Yan Shiyue asked Jiahe to tell the third prince to bring two of the people who were in charge at the scene over.
Then she said to Zhao Kuangyin, "There's a guy over there who's good at building tree houses. I think that location is great. Anyway, go back and take a look. I told you I want to hire that guy to build a tree house, and you can use this opportunity to pick someone."
Zhao Kuangyin agreed.
Over there, the third prince was packing up his things and preparing to return to the palace to claim credit. Everyone was on their horses. After Jiahe went over and talked to them, he immediately kept a few people back and told them to obey Zhao Kuangyin's orders.
Yan Shiyue also left two people for him, then let it go and followed the third prince back.
After returning to Fu Yan Mansion, she went straight to take a shower and change clothes. The third prince entered the palace, reported everything one by one, and then handed over the registration list and drawings.
Emperor Ming Yan showed a rare look of approval: "Not bad."
He paused and said thoughtfully, "There are nearly two thousand people gathered in one place. We cannot let them go. We need to control them carefully."
The Third Prince laughed anxiously and said, "Don't worry, Father. I have already asked Yue'er. Didn't she recruit a capable person from the disaster victims? I asked my people to work with that person. Under the pretext of hiring people to do work, we can find an opportunity to gather a few of these people from scattered places, or put a few more in suitable places. When the time comes, we can pass on some news so that if there is any situation, we can deal with it in time."
Emperor Mingyan smiled and nodded: "Sanlang has indeed made progress. He is very thoughtful. Sanlang has made great contributions."
...
...
"Thank you, Father. I only want to share your worries, and I dare not take credit for it."
After retreating from the imperial study, the third prince secretly thought that it was a close call.
If Yan Shiyue had not been on guard against him and had asked him directly for the person, he would not have known about this and would not have been able to answer freely in front of the emperor. In that case, this small contribution today would have to be discounted.
He hurried back to the palace and asked the princess to pick out some exquisite and valuable jewelry and send them to Yan Shiyue.
While giving the order, he was still wondering why he had never thought of this, but Yan Shiyue, a woman, could think of the same thing as Emperor Ming Yan?
Is it because he is often with Emperor Ming Yan?
Half a month later, Huo Qijing had already arrived in Bianzhou, but he still hadn't found the prince. Many people speculated that the prince was in danger. And Yan Shiyue's so-called "killing the prince" was once again rampant.
Yan Shiyue was too lazy to even care.
As for Emperor Ming Yan, the longer time went by, the calmer he seemed to become.
The third prince and the fourth prince went to court one after another, each taking on an errand and being very busy.
Although Yan Shiyue knew in his heart that as an emperor, he had to do this, he still felt uncomfortable.
He was worried about Emperor Ming Yan and the Crown Prince, and he felt uncomfortable all the time.
The third prince seemed to treat her as a mascot, and within two days, he came to her for help again.
These people couldn't just be stuffed into the hole, they had to find something to do, so Emperor Ming Yan gave him a job to build a garden... But he had to ask her to build a garden? There was no need for a mascot for this kind of thing, right?
Yan Shiyue really couldn't resist his harassment and ran with him for two days.
There's really nothing much to do in this job, it's just looking at the drawings at this time and broadening your horizons.
The third prince first found a place to stay nearby, which he made comfortable.
One time, Yan Shiyue and his men had all gone out, and he forgot to take his hand warmer. When he ran back to get it, he heard the chief eunuch Zhao Gao beside the Third Prince saying, "Master, people outside are saying that Your Highness is unlucky with relatives. They say that the closer you are to relatives, the more severe the unlucky you will be. You must be careful."
"What are you afraid of?" The Third Prince said lazily, "If I can take advantage of her, I'll take advantage of her first. Before she defeats me, I can just stay away from her, right?"
Yan Shiyue paused.
The eunuch guarding the gate turned around when he heard the voice, and his face turned pale with fright. He hurried out and shouted, "Your Highness!"
Yan Shiyue sneered, turned around and left without saying a word.
She really didn't expect the Third Prince to have much affection for her, but at least he should show her proper respect.
His chief eunuch spoke of her so unscrupulously, which meant that what they said in private was even more serious than this. Was she such a shameless person that she had to get close to him?
The third prince didn't pretend to be stupid and bother her again.
The two men were still talking and laughing as usual when they met, but in fact, they had subtly grown colder.
But I heard that Emperor Mingyan praised the third and fourth princes several times.
Even though she didn't understand the emperor's mind, she roughly understood that Emperor Ming Yan was probably controlling the situation and he had already prepared for the worst.
Thinking about this, I feel really uncomfortable.
Yan Shiyue started going to the palace every day again, trying every way to coax Emperor Ming Yan to eat.
But she didn't expect that someone would take this compliment seriously.
Queen Su had never been so excited.
Ever since she heard the news that the prince was missing, she had been in an ecstasy that she could hardly control!
She had never been so close to that goal in her life!
As long as there is no crown prince, the third prince will be the eldest son, and he is also the prince banished from the imperial palace. He is the most likely candidate to become the crown prince!
Especially since Emperor Ming Yan has been praising him continuously these days, it is obvious that he has made progress.
However, Emperor Ming Yan also praised the Fourth Prince.
And Yan Shiyue went to the imperial study every day.
Yan Shiyue didn't have a good relationship with her, nor with the Third Prince, so it was impossible for her to use him! But it was possible for her to win over the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince was born to Concubine Xian, whose maternal family was not prosperous. Yan Shiyue had a very good relationship with the Fourth Prince. If Yonghe Palace wanted to win over the Fourth Prince, it would be easy!
She would never allow this to happen and must strike first!
She sent someone to secretly meet Prince Zhongshun, hoping that he would contact the court officials and ask them to establish a crown prince.
Prince Zhongshun replied that this matter must not be rushed.
She has always admired her father's skills, but this time, she listened with impatience.
My father is getting old and acting more and more cowardly. What does it mean not to act too hastily? If they wait any longer, until others take action, they will miss the opportunity again!
She was restless and paced back and forth like a trapped animal, but she was at a loss as to what to do.
Until one day, the third prince accidentally mentioned a very famous window carving master. He said: "Don't mention it. This carving workshop is no longer viable. I heard that the old man fell off the platform and died instantly. He didn't have time to arrange anything. Doesn't this carving workshop have to fall into the hands of his eldest son? But his eldest son is a scholar, how can he understand this..."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.
At that moment, an extremely terrifying thought suddenly arose in Queen Su's heart.
What if... Emperor Ming Yan died?
The mountain tomb collapsed suddenly, and there was no will. Who could compete with the third prince who was both the eldest and the legitimate heir? The throne should naturally be inherited by the third prince!
When she first thought of it, she trembled with fear.
But while I was afraid, I couldn't suppress my excitement.
This is a rare opportunity, perhaps, their only chance!!
As long as it succeeds, she will be the Empress Dowager, and she won't have to look at anyone's face anymore, and she can step on the Imperial Concubine! Yan Shiyue, she can do whatever she wants to her!
When she saw the imperial concubine, who was the center of attention, again, she made up her mind.
She even thought with some satisfaction that since she got married, Emperor Ming Yan had always been in an affair with the Imperial Noble Consort and had never shown any affection to her. So she didn't have to worry about the relationship between husband and wife and should just let the two of them love each other in the underground!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
