jdhmnovel Chapter 336: Each with His Own Ambition
Chapter 336: Each with His Own Ambition
"What did Concubine Zhao say to you?"
Cao Bin sent Fei Wan away and returned to wait at the entrance of Ciyun Hall. His adopted son Cui Liang came over and asked quietly.
Cao Bin loved his son very much and was willing to teach him.
Then he smiled and whispered, "Guess."
Cui Liang smiled smugly, "Son, you guessed it. She must be asking you to find a way to speak well of her to His Majesty and find some excuse to prevent her from leaving the palace with the Queen Mother, right?"
Cao Bin snorted, "Idiot! Guess again."
To be a servant in front of the emperor, one must be able to understand the emperor's intentions and be familiar with the temperament and behavior style of the masters of each palace. Being a godson is obviously not qualified.
Cui Liang pouted, unwilling to accept it.
What's wrong?
In the afternoon, Xiao Linzi, who served Concubine Zhao, secretly found him and humbly begged him to find a way to persuade His Majesty to revoke his order and not let Concubine Zhao leave the palace.
Xiao Linzi said that Concubine Zhao did not dare to disobey the imperial edict openly, but was very worried in private.
"Let our family help you find a solution? Xiaolin Za, are you crazy?"
Cui Liang pinched Xiao Linzi's cheeks, pulled hard, and kneaded them with a smile.
Xiao Linzi didn't dare to resist, but bowed with a smile: "Eunuch Cui, if you can do me this favor, I will definitely be able to gain full respect in front of Concubine Zhao and take the position of head eunuch of Chunxi Palace. When the time comes, I will definitely give you a lot of gold, silver and jewelry as a filial gift."
Cui Liang swung his hand fiercely, grabbed Xiao Linzi's cheek, threw him aside, and he fell to the ground.
"Does our family need your meager tribute? Besides, what right do you have to show respect to us? Are you our son or grandson? Hahaha! Get lost!"
Xiao Linzi, however, crawled to his knees, hugged his feet, and begged, "Please, Eunuch Cui, do me a favor! If Concubine Zhao follows the Queen Mother out, she might not come back alive. The Queen Mother hates her so much, and she knows it all in her heart. In a desolate mountain like Qingluo Temple, it's normal for someone to die in an accident. For example, if she accidentally fell off a cliff, Your Majesty can't blame the Queen Mother. If Concubine Zhao is gone, I will have no future..."
"Get lost. What does your future have to do with our family?"
"Eunuch, Eunuch Cui, how about you talk to Eunuch Cao and ask him to let me serve you again? I was ignorant before, but I know I was wrong. From now on, you are my father, grandfather, and ancestor!"
Cui Liang laughed out loud.
He let Xiao Linzi crawl under his crotch, kowtowed three times, and officially acknowledged him as his father.
Xiao Linzi did as he was told.
"Lick the soles of our shoes!"
Xiao Linzi did the same.
After licking it, his mouth was full of mud, but he still smiled flatteringly.
If his godfather Cao Bin had not suddenly sent someone to find him and asked him to do an errand, Cui Liang would have continued to tease Xiao Linzi.
Who made this guy always pick on him?
You thought you were climbing the social ladder by following Concubine Zhao, but now you know how powerful she is, don't you? In this palace, His Majesty is one Buddha, the Queen Mother is another, and the other concubines, no matter how favored they are, are just small fry and can fall at any time. Even the Queen was deposed, and a mere Concubine Zhao? Humph!
"Son, go back. Dad will find a way for you. Go back and wait!"
Cui Liang sent Xiao Linzi away and went to work.
As for helping his master, Concubine Zhao, to find a way to stay in the palace? That's impossible. It's just a lie!
Cui Liang really wanted to see Concubine Zhao's downfall and Xiao Linzi's misfortune. That would definitely be very interesting.
Because of Xiao Linzi's pleading, when Cui Liang saw Concubine Zhao talking to her godfather Cao Bin in private just now, he guessed that Concubine Zhao wanted to follow Cao Bin's path and ask His Majesty to keep her in the palace.
But godfather said it was wrong.
"Guess again..." Cui Liang thought for a moment, "That is, Concubine Zhao wants you to mention her to His Majesty from time to time so that His Majesty will take her back to the palace as soon as possible?"
Cao Bin said: "No, guess again!"
"My son can't guess it. Can you tell me?"
