Since the conversation was between Queen Mother He and Concubine Liu, Lu Feng should not get too close. The position where he is standing now is five or six steps away from Concubine Liu Guifei, which is convenient for summons.
As the personal maid of Empress Dowager He, Su Qian stood beside Empress Dowager He in order to serve.
Queen Mother He watched Concubine Liu take a sip of tea, and then slowly opened the topic.
"You are a smart man, and the Ai family doesn't sell out any more. You should have heard about what happened in the court today. What do you think about it?"
Being straight to the point, Concubine Liu was not surprised.
She smiled and said:
"I don't know anything about government affairs. I just want to do my duty and pray for His Majesty."
"Having said that, establishing a crown prince is a major matter for the country and cannot be delayed. Do you have a suitable candidate in mind? If so, it doesn't matter."
When Lu Feng heard this, he was a little surprised about Queen Mother He's intention to find Concubine Liu.
"This." Concubine Liu paused, knowing that Queen Mother He was testing her, "I heard that the Queen has been getting close to the eldest prince recently, and I guess that the Queen supports the eldest prince. If you want to say It is of no use which prince I think is suitable. After all, the Queen Mother and the Empress are involved in this important matter of the family and the country, so it is not my turn to talk."
Not only did he kick the ball back, he also used the queen as a shield.
"The Ai family naturally knows that, but the Ai family sees that the eldest prince has no real talent and is too embarrassed to be used. I am afraid that if Daxia is left in his hands, it will completely decline."
Although Queen Mother He spoke softly, she felt inexplicably oppressive.
Then, she talked about other princes.
When talking about the third prince, Queen Mother He's eyes kept lingering on Concubine Liu.
"As far as the Ai family knows, the third prince is addicted to wine and sex, loves to spend money, has a moody personality, and is unpopular. If the country is handed over to such a person, the Ai family believes that His Majesty and all the former emperors in the ancestral temple will object. "
"Even if there are people who support him, they are just a mob and have no influence."
These words were clearly meant to tell Concubine Liu that she and the Third Prince had already seen through their little tricks, and it would be useless no matter how hard they tried.
Concubine Liu's face changed slightly and she drank tea without saying anything.
Queen Mother He didn't seem to notice Concubine Liu's expression, and continued:
"The Ai family heard that General Yunqi has calmed down the war there and will return home in triumph soon. You should have received it too."
"I only recently received my brother's letter and found out about this."
"Yes. It is a blessing for the imperial court to have a hero like General Yunqi. With General Yunqi here, there will be no worries about foreign troubles."
The conversation was interrupted here. After a few seconds of silence, Queen Mother He spoke again.
"When General Yunqi comes back, the Ai family will definitely give him a generous reward and worship him as the general. I believe that General Yunqi will continue to serve the imperial court with his bravery and loyalty, expand the territory and leave a name in history."
At this time, not only Concubine Liu Guifei heard it, but Lu Feng also figured out why Queen Mother He came to Concubine Liu today.
The purpose is to win over General Yunqi through Concubine Liu, continue to strengthen her own power, and lay a more solid foundation for the near future.
Empress Dowager He is smart. General Yunqi's prestige is so high and he is in his prime. As long as he raises his arms, many soldiers will follow him.
"By the way, the Ai family has something for you."
With that said, she motioned to Su Qian to take it out and give it to Concubine Liu Guifei.
"This is the result of the Ai family's secret investigation about those dead soldiers. It can be regarded as an explanation for your assassination that night."
Although Lu Feng couldn't see what was written on the paper, he could tell by looking at Concubine Liu's sneer.
It must have been Queen Mother He who exposed the Queen's little trick.
After scanning it roughly, Concubine Liu put it away and said, "I would like to thank the Queen Mother."
"It's just a little effort from the Ai family. In the future, the Ai family will have more soldiers to patrol around your palace. You can't worry if you are just for day and night defense. The noble concubine should make a decision earlier. After all, the Ai family is not in time. Protect everyone at all times.”
Needless to say, Concubine Liu understood the implication.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern. If nothing happens, I will not disturb the Queen Mother's rest."
Empress Dowager He did not want to stay, so she asked Concubine Liu to withdraw from Ningqing Palace.
While walking on the road, Concubine Liu asked Lu Feng, "Now that our plan has been discovered by the Queen Mother, what should we do now?"
"Does the empress still plan to cooperate with the third prince?" Lu Feng asked her.
"This is no longer necessary. Since the Queen Mother knows what happened between me and the third prince, it means that she will definitely send someone to monitor the third prince. The identity of the third prince does not seem to play much role now."
"It's true that Queen Mother He is powerful, but please don't forget your original purpose of cooperating with the Third Prince."
"For self-preservation."
"right."
Lu Feng nodded, "Now that the Queen Mother He has extended the invitation, and the Queen is incompatible with you, I think the empress has already made some calculations in her heart. And now the remaining question is what kind of benefits the Queen Mother He promises us."
"You are right." Concubine Liu agreed with Lu Feng's point of view.
"So we continue to wait and see now to see if the bargaining chip given by Queen Mother He can satisfy us. I just don't know if General Yunqi will listen to the Queen Mother."
"Don't worry about this. Although my brother is leading troops to fight for the imperial court, the people of the world in his heart have long been unable to stand the decay of the imperial court. If the imperial court can undergo earth-shaking changes after some major changes, I will still not lead the troops. Make trouble."
after a few days.
News suddenly leaked from the emperor's palace that the emperor's condition suddenly deteriorated.
The latest news Su Qian brought to Lu Feng was that the negotiations between Marquis Zhenyuan and the Queen Mother He had broken down, and neither party got the results they wanted.
Two days later, news of the emperor's death suddenly spread, and the atmosphere in the palace became increasingly depressed.
Everyone in the palace was busy preparing for the emperor's funeral.
Also on this day, the latest news Su Qian brought to Lu Feng was that the talks between Queen Mother He and Zhenyuan Marquis Dong Qing had broken down, and neither party got the results they wanted.
While walking on the road, Lu Feng was going to bring Concubine Liu the mourning clothes prepared by the Etiquette Department.
As she was walking, Wen'er's figure suddenly appeared at the corner ahead. Walking with her was a bloated old man.
Lu Feng quickly hid aside to prevent these two people from discovering him.
"Strange, who is the man next to Wen'er?"
Confused, Lu Feng followed them and observed secretly.
I saw Wen'er sending the man directly out of the palace and then turning back.
Just listen to Wen'er mumbling words by herself,
"That bitch slave Lu Feng, if he hadn't ruined my wife's important affairs, why would my wife want to find this person?"
She was used to scolding her low-status slaves, but this time she scolded Lu Feng even more eloquently.
When he was about to curse, he was suddenly covered by two big hands behind him and hugged his body, and his whole body was taken away from the place.
