Chapter 240 Princess Taiping's Consort
Yan Shishu did go to the Cining Palace after all, but she went alone.
Seeing her return, the Grand Empress Dowager asked with a smile, "Shu'er, didn't you go to see the Queen? Why are you back so soon?"
Yan Shishu stepped forward, hugged her arm and shook it.
"Grandmother, I came here so quickly because I want to seek justice for Zhen Rong! The Emperor wants to banish the Empress to the cold palace for the Imperial Concubine!"
The Grand Empress Dowager frowned slightly, and the Empress Dowager beside her didn't quite believe it either, so she spoke first.
"Shu'er, don't talk nonsense. Why would the emperor banish the queen to the cold palace when she was fine?"
Yan Shishu hurriedly said: "I'm not talking nonsense, I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears!"
Seeing that they still didn't believe it, Yan Shishu told them what he had seen in Fengyi Palace today.
"Grandmother, Queen Mother, look, the Emperor is becoming increasingly absurd! The Empress manages the six harems for him and even gave birth to a legitimate son. How could he banish her to the cold palace just because of two palace maids' random accusations? How could this be justified?"
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager did not intend to get involved in such matters.
"Shu'er, I know you have a close relationship with the Queen, but you can't just listen to her one side of the story. Xu'er has always been a man of measure. He must have acted this way today because he has already investigated the matter. As a married princess, this is not your business."
"Grandmother!" Yan Shishu was dissatisfied.
"Zhen Rong is your legitimate granddaughter-in-law! How can you not protect her! That vixen Wen Li'er is trying to step on Zhen Rong to get to the top!"
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's face immediately darkened.
She scolded, "Shu'er, you are really becoming more and more unruly! You are just a princess, no matter what, you can't reach into the emperor's harem! Just stay in my place and take care of your own affairs with your husband. If you do something stupid, don't blame me for not pleading for you."
Yan Shishu was completely frustrated in the Cining Palace and left angrily.
The Empress Dowager looked at her back and sighed deeply.
The Queen Mother hurriedly apologized on her daughter's behalf: "Aunt, Shu'er is too attached to the relationship between her and the Queen. I will summon her to the palace tomorrow and have a good talk with her."
The Empress Dowager rubbed her aching brows, feeling very disappointed with her.
"Shu'er is like this, you really should talk to her. I'm old, how many more years can I protect you? Whether it's you or Shu'er, you have to rely on Xu'er to make a living. Xu'er is a sentimental person. As long as Shu'er is kind to him, he can ensure that she and her children will live a life of wealth and glory. She can't even understand such a simple truth. If she has a quarrel with Xu'er, just wait and see where she will cry!"
Her words came from the bottom of her heart, considering Yan Shishu.
The Queen Mother nodded: "Aunt, I will tell her, don't worry."
Imperial study.
Yan Shixu had just met Princess Taiping's husband, Chen Lisheng.
Chen Lisheng and Chen Yian are siblings from the same mother.
Chen Yian is so stunningly beautiful, and Chen Lisheng is naturally as handsome as Pan An.
When Princess Taiping took a liking to him, his appearance played a big role.
As the eldest son of the Xuan De Marquisate, Chen Lisheng is considered to be extremely capable compared to other children of aristocratic families.
Originally, Yan Shixu valued Chen Lisheng's talents and appointed him as the Prince's attendant in the Eastern Palace, a fifth-rank official, in charge of memorials and letters.
Later, Chen Lisheng married the princess, but Yan Shixu did not remove him from his official position.
Last year, Yan Shixu sent him to Taozhou to serve as the chief officer of the fourth-rank military governor's office.
He was recalled to Beijing ahead of schedule, partly because Chen Lisheng performed well during his tenure.
The second reason is that the wedding of Prince Cheng and Prince Qian is imminent, and as the eldest princess, Yan Shishu should attend the weddings of her two younger brothers.
Third, the aristocratic families were becoming more and more rampant, and Yan Shixu wanted to make an example of them.
And Xuan De Hou Chen Yue was the chicken he chose.
Yan Shixu wanted to let those aristocratic families see that even if they were related to the royal family by marriage, if they dared to form a clique for personal gain and oppress the people, they would not escape legal punishment.
To kill this chicken, the assistance of Chen Lisheng, the prince of Xuande Marquisate, is needed.
Chen Lisheng's position in the Xuan De Marquis' Mansion was rather awkward, and he was even assassinated several times by his father Chen Yue.
The reason is a bit absurd.
One of Chen Yue's concubines cheated on him, and the child she gave birth to became a steward in the mansion.
Chen Yue was furious. He was traumatized by being cuckolded and wanted to find out whether the other children were his biological children.
As a result, something went wrong when the blood test was performed to identify the relatives.
Because not only the child born to the concubine was incompatible with his blood, but also the eldest son born to Madam Chen and Princess Qinghe was incompatible with his blood.
That legitimate son was Chen Lisheng.
This incident caused a huge uproar in Beijing at that time.
Princess Qinghe banged her head against a pillar to prove her innocence.
Fortunately, the rescue came in time and Princess Qinghe was saved, but she was unable to prove her innocence.
It was her father, Old Ming Wang, who stepped in to calm the matter down, and it eventually came to nothing.
Due to the status of the old Ming King and his reputation among the royal family, Chen Yue did not dare to divorce Princess Qinghe, nor did he dare to write a letter to ask for the removal of Chen Lisheng from the position of crown prince.
But the question of whether Chen Lisheng was his son became a thorn in Chen Yue's heart.
Chen Yue had several sons, so losing one was no big deal. He hired killers many times to get rid of Chen Lisheng, but every time Chen Lisheng escaped death.
The father and son are now no different from enemies.
Yan Shixu was happy to help Chen Lisheng get rid of Chen Yue.
After all, compared with Chen Yue, a corrupt official who sold official positions and titles in secret and exploited countless people, Chen Lisheng was at least an upright person and a rare good official.
The two talked for a long time in the imperial study.
After the conversation, Chen Lisheng asked to meet his sister Chen Yian.
The emperor agreed and ordered someone to take Chen Lisheng to the Qichun Palace.
Not long after Chen Lisheng left, a palace maid came to report that Princess Taiping wanted to see her.
Upon hearing this, Yan Shixu asked someone to call her in.
Yan Shishu bowed and said, "I, Princess Taiping, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"No need to be so polite, sister."
Yan Shixu ordered someone to give him a seat.
"Is everything going well for you, sister?"
Yan Shishu nodded. "Everything is fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
After replying, she directly stated her purpose: "Your Majesty, I came here today to remind you that although you are busy with government affairs, you must take time to visit the Queen and the children."
Yan Shixu had long guessed that she came for the Queen, so he didn't seem unhappy at all. He just said, "I will."
Yan Shishu originally wanted to say a few more words, but was afraid of arousing his vigilance, so she did not continue the topic.
She looked around and said with emotion, "When my father was still alive, I often came to the imperial study. Now that times have changed, I haven't been here for a long time."
Yan Shixu said, "Imperial sister, you can come to the palace more often to accompany the Imperial Grandmother and the Queen Mother. If you have time, you can also come and sit with me."
Yan Shishu then said, "My husband and I sent Mo Xun to the academy. He was recently criticized by the teacher for not writing with enough force. So, I'd like to borrow a book from the emperor and let him copy it."
Yan Shixu agreed and asked her to find a few more books for the children to take back with her.
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