Starting from the capital, the troops were divided into several groups, and several groups of people marched in different directions, with the purpose of checking whether there were any unusual movements or suspicious persons on the border.
All actions were carried out secretly, and the group left quietly.
Except for Lu Qing, no one else in the mansion knew that Yan Fuguang had left the capital.
Ning Huayue had been paying close attention to the matter of setting up the crown prince recently. She kept her ears open every day to hear the trends in the court, and secretly wrote one letter after another to her family and sent them back to Ning Mansion.
"The emperor pays more and more attention to the prince. I heard that most of the memorials are approved by the prince. Why don't they respond to me? What if our Ning family fails to seize this good opportunity and miss it?"
Ning Huayue was so anxious that she couldn't care less about the flying snow in the sky and was rushing back to Ning Mansion.
Grandma Wang hurriedly came in from outside, with a bit of worry hidden in her eyebrows: "Miss, the Queen has summoned you to the palace..."
"Aunt?" Ning Huayue paused in adjusting her clothes and then frowned, "Why did aunt ask me to come into the palace at this time?"
Grandma Wang guessed: "Perhaps I want you to help speak for the Queen and the deposed prince in front of the elder?"
Ning Huayue clicked her tongue irritably: "Then what should I say!"
She twisted around and the tassel hanging from the jade pendant on her waist swayed a few times, "My aunt asked me to help her at this time, so isn't it obvious that I am an enemy of the prince and the palace? Aunty, if you can think of a way to help me push it, Come on..."
When she was careless in the past, Ning Huayue had never thought of so much. When Empress Xu called her, she went crazy. How could she be so hesitant like now?
Struggled, Ning Huayue still convinced herself: "Forget it, I'd better go to the palace. I'll have to go sooner or later."
She didn't want to break up with Empress Xu. After all, Ning Huayue really regarded Empress Xu as her aunt. She also wanted to honor Empress Xu after becoming the empress. It was not good for the relationship to become too tense.
After entering the palace, Ning Huayue couldn't bear it when she saw Queen Xu's haggard appearance.
"Aunt, no matter how sad you are, you must take good care of yourself."
Empress Xu weakly tugged at the corner of her mouth: "Your cousin is still being imprisoned, how can I feel relieved?"
There was something Ning Huayue insisted on saying even though she knew it shouldn't be said. She said angrily: "You were implicated by your cousin. I heard that the mistakes my cousin made have a profound impact on our Dayan. It's already this time. You Just take care of yourself."
She thought she was thinking about Empress Xu every word, but she never thought that she was a serious mother and son, and it was not her turn to speak as an outsider.
Empress Xu was very unhappy at the moment. She lowered her head and gently touched the bracelet on her wrist, and said in a deep voice: "But I only have one son, your cousin. He has something to do. As a mother, I can't just sit back and watch. .”
Ning Huayue was so angry that she didn't notice Queen Xu's emotions at all, "You are the queen, so the prince calls you mother queen, and you are the mother of all his children."
Her intention was obviously to tell Empress Xu not to be obsessed with the incompetent Yan Xianzhi, but to be more open-minded and look good. Whoever becomes the prince and inherits the throne, the position of queen mother must be indispensable to Empress Xu.
But for Queen Xu, this is simply impossible.
If she were willing to give up her position as prince to another woman's son, then she wouldn't have to do so many evil things.
"Yue'er, you are still young and have no children. You don't understand how it feels to be a mother."
Ning Huayue was angry with Empress Xu, and felt a little regretful that Empress Xu didn't understand, "That's all, whatever you say is what it is, but you still have to pay more attention to yourself."
Empress Xu held Ning Huayue's wrist tightly, stared into her eyes, and her voice was so low that it was almost pleading: "Yue'er, do you care about your aunt? Then you can ask your grandfather for help and tell your cousin in front of the emperor. Can you put it nicely? He really didn’t mean it, it was all because of the dancer’s plot against him, and he is also innocent.”
Ning Huayue disagreed with her statement: "In the final analysis, this matter lies with my cousin. He is not innocent."
She took her hand out and felt sorry for Empress Xu. She intertwined her fingers back and forth and said in a tight voice: "Of course Yue'er cares about my aunt, but Yue'er can't do anything about my cousin's matter."
She was afraid of facing Queen Xu's disappointed eyes, so she left immediately after saying that. Even when she was sitting in the carriage, she was still thinking about Queen Xu's thin and old appearance.
**
At the same time, at General Longhu's Mansion, Jiang Mihe braved the wind and snow to return to her parents' home.
Jiang Feng was slightly surprised when he saw her: "Why did you come out today?"
Yan Xianzhi was detained, and Jiang Mihe, in order not to attract anyone's attention, insisted on not leaving the front door nor taking a step forward, and lived a good life with her daughter behind closed doors. Without anyone being an eyesore, the mother and daughter lived quite well.
The maid held an umbrella. Jiang Mihe stood under the umbrella and exhaled a white breath: "Let's talk after we enter the house."
After tea and snacks were served, Jiang Mihe drank the tea without ceremony to warm up. After he calmed down, he explained his purpose: "The queen has sent people to Fengyi Palace several times, and I declined several times on the grounds that Zheng'er was ill. , I will definitely not be able to escape next time, so I want to ask my eldest brother before that, what are you and your father thinking now?"
Jiang Feng went through a lot of things with Yan Fuguang. He compared him with Yan Xianzhi in his heart, and became more and more dissatisfied with his brother-in-law. He even complained: "Why did my father promise you to him in the first place?" Well...if you married Jin..."
Jiang Mihe glared at him: "Be careful what you say."
It's not like whoever you marry will definitely lead a better life than you are now. It's better to rely on yourself than to rely on a man.
"You might as well say that I shouldn't have been allowed to get married in the first place and just stay at home. How could there be so many things?"
Jiang Feng realized that he had made a mistake and apologized to his sister: "Brother made the mistake. Sister, don't worry about it."
"Okay, I'm too lazy to argue with you. Let's get down to business. I came out quietly. I went back late for fear of being discovered."
Jiang Feng immediately sat upright and said with a serious expression: "After my father found out that the eldest prince leaked the secret, he complained a lot about him. I think if we put some effort into persuading him at this time, my father will figure it out."
Jiang Mihe nodded, the teacup in the palm of her hand was slightly hot, and the warmth was very comfortable. She frowned and thought, and after a moment she asked softly: "Other than that? How will our Jiang family stand in line in the future? Or should we say we won't stand in line anymore?" "
"I can't tell from my father's side. Most likely, he will be like you said and stand by the emperor's side honestly. As for which prince will succeed to the throne in the future, let's talk about it later."
Jiang Mihe heard what he was saying, rolled his eyes twice, and leaned against the armrest: "Brother, what do you think? Let me hear it?"
Jiang Feng was not shy and had no worries about his sister. He said: "To be honest, I am more optimistic about His Highness Prince Jin and I am willing to work under Prince Jin."
Jiang Mihe wasn't surprised either. Her eldest brother didn't have so many twists and turns in his heart. He would be convinced by anyone who had the ability. His choice was not surprising.
"This is easy to handle. You are you, and my father is my father. Each one is on his own, and there is no conflict. It is also more secure for our Jiang family."
Jiang Feng smiled honestly: "Hehe, I thought so too."
