Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Prince Duan’s Troubles
A month later, the Crown Prince of Ye Lan will only be in the capital for ten days. As long as we can delay and stabilize the Crown Prince of Ye Lan, we should be able to wait for this uncle to return to take care of him. “Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live Duanwang!” Duanwang cupped his fists and cupped his hands at the Emperor. There’s nothing we can do about it. We also have the gifts in our hands. There’s no need to kneel.

The Emperor waved his hand weakly, indicating that he could retreat. The duck’s voice sounded, the Emperor left his seat, and the officials left the hall in order.

“Prince Duan, please stay.” When Prince Duan heard the shouts, he turned around and saw Lord Left Prime Minister swaying towards him with a confident expression on his face.

So Prince Duan stopped and waited for him to get closer before asking, “What’s the matter, Lord Left Prime Minister?” Such a person’s eyes were all sharp when he looked at her. He relied on his daughter’s position in the palace to become the Left Prime Minister. He really didn’t know what kind of flaunt he had.

“Prince Huiduan, this old servant called for your highness. I just want to tell you that I hope that your highness will not blame the emperor. The little girl and Princess Jingxian will be a family in half a month. This old servant has already instructed the little girl that she cannot maintain her status in the future. She must respect the princess everywhere. This old servant has already discussed with Prince Jing. Immediately after the princess enters the mansion, she will be respected as Princess Ping.”

Sun Zuoxiang had also seen Prince Duan’s attitude towards the Emperor earlier, and his heart was in a panic. Now, he hurriedly expressed his attitude. Her Sun Clan did not dare to let Sun Shuyuan suppress Yingran. Otherwise, with Prince Duan’s attitude just now, even the Emperor would not buy it. Moreover, he was a tiny Left Prime Minister. Once Prince Duan took action, the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion would probably no longer exist.

What Sun Zuoxiang did not know was that what he was worried about today was the future fate of his Sun Clan. At this moment, he could only watch Prince Duan and wait for his final reply. He only hoped that Prince Duan would not make things difficult for the Zuoxiang Manor after hearing this.

However, he heard Prince Duan say, “Oh? Have you all discussed it? However, I haven’t discussed it yet. May I ask Lord Zuo Xiang, what is the surname of the Great Wei Kingdom? Who gave you the right to plot against the imperial daughter of a country?” This was the aura. The prince who walked out from the battlefield said one sentence at a time. He didn’t say much, but it could make people’s hearts tremble.

Prime Minister Zuo was shocked. What was the surname of the Great Wei Kingdom? Of course it was surnamed Fu. The current Emperor was surnamed Fu, and Princess Jingxian was surnamed Fu as well. Fu was the country’s surname. Who would dare to put pressure on him? Who could be the master of the Fu Family? The Left Prime Minister was smart all his life, but he was confused by the benefits of the heavens. For a moment, he was careless and lost in his pride.

“Your Highness, this old servant is confused. I only blame this little girl for falling in love with Prince Jing at first sight. If not for Qing, please forgive this old servant for being eager to love your daughter. For a moment, this old servant will go ask the Emperor to decree that the imperial daughter be the righteous one and the young woman the deputy one.” There’s nothing I can do. Fellow Daoist Undying is a poor Daoist, and my daughter can also push out to block the saber.

“There’s no need. Jun Wu jokes. This king actually doesn’t know that Lord Zuo Xiang can be the emperor’s master. Besides, Prince Jing will be hired today. I’m afraid that the betrothal gift has already entered the Zuo Xiang’s mansion.” Once the betrothal gift entered the door, the engagement would be settled. He couldn’t interfere in this matter, so he could only let Ying Ran do it himself. After all, she had the keepsake bestowed by the previous emperor, so the emperor couldn’t do anything to her.

Seeing that Sun Zuoxiang still wanted to say something, Prince Duan hurriedly interrupted, “This king still has something to do, so I won’t accompany him. Goodbye.” After saying that, he left without turning his head.

However, he did not leave the palace directly. Instead, he went to the Shoukang Palace. There were some things that the Empress Dowager should know. Otherwise, the rivers and mountains of the Great Wei and the Fu Clan would be completely trapped by others.

After Prince Duan arrived at the Shoukang Palace, he let the palace maids in to pass on the message before entering the main hall. Coincidentally, the Empress was still there, so he said directly, “Coincidentally, the Empress Dowager and the Empress are here. This King will not beat around the bush and will speak bluntly.”

Seeing Prince Duan’s serious expression, the Empress Dowager straightened her body and said, “Uncle Wang, what do you have to say? But there’s no harm in saying it.”

Prince Duan was impolite and directly said, “Don’t the Empress Dowager and the Empress feel that something is wrong these past two years? The Emperor has often been confused, and his work has also changed frequently. There are quite a few petty people who act like women?” “Do you think that the Empress Dowager and the Empress don’t feel that something is wrong?”

Originally, I didn’t want to say anything else. After all, there are differences between monarchs and subjects. However, I’m afraid it won’t work if I don’t say it now. Otherwise, the world of my Great Wei will change. This king looks like the emperor has been poisoned to control his mind. Everyone knows who he has the most contact with.

