Chapter 26
Chapter 26
After the three of them took a bath, they changed into the same clothes and went to the Long Live Hall together.
Lu Erniang has already carried Ma Bao over.
Ma Bao is familiar with the Long Live Hall, so he came here and crawled around in the front hall, looking for the little emperor.
Director Wang was standing at the door of Long Live. When he saw the three people coming, he bent slightly towards them and said with a smile, "Your Highnesses haven't seen each other for many years. They are still as beautiful as before."
Princess Yuehua smiled very happily, squinted at Princess Changle, and responded to Manager Wang with a smile: "We have been away from the capital for many years, we are all old!"
Manager Wang shook his head and said, "In the eyes of this old slave, the three His Highnesses are still as beautiful as before. This old slave is really old!"
"I haven't seen you for so many years, and the prince is still so good at talking." Changle Princess Changle talked to Mr. Wang with a smile.
Only Princess An Lin, with a serious face, was obviously a head shorter than Mr. Wang, but her posture was very proud.He said to Mr. Wang in a cold tone, "Your mouth is always good at speaking."
At that time, the first emperor had just turned ten years old. After he was established as the crown prince, he was raised by Princess An Lin.The first thing she did to the first emperor was to change the people around him.Let the first emperor re-select a group of people.The first emperor selected Director Wang and several other eunuchs from among the many eunuchs.Afterwards, Eldest Princess An Lin beat Manager Wang and the others in private.Insinuating that they monitor the first emperor, no matter what the first emperor did, they must report to her.
There were six eunuchs in total, and only Director Wang stayed by the late emperor's side.Later, he also helped the first emperor drive Princess An Lin out of the capital!The person Princess An Lin hates the most is Manager Wang.A humble eunuch dared to betray her, and even drove her, the noble eldest princess, out of the capital.This incident made Eldest Princess Anlin feel humiliated when she thought about it.
After so many years, Manager Wang has climbed to the position of the palm print, and he is now managing the harem.However, Princess An Lin has long since lost her former glory.She hated Manager Wang in her heart.It is really impossible to please this eunuch by licking his smiling face.
Looking at Princess Anlin with a faint smile in her small eyes, Manager Wang asked: "It has been a hard journey for Princess Anlin all the way to the capital. I don't know how she is? But we need a family biography. The imperial doctor came to see for you?"
Princess An Lin's face was gloomy for a moment, and she bit her words and said: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your concern! My body is getting stronger!"
Director Wang smiled and nodded: "Your health is good, our family can rest assured. Your Highness, please come in."
The three entered the Long Live Hall and saw a child crawling around in the hall.
Princess Changle immediately said excitedly: "Your Majesty really looks like the emperor's younger brother!"
Ye Dalang and Ye Erlang are already fully dressed, standing obediently in the corner.Hearing this, the two brothers couldn't help but chuckled.
Hearing the laughter, Princess Changle immediately turned her head to look into the corner, pointed at the two boys and asked Mr. Wang, "What are these two laughing at?"
For these two people to be able to enter the Long Live Hall as errands at such a young age, they must either be skilled in martial arts, or have something to do with the commander of the Imperial Army.Although she was dissatisfied with their laughing at herself, Princess Changle was not angry, and she would not easily offend the servants in the Long Live Hall.
Director Wang introduced: "These two are the masters of Ye Tong's family. They are excellent in martial arts. Your Majesty likes them very much."
Then, he asked Ye Dalang and Ye Erlang: "What are you two gentlemen laughing at?"
Ye Dalang: ...
Ye Erlang: ...
The two regretted not controlling their emotions, it was really embarrassing!
The same is true of Manager Wang. It’s fine if he doesn’t help them relieve their embarrassment. He even helped Princess Changle to ask why they laughed.
Ye Dalang said shyly, "Because this Highness speaks interestingly."
Ye Erlang nodded and agreed: "Yes! Your Highness's words are so interesting!"
Princess Changle: ...
She is six years older than the first emperor.When the first emperor was established as the prince, their sisters had already been married by Emperor Wen.Although the two had seen the appearance of the first emperor when he was a child, they had long forgotten it.What she said was just a polite word, and the two laughed so weirdly.But since they didn't want to say the reason, she couldn't keep asking.After all, they are the sons of Commander Ye and cannot be offended.
