The Favoured Medical Princess: 338 Ambition

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Han Lingfu calmed down. This temptation was too great and he needed to think about it carefully.

Han Lingfu stood up and said to Zhang Yi: "You have a good rest, I'm leaving first... I'll see you tomorrow."

"Your Highness." Bai Yi reluctantly pulled him and said affectionately, "I want to write a letter to my mother, telling my mother that I have married a good man so that she can rest assured ." She paused deliberately and said, "It will be fifteenth in a few days..."

Han Lingfu was slightly startled, fifteen?

He also spent a lot of time in the Lifan Court, and naturally knew that the emperor allowed the envoys to visit Kuilang in prison on the first and fifteenth day of every month. He looked at the clothes laid out and immediately realized that she wanted to mention this matter to Baiyue's envoys in the name of a family letter, and asked them to discuss it with Kuilang when they visited Kuilang.

The clothes laid out are really for my own good intentions and I put all my effort into them.

Han Lingfu was deeply moved. In comparison, he couldn't help but think of Bai Muxiao. She used to be able to make suggestions for him, but now... Han Lingfu sighed secretly.

Han Lingfu nodded slightly towards the clothes and said, "You'd better rest today and write again in a few days. I will then order someone to send it to the envoy for you."

Cai Yi smiled gently and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Han Lingfu sat down and talked to her for a while, then got up and went out.

Watching him disappear out the door, the disgust on Zhui Yi's face finally showed unabashedly.

Her hand unconsciously touched her lower abdomen. There was only a dull pain in her lower abdomen, and she believed that her weak body would recover quickly. For Baiyue, everything is worth it...

She is now in Han Lingfu's inner house, and the only one she can rely on is Han Lingfu.

No matter how down-and-out Han Lingfu is, he is still a prince, and he is also ambitious. Naturally, he has people at his disposal, which is always more convenient than doing things in the capital. But Han Lingfu is not stupid, and it is not that easy to seduce him casually. Zhang Yi's time with Han Lingfu was not short. She knew that this man was quite conceited, and he would only take the bait if he believed that she was wholeheartedly for him.

As for Bai Muxiao...if Han Lingfu only had Bai Muxiao in his heart, how could he take advantage of it?

The only blame is that Bai Muxiao loves this man too much, otherwise he wouldn't have let himself succeed easily.

Kill two birds with one stone.

This kid is worth going.

Han Lingfu didn't know that Bai Yi had no sympathy for the child in his belly. After leaving Shuiliyuan, he couldn't wait to go to the study room in the front yard.

He calmed down in the study for a long time, and finally confirmed that the proposal of laying out clothes would be of great benefit to him without any harm.

If this matter comes to pass, he will have a great advantage among his father's princes, and if this matter fails, it will not cause much harm to him. Anyway, he has reached this point, and it is natural for him to have such a good opportunity to give it a try!

What's more, he just has Guan Yubai's handle

To be honest, I really have to thank Xirong. Back then, in order to let Nangong Yue marry on behalf of the second princess, he used a smelting recipe as a deal condition. Later, Xirong failed to get things done. Naturally, Smelting Fangzi couldn't retreat, so they gave themselves a big news...

Once this matter is revealed, I am afraid it will cause turmoil in the court.

When Guan Yu Baicai returned to the capital, he stayed in seclusion all day and just acted as a leisurely marquis. Naturally, Han Lingfu did not need to pay attention to him. As for now...this is a God-given opportunity. Who made him block his own way!

He can't appear too eager. He won't talk until the Baiyue envoy meets Kuilang on the fifteenth day.

Han Lingfu picked up the pen, dipped ink, and wrote a big word "forbearance" on the white paper.

Be sure to let Baiyue beg him, rather than him begging Baiyue. This alliance is most beneficial to him...

There are undercurrents in the third prince's mansion, and everyone has their own thoughts.

