Chapter 96 The Ambition of the Marquis of Zhenbei
The Feilong Army has disappeared since Emperor Yuan came to the throne, so that no one knows its current size, where it is stationed, and what tasks it performs in the dark. Empress Chen and the Marquis of Zhenbei have always been worried about the Feilong Army.
Only one year on Emperor Yuan's birthday, Xiao Lingyao presented a picture of mountains and rivers embroidered by himself, which greatly won Emperor Yuan's favor. He drank too much for a while, and drunkenly told her about half of the flying dragon talisman in Xiao Lingyao's hands. Empress Chen already hated Xiao Lingyao.
, I hated her even more from then on!
Mentioning the Flying Dragon Talisman, Empress Chen clenched her fists. The little bitch was still in the palace before and they had not yet succeeded. Now that she has married the consort and left the palace, she is even more slippery. The informant she sent has no useful clues.
He didn't get it out either, but he was pulled out.
Looking at the son who was temporarily the crown prince in front of her, Queen Chen was a little impatient: "Your father is extremely dissatisfied with the corruption case that broke out in Bingzhou. The prefect of Bingzhou is yours. Do you think your father doesn't know? You are doing this in your spare time.
Send someone to the princess’s mansion?”
She already had her eyes and ears in the mansion, and as a result, her own son and the Marquis of Zhenbei, who was far away at the frontier, did not hold back and also sent people.
She couldn't help but feel annoyed. Was she afraid that Xiao Lingyao wouldn't notice her when she moved so big, or because she thought she wouldn't look for Emperor Yuan after leaving the palace?
"Although you have been temporarily appointed as the crown prince, the Holy Emperor has never asked you to assist in the government. On the contrary, the second son is more involved in important government affairs. Even this time when the state was merged, your father also asked the second son to rush to put out the fire.
And it has been greatly appreciated. If this continues, the East Palace will change hands!"
These words were so outspoken that the palace attendants who were serving him all lowered their heads.
Even though they were Empress Chen's most trusted people, they did not dare to raise their heads.
These words struck a chord in Xiao Lingzhao's heart. Recently, the corruption case in Bingzhou under his jurisdiction was exposed, and he, the crown prince, was also criticized. Grand Tutor Qin helped him mediate, but he did not get any relief.
This has something to do with Taifu Qin’s father-in-law. Emperor Yuan was preparing to change the system of Taishi to Prime Minister. Naturally, he didn’t have a good look at Taifu Qin, the son-in-law of Taishi. In the court, the momentum of the second prince was unexpectedly high.
Overshadowed the prince.
Under these circumstances, Xiao Lingzhao's situation was really not good. Faced with his mother's hatred, he took a deep breath.
"But mother, my uncle is far away in the border fortress, but he sent people to the princess's house to assassinate the princess. If this matter gets serious, wouldn't it also hinder us? I remember that this uncle is not a direct descendant, but just brought from a side branch.
.”
There was an assassin quarrel at the princess's house, and he already knew about the assassin dropping the token, and he didn't want to hide it from her. The Marquis of Zhenbei acted like this, which made him very angry. Was he afraid that Xiao Lingyao wouldn't take the opportunity to have an attack?
When Xiao Lingzhao heard that the informant came to report the situation, Xiao Lingzhao felt that the Marquis of Zhenbei did not really support his rise to power, but just wanted to lead his troops back to Sui City and temporarily be with them. What did he say about his uncle? He had known about that nonsense since he was a child.
These words touched the secret deep in Queen Chen's heart. This matter was also the biggest estrangement between mother and son and the Marquis of Zhenbei. Although she didn't show it on the surface, she was still worried about it in her heart.
A palace maid who had been listening at the side raised her hands and said: "Empress, I think that His Highness the Crown Prince is worried. I am afraid that the Marquis of Zhenbei cannot believe that the Crown Prince of Zhenbei is the same age as His Highness..."
The old palace maid looked at the queen's expression and saw that she had no objection. She boldly continued: "Previously, Marquis Zhenbei offered to let the crown prince come to Princess Shang Jinhua. I'm afraid she has hidden evil intentions. It's not as simple as it seems."
"You directly say that he has wolfish ambitions. Even if he wants to promote my son to the throne, he may let his Zhenbei Hou Crown Prince take my place in the future!" Queen Chen's blood surged, and she gritted her teeth and said: "I know that sooner or later, Zhenbei Hou will be
I can’t hold it back!”
What did he want to do when he sent people into the princess's house? He clearly said not to take action for the time being, and there was already a warning there.
"I think he is going crazy because he wants to go back to Sui City!" Empress Chen said angrily: "Your Majesty is dissatisfied with the prince, and he keeps making moves. I think he doesn't want to help the prince, but wants to tease him.
"
The old palace maid lowered her head and said, "Actually, I think that if you want to change your Majesty's view of His Royal Highness, you might as well take another path."
"Do you have a good idea?" Xiao Lingzhao knew that this old palace maid was Empress Chen's right-hand assistant. She seemed to be honest, but in fact she was sophisticated.
"Nunu thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might as well make good friends with the new Prince Consort..." The old palace maid said: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is extremely wary of the Empress, and she is also disliked by Her Highness the Prince. She usually keeps a distance, but this Prince Consort
no the same."
"He was promoted to the imperial merchant, but it is not so easy to do royal business. There are many people of His Royal Highness in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If it is convenient, he can be regarded as making friends with the prince consort. The slaves also saw it when the prince consort was selected.
, this prince-in-law pleases your majesty very much."
Empress Chen thought of Qin Feng and suddenly raised the corner of her mouth. She thought of the letter from Fei Ge sent by the informant: "Princess Jinhua has true feelings for this prince-in-law. Not only did she fall in love at first sight, but even his little nameless child
My brother has taken care of me."
"You are right. If you make good friends with this prince-in-law, you can be considered as having a relationship with that little bitch. Overtly and covertly, if you can use that Qin Feng to get the Flying Dragon Talisman, or inquire about the news over there,
That’s not bad.”
The more Empress Chen thought about it, the more she thought it was possible. There were not many spies left in the house, and they had already alerted the enemy. Instead of being sneaky, it would be better for the emperor to make friends with the consort openly, which would not be so troublesome!
"But can the Prince Consort really do what we want?" Xiao Lingzhao was a little doubtful.
Empress Chen sneered and said: "You have forgotten that he is the second son of your teacher. His surname is Qin. The Qin family has long been tied to the East Palace. If something happens to you, the Taifu will not be able to escape alone, and he will not be able to escape.
good!"
Xiao Lingzhao thought about it and thought that this method was good. Even if the prince consort married the princess, he would still be a member of the Qin family!
Qin Feng, who was lying on the couch, was looking at the extra boy next to him with dissatisfaction, and sneezed loudly at the same time. He didn't know who was talking about him. In the past few nights, he was used to the delicate and fragrant nephrite around him, and the fragrance was fragrant.
, this became Qin Qi.
This boy didn't have much interaction with him, but among the children of the Qin family, the only one who was closest to him was himself.
Qin Feng came from modern times and did not react much to this kind of concubine. Although he was deeply affected by it, he had no prejudice against Qin Qi.
Therefore, he always looked kindly to his younger brother when he bumped into him, much better than his eldest brother. This also made Qin Qi develop a great liking for him.
I stayed overnight at the Princess Mansion today, and this guy asked to sleep with me!
Xiao Lingyao actually agreed, but they couldn't let this boy occupy their wedding room, so he had to come over and sleep with the boy in another room. Qin Qi's sleeping posture was not good, and he was squirming around like a caterpillar.
Chapter completed!