Back at the palace, Shengxia and Baochan took a few people and took all the gifts from the carriage to Jinlin Courtyard to put them away. They also carefully put away the jewelry given by the Queen.
Grandma Xiong and her maids stood respectfully on both sides. As if they were well-trained, they shouted in unison: "Welcome the prince and princess back to the house!"
Chu Yunfei looked at the palace that had been away for more than 20 days, as well as the aunts and maids who had not seen each other for more than 20 days, and smiled gently: "Everyone has worked hard during the days when the prince and I were away from the palace. In the evening, everyone The two taels of silver you receive should be treated as hard-earned money."
The maids were overjoyed and hurriedly saluted and thanked them: "Thank you so much, Princess, may you wish me peace and prosperity!"
The servants in Jinlin Courtyard were busy in an orderly manner, making tea, making beds, and fetching water.
Chu Yunfei returned to the inner courtyard, washed briefly, and sat down on the brocade couch in front of the window. She held a cup of fragrant tea in her hand and took a sip of tea, with a look of laziness and contentment on her face.
Rong Cang stood aside and watched, a warm smile flashing across his eyes.
"Princess." Mo Xue, who was standing aside, said, "Can I report this?"
Chu Yunfei paused and put down the tea cup: "Let's talk."
Mo Xue only highlighted the key points and said: "Concubine Gu said that His Royal Highness the War King is not her biological child, nor is he of the Emperor's blood. She asked King Chen to endure it for the time being until the day when all the princes die, and then tell the truth to the Emperor. The emperor can only pass the throne to King Chen."
Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows, with a faint sneer on his face: "It's really whimsical."
Is it true that only when you are down can you truly tell whether a person is smart or stupid?
In the past, when the imperial concubine was favored, everyone was afraid of her status and power. No one dared to provoke her without fear of death. Everyone knew that the imperial concubine was noble and domineering.
But now she realized that the imperial concubine was really not smart at all.
Even if there are some means, they are all vicious and despicable means, reflecting the vicious and insidious nature of their family.
"Rong Cang, it seems that Concubine Gu really doesn't know that the queen is your biological mother." Chu Yunfei turned her head and looked at Rong Cang, "I am more and more sure that there is also the handiwork of someone with a higher status."
Rong Cang hummed: "Do you want to ask the Queen Mother?"
"If you ask the Queen Mother now, you will worry about alerting the enemy." Chu Yunfei frowned, "Since Concubine Gu is smart and wants King Chen to endure it until the day when all the princes die, then let him endure it first. We are looking for the end Don't be too anxious to find out the truth. We are waiting for the emperor to appoint the crown prince. After the crown prince is appointed, you first start cultivating your own confidants. After the throne is firmly established, no matter how hard they try, they can't shake your position."
Rong Cang stood in front of her, staring at her face for a moment: "Feier, I think you look like a counselor."
"Counselor?" Chu Yunfei was stunned, and then sneered, "Don't praise me. How can I be qualified to be a counselor?"
Rong Cang raised his hand to signal the maids to go out. He suddenly bent down and picked up Chu Yunfei, then turned and walked towards the inner room.
"Rong Cang, what are you doing?" Chu Yunfei patted his heart, "Now in broad daylight, let them see a joke."
"I don't want to do anything." Rong Cang put her on the edge of the bed, took off her coat for her, then put down the curtain and lay on the bed with her, "I have been busy for so many days, and I just want to talk to you. "
Chu Yunfei said secretly, you can talk outside, but you have to come to bed?
Rong Cang held her in his arms lustfully, his slender and strong hands gently falling on her abdomen, quietly feeling the regular beating of her abdomen: "Is this the child's heartbeat?"
"Maybe." Chu Yunfei wasn't sure. Just thinking about the child, her eyebrows couldn't help softening. "The imperial doctor said that the child was fully formed in four months, so he is now a child with sound legs and feet."
Rong Cang's expression paused, a child with sound legs and feet?
This statement sounds a bit weird indeed.
Chu Yunfei leaned gently on his shoulder: "Is it dangerous to handle cases in Shuozhou?"
"It's okay." Rong Cang put his arms around her, "I thought that after the sudden death of the head of the Gu family, the Gu family was in chaos, and it would be easier for us to handle the case. Unexpectedly, as soon as we entered Shuozhou, we would be targeted by the Gu family's spies."
Chu Yunfei was surprised: "Are they so powerful?"
"It's very powerful, beyond my expectation." Rong Cang's voice was low, enjoying the atmosphere of chatting with her at this time, "Although Qi Jin and I have brought many people, the Gu family has raised soldiers and horses in various places over the years. , Jizhou, Shuozhou and Liancheng are all under their control. Once a head-on confrontation occurs, it will be the result of the tiger falling to the ground."
Chu Yunfei was silent, feeling a little scared: "So, you are actually always in danger?"
No wonder a family with deep roots and luxuriant leaves always dominates one side.
The sky is high and the emperor is far away. He uses his power to embezzle huge amounts of money, and then uses the money to raise troops and horses, expand his power and control more voice.
If not discovered, they will become more and more powerful in the local area until they pose a threat to the imperial power.
This is just the Gu family. If several powerful families join forces, the imperial power will obviously be greatly restricted, and it may even cause civil strife.
And once they become bigger and stronger, only the local people will suffer.
Rong Cang said calmly: "If Gu Qingwu hadn't died, we might not have left Shuozhou so smoothly."
If Gu Qingwu had not died, there would have been no civil strife in the Gu family. They would have worked together to deal with the people sent by the imperial court and wholeheartedly support King Chen.
Rong Cang and Qi Jin went to investigate the case just to get evidence of the crimes of the Gu family and King Chen. How could the Gu family let him go?
But after Gu Qingwu died, several young masters of the Gu family began to compete for power, and their positions began to change. Although Liancheng's troops and horses were still under the control of the Gu family, they were not controlled by the eldest son of Gu, and the power was divided.
He was obviously also worried that Rong Cang would join forces with Liancheng, so he couldn't wait to negotiate a cooperation with Rong Cang.
"As soon as Qi Jin and I stepped into Shuozhou, the chief envoy Chen Shan put all the blame on the commander Xu Teng. Xu Teng is a member of the Protector's Palace, and Chen Shan had prepared the evidence in advance."
"No wonder the evidence of the crimes of Prince Yu and the Protectorate came so early." Chu Yunfei understood, "Then what are you going to do next?"
"The Gu family has a lot of money." Rong Cang frowned slightly, "After I get the money, I will have someone contact the sixth young master of the Gu family to help him deal with Gu Chengye."
Chu Yunfei was puzzled: "The sixth young master of the Gu family?"
"Well, it is said that the concubine of the Gu family has a deep hatred for the direct lineage of the Gu family." Rong Cang said calmly, "This man is beautiful but cruel, and he is bent on revenge on the Gu family. I plan to send someone to help him."
After a pause, he said: "With this person stirring up trouble, the Gu family will soon be severely damaged."
