The third prince has been very irritable recently because after the incident in Dengzhou last time, a group of people under his command were vaguely dissatisfied with him.
Before he could appease him and win back the victory, Emperor Yufeng fell ill.
Taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, Emperor Yufeng returned the power of the harem to Empress Zhao, and Empress Zhao miraculously recovered.
As a result, the entire harem is now in the hands of Queen Zhao.
If Concubine Gao wanted to attend to her illness, she would have to follow Empress Zhao's list, and she would not see her once every three to five days.
At this time, the news came that Jiang Shuhua was named Crown Prince Liangdi.
"Your Majesty, these are extraordinary times. Perhaps it is time to use extraordinary measures!"
Hearing the words of his staff, the third prince was a little irritated, "What other methods can I use now! The prince is very wary of me now!"
"As long as the Five Cities Army and Horse Division is in our hands, there is still hope," the staff lowered his voice, "The prince's biggest support is the Zhao family and the Zhang family, but the Qi family has been dancing happily recently, so it is better to start from this place."
Hearing this, the third prince narrowed his eyes and said, "The Qi family..."
Isn't that the ancestral home of the new crown prince Liangdi?
According to her information, the Qi family is obsessed with getting on the prince's ship.
"I suddenly remembered that my relationship with Jiang Liangdi was quite good in the past!"
The third prince and his staff are actively planning secret matters, and the prince is not showing mercy at all.
The busiest place for a while was the Metropolitan Procuratorate. One moment this official was arrested, and the next moment that official was arrested.
King Chen was not in the capital, and Huang Zicheng did not dare to relax at all, not because he wanted to do anything, but because he was afraid that if he were not careful, Jin Yiwei would be involved.
Jinyiwei was busy there, so Xie Songhua couldn't give any more orders for fear of delaying their serious business.
But she couldn't be away from the house, and she had to run there every two days.
Although Xiaoqing heard from Xiaoqing that he was being followed from time to time, she didn't care and simply opened a secret door from the small yard to Xiao Yu's house next door.
As expected, the grievances between the Qi family and the Zhao family did not affect the attitude of the Qi family in the East Palace. However, when Jiang Shuhua was promoted to Liangdi, the Xie family did not show any expression and only received a congratulatory gift from the Qi family.
Even the letter she sent to Xie's house did not receive any reply.
Mrs. Qi was in unspeakable pain and did not dare to say more.
Seeing her unhappy look, Mrs. Xie knew what was on her mind.
After sending the younger generation away, he made a face and said, "Because Jiang Shuhua has become the Prince of the East Palace, there are many things I can't say, but at this time, I have to say it.
You are the daughter-in-law of my Xie family and a member of the Xie family. Have you forgotten all about putting your husband's family first?"
Mrs. Qi had been doing her best in front of the old lady during this period. She never expected that she would be reprimanded by the old lady like this. She couldn't help but turn pale, "Mother, how could your daughter-in-law forget this?"
"In this case, you should know what you should and should not do at this time? Maocai has told me in detail that the current situation of the Holy Emperor is unclear, and there will be a fight between the two parties. I, the Xie family, must not get involved.
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Qi's face turned paler. Looking at the old lady's face, she gritted her teeth and simply took this opportunity to speak out, "Mom, if you don't participate now, you won't have the chance to participate in the future.
Think about it, the Empress is now in charge of the harem. In the East Palace, there are not only the Zhao family, but also Zhang Shoufu, and there is also a British prince! The prince himself is the legitimate son, which is orthodox. Now we don't take advantage of Shu'er's opportunity in the East Palace to meet with her.
The prince is close to you, and when things are settled, how can there be a place for our Xie family among the first-class aristocratic families in the capital?"
Not to mention the Qi family, in fact, this was originally the old lady’s own consideration.
But her son had already made it clear to her, and she knew in her heart that the more times like this, the more taboo it was for the whole family to not be of the same mind.
"How much knowledge can you, a housewife, have? Can the men outside see clearly in the court? No matter how stupid your husband is, he has been in the officialdom for twenty years and is the second minister in the cabinet. Isn't she worse than you?
What is the vision of a woman?"
"Mother!" Mrs. Qi was very anxious after hearing this, "But..."
"Okay!" The old lady raised her hand, "Stop talking. If Jiang Liangdi sends you something again, I will ask the concierge to keep it, and then just tell the public that you are not feeling well. During this period, you
Just stay at home and don't move around."
Qi was stunned for a moment. What does it mean that she is unwell and unfit to move around?
Does this mean to put her under house arrest?
Why?
Seemingly sensing her dissatisfaction, Mrs. Xie sneered, "I know you are reluctant to let go of Jiang Liangdi. If I don't keep an eye on you, I don't know what you will do.
I am in charge of the inner chamber of the house for your husband, so I have to be careful."
As she said this, she thought of her difficult in-laws again, with a look of disgust on her face, "And your mother's family, you should write a letter to explain yourself! Don't let them run away here."
Mrs. Qi was so angry that she was dizzy and couldn't help but said: "Is the old lady doing it for the sake of my husband and his previous dynasty, or for Princess Chen?"
The old lady was stunned by this question and could not answer.
Mrs. Qi said angrily: "Now that Xie Songhua has become Princess Chen, she does not regard me as a mother even more. Old madam, you have not even scolded her at all. Let her abuse me. My mother will say a few words for me.
Madam, you are still not happy, don’t you think you are too partial?”
Mrs. Qi said, gritting her teeth more and more, "Last time Shu'er came back to Guining, Old Madam, you were obviously happy and asked people to arrange it well. But when Xie Songhua made such a fuss, you were afraid. You are her grandmother, and now you are also afraid
Got her?"
"How outrageous!" Mrs. Xie never expected that she would have such words waiting for her, and her eyes widened with anger, "Is this your good tutor of the Qi family? You actually talk to your elders like this?"
"Now the old lady feels that I am disobeying you and feel uncomfortable talking to you like this? But when did Xie Songhua talk to me without such a cold expression? Why do you never see the old lady? Why don't you take care of her?"
"She is your daughter, but you want me, a grandmother, to stretch out my hands and take care of her..."
"But when I took care of her, I didn't see you support me, old lady! Didn't you lead a large number of people to embarrass me in public?!"
This sentence made the old lady speechless. It was obviously not the case, but at this moment she was blocked by Mr. Qi.
When did this Qi family become so arrogant?
"You..." The old lady felt the blood surge in her chest, "You are so... so rebellious!"
"Yes!" Qi simply broke the jar, "I'm respectful, don't you all bully me? I just feel sorry for Shu'er, you are all like black-eyed chickens
It seems that if you don't like this, you should be careful about that.
Right now, I, Shu'er, need the Xie family. Just because of Xie Songhua's light words, all of you are acting like turtles, for fear of getting in your way! In this case, why should I be so cautious?
Who are you doing it for?"
"You...you..." Mrs. Xie was so angry that she couldn't help but slap the table, "Someone is coming! Someone is coming quickly!"