Chapter 119 Planting the Seeds
The words that Emperor Xuanwu was about to say were stopped.
He had a hunch that the Third Prince had misunderstood Concubine De. How could Concubine De say such words to the Third Prince to sow discord between Concubine Zhen and the Third Prince? He did not take it too seriously, so he did not think deeply about it. He only answered his previous question: "The eldest and second sisters are both our Xuan'er's sisters. Xuan'er is a man. He cannot break up with his sisters because of a little thing. Do you understand? Your mother and Concubine Liang are matters between adults. They have nothing to do with you. You can also tell the two sisters when you go back. Just say that it was said by the emperor."
The Third Prince nodded vigorously: "Empress Zhen is right. The emperor is really wise and brave. Nothing can stump the emperor."
Jiang Xinyue's flattery was fed back to him through the Third Prince in a roundabout way.
People's farts stink because the molecules are moving, and the same is true for the fact that flattery smells good.
Rumors, gossip, and all kinds of hearsay spread in the palace faster than the speed of molecular movement.
The discord between Concubine De and Concubine Liang is an indisputable fact.
"What's wrong with you? You can't even take care of a child, what use do I have for you?"
Concubine De has been a little angry recently, and some rumors came out of nowhere, saying that she and Concubine Liang are not getting along.
Last time in Shun'an Palace, she did have an argument with Concubine Liang, and she deliberately angered Concubine Liang so that she couldn't help but fight. She then fell on the corner of the table and cut her face.
She did this just to let the Emperor and the Empress see clearly who is the best candidate for the top of the four concubines.
Later, after mediation by the Empress, Concubine Liang also apologized to her. In order to maintain her Buddhist and non-competitive personality, she has made peace with Concubine Liang.
It’s just that I don’t know who is spreading rumors in front of the Second Princess, making the relationship between the children very awkward.
She was previously on guard against Concubine Liang’s attack on her children, and she told the Second Princess and the Third Prince to have less contact with Shun’an Palace. The children didn’t dare to ask her, so they would inevitably ask the palace maids who served her closely.
Perhaps it was because she didn’t explain the situation in time at that time that this situation occurred.
Faced with Concubine De’s anger, the palace maids knelt on the ground.
"Why are you so angry, my beloved concubine?"
The familiar male voice startled Concubine De. She hurriedly stood up, her heart pounding as she recalled, "Your concubine... Your concubine pays her respects to the Emperor."
She looked up at the Third Prince who was asleep in Emperor Xuanwu's arms, and tears instantly fell: "Your concubine thought... I thought something happened to Xuan'er. I was so worried."
It was normal for her to be angry because she was concerned about the safety of the Third Prince.
The emperor comforted her, saying, "Xuan'er went to Hexi Palace secretly, and it was the palace maids of Hexi Palace who followed him to Chengqian Palace to find me."
Defei stroked her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that he didn't go to the water to play. I'm relieved to be with Zhenpin."
"Well!"
The emperor nodded, handed the sleeping third prince to the wet nurse, took Defei's hand and sat down, patted it without letting go, "Xuan'er is well raised, you have worked hard for so many years."
Defei's heart "stomped": the weasel is paying New Year's greetings to the chicken, it has no good intentions. If you are attentive without any reason, you are either a traitor or a thief.
She thought about all the bad things she had done in her life, and finally found that there were too many. Before she could finish thinking, the emperor spoke again: "So I hope that he can always be so good. Do you understand what I mean, Concubine De?"
The man's eyes were burning, but not full of love, but full of scrutiny and severity.
Concubine Zhen...Xuan'er...Liang Fei...
De Fei's mind was full of thoughts, and she showed a puzzled expression on her face: "Xuan'er is my child, and I will do my best to take care of him. I have been feeling unwell recently, and I may have neglected to discipline him. He always runs to Zhen's sister. I was afraid that the disease would pass on to Zhen, so I frightened him a few words, saying that Zhen was annoying him and asked him not to disturb Zhen's sister's pregnancy. Did this little thing go to the emperor to complain that I bullied him?"
So that's what happened.
Emperor Xuanwu smiled again, and let go of her hand with a concerned tone: "My beloved concubine is sick? Have you asked the imperial physician?"
The cat weeps over the rat, pretending to be merciful.
Defei smiled and said, "I have asked Cuiyin to go to the Imperial Hospital to get medicine."
Hexi Palace -
"The Emperor is having dinner in Yanqing Palace?"
Xi Que nodded, "Your Majesty, it seems that it is not so easy for Defei to fall out of favor."
Jiang Xinyue took a chopstick of her favorite fried chicken with ginger, chewed it slowly and said, "I didn't expect to pull her down at once, but just planted a little seed of doubt in the Emperor's heart. As long as we persist and work tirelessly to water and deworm this seed. One day, the seed will grow into a towering tree, and Defei's image will collapse in the Emperor's heart."
He will have a serious feeling of being deceived, he will be angry, and feel that he has been betrayed.
Can Defei withstand the Emperor's anger at that time?
She has planted the seeds. If the owner of the seeds dares to act rashly against her, she will start watering and fertilizing.
Jiang Xinyue is not afraid of Empress Zhu, Concubine Li, or Concubine Liang. She is only afraid that when she gives birth, she will not have time to take care of many things, and Concubine De will secretly attack her.
On the day when the emperor finished dinner in Yanqing Palace, Concubine De claimed to be sick and could not go out. The imperial physician said that Concubine De had caught a cold.
Now, even the third prince was ordered not to come to Hexi Palace again.
Jiang Xinyue raised a satisfied arc at the corner of her mouth. It seems that their Concubine De is very smart. She understood her warning and gave in to her.
Concubine De is indeed a rare opponent. She knows when to advance and when to retreat.
Jiang Xinyue felt no guilt for taking advantage of the Third Prince, because trusting and relying on her father would only make Emperor Xuanwu love and pity the Third Prince even more.
Concubine De suffered a loss this time. She was a scheming veteran, but her son was a bright-minded naive person who said everything he could and couldn't say.
But she couldn't tell her son clearly, otherwise this naive person would go to his father to answer his questions. Then she would have no time to fight, so she could just pack up and go to the cold palace to retire!
The more she thought about it, the more Concubine De felt that Concubine Zhen should not be underestimated, so she called the chief eunuch in her palace and asked, "Are you sure you have dealt with all the people we arranged at the beginning?"
The chief eunuch nodded and said, "Don't worry, your Majesty. The fire in Xihe Hall killed more than just the Empress's spies."
Before Concubine Zhen was released from the cold palace, the Xihe Hall was struck by lightning and a fire broke out, killing two palace maids, one of whom was from the Yanqing Palace.
It was Concubine De who put a saw under Xijue's bed and framed Concubine Zhen for sawing off the railings of the lotus pond.
Until now, everyone still thinks that it was a trap set by Concubine Li Gui and her group to frame Concubine Zhen.