Chapter 1014, leaving in disgrace
What happened at Gu Jian’s birthday party was soon reported to the emperor by the Jinling Guards.
Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The emperor sat back on the couch, casually playing with a pair of doorpost walnuts. At his feet, Concubine An sat on a brocade stool, diligently helping the emperor massage his legs.
"It was the Duke of Fuguo's birthday, and my mother and third brother came to congratulate him personally. There might have been a small misunderstanding. Princess Xiao has a bad temper, and she even had a miscarriage. My mother was so frightened that she was in a trance for several days after returning home."
The emperor closed his eyes and listened to Concubine An talking about her uncle's birthday party in a way that avoided the important issues and intentionally or unintentionally hurt Ye Yang's wife with a few words.
If he had not learned what happened from Jinling Guards a long time ago, he would have been fooled by Concubine An and thought that it was Yeyang's wife's fault.
Concubine An spoke carefully while observing the emperor's expression. If her mother had not offended Xiao Yeyang and his wife so badly this time, she really did not want to make an enemy of the Prince of Heping's family.
Let’s not talk about Prince Ping. Although he has no real power, he is the emperor’s younger brother. Looking across the entire capital, which royal relative has a better life than him?
Next is Xiao Yeyang. Although Xiliang is the poorest province in Daxia, it is an important border area. Now he is in charge of all affairs in Xiliang. He has both power and status.
The starting point of this father and son is much higher than others.
Even if Xiao Yeyang married a girl from a poor family, there could still be a Duke of Fuguo involved behind the scenes.
Everyone in this family is not easy to mess with, but her mother just happened to offend them.
At this moment, Concubine An felt a little regretful about letting Old Madam An go to Xiliang. The title of Duke of Fuguo was still nowhere to be found, but she had gained a powerful enemy.
"Your Majesty, you know that my mother is old and very strict about rules. Princess Xiao has never been disciplined by her mother-in-law, so it's inevitable that she behaves a little erratically. If my mother sees this, she will definitely say something."
"Your Majesty, if Princess Xiao is angry with my mother, you must speak up for her. Don't let Princess Xiao take it to heart. My mother is old."
The emperor opened his eyes and said, "Since you are so worried about Madam An, why not send someone to bring her back to the capital?"
Concubine An's heart tightened, but she forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, you forgot that my mother went to Xiliang to take care of Mo Qing."
The Emperor interrupted Concubine An: "Didn't you just say that your mother is old? You are truly filial by letting an elderly mother take care of your grandson."
Concubine An's face turned pale: "Your Majesty, I..."
The emperor saw Eunuch An come in and knew he had something to report, so he stood up and said, "Alright, you can leave now."
Concubine An wanted to explain a few more words, but seeing the emperor's obvious impatience, she swallowed her words back and bowed to leave.
Just as Concubine An turned around, the emperor said something.
"You originally arranged for your third brother to go to Xiliang to help me govern Xiliang. Now, less than a year after he arrived, he hasn't achieved much, yet he's already started reporting on his superiors. This is a very bad habit."
Concubine An's face turned pale. Just as she was about to kneel down and apologize, a eunuch came up to report that the eldest prince and his men had arrived.
Seeing this, Concubine An had no choice but to bow and leave the Palace of Heavenly Purity. As she walked out of the palace, she ran into the eldest prince and several others.
Concubine An looked at the eldest prince, shook her head slightly, and then walked away quickly.
The eldest prince's heart skipped a beat, realizing that his mother might not be happy when meeting his father this time.
"Big Brother, what are you standing there for? Let's go into the palace."
The eldest prince glanced at the second prince and others, then strode into the hall.
When he entered, the emperor was reading a letter just sent by Jinling Guard. When he learned that the An family had secretly searched for the Wei family's gold hiding place, he looked at the eldest prince with a cold look.
His eldest son is becoming more and more courageous now!
The eldest prince was shocked by the look and was about to ask something when the emperor looked away.
Because of this incident, the eldest prince was a little absent-minded when reporting his work, and when he said something wrong, he was severely reprimanded by the emperor.
When the other princes saw this, they were very careful when reporting their tasks.
In the end, the eldest prince left with a gloomy face.
In sharp contrast to him is the Fourth Prince. The Fourth Prince received another commendation from the Emperor today, which made the other princes a little jealous.
In terms of ability to get things done, the Fourth Prince is good, but it is not clear whether he is much better than the other princes.
Everyone was confused as to why the emperor had been praising the Fourth Prince recently.
Fortunately, the fourth prince has an ear disease and is not eligible to inherit, otherwise, the other princes would have been unable to sit still long ago.
On the way out of the palace, the eldest prince silently thought about the emperor's attitude towards him.
Thinking of how Concubine An shook her head at him when she left, the eldest prince's eyes darkened. Could it be related to Xiao Yeyang and his wife?
The eldest prince was angry and disgusted about the falling out between his grandmother and Xiao Yeyang and his wife.
Grandmother went to Xiliang to help Mo Qing obtain the title of Duke of Fuguo, but she actually angered the Duke of Fuguo's only disciple to the point of causing miscarriage. If she wasn't the elder, he really wanted to curse!
Now, Mo Qing is afraid that he will not be able to obtain the title of Duke of Fuguo.
The other princes were also very concerned about the affairs of Xiliang, and they had no choice but to send their sons there as well.
They also received news about the falling out between the An family and Xiao Yeyang and his wife.
The Second Prince and the others were somewhat gloating about this.
The eldest prince noticed that his troubled brothers were laughing at him and snorted coldly, "Don't be so complacent. My Mo Qing couldn't get the title of Duke of Fuguo, so do you think your son can get it?"
"snort!"
"Don't forget, Princess Xiao will be giving birth to her second child soon. Given her relationship with the Duke of Fuguo, if her second child is also a boy, do you still have a chance?"
The expressions of several princes changed.
The Second Prince laughed and said, "Xiao Yeyang has only been living with his first wife. Even if he has a second child, there will only be two children. Will they be willing to give them away for adoption?"
"Brother, we brothers know you're upset, but you can't let us lose hope just because your son has lost his chance."
The eldest prince sneered: "Believe it or not, we should have known this long before Xiao Yeyang refused to let our son live in the palace."
After saying that, he strode away.
The second princes who stayed behind all looked unhappy. They actually believed what the eldest prince said.
The only one who was not affected was the Fourth Prince. He had never coveted the title of Duke of Fuguo from the beginning, and he also vaguely sensed something.
The change in his father's attitude towards him seemed to have started when his brothers sent their sons to Xiliang.
The emperor doesn't like others plotting against the Duke of Fuguo!
In particular, he was openly showing filial piety, but secretly seeking the title of Duke of Fuguo.
In the following days, the emperor's attitude towards the eldest prince was not very good, which made the eldest prince a little nervous.
The unknown is the most terrifying thing. He doesn't know what he did wrong and doesn't even have the chance to correct it.
In mid-December, a memorial was delivered at full speed.
At the morning court session, the emperor threw the memorial in the eldest prince's face with an angry look on his face.
The eldest prince quickly picked up the memorial, and after reading its contents, he fell to the ground, his lips trembling with anger.
He didn't expect that his third uncle would be so stupid as to secretly dig up the treasures left by the Wei family and was caught on the spot!
On the same day, the emperor ordered An Zhixing to be removed from his post and sent back to the capital.
It has been less than a year since the An family arrived in Xiliang, and now they are leaving in disgrace.
(End of this chapter)
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