Princess Yuehua had already walked to Ma Bao's side, bent down and waved to her, and called softly: "Your Majesty, I am your aunt. This time I came to the capital specially to celebrate your birthday."
It stands to reason that Princess Yuehua and Princess Changle are the little emperor's aunts, but now no one calls them the eldest princess.It has been almost a year since the first emperor passed away, but no clan has sent them documents to raise their titles.It was as if they had forgotten the aunts of the two little emperors.The two returned to Beijing this time not only to fight for the custody of the little emperor, but also for this matter.Let everyone know that the little emperor still has two aunts!
Seeing this, Princess Changle also approached, not to be outdone, talked to Ma Bao and introduced her identity.
Princess An Lin wanted to get close to Ma Bao, but Manager Wang was standing beside her.In front of the person she despises, hates and hates the most, she really can't bend down and kneel down to curry favor with a naive child.Princess An Lin was sure that as long as she knelt down and scrambled to please this child like the two nieces, Manager Wang would definitely laugh at her!
The first half of her life was so beautiful, but she wanted to please a junior in every possible way when she was old. How could Princess An Lin allow an eunuch of humble origin like Mr. Wang to laugh at her!Therefore, she watched with cold eyes the Princess Changle and the Princess Yuehua vying to please the child, with a haughty attitude and remained unmoved.
How could Mr. Wang fail to see what Princess An Lin was thinking.From the very beginning, he didn't take Princess An Lin seriously.On the surface, he agreed to help Eldest Princess An Lin monitor the late emperor, but he told the late emperor what Eldest Princess An Lin was thinking as soon as he turned his head.After the first emperor knew about this, he began to dislike the aunt.Manager Wang grew up with the late emperor, and helped the late emperor to do so many things.After the first emperor was firmly seated on the throne, he immediately helped the first emperor drive Princess An Lin out of the capital.
For so many years, ups and downs, what has Mr. Wang not experienced?Princess Anlin has long been forgotten.If the other party hadn't come to the capital this time, he might not be able to remember this person.Unexpectedly, the old lady has been hating him for so many years.So what if I hate him?When the late emperor was around, she was well respected and had a high status because of her contribution in raising the late emperor, so she didn't bring down the unstable Mr. Wang.Now that Director Wang's position is stable, how can he be afraid of her being a bad old woman?
Director Wang smiled lightly and asked Princess An Lin: "Don't you want to go and talk to Your Majesty?"
"Are you teaching me how to do things? An eunuch, no matter how high he climbs. After all, he is not a normal person, old and homeless, what a pity!" Eldest Princess An Lin had a mean face, and sneered at Director Wang in a cold voice.
Director Wang smiled and nodded, and responded to her: "Our family is an eunuch, how dare we teach you how to do things. What your highness said is that our family is not a normal person. It is really pitiful that no one will take care of you when you are old."
As if he had punched cotton, Manager Wang's attitude did not appease Princess An Lin, but made her even more annoyed.With a gloomy face, Eldest Princess An Lin stopped talking.
At this time, a court lady walked into the Long Live Hall and called out to Mr. Wang in a low voice.
Manager Wang walked over, and the palace lady whispered to him.Manager Wang's expression changed, and he suddenly turned to look at Princess Yuehua.
Although the eldest princess of Changle is talking to Ma Bao, she has been secretly paying attention to Manager Wang's attitude towards the eldest princess Anlin.
Seeing that Ma Bao was always avoiding her, Princess Yuehua rushed to reach out to hug the child while Princess Changle was not paying attention.
After being hugged by Princess Yuehua, Ma Bao suddenly looked terrified and cried out.
"Ah! Sister, you have scared Your Majesty! Put Your Majesty down quickly!" Princess Changle approached them, and when she saw the child crying, she immediately reached out and patted Princess Yuehua on the back.
Manager Wang walked over quickly, and when he approached, Princess Yuehua had already put Ma Bao down.
Director Wang looked at Lu Erniang and shouted, "Miss Hui, hurry up and coax 'Your Majesty'!"
