Chapter 215 Establishing Authority (Second Shift) (1 / 2)

“Into the palace,” Rue looked at her in disbelief.

“Enter the palace.” Mu Zi Yan whispered.

“Eldest Miss, isn’t it a bit wrong to enter the palace now” Yun Xiang asked in a low voice.

“It’s just the right time to enter the palace.” Mu Zi Yan said with a smile.

“The slave girl will go and prepare.” Yunxiang answered in a low voice and then retreated.

She raised her eyes to look into the distance, the corner of her mouth hooked up in a wickedly cold smile, Jun Qianhao, you have really wasted your efforts.

Not long after, Yunxiang came forward with her eyes downcast, “Eldest Miss, it’s ready.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan faintly answered, and then she left Marquis Mu’s residence and took the carriage to enter the palace.

Inside the palace, because of the early morning, Mu Zi Yan is from the Xihua door to enter, avoiding the Golden Palace, is from the side door to go to the Palace of Yongshou.

Princess Qing Li is now sitting at the bottom of the head, Consort Rong and Consort Liu, Consort Ru is also there, Princess Yuehua has not yet returned, the hall is also more lively than in the past days.

When the Empress Dowager saw Mu Zi Yan coming, she spoke lovingly, “Cheng An, how did you find the time to come to the palace to see me this day?”

“Cheng An sees the Empress Dowager.” Mu Zi Yan bowed respectfully.

“Rise.” The Empress Dowager still responded amiably.

Mu Zi Yan thanked the grace after rising, stood in the hall and said, “Originally thought that in a few days is the birthday of the Empress Dowager, the subject daughter has been thinking of sending the Empress Dowager a surprise, but now there is also the same thing, it is specially into the palace to the Empress Dowager to ask for a reward.”

“Oh” the empress dowager raised her eyebrows, thinking of Mu Zi Yan every year in her birthday will send some original gifts, these three years is not to come to the palace, this birthday gift has not been less, now see her said to come for the birthday gift, since it is more than a few points of interest.

“Now is but a full and round pearl, must be the empress dowager has worn.” Mu Zi Yan said with downcast eyes.

“How big do you want it” The Empress Dowager nodded slightly, the pearls had been there since.

“It’s not too big, as long as the one on the Empress Dowager’s wrist is.” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to look at it and said with a smile.

“You this girl, very sharp eyes, favoring this one.” The empress dowager lowered her eyes to look at, that is the red sand dollars bracelet, buckle with a pearl, this pearl is inconspicuous, but this world is only this one.

“Can the Empress Dowager reward my daughter” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and looked at her expectantly.

“Do you know that the pearl of this bracelet can only this one, or the feather child that year specially traveled to the South China Sea to find, for this also sick for most of the year, I have been wearing, never want to take off.” The empress dowager seemed to recall something, raised her eyes and looked at her and said.

Mu Zi Yan converged her eyes and hurriedly knelt down, “My daughter did not know that this pearl was actually the intention of Fifth Highness.”

“Just, this is also regarded as fate, you did not see the other, only on this one, I will reward you, if by then I do not see the surprise, but to punish you.” The empress dowager said, from the wrist off, aside the calendar grandmother has taken a brocade box, carefully put it in, and then went up to hand over to Mu Zi Yan.

Mu Zi Yan received it with both hands and bowed respectfully, “Thank you Empress Dowager for your grace.”

“It’s rare to enter the palace, so accompany me to talk before going back.” The Empress Dowager softly said.

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan answered with her eyes downcast, and then she respectfully stood aside.

“Give the seat.” The Empress Dowager continued.

After Mu Zi Yan thanked the grace, she sat upright on the side, the crowd for the Empress Dowager so generous move appeared to be a little surprised, in the view of a few people, the Empress Dowager has never been so to them, not to mention like Mu Zi Yan that face to face to ask for rewards, or the Empress Dowager’s most precious thing.

Consort Rong turned her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, extremely puzzled, how on earth did she win the Empress Dowager’s green eyes, and was even able to get the Princess’s honor of that kind of place.

Princess Qing Li did not expect the Empress Dowager to be more loving to Mu Zi Yan than she had imagined, like she was doting on her own granddaughter, she said with her eyes downcast, “Empress Dowager, Qing Li came because her mother learned that the Empress Dowager’s birthday was approaching, and ordered the messenger to send a birthday gift.”

