Consort Liang had already devised a plan when she summoned Xuan Yuanzhi: "To join forces with Su Huiyan and Xuan Yuanyu to deal with the Bai family and Xuan Yuanzhan!"
Xuanyuan Zhi frowned suddenly, somewhat reluctantly: "Didn't Mother Consort previously ask me to unite with Xuanyuan Zhan? Now she's asking me to unite with the Third Prince?"
On several occasions in the main hall, he had opposed Xuan Yuan Yu's views. Even regarding Su Ren Yi's beheading, his faction supported it. For this, he had incurred the hatred of Xuan Yuan Yu and his faction. They had already offended Xuan Yuan Yu and Su Hui Yan, and now they wanted to join forces with them. Was that reasonable?
Moreover, Su Huiyan has been stripped of her rank as a concubine, and her mother is now in charge of managing the harem. Based on this alone, Su Huiyan probably wouldn't cooperate with them!
Consort Liang knew exactly what Xuan Yuanzhi was thinking, and sneered, "Don't worry, I've already thought these things through. You don't need to worry about this. In any case, in the court, you should just oppose anything that Xuan Yuanzhan proposes. As for Xuan Yuanyu, as long as you oppose Xuan Yuanzhan, he will naturally not care about the past."
Xuanyuan Zhi thought about it and realized it made sense.
Xuan Yuanzhan stole Su Xuening and got her pregnant, which was a huge blow to Xuan Yuan Yu.
For Xuan Yuan Yu now, Xuan Yuan Zhan is definitely his number one enemy. He probably won't be able to take care of him for the time being. So if he turns to stand on his side now, he definitely won't pursue the past anymore.
Seeing that he had figured it out, Consort Liang was satisfied: "What we need to do now is to mediate between Bai Shi and Su Huiyan, and between Xuan Yuanzhan and Xuan Yuanyu. It would be best to let them fight and compete, while we, mother and son, sit back and watch the tigers fight, and in the end, when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits!"
Given the irreconcilable differences between the Bai family and Su Huiyan, and the fierce rivalry between Xuan Yuanzhan and Xuan Yuanyu, a fight was only a matter of time!
Xuanyuan Zhi nodded silently.
He originally thought that after his mother took charge of the harem, his status would also rise, just like Xuan Yuan Yu. If it weren't for Su Hui Yan managing the harem, how could his father have treated him differently and groomed him as the heir to the throne?
He thought he would be treated the same way by his father, but he never expected that his father had never seen him. Apart from Xuan Yuan Yu, there was only Xuan Yuan Zhan.
Even though Xuan Yuanzhan is a bastard, he is superior to him in every way!
Now, in the Emperor's heart, there is no intention to make him the Crown Prince at all. Judging from his doting and indulgence of Xuanyuan Zhan, he probably really has that thought in mind.
Xuan Yuanzhan is someone he has to be wary of, so for now he can only listen to his mother and stir up trouble in the middle, making the waters as muddy as possible so that he can fish in troubled waters!
Jade Palace.
Since Su Huiyan was stripped of her rank as a concubine, she has moved here. Today, as soon as the morning court session ended, she summoned Xuan Yuan Yu.
"Your father has kept Xuanyuan Zhan in the Imperial Study to handle state affairs for him. Tell me, what is he thinking? Xuanyuan Zhan's status is clearly not respectable, yet he keeps elevating him. Does he really want to legitimize that vixen Bai Fuya and that bastard Xuanyuan Zhan?"
Su Huiyan chattered on and on before realizing that Xuan Yuan Yu seemed to be out of his mind, as if he hadn't heard her at all. She slammed her hand on the table in exasperation and said, "What's wrong with you? Why are you so absent-minded?"
With a "snap," Xuan Yuan Yu's soul was brought back.
"nothing."
Xuanyuan Yu said something guiltily, and that wonderful feeling of pleasure surged in his mind again.
Last night he seemed to dream about Ning'er, and he and Ning'er were still...
Thinking of the passionate lovemaking he had with Ning'er in his dream last night, Xuan Yuan Yu's body instantly reacted again.
That feeling was so wonderful, it was almost heavenly!
Only Ning'er can make him feel so comfortable!
Xuanyuan Yu pulled his outer robe tighter to hide his inappropriate reaction.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Su Huiyan asked him suspiciously.
It looks like there's a dark spot under this child's eye; it's obvious he hasn't been getting enough rest!
"No, I slept quite well," Xuan Yuan Yu cleared his throat and replied, feigning composure.
How could he not have rested well? He rested too well. He'll go back to sleep in a little while. He wants to dream of being with Ning'er again!
Su Huiyan looked at his bandaged right hand and said with displeasure, "Don't worry too much about Su Xuening. You should visit Zhao Zhenzhen and Ling'er more often. Especially Zhao Zhenzhen, you haven't even stayed in her room since you got married!"
The other man's wife is pregnant, but he doesn't even touch her. What kind of behavior is that!
"You didn't call me here for this, did you?" Xuanyuan Yu said impatiently.
What he hated most was that she forced him to marry Zhao Zhenzhen and Su Feiling, and now she was forcing him to consummate his marriage with them, which annoyed him even more!
Seeing that he was angry, Su Huiyan didn't say anything more, and the topic returned to Xuan Yuanzhan: "Your father probably really intends to make Xuan Yuanzhan the crown prince, we must think of a way as soon as possible!"
This matter is indeed quite troubling for Xuanyuan Yu: "Father has been very cold to me lately. The things that I was asked to handle before have all been gradually taken back after Su Renyi was beheaded. I heard that Father had been sending people to look for the military tally of the Su family army at the Yong'an Marquis's residence. The military tally of the Su family army is with you, isn't it?"
On the roof, Long Jiaojiao lay on the tiles, hearing the mother and son's conversation clearly.
She was originally curious about Xuan Yuan Yu's birth date and time, so she wanted to eavesdrop to see if she could hear any secrets.
I didn't hear about the secrets of my birth date and time, but I did hear about the military tally!
Long Jiaojiao had a deep impression of the Su family army. Their southern border had been attacked by the Su family army before. The Su family army was no ordinary force!
I heard that the one who led the troops before was Su Xuening's biological father, but I heard that he died on the battlefield. I never expected that the military seal of the Su family army would fall into the hands of this Su Consort, a mere woman!
It seems that Consort Su is the younger sister of General Su, and Xuan Yuan Yu and Su Xue Ning are cousins.
Only in Dongchu can cousins marry each other, but in their Southern Frontier, marriage between blood relatives within five generations is absolutely forbidden!
Just as Su Huiyan was about to answer, she heard Granny Jiang come in and report: "Your Highness, Consort Liang has arrived."
Upon hearing that Consort Liang was coming, Su Huiyan immediately frowned.
What did Consort Liang want with her at this time?
When she was in charge of the harem, Consort Liang would occasionally come to visit her. But ever since she was stripped of her rank, Consort Liang has been the one who has to ask to see her. How could Consort Liang possibly come to see her on her own initiative?
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