Chapter 134 Male Concubine
On this day, Shen Pingting came to deliver something to the eldest prince, when she suddenly heard some indescribable sounds coming from inside the room.
"Ah... Your Highness... Be gentle..."
A man's charming voice came out.
"Go easy? Can you enjoy yourself if you go easy?" came the prince's hoarse voice.
"Your Highness...you are so brave...I love you so much..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Pingting was taken aback at first, then composed herself and turned to leave.
Back in her own courtyard, Shen Pingting let out a long sigh of relief.
This is at least a good thing for me; I won't have to submit to anyone anymore.
As for whether or not to report to the capital?
Her task was to monitor the Crown Prince's wife, not the Crown Prince.
When Wei Ningyan found out, she smiled faintly.
Didn't you say that none of my schemes have ever succeeded?
This time, I'll show you whether my plan will succeed or not.
Wei Ningyan already knew that the letters had been opened during their delivery.
Given my current situation, the first thing I need to do to improve my life is to get rid of the eldest prince.
There are two ways to escape: one is to fake your own death.
One possibility is that the eldest prince truly dies, and she becomes a widow.
However, Wei Ningyan neither wanted to die herself nor wanted to remain a widow for him.
So she chose the third path: to cooperate with the Crown Prince.
To cooperate with the Crown Prince, a letter of surrender is naturally required.
Wei Ningyan wasn't worried at all about how to surrender, as news kept pouring in from Huai Qing.
She soon found out what the eldest prince was doing every day when he left the palace.
Hmph, manufacturing weapons privately is a serious crime of treason.
Wei Ningyan asked Huaiqing to continue investigating the information and asked him if he needed any help. If so, she would arrange for someone to go and help him.
Huaiqing replied that it wasn't necessary for the time being.
Wei Ningyan scoffed. The eldest prince was such a violent person, yet Huai Qing's small body could withstand it.
Those who come from brothels are just different.
Wei Ningyan used a secret contact to communicate with the capital.
After receiving news of Wei Ningyan's defection, the Empress sneered.
After placing the pieces for so long, there's finally a response.
The Empress wanted to win over the Wei family for her own purposes, but she didn't dare to do it openly.
So he secretly played a trick on Wei Ningyan.
As early as after Princess Yongning's birthday, the Empress sent people to contact her.
However, Wei Ningyan was thinking of joining forces with the eldest prince to deal with the crown prince.
After the eldest prince became the crown prince, he faked his death to escape.
Then I'll adopt a new identity and start my life anew.
Therefore, he did not take the Empress's overtures seriously at the time.
Later, the eldest prince angered the emperor and was sent back to his fiefdom. Wei Ningyan entered the palace, and the empress sent people to contact her again.
Wei Ningyan hesitated at the time and still did not respond.
The last time was when Grand Tutor Wei retired, and the Empress sent someone to contact Wei Ningyan again.
This time, Wei Ningyan was determined to kill the eldest prince, so she agreed.
The Empress sneered, "No one would have guessed that my pawn is the Crown Prince's wife."
He then placed the letter in his hand on the candle flame and lit it.
After the Empress burned the letter, she sent someone to fetch the Crown Prince.
After the Crown Prince arrived, he listened to the Empress's words and remained silent for a long time.
"Mother, I am aware of this matter. From now on, any news from Wei Ningyan can be sent directly to me. You don't need to worry about it anymore."
The Empress was surprised and asked, "Why is that?"
"Mother, don't you understand Father?"
No matter how dissatisfied or bad he is with his son, he is still his son.
I may intervene in the conflict between my elder brother and me, but if you get involved, Father Emperor will likely be displeased.
For example, Consort Shu has already been rejected by the Emperor.
Furthermore, this Wei Ningyan first stirred up trouble between her elder brother and Ling'er, and now she has betrayed her elder brother.
No matter what the outcome is for her eldest brother, she cannot escape death.
Therefore, you'd better not get involved.
The Empress nodded in agreement.
He gave the Crown Prince Wei Ningyan's contact information and contact details.
Half a month later, the Crown Prince sent someone to deliver a message to Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling and Xie Yunyu have been living in Wangyue Villa for a month now.
The Imperial Guards kept a tight watch on the villa, and the servants they brought were all trusted confidants.