“Empress Bei Qing has a heart.” The Empress Dowager looked towards Princess Qing Li and nodded slightly in response.

Mu Zi Yan quietly sat aside, then saw behind the people have been carried in the birthday gift, is a very large box, such as put down, Princess Qing Li personally went forward to open the box, ordered the people will be held inside the gold and silk things carried out.

To be put flat, Princess Qing Li will unveil the golden silk, the eyes of the crowd flashed through the astonishment, to see this thing in front of them, for a long time can not return to their senses.

The whole hall flashed with golden light in a flash, very eye-catching, even if it is strange to see the rare things of the empress dowager, at this moment the eyes low also flashed a flash of surprise, but it is extremely well controlled.

Princess Qing Li in the crowd froze when, whispered, “This is the golden lotus, open in the north of the north of the snowy mountains in the north of the country, five hundred years to get one, the north of the country now only two.”

“I heard that this Golden Lotus is the treasure of the Northern Qing State.” Concubine Rong spoke from the side.

“There are only two of them in this world, and now they are sent to the Great Amazing” Ruifei enlightened her lips faintly from the side.

The Empress Dowager glanced at it, remained silent for a long time, and said in a low voice, “Since it’s a treasure of the town, the Empress of Beiqing sending it on purpose is a surprise to the mourning family.”

“Back to the empress dowager, this golden lotus signifies that the blooming world is always in bloom, the mother empress has since wished the empress dowager all the blessings of golden peace.” Princess Qing Li lowered her eyes and said, “Mother Empress repeatedly instructed Qing Li to make sure to dedicate this item to the Empress Dowager, since it expresses her thoughts towards the Empress Dowager.”

“This heart of Empress Bei Qing is truly rare.” The Empress Dowager smiled lowly and said, “The mourning family will accept it.”

“Yes.” Princess Qing Li answered with downcast eyes.

The Empress Dowager took a careful look at the golden lotus, and then ordered Sister Li aside to carefully put it away.

And so from the palace out, Consort Rong and Consort Liu each ride the royal whisky away, such as Consort line to Mu Zi Yan’s side, meaningful smile, whispered, “This bracelet is a rare thing, the county princess can be put away.”

“Many thanks for mentioning it, Your Highness.” Mu Zi Yan responded with a light smile.

Ruifei smiled lightly and lifted her steps to leave first.

Mu Zi Yan stone steps down, then saw Princess Qing Li is standing in front of the sedan chair waiting for her, she went up to the

Waiting for her in front of the sedan chair, she stepped forward and nodded, “But the princess is waiting for me”

“En.” Princess Qing Li nodded her head and said, “I didn’t expect the Empress Dowager to be so doting on Sheriff Lord Cheng’an, and even the most cherished objects are willing to reward the Sheriff Lord.”

“That is also the Empress Dowager’s favor.” Mu Zi Yan said in a warm voice.

“County princess take care of yourself.” Princess Qing Li said, and got on the sedan chair to leave.

The corners of Mu Zi Yan’s mouth hooked up with a faint smile, and then she also rode the sedan chair out of the palace gate.

Waiting to sit on the carriage, she will be that bracelet up, she was just a look, and then asked for it in passing, did not expect that this bracelet is Jun Qian Yu sent, and this pearl

She was stunned for a moment, she was somewhat unable to guess the Empress Dowager’s mind, she only felt that the Empress Dowager’s closeness and tolerance towards her was all because of Jun Qian Yu.

“Missy.” Rue Xiang called softly.

“En,” Mu Zi Yan came back to her senses and raised her eyes to look at her.

“Eldest Miss, you entered the palace just to ask for a reward” Yunxiang asked suspiciously.

“It’s just an excuse, I’m going to see what Princess Qing Li has brought into the palace.” Mu Zi Yan put away that bracelet and said in a low voice.

“Oh.” Yunxiang nodded her head and responded, “That Golden Lotus there are only two in this world, the Northern Green Country is really willing to give it up.”

“How can’t give up,” Mu Zi Yan coldly laughed, “Since they dare to send, it is already calculated that they will take it back in the future, but it is just temporarily placed in the Great Yan.”

“After the Empress Dowager receives it, what good will it do to the Crown Prince,” Yunxiang asked in a low voice.

