"Let's not talk about this anymore. My mother must have something important to tell me, right?" he asked sincerely.
The Queen Mother also knew that the Emperor was different from before. The current Emperor was no longer the penniless Emperor who had just ascended the throne. He had grown stronger and it was difficult for her to control him. The Queen Mother's face was not looking good. "I heard that the Emperor has arrested the Prince Consort?"
The emperor said, "He has been released. I think the prince consort has returned to the princess's residence. Fengyang will be able to see the prince consort as soon as he returns home."
If he agreed, the empress dowager could still discuss the matter with the emperor.
But since the emperor had said this, the empress dowager couldn't say anything else.
In this way, it was confirmed that the prince consort intended to force himself on the concubine.
Princess Fengyang, however, did not understand all this. She only heard that the Prince Consort had been released, and immediately said anxiously, "I will go back and see the Prince Consort."
The emperor also said: "Now it is time to go to court, so I will not stay for long."
The empress dowager suffered a loss and watched the emperor leave with a gloomy face.
Even so, the emperor was a little late.
He has always been extremely diligent, and the court officials would not hold it against him if he was late for the first time.
But after the morning court session, it was inevitable that some people would talk about it in private.
Someone said: "The Emperor recently appointed a new Consort Chen, could it be because of this...
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"If that's the case, it's a good thing. The Emperor used to be too averse to women, and his relationship with the Empress was so weak that even now there hasn't been a royal heir born in the palace."
People who don't know the inside story sighed like this.
The expressions of the ministers around were somewhat gloomy.
But at the same time, someone else, following the emperor's instructions, said, "I heard that it seems to be because of the incident between the Empress Dowager and Princess Fengyang. Previously, the prince consort tried to be rude to the Concubine Chen, but the Emperor caught him red-handed and arrested him. The Empress Dowager sided with the prince consort and forced the Emperor to release him."
"Having said that, the majesty of the royal family cannot be offended. The Queen Mother is only the Emperor's adoptive mother after all. When things really get tough, she disregards the royal family's reputation and sides with her own son-in-law. It's really disheartening to think about it."
Everyone was surprised to hear this.
When they were talking, Duke Rong listened to it from beginning to end, and then went straight to the palace to tell the Queen Mother about it.
The empress dowager had been tricked by the emperor before and was already in a very bad mood. Now when she heard that the emperor had used this trick on her, she almost fainted from anger.
After this, the empress dowager was suspicious of the emperor, but generally felt that the emperor was just lucky and that Prince Su hated her so much that it was a good thing for the emperor.
Now she realized that she had raised a wolf cub who looked honest on the surface.
"Well, well, he's really good," the Queen Mother said, "but this man can't stay here for long."
What she needed was an obedient son, not a rebellious emperor. "After my birthday, spread the news that the emperor is inhumane, and let him adopt a son as soon as possible."
Duke Rong disagreed and said, "Sister, are you trying to benefit outsiders?"
"Of course not. Fengyang is the legitimate daughter of the late emperor and Ai. Her bloodline is the purest."
"But she is a princess, a daughter married out of wedlock. I'm afraid the court officials won't agree."
The Queen Mother asked, "Is it the court officials who disagree, or is it you who disagree?"
"Besides, Ayu hasn't even married yet, let alone had a son. If we wait another year or two, who knows what the emperor will do. We can't wait any longer."
"Brother, if we wait any longer, we'll be letting outsiders take advantage."
Duke Rong finally agreed to the Queen Mother's proposal, and they were all waiting for the Queen Mother's birthday.
So is Princess Fengyang.
When Princess Fengyang returned to the princess's mansion that morning, she saw Xu Youqi, who was covered in scars and had two ribs broken.
Princess Fengyang was furious. She herself was reluctant to beat her husband, but the emperor dared to beat him like this.
It’s all Jiang Yi’s fault. This woman is a disaster.
She secretly vowed to find a way to get rid of Jiang Yi.
Didn’t Jiang Yi say that her husband forced her? Then she would let everyone know that Jiang Yi was an unfaithful and slutty woman.
And this day arrived as expected.
The Queen Mother's birthday was organized by the Queen herself. Although the Queen was aloof by nature and didn't like to care about these mundane matters, she had a nanny carefully trained by the Zhao family who arranged everything for her.
It was just that the night before, Queen Zhao suddenly caught a cold and was afraid that the disease would be passed on to the empress dowager, so she did not dare to show up.
The emperor summoned Jiang Yi to his side. The concubines in the palace were no match for the empress and the concubine, so there was nothing wrong with him doing so.
During the banquet, the emperor whispered to Jiang Yi, "The Queen Mother has arranged for someone to lead you there in a while. You don't need to be on guard, just follow them. I will be there later as well."
Jiang Yi nodded.
She asked again: "How do you know so clearly?"
The emperor pointed to the old maid serving tea to the empress dowager and said, "See? She belongs to me."
Jiang Yi looked up, his eyes filled with surprise and admiration.
Although she had only met the Queen Mother once, she knew that this nanny was extremely trusted by the Queen Mother.
It would have been very difficult for the emperor to recruit such a person for his own use.
But the emperor did it.
She used to think Xu Youqi was a very smart person, but now she felt that people like the emperor who could accumulate strength when no one was paying attention and yet remain calm were truly smart.
None of them was really a match for the emperor.
She was so lucky to have chosen the right person.
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