Speaking of which, Consort Yuanshu wasn't really tired of serving Tianwu. After all, she had been a widow in the palace for so many years. How could a woman of her age not want to be closer to her husband? But compared to her son's throne, Tianwu's life wasn't worth much. In the end, the glory Emperor Tianwu could give her was only temporary. But once Xuantian Mo succeeded the throne, he could give her a lifetime.
But Xuantian Mo didn't think that the time was right. He reminded Consort Yuanshu: "Don't forget that the tiger tally is still in old ninth's hands. That's half of Dashun's military power. In addition to what he already has, most of the country is in his hands. We can't act recklessly. Otherwise, even if he sits on the throne, it won't be stable. "
When he said this, Consort Yuanshu felt helpless, "That's right. The military power is still in his hands, but I don't dare to mention it to the emperor right now. You don't know. Last time, when I mentioned Winter Moon Palace, your imperial father immediately had signs of a headache. If I wasn't by his side, I'm afraid … … he would have loosened up. "
"Imperial mother, you can't be impatient." Xuantian Mo nervously reminded her: "Consort Yun and old ninth have been in his heart for so many years. It won't be easy to get rid of them. We have to take it slow."
"Un." Consort Yuanshu nodded, "I've calculated. If we want him to completely listen to us, it will take at least half a year."
The mother and son's words caused Feng Yu Heng to feel a little dazed. She even suddenly had a feeling. Could it be that the one raising the gu was not someone from the South, nor were there any outsiders. Could it be that it was Imperial Concubine Yuan Shu herself? But after so many years, if Consort Yuanshu knew how to do it, why did she only use it now? What did she do before?
The Eighth Prince sat for a while before leaving. Consort Yuanshu didn't do anything else. She took advantage of the time when the Emperor was dealing with government affairs to lie down and rest. Feng Yu Heng did not stay any longer and hurried out of the palace. She was still thinking about what she had seen and heard in Cun Shan Palace.
When she returned to the fu, Xuan Tianming was preparing to go to the military camp. She hurriedly told him about what had happened in the palace. Xuan Tianming told her: "In the capital, Seventh Brother is investigating. I have also arranged for people to keep an eye on Consort Yuanshu in the palace, but they haven't found anything yet. Right now, we have no other choice but to wait, unless … "He thought for a moment and said," We kill Consort Yuanshu! Didn't that Lü Ping say that her face would be better if the person who raised the Gu died? If Consort Yuanshu was the person who raised the Gu, would her face be better if she died? "
Feng Yu Heng helplessly shook her head, "Gu is different from other Gu. Some Gu will lose its effect when the person who raised the Gu dies, and the person who received the Gu will naturally be better. But there is also another kind. When the person who raised the Gu dies, the person who received the Gu dies with the Gu. And looking at Father Emperor's appearance, I'm afraid that there is an eighty percent chance that he was implanted with … a heart Gu. Don't ask me what a heart Gu is, I don't know much about it, but we can't act rashly. Otherwise, we will harm Father Emperor. " She sighed and looked at Xuan Tianming as she said: "Go to the military camp. Even if there is a day when we can't keep the military power in our hands, we have to at least keep the people's hearts. After all, that is also a chance of survival."
Xuan Tianming rubbed her head and comforted her: "Don't worry, my people, even if they don't have the military tally, will definitely not work for Eighth Brother. Moreover, we still have a large number of people in the North, South, and West border. If that Eighth Brother wants to unify the three borders, it won't be that easy. "
The matter of Emperor Tianwu being infected with the Gu seemed to have reached a deadlock. Feng Yu Heng was busy the entire night and immediately went to sleep after returning to the fu. In the imperial palace, Chief Eunuch Wu Ying finally had time to go back to her room. However, when she saw the room that had been robbed, she screamed at the top of her lungs.
All of the palace servants who heard it came over. They originally didn't understand why Wu Ying would scream like that, but once they entered the room, they understood everything. However, even though they understood everything, they also didn't understand anything. Everyone stared blankly at this empty room, question mark after question mark in their minds.
Wu Ying gnashed her teeth in hatred. The first person she thought of was Zhang Yuan, so she asked loudly: "Who sent that Zhang Yuan to the Department of Guilty Servants today?"
Immediately, two young Eunuchs came forward and said: "It was us servants who sent him, but that Zhang Yuan didn't take anything when he left? The bundle that he had been saving up in his hands was also torn open by us. There were a few dozen pieces of silver inside, but they were all … all snatched by us. " As he spoke, he very unwillingly took out the little bit of silver that he had snatched from Zhang Yuan in the morning from his sleeve pocket.
With him taking the lead, all of the people who had participated in the robbery could only follow suit and take out the silver. But even after taking out all of it, it was only a few dozen pieces of silver. It was a far cry from this room. Therefore, someone said: "Eunuch Wu, I'm afraid that this matter has nothing to do with that Zhang Yuan. He's just one person and he's injured. No matter how much he steals, it's impossible for him to steal so thoroughly. Furthermore, he can still steal silver and banknotes, he can hide more or less, but … … "As he spoke, he pointed to the surroundings of the room," Those strange ornaments are all gone. Even if he wanted to steal them, where would he hide them? This room is full of them! "
Indeed, the room was full of them. Even the large chest that held the jewels was gone. Wu Ying's heart ached so much that she almost fainted, but at the same time, she felt that this matter was full of strangeness. What kind of person was able to move so many things away? And to do it so stealthily?
