In the next few days, Xiao Xiruo would report to Feng Wuyan's bedside every day. She dutifully played the role of a beloved concubine.
As long as someone came to Shoukang Palace, she would start acting like a spoiled child, and would even drive the visitors out of the palace and not allow them to see the emperor at all.
From this, Queen Mother Hua and others came to the conclusion that the gift plan was successful, Xiao Xiruo was indeed very concerned about this, and was using this reason to have a conflict with the emperor.
For them, this is undoubtedly good news.
After all, two people bound by interests are not afraid of discord, because the value of interests is far greater than their intentions.
But once two people really fall in love, it will be too easy to drive a wedge between them.
So within three days, the gossip in the palace was gone.
The most mainstream one is naturally that the emperor and the imperial concubine had an affair because of a medical girl, and the imperial concubine used her family background to force her to stay, and even imprisoned the emperor in the palace.
It seems that someone deliberately spread these rumors. These rumors quickly spread outside the palace and were used as talking points by many aristocratic families.
The situation in the court is ever-changing, but there are always people who want to know the emperor's side.
So on the morning of the fourth day, the ministers in the court wrote letters one after another, denounced the imperial concubine for being domineering and misbehaving as a concubine, and punished her for copying scriptures and confinement, and was not allowed to go out for a hundred days.
Don’t they know that most rumors are untrustworthy?
They know.
Even these rumors are spread among the upper class circles with their handiwork.
They just wanted to make this matter bigger and use the power of the three families to warn the emperor and tell him their disapproval of his closeness to Xiao Xiruo.
If you continue to quarrel with Xiao Xiruo, it will be tantamount to turning against us.
We will no longer treat you as leniently as before. We will use the arrogance of scholars, the meanness of literati, and the pickiness of aristocratic families to make your life in the court more difficult.
And what about the Xiao family?
They still have Feng Yehan.
The Xiao family may not protect you if something goes wrong, right?
All the officials of the aristocratic families felt that their attitudes had been expressed very clearly, and they were just waiting for the little emperor to make his own choice.
But unlike them who were pressing each other step by step, the Xiao family officials actually stood there calmly, showing no intention of standing up for the emperor.
It's not that they don't know that their eldest lady has something personal with the little emperor, but if the little emperor can't even withstand such pressure, they will feel bad for their eldest lady.
So they looked at each other and directly chose to watch the show where they were.
As a result, the family officials became more confident.
Look, look, look, do the Xiao family take care of you?
If you quickly go back to please us now, there is no way we will give you some benefits when we are happy!
However, Feng Wuyan, who was sitting on the throne, just coughed twice, and then brushed down all the memorials in front of him under the horrified eyes of everyone.
The moment dozens of memorials fell to the ground like rubbish, his answer was self-evident.
After the morning court, the news spread throughout the court that the emperor was indeed a fool.
The upper echelons of the three major aristocratic families sneered collectively and expressed their intention to put pressure on the emperor and tell him what the price of choosing the wrong path was.
The Queen Mother Hua was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, waiting for Feng Wuyan to give Xiao Xiruo a thumbs-down, and then obediently return to the Hua family camp.
"It's not that our three families are the boss, but that Feng Wuyan doesn't understand the Xiao family at all. The Xiao family came from a poor family on horseback. Which of the Xiao family men is not brave and good at fighting, and can go into battle to kill the enemy at the age of fifteen? Feng Wuyan originally
In order to gain the approval of his uncle and brother, Ye Han started out as a soldier in the cavalry and participated in more than a dozen battles, large and small. Therefore, the Xiao family has been fully supporting Feng Yehan, so that Feng Yehan will follow his lead."
In Prince Qi's Mansion, Feng Qi was drinking tea with his two uncles, chatting about what everyone in the court was talking about now.
"Indeed, it is said that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers. The biggest obstacle to Feng Wuyan's defection to the Xiao family is Feng Yehan. After all, if Xiao Xi has to support Feng Wuyan, it will be difficult for Feng Yehan to do so. If he still wants to support the Xiao family, If the rights are firmly held, action must be taken.”
Xie Feng smiled, but he really wanted to see this brotherly feud.
Not only him, but now the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government are waiting for a result, waiting for Feng Yehan's decision.
However, no one expected that it was not Feng Yehan who made the first move, but Feng Wuyan, who everyone felt was obviously weak.
The emperor actually sent his confidant eunuch Shen Mian out of the palace and sent seven medical women to the Night King's Mansion.
It is said that the seven of them are all weak Liu Fufeng, frail and sickly, and not only pretty in appearance, but also somewhat similar to Concubine Xiao.
What does the emperor mean by this?
Everyone felt itchy in their hearts until Shen Mian led them to the door of Prince Ye's Mansion and declared to Feng Yehan without blushing:
"Your Majesty's decree! These seven people look like concubines, and they are a gift to me from the Queen Mother. However, I have only one concubine, so I dare not hide them secretly. Today, I think that my fifth brother often angers me because he misses the concubine, so I specially put these seven They were given to the fifth brother. I hope the fifth brother will see them more and miss his cousin less. I appreciate this!"
Feng Yehan: "?"
All the aristocratic families: "?"
Soon, the second farce began.
After receiving the order, Feng Yehan immediately rode into the palace and went to Yangxin Palace to argue with a certain emperor.
However, the imperial concubine had been waiting in front of the palace gate for a long time, pushing and pulling with the young marquis Lin Jiayan, and blocked the Night King in front of the palace gate.
Seeing his cousin's obsessed look, Feng Yehan felt heartbroken several times. Fortunately, Mr. Lin Xiaohou was there to support him, so he wouldn't be carried away in anger.
In the end, the imperial concubine invited Mr. Lin Xiaohou to the palace for a talk, saying that she would give her cousin a perfect explanation.
"Tsk, don't you think my cousin's acting skills are worrying? If you have nothing to do, can you give me some training? Just for a moment."
In the side hall of Yangxin Hall, Xiao Xiruo couldn't help but uttered a few words.
Faint?
She felt that it was impossible for her to make anyone faint with anger, and it was impossible for her to make Feng Yehan angry...
"Tch, don't you know what Brother Han's temper is like? He can cooperate with us and act well, but you still find fault with his acting. If he didn't really want to be the emperor, he would have beaten me up when he heard about this. No."
Lin Jiayan rolled his eyes while drinking tea.
In fact, everything today was a good show between him and Xiao Xiruo.
Let Feng Wuyan and Feng Yehan brazenly quarrel, and then reconcile like brothers.
This will not only confirm Feng Wuyan's current position, but also give those outside the illusion that the Xiao family is not monolithic and that the two tigers will fight sooner or later.
In this way, Feng Wuyan can not only get the support of the Xiao family naturally, but also make the three major aristocratic families feel that his position is still unstable, and they can control it in the future.
Feng Yehan, on the other hand, can become a ruthless character who doesn't deal with Feng Wuyan on the surface, but is actually fishing in secret.
When it comes to fishing for law enforcement, it depends on who wants to see the Xiao family fall apart, and then hang on Feng Yehan's hook like a fish.
So after Lin Jiayan left the palace at dusk, news of the temporary reconciliation between the two parties also spread.
The specific manifestation is that Feng Wuyan apologized to Feng Yehan, and Feng Yehan accepted seven medical girls.
The two superficial brothers smiled slightly, but there was a knife hidden in their smiles.
Okay, the three major aristocratic families nodded slightly, feeling that they were stable this time. This chapter has been completed!