PDLP Chapter 170 Speculation
Chapter 170 Speculation
Lan Qingwu was completely unaware of the eldest prince's hatred. She was lost in thought.
Ruhan walked into the bedroom of Jingyou Pavilion. She placed the blood bird's nest porridge on the dining table and asked, "Master, what are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking about the kidnapping incident, the plague incident, and the Qiulan incident. Now that I think about it, I think I can finally figure out who is the real mastermind behind it!"
Ruhan's face turned serious: "Master, have you guessed who it is?"
Lan Qingwu recalled the past and replied, "She's someone you can't imagine! She's usually virtuous, gentle, and always smiling. She's never once blushed at a palace maid or eunuch. Everyone in the harem praises her!"
Ruhan widened her eyes slightly: "It's...it's Concubine Chen!"
Ruhan couldn't believe it: "How is it possible? Master, she seems so friendly on the surface, is it really her?"
"It's almost certain! Ruhan, you and Ruping must pay close attention to Chen Fei. I'm getting sicker and sicker, and I'm afraid..."
Ruhan nodded seriously. If the master's speculation was correct, and Concubine Chen was behind all the previous events, then she was truly scheming and ruthless. Now that the master was pregnant with the little prince, they must be especially vigilant!
In the Qingliang Palace, Emperor Shenwu picked up the memorial on the imperial desk and nonchalantly asked the kneeling figure, "What did you say?"
Kneeling in the hall was a young, unfamiliar eunuch. He prostrated himself on the ground, raised his head slightly, and replied, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has been somewhat absent-minded and restless lately. I accidentally came across a letter that the Empress Dowager treasured very much, but she had hidden it very well. I am really..."
Emperor Shenwu's mind raced: "Alright, I understand. There's no need to look for that letter anymore. Leave!"
"Yes! Your Majesty, I'll take my leave!" The young eunuch slowly backed out of the hall.
The expression on Emperor Shenwu's face became indifferent. It was obvious that only a letter from Prince Shen, Zhou Qihuai, could be so cherished by his mother! What a irony!
"Phantom Wind!"
A figure flashed out from the darkness, and Huanfeng knelt on one knee in front of Emperor Shenwu.
"See Your Majesty!"
The Shenwu Emperor's phoenix eyes flashed with coldness. "I'm afraid that Zhou Qihuai, the Prince of Shen County far away in the southwest, is getting restless again. Go and have Huanyu lead a team to the southwest. I'm afraid the covert forces there are also destroyed."
Huanfeng took the order and left.
On this day, Emperor Shenwu rewarded the six palaces with various tributes from all over the country.
Ru Ping held an exquisite box in both hands and presented it to Lan Qingwu: "Master, look at these pearls."
Lan Qingwu took a pearl as round as a quail egg and said, "This must be a tribute from Liuyun City in the South China Sea!"
Lan Qingwu just smiled when he thought of the woman who should have been so free and easy. She should have her own life now.
Ru Ping nodded and said, "Master, such large, beautiful, and round pearls are extremely rare. Even for your birthday this year, you didn't get one of this quality! And what's more, there's a whole box of them."
Lan Qingwu placed the pearls into the wooden pearl box and took the box: "Put away the others!"
Ru Pingfushen agreed.
Not long after, Ruhan entered the bedroom: "Master, Princess Yuhua is here."
Lan Qingwu was a little helpless: "Let the princess enter the main hall first!"
Ruhan invited Princess Yuhua into the main hall.
Princess Yuhua, with her innocence, entered the main hall and drank the entire cup of tea. Then, Princess Yuhua said without hesitation, "This tea is well brewed. Another cup!"
Ruhan quickly brewed another cup and presented it to him.
Lan Qingwu watched Princess Yuhua drink another cup and asked curiously, "Princess, what's the matter with you coming here? I went to pay my respects to the Queen Mother a few days ago, and she asked about you. If you have nothing to do, please spend more time with the Queen Mother!"
Princess Yuhua shook her head. "It's so boring. Mother always scolds me about all sorts of things, such as rules and women's duties. She also keeps asking me to have a child as soon as possible. But can I have a child just because I want to?"
