Haitang heard the commotion in the house. On the surface, she was copying the house rules with her head down, but there were already ripples in her heart.
"Begonia."
Someone called her.
Haitang raised her head pretending to be confused, but saw Yin Feng standing in front of her with a cold face, holding a food box in her hand, while Chu Xuuzhi had already walked away, and a hint of disappointment appeared on Haitang's face.
"Yin Feng Guards."
Yin Feng placed the food box in his hand on the table: "The prince ordered his subordinates to finish the two plates of snacks while staring at Haitang."
Hearing this, Haitang thought she had heard wrongly, and looked at Yin Feng in disbelief. Seeing that he looked serious and didn't look like he was telling lies, his face suddenly became a little embarrassed.
"Why don't you eat quickly?" Yin Feng urged.
Haitang reluctantly picked up the snacks and ate them one bite at a time. The originally fragrant and delicious snacks now felt a bit like chewing wax.
After finishing two plates, Haitang couldn't hold on anymore and her face became a little pale, but Yin Feng spared her and turned to leave.
Haitang's hand holding the pen was trembling, and she clenched her teeth to hold back the tears.
At the same time, Cining Palace
When the Queen Mother saw Nanny Li coming back alone, her expression changed on the spot: "Princess Xuan refuses to come?"
So brave, he didn't even give her face.
Nanny Li shook her head: "Queen Mother, this slave has never seen Princess Xuan at all. The steward of Prince Xuan's Mansion doesn't even acknowledge her, so she was blocked at the door."
These words undoubtedly lit a fire in the heart of the Queen Mother, as even a little housekeeper dared to defy her orders.
"Prince Xuan's Mansion is determined to rebel." The Queen Mother became angry.
Then Nanny Li whispered a few words into the Queen Mother's ear, and the Queen Mother's face changed slightly: "Are you sure you read it correctly?"
"I didn't think about it at first, but I thought about it carefully on the way. There is indeed such a little palace maid. Her sister is Haiyun, and she once saved King Xuan's life."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother fell into deep thought. It seemed that Chu Xuanzhi knew a lot of things that he shouldn't know.
So now Chu Xuanzhi deliberately wanted to openly challenge her.
"Queen Mother, if King Xuan really wants to compete with the prince for the throne, what are our chances of winning?"
Aunt Li looked worried. After all, Chu Xuazhi was also one of the heirs to the throne, and the late emperor had left a will for him to inherit the throne.
The Queen Mother sneered: "What chance does he, a humble concubine, have of winning? If he is neither his direct descendant nor his eldest son, how can he compete with King Qing?"
"But Queen Mother, King Xuan has military power in his hands..."
This is what matters most.
If you don't get it right, both sides will suffer losses.
The Queen Mother pinched her eyebrows, and suddenly remembered Yu Guiren's words, and changed her posture: "Although the late emperor left two testaments, the one belonging to King Xuan has not yet appeared. Everyone knows that there is a testament recorded in it.
It is God's will that the heir is King Qing. If he wants to fight, it would be unfilial."
This position belongs to Prince Qing, and no one can fight for it.
Before dawn the next day, Chu Xuangzhi came to take Jiang Yunxu to the palace to express his condolences. He did not enter the door, but waited at the second gate.
When Jiang Yunxu went out, she also saw Haitang copying the family rules, kneeling and swaying, looking weak.
"Princess..." Haitang shouted weakly.
Jiang Yunxu turned back and squinted at Haitang: "I want to see the copied family rules before I come back."
She copied it fifty times in one night, but she still stayed here. I don’t know if she was really weak or fake.
"Yes." Haitang lowered his head.
Jiang Yunxu had no time to pay attention to Haitang. After leaving the door, he followed Chu Xuuzhi into the palace. On the way, Chu Xuuzhi warned him a few words: "Don't be afraid of anything. If you feel something is wrong, just leave. The people around you must stay close to you."
"good."
The Lingzhou Emperor was mourned, and as ministers they had to go to express their condolences, otherwise they would be stabbed in the spine.
All civil and military officials, all dressed in plain white, knelt outside the main hall.
The Queen Mother came early, and she saw Jiang Yunxu at a glance, her eyes staring at her as if they had been tempered with poison.
Aunt Li walked beside Jiang Yunxu knowingly: "Princess Xuan, the Queen Mother calls you to come over."
Jiang Yunxu frowned and turned around to see Prince Qing kneeling in front of her. Therefore, the Queen Mother was most likely looking for her because of her two children.