Chapter 493 Even the Empress Wants to Get Closer

Lin Yu said, "Now that they've shown themselves, let's make our move once they leave the city."

Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "It's still uncertain how many people are protecting Su Qingqing, and I dare not disrupt His Majesty's plans."

The way he held her hand as he left was clearly meant to tell her not to act rashly. It now seemed that Su Qingqing's backer was the Hu tribe, and taking action now would only alert them.

She stroked her belly, "Now is indeed not the right time to cause trouble for Su Qingqing."

Lin Yu said coldly, "Are we going to let her get away again?"

Jiang Fenghua chuckled, "She's just at the end of her rope. As long as she doesn't die, I believe we'll be able to meet Su Qingqing soon."

She wiped out the entire Su family, and now Xie Shang is going to use Xie Ling'er to attack the Hu tribe. Su Qingqing will be resentful until her death!

Lin Yu added, "News has come from Yuzhou that someone is investigating the murderer who hunted down the Su family. I'm worried that the investigation will lead to us, but don't worry, everything has been arranged there. Even if the Emperor himself goes to investigate, he won't be able to find us."

Jiang Fenghua said calmly, "Let's take it one step at a time! I believe that when you think you've reached the end of the road, you'll find a new path. I've always been lucky."

She raised an eyebrow at Lin Yu, smiled slightly, and said softly, "I have never shown my true face to those businessmen. Even if Xie Shang took my portrait and asked if anyone recognized me, he wouldn't get any information."

After saying that, she turned around and left the imperial city.

The moment she turned around, Su Qingqing lifted her veil and glanced at the imperial city. Forced out of the imperial city, her eyes were filled with resentment. She was still fantasizing that she would come back sooner or later and trample Jiang Fenghua under her feet.

Lin Yu smiled as well, watching her walk slowly forward with her back straight, exuding an aura of majesty and nobility. This was probably what Jiang Fenghua had always been pursuing!

Lin Yucai now realized all the reasons why Jiang Fenghua had never shown her true face in public. She had made up her mind to stay in the capital for the rest of her life. No matter how glamorous she was outside, she did not belong outside.

Jiang Fenghua has now achieved it.

But life is so long, and she felt sorry for her. She said she hoped she could live as freely as a bird in the forest, so she named her Lin Yu (meaning "Lin Language").

Jiang Fenghua also longed to live like Lin Yu, but she had too many ties, such as the Jiang family and her children.

In fact, the moment Jiang Fenghua turned around, she concealed all her worries. She wasn't that optimistic, and she didn't know that Lin Yu would have some messy thoughts. Her expression remained calm, composed, elegant, and noble.

She was already standing on the imperial city wall, so there was no way she could come down from it.

Xie Shang saw Xie Ling'er off to her wedding, and he handed over the trivial matters of the court to Jiang Jinyan, appointing the Six Ministries and the Cabinet to assist in managing state affairs.

Censor Zhu has been suffering from a stroke and is staying at home. It is unknown when he will recover. If he remains ill, the position cannot remain vacant indefinitely. It is very important who will take over as the head of the Censorate.

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Half a month later, on the day when Huguo Temple was holding a ceremony to pray for the third prince's soul, the concubines from various palaces sent their copied scriptures to the Empress's palace for her to review.

Jiang Fenghua also copied quite a few. She casually flipped through the scriptures copied by the concubines in the harem. "Everyone has put in a lot of effort. Granny Wang, why don't you personally go to Huguo Temple and deliver these scriptures to the monks?"

Granny Wang also felt sorry for the Third Prince. The Empress was about to give birth and it was inconvenient for her to leave the palace, so she could only let her go.

"This servant will definitely handle things well." Granny Wang sighed again, "The Third Prince's mother is crazy all day long. She still thinks her child is still alive. It's pitiful. Among the concubines in the harem, Consort Song is the most hardworking and has copied the most. Consort Song has always been at odds with Noble Lady Tang and their relationship is not good. I didn't expect that in this matter, she is the one who cares the most about the child."

Jiang Fenghua recalled how Tang Qianran had always targeted Song Qing, and the two were indeed irreconcilable enemies. "Bring me the scriptures that Consort Song copied."

Granny Wang found it and handed it to the Empress. Looking at the contents of the Xuan paper, Jiang Fenghua thought to herself: There are all kinds of scriptures, and they are very comprehensive, including scriptures that express the meaning of repentance, such as the Ksitigarbha Sutra, the Diamond Sutra, the Merit Sutra, the Great Compassion Repentance, the Liang Emperor's Repentance, and the Three Lives Cause and Effect Sutra.

There is also a passage in the Avatamsaka Sutra that reads: "All the evil deeds I have committed in the past were caused by beginningless anger and ignorance; they arose from my body, speech and mind, and I now repent of them all."

Granny Wang praised, "All the scriptures written by Consort Song are in the same handwriting. It seems that she wrote each and every one of them carefully and personally, unlike the other concubines in the harem who had to find many scribes to copy them to make the scriptures acceptable. It was only because Her Majesty the Empress gave the order that these concubines in the harem were truly willing to pray for the Third Prince and copy the scriptures."

Jiang Fenghua remained calm. "Consort Song is indeed very dedicated." Does she really love Tang Qianran's child that much?

She writes a little every day, but she has limited energy and doesn't write much; the sentiment is the most important thing.

Jiang Fenghua fell into deep thought. She saw Granny Wang collect the scriptures written by the concubines and prepare to burn them at Huguo Temple early the next morning.

"Wang Mama, please accompany me for a stroll in the inner palace! I'm about to give birth, and the postpartum period will be tough."

Granny Wang said with a smile, "His Majesty has been away from the capital for half a month and the Empress has not left Chenxi Palace. The Empress should go out for a walk."

Jiang Fenghua first went to Gao Qingtong's Yongle Palace, where Zhang Jingjing also lived. When the Empress suddenly arrived, the two of them came out to greet her.

Jiang Fenghua said, "I just wandered around and ended up at Chang Le Palace. Now that you're all living together, you can look after each other, which is great."

Gao Qingtong said, "It's all thanks to Consort Jing for helping me take care of the Second Princess. Otherwise, I would have been really troubled by her. When the First Princess was six months old, did she really want to walk?"

“Yan’er is rather lazy; she likes to sleep and eat. Even though we asked her to learn to walk so early, she wouldn’t budge an inch,” Jiang Fenghua said, chatting with them.

The second princess was named Xie Yanhuan. She loved to laugh. When she met Jiang Fenghua, she wanted to get close to her. After sitting for a while, they left.

Jiang Fenghua arrived at Consort Song's Jinghe Palace again. Song Qing hurriedly bowed upon seeing the Empress's sudden visit.

Jiang Fenghua nodded, "No need for such formalities, Consort Shu. I just came from Chang Le Palace and thought I'd come to see the Second Prince."

Song Qing hurriedly said, "Dong'er, quickly have the wet nurse bring the Second Prince to pay his respects to the Empress."

As soon as the wet nurse brought the Second Prince, Jiang Fenghua praised him again, "The Second Prince has grown quite a bit taller. Consort Shu, please teach me how you raised him."

"It's just about eating, isn't it? I may not be good at much else, but I'm quite knowledgeable when it comes to food. When the child is little, Your Majesty, don't worry about him getting fat and not looking good. He'll slim down later. He needs to eat to get the nutrition he needs to grow strong bones." Song Qing, in a very enthusiastic mood, rattled off a bunch of things and then started sharing her experience, "I've been raised this way since I was a baby, and I'm not fat at all..."