Wu Ying was stunned. She stood in place, not knowing what to do. However, someone proposed a bold idea. He said: "Could it be … … His Majesty? That Zhang Yuan used to be His Majesty's favorite. We all know how much His Majesty dotes on him. This servant feels that His Majesty suddenly sent Zhang Yuan to the Department of Guilty Servants. This matter is a bit strange. Eunuch Wu, do you think that His Majesty later regretted this matter and couldn't give Consort Yuanshu face, so he secretly helped Zhang Yuan put away all these things? His Majesty has hidden guards by his side. If the hidden guards want to do something, we really won't be able to find out. "
When he said this, Wu Ying quivered. It was possible! This analysis was reasonable. But if this matter was really done by His Majesty … … he had to find a chance to tell Consort Yuanshu. He had to make preparations for the Eighth Prince.
Life in the palace was boring to death, especially for the imperial concubines. Other than going to Jingtsu Temple to pay respects to the Empress every morning, they had nothing else to do. Now, it was good. They had an extra task to curry favor with Consort Yuanshu. But today, Consort Yuanshu slept in the morning and was summoned by His Majesty at noon. They had no place to curry favor with, so they went to the Imperial Garden in groups of three to five to admire the wintersweet.
It was a very normal thing for the imperial concubines to go to the garden, but today, His Majesty didn't summon Zirui. That child was bored to death in the palace by himself, so he said to the palace maid that was waiting on him, Yue Rong: "How about we go take a stroll in the garden? In the middle of winter, the imperial concubines should be keeping themselves warm in the palace and shouldn't go there. Let's go take a stroll, it's really too boring."
Yue Rong sighed. In the end, he was still young. He couldn't stay in the garden all the time. She nodded, but she was still a bit worried, so she reminded: "We can go, but we can't go for too long. We'll be back in at most an hour, okay? If His Majesty summons us, it won't be good if there's no one in the room. Also, there are spies everywhere in the garden. The news of us going to the garden will quickly spread. It's possible that someone with ulterior motives will use it. Everyone in the palace is shrewd, so we have to be on guard. "
Zirui nodded, "I know. Let's go quickly and come back quickly. I don't know how long I'll be cooped up in the palace, so I need to get some fresh air. "
Yue Rong couldn't argue with him, so she helped him tidy up his robes and draped a large cloak over him. She then informed the servants in the palace that if His Majesty summoned them, they were to immediately send a message to His Majesty in the garden. Only then did she bring Zirui out of the palace.
Speaking of which, Zirui didn't really want to go to His Majesty's Garden to play. That place was for girls to play. He was a boy, so why would he admire wintersweet when he had nothing better to do? He just wanted to walk out of this small palace and feel the atmosphere in the palace. He wanted to see if there were any obvious changes in the palace with Consort Yuanshu and the Eighth Prince being favored.
With these thoughts in mind, he was led by Yue Rong to His Majesty's Garden. After careful observation along the way, he discovered that there were many more Imperial Guards patrolling the palace. Moreover, the Imperial Guards didn't wear the same uniform. There were also some who were clearly transferred from other places and weren't originally from the palace. The worst thing was that when the patrolling guards saw him, they would all give him a scrutinizing look. Although they didn't say anything, it was obvious that they were rejecting him.
Zirui was careful along the way. Even when he reached the garden, he wasn't in the mood to admire the wintersweet. Instead, he frowned when he saw the groups of imperial concubines in front of him. He whispered to Yue Rong, "Sister Yue Rong, it seems that I was wrong. So there are imperial concubines who are willing to come out on such a cold day. Since there are imperial concubines here, then it's not appropriate for Zirui to continue walking in. Let's go back. "
Yue Rong saw that he was so sensible and felt very comforted. She nodded repeatedly and pulled Zirui back. However, there were some imperial concubines with sharp eyes who had already seen them and exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Oh! Who is that? Why would a man appear in the imperial garden? "
This shout startled the other sisters who had come with them. They all turned their heads to look in Zirui's direction. These people were all part of Consort Yuanshu's faction. They were well aware that Feng Zirui had entered the palace. Looking at this young boy, even if they usually didn't remember what Feng Zirui looked like, they could still guess his identity at this time. Once this identity was recognized, in an instant, countless evil thoughts appeared in the minds of these imperial concubines. Someone didn't even think and shouted in the direction that Zirui had left, "Who is that in front? Stop! "
Yue Rong felt a headache coming on. She had stayed in the palace for a long time and understood what it meant when the imperial concubines spoke in this tone. She couldn't help but grip Zirui's hand tightly and remind him in a small voice, "Young master, you have to be careful. They are all part of Consort Yuanshu's faction."
Zirui nodded and turned around. He very politely bowed to the front and then let go of Yue Rong's hand. He walked forward until he was three or four steps away from the imperial concubines before stopping. He then lifted his robe and brought Yue Rong to kneel on the ground. Only then did he say, "This commoner Feng Zirui kowtows in salute to the imperial concubines. I hope that the imperial concubines will forgive me for disturbing you. "
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