Chapter Fifty-Six: The Consequences of Increasing Favor
Manzhi's "request for instructions" was exactly what You Kouyi was thinking at this time. She said coldly:
"It's time to do something, otherwise it will be boring for me as a noble concubine!"
"Then how should we start? If there is too much movement, I am worried that the empress will be implicated. If there is little movement, it will not hurt Leng Yue Palace at all."
Since entering the palace, Manzhi knows how You Kouyi has endured all the troubles.
At the time of the wedding, You Kouyi had already made some arrangements in advance, which was to have someone give Ximen Yourong sleeping pills.
You Kouyi has been targeting Ximen Yourong since the wedding. Her purpose is to make Ximen Yourong look embarrassed at the wedding.
Of course, what she wanted to see was for Ximen Yourong to fall into a deep sleep during the wedding ceremony.
However, she did not know whether Ximen Yourong fell into a deep sleep on the night of the wedding.
In short, the final result was that Ximen Yourong successfully held the wedding standing next to Dongling Yuanyong.
The most hateful thing is that the consummation of Dongling Yuanyong and Ximen Yourong was not affected.
Therefore, this was the most unbearable setback in You Kouyi's heart, and all the subsequent setbacks made You Kouyi's patience reach its limit.
Therefore, without Manzhi's reminder, You Kouyi also knew that if she wanted to destroy a person, if she could only scratch the surface, she would be in vain even if she planned thousands of times.
If you want to destroy it, you should destroy it just right, so that the destroyed people will never be able to recover...!
Since her wedding, Ximen Yourong has exceeded everyone's expectations. Not only has she not been left out by Dongling Yuanyong, but she has become increasingly favored. This result has brought her invisible "attention"!
After Dongling Yuanyong went to Lengyue Palace to spend the night, people in the court began to make cryptic comments, including some slanderous remarks.
Today at court, a minister finally spoke to Dongling Yuan Yong Yong with great disapproval:
"Your Majesty, I heard that your Majesty has only stayed in Lengyue Palace since his wedding. This is extremely inappropriate behavior."
The remonstrating minister was the impartial old master Dong Yan. He had been in the court for decades and his words and deeds had never been impartial, and his words were sharp and unsparing.
As an important minister of the elders of the three dynasties, Dongling Yuanyong knew that Dong Yan was loyal to the country, so his grandfather and father relied heavily on Dong Yan.
When he came here, of course he also respected Dong Yan, who was over seventy years old.
However, Dong Yan's advice today was a little off-putting to him, but he still asked calmly:
"Why did Mr. Dong say this? Could it be that the love of my empress Dacheng is not a good thing but a bad thing?"
"There is nothing wrong with the love between the emperor and the empress, but the queen was born in Ximen, and she was spared because of the gift of the ancestors of Dongling. If your majesty treats her with too much honor and favor, if the glory of the Ximen family reappears in the future, your majesty will go through all the troubles to destroy her.
Isn’t the Ximen clan in vain?”
"How can the glory of the Ximen clan that no longer exists come back? Although the queen was born in Ximen, she was the queen chosen by the ancestors of Dongling for the widow. She and the widow are one, and the Ximen clan has no relationship with her anymore. Mr. Dong
Why worry in vain?"
Dongling Yuan Yong was on Ximen Yourong's side both secretly and openly. He had no intention of accepting any advice. This made Dong Yan even more opposed:
"The Queen and Your Majesty are naturally one and the same, but the Queen's bloodline of Ximen is a huge hidden danger, and Your Majesty has to guard against it."
Dong Fu spoke straightforwardly, and everyone knew that Ximen still kept a baby as a seed, and that Ximen Yourong had been raising him by his side.
"What's so scary about a baby?" Dongling Yuanyong didn't even frown.
"Babies are not afraid, but babies will grow."
"So what if he grows up? What can he do on his own?"
"Just because his surname is Ximen! Just because he can't accomplish anything on his own doesn't mean that there are people who can accomplish things who won't use him to make things happen."
