"She is indeed... still so flamboyant."
In the palace, Concubine Xie smashed a teacup and said sternly, "Chu Qingluan is so bold! She dared to let the border troops approach the capital. Is she going to force the palace to rebel?!"
On the side, Crown Prince Chu Lang looked pale, "Mother, Pei Yuan has a large army. If he really stands on Chu Qingluan's side, we..."
Concubine Xie sneered, "Why are you panicking? With His Majesty still here, how dare she rebel? Send down the order, have the imperial guards strengthen the palace defenses, and also closely monitor every move of the princess's mansion."
The reason why Concubine Xie wanted to monitor the princess's mansion was because Pei Yuan's parents were originally servants of the princess's mansion. His father was the chief guard of the princess's mansion, and his mother was a laundry maid with a low status.
She had to make sure these two were still in the mansion first. If Pei Yuan really wanted to rebel, she could use these two as hostages to force Pei Yuan to surrender.
"But the military pay case three years ago..." the prince added worriedly.
Concubine Xie had a sinister look in her eyes and her fingertips dug deeply into her palms.
"The military pay case from three years ago must not be traced back to the Crown Prince! Go to the Ministry of Justice in person and ask Li Dehuai to find a way to arrest Zhou Chao before Chu Qingluan returns to Beijing, and then make him commit suicide in prison."
Zhou Chao is the main culprit in the military pay case and also a member of the prince's party. He knows too many inside stories.
"Give him a cup of poisoned wine, and make him write a confession in blood before he dies, saying that he was instigated by Prime Minister Gu, and that he embezzled military funds and had nothing to do with the East Palace."
"Remember, make his death tragic. Make sure everyone think that you, the Crown Prince, put justice above your own family and personally dealt with him."
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