Overcoming all difficulties, the princess is reborn to become the empress

Thinking of Pei Yanshu's funeral tomorrow, Concubine Shen stared at Feng Deze and reminded him, "Tomorrow's Queen's funeral, at the request of the Queen Mother and the Pei family, most of the five envoys are selected from the descendants of the Pei family and the court officials of the Pei family. Even Pei Shaozheng, who is far away in Yougu Pass, has returned to the capital. To avoid arousing the emperor's suspicion, you should not contact the Pei family."

Feng Dezhe lowered his eyes, sipped his tea, and nodded perfunctorily.

Concubine Shen continued, "After you follow the Queen's funeral procession to Lingshan tomorrow, you'd better go back to the palace directly if you have nothing to do. The people who restrain you are not allowed to take the opportunity to cause trouble. The Emperor will suspend court for three days. Tomorrow, Er Fengyuqi will escort the Emperor to the Imperial Palace. Given the Emperor's suspicious nature, the more he is away, the more precautions he will take. You must not think that this is an opportunity and take advantage of it."

Feng Dezhe gently shook the tea in his hand and nodded again casually.

Concubine Shen noticed the slight curve of his lips and advised him worriedly: "De'er, listen to your mother's advice and don't be impatient for quick success or act rashly. You must believe in your mother. In this huge harem, you are the only one who is standing firm. Your mother will do her best to help you."

Feng Dezhe raised his eyes and looked at Concubine Shen.

Concubine Shen felt his ambiguous gaze, but she didn't think about it and analyzed the current situation seriously, "Mother knows that you have always looked down on Feng Shenyi and have always regarded Feng Yuqi as your competitor. But if you take a closer look at the Queen's funeral procession tomorrow, you will find that the Pei family should not be underestimated."

The curve of Feng Deze's lips became even deeper.

Concubine Shen knew that Feng Deze still didn't believe it, and her expression became more serious. She said, "As the old saying goes, a centipede will die but its body remains stiff. The Pei family was the first contributor to the founding of Fenglan. Just the fact that the Feng family promised that the successor to Fenglan would be chosen from the women of the Pei family for generations shows how powerful the Pei family was back then. You..."

"So what if they are promised the position of queen? Aren't they all still unpopular decorations?" Feng Dezhe interrupted with a sneer.

His look of complete disdain angered Concubine Shen.

Concubine Shen slammed her palm on the table, glared at him and said, "Do you think Feng Yuqi hasn't been crowned the crown prince yet because of the secret connection between you and me? I tell you, you are wrong. The emperor has always supported Feng Yuqi but has not dared to issue an order to make Feng Yuqi the crown prince of Fenglan. What he is really afraid of is his Pei family!"

"I don't quite understand what you are saying, mother." Feng Deze chuckled, "Over the years, the power of the Pei family has been weakened by the emperor, both openly and secretly. Why are you still afraid of the Pei family?"

"De'er, your mother has taught you carefully for many years, why are you as superficial as everyone else? I told you to read more history books when you have nothing to do, but have you followed your mother's wishes?" Concubine Shen stood up and questioned Feng Dezhe with angrily.

Feng Dezhe also stood up immediately afterwards.

Putting away the contempt on his face, he lowered his eyes and stood up respectfully and said, "I have absolutely listened to your teachings. But I am dull by nature. If there are any areas where I have done poorly, please feel free to enlighten me."

Seeing that he had become obedient, Concubine Shen sighed and sat down again, patiently explaining, "Everyone only saw that the Pei family had been gradually stripped of their military power over the years, but they didn't notice the wisdom of the Pei family."

"You secretly laugh at him, but he is keeping a low profile, finding new ways, and has trained countless scholars in private. Do you think Pei Ze'en is a vegetarian just because he can sit on the position of censor? If it weren't for Pei Ze'en's character, he would have died long ago, and the Pei family would have definitely shown its edge."

