"Stand down, all of you." Qi Yang walked into the boudoir where Qi Fangfei lived before she got married, saw her resting leisurely in the room, withdrew from the maid in the room, walked over and asked, "Aren't you going back so late?" Wouldn't the eldest prince be angry? In the future, if you are fine, don't always run to the Prime Minister's Mansion, lest the eldest prince be unhappy. ”

"Dad, don't worry, I'll go back later, and I'll stay alone when I go back, the eldest prince is now in the queen's palace, and the eldest prince has been walking around the queen's palace frequently recently, and there seems to be something important to discuss." Qi Fangfei said seemingly casually, but her heart was very clear, since the news of the deaths of Xuanyuan Hao and Murong Xuanji came out, now the entire court has become unpeaceful, and everyone has their own thoughts.

"Could it be that the eldest prince has never said anything to you?" Qi Yang asked tentatively. He has also heard a lot about the affairs of the court recently, and now it is a matter of choosing a team, since Xuanyuan Che is his son-in-law, it stands to reason that he should help Xuanyuan Che unconditionally, but this is related to his future career, so he has to be cautious.

"What do you mean by Daddy?" Qi Fangfei heard what Qi Yang said and asked. Seeing his somewhat hesitant expression, he immediately continued: "Dad, at this time, don't you still believe me? Don't forget the reason why I agreed to marry him in the first place, we are family. ”

Qi Fangfei's words made Qi Yang's hesitation shake a little, and he thought for a while before he spoke: "I heard about the Nine Emperor Princes and the Nine Emperor Princesses, I heard that the emperor has fallen ill because of this incident, and now everyone in the court is panicking, and I don't know what to do next, if you know anything, give my father a little reminder." ”

"Dad, do you still need to be reminded of this? Since I married the eldest prince in the first place, I have already decided to help him sit on that dragon chair, do you think I will marry a mediocre man and live like this casually for the rest of my life? My Qi Fangfei's man must have supreme rights, because I don't want to be an ordinary woman. Qi Fangfei's face was full of desire for power.

Qi Yang looked at Qi Fangfei with some surprise, he never thought that his little daughter, who had always been soft and weak, would have such great ambitions, and was stunned for a while before he spoke: "Dad knows how to do it." ”

Qi Fangfei nodded with satisfaction, looked at Qi Yang's thoughtful appearance and continued to speak: "Although the eldest prince didn't say anything, I guess he must have been planning something with the queen when he entered the palace recently. As soon as the Nine Emperors died, the people who hindered him the most from competing for the throne were the Three Princes, and the Three Princes were the ones who had to be eliminated. ”

"You mean the eldest prince and the empress are going to kill the third prince?" Qi Yang looked at Qi Fangfei in shock, and found that her expression was very calm, and suddenly felt that the daughter in front of her was unusually strange.

Qi Fangfei nodded, and said a little indifferently: "Dad has been an official for decades, how can he be surprised by this kind of thing, isn't this kind of fratricidal deceit commonplace in the royal family?" ”

"Although Dad knew that this kind of thing would happen in all dynasties, Dad was surprised because he knew it too well. Although the eldest prince has the help of the queen, do you think that the third prince is so stupid to let the eldest prince deal with it? Since the three princes can become an obstacle to the eldest prince's ascension to the throne, it also shows that the three princes still have some ability. Besides, how do you know that there is no one behind the third prince to help him? Qi Yang asked Qi Fangfei with a calm face.

Qi Yang's words made Qi Fangfei fall silent all of a sudden, she quietly thought about Qi Yang's words, only to find that she was thinking about things too simply, which made her think of the things that Xuanyuan Che had done to her before, and thought that if Xuanyuan Che was allowed to ascend the throne, would she really be able to get what she wanted?

"Dad, don't meddle in this matter for the time being." Qi Fangfei opened her mouth tactfully to prevent Qi Yang from helping Xuanyuan Che, but she was worried that Qi Yang would see something unusual, so she said it very carefully.

"Why?" Qi Yang looked at Qi Fangfei puzzled, "Dad, the prime minister is not in vain, the Nine Emperor Princes are gone, and Dad's selection for the throne is still somewhat convincing." ”

Seeing Qi Yang being so stubborn, Qi Fangfei immediately came up with a reason to persuade him and said: "Now that all forces are standing still, the situation in the DPRK and China that is observed, everyone knows the relationship between you and the eldest prince, once you make any moves, everyone can guess it, so you had better not take any action, so as not to scare the eldest prince's plan." ”

Qi Yang thought for a while, and felt that what Qi Fangfei said also made some sense, and was worried that his good intentions would really ruin Xuanyuan Che and the queen's plan at that time, so he quickly gave up, "What you mean, Dad understands, Dad won't act rashly, but you go back and tell the eldest prince that once he needs Daddy's help, just ask, Dad will definitely be there." ”

"I'll tell him." Qi Fangfei nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and replied casually.

After chatting about business, Qi Yang's eyes inadvertently looked back and forth on Qi Fangfei's stomach, and suddenly asked, "Why don't you have any news about your stomach, do you want to ask a doctor to take a look?" ”

"Belly?" Qi Fangfei didn't react to Qi Yang's meaning for a while, she looked down at her stomach and suddenly realized, shook her hand in a little panic and denied it: "Dad, how can you ask this question, if I am pregnant, I will definitely say it, but now I am not pregnant." ”

"Why aren't you nervous at all? You and the eldest prince have been married for some time, the sooner you conceive a child, your position in the palace can be more stable, and he will wait until the eldest prince becomes the emperor, then your son will be the rightful prince, and then your mother will be even more prominent by virtue of her son. Qi Yang thought very long-term and persuaded Qi Fangfei.

