Early that morning, Prince Yu's Mansion was sent to the empress dowager's Hail Palace by a sedan chair.
The empress dowager finished dressing herself, stood up from the dressing table, and adjusted the buddhist beads on her neck. The Maid Xu then helped her out of the bedchamber.
"How's it going?" Her Majesty asked.
The Maid Xu said, "Last night, His Highness King Yu and Princess Hua-Yang were locked in their rooms all night. This, as expected, after receiving the Lovers Acacia Jade this morning, there will be a drop in the red. "
The empress dowager patted Maid Xu's hand and nodded in satisfaction, "Mm, I guess this is what you need to do for Wailing Home. Out of the four Wangsun s, the crown prince was the first to get married, but it had been more than three years since then. It was not easy for Jue Er to get married, and he was still unenlightened, so Wailing Home had to ask his elder sister for help. That's not a sin, is it? "Amitabha..."
The Maid Xu laughed, "How is this a sin? This is simply to exorcise all living things. If Yuwangfei gets pregnant in one fell swoop, Esteemed Empress Dowager, you would be sending off your son, Guan Yin."
The empress dowager was overjoyed by his words and could only grin.
"Yes yes yes, that's right."
Maid Xu said again, "But the empress dowager hasn't heard, the King Yu's wedding was interrupted by Wen Jianzheng, he said that the Yuwangfei is at work, that the Yuwangfei will become the bane of the king, and that the Emperor will be furious, and will drive back to the palace without even drinking any wedding wine. Yesterday morning, a couple of newbies were blocked outside the Yi Palace, and the emperor ordered that the Yuwangfei must not enter the palace."
"Is there such a thing?"
Her Majesty sat down at the table and looked at the table full of delicacies.
"For the past few years, the Emperor has been overhearing the words of the Warlock. This is getting more and more outrageous. If you do not ask about political matters, but only ask about ghosts and gods, how can that little person from Qintian prison not cause a commotion? "
Maid Xu did not agree, and only nodded.
The empress dowager thought for a moment and said, "Jue'er's marriage was decided in a hurry. The Wailing Home didn't even have time to check on her. What happens if the phoenix lass is unable to enter the palace? "
The Maid Xu laughed: "What a coincidence, in two days time it will be the Double Sun Festival, didn't the Emperor say that he will accompany you to Lingyun Mountain to see the red leaves? The concubine and the children of the imperial family must be accompanied. Since the Lingyun Mountain is outside the palace, the empress dowager wants the King Yu to bring his new wife there.
"Alright, it's settled then!"
The empress dowager was finally smiling brightly as she ordered someone to buy a set of tableware for Maid Xu. She pulled him down to sit and used the brunch together with her.
In the Chen Ming Gong, Consort Shu was also attending to the Emperor using the brunch.
The emperor ate a few mouthfuls. Seeing that the three dishes in front of him were the favorite dishes of his second son, Shen Lingjue, he could not help but put down his chopsticks.
The emperor rubbed his chest and sighed, "When I think of Wen Jianzheng's prophecy, I can't sleep and eat. Who would have thought that the daughter of the General Feng would actually agree with the constellation of the 'evil star'. Ling Jue had steeled his heart to marry her, and would not even invite his to the imperial court in the next two days. Seeing these dishes, I immediately thought of this unfilial son. "
The Consort Shu smiled gently: "Chenqie remembers that when Ren Zong Emperor was still alive, King Feng Jingchuan of the Southern City shared his worries on behalf of Emperor Ren Zong. He asked for the enabler to commandeer the envoy and intimidate the other vassal lords in one go. And because of this, he handed the Ningnan County over to the Feng Family, and still allowed the Feng Family to lead Ning Nanjun to intimidate the various nations in the Southern Wilderness to guard my Great Yue State's sect. From generation to generation, the Feng Family is fearlessly loyal to the liver. How could Feng Ningyan be the bane of all the enemies? "
Shen Chenxuan looked at Consort Shu in surprise. He never thought that she would have such a deep impression of what happened when Emperor Ren Zong reigned more than a hundred years ago.
"Feng Family was loyal to my dynasty in the past, but he had evil intentions."
Consort Shu shook her head: "The sky is changing constantly. It's like this today, and tomorrow will be different. How can ordinary people see through it and guess randomly what it wants to do? Wen Jianzheng is also an ordinary person, there will always be a time when he will not be wise.
Shen Chenxuan thought for a moment, then ordered the appetizer soup in front of him, Consort Shu immediately poured for him a bowl.
"Go on." He seemed to have taken it to heart.
Consort Shu was secretly delighted in her heart: "Chenqie thinks that the Emperor's True Dragon qi can suppress all evil spirits, so there is no need to put the words of evil star to heart. The King Yu has been personally taught by the Emperor since childhood. How could such a wise and decisive person be controlled by a little girl? "
She looked at the emperor's face as she spoke, and when she said this, she could see that he was enjoying himself by nodding slightly.
"Even though the current court is filled with talented people, the only people who can lead Ning Nanjun to guard the borders and cause the Southern States to feel fear are Feng Wei and Feng Yao, the father and son pair … No, it should be said, General Feng and his daughter, Feng Ningyan. Since the imperial family has married the daughter of another and treated her well, it would be too late for Feng Wei to be grateful for her kindness. "
These words were something the Consort Shu had thought countless of times. She had first lightheartedly brought Wen Jianzheng down from the emperor's heart to the altar, then carried Shen Lingjue and weakened him. Finally, she wanted the emperor to treat Feng Ningyan nicely and bribe his heart.
It was just a few words, yet they were filled with twists and turns, and each word was full of gems. The influence it had on the Emperor was actually very subtle and soundless.
If not for Feng Ningyan's reminder to the Consort Shu in the Imperial Garden a few days ago, how could the people of the Consort Shu who were in the palace care about what was happening outside?
Of course, in the center of this power struggle, good intentions and rewards didn't exist.
What Feng Ningyan had displayed to the Consort Shu was not 'good intentions', but her stance.
People with similar positions could easily establish common interests.
Consort Shu had already been disgraced once by the empress's scheme. Now that she had repeated it, she naturally knew more about what to do to fight against the empress.
The empress dowager's decision to rise to the top and the advice the Consort Shu gave to the emperor quickly spread to the empress like a gust of wind.
When the empress heard this, she could not sit still.
"Why does the Consort Shu want to speak up for Feng Ningyan? And why did the empress dowager call for a meeting with Feng Ningyan? "
The princess consort, Zhen Rong, who was accompanying her around the garden said carelessly, "Why are you worried about that, Imperial Mother? The empress dowager had not asked about the harem since long ago, and even if she wanted to see Feng Ningyan, she would only see if King Yu's wife was beautiful or ugly. What's the use of Consort Shu jumping up and down? Wen Jianzheng's position in the emperor's heart was unshakable, with a stomp of his feet, the entire imperial city would tremble. She went against Wen Jianzheng, and died even faster than that.
When the Empress heard it, she laughed lightly, "Then why didn't you tell what she said to Wen Jianzheng? Borrowing a knife to kill someone is much easier than killing them yourself. "
"Yes, Wife will do it right away."
Zhen Rong was about to leave when the Queen pulled her back and softly ordered. Duo Yang's invitation to ascend the throne, and one more person to add to this Palace's list … "
Zhen Rong didn't understand the meaning behind the name, but she still accepted the order.