The two of them were living a very comfortable life.
During the day, you can go to the viewing pavilion to paint, or go to Xiyun Temple to listen to sutras, or do nothing at all and just stay at home.
Aside from feeling a little heartbroken when thinking about her inability to sleep each night, Xiao Ling was quite happy the rest of the time.
At the Ministry of Personnel, Xiao Ling requested a long leave of absence.
He didn't have much to do in the Ministry of Personnel; most of the work was done by the Left Vice Minister.
It just so happens that the Ministry of Personnel is currently in a period of relative leisure, so his presence or absence has little impact on the Ministry.
Upon receiving the secret letter from the Crown Prince, Xiao Ling frowned slightly.
Xie Yunyu was exercising in the courtyard when she noticed his pale face, so she came over to see what was wrong.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Xiao Ling looked up at Xie Yunyu and said with a smile:
"Give me a kiss and I'll tell you."
Xie Yunyu scolded her, "How can you be so shameless these days?"
"Who told you to fall asleep by yourself yesterday without waiting for me? I didn't even get to say two words to you."
"We're together all day long, and you still talk a lot."
"I had something happy to share with you yesterday, but you fell asleep right away, leaving me with no one to share it with."
Xiao Ling continued to complain.
"And he didn't kiss me last night, nor this morning..."
Xie Yunyu looked at the maids in the courtyard, all of whom were smiling with their heads down, feeling extremely embarrassed.
"Stop talking, aren't you ashamed?"
"We're a perfectly respectable married couple, what business is it of anyone else if we kiss in our own home?"
Xiao Ling said nonchalantly.
Xie Yunyu was so annoyed by him that she had a headache, so she had no choice but to say:
"Okay, okay, I'll make it up to you tonight."
Xiao Ling stood up and helped her sit down.
"That won't do. You always try to renege on your promises. I don't trust you."
Xie Yunyu glared at him.
Xiao Ling leaned closer, and Xie Yunyu reluctantly kissed him on the cheek.
Xiao Ling then cheered up and handed the note in his hand to Xie Yunyu.
After reading it, Xie Yunyu asked, "Is the Crown Prince planning to use Wei Ningyan?"
Xiao Ling nodded.
Xie Yunyu said, "Wei Ningyan is a cunning and two-faced person; we must be wary of her."
“The Crown Prince knows this, and he will send someone to verify whether the information Wei Ningyan provided is accurate.”
"That's good."
After saying this, Xie Yunyu hesitated and said:
"Why do I have a feeling that His Majesty is wary of the First Prince?"
Xiao Ling laughed upon hearing Xie Yunyu's words.
"My Princess Consort is indeed a living Zhuge Liang."
You haven't seen the Crown Prince and His Majesty much, but you can sense this with precision.
That's truly amazing, brilliant!
As he spoke, he took Xie Yunyu's hand, kissed it, and then felt around in his hand.
The rough thumb caressed Xie Yunyu's delicate hand.
Xie Yunyu was preoccupied with her thoughts and didn't pay any attention to this matter.
"The Crown Prince has close ties with the Northern Border and has also colluded with the Western Regions. His Majesty is naturally unhappy to know this."
Xiao Ling explained.
"Wasn't he always in charge of guarding the northern border? Could it be that he joined forces with Prince Rui?" Xie Yunyu asked in surprise.
Xiao Ling was even more delighted and said, "You're really smart, you guessed it right away."
Xie Yunyu's mind was racing at this moment.
"The Western Regions? Isn't that where the Duke of Xing is stationed?"
"Yes, my cousin Yanchi found out that his stepmother, Lady Wan, the wife of the Duke of Xing, has made contact with Consort Shu and passed the message to the Duke of Xing."
His Majesty is already aware of this.
Xie Yunyu said, "No wonder. After we got married and entered the palace, when His Majesty saw Consort Shu, I was standing to the side and noticed that His Majesty's expression was strange."
I thought I was seeing things.
Xiao Ling laughed and said, "Are you seeing things? His Majesty is not satisfied with either Consort Shu or the First Prince."
Consort Shu has made too many and too much trouble for the sake of the eldest prince in the past two years, which has displeased His Majesty.
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