It stands to reason that the only thing they should do is cooperate with each other and have no other conflicts of interest.
But Zhao Chengji heard the two people arguing from outside. This was also the first time he saw the two people arguing.
"You two are both people I value. Why are you quarreling today?"
"Eighteenth Prince, this is not a quarrel..."
Fu Ming laughed and laughed, "It's just that I want to expand my business. Xiao Hou thinks that I am not steady and steady. I stand on this mountain and look at the height of the other mountain, so I just had a few arguments with him."
Fu Ming has always been smart, and he has noticed from Xiao Changfeng's behavior just now that he cares about Su Nianyun.
Therefore, he did not mention Su Nianyun's name in front of the Eighteenth Prince.
First, he didn't want to offend Xiao Changfeng.
The eighteenth prince who appeared alone was completely different from the obedient eighteenth prince who followed the prince.
He is young but mature and prudent, and he can easily plan and kill people in a short time.
Recalling that when he and Xiao Changfeng finally formed an alliance with the Eighteenth Prince, it was after the Eighteenth Prince's repeated inspections.
There are pros and cons to such inspections.
Those who are as loyal as him and Xiao Changfeng will be entrusted with important tasks by the Eighteenth Prince candidly.
As for those who have other plans, once they arouse the suspicion of the Eighteenth Prince, most of them will be eliminated quickly.
Of course, they all knew that the reason why Zhao Chengji acted so decisively was because he had few opportunities and had to win every step of the way to have the possibility of reaching the top.
Originally, after he proposed cooperation with Su Nianyun, he wanted to report it to the Eighteenth Prince immediately, but Xiao Changfeng's attitude just now made him realize that Xiao Changfeng cared about Princess Nianyun.
Therefore, he did not want to offend Xiao Changfeng and Su Nianyun rashly without their consent.
This leads to the second point.
Su Nianyun did not immediately agree to his request for cooperation, but only said that he would think about it when he went back and give a reply.
This is considered a deal that has not yet been concluded, and there is no need to tell the Eighteenth Prince immediately.
Zhao Chengji looked at the two people who had stopped talking because he came in, thinking about the authenticity of Fu Ming's words.
Thinking that the two of them had been relying on him for several years, there was no need to lie to him.
After all, no one is perfect, and it is possible for two people to quarrel over trivial matters.
In the past, they were separated from each other. One led troops on expeditions, and the other traveled around doing business. Although they had known each other for a long time, they did not have many opportunities to meet.
Now as the situation between North Korea and China is changing day by day, both of them are in the capital and have met more often. It is normal for some friction to arise.
If these two people have always been working together, then he should be more cautious!
"Okay," Zhao Chengji stopped delving into the content of the quarrel between the two, "It's not easy for me to leave the palace alone. Let's get back to business. The prince's wedding is approaching, and there are a lot of things to be busy with..."
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The prince's wedding is scheduled for the eighteenth day of this month.
This day is an auspicious day of the zodiac obtained after careful calculation by Qin Tianjian.
However, as the happy event approached, everyone's faces looked very ugly, whether it was the prince or the prince's mother, Queen Jiang.
On this day, Qin Tian Jian was not at all on the minds of the Queen and the Crown Prince.
To be precise, this good day is too late.
Even if it had been a month or half a month in the morning, the faces of the Crown Prince and Queen Jiang would not be so ugly.
But... we can't blame Qin Tianjian for this kind of thing.
Who would have thought that Li Fei's child had been miscarried for almost half a year, and Li Fei could find out that the child was not a natural miscarriage at all, but was caused by the empress out of jealousy.
The emperor was passionate and had many heirs, so he would not have cared much about losing an unborn child.
But that was Li Fei's child, a child he had never expected so much.
After Yu Jia's personal expedition failed, it was Li Fei who used her tenderness to soothe his loss and lead him out of the gloom.
Concubine Li was no longer just a beloved concubine to the emperor.
Li Fei, who is as beautiful as a peach and a plum, as bright as a rose, always allows the emperor to see the most vivid and splendid vitality, thus inspiring his withered heart to burst with passion.
However, it was such a person who didn't care about the treacherous situation in the palace and only loved him wholeheartedly, but he finally lost his claws.
Concubine Li was undoubtedly devastated by the loss of her child. She was immersed in pain, and no matter how much the emperor coaxed her, she could never show her face.
The roses withered, and the emperor's sky became gray.
Just when he was thinking about how to bring Li Fei back to life, he happened to let Li Fei know that it was the queen who made her lose her child.
At first, Li Fei didn't believe the news.
Because the queen has a prince, and the prince is already so old, whether the prince inherits the throne in the future or not, it will have nothing to do with her, a little concubine, and her children.
She just wanted to give birth to a child for the emperor.
However, just when Concubine Li was comforting herself like this, she soon received another news. The former Empress Jiang did not die of illness, but Empress Zheng was responsible for it...
"So it turns out that it's not because I'm pregnant with a child, but because I've stolen the emperor's favor?"
Concubine Li hugged the little clothes she had sewn for her child, and knelt at the door of the palace, crying bitterly.
This was the first time she cried loudly since she lost her child.
"Queen, just like you took the life of the former queen, you should also take the life of my concubine!"
She doesn’t want to live without her child!
Concubine Li made a scene in front of the palace, and everyone knew about the good deeds the queen had done.
"Oh my God, did the Queen harm Concubine Li's child?"
"Not only that, didn't you hear Concubine Li say that the queen should take her life just like the life of the former queen?"
Someone said in panic, "This can't be nonsense!"
"That's not what I said," said the little palace maid, "that's not what Concubine Li said!"
"Concubine Li, don't want to listen to people's nonsense and come to make trouble at the gate of my palace..."
Originally, Empress Zheng didn't want to see Concubine Li, but she made too much noise at the palace gate. She said everything she should say and shouldn't.
"Empress, you are finally willing to see me," Concubine Li cried so hard that she kowtowed heavily, "Please send me to be reunited with my child!"
Empress Zheng became angry and said, "Concubine Li, don't rely on the emperor's favor to do whatever you want at the gate of my palace, and accuse me of unfounded charges. What are you worried about?"
"Come on, send her back to her own palace and lock the door. Let her cause trouble in her own territory no matter how she wants!"
"Empress," Concubine Li took out a small box from her sleeve, "I have obtained the medicine you used to poison the former Queen. Please give me the same pleasure!"
Looking at the familiar little box, Queen Zheng's expression changed, "How did you get this?"
After she used this medicine to kill Empress Jiang silently, she threw away the remaining medicine. How could this thing be in Concubine Li's hands now?
Sensing Empress Zheng's horrified expression, Concubine Li became even more convinced that the empress poisoned the former empress and also harmed her children!
The emperor who had gone down to court had not had time to enter the imperial study. When he heard that Concubine Li was kneeling at the entrance of the middle palace, he hurried over immediately.
Seeing that Empress Zheng was very afraid of what Concubine Li was holding, and knowing that Empress Jiang's death and Concubine Li's miscarriage were man-made, Emperor Tianqi was furious!