"I am not a descendant of the Queen Mother, but she can do this for me, but the Queen Mother only focuses on that position and thinks that the mother is more valuable than the son."
The prince was extremely disappointed with Concubine Shu!
Xue Xi comforted him: "The emperor wants the Queen to preside over His Highness's wedding because he is afraid that the Queen will bring disgrace to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"His Highness said that the empress was instigated by others today?"
"Well, that's exactly it!"
The prince told Xue Xiu: "Check the people around my mother and concubine. I always feel uneasy, as if something is about to happen. She is now blinded by the desire for power, let alone Wu Chongyuan's opponent."
"Wu Chongyuan's usual method is to place spies around the concubines of the palace to win people's hearts. She should have the remaining power of Wu Zhou in her hands. She must find out the people she placed around my mother and concubine."
The prince warned: "Also, send someone to keep an eye on Hanbing Palace from a distance."
The prince never interfered in the affairs of the harem. He was taught by Xuanzong that the prince of the Tang Dynasty should not be confined to his boudoir and should look at the world. Wu Chongyuan stretched his hand too far and wanted to use Concubine Shu to plot against the prince.
This woman is so annoying that it's unbearable.
His Highness the Crown Prince can't help but take action?
Xue Xiu responded quickly: "I know!"
It snowed once after the beginning of winter. After the snow stopped, it became clear for several days, and snow foam began to drift in the sky again.
There was a warm charcoal fire burning in the Hanbing Palace. Wu Chongyuan was seen leaning on the soft couch and taking a nap. Ke'er, who was waiting on the side, quickly took a fox fur and covered her body.
"The sky was clear during the day, but there was a cold wind at night, and now the snow and foam started to drift outside again."
Ke'er advised in a soft voice from the side: "Your Majesty is pregnant with your body and bones, why don't you rest early!"
"hold on!"
It was cold and she didn't want to move much. Wu Chongyuan leaned on the soft couch until her back ached. She asked Ke'er to help her move and stared at the closed palace door.
"I feel uneasy today. I'll wait until Grandma Di comes back before taking a rest."
Ke'er felt that her mother-in-law had a very hard pregnancy. She didn't rest at this hour and could not sleep well at night.
Ke'er wanted to persuade her again, but the door of the palace suddenly opened, and Grandma Di entered the palace with a gust of cold wind, her robe covered with snow foam.
"My dear wife, I am here to serve you and Ke'er, please step aside first!"
The maid and eunuch serving in the palace retreated, the palace door closed, and Grandma Di shook her head at Wu Chongyuan.
Wu Chongyuan took a deep breath, and her anxious heart finally settled down.
"It's so good, why did the man's house in Wang County kick the mother and son out of the house?"
Wu Chongyuan said: "Today, a man from Wang County went to the palace for a banquet. After returning home, he was driven out of the house in such a windy and snowy weather. This made me have to think more. It was the kid from Ganlu Palace who noticed something."
"That's not the case. After I left the palace for a trip, I found out that the Wang County man did not return home after the banquet, but went to the Liuli Market to work. It was Li Ziqiao who was raised by that old woman to be arrogant. When I learned that he His biological mother was Concubine Shu. He truly believed that he was born into a noble family and was the son of the Emperor and Concubine Shu who lived abroad. He always regarded himself as a prince and looked down on others. He got into a dispute with a student who was staying in the palace of the richest man, and was kicked out by the servants of the county male residence. come out."
Aunt Di explained to Wu Chongyuan: "That Li Ziqiao is really a troublemaker. He thinks that he will rise quickly and be superior to others. After moving into the county male residence, he has already had several quarrels with the students in the residence, and even said that he is a royal family member. , is the relative of Concubine Shu."
"Originally, according to our plan, sooner or later the richest man Wang would fall into the urn and be used by the empress. But with Li Ziqiao, a fool who has failed to achieve anything and is prone to failure, even the servants of the county male residence looked down upon him. He was talking nonsense, so the servants in the house didn't take the clues we revealed seriously at all, and they didn't even tell Wang Yuanbao about Li Ziqiao's identity."
Grandma Di has always been prudent in her affairs. She went there personally to find out the fact that Li Ziqiao and his adoptive mother were kicked out of the county male residence. It turns out that there was indeed no flaw in her arrangement.
"Wang Yuanbao is a good move here. With his financial resources, if he can be used by me, he will be even more powerful. This person is very cunning and can only be used if he wants to cling to the royal family and protect the Wang family's wealth."
Wu Chongyuan looked regretful: "Huo Huanbu and the glazed mirror, I have planned so many times with the help of Concubine Shu, because all the little things in Ganlu Hall have been lost."
"It was supposed to be foolproof this time, but Concubine Shu's stupid son ruined the palace's affairs."
"The richest man Wang is a shrewd man. With Li Ziqiao making such a fuss today, if word comes to Wang Yuanbao about his housekeeper expelling people, I will worry that he will be vigilant."
In addition to reminding Wu Chongyuan, Grandma Di also told her: "I just returned to Hanbing Palace and noticed someone was secretly watching me."
Wu Chongyuan's face became solemn when she heard Aunt Di say that someone was watching outside Hanbing Palace.
"We arranged for Li Ziqiao and her son to move into the County Prince's Mansion. We did this in an extremely secretive manner. You also went outside the palace yourself. It is not expected that Wang Yuanbao would have noticed it in advance, alerting the ten princesses of Ganlu Palace and sending people to keep a close eye on them. Here we are.”
"Is it the prince?"
Wu Chongyuan asked Ke'er: "What's going on with the people placed next to Concubine Shu?"
"No movement at the moment!"
Ke'er thought for a while: "By the way, Xue Xiu, who is with the prince today, went to the Qingfeng Palace."
"The prince is suspicious!"
Wu Chongyuan ordered Ke'er: "Place yourself at the head and tail of Concubine Shu, and send people to deal with it as soon as possible. You must not let the prince's people get the handle."
"It is not easy for the Crown Prince to securely sit on the throne of the Crown Prince. Huangfu Xiuyi exposed my face by knocking on the door last time. Today, Concubine Shu went to the cold palace to cause trouble. I think the Crown Prince has already guessed that we have placed someone next to Concubine Shu. , I suspect that Concubine Shu was instigated by others."
Wu Chongyuan touched her belly: "Mother is as valuable as her son. If I can successfully give birth to Lin'er for the emperor, I will be able to become a concubine in one fell swoop."
"I originally wanted to wait for the child in my belly to be born and take action before and after the prince's wedding, but now Hanbing Palace has been targeted by the prince, and Li Ziqiao can no longer hold back the chess piece."
Wu Chongyuan's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and she said decisively: "Mammy, please notify outside the palace to take action!"
It was freezing cold, so Li Linhuai was hiding under the eaves and eavesdropping. He was afraid of making any noise and alerting Grandma Di, who was a skilled martial artist, so he let the snowdrops fall on him and remained motionless.
When the lights in Wu Chongyuan's dormitory went out, the sound of steady breathing came from inside, and he disappeared in a flash.
Snow foam kept falling, covering the footprints he left and erasing the traces of his presence.
It was already late at night, and the lights in all the palaces were extinguished. However, the small study in Ganlu Hall was brightly lit. Li Sixu was sitting in front of the stove with a book in her hands, not feeling sleepy at all.
Liu Yunying yawned and urged: "It's getting late, little master, it's time for you to rest!"
"Don't worry, Sisi is waiting for someone..."
