Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 68

Chapter 68 Nanjiang’s Conspiracy
After Ni Fei heard Mu Ling Feng’s words, she lifted the corner of her eyes and said carelessly, “Is that really what the Emperor said? It seems that the Emperor is still very sober. It’s time to increase the dosage of the medicine. Why don’t we take advantage of the Empress’ departure from the palace and Crown Prince Mu Xiu’s time to completely control the Emperor so that he can do as we say, so that he can take down Ye Lan as soon as possible.”

Otherwise, if the Empress were to return safely to the palace this time, This palace will be restricted by her everywhere, and many things will get in the way. After all, she is the Empress of Ye Lan, and she has the support of her mother’s elder brother. In addition, the Crown Prince has helped her. Now that Helian Lei has been demoted, no one in the court can use me anymore. At that time, I will not be able to turn around, and the plan of the Southern Region will not be realized. ”

Crown Prince Mu pondered for a moment before nodding his head, “Auntie said that the current situation is very bad for us. It seems that Crown Prince Shuo has noticed it. Not only did he let the Empress leave the palace to avoid the Emperor’s suppression of him, but he also deliberately overlooked Auntie’s influence. We should advance the plan.”

Concubine Ni nodded in agreement and asked again, “How is your situation in Great Wei Bu? Has the child become the Crown Prince? I heard that the birth mother of the child has already left for Ye Lan. This palace has sent people to search everywhere. Once we find her, we will shut her up as soon as possible so as to avoid leaving behind any scourges.”

Hearing Concubine Ni’s question, Mu Lingfeng said angrily, “The Great Wei Kingdom’s plan failed. Sun Shuyi was thrown into the cold palace, Sun Zuoxiang’s family was exiled, and the child was adopted to the side. There is no chance of succeeding to the throne.” This Mu Lingfeng was also heartless. He only thought that his plan had failed. He didn’t even think about rescuing Sun Shuyi, nor did he mention the whereabouts of his own daughter.

Concubine Ni listened, He also fell into deep thought. Back then, the three sisters married into Great Wei and Ye Lan, Eldest Sister married into the Great Wei and became the wife of the Left Prime Minister. She married into Ye Lan with Second Sister. Second Sister became Princess Zuo Xian and she became the Crown Princess. She did not want to become the Crown Princess because she could not become the Crown Princess. After the Crown Prince ascended to the throne, she became the First Princess of the Crown Prince. However, when she married back then, they were all planted with loyalty Gu for the sake of Nanjiang.

Moreover, in order to cultivate the Soul Devouring Gu, so as to deal with those who are in the way, Royal Brother also used her body as a carrier, She had no children of her own for the rest of her life, but in order to stabilize her position in Ye Lan, she had to let the palace maid pretend to be her attendant, so that the palace maid could conceive and give birth to the child. She then pretended to be pregnant, and tried to deceive the world and treat the child born to the palace maid as her own child. Of course, the palace maid’s fate would be exterminated.

The fear and bitterness in her heart were only known to herself. All of this was for the sake of Nanjiang. At the same time, her eldest sister, who was married to the Great Wei, was also planning. Fortunately, her daughter had successfully entered the Great Wei Imperial Palace and became Shu Fei of the Pet Crown Hindu Palace. Thus, Mu Lingfeng contacted Sun Shuyi.

She had Sun Shuyi give birth to Mu Lingfeng’s child and planned to support that child to ascend to the throne. This way, Great Wei would become a puppet of the Southern Region. Now that Great Wei’s plan had failed, Sun Shuyi had ended up like this. She couldn’t help but think of herself. If her plan in Ye Lan had failed, would she end up like Sun Shuyi?

The so-called death of a rabbit and sorrow of a fox was probably like this, but there was no turning back. Thus, she looked at Mu Lingfeng and said, “Shuyi is also a pitiful person. At least, she has a good relationship with you. If there is a chance, save her.” This could be considered as her aunt’s pity for her, but it was unknown who would be able to pity her in the future.

