Concubine Rong waited until Ma Cairen's mood calmed down, then said: "Tell Ming'er what you know and ask him and the Duke to investigate outside. Don't reveal your lies in front of the queen, so as not to alert the enemy."
"I know, I've been here for so many years, so it's only a few days," Ma Cai said.
"You're crying so hard. It's not good to go out and let others see you like this." Concubine Rong said again, "Please stay here longer!"
Then he told Xue Hengzhao: "I will go back to the meditation hall, and you can get some water to wash the talented person's face."
After Concubine Rong left, Ma Cairen asked Xue Hengzhao: "Now that Concubine Rong knows about this, do you still need us to do something else?"
"Then it depends on what the talented person wants." Xue Hengzhao said.
Ma Cairen was stunned by what she said and didn't understand: "What do you mean by looking at me? I'm a soft-spoken person, so what can I do?"
"What I mean is that if the talented person thinks that it is enough to have the concubine in charge and the Duke of Guo to search for evidence of the Yao family's crimes, then I have nothing to say.
But if the talent feels that even so, it is still difficult to resist the hatred in his heart, and wants the queen to taste the pain of losing her beloved son, then I have other plans." Xue Hengzhao said.
"You...you mean..." Ma Cairen didn't know what to say for a moment, "You want to attack the prince?"
"Isn't everything the queen does for the prince? So if you want to destroy the queen, you have to start with the prince." Xue Hengzhao said.
Ma Cairen couldn't help but take a breath of air, shook his head and said, "I never dared to think about this."
Then she glanced at Yu Guming next to her, and couldn't help but feel doubtful.
Because Yu Guming has always been known for his uprightness and integrity, Xue Hengzhao bluntly stated in front of him that he wanted to murder the prince, but he did not see any resentment.
Yu Guming also noticed Ma Cairen's gaze and replied lightly: "I'm used to it."
The implication is that he has long been accustomed to Xue Hengzhao's plan and his ruthless actions.
Hearing this, Ma Cairen opened his mouth but said nothing.
It took him a long time to say: "I wish I could tear Yao Ziyun into pieces, but the prince... I also watched him grow up.
When Rui'er passed away, it was only when I held him that I could hold back my heartache and not go crazy. Although he was not smart enough, he was pure and kind-hearted.
He also took great care of us, mother and daughter. Even if the Ma family fell into decline, he would not look down on us because of it, but would be more considerate of us."
In fact, Xue Hengzhao was also testing Ma Cairen with these words. She knew that temporary allies might not turn into enemies one day.
She must know what kind of person the other party is before she can deduce what kind of ending she should give her.
Some people can be kept, while others must be eradicated to avoid future troubles.
"Don't get me wrong, talented man. I am not trying to harm the prince's life. I am trying to let the prince know what kind of vicious person his mother is." Xue Hengzhao said, "As you said, the prince has a kind heart.
You shouldn’t be bothered by the Queen.”
"Then... what should we do?" Ma Cai was confused, "Now you want to harm him, and now you want to save him. You just say how to do it well."
"This time we are going to put the Queen and the Yao family to death and never allow them to stand up again. And the Prince is innocent after all. In order to prevent him from being too implicated, we need to let him help push him away," Xue Hengzhao said.
Said, "In this way, even if the queen and the Yao family fall, the prince can be alone."
Xue Hengzhao obviously said this to Ma Cairen, but in fact he was looking at Lin Fufei.
She knew that in Lin Fufei's heart, the prince was incomparable to others.
"That's the best." Ma Cairen couldn't help but nod.
After overthrowing the Queen and the Yao family, of course the prince could not remain a prince, but at least he could still retain the honor of a prince.
He will not be like the deposed prince, who will die at the hands of others and bear the reputation of rebellion.
"Sister Xue, what should we do?" Lin Fufei asked.
"This matter must be..." Xue Hengzhao told the plan in a low voice.
Ma Cai and Lin Fufei listened carefully, not daring to miss a word.
Speaking of the queen, she is currently listening to Liang Xiao's report in Ronghua Palace.
"Empress, Your Majesty has sent people to take Shen Jingzhi into custody on the way." Liang Xiao said, "I think I will be able to arrive in Beijing soon."
"Did your uncle bring a letter in?" the queen asked, "Is there still no news about Liang Jing?"
"Uncle Guo said that if Liang Jing can't be found, he might as well not look for it." Liang Xiao said, "The most important thing is that we find all the witnesses here so that His Majesty can believe that the fifth prince did what happened at Qingyang Ridge.
We have already bribed Shen Jingzhi’s old subordinates and two people under the Fifth Prince, and even if they deny it, we will have witnesses prove their death."
"Have you found the people over at Furong Palace?" the queen nodded and asked.
"Don't worry, Madam, we have already found him. I am afraid that the spy we put there before is not reliable, and I have found someone else." Liang Xiao said hurriedly.
"Yes, although the spy who was arranged there before was just a young eunuch from Furong Palace, Liang Jing knew about this matter. Whatever he knew, he might have been revealed to them." The queen was very suspicious.
, Liang Jing could not be found now, so she suspected that he had been hidden by someone.
And it was Concubine Fu who was able to hide Liang Jing without being noticed, and who had always had a grudge against her.
What's more, she has determined that Xue Hengzhao and Liang Jing are colluding, so Xue Hengzhao probably also knows what Liang Jing knows.
In this case, the people who had been arranged before would be useless.
However, as a queen, and since Concubine Fu and others were already banned, it would not take much effort to bribe a servant of Furong Palace.
"Thank you, the Queen, for being so wise," Liang Xiao said flatteringly, "even Liang Jing doesn't know about this matter, who can he tell?"
"This is the only thing I'm hiding from him," the queen sneered, "This is God's blessing!"
"Tomorrow morning, I will report to the court that the fifth prince killed the two marquises and forty forbidden troops in Qingyang Ridge." Liang Xiao said.
"Qingque, whom I fear the most, happens to be in seclusion and fasting these days. Let's try to get rid of a few of them before the ceremony, so that we can feel at ease." The Queen said, "We should have eradicated it long ago, but it's a pity.
After all, I acted too late."
"It's not too late to mend the situation," Liang Xiao said. "The prince is now growing up, and the empress has the world in her hands, so what is there to fear?"
The queen also knew that it was useless to regret blindly. Since she had come to this point, she could only continue on.
"When the former court starts making trouble, we will give her the final blow." The queen said, "I don't believe they can still get away!"
