The conflict between the two was obvious to everyone else. Du Zhong and the others naturally didn't get involved, but the other five couldn't help themselves.
Cui Shixu looked at Fang Ruotang, who was sulking, and gently sat down, his voice soft and soothing, "What's wrong? Are you really angry with him?"
"Well! No, it's just that what he said had a bit of an impact on me."
"What did you say?"
Fang Ruotang was slightly lost in thought. She told Cui Shixu what the Crown Prince had just said and wanted to hear his opinion.
Cui Shixu looked at Fang Ruotang tenderly and smiled gently, "I'll tell you a secret, a secret that many people don't know."
"What?" Fang Ruotang's curiosity was immediately piqued.
"Actually, my mother...she kept male lovers."
"ah?"
Fang Ruotang tilted her head, looking dumbfounded.
Once the conversation started, it became easier for Cui Shixu to continue.
“I discovered this after my father passed away. It was a huge shock to me at the time, but I also accepted it very easily.”
“My mother, the dignified Princess of Dayong, has made great military achievements. All she did was keep a male concubine after her husband's death to satisfy her physical needs. Is there anything wrong with that?”
Fang Ruotang shook her head.
"Yeah, I don't think so either."
"Then tell me now?"
"To use the words from your storybook, that person was my mother's unrequited love when she was young. But when the Emperor Emeritus was a prince, my mother had to help him fight for the throne, so she gave up the person she loved and married my father, who held a large army. Later, she followed my father to the battlefield and successfully took over his power."
"……ah?"
Fang Ruotang looked blank on the surface, but screamed inwardly.
[Little Mirror, why didn't you dig this out back then? It was so exciting!]
【You didn't say you wanted to pry into the Princess's private affairs!】
It was only at this moment that Xiao Jingzi went back to the Mirror of Recall, just as Cui Shixu had said.
[Don't you always tell me on your own initiative?] How would she know who has any interesting gossip? It's always Little Mirror who tells her on her own initiative.
[Uh, the news of Princess Chang's impending death was too much for me to think about investigating other matters, especially since I had only just awakened at that time.]
At the time, Xiao Jingzi was only focused on getting Fang Ruotang to complete the mission and get involved with the six masters, and didn't care about anyone else at all.
"Why didn't your mother give your former white moonlight a proper status?" Fang Ruotang seemed to understand why Cui Shixu was talking about the Empress's private affairs.
But now she's mostly just curious.
With the Empress's current power, choosing whom to appoint as Imperial Consort would be a simple matter! As for Cui Shixu's father's former subordinates, even if they had objections, they wouldn't be able to voice them.
Moreover, very few people probably know about the Princess's past love affair.
"I don't know, what do you think?" Cui Shixu shrugged, a faint smile on his face.
Fang Ruotang thought about it and had some guesses, but she didn't know if they were true. But if she really was his white moonlight, she probably wouldn't care about sharing power with him, right?
But the Queen didn't have one!
But the empress's choice makes some sense, after all, a woman ascending the throne is something that has never happened in our dynasty or the previous dynasties.
The people in the harem are already restless; if another man were to enter the harem, what if he developed inappropriate thoughts?
Although with her support, the other party was unlikely to succeed, it was still not a pleasant situation.
Fang Ruotang strangely guessed the Empress's thoughts and understood that Cui Shixu was indirectly telling her that he agreed with the Crown Prince's words.
After thinking about it, it makes sense.
Both of their mothers had reached the pinnacle of power, so they understood what women thought when faced with power.
They are fully qualified to say such things.
Cui Shixu stopped there, seeing that Fang Ruotang had clearly figured things out, and didn't keep trying to brainwash her or nag her. Instead, he started talking about other romantic things.
Arriving in Luoyan City just in time for the auction.
When they arrived, the auction was about to begin. Due to the special nature of this auction, it attracted countless bidders. With the help of Xiao Jingzi, Fang Ruotang and the others found someone and paid three times the price to buy the qualification to enter the hall, not a private room.
When they entered, the hall was almost full, and some people didn't even have a seat. They didn't give them a friendly look and were cursing at them.
"What are you pushing for? Are you looking to die?!"
"Exactly! There's already no room in front, and it's still crowded."
Fang Ruotang and her group remained silent. Anyway, there were people from the auction house leading the way. Although they heard a lot of complaints along the way, they finally found the location.
It was a small four-seater, but there were ten of them in total.
Fang Ruotang frowned and muttered, "How am I supposed to sit here?"
She had never been this poor.
Elder Yan Yun said directly, "There are exactly four seats, so we can just sit down."
As he spoke, he sat down.
Both Ancestor Murong and Du Zhong were more perceptive than him; instead of sitting down, they looked at Fang Ruotang, waiting for her to speak.
Ancestor Yan Yun slightly raised his chin and glanced at it, understanding the meaning. He said with a smile, "There are only four seats to begin with, so it's most suitable for the four of us to sit. Besides, if it's not the four of us sitting, it would put the sect leader in a difficult position. Who would she let sit, and who wouldn't sit?"
Fang Ruotang glared fiercely at Ancestor Yan Yun.
However, it must be said that there is some truth to it, and it would be rather unreasonable to make Ancestor Yan Yun and the others stand up, given that they are sect elders.
"Alright, alright! Sit down, sit down!"
After Fang Ruotang finished speaking to Ancestor Murong, she turned to Cui Shixu and the other six and said in a very loyal manner, "I'll stand with you."
The six people were at a loss for words, and Huo Zhige was even more direct. He took out a handkerchief, roughly wiped the stool, and then pressed Fang Ruotang down to sit.
"It's no big deal for a few grown men to stand for a while. There are so many people standing in the whole hall."
"He actually said something sensible this time, so sit down and relax!" Ye Wuxia replied with a smile, her hands still busy wiping the table in front of Fang Ruotang while Huo Zhige was wiping the stool.
As soon as he finished wiping, Rong Xing took out some snacks and laid them out. The others followed suit, making sure no one was idle.
The group was the last to squeeze in, and many people were subtly observing them, especially since they weren't exactly trying to keep a low profile.
"Where did this young lady come from? She's making a bigger show of herself than Su Qingluo."
"Shut up! Miss Su is here too. If she hears you, you'll be in big trouble."
"She came too, could it be for this furnace cauldron?"
"Nonsense, she made it clear that anyone who dares to buy this furnace is going against Su Qingluo. If her own furnace runs away, wouldn't that be a laughing stock?"
He just told people to shut up, but when he starts gossiping, he doesn't hold back at all.
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