Transmigrated into a Prosperous Farm Wife, Pampered, Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic Prime Minister

It was already late at night, but the Eastern Palace was still brightly lit.

A tall, slender figure stood by the window, staring blankly at the dark night sky.

"Your Highness, it's late." Ruyi, who was serving, saw that her master hadn't moved for a long time and spoke in a low voice.

For some reason, Xuanyuan Heng felt inexplicably irritable today. "Is there any news from the palace today?"

He was brought back by the Golden Dragon Guards, and he thought he would continue to guard the imperial tombs, but he never expected to be brought to the Eastern Palace.

This is where he lived in his childhood. Everything, from the grass to the trees, seems unchanged. Even the eunuch Ruyi once served in the Eastern Palace.

What's the Emperor doing? Has he suddenly had a change of heart? Is he letting him continue living in the Eastern Palace?

Or did she suddenly remember him and use him as a pawn?

"The Emperor has brought back a beauty from outside the palace and bestowed upon her the residence of Lan Yue Fang Hua. The news has spread throughout the court and the harem."

Ruyi thought to herself, "This is news that everyone already knows. It's not like he's being a big mouth by saying it out loud, is it?"

"A beauty?" Xuan Yuanheng frowned. At his age, wasn't he supposed to be poisoned? Why would he still want a beauty?

Is it possible...

"Yes, it was Eunuch Min who personally went outside the palace to fetch her. I heard she was brought back in a carriage of princess specifications." Ruyi lowered her voice.

"Hmm." Xuanyuan Heng suddenly realized he was overthinking things.

Given her current bad temper, how could she possibly enter the palace?

"Your Highness, please rest early. There is an early court session tomorrow," a palace maid said as she stepped forward.

Xuanyuan Heng suddenly looked at the palace maid who had spoken.

The palace maid blushed under Xuan Yuanheng's gaze, and after a while, she knelt down in a panic.

Xuanyuan Heng twitched the corner of his mouth, "Never mind, this is pointless."

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The following morning at court, the emperor reinstated his eldest son, Xuanyuan Heng, as crown prince, causing an uproar throughout the court.

"Your Majesty, the eldest prince is already the deposed crown prince. To establish a new crown prince is... against the rules."

Led by Zhang Xiucheng, a large number of civil officials stood up and spoke.

Xuanyuan Hongye, seated on the dragon throne, had a deep look in his eyes. "How could I not know that the Zhang family has ever been in charge of the world?"

Zhang Xiucheng immediately knelt down in fear and trepidation, "Your Majesty, I have no such intention. I only feel that it is indeed against the rules to depose the Crown Prince and reinstate him."

Gu Nanfeng stepped forward and spoke up, "Lord Zhang, how is this against the rules? Didn't His Majesty say that the Crown Prince was deposed only to allow him to cultivate his character? The Crown Prince himself has done nothing wrong. The eldest son should be chosen as heir. In what way has the Crown Prince violated the rules?"

Guan Xiuyu stepped forward and said, "I second that proposal."

When the second prince ascended the throne, his sister was no longer safe. Now, the emperor has actually reinstated the crown prince, which is quite a dramatic turn of events.

"I second the proposal."

"minister……"

The Emperor was adamant about Xuanyuan Heng being reinstated as Crown Prince, and he didn't want to hear any more nonsense, so he adjourned the court session.

After the court session, the Second Prince could no longer maintain his composure.

They even disregarded the need to avoid suspicion and approached Zhang Xiucheng.

"What does Father mean by this? And that wretched woman, Xuanyuan Heng, wasn't she supposed to be missing? Why is she still alive!"

He had been plotting for years and was just one step away from legitimizing his actions.

Xuanyuan Heng was made crown prince again at this time, which he was unwilling to accept.

He only regretted that he hadn't torn Xuanyuan Heng to pieces, allowing him to live to this day.

Zhang Xiucheng remained calm, saying, "Second Prince, it's not good for someone who is destined for great things to be so impatient."

The Emperor's move caught him completely off guard, but the outcome is still uncertain.

