Hongyu glanced at the man, lowered her eyes, and bowed respectfully. "Why would Father come to visit in person?"
The father Hongyu spoke of was King Xiang.
Back when Kong Que'er was still a concubine, in order to prevent Hongyu and Songhua from getting married, she arranged for Hongyu and the Prince of Xiang to become godparents.
Now that Hongyu is divorced and has just lost her son, wouldn't it cause the court officials to protest if such a woman with questionable character were to enter the emperor's harem?
To ensure the stability of Songhua's throne, Prince Xiang must prevent Hongyu from entering the palace.
The Prince of Xiang remained seated, not turning to look at Hongyu, and said coldly, "Yanghua returned to the Prince of Xiang's residence for a few days and begged me to intervene and call you back to keep her company."
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Hongyu followed King Xiang out of Chengyuan. At this time, the sun was shining brightly, and Qingbai Street was already crowded with people and extremely lively.
“Look, Zhang Hongyu.”
"Could it be that the King of Xiang invited her to stroll through the night market?"
"Don't talk nonsense. She has long been related to Prince Xiang by blood. Now that Young Master Songhua has become the emperor, she is the emperor's adopted sister. Even if her past is unsavory, you can't talk about it, or you'll lose your head."
Hongyu strutted arrogantly onto the sedan chair of the Prince of Xiang's residence and headed there.
Yang Hua was already sitting in the room waiting, his brow furrowed, lost in thought:
Now that she has married into the Mu family, she naturally has to make plans for the Mu family's future.
Now, her younger brother Songhua has ascended the throne as emperor, but the Kong family has benefited the most.
If the two daughters of the Kong family gain favor, wouldn't the Mu family be ridden on top of the Kong family?
Therefore, after discussing it with Mu Nanfeng, she decided to send Shen Jing to the palace to serve the Emperor. However, the Emperor's heart belonged to Hongyu.
Currently, the court officials are protesting against Hongyu's entry into the palace and are asking King Xiang to restrain her.
Therefore, Yanghua used the excuse of returning to her parents' home for a temporary stay to meet with Hongyu.
Seeing Hongyu walk in, Yanghua pointed to the round-faced man beside him, gesturing for Hongyu to sit down, and then said:
"Father called you here because he was afraid that you would disturb Songhua's good plans by going to the palace. I called you here because I have important matters to discuss with you, which will be of benefit to you."
Hongyu became interested and quickly sat down next to Yanghua to ask, "What exactly is it?"
"Sigh!" Yang Hua sighed deeply and said, "Song Hua was originally from the Prince of Xiang's mansion, but now she is being manipulated by the Kong family. I'm afraid that once the Kong family's daughter gains favor, Song Hua will no longer have any regard for me, her older sister."
"Princess Yanghua, please speak frankly."
Yang Hua leaned close to Hong Yu's ear and whispered, "I need you to help Chen Jing enter the palace and serve Song Hua."
Hongyu suddenly looked at Yanghua, glancing at him with a disdainful look in her eyes. She knew Yanghua's thoughts all too well.
But now... all the ministers are resisting her, and they have specifically asked King Xiang to prevent her from entering the palace.
She couldn't help but smile bitterly, "The Prince of Xiang brought me to his residence temporarily, but in reality, he wanted to imprison me..."
"It's alright, I have a plan."
After Yang Hua finished speaking, two maids pushed open the door and entered, standing dignifiedly in front of Hong Yu without bowing.
Hongyu looked closely and realized that this was a place of scholarly elegance and tranquility.
Before she could ask, Yang Hua said, "In a little while, a maid will pretend to be you and go back to your room to rest. You will take Shuxiang and Chenjing and pretend to be maids, and leave the Xiangwang Mansion under the pretext of going back to the Mu family to get clothes."
Tonight, by any means necessary, you must prevent the Emperor from favoring the Kong sisters.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, Jing'er will do her best."
"Xiang'er will do her best."
Calmness and a scholarly air answered.
Hongyu did not nod. Instead, her expression turned serious as she frowned and pondered: Tch! If the Mu family's daughter gains favor, won't she, Zhang Hongyu, be ostracized again?
Now, she wanted to enter the palace to meet the emperor, so she had no choice but to nod and agree to Yang Hua's request, "Princess Yang Hua, don't worry, the Kong sisters will not be favored."
Just then, a maidservant rushed in to report, "Princess, Miss Chenyu has arrived. She says she came specifically to visit you."
Yang Hua suddenly stood up, unable to hide her fear. Shen Yu was straightforward and disliked power and intrigue. If she found out that the Mu family had sent Shuxiang and Shen Jing to the palace, wouldn't she cause a huge scene?
It's better to avoid trouble, so Yang Hua quickly waved to signal Shuxiang and Chenjing to leave.
Then, she took Hongyu's hand to greet Chenyu.
The two walked arm in arm, whispering to each other.
“Hongyu, Prince Jing is now a general. If we persuade Chenyu to marry Prince Jing, wouldn’t she become a general’s wife again? Alas… fate is cruel. My sister Chenxiang was born into a general’s family, but in the end, she will still become a general’s wife.”
"She won't agree; she's fallen for the cripple."
"Impossible. A few days ago, she and a servant secretly sneaked into Songhua Courtyard. I sent someone to follow them, and that servant was none other than Prince Jing. Since Prince Jing is unwilling to marry Shen Jing, then let's grant his wish and marry Shen Yu to him."
"Oh!"
Hongyu shook her head and chuckled, inwardly mocking Yanghua for not understanding King Jing.
King Jing disliked power and strife. He only served the people as a general, so why would he be won over by Yang Hua?
She looked up and saw that Chen Yu had already walked over.
Shen Yu remained calm and showed no alarm upon seeing Hong Yu.
Last night, upon hearing that Kang'er had been murdered, she hurriedly moved her family to Guhe Village, which is closer to the capital, partly to avoid Hongyu's revenge and partly to make it easier to gather information.
The next morning, Jiu'er reported that Madam Yu had burned down her house, and at that moment, she was completely heartbroken.
At noon, upon hearing that the yamen had caught the murderer who killed Kang'er, she dared to go to the capital to get medicine and also to visit Madam Mu on her way home.
Knowing that Yang Hua was pregnant, she prepared some herbal tea for pregnant women and brought it to Yang Hua.
She pursed her lips, bowed slightly to Yang Hua, and said, "Greetings, sister-in-law."
Seeing that Chenyu didn't greet Hongyu, Yanghua glared at Chenyu and spoke in favor of Hongyu.
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