Concubine Guo received the imperial decree of house arrest and looked at Eunuch Fu in disbelief.
"Eunuch, what did I do wrong? Why does His Majesty want to confine me for no reason?"
Concubine Guo took out a large bag of silver and stuffed it into Eunuch Fu's hand, wanting to know the emperor's will. However, Eunuch Fu just took a look at it and did not accept her silver.
"Your Majesty, this is all the Emperor's decision. I dare not interfere. I am just a messenger. The Emperor is still waiting for me to serve him. I will take my leave now."
Eunuch Fu is the emperor's confidant and is very good at protecting himself. He will never interfere in matters that are not his business.
Some things can be said, but some things cannot be said even if you are offered a bribe of money. It’s not because the money is too little, but mainly because you cannot think your life is too long.
After saying this, he retreated respectfully.
As soon as he left, Concubine Guo got angry again.
"It must be that bitch Fang Miao who reported me to the Emperor. She is so scheming."
But, what made her even angrier was yet to come. Just as she was put under house arrest, the decree to promote Concubine Xian to Concubine Gui was issued.
She is a noble concubine with a title, and her rank is higher than hers.
The reason why the emperor behaved like this, probably only he himself knew. Concubine Xian herself didn't know what she had done recently to please the emperor, which led to her promotion.
This was all thanks to the fact that she gave birth to a good son, which earned her face in front of his father.
As soon as the news came out, Helian Heng, Helian Jing and others all breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor's behavior showed that he had confirmed Fang Miao's identity.
According to information from an insider in the palace, the emperor did not favor Fang Miao and even ordered people to serve her well.
This means that the emperor has believed in her identity and no longer has any other thoughts about her.
Helian Heng, who was outside the palace, received the news and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Almost, just a little bit, he was going to lose her again.
But when he heard that his mother was under house arrest, he didn't react much. It was a good thing that she was under house arrest, otherwise she would always cause unnecessary trouble.
However, Helian Heng still felt uneasy about keeping Fang Miao locked up in the palace all the time. It would be best if she could leave the palace so that he could see her more often.
But if we were in the palace, there would be too many evil spirits there and it would be unsafe.
My father did not announce Fang Miao's identity to the public. She just lived in Ruyi Pavilion in obscurity. If the jealous women in the harem knew of her existence, they would wish to skin her alive.
Therefore, we have to find a way to get Fang Miao out of the palace.
Helian Heng once again found Helian Jing to discuss the matter, hoping that he could help get Fang Miao out of the palace.
This time, Helian Jing truly realized that his eldest brother was indeed a man who only loved beautiful women and not the throne.
He was happy to help him, but he only mentioned it in front of his father.
Fang Miao was granted the Ruyi Pavilion. All the masters in the harem knew that the emperor went to Ruyi Pavilion last night and stayed with her for a while.
However, there was no news of her enthronement the next day. Not even a mere beauty was enthroned, but many rewards were sent to her, and many people were assigned to serve her. The level of her status was already comparable to that of the mistress of a palace.
How can one not be jealous?
However, no one could guess what the emperor was thinking. If he didn't like it, he specially assigned so many people to serve him. If he liked it, he didn't even give him a position.
Those concubines who wanted to go and find out what was going on were all hesitating whether to go or not.
Fang Miao herself couldn't tell the directions, but she knew that it was her pocket watch that saved her.
The emperor decided not to touch her only after looking at her pocket watch, but he gave himself such respect.
He asked about his own experience, and Fang Miao could easily guess that his decision to let her go was probably related to his background.
She took the pocket watch and looked at it carefully. The seven gems on it emitted colorful luster under the light, which was very beautiful.
It is not difficult to guess that my background must be extraordinary and must be able to bring him some benefits, otherwise he would not need to respect me so much.
After so many years, Fang Miao no longer had any thoughts or hopes about her biological mother.
She lacked maternal love since childhood. In order to find her mother, she lost her father, fell into prostitution, and experienced many hardships. It didn't matter who she was.
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After the morning court session the next day, Helian Jing came to the Shangshufang to meet his father alone.
The father and son talked about some political affairs, and then Helian Jing naturally turned the topic to Fang Miao.
The emperor had already told him about the pocket watch he had seen on Fang Miao. The father and son were certain that Fang Miao must be the princess of Rakshasa Kingdom.
"Father, I have something else to ask for your advice."
Now that the emperor has chosen Helian Jing as the next crown prince, he will naturally take everything he says to heart.
"Well, you can say whatever you want!"
"To be honest with you, Father, when Fang Miao fell into prostitution in Jeju, it was Doctor Xiao and Cheng Xiangjun who rescued her. Afterwards, it was Cheng Xiangjun who arranged a good place for her. Fang Miao and Cheng Xiangjun became good sisters. I think it would be better to let Fang Miao move to the Zhuangyuan Mansion and keep Cheng Xiangjun company. I'm afraid that she will cause dissatisfaction and fear among other ladies if she lives in the harem without any status. In addition, Fang Miao may not feel at ease living in the harem. Doctor Xiao seems to be a decent person and will take good care of Fang Miao. What do you think, Father?"
When the emperor heard this, he thought about it and felt that what she said made sense. It would indeed have a bad influence to let her live in the palace without any status or position.
"I remember that Doctor Xiao is a native of Jeju, right?"
"Yes, speaking of which, we were able to find Fang Miao successfully, thanks to Doctor Xiao's contribution. If he hadn't saved her from prostitution by chance, and if Wan Ning and Cheng Xiangjun were not close friends, the three of them would have met because of this, and I really wouldn't have discovered this secret."
There are many doubts about this matter. He was the one who plotted against his father, but whether he could dispel his father's doubts depends on Helian Jing's ability to make up stories. As long as he can make up stories, there is nothing he can't make up.
The emperor nodded thoughtfully.
"Well, Doctor Xiao is indeed a talented person. I can rest assured that he will assist you in the future. Then I will do as you say. Go and tell Doctor Xiao so that he can be prepared. Later, I will send someone to escort Fang Miao out of the palace."
God knows how excited Helian Jing was when he heard his father's first words.
Will Xiao Hechuan assist me in the future? Doesn't this sentence mean that he is telling me that he has already determined that I am the next crown prince of the Daqing Dynasty?
Although he was very excited, Helian Jing remained calm on the surface:
"Don't worry, Father. I will take care of this matter."
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