"Yes. Several successive queens were not favored, but did you see that the throne of Fenglan was taken by a woman other than his Pei family? The queen is the queen, even if she is not favored, she is still the mother of a country. As long as the woman of his Pei family continues to occupy the throne of Fenglan, his Pei family will never be truly lonely."

"If the throne really changes hands one day, that will be the true decline of his Pei family. When that day comes, his Pei family will no longer hide its edge and will fight back in full force. It is precisely because of this that the emperor is afraid that he has not dared to completely anger the Pei family."

"Mother, I still say the same thing. If you can defeat Pei Qianluo and gain the support of the Pei family and the Queen Mother, then the position of Crown Prince will be almost certain."

Concubine Shen taught earnestly, and the palace maids followed her instructions and set out lunch.

The two were enjoying their meal like a loving mother and a filial son when a maid came in hurriedly and whispered something in Concubine Shen's ear. Concubine Shen was so startled that her eyes trembled slightly and she stood up again.

Feng Dezhe looked puzzled and asked what happened.

Concubine Shen turned her eyes and stared at him for a long while, then sat down and said quietly, "Something bad has happened. For some reason, Feng Yuqi went to ask the emperor for permission to marry Pei Qianluo and Shen Qianqian at the same time."

"What?" Feng Deze slammed the table in disbelief, jumped up, and said indignantly, "Doesn't that lunatic always think highly of himself and disdain to rely on women to get to the top?"

Concubine Shen lowered her eyes and did not respond to him.

They really understood Feng Yuqi's extremely arrogant character, so they did not rush to take ruthless measures to promote the marriage between Feng Dezhe and Pei Qianluo.

Concubine Shen didn't say anything. Feng Deze took a few steps and said angrily, "If this lunatic hadn't stayed in the palace, I would have taken action long ago."

Hearing this, Concubine Shen looked at him in surprise and asked, "Are you still thinking about getting rid of Feng Yuqi?"

Feng Deze realized that he had said something wrong, so he stood still and turned to Concubine Shen, lowering his eyes and saying respectfully, "No. I was talking about the last time when he kidnapped his sister and lured him to death."

That time he used Meng Xixi to kill two birds with one stone, getting rid of Feng Yinde and capturing Ye Zixi from the Princess's Mansion.

The group of people who claimed to be Chaoxia's former subordinates and took the initiative to come to him to ask for cooperation did not listen to his arrangements and missed the best opportunity. His people almost really got rid of Feng Yuqi.

Just a little bit!!

After Feng Yuqi fled blindly, he also ordered those people to wait outside Feng Yuqi's Xingyue Pavilion, hoping to take advantage of Feng Yuqi's return home to finish off the enemy. Unexpectedly, after two days of waiting, they did not see Feng Yuqi enter from the main gate, but saw Feng Yuqi coming out from inside.

Only then did he realize that the Xingyue Pavilion built by Fengyu must have secret passages.

No wonder so many people were lurking outside the Xingyue Pavilion and often missed important information. No wonder Feng Yuqi brought so many people to attack. The spies he sent to lurk outside the Xingyue Pavilion didn't know that Feng Yuqi had taken the bait and set off.

If he hadn't been smart enough and prepared that time, he would have been caught off guard and killed by Feng Yuqi.

The fact is that his people were indeed caught off guard by Feng Yuqi. If Chaoxia and his men had not used poison at the end, Feng Yuqi would have rescued Ye Zixi unharmed.

Feng Dezhe would never tell the truth to Concubine Shen who knew everything afterwards.

He knew very well that the person Concubine Shen hated the most in her life was Feng Zihao's mother Ye Yingbai. Because of Ye Yingbai, Concubine Shen also hated Feng Yuqi very much.

When Concubine Shen asked him what happened, he avoided the main point and only talked about how he lured and killed Feng Yuqi, without mentioning that he was also plotting against Feng Shenyi.

That time, after Concubine Shen repeatedly confirmed that he had no evidence left, she reprimanded him again and ordered him to focus on managing his reputation and not to provoke the Pei family and Feng Yuqi again.