Qi Fangfei originally wanted to say that she didn't plan to have a child, but she was worried that Qi Yang would be verbose, so she casually coped and said: "I know, Dad, I will watch it, but now that the eldest prince is busy doing big things, I can't delay him, and I will mention the matter of having a child with the eldest prince after these things have passed." ”

Seeing Qi Fangfei's obedient promise, Qi Yang smiled with satisfaction, and opened his mouth again to catch up, "It's already late, even if the eldest prince is not in the mansion at the queen's place, you should just continue to stay here, this is no longer your home, the eldest prince's mansion is your home, so hurry up and go back." ”

Qi Fangfei has always felt that the Great Prince's Mansion is a place that makes people dull and aggrieved, so it is rare to take advantage of Xuanyuan Che's absence in the mansion to go back to his mother's house to have a good rest and relax, but he didn't expect Qi Yang's repeated nagging to make Qi Fangfei's mood even more irritable.

"Got it, Dad, I'll go back." Qi Fangfei endured her temper and stood up and left the Prime Minister's Mansion obediently.

When Qi Fangfei returned to the mansion, the mansion was very quiet, and even the places where the concubines lived in the backyard were much quieter than usual, which made Qi Fangfei a little unaccustomed, but as long as those women didn't mess with her, she would never ask about their lives.

"Hasn't the eldest prince come back yet?" On the way back to the house, Qi Fangfei saw that Xuanyuan Che's study was still dark, and casually asked the slave who was holding the lamp beside her, "Didn't the eldest prince say when he would come back?" ”

"Back to the eldest princess, the eldest prince didn't say when he would come back. But look at this hour, it should be back soon. Is there something important about the eldest princess, do you need a slave to wait for the eldest prince to come back to help you convey it? The servant asked respectfully.

"No, I'm just looking at the time and care. When the eldest prince returns, don't mention me in front of him. Qi Fangfei explained to the minion, lest the minion leak his mouth make Xuanyuan Che even more suspicious and disgusted with himself.

"The slave knows." The slave kept sending Qi Fangfei back to her courtyard before leaving with the lamp.

Qi Fangfei waited in the house until late at night before Xuanyuan Che came back, seeing that he looked tired, there was no trace of distress in his heart, but stood at the desk and looked at him coldly.

"What are you doing here so late without sleeping?" Xuanyuan Che looked at Qi Fangfei with some displeasure, and was a little bit at the queen's place, at this time Xuanyuan Che was in a very bad mood and wanted to stay quietly alone, but Qi Fangfei ran over to disturb herself without interest, and Xuanyuan Che naturally would not have a good face for her.

"I went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion tonight to have dinner with my father." Qi Fangfei said slowly, even if he didn't take the initiative to say it, the people in the mansion would tell him his whereabouts, and it would be better to tell him all about it than to make him doubt himself at that time.

Hearing that Qi Fangfei went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion at night, Xuanyuan Che glanced at her, although his tone was cold and less irritable than just now, "Did your father say anything when you returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Qi Fangfei sneered in her heart, if she didn't mention her father, then Xuanyuan Che would never put himself in her eyes, such a selfish Xuanyuan Che made Qi Fangfei even more convinced in her heart that he was unreliable, once he used himself, he would definitely not end well.

"Dad heard about Xuanyuan Che and Murong Xuanji, and also found that the court is calm on the surface, but in fact it is turbulent, I want to ask you what you think." Qi Fangfei asked Xuanyuan Che tentatively, seeing the thoughtful look on his face, she knew that he didn't really fully believe in his words, but Qi Fangfei was not in a hurry to make Xuanyuan Che believe in herself, but sat down on the chair next to her calmly.

Xuanyuan Che looked at Qi Fangfei for a while before asking an unrelated question, "Is the prime minister's health okay?" ”

Qi Fangfei didn't expect Xuanyuan Che to ask such a question, and was slightly surprised, but nodded calmly and said, "Dad's body has always been tough, thank you for your concern." ”

"How can we say that we are also a family now, but your thank you and concern have pulled our relationship apart." Xuanyuan Che's face showed a kind smile, but as long as the smile looked at Qi Fangfei's eyes, he felt particularly hypocritical.

Qi Fangfei also said with a hypocritical smile: "The eldest prince can think like this, and the concubine naturally agrees with it in his heart, and my father also said that if the eldest prince needs anything, just ask, after all, we are a family." Qi Fangfei deliberately accentuated her tone on the three words of family.

Xuanyuan Che also heard the ridicule in Qi Fangfei's tone, but he didn't bother with Qi Fangfei, the most important thing now is to win people's hearts, look at the entire court, it is impossible to let the General's Mansion help him, if he offends the Prime Minister's Mansion again at this time, then Xuanyuan Che really doesn't want to be this prince.

"I haven't had a good drink with the prime minister for a long time, find a time for him to come to the house to walk around another day, and everyone will have a meal together, your mother is also very concerned about how your daughter lives in my eldest prince's mansion." Xuanyuan said with a smile.

"Okay!" Qi Fangfei also agreed with interest, glanced at Xuanyuan Che and asked, "You have recently entered the palace to see your mother, I don't know how your mother's body is?" My daughter-in-law is really derelict in her responsibilities, and she has never entered the palace to greet her. ”

"The queen mother doesn't blame you, she has always liked tranquility, so she stays quietly in the palace on weekdays, and she doesn't like others to disturb her, and you don't have to blame yourself." Xuanyuan Che tactfully bypassed the words, and said with a smile: "It's not early, you go back to the house to rest first, I still have something to deal with." ”

Hearing that Xuanyuan Che had begun to issue an eviction order, although Qi Fangfei still wanted to hear the news again, she knew that she couldn't ask for useful news tonight, so she nodded and said, "I know, you should rest early." ”