Chapter 272 Meeting Concubine Hui
"Second Prince, please be patient." Seeing Shangguan Nanfeng preparing to go out with an angry look on his face, Li Yan hurriedly raised her voice and shouted.
"What's wrong?" Shangguan Nanfeng stopped and turned to look at Li Yan.
"Second Prince, please forgive me for being so bold. Although Su Yue accepted the betrothal gift, she did not marry you.
In addition, Su Yue is free to marry, so it is actually very easy for her to cancel the engagement. Even if the Second Prince does not agree to cancel the engagement, I guess it will not matter much to Su Yue.
After all, Su Yue doesn't need the orders of her parents or the words of the matchmaker. Her marriage can be decided as long as she is willing. ”
When Li Yan said this, a hint of jealousy arose in her heart. The freedom to marry is something that many women cannot even dream of.
"What do you mean?" Shangguan Nanfeng listened to Li Yan's analysis. Although he didn't want to admit it, he thought that Li Yan's words made sense.
“Second Prince, since Su Yue dared to run away, then the people we used to threaten Su Yue before must no longer be able to threaten her. With Su Yue’s intelligence, she will not do anything that she is not sure of.
Even if the Second Prince chases after him now, and even if Su Yue is really with the Third Prince, is the Second Prince really sure he can bring Su Yue back? ”
Li Yan paused, walked directly to the desk, and took another look at the letter on the table.
"What do you have in mind?" Shangguan Nanfeng thought about Li Yan's words for a long time, and finally his tone softened.
Indeed, if Su Yue was unwilling to come back, and with Shangguan Nanxing around, it would be very difficult for him to bring Su Yue back.
"What I mean is...why don't you open the letter now and see what Concubine Hui said?"
Li Yan lowered her head. Her left hand had not yet fully recovered, but in order not to arouse the Second Prince's suspicion, she simply put her left hand under her wide sleeves and picked up the letter on the table with her right hand.
"I actually forgot." Shangguan Nanfeng looked at the letter in Li Yan's hand and regained some of his senses.
His mother left the letter for him yesterday, but he was so distracted by Su Yue's escape that he never thought of reading it.
Shangguan Nanfeng turned around again, walked directly to Li Yan, took the letter and opened it neatly.
After reading it, Shangguan Nanfeng was so shocked that he couldn't recover for a long time.
"Second Prince, what does the letter say? Why are you so shocked?" Li Yan asked doubtfully when she saw Shangguan Nanfeng holding the letter for a long time.
"Li Yan, you are my concubine now, so we are on the same path, right?"
Shangguan Nanfeng looked at Li Yan with a hesitant expression, as if he was considering whether to tell Li Yan or not.
"Of course, Second Prince. I am the concubine you married to him in a formal ceremony. From now on, we will share honor and disgrace. Since the last time I offered a plan to frame Gu Qingzhi, there has been no turning back."
Seeing Shangguan Nanfeng's expression, Li Yan expressed her feelings directly.
"Well, in this letter, my mother wants me to lead the assassins she secretly trained to force the emperor to abdicate." Shangguan Nanfeng lowered his voice and spoke out the main content of the letter.
"What, Concubine Hui..." Li Yan's eyes widened in shock when she heard Shangguan Nanfeng's words.
"You heard it right. To force the emperor to abdicate, my mother said that now that Shangguan Nanxing has left the imperial city, it is the best opportunity." Shangguan Nanfeng nodded and explained again.
"The Second Prince spoke to me so openly, does Concubine Hui want me to do something?"
After listening to Shangguan Nanfeng's words, Li Yan asked directly.
"Indeed, Mother asked you to take people to the cold palace to pick her up. You are now considered a new bride, so we should go to the palace the next day."
After Shangguan Nanfeng finished speaking, he was still full of worries and doubts. Why did his mother suddenly ask him to force the emperor to abdicate? She hadn't revealed anything unusual before.
"Is the Second Prince doubting the authenticity of this letter?" Li Yan looked at Shangguan Nanfeng's hesitant expression and asked the question that was in her mind.