The Zhennan Palace, which is also in the royal capital, remains as peaceful as ever.

Ever since Xiao Fei got the set of "Zuo Zhuan" yesterday, she once again stayed in her room and read without leaving home. Seeing that she was forgetting to eat and sleep again, Nangong Yue simply asked someone to read after lunch. I went to call her over, naturally in the name of wanting to read a book with her.

Xiao Fei thought that her eldest brother was traveling far away and that her sister-in-law would be bored in the house alone, so she came over immediately regardless of Nanny Lan's objections.

Nangong Yue took her into the small study room, letting her read here while she read the account books.

As the end of the year approaches, it’s time to settle the accounts for this year. Preliminarily, a lot of money can be transferred to southern Xinjiang this time.

The two of them were busy with their own things, and the room was quiet.

Not long after, Lily came in with a mahogany tray and said: "Prince Princess, eldest lady, the bird's nests sent from the kitchen have arrived."

This bird's nest was ordered by Nangong Yue. Nangong Yue put down the account book and said to Xiao Fei, who was so immersed in the book that she couldn't hear what was going on outside the window: "Sister Fei, drink a cup of bird's nest."

Xiao Fei, who was sitting by the window, reluctantly raised her head from the book. Nangong Yue looked a little funny in her heart and asked Xiao Fei to come and sit down with her across the desk.

Nangong Yue had just scooped up a spoonful, but she paused: "This is not a blood swallow."

Lily was stunned for a moment, and then came over to take a look, frowning slightly: "Prince Concubine, please ask someone from the kitchen to come and ask." The Crown Princess obviously wanted blood swallows, so why did she send official swallows here.

Xiao Fei hesitated and said: "Isn't this official bird's blood swallow similar?" Anyway, the effect of bird's nest is to moisten lung dryness, nourish kidney yin, and replenish deficiency.

One sentence made Nangong Yue look a little embarrassed. Lily glanced at Nangong Yue with a smile and said, "Girl, you don't understand. Blood swallows are suitable for replenishing blood."

Xiao Fei still looked confused, but Lily had already picked up the curtain and went out.

After a while, Lily came in with a middle-aged woman and said: "Prince Concubine, here comes Zhang Yimu, the servant in charge of the kitchen!"

"Prince Concubine." Zhang Yimu's wife saluted neatly, "There were rats in the kitchen warehouse in the past two days, and the best blood swallows were ruined, so we can only use this officer first. Yan replaced him. The New Year will be here in more than a month, and the bird's nest in the capital is a little nervous these days. The servant has already made a reservation at Jinyanzhai, and it will arrive in about three or four days."

In addition to the general housekeeper, Grandma Pan, there are several other housekeepers in the kitchen. The one at Yi Mu Family is one of them who is in charge of kitchen purchases.

Nangong Yue looked at her indifferently and said, "The manager of the kitchen is Nanny Pan, right? Why didn't she come and tell me?"

Zhang Yimu's family was stunned for a moment. She was one of the concubines brought by the imperial concubine from her natal family. She had some understanding of the imperial concubine's temperament. The imperial concubine always only cared about the general direction and never made any mistakes. Pay attention to those trivial things.

On weekdays, except when the Crown Prince is around, the Crown Princess doesn’t care much about eating, as long as she can get by, so the kitchen took it upon herself to replace the blood swallow with the official swallow.

Zhang Yimu's family swallowed her saliva and replied: "Because the servant is in charge of the kitchen purchases, so..." She thought it was just a small matter, so she came over to report it.

Nangong Yue gave Baihui a look, and Baihui said solemnly: "Since the Concubine has left the kitchen affairs to Nanny Pan, if there are any problems, it should be Nanny Pan who will report the matter."

The implication is that Zhang Yimu's family was accused of overstepping their bounds.

Zhang Yimu's family was speechless. They could only salute and then left dejectedly.

