"Lin Zhiyao has been acting recklessly in your house, and the Queen has followed suit in the harem. It's time someone put them in a difficult position." The emperor raised his lips slightly, as if he could already see the scene.
Lu Yanzhou was still a little reluctant, he really didn't want to let go. Now that the person had entered the mansion, how could he give him up?
"Zhou'er, Prince Jing won't give up Luoxue Villa." The emperor shook his head, his disappointment unconcealed. "It will all be yours in the future, so why cling to it now?"
From childhood to adulthood, Lu Yanzhou didn't know how many times he had heard the emperor say that everything would belong to him from now on.
Only when he grew up did he realize that he was not the high and mighty Crown Prince, but a toy of the emperor.
The veins on his hands bulged, and Lu Yanzhou gritted his teeth and lowered his head, "Yes, I understand."
Watching Lu Yanzhou's departing figure, the emperor shook his head in disappointment. "My son is truly becoming less and less capable as he grows older. How can I be at ease?"
Eunuch Li stood aside and consoled him, "Your Majesty, you still have plenty of time to teach the Crown Prince. He will understand your painstaking efforts."
"Will he understand? The older he gets, the more he drifts away from me. He always feels I'm controlling too much." The emperor snorted coldly, "If I hadn't been watching over him, he would have been eaten by King Jing long ago! What a good-for-nothing!"
Eunuch Li nodded repeatedly, "Your Highness the Crown Prince was just confused for a moment. Your Majesty, please don't get yourself hurt by anger. You've been..."
The emperor's face darkened, and he clutched his chest. "My health has been getting worse recently. Can the Imperial Hospital tell me what's wrong?"
"Doctor Fan said that the Imperial Hospital has been investigating for a long time and they all think that Your Majesty is too worried and anxious. He just needs to rest more." Eunuch Li swallowed uncomfortably.
The emperor covered his forehead and waved his hand, signaling Eunuch Li to go down.
After Eunuch Li left, the emperor suddenly asked, "What did you find out?"
Jiang Siyuan walked out from the corner and said, "Your Majesty, the Supervisory Office has not found any abnormalities in the Crown Prince's Mansion and Prince Jing's Mansion recently. It's just that in addition to the people who have moved into Luoxue Mountain Villa, there are also a few sorcerers from the local area in the Crown Prince's Mansion."
The emperor frowned, "Has he had any contact with Baiyun Temple?"
"To answer your Majesty, no, these sorcerers have never left since entering the Prince's Palace."
"Go down, and keep a close eye on the movements in the Crown Prince's Mansion!"
After the emperor dismissed Jiang Siyuan, he sat in his chair and pondered for a long time before standing up. "Return to the Spring!"
Eunuch Li hurried in, "Your Majesty."
"Go to the Cining Palace!"
Inside the Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager lay half-reclining on the bed, twirling her Buddhist beads in her hand. She glanced at the Emperor and asked, "How did the Emperor find time to come to my place today?"
"I heard that my mother was in a bad mood these days, so I came to see her specially." The emperor smiled slightly and sat on the chair beside the bed.
The emperor was the empress dowager's biological son. How could she not know what the emperor was planning? He must have come for the crown prince. "Speak frankly, I'm not feeling well and don't have much energy."
"Mother, your mother is not in good health. How can your son come to disturb you? I will come again when you recover a little." The emperor said this without even moving.
The Queen Mother sneered inwardly, "Alright, why are you still pretending in front of me?"
"Your Majesty, you understand your son." The emperor gave a fake smile. He really didn't like the empress dowager's contemptuous look. "Something has happened in Zhou'er's mansion recently, and your Majesty needs to intervene."
"What happened?" The Queen Mother really didn't know what happened in the Prince's Mansion. She was not in good health, and the Emperor and the Prince had cut off her contact with the outside world.
"The owner of Luoxue Villa was fighting with Lin Zhiyao in the mansion, causing unrest in the mansion. You know Zhou'er's temper, he is very soft, so he came to my son for help." The emperor carefully looked at the expression on the empress dowager's face.
"It's just that this is a matter of the inner court, so I can't do anything about it. After much thought, I decided to ask Mother for help."
The Queen Mother frowned. With the connivance of King Jing, Luoxue Villa was becoming more and more powerful day by day. With the eunuch Song Yushu's cunning tricks, Lin Zhiyao was definitely no match for him.
"The Crown Prince can't even take care of the affairs of the inner palace? How can he be worthy of the title of Crown Prince?" The Queen Mother did not hide her disdain for the Crown Prince at all.
The emperor suppressed his dissatisfaction. "Zhou'er's mother's family is weak, and Concubine Yu is powerful. Naturally, his temper is a little soft, but he is still a good ruler. It is normal for him to have some minor flaws."
Knowing that Lu Yanzhou was the emperor's beloved child, the empress dowager stopped talking. She sighed softly, "I am already half-dead, how can I care about him anymore?"
"What are you talking about, mother? You are still young." The emperor came only to inform the empress dowager that Lin had fallen on hard times and he no longer had to look at their faces.
Looking at the emperor in front of her, the queen mother also understood his intentions and knew that he was saving her face. She could only say: "Your Majesty, do whatever you want. I will naturally help you."
"My son thanks my mother."
Within a few days, the Empress Dowager's decree arrived at the Prince's Mansion.
"He said he wanted to meet the owner of the largest manor in the world. Bah, what a perfunctory excuse." Ling'er cursed while packing her things.
Song Yushu sat aside and ate some snacks. He coughed lightly and said, "Alright, be careful with your words and actions."
Ling'er pouted and stopped talking, but the crackling of her hands showed her dissatisfaction.
"Even if Lin falls, the empress dowager is still the empress dowager. The palace is different after all. You have to be careful with what you say and do." Song Yushu was not worried at all about being embarrassed when he entered the palace.
It was as if she had been there before, or maybe she had been there before, but she definitely didn't have the strength she had now. She had always escaped unscathed, so she didn't have to be afraid now.
The two people in the palace are also Lin's people. It seems that she wants to fight with them.
The Empress Dowager is an old and wise woman, so she naturally would not do such a thing. The Empress might not do such a thing either. It is very likely that it was the Emperor or the Crown Prince's idea.
Song Yushu glanced at Lu Yanzhou who walked in with an apologetic look on his face, sneered in his heart, and pretended to be serious.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Song Yushu bowed perfunctorily.
"Please stand up quickly. You're not well yet. I told you not to perform formalities." Lu Yanzhou helped Song Yushu up. "It's my fault that I can't stop the Empress Dowager's order."
Song Yushu forced a fake smile, "Your Highness, you're joking. The Queen Mother just wanted to invite me to the palace to keep her company for a few days."
"You are from the martial arts world, so entering the palace will definitely be a lot of inconvenience." Lu Yanzhou sighed softly, "It's not convenient for me to enter the harem, but I can still help, Qinglu Mozhan."
Two beautiful palace maids stepped forward and said, "This servant greets the Master of Shanyue Manor."
"These two were sent to the mansion by my mother's palace. They are very capable. Bring them to the palace and they will be able to help you." Lu Yanzhou looked very embarrassed. "This is the best I can do for you."
"But if you have any questions in the Queen Mother's Palace, you can come to me and I will do my best to help you!"
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