"Is this the good show the emperor was talking about?"
Bei Lingyao and Emperor Shengwu drank tea and discussed the affairs of Prince Fu and the Bei family.
"Of course not. I didn't expect Prince Fu to make a fool of himself in the Feng'en Mansion."
Emperor Shengwu's eyes flashed with a smile, "Yao'er is my lucky star. Since you entered the palace, everything has been going smoothly for me. This time, the Black Dragon Guards accidentally discovered that Prince Fu was building an underground palace and privately making dragon robes."
Bei Lingyao was shocked. "Building an underground palace in Prince Fu's mansion and privately making dragon robes?"
Emperor Shengwu nodded, his eyes cold.
Bei Lingyao didn't know what to say for a moment. Prince Fu was too bold and didn't take Emperor Shengwu seriously.
He actually built an underground palace in Prince Fu's Palace, right at the feet of the emperor.
She sent her spiritual consciousness to Prince Fu's mansion, wanting to see the underground palace and the dragon robe.
Emperor Shengwu calmed down and thought that it was not difficult to deal with Prince Fu. The difficult part was the counterattack of the Queen Mother and her followers, which could easily cause turmoil and instability in the court.
Besides, my son is still young and Yao'er has not yet taken control of the harem, so it is not appropriate to alert the enemy now.
Bei Lingyao's spiritual sense was unable to detect the underground palace of Prince Fu's mansion, but she discovered that Prince Fu had more than a dozen warehouses and was extremely rich.
Thinking of the time when Emperor Shengwu ascended the throne and the national treasury was empty, and he was unable to inherit even the previous emperor's private treasury, I suddenly felt extremely sympathetic towards Emperor Shengwu.
The past ten years were not easy for Emperor Shengwu. There were natural disasters year after year, and his subordinates were causing trouble. The treasury was still empty. After paying officials' salaries, military pay, and disaster relief every year, there was nothing left.
Fortunately, Emperor Shengwu did not like to build palaces, gardens or temples like other emperors, otherwise the national treasury and private treasury would have been robbed.
Compared with Prince Fu, Emperor Shengwu was really poor.
Think about Emperor Shengwu’s reputation as a tyrant among the people, and Prince Fu’s reputation as a wise king.
How miserable!
Emperor Shengwu had no idea that Bei Lingyao sympathized with him in her heart. While he was teasing his son on the Arhat couch, he was thinking about the Empress Dowager, Prince Fu, those aristocratic families, and the affairs of the court.
Also, what was written in the late emperor's will and where was it hidden by the empress dowager?
Emperor Shengwu did not want this will to cause trouble and obstacles to his son after his death.
On the day when the prince was one month old, Bei Lingyao also came out of the moon.
She came out of the bath feeling refreshed and saw Emperor Shengwu striding towards her with a box in his hand.
"I asked Xing Yi to get it back."
After Bei Lingyao was promoted to empress, Emperor Shengwu waited for Concubine Lu to be tactful and send the Phoenix Seal to Yufu Palace.
But when the prince was almost one month old, Concubine Lu still had no reaction.
He immediately disregarded Concubine Lu's face and asked Xing Yi to go in person and get the Phoenix Seal back.
Bei Lingyao was happy to get the Phoenix Seal, but Concubine Lu cried sadly.
Not only did she lose her position as empress, but she also didn't even have the Phoenix Seal to give her anything to think about, and even Emperor Shengwu didn't come in person.
Concubine Lu was filled with hatred, "If mother doesn't take action, I will not be able to bear it any longer."
"My queen, please don't be impulsive. They are waiting for us to take action."
Nanny Lu pointed in the direction of Shou'an Palace.
They are not the most anxious ones.
"Wait, if the Queen Mother doesn't take action, how long will we have to wait?"
Concubine Lu couldn't stand it anymore. Was she just going to watch Yu Fu Palace continue to be so proud and do nothing?
After entering the palace for eleven years, she and Concubine Liu each took turns in holding the Phoenix Seal for one month. In Concubine Lu's heart, the Phoenix Seal was hers and she would hold it for life.
