"It's time to contact Wu Daocong."
"Liangyuan, do you have a plan?" Chanyi asked.
"A good opportunity is hard to come by." Yan Nangui smiled.
Soon, someone contacted Wu Daocong.
Wu Daocong's hatred for the Meng family was indeed very deep. He agreed without hesitation.
Over the years, he's served in the front yard and is considered one of the more reliable people. It's also the result of his own hard work in climbing up the ranks.
At this moment, he slipped a letter into the things Meng Jianghe often looked at.
Soon, Meng Jianghe will be able to see it.
Sure enough, Meng Jianghe saw the letter that very night.
It was a vague and ambiguous statement, merely implying that the Second Prince had no hope. The Prince of Nan'an supported the Third Prince.
At this point, if they wanted to gain a foothold in the future, they had to align themselves with the Third Prince. The Prince of Nan'an raised an army, and he also supported the Third Prince.
However, if the Third Prince wants to succeed, the support of the Prince of Nan'an alone is not enough.
His Majesty's illness is now far more serious than the imperial physicians have indicated.
This is the last chance. Once the Crown Prince has firmly established himself, the Meng family will have no chance of a good life.
The Meng family could die a hundred times over just because a wild goose flew south.
That's the truth.
In the past, the Meng family relied on the Princess, but that was merely a matter of leveraging her influence. Who wouldn't want to have a better life?
But Yan Nangui has gradually pushed them to the opposite side of the Crown Prince over the past few years.
They were forced to remain bound to the princess.
The deeper Meng Jianghe sank, the more he had to find a way to climb out.
That's why she sided with the Second Prince.
Now, the second prince is clearly at a disadvantage.
Meng Jianghe was a capable man. When he served as the prefect of Quzhou and the inspector of Quzhou, he was a master at accumulating wealth.
Now, as the Vice Minister of Rites, he wields even greater power.
He's so useful.
Therefore, without much thought, his first suspect in this ambiguous letter was naturally the Third Prince.
As for how they ended up here, it shouldn't be difficult for a prince or a nobleman to send a letter in.
However, Meng Jianghe still checked the people around him and kicked two of them out.
Two days later, Chanyi couldn't hold back any longer and asked.
Because she saw the letter with her own eyes, it was naturally written by her master.
Before Yan returned south, he had never shown his calligraphy to the Meng family.
Of course, she was referring to herself now.
As for the previous ones, the handwriting of the returning geese was different from mine.
So she didn't care, unless the letter somehow ended up in the hands of the Yan family, otherwise even the Crown Prince hadn't really seen her writing much.
"Liangyuan, will Lord Meng really side with the Third Prince?"
"It doesn't matter. If they side with the Third Prince, they'll become his henchmen. If they don't side with him, he won't stand idly by. Whether it's the Crown Prince or the Third Prince, once one of them gains power or even ascends the throne, the Meng family's status will plummet."
"To put it bluntly, the Eldest Princess valued the Second Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Twelfth Prince in the past, but she never valued the Third Prince. Besides, wouldn't the Meng family want to gain merit for supporting the new emperor?"
"You mean, if he doesn't side with the Third Prince, he'll discuss things with the Second Prince? Who knows what they might do?" Chanyi asked.
“Yes, actually I’m hoping he won’t side with the Third Prince. After all, the Meng family has been aligned with the Second Prince for years, and it wouldn’t be good if they accomplished nothing.” Yan Nangui smiled.
Chanyi indicated that she understood.
Regardless of who she chooses to side with, what Consort Liang wants is to keep the Meng family firmly attached to the prince's ship.
Why did you need to nail it in?
Chanyi's expression suddenly changed: "Lady Liang... could it be... His Majesty..."
"Not necessarily. But regardless of whether His Majesty lives or dies this time..."
She stood up, looked at the tender buds on the trees outside, and smiled: "Whether he lives or dies, after this incident, Shu Chengfeng should be able to take full control of the power."
"If you can't do it, then don't expect His Majesty to die; he might as well just die himself."
These words made Chanyi's heart tremble.
Thinking that he knew so much, he could only remain loyal for the rest of his life.
However, she didn't have any other thoughts.
She was both afraid and secretly pleased, knowing that her master had taken her as one of his own.
If Shu Chengfeng seizes all power, then the Second Prince and the Third Prince will both be deposed.
If they are all ruined, how can the Meng family still stand?
Yan Nangui's letter wasn't meant to kill the Meng family immediately, but rather to push them further down the path to their doom, making it impossible for them to extricate themselves.
What she wanted was the destruction of the Meng family, and... Meng Junxian could not die.
How could he die?
He has to live.
Fortunately, with a princess as his wife, he would always have a chance to survive and watch the entire Meng family die.
Only he lingered on, barely clinging to life.
When Yan Nangui left the Meng family, that was what she thought.
Dying is too easy.
Why not let those wretches live and suffer?
Meng Junxian was like this, and so was the Eldest Princess.
When Shu Zhongjing finally woke up, everything went black.
Today, it is Consort Lixian who is attending to the ailing patient.
She hurriedly summoned the imperial physician.
He helped His Majesty sit up.
Soon, the Crown Prince arrived.
Shu Zhongjing felt his vision was blurry and he couldn't see clearly, so naturally his temper wasn't very good.
He wasn't stupid, and now he had even more suspicions. He had thought of Empress Dowager Jiang, but he wouldn't overlook the Empress and her son either.
Therefore, he refused to see the crown prince at all.
Consort Lixian was more than happy to say: "How about I have Lingfeng come to serve Your Majesty? Your Majesty is currently ill, how can you manage without your son by your side to serve you?"
Shu Zhongjing nodded haphazardly.
He didn't even dare to say what he couldn't see clearly.
The second prince soon entered the palace, smugly heading into the Beichen Hall.
Shu Chengfeng didn't care about these things.
However, Physician Qi told the Empress that His Majesty had a problem with his eyes.
The Empress immediately relayed the news to Shu Chengfeng.
The fighting in the south has just begun, and it's too early to tell who's in control. However, rumors are rampant and quite unpleasant.
Shu Chengfeng didn't mind His Majesty's obstruction at this moment; he simply asked a few questions through the window and then left.
He couldn't issue the decree directly without going through His Majesty, but now that things had come to this, he wasn't in a hurry.
He's already embarrassed himself, so he doesn't care about these things anymore.
After all, the Great Yan is prosperous and the country is strong; it's not something that can be achieved by just someone rebelling.
This is a good opportunity to suppress those restless people.
Shu Zhongjing's eyes were not getting better anytime soon, so he could only ask Imperial Physician Weng for advice.
The imperial physician could only tell him to rest and not to get angry.
For three consecutive days, the Second Prince attended to the ailing prince.
He thought the court officials would see this, but he was suddenly horrified to discover that he was pretending to be a filial son and grandson every day, while the crown prince was involved in all matters of state.
The veteran officials had great faith in the Crown Prince.
I am very pleased.
Those ministers who support His Majesty are now very reassured.
Recalling what Meng Jianghe had said to him that day, the Second Prince's heart was filled with unbearable anxiety.
His personal guards and advisors also openly and subtly advised him several times, basically saying that this was the perfect opportunity, and if the Crown Prince got into trouble, he would become the eldest prince!
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