Spring Drunk Chang'an

There is nothing wrong with the princes, princesses and concubines trying to curry favor with the victor.

In the front court and the harem, the prince's enthronement ceremony was about to begin and was well received, meeting the expectations of the people.

Even the prince's party felt that the lineage of Prince Yan had completely given up and decided to rely on the old emperor to protect their own lives.

Only Queen Song secretly felt that something was wrong.

She summoned Xiao Chuo into the palace and told him bluntly, "Chuo'er, I don't think Concubine Qu will give up like this."

"She is too stubborn and too arrogant to be content with being inferior to others."

"Especially being beneath me."

"Her family, the Qu clan, was confiscated and exterminated due to your grandfather's impeachment. Since then, Concubine Qu has regarded me as her mortal enemy. She is favored by the Emperor and has no worries in her life. Whatever she wants, she can get it at her fingertips..."

"So her only wish is to bring me down, make Prince Yan the future emperor, and overturn the case for the Qu family..."

"Now, all her fantasies have been shattered. Can she accept it so willingly?"

"Impossible, Ah Qu doesn't have that kind of mentality."

Empress Song shook her head decisively, looking at Xiao Chuo with a serious gaze. She said, "Xiao Chuo'er, Concubine Qu would rather die with us."

"As the saying goes, if one man fights desperately, ten thousand men cannot stop him. Even if Concubine Qu is just a woman in the harem, we must be careful and treat her seriously."

"You've already gone through all ninety-nine difficulties, so don't let yourself capsize in the gutter."

Xiao Chuo listened with a frown, thought for a moment, and nodded slowly, "Don't worry, mother. I understand."

"We'll find out."

He agreed and actually went to check it out immediately.

Even if in his heart, Emperor Yingwu and Xiao Xun had accepted it, Concubine Xu was a woman in the harem, and a woman who had handed over all the power in the palace, even if he was unwilling...

Xiao Chuo also felt that she could not cause any big trouble, but Queen Song called him in such a serious manner and gave him instructions in a gentle voice.

Xiao Chuo took it seriously and sent people to carefully monitor and investigate Concubine Qu.

After a few days, I actually got some results.

Concubine Qu has been in charge of the harem for twenty years. It doesn't mean that once she steps down and the Phoenix Seal is taken back by Queen Song, all the connections she has accumulated will be gone!

Her people are still her people.

Moreover, because she had been favored by the emperor for the past twenty years, had a promising son, had a lot of money to spend, and did not like to punish people, the palace people were very loyal to her.

Concubine Qu's confidants are spread throughout the six palaces.

She even had spies hidden in Fengqi Palace and Donggong.

These nails have a high status.

In Fengqi Palace, Shuiyan, the second-class maid in charge of Queen Song's clothes, and Xu Jiuliang, the chief eunuch in charge of the medicine storehouse in the Eastern Palace, are all Concubine Qu's people.

Not only that, even the chief of the palace guards secretly surrendered to Concubine Qu.

It’s not Prince Yan, but Concubine Qu.

The chief of the guards is her man.

She wanted to cut off the source of the trouble during the wedding in the Eastern Palace. She first used the maids in Fengqi Palace to tamper with the clothes of Queen Song and the Crown Princess, and then used secret agents in the Eastern Palace to poison the Crown Prince.

At the wedding ceremony of the Eastern Palace, all civil and military officials, ministers of the royal family, concubines, princes and princesses, including those princes who have reached adulthood and have gone far away to till the land, must return with their wives and children to participate.

At that time, she would smash the cup as a signal, and the leader of the guards would raise his knife and kill.

Concubine Qu has already decided that she will kill all of Emperor Yingwu's princes, and then force Emperor Yingwu to pass the throne to Xiao Xun in public, and force all civil and military officials and royal family members to recognize Xiao Xun's throne.

As for whether the local officials outside recognize her or not, she doesn't care.

At worst, if others rebel, we can just purge the court.

Even if she and Xiao Xun were overthrown and beheaded, at least they had been empress dowager and emperor, and the Song family and the prince were buried with them.

She is not at a loss.

Concubine Qu is very single and cruel. She completely disregards the Great Xia Dynasty and the common people and only cares about her own pleasure.

If it were really as she wished, she would wipe out the Donggong clique, kill all the princes, and behead all those who disobey her. If the eunuch emperor ascends the throne, everyone who is dissatisfied will rise up in rebellion to purge him...

There is no point in the Great Xia Kingdom perishing!

When Xiao Chuo heard the news, she broke out in a cold sweat.

He really understood that principle deeply.

People would rather play chess with a smart person than argue with a fool.

Madmen and desperadoes cannot think with common sense!

He wanted to take direct action and capture Concubine Qu's party, including Xiao Xun, but thinking about Emperor Yingwu's reaction, this emperor's preference for Concubine Qu and Xiao Xun, would he give up on those two without giving him some real evidence and teaching him a lesson?

Emperor Yingwu is the current emperor. Even after he abdicated, he is the emperor emeritus. For Concubine Qu to commit such an act of usurping the throne, she would need the right time and place, and she would have to risk her life. But Emperor Yingwu did not need that. He had the capital to die together with her at any time.

However, no matter how absurd or biased he was, he at least had the most basic rules of an emperor.

Protect the Great Xia country and its people.

Therefore, he was willing to resolve the problem peacefully with the prince. He abdicated honestly, and the prince treated Concubine Qu and Xiao Xun well and did not bring up any grudges against them.

But nowadays, some people don't want to have fun.

Xiao Chuo lowered her brows, nurturing Concubine Qu's dying struggle, uncovering the six harems and the confidants of the previous dynasty. After so many years of management, how many cards did she really have? Was this all he had discovered? No one knew...

So he just took advantage of the situation and acted like a mantis stalking a cicada, while the oriole was waiting behind.

Xiao Chuo's eyes flashed, and she stood up and headed towards Fengqi Palace.

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The prince was wandering around the harem, investigating secret matters, and Liu Changan had no idea about it.

After she finished the selection and left the palace, and received the imperial decree granting her marriage, there was basically nothing else to do.

As the future Crown Princess, the bride-to-be, she didn't need to get involved in any wedding matters. She just waited patiently to try on her wedding dress and learn the etiquette...

For the rest, just lie down and enjoy the view.

However, Liu Changan really couldn't stand staying in the Cheng'en Mansion every day and being flattered by the Song family's relatives and friends. It just so happened that there was a happy event in her adoptive parents' family.

Liu Chengjin, her younger brother is getting married.

Liu Changan brought his relatives and friends, especially Shi Xiaoyue, Xiong Zhen, and Song Zhinian to help.

Of course, the Cheng'en Mansion also sent people.

It was Song Zhinian’s younger brother, the young prince.

Song Bin and Old Lady Song were too prominent, and their presence might steal the spotlight from the bride and groom. The same went for the Crown Prince and his wife. As for Song Zhilan, it was appropriate for her to come, but it felt unlucky for her, a divorced woman, to attend the wedding and congratulate the newlyweds.

Of course, the Liu family didn't care, but Song Zhilan herself felt it was not good, so she just gave a generous gift and congratulated them in advance.

The second daughter of Duke Cheng’en’s Mansion, Song Zhinian, and the third-generation heir, the young master, have arrived.

It is enough to represent closeness.

Xiao Chuo naturally sent gifts and sent officials from the Eastern Palace to congratulate him, and he himself...