Now that it's been taken away, it's like cutting out her heart.
Madam Lu sighed, "The Grand Princess doesn't hold as much power as the Empress Dowager and Prince Fu. If we make any move, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager will target us. We can only wait for the Empress Dowager to take action. Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager can hold her temper, but Prince Fu may not be able to."
"Didn't mother send someone to instigate Prince Fu? Why Prince Fu? Why are those mother and son like cowards?"
Concubine Lu always thought that she was the most patient person, but she overestimated herself. She couldn't bear it anymore, and didn't want to bear it anymore.
Nanny Lu kept trying to persuade Concubine Lu and finally managed to calm her down, but she hurriedly passed a message to the Grand Princess.
The eldest princess was also very depressed. The empress dowager was too tolerant, but she was the one who couldn't keep her temper.
But the eldest princess didn't want to move, but she was afraid of being exposed.
After all, she was not as confident as the empress dowager. Her husband was a consort and could only hold an idle position. Once the emperor liquidated her, she would have no way to stop him.
That's why the eldest princess wanted the empress dowager and the emperor to fight first, so that both would suffer losses, and then she could come to the fore.
Thinking of this, the Grand Princess gave another order: "Let Prince Fu's people add more fuel to the fire."
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Prince's Full Moon Banquet
Censor Bei entered the palace with his family with a look of joy on his face. He was extremely excited at the thought of seeing his grandson today.
Old Lady Bei wanted to bring the Hong family into the palace, but Ling refused on the grounds that she was in poor health and needed to rest, so Old Lady Bei made a scene at home.
Bei Lingyao, who had been staring at the Bei family, used her spiritual sense to give Old Lady Bei a gentle attack. Old Lady Bei had a headache and could only stay at home.
Prince Fu's Mansion
When Bei Hongjiao learned that Old Lady Bei had not been able to enter the palace, her face darkened, "Useless waste."
How could she explain this to Prince Fu?
"Push this concubine to the front yard."
Bei Hongjiao ordered the maid beside her.
"Concubine, the prince has entered the palace to attend the prince's full moon banquet."
Bei Hongjiao's teeth were about to break when she thought of Bei Lingyao, who was so proud of herself in the palace.
At this time, Prince Fu, who had entered the palace, was arguing with the Queen Mother in Shou'an Palace.
"I am already twenty-one or twenty-two years old, and I have many children. Even the illegitimate son is already making great achievements in the northwest at this age. How many more years will your mother have to wait before she feels that he has grown up?"
Prince Fu was very indignant. When he was young, his father gave power to his mother, the queen, and would transfer it to him when he came of age.
In order to regain power as soon as possible, he began to marry concubines and work hard to have children when he was still young.
However, the Queen Mother just refused to let go of the power that belonged to him. Not only did she not hand over the will to him, but the power in the court, the forces in various places, and the Qilin Guard were all firmly in the hands of the Queen Mother.
Everyone around him was arranged by his mother. Even the Qilin Guards who protected him ultimately obeyed his mother's orders.
The more Prince Fu thought about it, the angrier he became. He was the legitimate son and grandson of the Huangfu royal family, but the imperial power fell into the hands of a bastard, and the manpower, power and wealth given by his father all became his mother's.
He had nothing except the title of prince and the money given by his mother.
"You blame me, but if you could succeed, I would never be willing to give up power. The late emperor was so kind to me, how could I dare to betray him? If you were defeated, how could I face the late emperor a hundred years later?"
"In the final analysis, Queen Mother is unwilling to hand over power to her son. If you don't give it to her, he will have no power, so how can he stand up? Those people only listen to Queen Mother. My son is just her puppet."
Prince Fu sat down on the ground and burst into tears.
The fat man, weighing more than 300 pounds, cried loudly and was heartbroken.
The Queen Mother frowned slightly, her eyes revealing her disdain for Prince Fu.
She really didn't want to admit that this was her son.
This son is becoming more and more useless. How can she dare to give up power to him when he is so useless?
Wouldn’t it be better for you to just be obedient? Why are you becoming more and more left-wing?
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