Chapter 18: Re-interpreting the Harem (II)
"This fifth prince can be regarded as a rare figure, even this year's twentieth birthday was spent on the battlefield, so His Majesty admires him very much." Tang Wanyi thought for a while and added, "Moreover, the fifth prince is the son of Hua Guifei, and now in this palace, except for the queen mother, this lady is the most powerful." ”
"Wan Yi ......" Ming Shiyun's voice couldn't help but hesitate a little when she heard this, "I listen to what you mean...... Could it be that the most important thing in the harem now is the battle for succession? ”
"Niangniang is really an understanding person." Tang Wanyi nodded, revealing a tacit smile, "But it is precisely because of this that Niangniang will not stand on the cusp from the beginning, after all, you have no conditions to participate in the battle for succession." ”
"Do you think I need to be involved?" Gently putting down the teacup, Ming Shiyun looked at Tang Wanyi thoughtfully, and said slowly, "The crown prince and the five princes, which prince is also involved in the battle for succession?" What is the situation between you? If I am wise enough to protect my life, will I have room in the future? Or do you need to find your position and take a good gamble? ”
"The six princes and the eighth prince are also involved, but the slave maid thinks that the focus is still on the crown prince and the fifth prince, in fact, there is one more thing, not many people know." Whispering, Tang Wanyi faintly noticed that Ming Shiyun was full of interest in this, and secretly sighed that she was worthy of being a princess who came out of the Great Qi Palace, she was so familiar with such things at a young age, so she simply shook out everything she knew, since she was good at these, then she would help her take all the opportunities to the extreme.
"The crown prince participated in the command of the battle of Xuanyi City this year, but the situation is not very good, although the victory is a victory, but it seems that something has happened that is not very pleasant for the father and son, so that after His Majesty came back, he had a lot of complaints about the prince, and the five princes successfully took the island of Zhou at this time, looking at the current situation, the emperor actually favored the five princes more."
"Don't you know what's going on? Even if it's a rumor. Frowning, Ming Shiyun immediately felt that something was wrong, Xiao Yingzhe's deep expression that seemed to be smiling suddenly played back infinitely in his mind, without any reason and evidence, he just felt that this matter must be related to him, "Do you think, is it possible that this is related to the five princes?" ”
"This ...... It's hard to say. Tang Wanyi was stunned at first, and then startled, she didn't expect Ming Shiyun to associate this matter with the five princes, but he obviously went to sea at that time, "The slave maid is just because she was the former Shangyi of the emperor, and she only knows these things in detail, and there is really no more detail, but the prince's matter is also secret, and there are few people in the harem who have changed the situation, and the mother does not need to worry, it is not too late to think about it after the situation is clear, no matter how the queen mother says, she is a person who has both virtue and sex, tolerance and humility, the power of the mother's family should not be underestimated, I am afraid that the prince is not so easy to get out of the situation, this battle for the heir, maybe it will be lost silently. ”
"This ...... But it's hard to say. Ming Shiyun smiled lightly, her expression was a little stunned, and she was a little unclear, "After all, the fifth prince Xiao Yingzhe ...... I don't think he's a good person to deal with, not to mention that his mother Concubine Hua Guifei is second only to the queen in the harem? ”
"This ...... This is also ...... "really talking about the prince's succession, Tang Wanyi found that although Ming Shiyun was only sixteen years old, the royal princess's style and thinking were really difficult for her to match, this kind of thing, she had to endure it since she was a child, and she had to watch it, and it seemed that she didn't have to worry about her, but even so, there was one thing that made her can't help but be curious.
"Niangniang, are you very interested in the five princes? Where have you seen the Five Princes? ”
"How is that possible?" Her heart missed a beat, and Ming Shiyun's voice couldn't help but increase slightly, but she reacted quickly, barely regained her composure and said, "I've only been in the palace for more than two days, where are I going to meet the fifth prince?" It's just that he is more outstanding than what you said before, so I can't help but be a little curious. ”
"I see." Such a statement is also very reasonable, Tang Wanyi nodded and no longer had any doubts, and then continued to introduce the rest of the princes and princesses for Ming Shiyun.
Ming Shiyun's mind at this time was actually not on that for a long time, originally she was just curious about what kind of prince Xiao Yingzhe was, so she wanted to find such an excuse for Tang Wanyi to introduce herself, but now that the goal has been achieved, what are the other princes and princesses, she is not interested, but after all, the words came out of her mouth, and now that Tang Wanyi answered seriously, she had to pretend to care and continue to listen.
No matter how much you understand the situation in the harem, it won't hurt to just do it.