Chapter 57 Ashes

"I always feel that this is a little strange." Prince Qi Xian casually put a grape in his mouth, frowned and said, "Why is this grape so sour? Didn't you say that Nanxia came to pay tribute?"

"Now we are just dog-eyed kicking. It's good to have this grape to eat." Concubine Yan said, "If you want to eat well, go to the Queen's Hall. Don't you see that there are all the good things in the palace now?"

"Yes, the queen got a prince for no reason, and now she has a support in the court, but if the queen gives birth to her own child in the future, what do you think will happen to the child left by Yuan Guifei?"

How's it going? Of course, it's a dead end." Concubine Yan said, "Before the queen gave birth to the prince, she will become the shield of the queen. Once the queen gave birth to the direct prince, she will become a dagger that threatens the queen at any time."

"Mother, I heard that the person who caused the empress to miscarry is Yuan Guifei. In this case, how can the empress raise the enemy's child so kindly?"

"You are right. It is absolutely impossible for ordinary people to accept the children of enemies, but now the Empress needs to be able to support her own power, so she must accept it."

"I still think something is wrong." Qi Xian said thoughtfully, "I always feel that all this is too reasonable. Is there such a coincidence in the world?"

"What coincidences are not coincidences? When it comes to coincidences, the place with the most coincidences in the world is this palace."

Qi Xian threw all the remaining grapes on the ground and said lightly, "I need to find some sweeter grapes."

"What's your damn ideas?"

"I heard that the fourth brother and the prince are coming back." Qi Xian said, "Seriously, I always think my fourth brother is not simple."

"How do you say that?"

"I can't say it."

"Whether he is simple or not, I just hope you don't cause anything again. A princess is enough to have a headache."

Qi Xian smiled and said, "Mother, you are not the same. You have done that because you are jealous of Queen Shunde."

"So it's enough to prove that you were born by me."

"I really don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing! If the child's mother is the queen, then the child doesn't have to work so hard.

"That's true, but it's a pity that your mother and I are not the queen." Yanfei said with a smile, "I let you down."

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter if the mother is not the queen. After all, it's better for this person's fate to be in his own hands." Qi Xian said, "If there is no so-called monarch in this country one day, what will it become?"

"That's impossible."

"Is it?"

The Palace of the Concubine.

"Mr. Shen, it's been four months since you left, and I thought you were missing." Jiafei looked at the brocade box in front of her and said with a smile, "What's in it?"

Shen, who looked a little lonely, spit out two words lightly: "The ashes."

"What?" Jiafei thought she had heard it wrong and asked again, "Do you think so? Are they ashes?"

"Yes."

"Whose ashes are in it?"

"A person who is very important to me."

"So what do you give me this ashes? I thought..."

"Do you think it is a gold and silver treasure?" Shen's unreasonable tone was obviously more contemptuous.

"Forget it, I don't care about you. Let me ask you, why did you give this ashes to me?"

"I want to ask my mother to do me a favor."

"What's up to?"

"Give these ashes to the Empress Dowager."

"What, are you crazy? Did you ask me to give this to the Empress Dowager? I think you are probably crazy."

Shen said with an unreasonable smile, "As long as the Empress gave this to the Empress Dowager, I don't think anyone will dare to embarras you in the palace from now on, because there is a secret of the Empress Dowager."

"Secret? What kind of secret is it?

"Don't ask this lady. As long as you give this brocade box to the Empress Dowager, then she will understand."

"Is that really the case?"

"Please believe me."

Jiafei took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I believe you. But you have to tell me who the ashes are in it?

"A actor." Shen Wuli said, "The Empress will know soon."

"Okay, I promise you will give it to the Empress Dowager. By the way, you must also know that Yuan Guifei died in childbirth. Now the queen can be said to have gained a new power in the court with the children left by Yuan Guifei. What do you think of this matter?

"There is nothing to worry about. Once the Empress gave birth to her own child, the direct prince in front of her will definitely become a dagger that will threaten the Queen at any time. May I ask who will allow a dagger to swing in front of her eyes every day. But if the queen does not give birth to the first son, then he will become the most powerful shield for the queen.

Jiafei nodded and said, "I also think so, so we must eradicate this direct prince anyway."

"Don't have to do this. I heard that the prince left by the former emperor and the fourth prince Qi Yu are about to return to the State of Qi. If they come back, it will definitely be a new situation. Why do you have to take a risk? It's better to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Isn't it better to take the benefits of fishermen?

"That's right, that's right. Why didn't I think of this?" Jiafei said, "Sir, you are not only handsome, but also smart."

"I believe that the Empress Dowager will say the same thing as you when she sees me."

"That's right, that's right." Jiafei picked up the teacup that was already a little cold and thought to herself: No, it won't be so simple. You must be related to the Empress Dowager, it must be so.

"I hope you don't forget your previous promise. If I help your prince ascend to the throne, then the position of prime minister will be mine."

"Of course." Jiafei said, "I'm not the kind of person who doesn't keep his promise."

"I think Prime Minister Zhao Shun will leave the court soon."

"Huh?" Jiafei asked, "Now that Zhao Shun's power is getting bigger and bigger, how can he leave the court?"

"Will, definitely." Shen Wuli said, "And I believe that Wu Jinsong, the financial department, will soon take the position of prime minister, and the person who can replace the financial department must be a young official without any *, although I don't know whether the official will be the empress or the king of Jinheng."