Chapter 383 Mi Fei is frustrated

Mi Fei was so angry about these things that she couldn't eat or sleep. She was so miserable that she got angry every day in Yonghe Palace.

Empress Lu knew all these things, but she didn't care and just laughed it off.

After all, Concubine Mi is the biological mother of the eldest prince. As long as she doesn't do anything too outrageous, no one will pay attention to her.

There's no need to do anything to her.

The Empress and Empress Dowager Zhou are now paying more attention to the Emperor Retired and Concubine Yan who are living in seclusion in Beiyuan.

The Second Prince had been demoted to a commoner and imprisoned for life. Concubine Yan, mindful of her years of companionship and service to the retired emperor, did not depose her. After all, deposing her was pointless; not deposing her would actually enhance the new emperor's reputation, so why not?

Now, Concubine Yan lives with the retired emperor and is responsible for taking care of him. That is a good show every day.

After coming out of the Buddhist temple, Empress Dowager Zhou did not go to see the retired emperor and Concubine Yan. It was enough for her to know that they were not living well and could not cause any trouble.

Since Concubine Yan had a deep relationship with the retired emperor, she should continue to serve him. If she was unlucky and died after the retired emperor, she would then guard the imperial mausoleum to atone for her sins! If she died before the retired emperor, she would be buried at will. Rebellious people were not worthy of entering the imperial mausoleum.

Empress Dowager Zhou naturally would not be soft-hearted towards Concubine Yan and her son, who had oppressed her for many years.

On this day, the eldest prince had just returned to the palace after touring the capital with Zhou Hansheng, Zhao Liya and others. Not long after, someone came from Yonghe Palace and invited him to have dinner together.

The eldest prince frowned subconsciously, but still agreed to go.

Mi Fei used to want to ask him to go three times a day, and every time she went, she would repeat those words. He didn't like to hear it, so when his father asked, he reported the truth to his father.

Later, Mi Fei became more restrained and now only dared to ask him to come over once every three days.

Last time he said he had something to do and didn't go, but this time he couldn't refuse again, so he had to go.

The eldest prince did not expect that in Yonghe Palace, he would actually see Mi Fei's niece, a cousin who was one year younger than him.

The eldest prince is eleven years old this year and is no longer a child who knows nothing. When he saw his cousin and then saw the look his mother gave him and his cousin, he instantly understood everything.

The eldest prince was immediately disgusted. What on earth did his mother want to do?

The eldest prince didn't even eat dinner. After sitting for a while, he said his father was looking for him and left in a hurry.

Go out and complain to your mother.

Empress Lu was also speechless. She smiled and comforted him, "Don't take it too seriously. As long as you have a clear mind, understand right from wrong, know what to do and what not to do, and know what to discuss and what not to compromise on, no one can do anything to you. However, I will talk about this matter."

The eldest prince was overjoyed upon hearing this, "Thank you, mother!"

Queen Lu smiled kindly and nodded with satisfaction.

This child was not loved in vain.

After the eldest prince left, Liu Yan, the Empress's senior maid, couldn't help but say, "The eldest prince is indeed filial to His Majesty, but Concubine Mi is his biological mother after all. If His Majesty continues to do these things, Concubine Mi will probably think she has bad intentions and will resent her. She will definitely complain to the eldest prince. I hope that when the eldest prince grows up, he will always understand His Majesty."

The Queen smiled faintly: "I believe in the Emperor and the eldest prince. This villain is the most suitable and proper person for me to take on. If Concubine Mi doesn't know what's good for her, she will regret it sooner or later."

The saying "If you don't do it, you will die" probably refers to people like Mi Fei.

The eldest prince is not her tool, he is the emperor's son!

The next day, the Empress issued an oral decree, stating that no outsiders could stay in the palace overnight, and ordered Concubine Mi to send her niece out. She also explained that according to palace rules, only two female relatives from the four concubines' families could visit the palace once a month, and that they must follow this rule from now on and not overstep their bounds.

The Emperor had just established a new dynasty, and the rules must be followed. As the eldest prince's biological mother, she should set an example.

Concubine Mi was so angry and hateful that she was about to explode in Yonghe Palace!

The son was not on the same page with her, and the queen took every opportunity to step on her. Good, good, it was really great! What kind of person had they taught her son to be?

As her biological mother, she is so wronged!

Mi Fei's niece was sent away in disgrace.

The Mi family was frightened by the emperor's subtle words and gave up all their thoughts.

Mi Fei did not back down and started pretending to be sick again.

This was even better. The eldest prince had a heavy workload and his health had not been good before, so he could not afford to be sick. So he only sent a small eunuch to visit him every day, and he did not have to go at all. The emperor and empress were worried about his health and did not allow him to go at all.

Mi Fei was almost mad

A group of uninvited guests also came to the Zhao Mansion that day.

Although they are called "guests", they are not exactly guests. They are former members of the tribe.

When Zhao Xiang was exiled, the Zhao clan members must have been informed in advance by the second prince and his mother, so they took the initiative and expelled Zhao Xiang from the clan before the imperial edict to exile his entire family came down.

When Zhao Xiang was exiled, all the Zhao clan members rejoiced. Some who usually envied Zhao Xiang even gloated over his misfortune, and made many sarcastic remarks.

At that time, they were afraid of getting into trouble, so when Zhao Xiang and his family left Beijing, no one went to see them off.

Concubine Yan and her son did this to further undermine Zhao Xiang, and they had no good intentions. The Zhao family's complete disregard for family ties truly made Zhao Xiang and Deng Shi very sad.

Zhao Xiang didn't reveal anything, but Deng felt upset for a long time.

You know, after Zhao Xiang became an official, he did a lot of work for the clan and helped them. Apart from politely turning down some unreasonable requests, he really did his best.

The Zhao clan has always been proud of Zhao Xiang.

After all, being a top scholar was rare, and being a high-ranking official like the Crown Prince's tutor, a trusted confidant of the Emperor, was even rarer! The Zhao family could boast about this for centuries.

The Zhao family did not expect Zhao Xiang to make a comeback, and they did not expect the prince to ascend the throne so soon.

When the crown prince ascended the throne, Zhao Xiang's position rose to prominence. He was appointed Minister of Personnel and received numerous rewards from the new emperor. It was said that the eldest prince also had an old ties with their family and they had a very close relationship.

Coupled with his relationship with the Duke of Liguo's Mansion, Zhao Xiang suddenly became popular again.

The Zhao clan was initially panicked, fearing that Zhao Xiang would take revenge.

If Zhao Xiang retaliated against them at this time, they would not have any room to resist at all.

After waiting and waiting for Zhao Xiang's revenge, they felt relieved and actually became arrogant.

They actually thought that Zhao Xiang must want to return to the clan, so he did not retaliate.

Come to think of it, even if he is extremely powerful now, so what? Only with a clan can one have roots!

In this case, they took the initiative to find Zhao Xiang, give him a way out, and let him return to the clan.

(End of this chapter)