"So your father is not targeting our Wan family, but Prince Ning?" Concubine Wan Gui was startled, and then nodded, "That's right, Prince Ning is now a first-class prince who can't be added to, and what's more? If you give a reward, you will definitely be given real power, and there is no guarantee that it will arouse Prince Ning's ambition. It seems that although Prince Ning has been living in seclusion for so many years, your father is still wary of Prince Ning. "
"So, when I returned to the court after the new year, seeing that my father had not mentioned the matter of praising the officials for drought control, my sons and ministers gradually did not dare to interact with Prince Ning's palace anymore. Fortunately, Prince Ning also knew what he was doing. He hid in the suburbs of Beijing as soon as the Chinese New Year came." Lu Zhihe took a sip of tea and said to Concubine Wan Gui, "Concubine, you said that we were so close to Prince Ning's palace in the past, and your father wouldn't be angry, right?"
Concubine Wan Gui muttered: "I can't tell, but since you know your father's intention, you will no longer be able to have any contact with Prince Ning's palace in the future."
"It's just that Prince Ning has been fighting on the battlefield for more than ten years and has a great influence among the generals. It's a pity that such a good resource cannot be used by us," Lu Zhihe sighed, and said angrily, "On the contrary, Commander Gong The king now controls the patrol camp, and the prince is still more confident than his ministers. "
Concubine Wan Gui frowned: "Then Prince Gong, hasn't he always been separated from the prince?"
"Who knows if it was their brothers who set up the fascination array?" Lu Zhihe snorted coldly, "Even if it is really the case now, Prince Gong's face is ruined and he has to wear a mask when he goes out. Naturally, he has no destiny to be the emperor. No matter how different he is from the prince, he naturally hopes that his brother will take the throne. Besides, the queen mother and empress are still here, so how can he dare to make a mistake? "
"Then you have to be careful in the future," Concubine Wan Gui frowned, took a sip of tea, and asked Lu Zhihe Dao, "Then what do you think of Deng Jingfeng, the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army? He came from the Ministry of War. There are many forces that now control the Royal Forest Army. If they can be used by us, they will be even more powerful. "
Lu Zhihe was shocked: "Concubine, why do you still have such thoughts? Haven't you seen what happened to Concubine Li? How dare you take advantage of the Royal Forest Army?"
Concubine Wan Gui hesitated and said, "It's just that I don't have any real military power in my hands, so I still feel empty."
Lu Zhihe was speechless for a while, took a sip of tea, and then lowered his voice: "Concubine, do you know why our father has never been suspicious of us in these years?"
Concubine Wan Gui was startled and lowered her voice: "Are you talking about the matter in southern Xinjiang?"
Lu Zhihe nodded: "That's because we don't have military power in our hands. Even though my uncle is the Minister of Household Affairs, he has never had military power in his hands, so the father will not think of us at all, but if my mother and concubine are us, we will actually The Royal Forest Army is involved, do you think my father will start to be wary of us? Will he suddenly involve us in the Southern Xinjiang issue? "
Concubine Wan Gui waved her hands hurriedly: "I just said it casually. I said it casually. I will never have such an idea again in the future."
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Xihuai Villa.
back yard.
Prince Ning and his wife, who had taken refuge in Xihuai Villa, were making rice dumplings under the shade of a tree.
Mu Nanzhi actually doesn't like eating rice dumplings that much. After all, they are made of glutinous rice and she will feel tired of them after eating less than two. However, she still clamored to make rice dumplings early in the morning.