enough to show that the possibility of a side concubine is high. Next, the sentence that King Jing said is the point.
It's a pity that this sentence was deleted in the drama version. In the original book, he explained why he helped Tingsheng in this way: "I love Tingsheng and Wu for Tingsheng. ”
The background of saying this sentence at that time was that Jing Rui and Mei Changsu's car was inadvertently hit by Tingsheng on the street, and the two didn't know that he was a criminal slave of the court, and when they saw that he was pitiful, they took him home directly to find a doctor for treatment.
When King Jing learned the news, he immediately rushed into the Marquis of Ningguo's mansion and wanted to take Tingsheng away. He was afraid that he would be discovered by the people in the court, and Tingsheng had not returned on time. At this time, King Jing was afraid that they would not put it in, and he also explained that Tingsheng was the son of the official eunuch and the daughter of the eunuch who was detained in the Youting.
Then Jing Rui curiously asked, who is Tingsheng's biological mother?Why does King Jing care so much?
King Jing had more explanations, he found Tingsheng by accident, so he loved Wu and Wu, and deliberately misunderstood Jing Rui because he loved Tingsheng's biological mother, so he loved and took care of him.
Of course, Jing Rui was in a hurry to leave in advance and didn't ask any more questions. But Mei Changsu directly exposed King Jing's lies, saying that it was actually Tingsheng's biological father King Qi who loved Wu and Wu, not his biological mother.
He didn't love Tingsheng's mother at all, but he just kept it a cover.
So, from here, how can it be inferred that the birth mother is most likely to be a side concubine?
As I have just analyzed, King Jing is a person who is more like King Qi among many princes. Then, being able to conceive King Qi's child proves that this female dependent must have been favored by King Qi.
King Qi's identity at that time was the crown prince, and his concubines and side concubines, like King Jing, were probably the same as those appointed by Emperor Liang or Concubine Chen, and he didn't love them much.
And King Qi likes to focus on his career, so he probably won't spend too much time on his children's relationship. At most, he is a safe and qualified husband, doing whatever he should do with the concubine, and trying to do his duty to cultivate the descendants of the royal family.
Since it has been analyzed above, it is unlikely that Tingsheng was born to the main concubine, so it is very likely that the son of the side concubine is very likely.
Of course, the possibility of being born to a concubine who is lower than the side concubine cannot be ruled out. But judging from King Qi's temperament, I prefer the term side concubine more.
King Jing also said that he "accidentally discovered the existence of Tingsheng", which proves that he often secretly takes care of the "imperial sisters-in-law", and if it is a concubine with a lower status, King Jing may not be familiar with them.
But judging from King Jing's tone, he knew this lady.
After all, during King Qi's lifetime, King Jing liked to go to him to learn Xi the most, and the concubines in his mansion, King Jing had the opportunity to see and come into contact with. But with a lower status concubine, he probably won't be able to see it.
From this, I guess that Tingsheng's biological mother is most likely the side concubine of King Qi.