"What do you know?" Gu Guifei sneered, "You are a noble person, how noble is your status? If you blatantly help a concubine in the Zhan Prince's Mansion and suppress Chu Yunfei, the prince and concubine, will outsiders think it's normal? If it's not known to your father, What will the emperor think?"
Rong Jinyue was speechless: "I..."
"Let those old people at the Yushitai know that they will easily let go of the opportunity to impeach me?" Gu Guifei's tone became more and more stern, "They are eager to find my faults and sue me in front of your father!"
Rong Jinyue's expression changed and she didn't dare to say another word.
Concubine Gu narrowed her eyes slightly and covered up the cold luster in her eyes: "Didn't there several noble ladies in the capital like you, Brother Nine Emperors? You arranged for a few gossips to spread the news that Rong Cang wanted to divorce his wife. Let them all know.”
Rong Jinyue was stunned for a moment, then understood what she meant.
The Nine Emperor Brothers were good-looking, noble, and the God of War of the Chu State. When he returned to Beijing after victory in the twelfth lunar month of the year before last, he was dressed in a silver-white military uniform as if a god had descended from heaven, and many women admired him.
Thousands of people gathered on both sides of the streets of the imperial city. The noble ladies from aristocratic families hid in restaurants and teahouses, quietly sizing up the Ninth Prince, the god of war who was protecting his family and country.
Over the next three months, countless women secretly wanted to marry the King of War as his concubine, but unfortunately none of them could do so.
Because Rong Cang soon married the legitimate daughter of the household minister's family.
Although one has to consider one's position when it comes to marriage, there are not so many thoughts about personal relationships between children. Who can stop a girl from having a child?
When Chu Yunfei married the King of War, the noble ladies of the aristocratic family were devastated and regarded her as a love rival. This time, as long as the news that the King of War wanted to divorce his wife was revealed, many envious and jealous women would take the opportunity to take advantage of her. She was trampled to pieces.
The corner of Rong Jinyue's mouth raised a gloomy arc: "Mother, let's wait and see, I want to see if, without the protection of Brother Nine Emperors, she, the daughter of a minister of household affairs, has the ability to compete with the noble daughters of the aristocratic families in the capital. "
Concubine Gu raised her hand and stroked her hair with her delicate white fingers: "A little Chu Yunfei is not worthy of your own hands for the time being. If you suffer a loss, you will lose face. Even if you get an advantage, you will inevitably be disrespected. The emperor’s sister-in-law is the leverage, so you must know how to kill with a borrowed knife.”
Rong Jinyue's eyes were full of admiration: "The mother and concubine are still more powerful, and the sons should ask their mothers for advice."
Concubine Gu glanced at her: "Remember, don't confront her head-on."
"Yes." Rong Jinyue nodded heavily and responded obediently, "I will take my leave first, and my mother and concubine have a good rest."
"Go ahead."
Rong Jinyue resigned and left.
…
There was no peace last night.
Chu Yunfei couldn't sleep, so she sat in the cubicle thinking about things. When it was almost midnight, she walked out and found that Rong Cang didn't sleep either.
Frowning at the man reading under the lamp, Chu Yunfei said in an indifferent tone, "It hurts so much that you can't sleep?"
Rong Cang didn't say anything, as if he didn't want to pay attention to her. His face was pale and distant, with an indifference that would repel people thousands of miles away.
"I will change the medicine for the prince." Chu Yunfei glanced at the jar of ointment left by Imperial Physician Liu on the bedside, and his eyebrows deepened, "Although this ointment has analgesic effect, it cannot be used multiple times."
After hearing this, Rong Cang finally replied: "Why?"
"It's easy to become addicted." Chu Yunfei's eyes fell on the book in his hand, which was a military book. "Does the prince really want to go back to the border and stay in the border area?"
Rong Cang's eyes were slightly stunned, and his thoughts were fixed by her words.
Easily addicted?
So she knows what's in the ointment?
Chu Yunfei didn't notice the change in his expression, turned around and soaked the handkerchief in the basin of water, then came back and wiped his back carefully.
Applying a layer of ointment on his back, Chu Yunfei said calmly: "If someone from the palace insists on coming in to visit the prince tomorrow morning, can the prince cooperate with me?"
"What can I do to cooperate with you?"
"Tell them to get out." Chu Yunfei smiled lightly, "After all, I am the legitimate daughter of a third-grade servant, so I am not worthy of attention in front of those princesses."
"Aren't you also a princess?"
"The princess is not the same as the princess." Chu Yunfei sat down on the couch beside her, her voice was casual, as if she was chatting with him, "Princess Chen was born in the prime minister's house, and no one dared to neglect her as the daughter of a first-class prime minister. I am just the daughter of a third-rank minister, and the Chu family is a rising star in the capital with no foundation. Regardless of official position or family status, I am not worth mentioning in front of Princess Chen."
The King of War pursed his thin lips slightly, and a deep color flashed across his eyes, whether it was guilt or other emotional fluctuations.
"As for the husband, I heard that King Chen respects his princess in every way. They respect each other as guests, and the concubine also likes King Chen and his wife more." A complicated smile appeared on the corner of Chu Yunfei's lips, "So the prince should understand my situation. yes."
In fact, although the War King was not as favored as the Chen King, the War King was more tough in the court than the Chen King because he held the power of an army of 400,000 men.
Originally, Chu Yunfei relied on his status and power as the King of War to be powerful outside, but unfortunately, the King of War recently wanted to divorce his wife.
As the relationship between husband and wife deteriorates, the King of War will naturally no longer support his princess, which will lead to people outside looking at the joke becoming more unscrupulous.
Chu Yunfei's meaning was very clear.
As a prince, Rong Cang thought for a moment and knew what she meant.
The palace is the most noble place in the world, but it is also the place where the most human nature is revealed. Praising one's superiors and suppressing others' inferiors has always been the best method for people in the palace.
Today the wind is glorious and the stars are shining over the moon.
Tomorrow, once he loses his power, thousands of people will trample him.
"What do you want me to do?" Rong Candan asked.
Chu Yunfei said: "While you are recuperating, I don't want to enter the palace."
She needed some time to use Rong Cang's time to recover from his injuries to find the person who had bewitched him, and to change herself from a passive situation to an active one.
For the time being, Rong Cang's cooperation is still needed.
Rong Cang's voice was calm and calm: "If you don't want to go, don't go."
Chu Yunfei said: "If I can't stop the people coming from the palace, I hope the prince will help."
"Don't you assign all the guards in the palace?" Rong Cang raised his eyes and glanced at her, his tone indifferent, "I, the prince, do I have the right to speak?"
Chu Yunfei was silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his lips and smiled: "So what the prince means is that I can confront them head-on, even if they are sent by the noble concubine?"
"Just make the decision."
"Thank you for your cooperation, Your Majesty. With His words, I feel relieved." Chu Yunfei stood up with satisfaction after hearing these words, and suddenly changed her tone, "Before going to bed, I have one more question to ask Your Majesty. "
Rong Cang listened expressionlessly, looking like he didn't want to talk anymore.
Chu Yunfei didn't care whether he wanted to hear it or not, and just asked: "After I leave the palace with the divorce letter, can I find a man to marry? After all, a child cannot live without a father."
As soon as he finished speaking, the air in the bedroom froze.
