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Although Concubine De was very angry in Fangfei Palace, she did not send anything to Taiji Palace.

She couldn't help but scold her son in Fangfei Palace: "Your Majesty is not worthy of drinking what I cook!"

Li Jiao was shocked, and she quickly advised her mother: "No matter what, Dou Kangnong is at least useless, which can be regarded as Li Er's brain being lost. No one will give him bad advice in the future."

After a moment of pride, he said, "Mother, can we spread this matter and use the power of the students to force father to depose the crown prince? During the imperial examination fraud case during the Ruilong period, wasn't it also because the students sat in front of the palace gate, and finally forced grandfather to deal with several important officials?"

De Fei immediately rebuked, "Absolutely not! Give up this idea! Your father is not your grandfather. Your grandfather was the one who could have the heart to kill the crown prince, but your father didn't have the courage. He was afraid that the prince would seize the throne and the Jin Dynasty would be unstable. He was too ashamed to see his ancestors in the underworld.

If this matter gets out, he will definitely find out about you, and it's hard to say whether he will still support the He family at that time. If you want that position, you have to be more patient. When your father is on the decline, it will be the time for your son, who is young and strong, to take the position."

Li Jiao had no choice but to agree with his mother and talked about his own selection of a concubine.

De Fei said, "We just don't have military power. The prince seems to have the support of the Princess's Mansion and the General of Zhenxi Mansion, but Zhao Qi doesn't have the final say in the General of Zhenxi Mansion. I heard that Zhao Qin will accompany her brother Zhao Zhige back to the capital to report on his work in a while, so you should be more active then."

Li Jiao was a little unhappy and said, "Mother, Zhao Qin is a tomboy. She is dark and ugly. If I marry her as my princess, won't the nobles in the capital laugh at me to death?"

Concubine De slapped the nanmu coffee table. She really wanted to slap her silly son on the head, but she couldn't bear to do it. She said angrily, "Did I ask you to marry Zhao Qin? I asked you to marry the Zhenxi General Mansion behind her! Zhao Jingcai is the current Zhenxi General, and Zhao Qin is his beloved. You took his beloved away, so he must help you. Let's cut off the source of the trouble for the Princess' Mansion. Let's see how the prince can still be arrogant!"

Li Jiao added: "But her brother Zhao Zhige is a scoundrel. I am just worried that marrying Zhao Qin will be useless."

Concubine De said, "Zhao Zhige dotes on this sister even more than his father does. As long as you can take care of Zhao Qin, the Zhenxi General's Mansion will be yours. Besides, Zhao Zhige was just a bit of a jerk when he was young, but he is also a powerful general on the battlefield. Now he is one of the fiercest generals under his father's command. He will be promoted to the position of Dingxi General when he returns to Beijing to report on his work. It will be very useful for you to make friends with him."

Li Jiao then said, "I understand. I will listen to you, mother."

Concubine De couldn't help but say, "How could I, such a smart person, give birth to a stupid son like you? You are really as stupid as your aunt. Forget it. I just hope that you will have a princess and give birth to a grandson as smart as me as soon as possible. Only then will the future of our He family be bright."

Li Jiao knew from a young age that everything would be fine as long as he had his mother to protect him, so he coaxed his mother and said, "Thank you, mother, for your advice to me."

Concubine De just waved her hand and said, "Alright, your grandmother has been coming to the palace to cry to me about your aunt's marriage recently. There is no point crying about something that has already been decided. You might as well think about how to make good use of the Yao family's marriage. Now that you have opened a mansion, it will be more convenient for you to walk outside the palace. Go to your grandmother and aunt more often. There is no free lunch in the world. If you want your grandfather to plan for you, you must make sure that he thinks of family affection in addition to benefits."

Li Jiao also responded: "Don't worry, mother, I will take good care of your grandfather and aunt for you."

Concubine De was satisfied and said, "Okay, go back and let me live in peace."

Li Jiao then left Fangfei Palace and went straight out of the palace.

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Although Emperor Jingde issued four edicts in succession in the court, the officials in the court who were unaware of the situation all smelled something fishy.

However, these imperial edicts were all related to the prince's party, so the He family, who were on the side of Prince Qin, were naturally happy to watch the show.

Liu Chen, Zhang Junze and other people who knew the inside story felt that the punishment was too light.

Most of the neutral faction were officials with shallow roots and no aristocratic families to back them up. They had always adopted the attitude of keeping a low profile and protecting themselves. They were even more afraid of speaking for the crown prince and being considered as the crown prince's faction by the Qin Party, who would then suppress them.

Therefore, after Emperor Jingde asked Eunuch Fu to announce the decree, no one stood up to speak for the prince and Dou Kangnong.

The princelings' manipulation of the imperial examinations was something they had raised high and then put down easily.

Although some rumors were leaked later, they were only discussed among officials and their families, and most of them were just whispers. After all, there was no evidence, so no one dared to make a big deal.

Surprisingly, even Qin Baiwei had heard something about it. It was when Qin Xu went to the palace to treat the prince's leg that day. When he came back, he said that the prince was kneeling in the Golden Throne Hall, and the empress was very distressed. After that, she heard some rumors in the court.

