Now even Eunuch Dehai was surprised. He asked in confusion: "Prince An has spent the whole afternoon at your place. What has he been doing?"
Hearing what the emperor said, even if it was about the concubine, the emperor and Prince An didn't talk about it for long, so what are you doing here? Prince An stayed until dark and was driven out by the emperor before he left?
The emperor frowned and said: "Except for the beginning, he was always talking to me about something or other, and then he even dragged me to play chess for a while. I hinted him to leave several times, but he pretended not to hear it and didn't know what happened. I’m holding on to something in my heart.”
He always felt that Wu Zechen's move was not simple and must have a purpose, otherwise Wu Zechen would not want to come to him at all.
After pondering for a long time and unable to come up with any ideas, the emperor simply put the matter behind him for the time being, and his expression returned to the previous anger.
He angrily said to Eunuch Dehai: "No matter what his plans are, today's matter can't just go through like this! Otherwise, where can I put my face? Who can disobey my will?"
Eunuch Dehai quickly agreed: "The emperor is right, but Prince An cannot be allowed to succeed so easily. What are you going to do? I will give you the order immediately!"
The emperor thought for a while and decided to talk about Prince An's disobedience to the Holy Will. This is the simplest and most direct method and is also a solid fact.
He immediately ordered: "You immediately send people to spread the news, saying that Prince An is arrogant and arrogant, has no regard for the emperor, and openly defied the emperor's orders. Before he reported it to me, he directly gave away the two gifts I gave him. The famous concubine returned..."
The emperor even thought about it and took this opportunity to begin to gradually disintegrate the status of Prince An and Prince An's palace in the hearts of the people.
As long as they can destroy their status in the hearts of the people, it will be much easier no matter what they want to do in the future. Otherwise, based on the public opinion of Prince An and Prince An's palace, even the slightest move may arouse public anger, resulting in many things that can only be done in the future. Do it in secret.
The emperor had a good idea, but Eunuch Dehai, who had left after being ordered to leave, quickly came back with an unsightly look on his face.
Seeing the look on Eunuch Dehai's face, the emperor knew that something must have happened. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Is the matter not done?"
Eunuch Dehai didn’t know how to answer this question, because it wasn’t a question of whether the matter could be done, but that it couldn’t be done at all!
He carefully replied: "I just wanted to go out to deliver the order, but I found something else..."
The emperor raised his eyebrows, and a look of displeasure appeared on his face. Eunuch Dehai knew that the emperor was impatient, so he quickly told the situation.
It turned out that Eunuch Dehai had just planned to give the emperor's order when the guards came to report it. It was the rumor that had been spreading outside the palace since noon! At the same time, there was also the matter of the two concubines being sent back in a high-profile manner by the guards of Prince An's Mansion!
Those rumors were good at first, but later on, Eunuch Dehai really didn't dare to speak directly, and there was cold sweat on his face.
It was those rumors that the emperor stretched his hands too far and stared at the backyard of Prince An's residence, and that Prince An didn't even have the freedom to find the kind of woman he wanted.
If this matter is brought out, the emperor will be angry if he is not angry!
But no matter how euphemistic Eunuch Dehai said it, how could the emperor not hear it?
The more the emperor listened, the worse his face became. Later, Long Yan became even more furious. The dragon case was slapped loudly, and all the objects on the table were swept to the ground by him and smashed into pieces!
"What a Wu Zechen! How dare you play with me like this! You really don't see me as the emperor in your eyes! Damn it!"
The emperor was so angry that his face was livid. What made him most angry was that Wu Zechen took this opportunity to smear him!
He said that he kept staring at the courtiers' backyards, stretched his hands too far, and even interfered with the affairs of the courtiers' inner houses. The courtiers didn't even have the right to choose what kind of women they liked, etc...
How could he not be angry? ! Prestige has been affected!
But it was only then that the emperor realized it. No wonder Wu Zechen refused to leave no matter what in the afternoon, forcing himself to talk all over the place, and even insisted on playing chess with him!
At that time, he was still suspicious, why did Wu Zechen, who was usually like a sawed-off gourd, suddenly become so chatty? But it turned out that he was just delaying time!
In order to spread these rumors first! Take advantage of the opportunity!
And because of these remarks, it will be difficult for him to insert women into Prince An's mansion in the future!
Originally, he was thinking just now that since the concubine is not good, it is better to insert a concubine into Prince An's palace. When the imperial edict is issued, will Wu Zechen still dare to resist the edict? !
Isn't this how the Xu family entered Prince An's Mansion? Later, he used his identity as the prince's concubine to do a lot of things for him. Although not all of them were successful, he finally achieved his goal!
But not long after the concubine's thoughts arose, she was disrupted by Wu Zechen's move!
With this rumor in mind, if he were to issue a decree to marry a concubine, and it was his decision to marry Princess An, as well as the two concubines, it would be exactly as the rumors said. Got it!
It can be said that Wu Zechen's hand directly cut off his own path!
How could this make the emperor not angry?
But he was still angry. He couldn't just give up on the idea of forcing people into Prince An's palace. He had succeeded once and had tasted the benefits. How could he give up this method?
After the emperor tried to calm himself down, he thought for a moment and suddenly came up with an idea.
Since it is inconvenient for me to take the initiative to force people into Prince An's Mansion, wouldn't it be better to force Prince An to carry people into the Mansion herself? ! At that time, as long as the candidates are chosen by themselves, won’t the result still be the same?
The emperor suddenly became energetic, and after thinking for a moment, he gave instructions: "After the morning court tomorrow, I will leave Xia Zhihe, the Minister of Rites, behind."
Eunuch Dehai, who had been waiting quietly aside, immediately understood that the emperor must have an idea. After accepting the order, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, just now I got a report from the guards below that it was the Queen Mother. The old man has received the news that Prince An and his wife have returned to Beijing safely, so they have set off from Wanfo Temple today and are on their way back to Beijing now. They will arrive in Beijing tomorrow morning."
Hearing the news, the emperor couldn't help but look angry again: "It must be the news from Wu Zechen again! With the Queen Mother in the palace, many things are inconvenient!"
For example, it is especially inconvenient to send a woman to Prince An's mansion!
The Queen Mother was paying close attention to this matter. If the Queen Mother had not gone to Wanfo Temple and was away from the capital today, he would not have been able to send the two concubines to Prince An's Mansion, but he did not expect that he still failed!
