In mid-April, Prince Ning's power in the court became stronger and stronger.
Although the emperor decreed that King Ning and King Rui should jointly go to court to act as agents of government, King Rui barely expressed any opinions.
Unless a courtier asked directly, King Rui would say a few words.
But in the end, King Ning will definitely be asked for his opinion.
People who originally had some expectations for King Rui couldn't help but be disappointed.
Until early that morning, Lei Xiao stood up and said: "Your Highness Prince Ning, Li Wu woke up today and yesterday, there is currently no progress on this case between the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Shenxing Department. Which department is in charge now, or should we continue to work together? Investigation? Please let His Highness make a decision."
The Yushitai would still play even if nothing happened, but Lei Xiao was different.
He is currently the imperial minister, so once he speaks in person, it will definitely be a big deal.
After a long silence, Jiang Yuanan slowly said: "Who do you think Mr. Lei should send to investigate this case?"
"I believe that this case can be handed over to the Department of Punishment, and His Majesty also recognizes Lord Hei's ability to handle the case."
As soon as these words came out, the courtiers began to feel suspicious.
If it were handled by Dali Temple or the Ministry of Punishment, there would still be room for maneuver, but if the Division of Shen Punishment were to handle it, not even Prince Ning would be able to intervene.
After all, Hei Jiren only obeyed Jiang Yue's orders.
The way everyone looked at Lei Xiao began to change. They didn't know whether Lei Xiao just cared too much about his subordinates, or whether he had received the emperor's order.
Li Wu was seriously injured, and he was definitely not someone who would dare to do such a thing.
The most likely thing is that Li Wu discovered something, and the person behind it killed people to hide it.
Yushitai offended many people, but few dared to kill the people in Yushitai secretly.
Many people actually know in their hearts that the only people who dare to take action are the few people in the court.
"In that case, let the Division of Punishment handle it." Prince Ning agreed, but the hands behind his back tightened.
After going to court, the Minister of Punishment walked up to Lei Xiao and said, "Master Lei, the weather is nice today. Why don't you go to my house for a cup of tea?"
"I couldn't ask for more." Lei Xiao smiled and left the palace with the Minister of Punishment.
Prince Ning looked at their leaving figures, then turned to look deeply at Jiang Yuanhan: "Eighth brother, are you free today?"
"Yes, yes. If only the emperor would teach me more about how to deal with memorials." Jiang Yuanhan was very humble and didn't seem to understand what Prince Ning said at all.
In a small courtyard next to Lei's house.
Wen Qingzhu walked out of the room, finally feeling more relaxed.
Yang Liu was guarding the door. When he saw her coming out, he immediately reported: "Madam, Concubine Li has gone to the Hou Mansion in person. Do you want to go back?"
"I know what she's worried about. Go back and tell her and let her calm down. The chance hasn't come yet." Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Prince Ning's reaction.
There is only one way for him to go, and that is to abandon his car and save his handsome man.
But whether Jiang Yuanan can understand it depends on whether Jiang Yuancheng will remind him.
Prince Ning is arrogant and will not take Jiang Yuanhan seriously at least for now. He will only be wary of Jiang Yuancheng who has great achievements in the canal politics.
Even if Jiang Yuancheng didn't want Jiang Yuanhan to grow up silently and gave Prince Ning a hint, whether Prince Ning believed it or not was another matter.
It seems that Prince Ning will definitely keep an eye on Zuo Bingning this time.
As night fell, the invitation from Chengming Palace was delivered to the Zuo family.
Zuo Bingning saw the post and was so angry that she threw it away on the spot and turned around to chase after him and beat up the eunuch who sent it.
Fortunately, Qiao Hu got the news in the past few days and kept watching Zuo Bingning.
Seeing her being so impulsive, he immediately stopped her: "Cousin! Don't get excited! This is a great opportunity to get rid of Prince Ning!"
"What a great opportunity! Now Prince Ning's momentum is getting bigger and bigger. My father said that he has received several letters, urging my father to let me marry Prince Ning as soon as possible! I don't want it! I will only marry Lu Ce! Otherwise! I’m going to kill Prince Ning’s Mansion! Let’s see if he still dares to marry me!”
