Chapter 467 Conspiracy between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
So, as the queen mother said, as long as Concubine Li waved her hand, those masters who watched her grow up would flock to her, and the officers and soldiers in the capital would be nothing.
Concubine Li was passionate, and she could really do such a thing. Concubine
Li got the Phoenix Seal and left.
She went to the Taifu Mansion first, and King Xian was there too.
"Heng'er!" Concubine Li walked in, holding a crystal cake in her hand.
"Auntie Li, why are you here?" Xiao Yuheng came out and asked.
"Mother, you brought cakes. My brother and I just finished eating. My brother said that the Taifu's cooks are better than those outside. It's true!" Xiao Yuze immediately stepped forward and said.
There were some cakes on the table in the hall. Concubine Li walked in, picked up a cake and ate it, saying, "Sure enough, it tastes better than the ones I bought!"
"You didn't come here to give me cakes, did you?" The Imperial Tutor was old and his hair was all white, but he still looked energetic. He walked in from outside and said with a smile, "The children like it, so the cook made some. I'll ask the cook to make some more later. Concubine Li can take some back and let the Queen Mother taste it."
"Yeah, that's what I thought. My mother hasn't had a good appetite recently. She will definitely like this cake!" Concubine Li nodded.
The Imperial Tutor glanced at Concubine Li, then smiled and said, "Concubine Li came to my mansion, it must be something big!"
"Yes!" Concubine Li put down the cakes, called Xiao Yuheng together, and went to the Imperial Tutor's study.
In the simple study, Concubine Li explained her intention, and the Imperial Tutor nodded: "There is no need for His Majesty the Emperor to come back to deal with this matter, His Royal Highness the King of Xian can handle it well!"
The Imperial Tutor looked at Xiao Yuheng, and Xiao Yuheng thought for a while and said: "Auntie Li, help me!"
"Yes!" Concubine Li nodded.
After some discussion, Concubine Li came out of the Imperial Tutor's mansion and took her son to the Ganye Temple outside the city.
Master Jing'en of Ganye Temple was still in the southwest border with the little princess, so this time, the Ganye Temple was handed over to his apprentice, Master Jingyuan, to preside over.
"Master Jingyuan!" Concubine Li found Master Jingyuan, and Master Jingyuan immediately led her to his master's meditation room.
Concubine Li took something, which was the news brought back by Master Jing'en via bird messenger. It was a handwritten order, which could also mobilize many people outside the city.
Ganye Temple was actually a secret guard camp of the royal family.
This was the foundation that Xiao Yin left in Ganye Temple when he was not yet an adult.
At first, he did not fight for the throne, but only to protect his mother and sister.
When Xiao Yin was thirteen years old, he followed the Taifu to the war. At that time, the war between the north and the south was quite tense. Master Jing'en of Ganye Temple often went to assist the border by traveling around the world.
In Ganye Temple, disciples with good kung fu were trained. Until now, there are still many monk soldiers at the border.
Therefore, Ganye Temple has always been connected with the royal family.
Xiao Yin took in many children who were strong and able to endure hardships, and sent them to Ganye Temple, where they were supervised by Master Jingen.
Now, the people in Ganye Temple, including Jingyuan, are very skilled.
Two days later, the rumor
spread among the people of the capital.
It was said that Concubine Li was walking around, and while Concubine Xian was away, she tricked the Queen Mother into taking power.
"Mother, there is also a rumor that you...want to be the empress!" Concubine Li said.
"Ha, ha ha ha ha... Become an empress!" The queen mother suddenly laughed, she looked at Concubine Li and said, "Why don't you spread the word that you want to be the empress, but spread it to me? This is really outrageous. Yin'er is so filial and so good. I am eating and drinking so happily, how could it be?"
"Of course it was done by your son!" Concubine Li said with a smile, "If I say that I want to be an empress, people will definitely not believe it. If I say that I am working for you, then it's okay!"
"But..." The queen mother thought for a while and said, "That's fine. Add fuel to the fire and spread the word that I have a special relationship with Wen Zhong!"
"Mother, this..." Concubine Li shook her head: "This won't do. No matter what, your reputation cannot be ruined!"
"What are you afraid of? Wen Zhong is not worthy of me. I look down on him. However, I want to see how many people in the court are controlled by Wen Zhong!" The Queen Mother smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if some gossip spreads!"
"Mother..." Concubine Li looked at Nanny Qin helplessly.
Nanny Qin wanted to persuade her, but was stopped by the Queen Mother. She shook her head and said, "Don't persuade me. If all the connections of Wen Zhong are not dug out, there will be endless troubles. Wen Zhong is related to the Seven Colors Palace in Xiyue. He planted Xiyu Yizhichun in Xiyue. That kind of medicinal material must still be in the capital. If we want to completely eliminate them, we need an opportunity!"
"Then I will have to wrong you, mother!" Concubine Li pouted and said.
"It's not that I'm wronged, but you have to bear the pressure, after all, you are the one who exposed me!" said the Queen Mother.
"If the Emperor and Yue'er knew that we had done such a big thing, they would be surprised!" said Concubine Li.
"They have their own things to do. The battle at Cangming Mountain is probably not easy for them to worry about. We can't let them be distracted by such a small matter in the capital." said
the Queen Mother. "Okay, then let's go for it!" Concubine Li nodded.
The imperial court was controlled by the Grand Tutor. Although the Xian Wang Xiao Yuheng was only thirteen years old, he was very smart and wise. Sometimes, the old ministers could not see things as clearly and far as he could in front of them. Therefore, in the past few months, these court officials had gone from being pessimistic and unwilling to say much to now talking nonstop as soon as they saw His Royal Highness the Xian Wang in court! It
took about three days.
Finally, the censor could not hold it back any longer. Even though several colleagues who played better with him repeatedly reminded him to no avail, he still insisted on stepping forward and reporting in public.
"Your Highness, although this is a royal matter, I, as an old minister, also have a bearing on the reputation of our Great Wei. We are all people of the Great Wei, and we should... take it seriously!" The censor pondered for a long time before saying the word "take it seriously".
"What is it that makes Lord Zhang so cautious? I see you have been holding it in for a few days, right? You have been hesitating these days, and I thought you were constipated and had trouble going to the toilet!" Xiao Yuheng said.
"This, this, Your Highness, you are really... really saying that I, an old minister, don't know how to respond. I am in good health and don't have any problems going to the toilet... Oh, I just think that the recent rumors are really not good!" The censor hesitated for a long time before speaking.
"Tell me, what happened that made you so embarrassed? I remember that even impeaching the prime minister was not so difficult!" Xiao Yuheng said.