Chapter 462 Brothers Conspire
Outside the imperial study, Crown Prince Ye Jingtian was sitting in a stone pavilion beside the corridor.
A pretty woman in a dark green guard uniform was sitting opposite him, playing chess with him.
"Hantao, make no regrets. Are you sure you want to take this step?" Ye Jingtian said in a clear voice, looking up at the woman sitting opposite him.
Han Tao's bony fingers pinched a flat, round black chess piece. She frowned, and the black piece landed on the grid point with three horizontal and seven vertical points, blocking the white pieces that Ye Jingtian was about to form a line.
Seeing her so straightforward, Ye Jingtian shook his head and smiled slightly. With a turn of his slender and beautiful fingers, the white piece in his hand landed on the square with five horizontal and four vertical pieces.
Han Tao paused holding the chess piece, her dark eyes widened slightly, and then the corners of her mouth curled up: "Your Highness wins again."
"When it comes to chess and other strategic things, I am truly inferior to Your Highness."
Ye Jingtian dropped the chess piece in his hand into the exquisitely carved mahogany chess basket beside him and smiled as warmly as jade: "You've made rapid progress. It's only been three rounds, and you can already compete with me for more than ten rounds. Another round?"
"Okay." Han Tao responded.
"Your Highness is in a good mood."
Suddenly, a gloomy voice with a hint of sneer sounded in my ears.
Ye Jinghua came over with several stern-looking guards. "I heard that the emperor fainted? Why don't you go and take a look?"
He strode over and stood outside the stone pavilion. One side of his face was still swollen, and the difference between the larger and smaller ones made him look a bit asymmetrical and a little funny.
Ye Jingtian pursed his lips, put down the white piece in his hand, stood up and walked to Ye Jinghua.
Han Tao also stood up immediately and followed closely behind him, her clear and sharp eyes fixed on Ye Jinghua, who had a bad expression on his face.
"Prince Heshun is right," Ye Jingtian said, "If that's the case, why are you here instead of going to Wolong Palace to see your father?"
"I..." Ye Jinghua was choked by his words.
What could he be doing here? Of course, he was here to capture Ye Jingzhen.
The spy he had placed next to Ye Cangling had just informed him that Ye Jingzhen's rebellious behavior had made the emperor faint.
After hearing this, he immediately rushed over without stopping, hoping to catch Ye Jingzhen in the act.
But at the moment, it seems that Ye Jingtian has taken the lead... No, not taken the lead.
Ye Jinghua's face was extremely gloomy, and he stared intently at Ye Jingtian's calm face, which even had a slight smile on it.
The two brothers had discussed this early in the morning!
Seeing him choking, Ye Jingtian brushed off his sleeves, straightened his back, and walked down the stone pavilion step by step.
When passing by him, he said, "Let's go and see the emperor together."
Ye Jingtian walked a long way with Han Tao, but did not see Ye Jinghua following them. He stopped, looked back, and raised his eyebrows at Ye Jinghua.
"Royal brother, what's going on?"
Ye Jinghua stared at him calmly, his hands hidden in his sleeves clenched into fists.
"Nothing," he said in a sinister and cold voice, "Your Highness, please go ahead. I just saw my father and will be leaving now."
After saying that, he left with the guards.
It was not until the last guard disappeared outside the Little Moon Gate that Ye Jingtian withdrew his gaze, took square steps, and sat back in the stone pavilion.
Han Tao followed him and entered the stone pavilion.
"Another round?" Ye Jingtian raised an eyebrow at Han Tao, "Sit down.
About an incense stick of time later, Ye Jingzhen walked out of the imperial study with a cold face, followed by Anji, who looked ashen.
As soon as he saw Ye Jingzhen, Ye Jinghua stopped what he was doing, stood up and walked out of the stone pavilion.
"Is everything done?" he asked.
Ye Jingzhen nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, brother."
Ye Jingtian shook his head and patted his shoulder: "You are the one who suffered."
