Chapter 393 Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Princess Yuqing walked around and stood behind Emperor Xuan.
While massaging his father's shoulders, he said, "Father, I've adopted a goddaughter who looks very much like me. She's General Lu's granddaughter. I took her out for a walk yesterday, and it happened to rain heavily. Since it was close to Fourth Brother's villa, we went inside to take shelter and also to take a look at Fourth Brother's concubine. Guess what?"
"What's wrong?"
"I've only been there half an hour when my fourth brother and his wife arrived one after another. My fourth brother was afraid that I'd eaten his beloved concubine, and his wife saw the opportunity to go over and take a look. She's never been to that garden before, nor has she ever had tea from the concubine, or even seen her face..."
"Fourth brother has a beautiful girl hidden in his golden house. The key is that Concubine Lan is not ugly at all. Even with a mask on, she is still stunningly beautiful. No wonder Fourth brother is obsessed with her. He even scolded Fourth brother's wife in front of me for her and forbade her to set foot in the villa. I get angry just listening to it. Father, don't you think it's infuriating?"
"It's really infuriating. After all, fourth sister-in-law is the princess married to fourth brother. How can you be so mean to her for a dancer of unknown origin?" King Jing was filled with righteous indignation, as if he was standing up for his sister-in-law.
In fact, he also felt that Prince Chen was blind to fall for Jiang Zijin.
That's not a good thing.
I guess Prince Chen always thought that the princess was his mother's person and married into the palace just to monitor him.
That’s really not the case.
When he got married, Prince Su was still alive.
The queen mother didn't take them and her son into consideration at all. She chose a princess as her own from among the qualified women.
But Prince Chen himself was still brooding over it and regarded his own princess as his enemy.
Now he is in cahoots with Jiang Zijin.
Emperor Xuan frowned slightly and said, "Choose a day and have Princess Chen bring that girl into the palace. Let the Queen and Princess Chen see her and teach her a lesson."
Now that the prince has a family, it wouldn't be a big deal for him to have a few lovely wives.
But it’s not good to take it too seriously.
He even treated his wife badly for a dancer of unknown origin, disregarding the ancestral etiquette and laws.
You are nothing now and yet you act like this.
What if I sit on this position in the future? Do I want the dancer to be the queen?
What’s the difference between that and the enchanting concubine who seduced the emperor?
It's like inviting a wolf into the house.
After making this comparison, the emperor found the boy in front of him more pleasing to the eye.
That is to say, he helped his wife to massage her shoulders. He also did this to Concubine Zhen.
Besides, the girl from the Mu family's breadth of mind, cultivation, character, appearance and talent are not comparable to those in Prince Chen's Mansion.
Princess Yuqing raised her lips slightly, "Father, there is one more thing I am not sure whether I should tell you or not."
"If you don't want to talk about it, don't talk about it."
"Father..."
Princess Yuqing pursed her lips, acting like a little girl.
"Just say what you want to say, and say it all in one breath." Although the emperor did not like the queen, he doted on his daughter to the utmost.
Although he had other children with the former queen, they all died young.
Yuqing was his first child, so he naturally cared about her very much.
Besides, this daughter has been very lovable since she was a child. She doesn't like to stick to her mother, but instead sticks to him more.
Their feelings can be said to be the deepest among all children.
Naturally, they are most tolerant of her.
For example, right now, he said a lot, just to speak up for Xiaowu and not want him to take this concubine.
Princess Yuqing sat back down across from her father and said, "Father, when I took Miaomiao to Fourth Brother's villa yesterday, she said Concubine Lan looked a lot like her third sister. Fourth Brother's wife also said the same thing when she saw her. They spoke and had similar figures. I was thinking that no one had ever seen what that woman looked like. If she was replaced by someone else, and a spy from the enemy country sneaked in, it would be terrible."
King Jing immediately echoed, "I heard that Fourth Brother was assassinated in Yucheng. He was assassinated by a group of dancing girls, and they also rescued him. Could it be that they staged this themselves?"
At this moment, Emperor Xuan's face looked very ugly.
He looked at Yuqing and asked, "Who is your goddaughter's sister?"
"She is Minister Jiang's daughter, the girl who ruined the engagement between Zhou and Chen's families. She is also the girl who followed your order, went to Sansheng Temple to become a nun, and then ran away." Princess Yuqing said cautiously.
I noticed that my father's expression became even uglier.
He stole a glance at his father and added, "This woman's name is Jiang Zijin. Her grandfather was the Minister of Qi who was beheaded."
The emperor's face became even uglier, as black as the bottom of a pot.
Jiang Yunze was not a good parent and the little girl was too bold. She disobeyed the emperor's order and escaped from the temple.
The crime is unforgivable.
If it weren't for the fact that Jiang Yunze didn't know about it and it was still useful.
Can he still keep his position as Minister?
Princess Yuqing and King Jing looked at each other and dared not say anything more.
Serving the king is like serving a tiger.
Even the most gentle tiger will get angry if they are afraid of the violent storm that will sweep over them.
In a second, he turned into a docile little lamb.
Emperor Xuan looked at Princess Yuqing and asked, "Since you had suspicions yesterday, why didn't you investigate it yourself?"
"To be honest, I wanted to unmask her, but my fourth brother was very protective of her. He even beat up his wife. There are so many masters hidden in that villa, and I'm afraid he would kill her to silence her. Besides, I have a child with me, and I don't want her to be scared."
"You are still afraid. Since you knew that the woman was suspicious, why didn't you send someone to arrest her immediately after she came out?" Emperor Xuan still understood his daughter a little.
He is weak, but loves to play.
He always turned a blind eye.
He became much more restrained after getting married, ever since Cao Chong and Jia Yue passed away.
She started doing nothing again and even adopted a goddaughter.
Can the princess adopt anyone as her goddaughter?
It's time to find her a new husband.
Princess Yuqing had no idea that her father had such an idea.
I was just thinking about how to play this cat and mouse game.
"Father, think about it. None of us knows what Fourth Brother's concubine really looks like. What if it really is Jiang Zijin? Then, as soon as I leave the palace, she might find a replacement and put on that mask. Wouldn't that be a waste of time?"
"Or, what if Concubine Lan really has her face disfigured? If I rashly pull off her mask, wouldn't that be offensive? Then Fourth Brother will come to you and complain about me again."
Seeing that the emperor had a sullen face and didn't speak.
After Princess Yuqing finished speaking, she made an excuse to go see her mother and left.
King Jing followed closely behind.
I secretly felt lucky that my imperial sister was there.
Otherwise, he might have brought a woman back for no apparent reason.
Among all the royal heirs, the eldest sister holds a different weight in the father's heart.
Sometimes he also thought that if the imperial sister was a man, then the position of the crown prince of Daliang would belong to him.
The kind that no one can shake.
"Royal sister, do you think Father believes it?"
Princess Yuqing shook her head, "Believe it."
Her father was suspicious, and she was not sure whether he would believe it completely.
But once the seeds of doubt are planted, they will take root and sprout.
My father will definitely send someone to investigate.
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