"Is Zhao Zhao still in the palace?" Consort Xi asked, feeding Jiao Feng in the corridor after hearing that Xie Zhao Zhao had come to the palace to see Emperor Hui. "Is she almost seven months pregnant?"
Liuli smiled and said, "It should be seven months, she looks quite heavy."
"I wonder what she wanted to see His Majesty about? It's been almost a month since Grand Secretary Gu left, hasn't it? I wonder how things are at the front?"
"Everything should go smoothly. His Majesty has highly praised the Grand Secretary's wife. In this campaign against the Wei family, Grand Secretary Gu was in charge, and the Grand Secretary's wife donated all her family's wealth to the court."
"Sigh, she's worried that Grand Secretary Gu won't have enough supplies at the front. That silly child, she's donated it all..."
She didn't say anything more; naturally, she also hoped to win this battle.
The Wei family must be defeated.
“Your Majesty, if the Wei family loses, the Empress’s remains will not be allowed to enter the imperial mausoleum,” Liuli said angrily. “She has harmed the Empress so many times.”
Every time the child is lost, it must be Wei Yingzi's doing.
“Yes, Wei must die.” Consort Xi fed Jiao Feng a small spoonful of millet with husks on, and said slowly, “No one doesn’t hate Wei.”
Liuli took the small millet cup, and Consort Xi wiped her hands and said, "Go and call Consort De to have a talk with her later."
Liuli fed the phoenix a few times, cleaned the cage, and hurriedly went to invite Consort De.
Consort De was the mother of Prince Qi.
Ever since Prince Qi was murdered and became mentally impaired, Consort De has lost all her energy.
When Consort De came to Xingning Palace, Consort Xi had tea and snacks prepared.
Seeing that Consort De was not in high spirits, she told Liuli to quickly offer her a seat and asked worriedly, "Is Jinghong still the same as before?"
"Alas, yes, it's the same as always, there's been no improvement." Consort De's hair was gray, and her cheeks were severely sunken, making her look more than ten years older than Consort Xi.
"Let him recover slowly. Hopefully, this victory in the northwest campaign against Wei will also avenge Prince Qi."
When the Wei clan was mentioned, Consort De gritted her teeth and said, "If the Wei clan is wiped out this time, I will definitely have my brother cut off Wei Jingzhong's flesh and blood, and I will eat two pounds of him raw."
Consort De's father and brothers were both civil officials. Although they did not go to the battlefield, they firmly supported the extermination of the Wei clan and gave the green light and special treatment in terms of military supplies.
Consort Xi's eyes also reddened: "Who doesn't hate the Wei family? They've harmed so many people!"
Consort De suddenly smiled and said, "It's not necessarily true that everyone hates each other. I see Consort Li wavering back and forth."
"Her?" Consort Xi said in surprise. "Just a few days ago, I saw her gritting her teeth at Lady Wei, saying that it was fortunate that she didn't let the Sixth Prince move around too much in the Empress's palace, otherwise she would probably have been killed by the Empress long ago!"
Consort De shook her head and said, "Your Highness, you have been deceived by her. She was originally just a lowly palace maid, and her family only had a minor official of the seventh rank. She licked Wei's heels every day, which is why Wei Yingzi arranged for her to be on the dragon's bed."
Consort Xi exclaimed in surprise, "She's actually Wei Yingzi's person? I had no idea!"
"Your Majesty, you have the Emperor's favor; how could you have imagined the schemes of these ants! Originally, she relied on Wei Yingzi, thinking that the Sixth Prince could become the Crown Prince's right-hand man. Now that the Wei family has fallen, she immediately switched her allegiance to Your Majesty, hoping that Your Majesty will speak well of her to His Majesty?"
Consort Xi remained silent for a while, while Consort De said to herself, "She's dreaming. I will certainly not let her have her way."
"I've been deceived!" Consort Xi said with some disappointment. "Yesterday I even told His Majesty that Jinghui has made great progress in his studies."
"Your Majesty, how could you praise him to His Majesty? He's no good, a wolf cub. He has a mother, and he'll definitely support Consort Li. Your Majesty will surely regret this in the future."
Seeing Consort De's anxiety, Consort Xi also felt somewhat annoyed: "I was inconsiderate."
There are still four or five princes left, the oldest being Jingyi, who is now fifteen years old.
"How is Jingyi doing? His mother, Consort Hui, is quite honest," said Consort Xi. "The Crown Prince, Prince Qi, and Prince Jin are all out of the question. I wonder which prince will ultimately catch His Majesty's eye."
She sighed; Consort De completely understood.
Consort Xi has no children to rely on, so who will take care of her before and after her death? She will definitely need to support a prince.
"Your Majesty, I have a bold idea. If I say something wrong, please just slap my mouth and don't tell anyone, okay?"
“Speak up. If it’s absurd, I’ll pretend you never said it.”
"Your Majesty, I would like to recommend Prince Qi's eldest son, Huan'er, who is thirteen years old this year. To be honest, Huan'er is far superior to the other princes in both knowledge and skills."
Consort De's son, Prince Qi, went mad, so Consort De pushed her own grandson.
Consort Xi frowned and said, "This is not appropriate. His Majesty still has four sons. How can he establish a crown prince? Let's not mention this matter again."
Consort De was embarrassed and quickly took back her words, kneeling down and saying, "Your Majesty, I have overstepped my bounds. Please punish me."
Consort Xi helped her up and said, "Why are you kneeling? I didn't say you were wrong. There are four princes, so it's really not the grandson's turn. I didn't say it was completely impossible."
After speaking with Consort Xi for a while, Consort De prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Consort Xi said, "When you have time, invite Zhou Huan over to play. I also want to see these children. They are all teenagers, and I haven't seen them much before."
Consort De was overjoyed.
As Consort De left, Consort Xi's lips curled into a mocking smile.
The Sixth Prince Zhou Jinghui has a relationship with the Wei family? How come she didn't know?
Consort De is quite the liar. Just because Prince Qi is hopeless, she wants to drag all the other princes down with her, with the ultimate goal of pushing Zhou Huan to the position of Crown Prince.
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The war in the north was like a mountain; since the army set off, Emperor Hui had not had a good night's sleep.
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