Lady Jiao - Chapter 20

Even though she disappeared for such a long time, nothing has changed, it is still the same.

Shu Ningyu stepped into the palace gate, and Su Zhou followed closely behind her. The palace people only thought that the prince had just gone out for a walk, and did not realize at all that the fake prince had been replaced by the real prince.

Gong Ren said: “His Royal Highness, Li Shilang wanted to see you just now, and this servant wanted him to wait for a while, but my lord was too busy, so I left first. It is said that it is for sacrifice…”

Shu Ningyu nodded faintly: “I know, is there still the first golden altar sparrow this year? Make a cup of tea for General Su.”

The palace servant was stunned, and hurriedly said: “The subordinates forgot to send them to honor you, and sent them all to Yongle Palace. I will go to the House of Internal Affairs to ask if there are any more.”

Yongle Palace is the residence of Shu Nanzhu’s biological mother Shen Guifei.

Shu Ningyu’s face suddenly sank: “Who hosted it?”

Gong Ren said: “Eunuch Shi of the House of Internal Affairs, Shi Laifu.”

Su Zhou sat down: “Just make a cup of mulberry bud tea and come here.”

…

When Shu Nanzhu came back from outside, he unexpectedly learned that his mother concubine Shen Guifei had been demoted to be a concubine of virtue and had been confined for three months.

According to the people around me, even such a severe punishment is still light compared to Shen Guifei’s crime.

Shu Nanzhu listened to the ins and outs.

It turned out that Shu Ningyu didn’t drink the golden altar bird’s tongue that day, so she brought Shi Laifu, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Outsiders only think of the prince as noble and indifferent, but everyone in the palace knows that the prince will be punished if he offends the prince. If he offends the prince, he will be stripped three times—the prince will be stripped once, General Su will be stripped once, and the Yuanfu will be stripped last.

Although Yuan Mansion and Su Mansion have opposing positions, both of them support the crown prince.

Shi Laifu was tortured badly that day, and it is said that he was carried back.

Shen Guifei is not a quiet person. Shi Laifu flattered her every day and every day, and this time he was beaten because Shi Laifu gave her all the tea leaves to the palace and didn’t send any tea to the prince.

Therefore, after this incident, Concubine Shen had extra trust in Shi Laifu.

But Shi Laifu belongs to the prince.

This is a trick, just waiting for Concubine Shen to drill.

After the spring sacrifice, although the emperor was not in good health, he still had dinner with the concubines.

After that, Concubine Shen insisted on letting the emperor go to her Yongle Palace.

After the emperor went, he accidentally discovered that the same tea set used by Concubine Shen was the favorite of the emperor’s biological mother, Empress Dowager Xiaoduan. In this way, the tea set should have been completely preserved in the palace where the Empress Dowager lived.

Concubine Shen only regarded Shi Laifu as filial to her, although Shi Laifu seemed to be unable to produce such a treasure, and did not ask anyone to investigate.

When Shen Guifei cried and said that Shi Laifu sent it, and explained the specific time, the emperor became even more angry, because that day, Shi Laifu went out of the palace for him to run errands, so how could he send this thing to Shen Guifei.

Only then did Concubine Shen realize that her son was not here, and she was put on a par.

She didn’t dare to say anything else, fearing that she would cause trouble to Shu Nanzhu again, she waited peacefully in Yongle Palace for Shu Nanzhu’s return.

After listening to this, Shu Nanzhu’s face turned ashen. The matter has come to this point, and he can’t save the situation.

Fortunately, he did a good job in disaster relief, the emperor released Concubine Shen from the confinement, and promoted her back to the throne.

It’s just that the broken mirror is hard to come by, and the emperor never went to Shen Guifei’s place again.

Shu Nanzhu originally thought that when he went out to do errands, he would definitely be obstructed and suppressed by Su Zhou, but he didn’t expect that Su Zhou would not deal with him, but instead deal with his mother and concubine.

At this time, Shu Nanzhu didn’t know that Shu Ningyu had returned, he only thought that Shu Ningyu would never come back.

In Nanqiu, in the capital, there are only two men that noble girls want to marry the most, one is the chariot general Su Zhou, and the other is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

It’s a pity that the emperor wanted to marry a princess to Su Zhou at the beginning, but Su Zhou refused and swore that he would not marry a wife in his life and only concentrate on solving his worries.

His Royal Highness also has his childhood sweetheart Princess Yun’an as his fiancée.

However, after the beginning of spring, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell ill, and the sorcerer predicted that the Crown Prince and Princess Yun’an were incompatible with each other, and the two were not suitable for marriage.

At the beginning, some warlocks said that the two people’s horoscopes were compatible, and now some warlocks said that the two people’s horoscopes were in conflict, so naturally some people were puzzled. This sorcerer was good at illusions, showing a picture of a dragon and a phoenix fighting in front of the emperor.

The emperor was sick, so he believed it, and immediately named Yuan Fei, the owner of Yun’an County, as a princess as compensation.

Nanqiu’s folk customs are open, and Yuan Fei’s status is noble. Except for the Royal family and the Su family, there is no one more noble than the Yuan family. Therefore, this marriage has been withdrawn, and Yuan Fei is not afraid of being ridiculed. After all, she and the prince were not really married, and she was awarded the title of princess again.

All of a sudden, the suitors broke through the gate of Yuanfu.

The emperor’s illness was lingering, and another two years passed.

…

Three years ago, Su Zhou had thought that the emperor was going to die and would not survive the winter, but this old thing would not die. The Beiyuan Kingdom next door has changed its dynasty, and this old thing still occupies the throne and refuses to close his eyes.

Su Zhou held most of the military power, and Shu Nanzhu controlled part of the forbidden army some time ago. The emperor was really getting more and more stupid, Shu Nanzhu presented an exotic beauty, which actually made him hand over the little power in his hand to Shu Nanzhu.

No matter what, Su Zhou couldn’t hold back anymore.

The emperor is not dead, he doesn’t mind sending people on the road ahead of time.

However, after the beginning of spring, a very special person came to Nanqiu country. It’s Pei Jiu.

Su Zhou hadn’t seen Pei Jiu for more than two years, and he already knew that Pei Jiu was no longer what he used to be.

Last year, Pei Jiu led the army to the north, and he killed the young emperor as an eyeliner in the imperial palace in the capital. Afterwards, Pei Jiu broke through the capital and supported King Yu to sit on the throne.

In Beiyuan Country, Pei Jiu can be said to cover the sky with one hand.

Su Zhou hated this man very much. It’s not just because Pei Jiu lied to him back then.

If Pei Jiu could be killed, Su Zhou would naturally want to. However, the current situation is too chaotic, he can’t kill.

In the study, Su Zhou took a sip of tea slowly, and told his subordinates, “Let him wait first.”

Back then Su Zhou waited for a long time at Chu Palace, it was time for Pei Jiu to have a taste of waiting.

Waiting for an hour is nothing.

The subordinate said again: “Second Young Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left the East Palace two quarters of an hour ago, and said he wanted you to go to the Xishan Military Camp. Are you going to receive the King of Chu, or…”

Su Zhou’s face suddenly changed: “The prince is leaving the palace?”

The men nodded.

Su Zhou said: “You ask Vice General Yin to take her to live in the barracks for ten days, and don’t let her come back during this time. Go get someone to stop her carriage, don’t come to Su’s residence, go to Vice General Yin’s residence first.”

The men nodded and backed out.

Su Zhou knew that the crown prince was never an obedient person, he wanted to take Pei Jiu out of the Su residence first, and they were not allowed to meet.

Su Zhou walked out.