Emperor Mu didn't ask any more questions and sat alone for a while.
At this moment, no one knew what he was thinking, not even Yang Dexi, who had served him for many years.
After a cup of tea, Emperor Mu said, "Let's go to Shuhuang Palace."
Yang Dexi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly responded: "Yes, I will go right now -"
"You stay here." Emperor Mu stood up and ordered calmly, "Prince Chen will come later, let him wait here."
Yang Dexi turned around and said, "Yes."
Emperor Mu stepped out of the palace gate and ordered someone to drive him to Shuhuang Palace.
Wherever he passed, the palace people fell to the ground and knelt down one after another.
After the queen took over, she said in confusion: "I have received a notice from Eunuch Yang that the emperor asked Dan Shu to come into the palace to talk to me?"
"Yes." Emperor Mu nodded, "Let everyone in the palace go out."
The queen was a little surprised. She quietly turned her head and motioned to her grandma to take everyone out. Then she poured tea for the emperor herself: "Why did the emperor suddenly think of Dan Shu? But what did the Xie family do that they shouldn't have done?"
"It has nothing to do with the Xie family." Emperor Mu sighed softly, his brows filled with confusion, "I'm just confused."
The queen walked behind him and gently pressed his temples considerately: "Since the emperor has come to Shuhuang Palace, he must want to express his feelings to me. Although I am stupid, I might be able to solve the problem for the emperor. "
"Has the Queen ever paid attention to Rong Cang before?"
"War King?" A deep thought appeared on the queen's face, "I don't have much contact with him. In my memory, he is a calm and reserved child. He is indifferent and taciturn. He doesn't seem to be close to anyone."
Emperor Mu was pressed comfortably, and he closed his eyes and asked, "The queen is the master of the harem. Do you know how the noble concubine treats her son?"
There was a complex color in the Queen's eyes, and she sighed: "When King War was young, the imperial concubine was quite harsh on him. I knew that and mentioned it several times, but the imperial concubine was unmoved. The queen mother said that the imperial concubine just had high demands on her son, hoping that I want him to become a talented person, so I am a little harsher.”
Emperor Mu frowned: "Queen Mother?"
The queen nodded: "Yes. There are many complicated things in the palace. I was in charge of the affairs of the harem back then, and I always had a peace-oriented attitude toward the concubines. After mentioning it to the concubine several times, I saw that she was unwilling to accept it, so I stopped. After all, the imperial concubine disciplines the children, and the concubines should not interfere too much."
There are many concubines in the harem, with different thoughts, and they are all involved with the forces of the previous dynasty. You must be extremely careful in what you say and do to avoid being caught by others.
Apart from the queen, the concubine was the highest-ranking concubine in the harem, and she had two sons by her side, so she was the most popular.
Even if the queen is the master of the harem, if she interferes too much, it will inevitably cause people to have other ideas.
Emperor Mu was silent and narrowed his eyes, the emotions in his eyes were deep and unpredictable.
"Your Majesty, the Queen." The palace man stood respectfully outside the palace and reported, "Miss Xie is here."
Emperor Mu came to his senses and said softly: "Just now, the Lord Protector came to complain, saying that when Princess Zhan was invited to drink tea at Prince Yu's Mansion, she had a conflict with the daughter of the Zhao family and ordered someone to beat her. Later, you and Dan Shu, let’s have a good chat about this matter, and I’ll avoid it for a while.”
Only then did the queen understand the purpose of his visit, and she smiled dumbly: "Okay."
Emperor Mu got up and went to the inner hall, which was only separated from the outer hall by a screen. He lay on the phoenix couch where the queen often lay, and began to listen to the corner of the wall openly.
The queen glanced in the direction of the screen, straightened her clothes, sat down on the phoenix chair, and then said calmly: "Please come in, Dan Shu."
"yes."
Xie Danshu walked in quickly.
She has a beautiful and gentle face, a demure and calm demeanor, and her movements reveal the upbringing that a good noblewoman from aristocratic families should have.
When the queen saw her, she couldn't help but have a gentle smile on her face. She stopped Xie Danshu who was about to salute, and said with a smile: "Sit down, there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, aunt."
Xie Danshu still bowed politely before sitting sideways on the chair below the queen.
The Queen spoke: "How are you lately? Is there anything unpleasant?"
"No." Xie Danshu's voice was calm and humble, "I just went to Prince Yu's Mansion this morning and participated in the tea banquet hosted by Princess Yu."
"Princess Yu?" The queen frowned, "She wants to win over you?"
Xie Danshu shook her head: "Probably not, but..."
"but what?"
Xie Danshu's eyebrows narrowed: "Auntie, does she know who Princess Yu invited?"
"Please tell me in detail."
Xie Danshu had already guessed the Queen's purpose in calling her into the palace. She happened to have something in her heart that she didn't want to hide, so she simply revealed it all: "My niece thought that Princess Yu was deliberately targeting Princess Zhan."
The Queen frowned: "Targeted?"
"Yes." Xie Danshu nodded slowly, "She invited Princess Chen, the fifth princess, Princess Chen's sister, Princess Hengjun, Zhao Shangshu's daughter, and the supervisory censor's daughter Shen Nanyue."
The queen frowned and thought deeply: "Princess Yu and Zhao Shangshu's daughter are cousins. Princess Chen and Jiang Qian are biological sisters. The fifth princess is born from the same mother as King Chen and King Zhan. The two princesses and princesses should be of the same mind. This It can be considered evenly matched.”
"No." Xie Danshu denied lightly, "Judging from today's battle, my niece feels that Princess Chen and the fifth princess are also deliberately targeting Princess Zhan."
"What?" The queen was surprised and puzzled, "Why?"
"My niece doesn't know." Xie Danshu shook her head, "My aunt knows. I have always followed my aunt's teachings and have little contact with noble girls from the famous families in Beijing, so I can look at some things more objectively."
"Well, I know your temperament." The queen said thoughtfully, "Logically speaking, Princess Chen and the fifth princess should help Princess Zhan."
Emperor Mu, who was lying on the phoenix couch behind the screen, nodded involuntarily.
Queen Cai has just figured out the relationship between the women invited by Princess Qingyu. They are either biological sisters or cousins. They share the same origin and have related interests.
King Zhan and King Chen are from the same mother. No matter what their relationship is on a daily basis, they should always help each other on formal occasions.
However……
"Whether we can help or not is a secondary matter." Xie Danshu's voice was always calm, as if she was on the outside, "But my niece always feels that Princess Chen has ulterior motives."
The queen frowned: "How could it be? Princess Chen is recognized as gentle, virtuous, and knowledgeable."
"Knowing people but not their hearts." Xie Danshu said calmly, "It's just gentleness in disguise."
The queen glanced in the direction of the screen calmly, but quickly looked away and looked at Xie Danshu calmly: "These are your own feelings, they are too subjective."
Xie Danshu nodded humbly: "Yes, so my niece will only say this in front of her aunt, and will not mention a word in front of outsiders."
The Queen took a sip of tea and said, "Tell me what happened today and I will make a judgment."
"Yes." Xie Danshu lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, her voice was calm, "The cause of the matter was probably that Princess Zhan did not attend Mrs. Zhao's birthday party yesterday, so the Zhao sisters were dissatisfied with Princess Zhan."
