Chapter 9 Prime Minister Cui is a bad guy

"Qingyan, I have something to do, so I have to go back first." At Lu Xingwan's reminder, the Emperor of Great Chu realized the relationship between Yan Linzhi and Prime Minister Cui. Thinking of this, the Emperor of Great Chu hurriedly left Qingyun Palace and ran back to Yu's study.

"Yingyi, go check on Prime Minister Cui and the third prince." The Emperor of Great Chu had never imagined that his court would be in such chaos. First, Prince Rong colluded with the enemy and prepared for rebellion, and then his own son prepared to seize the throne.

According to what Wanwan said, I won't live more than three years.

Now the matter of Prince Rong has not been dealt with yet, and now the matter of the Third Prince has been dragged into it, which is really a headache.

It’s fine for me. If the great Chu Kingdom falls into the hands of Prince Rong or the Third Prince, I’m afraid it will not last long.

Prince Rong had been spoiled by his mother, the Queen Mother, and spent his days in debauchery. To put it bluntly, he was a good-for-nothing.

The third prince is a ruthless person who lacks ability but is extremely ambitious. If the country falls into his hands, it may be difficult to support it.

In the end, wars broke out everywhere, and the victims were only the common people, but the common people had no idea how much they would suffer.

In just half a day, Yingyi had thoroughly investigated the matter of Prime Minister Cui.

But there is less than one page of content.

Prime Minister Cui had no intention of controlling the court officials, but his disciples had always wanted to support the Third Prince to ascend the throne, and had secretly made some arrangements. As for the Third Prince, he just had a normal banquet, nothing else.

The Emperor of Great Chu naturally did not believe it. If it was said that Prime Minister Cui was honest, he would believe it more. But the Third Prince was a very competitive person, so how could he be so clean?

But he was also confused at the moment and didn't know what to do, so he went to Qingyun Palace.

"Yesterday I went to investigate Prime Minister Cui, and he was as clean as a blank sheet of paper." The Emperor of Great Chu deliberately mentioned the investigation of Prime Minister Cui in front of Lu Xingwan.

"Your Majesty," Concubine Chen gently reminded, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs."

The Great Chu Emperor didn't care. He just waved his hand and said, "It's okay. We are just chatting."

Concubine Chen Guifei did not respond.

[Of course it was covered up. Prime Minister Cui was a ruthless man who never did anything personally, and he didn't let the Third Prince and Concubine De get involved.]

[Father, go check and you will find out that there is a master around him, his name is Ning Xu, and he has handled a lot of things!]

[Yes, there is also a man named Xie Lin. He handles all the matters that are public for Prime Minister Cui. To put it bluntly, he is used to take the blame.]

[However, Concubine De really did not participate in it. I don’t know if she is really clean or not. ]

[My brother, the prince who looked like a god, died at the hands of Ning Xu. He was so evil, so evil...]

After hearing these words, both the Emperor and Concubine Chen were shocked in their hearts, but they looked calm on the surface.

It was the first time that the emperor knew that the prince had died before him. Thinking of the gentle prince, he sighed in his heart. Compared with the third prince, he was indeed too kind.

But he is definitely stronger than the third prince.

"I don't know whether Prime Minister Cui did a good job of covering it up, or the Cui family is really innocent." The Emperor of Great Chu said with a sigh. Concubine Chen still didn't say anything. She always knew how to avoid suspicion.

[Mother, what's the point of you trying to avoid suspicion like this? You are the prince's aunt. If they really want to seize the throne, how could they let you go?]

[According to the storybook, my grandfather died at the hands of Prime Minister Cui, what a jerk, what a jerk.]

The moon was just full in the evening, and Lu Xingwan had always slept a lot, so he was now in a deep sleep.

Although the Great Chu Emperor was anxious to go back and check on the people Wanwan mentioned, he still patiently said a few words to Concubine Chen Guifei: "The Queen Mother will be returning to the palace soon, and the envoys from the Dali Kingdom will also be here. There have been a lot of things going on recently, and I'm afraid..."

"Your Majesty should spend more time with the sisters in the palaces. Resting here all day seems like I am seducing Your Majesty." The Emperor of Great Chu has been resting in Qingyun Palace these days. Not to mention the harem, even the previous dynasty has some complaints about him.

The Great Chu Emperor looked at Concubine Chen Gui, gently embraced her and patted her, then said, "You have always been the most sensible one."

Lu Xingwan in the crib suddenly opened his eyes.

[Mother, don't believe him. All men are pigs. He told Concubine De that she was sensible, and he told Concubine Lan that she was sensible.]

Then he fell into a deep sleep again.

Only the Emperor of Great Chu was left with a gloomy face. Fortunately, Concubine Chen could not hear Wanwan’s thoughts, otherwise I would be really embarrassed.

Concubine Chen Guifei was thinking that it was fortunate that she was the only one who could hear Wanwan's inner voice, otherwise even if she and her mother had ten heads they would not be able to chop off enough.

Meanwhile, in De Changqiu Palace, Concubine De received the news and heard that the emperor angrily entered Qingyun Palace and left in a hurry. She thought that the Emperor of Great Chu was annoyed with Concubine Chen, and she became suspicious.

But he was stopped by Prime Minister Cui.

"Why didn't my father let me go? I have been in the palace for many years and gave birth to two princes. I thought the position of queen was already in my pocket. What is she, Song Qingyan? She has only been in the palace for three years. It would have been fine if she had been made a concubine, but now she has been made a noble consort for giving birth to a princess. How can I sit still!" Defei was already dissatisfied with Chenfei, and now that she jumped and stood above her head, she was naturally full of resentment.

"Who made her sister the late empress?" Prime Minister Cui was not in a hurry. He just sat calmly at the table and drank water.

"Whatever happened to the late queen, she still died in my hands!"

"Your Majesty, please be careful with your words!" Upon hearing Concubine De say this, Prime Minister Cui hurriedly stood up.

Concubine De then stopped talking and looked at Prime Minister Cui seriously, "Why did father come here today?"

"The emperor has sent people to investigate me." Prime Minister Cui answered calmly.

"What? Has there been any flaws?" Concubine De was panicked. "Why did His Majesty suddenly find out about my father?"

"There's nothing wrong with me, but the Third Prince handled it too cleanly, which is not good." Prime Minister Cui worried.

"Then I..."

"Don't worry, I have never dragged you down with anything. Anyone in our family can fall, but you can't."

After Prime Minister Cui finished speaking, he whispered, "If the Third Prince falls, you still have the Fifth Prince in your hands."

When Concubine De heard this, she sighed and said, "He is useless."

Prime Minister Cui shook his head and looked at her: "Your Majesty, it is very dangerous to seize the heir. You must not rely on just one tree."

Although Concubine De did not agree, she still nodded and no longer refuted her father.

"Don't worry about Concubine Chen. When I take care of Marquis Dingguo's mansion, she and the Crown Prince will be finished with it." Then he seemed to remember something, "And Princess Yong'an."

"I'm here to warn you not to bring up Concubine Chen's faults in front of His Majesty. Instead, you should flatter her to the utmost." Prime Minister Cui warned.

My daughter has no ambition for power, and it was only thanks to my support over the years that she was able to ascend to the position of imperial concubine.

"My daughter understands. We should associate Concubine Chen with the Crown Prince more."

Prime Minister Cui was relieved and hurried out of the palace to deal with the people who had been found by the emperor.