Nothing in the palace could be hidden from Bei Lingyao.
Or rather, the entire capital city.
Concubine Yu wrote a letter back to the Prime Minister's wife, and Bei Lingyao knew about it immediately.
Although both mother and daughter were under house arrest, there were still people around them to order them around.
After reading her daughter's letter, the Prime Minister's wife immediately said to the people around her, "When the Prime Minister returns home, please ask him to come over."
When Prime Minister Yu returned from his post, he seemed to have a knot in his brow that could not be untied.
In previous years, when Emperor Yongxi went to the imperial mausoleum to worship his ancestors, he would appoint him as the prime minister and several other ministers to jointly supervise the country.
But this year, I brought them all with me.
The capital was guarded by military officers and generals.
Princess Fu'an entered the palace to take care of the queen.
This clearly shows that he is worried about them.
"Prime Minister, Madam asks you to come over. She says she has something important to discuss."
Prime Minister Yu looked at the Prime Minister's wife's confidant and didn't want to pay any attention to him, but he still stepped forward.
The Prime Minister's wife showed her daughter's letter to Prime Minister Yu. "Master, this is a good opportunity. We have already made enemies with the Queen. If we don't take this opportunity to get rid of her, once the Queen safely gives birth to a prince, the knife hanging over our Yu family's head will fall sooner or later."
Prime Minister Yu remained silent for a long time without saying anything.
The Prime Minister's wife advised again: "Prime Minister, if you want to get rid of the Queen, you can only do so while the Emperor is away from the capital. This is our Yu family's only chance."
"What do you want, madam?" Prime Minister Yu looked at his wife.
"We need to come up with a foolproof plan. One plan alone might not be enough. The more the better. The queen must die, otherwise our plan will be in vain."
"What's your plan, madam?"
The Prime Minister's wife looked at Prime Minister Yu and said, "A chain of schemes."
Prime Minister Yu's eyes gleamed, "This time the emperor is going to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to his ancestors, and I and the six ministers are accompanying him. This matter can only be left to the madam."
The Prime Minister's wife was stunned. "The Prime Minister is also accompanying him to the Imperial Mausoleum? The Emperor is going to the Imperial Mausoleum to pay homage to his ancestors, so why is he bringing the Prime Minister and the ministers? Then who in the capital will supervise the country?"
Prime Minister Yu's eyes darkened for a moment. "The Emperor hasn't decided who will be the regent yet. Besides me and the six ministers, there are a hundred or so officials accompanying him. No one is needed to be the regent. Princess Fu'an will enter the palace to take care of the Empress."
"Princess Fu'an?"
The Prime Minister's wife frowned and fell into deep thought.
In Fengyi Palace, Emperor Yongxi said, "This time, I intend to take all the officials away and hand them over to Yao'er in the capital. This is my token. If I come in person, my sister will also help Yao'er."
Bei Lingyao was slightly surprised when she heard Emperor Yongxi talk about the purpose of the token. "Your Majesty actually trusts me so much."
"You are my queen and the mother of my child. When I leave the capital, I must provide you with manpower to protect you and your child."
Bei Lingyao picked up the token and bowed to Emperor Yongxi, "Since Your Majesty trusts me, I will never let you down."
She also took out the peace jade she had carved, "This is the peace jade I made, I hope Your Majesty can wear it close to your body."
"Yao'er has this skill?"
Emperor Yongxi was surprised when he held the Ping'an Jade.
Bei Lingyao smiled slightly, "I made six, one for the Emperor, one for the Imperial Sister, one for Ping An'an, and one for the two children in my belly."
Emperor Yongxi gently scratched her nose and said, "I thought I was the only one who had it."
"It was originally prepared for the Emperor's departure from the capital. I just thought that the Imperial Sister had taken good care of me, so I gave her one. Ping'an and the two children in her belly are both mine, so naturally I can't do without them."
Emperor Yongxi was happy. Having two children, a boy and a girl, was a good idea.
But when he thought about Bei Lingyao being pregnant with twins, he became worried again.
It seems that we will need to arrange more people and find someone to keep a close eye on the concubines.
"Good Yao'er, I'm very happy that you thought of me."
Emperor Yongxi held up his jade pendant and asked again, "Are they all the same?"
"They are different. The emperor's is a five-clawed dragon pendant, the princess's is a crane pendant, Pingping's is a Qilin pendant, and An'an's is a black tortoise pendant."
At this point, Bei Lingyao reached out and gently stroked her belly, saying softly, "The prince is a four-clawed dragon, and the princess is a red bird."
"I also feel safe and blessed. You are my fertility-bringing Qilin."
Emperor Yongxi watched Bei Lingyao take out the other five jade pendants, and admired Bei Lingyao's good craftsmanship.
"Yao'er's craftsmanship is no less than that of a master carver."
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."
Bei Lingyao called Ping Ping An again and gave them one by one, hanging them around their necks.
"Put these two pieces aside for now. This one will be given to the Imperial Sister when she enters the palace."
"I asked my sister to take care of you. When I leave the palace, she will come in."
Bei Lingyao had no choice but to put all three jade pendants away.
Ping Ping'an couldn't let go of the jade pendant on her neck, and she was even more delighted to learn that it was carved by her own mother.
Emperor Yongxi looked at the two brothers and said, "Next year, when they are six years old, I will send them to the Shangshufang and invite a teacher from the Hanlin Academy to teach them."
"Alright, let them study in the palace for a few years first, and then go to the Imperial College when they are eight years old."
The Imperial College only accepts children over the age of eight.
But there are still many famous academies in the capital.
Bei Lingyao didn't want to send her two sons to study at the academy outside the palace at this time.
Although she could see how the children were doing in the academy, she was pregnant and the twins were not around. She was afraid that they would have wild thoughts and think that their mother wanted to have younger brothers and sisters and not them.
So he studied in the palace for a few years and then went to the Imperial College.
Emperor Yongxi nodded slightly. He could make suggestions on matters of Ping'an's upbringing, but the decision was still up to Bei Lingyao.
Ping Ping An'an slowly breathed a sigh of relief. They already knew that their biological mother had remarried and married into the imperial palace. Although she was still their biological mother, she was no longer Madam Lin.
The wet nurse said that according to the rules they were not allowed to live in the palace, so they had to live in Fengyi Palace.
But because my mother couldn't bear to leave them, she kept them.
They were also afraid of leaving their mother, so they were happy to hear that they could stay in the palace for a few more years.
When they grow up, they will go to the Imperial College to study, work hard to become the top scholar, and protect their mother and their younger brothers and sisters in the future.
Emperor Yongxi did not stay long before leaving, staying safely by Bei Lingyao's side and reading to his unborn brother and sister.
Time flies, and it is the day for Emperor Yongxi to set out.
Bei Lingyao, along with Ping Ping'an, and Princess Fu'an watched Emperor Yongxi leave.
The court officials glanced at Bei Lingyao intentionally or unintentionally. Minister Bei didn't want to look, but he still looked at Bei Lingyao before getting on the carriage.
Bei Lingyao pretended not to see it and just watched Emperor Yongxi's carriage leave.
Concubine Yu is still under house arrest and has not come out.
It was not until the imperial carriage gradually disappeared from their sight that Bei Lingyao and Princess Fu'an prepared to take Ping An back to Fengyi Palace.
The concubines tactfully bowed to Bei Lingyao and took their leave.
Bei Lingyao took out the jade pendant.
Princess Fu'an was surprised, "It's for me."
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