Seeing her go out, Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei opposite, and saw that she was thoughtful, so she said: "Sister Fei, do you know what this one-acre family did wrong?"

Xiao Fei thought for a while and said: "That Nanny Pan is the head steward of the kitchen. If everyone follows her example and goes past Nanny Pan to find Sister-in-law, then Sister-in-law, you are busy dealing with these people every day, how can you Time to read."

She still said it decently at first, but when she said the last sentence, Lily couldn't help laughing: This big girl will think of reading for everything.

As she said that, Xiao Fei looked at the bowl of bird's nests in front of her and said, "Also, there is no blood bird's nest in the kitchen. She should come and report it in advance instead of making decisions."

Nangong Yue nodded with a smile. After all, Xiao Fei is the eldest girl in the palace, and she actually sees many things with her eyes. It's just that she has books in her head, and she usually doesn't want to think deeply about these trivial matters. Now, after a little mention, she gradually understands.

After a while, Nanny Pan, who was wearing a pea green Aquarius flower gown, came in under the guidance of Huamei.

At Nangong Yue's signal, Baihui got straight to the point: "Mother Pan, just now the kitchen replaced the blood swallows that the Crown Princess wanted with official swallows without authorization. She also said that the blood swallows in the warehouse were ruined by mice. You can’t make up a new one...do you know this?"

Nanny Pan hurriedly replied: "Back to my concubine, Zhang Yimu's family has already reserved a new blood swallow at Jinyanzhai, and it will arrive as soon as the day after tomorrow. Because there is no blood swallow, I had to replace it with a new one. Official Yan."

Nangong Yue put down the tea cup in her hand, looked at her for a moment, and asked again: "Mother Pan, you just need to tell me this, do you know about it?"

Although it was cold winter, silver charcoal was burning in the house, so it was warm. However, Nanny Pan felt a chill all over her body and hesitated: "I know, but..."

Nangong Yue didn’t want to hear her sophistry at all, and interrupted her coldly: "Since you know, why didn’t you come and tell me when you couldn’t order the blood swallow? Why didn’t you come when I asked for the blood swallow today? A report? You also asked the second-class steward below to come to me and inform me presumptuously. Is this how you treat me?"

Under Nangong Yue’s questioning one after another, Granny Pan was already sweating profusely.

Ever since she was married to the palace as the imperial concubine, she has been working as the head steward of the kitchen. Everyone below her respects her, and the imperial concubine’s nanny An Niang is supporting her above her. Therefore, everything goes smoothly. This is the first encountered such a setback for the first time.

Actually, the Crown Princess doesn’t usually eat bird’s nests on weekdays, so she originally thought of waiting for the bird’s nests to arrive the day after tomorrow, so there was no need to alarm the Crown Princess. However, the Crown Princess ordered the Blood Swallow today.

When the Crown Princess sent someone to question her, Grandma Pan felt something was wrong and knew that the matter had been done wrong from the beginning. At that time, Zhang Yimu's family wanted to please Nanny Pan, so they volunteered to explain to the Crown Princess, thinking that the Crown Princess had always been kind and would not pursue anything... After all, no one expected that a mouse would bite through the warehouse. wooden door!

I didn’t expect that I would somehow anger the Crown Princess!

Nanny Pan knelt down on the cold marble floor with a plop and said, "Prince Concubine, I made a mistake. I must reprimand Zhang Yimu's family." This meant that the one who made the mistake was Zhang Yimu's family.

Nangong Yue's eyes darkened and she said, "Mother Pan, do you mean that it was all Zhang Yimu's own decision and you didn't know anything about it?"

Mother Pan was startled. After all, she had served in Lin's courtyard, and she had some dignity when she was in Nangong Mansion. In the final analysis, today's incident was not a big deal. I vaguely admitted my mistake and let it go.

But if she had to make it clear, if the imperial concubine called Zhang Yimu's family to confront her again, it would be difficult for her. After all, many people in the kitchen know about Xue Yan... How will her people view her in the future? How can she convince the public?

