After Chu Jingan was implicated in Yi Er’s incident last time and was sent to disaster relief, he seemed like a different person.
He used to be mature and steady enough, not like a child, but now he is more like a middle-aged man with a deep mind, and his whole body reveals the meaning of being shrewd and calculating.
Although Concubine Yu has always been smart, she was inevitably at a loss when she encountered the matter of Shen Chen. She knew Prince Linjiang very well, and it was precisely because of this understanding that she was cautious and afraid.
Once she started to worry, she was afraid of being involved in dealing with Shen Chen again. Shen Chen was already a big deal. She had enough people around her and many confidants to command. With Wei An's help, he was already difficult to deal with. If the plan failed accidentally, it would be easy to fail.
And the consequences of failing at the last hurdle
Just look at Princess Linjiang who has left the palace now and you will know.
Because of concerns and fears, it is easy to be timid.
But Chu Jingan was different. When he went to provide disaster relief, he saw the separation of life and death, and experienced the warmth and coldness of human nature. Once he was disliked by his father, even many of the officials under him dared not take him seriously.
With more experience, he naturally no longer fears, because he knows that fear is useless.
Also because you are not afraid, it is easier to think about problems rationally.
Just as Concubine Yu said, the fight with Shen Chen has reached a point of life and death. Even if he lets go now, Shen Chen may not be able to tolerate him.
Moreover, even if Shen Chen could really show leniency, he would still feel uneasy-----Shen Chen was determined to get rid of him and enter the house.
This means that we cannot get along in a friendly manner.
In this case, of course we should get rid of him first.
Otherwise, if he really returns to the capital in the future and makes greater contributions, it will be even more difficult to deal with him.
He thought over and over again and decided that if he wanted to deal with Shen Chen, he couldn't do it himself-----Concubine Yu's worries were right. If they missed the first strike, they would be in trouble.
Then we can only let others do it.
Concubine Yu had a natural advantage - she had an elder sister, Concubine Peng De, who was easily influenced, extremely irritable and easily instigated, and now she was extremely arrogant.
If Concubine Peng De wants to deal with Shen Chen...
It’s really not that difficult.
Concubine Yu also reacted. She glanced at her son, thought for a while, and then said, "Concubine Peng De is easily irritable when she hears about Concubine Lin Shu."
Because Concubine Lin Shu once again escaped her plan and caused Emperor Longqing to become furious, he reprimanded Concubine Peng De for not observing the code of conduct for a woman and having poor moral character.
This made her feel humiliated.
In addition, Concubine Lin Shufei's Sixth Prince is now increasingly favored. As a vested interest holder after the previous dispute with the Fourth Prince, Concubine Peng De is actually very scared in her heart. She is very afraid that she will end up like the previous Queen Fang.
A woman's suspicion is the most terrible thing in the world. Once it starts to grow, it can spread all over the place.
Now if there was another Shen Chen in Concubine Lin's place...
How could Concubine Peng De endure this
Concubine Yu smiled, feeling that her son was indeed different from before, and had become smarter than before. She touched her son's head with both relief and sadness, and sighed after a while: "It's all your fault that I'm useless. If it weren't for me... you wouldn't be like this now, and you wouldn't have such a hard life."
The Peng family has been selling their daughters for fame and fortune for a long time. Concubine Yu was just a victim and nothing at all to the Peng family. However, Concubine Yu had never thought of becoming someone else's concubine. She was afraid that her children would not be able to hold their heads up high.
So even if she was forced to be a concubine, she wanted to be promoted to the principal wife.
She herself doesn't care, but her son can't be delayed by her.
Chu Jingan reached out and held her hand, leaning on her shoulder for a moment before shaking his head: "Mother, don't say that. For so many years, you have been so tolerant for me. Although you seem to be living a glorious life, only your son knows that you are suffering in your heart. Since I was a child, I have vowed to bring honor to you and make you proud of me..."
He looked up at the elegant Concubine Yu, paused for a moment before continuing: "I will make you my father's princess, instead of being like this now, where you have to give in to everything and can only stand behind the princess forever."
Concubine Yu's eyes were filled with tears. The people in her family were all like wolves and tigers, and no one treated her as a human being.
After she married Prince Linjiang, he treated her well indeed, but that was just well. His requirement for concubines was to be obedient and docile and respect the wife.
But this is not the life she wants.
Only her son, who is connected to her by blood and is the flesh and blood of her, is able to understand her, is filial and sensible to her, and considers her in everything.
He knew all the hopes she had in her mind but dared not say out loud.
She touched Chu Jingan's head with emotion and nodded heavily: "Okay, mother has been waiting for this day."
And now, naturally, it is time to continue working hard to fulfill these promises.
Chu Jingan wiped her tears and said slowly, "Mother, please write a letter to Concubine Peng De. Recently, the Sixth Prince has become more favored by His Majesty. His Majesty has begun to disrespect his legitimate heir just like he did to Concubine Peng De and the Fifth Prince. He doesn't know that this is the root of trouble."
But concubines like Concubine Peng De had to think more about it.
After all, who can bear the pain of losing something that has been obtained with great difficulty
Concubine Yu nodded in understanding and said, "I understand. As for what Concubine De will do then... that's up to Concubine De."
"That's not entirely true." Chu Jingan smiled and looked at his mother: "Empress Defei always thinks of some things that she is not so thoughtful about. We should remind her, so that she will not be tricked by Shen Chen and others in the end."
Concubine Yu tilted her head to look at him in confusion: "You mean, you want us to think of a way for her?"
"It's nothing. Anyway, the relationship between you and her has to be kept secret, and in order to not involve father in the future, he won't care. You can quietly say a few more words, and he won't be suspected. It's difficult to deal with Shen Chen, but if you do the math, it may not be that difficult. Doesn't Concubine Lin think highly of Shen Chen? Doesn't Third Young Master Lin have a close relationship with Shen Chen?" Chu Jingan laughed: "Think about it, if... if Princess Shouning wants to marry Third Young Master Lin? What will happen to Shen Chen then?"
Shen Chen values Wei An very much, which can be seen from the treatment given to Prince Zheng and others by Prince Linjiang.
Moreover, Shen Chen also sent a letter back to King Linjiang, asking King Linjiang to facilitate their marriage when the time comes. This is enough to show his attitude towards Wei An.
Since Wei An is his weak spot, let's start from his weak spot.