Qu Cheng'an's eyes instantly became suspicious. He didn't think Qi Xinyuan would be so kind.
"Oh? My dear, what do you have in mind?"
Qi Xinyuan then replied:
"Your Majesty, why don't you just go along with the wishes of the courtiers? They just want to take this opportunity to send their beloved daughters to the palace. If their daughters are favored, their families will also receive some favors.
As long as the concubines enter the palace, His Majesty has the final say on what he wants; it's just a status."
After hearing this, Qu Chengan became furious.
"I thought your suggestion was a good one, but it was just to persuade me to compromise. I will never choose a concubine.
You know that I don’t want anyone else in this life except Sultan Ruo!"
"Then why didn't Your Majesty make her empress? I guess she didn't want to, didn't she?"
Qu Cheng'an was hit in the sore spot and was speechless.
Qi Xinyuan continued, "I have been by her side for so many years, and I know that she has some feelings for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, why don't you take this opportunity to use others to test her feelings.
I have a suitable candidate here. The daughter of the Minister of Justice and I were once good friends. Perhaps she can help Your Majesty resolve his worries."
Qu Chengan felt that what Qi Xinyuan said made sense. Maybe if he found someone to annoy Su Danruo, she would admit her feelings for him?
However, Qu Cheng'an did not intend to use the person recommended by Qi Xinyuan.
He thought for a while and said:
"I'll think about it carefully, you go down first!"
Qi Xinyuan bowed respectfully and turned to leave. He naturally knew that Qu Cheng'an was so suspicious that he would not use the person he recommended.
They will even be wary of whether the candidates they recommend have any connections with their subordinates.
So he deliberately mentioned the Minister of Justice in front of Qu Cheng'an.
The Minister of Justice has always been at odds with him. He was worried that his plan would be discovered by the Minister of Justice, so he wanted to get rid of the Minister of Justice in advance.
This is the best opportunity.
Qu Cheng'an did not summon any court official's daughter into the palace, but instead brought in an old acquaintance of his from Jingyong Kingdom.
The Sultan was in the palace taking care of the child, who had already been named.
The princess's name was Qu Nian and the prince's name was Qu Zheng.
Suddenly I heard a noise outside the door.
Sultan was afraid that the child would be woken up, so he asked Sonny to go out and see what was happening outside.
After Sonny went out, he came back with a gloomy face not long after.
The Sultan noticed that Sonny's face was not right and asked:
"What's wrong? What happened outside?"
Sonny covered up his expression and said, "It's nothing. They're just moving things outside so it's a bit noisy."
Sudan Ruo felt that Sonny was hiding something from him, and just as he was about to ask, he heard a domineering female voice coming from outside.
"She is just a deposed emperor. If it weren't for Brother Cheng'an's kindness in keeping her, she would have been beheaded long ago."
The female voice was very loud and Sudan could hear it clearly.
She looked at Sonny, whose face looked even worse. Sultan made a move to get up and go out to take a look.
Sang'er was worried about Sudanruo's health, so he quickly stepped forward to stop Sudanruo's actions.
"His Majesty!"
Sultan grabbed Sonny's hand and motioned her to be silent.
"I've told you so many times, I'm no longer Your Majesty. Never call me that again!"
Sonny lowered his head. "Yes, miss, Sonny will remember that."
"Who's talking outside?"
Sonny didn't know how to respond. Sultan looked up and said:
"If you don't tell me, I'll go out and see for myself."
Sang'er hurriedly stopped Sudanruo, "Miss! Yes... She said that the current emperor took her in and plans to make her his consort in the future."
Sultanruo held Son's hand and sat back on the bed.
She concealed her disappointment and said calmly:
"It's just a new love, there's nothing to hide."
For the next few days, Qu Cheng'an did not come to Sudan Ruo's palace.
Sudan Ruo had no feelings for Qu Cheng'an at all, so he didn't take this matter to heart.
Qu Chengan, on the other hand, became increasingly impatient.
The girl he found to perform was a child born by a palace maid in the Jingyong Palace.
Because of her mother's low status, Qu Xiaotan was always bullied in the palace.
After meeting this sister, Qu Cheng'an helped her several times, but the relationship between the two was not that good.
Qu Xiaotan has always wanted to make friends with Qu Chengan in order to seek protection.
But Qu Cheng'an doesn't like to be too close to others.
It was not until Qi Xinyuan mentioned to Qu Chengan the method of finding someone to provoke Su Danruo that Qu Chengan thought of his sister.
If it doesn't work out, the relationship between the two can be easily explained and it won't become a thorn in Sudan's heart.
Qu Cheng'an found Qu Tan'er and asked:
"Didn't you say you had a way to make your sister-in-law's attitude towards me change drastically? Why hasn't she made any move at all?"
Qu Xiaotan was a little afraid of her brother, but for the sake of her own life and future good life.
Qu Xiaotan trembled and came to Qu Chengan.
"Don't worry, brother. Although I don't know what happened between you and the Empress's wife before, if she still has feelings for you, I will definitely make her reveal her flaws."
Qu Chengan asked worriedly:
"Then if she has no feelings for me at all, then there's nothing we can do, right?"
Qu Xiaotan sensed the chill in Qu Chengan's tone and quickly said:
"Don't worry, my royal brother. There must be a way! Even if the royal sister-in-law really has no feelings for you, I will definitely help you create some!"
After finally fooling Qu Cheng'an away, Qu Xiaotan collapsed on her bed, closed her eyes and began to think of a solution.
To outsiders, it looks like he is sleeping.
Qu Xiaotan frowned, as if he was stumped. Suddenly he thought of something and his eyes suddenly opened.
Then he took out a book from under the bed.
She opened the book and saw the words "The Unparalleled Secret of the Evil Concubine Who Brings Trouble to the Nation" written on the cover.
After reading for a long time, Qu Xiaotan suddenly closed the book.
"Got it! Now the only option is to take a risky tactic!"
When Qi Xinyuan heard the news that the Minister of Justice had been demoted in the Marquis' Mansion, he smiled slightly and teased the bird in his cage.
"I heard that His Majesty brought a young and beautiful woman from Jingyong Kingdom. Is that true?"
A man who looked like a servant replied respectfully:
"Yes, sir, there is indeed a woman who has never been seen living in the palace. His Majesty is planning to hold a banquet in her honor, and the invitations should be sent out soon."
The servant who replied was a palace guard, who was placed in the palace by Qi Xinyuan to help him collect information from the palace.
After hearing the servant's words, Qi Xinyuan felt much more relieved. This way, Sultan would probably completely give up on Qu Cheng'an.
It would be great if Qu Cheng'an really fell in love with another woman, so that he could take Sultanruo out of the palace without anyone noticing.
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