Chapter 157: Plotting against each other 1
Lianyi was reading the news sent back by Fengshou at this time. The people led by Xian Shijun had successfully entered Fengxuan City. The third princess was now out of the most dangerous time and her health was getting better.
"Empress, the Second Princess requests an audience."
"Let her in!"
Lianyi handed the message she had read to Huizhi beside her, then picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
"Greetings to the Queen Mother!"
The Second Princess bowed and said anxiously:
"Mother Queen, my third sister went to Fengxuan City. There is a plague there and it is too dangerous. I want to arrange for someone to bring her back."
"It's okay. I've asked Xian Shijun to take care of her. You don't need to make a fuss about her."
Ripple said lightly.
"How can we allow this to happen to the wise servant?"
The second princess frowned. She was really worried. If anything happened to her third sister during her regency, she could imagine what the outcome would be.
"Originally, I sent the third brother to the army for training. He barely passed the new recruit assessment and was transferred to Longling City to replenish the troops. When the flood occurred this time, you transferred the Zhao family's troops to provide disaster relief, and all of their new recruits went to provide disaster relief.
It is not easy to train a veteran to fight on the battlefield, but it is not necessary to recruit only new soldiers! Veterans also started out as new soldiers.
I know that the Zhao family is your paternal clan, close to you, and your greatest helper. Are you sure you can fully control them in the future?"
Lianyi's voice was light and she made her point clear.
When the Second Princess heard this, her heart skipped a beat. It seemed that her mother was very dissatisfied with what the Zhao family did this time.
"Mother Queen, it is my fault for not considering it carefully."
"Since I have asked you to be the regent, I will not interfere with any of your decisions. I am just afraid that you will foster the thoughts of some people before you even take that position."
Lianyi glanced at the second princess calmly, causing her to shudder.
The Second Princess was already feeling nervous, because her own queen mother held a lot of power in her heart, and she knew that her queen mother would never do anything without a purpose.
"My queen mother reminded me, and I will pay attention to it."
Afterwards, the Second Princess hurriedly bid farewell to Lianyi and went to summon the people from the Zhao family.
On the other hand, the eldest princess was inspired by Lianyi and started a fundraising campaign in the capital. Because this time people were not asked to donate silver, but old items that were no longer needed, everyone was not so resistant. Even ordinary people sorted out large and small bags of old items. After all, this was also a good deed.
The eldest princess has been busy with these things recently. The things she collects have to be checked. Those that are too old and unusable have to be eliminated. Then they are sorted and loaded onto trucks, and people are arranged to transport them to the disaster-stricken cities. Fortunately, they are not silver or food, so there is no need to worry about others having any bad intentions.
Because of the eldest princess's action, she received a lot of praise. It was said that the eldest princess cared about the people and was tolerant. As the second princess was regent, she not only did not make any trouble, but also gave advice. The ministers in the court had a better impression of the eldest princess.
The Second Princess was pointed out about the Zhao family's affairs by her mother because of her third sister's affairs. Now when she heard the praise for her eldest sister in the court, she felt very aggrieved, but she knew that she could not act rashly at this time, and she also followed the trend and praised her eldest sister.
The eldest princess went to see her father with a big smile on her face, but Rong Shijun looked a little pale and occasionally coughed. She immediately asked with concern:
"Father, didn't the Queen Mother ask Mei Yuanzheng to check your pulse? Why are you still coughing?"
"Mei Yuanzheng came and prescribed me some medicine. My cough has eased a bit now, except for the occasional cough."
Rong Shijun said in a low voice.
He knew clearly why he was coughing. He used to wear a mask when copying Buddhist scriptures. After copying the scriptures, he would immediately send them to a separate Buddhist temple for worship. The three incense sticks every day were also burned by people around him. But even so, he still inhaled some, so he coughed.
When Mei Yuanzheng came to take his pulse, he was nervous, fearing that Mei Yuanzheng had discovered something. Fortunately, the other party was already old and confused, and did not notice anything. Instead, he treated him for an ordinary cold and the cough medicine he prescribed was suitable for his condition. His condition has eased a lot.
"Dad, please take care of yourself. If you feel anything is wrong, please tell me at any time."
"Don't worry, I know my own body well. But I see you are in a good mood today. Is the fundraising going smoothly?"
"Yes, I came here to talk to my father about this."
After the eldest princess finished speaking, she lowered her voice and said:
"Father, I just received news that my third sister is trapped in Fengxuan City, and there is a plague there."
"No wonder. Yesterday, the Second Princess hurried over to see the Queen. It must have been because of the Third Princess's matter."
Rong Shijun said thoughtfully.
"That should be it. I heard that Second Sister didn't look very good during the court sessions these past two days. And because I was praised for my fundraising to help the people, she couldn't even keep her smile on."
The eldest princess said with some pride.
"My dear, you must not be careless. You seem to have the upper hand now, but nothing can be certain until the end."
Rong Shijun narrowed his eyes, then coughed twice. After drinking the medicine offered by the eldest princess, he thought for a moment, asked everyone in the room to leave, and this time spoke in a lower voice:
"The Third Princess is in Fengxuan City. We can do something about it. If she dies from the plague..."
After hearing this, the eldest princess' eyes lit up, then she frowned and also lowered her voice and said:
"Father, there must be someone arranged by the Queen Mother around my third sister. If she is really infected with the plague, she will definitely get the best treatment. We can't intervene, in case the Queen Mother finds out."
"You also said that you received the best medical treatment. If the doctor was not dedicated and delayed the treatment, resulting in the death of the Third Princess, what do you think would happen?"
The eldest princess' eyes turned, and she shook her head and said:
"It's not right. Second sister has no reason to do this. Once she finds out that it was her people who did it, she might put the blame on me and drag me down with it. After all, I am the ultimate beneficiary."
"I know, so the Third Princess must have died of the plague. This has nothing to do with you and the Second Princess. You can only blame her for having bad luck going to that place. But the Queen will definitely vent her anger on the Second Princess."
Rong Shijun said calmly.
"Father's intention is to let the Queen Mother vent her anger on the second sister because of the death of the third sister. Since I have not made any mistakes, I am naturally the first choice."
The eldest princess reacted immediately.
Rong Shijun nodded with satisfaction.
"Don't worry, father. I know what to do. There are some old items to be sent to Fengxuan City this time. I will arrange for someone to find a few pieces of old clothes with problems and find a way to let my second sister have access to them."
The eldest princess reacted quickly and came up with a plan immediately.
(End of this chapter)
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