“Naturally.” Mu Zi Yan continued, “This golden lotus is the treasure of the state, now at this time, the Liang King has just been vindicated, the Empress Dowager has received the golden lotus, for the Emperor, this is undoubtedly a good omen, it is a symbol of the long-lasting prosperity of the Amazing Kingdom.”

“And Qing Li Princess is the daughter-in-law of the cool king, although the name of the Northern Qing Dynasty, the cool king is the empress dowager’s own son, sent to the empress dowager since it is better than to send to the emperor, in this way both can avoid the emperor’s suspicion of the cool king’s ambitions, and the second can also make the emperor to the crown prince a few more points of affinity.” Mu Zi Yan continued, “the emperor knows that the cool king is embracing the crown prince, now since he is willing to put down such blood, is also the emperor happy to see.”

“Slave girl on the contrary, I think the third prince and the crown prince, nowadays fight over you and me, the final sit and reap the benefits of the emperor.” Yun Xiang muttered.

“Yes, but the Emperor will eventually grow old, and this Great Yan’s kingdom will surely be passed on to the next Emperor.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly, “Straight in the Emperor’s heart, who exactly is the true heir”

“Eldest Miss, haven’t you often said that the heart of a king is hard to gauge” Yun Xiang spoke softly.

“It is difficult to measure.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly, “So it’s fine not to measure it.”

“Miss, the third prince is considered to be completely defeated,” Yunxiang thought on the surface of this matter and the third prince has nothing to do with, those who conspire against the crown prince’s party.

Mu Zi Yan shook her head and said, “It’s just that this round was lost.”

“It seems that the days to come are afraid to be very difficult to be peaceful.” Yunxiang followed suit with worry.

Mu Zi Yan laughed lightly, “You girl, you are resourceful.”

“It’s Missy who taught you well.” Yun Xiang smiled and spoke.

When he returned to the Mu Hou Mansion, Mu Zi Yan first went to greet Qi, and then he told the situation of entering the palace.

Qi was surprised, since she hadn’t expected the Northern Qing Kingdom to be so generous, sending over all the Golden Lotus that was the treasure of the town.

Su Qinruo followed suit with a long sigh, “Still really willing to give up.”

Mu Zi Yan laughed lowly and said, “Yes, I did not expect the Northern Qing Kingdom to be so bold.”

“You girl, going to the palace to ask for a reward is fake, going to join in the fun is real.” Qi looked at Mu Zi Yan and said.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan responded frankly, “Otherwise, how could I see the Golden Lotus?”

Su Qinrou laughed, “Sister, is that Golden Lotus really as rumored?”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “Indeed it’s not a fake.”

“I really want to see it too.” Su Qinrou said with an expectant face.

“I think that when the Empress Dowager’s birthday banquet is held, she will take it out.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“Yes, well, it’s good that things have calmed down now, and this birthday banquet was held as scheduled.” Su Qinrou spoke in a low voice.

Mu Zi Yan smiled lightly and said, “Yes, I think it’s just right too.”

Inside the Third Prince’s Mansion, Jun Qianhao raised his hand and swept the objects on the book case onto the ground, his eyes overflowing with cold light, “What a cool king.”

“Your Highness, the Liang King is not easy to deal with, and now with the addition of Princess Qing Li, the Crown Prince here is afraid that,” Zhong Xuan was silent for a long time, and then said, “this time the plan is lost.”

“Hmph.” Jun Qianhao snorted coldly, “If you want to bring down the Crown Prince, you must first get rid of the Cool King.”

“The emperor is very tolerant of the cool king there, your highness, you do not think it is strange,” Zhong Xuan always had doubts in his heart, but has not been able to find the answer, and now looked at Jun Qianhao, asked in a low voice.

“That is also because of the Empress Dowager.” Jun Qianhao said in a cold voice.

“It seems to be more than that.” Zhong Xuan continued, “Your Highness, think carefully, when Lan Xin’er went to assassinate the Empress Dowager, the Cool King did not intervene, and it is obvious that the respect that the Cool King has for the Empress Dowager is only on the surface.”

“At that time, the situation was critical, and the Cool King was escorting him.” Jun Qian Hao was stunned for a moment, seemingly thinking of something, “No, at that time, the Cool King was also not at Father’s side.”