Zuo Bingning's face turned red with anger, and she held the sword directly in her hand.
Qiao Hu had a headache. His cousin dared to say anything. Fortunately, he was at home, otherwise no one would have heard of it.
Not to mention punishing him, he will definitely be remembered by Prince Ning and his family.
I'm sure there will be some trouble for the Zuo family that day.
"Cousin! Listen to me! The reason why Concubine Li posted the message to you was because of Mrs. Ping Guohou." Seeing that Zuo Binning couldn't calm down, Qiao Hu had no choice but to move Wen Qingzhu out.
Zuo Bingning was really stunned, looked at him steadily and asked: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. If nothing else happens, you will definitely meet her when you enter the palace tomorrow." Qiao Hu felt more and more that a woman like Wen Qingzhu was really terrifying.
The reactions and actions of all parties were within her expectations.
"Then I'll be relieved." Zuo Binning breathed a sigh of relief, feeling an indescribable trust in Wen Qingzhu.
Qiao Hu began to worry, wondering if Wen Qingzhu would appreciate what Fu Lie had done.
It was night, in the bedroom of the main courtyard of Pingguo Hou Mansion.
Wen Qingzhu came out of the soup pool and saw Fu Lie sitting at the table.
"You're back."
Fu Lie stood up and took the towel from her hand, leading Wen Qingzhu to sit down on the collapse.
He let Wen Qingzhu lie on his lap, wrapped Wen Qingzhu's hair with a cloth in one hand, and covered Wen Qingzhu's belly with a light quilt in the other hand.
Fu Lie wiped Wen Qingzhu's hair and said, "Today, His Majesty met alone with the Minister of War. If nothing else happens, he may have to delegate military power to Prince Ning. There is a high probability that Youzhou will be handed over to Prince Ning."
"It's not a big problem. There are people from the Lu family in Youzhou." Wen Qingzhu is not worried about this. She is worried about Jiang Yuancheng.
"Is there any movement from King Chu's side?"
"You care about him?"
"I-" Just when Wen Qingzhu was about to say what he wanted to say, he realized that Fu Lie's mood was not right.
Looking up, Fu Lie showed no change in his expression, but his eyes were a little dark.
Wen Qingzhu raised his hand and held Fu Lie's hand: "Weizhi, it's not the time yet. Between me and him, he will die or I will live, but you have to believe me, okay?"
"Okay." Fu Lie finally agreed.
He wanted to ask about what the teacher said, but saw Wen Qingzhu closing his eyes, seeming a little tired.
Half an hour later, when Fu Lie came in after taking a shower, Wen Qingzhu sat up and raised his finger at Fu Lie: "Master Hou, come here."
Fu Lie stiffened and ignored Wen Qingzhu. He walked to the lamp and turned off the light. He turned his back to Wen Qingzhu and said, "I'd better sleep softly."
"Weizhi, do you really want to do this?" Wen Qingzhu's resentful voice entered Fu Lie's ears.
Instantly, Fu Lie's whole body felt numb and numb. He swallowed and said, "Get some rest early."
Wen Qingzhu could only lie down, looking at the top of the dark curtain, and asked Fu Lie outside: "Weizhi, have you thought of the name of this child?"
"Have you thought about it?" Fu Lie's voice was calm, but he was worried inside.
The toxins in Wen Qingzhu's body were not completely eliminated.
There is no news from Du Weiniang yet.
"Think about it, let's call him Nianfu." Wen Qingzhu recalled the events of his previous life, and a smile appeared on his face.
But Fu Lie suddenly opened his eyes. He remembered that Jiang Yuancheng also named the child in Wen Qingzhu's belly.
That name seems to be Fu'er.
Not hearing Fu Lie's reply, Wen Qingzhu turned his head and said, "Doesn't it sound good? If you don't like it, you can change it."
"What did you think of this name?" Fu Lie's voice was a little strange.
Wen Qingzhu said with a smile: "Nian means never forgetting, and blessing means blessing, which means a smooth life."
