Huangxiu

Chapter 275 Inside Story
Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Grandma, let's go into the yard and talk."

"go in."

Empress Roufei's voice is soft and pleasant. Although her face cannot be seen, her temperament is as gentle as water. Her title truly lives up to her character.

Chu Zhiyuan had already seen her true appearance.

She and Bai Ningshuang are almost like sisters, and time has not left too many traces on her.

Although she has no martial arts skills, she still has such a beautiful appearance, obviously she must have taken some magic medicine.

It is very likely the elixir that saved her life.

Anything that can have such an effect is certainly not an ordinary elixir. As the emperor's woman, she can naturally take the best elixir.

A group of people came to his new house.

Concubine Rou looked at him curiously.

Bai Ningshuang accompanied her for a walk, and finally came to Chu Zhiyuan's yard and sat in the small pavilion.

Concubine Rou waved her hand, and the serving palace maids and eunuchs withdrew, including Huang Cheng.

Only Chu Zhiyuan, Concubine Rou and Bai Ningshuang were left in the yard.

Chu Zhiyuan served tea personally.

Concubine Rou took off her veil, revealing a face that could be both happy and angry, she was truly stunning and charming.

Chu Zhiyuan couldn't help but feel regretful.

My father, Chu Minghou, did not inherit my mother's good genes, and his face obviously resembles that of the emperor.

Concubine Rou suddenly started coughing violently.

Her face was flushed, veins bulged, and she looked extremely hideous.

It immediately destroyed her beauty.

Bai Ningshuang hurriedly took out a small jade bottle, opened it and put it to her nose, and a pungent smell wafted out.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

The medicine in this jade bottle is not a good medicine, but a medicine for tigers and wolves. It seems to be fighting poison with poison.

If this continues, Concubine Rou won't have much time left.

When he saw this, his mood became solemn.

Concubine Rou is the pillar of Prince Qing's Mansion. An old person in the family is like a treasure. If Concubine Rou is not around, the love between father and son will soon fade.

After all, the emperor has many sons, it is impossible to treat them equally and it is impossible to care about each of them.

Once there are more sons, the love between father and son will be divided into many parts, and it will be impossible to care about all of them.

If there is no help from the palace, it is easy for the emperor to ignore him. After all, the emperor has a lot of things to do every day and is very busy. Unless something big happens, he has no time to take care of his sons' family affairs.

He would only chat with the imperial concubine when he was with her and think about his son.

After Concubine Rou sniffed the jade bottle, her coughing slowly stopped.

The blue veins on his face gradually faded away.

She saw the solemnity on Chu Zhiyuan's face and smiled: "Don't worry, you won't die for the time being."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Grandma, you should take care of yourself. Father is very worried."

"He..." Concubine Rou wiped the sweat from her forehead with a white handkerchief and said with a smile, "He is too weak in character. I really don't know who he followed."

Bai Ningshuang smiled and said, "He is the flesh that fell from your body, so naturally he will follow you."

Concubine Rou smiled and shook her head, "I don't have such a weak heart as him. I really don't know what to say. It's a pity that you don't follow him, Yuan'er."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Actually, I am like my father, but I concealed it well and was able to control it."

"That's what it means to be a good person." Concubine Rou nodded gently, "You did a great job, especially letting Ruo Ling become the Saint of Yaoyue Palace."

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at Bai Ningshuang.

Bai Ningshuang snorted: "Look at me, I didn't object!"

In her heart, she did not agree with Xiao Ruoling becoming the Holy Maiden of Yueyue Palace, as it delayed her marriage and her chance to have a grandson soon.

But Chu Zhiyuan had agreed, and as a mother she couldn't say anything to spoil the fun, so she could only force herself to suppress her feelings and show her agreement.

Xiao Ruoling was so perceptive that he knew her intentions long ago, but he just pretended not to know. Both sides were pretending to be confused.

Chu Zhiyuan could only secretly praise himself for his good luck.

If you change someone else, the situation may be the opposite. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have always been enemies.

