"This servant greets Your Majesty the Empress."
"Get up. Is there something you want to say, coming so late?"
The Empress remained languid, but when she slightly raised her eyes to look at the newcomer, she exuded an overwhelming sense of oppression.
The young eunuch dared not delay and quickly explained his purpose, delivering the message.
"Chief Steward Bai sent a servant to convey a message that the Emperor has recently taken a great liking to Xiao Yezi, and that Xiao Yezi had been ordered to go to Chonghua Palace before."
"Is there anything else?"
The Empress's fingers tightened slightly as she held the book, but her voice remained unchanged and her face showed no sign of distress.
It was like a very ordinary question, and she didn't seem to understand its meaning at all.
The young eunuch thought for a moment and then shook his head.
"Your Majesty, Steward Bai only told this servant this much."
"Understood, go and collect your reward."
"Yes, thank you, Master."
After the young eunuch left, Granny Jiang looked at her mistress with a worried expression.
Having experienced all the turmoil of the day, she knew perfectly well that the current Crown Princess was a thorn in her mother's side.
and……
The Emperor's continued attention to the Crown Princess is not a good sign.
Although the Empress herself doesn't say it, she still cares about the Emperor.
I've never seen the Emperor casually praise the Empress for wearing a fox-tail lily jade hairpin. Is it related to the fact that the Empress has been wearing this hairpin as her hair accessory ever since?
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Perhaps the Emperor only sent someone to Chonghua Palace to show his importance because of the Crown Prince."
Jiang Mama watched the Empress grow up, and her feelings for her were much deeper than her feelings for her own children.
Therefore, she did not want her mistress to get stuck in a rut and end up on a winding, dead-end path.
“Granny, in all these years of marriage with the Emperor, he has never looked at me with that kind of gaze, that intense longing, that possessive look…”
As the empress spoke, her expression turned frantic, and she was no longer the dignified and composed woman she had been moments before.
"Your Majesty, perhaps you have misjudged..."
"No, I cannot be mistaken. It was the Crown Princess who seduced the Emperor!"
"She wasn't satisfied with seducing the Crown Prince, she also dared to seduce my husband! I will not tolerate her; she must die!"
As the empress spoke, her gaze gradually hardened, and she looked down at the medical book in her hand, as if she had made up her mind.
Granny Jiang wanted to persuade her again, mainly because the Empress was already the mother of the nation, and there was really no need for her to risk her life.
Moreover, the emperor cannot touch women, so even if he really takes a fancy to the crown princess, he cannot get close to her.
Your Majesty, aren't you just worrying unnecessarily and digging your own grave?
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Emperor cannot ignore palace rules and the condemnation of the entire world by forcibly marrying the Crown Princess."
Most importantly, it's impossible for the Emperor to actually have anything happen between him and the Crown Princess; he may be willing, but he's powerless to do so.
The Empress was taken aback by these words, but ultimately shook her head with a wry smile and said to her in a very complicated tone—
You don't understand.
At this time, Granny Jiang really didn't know, and Jiang Qiuyue didn't intend to tell Granny Jiang either.
By the time she discovered the truth, it was too late, and she wanted nothing more than to strangle her own foolish self!
I hate myself even more for not taking action sooner, for not doing it myself; otherwise, things would have come to this—
Ah, those are all things of the future.
At this moment, she couldn't understand her mistress's obsessive behavior at all, and she couldn't persuade her to stop, so she could only watch helplessly.
"Alright, Granny, our original intention was to get rid of the Crown Princess. Have you found the poison I asked you to find?"
"Your Majesty, news has come from below that Miss Jiang has discovered many poisons from the Princess Consort, and it seems she should be able to obtain them."
Although Granny Jiang disagreed with her mistress's words, she still answered truthfully.
As a servant, the most important thing is to obey the master's orders, and she clearly had not forgotten that.
Upon hearing this, the Empress narrowed her eyes, as if she had thought of something, and smiled.
"I almost forgot, Princess He is from the Southern Frontier. As a princess from the Southern Frontier who was sent to marry a foreign ruler, she does indeed have access to all sorts of poisons and such."
It seems that Wuyou's sincere heart for Prince Jing has won the favor of Princess He. Good, then let her act according to the circumstances.
The only troublesome thing is that although the princess has many poisons, the emperor also has ways to counteract them.
After all, their own emperor was perceptive and had long ago arranged for the High Priest of the Southern Frontier to take up a post in the Imperial Hospital.
The high priest is more than happy to not have to treat the concubines regularly and to be able to learn various medical skills.
Moreover, the high priest's wife and children were all native to Shengguo, and he had a whole string of sons and daughters, so they couldn't bear to leave him even if they wanted to.
Which poison should we choose?
This needs to be carefully considered...
Thinking this, the Empress flipped through the book on poisons again, noticing the detailed annotations and the cinnabar markings.
Jiang Mama had no choice but to drape a robe over her mistress to keep her from catching a cold.
Sigh, let's just take it one step at a time.
...
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, the crown prince woke up at the appointed time.
He glanced at his little crown princess, affectionately nuzzling her cheek with the tip of his nose, unable to hide the smile on his face.
He lingered for a while, reluctant to leave, before finally getting dressed and going out at Xiao Changzi's urging.
However, before leaving, he specifically instructed Ye Zhi and the others not to wake the Crown Princess and to let her sleep until she woke up naturally.
Ye Zhi and the others nodded with delight, and were even happier after the Crown Prince left.
When their master is favored, the servants feel honored; how could they not be happy?
Moreover, given the favor shown to his Crown Princess, it's likely that a grandson of the Emperor will be born soon!
Hehe, by then the Crown Princess's position will be as solid as a mountain.
It won't be like yesterday, where the Empress could punish someone or falsely accuse them at will!
When the Crown Prince arrived at the Qianqing Gate for court, he unfortunately encountered someone—
That Prince Jing, Sheng Changling, whom he hated the most!
Speaking of this person, the two have known each other since childhood, but they have also been enemies since they were young.
When he first arrived at the palace as a child, he was frail and the servants were afraid of neglecting him, so his father personally took him in and raised him.
So, although he was nominally the son of King Shen, he came to choose a crown prince.
In reality, it had already gained an advantage among a group of competitors long ago.
Before this, Sheng Changling was clearly the smartest and healthiest child, and the most promising candidate to become the crown prince.
As a result, upon his arrival, he directly seized the position of crown prince from the other party.
this……
It would be a mistake not to make enemies, after all, this is the position of crown prince!
What man doesn't have ambition? Who doesn't want to climb the ladder? Who doesn't want to be second only to the emperor?
But there was nothing he could do; he had captured his father's heart so early on.
hey-hey.
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