Chapter 491: Temptation and Disappointment
"You mean...... "Although the emperor's mind is well concealed, there is no absolute secret in this world, as long as there are secrets, the longer the time, the more clues can be found from the clues.
They are the emperor's concubines and friends of Huangfu Xue, and they have guessed some after coming and going. It's just because of the identities of the two, even if they know, they pretend not to know, if they hadn't seen Mo Xueying today, they might not have said it in their lives.
After Wen Yu saw that she understood, she made a gesture to him and then asked the maids beside her to retreat, and when only the two of them were left in the pavilion, Wen Yu spoke again, "Actually, this time I was grounded, I didn't react at all at first, and I only figured it out in the past two days." Sister Blue, now you know that this woman is not easy to mess with, remember not to clash with him head-on in the future. ”
"Thank you sister for reminding me, it's just ...... She may not give up on today's affairs, even if I am willing to avoid him one day, I am afraid that he will take the initiative to choose. It's not going to be the way to go on in the long run. Besides, I always feel that this Mo Zhaohua is not simple, if she entered the palace just to get the emperor's favor, now she has gotten it. But you saw what happened today. She is so arrogant and doesn't know how to restrain herself, obviously she deliberately wants to offend us. ”
"There's some truth to what you're saying, so leave that alone. Now we just have to protect ourselves. As for the rest of the things, take it one step at a time. Wen Yu couldn't figure out what Mo Xueying's idea was, she didn't want to startle the snake, and the Wen family's power was not in the capital, so if something happened to her, she was afraid that she wouldn't even have anyone to intercede.
The Lan family was killed because of King Hong's affairs, and those who were degraded were degraded. There is no one left in the entire Lan family. Lan Tingyu had an accident, and he didn't even speak. So he thought for a long time, self-preservation is the only thing they can and can only do now.
Lan Tingyu chatted with Wen Yu for a while, and only left Zhaoren Palace in the evening. When she returned to Yonghe Palace, Lan listened to the rain's personal grandmother and couldn't wait to say, "Master, what Wen Zhaoyi said is right, the Wen family's forces are not in the capital, if something happens to Wen Zhaoyi, she can't find a way out." As for our Lan family, the master knows it even more in his heart, so the master of Mo Zhaohua's matter will swallow it. ”
"I know."
People have to bow their heads under the eaves, he still understands this truth, but he is a little unwilling, a fake, why is he so arrogant?
On the other side, Mo Xueying returned to Zhong Cui Palace, and as soon as she entered, she threw everything on the table on the ground, and the palace maids and eunuchs knew that she was in a bad mood, so they knelt on the ground and didn't dare to make a sound.
"Didn't you say you liked me? Doesn't it mean that what you can't get is the best? Why did he let go of that slut today......" Mo Xueying smashed the things in the room and felt still angry, so she directly lifted the table next to her.
How much energy she wasted, how much hardship she endured to get to where she is today, the emperor obviously said that he would treat her well, but today she just had a little conflict with a useless concubine, and the emperor didn't punish her, why, he was unwilling, unwilling.
I don't know how long it took, Mo Xueying finally vented enough, picked up the stool at her feet and sat down, "What are you doing here, don't you see that Concubine Ben is thirsty?" Hurry up and serve. The maid stepped forward tremblingly, and the rest of the people began to tidy up the house, and this was not the first time that this kind of thing had happened, so everyone was very skillful and cleaned it after a while.
Mo Xueying was discouraged, and began to think about dominating the harem again, in his eyes, now she is not as good as the queen, and no one in the entire harem is his opponent. As long as he has the emperor's favor, what is his identity, one day he can also sit in the position of the queen.
In the evening, An Mingchen got the news from the palace and hurriedly came over to talk to Huangfu Xue, "Right now, the emperor is afraid that he will be confused by Xiaoxue." Xiaoxue is a person from Nanyue, and this time she should want to disturb the harem, so that the emperor has no intention of caring about the court. ”
"Isn't it too hasty to make this decision based on today's events alone, Xiaoxue certainly has some means, but the emperor is not stupid, if you remind him a little tomorrow, the emperor will definitely guess her thoughts."