“This king believes that the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager do not want to see the Great Wei Kingdom being plotted against. Therefore, when you meet the Emperor alone, remind him at that time to not approach Imperial Concubine Shu and not eat the food that Imperial Concubine Shu touched. The situation should be alleviated.”

In fact, Prince Duan had already sent people to investigate the Sun Clan. Madam Sun had married into the Great Wei Empire from the Southern Region twenty years ago, and the people from the Southern Region were good at poisoning insects. Looking at the Emperor’s abnormalities in the past two years, Prince Duan suspected that Imperial Concubine Shu might have controlled the Emperor’s mind.

When the Empress Dowager heard this, she was extremely shocked, so she angrily asked Prince Duan, “Since Uncle Wang already knows, why didn’t you directly tell the Emperor, or directly stop Imperial Concubine Shu, why did you still allow her to develop? Is it appropriate for Uncle Wang to do this?”

Prince Duan looked at the Empress Dowager and said unhurriedly, “I’m sure the Empress Dowager knows about the wedding, right?” Does the Empress Dowager think the Emperor’s method is appropriate? Ying Ran is the first daughter of my Duanwang Manor and his direct cousin. Letting Ying Ran bear the country’s surname and be small is not slapping my Duanwang Manor in the face. This is slapping the face of the Fu Clan’s ancestor of the Great Wei Kingdom. “Since he dares to issue such an imperial edict, it means that he no longer needs the help of my Duanwang Palace. This prince does not intend to interfere.”

Prince Duan’s words were too heavy. The Empress Dowager and the Empress were speechless. They could only let out a soft breath and said, “Uncle Wang, don’t be angry. The Ai Clan knows that the Emperor has not considered the matter of giving him a marriage. However, I hope that Uncle Wang can lend a helping hand to help him.”

Seeing the Empress Dowager’s attitude, Prince Duan sighed and said, “Empress Dowager, it’s not that this king won’t help him, but the Emperor is already not young. He won’t let him suffer. He won’t know the heavens and earth. It’s necessary to properly let him know that people are sinister.”

“We are all old. We can’t protect them for the rest of our lives. This king promises that this king will take action when necessary. After all, this king has not forgotten that I am also surnamed Fu. I hope the Empress Dowager will remind the Emperor that he is also surnamed Fu, just like our Duanwang Palace.”

Of course, the Empress Dowager knew that the Emperor had gone too far, so she smiled and said, “Uncle Wang, please rest assured that the Ai Clan will always remind the Emperor that the surname Fu is Ancestor.”

“Alright, I won’t disturb the Empress Dowager and Empress. I’ll take my leave first.” After saying that, Prince Duan turned around and left Shoukang Palace, heading towards the palace gate. He did not forget that his ghost daughter was still waiting for him at the palace gate.

When he arrived at the entrance of the palace, he saw his daughter and maidservant waiting for him on the side of the carriage. This girl was laughing heartlessly to the point that the thief was giggling, looking for a proofing on her face.

“What bad thing did you do again? Look at that thief you’re laughing at.” Seeing Fu Yingran’s heartless appearance, Prince Duan’s tone became stiff.

“Father, are you out? I was just about to go in and look for you again.” Ying Ran smiled when she saw her father.

“You heartless girl, tell me, where did you go to cause trouble?” He was too lazy to look at her, and even a glance at her from the corner of his eye could be considered a gift.

“Well, father, are you sure I’m yours? Have I done nothing but cause trouble in your heart?” Ying Ran was speechless. How bad was her reputation? Even her father had buried her.

Prince Duan glanced at her and said disdainfully, “When the time comes, this king hopes that you will have picked it up. Ghosts, spirits, spirits, and monsters. There is no orthodoxy. Let’s see if you have the demeanor of a country’s imperial daughter on you.”

Fu Yingran listened and blinked at Prince Duan. “If it weren’t for me, a ghost spirit without the demeanor of a princess, would your precious son be able to return to the capital? The Empress Dowager promised me just now that she would send her second brother back to the capital to marry me. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t know when you would see your precious son.” Ying Ran raised his chin, the corners of his eyes lifted up, his face full of flaunting. His proud face made people itch, and he really wanted to go up and slap her two times.

“Look at you. Get in the car. We’ll talk about it when we get back to the manor.” The entrance to the palace was not the place to speak. Prince Duan got on his horse and led everyone back to Prince Duan’s Mansion. He then called Fu Yingran to the study room.

Prince Duan sat down on the throne and raised his head to ask, “Tell me, what happened in the palace?”

Ying Ran looked around and saw that there were no more chairs to sit on, so he stood in front of Prince Duan and said, “Father, my daughter has seen Imperial Concubine Shu in Shoukang Palace …” Then, Ying Ran told him what happened in Shoukang Palace and his thoughts.

“Father, according to my daughter’s conjecture, the Sun Clan is actually trying to win over Prince Duan’s Mansion and Prince Jing’s Mansion. First, they want the Emperor to grant Sun Shuyuan a marriage, and then they want Sun Shuyuan to be their legitimate wife and daughter to be their ordinary wife. Then, they will show kindness to their daughter and let Prince Duan’s Mansion be grateful to them, so that they can support Princess Shu’s son to take the throne.”