Chapter 131 Forming Cliques and Pursuing Personal Gain
Upon hearing Wei Cha's words, Lou Zhao immediately said, "No, no, Lord Wei is a man of great influence in the court. How could he possibly come to my humble Honglu Temple? I am growing old and need a young man to help me. I am very satisfied with Lord Wei's son. I beg Your Majesty's permission!"
Lou Zhao looked at Minister Du with utter horror.
Minister Du, please don't get me into trouble!
With Wei Cha's mouth, if he meets the envoy tomorrow, the State of Chu will attack the day after.
All the court officials had witnessed the power of Wei Cha's words.
Seeing Lou Zhao's flustered expression, everyone knew what he was worried about.
Du Zhong's face darkened; he hadn't expected Lou Zhao to be so disrespectful to him!
The emperor chuckled and said, "Since Lou Zhao is the head of the Court of State Ceremonial, and he has said so, I naturally have nothing more to say. Hong Dequan, draft an edict to appoint Wei Lin as the Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, and he shall take office immediately tomorrow."
Wei Cha glanced at Du Zhong and let out a loud screech.
Lou Zhao said with satisfaction, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Aside from the grandfather and grandson mentioned above, Lou Zhao was probably the only one in the entire hall who was happy.
After the court session, Qin Jinzhi went directly back to the inner palace with the emperor.
The emperor watched her turn and leave, and said, "Weren't you here to protect me? Where are you going?"
Qin Jinzhi said matter-of-factly, "It's almost noon, of course we should go back to Grandmother's for lunch. You have no one to wait for you to eat, but I have someone to wait for me."
After saying that, he made a face at the emperor and ran forward.
The emperor snatched Hong Dequan's whisk and said, "You little brat, stay right there and don't run away."
Hong Dequan looked at His Majesty, who was chasing after the princess, with a panicked expression!
"Your Majesty! Take care of your health! Your Majesty! Your health!"
As they approached the Empress's palace, the Emperor, panting, said, "That little rascal, he can really run!"
Hong Dequan was practically dying in the back.
Qin Jinzhi was slightly out of breath. "You should exercise more. You're so tired after such a short walk."
The emperor nearly threw the whisk away.
He's an old man; it's good enough that he can even run.
Feiyan ran over with an umbrella and held it over Qin Jinzhi's head.
Seeing that the emperor was panting heavily, he quickly asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Qin Jinzhi sniffed, "Go and hold an umbrella for His Majesty."
Feiyan pouted and whispered, "Princess, His Majesty shouldn't be afraid of getting a tan, right?"
If she hadn't been delayed by something, she would have gone outside the main hall to greet the princess.
Qin Jinzhi smiled and patted her head, "Go on."
Feiyan reluctantly ran to the emperor's side.
The emperor, panting, said, "You little rascal! I've always treated you so well, giving you all the good food, and all you care about is this little brat!"
Feiyan chuckled, “Your Majesty, you are so handsome that getting a tan won’t diminish your charm. But the princess has such fair skin, she can’t get tanned.”
Qin Jinzhi burst into laughter after hearing this.
Feiyan means that it doesn't matter if Your Majesty has dark spots.
Feiyan helped His Majesty walk toward the Empress's palace.
On the way, she suddenly remembered, "Oh right, Princess, the Second Prince's wife has come to pay her respects to the Empress. She said she has some birthday celebration matters to discuss with you, so she is waiting for you in the palace."
The Second Prince's Consort? She arrived quickly enough.
After hearing this, the emperor said, "My second son's wife has always been very well-behaved, unlike the wives of my other sons."
It's definitely not the same; he's an unlucky guy who got tricked into a trap.
Qin Jinzhi followed the emperor into the main hall.
The Second Prince's Consort was talking to the Empress, neither dull nor overly enthusiastic, showing great propriety.
The Empress smiled as she saw the grandmother and grandson enter together and said, "How was my dear grandson's first time attending court?"
The emperor pursed his lips, "At least we didn't cause any trouble."
Qin Jinzhi said with a smile, "Now that Lord Wei is here, I won't be the one to cause trouble."
The Empress thought of Wei Cha's mouth and thought, "That's right."
After the Second Prince's wife and the other two finished speaking, they stepped forward and said, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."
The emperor said kindly, "Please sit down. You've worked hard on your mother's birthday celebration. If you handle it well, I will reward you handsomely."
"This is all my duty."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction.
The Empress said, "The second son's wife said she had some birthday celebration matters to discuss with Jinzhi. Now that she's back, you can discuss them yourselves. I'll have someone call you when it's time for dinner."
"Yes, Mother."
Qin Jinzhi turned around and said, "Grandmother, I want to eat pigeon."
The Empress smiled and waved her hand, "Understood."
The emperor was speechless; he wanted to eat it too!
Qin Jinzhi led the Second Prince's Consort to the room where she had examined her pulse last time.
"What does the Second Prince's Consort want to discuss with me?"
The Second Prince's Consort looked solemnly into Qin Jinzhi's eyes.
"What does the princess want?"
Qin Jinzhi tilted her head and didn't say anything.
The Second Prince's wife took a deep breath. "Did the Princess know all along that I was given a drug that would prevent me from having children?"
A smile gradually appeared on Qin Jinzhi's face.
"I guessed. I only confirmed it after Liu Yiyi took your pulse."
The Second Prince's wife's eyes were slightly red. "So, what did the Princess want from leading me to discover this?"
Qin Jinzhi crossed her legs and said with a smile, "You're smarter than I thought, but I don't really want anything from you, I just find it interesting."
That smile was wicked, arrogant, and full of contempt.
The Second Prince's wife was stunned. Sure enough, everything that day was a disguise by this princess!
Step by step, without leaving a trace, they led her to discover that she had been given a drug that would prevent her from having children.
The woman before me is the real Qin Jinzhi!
Like a mischievous, unruly child playing around in the world.
In fact, he is a master at manipulating people's hearts.
"I would like to ask Miss Liu to cure my illness."
Everything was orchestrated by Qin Jinzhi.
Liu Yiyi was also under Qin Jinzhi's command.
She could only ask Qin Jinzhi for help with this matter.
If others found out, she didn't know how much longer she would live.
She had no idea what her husband might do to her next.
She wanted to live!
Qin Jinzhi nodded, "Okay, but what can you give me?"
To survive, one must offer sufficient bargaining chips.
Qin Jinzhi was never a saint.
The Second Prince's wife seemed to have made up her mind.
“I know that the princess has been raised by the Empress since childhood and has a very close relationship with her. The Crown Prince is His Majesty and the Empress’s only bloodline now, so the Qin family will definitely stand behind the Crown Prince.”
Qin Jinzhi gestured for her to continue.
The Second Prince's wife's eyes gradually hardened. "I have discovered that the Second Prince harbors ambitions to seize the throne and has already begun to win over clans and court officials. He will surely become a major threat to the Crown Prince in the future. I am willing to collect evidence of the Second Prince's factionalism for the Princess."
Qin Jinzhi smiled broadly, "I've heard that your love is stronger than gold, and the people call you a pair of lovebirds in the world. Can you bear to send your second uncle to hell?"
The Second Prince's wife's eyes were completely red.
Birds flying wing to wing? A love stronger than gold?
She was merely a stepping stone for her unrequited love, a stepping stone for the man beside her.
She hated it so much!
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