Jane Xi walked in with a serious expression on her face. She looked at Zhao Jing with an anxious and gentle expression. These two years of living like a prince had caused this young servant girl to become even more beautiful. However, Zhao Jing didn't like Jane Xi's small intelligence. She was clearly just playing some tricks, and yet she thought she could play with others in her hands. From Zhao Jing's point of view, Jane Xi's methods couldn't keep up with her ambitions.
"My concubine kowtows to you. Long live the Emperor! Long live and long live the Emperor!" Jane Xi bowed.
Zhao Jing raised the center of his brows slightly and faced the Empress Qi Ruyu. Zhao Jing could speak harshly and harshly, but when facing Jane Xi, Zhao Jing still had to show some face. Every single person in this palace was intelligent. As long as Zhao Jing's complexion didn't change, then Jane Xi's days wouldn't be too good. Jane Xi was not having a good time, and Princess Ling Yin's life might even be affected in the future.
"Get up!" Zhao Jing coughed lightly. He sat there calmly, his eyelids twitching. "If you have something to say, then say it. I still have something to say, so I don't have time to waste here with you!"
"Yes sir!" "My concubine, please accept my punishment. I hope your majesty will forgive me for my concubine's innocence first."
Zhao Jing's eyes darkened. "Speak. I forgive you!"
Jane let out a sigh of relief before speaking timidly. "When Concubine saw esteemed empress leave the palace, she wanted to avoid it, but who knew she saw something she shouldn't have!" As he spoke, he bent over and retreated to the side. "I hope Your Majesty can listen to the whole story. This is what my concubine's personal servant saw!"
"I remember you. Your name is Bi'er, right?" Zhao Jing raised his hand to support his temple as he coldly looked at the bowing Bi'er. "Bi'er, if you can't explain it today, do you know how I will punish you?"
Bi'er kowtowed, "Your servant doesn't dare to lie!"
"Tell me the truth!" Zhao Jing said.
Bi'er nodded. "Yes!" Seeing that Eunuch Hu Feng was rushing out of the palace by himself, a servant immediately followed him out of curiosity. A servant followed Hu Feng from the Xi Wu Palace all the way until they left the Guanxing Sect. There was a carriage parked outside. Eunuch Hu Feng got on the carriage and left the palace, his destination unknown! This servant has only seen this much; the other servants know nothing! "
His words were sincere, and were no different from the information that Wei Shuge had gathered. He neither exaggerated nor speculated. What he said was the truth. Zhao Jing thought, as expected of a servant trained by Jane Xi. She was much more capable than Qi Ruyu's subordinates. Her words were perfect, without a single flaw in them. She had even chosen a path of retreat!
Heh, you don't know anything else?!
Zhao Jing's complexion sank. Since they had already said so, she had to show some of her face in order to be worthy of her status as the head of a palace.
Jane Xi naturally understood the expression on Zhao Jing's face. The Emperor was unhappy. Qi Ruyu's identity was sensitive to begin with. She was both the empress and the daughter of the Qi family, so the emperor valued Qi Ruyu's contact with the outside world. The Empress was unable to act in peace. To the Emperor, Zhao Jing, this was a hidden danger. As a result, the Emperor would only act in a way that made it more and more difficult for him to stand up to her.
"Your majesty, we're done!" Jane Xi bowed.
Zhao Jing rubbed his forehead. "You may leave!" This matter shall not be leaked. We will send someone to investigate it! "
This was Jane Xi's answer, but Jane Xi still wasn't satisfied. She just told someone to check and it was a bit perfunctory. She had been in the palace for two years, and apart from Princess Ling Yin, she had never had a prince by her side. So what if you're a princess? A princess will marry sooner or later. Only a prince … Only then can Jane Xi mother rely on the expensive.
Ever since Ling Yin's eyes had been broken and Jian Xi had accompanied Qi Ruyu to take off the hairpin, the Emperor rarely stayed in Chu Yun Pavilion. Therefore, Jane Xi was very anxious. She wholeheartedly wanted to win the favor of the emperor and consolidate her position. A single position was not enough to satisfy her ambitions. What she wanted was the position of imperial concubine, imperial concubine, and even Qi Ruyu's successor. Furthermore, as the emperor grew older, the number of women in the harem would only increase!
Jane Xi's birth was too low, and the harem never lacked beautiful women. Men always liked to be new and loathe old. If he couldn't take advantage of the lack of people in the harem to become a top student, once the emperor had more children, Princess Ling Yin wouldn't have enough authority. In this way, she, Jane Xi, could only die in the palace with nothing left.
"Your majesty?" "My concubine has been teaching Lingyin to read recently, but my concubine's teaching is not as good as yours, so Ling Yin isn't very fond of studying. She's a little noisy, and keeps on yelling about letting my royal father teach her. "The imperial concubine thinks that if Your Majesty gets free …" After a pause, Jane sighed softly. "A concubine knows that the emperor is busy with thousands of tasks every day. I'm afraid she won't have the time to do so. But the concubine only has this one daughter and she always wants to give her the best."
Zhao Jing looked at her and narrowed his eyes. No one could tell how she was currently feeling. Zhao Jing smirked. "As for Ling Yin, I will handle her as much as I can. I'll do my best to spare some time. I haven't accompanied her for a long time!"
As expected, when Ling Yin was mentioned, the Emperor's tone became much gentler. Jane Xi could also tell that the emperor didn't want to discuss the Queen's matter, so he gave a tactful bow and hurriedly left. He didn't even dare to raise the slightest request.
Zhao Yuannan personally sent Jane Xi out.
When they reached the entrance of the palace, Jane said, "With Eunuch You waiting for us at the front of the palace, it's hard for the emperor to not be in a good mood, right?" As she said this, Jane Xi held her posture and asked in a somewhat euphemistic manner.