“Right, then where did the Cool King go at that time” Zhong Xuan was silent for a moment and then said, “Lan Xin’er was afraid that she had secretly colluded with the Cool King early on.”

“It seems that the Blue Family are also the people of the Cool King.” Jun Qianhao slapped his palm on the several cases, “The Liang King must be eradicated first.”

“Your Highness, the priority now is not to get rid of the Crown Prince, your last tour, although you secretly drew in the Crown Prince’s people, but the Liang King’s place has always remained motionless, more importantly, this plan is seamless, if there is no Liang King, the Crown Prince would have already committed suicide in fear of his crime.” What Zhong Xuan said was that the Crown Prince was under house arrest, and the people outside who were fighting against the Crown Prince had stirred up the dynasty, and at this time, she was taking the opportunity to create the false impression that the Crown Prince was afraid of committing suicide.

Sin suicide illusion, so, the crown prince party is completely defeated, but she so well planned, but in the end, but still defeated.

Zhong Xuan raised her eyes to look at him, “The Crown Prince is not dead.”

“Yes, not dead.” Jun Qianhao said in a cold voice, “Zhong Yu actually defected to him.”

Zhong Xuan’s eyes shattered with a cold light, “Concubine will not let her live in peace.”

“The Crown Prince didn’t die, the Liang King ambushed Zhang Qian to death, and now the plan has completely failed, this time the Palace has suffered heavy losses, and I don’t know how much longer I will have to wait if I want to bring down the Crown Prince again” Jun Qianhao looked at Zhong Xuan, his eyes flashing with a cold light, “However, if there is no plan this time around, the Palace doesn’t know that the Wang Uncle even has this kind of ability. “

“Your Highness, the Liang King has malicious intentions and is hidden extremely deeply, if he helps the Crown Prince, Your Highness is afraid that this is not the right place to deal with.” Zhong Xuan pondered for a moment, “Now the priority is to eradicate the Liang King first, this time the accident has nothing to do with you, Your Highness, so you can pretend not to know about this matter.”

“En.” Jun Qianhao only felt that such a perfect plan, but in the end, it was still a failure, obviously close to the throne, but in the end, it was a heavy loss, his heart was not willing.

Zhong Xuan is even more reluctant, originally according to the plan to act, now the crown prince fell, and the third prince’s prestige is flourishing, take the opportunity to push him to the throne of the crown prince, and then designed to let the emperor return to the sky, Jun Qianhao will comply with the people’s hearts to ascend to the throne of the emperor, in the meantime, she will secretly do something to win the hearts of the people, and then one by one, will be the third prince’s consort and the Cui side consort to eliminate, so that she is the legitimate empress, and then carry out the next step in the plan, but But now everything seemed to have become difficult to move forward, Zhong Xuan felt as if she had been cursed, and she was always caught in a black fog that she couldn’t break through.

No, she had been planning for so long, she would never allow herself to slip up, she would let the man know that she was the woman who was good enough to stand by his side, not the others.

As for Princess Qing Li, she would definitely think of ways to eradicate her.

The two of them were caught up in their own thoughts, and the round was lost.

In the Crown Prince’s residence, Zhong Yu knelt at the Crown Prince’s feet and said in a low voice, “Your Highness, the Zhong family no longer has a place for concubine to rest.”

“This matter is in the heart of this Palace.” Jun Qian Che looked at her with downcast eyes and reached out to pull her up from the ground before tugging her into his arms, “As long as you are loyal to this Palace, this Palace will not treat you poorly.”

“Your Highness,” Zhong Yu softly leaned into Jun Qian Che’s arms and softly called out.

Jun Qian Che raised his voice and laughed, then carried Zhong Yu across his arms and got up to enter the bedchamber.

Zhong Yu is hate Zhong family, more hate Zhong Xuan, if there is no Zhong Xuan, she would not have fallen into this situation, in the Zhong Houfu where there is still someone to remember that she is the third miss is the real first miss, daily life is worse than the commoner daughter, and finally was designed to lose her innocence, married to the crown prince, became the side consort, she is alive to be at the mercy of the Zhong family, but she is not the eldest sister Zhong Hui, she has already been destroyed once, since it is unwilling to be destroyed once more, therefore, in the day she married into the prince’s residence, she secretly vowed to revenge on the family, to let the Zhong family shall not die well. On the day she married into the Crown Prince’s residence, she secretly swore that she would take revenge on the Zhong family, and that she would let Zhong Xuan have a good death.