Lu Erniang, who has no sense of presence, hurried over and hugged Ma Bao to coax her.
At this time, Princess Yuehua, Princess Changle, and Princess Anlin noticed Lu Erniang.
Princess Changle didn't bother to talk about Princess Yuehua making her cry just now, but looked at Lu Erniang and asked Manager Wang: "This is Lady Hui who was invited by the Empress Dowager to enter the palace to take care of His Majesty? I wonder how long she has been in the palace?"
Speaking of Empress Dowager Ning, Eldest Princess An Lin suddenly said: "I heard that the Empress Dowager is not in good health. I brought a century-old ginseng, which may help her recover. Does she live in Changle Palace now?"
Hearing Changle Palace, Princess Yuehua squinted at Princess Changle.The title of Princess Changle was proposed by Empress Dowager Zheng.Obviously the two sisters were born on the same day, and they look very similar, but Empress Dowager Zheng prefers Princess Changle.Emperor Wen respected this grandma more, so he agreed to her proposal and confirmed the title of Princess Changle.
Time flies, Empress Dowager Zheng, Emperor Wen, and previous emperors all left.Apart from a few elderly feudal lords, Princess An Lin was the only one with the highest seniority in the clan.Obviously at such an old age, he competed with them for the custody of the little emperor.Princess Yuehua naturally loathes this aunt very much.
Now that Princess An Lin proposed to see Queen Mother Ning, she definitely had bad intentions.Princess Yuehua and Princess Changle will naturally follow her.The two stood up and straightened their clothes.
Manager Wang said to Princess Anlin, "Thank you, Your Highness, for caring about the Empress Dowager. Let the century-old ginseng be handed over to our family. Our family will send it to Changle Palace later, and the Empress Dowager will take it."
Eldest princess An Lin suddenly sneered, stared at him quietly, and asked: "The prince stopped me from going to see the queen mother, is it because he is afraid that I will find something?"
Manager Wang shook his head and said, "Your Highness is too worried. If Your Highness insists on going to see the Queen Mother, how can our family stop it?"
Turning his head, he asked the two eldest princesses: "Your Highnesses are also going to see the Empress Dowager?"
Princess Yuehua and Princess Changle nodded.
Director Wang said with a troubled expression: "The empress dowager is happy, so many people have disturbed her in the past, I'm afraid she will be unhappy."
Princess Changle felt that Mr. Wang's attitude was a bit strange, and asked him: "Then what does the prince think is a better arrangement?"
Manager Wang looked at Eldest Princess An Lin, and said slowly: "I heard that His Highness brought a granddaughter, so let her hold that ginseng now? Why don't we send someone to take her to see the Queen Mother?"
Without waiting for Princess Anlin to object, Princess Changle immediately said: "That's fine too! So many of us went there together, disturbing the Queen Mother's purity, if it affects her body, it will be bad."
"Yes! Auntie, you can stay here with us! Don't go and disturb the queen mother." Princess Yuehua understood what Mr. Wang meant. Since they are not allowed to go there, Princess Anlin should not leave her behind. The two sisters went to see Queen Mother Ning.
What can a junior go to see Queen Mother Ning?The granddaughter of Princess An Lin is not a calm person at all.The two eldest princesses didn't pay attention to each other at all.
Eldest Princess An Lin was sullen and did not speak.
Manager Wang ordered Xiao Ma to take the girl outside to Changle Palace.
The attention of Princess Changle and Princess Yuehua returned to Lu Erniang again.
Lu Erniang felt their unfriendly eyes, felt uneasy, and turned her back to them to coax Ma Bao.
Director Wang walked to her side, glanced at Ma Bao in her arms, and said, "It seems that His Majesty is a little tired, let's take His Majesty to rest!"
As if Lu Erniang was released again, she subconsciously wanted to hold Ma Bao and walk out.But he was glared at by Manager Wang, and immediately reacted, holding Ma Bao in the direction of the apse.
Seeing Manager Wang asking Lu Erniang to take Ma Bao away, Princess An Lin stared at Manager Wang displeasedly.
Princess Yuehua felt something was wrong, she glanced at Princess Changle.Princess Changle was looking at Princess Anlin.