"Has Ye Jinghua been here?" Ye Jingzhen asked him.
Ye Jingtian nodded and told him what had just happened.
Ye Jingzhen's face darkened. He lowered his eyes and thought for a while before saying, "I'm afraid he won't let it go so easily this time."
"Yes," Ye Jingtian also sighed, "Now, after all you've done, most of the court is ours."
Yun Chenglu was appointed as the General of the Army, Yun Chengfu will soon take over the position of Prime Minister, General Zhao Jing has now been won over by Ye Jingzhen, and Yin Qiu is the Minister of Personnel of Dakang.
In addition, there are also party forces supporting the two.
Basically, several high-ranking officials in Dakang Kingdom, and several officials with real power in charge, all stand on the side of Ye Jingtian and Ye Jingzhen.
Whether in terms of combat power or situation, he is slightly better than Ye Jinghua.
Ye Jinghua’s biggest trump card now is probably the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother is the aunt of the current Queen Chu, and Ye Jinghua is Chu He's biological son.
Ye Cangling is not the Queen Mother's biological son, and the Queen Mother has long regarded him as a thorn in her side.
The reason why she let him indulge in the grief of losing Jiang Nian for so many years was just to watch him destroy himself. Once she, Chu He, and Ye Jinghua overthrew the brothers Ye Jingtian and Ye Jingzhen, she would legitimately support Ye Jinghua to succeed to the throne.
"He must have gone to the Queen Mother," Ye Jingzhen said solemnly, "I'm afraid there will be a fierce battle soon. Big brother, you must be careful in the palace."
"You too," Ye Jingtian patted Ye Jingzhen's shoulder, "Ye Jinghua must hate you now, so be careful."
"Don't worry, big brother," Ye Jingzhen said, then looked at Han Tao who was standing behind Ye Jingtian, "Protect the prince."
"Yes." Han Tao replied in a deep voice.
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On the other side, Shanhai Tower in Kuizhou City.
Yun Ran was in her room on the third floor, trying on dresses one by one.
Yunhua’s “A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains Embroidery” elegant gathering is about to begin.
That day, Yun Ran was plotted against by An Ji and sent to the Great Witch's carriage, and Yun Hua's plan to complete "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains in Da Kang" was put on hold.
Now it can finally be put on the agenda again, and it will be held tomorrow in Lanchun Garden in the backyard of Fangxian Embroidery Building.
Before, in order to prevent his third sister from being detained in the palace by Queen Chu, Yun Ran spread the news that his third sister was going to take over from Grandma Yu and complete "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains in Dakang" throughout Dakang.
The effect was just as she expected. The people cheered loudly and were very enthusiastic. Not only the people, but also some civil servants in the court became excited.
The two old men, the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Revenue, quickly suggested to Ye Cangling that Madam Yun hold an elegant gathering at the Fangxian Embroidery Tower, as a support for Yunhua and a commemoration of Grandma Yu.
She could sit alone in the attic with curtains and embroider. Interested scholars and even ordinary people, whether they were from the capital or not, could come to watch, compose poems, play the piano or paint, to support Yunhua and mourn Grandma Yu.
In order to maintain order, the court could also dispatch several teams of guards to help maintain order in the Fangxian Embroidery Tower.
Ye Cangling didn't care about these things at all. He didn't care about the Jiangshan Map or the Qianli Map. He only wanted his Nian Nian. As long as he could revive his Nian Nian, nothing else mattered.
Finally, he became annoyed by the nagging of these civil officials and handed the matter over to the prime minister to deal with.
The old prime minister has always been optimistic about Yun Chengfu. After Yun Chengfu's encouragement, he naturally nodded in agreement.
However, this is also a good thing. After Grandma Yu left the palace early in her life, the relationship between Fangxian Embroidery Tower and the palace became very tense.
Even making new clothes for the concubines in the harem after the New Year was forced. This time was a good opportunity to repair the relationship with Fangxian Embroidery Tower.
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