Chapter 122: Ghosts and Gods
The Dongdu Empress's secret was exposed, and she looked deeply at the Fourteenth Master.
"The first two are simple, but the last one, I'm sorry I can't obey you."
As soon as these words came out, the Fourteenth Master's eyes immediately dimmed.
He looked around with cold eyes, and said solemnly: "After arriving in Dongdu, I investigated everywhere. Now Dongdu's military strength is far inferior to Daling. If a fight breaks out, I'm afraid Dongdu will not be able to compete with Daling, and she is..."
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
As everyone knows, Daling has only one Princess Zhixin, who is less than two months old now, but now this baby looks like she is already three weeks old.
If this matter is exposed, it will definitely cause a huge uproar in Dongdu.
Not to mention the turmoil in the Daliang Dynasty, I am afraid it will affect the current situation of various countries, which is really not worth the loss.
He raised his eyes and looked at the Empress of Dongdu, who looked at her innocently, as if she knew nothing, but for some reason, the Fourteenth Master saw a clear understanding in her eyes.
She was like a general who planned and planned, overlooking the matter.
Little Ying'an also realized why the Fourteenth Uncle paused, and she hurriedly said: "Uncle, I told this sister that my name is Anying. This is the name you gave me, and Anying has always remembered it."
The Fourteenth Master frowned, glared at Little Ying'an, and smiled.
The Dongdu Empress had no intention of letting the uncle and nephew go, and said, "But just now, the Fourteenth Master said that the prince and princess of the neighboring country called her Ying'an. As far as I know, Daling has only one Princess Zhixin, who is not even three months old..." As
she spoke, she lowered her head and glanced at the little Ying'an beside her.
Her eyes were quite kind, and she raised her hand and touched her head, as if to comfort her.
Then she continued, "Does the prince want to say that she is Princess Zhixin? But this is contrary to the governance philosophy of Dongdu and Daling, or does the Fourteenth Master mean that there are ghosts and gods and mysterious methods in this world?"
In a few words, she put the Fourteenth Master on the opposite side of Dongdu and Daling, and even exposed Ying'an's identity.
The Fourteenth Master looked at her and did not speak.
The two looked at each other, and from Ying'an's direction, it seemed like there was a fire flickering.
She suddenly spoke: "Sister, I always feel that there is a story between you and uncle. The sweetheart you just mentioned, could it be you? Also, I am Anying, not some Princess Zhixin. Sister, you are making such a wild guess, and Anying will be sad."
She was just guessing, but when the voice fell, she clearly noticed that the eyes of the Dongdu Empress had changed.
From the confidence of victory just now to the current complaints.
The Fourteenth Master remained silent, just staring at her.
The Empress of Dongdu stroked little Ying'an's head and said softly, "Your uncle was talking about my sister, not me. Forget it, since the Fourteenth Master has come from afar, I will temporarily promise you that this time, I will never leave her in Dongdu."
The Fourteenth Master selectively ignored the second half of the sentence and said, "Twin sisters, look the same but have opposite personalities. However, I have come to Dongdu many times to inquire about the whereabouts of your younger sister, but no one knows. Could it be that the Empress wants to say that in order to fight for the throne, you and her were hidden by the royal family since childhood, and the person I met happened to be that one?" The Empress of
Dongdu frowned, obviously not wanting to continue this topic.
After a long while, she said, "It seems that my sister has indeed left a big mark in the heart of the Fourteenth Master, which is why the Fourteenth Master is so worried. This time when I return to the palace, I can take you to her bedroom to see that she and I are indeed not the same person."
The Fourteenth Master did not say anything else.
Seeing that he had no intention of continuing the conversation, the Empress of Dongdu ordered people to release Zong Yaozhi and take him to the palace.
The muddy path that the four of them walked on was deserted, and no one knew that the prince and princess of Daling had secretly appeared in the Dongdu Palace, and with them, the son of the prime minister, who is now a prominent figure in the capital of Daling.
Five days later.
Daling, Guangling Palace.
Mi Chun was making the bed for Concubine Shu Gui when she suddenly heard the palace maids discussing something outside.
"You said, it's been such a long time and there's no news about the princess. It's said that after something happened to the Fourteenth Master, there's no news about the Prime Minister's son either. Do you think they would..."
"Who says it's not true? The culprit of the fire in Prince Heng's Mansion has not been found yet. Maybe it was the Fourteenth Master's soul that burned the princess and the Prime Minister's son. I also heard that the Prime Minister's son and the Fourteenth Master have been good friends for many years. Maybe he just didn't want to leave the Fourteenth Master so he ran away from home."
"Our queen can only sit firmly on the position of noble concubine because of her status as the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. You said, if the Prime Minister retires, how can the current clan survive with just a few bastards? Who knows, our queen might not be able to survive by then."
"Of course! Besides, how could a bastard care about his sister's life and death?"
"If you ask me, even if the prime minister's son comes back, he can't inherit the position of prime minister. In our Daling, the virtuous and capable have always been in power. How can the prime minister's son, who only has a family background but no virtuous and capable, be the prime minister?"
"Alas, Concubine Shu is doomed to die. God doesn't bless her. You and I must choose a new master as soon as possible, or else she will be eliminated in the harem without a backer and sent to the Xinzheku to do hard labor!"
"Also, at the winter poetry meeting these two days, I heard that the emperor did not want Shu..."
Before he finished speaking, Mi Chun rushed out of the main hall with a basin of water.
The basin of water was directly poured on the heads of the gossipers.
The dirty water soaked them from head to toe, and they were even covered in rags, looking quite ferocious.
Mi Chun shouted angrily: "With your few taels of rubbish, you dare to gossip about the Imperial Concubine. Let me tell you, let alone the Xinzheku, even going to the Shenxingsi would be a bargain for you. If it weren't for the Imperial Concubine's mercy, how could your lowly bodies stay in the Guangling Palace to work? You really don't know what's good for you. Your kindness is taken for granted!"
"If I hear you talking nonsense again, I will report to the Imperial Concubine and send you all to the Shenxingsi. You have been in the palace for many years, and I don't believe that you are all clean. You, you lost the Imperial Concubine's bracelet a few days ago, which was worth thousands of taels. You, you pushed the Empress's maid into the pond a few days ago, killing her. And you..."
"If it weren't for the protection of the Imperial Concubine, how could you stay in Guangling Palace so safely! You would have been executed by the Empress long ago!"
Mi Chun was full of power, and every word he said was to establish the authority of Imperial Concubine Shu.
At this time, Imperial Concubine Shu, who had gone to the banquet hall to prepare for tomorrow's winter poetry meeting, returned to Guangling Palace.
Hearing the arguments in Guangling Palace from afar, she walked in with a cold face and said solemnly: "Who is gossiping and who is not doing their duty, Mi Chun, you will make a list and hand it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, remove these people from my palace and send them to the Ministry of Punishment. As for the one in the Empress's palace, bring him with me to the Empress and have a talk with her. Let's see what the Empress will decide?"