"He must have offended the Empress Dowager."
He said, "Given her personality, it was to be expected that she would offend the Empress Dowager."
In my opinion, the Empress Dowager should punish her severely to see if she dares to be so ungrateful again!
Upon hearing this, Dexi lowered his head and remained silent, only diligently helping Emperor Rongcheng grind the powder.
Emperor Rongcheng, however, could not calm his mind as he looked at the memorial in his hand.
He seemed to be reading the memorial intently, but in reality, he didn't remember a single word.
He simply put down the memorial and stood up.
"Speaking of which, it has been a long time since I last visited the Empress Dowager. I happen to have nothing to do now, so I might as well go and see her."
With that, he stood up and strode out of the hall.
Dexi, who was behind him, looked at the several stacks of memorials on the table, smiled to himself, and then quickly followed.
at the same time.
The news of the Empress Dowager's visit to Jingyu Palace also reached Consort Hui's ears.
"Why would the Empress Dowager go to Jingyu Palace for no reason?"
Consort Hui was completely baffled.
Over the years, she has never taken Jiang Xianhao, the nominal empress, seriously.
After all, she now manages everything in the six palaces, and she accompanies Emperor Rongcheng to all the grand occasions in the palace.
Empress Jiang Xianhao was a mere figurehead, and even Emperor Rongcheng rarely mentioned her.
Therefore, she was always complacent, feeling that she had replaced Jiang Xianhao in Emperor Rongcheng's heart.
However, she never expected that her mere visit to Jingyu Palace that day would provoke Emperor Rongcheng to become furious with her.
He has not yet reached her palace.
This forced her to become wary.
They specifically assigned people to keep an eye on Jingyu Palace.
Unexpectedly, only a few days have passed, and even the Empress Dowager has passed away.
Thinking of this, Consort Hui became restless.
She stood up.
"The weather is fine today. Go and bring me my newly acquired Glazed Jade Cabbage. I will personally present it to the Empress Dowager."
Shou'an Hall.
The Empress Dowager had not expected that Emperor Rongcheng would suddenly come to her palace.
Moreover, he has been sitting in her palace for a while now, but has yet to say what it is about.
But since he had come, the Empress Dowager simply brought up the matter of Shen Hechuan.
"Your Majesty's words are law, and I originally did not wish to interfere in this matter. However, the Crown Prince has made such a fuss over Gu Jingchun."
Your Majesty punished him for this, causing him to lose face and shaking the court. Officials hesitated and began to take sides.
"I know Your Majesty is very decisive in matters of the court, but if the Crown Prince does something foolish because of this, it will likely cause even greater turmoil in the court!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's expression changed instantly.
"snort!"
"If the Crown Prince really did something foolish because of a woman, then that proves he is not worthy of being the Crown Prince at all!"
Emperor Rongcheng's words showed absolutely no mercy, and even the Empress Dowager was at a loss for words.
Emperor Rongcheng snorted coldly and continued:
"I have no idea what kind of abilities this woman from the countryside possesses that make you all speak up for her."
“I am not speaking for her, but for the Crown Prince.”
"This child is mature beyond his years. He has lived alone since he was young, which has fostered his proud and aloof nature. I am just afraid that he might go astray and do something wrong because of this."
When Shen Hechuan's mother was mentioned, Emperor Rongcheng was momentarily lost in thought.
He looked at the Empress Dowager and suddenly changed the subject.
"I heard that Your Majesty went to Jingyu Palace today."
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager nodded.
"After all, she is the Crown Prince's mother. Now that the Crown Prince has been punished and has lost face, I must go and say a few words to her."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's expression stiffened for a moment.
"Mother, you...you tell her that I hit the Crown Prince?"
"nature."
As soon as the Empress Dowager finished speaking, Emperor Rongcheng's face became even more stiff.
He looked at the Empress Dowager with some helplessness, intending to speak, but at that moment, a charming voice came over.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."
Consort Hui, dressed in a magnificent palace gown, walked gracefully forward, bowed, and then looked at Emperor Rongcheng.
"I never expected that I would arrive at such a convenient time, only to meet Your Majesty here with the Empress Dowager."
As she spoke, she presented the prepared gift, praising herself for being virtuous.
The Empress Dowager nodded upon hearing this.
She was unwilling to talk much with Consort Hui in the first place, and naturally she was too lazy to speak now, just listening to her endless flattery.
Seeing that Emperor Rongcheng was present, Consort Hui felt it inappropriate to probe Jiang Xianhao's affairs, so she simply focused her attention on Emperor Rongcheng.
After Emperor Rongcheng left, she immediately followed him.
She hadn't seen Emperor Rongcheng for a long time, so she naturally used all her skills to finally invite him to her palace.
After a night of debauchery.
After dressing early, Emperor Rongcheng left Huian Palace with a satisfied look on his face.
Consort Hui was in high spirits after regaining the emperor's favor, but she did not forget her duties.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, he ordered someone to summon Prince Rui, who had just finished court.
"Tomorrow is the wedding day of Gu Jingchun and Luo Ziqian."
Upon hearing this, Prince Rui looked up, his voice filled with hatred.
"This vile woman has caused me so much suffering, and I was almost punished by Father. I will definitely not let her get away with this."
Upon hearing this, Consort Hui coldly rebuked him.
"Fool, this is not the time to deal with her."
"Now, you can only keep your eyes on the Crown Prince!"
"Now is the perfect opportunity for you to deal with the Crown Prince. If you miss this chance, it will be much more difficult to deal with him in the future."
Upon hearing this, Prince Rui's face showed a hint of doubt.
"But Father Emperor is unwilling to punish the Crown Prince for this, what can we do?"
"That's because your father is unwilling to make such royal scandals public."
But what if all the civil and military officials knew, and the entire capital knew that the Crown Prince had openly defied the imperial decree and forcibly taken a minister's wife?
Prince Rui interjected, "Then even if Father wanted to cover this up, there's nothing he could do."
Consort Hui nodded in satisfaction.
"Therefore, the Crown Prince must go and steal the bride tomorrow."
"Bride kidnapping?"
Prince Rui was surprised for a moment.
"This marriage was bestowed by the Emperor; if the Crown Prince were to forcibly marry her, it would be blatant defiance of the imperial decree!!"
She's just a widow with a child; only a fool would try to abduct her.
No sooner had Prince Rui finished speaking than Consort Hui gave him a sharp tap on the head!
"idiot!"
"You're the one who's dumbfounded. The Crown Prince dared to defy your father for that woman, so why don't you dare to snatch her away now?"
Consort Hui smiled knowingly as she spoke, "Besides, what I meant was for the Crown Prince to go and snatch the bride."
"Whether he goes or not is unimportant; what's important is to make your father believe that he was the one who abducted the bride!"
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