C274 Conspiracy in the Palace

The news of Duan Yunfei obtaining the two hundred thousand strong military power spread across the entire capital in a single day.

As soon as the imperial court was settled, the harem started to surge again.

"Do you know, in the great hall today, the Emperor gave the authority to defend two hundred thousand soldiers in the capital to the Thirteenth Princess? How glorious is this love?"

"Yeah, since ancient times, there haven't been many instances of princesses wielding military power, Thirteenth Princess has truly been doted on."

The palace maids were all gathered together to discuss this matter, and they were all filled with curiosity about what had happened today.

"You lazy people actually dare to talk about the matters of the previous dynasty here. Be careful of your own brains." The empress's servant, Qiu Shui, came in from outside and scolded the palace maids, "Hurry and get to work."

When the palace maids saw that it was the empress's men, they didn't dare to say anything else and quickly bowed to Qiushui before retreating.

Seeing them leave, Qiu Shui also sighed and walked towards the empress's palace.

As the weather grew colder, the acacia flowers in the empress's palace fell to the ground.

The autumn water carefully collected the freshly fallen Happy Flower. After drying it in the sun, it would release a faint fragrance as it was placed in the bedroom.

The empress leaned lazily against the edge of the couch, frowning slightly. The maid, Qiushui, carefully rubbed the empress's forehead.

These years, the Queen's health was getting worse and worse. The ginseng soup never left her mouth every autumn or winter.

He must have caught a cold last night and had a headache, so he was feeling very uncomfortable right now.

"Esteemed Empress, you kept coughing last night and didn't sleep well. If you're tired, you should hurry and rest for a bit." Qiu Shui looked at the empress's tired expression and said softly to the empress.

The empress's eyes were closed as she nodded towards the autumn water.

She was just about to fall asleep when Sixth Princess Duan Yingluo rushed in.

"Imperial Mother, do you know what is going on in this palace? Why are you still in the mood to rest?" Duan Yingluo showed an extremely angry look and said loudly to the Queen.

"Shh!" Before Duan Yingluo could finish her sentence, Qiu Shui who was by the side quickly looked at Duan Yingluo, lowered his voice, and said, "Sixth Princess, the Empress has a headache today, and is currently upset. Please lower your voice."

However, Duan Yingluo was not in the mood to care about all these. After she found out that Duan Yunfei had obtained military authority, her head seemed to have exploded.

"Muhou." Seeing that the empress had no reaction, Duan Yingluo quickly walked to her side and tightly pulled at her sleeves. She anxiously said to her, "Imperial Mother, do you know that royal father has already handed over all of the two hundred thousand troops that were guarding the capital to Duan Yunfei? What should I do? "

The Queen knew about this matter since a long time ago, and was worried deeply about it. Now that Duan Yingluo mentioned it in front of her again, it made her really angry.

She closed her eyes slightly, then slowly said to Duan Yingluo: "This order was given to you by your royal father, and the military authority was given to you by your royal father. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can go find your royal father, and find me for whatever reason."

Duan Yingluo could tell that the empress was slightly angry and hurried over to massage the empress's legs. She whispered to her in a spoiled manner, "Imperial Mother, it was my daughter who was too anxious earlier. Your excellency does not remember me as a vile person, please do not be so calculative with your daughter. "

As Duan Yingluo spoke into her ear, the Empress couldn't help but let out a sigh.

She opened her eyes slightly, extended her hand and fiercely poked Duan Yingluo on the head. With a look of disappointment, she said: "You sisters are all descendants of my family, and should have been much more noble than the other children in the palace. Yet, you are always being compared to that girl Duan Yunfei.

Seeing that the empress was really angry, Duan Yingluo quickly sat beside the empress, hugged her shoulders and continued to speak, "Imperial Mother, I know that I am a fool, but that Duan Yunfei has always been relying on royal father's care and love to do evil things, this child really can't watch anymore."

"So what if I can't stand it?" The empress looked at her sideways. " She is your royal father's most beloved child, and even the princes of the palace can't compare to her. She has been arrogant and despotic since she was young, and doesn't understand the rules.

"Muhou." Duan Yingluo went close to the empress's ear and whispered to her, "If it was only because royal father usually dotes on her, then it would be fine.

Hearing Duan Yingluo's words, the Queen could not help but feel suspicious and frowned at Duan Yingluo.

Duan Yingluo nodded at the empress, then whispered to her, "In these few days, the news came from the palace that royal father wanted to make Duan Yunfei the imperial princess."

"Nonsense!" Before Duan Yingluo could finish her words, the empress's face changed. She looked at Duan Yingluo angrily and said, "Since ancient times, my Jin Country has never been in a situation where we can hold onto the princess. Why is there such a rumor in the palace? You must be tired of living."

"Muhou, what a fearsome saying." Duan Yingluo grabbed the empress's arm, frowned, and said to the empress with a serious face: "Royal father dotes on Duan Yunfei so much, and even gave her the authority to guard the capital. Now that the rumors in the palace are spreading, there is no guarantee that Royal father will believe the rumors, and if he truly wants Duan Yingluo to be the imperial princess, what should we do?"

Hearing Duan Yingluo's words, the Queen became silent and sat on the bedside, unwilling to speak.

"Imperial Mother, Imperial Mother." Duan Yingluo shook the Queen's shoulders. This is a serious matter, say something! "

The empress hesitated for a moment, her whole body turning heavy. She waved her hand at Duan Yingluo, and said to her in a low voice: "You can leave now, I'll think about this matter carefully."

Seeing that the empress's expression wasn't right, Duan Yingluo couldn't say anything else, so she could only kneel towards the empress and leave.

There weren't many princes in the palace, and only the Fifth Prince was the Empress's direct descendant.

Although the Fifth Prince didn't have any outstanding qualities, he could still be considered to have devoted his time to training and practicing the art of riding and archery. The empress doted on him even more, personally supervising his work, hoping that he would one day rise to prominence and inherit the throne.

In the past, Duan Yunfei was arrogant and the Emperor doted on her. The empress was just unaccustomed to her actions and never thought of anything else.

Now that everyone in the palace had spread rumors of the Great Empress' daughter, Duan Yunfei had already threatened the Fifth Prince's future, so the Queen would probably have no choice but to plan.