Concubine Yun Shu sneered and continued, "He is so afraid of the Yun family, afraid that the Yun family's prestige will surpass his and threaten his so-called supreme imperial power."
The palace maid standing below lowered her head and dared not breathe.
Concubine Yun Shu didn't care about the maid's silence, nor did she need her response. She just vented her dissatisfaction on her own.
"He thinks he can suppress the Yun family in this way. It's simply wishful thinking!"
She paced back and forth in the spacious palace, her skirt blooming like a flower in the hall.
"But it doesn't matter. This power game isn't over yet. Let's see who has the last laugh."
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"Qu Wangsheng, Qu Wangxin, Qu Wangzhu..."
Yan Cheng frowned, and kept writing on the paper with the brush in his hand.
He looked focused and thought for a moment before writing each name.
There were already several crumpled pieces of discarded paper piled up in the trash can next to him.
Just at this moment, the door of the study was gently pushed open and Leng Yan walked in.
"Acheng, a letter from the capital."
As he said this, he handed a letter to Yan Cheng.
Yan Cheng raised his head, glanced at the letter in Leng Yan's hand, and asked casually, "Whose letter is it this time?"
Yan Cheng received many letters from the capital every month, and the people who wrote to him were of all kinds and countless.
Leng Yan replied: "They are our people."
Yan Cheng paused. "Our people don't write letters unless it's necessary. But now a letter like this has arrived. It seems something big has happened in the capital."
As he spoke, he took the letter and gently stroked the edge of the envelope with his fingers.
Yan Cheng took a deep breath, slowly opened the envelope, took out the letter, and quickly scanned the words on it.
When he saw the contents of the letter, his brows furrowed tightly.
"Emperor Jingxi wants to make Prince Jing the crown prince."
Prince Jing...
Over the years, Yan Cheng has secretly investigated many things.
The one with the problem isn't actually Prince Jing himself.
Prince Jing's character is truly gentle and generous. He is upright and kind. He has never done anything improper in the fight for the throne. It seems that he has no ambition or idea for the throne.
The real problem is Prince Jing’s biological mother, Lu Zhaoyuan.
Yan Cheng discovered through his own investigation that Lu Zhaoyuan had secret connections with certain ministers in the court.
The troubles that the princes have encountered one after another over the years are all closely related to the secret collusion between them.
However, what Yan Cheng couldn't understand was that Lu Zhaoyuan was just a beautiful girl from the common people. She didn't have a strong family background or deep resources. How on earth was she able to contact those ministers?
You know, several of the ministers who were in contact with Lu Zhaoyuan held important positions in the court.
This mystery has been bothering Yan Cheng, and soon he knew why.
Time passed quickly, and one day half a month later, Yan Cheng received another letter.
It was sent urgently by Prime Minister Xie.
Yan Cheng opened the letter and saw that it said that Lu Zhaoyuan was of the bloodline of the previous dynasty, and the third prince, as her child, was naturally also of the bloodline of the previous dynasty.
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