Chapter 244: Using the Emperor to Control the Princes
Xu Qingyan cried so loudly that people passing by immediately stopped and looked over here.
Xu Qingyue's face changed, and she said unhappily: "What nonsense are you talking about? You are disrespecting me, and I just let someone teach you a lesson."
"My Lady Concubine, my Crown Prince's Concubine didn't offend you, but you asked her to kneel down as soon as you came up. She said that her status was not lower than yours and she didn't need to kneel down. But you said that Prince Shuo is in power now, and everyone who sees Prince Shuo's woman must kneel down. My Crown Prince's Concubine said that Prince Shuo is not yet the Emperor, and you had her beaten!" Dan Yan was very smart. After hearing Xu Qingyan's words, she immediately cooperated and knelt down beside her to defend herself.
Zi Yan also knelt on the other side of Xu Qingyan, crying angrily and aggrievedly: "Prince Shuo hasn't become the emperor yet, and his concubines dare to bully us like this. If Prince Shuo becomes the emperor in the future, how will we live!"
Pei Jinyu was stunned for a moment when she watched Xu Qingyan and the others' performance. Then she reacted and pointed at Xu Qingyue angrily and scolded, "You used to be just a concubine of the illegitimate son of our Duke's Mansion. Now that you have married Prince Shuo, you are so arrogant. Do you think Prince Shuo will become the emperor? Is Prince Shuo so indulgent to his women? Does Prince Shuo really not care about the Duke of Ying who went to the battlefield to defend our country? This really makes us feel so disappointed!"
"You...you stop talking nonsense. What does this have to do with Prince Shuo? You..." Xu Qingyue was furious. She just wanted to teach Qingyan a lesson, but she didn't expect that she could be so ridiculous.
Especially when she felt that many of the people around her were looking at her with resentment, she felt a chill all over her body.
"I heard that the emperor has been seriously ill recently, and the government affairs are being handled by Prince Shuo. Prince Shuo's concubine is so arrogant, is it true that the whole world will be handed over to Prince Shuo?"
"Your Majesty, you have several sons. How can it be Prince Shuo's turn to take power?"
"Haven't you heard that the Crown Prince and several other princes have met with accidents one after another, and even the King of Qin will be sent to the border to fight. The King of Qin has no experience, and he is afraid that he will die if he goes there this time!"
"So if even the King of Qin... does this world really belong to Prince Shuo? The Emperor has already handed over the government to Prince Shuo, so this is not a good thing!"
"Even one of Prince Shuo's concubines is so arrogant and looks down on others. If Prince Shuo takes power and succeeds to the throne, will we ordinary people still have a good life?"
The people nearby have already started discussing in low voices.
Xu Qingyan listened to these discussions, and a hint of pride flashed across her drooping eyes. In fact, it was not accidental that she met Xu Qingyue today, but she did it on purpose. Among these people who were talking, there were also a few people she arranged to take the lead in directing the words to Prince Shuo.
Isn't Prince Shuo particularly good at directing public opinion toward the King of Qin and making the Emperor wary? Then, they will treat him in his own way.
Xu Qingyan knew that after Prince Shuo came to power, Xu Qingyue must have wanted to vent the resentment she had accumulated for a long time, which was why they chose to make a breakthrough from Xu Qingyue.
At this time, Xu Qingyue had already vaguely felt that the situation was not good. Especially when she heard more and more people saying bad things about Prince Shuo, she knew that she was in trouble.
So Xu Qingyue quickly apologized and said, "No! Don't get me wrong. The Crown Princess and I just have some personal grudges and some small quarrels. It has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Prince."
Even as she spoke, she pretended to go over and help Xu Qingyan up.
However, it would not be so easy for Xu Qingyan to let Xu Qingyue succeed. When Xu Qingyue approached her, she shrank back in fear and said in a trembling voice: "I know that now everyone in the court and the country is Prince Shuo's people. The Duke of our Duke of Ying has gone to war again. I dare not offend the concubine. It's all my fault. Please, concubine, tell Prince Shuo not to attack our Duke's Mansion! Our Duke is defending his country! Woo woo..."
"This Prince Shuo is simply going too far! The Duke of England fought for his country on the battlefield, but his people are bullying the Duke's family. It's really abominable!"
"Yes! Prince Shuo is really a treacherous minister! First he framed the prince, and now he is bullying the minister's family. The situation in Da Xia is about to change! What should we do in Da Xia?"
"Get Prince Shuo out of Daxia! We the people don't want Prince Shuo! With Prince Shuo in power, we the people won't have a good life!"
The people nearby were filled with indignation, and some even threw rotten eggs at Xu Qingyue.
Xu Qingyue's body was dirty, and she was so angry that she had to flee in embarrassment. Soon, the people secretly arranged by Xu Qingyan spread the rumors among the crowd, and these rumors spread throughout the capital. The people were filled with righteous indignation and speculated about Prince Shuo with various conspiracy theories.
When Prince Shuo learned the news in the palace, he was so angry that he beat Xu Qingyue half to death in his house. In order to curb the rumors and show the people that he had no ambitions and was not a prince who would bully others, he paraded Xu Qingyue through the streets to let the people vent their anger.
Xu Qingyue was extremely humiliated. She hated not only Xu Qingyan but also Prince Shuo. She thought that after Pei Jingyuan succeeded, she would cut the two into pieces. But she didn't expect that she would never see this day. Xu Qingyue was stoned to death by someone arranged by Pei Jingchuan to mingle among the people!
Prince Shuo was originally trying to appease the people and show his attitude. After Xu Qingyue was smashed to death, he naturally would not pursue the matter. Moreover, he had already used Xu Qingyue to drive the King of Qin to the border, and he felt that Xu Qingyue was of no value.
However, even if he did so, somehow the news outside the palace still reached the emperor's ears. Some ministers in the court who originally supported him even criticized him at this time. Even the emperor, whose health was supposed to be getting worse, began to get better.
The emperor called Prince Shuo into the palace and questioned him. His words showed his dissatisfaction with him and he also revealed his intention to send someone to summon the King of Qin back. Now, Prince Shuo was completely panicked. He had finally gotten the King of Qin away, and his purpose was to kill him on the battlefield.
Now, the crown prince has not yet woken up, and Prince Yu and the Sixth Prince have been burned and their legs broken, so there is no hope for them to succeed to the throne. If the emperor dies at this time, only he can be legitimate. Even if the worst result is, he can support the emperor's youngest son to ascend the throne and use the emperor to control the princes. Of course, he will not let the two young sons live. So, Prince Shuo couldn't wait any longer and planned to kill the emperor directly without delay.
Just at this time, he received another letter with a quick horse whip, informing him that something happened to the Duke of Ying. Dayong and Pei Jingyuan had cooperated to capture the Duke of Ying. Now, they were just waiting for the King of Qin to arrive and capture him in one fell swoop. After all, the King of Qin had no combat experience, and they were not worried at all that he would have a chance to escape.
Prince Shuo was overjoyed, and began to prepare for the emperor to die so that he could take over Daxia.
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