amaotonovel Chapter 144 Calculation
Chapter 144 Calculation
The more Huibin thought about it, the more she felt that King Cheng's plan was brilliant, and that it would be extremely beneficial to both her and her son. She couldn't help but giggle.
However, the second prince showed no joy at all. Instead, his brows were furrowed more and more tightly, and he pursed his lips and said nothing.
Xibin noticed her son's strange behavior and patted him on the shoulder in confusion: "Jinglin, what's wrong with you?"
The second prince hesitated for a moment and then spoke: "Mother, although the action of King Cheng can make the crown prince infamous, and will also cause a rift between the crown prince and my father and mother, but...but, the eldest daughter of the Qin family will become a victim, how will she live in the future?"
Xipin sneered indifferently: "I don't care what she does, I just want to benefit our mother and son. Hey, Jinglin, you? Could it be..."
Jing Lin met his mother's puzzled eyes and said, "Mother, my son likes Qingyan and doesn't want her to suffer such a great humiliation. Mother, is there any other way to avoid Qingyan getting involved?"
Concubine Xi opened her eyes wide in surprise: "Jinglin, you like the eldest daughter of the Qin family? When did it happen? No, no, although that girl was born in the Qin family, she has been living among the people for many years. How can she be your prince's consort? No!"
Seeing his mother's refusal, the second prince said hurriedly, "Mother, you have seen Qingyan many times in the palace. If you are honest, is Qingyan inferior to Princess Anyi in terms of appearance and talent?"
"It is clear that Qingyan has suffered a lot since she was a child. After finally returning home, she was bullied by her sister. She repeatedly framed her sister in front of the queen, causing the queen mother to hate Qingyan. Qingyan has no way to express her suffering!"
The second prince lowered his head in frustration, "I feel that Qingyan is as pitiful and innocent as I am. I am obviously more diligent and hardworking than the other princes, and I am better at studying and practicing martial arts. But my father and mother just can't see my good side, and they just like my third and fourth brothers, two useless guys. I feel that I share the same suffering as Qingyan. I like her and don't want Qingyan to get hurt. Please help me, mother!"
The second prince looked at Concubine Xi's face and continued, "Mother, although Qingya has been living among the people, she is no longer the same as before. Moreover, after she returned home, Lord Qin and Madam Qin loved her even more than Princess Anyi. If my son can marry her, wouldn't that mean he has the support of Lord Qin?"
The second prince said so much in one breath, revealing all his thoughts to Concubine Xi, and then looked at Concubine Xi with expectant eyes.
Concubine Xi was stunned by the Second Prince's words. She looked at her son, thought of what he had said, and felt aggrieved for her son. Her son was obviously the best, but because she was a concubine, he was inferior to others. Even her son was not valued by the Emperor.
Even though that bitch Shen Yining's mother's family committed such a serious crime, they were only demoted to the position of concubine, but the Fourth Prince was still favored in the palace. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
She touched her son's face lovingly and hesitated, "Mother knows you feel wronged. Even if mother agrees that you like Qingyan, this matter was arranged by King Cheng. If we go against King Cheng's original intention and King Cheng blames us, wouldn't it be troublesome? We still have to rely on King Cheng to help us secretly!"
Hearing that his mother had no objection to his liking Qingyan, the second prince was delighted and quickly sat up and said, "Prince Cheng just wants to cause trouble between the Crown Prince, the Emperor and Lord Qin. Mother, have you forgotten that there is also Princess Anyi? Do you think that if something happened between the Crown Prince and Princess Anyi, would my mother be even more angry? After all, Princess Anyi is more loved by my father and mother than Qingyan!"
After hearing this, Xipin was also somewhat moved: "Yes, the emperor and the queen like Xinhe more. If the prince was drunk and bullied Xinhe, there would be even greater excitement to watch!"
The mother and son looked at each other, both revealing a hint of gloating, as if they had already witnessed the explosive scene of Xinhe and the prince being discovered doing something ugly.
The more Xipin thought about it, the more she felt that this could be done: "Jinglin, let's think about it carefully. Can we make it look like Xinhe wants to harm her own sister, so that you can save the eldest daughter instead, and Xinhe, the second daughter, will end up harming herself instead of others? This way, the prince and Xinhe will commit a shameful act, and you will leave a good impression on Lord Qin. It will be of great benefit to you to get Lord Qin's support."
The more Xipin thought about it, the smarter she felt. She couldn't help but sneer, "Xinhe, that girl, only knows how to flatter the Queen and Concubine Shu, and never takes me, Xipin, seriously. I will make Princess Anyi behave in a disgraceful manner in the palace and become infamous."
With the support of his mother, the second prince immediately became full of fighting spirit and whispered with Concubine Xi about how to achieve his goal.
Neither the mother nor the son saw the figure at the window disappear at the palace gate in an instant. An hour later, in the Chengwang Mansion in the capital, Chengwang looked at the news he had just received and couldn't help but sneer.
Mr. Mei looked at King Cheng's face and asked, "Since Concubine Xi and her son are plotting this, does the prince plan to punish them?"
King Cheng calmly placed the note on the candlestick and watched it slowly turn into ashes. He then sneered, "I never thought that the second young lady of the Qin family was so charming that she was liked by several princes. The eldest young lady of the Qin family, who we worked so hard to train, is not that good either. Only the second prince likes her. It's really a waste of my money."
Mr. Mei said: "The Second Miss has played and studied with several princes in the palace since she was young, so she has an advantage. In addition, the girl saved the queen's life, so she is naturally favored by the emperor and the queen. Several princes also know that if they can get the Second Miss, they will have a powerful helper."
"Hmph! I've always felt that this girl is evil. From the Jiangnan corruption case to Shen Tuo's rebellion and forcing the emperor to abdicate, not everything we planned went smoothly. In the Jiangnan corruption case, I had to silence several trusted officials, and Shen Tuo's rebellion and forcing the emperor and the empress to abdicate was nothing. I always feel that someone is always one step ahead of us to mess things up. If it weren't for my husband and I planning everything, maybe we would have been exposed."
King Cheng finished his words angrily, then turned to ask Mr. Mei, "By the way, how far has Master Wu progressed? How many days will it take for him to enter Beijing?"
Mr. Mei replied: "The news is that Master Wu will arrive in Beijing in three days. Also, Master Wu will be coming to Beijing with the Saint Girl who is paying tribute from Southern Xinjiang."
King Cheng nodded: "Very good, just in time for this palace banquet. Let Master Wu bring the Saintess into the palace and present the Saintess and the tribute from Southern Xinjiang at the banquet. By the way, let Master Wu take a look at the Second Miss of the Qin Family. What's so strange about her?"
Mr. Mei nodded in agreement, then he thought of something and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Your Majesty, the Saint? She is your cousin, you..."
King Cheng raised his hand to stop Mr. Mei from speaking: "I have already told her everything I should have said. She insisted on entering the palace to avenge her uncle. With her personality, we cannot stop her. Let her go. It just so happens that we need someone we can trust in the palace. Concubine Xi and her son are unreliable!"
Seeing that Cheng Wang was very annoyed when talking about this matter, Mr. Mei did not dare to say anything more. He could only sigh and go out to arrange things.