After hearing this, Empress Dowager Su clenched her fingers in her sleeves tightly and pinched her palms fiercely. There was no sign of surprise on her face, but she said slightly surprised:
"So that's the case, but the Ai family didn't know it and made a joke. Don't blame the emperor."
After saying this, he smiled and shook his head: "The Ai family has lived in this deep palace for a long time. I heard about the affairs of the court while chatting with these concubines. Now it seems that I still can't take it seriously."
Empress Dowager Su cleared herself up with just one sentence. She chuckled and skipped the topic, talking about Concubine Wan's punishment.
She first took Chu Yanxi's hand, then sighed and said sadly: "Ancheng doesn't know, right? A few days ago, for some reason, your imperial brother severely punished Concubine Wan."
Empress Dowager Su shook her head: "First he confined Yu'er to the East Palace, and then Concubine Wan went to ask for permission. Then he made Concubine Wan kneel outside the East Palace for less than half a month. Look at the cold weather now.
"Not to mention half a month, even half an hour has been a bit unbearable. Concubine Wan has been ill since she finished her kneeling. She is in a coma on the bed every day, and she doesn't know when she will recover."
After saying this, Queen Mother Su sighed: "The Ai family remembers that Ancheng had a good relationship with Concubine Wan before leaving the palace, and they even took care of Yu'er together.
"So the Ai family wants you to persuade the emperor that Concubine Wan is still the mother-in-law who raised Yu'er from childhood to adulthood. She has no merit but hard work. How can you treat her like this...
"If there are three advantages and two disadvantages, what should the little prince do?"
As the Queen Mother spoke, she pretended to sigh with worry, glanced at Chu Moyuan and said: "The Emperor's temper is so bad that Ai Jia can't help it. Even after trying to persuade him several times, Ai Jia is not meddling in other people's affairs. Ai Jia is worried about him. .
"Concubine Nawan is the legitimate daughter of the Xia family in Jiangling. The Xia family has been an official for several dynasties, and the forces in her dynasty and even at the local level are so intertwined that it is difficult to shake them.
"His father also holds a high official position as Prime Minister... To punish him to kneel outside in the cold winter without any reason will definitely cause dissatisfaction with the Xia family, and even the entire family headed by the Xia family."
When Emperor Taizu of Daliang founded the country and ascended the throne, he mainly relied on the power of several major families. Therefore, the struggle between the imperial power of Daliang and the forces of the family continues to this day.
After the founding of the Liang Dynasty, the desire for power of the aristocratic clans increased greatly. Nearly half of the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty were descendants of the aristocratic clans. By the time of Emperor Wen, the number reached more than 70%, and even the imperial power was swaying and in danger.
Therefore, starting from the time of the former emperor, the imperial power began to gradually weaken the power of the family. However, the relationships between the major families were close and complicated, and the local forces were intertwined, making it extremely difficult to completely eradicate them.
So much so that to this day, the Xia family in Jiangling, the Wu family in Hongnan, and the Zhong family in Lingyao... still control most of the political and economic resources.
This time, before Princess Ancheng could speak, she heard Chu Moyuan whisper:
"Xia Mengshi has been kneeling outside my Zichen Palace to plead for my daughter since a few days ago. Why does the Queen Mother think he doesn't openly write to me in court? Why doesn't he denounce me in front of all the court officials for being fatuous and incompetent and incapable of distinguishing right from wrong?"
Queen Mother Su was stunned for a moment, her eyebrows twitched, and a bad premonition arose spontaneously.
"That's because he has no face to say these words to me, because even he feels that what his daughter has done is unforgivable, so he can only kneel in front of my temple, hoping that I can respect the past kindness and deal with the family. I will give her a break because of my loyalty."
The corners of Chu Moyuan's lips raised slightly: "Is it possible that Concubine Wan didn't tell the Queen Mother why I punished her?"
Empress Dowager Su clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves. What did Concubine Wan tell her? Concubine Wan didn't say anything to her at all! Even overtly and covertly she said that she had done nothing and it was the emperor who was making trouble unreasonably!
Queen Mother Su's wrists were shaking with anger, and she forced a smile and said, "The Ai family really don't know this. A few days ago, when Concubine Wan fainted, she came to the Ai family. She only said that the emperor would punish her, and she had been begging the Ai family to intercede for her. .
"The Ai family thought it was a trivial matter, but now after hearing what the emperor said, they realized that the Ai family had been deceived by Concubine Wan..."
Chu Moyuan: "The Queen Mother was deceived by a gangster, and I will naturally not blame her."
When Empress Dowager Su heard the word "bad guy", she had a bad premonition. What mistake did Concubine Wan make to allow the emperor to do this?
She thought about it a thousand times, and finally sent Chu Moyuan and Princess Ancheng out of the palace on the pretext of feeling unwell. After the two left, she immediately went to Chang'an Palace in person. She wanted to ask Concubine Wan what she had hidden. What about myself!
After Chu Moyuan and Princess Ancheng left Xingqing Palace, they carried Shen Zhizhi directly to the East Palace.
Because this little guy has been thinking about wanting to see the little unfortunate prince and uncle Li Wang.
When the three of them arrived at the East Palace, Shen Zhizhi, who had been lying on Chu Moyuan's shoulder, suddenly moved his arm.
[Oh, the Prince and the Tutor are giving lectures to the little unfortunate guy? 】
Shen Zhizhi pinched her fingers and stared seriously with her big eyes.
[This Tutor is not a good person. The teacher that the little unfortunate guy mentioned before who talks about repaying kindness every day is this Tutor! 】
[It is necessary to repay the favor every day when brainwashing the little unlucky guy. It is not easy to brainwash the little unlucky guy like Concubine Wan...]
[He was also the first to confuse right and wrong, telling the unfortunate little guy that his biological mother didn't like him and wanted to kill him, but it was Concubine Wan who risked her life to save him! 】
Shen Zhizhi muttered a lot. Chu Yanxi listened in confusion and didn't quite understand, but Chu Moyuan, who knew the cause and effect, understood it.
Is the Crown Prince the one who has been misleading the Crown Prince?
Chu Moyuan frowned slightly and was about to think deeply when he heard Shen Zhizhi suddenly become energetic.
[Uncle, go and eavesdrop! 】
【Hurry! 】
These words reminded Chu Moyuan of the time when he broke into Huang Xuan's coercion and inducement to Xu Shixun in Prince Kang's Mansion.
Once familiar, Chu Moyuan waved his hand to stop the guards from saluting and announcing, and asked:
"What is the prince doing?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the Grand Tutor is giving lessons to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Chu Moyuan nodded: "Continue to guard, I will go in and take a look."
"yes."
Chu Moyuan carried Shen Zhizhi and Princess Ancheng all the way to the outside of the Chongjiao Hall. He also stopped the guards from worshiping and walked in slowly.
He whispered: "Is the prince here?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is receiving a lecture from the Grand Tutor in the palace."
Chu Moyuan nodded thoughtfully: "Don't make any noise, I want to see the prince's daily performance."
The guard immediately kept silent and nodded.
Chu Moyuan slowed down and walked into the palace, and all the eunuchs and maids who were guarding him retreated.
Shen Zhizhi blinked her big eyes when she saw this.
【Another day when I have a close connection with the emperor’s uncle~】
Because Chu Moyuan's behavior along the way was so ordinary, as if he had done it thousands of times, neither Shen Zhizhi nor Chu Yanxi suspected that this was not a coincidence.
After several people walked a few steps, they heard voices coming from the room.