Manager Wang said to the three of them: "Your Majesty is going to rest. The three His Majesties haven't returned to the palace for many years. Why don't you take a stroll in the palace?"
"Boss Wang is still considerate."
The two eldest princesses didn't want to offend Mr. Wang, so they nodded according to his words, and prepared to go out for a stroll, intending to find some eunuchs and maids to inquire about the current situation in the palace.
Seeing them walk out of the Long Live Palace, Princess An Lin naturally didn't want to stay and face Manager Wang, so she also walked out.
The three of them had the same idea, they had been away from the palace for many years, and now they didn't know the situation in the palace, so they had to find a few palace people to inquire about the situation.So the three of them went their separate ways and soon separated.
Princess Yuehua had just walked for a while when she was chased by a court lady and stopped her.
"His Royal Highness Princess Yuehua, the prince wants you to return to the Long Live Hall."
Hearing this, Princess Yuehua was surprised. For some reason, she had a bad feeling in her heart. She asked the maid: "My sister has gone back too?"
"This servant doesn't know." The maid shook her head.
Princess Yuehua frowned and followed the maid back to the Long Live Hall.
There were many people in the front hall just now, but now everyone else is gone, only Manager Wang is alone.
Princess Yuehua took a deep breath, walked in, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty called me over, what's the matter?"
Director Wang told her: "Our family has some matters to ask His Highness, not to doubt His Highness. Our family also believes that His Highness is innocent, but this matter is not trivial and must be investigated."
These words made Princess Yuehua change her face, and she asked seriously: "If you have something to say, you might as well speak up."
"After letting the three Highnesses take a bath and change their clothes, the maid checked the clothes of the three Highnesses. Among them, it was found that there was poison hidden in your highnesses."
Princess Yuehua's face was ugly, and she suddenly said excitedly: "It's Changle! She framed me! I am His Majesty's aunt, why would I bring poison into the palace to harm him?"
Director Wang said in a low voice: "Princess Changle is also His Majesty's aunt, and also Your Highness's own sister. How can she plan to frame you and attack His Majesty?"
When Director Wang was serving the first emperor, Princess Yuehua and Princess Changle had already married.Didn't know about their sisterhood.Princess Yuehua had no choice but to explain it to him.
"Although we are brothers and sisters, we have had a bad relationship since we were young, and we always quarreled. It is not surprising that she framed me for profit now! Eunuch Wang, you must trust me! How could I harm His Majesty!"
Director Wang nodded thoughtfully, and said to her: "Our family knows. We will continue to let people find out about this matter."
Thinking of something, Princess Yuehua suddenly told him: "I saw that Chang Le gave a purse to the court lady who collected the clothes! The prince can check it!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, for letting me know. Our family will have someone bring her here for interrogation immediately." Manager Wang looked serious.
Seeing that Manager Wang believed her words, Princess Yuehua breathed a sigh of relief.
Manager Wang sent someone to bring over the maids who collected the clothes just now, and found that Princess Yuehua hadn't left yet, so he looked at her calmly.
Princess Yuehua's expression was a little unnatural, and she said out loud, "Your Majesty, please find out this matter and return my innocence! Then I will leave first."
Director Wang called another person to send Princess Yuehua out of the palace.
Princess Yuehua's clothes, of course, could not be taken away, and were left in the palace.
When Princess Changle inquired about many things and returned to the Long Live Hall again, she found that the gate was closed.She had to go to the palace where she had bathed and changed clothes before.Unexpectedly, when she came to the door, the palace man told her that the clothes had been taken away!
The Princess Changle found that something was wrong, and asked the palace man: "Why did you take our clothes? Was it just me? Or were all three people's clothes taken away?"
The palace servant explained: "The slave only knows to take away the clothes of His Highness and Princess Yuehua, and the clothes of Princess Anlin are still inside."
Princess Changle's complexion suddenly sank.I began to wonder whether it was my sister who plotted against her, or my aunt plotted against the two sisters.She thinks the latter is the most suspect!No matter how much the two sisters quarreled, they would not use such insidious means to frame each other.
