Chapter 127 Taking Advantage of the Issue
Yun Wan paused, and the tenderness on her face faded.
She didn't look at the person behind her, but continued to gaze quietly into the distance. Her voice was clear and indifferent: "How do you know that His Majesty doesn't treat the two princes in this way?"
Lu Yuanduo stood at a distance, his gaze long and lingering, "Your Highness the Crown Prince, I don't know, but His Highness the Third Prince has never been so loved by his father."
In fact, he knew that even as the crown prince, he had never been treated so well by Emperor Jingxuan. Otherwise, even if the third prince wanted to compete, he would not be able to win.
Looking at the man who was teaching Asui how to mount a horse, Yun Wan's eyes flickered slightly, and his tone rose and fell gently: "How His Majesty acts is not for you and me to interfere."
I just don’t know if he knows about the meeting between the Third Prince and the Cui family. Yun Wan is thinking about whether he should remind him?
But on second thought, there are informants from the Lu family in this palace, so maybe Lu Yuanduo is just turning a blind eye?
After thinking for a while, Lu Yuanduo said, "But this is not a good thing for Asui."
After he finished speaking, a faint smile appeared between his brows, and he added: "But Ah Sui seems to be much more cheerful than before."
When talking to others, he showed more childish innocence and carefreeness, and smiled more often, no longer looking like a mature little adult.
Hearing the hidden meaning in his words, Yun Wan's brows tightened and she asked bluntly, "What does the Duke want to say?"
Unable to cope with her sharpness, Lu Yuanduo simply laid it out: "It's a good thing that Asui is favored by His Majesty, but if he becomes too popular, he will become a target in the eyes of others, which will be disadvantageous to both him and you."
"Someone in the previous dynasty has already advised Your Majesty not to favor one person exclusively. If you continue like this, those people will not be able to do anything to you, and will definitely turn their attention to Asui."
"Whether you are praised or criticized, how long can Asui endure it at such a young age?" A cold look flashed across his face.
Being in the harem, Yun Wan really didn't know about this matter, and Emperor Jingxuan had never mentioned it to her.
but--
"What is your Majesty's attitude?" she asked with her head tilted.
"What?" Lu Yuanduo was stunned.
Yun Wan lowered her eyes and asked, "What was your Majesty's attitude towards the memorial submitted to the court?"
"Of course it's a refutation—"
As soon as he said this, Lu Yuanduo suddenly stopped and realized something.
Seeing this, Yun Wan lowered her eyes and smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes. "Duke, you have been an official for many years and you should know His Majesty's temperament better than I do. His Majesty's heart is mostly filled with the Great Qi, not a little woman like me."
Even though she might have a place in his heart, it was not as important as the country and the people. Yun Wan would not be stupid enough to compare herself with the country of Da Qi, because it was meaningless.
She could clearly see what was more important, so how could Emperor Jingxuan not understand?
Instead of worrying about the previous dynasty, she might as well think more about how to increase her weight in Emperor Jingxuan's heart.
"You don't have to threaten me with this. The fact that this matter hasn't reached my ears yet means it's not serious. It's just a trick of your courtiers."
As long as the emperor did anything that they thought was inappropriate, they would submit a memorial to the emperor. No matter what the outcome was, they would just act righteous and awe-inspiring. No one would be stupid enough to fight the emperor to the end.
The emperor has few children. He wants to have more children, but he is not allowed to favor the woman he likes. Isn't this a contradiction?
Lu Yuanduo frowned in disapproval: "After all, Asui is a child of the Lu family, and the only heir of my third brother. I'm afraid the elder uncles in the clan will use this as an excuse to keep him in the mansion."
"He has been blessed with divine favor because of you, but if you have...an heir in the future, where will Asui be placed? How will he gain a foothold?"
By then, he would be in an awkward situation and be criticized. Perhaps everything he had worked hard for would be considered by others to be due to his mother, Concubine Yun.
Even if Lu Yuanduo was unwilling to admit it, it was a fact that the emperor was in his prime and Yun Wan was in good health, so it was only a matter of time before he had an heir.
So that’s what I was thinking.
Yun Wan's face suddenly turned cold, and her tone was distant and indifferent: "Then don't worry about it, Duke. Wherever I am, Ah Sui will be there."
"A Sui is my child. I can treat him wholeheartedly, but can you, the Lu family?"
She called herself "this palace", which showed that she was angry.
Lu Yuanduo paused and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, you should know that I have always regarded Asui as my own son——"
"But after all, they are not biological children."
Yun Wan interrupted him coldly, and Lu Yuanduo was shocked.
........
"Your Majesty, what's next?"
Riding on Xiaozao's horse, Asui tried to sit up straight and asked with his head tilted.
Xiaozao was still young and had not yet been reined, so he could only hold its shiny mane with both hands, but he didn't dare hold it too tightly for fear of hurting Xiaozao.
Asui felt strange when he didn't hear any answer.
He turned his head and glanced back, whispering, "Your Majesty, are you looking at my mother?"
"Eh? Mom is talking to my uncle!"
Emperor Jingxuan, who was still taller standing on the ground than on his horse, glanced at him and said unhappily, "You want me to tell you? I can't see it?"
Asui looked up at Emperor Jingxuan, who had a stern face and was holding the whip in his hand as if he was going to whip him and Xiaozao at the next second, and said "oh".
Reaching out to straighten his small body and head, forcing him to look into the distance, Emperor Jingxuan said sternly, "Hurry up and learn. After you finish learning, I will also teach your mother. Don't hold me back."
"No, I didn't. It was obviously you who wasn't paying attention..." Asui muttered softly.
The muttering sound reached the ears of Emperor Jingxuan, and he immediately gave him a slanting look.
Asui was indignant and shouted "Gee!", almost breaking his voice. Xiaozao also started to trot.
Yun Wan was resolute, "The Lu family wants to take Asui away from me, but they won't be able to do that."
There was a long silence behind him before Lu Yuanduo sighed, "I understand."
"I will try to persuade the elder uncles in the clan, but Your Majesty must also be prepared and think of a strategy for dealing with the future."
Countermeasures.
Yun Wan's face darkened slightly.
Lu Yuanduo did remind her that now her daughter Asui has become a hot commodity, and the Lu family wants to snatch her back and train her carefully.
After sorting out his thoughts, Yun Wan became calm instead.
She looked at the mountains and palaces in the distance, layer upon layer, magnificent and majestic, and said in a deep voice: "My Lord, instead of worrying about my affairs with Asui, you should pay more attention to the Third Prince, so as not to waste your thoughts and end up making wedding dresses for others."
Hearing this, Lu Yuanduo became suspicious: "What does the queen mean?"
Too lazy to guess whether he really didn't know or was pretending, Yun Wan asked directly, "Is Lord Cui, the Junior Secretary of the Honglu Temple, the Third Prince's maternal grandfather?"
"yes."
"Someone saw him having private contact with the Third Prince." She said concisely.
Lu Yuanduo's eyes froze, "Your Majesty, are you saying—"
"What are you and your beloved consort talking about?"
A sinister voice came from above and behind the two of them.
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