The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Seeing that Concubine De was in a low mood, Emperor Chengde tried to comfort her and made up his mind to find famous doctors all over the world to cure Concubine De's illness.

In another palace in the harem, the atmosphere was quite good.

Concubine Su Xian looked at the Second Prince and Su Yuheng with a smile on her face, and joked, "It's really a double happiness recently."

Concubine Su originally wanted the Second Prince to marry her niece, but because the Second Prince wanted to aspire for the throne, he had been trying to win over the Princess's Mansion and ask for the Princess of Duanning's hand in marriage.

Therefore, even though she had the intention, she couldn't stop her son from pursuing his future. Fortunately, in the end, Duan Ning did not marry into the royal family, and after many twists and turns, the second prince finally made an engagement with Su Yuheng.

The more Concubine Su looked at the perfect couple in front of her, the more she liked them.

The second prince was also feeling relieved at this moment. The crown prince who was above him was deposed, which was a great thing for him.

He also smiled and said, "Mother, the Imperial Observatory has already set an auspicious date. The eighth day of July was originally the day for the Crown Prince's wedding, but since the Crown Prince has been deposed, there is no need to avoid suspicion.

Father allowed the four of us brothers to get married on the same day, which is a wonderful story."

The Second Prince was not very satisfied with Su Yuheng at first, as she could not bring him much extra value.

But the crown prince had already been deposed, and there had never been a precedent of deposing a crown prince and ascending the throne since the founding of the Dali Dynasty.

He was the eldest among the remaining brothers, and his mother's status was not low. He was more qualified to be the crown prince than the other brothers.

"That's good, my son, you must work together with Yuheng and his wife to have children and give birth to your father's first legitimate grandson as soon as possible.

Maybe the position of Crown Prince will be as easy as taking something out of a bag!"

As Concubine Su instructed her son, her eyes shone with light. She was excited as she imagined that she would become the most noble woman in the palace in the future.

"My son will certainly live up to mother's expectations." The second prince said this with finality and force.

Hearing the Second Prince's excited tone, Su Yuheng raised her head shyly and glanced at him. She immediately felt that his figure was so tall.

I completely ignored the appearance that I once found disgusting and looked forward to it with joy.

If one day she becomes the Crown Princess, or even the Queen, she will definitely trample Feng Feiyan, Shen Baozhao, and Duan Ning under her feet.

Let them crawl on the ground and kowtow to her respectfully to admit their mistakes!

In Changchun Palace, Concubine Shu was nagging and instructing the Fourth Prince.

"Your father-in-law is a capable man. He destroyed the crown prince with one move. He must have done this for you. Remember to visit Censor Li's residence after you leave the palace.

But you can't be too humble. You have to know that my son is a prince. He should do all this."

"Besides, the Duke of Lu is about to return to the capital, and your aunt must not be lost. The Duke of Lu is in charge of the 100,000-strong army at the northern Di border.

With his help, you will have a chance of becoming the crown prince."

Concubine Shu frowned and thought about it. Ever since Shen Yan offended the Wu'an Marquis' Mansion and was reprimanded by Emperor Chengde last time, she has not received any news from the Luguogong Mansion.

Counting the days, I have been pregnant for more than six months.

"Xiao Xingzi, take some cloth and silk to the Duke of Lu's mansion for me. Say it's a gift from me to my unborn nephew."

Eunuch Xing responded quickly and then went back to work.

The fourth prince sat on the reclining chair, crossing his legs. He couldn't tell whether he was satisfied or dissatisfied with Li Wan'er.

He actually had some admiration for Mei Ruolan.

Some time ago, I often hung around outside the Mei Mansion and occasionally saw Mei Ruolan's graceful figure.

Later, he heard that she had returned to Jizhao Temple and he would never see her again. He felt a little regretful, but when he thought about how much Li Wan'er's father had helped him.

I still remember that the Taoist priest had told Mei Ruolan that her fate was not good, so I let it go. If he married Mei Ruolan, maybe the prince would still be fine, so how could he have a chance?

Throughout the entire palace, everyone was ready to make a move because of the abolition of the East Palace.

It is like a calm lake, with turbulent waves and dangers lurking underneath.

Only Princess Minhui was not affected by this matter much, as she had something else on her mind.

A large and comfortable carriage drove out of the palace. The canopy above the carriage was gilded, emitting a dazzling light in the sun.

There were sachets tied to the four corners of the carriage, and huge South China pearls were hung on the tassels of the sachets.

Just this one South Pearl is worth a lot of money. If an ordinary person owns one, they will never have to worry about food and drink.

When people on the street saw the carriage coming at full speed, they all tried to get out of the way to avoid hitting the nobleman.

The carriage stopped at the door of Song Pavilion. The shopkeeper had been waiting outside for a long time. Princess Minhui held the eunuch's hand and slowly stepped down on the human stool.

The shopkeeper stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I am truly honored to have your presence, Princess."

With one hand he made a gesture of invitation, "The lady the princess is meeting is already waiting in the private room on the second floor. Would you like me to take the princess there?"

Minhui refused: "No need."

After that, with the senior palace maid leading the way, a group of people climbed up the stairs and headed for the second floor.

Madam Xiao had been waiting in Song Pavilion for a long time. She drank several cups of tea and went to the toilet several times, but there was no sign of Princess Minhui.

I felt a little anxious, wondering if I had been tricked.

Just as he was about to go out and ask the shopkeeper, he saw Princess Minhui, wearing a gold-sprinkled knitted jacket embroidered with roses, walk in.

That bright and arrogant look made people afraid to look directly at her.

Princess Minhui sat down under the waiting of the palace maids, "You all should go out. I have something important to discuss with my wife."

The palace maids and eunuchs left one by one. Although their steps were hurried, they made no sound and closed the door with a creaky sound.

Madam Xiao's personal nanny had naturally gone out early, leaving her alone to face Princess Minhui. She felt a chill down her spine.

I suddenly felt that I had been careless. Princess Minhui looked like she had bad intentions.

Minhui seemed to see Madam Xiao's uneasiness and comforted her: "Madam Xiao, don't be afraid. I just have something to ask you."

"The other day, Madam said that you were not aware of Xiao Li and Shen Baozhao's engagement. Is this true or false? In other words, this engagement is probably fake, right?"

Madam Xiao had a defensive look in her eyes. When she returned home from the palace that day, she had been severely scolded by Prince Yu and his wife.

She did not dare to question Xiao Li's marriage anymore. Princess Minhui had never had any contact with Prince Yu's Mansion. Why was she so concerned about this matter?

Could it be that he was sent by the palace to get information? Could it be that the emperor was suspicious? She did not dare to speak carelessly, for fear of causing trouble for Prince Yu's Mansion.

Madam Xiao smiled falsely and said, "The engagement is real, but I have not been informed of it yet."

With a crisp "bang", Minhui placed the teacup heavily on the tea table, shocking Madam Xiao.

"Madam, please don't think that this princess is young and easy to deceive."