Phi-Fic Chapter 264: Stirring up the wind
Chapter 264: Stirring up the wind
The emperor was preparing to go to Prince Ning's mansion to attend the wedding banquet early in the morning, and he was going to take Concubine Ye with him out of the palace. Today, the emperor had already sat on the imperial sedan chair, but Concubine Ye suddenly had a sharp pain in her stomach, and sweat broke out on her forehead due to the pain.
Concubine Ye was the emperor's most beloved person. How could the emperor leave Concubine Ye and go out of the palace to attend the wedding banquet when she suddenly felt such pain? Even when he arrived at Prince Ning's Mansion, he was worried. He quickly called the imperial physician for Concubine Ye and stayed by her bedside, waiting for Concubine Ye to take the medicine and recover. It was too late for the emperor to leave the palace.
The matter of leaving the palace to attend the wedding banquet ended in nothing.
The maid reported this to Shen Tang, and Shen Tang's anger surged from the bottom of her heart to every limb. She couldn't believe it was such a coincidence. Concubine Ye had been ill for a long time, but at this critical moment she was ill and couldn't leave the palace. It was obvious that she was deliberately preventing the emperor from going to Prince Ning's mansion for the wedding banquet.
The Ning Wang Mansion was fully prepared to receive the Emperor, but the Emperor couldn't go at the last minute. How could he not be disappointed?
Concubine Ye drugged herself to stop the emperor from going to Prince Ning's Mansion, but I'm afraid her purpose is not just that. I don't know which unlucky person in the palace wants to take the blame for Concubine Ye. Maybe it's targeting Empress Xu...
Concubine Ye has been favored by the emperor for more than ten years. Her only regret is that she does not have the position of empress. If the position of empress is her, the position of crown prince will undoubtedly be the King of Qi.
In such a huge harem, the only person who could make Concubine Ye drug her and plot against her was Empress Xu.
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After a night of passionate lovemaking, they woke up the next day to find it was already noon.
Shen Tang sat up on the bed and stretched lazily. Ginkgo came in with a copper basin and said, "The Crown Princess is finally awake. This morning at the court, the Emperor learned that the third young master of Envoy Lu's mansion, who was exiled to the border, was the second young master of our Marquis of Pingyuan's mansion. He pardoned the second young master and allowed him to return to the capital. Envoy Lu's case may have been wrongfully accused. Old Prince Ning interceded for him, fearing that Envoy Lu would suffer hardships at the border and die before the case was resolved. The Emperor graciously approved the imprisonment of Envoy Lu and his entire family. However, due to opposition from Marquis of Changping and others, the Emperor limited the Marquis to two months to solve the case."
Concubine Ye and Marquis Changping, one is causing trouble in the harem, and the other is causing evil in the front court.
Are they really cousins, not siblings?
With the amnesty order, my second brother can return to Beijing. Only when he comes back can their family be truly reunited. I hope this day will come soon.
Shen Tang prayed in her heart when a little maid came in and stood outside the bead curtain and said, "Prince's Consort, the princess wants to go to the palace to visit Concubine Ye, and wants you to go with her."
Shen Tang, “……!!!”
She hasn't even gotten up yet.
Shen Tang threw back the quilt and quickly got out of bed. Ginkgo asked, "Is the Crown Prince's Consort really going to follow the Princess into the palace?"
She had no good feelings towards Concubine Ye, and Concubine Ye had made things difficult for Shen Tang, but Ginkgo had not forgotten that at all.
Shen Tang said, "If the princess asks me to come with her, I must go."
"I'll go to the palace with the princess, nothing will happen."
Having said that, Ginkgo is still worried. Concubine Ye is cruel and ruthless. She even wants to kill the prince and is so cruel to herself. If she really wants to do something, she will not care about the princess.
Ginkgo said, "Why don't you let the Crown Prince and the Princess know that she won't go..."
The princess didn't know that the Crown Prince's wife hadn't woken up yet and hadn't even had breakfast yet. It wouldn't be nice to let the princess wait for the Crown Prince's wife.
In the study, Xie Guimo was reading a book.
