EBE Chapter 231 The Prince Deliberately Makes Things Difficult
Chapter 231 The Prince Deliberately Makes Things Difficult
Not long after Shen Jingyi left, Song Qingwan received a reply letter saying that the Pang family army led by Zhao Huaijin had defeated Yelu Qi's cavalry and won a great victory.
When this urgent report reached Song Qingwan, she was so excited that she could hardly hold it.
She sat in the chair, gasping for breath, tears dripping down her face unconsciously.
She knew that Shen Jingyi would be able to help Zhao Huaijin if he went there, and this letter just showed that Zhao Huaijin must have encountered difficulties before Shen Jingyi went there.
"Ajin, you must be safe."
The same information naturally also reached the hands of the current crown prince Zhao Yujun. It is no longer a secret that Zhao Huaijin is now in command of General Pang.
Zhao Huaijin concealed it at first, but now there is no need for him to hide anything anymore.
When the prince's gang learned that Zhao Huaijin was the leader of the Pang family army, they were very surprised. They had always thought that the Pang family army was led by Shangguan Li, and they even wanted to bribe Shangguan Li.
"Humph! No wonder Shangguan Li is so stubborn and won't change no matter how much he is threatened or tempted. It turns out he already has a master!"
Zhao Yujun swept all the documents on the desk to the ground. His face was filled with dark clouds and his eyes were darker than ever before.
The current Zhao Yujun is no longer the former Prince Yu. He is the high and mighty crown prince and heir to the throne, and his behavior has long been like that of a king.
Li Fuquan has been sent by the crown prince to take care of the sick old emperor Zhao Yuanrui who is unable to get up. Now the one serving in front of the emperor is Zhao Yujun's trusted eunuch Fang Yueming.
Seeing the prince furious, Fang Yueming hurried forward and knelt down to pick up the scattered memorials on the ground. He was so frightened that he dared not breathe.
The current prince behaves in exactly the same way as the late emperor, but his temper is even worse, and he punishes palace maids who make mistakes very severely.
Everyone understood that the prince wanted to establish his authority. Sometimes he would even ignore Concubine Shun. During this period, screams of eunuchs and palace maids could be heard from the explosion room from time to time.
After Fang Yueming finished packing, he wanted to turn around and leave, but the prince stopped him.
"Fang Yueming."
"Hey, I'm here, what do you want, Your Highness?"
"What happened in the harem recently?"
Fang Yueming was stumped by the question. His mind was spinning rapidly. He didn't understand why the prince asked this. After thinking about it, he bravely knelt on the ground.
"I don't know what the prince is referring to."
"Recently, Imperial Concubine Shun seems to be very dissatisfied with me."
Fang Yueming was sweating profusely, and he was complaining in his heart:
After all, Concubine Shun is the mistress of the harem, and the emperor has not yet abdicated. How is it possible for you to let a concubine bow down to you, the prince?
When the prince saw that Fang Yueming was hesitant to answer, he probably understood something in his mind and knew that these servants were used to changing their attitudes according to the situation.
He had not yet officially ascended the throne, so naturally he could not deal with his father's concubines openly. Fortunately, except for Concubine Shun, the other concubines were very respectful to him when they saw him.
After all, Zhao Yuyu just wanted to find someone to vent his anger on. Zhao Huaijin was far away in the Northern Frontier and he couldn't do anything to him, so he could only vent his anger on his mother.
Seeing Fang Yueming kneeling on the ground and refusing to get up, the prince didn't want to pretend anymore, so he simply stood up.
"Go to Yuqi Palace."
"Yes, Your Highness"
Fang Yue understood clearly that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to target Concubine Shun and her son from Yuqi Palace. Although they, as servants, did not quite agree with the Crown Prince's actions, who could blame him for being the crown prince?
As servants, they can only obey orders. It's a pity that the Seventh Prince is only six years old and cannot compete with the Crown Prince at all. He can only let the Crown Prince manipulate him.
At this time in Yuqi Palace, Concubine Shun was checking Zhao Huaiyuan's homework with a loving face.
Recently, Zhao Huaiyuan has made great progress in all aspects. Concubine Shun is very pleased. She is thinking that when Zhao Huaijin comes back, he will be very happy to see Huaiyuan so upright.
When the prince arrived at Yuqi Palace, he saw this scene of a loving mother and a filial son. He frowned and strode in.
The smile on Concubine Shun's face suddenly disappeared, and she remembered to protect Zhao Huaiyuan behind her.
"I wonder what business your Highness has here?"
"It seems that Concubine Shunmother is not welcoming me here, but am I disturbing the warmth between you and Huaiyuan?"
"Your Highness, you are too polite. You are now the crown prince and the master of this great dynasty. Your Highness's arrival will naturally bring glory to Yuqi Palace."
Concubine Shun spoke politely with a calm expression on her face, not showing at all how enthusiastic the prince was.
The meaning is very clear. You are here just to show my respect. It is impossible for me to show you respect.
The prince naturally realized that Concubine Shun's attitude towards them father and son was actually the same. Even the emperor didn't get a good look in front of Concubine Shun, let alone him.
However, the prince did not care. After serving as a concubine in the harem for a period of time, after he ascended the throne, he would simply confer the title of imperial concubine on her and place her in a corner of the harem, allowing Concubine Shun to spend her old age in peace. This would also fulfill his benevolence and filial piety.
The prince smiled slightly and looked at Concubine Shun gently, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
"I know that Jin'er is missing and her life or death is uncertain, and there is no news about Song Qingwan and her unborn child. Mother must be extremely sad."
After the prince finished speaking, he stared at Concubine Shun's face with great interest. He hoped to see sadness, despair and pleading on Concubine Shun's face.
But Concubine Shun's face remained calm, which made the Crown Prince a little confused. Could it be that Concubine Shun didn't care about these things, or did she know some news?
The prince then denied this idea. He had just learned about Zhao Huaijin’s war in the northern border.
The Yan family was in the capital and Yan Yu was in Gu, which was tens of thousands of miles away from Beijing. It was even more impossible for Su to get the news, so he concluded that Concubine Shun was just pretending.
The prince suddenly felt very bored, as if no matter what he said or did, he could not stimulate Concubine Shun's emotions, which made him feel very unfulfilled.
Just as the prince was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by Concubine Shun. The prince turned back with some confusion and asked Concubine Sheng with his eyes if there was anything else.
For the first time ever, Concubine Shun bowed slightly to the prince with a sincere expression on her face.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has taken the time to come to Yuqi Palace to see me. I am very touched. I wonder if the Crown Prince has visited your biological mother, the Empress Dowager, at Zhengyang Palace."
"My mother seems to be very concerned about the relationship between me and the queen, so you don't need to worry about it."
The smile on the prince's face froze, and he answered in a low voice, with a hint of helplessness and threat in his tone.
As for his biological mother, the Queen, the Prince has not seen her since she was put under house arrest by the Emperor a few years ago.
In fact, it was not entirely because the emperor did not let him meet the queen. The prince did not want to meet the queen again from the bottom of his heart and did not want to be influenced by his mother anymore.
During the prince's more than twenty years of life, the queen has always had a strong desire to control him.
Now that he had finally ascended to the most honorable position in the Great Saint Dynasty, he naturally did not want to recall the past, nor did he want to face his mother again.
"Does Your Highness intend to never see the Queen? If you really ascend the throne one day, the Queen will be the legitimate Queen Mother of the Great Saint Dynasty. Will Your Highness still not go to pick her up then?"