Mother Pan gritted her teeth and could only say: "No, I know this, it was my idea. Please forgive me, Crown Princess." There was already a large amount of cold sweat on her back.

Nangong Yue's face softened a little, and she warned earnestly: "Mother Pan, since you and Zhang Yimu's family are my companions, you should be more cautious in doing things, and set an example for the whole family! If Even you have no rules and regulations, and you don’t do things according to the regulations, and other people haven’t followed suit! Then what kind of chaos will this palace become?”

"Yes! The Crown Princess!" Aunt Pan crouched on the ground in fear.

Nangong Yue looked at Xiao Fei at this time and asked casually: "Sister Fei, how do you think we should punish Granny Pan?"

Xiao Fei did not expect that Nangong Yue would ask her, and was a little surprised. Aunt Pan looked at Xiao Fei nervously, feeling frightened and confused: After the Crown Princess married into the palace, she withdrew many of Princess Xiao Fang's people. , the big girl didn’t seize this opportunity...

Xiao Fei didn't pay attention to Granny Pan, and mused: "Since you didn't follow the rules, then just copy the family rules. The ancients said: 'Read it a hundred times, and its meaning will become apparent.' After copying it a hundred times, , I must have memorized this family rule."

Lily almost stopped laughing, and praised in her heart: What a cruel idea, big girl!

Mama Pan was almost dumbfounded for a moment, but then she quickly thanked her. She was not dismissed from her position, and her salary was not deducted. This was considered a light punishment... But then she had a headache. She didn't know a few words at all. This family rule was not easy to copy!

Nangong Yue waved Nanny Pan to leave, and only Nangong Yue and Xiao Fei were left in the small study.

The originally hot bird's nest was now just right in the mouth. After eating most of the bowl, Xiao Fei wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Sister-in-law, although this bird's nest is good, it is not as good as our golden bird's nest. It's a pity that I I came in a hurry this time..." Thinking of why she came in a hurry, Xiao Fei couldn't help showing a trace of embarrassment on her face.

Nangong Yue also thought of it and looked at her with a half-smile.

Xiao Fei cleared her throat and tried to bring up the topic: "Sister-in-law, have you got any news from eldest brother? When will eldest brother return to the capital?"

Nangong Yue was startled. Calculating the days, even if he went around the south of the Yangtze River, Xiao Yi must have arrived in southern Xinjiang... It's a pity that he couldn't tell Xiao Feiming about this...

Thinking of Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue's eyes showed deep longing.

……

"Ah sneeze!"

Xiao Yi touched his nose and muttered to himself cheerfully: "That stinky girl must be thinking about me."

This is Ruijiang City, the capital of Baiyue.

After Xiao Yi left southern Xinjiang, he disguised himself as a merchant and led a hundred elite soldiers into Baiyue via the trade route and arrived here.

After entering the city, Xiao Yi took seven or eight people to one of the most famous restaurants in the city. The waiter enthusiastically led them to the seats on the second floor while chatting with Xiao Yi with a smile: "This uncle Are they from Changdi?"

Xiao Yi, dressed as a bearded man and wearing a long Dihu suit, smiled boldly and deliberately said in Baiyue dialect with a thick accent: "The waiter has really good taste!"

The waiter smiled modestly: "I have seen a lot of merchants coming and going. I don't know what the merchants are going to bring today..."

After ordering, the waiter went downstairs, while Xiao Yi sat by the window and looked down at the street below.

Compared with the coldness of the royal capital, Ruijiang City is as warm as early summer at this moment. Ruijiang City is worthy of being the capital of Baiyue, with criss-cross streets and numerous shops. On the streets, Baiyue people wearing strange clothes come and go in an endless stream, exuding a strong exotic style. Judging from its bustling appearance, it doesn't look like the capital of a defeated country at all.

