Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 215

Chapter 215 North Court Robbed

Therefore, when the eunuch in charge found him and said that he would be assigned to the Yi Kun Palace to serve the Empress, his heart was filled with excitement. He thought about how many lives had been lost in that snowstorm back then? Even his parents were killed in the snowstorm. If it wasn’t for the fact that his mother had come to Ye Lan to marry him, how many people would Ye Lan have starved to death?

It could be said that the Empress indirectly saved the people of Ye Lan so that they did not starve to death in that snowstorm. And for him to be able to listen to the Empress was an honor in itself, so he should treat it as repaying the Empress on behalf of the people of Ye Lan.

However, after arriving at Yi Kun Palace, he had never been able to obtain the Empress’ important position. He had originally thought that he would stay in Yi Kun Palace in such a translucent manner. Unexpectedly, the Empress had said such words today, so he decided to seize the opportunity to show her his loyalty.

Seeing him like this, Fu Yingran’s heart couldn’t help but be moved, so he said to him, “Alright, get up. It’s not as serious as you said. However, before doing anything in the future, you have to think clearly about your position. This palace doesn’t like people who fall on both sides. This palace is not afraid to tell you openly. This time, whether it’s inside or outside the palace? This palace needs to be cleaned up, so there is no room for selfishness on the part of the people around us. Call Yu’er now and let’s go play chess with the Empress Dowager. ”

“Yes, this servant will call for Yu’er now.” As Xiao Zhengzi spoke, he got up from the ground and left in a flash.

Fu Yingran knew very well, Tonight, her movements weren’t small, and the Empress Dowager’s life had been tempered from many years in the palace. She definitely couldn’t hide these movements from her. Rather than letting her speculate in her heart for no reason, she might as well tell the truth. Perhaps she could help. After all, her identity was there. Perhaps she would need to step forward to suppress the situation at that time.

Because she knew very well in her heart, If someone took advantage of Beiyuan, those people would really invite Father of the Emperor out. At that time, as his daughter-in-law, there were indeed many things that were inconvenient for him to take action. At that time, he only needed one word of filial piety to crush her to death. The Empress Dowager’s appearance was different. They were already husband and wife, so they could say anything, and no matter how they fought, it would not be excessive.

It was precisely because of this thought that she decided to personally take this trip, hoping to get Empress Dowager Xiao’s help.

Not long after, Little Zhengzi brought Yu’er in. Along the way, Little Zhengzi stared fixedly at Yu’er, not even letting go of a single move. When he was assigned to Yi Kun Palace, the Emperor had instructed him to pay more attention to Yu’er’s actions and report any clues to the Empress immediately.

Moreover, the Empress’ actions tonight were not small. She probably called her here to prevent her from going out to report. It could be seen that this Yu’er’s identity was indeed very suspicious.

It had to be said that tacit understanding was something that was truly innate. As soon as Little Zhengzi entered Yi Kun Palace, he saw the Empress looking at him with questioning eyes. He also nodded slightly where Yu’er could not see, indicating that everything was normal. It was estimated that Yu’er had not received any news yet.

Thus, Fu Yingran was relieved. He brought the two of them to Empress Dowager Xiao’s bedroom. Just as Fu Yingran stepped into the door of the bedroom, a palace maid beside Empress Dowager Xiao greeted him and said, “This servant greets the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager has been waiting respectfully for a long time. Please follow this servant inside.”

Fu Yingran was shocked. It seemed that the Empress Dowager really knew and was waiting for her to come. At this moment, she was extremely glad that she still came. Otherwise, there would be a rift between their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. As Fu Yingran walked inside, he planned in his heart how to explain tonight’s matter to Empress Dowager Xiao.

The distance from the entrance to the main hall was not long. The masters and servants quickly arrived at the main hall. Empress Dowager Xiao sat on the main seat with a loving expression as she watched them enter. Fu Yingran immediately took a few steps forward and respectfully bowed in front of her. “Daughter-in-law greets mother. Mother Empress Dowager, good luck.”

Seeing this, Empress Dowager Xiao hurriedly reached out to help her up. She complained, “Hurry up, where do we get so many rules between the two of us?”

Empress Dowager Xiao had also heard about the Youxian Palace today. She did not expect that Fu Yingran would actually give Yi’er a title. Empress Dowager Xiao was gratified by her actions, so she was much more polite when facing Fu Yingran now.

However, Fu Yingran did not get up immediately. He still said to Empress Dowager Xiao with a frightened expression, “It was my fault that my daughter-in-law came to disturb Mother’s rest late at night. However, something happened tonight and the situation is more serious. My daughter-in-law begged Mother to help her daughter-in-law.” Fu Yingran’s words were so sincere that no one could see the slightest hint of acting.

This was the first time Empress Dowager Fu Yingran had seen such a thing. Ever since she married into Ye Lan, such a big gift had only happened when they were married. Now that she was begging for it, it could be seen that this matter was extraordinary.

Seeing that, Empress Dowager Xiao hurriedly helped her up and said, “My son, what’s wrong? If there’s anything else, we’ll talk about it first. Ming Shuo is the only son of the Ai Clan. The Ai Clan will still count on you to provide for the elderly in the future. The Ai Clan can still stand idly by and watch your affairs.”

After Fu Yingran got up, he told the truth about what happened tonight. After that, he said, “Mother, my daughter-in-law knows that you have worked hard for the Emperor for half your life. It’s not easy to stop now. I really shouldn’t disturb your peace. It’s just that what happened tonight is beyond her control.”

