Chapter 283 Granny Wang is a ruthless character
"Why are you afraid of her?" Ye Susu asked. "His Highness doesn't only like her; he likes you too! Take advantage of this time to show your face in front of His Highness more often and try to make him like you even more."
"Oh! Is this alright? The Crown Prince hasn't summoned me, so I dare not go."
Ye Susu leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Your Highness likes it..."
Song Qing blushed upon hearing this, "Really?"
Ye Susu nodded. "Men all like that."
Jiang Fenghua asked her to put in a good word for her, but she refused. Instead, she told Song Qing to try and win over some of Xie Shang's affections first, and they could make further plans after she had her child.
It seems that Jiang Fenghua is also afraid that she will not be able to become empress. When the crown prince ascends the throne, it is uncertain who will win.
So Song Qing's uncle is so highly regarded by the Crown Prince, does that mean she has a chance to become Empress?
Ye Susu wondered: Should I tell Su Tingwan about this?
The Su family was also a general's mansion, and Song Qing also had an uncle who was a general.
Since Su Xuan is providing her with money, she will inevitably receive his support in the future. The downfall of the Su family will not benefit her in any way.
So Ye Susu then revealed this news to Su Tingwan, asking her people to inform her older brother to prepare in advance.
Su Tingwan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when she heard this. "I didn't expect Xie Shang to have a new lover. Jiang Fenghua must be very angry! There will be more and more women around Xie Shang."
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Jiang Fenghua returned to Chenxi Palace, and Granny Wang asked, "Why does the Crown Princess need to curry favor with an unfavored woman? She has no value. That concubine Ye Liang doesn't seem like a good person at all; she's very cunning and we must be wary of her."
"I've trained countless women, and there are quite a few like Consort Ye who are so ambitious. She says she doesn't want anything, but she's actually more greedy than anyone else. She puts on a good show, and men still fall for her act. Believe it or not, once Consort Ye has a child, she'll be restless."
Jiang Fenghua was amused by her, "But she hasn't given birth yet, has she?"
“She’s not carrying Nezha, it’s not like she’ll be pregnant for three years. In my opinion, someone like Concubine Ye should just terminate the pregnancy and keep the child.” Granny Wang was also a ruthless character. “Concubine Ye’s hypocritical and aloof attitude makes it seem like she didn’t want to enter the palace or carry the Crown Prince’s child, as if someone forced her to do it.”
From her interactions with Ye Susu, Granny Wang had this feeling.
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Granny feels good."
Granny Wang was stunned. "What does the Crown Princess mean? This servant doesn't understand."
In Granny Wang's opinion, since the Crown Prince hasn't sent Ye Liangfei a single greeting in so long, she must have no chance with him.
She was unaware of Jiang Fenghua's plans.
Jiang Fenghua said, "No matter what she thinks, Consort Ye is carrying the imperial heir. As the Crown Princess, I must consider the imperial heir."
Jiang Fenghua didn't want to keep her child, since it wasn't a true royal bloodline.
Jiang Fenghua deliberately showed weakness to Ye Susu for one reason: to test whether Ye Susu favored Xie Shang or Su Xuan.
If she were biased towards Su Xuan, she would definitely spread the news about the Crown Prince. So it would be incredibly ironic that she keeps saying she likes Xie Shang.
The second reason was that she wanted to use Ye Susu's words to let Su Xuan know that Xie Shang was giving important positions to General Peng, and she wanted to sit back and watch the two tigers fight.
Although Su Xuan may have had spies who already knew, hearing these words from Ye Susu would make Su Xuan feel that Ye Susu was helping him, and he would work hard to rebel for their child.
The royal family and court officials were essentially a community of shared interests, a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship. The women they sent into the palace served as a link connecting them.
Jiang Fenghua now wants to take control of the bond, otherwise all her efforts over the years will have been in vain.
She would never let herself fail for any reason; she was determined to get that position.
Xie Shang dotes on her and loves her now, but she doesn't dare to place that position entirely on his love, nor does she believe that Xie Shang's love for her will necessarily lead him to give her the position of Empress.
What if, what if he forces her to settle for less because of power? Wouldn't all her efforts have been in vain?
She had thought about it. In her previous life, Xie Shang was able to make Su Tingwan his empress. Xie Shang's affection for her was only one reason. Another reason might be the Su family. The Su family held military power, so he chose to make Su Tingwan his empress. It had nothing to do with who he loved.
Similarly, Song Qing's uncle also held military power.
As far as the ministers were concerned, they were all sending women into the palace to secure the emperor's favor. No one was more noble than anyone else; it was all the same. It was simply a matter of waiting to see who would emerge victorious.
Those who yearn for love are often the ones who die the fastest.
If Xie Shang were to choose now who he would make empress in the future, he certainly wouldn't be able to answer.
Jiang Fenghua wouldn't be foolish enough to ask such a stupid question. Everyone wanted to know, but they could only remain silent and take things one day at a time.
The Empress then sent someone to invite Jiang Fenghua to Kunning Palace, because news of the Eastern Palace Consort falling into the water had reached her ears.
Jiang Fenghua thought that Song Qing would be the one to complain, but she didn't expect it to be Tang Qianran.
Upon seeing the Empress, Jiang Fenghua respectfully bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects."
"Rise!" the Empress said in a deep voice. "The Crown Princess has been in the palace for some time now, and she should be quite familiar with the affairs of the Eastern Palace by now!"
"Your Majesty, with Granny Wang's help, I am quite adept at handling things." Granny Wang was the spy sent by the Empress to her side, but Granny Wang only picked out unimportant reports.
The Empress wanted to control Jiang Fenghua, but in her previous life she felt that control was meaningless since Xie Shang's heart wasn't with her and he naturally wouldn't listen to her, so she gave up on her. In this life, she wanted to control her again, but Jiang Fenghua refused to let her have her way.
"I heard that the Crown Prince has already favored Consort Song. They have been in the palace for so long, but only Consort Song has been summoned by the Crown Prince. What is the reason for the others? Has the Crown Princess asked the Crown Prince about it?" The Empress spoke frankly, and added, "I am also concerned about the imperial heir."
Jiang Fenghua clenched her fingers hidden in her sleeve. "Your Highness, I do not know what you think. Currently, only Consort Ye Liang is pregnant in the Eastern Palace, and her daughter-in-law is being carefully taken care of."
The Empress made Consort Tang accompany the Crown Prince Yanmo every day. The Crown Prince didn't touch her, so what did it have to do with her? She was really sick.
Your son only sleeps on the ones that are useful. You, as his mother, don't understand your son at all!
"The Crown Prince dotes on the Crown Princess, and the Crown Princess also encourages the Crown Prince to visit the inner palace more often... Qianran is also polite and sensible."
She practically begged Xie Shang to favor Consort Tang directly.
Jiang Fenghua said, "I have only been in the palace for a few days. I was in confinement outside the palace for the past few days. Mother, I really don't know what His Highness is thinking. Is it because Consort Tang did something wrong and displeased the Crown Prince?"
The Empress looked at Tang Qianran, as if asking, "Did you upset the Crown Prince?"
Tang Qianran quickly shook her head, her eyes red and looking pitiful. She wasn't like this when she took action today.
Jiang Fenghua originally wanted everyone to have a better life and to resolve major issues by minimizing them, but since she doesn't appreciate it, she shouldn't blame Jiang Fenghua.
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