jdhmnovel Chapter 356 The situation has changed
Chapter 356 The situation has changed
The atmosphere among the three was tense, but Yuan Buwei, the imperial concubine, and Princess Jinghe were having a pleasant conversation.
"The Emperor already knows about the Queen's pregnancy."
Yuan Buwei was startled, and looked at Princess Jinghe, who looked smug, in surprise: "You told this to others?"
"I saw that my brother was worried about the incident on New Year's Eve and couldn't find the culprit. So I told him about it to make him happy. What's wrong with that?" Princess Jinghe said confidently, "From that day on, the queen began to take care of her pregnancy. Everything in her palace, inside and outside, was arranged by my brother. If she can't keep the baby, she will be in big trouble."
"These are all people. How can she meet Deng Rong? If they don't meet, how can the emperor know?" Yuan Buwei looked at Princess Jinghe while speaking.
"The new year has passed, and we need to make arrangements for the new year. With so many things to do and so few people, mistakes are inevitable. Don't worry, I'll make arrangements." Jinghe Palace laughed, "Let's not talk about her. Let's talk about something that may interest you. Shan Qing has already served the emperor in bed and is very much loved by him. She has been named Zhaoyi."
When Mu Qing chose to enter the palace, Yuan Buwei knew she must have made up her mind. But when she heard that she became a Zhaoyi, she felt bad: "What a pity."
"You are really weird, girl. She came here just for you, and you still sympathize with her?" Princess Jinghe laughed. "A woman, once she has an obsession, it has nothing to do with love. She is determined to get Lu Sui, and she will drag him into the water no matter what."
"Thank you Princess Jinghe for the reminder. I will keep an eye on it."
Yuan Buwei stood up: "If everything is ok, I will go back first."
"What are you doing back?"
Princess Jinghe supported her head with one hand and looked at Yuan Buwei with a wandering gaze: "If you leave, how can the Queen keep this baby?"
"What do you mean?"
Yuan Buwei frowned and thought for a moment: "You don't want me to keep the Queen's baby, but her body won't allow her..."
"Even if you are not allowed, you have to hold on until the day she gives birth." Princess Jinghe's eyes flashed with a fierce light. "You also know about the Queen Mother's poisoning. I have also investigated some things in recent days. So now that you are back, I need your help."
"Investigate something. What is it?"
"Tsk, little girl, how can you be so curious?" Princess Jinghe rolled her eyes at Yuan Buwei, but the next second she became serious, "I couldn't understand it before. As the head of the harem and the most noble woman in the world, how could the queen be dissatisfied? I sent people to investigate, but I didn't get much. But Youshi helped me after he found out."
"Master Youshi has many followers. Even if he doesn't ask, there are still many people rushing to beg him for help, let alone if he asks."
"Yes, he really has a lot of followers, and they are all over the capital. Just by asking around, I found out that the queen and Deng Rong had almost decided to spend their lives together. They just needed to notify the families of both families and make an engagement. In the end, an imperial decree separated the two." Princess Jinghe took a sip of tea and continued, "The queen knew that if she didn't marry, Deng Rong would definitely be in danger. In order to protect Deng Rong, she could only marry with tears. After entering the palace, she learned that the emperor fell in love with her at first sight. The queen dowager originally chose someone else for him as the queen, but he didn't want it and wanted to marry the current queen. The queen dowager disagreed, so he knelt for a long time. Two days later, the queen dowager softened her heart and issued the decree."
"The Queen hates the Emperor for forcing her to marry him, and she also hates the Queen Mother for breaking her up with Deng Rong. No wonder." After hearing what Princess Jinghe said, Yuan Buwei understood everything. "Then why do you want to save the baby in the Queen's belly?"
"What happened on New Year's Eve was a test by Deng Rong. He secretly recruited soldiers and colluded with officials to prepare for a rebellion, but a rebellion requires a reason."
"The baby in the queen's belly?"
Princess Jinghe laughed and said, "You are really smart. So we have to change our strategy now and try every possible way to protect the baby in the queen's belly and ensure that the baby is born safely."
"Once the child is born, if the emperor knows that the child is the empress and Deng Rong's, then the emperor will have a reason to suppress Deng Rong." After Yuan Buwei finished speaking, she suddenly looked at the smiling Princess Jinghe, "You told me this, have you already discussed it with the emperor?"
“Tsk, am I such a person?” Princess Jinghe snorted coldly, her eyes suddenly filled with murderous intent, “I would suck his blood and knock out his bone marrow in my dreams, how could I possibly cooperate with him? The Queen Mother, on the other hand, might know what I am going to do, and she just reminded me a few words.”
"What are your plans?"
"If I can't survive, I will naturally drag him down with me, but I am very satisfied with my current life. There is no need for me to tear my face with him at this critical moment. Besides, the first person I need to deal with is Xie Ting." Princess Jinghe sneered, "Is Xie Lin'an living in Wanning Marquis Mansion now?"
"Yes."
"Okay, I'll go find him in a few days. I didn't expect that the daughter of Marquis Wanning is so powerful that she can take Xie Linan in."
"Han'er is a good girl, she is sincere to others. She plans to accompany Young Master Xie back to Xie's. By the way, isn't Xie Yunting sick? You might as well go directly to Xie's. With Young Master Xie and Han'er there to get close, no one from Xie's will dare to stop you."
"good idea."
Princess Jinghe pinched Yuan Buwei's face and said, "If you were a man, I would definitely take you in."
"Uh... that's not necessary."
"Why? Are you afraid that following me will cause you trouble?"
"I'm afraid I won't be the one and only in the princess' heart." Yuan Buwei immediately flattered him.
"Okay, send someone to send a message back, telling them that I'm not feeling well and that you need to stay in the palace for a few days." Princess Jinghe yawned, "I got up early when I heard you were coming. I'm so sleepy."
"Then you can get some more sleep. I'll go find Senior Sister Wei."
"Yeah. Go ahead."
After leaving Princess Jinghe's bedroom, Yuan Buwei went to find the imperial concubine.
Upon learning that Yuan Buwei had returned to Yaowang Valley, the imperial concubine pulled her aside to question her.
Yuan Buwei was worried about Shangguan Que's eye disease. Although she didn't know how the situation was going on Xie Linan's side, she thought about going back to take a look and then returning to the palace.
After hearing this, the imperial concubine asked Yuan Buwei to do it quickly.
Because it was not yet evening, Yuan Buwei was afraid that the two sides had not reached an agreement.
After thinking about it, I decided to go directly to Wanbao Tower.
Led by the servant, she came to the side room.
As soon as I entered the door, I was overwhelmed by the solemnity.
"Young Madam, why are you here?" Meng Qiongyue, who was the first to notice Yuan Buwei, stood up and walked towards her quickly. "Have you finished your work?"
"My situation has changed, so I took some time off to come out." Yuan Buwei looked at the man with his eyes covered with a cloth while speaking, "Is this the third son of the Shangguan family?"