If not abolished

Chapter 268: Temporary Escape from the Palace (2)

"I understand. I'll follow the Crown Princess's arrangements in everything." Hu Shanxiang knew that this matter was not something she could decide alone.

"I have really wronged you during this period. It is just a coincidence that everything happened at the same time. I will urge Agui to deal with the matter as soon as possible. You should relax and take good care of your pregnancy."

"Yes." Hu Shanxiang agreed.

"In that case, I will go back first." Seeing that there was nothing else to do, the Crown Princess prepared to go back.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment. I'm afraid we can't just leave like this..." Hu Shanxiang stopped the Crown Princess.

"What do you mean?" The Crown Princess was puzzled.

After a while, the palace servants outside the palace had not seen the Crown Princess come out, but they heard some loud noises coming from inside.

First, the sound of cups being smashed was heard, and then the Crown Princess said angrily, "It turns out that I have misjudged you. I thought you were a virtuous woman, but I didn't expect you to be jealous. Agui is just closer to others, but you are so unhappy. You even directed and acted out this incident yourself. If anything happens to the baby in your belly by accident, I will have to hold you accountable. Considering that you are still pregnant, you should reflect on yourself in the palace for the next few days." After saying that, the Crown Princess slammed the door and left.

No one in the palace could keep a secret, and soon the news spread throughout the palace.

Concubine Wang of Yikun Palace also heard about this and specially called the Crown Princess over to inquire about the situation.

"I am becoming more and more confused. Agui and Shanxiang are both good children. Why did they become like this?" Concubine Wang still had a very good impression of Hu Shanxiang. Deep down in her heart, she naturally did not believe that Hu Shanxiang would hurt the baby in her belly out of jealousy.

The Crown Princess sighed before she spoke, "Alas, when Her Majesty asked about this, I don't know how to tell you. Shanxiang is naturally a flawless child in other aspects, but there are probably few women who are not jealous. We can all understand this, but what makes me angry is that she hurt herself like this..."

"Speaking of which, every time I see Agui and Shanxiang, I think of the late queen and Your Majesty, who were also so envious of others." Changing the subject, Concubine Wang continued, "However, the late queen was magnanimous and very tolerant. But Shanxiang is still young, and perhaps there are many things she hasn't figured out yet. We, as elders, must learn to enlighten her, not to mention that she is pregnant now, and her emotions are always out of control, so let's not blame her too much." As a woman, she could understand this feeling.

"How come I don't understand her? So I let her think about it by herself."

"What about Agui? Is he really with that palace maid..." Concubine Wang didn't care about these things, but the palace was so small that she always heard some rumors. Even His Majesty asked her a question last time, but she didn't say anything.

The fewer people who know about this, the better. The Crown Princess immediately replied, "The Imperial Concubine has watched Agui grow up. Not to mention that he is very picky, otherwise he would not have been so slow to marry before. He can be attracted to anyone. However, he has been in a stalemate with Shanxiang for a while. I think he is just a little unconvinced. As elders, we can't interfere in matters of love. They can only figure it out themselves."

"That's true. Agui and Your Majesty are the most alike. Some things have their pros and cons. On the one hand, thinking about his future responsibilities, it is impossible for him to favor only one person. But on the other hand, as a woman, Shanxiang should not be let down." Concubine Wang sighed.

"It's hard for the queen to worry about them like this."

"What's the harm? Agui is like my own grandson. You are being too polite."

"Your Majesty treats them very well."

"But I heard that the palace maid used to be in the palace of the prince's concubine. I wonder what her character is like? Is she the same as the concubine?" Concubine Wang also knew what kind of person the concubine in the Eastern Palace was like. Her family sent her to the palace to bring honor to the family. Of the two daughters, one was sent to the Eastern Palace and the other to the Prince of Han's Mansion. It was a good calculation, and neither side would suffer.

"I haven't had much contact with this, but it seems that he is thoughtful. However, Agui is not stupid. If there is really a problem, he will not be unable to find anything."

After hearing this, Concubine Wang nodded and said, "You are right. There are few people who can make a name for themselves in this palace without any intentions. It depends on whether these intentions are good or bad. In short, you should pay more attention. Even if Agui wants to find a new person, he still has to know the rules. Speaking of which, the two ladies we chose before seem to know the rules, but neither of them is favored by Agui. I am afraid he doesn't like that."

"Maybe..." The Crown Princess couldn't express any opinion. Others didn't know, but as a mother, didn't she know her son? His temper was even worse than His Majesty's. When he liked someone, he didn't care about others.

"Forget it, let the young people handle their own affairs. I just came here to ask about the situation. Since it's nothing serious, let's leave it at that."

Concubine Guo's residence in the East Palace

"Before, the Crown Princess was bragging in front of everyone about how virtuous her daughter-in-law was. I didn't expect that the cold water would come so quickly. The Crown Grand Princess is still too young and can't keep calm at all. His Royal Highness the Crown Grand is still fine, but she did such a thing. If the Crown Grand directly appoints her as a concubine or something, won't she be furious?" Concubine Guo had also heard about what happened in Qingyun Palace and was mocking her.

"Your Majesty is really smart. I never thought that little Wu Yingyue could really serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess." Lanzhi said as she massaged her legs.

Concubine Guo sneered, "All men in this world are the same, let alone men in the royal family. There is no such thing as unchanging love in the world. Only a foolish woman would believe such words. So there is no such thing as unchangeable love. After so long, there is finally something that can make this palace feel happy."

"Your Majesty is still very insightful."

"But it's still too slow. After such a long time, Wu Yingyue still hasn't really become His Royal Highness's woman. You should find a time to urge her. Now the Crown Prince's Consort is pregnant. If she knew that His Royal Highness was with another woman, don't you think you wouldn't accidentally lose the child? Didn't we hear that our Crown Prince's Consort is in poor health? If she doesn't give birth to this baby or...will she be able to give birth to children in the future?"

"What do you mean, empress?"

"Do as I say..."

"Yes."

Zhu Zhanji's Study Room in Qingyun Hall

"Your Highness, I was so busy with the Crown Prince's Consort's affairs yesterday that I forgot to tell you something. Last night, Wu Yingyue came to your study room when no one was paying attention and said that she had left something behind. Do you want to..." Wu Cheng reported to Zhu Zhanji.

"Don't act rashly for now." When Zhu Zhanji heard this, he thought, it's been so long, it's finally time to take action. I've been acting with her for so long, and it's finally coming to an end.

"Then is it still necessary to have someone secretly watching?"

"Well, it's still the same as before, but don't let the embarrassing situation happen again." Zhu Zhanji reminded.

"The servant understands."

"Your Highness, the Crown Princess asks you to come over immediately." A voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Got it. I'll be there right away." Zhu Zhanji had been handling official business and had been out for a while, so he didn't hear about the Crown Princess coming to Qingyun Palace. When he arrived at Rouyi Palace, he didn't know why the Crown Princess called him.

"You all leave." The Crown Princess asked everyone to leave. "You sit down first."

Zhu Zhanji sat down as he was told. "Is there something urgent that made mother call her son over?"

"There is indeed an urgent matter I want to discuss with you. The thing is..." The Crown Princess explained the whole story.

The more Zhu Zhanji listened, the darker his face became.

"What I mean is that I think Shanxiang's proposal is still feasible. After all, she is your weak spot now. This time, God blessed you with good luck and nothing happened, but what about next time? I'm afraid there will be many such things. I know you will be reluctant to let her go, but you really don't have enough ability to protect her now." The Crown Princess was afraid that he would not agree, so she explained the interests to him.

"Mom, don't say anything more. I understand everything you said. I didn't say I disagree."