Chapter 155: The various forces are connected
"What do you think I should say to you?" Queen Lin didn't even raise her eyes, as if she was talking to the air.
Her indifference made the Second Prince's heart boil with hatred. He said with a malicious humour, "As expected, the Queen Mother only has my eldest brother in her heart. It's a pity that my eldest brother is dead."
Queen Lin's expression remained unchanged as she simply said, "If your eldest brother hadn't died, it wouldn't be your turn."
The smile on the Second Prince's face froze, cracking a little bit. His long, sinister eyes stared at Queen Lin, trying to see any trace of emotion towards the two brothers on her face.
Unfortunately, no.
Just like before.
The queen mother who gave them life never loved them for a moment.
Only he knew it, while his stupid elder brother didn't know until his death that he was actually a bastard.
It was because the eldest brother was tall and straight, and he was 50% similar to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother and the Emperor with a green light on his head looked like a couple, so naturally, he was 20% similar to the Emperor.
Especially those eyes, the three of them looked the same.
Therefore, the Queen Mother and the Lin family chose the eldest brother to stay in the capital to be the high and mighty prince. Even their mother, who never loved them, had to pretend to be kind to him.
And because he was born with such a pair of eyes, he became an abandoned child.
He was abandoned early on and blocked in the southwest like a plague, not allowing him to get close.
And because he was not the one they chose, nothing was hidden from him.
He knew that he was a bastard before he left Shengjing.
No father, no mother, even a useless bastard.
"It's a good thing he's dead." The second prince jumped up, his face full of pride and joy.
Fortunately, my eldest brother died, and everything that was originally not his now belongs to him.
"Since your Majesty Mother has nothing to say to me, I will go and see your Majesty Father."
The Second Prince walked out. Empress Lin still didn't look up, but warned him coldly, "Behave yourself and don't displease your father."
The joy in the Second Prince's eyes faded a little, but he still smiled and said, "As you command, Mother."
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The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is the winter solstice.
The second heavy snowfall was even more severe than the first and never stopped for a moment.
But the winter solstice was indeed a lively time. Not only did the people celebrate the festival, but carriages also filed into the imperial palace.
Since it was a welcome party for the Second Prince and Prince Long, Empress Lin was in charge of inviting all the ministers to the banquet. All officials in the capital were allowed to enter the palace with their families to attend the banquet.
But since there were so many people, the carriages naturally had to be parked in different places.
Su Rui was a female member of the family, and her car was parked on the south side of the parking lot.
The female members of the family all parked here and went inside. When Su Rui got out of the car, many female members of the family also got out. When they saw Su Rui getting out, they all quickened their pace and left.
It was not only because of Su Rui's identity, but also because of Prince Long's return to the capital and the rumors about the Second Prince and Tang Yuli.
Tang Yuli was unable to marry Yun Ji because of Su Rui. There was no guarantee that Prince Long would be angry about this. If he provoked Su Rui, he would be asking for trouble.
Su Rui had long been accustomed to it, and it was just right that no one was blocking her way.
But before she could take a step, she heard the sound of imperial bells coming from behind.
Turning around, I saw a large carriage pulled by two horses. The carriage was made of lacquered boards, decorated with gold and flowers, and even the imperial bells were made of gold.
It looks noble at first glance, and the word "Yue" is written on the lantern hanging outside.
The carriage came straight towards Su Rui and stopped next to her car.
Just as she was wondering who was so reckless as to park the carriage next to hers today, she saw someone getting out of the carriage.
It’s Yue Heyun.
After the Yue family came and took Yue Heyun away that day, Su Rui rushed to Yanzhou on horseback. After returning, he heard that the Yue family had hired a royal physician for Yue Heyun, who saved her life.
But more than that, she didn't ask anyone to find out.
Now, Yue Heyun looks much better, but her lips are still a little pale. She doesn't know if it's because her energy and blood haven't been replenished yet, or if her body hasn't fully recovered.
But the first thing Su Rui noticed was her bun.
The original bun for women has become a hanging bun, which is the bun for unmarried people.
"Concubine Su." Yue Heyun stepped forward and saluted.
