Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 204

Chapter 204 Conspiracy (1)
That’s the truth, After knowing Xiao Ya’s intentions and Huyan Mingshuo’s plans, Fu Yingran sent people to the palace beside him. She secretly powdered Jin’er, This could be considered a remedy, Because she knew very well that, In this era, All the women in the backyard care about is the kids, They could do anything for the sake of the child. With Jin’er’s temperament, if she had given birth to Nalan Jinhong’s son first, then when Xiao Ya entered the manor, she would definitely do anything to prevent Xiao Ya from getting pregnant. After all, there was a difference in her family background. She would definitely not accept that her child would forever be inferior to others.

Xiao Ya was not a kind person, He would definitely use all of his strength to suppress Jin’er, Jin’er was another maidservant without any background, All he relied on was Nalan Jinhong’s favor, But in the face of a powerful wife, and a concubine without power, No man would be foolish enough to choose a concubine and give up his wife. When that time came, the backyard of the palace next to him would really be in a mess. Therefore, Fu Yingran took action first to prevent this from happening. Because she could not let Xiao Ya go now, she still needed her help to suppress these restless women in the palace.

When Xiao Ya heard this, she looked up at Fu Yingran in disbelief and said, “Sister-in-law, Ya’er, thank you for your kindness. Sister-in-law, please rest assured that Ya’er will take good care of Xi Gong and not let them cause trouble.”

“Then sister-in-law, thank you very much. I still have some matters to attend to with the Emperor, so I’ll leave first. These women will trouble my cousin to take care of them.”

“Sister-in-law, don’t worry.”

As Fu Yingran spoke, he gave Huyan Mingshuo a look. Seeing that, the latter stood up and left the West Palace with her.

Seeing the two leaving, Xiao Ya was still shocked by what she said just now. This cousin was really not simple. She could think of everything so thoroughly. She had indeed been worried before. If that maidservant named Jin’er gave birth to Nalan Jinhong’s child before she entered the manor, what would she do? Although there was a difference between the first wife and the second wife, even if she gave birth to a child, she was still a concubine and could not inherit the mantle of the palace, but she always deserved it in her heart.

She had lived in the high gate courtyard since childhood, She had seen a lot of shady tricks in the backyard, She saw with her own eyes those women, for her own children, All kinds of methods could be used, so she was still very concerned about this matter. However, she could not immediately marry Nalan Jinhong now. After all, her current identity was Ya Fei, the Emperor’s woman. She could only endure this matter. Now that she heard Fu Yingran’s words, the stone in Xiao Ya’s heart was finally put down.

On the other side, Lan Zheng returned to his mansion. He plunged into the study and closed the door. He took out the piece of rice paper in his sleeve pocket. It was the one that Fu Yingran handed to Huyan Mingshuo. He looked at the surnames of several large families and couldn’t hide his excitement. He couldn’t help but feel happy when he thought that the money from these families would be moved into the treasury soon.

Everyone thought Ye Lan was poor, In fact, Ye Lan is poor only in the treasury and among the general population, Those high-ranking officials and aristocratic clans were all extremely wealthy, If they could take out all their money, Ye Lan might not be considered rich, but it could not be considered poor. This was something that the Minister of Household Affairs had not dared to think about for so many years, and the Empress could do with just a small suggestion. It could be seen that the Empress was indeed not simple. She could really be considered a blessing star of Ye Lan.

After staring at the paper for a long time, Lan Zheng took out a few posts and wrote a few. Then, he called the servant and instructed, “Find a few people to bring the posts to these mansions and tell them that I will host a banquet in the mansion tonight. I hope they will be honored, so that the people who go can speak more tactfully and mention the matters of the Emperor Shang.”

Lan Zheng was a lone minister in Ye Lan, Never associate with anyone else, All he wanted to do was to fill the treasury, Hence, he had blocked many people’s path to wealth many times. It was not too much to say that he had offended the public, and that the officials were also unwilling to associate with him. Therefore, Lan Zheng knew very well that if he posted to these people for nothing, they might not necessarily come. He had to throw down the bait before the fish would take the bait, and the Emperor Shang’s direction was the biggest temptation.

“Yes, this servant knows. This servant will arrange it now.” The servant accepted the order and left. Lan Zheng began to think about how to maximize the benefits of this matter. Those people didn’t know the Emperor’s plan. They thought that the Emperor Shang was an incense bun that could use the name of the Emperor to collect large amounts of silver from their pockets. None of them would have thought that this was the Emperor’s drastic plan. When they were plotting against the Emperor, wouldn’t the Emperor be plotting against them?

After everything was arranged, Lan Zheng got up and went to the backyard. Since he was going to entertain those people, he naturally had to report it to Madam. Madam Lan was originally a virtuous wife. Hearing Lan Zheng say that she was going to entertain her colleagues, although she was shocked, she did not ask any further. She directly instructed the kitchen to hurry up and prepare.

Lan Zheng had been an official for many years and had always been alone. Apart from palace banquets, he never attended any banquets, let alone hosting his own banquets to invite others. Hence, Madam Lan was inevitably puzzled. However, she still silently went down to prepare because she believed that her husband would act appropriately.

