When Xu Yan heard the news, he broke out in a cold sweat, so he could not sit still and had a carriage prepared to come to the Song family.
Seeing that his face was white, Song Wangyue smiled and invited him into the house, letting Song Yin out.
There were two Song Yin’s, looking exactly the same, even their auras could not be seen to be different.
“This, this is ……”
Then,グッチ 財布, it was clear.
This was prepared, so angry that he knocked Song Wangyue’s forehead with his hand, “You girl didn’t tell me earlier, almost scared me to death.”
Song Wan Yue only told him that he was holding the evidence that the second prince had killed the third prince, but she did not tell him that there were two Song Yin.
Song Wangyue dutifully took the blow and gave Xu Yan a smile ingratiatingly.
Xu Yan couldn’t even be angry anymore, not to mention that he wasn’t very angry either, he was just shocked to hear the news coldly.
Time soon passed another half month, entering the waxing moon.
People were so busy buying New Year’s Eve goods that they gradually forgot about it.
The gates of the Song family reopened and Song Wan Yue went out one after another to buy Chinese New Year goods, buying quite a few every day, looking like they were preparing to go back home for the New Year.
The atmosphere in the palace became more and more depressing, and the emperor hardly set foot in the harem, except for occasional visits to Consort Xiao Xian.
The concubines were complaining, and all sorts of bad words were being said, all directed at Concubine Zuo.
Consort Zuo could only shut up her palace.
On this day, there was a sudden knock on the palace door.
The palace staff working in the courtyard trembled in fear, and one of the eunuchs who was close to the palace door asked in a shaky voice, “Who is it?”
“Our Lady Consort Xian has come to see Her Ladyship.”
The young eunuch was overjoyed and ran over to open the palace door.
Ever since the Second Prince had been sentenced by His Majesty to meditate behind closed doors, Her Majesty’s temper had become gloomy and unpredictable, and they, the palace staff, were frightened every day.
The first time I saw her, she had lost a lot of weight, her cheeks had sunken in, and she had lost her softness.
“Sister ……”
In the presence of the palace staff, Concubine Zo forced herself not to shed tears, but her eyes were red.
She knew that the Second Prince had killed the Third Prince, and she thought that the Second Prince had taken care of the matter long ago, but she did not expect that there would be a leak. At that time, when she heard the news, she was so frightened that she almost did not faint.
Consort Xian patted her hand and gestured for the palace staff she had brought to withdraw. Seeing this, Consort Soft’s housekeeper sisters took their own palace staff and also withdrew.
Consort Xian pulled Consort Zou to sit down on the soft collar, “The Second Prince is still thinking behind closed doors, and keeping the palace door closed like this will only make people more suspicious. I think you should go around as you always do, so that you can keep the gossip at bay.”
Consort Zuo opened her mouth, she did not know if Consort Xian knew that the Second Prince had indeed killed the Third Prince, and there were things she did not dare to say at this time.
“The fourth prince is still young, and he will not be able to hold the fort for another five or six years. Only the second prince can help the emperor, even if the emperor is angry, he won’t chastise him too much, I guess at most he will be released by New Year’s time.”
“Is it true what sister says?”
The remaining two will not attend the banquet on New Year’s Eve, what will the civil and military officials say? The remaining two will not be present at the banquet. Even if we want to silence this long list of people, the emperor will still release the second prince.”
Consort Zuo hadn’t really thought of this.
The moment she found out that the Second Prince had closed his door for reflection, she felt that the sky had collapsed, so she had no time to think about this.
“So ah, the crown prince’s throne will still be the Second Prince’s, and for sister to stay out of the palace behind closed doors at this time is to show others a joke.”
Consort Zuo was enlightened by what she said, how could she forget that the Emperor could really only count on An’er now, even if An’er had made a huge mistake, the Emperor would not kill him.
“Sister has really woken me up, I didn’t even think of this layer.”
Concubine Xiao Xianfei pursed her lips and smiled, “Sister this is a confusion of the authorities.”
“Good sister, I don’t even know what to say, don’t worry, when An’er sits in that position in the future, I will make sure he treats the Fourth Prince well.”
“Then my sister will thank you in advance, sister.”
The matter of Consort Xiao Xianfei’s visit to Consort Rou’s palace was naturally not concealed from the Emperor, and after hearing the report, she did not say anything and waved her hand for people to retreat.
When it was getting dark, he finished reading the last memo and got up, “Set out for Kunli Palace.”
The first thing that I did was to get to the entrance of the Kunli Palace, and only then did Consort Xiao Xian get the report and hurriedly came out to greet her, “My concubine welcomes Your Majesty.”
The emperor pulled her up and took her hand into the room, “You went to Consort Zou’s palace today?”
“Yes.”
His Majesty sat down and gestured for her to sit as well, “Aren’t you afraid that the other concubines will say something about you.”
“I only went over to talk with Concubine Zo, I didn’t do anything else, what do they have to say?”
“Then have you considered me?”
Consort Xiao Xian froze.
The emperor picked up his tealight and fiddled with the tea leaves unhurriedly, “I have been cold to Consort Zou these days because I want her to reflect, if it wasn’t for her connivance, how would Chu An have dared to kill his brother?”
Consort Xiao Xian knelt down, her spine straight, “The Second Prince has grown up, what he wants to do is not something that Sister Concubine Rou can influence, Sister Concubine Rou only serves the Emperor with all her heart and soul, she has no other thoughts.”
His Majesty looked at her.
Concubine Xiao’s eyes were frank and open.
The emperor suddenly laughed, put down his tea and pulled her up, “You are also really silly, I am not only punishing Chu An by doing this, but also helping Feng’er, without Chu An’s hindrance, the crown prince’s seat will be Feng’er’s.”
Consort Xiao Xian knelt down again, her face full of panic, “Your Majesty, no!”
“Oh?”
“Feng’er is still young and cannot afford the crown prince position, I only want him to be a free and easy idle prince, living his life peacefully under the patronage of Your Majesty.”
The Emperor smiled meaningfully, “You really do think so.”
Consort Xiao Xian raised her hand, “I swear to the heavens, if there is a half-hearted falsehood, let the heavens ……”
“Father, Your Majesty ……”
The fourth prince’s words came to an abrupt halt, the smile on his face instantly receded, although he did not know what mistake his mother consort had made, he also quickly stepped over and knelt down, “Please also ask father to spare mother consort.”
“Look, let the Emperor’s son misunderstand you.”
The Emperor re-pulled Consort Xiao Xian up and explained with a smile, “I didn’t punish your mother consort, it was your mother consort herself who wanted to kneel.”
It was me, not me.
It was the first time the Fourth Prince had heard His Majesty address himself in this way since he had grown up.
The Fourth Prince looked at Consort Xiao Xian in shock and disbelief.
“It was Consort Mother herself who wanted to kneel, and it is true that your father did not punish Consort Mother.”
The fourth prince did not know how to react.
The emperor looked at him and laughed, “You also get up, father has something to ask you.”
The Fourth Prince obediently stood up.
The emperor gestured for Consort Xiao Xian to sit down and looked at the fourth prince with a kind smile, “Father is preparing to make you the crown prince, are you happy?”