All the money she brought into the palace was detained in the palace along with those clothes, and now she can't get it.Princess Changle had no choice but to take off the hairpin on her head and gave it to the palace man: "Help me keep an eye on the news in the palace, I will not treat you badly!"
The palace man quickly took away the hairpin, hid it in his sleeve, and nodded in response to Princess Changle: "Your servant understands!"
Princess Changle nodded in satisfaction, turned and left.But when he left the palace, his face was always gloomy.
And Princess An Lin, after all, is old.After entering the palace for so long, Manager Wang didn't even give her anything to eat and drink. After wandering in the imperial garden for a while, she couldn't do it anymore. She has been resting until now.She felt that her granddaughter should have returned from Changle Palace, so she returned to Long Live Palace.Finding that the Long Live Hall was closed, I went to change clothes.
After she changed her clothes, she went back outside the Long Live Hall again.Just in time to see my granddaughter coming back.
The granddaughter approached and found that her complexion was not very good. Princess An Lin asked her: "What's wrong?"
"Grandmother, I didn't see the Queen Mother at all! Outside the Changle Palace, a palace maid came out and told me that the Queen Mother didn't see me, and then went in with ginseng, and left me alone!"
Princess An Lin's face darkened instantly.Cursed in a low voice: "It must be the work of this dog surnamed Wang!"
Otherwise, how dare Empress Dowager Ning be so arrogant and not take her elder seriously!It's really shameless to take something and not see anyone!
Princess An Lin was so angry that she wanted to scold Mr. Wang, but was stopped by her granddaughter.
"Grandmother, forget it! I heard that the palace is now listening to the prince. Let's not offend him!"
"I am a eldest princess! I once raised the first emperor! I would be afraid of offending him as an eunuch! Back then he always knelt down to talk to me! I am more like a dog than a dog!" Eldest princess An Lin was even more angry , blue veins appeared on his forehead, and he began to have a headache.
Seeing that her complexion was not right, the granddaughter quickly helped her to sit down.Don't dare to annoy her again.
The door of the Long Live Hall seems to be closed, but it is not closed tightly, and the small table is watching the outside through the crack of the door.
Princess An Lin scolded those words angrily just now, her voice was not low.The small table has heard clearly.Immediately turned around and told Manager Wang.
Manager Wang looked calm, and was not annoyed by these words.He said lightly: "If you want to be a successful wolf, you must first learn how to pretend. You must be more like a dog than a dog, get close to people, and try your best to please them. Only when people relax their guard can they show their wolf nature. Bite the opponent to death in one fell swoop."
The little table asked curiously: "Why didn't the godfather just get rid of her back then?"
Manager Wang glanced at him, and said calmly: "What's good for our family by killing her? For this kind of person, letting her lose power and stay away from the political center is the torture for her. She has hated her so much all these years. What can I do if I have hated our family for so many years? She is an old bone, and her children and grandchildren are not up to date. Even if she wants to deal with our family, she has no ability. "
The little table nodded and praised: "The godfather is still great! Now these few people are suspicious of each other, and they are fighting. Then don't we have to worry about it?"
Manager Wang shook his head and said, "Compared to them, those vassal kings are more troublesome. Has King Qin entered the capital yet?"
Although the Wang family and the Xie family have a certain influence on politics, it is still the group of vassal kings who pose the greatest threat to the throne.Efforts should be concentrated on the latter.
The two were talking when Commander Ye's voice came from outside.
"Eunuch Wang! Eunuch Wang! Open the door quickly! King Qin has entered Beijing!"
Manager Wang narrowed his eyes, his eyes were as cold and gloomy as ice.
"It can be regarded as coming. Our family needs to have a good meeting with King Qin." His voice was very low and sounded gloomy.
The little table looked surprised, and asked in disbelief: "Godfather wants to meet him privately?"
This will definitely cause people to misunderstand!
Director Wang calmly pulled out two crumpled letters from his sleeve pockets, and handed them to the small table: "Send it to Taifu and Zhou Shangshu."
The small table quickly reached out to take it, dispelling the nervousness.Manager Wang is willing to tell these people, so they won't misunderstand him!
Then, Director Wang returned to the apse and handed another letter to Ye Dalang, asking him to take it home and hand it to Commander Ye.
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