Speaking of which, the ministers who had been on leave began to feel uneasy ever since they handed over the folds. What happened today had dealt them a great blow, because they were no strangers to the assassins that Lei Yu had mentioned. To be exact, they had borrowed them from their mansion.

The matter had to start two days before Fu Yingran entered the palace. One night, all the other women who entered the palace received a letter at the same time saying that Fu Yingran had returned to the imperial capital. Furthermore, he had secretly entered the palace to talk to the Emperor for a night. There was no way he would make any big moves to make them plan as soon as possible. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

These people were all experienced officials, so they were not surprised by such an ambiguous letter, so they did not pay attention to it. Unexpectedly, the Emperor was assassinated the next morning, and then the concubines were sent back to the manor. Thinking of their daughters who were still in the palace, everyone paid attention to the letter.

He immediately wrote a reply. Finally, he had arranged to meet in a restaurant to discuss countermeasures. Everyone remembered Fu Yingran’s methods to deal with Helian Lanying and Mu Linghua. They couldn’t help but be afraid. If they had known earlier, they wouldn’t have provoked her. Now, they could only risk their lives. Thus, everyone agreed to meet up with him straightforwardly.

However, when they arrived at the meeting place, She saw a woman wearing a veil, After the man took off his veil, Everyone began to feel a little regret. This person was the noble imperial concubine Mu Lian who was abandoned by the Emperor and returned to the manor in the afternoon. That afternoon was not a small show. Everyone who should know about it knew about it and had lost all face. Although their daughter was not among these people, everyone understood the principle of death and cold teeth. It could be said that they all had the same opponent now.

But even so, she, Mu Lian, was only a woman after all, how capable could she be? If nothing happened to the Great General’s Mansion, Mu Feng was still the Great General with military power. It might still be useful to cooperate with her, but the current Mu Mansion did not have any power or influence. What was the need to cooperate with her? With the things that the Mu Clan had done, no one would have a good ending if they got involved. Don’t be taken advantage of by others at that time, you don’t even know.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her suspiciously, Mu Lian wasn’t angry either. She just calmly said, “Since the adults have come, it’s not too late to sit down and listen to the little girl’s thoughts. If you feel that it’s inappropriate then it’s not too late to leave, right?”

When everyone heard this, they thought to themselves that they had come anyway, and that what should be touched had already been touched. They might as well hear what she said. Perhaps there would be a turn for the better. Thus, they sat down opposite her and said, “Since Miss Mu said so, then let’s listen to Miss Mu’s plan first.”

Mu Lian did not hesitate and directly said, “The adults should know what happened this afternoon, right? Do you still remember the news I sent to you back then?” This Fu Yingran stayed in the palace for a night, and the West Palace was cleaned up by more than half. Don’t you think that our Empress is too ruthless? Everyone, think about what happened to Princess Lan Ying and Princess Ling Hua back then. I believe that what happened today will definitely not be the final result.

If we don’t join forces again, we can only wait for her to defeat us. I heard that the empress had already found out the details of us. Although the young miss of your manor is still in the palace, it will only be a matter of time. Don’t you think about the sisters in the palace? . ”

It turned out that the letter was sent by this person. If they had known earlier, they would have taken it seriously. They had also heard of this matter. Back then, Fu Yingran had been hiding in the capital for quite a few days, and had already investigated all of their ancestors for eight generations.

As for the Empress’ methods, They were also very fearful. After all, none of them were as powerful as the Zuoxian Palace back then, let alone the Southern Jiang Kingdom, which was even more unattainable. Even a power like theirs had been uprooted by Fu Yingran’s schemes. If she really wanted to deal with them, wouldn’t it be effortless?

Perhaps Mu Lian is right. Everyone picks up firewood and flames. If we join forces, our strength will be much greater. In that case, we will have a better chance of winning against Fu Yingran’s revenge. Otherwise, the entire country of Ye Lan will be decided by her alone. Then how should our subjects in Ye Lan deal with themselves?

Mu Lian said, “now we should think of a way to get her out of here before she show up, “If you kill her outside, then with the Emperor’s attitude, as long as she appears, she will immediately be conferred a title. Then she will become a legitimate Empress, the mother of Ye Lan. It will not be so easy to attack her at that time. Once she makes her move, then the end of us will come.”

‘”Miss Mu is right. Based on Fu Yingran’s temperament, it is impossible for the Emperor to have other women, even if it is only in name. So once she returns to the palace, the women in the Western Palace will not have a good ending. We should make plans as soon as possible and not sit idly by and wait for death.”

An audience member agreed with her, Mu Lian was secretly delighted, but her expression was not obvious. She still said with a worried expression, “Your Excellency is right. It is precisely because of this that the little girl took such a big risk to invite everyone here. She remembered that since I entered the palace with all of her sisters, then we are all on the same boat now. The so-called glory and loss are both on the same boat.”

However, my Mu Manor is in trouble now. Father is in prison, and there is no power in the family. Although Big Brother is not implicated, he still holds the position of deputy general. However, he only receives a salary every month. There is not a single soldier in his hands. Therefore, even if the little girl has a great grievance, she can only endure it.