Chapter 248 Get rid of
Concubine Gao's expression changed. "What's going on? Explain it to me clearly."
Seeing this, the Sixth Prince felt a little guilty and said, "It all started with Princess Rongchang. She came to me and said she wanted to deal with Xiao, who was then the Jade Prince's Consort. I thought I could take advantage of this opportunity to win over her father's power and use it for my second brother's benefit, so I spread the rumor that she was having an affair with a man outside her family. I never thought that the man she was having an affair with was actually Governor Ning, so..."
The Sixth Prince's words were half true and half false. He said that he wanted to conquer King Dongling on behalf of the Second Prince, and he did not dare to mention that he attacked the Heavenly Prison to rescue Princess Rongchang, but failed and was killed by Ning Cuo.
Because he knew very well that if Concubine Gao knew about it, she would be furious with him, and it would also expose his ambition to compete with his brother for the throne.
Even with this, Concubine Gao's expression turned pale. She frowned at the Sixth Prince and said, "How could you do such a foolish thing? The Prince of Dongling has been entrenched in Dongling for many years and is extremely ambitious. How could he possibly turn to your second brother just because you helped his daughter a little? You are really too whimsical.
And then there's that Duke Ning. He's the one who controls the former dynasty, and even many of the princes avoid him. Your father is incredibly fond of him, and not only are you trying to win him over, you're actually trying to offend him."
The Sixth Prince hurriedly said, "Mother, you are wronged. I didn't even know that Xiao's adulterer was Duke Ning. Besides, how could a eunuch like me think of that..."
Concubine Gao looked at her son helplessly, "Alright, no need to say more, I know about this matter!"
The Sixth Prince said hurriedly, "Lord Ning is a man who will never let go of any grievance. My son has offended his wife, and he will definitely not let me go."
Concubine Gao felt that the Sixth Prince was too nervous. She didn't think it was a big deal, so she said, "Don't worry, I will help you handle this matter, so you don't have to worry about it."
The Sixth Prince immediately said happily, "Thank you very much, Mother."
Concubine Gao waved her hand and said, "Well, it's getting late, you should go back early."
The Sixth Prince responded with a smile and left happily.
Concubine Gao sat there and began to fall into deep thought.
Seeing this, Cui Liu walked forward and patted her shoulder affectionately, saying, "What's wrong, Imperial Concubine? Is the Sixth Prince's matter so difficult to handle?"
Concubine Gao smiled and said, "No, it's Xiao Liu's incident this time that has reminded me that it might be a good thing for us if Governor Ning marries this Xiao.
Cui Liu asked with a puzzled look on her face, "Is it a good thing?"
Concubine Gao smiled and nodded, "Yes, at first I just thought that Xiao, a second-married woman, flaunting herself with such a big name really disgusted me.
But I overlooked that since Governor Ning dotes on this girl so much, if I could win her over to my side and use her for my own purposes, wouldn't that indirectly control Governor Ning?"
Cui Liu frowned. "Your Highness, you mean to bribe this woman. But she's currently a First-Rank Lady of the State, and with the Duke of Ning standing behind her, her status is so glorious. How could she be willing to serve you, Your Highness?"
Concubine Gao's expression was filled with contempt, "You are wrong. What is the background of this Xiao? Her family is just a poor family. I don't know how lucky she was to marry the Jade Prince.
But after only a few months of marriage, she dumped Prince Yu and married Ning Dugong. What do you think she was after? She just wanted Ning Dugong to have more power. This kind of sycophant is so easy to win over as long as you give her enough benefits!
Cui Liu frowned even more tightly, "But didn't the Sixth Prince offend this girl..."
Concubine Gao said unconcernedly, "This is all a trivial matter. This palace can use this as an opportunity to get close to her. Then I can give her enough face and promise her a huge reward, or set up a trap to catch her. Catching this person will definitely be of great use to me!"
The more Concubine Gao thought about it, the more she felt that this plan was feasible. She immediately said to Cui Liu, "You go and prepare it yourself. The palace will see this person tomorrow."
Cui Liu bowed and said, "I'll go right away."
After saying this, she walked out of the palace, then avoided the palace maids and eunuchs along the way and turned into a hidden rockery.
The Sixth Prince was waiting there, and when he saw her, he immediately asked, "How is it, did Mother say she would help me resolve this matter?"
Cui Liu said with a bad face, "The Imperial Concubine wants to use your case to win over the Xiao family."
The Sixth Prince's eyes widened. "What? Mother won't help me deal with her, but she's actually trying to win her over?"
Cui Liu nodded, "It is said that the Xiao family can be subdued by Xu Li, and will be of great use to us."
The Sixth Prince immediately said anxiously, "How can this be possible? I have already forged a great grudge against him. If he is subjugated by my mother, he will definitely tell my ambitions. No, absolutely not."
Cui Liu said worriedly, "What should we do? The imperial concubine has already decided to see her tomorrow!"
Upon hearing this, the Sixth Prince grabbed her shoulders and said, "Cui Liu, I need your help with this!"
Cui Liu was stunned for a moment, "Me?"
The Sixth Prince said with a bitter expression, "It's Cui Liu. I may only be able to rely on you now. You also know that Mother has never valued me. If she knew that I was determined to compete with my second brother for the throne, she would definitely be extremely disappointed in me!"
Cui Liu looked at her lover distressedly, "Okay, I'll help you. What do you want me to do?"
A sneer flashed across the Sixth Prince's face. "Tomorrow, when Mother meets that Xiao, you'll take the opportunity to get rid of her!"
Governor's Office.
Xiao Tu was busy experimenting with her new ability, looking at everyone in the yard one after another, and everyone gathered around her curiously.
Xiao Tu looked at Xiao Zhi at this moment, and couldn't help but smile as his ability was activated. "Our Xiao Zhi is really a good child. She spends all her time on needlework. My clothes all depend on you. Isn't the mandarin duck embroidery very nice?"
Xiaozhi blushed and said, "Madam is really amazing. I'm currently embroidering a wedding gift for you, and you've already noticed it!"
Xiao Tu smiled, turned to Xiao Lezi, and looked at him playfully, "Look what I saw. You're quite dishonest. You actually drank your family head's wine last night!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Lezi immediately shrank his neck and looked around nervously, then said with an apologetic smile, "I am just trying it for the master first. If it is something of inferior quality, it must not enter the master's mouth."
Xiao Tu smiled, then looked at Li Yushan beside him, "Ah, Xiao Ming, I didn't realize that you actually went out without telling me yesterday and secretly bought a lot of storybooks. Let me see what kind of books they are..."
Li Mingshan, who always had a blank expression on his face, suddenly blushed when he heard this, then quickly stepped forward to cover Xiao Tu's mouth.
But Xiao Tu stepped back faster than her, then stared at her with her beautiful eyes and said in a low voice, "The one in the spring boudoir's dream, stealing the fragrance and jade is not for stealing, the brave general and the pretty widow..."
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