Chapter 220: The Stunning Secret Guard in Ancient Power Conspiracy and Hegemony (23)
"Your methods are really powerful. Concubine Jing has been favored by her father for so many years, and has countless new favorites in the palace. No one has ever been able to shake her status. Now, she has been demoted to the rank of concubine and even deprived of her title. Such a huge humiliation, I'm afraid Even the Xie family won’t be able to sit still.”
Because of Gong Yishuo's experience in the Ministry of Household Affairs, in addition to the gentleness and calmness he once had, he is now more restrained.
If he looked like an elegant scholar before, now he looks more calm and composed like a prince.
Sure enough, people still have to grow through training.
Ye Hui had not been able to teach Gong Yi Shuo before, and the bachelors in the palace who taught the prince mostly taught knowledge.
How to balance officials, how to deal with factions, how to give both kindness and power, these are things that the gentlemen in the palace cannot and dare not teach.
As for Your Majesty?
When the dynasty was newly established, he was busy pacifying the remnants of the previous dynasty in various places, busy with people's livelihood, busy with dredging trade routes, busy smelting iron and building roads...
It was only in the past few years that the Holy Emperor had the time to pay attention to his two grown-up princes.
On Gongyi Mu's side, the Xie family would teach him in various ways.
But Gongyi Shuo didn't have a family member here who could provide sufficient support and guidance, which also led to the fact that he was not a qualified prince to a large extent in the early stage.
As a prince, or a prince who wants to sit in that position.
You can do both civil and martial arts.
As long as you know how to recognize and employ people, you can still find and secure that position.
Therefore, in these days, Gongyi Shuo completed his rapid growth in the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It's not that Shi Ran didn't let him suffer any hardships, there were some pitfalls that he had to step over before he could remember them.
After stepping on a pit, the most important thing is to know why you stepped on it and how to avoid stepping on it in the future.
After a few months, Gongyi Shuo could not be said to have been completely transformed, but he was also reborn.
"At this moment, I am afraid that Concubine Xie has realized that something is wrong. Unfortunately, her warning words will never spread out of the palace."
Shi Ran gently stroked her already bulging belly.
"Your Highness, the Xie family and the second prince can't hide it for long. Thanks to the secret affairs around the two concubines, your majesty has now become suspicious of the Xie family, but the Xie family is not that kind of stupid people. They won't be around for long. Then you will realize it. My concubine's pregnancy has now reached the stage of revealing her pregnancy. It cannot be hidden. In half a month at most, we will really break up with the Xie family and the second prince. You, really Are you ready?"
Gongyi Shuo nodded slowly.
"I will never look back. When I am alive, I strive for glory. When I die, I have tried my best."
So what about the Xie family?
Now it seems that it is not indestructible.
Shi Ran smiled with satisfaction.
"With such a determined heart, Your Highness, nothing is impossible."
After receiving the news of Concubine Jing's demotion, the Xie family was also shocked and immediately sent a letter to the palace.
But the reply from Concubine Xie in the palace was very perfunctory.
He only said that because of Ping Yue's incident, His Majesty was offended by his words.
But Mr. Xie understands that his sister is the most thoughtful and thoughtful.
She will be unhappy about Ping Yue, but she will never lose her composure in front of His Majesty because of this matter.
"Something must have happened to your mother-in-law."
Mr. Xie was worried, and Gongyi Mu also had a sad look on his face.
Concubine Xie was not only demoted, but His Majesty also ordered her to stay in the palace to reflect on her past mistakes.
This also made it impossible for Gongyi Mu to enter the palace to meet his mother and concubine to find out the news.
He is a prince who has already left the palace and branch palace. Apart from visiting his mother and concubine, he has no suitable reason to enter the harem.
"My mother has been a noble concubine for so many years, why did my father lower the throne so suddenly? Is it really because of Cui's affairs that implicated my mother?"
Gongyi Shuo has now imprisoned Concubine Cui.
After waiting for this period of time, everyone stopped paying attention, and then caused a cold wind to let him die quietly.
Otherwise, while she is alive, she will always remind her father of the pair of lost auspicious sons.
Mr. Xie was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "Yaoguang, I want to meet her. I wonder if Your Highness can find a way to hold a banquet, so in the name of Concubine Xie, I invited Concubine Zheng from Prince Rui's residence and Concubine Zheng. Yaoguang. Wei Chen always feels that something might have happened over there."
"Uncle, do you think Yaoguang might have rebelled?"
Gongyi Mu shook his head, obviously he had never thought of this possibility.
How is fluctuating possible?
Not only did she have a deep love for him, but she also possessed the Xie family's listening poison. What's more, once her identity as a spy was exposed, Gong Yishuo would immediately kill her.
So no matter from which aspect, she will never betray.
"Regardless of whether she betrayed or not, in Prince Rui's palace, although Concubine Cui has been relieved of her housekeeping duties, she has not suffered any injuries, and the news of Yao Guang's miscarriage has not yet spread. All of this is related to What Yaoguang said at the beginning was different. No matter how good she is, she can still be considered ineffective in doing things. If we meet her once, we might as well give her a beating, lest she forget where she came from after enjoying her glory and wealth for a long time. "
The meaning behind the words was already very clear, and he wanted Gongyi Mu to use the Listening Sound Gu to teach Yaoguang a lesson.
Gongyi Mu hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Then we will do as my uncle said. After I returned to my house, I told Mrs. Xie about this matter. Her birthday is coming soon. She is now the head of Gu's Prince's Palace, so she should organize a party."
Speaking of Mr. Xie, Mr. Xie said with a gentle expression.
"Xie is young. Sometimes, I have to ask His Highness to take care of you more."
Concubine Xie from Gongyi Mu's house was the daughter of the side branch.
After all, the Xie family's legitimate daughters will all be the concubines.
But since the Xie family already has Concubine Jing, the birth of another prince and concubine will arouse the suspicion of the Holy Emperor.
The legitimate daughter of the side branch is not outstanding, but it will not cut off the Xie family's investment in the next generation of royal blood.
Moreover, this concubine was also carefully selected.
She and the wife of Zhou Yu'an, who was responsible for Chen Ping's corruption case, were born from the same mother.
At the beginning, this was also to gain Gongyi Mu's power from the Ministry of Finance.
After all, Zhou Yu'an at that time had great hopes of taking over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue after he became an official.
Unexpectedly, the Holy Sage placed Gong Yishuo in the Ministry of Household Affairs, disrupting this step of the plan.
Hearing his uncle mention it, Gongyi Mu also had a hint of embarrassment on his face.
He had angered the concubine because of Zhou's incident and had given her a lot of shame. I think my uncle must have heard about it.
"Uncle, don't worry. Mr. Xie is gentle and I am very satisfied."
After giving Mr. Xie a reassurance, Gongyi Mu returned to his house and told the matter about Concubine Xie.
Concubine Xie naturally handled things very appropriately and quickly took care of everything.
So, looking at Zheng Mujin who was looking for her with the post from the second prince's house in front of her, Shi Ran smiled softly.
"Go, of course I will go. Concubine Xie extended her warm invitation. Even my concubine, the concubine, specially posted the message and wrote it with her own hand. It's so solemn, how can I not go?"
Zheng Mujin looked at Shi Ran's smile and trembled silently.
I always feel that going out to a banquet will not be peaceful.