Of course, Crown Prince Mu also recognized that Concubine Ni’s tone was wrong. In order to prevent Concubine Ni from feeling cold, he immediately agreed, “Yes, nephew knows. If nephew finds an opportunity, he will definitely rescue Shu Yi.”

‘”Mm, that’s good. I will consider my own matters here. I will definitely not ruin Brother Wang’s plans. You should go back to accompany Ling Hua as soon as possible. The concubine of the royal family is not easy to do. In the future, she will definitely be wronged when she enters the Crown Prince’s Mansion. You should properly enlighten her.” Imperial Concubine Ni waved her hand and signaled for Mu Lingfeng to leave. She needed to be quiet now.

Mu Lingfeng glanced at Concubine Ni and knew that this aunt would probably be hurt by the scenery and would not stay any longer. He saluted and said, “Nephew will naturally advise Ling Hua. Take care of yourself, aunt. Nephew will go back to the relay station first.” Then, he turned around and went back to the relay station, hoping that King Youxian could persuade Fu Yingran to resolve the crisis in the Southern Region and Ye Lan.

On the other hand, the Right Virtuous King on this side, Upon receiving His Majesty’s decree, He didn’t go to the Crown Prince’s Mansion to see Fu Yingran. Instead, he said that he was sick and lying in bed. He pleaded with the Emperor to send someone else. He wasn’t stupid. Of course, he could tell that Huyan Mingshuo was deliberately making things difficult for the Emperor. He didn’t want to ruin the Crown Prince’s plan. So, after the eunuch who passed the decree left, he changed his clothes and quietly left the Youxian Mansion to go to the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

After entering the gates of the Crown Prince’s Mansion, the Right Virtuous King came to the study and instructed the maidservants to invite the Crown Prince. The maidservants of the Crown Prince’s Mansion also knew that this was the Crown Prince’s biological uncle, the Right Virtuous King. They did not dare to neglect him, so they hurriedly ran to the Jing Xian Residence to invite His Highness the Crown Prince.

At this time, Huyan Mingshuo was accompanying Fu Yingran to rearrange the affairs of the manor. Now that he heard that his uncle had come, he didn’t dare to delay. He only said to Fu Yingran, “Uncle is here. Wait for me in the study. You just have to look after the arrangements here. Once you’re done, you can go rest first. I’ll be back soon.” After saying that, he quickly went to the study.

The Ministry of Military Affairs had just sent word that the butler had already told them that Nanjiang had been planning since the Empress Dowager married Ye Lan. The purpose was to use the Gu Poison to control the royal families of various countries, so that all countries could become puppets of the Southern Region, allowing the Southern Region to dominate the countries.

He was also sent by the Southern Imperial Family to monitor and assist the Empress Dowager. Ever since the Empress Dowager’s death, Prince Nanjiang had asked him to help his people become the Crown Princess, so that he could control Huyan Mingshuo. However, he did not want Fu Yingran to appear halfway and disrupt all their plans.

Huyan Mingshuo was extremely glad that he had married Fu Yingran, otherwise he wouldn’t have known. There was actually such a big conspiracy brewing in the Southern Region. He had originally thought that it was just a contest between harem maids and jealousy. He did not expect that it was actually a conspiracy to overthrow the imperial power. Now that his uncle had arrived, he could discuss with him how to stop the conspiracy in the Southern Region.

Seeing Huyan Mingshuo leave, Fu Yingran did not say much. She knew that no matter how close a relationship was, there should be some room for the other party. Thus, she directly instructed Little Yizi to take over the position of housekeeper and manage the Crown Prince’s Mansion. She also transferred the Cui Clan from Tianyi Manor and let her take charge of the kitchen of the Crown Prince’s Mansion.

She looked at Madam Cui and instructed, “Sister-in-law, I will leave the lives of the Crown Prince and this palace to you. In the future, you will be responsible for the food in the Crown Prince’s Mansion. The responsibility is very heavy. I hope sister-in-law will go all out. If you see the honest person in the kitchen, you can continue to use it. If you see the person with a lot of thoughts, just kick him out and find the toothwoman to buy some new food.”