Dong Yan's concise reminder did not cause any disturbance to Dongling Yuanyong. He just raised his eyebrows. Then he looked at the courtiers in the hall and asked:
"Do you think Mr. Dong's advice deserves careful consideration?"
No one in the hall answered for a while. Dongling Yuanyong looked at the leader of civil servants again, You Zhongru asked:
"Prime Minister You, what do you think?"
You Zhongru, who was named, calmly bowed and replied:
"For long-term considerations, I agree with Mr. Dong's thoughts."
"What about other people? Do they agree?"
Dongling Yuanyong asked in a calm tone, making it impossible to tell whether he valued it or not.
However, the courtiers had nothing to worry about and they unanimously agreed!
After that, Dongling Yuanyong asked them to express their opinions, but they all came to the same conclusion. They just wanted him to order the separation of Ximen Yourong's aunt and nephew.
Dongling Yuanyong retorted:
"The Queen is sincere to me. Even if she has the blood of Ximen, she will definitely not have the intention to stir up trouble. Why do you have to embarrass the Queen? What's more, Ximen Ruozun is still a baby, and you insist on letting him leave the Queen, then
Don’t you want him to die? If he dies, won’t the oath made by our Dongling ancestors to Ximen become a breach of trust?”
Although what Dongling Yuanyong said was reasonable, he also showed obvious favoritism. Dong Yan took the lead and continued to question:
"Your Majesty excuses the Queen so much. Could it be that the rumors are not groundless?"
"Excuse? Rumor?"
Dongling Yuanyong pretended not to understand, but in fact he knew that the so-called rumors had already reached his ears.
"I heard that the queen keeps a wild fox by her side. No one can get close to her. Only the queen can touch the wild fox. It can be seen that the wild fox may be evil."
"Mr. Dong is implying that the queen has seduced everyone?" Dongling Yuanyong lowered his eyes.
"I dare not make such an assertion, but it is true that the Queen exclusively occupies His Majesty's favor!"
Dong Yan said "dare not", but his words also hinted that it was no accident that Ximen Yourong was so favored.
Dongling Yuanhao, who was also in the court, listened more and more and wanted to stop listening. Before Dongling Yuanyong could speak, he stood up and looked at Dong Yan and said respectfully:
"Mr. Dong, did you only listen to the first one and not the second one? I hunted the fox next to my wife-in-law. If that fox has evil intentions, then I am the one who should be held accountable, right? In fact, this is
It’s not a big deal. I hunted the fox and gave it to the emperor’s sister-in-law to make jackets. Who knew that my emperor’s sister-in-law was kind-hearted and could not bear to hurt living creatures and saved the fox’s life..."
Dongling Yuanhao's expression changed as he spoke, and then he said in a dignified manner:
"In this way, I think the fox is not evil, but spiritual. Maybe it is just repaying my wife's life-saving grace, so it is docile and does not hurt anyone. It's just that you think too complicatedly.
!If you think about this more complicatedly, I, the person who gave the fox to the emperor’s sister-in-law, should also be evil!"
"I disagree with what Prince Hao said. Whether the fox is spiritual or evil is not what I want to discuss. Today, I just want to ask your majesty to put the long-term stability of the country first and let the queen, aunt and nephew live separately to avoid future troubles."
"Mr. Dong, you are really an old antique, with a stubborn and stubborn temper...!"
"Yuan Hao, don't be rude to Mr. Dong." Dong Ling Yuan Yong stopped Dong Ling Yuan Hao's arrogance, and then ended the discussion to the ministers:
"As for Mr. Dong's advice, I will consider it carefully. There is no need to discuss it again today."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dongling Yuanyong stood up and walked through the hall and left the "Mingzheng Hall".
After Dongling Yuanhao followed Dongling Yuanyong back to Longtai Hall, he immediately said:
"Brother Emperor, that old man Dong Yan seems to have been used as a weapon today."
"Have you greeted Prince Xiahou properly?"
Dongling Yuanyong didn't seem to care about what Dongling Yuanhao said, and he asked about the task assigned to Dongling Yuanhao.