Everything else was fine, but Father’s daughter-in-law was really not good. Once those people really invited Father out, they only needed to use the word’filial piety ‘to crush their daughter-in-law to death. Therefore, their daughter-in-law could only come to ask Mother to save her daughter-in-law. Her daughter-in-law did this for the sake of Ye Lan’s country.

“Although my daughter-in-law has already asked Lei Yu to defend the Northern Garden, this time there are many of them. I’m afraid my daughter-in-law is unable to defend against them. If we reach that stage, my daughter-in-law will only ask the Empress Mother to come forward and try her best to turn the tide. Otherwise, when the Emperor returns to the court, everything will be too late.”

Empress Dowager Xiao was shocked after hearing this. At the same time, she also felt that Fu Yingran was too ruthless this time. He actually wanted to deal with everyone at once. This appetite was a bit too great. If he succeeded, Ye Lan would be clear from now on. But if he lost, everything would be back to the past, or even worse.

So she sighed and said, “Ying Ran, Don’t blame Mother for talking about you, “You’re too anxious. These people are all from the hundred-year-old clans in the imperial capital. Although they don’t usually come in contact with each other, the relationship between them is intertwined. It would be better to plan slowly, but you actually want to clean them all up at once. This is too big of a commotion. No wonder they are so anxious to jump over the wall.”

“Mother, daughter-in-law also knows that it’s too risky, but daughter-in-law must do so. Mother, think about it, it’s autumn now, and soon Ye Lan will be in the snow wilderness. When the time comes, we won’t have enough time to take care of ourselves, so how can we spare him to deal with them?”

“If they attack at the same time, Ye Lan will be in danger. Just now, Mother said that these families have lived in the capital for nearly a hundred years. Their families have a deep foundation and their daughter-in-law said something bad. I’m afraid the treasury in their mansion is even richer than the national treasury in Ye Lan. So when we get here to raise grain for disaster relief, they will be able to take advantage of the situation.”

After Empress Dowager Xiao heard this, He felt a wave of fear in his heart, She had indeed neglected what Fu Yingran had said. She could not be blamed for that. She had only stayed in the palace for all these years. In order to survive in the palace, she had exhausted all her energy. Therefore, she could be said to be ignorant of the government. However, she was not stupid. She knew that what Fu Yingran had said was true, only that she had not ignored it.

So she said, “Ah …” This is hard on you, As soon as Ming Shuo left, It would take at least a year and a half, “Alright, since you’ve already made your move, Mother won’t say anything. Although it’s a little tricky, if you can solve it at once, you can save Ming Shuo a lot of energy. However, you have to be careful yourself. The rest of the Ai Clan can’t help you. As for Father of the Emperor, you just rest assured that Mother won’t let them bully you.”

Seeing that, Fu Yingran bowed to her again and said, “Thank you so much, Mother Empress.” Then he said, “Now we can only wait and see what will happen tomorrow. It’s such a long night. Why don’t you play chess with your daughter-in-law?”

“That’s good.” After saying that, he instructed the palace maids to set up the chessboard. Both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were pretending that they were unable to sleep tonight.

Fu Yingran thought that under her arrangement, she might not really need Empress Dowager Xiao. However, there was nothing absolute. In case, she had to leave behind a backup plan for herself. However, she was fortunate enough to have left this time. Otherwise, Fu Yingran would really be in a passive position.

The palace maid quickly placed the chessboard on the table. Just as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat down, they saw Lei Yu rush in with a panicked expression. Without bow, she directly said to the two of them, “Reporting to Empress Dowager, Empress, an assassin broke into the Northern Garden and Father of the Emperor was robbed.”

The two of them looked at him at the same time and said angrily, “What did you say?”

Lei Yu wiped his sweat and continued, “Your Highness, this subordinate was ordered to bring people to the north courtyard, But when this subordinate arrives, Beiyuan has been robbed, Father of the Emperor, the two imperial concubines, and the two women sent over by the Emperor were nowhere to be found. The guards of the Northern Garden also found this pendant at the scene. They were just about to enter the palace to report to the Empress. When they happened to encounter a subordinate bringing someone over, they told their subordinate that the subordinate saw that something was wrong and did not dare to delay for a moment. They immediately came back to report. Please, Empress, make a decision. ”

As Lei Yu spoke, he handed the pendant to Fu Yingran. Fu Yingran took a look and casually handed it to Empress Dowager Xiao. The pendant was obviously owned by a woman. The lotus character on it was especially conspicuous. It was obvious that the person who kidnapped Father of the Emperor was the owner of the pendant. Just looking at the lotus character alone, it was not difficult to guess who it was.

However, Fu Yingran did not want to rely solely on her speculation, so she returned the pendant to Lei Yu and told him, “Send someone to find out who the owner of the pendant is and where he was during the robbery in Beiyuan.”

However, Lei Yu did not pick up the pendant. Instead, he said with an ugly expression, “Your Highness, there is no need to investigate. This subordinate has seen this pendant before. This is Miss Mu Lian’s possession of the Great General’s Mansion. When this subordinate searched the Western Palace, he personally saw it on Miss Mu’s body.”

“Mu Lian, right?” Fu Yingran felt a chill in her heart. Although she was still smiling, her smile was so penetrating.

“Good, very good. Originally, I didn’t want to kill them all. I only planned to extinguish their plan in its infancy and give each other a chance to ease up. It seems that they are unwilling to accept my favor. Then don’t blame me for being merciless.”