"Even if they could calculate the time well and avoid all the patrolling imperial guards, the palace walls are not for show. There are no steps on the walls, and it would be difficult to jump over them, not to mention carrying a man. I think it is more likely that the Third Prince left the palace on his own."
Emperor Jianning thought for a moment and agreed with Lei Ying. "Then you should always keep an eye on Duke Lu's residence."
"Yes! Your Majesty, what should we do next?"
Emperor Jianning's purpose in sending assassins to Four Seasons Garden was to accelerate the struggle between Chai Shijing and Duke Lu. Although Chai Shijing escaped, Chai Shirong was deposed, which was also a gain.
"Prince Ping won a great victory in this round, and the third brother was deposed. Some people will definitely turn around to support Prince Ping. Let Prince Ping be proud for a while." The more proud Prince Ping is, the more anxious Duke Lu will be. By then, even without him taking action, Duke Lu will have to take action.
After Chai Shirong was deposed, many court officials began to waver. Some of them turned to Chai Shijing; some remained loyal ministers; and some were waiting to see who Duke Lu would support next.
Dunning Marquis Mansion
Lin Dong paced back and forth in the room anxiously, and Ning Shi also looked unwilling, "Master, why don't you discuss it with mother again, and let Qing Yi be a concubine, and not compete with Kang Yueran for the position of the main wife?"
"Mother disagrees, saying that we have already promised Kang Yueran and cannot go back on our word!" Lin Dong plopped down on the chair, "Do you think I don't want Qingyi to marry Prince Ping?"
Lin Qingyi started to cry again, "I said Kang Yueran had bad intentions at the beginning, but Grandmother insisted on accepting the coal mountain that Kang Yueran gave her. Now look what happened, she bought the throne of the Queen with a coal mountain."
She threw herself into Song's arms and said, "Mother, please go and beg Grandmother to return Coal Hill to Kang Yueran. I, I am willing to be a concubine, isn't that enough?"
Song looked at the white jade bracelets on her hands. The pair cost six hundred taels. She was reluctant to give Coal Hill back. "It's not that mother doesn't want to, it's that your grandmother is determined not to agree."
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