"Then call it this." Fu Lie discovered that Wen Qingzhu's secret might be more complicated than he imagined.
The sky turned white, and Fu Lie was about to put on his clothes quietly.
Before leaving, he walked to the bed and tucked Wen Qingzhu into bed.
Looking at Wen Qingzhu's sleeping face, a smile appeared on Fu Lie's lips.
In confusion, Wen Qingzhu turned over, and the blood jade lotus on his neck was exposed.
Fu Lie looked at the blood jade lotus and thought of what Wen Mingxuan said, and couldn't help but frown.
He reached out and touched Wen Qingzhu's forehead, silently telling himself: Everything will be fine!
It was getting brighter. After Wen Qingzhu sat up, he saw that there was no one on the soft cave outside.
She touched her forehead. It seemed like she was dreaming. Fu Lie said something to her.
"Miss, which set of clothes do you want to wear today?" Lu Tao came in with a basin and asked with a smile.
Wen Qingzhu turned around and got out of bed. Thinking that he might have to fight a tough battle today, he said, "Wear the red one."
An hour later, Wen Qingzhu appeared at the palace gate dressed in red, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Jiang Yijia was waiting at the door and walked over with a smile: "Mrs. Ping Guohou is in a good mood today."
"It's okay." Wen Qingzhu looked at Jiang Yijia, who was dressed in purple palace clothes, and her gorgeous makeup looked very flamboyant.
She smiled and praised: "Her Royal Highness is in a good mood."
"Both each other." There is certainly a reason why Jiang Yijia is in a good mood.
The two people looked at each other and invited each other to go to the palace.
Arriving at the entrance of Jiaoyang Pavilion, Li Qing hurried over.
"Why don't you see me!"
He asked a question as soon as he opened his mouth. Wen Qingzhu just raised the corner of his mouth and ignored it.
Jiang Yijia's face showed displeasure: "Concubine Li, didn't I tell you? Just let you serve Prince Ning well in Prince Ning's Mansion. What is yours will not be snatched away by others!"
"Why not! Now Zuo Bingning has gone to Chengming Palace! Even my aunt refuses to see me. She must want Zuo Bingning's marriage not to be affected! How can I stay at home!"
Li Qing's face was full of panic, her eyes were a little crazy, her hands were shaking, and she had nowhere to put them.
Wen Qingzhu looked at her like this, and suddenly felt that Jiang Yuanan still had some discernment.
At least someone like Li Qing couldn't become a concubine, and he didn't even want her to come in.
Just because she was stupid and suspicious, she didn't know what to do.
"Concubine Li, listen to my advice. If you want Princess Ning's position to fall to you, you'd better not do anything. Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, don't blame us for not warning you in advance!"
Li Qing wanted to say something else, but Wen Qingzhu had already turned around and went in.
Jiang Yijia looked at her as if she had done it herself, and then ordered the palace servants to guard the door.
Even if Li Qing wanted to force her way in, there was nothing she could do.
She turned her head and looked in the direction of Chengming Palace, feeling very tormented in her heart. What if Zuo Bingning really fell into Concubine Li's eyes? What should she do
Li Qing, who was in a daze, came to the Wugutai for some reason.
The spring color is just right, and the surroundings are colorful.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind: "Is this Concubine Li?"
Li Qing slowly turned around and saw Pei Zhixuan appearing behind her, with a woman not wearing palace clothes standing next to her.
She didn't recognize her, and since she was still standing a little behind Pei Zhixuan, Li Qing assumed that the woman was Pei Zhixuan's maid.
"Miss Pei?" Li Qing immediately adjusted her expression. In front of outsiders, she must maintain the dignity of Prince Ning's palace.
After all, she is the only one with the highest status in Prince Ning's Mansion now.
Guanyue is dead, and the other Yingying Yanyan will not be able to become a climate.
"It turns out it's really Concubine Li. Why are you here at Wugutai? Could it be that you heard that Concubine Luo was going to brew peach blossom wine, so you came here to take a look?"
After hearing this, Li Qing frowned slightly: "Luo Fei wants to brew peach blossom wine?"