After my rebirth, I became the white moonlight in the Beijing circle

Ye Zhilan has followed the prince for so many years. Although her perception in other aspects may not be as good as his, she can smell the intention behind every decision made by the court even from thousands of miles away.

Emperor Hui generously conferred titles of all three kingdoms on the Liyang Palace, which did not seem to be a good thing.

Although she didn't know that the imperial court had already stationed troops on the border, her trust in her daughter-in-law was deep in her bones. As long as she thought something made sense, she would support it with all her might.

"Yun'er, go ahead and do it. If you are short of money, I still have a million taels of silver in my treasury. You can use that first."

With the support of her mother-in-law, Fu Guiyun felt relieved: "Then I will just obey your orders."

Ye Zhilan smiled and nodded: "As long as we can keep Jiangzuo smooth and prosperous, these mundane things are nothing."

At this point, she suddenly remembered something and instructed Madam Jiang: "Although Aunt Qi has left the palace, she is from the Ye family after all. During the Lantern Festival, ask someone to donate more incense and silver to the temple where she practices."

"I heard that Madam Liu has been feeling increasingly unwell lately. During the New Year, she must be carefully taken care of."

Madam Jiang replied respectfully, "I'll remember that."

Ye Zhilan was still thinking about something. After waving his hand to let her leave, he couldn't help but sigh: "To be honest, it's all my own fault. Your father has always been a cold-hearted person. I shouldn't have forced Concubine Qi and Concubine Liu to serve the prince. Now they are all in misery."

As he said this, he could not help but look at Fu Guiyun and told her, "Yun'er, when your mother is gone, you must not treat the two concubines badly, especially Concubine Liu. If she wants to leave the mansion, allow her to leave. If she wants to stay at home until the end of her life, please take good care of her for your mother."

"I, your daughter-in-law, must remember your mother's instructions, that is, you must not always say such discouraging words." Fu Guiyun advised.

She expected that Lu Linzhi would be able to invite Doctor Xue back this time.

Ye Zhilan simply responded, thinking of some sad past events, and asked Nanny Jiang to send his daughter-in-law and two children away, then he remained silent.

Fu Guiyun had been married into the palace for a long time, and had only heard that there were two concubines in the palace who served the prince many years ago. She had heard Madam Jiang and Madam Kong mention that they had difficulty in having children, but she had never seen them.

It was only from her mother-in-law that she learned that someone had entered the temple to practice Buddhism, and that the courtyard where Aunt Liu lived was right next to Changchun Palace, which she had never been to.

Nanny Jiang saw that the Crown Prince's Consort had doubts in her heart, so she took the initiative to tell her about what happened in the mansion many years ago.

"Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Liu were both maids who came with the princess as her dowry, but the prince was born not interested in women. After marrying the princess, he refused to take even a concubine, let alone a concubine."

"When I married the princess, the prince had just been crowned a few years ago. He was busy with his campaigns and had no time to take care of the family. The princess miscarried twice in a row and could not find the cause. She thought it was because of her own health and was worried that she would not be able to continue the Lu family's lineage, so she forced the prince to marry Madam Qi and Madam Liu."

"These two concubines were very hardworking and got pregnant one after another, but they also suffered the same fate as the princess a few months later. Concubine Liu's child was stillborn only after it was born. Concubine Qi was aloof and arrogant. She knew that the prince didn't have her in his heart, so she asked to leave the palace and went to the temple."

"Madam Liu is a jealous woman, and it's hard for the prince to please her. After the prince was born, the prince was even more unwilling to see her. In recent years, he even didn't want to see her again. She has been relying on the princess to take care of her."

Hearing this, Fu Guiyun couldn't help but sigh.

It is not uncommon for women to be jealous, but it is really a pity that several women in the palace were unable to give birth to children successfully.

"Could it be that we don't even know why the children of our two concubines were not born successfully?" she asked in confusion.

Nanny Jiang sighed deeply, "How could there be no reason? It was because the emperor followed the former prime minister. He was afraid of the prince, so he planted many people in the palace, trying to murder the prince and make the palace extinct. It was also because Doctor Liu felt guilty and secretly told the prince the truth, so he removed these spies one by one."

Fu Guiyun was quite shocked when he heard this: "How could the Prime Minister be so cruel?"

I used to hear my father mention that Prime Minister Zhang was the most loyal and honest person in the Great Kang Dynasty. From the emperor's point of view, it is hard to say whether he was good or bad, except that his methods were too despicable.

"His cruelty is not limited to this."

Nanny Jiang said, "In the early years, the prince had to be heavily guarded even when he went out. Unfortunately, the prince had a bad temper and always liked to sneak out of the house. He was almost assassinated several times, and even had to be on guard against being ambushed when he slept."

Glancing at Fu Guiyun meaningfully, she said in astonishment, "Didn't the Crown Prince's Consort notice that the Crown Prince has several knife scars and arrow wounds on his body?"

Fu Guiyun understood what she meant and immediately evaded the question: "I didn't notice it carefully."

She had never seen Lu Linchu's body, so she had no chance to know.

However, after hearing Nanny Jiang mention this, Fu Guiyun couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Lu Linchu.

It seems that it is not easy for the prince to grow up safely.

Nanny Jiang sighed again: "The prince and the deceased Prime Minister have been fighting each other for many years. I thought that after His Majesty took power, he would be less suspicious of the prince's mansion, but I didn't expect that he would be one step ahead and find a way to trick the prince to go to Kyoto."

"These superiors are really cold-hearted. In the past, the prince was willing to come to Beijing to take office for the sake of peace in the Central Plains. The late emperor insisted on forcing the prince to be enthroned and stationed in the southern border. Now they are doing something like crossing the river and destroying the bridge. It is really frustrating."

Fu Guiyun listened silently, probably understanding the late emperor's mood.

The founding monarch does not seek great achievements, but only seeks stability.

Emperor Hui's father usurped the throne from an orphan and his widowed mother in the previous dynasty on the pretext of abdication, and he had always been good at manipulating people.

The leaders of the two famous families in the north and south, one became the prime minister and a loyal minister, and the other was named a king of a different surname and stationed in the southern border for him.

In this way, the whole world can be legitimately conquered.

It's a pity that his incompetent son acted too hastily. He wanted to seize power as soon as he came to power, which made him lose the support of the people.

After hearing these old stories of the palace, Fu Guiyun felt even more anxious.

Right now, the King of Dongyi and the King of Jiurong are stationing their troops on the border. If Emperor Hui were to be more foolish and really point his spearhead towards the southern border, I am afraid that even the troops in Kyoto would gather on the Li River.

My father-in-law has always been a loyal person, so it will be difficult to persuade him to protect himself.

After returning to Chuxian Palace, she immediately called Cheng Kui, and after counting all the silver in the palace's treasury together, she ordered him to arrange people to secretly go to various places to continue purchasing grain.

After that, she spent the whole afternoon thinking about how to deal with this incident.

It’s a pity that Lu Linzhi hasn’t returned home yet.

She didn't know why, but whenever she encountered such a difficult decision, she would always think of this person first.