Lan Qingwu didn't know how to respond, so he picked up the glass cup and took a sip of the Jiuzhi flower dew.
Princess Yuhua looked at Lan Qingwu and said, "Empress Yipin, I see that the emperor is very fond of you. You are pregnant with the dragon fetus, and the emperor comes to see you every day. Is it true that when a woman becomes pregnant, the man really changes?"
Lan Qingwu thought of her husband's frivolous nature and felt a slight stir in her heart: "Princess, it depends on your fate with him. As long as you can continue to love each other, you will have children sooner or later. As long as you have children, you will have a long-term connection as a couple."
Yuhua nodded thoughtfully: "What you said seems to make sense. If the prince consort always favors the concubines, how can I have children? It seems that I should let the prince consort put the concubines aside first. It won't be too late to favor them after I have children!"
Lan Qingwu froze a little, "What do you want to do, Princess?"
Princess Yuhua said directly, "My brother has demoted the Prince Consort's rank in the past few months, and he is trying his best to please me! Once I'm pregnant, it won't be too late to ask my brother to promote him!"
Lan Qingwu was speechless. It seemed that Princess Yuhua was very clear about her husband's character. After all, the princes and princesses had lived in the deep palace full of intrigues since childhood. How could they be truly innocent?
At this time, there was a slight movement at the door of the palace. It turned out that Emperor Shenwu entered Jingyou Pavilion.
Lan Qingwu and Princess Yuhua quickly stood up to welcome the Emperor Shenwu.
Emperor Shenwu strode into the main hall and waved his hand to excuse Lan Qingwu from the formalities. Lan Qingwu then stood still.
Princess Yuhua bowed and stood up. "Royal brother, I was just talking to Concubine Yi about the matter of the prince consort. Royal brother, please don't promote the prince consort yet. I just... well, it won't be too late to promote him later."
Emperor Shenwu glanced at Princess Yuhua speechlessly and said, "If you have nothing to do, then don't come to Jingyou Pavilion, lest the child in Concubine Yi's belly imitate you!"
Princess Yuhua just pouted and whispered, "Don't think I don't know that my brother is saying that I'm stupid."
Emperor Shenwu asked casually, "Have you paid your respects to the Queen Mother recently?"
Princess Yuhua felt a little dispirited when she heard Empress Dowager Li say this: "I went there a few days ago, and Mother was still the same, lecturing me non-stop! Oh, by the way, Royal Brother, I see that Mother has been worried lately. She's always been so anxious, and she's lectured me less than a quarter of an hour."
Emperor Shenwu nodded and said, "If you have nothing to do, go spend more time with your mother. Also, I don't want to hear you crying and begging for mercy for your husband in the future! Do you understand?"
Princess Yuhua frowned, feeling somewhat bewildered: "I understand, my royal brother."
The truth is that Princess Yuhua had behaved like this once before, and for a long time afterwards, Emperor Shenwu was not in a good mood towards her or her husband.
Emperor Shenwu said directly: "If there is nothing wrong, just kneel down and be at peace!"
Princess Yuhua was driven out of Jingyou Pavilion by Emperor Shenwu out of disgust. Princess Yuhua walked away with a pout.
Emperor Shenwu pulled Lan Qingwu into the bedroom of Jingyou Pavilion.
Emperor Shenwu saw the wooden box on the table and asked, "What is that?"
Lan Qingwu opened the wooden box, stretched out her bare hands and took out a pearl: "Brother Heng, this is a box of pearls."
Emperor Shenwu understood: "Oh, it was presented as tribute by Hai Lansheng. How is it? Do you like it?"
Lan Qingwu chuckled and said, "I like it. It's very beautiful, but Brother Heng gave it to many girls that they liked. It seems that Brother Heng really wants Ruoruo to give birth to a little princess."
Shen Wuwu embraced Lan Qingwu and placed his palm on her lower abdomen: "Yes! If it's a little prince this time, then all of this will be left to my little princess!"