Chapter 234 Prince Duan's Evil Behavior
There hasn't been a palace banquet in the palace for some time. The flowers in the palace are blooming beautifully during this period. The Queen is in a good mood and specially held a flower-viewing banquet.
As expected, the eldest princess Lu Shuyi can finally show up this time.
No matter how disappointed she was, she was still the Emperor's daughter, and the Empress could not give up completely.
Everyone from Prince Duan's Mansion was invited, including Concubine Feng and Lu Enru, who had never had much of a presence.
As for the people in the harem, the concubines will naturally appear, as well as the princes and princesses.
Some people have heard that the purpose of the Queen's flower-viewing banquet is actually to select a princess for the eldest prince.
The emperor finally got his wish and invited Mr. Changbai to teach the eldest prince. Now the empress is thinking of helping him choose a princess. I'm afraid the position of crown prince will be decided soon.
All officials had their own speculations, and they all felt that if this matter could be implemented, the structure of the court would be completely changed.
Rong Fei was anxious. There was no way her son Lu Enrui could get in front of Mr. Changbai. Even Gu Yuxuan, the fourth son of the Gu family, was fortunate enough to attend the old man's class. Why couldn't her own son do the same?
But she really had no power to change this matter and could only accept it.
Concubine Wen attached great importance to this invitation. It was probably too late for the main branch of the Wen family to rely on the branch of Minister Wen to make a comeback, so they had to find another way.
This time, she also selected another beautiful woman from her clan and prepared to bring her into the palace, thinking that she could even be a concubine of the prince.
I have to wait until the eldest prince ascends the throne, and then there will always be a chance to fight for the position of concubine in the future.
As a result, when the princess saw her bringing people into the palace, she told her directly that the Prince Duan's Mansion did not lack food from the Wen family, but she had no intention of allowing Concubine Wen to bring her family into the palace.
This time, the Empress was able to allow the concubine to enter the palace, which was already enough to give Prince Duan face. She wanted to use the face of Prince Duan's Mansion to pave the way for their family, so that they could let some messy people enter the palace to bring trouble, and she herself would not have to go.
Concubine Wen knew that she no longer had the same influence over Prince Duan as before, so she had to admit her mistake and said that she just missed her niece and did not really want to bring her into the palace.
After much trouble, the person was finally sent away.
After Prince Duan found out, he did not lose his temper with the princess. Instead, he went to Concubine Wen's courtyard and scolded her.
"Your Highness, my intentions were good, but unfortunately, the Princess misunderstood. However, in order to avoid a dispute between you and the Princess, I will accept the punishment."
When Prince Duan heard this, he was stunned for a moment.
"Where did the princess wrong you? Tell me."
Concubine Wen immediately said, "Your Highness, judging by the current situation, the eldest prince will become the crown prince and inherit the throne. If the Empress chooses a wife for him at the flower viewing banquet, she will be the future empress. I dare not covet that position, but the women of the Wen family can naturally become concubines. They can also help us in the palace in the future..."
After hearing this, Prince Duan stubbornly asked, "Why a girl from the Wen family? Concubine Feng's family also has someone, why didn't she think of sending someone in? And the princess's niece is now of marriageable age, don't you think she's anxious? You don't understand what you're saying. You directly said that sending a girl from the Wen family in was to take care of Ennan and Wenxue in the future, and I believe it. As for me and the princess, there's naturally no need. As for Enyan, who will inherit the throne in the future, there's no need either."
After hearing Prince Duan's foolish words, Concubine Wen felt so angry that her heart seemed to be on fire.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, and continued, "Your Highness, I naturally know that Concubine Feng's family also has people, but the Wen family has a closer relationship with the Prince's Palace. Naturally, when a woman from the Wen family enters the palace, she's more inclined towards the Prince's Palace. As for the Princess's niece, her last name is Mo after all, and she's different from our Wen family. I just wanted to be more considerate of the Prince's Palace. Is that wrong?"
Prince Duan still didn't fall for her tricks and said directly, "Alright, stop talking. You used the excuse of doing good for the palace before, with Ennan's marriage and Wenxue's marriage, to toss me around so much that I lost face in front of my mother and my brother. The princess refuses to forgive me now, and you're still making trouble. Why do women from your Wen family tend to favor the palace after entering the palace? What's wrong with the princess's niece being surnamed Mo? She's Yan'er's cousin. Can't she take care of Yan'er better than you Wen family members?"
Concubine Wen had never expected that Prince Duan would actually be truly evil now.
When did he develop the brains to argue with me about these things?
She was speechless for a moment and her face turned ashen. She never expected that Prince Duan would be so sober today and no longer let her control him like before.
She secretly wondered how she could turn the situation around and get Prince Duan to stand on her side again.
Just as she was pondering, Prince Duan spoke again: "If you really want the best for the palace, you should think more about Yan'er, instead of pursuing your family's own selfish interests under the guise of doing good for the palace. And your sister, who has been a widow in the Zhou family for so many years, suddenly adopted a son and brought him back. I don't know what she's thinking..."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Wen became even more angry, but she did not dare to speak easily for fear of angering Prince Duan again.
She forced a smile and said, "Your Highness is right. I understand and will pay more attention in the future."
When Prince Duan saw her attitude change, his anger subsided a little.
"Now that Yan'er is in much better health, it's time to help him find a husband. If you want the girl from the Wen family to be taken care of, I will ask the princess for her opinion and let the girl from your family take care of Yan'er."
Concubine Wen was stunned. She had just thought that Prince Duan had recovered, but now it seemed that he was still ill...
"Your Highness, forget it. If the princess heard this, I'm afraid she would be furious. She has always disliked me over the years, so how could she allow someone named Wen to appear by the prince's side?"
Prince Duan said directly: "What you said makes some sense, so forget it."
At this time, Lu Wenxue came over.
"Greetings, Father..."
Prince Duan immediately put on a smile. "Wenxue, you've been stuck in the palace these days, aren't you? The palace banquet is coming soon, and you can go out then. I heard your cousin will be there too. But you must stay away from that illegitimate daughter of the Zhou family. You've cleared up everything before, but she seems to still be crying foul. Even now, many people still don't believe you. If you get close to her again, I'm afraid it will affect your reputation again."
After Prince Duan finished speaking, Lu Wenxue felt a little confused.
It seems that the king really believes that she has been burdened by Zhou Qinzhu all these years.
Prince Duan then said to Concubine Wen, "Alright, send your family away quickly. Doesn't your sister like raising children? If not, send them to her so she can have another daughter."
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