Also, Dayu was founded less than twenty years ago, but Baiyue has a history of nearly a hundred years. Ruijiang City is close to the sea and is a natural port. If many Nanyang merchants want to go to Dayu, they often dock their ships in Baiyue for a few days to replenish food and water sources and also do business. Baiyue has been prospering and prospering in recent years.

The current King of Baiyue is nearly sixty years old, frail and sick, and has been idle for a long time. The eldest prince Kui Lang took charge of the power of Baiyue seven years ago and is only the last to ascend the throne.

The eldest prince Kuilang is young and vigorous. He has started wars frequently since five years ago. In the past few years, he has included many surrounding small tribes in Baiyue's territory. At first, the people of Baiyue were also inspired by this. , I just feel that under the leadership of the eldest prince, the Baiyue army is invincible. However, after the past four or five years of war, most men have been recruited to serve as soldiers. How can the Baiyue army prosper?

Therefore, in recent years, people have been increasingly complaining. Although Baiyue's territory seems to be expanding day by day, it is actually caused by external and internal troubles...

"Deng Deng Deng..."

After a while, there were messy footsteps outside again, which made the few elite soldiers accompanying him in the lounge feel excited, until there was a regular knock on the door.

Twice, pause, and three times.

Everyone finally relaxed and lowered their shoulders. One of them with a pockmarked face hurriedly stood up and opened the door. He saw a handsome man with wheat-colored skin standing in the corridor outside the door, wearing a moon-white long Dihu suit. It was Mo Xiuyu.

Mo Xiuyu strode into the lounge and closed the door again with a pockmarked face.

"Young Master!" Mo Xiuyu saluted Xiao Yi with clasped fists at the window.

"Sit down." Xiao Yi pointed to the seat opposite him casually, and poured Mo Xiuyu a cup of herbal tea himself.

After Mo Xiuyu sat down, he took it with some flatterment. He was really thirsty, so he didn't hesitate and drank it all in one gulp.

A round-faced young man dressed as an entourage could not help but urge: "Brother Mo..., what did you find out?"

Mo Xiuyu and a few elite soldiers entered Ruijiang City two days earlier than Xiao Yi and his party to investigate the news. They made an appointment to meet at this restaurant today.

Mo Xiuyu put down the tea cup and began to report: "Sir, the eldest prince Kui Lang was originally in charge of Baiyue, but this man was warlike and often led troops in person on expeditions. Daily political affairs were left to his two younger brothers who have the same mother. The second prince and the sixth prince came to take charge. Kui Lang was cruel and debauched, but he was indeed a fierce general. After successively defeating the surrounding small tribes, he became even more arrogant and became more and more violent and debauched. He even killed three of his half-brothers. The prince's wife was adopted as a concubine. Because of this hatred for his wife, the third prince had always held a grudge against Kui Lang. This time, after the news came that the eldest prince Kui Lang had been captured, the third prince was ready to take action. He teamed up with the fifth prince and a group of courtiers to almost This forced the King of Baiyue to abdicate the throne and make way for his successor. Unfortunately, he was quickly suppressed by the second and sixth princes. Now the political situation in Baiyue is relatively stable. But if the eldest prince Kui Lang cannot return to Baiyue, then it will not be possible. That’s easy to say..."

After a pause, Mo Xiuyu continued: "According to my subordinates, although the second prince who is currently in charge has been claiming that he is only temporarily in power on behalf of his brother, waiting for Kui Lang's return, according to my subordinates, the second prince There may not be any selfishness. Most of Baiyue's military power is in Kuilang's own hands, but nearly one-third of the military power is still in the hands of the eldest princess's father, General Alige. In the past month, that Alige Ge has quietly visited the Second Prince's Mansion several times, and also sent one of his daughters to the Second Prince's Mansion... to live temporarily as a cousin." Obviously, once Kuilang cannot return to Baiyue, the general will The daughter of the family will live in the Second Prince's Mansion forever.

