After coming out of Shoukang Palace, Lu Zhishan and Mu Nanzhi went to Gyeongbokgung Palace to pay their respects to Concubine Liang.
Nowadays, every time Mu Nanzhi comes to the palace to pay his respects to Concubine Liang, Lu Zhishan must follow him. Even though Concubine Liang has been feeling unwell, Lu Zhishan is often unable to visit the harem, so Lu Zhishan has to follow Mu Nanzhi life and death. Mu Nanzhi felt strange, but she didn't stop her. She was more afraid of Concubine Liang's feelings than getting close to her, and she couldn't say anything. She was also afraid that Concubine Liang would suddenly mention anything about children, so she also hoped that Lu Zhi would know it. Shan entered the palace with her. Fortunately, Concubine Liang never mentioned the child again after that time.
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Prince Ning's Mansion.
Concubine Liang stayed with the two of them for dinner in the palace. They did not leave the palace until dark. As soon as they returned to Prince Ning's Mansion, Mu Nanzhi went back to the backyard and was busy taking off makeup and changing clothes. She was exhausted from the day. However, Lu Zhishan did not follow him and was called to the study by Du Heng.
Zheng Zuoyang was already waiting in the study. When he saw Lu Zhishan coming in, he was so busy that he bowed and saluted: "I have seen the general."
"Get up." Lu Zhishan sat down, and Du Heng and Zheng Zuoyang also sat down. Lu Zhishan took a sip of tea and looked at Zheng Zuoyang, "Master Fang, is there anything important?"
Zheng Zuoyang nodded: "Reporting to the general, after today's morning court meeting, Long Live Lord will keep Mr. Fang here and discuss with Mr. Fang how to use some of the descendants of the Xu family."
Du Heng was shocked: "Long Live Lord was determined to bring down the Xu family at the beginning, and he didn't even care about the face of the Queen Mother and the Empress, but now why is he willing to use the Xu family's children?"
Lu Zhishan took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Today in Shoukang Palace, I also met the prince and the princess. Now it seems that the prince is going to regain his favor."
Du Heng was puzzled: "The prince colluded with the ministers, formed a clique for personal gain, and raised soldiers privately. Such a serious crime, does Long Live Lord not care about it?"
"Compared to Concubine Li's mobilization of the Royal Guards, the prince's crime is not serious," Lu Zhishan wrote lightly. "After experiencing Concubine Li's incident, my father may have become cold-hearted about the harem, but instead he is more and more concerned about the well-being of the queen mother. , naturally even the prince took advantage of it."
Zheng Zuoyang nodded and said: "Master Fang thinks so too, but Long Live Master means that he does not plan to give any high-level official positions to the Xu family's children, and only asks Master Fang to arrange idle positions for the fifth and sixth grades."
"It seems that Lord Long Live is still wary of the Crown Prince," Lu Zhishan took a sip of tea and added, "It's no wonder. If Lord Long Live had no grudges against the Crown Prince, he wouldn't think so highly of Prince Gong."
Du Heng nodded and said: "What the general said is true, and I have heard it too. Since the incident of Concubine Li, Lord Long Live's trust in Prince Gong has increased day by day. After Fu Ruxiao's death, Lord Long Live has not been in a hurry to appoint a new imperial guard. Commander, I just asked the former deputy commander Deng Jingfeng to take over, but recently, Lord Long Live has more trust in the patrol battalion commanded by Prince Gong. "
"In any case, Long Live Master did not implicate the fifth prince because of Concubine Li's incident, and now he has let the prince out. At this time, the most frustrated ones are probably Concubine Wan Gui and Prince Baojun." Zheng Zuoyang said with a smile.
Lu Zhishan licked his lips and said, "What you said makes sense. Since the prince has regained his favor, the queen will naturally have to be in charge of the Sixth Palace again sooner or later. Concubine Wan Gui and Prince Bao have worked hard to manage the Sixth Palace. Years ago, I was worried about sharing my father's worries in the court, but now Concubine Wan Gui is about to be deprived of power by the Queen, and Prince Baojun is also deprived of power by the Crown Prince. This mother and son are naturally furious. "