Your Highness, Jiangshan hires you

Chapter 019 Invitation

Concubine Liu Gui came out of Fengyi Palace, sat on the sedan chair, and returned to her Zhaohua Palace.

The maid who was following her closely looked up at her master, and carefully asked: "Your Majesty, this servant is watching, the empress has agreed to your proposal, but the empress seems to be very angry, but she forcibly suppressed her displeasure. What is the reason for this?"

"You are sharp-sighted. Xiao Lin's death has nothing to do with Xiao Luo, but who let Xiao Luo have King Ding's backing? I thought that King Ding would take Xiao Luo away before. Zuo was just a whim. I didn't expect that he would announce it directly. Xiao Luo is Princess Ding, even if all these etiquettes are exempted, who can deny it."

Concubine Liu Gui sat leaning on the sedan chair, and said in a deep voice, "In the past, Xiao Luo was a humble prince born to a lowly maidservant, but now, he is an incomparably honorable Princess Ding. Not to mention my palace, even a queen would not dare contempt."

"Your Majesty, didn't Prince Ding's Mansion once tell the world and the emperor that they would never interfere in government affairs?"

"Prince Ding does not interfere in government affairs, but Xiao Luo is a prince, no matter how humble his biological mother is, the blood of the emperor flows through him. Before the last step, the blood of the emperor has the possibility of succeeding to the throne."

"In the past, His Royal Highness Ninth Prince had no reliance and was insignificant. Now His Royal Highness is relying on King Ding, so, Madam, are you and the Empress Dowager trying to test His Royal Highness Ninth's thoughts through this Hundred Flowers Banquet?" The maid said, somewhat puzzled, "Madam , if His Highness the Ninth Prince really has such thoughts, what will the empress plan to do? This Dingwangfu..."

"Prince Ding has been adhering to the same for so many years, and hastily supported the prince to seize the heir apparent. This nature has changed."

"Your Majesty means that King Ding will still stay out of the matter, and the choice of the next road is His Highness Ninth Prince's own."

"In these years, my palace and the empress have fought against each other. Cheng'er and the crown prince have competed in the court. Whether it is in the open or in the dark, there are turbulent waves. If he, Xiao Luo, wants to get involved, the empress and this palace will not tolerate it. The struggle for power, King Ding can't interfere, once something happens to Xiao Luo and makes him messy, King Ding will not abandon it like a shoestring."

"Your Majesty's words are very true. There is no Ding Wang. What is this Ninth Prince? If he is smart, he should have self-knowledge."

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Royal study.

The eunuch outside came in to report, "Report to the emperor, the empress is out to see you."

Xiao Mingyuan put down the memorial in his hand, and said softly: "Let the queen come in."

Afterwards, Empress Zhang walked into the hall and bowed to the person sitting in front of the dragon case, "My concubine pays my respects to the emperor."

"The queen is here now, but what's the matter?"

"The originally scheduled Hundred Flowers Banquet was delayed because of Lin'er's sorrow. I think this Hundred Flowers Banquet is a routine event every year. The emperor and his ministers enjoy the spring feast together, and it cannot be canceled for the sake of the ministers and concubines, and the imperial garden is still in full bloom, so it is not too late now."

Xiao Mingyuan's eyes fell on the empress, "Since the empress has this heart, let's go on as usual."

"The days to come will be good, Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"That will be the day after tomorrow."

Empress Zhang responded, and then said again: "Your Majesty, it's just the Dingwang Palace..."

"I will send someone there."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, my concubine will take care of everything properly."

"Well, back off."

"Yes."

After Empress Zhang left, Xiao Mingyuan looked at Eunuch Sun beside him, "Go to Dingwang's Mansion yourself."

"Slave understands." Eunuch Sun has followed the emperor for many years, how could he not know that the purpose of this year's Hundred Flowers Banquet, which was brought up again this year, is to test Princess Ding'Xiao Luo'.