In fact, Rong Zi's words were entirely accurate. Although no one openly proclaimed the Marquis of Cheng'en's attempt to send Bai Fu to the palace, it was already common knowledge.
At that time, court officials were pressuring the emperor to appoint an empress, and powerful families were racking their brains to send their daughters into the palace.
After all, becoming the empress or a favored concubine not only brings unparalleled glory and power to the family, but also ensures the family's stable status and long-term prosperity.
However, the Marquis of Chengen's mansion already had two young ladies serving the emperor. If another woman were to be forcibly sent into the palace at this time, it would inevitably cause criticism and condemnation from others.
People might question whether the Marquis of Chengen's mansion is too greedy, attempting to monopolize the emperor's favor; or they might worry that its power is expanding too much and having a negative impact on the court.
In this way, the actions of the Marquis of Chengen are blatantly provoking the bottom line of the world, and it is undoubtedly an extremely risky and shameless act.
The slightest misstep could easily plunge them into dire straits. However, faced with the immense allure of a prosperous family, all the potential dangers and consequences seemed insignificant.
For the Marquis of Chengen's family, sending Bai Fu into the palace has become their most urgent and crucial task.
They racked their brains, meticulously planned, and spared no expense to achieve their goal.
Not only that, they even lowered themselves and humbly begged Princess Zhaoqing for help.
Bai Fu still remembers the scene. When Princess Zhaoqing heard about this, her face instantly darkened, and her usually gentle and smiling face was covered with a layer of frost.
Anger flashed in her beautiful eyes, and she clenched her teeth, squeezing out a string of extremely harsh words.
The entire Chengen Marquis's household stared in astonishment at the princess, who was known for her gentle and refined manners. No one had expected her to lose her composure like this.
As for Bai Fu, deep down she didn't want to step into the palace, a place that seemed glamorous but was full of intrigue and deceit.
Not to mention that the current emperor is already quite old, old enough to be Bai Fu's father;
Even if she were fortunate enough to enter the palace, her aunt, who was a Noble Consort, would never let her off easily.
After all, in the imperial harem, kinship often cannot withstand the struggle for power and interests.
Once Bai Fu enters the palace, she will inevitably face an extremely difficult life and endless suffering.
Therefore, Bai Fu was actually filled with gratitude deep down for Rong Ning's ruthless and extremely harsh words in front of so many ministers.
It was precisely because of Rong Ning's actions that the ministers who originally wanted to send their daughters to the palace to curry favor looked embarrassed and dared not mention the matter again.
In this way, a potential disaster was averted for Bai Fu, leaving her with a glimmer of hope and allowing her to continue living a relatively peaceful and stable life.
However, since that incident, Bai Fu has gradually become quiet and rarely leaves the mansion. She also rarely appears at the various lively banquets that used to be attended by famous families.
Today, she has made an exception and come to the Prime Minister's residence, and the reason for this is naturally not an ordinary matter.
Meanwhile, seeing Bai Fu's evasive words, claiming that she had come to tell her something but refusing to reveal the details, Xie Si-guniang felt as if a small drum was constantly beating in her heart, and she became increasingly anxious and impatient.
Finally unable to contain herself any longer, she pressed him directly, "Oh, just tell me already! What is it all about? This evasiveness is driving me crazy!"
Bai Fu bit her lower lip lightly, her beautiful eyes filled with vigilance. She first cautiously looked around to make sure no one was around before slowly leaning close to Xie Si's ear.
Immediately afterwards, she lowered her voice and whispered in Xie Si's ear, "Aqu, to tell you the truth, yesterday I overheard my father talking to the family's retainers. They mentioned that His Majesty seems to intend to take action against your Prime Minister's residence."
Moreover, it is said that Princess Ningding's stay at the Prime Minister's residence under the pretext of learning etiquette was actually a mission to find evidence!
To disturb the Prime Minister's residence?
Do we still need to find evidence? Thanks.
Upon hearing this, the fourth sister's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief, and she said urgently, "Ah Fu, you mustn't say such things!"
Meanwhile, Bai Fu, who was standing to the side, was in a state of turmoil, with all sorts of thoughts coming to mind.
She bit her lip lightly, as if after a fierce internal struggle, she finally made up her mind and slowly said, "Aqu, actually, I'm not sure about the truth of this matter either."
However, this matter concerns the overall situation of the imperial court and is of utmost importance. Moreover, you are one of my few close confidantes. If this were merely a rumor, I could simply let it go.
But if this news is true, and I knew it but did not tell you, when His Majesty's wrath descends and everything is beyond redemption, I will surely regret my concealment for the rest of my life.
That's why I risked revealing this information to you, just so you'd be more careful.
The princess is currently a guest at your residence; you must proceed with extreme caution.
Upon hearing Bai Fu's words, Xie Si felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Her mind went completely blank, leaving only a constant buzzing sound in her ears.
Her eyes widened as she stared at Bai Fu in astonishment, her lips trembling slightly as if she wanted to say something, but her throat felt as if it were blocked by a wad of cotton, and she couldn't utter a sound.
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