In the early morning, after breakfast, in the main hall of Longqing Palace, the old and the young had their heads lowered, and none of them spoke.
Lu Qingtang pinched his waist and turned red with anger, while Mo Zeshen was eating snacks and laughing.
"Tell me about you guys, running around with nothing to do, I'm scared just thinking about it, but you guys are okay, and you still act like a victim!"
Her mouth was dry as she spoke, so she picked up the tea cup next to her and drank all the tea in one breath.
Looking at the old and young, still laughing together, Lu Qingtang became angry again, "I'm still laughing when I'm talking to you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the Queen Mother and Mo Bao, the grandfather and grandson, stopped laughing and continued to lower their heads, as if they had been greatly wronged.
At this time, Mo Zeshen spoke. He stood up and stuffed a snack into Lu Qingtang's hand, "Princess is tired. Eat something before continuing to scold."
Lu Qingtang: "..."
She glanced down at the cake in her hand, sighed helplessly, and then looked at the old and young, "Don't run around anymore!"
The old man and the young boy nodded in unison, acting very well-behaved.
The old one couldn't speak well, and the young one couldn't speak yet. He talked for a long time in vain, and Lu Qingtang felt tired for a while.
"That's it, let's all play. It's as if we didn't say anything." Lu Qingtang waved his hand and motioned for the mother-in-law to help the Queen Mother down to rest.
After Mammy helped the Queen Mother leave the palace, Mo Bao ran to Lu Qingtang and coquettishly asked for the cake. Lu Qingtang broke the cake into small pieces and fed it to him.
Looking at the growing face, Lu Qingtang leaned over and kissed him.
Lu Qingtang was still frightened by what happened yesterday, and Lu Qingtang was really scared.
Mo Zeshen on the side also held Mo Bao in his arms and tapped his little nose with his finger, "Don't be naughty anymore, you scared your mother."
After saying that, he looked at Lu Qingtang again, "I didn't realize that you have such a fierce side. It seems that I have to be more careful in front of you in the future."
"Fuck you!" Lu Qingtang rolled his eyes at him.
Su Mu stepped forward to pour tea for Lu Qingtang, his face obviously unhappy, "Yesterday the Queen Mother and Mo Bao ran out, which actually gave them an advantage over Qingquan Palace. Now Concubine Ning must have gone out to show off her power."
Yesterday, the grandfather and grandson ran out, and the entire palace was looking for them like crazy, including the one from Qingquan Palace.
Concubine Ning asked the eunuch who was guarding them to find the child. She still looked like she was pleading. This reached the ears of the emperor. The emperor temporarily softened his heart and removed Concubine Ning's grounding this morning.
She was really good at flattering her. The last time she made the move so precisely, she wiped her tears twice and that was the end of it.
Lu Qingtang was unwilling to do so.
Concubine Shu and Concubine Xian were even more unwilling. They immediately led the palace officials to the vicinity of Qingquan Palace to spread the news about Uncle Chongxin's house raiding.
Concubine Ning fainted immediately after hearing this, but when she woke up she did not cry in front of Emperor Kang Yuan.
The matter in Chongxin's Mansion has become a fact. Now she needs to protect herself in order to achieve the purpose of revenge. Lu Qingtang can guess this.
Concubine Ning is usually a bit arrogant, but she knows how to assess the situation, and understands the principle of being able to bend and stretch, so naturally she will not go to His Majesty to plead with the Ning family.
Moreover, the Ning family's property was only confiscated, and the rest of the property and the title of Count Chongxin are still there, which proves that His Majesty has left some room. If she had just gone out and made trouble with His Majesty, she would have to go in again.
Concubine Shu sat opposite Lu Qingtang and kept sighing, "Lu Xiaotang, you are talking. We finally got her in, and she came out so easily?"
"But we have made some achievements. Didn't you see that Uncle Chongxin's mansion was confiscated? And your brother is now acting as the censor Zhongcheng. I'm afraid His Majesty will start to use your brother more." The concubine comforted him.
Concubine Shu couldn't help but nodded after hearing what Concubine Xian said, "You're right, but I just don't feel convinced. Why would you let her go for such a trivial matter? She has done so many bad things."
Lu Qingtang sneered at the side. She looked at Concubine Shu and whispered: "Do you think His Majesty was really moved because she sent the eunuch to find Mo Bao?"
"Otherwise?" Concubine Shu looked puzzled.
Lu Qingtang put a plum into his mouth, and then said slowly: "You all know that the prince is banned from the East Palace, what's next?"
Concubine Shu knew little about the affairs of the government, so she turned her attention to the virtuous concubine.
The Xian concubine's face turned a little pale, and she looked at Lu Qingtang blankly, "Does Your Majesty want Shen'er to do it?"
Lu Qingtang did not answer directly. She just nodded, then continued to stuff a plum and turned her attention to the Queen Mother's residence.
With her children by her side and medication-assisted treatment, the Queen Mother has not lost her temper for a long time, and Lu Qingtang is much more relaxed. Every time she checked her body, all indicators were normal, but she knew that the Queen Mother looked healthy, but her condition was already very serious.
During this time, she began to suffer from urinary and fecal incontinence and had reached the level of moderate dementia.
Lu Qingtang knew that all this was irreversible, and she could only use medicine to maintain the Queen Mother's condition.
Seeing that the Queen Mother was becoming increasingly unclear about people, Mo Zeshen had been silent a lot recently, often sitting alone in the room in a daze. Lu Qingtang knew that he was worried that the Queen Mother would leave him.
Not only the Queen Mother, but also matters in the court were bothering him.
The prince was rejected by His Majesty and had been locked up in the East Palace for more than a month. Seeing that he was no longer useful, all the ministers in the court recommended Mo Zeshen and Mo Zeyuan as candidates for the new prince.
Emperor Kang Yuan was about to turn sixty, and the prince was once again appointed as the future emperor. At this time, he was betting that the new prince would be reused in the future when he ascended the throne. No one wanted to miss this opportunity.
As the son of the empress, Mo Zeyuan was as talented as Mo Zeshen, and with the blessing of his mother's family, Duke Zheng, he was much better than Mo Zeshen.
And Mo Zeshen's contacts accumulated during the years of war are no less than those of Mo Zeyuan, and he is deeply loved by the people. Therefore, the civil and military officials are worried about who to support. The stakes are not small.
If you win the bet, you can rise to the top and become a highly respected official. If you lose the bet, you may lose your wealth and life.
Although Mo Zeshen did not tell Lu Qingtang explicitly, she could guess that in addition to worrying about the Queen Mother's condition, she also had worries about the court.
Lu Qingtang knew that Mo Zeshen did not want to be the prince, and his chances of winning were not good. Even if he became the prince, Mo Zeyuan's party would not be convinced. It would be better to be a leisurely prince.
However, Lu Qingtang didn't quite understand. If he didn't want to do it, he wouldn't do it. No one would force him to do this kind of thing, so why should he frown all day long.
