Chapter 434: She is no longer as pretty as she used to be
Not long after Yuan Huaihong left, Shangguan Jinglan went to the side hall to meet Wenren Li and Fuxing.
She was already in a bad mood, and seeing the two of them made her even more furious. "Are you crazy? Why did you find us here in broad daylight?"
"Greetings, Her Majesty!" Wen Renli said respectfully, "It is indeed an important matter, and Her Majesty, rest assured, no one noticed us on the way here."
"Well." Shangguan Jinglan didn't want to continue to argue about it. Besides, these two people were the future imperial masters. As the queen, what was wrong with her summoning the imperial masters?
She continued to pinch her brows in annoyance, "Tell me, what's the important matter?"
"Your Majesty, Yuan Xiaonian came to see us last night." Wen Renli said in a deep voice.
Shangguan Jinglan glanced over coldly, "Yuan Xiaonian? What... does he want to do?"
"He... wants us to propose to the emperor on the day the National Master Hall is completed, to let..." Wen Ren Li seemed to be hesitant.
"Give in what? Tell me quickly!" Shangguan Jinglan was a little anxious.
"Let us suggest to the emperor to order... the prince to move out of the Eastern Palace." After saying this, Wen Renli quickly lowered his head, ready to face Shangguan Jinglan's anger.
As expected, Shangguan Jinglan was instantly furious. "Let Hong'er move out of the Eastern Palace? Yuan Xiaonian said that? Is he crazy? He's pushing his luck! I knew long ago that this second son is just like that bitch his mother, the Concubine. He's delusional and won't change his bad habits!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Wen Ren Li asked tentatively.
"Calm down? How can you expect me to calm down?" Shangguan Jinglan was truly furious. She had always felt it was inappropriate for the Jin Emperor to allow Concubine Jing and Yuan Xiaonian to move out of the cold palace, and now what had happened? Was she mistaken?
That bitch mother and son in the cold palace deserve to die. They should live in the cold palace for the rest of their lives and die in the cold palace.
"Damn it, it's really damned!" She sneered, "Yuan Xiaonian wouldn't be surprised that my son has moved out of the East Palace, so he'll have a chance to move in, right? Tell him for me, don't let his wishful thinking go on!"
"The Empress is absolutely right. If Yuan Xiaonian truly has this idea, he's absolutely delusional." Wen Renli echoed Shangguan Jinglan's words, "The Emperor, the Empress, and even the civil and military officials, have all recognized our Crown Prince. His position... is untouchable."
"Hmph!" Shangguan Jinglan felt a little better after hearing this.
She sat back and thought calmly, "So what are you going to do? Persuade me to allow this?"
"Your Majesty, I think this is feasible." Wen Renli lowered himself and continued, "Only by cooperating with him and obeying him repeatedly can we make him trust us more and more. This will also make him reveal his ambitions more quickly. Then... we can kill him as soon as possible."
Shangguan Jinglan frowned. She knew this was the best option, but she was still unhappy. "Wouldn't this... be too unfair to the Crown Prince?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Fuxing who had been silent beside her, and a hint of impatience appeared in her eyes.
She naturally knew that the two men's stargazing skills were fake, but the combination of a blind man and a mute man was sometimes really annoying.
Wen Renli continued, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. We can suggest that the Crown Prince temporarily reside in the side hall of the Yangxin Palace. This way, the Crown Prince will be closer to the Emperor and it will be more convenient for him to participate in the handling of state affairs."
Shangguan Jinglan nodded, her expression finally softening a bit. "Moving from the Eastern Palace to the Yangxin Palace is actually a good thing for the Crown Prince."
She suddenly thought of Yuan Xiaonian's counterattack after he found out, and she was very much looking forward to it. "Okay, then it's settled. By the way, what are you going to do with Li Suining after the Imperial Master Hall is completed? What will Yuan Xiaonian say?"
"Yuan Xiaonian seems to like this little girl very much," Wen Renli quickly glanced at Fuxing and continued, "We would like to suggest that she continue to stay in the palace until... the Bai family case is resolved."
"Doesn't that mean she'll have to stay with the Crown Prince forever?" Shangguan Jinglan said reluctantly, "This kid is always getting into trouble. I really don't like him."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. The Crown Prince clearly distinguishes between public and private matters and won't waste too much time on Li Suining. Yuan Xiaonian kept Li Suining in the palace, and I suspect that their interactions have actually increased."
Wen Ren Li curled his lips, "Even if Li Suining is a curse, the only person she can harm is probably Yuan Xiaonian."
Shangguan Jinglan suddenly smiled and said, "Mr. Wen does have a sharp tongue, and I have always been led by him."
"I dare not!" Wen Ren Li knelt down quickly.
"Get up!" Shangguan Jinglan didn't want to worry about these things. What she wanted was the result. As for the process, she could endure it. She knew very well that a little impatience would ruin a big plan.
Moreover, the next thing that annoyed her the most was going to the cold palace to issue an edict.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, you can go back. I'm still busy." She waved her hand and sent the two people away.
Wenren Li and Fuxing immediately left together, holding their canes.
The two walked very quickly, and only after they were far away from Kunning Palace did Wen Ren Li start to speak in a low voice.
"Do you really like that little county lady?"
"Don't you always dislike children? You think they're noisy and troublesome."
"Li Suining is indeed cute and sensible, but I really don't see what else is particularly attractive about her."
"You have to think clearly. If Bai Yunfeng is beheaded, you two will no longer be friends. You will only be enemies, and it will be a life-and-death struggle."
What responded to him was naturally Fuxing's silence.
Soon, Wenren Li stopped talking.
Shangguan Jinglan lingered in Kunning Palace for a whole day, and only went to the cold palace when it was almost dark. However, her sedan chair only stopped outside the cold palace, and she asked Jingfei and Yuan Xiaonian to come out to receive the order.
The eldest maid, Bai Zhi, went in to call the person, and after he came out, she came to the sedan chair and whispered, "Madam, the servant has brought the person out."
Concubine Jing immediately knelt in the snow and said respectfully, "My humble concubine greets Her Majesty the Queen!"
Yuan Xiaonian stood beside her, without any intention of bowing, and just said in a cold voice, "Yuan Xiaonian greets the Queen!"
Shangguan Jinglan curled her lips indifferently in the sedan chair. She had no intention of getting out of the sedan chair. She just asked Bai Zhi to lift the curtain and she glanced at the two of them from a distance.
"Sister Jingshu, I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to have aged a lot."
Indeed, back then, Concubine Jing was able to compete with Shangguan Jinglan because she was both beautiful and talented, and was the best and unique in the harem full of beauties.
But when they meet again now, one is sitting high and mighty in the sedan chair, still as stunning as ever, but the other has been ravaged by the hardships of the cold palace and has long lost her former beauty.
Concubine Jing knelt quietly, as if she heard nothing, and naturally said nothing.
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