mtlumby2d Chapter 533: Queen of the Great Zhou
Chapter 533: Queen of the Great Zhou
Li was a little confused. Didn't Shen Yu always try to please the old lady? The old lady was also very nice to Shen Yu. What happened? Why would Shen Yu blame the old lady?
Even though she had doubts in her heart, Li did not intend to say them to her face, because she knew very well how much the old lady loved Shen Yu, and she was afraid that even if she told her, the old lady would not believe it.
On the old lady's side, Li told the old lady a lot about what her daughter had done during the locust plague and how much gratitude the people had given her.
But there is one thing that Li did not say, that is, you did not reveal that the girl was her daughter, the old lady's real granddaughter.
At Fushouyuan, Li stayed for dinner.
In the main courtyard of Prince An's Mansion, in the study where Prince An Xie Kunchang lives, Xie Yunzhou is inside.
"Father, what did my elder brother say in the letter?"
Prince An held the letter in his hand, read it again, and did not answer his son.
"Father, if you don't tell me, let me see."
As he spoke, Xie Yunzhou took the letter from his father, read it quickly, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.
"Father, my eldest brother said that my cousin gave birth to four children, three sons and a daughter, and is on her way back to Beijing. And the soldier who saved my eldest brother is my aunt's eldest son, Li Mingfei, and he is also returning to Beijing this time."
Prince An stroked his beard with his hand, nodded and said, "Go tell your mother to prepare a yard for your cousin and the child."
"Okay, Father, you don't have to tell me, I will go find Mother too."
"Father, my cousin is coming back, why are you not happy?"
"I'm not unhappy, it's just that your eldest brother said that your cousin's child is Prince Chen's."
"That's right. It's nothing. If you ask me, it's Prince Chen's fault. Anyway, our mansion has always remained neutral. There will always be people who will plot against us. We might as well make our position clear directly."
When King An heard his son's words, he said nothing and fell into deep thought. He also knew that his son was right.
Even though he didn't want the Prince An's Mansion to get involved in the fight for the throne, they were at the center of power and could not escape no matter how they tried. He knew about the disappearance of his grandson Mingxuan some time ago and who was responsible.
If his grandson had not been smart and escaped, he would have been forced to take sides for the sake of his grandson's life.
Now that his niece has given birth to Prince Chen's child, he should really make up his mind.
What's more, he also knew the identity of his niece, the girl who was removed from the family tree of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He also heard last year that the eldest daughter of the prime minister's family couldn't stand the loneliness and eloped with a beggar. Prime Minister Yun despised such a daughter as shameful, and in a fit of rage he severed all ties with her and crossed her out of the family tree.
He didn't take it seriously at the time, because for a powerful family like theirs, no backyard could be peaceful. There were always disputes and many innocent people were buried in their backyards.
She is just a daughter of a prime minister. People in the capital city talk about her for a while, but soon new things will appear, so people's curiosity is naturally not on this.
And he never imagined that the girl who eloped with the beggar would be his niece.
If he knew that Miss Mengyue in the Prime Minister's Mansion was his sister's daughter, he would definitely bring her back home and raise her well.
In addition to this incident, he had another doubt in his mind. That was when Prince Chen returned to Beijing last year, he was framed at a palace banquet, but the details of how he was dealt with have not been leaked.
He only knew that the imperial physician went to Prince Chen's mansion and said that Prince Chen would have difficulty having children in the future. When the imperial physician said this, some people did not believe it while others did.
But no matter what the real situation was, once the news about Prince Chen's difficulty in raising an heir came out, all hope for Prince Chen and the throne was cut off.
Originally, he had no intention of standing on the side of Prince Chen. What happened to Prince Chen had little to do with Prince An's Mansion.
Who knew that the emperor would issue such an imperial decree, pushing Prince Chen to the forefront again? He got the news that both the eldest prince and the second prince had sent assassins, but they failed.
He knew clearly that now had come the most crucial moment in the fight for the throne, and although the capital seemed calm, there were actually undercurrents.
If we don't wait for Prince Chen to return to the capital, bloody storm will break out again.
If the Prince An's Mansion wants to survive this power transition, it cannot just remain neutral and needs to quickly stand in line.
Since his niece gave birth to three sons and one daughter for Prince Chen, breaking the rumor that it would be difficult for Prince Chen to have an heir, it actually made a direct choice for Prince An's Mansion. He didn't have to worry about this matter anymore and just had to stand wholeheartedly on Prince Chen's side.
He is not the type of person who hesitates. Once he makes a decision, he will not regret it and will try his best to help Prince Chen succeed.
So after Xie Yunzhou left, Prince An called in the secret guards and contacted Prince Chen.
The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Kunning Palace, was a palace that only the empress was qualified to live in throughout the dynasties.
This is the Queen in her own bedroom. Looking at the letter in her hand, the corners of her mouth unconsciously rise, and her eyes are like two bright stars, flashing a light called expectation.
The Queen's good mood could be felt by everyone serving in the palace, especially Hongye, the Queen's personal maid.
She didn't know why the Queen suddenly became so happy. You know, ever since the Third Prince left the capital, the Queen has not been worried for a single day, and has not been happy for a single day.
Even though the Emperor issued such an imperial edict to His Royal Highness the Third Prince, the Empress did not seem to be very happy. Instead, she was depressed every day. Even when the Emperor was ill, the Empress only visited him symbolically. Usually, it was Concubine Rou who took care of him.
She once advised the Queen to visit the Emperor more often, but the Queen did not take it seriously at all and looked sad every day.
But today was different. She could clearly feel the Queen's heartfelt excitement.
But she didn't dare ask the queen what was written in the letter.
She knew that she was lucky and was fortunate to be able to serve the queen. The queen also trusted her and would never hide anything from her.
But she also knew that the reason why she could stay with the queen for so long and win her trust was not for no reason, but because she had a sense of propriety and knew what to ask and what not to ask.
The queen's gloomy mood of the past few days was cleared up by a letter, and it was obvious that the content of the letter was extraordinary.
However, she could also guess that it must be related to His Royal Highness the Third Prince, but she just didn't know what it was.
Just as Hongye was wondering why the queen was so happy and what was written in the letter, the queen spoke.
"Hongye, go to Qiankun Palace."
"Yes."
When Hongye heard the queen's order, she hurried downstairs to ask people to prepare. She walked very quickly, thinking that the queen had finally thought it through and was willing to go to Qiankun Palace.
Otherwise, she was really afraid that over time, the relationship between the emperor and the queen would gradually fade, giving Concubine Rou and Concubine Sheng the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.