Queen Fang then wiped away her tears.
Her eyes, which had just shed tears, were crystal clear. If you looked closely, you could see a hint of relief, as well as a little regret and complexity hidden in her eyes.
Fortunately, although Emperor Longqing had changed, and although she had also changed, they had not changed too outrageously after all.
At least, he was not so heartless as to abandon her like a worn-out shoe.
Once again, she took advantage of the little affection he had left for her, and his sympathy and trust as a mother.
Even though I know that this trust may never come back.
But Queen Fang didn't feel sorry at all.
She has never been so clear-headed as she is now. Emperor Longqing has completely sided with the Fifth Prince and Concubine De. If she does not fight back, she will be waiting for death - look at how Emperor Longqing treats his brothers, the princes.
The Fourth Prince is the eldest son and if he cannot succeed to the throne, what kind of existence will he be in the eyes of the Fifth Prince
Can the Fifth Prince tolerate him
Even if the Fifth Prince can do it, can Concubine De do it
Queen Fang coughed, and seeing that the nurse was still very frightened, she whispered, "Do you know how to tell others?"
She was not worried that the wet nurse would betray her, because this wet nurse was found for her by the Fang family. She was divorced by her husband and had a young son to raise. If she had not gone to the Fang family to be a wet nurse, the child would have starved to death.
The Fang family took care of her son and sent her to the palace.
She was able to entrust her son to her mother's family, have them give him a surname, register him, and send the child to the Fang family's clan school, all thanks to the Fourth Prince.
She knew very well that if she made any mistake, her son would have no chance of survival.
Just as she expected, the nurse was trembling with fear and shaking her head: "Don't worry, Madam, I won't tell you anything..."
She raised her head carefully, and hesitated for a long time before she dared to ask: "My queen, I want to go out of the palace to see Rui'er..."
Rui'er is her son, and she usually goes out of the palace to see him once every six months or so.
Empress Fang knew that employing people should be done with both kindness and severity, so she agreed without hesitation when she heard her say this: "After a few days when the Fourth Prince recovers from his illness, I will ask Aunt Xiao to arrange for you to leave the palace."
She paused and then reminded him, "Tell him to study hard. He is now considered a member of the Fang family. If he has a promising future, I will naturally promote him."
The wet nurse kowtowed and thanked with tears of gratitude.
After she turned around and walked out of the door, she put away the gratitude and flattery on her face, walked a few steps quickly, and when she reached the tea room, she turned around and closed the door. It was not until a little fireman with a whisk in his hand flashed out from behind the curtain that she raised her eyebrows and said to him, "Tell the prince that the queen instructed me to let the fourth prince catch a cold in order to make the emperor soften his heart. Ask the prince, is there anything I can do for you?"
Xiao Huozhe responded quickly and asked a few more questions about the Fourth Prince. Then he waited patiently for the wet nurse to come out with the tea and slowly walked out of the tea room.
He followed his master out of the palace and found an opportunity to go to the Linjiang Palace to deliver the message.
Something happened to Prince Jin recently. Chu Jingmeng of Prince Jin's mansion had been beheaded, and Prince Jin's son Chu Jingqian was frightened and fell ill. In addition, the news came back that Prince Jin had killed the Jinyiwei who were tracking him. The princes in the princes' mansions in the capital have not been having an easy time recently.
The Linjiang Palace inevitably looked a little deserted.
He thought he would be able to see Chu Jingxing soon, but he didn't expect that he had been sitting there for more than half an hour and no one came to let him in. He couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
Finally, an experienced nanny from the Crown Prince's wife came out and asked him what was the matter. She also said that the Crown Prince had important matters to attend to and could not see him now.
He couldn't help but frown, but he knew he had no time to waste, so he asked the maid half-doubtingly, "Did the prince ask you to come and ask me? Then do you know why I came here?"
Nanny Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
It seems that Chu Jingxing's people have been used to the best advantage one by one, and none of them are useless - from Xue Changshi to the wet nurse placed beside the Fourth Prince, each and every one of them has been placed just right and seamlessly.
It’s no wonder that such a person can even take advantage of his own princess.
After she finished sighing, she glanced at the little fireman in front of her and told him in a soft voice: "The prince is discussing something with the young prince and the Marquis of Pingxi, so he sent me here. I am Nanny Yuan beside the prince's wife, you will know me later. The prince said that you came here because of the matter of the fourth prince?"
=The little fireman was relieved, nodded and told her: "Mrs. Deng said that everything is fine in the palace. The Queen took a risk and instructed her to deliberately make the Fourth Prince sick in order to make the Emperor change his mind. She wanted to ask the Prince what to do next."
Chu Jingxing really planned every step carefully, and he would think of the next ten steps before taking one step.
Nanny Yuan took a breath and nodded to show that she understood: "The prince is busy now, and I don't know what his plans are. I will tell him later."
Someone will contact him about what happens next.
Xiaohuozhe understood what Nanny Yuan meant and stood up to say goodbye.
Chu Jingxing, who he did not see, was looking coldly at Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen. He sneered with obvious disapproval: "Now that the incident with Prince Jin has just happened, the emperor is not happy with everyone. You still want to convince him to let you go to Fujian with Shen Chen? Do you think you can't die quickly enough, or do you think your father is not troublesome enough?!"
Perhaps because the King of Linjiang and the Princess of Linjiang were not in the capital, there was no need to put on a show for anyone, Chu Jingxing finally stopped hiding his attitude towards them, and sneered in a cold and distant manner that was not at all like a brother: "I don't agree with this matter. Father hasn't even arrived at his fiefdom yet. If something goes wrong because of you two, who will be responsible if something happens to Father?"
Chu Jingwu had no good feelings towards him. Seeing that his words were not pleasant to the ear, he did not give him face: "Father? Father also told you not to care about the affairs of the palace from now on. Did you listen? What qualifications do you have to care about my affairs?"
This is the truth. Before leaving, Prince Linjiang had indeed issued an order not to allow Chu Jingxing to interfere in the affairs of the palace.
The information channels of the palace no longer passed through him, and even the backyard of the palace was taken care of by Nanny Fang and others who were left by Princess Linjiang.
But no matter what, what Chu Jingwu said was still too blunt and hurtful. Shen Chen rolled up his hands and coughed, then turned his head to look at Chu Jingwu, and then tried to discuss with Chu Jingxing: "Before my father left, he had already agreed..."