"How can you expect me to stay calm? What makes him so special! Just because he's the Empress's son? The Empress has been dead for so many years, she's long since turned to dust. He doesn't even have a maternal family. How dare he be worthy of her name!" The Second Prince's face twisted in anger.

No one knew that Consort De came from the Zhang family, which was the source of the Second Prince's confidence.

As the representative of all the scholars in the country, as long as the Zhang family stood behind him, he was the popular choice. His third and fourth sons did not stand a chance against him.

"He's just the crown prince, not the emperor yet. If they could depose the crown prince back then, they can do it now."

Zhang Xiucheng said something and turned to leave.

A crown prince without the support of his maternal family is not a threat; what he cares about now is the Luming Academy.

Originally, all the scholars in the world thought that he should be his father's disciple, but the emergence of Luming Academy made his father's cohesion among the literati not so high.

If the second prince ascends to the throne, the Zhang family can achieve even greater success and enjoy a century of glory.

"That's true, he's a good-for-nothing. What good is having the title of crown prince? There have been plenty of crown princes throughout history who never got to sit on the throne."

The second prince finally calmed down.

The process doesn't matter, only the result matters.

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After Qin Niangzi left, the house suddenly felt cold and deserted.

Lin Shuyun looked at Gu Chen, Gu Ru, and Gu Bao tending to the flowers and plants in the yard.

"By the way, how is the Jiang family?"

She and Jiang Changtian are one thing, but they're imposters. Or are these three kids really not planning to go back to the Jiang family?

Gu Chen said, "His reputation is completely ruined. I heard that Old Master Jiang has been idle at home for a long time. He's so old, a fifth-rank official is the limit for him."

The remaining two, Jiang Hao and Jiang Ming, only held sinecure positions; with their uncle around, they could never hope to get ahead in this lifetime.

Their uncle came to see them and asked if they wanted to go back to the Jiang family. They've already changed their surname to Gu, so what would they do back at the Jiang family? That place would only disgust them.

All that remains is to clear the name of his mother and elder brother.

"It's pointless, it's no longer useful."

Lin Shuyun stood up. She felt quite tired after sleeping so much, so she decided to go for a walk and maybe see the beautiful woman.

Old Xu was eager to try, "Yun girl, I'll take you to a fun place and treat you to something to eat."

After a short while, Lin Shuyun followed Old Man Xu to a vermilion side gate.

"Old man, why did you bring me to someone else's back door?"

Old Xu looked around furtively, and seeing that no one was going to knock on the door, he realized that no one was going to do so.

"Is this the place you told me you'd treat me to a meal?" Lin Shuyun looked at Old Man Xu.

She must be so bored, she actually came along.

Old Xu said, "There's a delicious Eight Treasure Duck here. I figured you've never tried it before, so I brought it for you to try."

"There's a braised duck at the back door? We're not here to steal food, are we?" Lin Shuyun turned to leave.

Old Xu grabbed her arm and said, "Girl, don't say such unpleasant things. I met the chef here a while ago, and he said he'd treat me to Eight Treasure Duck."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a servant came out from the side gate. Seeing Old Xu, he said in a rather unfriendly tone, "You old man, you've become addicted after just one meal? You've come to see our Fat Chef again?"

Old Xu, his hands tucked into his sleeves, wasn't angry at all. He chuckled and said, "Hehe, Chef Fatty sent me. Do you have Eight Treasure Duck today?"

The servant went in and came out a short while later with a braised duck wrapped in lotus leaves. "Here you go, don't come again next time. I've never seen such a shameless person. I just bought someone a fan, and they've eaten it so many times."

Old Xu pretended not to hear and handed the hot eight-treasure duck to Lin Shuyun.

"Yun girl, try this! Let me tell you, this tastes absolutely amazing, you won't find this flavor anywhere else."

It did smell really good. Lin Shuyun didn't care where it came from, took a bite, and then took the whole duck.

While they were gnawing on a duck leg, a horse-drawn carriage stopped in front of them.