Chu Zhiyuan said, “Grandmother, I asked Ruoling to go to the Yue Palace because I saw that she has great talent. It would be unfair for her to stay in the mansion. I wanted her to go out and relax while she is still young, so that she won’t regret it when she is old.”

"It's rare that you think this way." Concubine Rou smiled and said, "It's a blessing for Ruo Ling to follow you."

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and felt more at ease.

This is the result of thoughts from previous lives, which are indeed not in line with the mainstream of today and seem a bit strange.

Concubine Rou said: "The relationship between the Four Great Sects and the Emperor is complicated. Yaoyue Palace is the most relied upon force of the court and also the most steadfast ally."

Chu Zhiyuan raised his sword-like eyebrows, and heard the hidden meaning: "What about the other three sects? Are they all grudges against Grandfather Huang?"

"The relationship between the Yongling Divine Cult and the Emperor is the most tense," Concubine Rou said softly, "It's even like water and fire are incompatible."

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "So you led the Cloud-Stepping Cavalry into the pass?"

Concubine Rou shook her head and said, "This is the revenge of the Yongling Divine Cult against the emperor. The emperor also took action against the Yongling Divine Cult."

"Is it because of Second Uncle?"

"This is one of the reasons." Concubine Rou nodded gently: "Your Majesty can already hold back this breath to the limit, but the Yongling Divine Cult still won't give in, which has exceeded the limit of the Majesty."

"What did the royal grandfather do?"

"The Emperor's Sword was used to cut down the Eternal Spirit Divine Tree, causing a shock to the Eternal Spirit Secret Realm, with a huge impact."

"Is this what led to the Yongling Divine Cult bringing the Cloud-Stepping Cavalry into the pass?"

"Ah."

"Grandfather Emperor has severely damaged the leader of the Eternal Spiritual Cult again?"

"Yes."

"What's next?" Chu Zhiyuan asked curiously, "Will the Eternal Spiritual Cult give up?"

"Based on my understanding of them, they won't." Concubine Rou sighed softly, "They are all stubborn. The leader of the Yongling Divine Religion and the emperor are old friends. No one will bow their heads."

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows.

Concubine Rou said, "Besides the Yongling Divine Sect, which is the most tense, there is also the Jiuli Divine Sect, which is not close either. Then there is the Wuyou Sect, which is even more excessive."

"What are they going to do?" Chu Zhiyuan asked, "Haven't we been living in peace for so long?"

"There is no such thing as peace and tranquility." Concubine Rou shook her head gently and said, "If the emperor hadn't been so strong and kept suppressing them, they would have rebelled long ago."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned in confusion: "They only have one secret place, right? How can they compete with the imperial court?"

"They have a long heritage and wonderful mental methods, so it is easier for them to produce Grandmasters. Moreover, their secret places also have their own unique wonders. Unlike the secret places and caves of the imperial court, only Grandmasters can enter, and they can't benefit as much as they can."

"So," Chu Zhiyuan said, "the imperial court has obtained more caves and secret places, and although they don't have many secret places, they are better?"

"That's about right." Concubine Rou nodded gently. "Back then, the leaders of the four major sects were better than Taizu. Taizu had no choice but to do this in order to appease the four sects."

"The four great clans got a bigger bite of the fat, while the imperial court suffered the loss...Isn't the emperor willing to accept this?" Chu Zhiyuan said.

Concubine Rou looked at him approvingly.

Chu Zhiyuan saw the root of the problem at a glance.

To be honest, it was not the four major sects that wanted to rebel, but the successive Dajing emperors were not satisfied and wanted to swallow up the four major sects.

How could the four major sects be willing to accept this?

So they fought back, and now the situation has become more and more serious.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and pondered: "Have the four major sects joined forces?"

"It seems that they haven't joined forces yet, but how can His Majesty not worry about them joining forces? ... If one sect is really swallowed up, I'm afraid the other three sects will join forces."

“Yaoyue Palace…” Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

"The Emperor will not touch Yaoyue Palace. Yaoyue Palace should also know this, but it's hard to say for Yongling Divine Cult."

　I'm sick, so I can only update three chapters first. I'll slowly make up the remaining three chapters today.
　　
　
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