Murong Yuanbo returned to the general's mansion and told Liu Ningchu what happened in the court with the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.
"This is truly outrageous! The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is so presumptuous, speaking like this in front of the civil and military officials. How foolish! My husband defended the border for Daliang, sparing the people the suffering of war and allowing the ministers to live a comfortable life. He dares to slander such a meritorious official. This truly chills the hearts of a hundred thousand soldiers."
Liu Ningchu's face turned red with anger. Such a treacherous minister was really chilling.
"Alright, Madam, don't be angry. My husband is a prince now, and there's time to deal with him. Madam, you don't know how relieved I was when I asked him to apologize in the court just now. I can tolerate slandering me, but if you slander my daughter, I will make him embarrass himself in public."
Murong Yuanbo comforted Liu Ningchu and at the same time told him that he had just asked Marquis Zhongyong to kneel down and apologize.
"My dear husband, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is a cruel and ruthless man who holds a grudge. If you humiliate him today, he might become desperate and take revenge on us, especially our daughter."
Liu Ningchu said a little worriedly.
She is not afraid of anything except that others will harm her family.
She didn't want her daughter to go through what happened back then again. She would go crazy if she lost her daughter again.
"Madam, don't worry. I'm no longer the powerless man I once was. Anyone who dares to take advantage of my family will be made to suffer a fate worse than death. Besides, doesn't my daughter have Canglang, Qinglong, and Moxue by her side? I'll send a dozen more guards to follow her. What kind of experts can that useless Marquis Zhongyong have?"
Murong Yuanbo comforted Liu Ningchu, saying he would not let what happened back then happen again. He was now a prince, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to deal with the Loyal and Brave Marquis.
"My husband is right. But we should be careful. I'm afraid he might be desperate and do anything."
Liu Ningchu was still a little worried.
What she fears most is people with no bottom line. You never know when they will harm others.
"I'll keep an eye on it. Madam, please prepare. The imperial edict conferring the title of princess to our daughter will arrive tomorrow. Also, have the servants pack up. We'll be moving to the Zhenbei Palace soon. This place will be left to the General of the Cavalry."
Murong Yuanbo said to Liu Ningchu that once the imperial edict arrived, they could move into the palace.
"Yes, I'll arrange it now."
After Liu Ningchu finished speaking, she walked out with a smile on her face.
The second and third princes went to pay their respects to their mother.
"Mother, my father has appointed the General of the Cavalry as the King of Zhenbei, and the Princess of Xiangyun as Princess Xiangyun. They are both very popular with my father. If I can use them for my own benefit, I will definitely be able to take that position."
The second prince told Concubine Li about his father's appointment of Murong Yuanbo and Gao Zhijun at court today.
"For such a thing to happen, the Emperor actually appointed a person of a different surname as king. This shows that he truly admires Murong Yuanbo. We must use this person and keep him in our hands. This way, the Emperor's wish to take that position will come true in no time."
After hearing this, Concubine Li was shocked and wanted to win him over and make him serve the emperor.
"Mother, I think so too. It's just that my uncle was confused and didn't know the seriousness of the matter. He actually offended the King of Zhenbei. I'm afraid he has a grudge against the emperor now and won't work for me."
The second prince said with some complaints.
It is said that we are not afraid of god-like opponents, but we are afraid of pig-like teammates.
Not only did my maternal grandparents fail to be a help, but they became a hindrance and a stumbling block.
"What's going on?"
Concubine Li suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart. She felt that her bastard brother must have done something unforgivable again, otherwise the emperor would not be angry.
The second prince told his mother how the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had slandered and insulted the Prince of Zhenbei.
"This bastard is really more of a hindrance than a help. Don't worry, my son. I will ask your uncle to apologize to the King of Zhenbei, and your mother will give him a good scolding to make him quiet down."
No one can stop the prince from ascending to the throne, not even his own family. If that bastard brother does something like this again, he will not let him go.
"That's the best. If my uncle does this again, I hope Mother won't blame me for being ruthless. I swear to get the Prince of Zhenbei and Princess Xiangyun."
The Second Prince said that he would not allow anyone to become a stumbling block to his becoming the Emperor, and he did not mind smashing the stone.
Therefore, the mother and son are of the same character. They will use any means to achieve their goals. They are cruel and ruthless, have no humanity, and have no bottom line.
Like mother, like son. This saying is vividly demonstrated in Concubine Li and the Second Prince.
In Concubine Hui's bedroom, the Third Prince also conspired with Concubine Hui here.
"Mother, the Emperor actually made a man of a different surname a king and adopted his daughter as his goddaughter, naming her a princess. Tell me, what does the Emperor mean by this?"
The third prince told the emperor that this morning in the court, his father had conferred upon the General of the Cavalry the title of King of Zhenbei and upon Princess Xiangyun the title of Princess Xiangyun.
"What? The Emperor values the Valiant Cavalry General so highly that he has appointed him a king of a different surname. This is unprecedented. Isn't the Emperor afraid that he might harbor ulterior motives and rebel?"
Concubine Hui was very shocked. She didn't expect the emperor to do this.
She thought the emperor had already set a precedent for her, and it would not be repeated. Concubines could only be ministers in the court, and women from the common people could not be concubines. This was the ancestral precept.
At that time, the national treasury was empty and could not pay the military salaries, so the emperor had no choice but to take the daughter of a royal merchant as his concubine to solve the urgent problem.
At the time, all civil and military officials opposed the decision, especially the Imperial Censor, who argued that ancestral precepts could not be abolished. Finally, the Emperor, despite the pressure, managed to turn the tide and conferred the title of Talented Lady on her. Only after she gave birth to the Emperor's son was she given the title of Consort Hui.
"I don't know what your Majesty is thinking, because your Majesty's thoughts are too difficult to fathom."
The Third Prince said, "However, Mother, since the General of the Cavalry is so highly regarded by our father, we must use him. He is now in the Crown Prince's party, and Second Prince's uncle has offended him. As long as we please him and cater to his interests, we will definitely win him over to our side."
The third prince analyzed the situation for his mother. Now only if he had the General of Cavalry in his hands would he have a chance to take the throne.
In fact, he didn't want to fight at the beginning, he just wanted to be a leisurely prince.
You don't know that in the imperial palace, a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones, and the powerful are flattered and the weak are trampled upon, you will be reduced to the ground in the mud, even if you are a prince of noble status.
The Empress treated them well, and the Crown Prince treated them well too. But the maids and eunuchs in the palace would come and step on them if they saw they were not favored. Even the ministers were the same, never taking them seriously and only trying to curry favor with the Crown Prince and the Second Emperor.
My mother lived a life of walking on thin ice in the palace and was often bullied by Concubine Li.
His mother was a commoner, without power, and her family had only wealth. But his grandfather didn't want him to fight, he just wanted him to be an idle prince, happy every day.
In order to gain respect for his mother, he decided to compete with the crown prince and his second brother.
"Okay, Mother supports you. If you need money, Mother can ask your grandfather for it."
Concubine Hui said.
For the sake of the prince and the Ji family, she is willing to fight for it.
The emperor had no preference among these concubines and treated them all equally and perfunctorily.
For the sake of royal heirs, he would favor every concubine. Like her, when she first entered the palace, the emperor came to visit her three times, and when she became pregnant with the emperor's child, she never stayed overnight here.
For so many years, she has been alone in her empty room every night.
"I will definitely win him over."
The third prince said firmly.
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