Chapter 286 Chen Family's Ambition
Chen Boyuan concealed his disgust for those old immortals and his contempt for Xiao Lingzhao. Only when facing Empress Chen, he still had some real warmth: "Auntie, please don't mess up the situation. There has been a fight for the right to inherit the throne since ancient times.
There have been several changes, so don’t worry about it.”
Hearing him speak so lightly and so confidently, Empress Chen felt inexplicably at ease.
Now that they have a big plan in hand, even if the father and son of Dingbeihou harbor evil intentions, what's the use of having their troops thousands of miles away?
"Brother and nephew should remain calm. These days, your grandmother and aunt are all coming to the palace to persuade me to show favor to His Majesty. Otherwise, there is no good way. Now my aunt is waiting for you to come.
Finally, we have to wait for the backbone.”
Chen Boyuan said hurriedly: "In order to see my aunt and cousin as soon as possible, my nephew did not dare to stop and came all the way. He entered the city earlier than the students who took the literary examination. Now that my cousin has moved outside the palace, it is also
A good thing."
This is not the case for Xiao Lingzhao's first rank. Although Zhenbeihou's family went to Beiguan with his family, there was still a mansion in Sui City.
In the past, Chen Boyuan had to enter the palace to see him. In the future, it would be more convenient for the two of them to communicate outside the palace and they would not have to appear so ostentatious. After all, there must be records of entering the palace. Taiyi knew clearly that his father had always been taboo about his uncle, which would definitely cause his dissatisfaction.
"My cousin came here with my uncle's plan, which immediately gave me a reassurance. Cousin, you don't know something. There have been a series of twists and turns in the past few days. I am really..."
Empress Chen was very angry when Xiao Lingzhao complained to everyone. Seeing that her nephew was still suave and calm after so many years at the border, it was a pity that the empress did not know that there is no harm without comparison, but she also felt that Xiao Lingzhao
Very disappointing.
So when Xiao Lingzhao just started to complain, he looked at him fiercely. Chen Boyuan said hurriedly: "Cousin, I heard that there is a restaurant in this city called Yuchun Restaurant. It was set up by the consort. There are many famous dishes in it. Why don't you bring me a table?"
Brother, go and see something?"
Queen Chen felt a little uncomfortable when she heard Qin Feng's name. Although the first two incidents seemed to have nothing to do with Xiao Lingyao and Qin Feng, the fact that the two of them made Tang Xiang so embarrassed made her somewhat frightened.
What she was most worried about was whether the couple had accepted the solicitations of other princes in private. One of them was not involved in politics, and the other was not an official. They seemed to be no threat, but both of them had won the Yuan Emperor.
Trust, this is the best backer.
For this support, it is not difficult to ensure that someone will come to show their kindness. Empress Chen thought about it and immediately said: "The Yuchun Tower is quite famous among the people. It is now the number one restaurant in Sui City. When Bo Yuan left, the Yuchun Tower was still there."
I don’t know where it is.”
"It can be seen that my nephew has been away from Sui City for too long." Chen Boyuan looked at Xiao Lingzhao and said with a smile: "Cousin, why don't you leave the palace now?"
After sending off her son and nephew, the smile on Queen Chen's face immediately dissipated. Aunt Qiong'an said: "My Lady, it is indeed a good thing to join the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but now that Your Majesty is so angry with His Highness, how can you allow His Majesty to do so?"
Join the civil service department to gain experience?"
Originally, as the crown prince, he received comprehensive training, not only in official affairs, but also in almost all affairs that the king would manage in the future, the prince would be tested in advance. Now that he has lost this status, Xiao Lingzhao has not received any further arrangements and has become a marginalized figure.
In the past few days, the control over Kunning Palace has been lighter than before. It is said to be under house arrest, but people from Kunning Palace have been allowed to come and go.
News from the outside can also come in. The second prince and the third prince are at home in the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War. The two of them may have been exposed by Emperor Yuan last time because they planted spies in the Princess Mansion. After being reprimanded, they restrained themselves a lot.
Won the Yuan Emperor Award.
As for the fourth prince, Empress Chen had never taken this person seriously. Her maternal family was too weak to be worth mentioning and not worthy of being feared at all.
Queen Chen closed her eyes slightly, Qiong An was right, joining the civil service was indeed a good thing in the long run, but how to convince Emperor Yuan?
She suddenly opened her eyes and said with a smile: "Our Majesty seems to be invulnerable, but in fact he has a weakness. How about I use his weakness to make a deal with him?"
Aunt Qiong An shuddered, how could she not know the Queen's plan, which was to exchange Princess Jinhua's birth mother with Emperor Yuan!
"Your Majesty, please do not be impulsive." Aunt Qiong An hurriedly knelt down and said, "Princess Jinhua and that one are both His Majesty's enemies. They should not be touched easily. Please think again, otherwise Your Highness will only fall into a more difficult situation.
Besides, the empress doesn’t know much."
Although she didn't know much, she had met him before. When she thought of that face, Empress Chen's face tensed up again.
Empress Chen was just impulsive. When she thought that Emperor Yuan had resisted in order to keep Xiao Lingyao's position as the eldest princess, she had already begun to worry about it. At this time, she slightly clenched her fists: "But what leverage do I have?"
Since Chen Boyuan came in, Qiong An had dismissed the people serving in the palace, leaving only a few of her real people to guard outside the palace. At this time, she checked a few more times, and then knelt at the queen's feet again.
She was originally an old lady of the Chen family. She was ordered by Queen Chen's mother to serve her. When she was still in the Chen Mansion, she was no ordinary maid. At this moment, she gritted her teeth and said: "It's not that the empress has no bargaining chips, it's just this bargaining chip."
It will cause serious harm to the Chen family."
Aunt Qiong An moved her heart and whispered into the Queen's ear. Queen Chen's expression changed drastically, and she looked at the personal maid with a somewhat complicated look: "Even I don't know about this matter, you are
How do you know that?"
"It's from the old lady..." Qiong An knew that her fate was the same as that of the queen, so she didn't dare to hide anything: "Except for the Marquis of Zhenbei, all the other male members of the Chen family were sent to useless places.
In his position, I have been planning a way out."
The way out? Only then did Empress Chen know what her father was planning. Their way out was to secretly support the Marquis of Zhenbei, and to let that side branch bring someone who couldn't even be called a bastard into a high position?
"Since you know such a secret, why did you tell me?" Empress Chen looked at this personal maid with different eyes for the first time. Besides her, how many eyes and ears from her father were there in the Kunning Palace?
Notify the Chen family of every move?
She, Chen Wanrong, is nothing. She is just a pawn in their hands. What about Zhaoer? Is it because she has the blood of the Xiao family that she will eventually be abandoned by them? She is the legitimate daughter of the Chen family, so who is Chen Tianxiao?
!
"Does the Marquis of Zhenbei himself know about this?" Empress Chen thought of Chen Boyuan's gift and advice just now and felt it was ridiculous.
Aunt Qiong An shook her head: "Although the master had this intention, he did not let the Marquis of Zhenbei know about it. After all, the Marquis of Zhenbei was only from a side branch, not his direct blood, so the master had other plans."
"Why, my father wants to incite Chen Tianxiao to rebel, so he is still stalking the cicada with the oriole behind?" After saying this, Empress Chen saw Aunt Qiong An lowering her head in fear. She only felt it was ironic that her father was already an old man and still wanted to ascend to the top.
Chapter completed!