Queen Han snorted lightly, as if she heard some funny joke: "The Mu family is not an easy bone to chew on. I would like to see what he can do against the Mu family without the help of our Han family?"
As she said that, she glanced at Concubine Yan and said in a calm voice: "You Yan family, don't be too happy too early. Do you think His Majesty will let you be the only one? Do you think your son can really enter the East Palace and replace me?"
Rui'er?"
Concubine Yan's face changed when she heard this, and her expression became a little more solemn: "What do you mean by this?"
Empress Han curled her thin lips and smiled slightly: "Do you think His Majesty is a fool? He has few children in the harem, but outside the palace he is merciful.
My Rui'er and your King Jing are just paving stones for His Majesty. His real favorite candidate for crown prince is your good nephew, Yan Jingxuan!"
"What?"
Concubine Yan suddenly stood up and looked at Empress Han in disbelief.
Queen Han said: "I invited you here today just to tell you the truth. You think our Majesty is a puppet and you don't know that he is very capable.
We control the harem so that the concubines who enter the palace have nowhere to go. On the surface, His Majesty pretends not to know, but secretly he has a plan. He uses his identity to rob and seduce wives. I don’t know how many illegitimate children he has raised outside the palace?
If I didn't know his secret, how do you think I could preserve the Han family lineage? But you and I are friends after all, and I don't want you to end up like me, making wedding clothes for others.
Your nephew Yan Jingxuan is not your brother's biological flesh and blood. He is a bastard born between Your Majesty and that bitch Zhou Zhilan. He only needs to be eradicated by Your Majesty to eradicate the three nobles of the Han family, the Yan family, and the Mu family, and bring a peaceful country with Haiyanheqing.
Give it to his favorite son, do you understand?"
Concubine Yan stiffened and remained stunned for a long time without coming back to her senses. After a long time, she murmured: "No wonder, His Majesty had previously intended to marry the head of Huihe County to Jingxuan."
I once thought that His Majesty's move was to help the Yan family, and that the marriage between the Yan family and the Mu family was to pave the way for her to respect the king. Little did I know that His Majesty's real purpose was to promote Jing Xuan to the throne.
Concubine Yan accepted what Empress Han said without any doubt. She laughed miserably and asked, "Why did you tell me?"
"Hmm~"
Empress Han shrugged and said, "Don't worry, I'm not a kind person. I'm not telling you the truth to help you. I just don't want to see His Majesty get what he wants."
Since her Rui'er can't be the crown prince, then neither can anyone else.
She just wanted to see if Yan Jingxuan, who was raised in the Yan family, and His Royal Highness King Jing, who was a brother-in-law, would turn against each other for the throne. She couldn't wait to watch a good show.
How could Concubine Yan not know what she was thinking? She shook the hands hidden in her sleeves, then took a deep breath and said, "Anyway, I still want to thank you."
With that said, she picked up the lantern in front of the table and turned to leave.
But I heard Queen Han's voice coming from behind me: "Do you think our Majesty has ever really liked anyone besides power?"
Concubine Yan paused and looked back at Empress Han.
Empress Han smiled, waved her hand and said, "It's okay, I'm just curious about what a man like him has his heart for?"
Concubine Yan's thoughts gradually drifted away after hearing this. She had forgotten when she had secretly seen a painting painted by His Majesty. Although the person in the painting was only the back of a woman, she could still tell at a glance who it was.
who?
She accidentally discovered His Majesty's secret, so she always deliberately imitated the woman's words and deeds.
And this is exactly why she has been so favored over the years.
"some."
Concubine Yan shook the lantern in her hand and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Why do you think His Majesty likes to rob and seduce wives?"
That's because he likes someone else's wife.
Although she didn't say it explicitly, Empress Han was a smart person and had already learned some truth from her few words. She chuckled: "I see."