There was silence in the entire hall. Only a man in a light yellow brocade robe stood in the center of the hall. He lowered his head and looked very respectful.
Above the main hall, an old woman in purple palace clothes was leaning on a soft couch. Her cloudy eyes were just staring at the imperial edict in her hand, not at the man standing below.
"The Ai family has worked so hard to help you with the errand, please don't mess up this matter!" As she said that, Empress Dowager Gao suddenly handed the imperial edict in her hand to Aunt Yu Lian who was standing next to her.
"Thank you, Grandma Imperial! My grandson will definitely not disappoint you." Mu Qingyuan said respectfully. Seeing Aunt Yulian walking down, he nodded slightly and took the imperial edict with both hands.
After opening the imperial edict and taking a look at the contents, Mu Qingyuan's face was slightly startled. He suddenly looked at Empress Dowager Gao, looking like he was hesitant to speak, but more importantly, he was puzzled.
As if she knew what Mu Qingyuan was thinking, Empress Dowager Gao raised her phoenix eyes slightly and said calmly: "Don't be surprised, now the Ai family can only lose soldiers to save the car, not to mention that the Gao family only lost one Gao Qi. As long as the Ai family is still alive,
The sky of the Gao family will never fall." As she spoke, she glanced at the man standing below, "The Ai family has heard about the matter between you and that Yunyan, and the Ai family hopes that you can understand what is important to you.
The most important thing is, if you love beauty but not the country, then it doesn’t matter. Anyway, you are not the only prince in the palace! There are many people who are eager to listen to Ai Jia’s words! "
Hearing this, a trace of astonishment flashed across Mu Qingyuan's handsome face, and he immediately said respectfully: "Emperor Grandma, don't listen to the nonsense of people outside. That Yun Yan, in fact, my grandson is just confused by her.
, how could my grandson ignore the East Yue Kingdom for her?" He lowered his head, but his brows were raised unconsciously, but the people above could not see clearly.
"Really?" Empress Dowager Gao said with a sneer. However, she didn't seem to want to discuss the matter any more. She looked slightly withdrawn and said lightly, "The Ai family doesn't ask much of you. In the future, when you ascend the throne of God, you will inevitably restore your high status.
Glory to the family!”
"This is natural!" Mu Qingyuan lowered his head and said respectfully, but a trace of disgust flashed unconsciously in his eyes. If it weren't for the throne, how could he have to compromise like this.
Empress Dowager Gao nodded with satisfaction. Suddenly she seemed to have thought of something and frowned and said: "Are you close to Yun Mocheng? The Ai family seems to have heard that just yesterday, that Yun Yue married into the Liu family? It seems that she was originally
Do you want me to be your concubine?"
"As the imperial grandmother said, Miss Yun Er married into the Liu family yesterday. As for the relationship between the grandson and Yun Xiang, it is naturally the relationship between the prince and the prime minister." Mu Qingyuan hesitated slightly and said. It's not like he hasn't tried to win over him.
Yun Mocheng, it's just that this person doesn't take soft and hard, and he can't do it.
Shaking her head, Empress Dowager Gao looked out of the hall, her turbid eyes revealed a light of wisdom. After a while, she said in a deep voice: "Yun Mocheng is not greedy for merit, not good at beauty, humble, and does not make friends with party members.
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"Yes, Yun Xiang is indeed the pillar of our Dongyue Kingdom!" Mu Qingyuan said while raising his eyes slightly.
"Confused!" Empress Dowager Gao's eyes suddenly widened, her withered face filled with a gloomy look, and she shouted at Mu Qingyuan below, her tone extremely harsh.
Mu Qingyuan was startled by being shouted at like this, and quickly raised his hands and said, "Grandmother, please calm down!"
With a cold snort, Empress Dowager Gao frowned and glanced at Mu Qingyuan, with a hint of evil in her eyes. She turned her gaze away and looked away, with deep taboo in her eyes, "It's just because he didn't ask for anything, so I'm sorry."
If the family doesn't trust him, you should be careful. There is something that I haven't told you. The original decision to marry you to the third lady of the Yun family was just a way for the Ai family to test Yun Xiang's attitude. Ruoyun
If Xiang is really willing to marry that ugly girl from the Yun family to you, it means that he is greedy for power. He doesn't have much taboo against such people. But if he is unwilling, it means that he does not want to marry the royal family, but
How many people in this world are unwilling to marry someone from the royal family? This can only mean that he is hiding his capabilities and biding his time."
After hearing these words, Mu Qingyuan raised his eyes and looked at Empress Dowager Gao, with a flash of astonishment in his eyes. When he and Yun Yan were given a marriage, he was also puzzled. Why should there be so many famous ladies in Liangdu?
He wanted to give that ugly girl to him. But later his mother said that it was his father who wanted to help him win over the Yun family, so he took this trick. However, he had to rely on in-laws to win over him, so why did he insist on marrying that ugly girl from Yun Yan?
, the Yun family has more than one daughter, Yun Yan, so he knelt down outside the palace gate and begged to cancel his marriage to Yun Yan. Fortunately, his father agreed, and finally agreed to let him marry Yunyue, a concubine.
