The Poisonous Consort, the Regent's Beloved

Biluo chuckled, "I just heard that after the banquet today, His Majesty and the Regent had a big argument in the Imperial Study, and things were smashed all over the floor."

"The Regent and the Emperor had a fight?"

Su Fuying was taken aback. This regent was indeed as rumored, arrogant because of his high position, and didn't even respect the emperor.

"Yes, according to the eunuch at the door, the Regent has returned from his campaign against the bandits in the west. The Emperor, after listening to the ministers' advice, wanted to take back the military power from the Regent. The Regent disagreed, and the two argued in the Imperial Study."

Biluo lowered her voice again and said, "The Regent also said that His Majesty is not worthy of sitting in this position."

Su Fuying felt something was wrong. How could news from the palace have spread throughout the capital so quickly? Didn't the books say that the palace was strictly controlled and that one shouldn't gossip?

"And some people say that the reason the Regent was so angry today is because His Majesty asked you to write a poem for him, which is an insult to him. They say that you, Miss, have also offended the Regent and you probably won't live more than three days."

ha?

What does it have to do with her?

She was merely obeying the emperor's orders.

After saying this, Biluo looked worried and said, "Miss, if the Regent really holds a grudge against us, we're doomed."

"Is it so scary?"

"Miss, you don't know, but over the years, all the ministers who spoke ill of the Regent have died unnatural deaths,"

"I also heard that in the year His Majesty ascended the throne, the eldest daughter of the former prime minister's family fell in love with the regent and asked His Majesty to grant her marriage, but the regent refused."

Su Fuying was somewhat surprised, "You can refuse a marriage bestowed by His Majesty?"

"That's right. He refused the marriage proposal on the spot during the morning court session, and His Majesty's face turned green in front of all the civil and military officials."

"and many more."

Su Fuying interrupted her, "We've been together for the past few years, where would you have heard these rumors?"

"Hehe, Miss, you don't know this. I often hear the old nannies in the manor talking about how yesterday when I went to the palace, a little maid told me gossip all morning."

Su Fuying's brows furrowed slightly; she was worried that this young girl had been deceived.

"Whose maid is she?"

Biluo knew her mistress's worries perfectly well. "Don't worry, mistress, that maid is very simple-minded. She just talks a lot and says her mistress's surname is Ji."

Ji Zhiyun, the name popped into Su Fuying's mind. Ji Nanqing's maid was always behind her, and she guessed that only Ji Zhiyun's personality could have such a talkative maid.

She had some impression of Ji Zhiyun; unlike Ji Nanqing, she wasn't as repulsive.

"Miss, I haven't finished speaking yet."

Su Fuying gestured for her to continue.

"At that time, His Majesty had just ascended the throne and dared not do anything to the regent, so he acquiesced."

"Who would have thought that half a month later, at the Lantern Festival, the young lady from the Prime Minister's mansion saw the Regent talking on a flower boat, so she had someone drug him, intending to do something improper. However, she was mistaken for a thief and killed on the spot by the Regent's guards."

"died?"

"Yes, the next day her father went to the Regent to demand justice, and the Regent directly produced the evidence of their corruption and collusion over the years, and then they were all exiled and their property was confiscated."

Su Fuying raised an eyebrow. So direct. It's good to have power and influence.

"and then."

Biluo wore a bitter face. Didn't Miss dislike hearing these things? She should have asked more questions.

"That's all, miss, that's all."

"Miss, here we are."

The carriage came to a stop, and the coachman's voice came from behind. Su Fuying lifted the curtain and looked out, and a magnificent mansion came into view.

The two large stone lions at the entrance were twice the size of those at the entrance of the Minister's Mansion. The pitch-black gate and the towering pavilion inside the courtyard reminded Su Fuying of the phrase "carved railings and jade steps".

Looking up, Su Fuying couldn't see the top of the courtyard wall. "It's that big?" she wondered.

"Miss, this is the right way."

Biluo's hesitant voice came from beside her. Su Fuying turned her head and saw a gate opposite her that was more than half the size of this mansion, with three large characters written on it: Princess's Mansion.

A bead of cold sweat rolled down her forehead, and she said, "How can a princess's mansion be so grand?"

He glanced back at the courtyard wall behind him, "Whose house is this?"

"Miss, this is the Regent's Palace."

"Cough, cough, cough, cough."

Upon hearing the coachman's reply, Biluo, who was excitedly preparing to enter the princess's mansion, suddenly coughed.

Su Fuying gently patted her back and asked, "Why isn't there a plaque?"

The coachman hesitated for a moment, then glanced cautiously back at the Regent's Palace before walking up to Su Fuying and lowering his voice, saying, "This was originally the residence of the former Second Prince. Later, the Regent moved in and said..."

"Can't tell?"

Su Fuying was speechless. There wasn't a single person on the street. Could there be surveillance cameras?

"No, Miss, this servant dares not say."

The coachman kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and his speech became stammering.

"explain."

Su Fuying was getting impatient.

The coachman responded cautiously, then whispered even more, "The Regent said that the Second Prince died too quickly in the struggle for the throne, which was considered unlucky, so he converted the Third Prince's residence into the Regent's Palace. The main gate is in front."

Su Fuying smiled slightly. This regent had a certain sense of humor. "His mouth must have eaten dung. It stinks."

"Young Miss, you absolutely mustn't say that..."

"Princess Yongle, next time you speak ill of others, could you please do so quietly inside the house?"

A chilling voice drifted into her ears, and Su Fuying turned around abruptly, completely unaware that someone was in the courtyard.

The coachman knelt down with a thud, his body trembling. "Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me! I will never dare to do it again!"

Su Fuying's dark eyes turned cold as she looked at the masked man leisurely drinking tea in the courtyard. Her tone was somewhat displeased. "Do you know that entering someone else's residence at will can result in being beaten to death as a thief?"

The man stared at her for two seconds, then said lazily, "With you? Or all of you?"

"you."

Biluo stepped forward to protect Su Fuying. The man's aura was too dangerous, and she was determined to protect her mistress with her life.

"Biluo, you all go down first."

"Miss......"

"obedient."

When the coachman heard Su Fuying's words, he looked up and realized it wasn't the Regent. He looked a little embarrassed and quickly got up from the ground to follow Biluo to the carriage to wait.

"What are you here for?"

"Didn't you ask me to do something?"

Su Fuying's pupils contracted; this was the second time she had seen him, and she hadn't shown her true face.

"How do you know it was me?"

He turned his head, his tone lazy yet meaningful: "You should be glad that I recognized you, otherwise you would already be a headless corpse."

"Ah."

Su Fuying paused, then said with a hint of sarcasm, "I wonder who needs a weak woman to carry him back."

He chuckled twice, his cool voice carrying a chilling undertone, "You're not weak."

Seeing that there was no way to hide her identity, Su Fuying simply stopped pretending and stepped forward to sit down opposite the man: "Alright, let's get down to business."

"They're all dead. There was a doctor who went to him to ask for a pulse diagnosis back then, but he's now delirious and we can't get any information out of him."