Xiao Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked: "It seems that the brotherhood between the second prince and Kui Lang is not bad..."

As the saying goes: There is no father or son in the heavenly family. Once it comes to the supreme position that can control the power of life and death, the love between father and son and brotherhood don't matter. In history, fratricide between fathers, sons, brothers, uncles and nephews was not uncommon in the royal family, and it will not be uncommon in the future! It is very rare that the second prince did not seize power immediately when Kui Lang was captured.

Mo Xiuyu nodded: "The eldest prince, the second prince and the sixth prince are from the same mother, and are the sons of the late queen. It is said that the King of Baiyue had a favorite concubine more than ten years ago, in order to please the favored concubine. , King Baiyue did a lot of stupid things, even the sixth prince almost died at the hands of his beloved concubine when he was young, and the first queen was also angry to death by her. If the second prince and the sixth prince had not had the eldest prince since they were young, Kui Lang protected him, and he would probably have died long ago in the palace that was like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, so these two princes have always followed Kui Lang's lead and trusted and respected Kui Lang." After a pause, Mo Xiuyu added, "Based on the information gathered by my subordinates, although the second prince is ambitious, I am afraid he will not betray his brother easily." Unless he is sure that Kui Lang will never return to Baiyue, the second prince will not make a move easily.

Xiao Yi touched his chin with a half-smile and said, "It's true that 'like father, like son'."

When his father was in his prime, he was arrogant and extravagant. Because of a beloved concubine, he did a series of stupid things. Now that his son Kuilang has grown up, he has also been blinded by power and has done the scandal of stealing his sister-in-law. Isn’t that right? Like father, like son.

But other people in the seats did not dare to respond, thinking of the subtle relationship between King Zhennan and the Crown Prince Xiao Yi.

In the private seats, it was silent for a while, only the noise from the street outside could be heard from time to time.

Xiao Yi pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I'm not afraid that the second prince has no ambitions. What I'm afraid of is that he is really pure and has no desires. The most easily expanded thing in the world is probably ambition..." Once you have tasted power How can it be so easy to forget the benefits of it? Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people in this world going crazy about it.

Xiao Yi looked down at the busy street outside thoughtfully. Two stall owners on the roadside were already quarreling over the space of each other's stalls. The corner of his mouth was slightly raised, and he said slyly: "When there is a conflict of interests, conflicts will inevitably arise. Since we are all here, we will help them push forward and find ways to intensify the conflicts among the brothers."

Kui Lang is so overbearing and domineering. Not to mention the princes of his own mother, I am afraid that his half-brothers also suffered a lot of anger. When Kui Lang was in power, everyone had to show weakness and swallow their anger. , but a thousand-mile embankment breaks in an ant nest. Once there are cracks in this iron-cast embankment, the unwillingness and resentment that have been suppressed in the heart will emerge and grow like weeds...

If Mo Xiuyu felt touched, he said: "Then I will find a way to investigate the second and sixth princes in detail..."

As he spoke, his eyes were attracted by something on the street outside, and he said hurriedly: "Sir, look quickly, the man in brocade next to the red-top carriage is the Sixth Prince."

Following the direction that Mo Xiuyu pointed, we could see that a gorgeous red-topped carriage was driving towards the city gate. Six people who looked like guards were accompanying the carriage, and there was also a Jin with green eyes. The young man in robes rode a red horse and followed closely beside the carriage. The people in the carriage lifted the curtain from time to time and talked to the young man in brocade robes.

Mo Xiuyu sighed with emotion: "My lord, this sixth prince is considered an infatuated person. He travels in casual clothes twice a month to accompany his sixth prince and concubine to the Mazu Temple outside the city to worship Mazu."

Xiao Yi looked at the sixth prince intently for a while, with a flash of light in his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "This is such a rare opportunity, let's take this opportunity to give this sixth prince a try..."