She was a clever woman, and after much guesswork she was able to piece together the facts and realized that the prince's punishment must be related to the imperial examination.

She couldn't help but think of the imperial examination cheating case during the Ruilong period. Emperor Ruilong was very angry. Her father followed Hang Yuanzheng into the palace to diagnose Emperor Ruilong. He felt like he was temporarily putting his head on his neck.

When she grew up, he often told her about this matter, saying that the profession of imperial physician was too dangerous, and it would be better for her to go to the Eastern Palace to seek a status.

She didn't dare to dig deeper into the truth behind it, since it had nothing to do with her anyway.

Ever since she saw Pei Yi being intimate with a young waiter at the gate of Nanfeng Pavilion last time, she was in disbelief and heartbroken. No matter how strong her character was, she was sad for a long time and even returned to the Qin Mansion to live for a while.

It has finally calmed down a bit recently.

I heard that the Crown Prince's Consort spends the whole day in Tingxueju with her maid making rouge, cream and powder. The popular Qianyuan Pavilion in Kyoto is also opened by her. There is a scar removal cream in the shop that is quite effective.

She was now being pressed hard by Princess Anle, and the scar on her forehead also needed medicine, so she wanted to come to Tingxue Residence to inquire about it.

When they arrived at the master bedroom of Tingxueju, they saw Danfeng and Yueyan both guarding the door. They didn't know what Brother Yi and Xie Zhichan were doing in the room with the door closed in broad daylight when the sun was high in the sky?

Thinking of what Xie Zhichan said when Miss Pei made a fuss in Tingxueju last time, she couldn't help but frown. The handkerchief in her hand was twisted and rubbed by her, and she didn't know whether to go or stay.

After thinking for a moment, he finally gritted his teeth and walked forward to Dan Feng and said, "Please let me know. I'll take Brother Yi's pulse."

Dan Feng said, "Miss Qin, please wait a moment. I will go in and report."

Inside the room, Pei Yi was still sitting on a small couch in the inner room, reading a book, with his ears perked up, listening to Xie Zhichan and Yang Zhuoyan discussing the promotion of the hot spring villa in the outer room separated by a beaded curtain.

Yang Zhuoyan was indeed a capable person. Not only did he write the story booklet, he also took the initiative to find some storytellers he had met before to adapt it. He promoted the name of Qianyuan Villa in major restaurants and even found some opera troupes to cooperate with.

He and Xie Zhichan both sat at the lower table, separated by a small high-legged table for cups, plates and teacups.

Yang Zhuoyan felt quite uncomfortable. Logically, Xie Zhichan should sit at the top seat.

But Xie Zhichan was not used to discussing things with people from a distance, and what he said was not suitable for others to hear. Now Qianyuan Villa has not yet opened, and their preliminary preparations are important business secrets.

In his heart, Yang Zhuoyan only felt that the Crown Prince's wife had the man's demeanor of respecting the wise and humble, and looking at her business acumen, if she were a man, she would surely achieve achievements that were not inferior to the Crown Prince.

He said excitedly: "Now the feedback from the three stories is very good. Many people have come to Qianyuan Pavilion to ask when our Qianyuan Villa will open."

Xie Zhichan nodded and said, "The renovation of the villa will be finished tomorrow. I will hire someone to clean it inside and out and buy some necessary toiletries. We can open for business in seven days."

Fortunately, these ancient decorations are all natural and pollution-free, and do not need to be left vacant for ventilation.

In his heart, he couldn't help but complain again about the Jin Dynasty's incompetence in selecting officials. They ignored a talented and quick-witted candidate like Yang Zhuoyan and instead selected some fools like the officials from the Ministry of Rites.

He denied it again in his mind. Lord Zhang, Censor Liu, and Lord Cai are still good people. It's just that they were born at the wrong time. The current court of the Jin Dynasty is probably a situation where bad money drives out good money.

At this moment, Dan Feng came in to report that Qin Baiwei had arrived. Pei Yi was stunned for a moment and asked, "What is she doing here?"

His health has improved a lot now, and he can even practice boxing quietly in his room. Qin Baiwei has returned to the Qin Mansion and lived there for quite a few days. Pei Yi almost forgot that Qin Baiwei was still treating him under the emperor's order.

Dan Feng reminded, "He said he came to check my pulse."

Pei Yi just remembered this and frowned, "You were not going to come, why are you here again?"

Then he pushed the wheelchair outside and looked at Xie Zhichan with a look of help, like a big dog saying aggrievedly: "The big bad wolf is coming, master, come and protect me."

Xie Zhichan just found it funny. This man didn't jump up and roll over immediately. It must be because Yang Zhuoyan was here and hindered his performance.

However, she and Yang Zhuoyan still had some things to discuss. Regarding the gift box of the Rouge Shop, she hoped to write some poems on the packaging, such as "The clouds think of clothes and the flowers think of face", which is very suitable for the mood of a girl in the boudoir. She didn't have time to deal with Pei Yi for the time being, so she smiled and said, "Go quickly, my prince, Miss Qin is waiting for you."

Pei Yi had no choice but to put a pill in his mouth to change his pulse, then he sat in a wheelchair and let Dan Feng push him out the door.