An Mingchen felt that this matter was not simple, but he did not refute Huangfu Xue, "It's not early, the lady should be hungry, let's eat something first." ”
After the next day, An Mingchen followed the emperor to the imperial study, "What, on weekdays, you are the first to go to the court, what's wrong today, not only did you not leave, but you also took the initiative to find me, is there something to ask for?" ”
"Back to the emperor, Weichen came this time for the Nanyue spy. Wechen received news that Nanyue was plotting a major event recently, which may be related to the palace, and Wechen was worried about the emperor's safety and hoped that the emperor would allow the palace to increase the guards to ensure the safety of the palace. ”
"Is the news true?" It was a matter of safety and immediately attracted the attention of the emperor. "Weichen received a definite clue, the prince of Nanyue has come to the capital, but he has not appeared, he has been moving frequently in the past few days, although he has not done anything substantial, but the prince of Nanyue secretly sneaked into the capital is very important, and the purpose must be impure." After speaking, he glanced at the emperor, "I wonder if there are any suspicious people in the palace who have sneaked in recently?" ”
The emperor didn't expect An Mingchen to ask like this, and said with a smile after Wei Leng, "What do you mean by this, there are only those people going back and forth in the palace, most of them are familiar with Lord An, are there any suspicious people, isn't Lord An better than me?" ”
"Your Majesty, what Weichen said is not the front hall but the harem, the emperor should know that Nanyue is eyeing the Northern Chu, the last time the Northern Chu suffered heavy losses, although Nanyue finally sent the princess and relatives, but its ambitions have not been dispelled in the slightest, Weichen believes that one day, if there is a suitable opportunity and reason, Nanyue will definitely attack the Northern Chu again. Please also ask the emperor to consider the pros and cons, and make a decision for the sake of the people of Northern Chu. ”
At this time, the emperor had a feeling of running naked outside, embarrassed and ashamed, and even felt that An Mingchen saw through his thoughts, and laughed at him for being the king of a country but not even his beloved, the emperor glared at An Mingchen, retracted his thoughts, and snorted coldly, "Lord An, you are the prime minister but you hold on to my harem, what do you mean?" ”
"Your Majesty, Weichen is for Beichu, why is the emperor, Weichen knows that doing this will definitely make the emperor angry, but Weichen has to say, Mo Zhaohua's origin is unknown, his whereabouts are strange, and he has just entered the palace for a few days and clashed with several mothers in a row, the emperor thinks carefully about why an ordinary woman has so much courage and why she has no scruples?"
"I don't know, does Lord An know? Lord An, I respect your talent and personality, but Lord An should not gain an inch, and my patience is also limited. The emperor was angry, An Mingchen shut up unwillingly when he saw this, "Please ask the emperor to think carefully about today's affairs, and Weichen will leave first."
An Mingchen returned to Huangfu's house with a heavy face, and Huangfuxue saw An Mingchen as soon as he came back from outside and entered the house. Huang Fuxue thought of those words last night and instantly understood.
"The emperor didn't listen to your advice?"
A familiar voice came, and An Mingchen slowly raised his head, "You're back." There was a hint of tiredness in his cold voice. Huangfu Xue stepped forward and took the teacup in his hand, put it on the table and continued, "Actually, you already thought that this would be the result last night, why are you still so disappointed?" ”
"Lady, you know?" He had indeed thought of it last night and didn't want him to worry so he didn't say it. Unexpectedly, she already knew, and gradually the corners of her mouth hooked up a wry smile, no wonder no one in the Manchu Dynasty said a word, it turned out that everyone knew that only he didn't want to admit this fact.
"The emperor has not said Mo Zhaohua's identity in front of everyone so far, and you and I know what the purpose is, but you are dedicated to the emperor and the court, and you don't want to believe that the emperor, who has always been wise and wise, will make such an unstable move today, I can understand it, but Xianggong, at this time and that time, we must first think about the worst."
"If this matter is really Nanyue's conspiracy, and the emperor still insists on going his own way, it will be very unfavorable to us. Lady, if it were you, what would you do next? ”
Huangfu Xue couldn't bear An Mingchen to be so difficult to do, and after thinking about it, she made a decision, the last time she was in the palace, she had returned the waist card to the emperor, and now she can't enter the palace, it is better to write a letter to the emperor, explaining the pros and cons, if the emperor still insists on going his own way afterwards, then she will think of another way. When An Mingchen heard this, there was a strange look in his eyes.
The emperor's thoughts on the lady, as long as he put a little effort into it, he didn't say that he just didn't want to make everyone uncomfortable, and he also felt that the lady was not in the palace, and the two couldn't meet often, so he didn't care too much, but now Huang Fuxue said in front of him that he wanted to write a letter to the emperor, if An Mingchen still didn't care at all, he wouldn't be a man.
"Lady, do you have to write a letter? If it's a letter, I can do it too, why it has to be you? An Mingchen looked dissatisfied, and Huangfu Xue smiled, "Xianggong forgot? You just had an unhappiness with the emperor today, and if you write a letter at this time, the emperor will treat it as if he didn't see it. The matter is urgent, and we naturally have to give priority to national affairs. ”
Although reluctantly, he had to admit that what Huang Fuxue said was right, and after thinking about it, he nodded reluctantly, "That's it, just write it." But I have to write with my wife. If the lady has anything unclear, I can also help the lady explain. ”
Huangfu Xue didn't care if he wanted to stay, so he called the magpie to take a pen and paper and start writing. An Mingchen stared word by word, with a look of jealousy. Huang Fuxue had never seen him like this, and his inexplicable mood was much better.
After writing the letter, he immediately sent the letter to the palace, it was not early, the emperor was about to go to find Mo Xueying, when the eunuch walked in with an envelope, "Your Majesty, the letter sent by Mrs. An said that the emperor must open it himself." ”
Mrs. An......... "Huangfu Xue?" She wrote to him. But is there something going on? Worried that Huangfu Xue had something to ask him, he opened the letter with a anxious face, glanced at ten lines, and read the letter in a moment. Then his face became a lot more solemn.
"Could it be that in his heart, I am such a person?"