Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 337: Bad intentions

 Crown Princess Cao Fengtong went to Jiaofang Palace to greet Empress Cao when she returned, and saw Zhao Bi in her palace.

It was rare for Zhao Bi to come to her, Cao Fengtong was happy, and he hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, and chatted warmly with her husband.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Bi asked with a cold face: "I would like to ask you, Zhou Cainu proposed to have a banquet for the wife in the East Palace, why did you refuse?"

Cao Fengtong saw Zhao Bi suddenly mentioning this with a gloomy face. She was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses and explained: "It is true that Zhou Cainu proposed to use the Shen family to win over the Duke of Zhenguo and the eldest princess. It's a good idea, but the Queen Mother has already had this plan, but she just wants to take it slowly. Now that His Highness's every move is being watched by the courtiers, I feel it is not appropriate for us to invite Shen to the East Palace so rashly. "

 Cao Fengtong's words were reasonable, but Zhao Bi said angrily after hearing this: "What's wrong with me? I see you are only thinking about your own leisure, and you don't want to think about me at all."

Although Cao Fengtong was well aware of Zhao Bi's moody temperament, she did not expect that he would lose his temper with her over such a trivial matter. She looked at Zhao Bi doubtfully and defended: "His Royal Highness's unexcused absence from the palace banquet has caused the officials to lose their temper." Why should we write a letter of impeachment to cause trouble at this juncture? If those people find out that we deliberately win over important ministers and their families in the East Palace, wouldn’t it be even more leverage? I think that at this juncture, it is best for us to keep a low profile. , Your Highness”

Without waiting for Cao Fengtong to finish speaking, Zhao Yan interrupted impatiently: "It's just a banquet, where there will be so many things."

As he said that, he rolled his eyes at Cao Fengtong and said displeasedly: "You, the princess, should be the one to share the worries for me when it comes to making friends. Not only do you not have this intention, but now that Zhou Cainu wants to share the worries for me, you are trying to shirk the blame. "

“Hmph! I see you don’t have the ability to sit in the position of the princess.”

 This is a very serious statement.

Cao Fengtong looked at Zhao Bi in disbelief and said timidly: "Your Highness, we are husband and wife, how could you say such a thing."

Zhao Bi glanced at Cao Fengtong and snorted coldly: "Don't think that relying on the support of your mother, I really can't do anything to you. If you don't invite the Shen family to the East Palace this time, I will go and follow you in person." Father, please order me to destroy you."

 “Your Highness—”

Without waiting for Cao Fengtong to express his feelings, Zhao Bi flicked his sleeves and left without looking back.

Cao Fengtong glanced at Zhao Bi's ruthless back, and collapsed sadly on the ground, with tears of grievance flowing down his cheeks.

Her personal female officer stepped forward to help her up and helped her analyze: "Prince, don't be anxious. His Highness suddenly cares so much about inviting the wife of the eldest son of the Li family to the palace. I think there must be a reason."

As the saying goes, bystanders are wise. After hearing these words, Cao Fengtong suddenly came to her senses. She wiped away her tears, frowned, and guessed: "Could it be that Zhou Cainu said something to His Highness, which made His Highness behave like this?"

The female officer was also puzzled by Zhao Bi's abnormal behavior. She echoed: "This matter was originally brought up by Zhou Cainu. If she is said to be causing trouble and trying to use the opportunity to sow discord between you and His Highness, she must have something to do with it." Maybe, it's just that His Highness is suddenly so anxious to invite that Shen family into the palace, but it's also a bit strange."

Cao Fengtong sighed and said: "I think he is also driven by the current situation. Now I am afraid that only the power of the eldest princess and the Zhenguo Palace can make His Highness secure the position of prince."

The female official tentatively said: "Then what are you going to do? Do you really want to invite Mrs. Shen to the East Palace? The officials are watching His Highness closely now. Do you want to discuss this matter with the Queen?"

Cao Fengtong waved his hand and said: "Your Highness has always been tired of my aunt's discipline. If I report everything to my aunt, it will only make Your Highness and I tired of it."

She made up her mind and said: "Go and get the name card. I will edit the book myself and just invite Mrs. Shen to come to the East Palace."

In the Luo'an Hall of Zhen Guogong Mansion, Aunt Ju was flipping through a book and chatting with the eldest princess about how she was going to pay homage to the late Empress Li in a while.

When the palace maid came in, she said with a hint of anxiety in her tone: "Your Highness, Princess, news came from the palace just now that Your Majesty suddenly fainted." The eldest princess quickly asked: "Do you know if it is serious? What did the imperial doctor say? How is your Majesty doing now?"

The palace maid replied: "I heard that Your Majesty suddenly fainted, and the imperial doctors are doing their best to treat him. We still don't know what's going on now."

When the eldest princess heard the bad news, she was so shocked that she almost lost her balance. Fortunately, she was supported by Aunt Ju: "Princess, don't be anxious. Your Majesty has always been strong and will be fine."

The eldest princess stroked her chest and said, "Hurry and prepare the car and enter the palace!"

The important ministers of the court, the concubines of the inner palace, the princes and princesses gathered in a crowded crowd outside Emperor Ming's chamber until the sun set, and then the chief chamberlain Li Dequan used his sleeves to try to sweat out the inside.

Everyone gathered around him immediately, and Li Dequan said to them: "Everyone, please be safe. Your Highness has woken up."

 After hearing this, everyone's expressions were really different.

Although Queen Cao had a look of relief on her face, she could not hide the deep disappointment in her eyes.

If Emperor Ming had just left like this, wouldn't her prince son be able to ascend the throne smoothly? If she didn't want to wake up again, how could she not be disappointed?

Prince Zhao Bike does not have a city like his mother. When he heard that his emperor had woken up, his face was surprisingly ugly.

Concubine Meng and Prince Jin breathed a long sigh of relief after hearing the news. One of them clasped his hands together and muttered something while the other was so excited that tears almost filled his eyes.

 After all, they have not yet obtained the crown prince, so naturally they least want Emperor Ming to remain awake.

There are only three princesses left who have not surrendered. The seventh princess is locked up in the palace, the eighth princess is crazy, and only Qingluan is guarding outside the palace. She doesn't care about her father's well-being. What she regrets in her heart is that she didn't invite her father earlier. The emperor decreed that she be given to Li Ling as his equal wife. When she heard that Emperor Ming had woken up, her first thought was to take advantage of her father's awakening to discuss this important matter with him.

 Among the crowd, the only one who really cared about Emperor Ming was the eldest princess.

Li Dequan said a few perfunctory words to everyone, then looked at the eldest princess and said: "Your Royal Highness, your majesty, please come in and talk."

 When everyone heard this, their eyes all focused on the eldest princess.

 At this time, Emperor Ming met with the eldest princess alone, and there must be something important to discuss.

Then, the most important thing is nothing more than the position of prince.

People outside the main hall couldn't help but feel nervous. Concubine Meng was the first to react. She quickly stepped forward and knelt down to the eldest princess and said politely: "Sister Huang, please ask me to accompany you in."

Before the eldest princess could speak, Empress Cao came forward, rolled her eyes at Concubine Meng, and said, "The one the Holy One is meeting is the eldest sister. I'm afraid Concubine Meng's behavior is against the rules."

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