Cao Bin frowned, irritated by his godson's lack of effort. Predicting a favorite concubine's actions was a skill that those in the imperial court had to learn.
Hint: "It's about the King Rui's clothes. Guess what she said?"
"What?" Cui Liang glared. "Could it be... that the mistress that Prince Rui took off his clothes and committed adultery in the palace was her? Did she ask you to cover up for her?"
Cao Bin was so angry that he slapped him on the forehead: "Asshole! Do you want to keep your head?"
How dare he say that His Majesty's favorite concubine had an affair with Prince Rui! If Prince Rui dies, he will definitely die before Prince Rui!
Cui Liang touched his forehead feeling aggrieved.
"Dad, what did she say?"
"Get out of here!"
Cao Bin was so angry that he lost the desire to teach his son. He moved closer to the palace door and stood there waiting for the emperor to come.
I originally wanted my godson to learn Concubine Zhao's style of doing things - if you want to achieve your goal, it is better to take a roundabout way than to go straight - for example, if Concubine Zhao wants to stay safe in front of the Queen Mother, then it is best not to intensify the conflict between the Queen Mother and His Majesty, and not investigate the scandal of Prince Rui taking off his clothes in the Forbidden Palace, lest His Majesty angrily punish Prince Rui, and the Queen Mother would be angry and use her proximity as a raft.
As long as the Queen Mother and His Majesty maintain their existing superficially harmonious relationship, she will still have opportunities and room to turn things around even if she stays outside the palace with the Queen Mother.
This is the wisdom of playing it safe.
Zhao Fei's action was clearly for her own benefit, but she told him it was to make His Majesty feel better. In reality, it benefited him, so he was willing to follow her advice.
So Concubine Zhao is smart!
Cao Bin wanted to teach his son what he had learned, but Cui Liang was a useless kid!
Cao Bin felt that he should give his godson a good beating when he had time.
But in fact, he was overthinking it.
Fei Wan simply didn't want him to continue checking King Rui's clothes.
"My Lady, if that matter is ever traced back to us..."
After returning to Chunxi Palace, the little palace maid Jasmine came up to Fei Wan and asked quietly.
At that time, she assisted her master in stripping Prince Rui. Last night, she also sneaked into the Taiye Lake, dived and searched for a long time before finding Prince Rui's clothes. She made arrangements so that he would appear near the pool where the enthronement ceremony was held this morning.
If Cao Bin finds any clues that point to the Empress... Jasmine is ready to take the blame for her master.
"I can't find anything." Fei Wan told Jasmine what she and Cao Bin had said, reassuring her, "Cao Bin is very cunning. He will listen to advice. Even if he doesn't, I have ways to deal with it."
Fei Wan had just seduced King Rui at the banquet, having made two preparations.
One is that the emperor was angry at the perverted Prince Rui.
Secondly, it also serves as an endorsement in case the truth is discovered.
If the emperor knew that Prince Rui took off his clothes on the birthday banquet because of her...
She just redraws it!
But...
There shouldn't be such a possibility.
Because King Rui is probably, almost, going to die soon.
A sharp, cold light flashed in Fei Wan's eyes.
King Rui must die.
Not just to avenge the assassin.
The most important thing is that the throne cannot change hands.
She finally became Xiao Yu's favorite concubine and made Xiao Yu a little more obedient.
A little closer to the dream.
I don't want to go through the same hard work again on the fool King Rui!
She had to get up early and leave the palace tomorrow, so Fei Wan tidied herself up, read a few pages of a book, changed her medicine, and prepared to go to bed.
Xiangyi entered the inner room and brought the news that Xiaolinzi had just reported.
"Your Majesty, the banquet at Ciyun Palace has ended, and His Majesty and the other ladies have left. Cui Liang, the Imperial Guard, is staying at Ciyun Palace to help count the supplies for the Empress Dowager's departure tomorrow. Ostensibly, he's staying to report any shortages to Your Majesty, but in reality, he's staying to report to the Empress Dowager. Xiao Linzi's spies saw him whispering to Madam Shixiang privately, but they only heard two or three sentences. He told Madam Shixiang that Your Majesty is afraid to leave the palace."
"Oh, indeed, Eunuch Cui is very useful."
Fei Wan praised.
It’s just that Xiao Linzi felt wronged.
"Call Xiao Linzi in."
Fei Wan put on her clothes and went to the outer room to call Xiao Linzi.