“Don’t worry, Crown Princess. This servant will definitely not betray the trust of the Crown Princess.” The Cui clan didn’t say much, but the truth was, once they entered the Crown Prince’s Mansion, they had to follow the rules of the Crown Prince’s Mansion and address Fu Yingran as the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince’s Mansion could only have two masters, and the rest were servants.

“Alright, I believe in sister-in-law. Then discuss it with Little Yizi. This palace is tired. Let’s go back and rest first.” After she finished speaking, she left. She was really tired. She forcefully managed to make it into the palace and came back to arrange the affairs of the manor. Her strength had already reached its limit. Fortunately, she had always practiced martial arts and had a good body foundation. Otherwise, she would have fallen long ago.

In the study, Huyan Mingshuo was also talking to King Youxian, “Why is Uncle here at this time? But what happened? But Uncle came at the right time. I have something to discuss with Uncle.”

“This old minister came today, is to ask the prince, what is the attitude towards the current situation, just now the emperor sent people to imperial decree, let this old minister persuade the prince consort, let her to restore the day one village in the southern border and Ye Lan business. The old minister said that the illness had been delayed, but the old minister guessed that the Emperor would not give up, so he came to ask His Highness the Crown Prince how to deal with this matter.

This is what smart people do. They will not make any decisions without authorization. Instead, they will first ask about the situation so as not to ruin the overall situation. The Right Virtuous King knows that His Highness the Crown Prince will agree to the Crown Princess doing this. There must be a reason for that.

Huyan Mingshuo had absolute trust in his uncle. Thus, she told him the truth: ‘”I’m dissatisfied with your uncle’s decision. It’s really helpless to make such a decision. It’s true that Ye Lan can’t withstand this economic pressure. But uncle, Ye Lan’s greatest threat is not a natural disaster but a man-made disaster. I just want to use the pressure from Tianyi Villa to let Father delegate power to me. Otherwise, if Father continues to fool me like this, I’m afraid that Ye Lan will be subjugated.”

King Youxian was shocked when he heard this, and his expression became extremely serious as he asked, “What’s wrong, but what happened?”

Huyan Mingshuo powerlessly leaned back on the chair. “Didn’t Uncle notice something wrong with Father Emperor? Someone poisoned Father Emperor. The person who poisoned him might be Ni Fei. The plot in Nanjiang is not small. I don’t even know what to do about it.”

At this moment, a voice suddenly interrupted, “It’s not possible, it’s Concubine Ni’s poison. Today, I’ve been staring at the people in the Southern Region. I first heard from the relay station that Helian Lanying intends to marry Mu Lingfeng and use the forces in the Southern Region to take revenge on your Crown Princess. Then I followed Mu Lingfeng into the palace. What I heard this time is a shocking secret.”

Both of them raised their eyes to look at Nalan Jinhong, who had just entered the door, and signaled him to fart if he had something to say. Nalan Jinhong did not want to make a fuss. After all, it was a serious matter. Thus, they said, “It would be best to talk about this matter with your Crown Princess. After all, she is the only one who knows about the Great Wei.”

“Tell me what happened first. I’ll tell her later. She almost had an abortion last night, and her body won’t be able to take it anymore.” It wasn’t that Huyan Mingshuo was stingy. He really couldn’t bear to let Fu Yingran worry about these things anymore. He listened first and told her what was necessary. If there was no need, he would handle it for her.

Nalan Jinhong was extremely guilty when he heard that Fu Yingran almost miscarried last night. He didn’t expect Helian Lei and the others to be so fast. If he had known earlier, he would have told Huyan Mingshuo that Fu Yingran would be fine. However, he didn’t dare to mention anything now. Otherwise, this layer of skin on his body would have been destroyed.

“Today, I followed Mu Lingfeng into the palace and heard him and Ni Fei talking about a shocking conspiracy. It was like this …” When he finished the last word, Huyan Mingshuo and You Xianwang’s expressions changed.

“I don’t want Nanjiang to be so ambitious. What should I do now?” The Right Virtuous King was powerless. How could he deal with such a big conspiracy so that Ye Lan could resolve the crisis?