There is no mother who doesn't love her daughter, and Princess Chang'an really lives for her two children.
She personally handed a handkerchief to her daughter, and watched her wipe the corners of her lips and rinse her mouth before turning back to continue instructing her: "She is pregnant now, and her taste may have changed a little. Ask the people in your kitchen to be more careful and be thorough in everything."
Nanny Ge agreed to all of them.
Princess Xianrong held her hand tightly and refused to let go, calling out "mother" with sobs.
She was frightened by the recent changes.
What's more, her father-in-law even submitted a petition requesting the replacement of the crown prince, which made her even more exhausted.
Princess Chang'an held her hand and said, "Why are you crying? You are pregnant and will soon be a mother. You shouldn't cry like this. You just need to take care of your body. Your husband and I will take care of the rest."
Princess Chang'an responded with a tearful voice. Knowing her mother had come, she felt reassured and soon fell asleep.
Chu Jingxing happened to come over and found out that Princess Xianrong was asleep after asking, then he bowed to Princess Chang'an.
Princess Chang'an asked him to get up. After a quick look, she knew that he was not hiding away in dejection as Bailing said. This man's eyes and brows showed confidence, and he didn't look like he had been staying in the study for days without going out.
She glanced at him calmly and said casually, "Your wife is not feeling well. You, as her husband, will have to take care of her in the future."
This was an accusation that Chu Jingxing made Lady Xianrong worried even though he was obviously fine, and that he was irresponsible for ignoring Lady Xianrong's pregnancy.
Chu Jingxing heard it, but he didn't just give a perfunctory answer like he did in the past. He agreed very seriously and said, "I have something to discuss with you."
Princess Chang'an did not come just to see her daughter. Upon hearing this, she nodded, stood up, and went out of the yard with him. She glanced at Nanny Yuan, and Nanny Yuan and the servants retreated and followed her from a distance.
"What are your plans for the future?" Princess Chang'an walked quietly for a while before asking him, "It seems that Your Majesty has made up his mind this time."
"I was just about to discuss this with you." Chu Jingxing led her to the study and said, "I have an old friend I want you to meet."
Princess Chang'an never thought that the old friend he mentioned would actually be Hu Changshi. She was stunned for a moment.
It was only when Hu Changshi greeted her with a smile that she came to her senses and looked at Chu Jingxing suspiciously.
Chu Jingxing said, "Hu Changshi's son married Zhao Yan's sister."
Princess Chang'an immediately understood.
Hu Changshi did have two sons, but unfortunately one died early and the other was in poor health. Because of this, it was difficult for them to get married. His first wife had been childless for four years.
Later, the first wife fell ill and died, so he married again, who gave birth to a son, and then two or three more children in succession.
Rumor has it that Hu Changshi and his wife trusted their daughter-in-law so much that they left all the household affairs to her.
It turned out that the concubine who left a successor to the Hu family was actually Zhao Yan's sister. Princess Chang'an couldn't help but look at her son-in-law with complicated eyes. This son-in-law was actually smart, but it was a pity that his intelligence was always intermittent.
She sat down opposite Hu Changshi, and listened to what Hu Changshi said about Prince Linjiang's plan. She could not help but lower her head in thought.
King Linjiang saw that he really hated Chu Jingxing, so he spared his life and had no intention of giving him the throne in the future.
unless... ...
She had the same idea as Hu Changshi, and just as she opened her mouth, she heard Hu Changshi laughing.
Chu Jingxing laughed and told her: "What the Chief Secretary just said is exactly the same as what you said. He also thinks that he should take the initiative."
Having said that, Hu Changshi repeated his plan to Princess Chang'an.
Princess Chang'an's eyes became much deeper, and it was obvious that she was thinking seriously. After a moment, she said, "This is very risky."
"Nowadays, wealth and honor are sought through risk." Hu Changshi smiled and leaned back in his chair, looking at Princess Chang'an: "Does Princess Chang'an have any other ideas?"
Princess Chang'an stared at him for a while before asking, "Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu are both skilled in martial arts, and they have many men around them. They have been behaving themselves in a proper manner recently in order to please the Saint. How can we kill them?"
"No matter how powerful a person is, he or she always has weaknesses." Hu Changshi smiled slightly: "For example, I heard that this Miss Wei Qi... oh no, this Princess Shouning, has a close relationship with the Marquis. The Marquis may not have ordinary feelings for her."
Princess Chang'an and Chu Jingwu obviously agreed with this.
Hu Changshi followed up and said, "Soon, the Fourth Prince's coffin will be placed in the underground palace, right?"
At that time, all the clan members will definitely go.
Even if something happened to the old princess, her funeral would not dare to coincide with the Fourth Prince's. Even the Prince of Zhennan had to go, but as her granddaughter, Wei An had no reason not to go.
The imperial mausoleum is located in a remote area, so it is not difficult for something to happen.
"Once the news of Princess Shouning's accident reaches their ears, I believe it will be difficult for them to remain indifferent." Hu Changshi said: "Then, we can tell the news to the people of Prince Jin. Calculating the time, it will be in time for the people of Prince Jin to rush over."
Princess Chang'an fell silent.
This Hu Changshi is indeed a character. No wonder he can stay in front of King Linjiang for so long and gain the trust of Chu Jingxing.
She was silent for a long time before she looked up and asked him, "I wonder what you want me to do?"
Hu Changshi raised his eyebrows and said softly, "Your Highness is indeed smart. Killing Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen is only a temporary solution. If the prince can do something else, we can achieve a two-pronged solution."
Princess Chang'an frowned, and for the first time she felt a little panicked, and asked, "What do you mean..."
"I heard that the two palaces have long been at loggerheads with each other." Hu Changshi stroked his beard and looked at Princess Chang'an, saying seriously, "Empress Defei loves her son as much as her life. Although the Fifth Prince has recovered, she has been brooding over the Fifth Prince's poisoning. I heard that she even rarely goes to the Fourth Prince's coffin. For this, I'm afraid the Empress is also resentful. The two palaces have had an old grudge. This time, the mastermind behind the Fifth Prince's poisoning, although the Imperial Guards said that Yuan Yi confessed that it was Prince Jin, others may believe it, but I'm afraid Empress Defei doesn't believe it."
One holds a grudge against the other, and the other thinks he has been wronged. The hatred between these two people can never be extinguished.
"When the snipe and the clam quarrel, the fisherman benefits." Hu Changshi slowly drank a sip of tea and looked at Princess Chang'an, and said softly: "I think Your Highness understands this principle."