newbobooks Chapter 229 His Majesty will come to Zhongcui Palace tonight
Chapter 229 His Majesty will come to Zhongcui Palace tonight
Handan didn't react for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Why did the queen say that?"
"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Gao Yunhuai couldn't have done those things on his own. It must have been the Empress who was behind it!"
"Even if Your Majesty cannot depose the Empress for various reasons, and has completely despised Her Majesty, why would he still favor Concubine Wen?"
the reason is simple.
The emperor wanted to eliminate the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion without bloodshed, so how could he allow them to be prepared in advance?
After he took away Queen Jiang's imperial seal, he would certainly favor Concubine Wen extremely in order to appease the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion and let them relax their vigilance.
Shen Zhinian could guess all these twists and turns because of her memories of her past life. This matter was of great importance, so even though she was surrounded by her confidants, she did not intend to reveal it.
"You'll understand later."
"If my guess is correct, His Majesty will come to Zhongcui Palace tonight."
"Handan, tell the kitchen to prepare some meals that His Majesty would like to eat."
"Yuanbao, take out the exquisite chess pieces and place them on the small table by the window."
"Fuqiu, change the incense in the incense burner to something that can make people feel peaceful."
"Madam Xiao..."
Nangong Xuanyu has experienced so many bad things today. Even though he hates the queen, he cannot depose her. He must be feeling very aggrieved.
At times like this, of course she had to be a gentle and eloquent flower, so that he could forget all his troubles when he was with her.
Only in this way can the influence be subtle and silent, and take root deeper and deeper in the emperor's heart.
"Your servant/servant obeys your command!"
……
Yongshou Palace.
“Hahaha—hahaha—hahahaha—”
Although Concubine Liu hated Queen Jiang to the core, she was the eldest daughter of Duke Dingguo's mansion and understood that the former dynasty and the harem were linked. As long as the Duke Zhenguo's mansion did not fall, His Majesty would not be able to depose the queen.
Anyway, the sick queen won’t live long, so she doesn’t care and is already very satisfied with the result.
After hearing Xiao Weizi's talk about how the emperor dealt with Queen Jiang, Concubine Liu never stopped laughing!
"Doesn't the Queen always rely on her status as the queen to suppress me in everything, thinking that even though I am a noble concubine, I am just a concubine who cannot be on the stage?"
"Now that His Majesty has taken away her imperial seal, what else is left except the title of queen? Hahahaha——"
"The queen is already in name only. The harem respects me as the queen. From now on, I will be the uncrowned queen!"
Cuizhu was startled and looked outside nervously several times: "My queen, please be careful with your words!"
"Although the people in Yongshou Palace are all our own, if this gets out, it will be a big trouble, and His Majesty will be unhappy..."
Concubine Liu was too excited and lost her composure for a moment. After Cuizhu's reminder, she slowly calmed down: "It's okay, I have endured for so long, am I still afraid that I can't survive a hollow queen?"
The throne of queen will belong to her sooner or later!
Cuizhu smiled and complimented, "Your Majesty, you shouldn't be inferior to others. I think it won't be long before Your Majesty gets what she wants!"
Concubine Liu had never been in such a good mood: "I have been fighting with the sick queen since the palace and in the harem, and I know her methods very well. Gao Yunhuai has always been cautious, how could he be caught by chance this time?"
"I heard that Your Majesty went to Yonghe Palace with Concubine Rou? It seems that Concubine Rou was also involved in this matter."
"She really... did a great job!"
Originally, Concubine Liu was confined by the emperor and had to hand over the power of the six palaces to Shen Zhinian. She was a little unhappy. As a result, her favorability towards Shen Zhinian also decreased.
But after this incident, she finally understood how useful Roupin's knife was!
The chess piece her aunt had chosen for her was indeed the right one!
After being happy, Concubine Liu started to think of another thing: "Did His Majesty ask me to keep the Queen's seal for you?"
Thinking of this, her heart couldn't help but get excited!
His Majesty once said that I am the one he holds dearest to his heart!
The queen has failed in her duties, so it is right that she, the imperial concubine, should take over!
"This……"
Xiao Weizi knew the imperial concubine's temper, so he didn't dare to elaborate on this point just now.
Now that Concubine Liu asked, he didn't dare to hide it anymore and said carefully: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty sent the Queen's imperial seal to the Cining Palace..."
The joyful smile on Concubine Liu's face froze slightly.
"...Isn't His Majesty the one who loves me the most?"
"It was the late emperor who granted the marriage, so His Majesty had no choice but to marry the queen as his principal wife. But the one he truly loves in his heart has always been me."
"Why... why did the Queen misbehave? Your Majesty did not give the imperial seal to me, but instead sent it to my aunt? Your Majesty... does he not trust me?"
Compared to not being able to take over the Phoenix Seal, the fact that she could not gain the trust of the Emperor after becoming the Uncrowned Emperor was what hurt Concubine Liu the most...
Although she likes power and the lofty throne, the one she values most is His Majesty!
Cuizhu and Xiaoweizi looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.
The Imperial Concubine has always been like this. Even the Empress Dowager can't do anything about it. What can they, the servants, do? Of course, they can only continue to coax her.
"My lady, please don't think too much."
"Looking back at the dynasties, there have been cases where the empress has failed to act morally, although there have been cases where the imperial concubine has taken over the Phoenix Seal. But His Majesty has not officially canonized you as the empress, and has given you the imperial seal to keep. This is ultimately not justified and not logical."
"In my opinion, His Majesty cares too much about you and is afraid that you will be impeached by the imperial censors, so he protects you like this."
Xiao Weizi followed and coaxed, "Yes!"
"If something like this happens to the Queen, the Duke of Zhenguo will definitely not sit idly by. If the imperial seal falls into your hands, they will do everything they can to attack you!"
"Your Majesty, sending the imperial edict to the Cining Palace is truly considering you!"
They also didn't want to just keep coaxing the imperial concubine like this.
But honest advice is unpleasant to the ears, and the Queen Mother has such a hot temper that she simply won't listen.
He and Cuizhu had always spoken the truth to each other, hoping that the imperial concubine would recognize the fact that the emperor was ruthless, but this always resulted in the imperial concubine becoming furious and punishing them severely, saying that it was impossible for the emperor not to love her!
After so many times, they no longer dare to tell the truth.
Concubine Liu's expression eased a little: "Yes! You are right! Your Majesty did this to protect me!"
"I will wait a few more months. Once that sick woman dies, the position of empress and the imperial seal will all be in my hands!"
……
Zhongcui Palace.
"His Majesty has arrived --!!!"
Hearing Li Changde's message, Shen Zhinian quickly stood up and led the palace maids to pay their respects: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty!"
Nangong Xuanyu looked a little tired. He silently helped Shen Zhinian up and walked to the window to sit down.