Chapter 196 My Second Brother's Wedding is in a Hurry
The emperor threw the letter he was holding heavily at her and angrily rebuked her: "Did you do what happened to the Empress back then?"
Consort Duan was startled by the letter on the ground. She bent down and slowly picked it up, saying in an extremely calm tone, "That's right, I did do it."
The emperor trembled with rage, pointing at her and shouting fiercely, "You have some nerve! You even dared to kill the empress!"
Consort Duan slowly turned around and poured him a cup of tea, her expression calm and her tone gentle as she said, "Your Majesty, I did all this for you."
"For me?" The emperor's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
Consort Duan slowly placed the tea on his table. "Yes, back then, when Lord Lu found out about your plot to murder the late Emperor, you thought that killing the Lu family would be the end of it. But what about the Empress? Did you ever consider that she also knew about this all along? Keeping her by your side would only make you dig your own grave. I know you couldn't bear to do it, so I secretly sent someone to assassinate her."
"Your Majesty, everything I've done is for you."
"You...you!" The emperor angrily flung his hand away. "Even so, you should have consulted me first!"
Consort Duan walked behind him, lifted him up and massaged his shoulders, "You've always been soft-hearted. If I really asked you for advice, would you kill Lu Zhou?"
The emperor paused for a moment, but did not reply.
Consort Duan asked him, "Who gave you this letter?"
After a long silence, the emperor said, "It is my third brother."
Consort Duan asked coldly, "Where did he get this letter from?"
The emperor's eyes still burned with anger. "Your man was accidentally spotted by him in Qingzhou Prefecture."
Consort Duan was puzzled. "Why is he in Qingzhou Prefecture?"
The emperor said slowly, "He must have heard that the empress was not dead, so he went there to look for her."
Consort Duan frowned, her face full of worry. With the Third Prince watching over her, it wouldn't be so easy for her to make a move.
After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Your Majesty, this time it was my fault. I will definitely discuss anything with you in the future."
The Emperor sighed and said, "Let this matter rest. From now on, do not interfere in the Empress's affairs. The Lu family is finished now. Even if she knows something, she poses no threat to us. Besides..."
Consort Duan quickly asked, "Besides what?"
The emperor looked into the distance and said, "Besides, I have been emperor for most of my life, and it is time to find a suitable person to inherit the throne."
Consort Duan's expression suddenly turned somewhat unpleasant.
She had considered having a child, but unfortunately, her health was poor, and she was unable to conceive.
"Your Majesty, aren't there still princes in the harem?" Consort Duan said softly.
The emperor frowned. "Those princes are either cowardly or incompetent; none of them are capable of shouldering great responsibilities."
Consort Duan frowned and said slowly, "I think the Seventh Prince is not bad."
The emperor frowned even more deeply. "Your Highness, I need not trouble you with matters concerning my harem."
Consort Duan quickly rose and bowed deeply, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The emperor did not blame her any further and got up to leave.
Waiting for the emperor to leave.
Consort Duan immediately summoned a palace maid, "Who in the palace is still favored?"
The palace maid said slowly, "Two new concubines have arrived in the palace."
Consort Duan said coldly, "No matter what method you use, make sure those two give birth to a prince! Even if it's not the emperor, it's fine."
The palace maid quickly bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Highness."
After the palace maid left, Consort Duan slumped onto the couch, her eyes filled with bewilderment and her face clearly showing fear.
After the emperor left Consort Duan's palace, he specially dispatched several trusted guards to keep an eye on Consort Duan's every move, especially to prevent her from sending out any more assassins.
Late at night, a young eunuch in the emperor's palace secretly relayed the emperor's instructions to the Third Prince.
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince felt relieved. To avoid arousing suspicion from the Emperor and Consort Duan, he decided to stay in the capital for a while and take care of Zhou Feng.
Zhou Feng's business in the capital was thriving, and Zhou Family Incense Shop expanded from one store to three.
General Han's daughter often came to his shop, ostensibly to help Zhou Feng with his business, but actually just to keep an eye on him.
Zhou Feng was so dense that he didn't notice anything unusual about Miss Han.
It wasn't until Qiu's youngest son came to his shop that he noticed something was different.
Lord Qiu has always wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Han family, so he wanted his youngest son to marry the eldest daughter of the Han family. A few days ago, he sent someone to propose marriage, but the eldest daughter of the Han family kicked him out along with his belongings.
The Qiu family felt they had lost face, especially the youngest son, who was oily-faced and considered himself exceptionally handsome. He was completely baffled by Miss Han's actions.
He sent people to investigate, and later learned that Miss Han had been staying at the Zhou family's incense shop all along.
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