Yu Suo gently waved a small fan and whispered to Xue Rong, "Women always worry too much when they are pregnant. Your Majesty, please relax. Although the Princess of Changle County grew up under your protection, she is not innocent and ignorant of the world. Over the years, the Princess has managed Xinglou so well. How can ordinary women compare? If the Princess knew that you were still worried about her when she was pregnant, how could she not feel uncomfortable?"
With Yu Shu's comfort, Xue Rong's heart gradually became less heavy, and she just said, "I wonder if Liu Yujiao will return to the capital when I give birth."
Marquis Jingyuan sent someone to deliver a message, and Xue Rong already knew that the people sent by the Xue Mansion failed to bring Yu Jiao back to Beijing, and were beaten up instead.
Upon learning that Gu Yun, the devil of mischief, was accompanying them, Xue Rong gave up the idea of sending someone to bring Yu Jiao back to Beijing.
Yu Shu said softly, "Madam Liu went to Pingliang Prefecture to visit her relatives. Old Madam Liu is still in the mansion, and she needs people to serve her. Madam Liu can't stay in Pingliang Prefecture for a year or two and then come back. I think when the queen was about to give birth, Miss Liu San had to return to the capital."
After Xue Rong heard this, she felt much more at ease.
"Although Liu Yujiao is afraid of getting into trouble and acts cautiously, she is not someone who would harm others. With her around, I feel at ease." Xue Rong said with a heavy heart, "Everyone in this palace has two hearts, making it hard to guard against them."
"Miss Liu San is smart, and she has Cheng Zhangyin and Liu Cifu behind her. It would be great if she was willing to serve the Empress." Yu Shu said, "The Crown Prince is also a fool. His despicable methods have made Miss Liu San hate the palace. Otherwise, why would she hide in Pingliang Prefecture?"
Xue Rong touched the white hair at her temples. "He was just taking a risky move. Marquis Dingbei has not returned to the capital for so many years and cannot help him in the court. Feng Ying is not favored by the emperor and spends all day in her Qiwu Palace, fasting and chanting Buddha's name. She rarely even steps out of the palace gate. Although Zhu Yu was named the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace at birth, he is the heir to the throne, but more than half of the civil and military officials in the court have dealings with my Xue family. The Qingliu headed by Liu Yu is used to protecting themselves. As a crown prince, he has no real power. Although he attends court affairs, the emperor would rather hand over government affairs to Cheng Ying to handle and not let him get involved. If it were a few years ago, he might not understand, but now he should understand that the emperor clearly wants to make him a useless crown prince."
There was no one else in Changle Palace, so Xue Rong spoke without restraint. A few years ago, she had figured out that Emperor Mingzheng seemed to have no intention of letting Zhu Yu take over the country. At the beginning, he did not ask the learned Liu Yu to be the prince's tutor, but only invited Sun Youyan, an old man with average reputation but very cunning, to be the tutor to teach Zhu Yu. How could this be considered as cultivating a crown prince?
In the past, she thought that Feng Ying was out of favor, and because of the military power of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, the emperor had to make her son the crown prince. But in recent years, she gradually realized that Emperor Mingzheng was selfish by nature. What he wanted was eternal life, to hold the power in his hands, and to sit on the dragon throne forever.
It can reverse yin and yang, which is against the way of heaven. It's a bullshit way to longevity! Xue Rong didn't believe it. She read a lot of ancient books and unofficial histories. All the people who took elixirs to achieve enlightenment either died suddenly or went crazy.
It can be seen that the golden elixirs refined by those Taoists are not good things at all.
However, all her honor and favor were tied to Emperor Mingzheng. Therefore, before she gave birth to a prince and gained status as a mother by having a son, there could not be any problem with Emperor Mingzheng’s health. Otherwise, if something happened to Emperor Mingzheng, the one who would benefit would be Zhu Xun, the rightful successor to the throne.
So when Emperor Mingzheng fainted last time, she was really worried.
"Liu Yujiao is a woman of real ability. Zhu Yu is already at odds with her anyway. Even if I cannot win her over, it doesn't matter. Zhu Yu has done such a despicable thing, and Liu Yu will not stand on his side in the future." Xue Rong said calmly.
Yu Su was finally relieved to see that she had returned to her former self-assured and confident self, always displaying her former self-assurance.
"Your Highness is right. A crown prince who behaves so absurdly is unworthy of his position. When your Highness gives birth to a little prince, Elder Shen will be his tutor and teach him how to be a king. He will definitely be better than that one."
Xue Rong smiled after hearing this, and began to look forward to the future.
After this day, the news that Ji Wudao recognized Xue Rong as his sworn sister spread throughout the capital. When Emperor Mingzheng learned about it, he sent a reward to Ji Wudao to save Xue Rong's face.
For a time, Xue Rong's favor and glory were even more astonishing, and many people envied Ji Wudao's good life. He was originally a poor boy whose family had fallen into poverty, but because he was appreciated by Shen Tian, he rose to prominence and became the general of Xuanfu. Now he has become a sister of the most favored imperial concubine. He is really lucky.
Of course, there were also people who despised Ji Wudao and secretly scolded him for being opportunistic, flattering and servile, and for trying to climb up the social ladder by clinging to the high branch of Xue Rong, a concubine in the harem.
In addition, the Cui family, which has been a noble family for generations, also made a joke that people talked about with great relish.
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