sbdcsierra Chapter 513 Concubine Liu wants to deal with Concubine Liang
Chapter 513 Concubine Liu wants to deal with Concubine Liang
Duke Dingguo felt that everything made sense.
It must be that old villain Shen Maoxue who deliberately targeted the Imperial Concubine in order to pave the way for the Virtuous Concubine and the Fourth Prince.
If the Imperial Concubine loses the Emperor's favor, wouldn't the Virtuous Concubine be able to take the opportunity to ascend to the throne?
This is a great plan!
However... Duke Dingguo has been in officialdom for many years. In addition to the blessing of his family background, he himself is also an extremely cautious person.
The Shen family today is no longer the small family it once was. If Shen Maoxue wanted to do something like this, how could he easily find out?
Duke Dingguo always felt that there might be someone behind this!
So, he followed some subtle clues and investigated the case step by step.
After a lot of effort, we finally found out that the real mastermind behind the scenes was the banker!
They wanted the Shen family to fight with the Dingguo Mansion, so that Concubine Liang could win without any effort!
After knowing the truth, Duke Dingguo sneered.
Fortunately, he was suspicious by nature, otherwise he would have been cheated by the banker!
The banker wants to control everything behind the scenes and use the Duke Dingguo's Mansion as a tool, but he should also consider whether he has the ability to do so!
So, after finding out the truth, Duke Dingguo took crazy revenge on the banker!
Although the Duke Dingguo's Mansion has a deep foundation, many officials in the court are disciples of Master Zhuang, and they are not pushovers either.
The two families fought back and forth in the court, it was very lively.
As a result, they would not have the time to deal with the Shen family.
Shen Maoxue still reduces his presence, like an invisible man, hiding his achievements and fame!
When the news reached the harem, Concubine Liu was so angry that she swept all the teacups on the table to the ground!
"I originally thought it was the virtuous concubine who forgot my past support and stabbed me in the back, but I didn't expect it to be that bitch Zhuang Yumian!"
"So what if Master Zhuang is your majesty's mentor? He has already retired. Do you really think that the Zhuang family is still the one who can call the shots in the court?!"
"I want to see how the Zhuang family members die this time!"
All the palace maids in the inner room knelt on the ground in fear. Cuizhu and Xiaohuazi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Yes, no matter how much Master Zhuang was your majesty's mentor, he is no longer popular. How can he compare with our Duke Dingguo Mansion?"
Concubine Liu sat back in her chair, her chest still rising and falling with anger: "Concubine Liang is trying to harm me so much and cut off my path to becoming a Royal Concubine. How can I let her off easily?!"
"Cuizhu, ask someone to tell father..."
Cuizhu was a little hesitant after hearing this: "My Lady, will this really work?"
Concubine Liu's eyes were filled with coldness: "Although His Majesty did not say anything on the surface, how could I not feel that since there have been more and more voices in the court asking me to be made the Imperial Concubine, His Majesty's attitude towards me has become more and more distant."
"If I don't prove to His Majesty that this matter has nothing to do with me, won't His Majesty's heart become more and more distant from me?"
This is not only about His Majesty's favor, but also about one's status in the harem!
Cuizhu replied "Yes" and said respectfully: "I will do it right away. I will not let Concubine Liang succeed in her conspiracy!"
After Cuizhu left, Concubine Liu looked at Xiaohuazi again and said, "A few days ago, I asked you to find a way to contact Jiang. Have you made any progress?"
Xiao Huazi knelt on the ground: "My Queen, please forgive me!"
"Your Majesty has kept Jiang under extremely strict surveillance, and I have not yet found an opportunity... But please rest assured, Your Majesty, I have been keeping a close eye on this matter, and I will definitely not let you down!"
Concubine Liu also knew that this matter could not be rushed. If His Majesty allowed it to happen, it would be more trouble than gain.
"Be careful."
"Yes!"
The palace maids had cleaned up the broken teacup that Concubine Liu had smashed and brought new tea.
She took a few sips of the wine and calmed herself down before calling in the wet nurse. She asked casually, "How has the Third Prince been these days?"
Concubine Liu did not like the Third Prince's ugly appearance, and generally speaking, she never allowed the wet nurse to bring him to her.
But Concubine Liu also knew that if she ignored the Third Prince, the people below would not serve him wholeheartedly. So every few days, she would still ask about the Third Prince's recent situation.
After the nurse finished her greetings, she said respectfully, "Your Highness, last time we followed the instructions of Dr. Xie and squeezed the milk into a bowl, then fed it to the Third Prince with a wooden spoon. He doesn't need to suck it himself, and he has taken in more milk these days than before."
"But somehow... he hasn't grown noticeably in size."
“And, and…”
Concubine Liu frowned impatiently: "If you have something to say, just say it! Why are you hesitating?!"
The nurse's body trembled for a moment before she continued, "And as the saying goes, three lifts, four turns, six turns mean you can sit, seven rolls, eight crawls mean you can walk."
"But the Third Prince is almost nine months old, and he can't even roll, let alone crawl..."
As long as the Third Prince is alive and grows up well, Concubine Liu doesn't care about anything else.
She waved her hand and said, "Didn't the imperial physician say that the third prince develops slower than other children? You just need to make sure he drinks enough milk every day, and listen to the imperial physician for the rest."
The nurse lowered her head and said, "Yes."
She is also a mother, and she has been nursing the Third Prince for such a long time, it would be a lie to say that she has no feelings for him.
The Imperial Concubine doesn't care about the Third Prince at all...
If the third prince's biological mother took care of him, she would definitely pay more attention to him.
Who says being born into a royal family is a blessing that comes from eight lifetimes of cultivation? If a royal child is not favored, he or she is also very pitiful.
It’s a pity that she was just a lowly wet nurse and could do nothing for the third prince.
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Zhongcui Palace.
Ever since Shen Zhinian asked Xiao Zhouzi to write down the truth about Xiao Guiren's murder on a piece of paper and told her, he had ordered people to keep an eye on Ruixuexuan.
That day, Xiao Mingzi finally came to report: "Your Majesty, I discovered in the past few days that a palace maid who served Xiao Guiren had been to Xinzheku and had contact with the eunuch who emptied the toilet."
Shen Zhinian nodded slightly: "Keep watching them and see what Lady Xiao wants to do."
She was very curious about whether Concubine Xiao's revenge before her death could deal a heavy blow to Empress Dowager Liu.
"Slave, you obey!"
The fourth prince is more than two months old. He is fair and tender, and his little face looks like a glutinous rice dumpling. There is no one in Zhongcui Palace who doesn't like him.
Every day when the wet nurse came to pay her respects to Shen Zhinian with the Fourth Prince in her arms, the main hall was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
Handan said curiously, "From what I see, the Fourth Prince seems to have grown a little taller."
The nurse smiled and said, "Yes. Babies at this age still sleep most of the day and grow very fast."
"Also, the Fourth Prince sometimes wakes up and waves his hands and kicks his legs involuntarily."