Chapter 513 The Palace Fight Begins

Su Hanchu raised his hand and said.

"Get up. There's no need to go through all this formality. It seems you've now established yourself beside the Queen Mother."

Ning Shuang hurriedly spoke upon hearing this.

"I have to thank the master and Madam Li for their cultivation."

Su Hanchu nodded slightly when he heard this.

"Please bring me some clothes to change into first, otherwise if I stay here for too long, it will arouse suspicion."

Upon hearing this, Ning Shuang quickly took out a set of winter dresses, which looked brand new. She changed Su Hanchu's clothes while speaking.

"Master, do you have any important instructions for Ning Shuang today?"

Su Hanchu raised his hand and let her change his clothes.

"There is an important matter. Now that your status has been confirmed and you have the Empress Dowager's protection, the concubines in the palace will be more polite to you in the future. Find a way to meet with Concubine Mei and tell her to adopt the Sixth Prince. When the time is right, the Sixth Prince will come to the palace to pay his respects to Concubine Mei."

Ning Shuang paused while buttoning Su Hanchu's shirt when she heard this, then spoke.

"Yes, I will do my best to get it done."

After quickly changing their clothes, the two returned to the Queen Mother together.

Su Hanchu spoke with a smile.

"I've really gotten a great deal today. This dress is obviously made of fine brocade. It's very warm when I wear it."

The Queen Mother saw the two of them coming.

"I'm glad City Lord Su doesn't mind. Madam Li has made some tea. Come sit down and have a drink and chat with me. It's rare for my palace to be so lively."

Su Hanchu walked up with a smile and sat next to Lin Hanzhi.

"Aye often mentioned to me that the Empress Dowager had taken care of him when he was a child. This time, when he returned to the Imperial City, he had wanted to come and pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, but his health was really... I was busy finding a doctor for him, and I was afraid that not seeing her for a few years would bother the Empress Dowager, so I haven't come to the palace to pay my respects."

The Queen Mother spoke with some regret upon hearing this.

"Aye has been a sensible child since he was young. It is a blessing for him to have you now."

Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu looked up and spoke with a smile.

"It is my great fortune that I can be husband and wife with Aye."

Although the current emperor is not her biological son, he was raised by her since childhood. If the emperor had not been so... The Qin family would not have been exiled to the northwest, and even the Qin prince and his wife would not have died on the way to exile. Now, Jun Moye has turned over and become the lord of Baise City. It is said that he made military achievements in the battle in the northwest, but it was not reported. The whole thing before and after is really a mess. The queen mother smiled and changed the subject.

"I heard that the Queen also had tea with City Lord Su today?"

Su Hanchu smiled and spoke when he heard this.

"It was a coincidence. Two days ago, I told Madam Li that I wanted to find an opportunity to go to the palace to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager. Ah Ye is not in good health, and the winter wind is biting. He can only recuperate at home. I wanted to come to see the Empress Dowager and pay my respects to her on Ah Ye's behalf. As a result, I met Nanny Su who was beside the Empress this morning. After all, Empress Tianyuan is Ah Ye's elder, and I couldn't refuse her face, so I followed Nanny Su to go."

The Queen Mother was surprised when she heard this.

"So that's how it is. What a coincidence! Madam Li has been here with me for quite some time. It seems you and the Queen had a very pleasant chat as well."

Su Hanchu smiled bitterly when he heard this.

"Not pleasant at all."

Lin Hanzhi also spoke curiously.

"City Lord Su has always been straightforward. It's hard to imagine anyone not getting along with him, right? This makes me even more curious. What did the Empress and City Lord Su talk about?"

The Queen Mother spoke in confusion upon hearing this.

"Did something happen that I don't know about?"

Su Hanchu spoke helplessly after hearing this.

"Speaking of which, it's related to Tianyuan's Crown Prince?"

Lin Hanzhi responded promptly after hearing this.

"When we women get together to chat, don't we always talk about flowers, tea, and family matters? How did it become related to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Su Hanchu spoke again helplessly.

"It's not that Crown Prince Tianyuan's reputation seems to be not so good recently, and I happened to visit the Crown Princess a while ago, and was bumped into by the beautiful lady in Crown Prince Tianyuan's mansion. The Crown Prince sent that beautiful lady to serve me for a few days, but who knew that she was suffering from an internal disease? I was so scared that I quickly asked His Royal Highness to take her back.

In the end, I don't know what happened, but that Liangyuan committed suicide in the street. Before she died, she even spoke rudely to the prince. The people on the street were watching. After all, Liangyuan was a weak woman, and many sympathized with her. The crown prince forced his own Liangyuan to death, and in such a tragic way, the people of the world would naturally talk about it. Look, the queen came to ask me about it, and from what I heard, Queen Tianyuan seemed to suspect that I was the one who ordered it.

Upon hearing this, Lin Hanzhi wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

"Hey, the Empress must have misunderstood. City Lord Su, you have only entered the Imperial City in the past few months. You haven't been around here for many years. How could you order Chu Liangyuan around? I will explain this to the Empress another day when I pay my respects to her."

Such a misunderstanding actually occurred. I have heard about the prince’s affairs, the Queen Mother said.

"I think the Queen is also worried about her mother. The Crown Prince has encountered such a big thing, so he must be a little flustered. City Lord Su, please bear with me. Tomorrow I will ask the Queen to come and pay her respects and give her some advice."

Upon hearing this, Su Hanchu smiled and looked at the empress dowager.

"Originally, I did feel a little uncomfortable. After all, ever since I came to the Imperial City, I've been busy looking for a doctor. Two years ago, my husband was seriously injured while helping Tianyuan defend the northwest, and he has been weak for years. I wonder if the Empress Dowager has heard about this. I am so focused on taking care of my husband that I don't have time to meddle in other people's affairs. But now that I've met the Empress Dowager and she's so kind and generous to me, the unhappiness in my heart has disappeared."

The empress dowager looked a little embarrassed when she heard this. The Northwest Station was thanks to Jun Moye and General Li. This was also the reason why she was usually nice to Lin Hanzhi. After all, her husband had made great contributions and was now guarding the Northwest. However, Jun Moye did not get any benefits after making great contributions. Now he returned to the imperial city and was misunderstood. Although it was not known whether this misunderstanding was true or false, there was no sufficient evidence to prove that he did it. The queen was so blunt in suspecting him, which was indeed inappropriate.

"City Lord Su is so generous. I have a thousand-year-old ginseng in my storehouse. I will take it back to A'ye to nourish him. When A'ye feels better, I still hope he can come to the palace to visit me. After all, the late emperor loved him the most back then, and he is still thinking of him in his heart."