Chapter Fourteen The Imperial Power Has Already Been Controlled
After hearing Dongling Yuanyong's inquiry, Wuhen's serious and somewhat cold face did not change much. He reported truthfully:
"She doesn't seem to have any complaints and is... adapting very well!"
"Really? How will she adapt?"
Dongling Yuanyong smiled coldly, Ximen Yourong was indeed smart. If she made any protest because of living in that abandoned palace, it would prove that she was extremely stupid!
However, he was a little curious about how she could live in a palace that was even more bleak than a cold palace without food or water. He didn't believe that she could live without food or water!
Wuhen could tell that Dongling Yuanyong didn't seem to be optimistic about how well Ximen Yourong would live in the "Leng Yue Palace".
However, in Wuhen's opinion, Ximen Yourong's life was really not as bad as he thought. He told Dongling Yuanyong truthfully:
"Ximen Yourong and her maid simply cleaned a bedroom. They also boiled water and made nectar tea to drink to warm themselves up."
"Where do they get the convenience?"
Dongling Yuanyong narrowed his eyes. This was beyond his expectation. Who dared to go behind his back to facilitate her?
"There are wells in the Lengyue Palace, as well as firewood and charcoal. There are some old tea trees in the back garden that are full of camellias. The queen discovered that there is nectar on the camellias, so..."
"Ha! So, even if they don't have enough to eat, at least they won't starve to death."
Wuhen looked at Dongling Yuanyong's deep smile, and he knew that it meant that Dongling Yuanyong was in a very dissatisfied state!
Dongling Yuanyong arranged Ximen Yourong to the "Lengyue Palace" just to embarrass her.
But Ximen Yourong adapted to local conditions. She took her time and used everything available to create favorable conditions to tide over the difficulties.
But this is not what Dongling Yuanyong wants to see, otherwise why would he bother to embarrass her?
I don't know what's going on, but when I think of Ximen Yourong drinking nectar tea leisurely and contentedly, not caring about the intimidation he gave me, an unknown fire suddenly bursts out of Dongling Yuanyong's chest!
Because his heart was so tight, the porcelain cup he was holding suddenly broke into pieces!
Tea leaked on the table. He frowned and looked at his hands. He just... lost control!
"Brother Imperial, Brother Imperial, I heard that you imprisoned my unmarried imperial sister-in-law in the "Jade Tower Palace". Isn't this too cruel?"
An interesting voice, neither too loud nor too small, began to come in from outside the palace. As soon as the voice fell, a handsome but naughty young man appeared.
The person who barged in without any rules was Dongling Yuanyong’s half-brother ~ Dongling Yuanhao!
"Why are you here? Is the concubine better?"
Dongling Yuanyong calmed down and looked at Dongling Yuanhao, who was already sitting on the chair with his legs crossed, and asked.
"My mother-in-law is not sick at all. She just pretended to be sick to keep me from leaving the imperial city."
"Since the mother-in-law can't bear to leave you, don't leave the imperial city! Stay and stay with the mother-in-law."
When Dongling Yuanhao heard this, he almost jumped up and walked to Dongling Yuanyong's desk to protest:
"Brother Imperial, you are not joking. You yourself said that when all the dust settles, you will have no problem with me even if I want to go to heaven. You can't suddenly say now that you won't let me leave the imperial city."
Dongling Yuanyong raised his eyes and glanced at Dongling Yuanhao, who used the palace as a prison, and he said without any guilt:
"I did promise that when the imperial city calms down, if you want to go to heaven, I will not stop you, but do you want to go to heaven now?"
"If I don't go to heaven, I just want to go out for a walk to relieve my muscles and bones that have been in pain during this period."
"Since it is not God, I have not promised you anything else, so you cannot leave the imperial city and go alone."
"Ah? Imperial brother, how can you, the majestic king of a country, go back on your word like this?"
Dongling Yuanhao is really jumping on his feet. For him, now is a good time to roam the world unscrupulously.
But if Dongling Yuanyong deliberately plays word games and refuses to admit that he promised to make him a carefree prince, wouldn't he be deceived?
You know, as early as two months ago, in order to eliminate the three powerful officials of the Ximen family, the Xia family, and the Shang family who wanted to overwhelm imperial power, he tried his best to play the role of a useless prince while efficiently cooperating with Dongling.
Yuan Yong's inner and outer coordination numbed other people's ears and eyes, making everyone think that Dachengguo was in peace as usual.
As everyone knows, the imperial power of Dacheng Kingdom has long been controlled by Dongling Yuanyong!
Because the weather in Da Chengguo began to be dark and stormy two months ago. However, when the storm started, everything quickly calmed down.
In the process of successfully reaching a consensus between Dongling Yuanyong and Emperor Hongwen, Dongling Yuanhui and his mother concubine, Princess Yi, acted as the most reliable bridge.
In other words, Dongling Yuanyong was able to regain the imperial power in a fair and just manner, and the help of Dongling Yuanhui and Yi Taifei can be said to be indispensable.
Because Dongling Yuanyong could not contact Emperor Hongwen directly, but Concubine Yi and Dongling Yuanhao in the palace had this convenient condition.
Concubine Yi delivered some powerful information that could arouse Emperor Hongwen's attention, and finally he was able to secretly return to the imperial city to meet Emperor Hongwen.
Therefore, he could put all the conclusive evidence he had collected in front of Emperor Hongwen to let him know that the palace catastrophe fifteen years ago was basically a malicious murder of Queen Fuxuan and the Yin family.
Of course, Emperor Hongwen would not resolutely admit that he was wrong because of this. After all, once he admitted that kind of mistake, it would be equivalent to admitting that he was a fool!
However, Dongling Yuanyong did not expect that Emperor Hongwen would change anything if he learned the truth about Queen Fuxuan's unjust death fifteen years ago.
The real reason why Emperor Hongwen was willing to issue the "Book of Sin" was because Dongling Yuanyong made Emperor Hongwen realize that only if he inherited the throne, the world of Dachengguo would continue to belong to the Dongling clan.
In fact, Emperor Hongwen also knew that once he passed away, it would not be difficult for the powerful ministers led by Ximen to devour Dacheng Kingdom.
Especially after his death, the queen mother who headed the harem was Ximen Zhende's eldest daughter, and the new emperor was Ximen Zhende's nephew.
All these favorable conditions are even more powerful for Ximen Zhende!
On the contrary, if Dongling Yuanyong returns to the imperial city to inherit the throne, it will be of no harm to Dachengguo.
Because Dongling Yuanyong no longer has any relatives from his mother's family to take over the power, that is to say, as long as Dongling Yuanyong has enough courage, the imperial power of Dacheng Kingdom will still be completely in the hands of the Dongling family.
However, the biggest reason why Emperor Hongwen finally made up his mind to return the imperial power to Dongling Yuanyong for succession was because the glory of the Ximen clan in Dacheng Kingdom had been standing for more than a hundred years relying on the oath of protection of Dongling ancestors. He believed that it was time to let the Ximen clan
privileges are revoked.
Moreover, in recent years, under the leadership of Ximen Zhende, the power of the Ximen clan has also been eroding the imperial power.
Therefore, after Emperor Hongwen thought about it, he could take advantage of Ximen's crime of framing Queen Fuxuan and the Yin family fifteen years ago to completely take back the Ximen family's privileges.
At the same time, he wrote a "Book of Sin" to admit his mistakes, and left the power of executing Ximen to Dongling Yuanyong to take over.
Because only by letting Dongling Yuanyong personally kill the Ximen clan can he legitimately frighten the entire Dacheng Kingdom, and Dongling Yuanyong can better protect the imperial power of the Dongling clan!