Now that she had done it, Zhong Xuan, in the future I will let you know what it means to be in pain.

Mu Zi Yan had since learned of Zhong Yu’s betrayal of the Zhong family, the corner of her mouth hooked up in a cold smile, “I hadn’t realized that the Zhong family still had such a ruthless one who dared to rebel.”

“Eldest Miss, this Crown Prince’s side consort helped the Crown Prince at a crucial moment, otherwise, even if the Cool King was vindicated, the Crown Prince would still end up dead.” Yunxiang returned with her eyes downcast.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan faintly responded, “Zhong Yu is an interesting one.”

“Eldest Miss, I don’t think the Third Prince will make a move anytime soon.” Yunxiang continued.

“Just because he won’t have it, doesn’t mean that the Liang King and the Crown Prince won’t.” Mu Zi Yan sneered.

“What Missy means is” Yunxiang thought carefully for a moment, “it’s hard to believe that the Crown Prince wants to overturn the case”

“This case is finalized, it will definitely not be overturned, but the crown prince will also definitely get it back.” Mu Zi Yan was silent for a while, “Continue to keep an eye on it, Zhong Xuan should make a move.”

“Yes.” Yunxiang returned with downcast eyes, “Eldest Miss, Princess Yuehua has returned to the capital.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan faintly responded, “She went out of the capital and circled around, and for what”

“Hidden One sent word that apart from a secret meeting with old Mrs. Pingli Hou, she didn’t stay any longer.” Yunxiang said in a low voice.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan faintly responded, “Just wait, the capital is afraid that it will be even more chaotic.”

“Eldest Miss, in a few days it will be the Empress Dowager’s birthday, that pearl,” Yun Xiang then asked.

“Bring the birthday gift, I’ll personally embroider it on.” Mu Zi Yan said indifferently.

“Yes.” Yunxiang answered with her head hanging down, and then she said no more.

Bi Yun came back and whispered, “Eldest Miss, something has happened in the back kitchen.”

“En,” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to look at her.

“A maid died.” Biyun whispered, “It seems to have been picked.”

“Dead,” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes picked up slightly, “nowadays the back kitchen is managed by sister-in-law.”

“Yes.” Bi Yun responded, “Great Young Grandmother has already rushed over.”

“I’ll go take a look.” Mu Zi Yan lifted her steps and left the hall, then went to the back kitchen.

Outside the yard maid stood a place, see her front come from salute do not dare to make a sound.

Mu Zi Yan went up and saw a person lying at the backyard, Su Qin Rou was frowning and looking, turning her eyes to see her come, whispered, “Sister, you came just in time, I just got the news over, this person died in some strange way.”

“Sister-in-law, step back a bit.” Mu Zi Yan looked at her and said.

“Good.” Su Qinruo nodded her head and replied, then she took a few steps backward.

Mu Zi Yan walked up and took a closer look, turning her eyes to look at the stewardess behind her, “When was this discovered”

“Back to Eldest Miss, the person was found half an hour ago, and there was no news yesterday.” The stewardess bowed her head and replied.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment, and then said, “It looks like he died yesterday, and buried the person here, looking at the

up here, and it looks like it’s the work of someone in the yard.”

“Ah” Su Qinrou heard, turned her eyes to look at the people in the back kitchen behind her, then looked at Mu Zi Yan, “Sister, but to cross-examine”

“Sister-in-law, this matter will be left to you.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice.

“Good.” Su Qinruo answered, then lifted her steps and left the backyard, and then let the stewardesses call all the people over and interrogate them one by one.

Mu Zi Yan was listening since she was not far away, turning her eyes to look at Yunxiang, “Go and take a look inside my courtyard.”

“Yes.” Rue Xiang answered in a low voice, and then lifted her steps to leave.

After a while, Su Qinruo asked one by one, turned her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, “Sister, it seems that this kind of thing I am really not good at.”

Mu Zi Yan whispered, “Sister-in-law did a good job.”

Su Qinrou knows that she is letting herself in the house to establish prestige, however, this kind of investigation thing she really is clueless.