"Grandma, I heard that you haven't been sleeping well recently. This is a recipe I bought from the folk to make incense. It has the effect of calming the mind and promoting sleep. I have tried it myself and it is very effective, so I specially dedicated it to my grandmother. Grandma." Xiang Nan smiled and took a box of incense up.
The Empress Dowager was the grandmother of Emperor Li Fu and was the highest-ranking and authoritative figure in the harem of the Fu Dynasty.
Moreover, she is an old woman and a smooth horse. After decades of palace fighting, her eyelashes are all empty. She can take care of people clearly and handle things properly while talking and laughing. She can be said to be the talisman of the harem. .
Xiang Nan knew how powerful she was, and also knew that she liked Li Chengyin and valued her great-grandson very much.
Li Chengyin was able to ascend to the position of crown prince with the help of the Empress Dowager.
For example, Chai Mu, the most important counselor around Li Chengyin, seemed to be assigned to him by Princess Mingyuan, but in fact he could not do without the support of the Queen Mother. After all, Princess Mingyuan and the Empress Dowager are from the same line.
For example, half of the jade pendant left to him by Li Chengyin's biological mother, Concubine Gu Shu, was given to him by Princess Mingyuan, and the other half was already owned by Li Chengyin. The original half jade pendant was given to him by the Empress Dowager.
So in return, Xiang Nan would naturally try his best to please her. This box of incense is his own prescription, which is guaranteed to have a very good sleeping effect.
"Okay, okay, Xiao Wu, you are interested. Among all the great-grandchildren, you are the most filial." The Empress Dowager smiled.
"I'm not as capable as my eldest brother, second brother, third brother, and fourth brother, so I can only show my filial piety." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"It's been ten days since your eldest brother left. I don't know how he is doing now." The Queen Mother said again, "Oh, this child is really worrying."
"I also miss my brother very much. I hope he is safe and returns soon." Xiang Nan nodded.
…
At this moment, the Queen Mother's maid, Ying Niang, hurried in and said, "To the Queen Mother, something serious has happened. The Western Region Anhu Mansion is reporting urgently from eight hundred miles away. The prince was assassinated near Tiangen Mountain. "
The Queen Mother was shocked when she heard what she said.
"What?! Then big brother, big brother, is he okay?" Xiang Nan's hands shook with excitement, the tea cup fell to the ground with a clatter, and then he asked loudly to Ying Niang.
"The prince, the prince has passed away." Ying Niang replied.
When Xiang Nan heard this, his face changed several times. He turned pale for a moment, turned red for a moment, and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, and then shouted, "Brother~"
"Yin'er~ Please call the imperial doctor~" Seeing that he was so excited that he vomited blood when he first heard the bad news, the brotherly love was evident. Seeing this, the Empress Dowager quickly ordered someone to teach the imperial doctor.
Shouren Palace was suddenly in panic.
"Grandma, I'm fine~" Xiang Nan waved his hands and then came to Ying Niang, "Ying Niang, is what you just said true?!"
"Indeed." Ying Niang nodded.
"Who is so rebellious and dares to attack Prince Fengchao?" Xiang Nan shouted.
"I heard that it was Dan Chi who succeeded." Ying Niang said again.
"Dan Chi?!" Xiang Nan gritted his teeth, and then bowed deeply to the Empress Dowager, "Grandma, my great-grandson is going to the Taiji Hall to discuss matters, so I'll take my leave first."
"Don't worry, wait until the imperial doctor comes and looks at your condition." The Empress Dowager persuaded.
Xiang Nan waved his hand and immediately left Shouren Palace and rushed to Taiji Palace.
…
Arriving at the Tai Chi Hall, Emperor Li Ju sat on the throne in a furious rage.
The books and porcelain on the ground were obviously thrown away by him in excitement.
"Child, pay homage to your father~" Xiang Nan hurriedly came forward and kowtowed, "Brother, brother, he..."
Li Hao let out a long sigh.
He sent Li Chengji to serve in the Western Territory Anhu Mansion. It seemed like he was deposing him, but in fact he just wanted him to get rid of the control of the family and calm down.
When the time is right, I will transfer him back to Beijing again.
After all, Li Chengji has been the prince for more than ten years and has always been cultivated as a prince. To this end, Li Hao also put in a lot of effort.
Moreover, he has an upright character, is brave and humble, and is kind to his brothers. In particular, there is no big power behind him, and there will be no hidden worries about relatives taking over power or treacherous ministers taking over power.
Therefore, such a prince is actually very rare, and Li Hao is still willing to give him a chance.
He never expected that he would be assassinated and his body would be left in the desert. How could he not feel heartbroken when his hard work of more than ten years was ruined in one fell swoop.
"My condolences, Father~" Xiang Nan advised.
At this time, Prime Minister Gao Ming, the second prince Li Chengye, the third prince Li Chengwen, and the fourth prince Li Chengyuan also arrived.
Xiang Nan noticed that Li Chengye had a sad look on his face, and he seemed to be deeply saddened by the assassination of the prince.
I can't help but secretly admire his deep scheming. It was clear that the prince was killed by him, but he could still put on such a tragic look. He was really a good actor.
As for Li Chengwen and Li Chengyuan, although their faces also looked sad, there was still unconcealable joy in their eyes.
Obviously, they thought that the death of the prince would give them an opportunity to rise to power.
It can also be seen that their city's scheming is far from being fully developed, so it is too early to be happy.
…
The queen also heard the news and immediately came to Xiang Nan to discuss.
"Yin'er, this is a good opportunity for you to rise to the top. You must seize it." Zhang Meiniang said happily to Xiang Nan.
"What the Queen Mother means..." Xiang Nan pretended to be confused.
"This time the prince was assassinated, the emperor was furious and was about to attack Dan Chi. This is a good opportunity for you to make a contribution." Zhang Meiniang explained, "My mother-in-law and your cousin strongly recommend that you lead the army to the Western Region. When the time comes, You can build military merit."
When Xiang Nan heard this, he couldn't help but feel dizzy.
If he had the intention to go to the Western Region, he would have gone with the prince in the first place, why would he wait until now?
He was trying to avoid a direct conflict with Qu Xiaofeng. If he led his army to the west to attack Dan Chi this time, it would obviously be a repeat of the tragedy in the play.
But it wouldn't be appropriate if he refused directly.
Because this will leave the impression of timidity, fear of war, and fear of war.
The reason why Li Chengwen and Li Chengyuan were eliminated early in the competition for the crown prince was because they were weak in character and mediocre in talent, so they were not favored by the emperor.
Therefore, Xiang Nan had to agree to go, and he had to be very active, so that he could satisfy Zhang Meiniang and Emperor Li Zuo.
And after arriving in the Western Region, as long as he doesn't deceive Qu Xiaofeng's feelings, doesn't use her to find King Tiedal's tent, and doesn't personally cut off Tiedal's head, then it should be no big deal.
After all, when two countries are at war, it is normal for each other to suffer casualties. The reason why Qu Xiaofeng hated Li Chengyin was because he hated him for using him to kill his grandfather, cousin, and friends.
Another thing is that in order to bring Li Chengyin and Qu Xiaofeng together, Gao Xian actually drove Qu Xiaofeng's mother to death and Qu Xiaofeng's father crazy.
This matter must be handled properly, and you cannot let this pig teammate ruin your good deeds.
(End of chapter)
