Yan Cheng walked in front, the seventh prince was just two steps behind him, and the other three princes were further behind.
The fifth prince, the sixth prince, and the ninth prince are birds of a feather. Regardless of their inner character, they often hang out together.
At this moment, the three of them were looking at the two brothers in front of them with extremely similar backs, and were amazed.
The Sixth Prince lowered his voice and said, "How strange! This is the first time I've seen Seventh Brother so nervous and at a loss. He always had a stern face before. It seems he really likes Eighth Brother."
The Ninth Prince said, "He is a cold-hearted monster. Apart from him, I don't know anyone else who can have such a photographic memory. When I was three years old, I just spanked him once, and he still remembers it now."
The Sixth Prince looked at him, saw his puffed-up cheeks, and thought to himself that it was not as simple as a slap.
The blow you made made his head bleed and he almost died. After waking up, he was vomiting and dizzy. How could he not hold a grudge against you until now?
The Ninth Prince continued, "That guy who came back from outside the palace and was born in the same womb as him must be a monster too. How disgusting! Can't we just let him fend for himself outside? Why did Father want to take him back?"
The fifth prince nudged him with his elbow and said, "Shh, keep your voice down. This is our father's decision. We can't say anything about it."
The Ninth Prince muttered, "No one else heard it, so you two definitely won't tell anyone, right? I'm the Ninth Prince now, so if I'm unhappy, can't I just talk about it in private?"
No one noticed that Yan Cheng paused.
Passing by the Yufu Palace, the Fifth Prince heard a girl's laughter coming from inside and thought of the Fifth Princess.
"Do you know how Fifth Sister is doing now?"
"I've never heard that you have a good relationship with the fifth sister. Why do you care about her?"
The Sixth Prince looked at him strangely, but he did not hide anything and told him the news he heard from his mother.
"Fifth sister still lives in Lanyue Palace. After all, he has doted on her for so many years. Father wants to adopt her as his adopted daughter. Concubine Yun Shu doesn't want to acknowledge her, so Father asked her to acknowledge the Empress as her adopted mother."
"But an adopted daughter is still an adopted daughter. Fifth sister has already been removed from the imperial genealogy."
The Sixth Prince spoke with some regret. "Adopted daughter" sounds nice, but it's just a title.
But she wasn't of royal blood. In the past, many powerful sons in the court wanted to marry the Fifth Princess, but now...
I'm afraid the fifth princess won't be able to marry into a good family.
"Hey, hey, hey, Fifth Brother, do you know whose daughter the Fifth Princess is?" The Ninth Prince asked curiously.
"Who knows? Maybe it's just a random child of Concubine Yun Shu."
Although the investigation results announced by Emperor Jingxi showed that the palace maid had replaced the prince with malicious intent, who could believe that a little palace maid could replace the real prince with a fake princess.
That's just a fig leaf.
Privately, everyone in the harem thought that Concubine Yun Shu was the most ruthless of the ruthless.
She could even be so cruel to her own newborn child. Everyone said that they had underestimated Concubine Yun Shu before.
In the past, concubines of low rank and without children would avoid Concubine Yun Shu, who was a powerful figure in the harem. Now, when they see her, they would rather hide away as far away as a hundred thousand miles away for fear of offending her.
They don't even care about their own children, so what are these minions like them?
In short, Concubine Yun Shu's reputation in the harem has been declining. Originally, few concubines were willing to get close to her, and now it has developed to the point where the concubines are avoiding her.
However, Concubine Yun Shu, who has always been arrogant, doesn't care about these things.
What does the strange looks from others matter to her? What she wants is the supreme throne.
As long as her child sits on the throne, she will be the most noble woman in the world.
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Fengyi Palace is the palace where the Queen of Daxia lived. Since Emperor Jingxi ascended the throne, two queens have lived here successively.
In the first year of Jingxi's reign, the first empress, Emperor Jingxi's original wife, Empress Liu, moved into Fengyi Palace and died of illness half a year later.
In the second year of Jingxi, Emperor Jingxi married Princess Nanyou, and Fengyi Palace welcomed its second owner, who remains until today.
When she first entered the palace, the second queen still had fighting spirit. However, as time went on, the concubines fought with each other and had to deal with disputes every day, and her burning fighting spirit was completely extinguished.
So the queen, who had a daughter, became indifferent.
Let’s fight, life is pretty boring anyway, so it’s nice to watch a show.
If the Queen had not held the Phoenix Seal and was in charge of all matters in the harem, she would have unknowingly become a background figure.
Today is not the day for paying respects, but the main hall of Fengyi Palace is full of concubines, and there are many concubines of lower rank standing behind them. When the queen saw this, she knew that there was going to be another interesting show.
On ordinary days, paying respects does not usually take too long and is basically just a formality. Today, the sun is getting higher and higher, but none of the concubines left.
I have to chat even if there is no need to.
You say the weather is really nice today, and I say yes, yes, and she says the tea tastes good today.
The queen sat there, drinking a cup of tea for half an hour, while the awkward conversation below continued.
After waiting for a long time, a eunuch finally came in to announce that the eighth prince had come to pay his respects to the queen.
The queen looked at the concubines with shining eyes, straightened up, and waited for the show.
The awkward topic took a turn, and the concubines became visibly more lively.
"Oh, after all the anticipation, the Eighth Prince has finally returned. I'm sure Sister Shufei must be overjoyed, right?"
Concubine Jiang said cheerfully, "It's said that the Eighth Prince and the Seventh Prince look very similar. The Seventh Prince is so graceful, and the two brothers standing together will definitely be a feast for the eyes."
Chu Xiuyi said, "I heard that the Eighth Prince passed the imperial examination at such a young age, and the Seventh Prince is often praised by the Grand Tutor in the Upper Study. I really envy Concubine Shu for having two such intelligent sons."
Concubine Jiang Xian smiled and said, "Sister Shufei is also lucky. In the whole palace, who else can give birth to twins besides Sister Shufei? Raise them well. In the future... I will definitely be able to lend Sister Shufei out for a glorious upbringing."
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