After thinking carefully for a moment, Madam Zhao said, "Therefore, the matter of proposing to Yun Chuwei still depends on Yang'er himself. And the most important thing is that when Yang'er appears before His Majesty, he must remind His Majesty of his younger self."
Upon hearing this, Consort Xi lowered her head and began to think seriously.
The emperor had actually told her a lot about his youth, and she knew his preferences when he was young.
She suddenly laughed and said, "In a few days, I will suggest to His Majesty that we go hunting. At that time, I will make His Majesty remember Yang'er's childhood through him!"
Hearing this, Madam Zhao and Zhao Lan were relieved.
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Yun Chuwei left Consort Xi's palace and went straight out of the palace.
At the palace gate, she encountered Xie Xin. Xie Xin seemed to be heading into the palace.
However, upon seeing her, Xie Xin walked over.
"I was planning to go to the palace to find you, but I didn't expect you to come out."
"Is something the matter?" Yun Chuwei turned her head slightly and asked.
Seeing her nonchalant demeanor, Xie Xin couldn't help but purse her lips: "What a question! I came to find you because I was worried that Consort Xi would make things difficult for you. You really don't appreciate my kindness!"
Yun Chuwei couldn't help but smile.
"Alright, stop worrying. What can Consort Xi do to me? Does she dare to lay a hand on me?"
Xie Xin remained silent.
Yun Chuwei is now the most favored person in the Emperor's eyes, and no one can compare to her.
Consort Xi indeed dared not lay a hand on Yun Chuwei.
If we were to say what Consort Xi would do, it would probably be to please Yun Chuwei.
Seeing that she didn't say anything more, Yun Chuwei lifted the curtain and got into her carriage.
Xie Xin followed her and jumped onto the carriage.
After the carriage started moving, Xie Xin asked Yun Chuwei, "What does Consort Xi want with you?"
Yun Chuwei had recently been assigned a lot of official duties by Emperor Tianqi. After sitting down, she immediately took out some memorials to review.
After reading the first memorial, he replied, "She just wants me to support her son!"
Xie Xin nodded slightly. Indeed, it was nothing more than this matter.
"How do you plan to deal with Consort Xi?"
Yun Chu waved her hand slightly, clearly not caring: "I'm too lazy to deal with her. You can send someone to keep an eye on her. If she doesn't cause any major trouble, there's no need to bother with her. As for other things, they can't be changed by her jumping around."
Xie Xin understood what Yun Chuwei meant.
The biggest obstacle to what they need to do is perhaps not Consort Xi, nor Xie Yang, but her father, the Emperor.
"Are you sure what Father Emperor is really thinking?"
Yun Chuwei smiled slightly: "The Emperor's heart is as deep as an abyss, impossible to fathom. But His Majesty must feel guilty, whether towards the former Crown Prince or towards Empress Wang!"
Xie Xin understood Yun Chuwei's meaning. After thinking carefully for a moment, she said, "For now, let's stick to our plan and gradually consolidate our power. We'll deal with the future later!"
Yun Chu responded slightly, and was about to say something when she felt the carriage stop.
Then a man's voice came from outside the carriage: "Zhao Cheng requests an audience with the Fifth Princess!"
Yun Chuwei turned her head slightly to look at Xie Xin, her eyes full of inquiry.
Xie Xin frowned, her expression darkening: "It's the eldest son of the Zhao family. Ever since we bumped into each other today, he's been pestering me!"
Yun Chuwei was not surprised. As Xie Yang's maternal family, the Zhao family would definitely do everything they could to help him.
If Xie Xin marries into the Zhao family, she will naturally become an asset to Xie Yang.
Therefore, it is only natural for Zhao Cheng to curry favor with Xie Xin.
At this moment, the coachman whispered, "Miss, the eldest son of the Zhao family is unwilling to move..."
Before Yun Chuwei could say anything, Xie Xin had already lifted the curtain and gone out.
Yun Chuwei didn't pay special attention to the voices of the two people outside, but the voices still came through the carriage curtain.
"Young Master Zhao, what do you want with this princess?"
"I just want to say thank you to the Fifth Princess!"
"Hmm. I heard you. You can get out now!"
"I would also like to invite the Fifth Princess to dinner to express my gratitude. I wonder if the Princess would do me the honor?"
"No! If you really want to thank this princess, send two hundred thousand taels of silver to my residence. Also, don't ever appear before this princess again. If you dare to stop my carriage again, I'll kill you! Get out!"
After Xie Xin finished speaking, he got back into the carriage and told the driver, "If Young Master Zhao blocks our way again, just run him over!"
With Xie Xin's order, the carriage traveled smoothly without any further obstruction.
After Xie Xin sat down next to her, Yun Chuwei smiled and asked, "What's going on?"
"When I went out today, I encountered someone riding a horse who had spooked his horse, so I just helped him out! Who would have thought that person would be Zhao Cheng?"
Xie Xin was speechless after he saved someone and then got entangled with them.
"It's my fault! I should have looked more carefully before I made my move!"
Yun Chuwei shook her head slightly: "He's determined to catch you when you're not. Since he's made up his mind to create an opportunity to bump into you, if he doesn't succeed the first time, he'll do it a second and a third time."
Xie Xin nodded slightly: "That makes sense."
Yun Chuwei thought for a moment and added, "Once he realizes that such a clumsy plan won't get him close to you, he'll definitely come up with other plans. Be careful!"
Xie Xin nodded: "I know, I'll have someone keep an eye on it!"
Yun Chuwei nodded: "Remember to let me know if anything happens!"
"OK!"
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Because they were both too busy, Yun Chuwei and Xie Xin didn't see each other for a long time afterward.
When they met again, it was already at the hunting grounds.
Xie Xin was in charge of guarding the hunt, and she went to the hunting grounds a few days in advance.
When Yun Chuwei arrived, Xie Xin personally escorted her to her tent.
Along the way, Xie Xin couldn't help but complain in a low voice.
"There are already so many things to do, and Father Emperor still goes on this hunt. I don't know what he was thinking!"
Yun Chuwei was also quite puzzled.
Emperor Tianqi's health is deteriorating, and recently he has reached the point where he is barely holding on.
Logically speaking, he shouldn't be organizing this kind of hunt.
But he came with his own people.
So Yun Chuwei spoke up, "I heard that this hunt was proposed by Consort Xi. His Majesty agreed, so he must have his reasons. Let's just wait and see."
Xie Xin nodded slightly, then lowered his voice and said, "My people have found out that Consort Xi's people have made some moves. But for now, we don't know what she's up to. Right now, I've only arranged for them to keep watch, without alerting her."
Yun Chuwei nodded: "We'll see how things go when the time comes."
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On the first day of the hunt, Yun Chuwei learned about Consort Xi's purpose in organizing the hunt.
Because when Xie Yang appeared, everyone said that he looked a lot like His Majesty in his youth.
A young man, dressed in black and white riding attire, rode up on horseback. Although he lacked stature and temperament, he was young and vigorous, unrestrained and spirited.
Emperor Tianqi, upon seeing this, also showed a rare smile.
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