When Rong Cang came back in the evening, Chu Yunfei told him about the matter.
Rong Cang didn't seem to care, his eyes fell on her belly: "It's become more obvious to be pregnant recently."
Chu Yunfei frowned: "I'm talking to you about business."
"The children are the business." Rong Cang held her waist, walked to the couch and sat down, "You don't have to worry about the Queen Mother, let alone the Queen Mother."
Chu Yunfei looked at him suspiciously: "Have you made all preparations?"
The corners of Rong Cang's lips curled up slightly, and he held her whole body in his arms, lowered his head and kissed her face: "Every time you take a step, you gain wisdom. My husband cannot passively wait for a beating before fighting back every time."
Chu Yunfei looked at him: "Rong Cang."
"Um?"
"You're pretty awesome."
Rong Cang's expression paused and he couldn't help but want to kiss her again: "Of course your husband is the most powerful."
Chu Yunfei's pretty face turned red, and she couldn't help but pinch his face: "Be more serious."
"I have secretly investigated the truth these days, and Uncle Xie Guo also talked with me. As for the fiefdom of King Jin'an..." Rong Cang looked faintly, "There have been spies keeping an eye on it all along."
Chu Yunfei thought for a while and guessed: "Because you are the general who leads the army. Not only do you have to guard the border, but you also have people to keep an eye on the fiefdoms of the vassal kings who have military power in Chu State?"
Rong Cang nodded: "That's right."
Chu Yunfei was slightly relieved, leaning against his arms like a rare bird, and exclaimed: "So the Queen Mother has always only wanted the eldest prince to ascend the throne?"
"Probably." Rong Cang hummed, "But she doesn't have this ability."
Chu Yunfei said: "Isn't the Queen Mother's family strong?"
"The Chen family in Jingxi is a century-old family, but there are four famous families in Jingxi. Before my father ascended the throne, the Chen family was the weakest among the four surnames. After my father ascended the throne, the Chen family in Jingxi improved slightly. Change your status."
Chu Yunfei said thoughtfully: "I thought that the Chen family, as the Queen Mother's mother clan, would have a higher status than the Xie family, the Queen Mother's mother clan."
"It can't be calculated that way. The Chen family's background itself is not as good as that of the Xie family." Rong Cang said, "Although there was a palace concubine in the family who was later promoted to the queen mother, few in the Chen family are good at reading, and even fewer are good at leading troops. , in these years it was only because of the honor of the Queen Mother that she was able to stand alongside other families. After my father’s throne was firmly established, he hated buying and selling officials the most, so the Chen family did not dare to blatantly recruit people into the officialdom, it was all about superficial glory. "
The Chen family could not produce any promising descendants, and they were not very good at running a business. They only relied on the glory of the Queen Mother to be prominent for a period of time, but these prominences were superficial, and the Chen family did not have a deep foundation.
In addition to the queen of the middle palace, the Xie family also has an uncle who serves in the Imperial Academy. The younger uncle now holds the posts of both the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment. They are all important ministers with real power. There are also two sons of Uncle Xie. He is also studying in the Imperial College and can enter the court at any time.
A family that coexists with such nobility and real power is truly a distinguished and honored family, and it is definitely not comparable to the Chen family.
Chu Yunfei understood: "Later on, the Queen Mother always ate fasting and chanted Buddha's name, and did not see outsiders. So the Chen family kept a lower profile?"
"Yes." Rong Cang nodded, "Father must have done something, so the Chen family has always been calm, but the other three major families in Jingxi did not dare to blatantly suppress the Chen family."
Chu Yunfei hummed: "Then when Mrs. Xie married into the Xie family, did she have the Queen Mother's permission?"
"Obviously there is." Rong Cang said, suddenly turning his head to look at her, "You already know that Mrs. Xie and the Queen Mother have the same surname?"
Chu Yunfei raised his eyebrows: "Are you surprised by my cleverness again?"
Rong Cang laughed, his eyebrows softened: "Yes, you have always been the smartest."
"The Xie family has an aristocratic family, and everyone in the civil and military dynasties wants to curry favor with them. Uncle Xie Guo was handsome and elegant when he was young. I heard that all the noble ladies in the capital are eager for this marriage, but these aristocratic families in the capital are more or less involved. Due to party affiliation, the Xie family did not want to get married to any party, and it happened that the Queen Mother intended to marry her niece to Uncle Xie, so the Xie family thought about it again and again before agreeing to the marriage."
Almost all the in-laws of the royal family and dignitaries are like this, and they can always get together.
The marriage granted by the Queen Mother would not affect the status of the emperor at that time, nor would it have any interests in other concubines in the harem, so the emperor agreed simply.
"Actually, at that time, she had intended to place her own people in the Xie family." Chu Yunfei frowned slightly, "Now that I think about it, I feel more and more that you were calculated to be named Concubine Gu, which was in line with the Queen Mother's wishes."
Rong Cang hugged her quietly and said no more.
It is unclear what happened in the past, but the Queen Mother's purpose is very clear, which is for the eldest prince.
Chu Yunfei secretly thought to herself that the Queen Mother had made the right choice by letting the eldest prince go to the fiefdom. At least his life would be safe, and it would be easier to hide his plans in the fiefdom away from the court.
The vassal king has his own troops and horses, and the tax revenue of his own fiefdom. Money, food, troops and horses are not a problem, but there are also disadvantages, that is, he cannot win over the central officials of the court.
Once someone discovers any abnormality, he will be charged with a serious crime of treason.
The Queen Mother's biggest miscalculation was that she overestimated the abilities of King Chen and King Yu. She thought that Rong Cang had become the son of Concubine Gu and would never have the chance to ascend to the position of prince again.
As long as King Jin'an's life is saved, no matter whether King Yu or King Chen gains power in the future, with King Jin'an's troops, horses, money and food, it will not be difficult to seize the throne.
But fate played a trick on people, and Rong Cang eventually became the crown prince.
The most disturbing thing about Rong Cang becoming the crown prince as the legitimate son of the queen is not that he is in charge of 400,000 troops. This is a force that even King Jin'an and King Lingyang cannot match.
Therefore, even if they had every advantage and even took the name of usurping the throne, they would not be Rong Cang's opponent at all.
So the Queen Mother became anxious.
Rong Cang was named the crown prince, which was a result she never expected.
Thinking of this, Chu Yunfei couldn't help but think back to the seven years in the previous life when King Chen finally ascended to the throne. This development trend was expected by the Queen Mother.
So what in the end? Did King Jin'an raise an army to seize the throne?
If he really raises troops, I am afraid that a bloody civil strife will not be avoided.
"If I'm not wrong, the Queen Mother summoned the Queen Mother today for the sake of the crown prince position." Chu Yunfei stood up from Rong Cang's arms, walked to the side and sat down, "She even didn't hesitate to use your life experience as a bargaining chip to threaten her."
"Fei'er is very smart and knows things like a god." Rong Cang's voice was low and sweet, "This is the reason why the Queen Mother summoned the Queen Mother, and starting from today, the Queen Mother will not stay in the palace again."
"Does Father know?"
"There have been a lot of government affairs recently, and there are floods in the south. Zhezi has been submitted. My father plans to send Xie Lin to provide relief." Rong Cang raised his hand to hold the pot and poured himself a cup of tea. "I went to see my mother before I left the palace. Then At that time, my father didn’t know about the Queen Mother summoning my mother, but I should know about it later, and my mother plans to have a good talk with my father tonight.”
Chu Yunfei hummed: "It's time to let father know the truth."