"Xiahou Chunyan is very good... Brother Huang, will you let the emperor's sister-in-law separate from her nephew?"
"What do you think?"
Dongling Yuanhao's bright eyes turned left and right and said with a smile:
"Honestly speaking, from a rational point of view, it is reasonable not to let the imperial sister-in-law take care of Ximen Ruozun."
"So, you are also worried about the reappearance of Ximen's power?" Dongling Yuanyong looked at Dongling Yuanhao calmly.
"The possibility of Ximen's power reappearing is slim, but as Old Man Dong said, we can't rule out the possibility that someone will use Ximen Ruozun's identity to cause trouble. After all, the Ximen clan's presence in Dacheng in the past was no less than one day longer than our Dongling clan's.
No one can predict whether the empress Ximen Ruozun will be able to live peacefully."
Of course Dongling Yuanyong understood what Dongling Yuanhao said. Although Ximen Ruozun was only able to survive because of the oath made by Dongling's ancestors.
But if Ximen Ruozun is alive, it is also an adventure for him.
If Ximen Yourong had not entered his heart, these troubles would not appear in his thoughts.
Because, if necessary, he would not hesitate to let Ximen Ruozun disappear.
Thinking of Ximen Yourong, Dongling Yuanyong's expression softened, and there was even a smile on his lips.
That tender smile aroused Dongling Yuanyong's interest. He approached Dongling Yuanyong mysteriously and asked casually:
"Brother Emperor, if you order the emperor's wife to separate from her nephew, are you afraid that the emperor's wife will hate you?"
Dongling Yuanhao looked like he was waiting to watch a show. Dongling Yuanyong knew it at a glance. He was too lazy to answer anything and instead said:
"What do you think of the chaos in the court today?"
It was not for no reason that Ximen Yourong was accused by all the ministers at the same time, but because someone secretly incited him.
Dongling Yuanhao naturally saw it clearly, and he said with an expression that lost interest:
"The person who encouraged Old Man Dong to be a pawn was very thoughtful. He asked Old Man Dong to speak out against the imperial sister-in-law's raising of the Ximen bloodline. It was absolutely perfect."
"Who instigated it? How can it be so flawless?"
"Brother Huang already knows everything, so why bother asking? Brother Huang, why don't you just give me direct instructions and tell me what you need me to do."
After listening to Dongling Yuanhao's words, Dongling Yuanyong smiled lightly, but remained silent for a while!
There was no one except You Zhongru who encouraged Dong Yan to come forward and accuse Ximen Yourong.
You Zhongru is You Kouyi's father. Regardless of whether he is public or private, it is normal for him to secretly pave the way for You Kouyi.
You Kouyi's strong position in the harem is beneficial to the You family. Therefore, as long as he has to order Ximen Yourong to separate from her nephew under pressure from the courtiers, Ximen Yourong will definitely resent him. This is exactly what the You family and his daughter
desired result.
The You family probably thought that as long as he and Ximen were at odds, You Kouyi would have a chance to get close to his heart.
But what the You family didn't know was that the reason he didn't want You Kouyi was not because of Ximen Yourong, but because from the very beginning, You Kouyi was destined not to be the woman he wanted.
"Brother Emperor, what are you thinking about? I'm still waiting for you to assign a task!"
Dongling Yuanhao shook his hand to bring the pensive Dongling Yuanyong back to his senses. It was rare for Dongling Yuanhao to go straight to the topic so actively. Dongling Yuanyong smiled with satisfaction and said simply:
"Go check out the "Fallen Gate"!"
Hearing "The Enemy Gate", Dongling Yuanhao's eyes slightly closed:
"It's just a martial arts sect, why should the emperor care?"
"Why do you think I'm fine with investigating a Jianghu sect?"
"Could it be that... the "Enemies" are not just Jianghu sects?"
Dongling Yuanhao used to like to wander outside. Although he only played casually, he also saw a lot about the outside world.
If he remembered correctly, "The Enemy Sect" is a secretive sect that suddenly appeared in the world in recent years. They specialize in training spies to dig out secrets that are difficult for ordinary people to know.