As a side concubine. I didn’t expect that when I saw Yun Yan again many years later, she would be so pure and pure. I gradually regretted it in my heart. It’s just regret, so what, she is Mu Jingnan’s princess after all, and the imperial decree has been
He had sighed in his heart. But now someone actually told him that all this was just to test Yun Xiang?! Then he was just a pawn?! Then wasn't his so-called palace gate chief kneeling down a joke?! He thought
Here, his hand couldn't help but clenched.
Empress Dowager Gao frowned and glanced at Mu Qingyuan, who was deep in thought. A faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but soon fell silent. She said coldly: "Originally, Yun Mocheng refused in every possible way, so...
Yunyan is named after an ugly girl and cannot bear to tarnish the royal bloodline. Originally, the Ai family could punish him for resisting the imperial decree, but in the end you messed it up. It's also your father's fault. If he hadn't refused, he said
Killing a minister in this way will arouse criticism, and the Ai family would have killed Yun Mo long ago."
When Mu Qingyuan heard these words, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Empress Dowager Gao, and said in a deep voice: "What the imperial grandmother means is that, like Yun Xiang, my father is waiting for his grandson to ask for an order to annul the engagement?! Are they all?
Waiting for your grandson to break this deadlock?!"
"Humph, are they two of the same mind? Of course it's impossible. Your father does not want you to marry Yun Yan, but he just doesn't want you to get help from Yun Mocheng. He is jealous of the Gao family. Don't do that either.
Seeing that your father and Yun Mocheng seem to be in harmony on the surface, they have fought countless times inside. Your father has refused to lose to Yun Mocheng because of a woman in his life!" Empress Dowager Gao sneered.
He said, his cloudy eyes getting colder and colder.
It turns out that all of this was just use. He was really a chess piece, just to test Yun Xiang's loyal ministers. His father, Yun Mocheng, and the emperor's grandmother were all using him. In vain, he thought that it was his father who was treating him.
Love him, and because of that incident, he always felt that his father liked him as the prince, so he was extra favored. It was ridiculous, he was really ridiculous! But, how could he be willing to do so!
"My grandson remembered that there are still many things to deal with, so I won't disturb the royal grandmother's rest. I will come to greet you another day." Mu Qingyuan's expression calmed down, his face was stiff, and he said respectfully to Empress Dowager Gao.
Nodding slightly, Empress Dowager Gao said indifferently: "Go."
Mu Qingyuan saluted again, turned around and left directly, but there seemed to be a hint of determination in his back.
Looking at the leaving figure, Grandma Yulian sighed and said to Queen Mother Gao beside her: "Queen Mother, why do you tell the fourth prince this? He is such a proud and arrogant person, and he has been praised by others since he was a child.
In my heart, if he knew that he was being used by so many people, he would feel so uncomfortable."
"Uncomfortable?" Empress Dowager Gao sneered, with a sinister look on her withered face, "If he is not allowed to recognize the reality clearly, he may still be addicted to his own fantasy. Can't you still see it? If it is true
In a fight, he is no match for Lao Er. Lao Er has learned how to conceal his emotions in the border areas over the years, which he is far inferior to. He is not ruthless enough, and the Ai family will force him to
At the end of the road, let him know what the reality is like, let him know that his father doesn't love him at all. If he continues like this, all the hard work of the Ai family will be in vain. Not to mention there is a sixth child...
That's also a threat!" At this point, her frown deepened.
After hearing this, Grandma Yulian was stunned and said doubtfully: "It would make sense if the second prince threatened the fourth prince, but this sixth prince...and hasn't he been under your nose these years? What he means
The ridiculous things he did are enough to prove that he has nothing to worry about. Queen Mother, you are worrying too much."
"Have you forgotten what I just said? You want to hide it! Sometimes what you see is not true, but Ai Jia is just a guess. If he has been hiding himself all these years, it can only show his scheming.
It is quite deep and will definitely be the biggest obstacle to Qingyuan's succession!" Empress Dowager Gao said slowly in a low voice, the coldness in her eyes getting worse, her withered fingers slowly clenched together, and the joints were scary.
Seeing that Empress Dowager Gao's face became darker and darker, Aunt Yulian comforted her and said: "Empress Dowager, please be at ease. These six princes are not favored by the emperor, and it will never be his turn to inherit the throne. Although the second prince has his own
Although he has not been in Liangdu for a long time, he is far inferior to the Fourth Prince in terms of popular support. Moreover, according to this servant, the Emperor still likes the Fourth Prince, otherwise he would not agree to give so many opportunities to the Fourth Prince."
"He agreed because he had no choice but to support the Ai family. And don't forget, the second brother is not liked by the emperor, and he was recalled to Liangdu, and the emperor's thoughts are yours
I don’t understand. He is a person who knows how to hide his emotions very well. This has become even more true since that incident. This son of the Ai family, hehe, is really a passionate person. It’s a pity that this family of emperors has no tolerance for emotions since ancient times.
!" Empress Dowager Gao said in a deep voice. She looked ahead, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, but it was only for a moment.
Looking at Empress Dowager Gao, Aunt Yulian sighed slightly, yes, there is no room for emotions here. Since ancient times, there has only been one emperor. The battle for the throne has finally begun.