Zhao Yuannan had been in the palace for too long, and as soon as he heard the correct words, he immediately welcomed her with a smile. He would not be in a good mood if he was in such a hurry! "We, as servants, should share the burden and trouble with our master. We should not let our master be unhappy with all this trouble."
She smiled back. However, Zhao Yuannan was previously the son of Prince Su's Mansion, and now he was a eunuch. Therefore, Jane Xi had to differentiate him from herself. She had gone from a servant to a lord, while Zhao Yuannan had gone from a lord to a servant, with a different status. Sometimes, when Jane Xi looked at Zhao Yuannan, she would inevitably think of her own self. Jane Xi intentionally held up her consort with a condescending tone, "Eunuch You is a smart person, and you should be well aware of the situation outside the palace. I presume you don't need my reminder!
The implied meaning was to let Zhao Yuannan choose the right position for the faction.
The current Zhao Yuannan no longer had his initial spirit. He was so smooth that it made people feel comfortable. Giving a respectful bow, Zhao Yuannan smiled as if greeting her, "Your Highness reminded me right, this servant will definitely remember this in his heart. If the Empress were to promote this servant, the servant would be able to rise to prominence in the future. This servant would definitely listen to the Empress' commands! The Empress is dignified and magnanimous. In the future, she will definitely be a dragon among men. "
Zhao Yuannan carefully took a step forward and said in a low voice, "Your majesty loves Princess Ling Yin the most. If Empress is free in the future, you can bring the princess to the Gan Yuan Palace. Your majesty will definitely be very happy!"
Jane Xi really liked Zhao Yuannan's words. Who wouldn't like to hear good words? As the saying goes, among men, dragons and phoenixes. The Emperor was a dragon. Accompanying the Emperor was a phoenix. The phoenix was the head of the flying beasts. If there was a phoenix that came, wouldn't it be the mother of all birds? These words were uttered by the eunuch beside the emperor. It was exceptionally pleasing to the ear!
"Very good!" Jane Xi turned and left.
Zhao Yuannan watched as Jane Xi left, the smile on his face gradually turning stiff. Taking a deep breath, Zhao Yuannan quickly returned to the hall. He took out the item that Jane Xi had given him earlier, it was an extremely beautiful agate string, "Your majesty, this is the string concubine gave to her servant!"
"It's a good item!" Wei Shuge teased, "Jane's concubine knows how to please people better than the empress. In the end, she climbed up from below, and she's just not the same as those high up in the sky! "You know how to use your own effort to please!"
Zhao Jing took the Agate Beads from Zhao Yuannan's hands. With a slight smile in his eyes, he said, "It was given to you by someone else and it was also a good intention. If you don't accept it, I'll doubt it in the future!" As he spoke, Zhao Jing tossed the Agate Beads back to Zhao Yuannan. "Keep them!"
"Your Majesty, this …" Zhao Yuannan was a little hesitant.
"Although it was Jane Xi who gave it to you, but it is my hands that have passed, so consider it as my reward!" Zhao Jing chuckled as he looked at Zhao Yuannan, "No matter what happens in the future, we will need money to make it up. We also need silver." It's elder brother Nan's mistake to accept money behind my back, but if I nod my head, elder brother Nan will take it with ease! "
"Yes sir!" Zhao Yuannan put the Agate Beetle into his sleeve.
Zhao Jing let out a long breath. "If you have the money, then let's talk. If you don't accept it, then no one will care about you!" To come and go is to show kindness to others. No one likes people who do not care for others, especially in this palace! " The relationship between people was maintained by these golden, silver, and white objects! The relationship between interests was stronger than any other relationship!
Zhao Yuannan nodded, "This servant understands!"
"Your Majesty, how should we deal with the empress?" Wei Shuge asked.
Zhao Jing stood by the window with his hands behind his back, gazing at the beautiful scenery outside. "This Emperor urgently needs the four sides of the gate to end this case. This way, This Emperor will have sufficient reasons to sacrifice to the heavens!" Has the person already followed? "
"They're already following us!" "The last few times, none of the people we sent out returned! This time, Fleeting Time would come out to support them. They would definitely reap some benefits! "It is a pity that there is no news of the crown prince. Even the Prime Minister's and the Regent's Mansion's movements have turned cold. Perhaps even they feel that the crown prince is no longer in the capital."
Zhao Jing narrowed his eyes. "I have interacted with that person Zhong Fu for some time, so I know his character." He was a man who would not turn back until he had run into the wall of the south. It was an adventure for Prince Fan to come to the capital, and if he had not had something important to do, he would not have taken such a risk. "So I feel that he will never leave the capital until Zhong Fu has finished what he needs to do!"
"Zuo but I really didn't expect that the brash Crown Prince would become so crafty that even Dongfang Wenming and Ke Boyu wouldn't be able to do anything to him." After thinking for a moment, Zhao Jing suddenly recalled his first meeting with Zhong Fu. They had met in the yamen's prison. At that time, Zhong Fu had said that the prison was the best place to hide. Could it be that this time …
Zhao Jing stiffened. He turned around and walked to the table. He quickly wrote a line of words on it and handed the slip of paper to Wei Shuge. "Go quickly and find Sir Shi and quietly hand this thing over to him!"
Wei Shuge immediately took it. "This servant will go right away!"
Zhao Jingyun's eyes shined brightly. He hoped that he was right this time. Zhao Jing had doubts in his heart. How could Zhong Fu become so smart after returning from Jiangbei Province?! As he thought of this, Zhao Jing's heart sank. Could it be that Zhong Fu had an expert guiding him from behind?!