"Indeed, although this is my mother's handwriting, forcing the emperor to abdicate is a big deal." Shangguan Nanfeng expressed his doubts, and the cloud of doubt lingered over his head for a long time.
"Then let's keep our troops under wraps for now, and go directly to the palace to ask Concubine Hui in person in the name of a newly-married couple." After Li Yan finished speaking, he looked at Shangguan Nanfeng.
"Well, what you said makes sense. We still need to confirm with mother, in case this is a trap." Shangguan Nanfeng nodded slightly, put down the letter and loudly ordered to prepare the carriage.
Not long after, Shangguan Nanfeng and Li Yan met the emperor. After talking for a while, Shangguan Nanfeng asked to see Concubine Hui in the cold palace.
The reason was that he wanted to bring his newly married concubine Li Yan to meet him. When the emperor heard Shangguan Nanfeng's words, he paused, but still agreed.
In the cold palace, Concubine Hui was sitting on a chair. Although she was holding a book in her hand, she never turned the page. She seemed idle, but her beautiful eyes were always sweeping towards the door of the cold palace intentionally or unintentionally.
Those crazy concubines had lost interest in Concubine Hui because she had been here for too long, and now no one knew where they had run to hide. At a glance, there was only Concubine Hui in the huge cold palace.
"Mother." Because he was anxious, Shangguan Nanfeng stopped the servants from passing on the message and walked in directly.
"You're here." Concubine Hui was not surprised to see her son appear.
"Mother, I want to know whether what is in the letter is true or not?" Shangguan Nanfeng stepped forward and directly asked about the doubts in his heart.
Li Yan on the side hurriedly followed.
"It's true." Concubine Hui glanced at Li Yan and answered Shangguan Nanfeng.
"Mother, weren't there a group of death warriors who were killed before? Where else are they?" Shangguan Nanfeng heard Concubine Hui's words, stood in front of Concubine Hui, lowered his voice, and asked in words that only the two of them could hear.
"My son, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. Is your mother the kind of person who won't leave any way out?" Concubine Hui raised her head, met her son's eyes, and chuckled.
"Mother is wise, but why do you suddenly want me to..." Shangguan Nanfeng wanted to say the word "force abdication", but the cold palace was not a safe place to talk, so some words had to be said carefully.
“Your Majesty, he has been paving the way for the Third Prince to inherit the throne. The Majesty has almost paved the way.
If we don't take action now, there will be no chance later. Before, my mother arranged everything under the pretext of arranging a wedding for you. Even the palace has been prepared. Everything is waiting for you. ”
When Concubine Hui said this, a trace of sadness appeared on her lips. The Emperor really didn't care about anything for Concubine Xian's son.
"Mother, what do you mean?" Shangguan Nanfeng obviously did not understand what Concubine Hui said after hearing her.
"My son, your mother is staying in the cold palace now because of your father's plan." Concubine Hui looked around the cold palace, and the bitterness she just felt turned into cruelty.
"Mother, father would never do that." Shangguan Nanfeng subconsciously defended his father when he heard Concubine Hui's words.
"Your father has always favored Shangguan Nanxing, can't you feel it? My son, think about it, your mother has been banished to the cold palace, do you really have the qualifications to become the crown prince?"
When Concubine Hui heard her son's question, she asked back directly.
Shangguan Nanfeng was stunned, and everything that happened since he was a child emerged in his mind one by one. It was indeed obvious that his father was partial to Shangguan Nanxing.
"The emperor should have known that Shangguan Nanxing had recovered, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious to pave the way for Shangguan Nanxing. After all, when he was still a sickly person, the emperor didn't take such obvious actions as he does now."
Concubine Hui stood up and gently placed the book on the table beside her, stroking the cover with her fingertips from time to time.
"Mother, do we really want to do this?" Shangguan Nanfeng was still a little worried.
"My son, your mother has arranged everything for you. Even your uncle supports your decision. To tell you the truth, a large number of the people you are going to lead were transferred from your uncle's place."
Concubine Hui stopped what she was doing, looked at her son, and continued, "If we don't take advantage of Shangguan Nanxing's departure, we may never have another chance in the future."
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