mtl008 Chapter 165: Could it be the Prince Consort...
Chapter 165: Could it be the Prince Consort...
Just when Youhuang was bored and studying the topographic map of the seven countries with Shen Huaiyue, the Princess's Mansion fell into a deep haze.
"Investigate for me. You must find the murderer. I don't believe in retribution."
Looking at the frightened expression on her daughter's face and her wide-open eyes, Princess Shude angrily smashed all the furnishings in the room.
Yu Chengjing looked at the almost crazy figure for a long time before he slowly spoke: "Mother, although the government office is directly under the management of Your Majesty, their authority is limited and not as great as that of the Dali Temple. Mother, please ask Your Majesty to hand the case over to the Dali Temple for investigation."
Princess Shude sneered and said, "Rubi is dead, and the scene has been destroyed. Let alone the Dali Temple stepping in, even if the gods come, it will be useless."
"I always feel that Chu Youhuang knows the truth, but she just won't say it out." Yu Chengjing thought of Youhuang's analysis. Although some of the information was true and some was false, she had already analyzed 70% to 80% of it, and just lacked some details.
"Chu Youhuang knows the truth, what can you do to her?" Princess Shude asked with a sneer.
"Are we going to let the murderer go unpunished?" Yu Chengjing asked angrily. Princess Shude said without even turning her head, "Of course not. My child cannot die in vain."
Raising her hand to stroke her daughter's cold and stiff face, Princess Shude slowly turned back and looked at her son and said, "Mother, do you have any way to make them hand over the murderer voluntarily? Otherwise, I will let everyone in the city be buried with your sister."
"Mother, what do you want to do?" Yu Chengjing asked nervously.
"Don't worry, no matter what mother does, it won't implicate you."
Princess Shude walked up to her son, stroked his face and said, "This is what they owe to their mother. It's time to repay them."
Yu Chengjing wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. After a long while, he said calmly, "Mother, you and I are one. No matter what you do, I will support you."
"Silly child..." Princess Yude turned around and said, "Forget it, it's time to let them know that we mother and son are not easy to mess with."
"Mother, what you mean is..." Yu Chengjing was a little surprised. After hesitating for a moment, he obeyed and said, "I will do it right away. I will make the murderer who killed my sister pay with his life and not let mother down."
"Go ahead."
Princess Shude signaled her son to do it quickly.
After watching her son leave, Princess Shude asked the maid next to her, "Did the prince consort go to Sansheng Cottage again?"
"Yes, Lady Diji." The maid stepped forward and said, "Our people have been watching, no one has approached the prince consort, the prince consort was just sipping tea alone."
"It's been almost twenty years, and he still can't forget that woman..." Princess Shude felt infinite emotion in her heart. The late emperor issued an imperial decree forcing him to divorce his wife and marry her. In order to protect his wife and children, he had no choice but to obey. From then on, there was one more walking corpse in the world.
"Empress Diji, could it be the prince consort..."
"He will not kill Euna, because that would dirty his hands, just like he never bothered to look at me, because he thought it would dirty his eyes."
Princess Shude said calmly, "I still remember the scene when the prince consort wore the number one scholar robe and rode on a horse in the streets after the results were announced that year. If it weren't for that old villain Gu Xi who deliberately asked the late emperor to arrange a marriage for me and him, with his talent, he should be the head of all officials now."
"Since Her Majesty the Princess mentioned this, this servant suddenly thought of something."
The maid said respectfully, "Some time ago, Chu Youhuang said that Gu Xi replaced someone else's fate as prime minister with his son. Could it be that the person whose fate was replaced is the prince consort?"
Princess Shude was startled after hearing this, and suddenly burst into laughter, "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. Why has the Gu family gone crazy? They are willing to risk everything just to break Chu Youhuang's prophecy about the Gu family."
"I am looking forward to his next performance."
Princess Shude stroked her daughter's face and said, "Don't be afraid, child. Mother won't let you die."
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Two days later.
The spies from the Yinghuo Kingdom sent back news: Zuo Yihai and his subordinates were dead.
The empress announced the news at the court meeting and looked at Chu Ce who was shocked: "Marquis Wushen is so surprised, didn't your daughter tell you after she came back from Yinghuo Country?"
Chu Ce didn't expect that Zuo Yihai's death was related to his daughter, and he quickly reacted and said, "My daughter only told me that there would be no more demon army in the future, and she didn't mention the news that Zuo Yihai and his generals were dead. I will go back and ask my daughter, and then report the details to Your Majesty."
"Once Zuo Yihai and his generals died, Yinghuo Kingdom lost its backbone. Can Fuguang expand its territory?" The empress knew that she had been on the throne for many years without any significant political achievements. Only if she could incorporate Yinghuo Kingdom into Fuguang's territory would she have a chance to leave her name in history.
"Your Majesty, I think we shouldn't rush into this matter." Chu Ce thought for a moment and said, "As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. It would be better to wait until the news spreads and let the neighboring countries Qiming and Dachen take action first. When the three countries have almost exhausted each other, it won't be too late for us to take action."
Minister Li suddenly spoke up: "Marquis Wushen didn't hear that His Majesty intends to emulate Empress Dalin and unify the seven kingdoms again."
"With Fuguang's national strength, we may give it a try, but..."
Chu Ce lowered his eyes and said, "We must plan carefully before we act. We cannot let the Tai Sui Dynasty next door notice anything. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Unifying the seven kingdoms...is not an easy task."
The empress was shocked by Minister Li's words. When did she ever say that she wanted to emulate Empress Dalin and unify the seven kingdoms again?
Besides, if Chu Ce is allowed to lead the army and accomplish the feat of unifying the seven kingdoms this time, the people will push him to the throne without him even having to say a word.
Perhaps seeing the embarrassment of the empress, Xie Zhongshu Ling stepped out and said, "It took three generations of the Dalin Dynasty nearly a hundred years to unify the seven kingdoms. Now that the national strength of the kingdoms is strong, it is indeed necessary to plan carefully."
"Your Excellency, the Minister of the Central Secretariat is right. I second your opinion."
As the husband of the empress and the biological father of the crown prince, Prince Yuan naturally had to stand on his wife's side.
Chu Ce and Minister Li looked at each other secretly and said in unison: "I also agree. We will follow your majesty's wishes in everything."
Seeing that the two did not insist, the empress secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Marquis Wushen, go back and remember to ask your daughter about the whole story. Now we can leave the court."
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
After leaving the palace, Minister Li joked, "Marquis Wushen, your daughter has sent you another surprise."
"I think it's more of a shock."
Suddenly thinking of something, Chu Ce said to You Mudao: "The second issue of Min Bao is out. Does it contain Huang Er's poems?"
You Mu quickly reported: "My Lord, the young lady refused to reveal her pen name. I have read all the content but cannot tell which part was written by the young lady."
Upon hearing this, Minister Li immediately smiled and joked, "I have heard from my daughter that your daughter said she would not write poetry and would not compete with them for a place in the palace school. In my opinion, the Marquis should go back and ask your daughter."