"Should I call you Miss Yue or Madam Pei?" Su Rui asked.
The corners of Yue Heyun's mouth twitched unnaturally, and she smiled bitterly and said, "Concubine Su has seen the divorce letter Pei Yan gave me, so why bother asking?"
Pei Yan did give the divorce letter, but he gave it only when Yue Heyun was on her last breath and it was obvious that she could not be saved.
Even if the Yue family brings the person back and saves him, the situation is no longer settled. If the Yue family or Yue Heyun does not agree, the divorce letter can be invalidated.
But now it seems that both the Yue family and Yue Heyun have accepted the divorce letter.
This was beyond Su Rui's expectations.
"I thought Miss Yue would be unwilling to accept this."
"So what if I'm unwilling? It's just a delusion." Yue Heyun smiled, but more of a sense of relief. "Speaking of which, I have to thank the concubine."
"Thank me?" Su Rui was surprised.
"I heard what Concubine said to me that day. I'm just a bit sick after a night of near-death experience. Concubine hasn't been to the shop lately, so I didn't bother her at the palace. But I'm truly grateful to Concubine for telling me those words. Otherwise, I might not have come back alive."
She remembered Su Rui's words, even though she was confused at the time, those words kept lingering in her ears.
Over and over again, there was Su Rui's unrestrained back.
She was envious and began to ask herself.
There's just no answer.
Until I had that long and extremely realistic dream, it felt like I had died.
Perhaps God was afraid that she would not wake up yet, so he let her have an extremely real experience in her dream, putting her in danger and then surviving.
She figured it out, but she was also worried.
Everything now is so similar to what it was in my dream.
Thinking of this, Yue Heyun moved closer to Su Rui and whispered a reminder, "Today, Concubine Su, you must be extremely careful."
In fact, Yue Heyun felt that Su Rui shouldn't have come, but since she had already arrived, she didn't say it.
However, Su Rui could see from her eyes that Yue Heyun knew something, so she pretended not to understand and asked, "Why should we be careful?"
"Don't you know? Prince Long returned to Shengjing together with the Second Prince, and the Pei family has already contacted the Second Prince."
The Pei family also...
It seems that Queen Lin and the Lin family have done a lot of things in secret during this period. As soon as the second prince came back, all forces were connected.
The purpose is to take advantage of Yun Ji's stay in Yanzhou to gather all the forces in the capital into the hands of the second prince. By then, even if Yun Ji has 50,000 troops in Yanzhou, it will be useless without the support of the aristocratic families and the court.
Su Rui felt even more depressed. It seemed that winning over Prince Long was their only way out.
"I have to go first. Concubine Su, please be careful." Seeing that someone else had come, Yue Heyun could not continue to stay with Su Rui. After giving the instructions, she hurried inside worriedly.
Although the situation is more difficult, we still have to fight for what we should fight for.
Su Rui took a deep breath and went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony where the banquet was to be held today.
There is no separation of seats today. Men sit in the east and women sit in the west.
Before entering the hall, you can see the chief people sitting on the east side from a distance.
The one in the front was an old man with a white beard, looking very old, with his eyes closed and beginning to doze off.
Su Rui had met him once. He was the head of the Lin family, the prime minister of the dynasty, and the father of Queen Lin.
Even if he dozed off while sitting, others would not dare to approach him without permission.
The second person sitting was a middle-aged man with a tiger head and leopard eyes, a beard, a strong build, dark skin, and the whole body looked like a black bear.
Needless to say, one can tell at a glance that this is the famous Prince Long.
Before she could take a closer look, she soon met a cold gaze.
It’s the second prince.
He was sitting at the fourth seat, and he seemed to have very good eyesight. He could see Su Rui from a long distance away, with a half-smile on his face, which made people feel cold in their hearts.
But soon, another gaze came over, so hot that it wanted to burn her to ashes.
It’s from Changning.
She sat on the two seats on the west side, and it was obvious to whom she left one seat.
After all, even though Su Rui is only a concubine now, Yun Ji did not marry a concubine, so at such banquets she can sit in the position of the main concubine on behalf of the main concubine.
But at this time, letting her sit at the head of the female family members is like roasting her on the fire.
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