Chen Qi went in and said, "Master, the princess wants to go to the palace to visit Concubine Ye, and ask the prince's wife to go with her."
Xie Guimo's brows suddenly frowned.
The prince knew that Concubine Ye was plotting against her and Shen Tang, but the princess was kept in the dark, otherwise she would never have dared to bring Shen Tang into the palace.
Xie Guimo put down the military book in his hand and returned to the inner room. Shen Tang was sitting in front of the dressing table. Qiu Tong was tying her hair. Seeing a figure walking towards her in the bronze mirror, Shen Tang turned around and glared at Xie Guimo fiercely.
Xie Guimo said, "I'll send someone to tell Mother that you're not going."
Shen Tang gritted his teeth.
She glared at him, not because she didn't want to enter the palace!
She was mad at him for making her so tired that she slept until now.
She had finally managed to avoid having to go to Wutong Courtyard to pay her respects to the old lady, but this gave him an excuse to torment her at night.
Xie Guimo didn't just say that. He directly ordered Yin Xing to go back to the princess. Yin Xing didn't want Shen Tang to go either, so she turned around and was about to leave when Shen Tang called her, "Come back!"
Ginkgo stopped and looked back at Shen Tang.
Shen Tang looked at Xie Guimo and said, "My mother knows nothing and has always trusted Concubine Ye. Now that I'm married to you, it's impossible for me to never go to the palace with my mother to see Concubine Ye. Besides, I'm worried if my mother goes to the palace alone."
In her previous life, she often went to the palace with the princess. Shen Tang knew much more clearly than Xie Guimo how Concubine Ye repaid her kindness.
Even Empress Xu couldn't stand it and mocked Concubine Ye, but Shen Tang didn't dare to tell Xie Guimo about those things, for fear that he would be angry to death. However, he should be able to guess it, otherwise he would not help the emperor investigate the Changping Marquis Mansion without the princess's knowledge.
Afraid that Xie Guimo would disagree, Shen Tang said, "The eldest prince is trying to win you over. Empress Xu knows that Concubine Ye has targeted me. If I enter the palace, Empress Xu will definitely protect me."
Xie Guimo said, "I'm going to the palace to borrow some military books and I'll go with you and come back."
This is safer.
Afraid that the princess would get anxious waiting, Shen Tang quickly asked Qiu Tong to help her with her makeup. When the maid brought breakfast, Shen Tang didn't have time to eat. Xie Guimo said, "No matter how urgent it is, it won't hurt to wait a little longer."
Xie Guimo instructed the maid, "Go tell mother that I have something to do and need to go to the palace, and ask her to wait for me for a quarter of an hour."
A quarter of an hour was enough for Shen Tang to eat his fill.
After Shen Tang finished eating, the two of them left Chenxiang Pavilion. The maid came back and said, "The princess is waiting for you in the front yard."
Shen Tang didn't want the princess to wait anxiously, so he wanted to walk faster. However, as he walked faster, he felt some discomfort somewhere in his body. Shen Tang was so angry that he couldn't help but glare at Xie Guimo again and again.
When they arrived at the outer courtyard, the princess was instructing Manager Zhou on some matters. When she saw them coming, she smiled widely.
Shen Tang blushed and said, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
The princess shook her head and laughed, "It's my mother's fault for not sending someone to tell you earlier. I was also hesitating whether to bring you into the palace. Concubine Ye is considered my family. If you marry Mo'er, I should bring you into the palace to meet Concubine Ye."
But Concubine Ye was unwell, and the harem was an important place. Even if Xie Guimo had the emperor's trust, he could not enter or leave at will.
The princess hesitated for a whole night and finally decided to take Shen Tang with her.
My mother’s family…
Shen Tang's head started buzzing when he heard that the princess treated Concubine Ye as her own family member.
How could Concubine Ye be considered as the princess's family member? I'm afraid Concubine Ye herself didn't even think of herself as the princess's benefactor, and the princess had to help her unconditionally.
It was getting late, and there was no point in delaying any further. The princess said, "Let's go to the palace first."
The carriages were already waiting outside the door. Shen Tang and the princess rode in one carriage, while Xie Guimo rode a horse.