Dressed as a villain's stepmother, I use spiritual springs to raise cubs

Royal Palace.

Li Cong looked gloomy.

"Mother and concubine, do you really agree with King An's proposal? Marrying the daughter of the prime minister's mansion is tantamount to telling the emperor that I am eyeing the crown prince."

Concubine Xu leaned on the soft couch, half-supporting her slightly sore forehead. Although the makeup on her face was heavy, it still couldn't hide the bruises and fatigue in her eyes.

"I also know that this matter is indeed inappropriate. But now the Xu family cannot be your pillar. The emperor used the matter of suppressing Taiwei Sun this time to suppress the Xu family and cut off the official careers of several juniors. And you and I Keeping a low profile for too long, and drifting away from the people in the court, only by marrying into the prime minister's mansion can you have a place in the court."

Li Cong pursed his lips, he naturally knew that the Xu family had been trembling all these years, and also knew that they were in a difficult situation now.

Concubine Xu said again.

"Besides, if we can marry with the Prime Minister's Mansion, maybe we can win the Empress Dowager's heart."

"Mother, what does this mean?"

Concubine Xu said: "Xia Bai'an is deeply loved by the Empress Dowager. These days, although Xia Bai'an has resigned from her position as an imperial physician, Nurse Mingxin has sent people to the mansion to inquire about Xia Bai'an more than once, clearly to protect her from the emperor. Xia Bai'an is also the adopted daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she can be regarded as Yunxue's half sister, if you can use this relationship to win the Queen Mother's favor, even if you think about it, your father will not make things difficult for you."

"This... isn't this reason too far-fetched, Xia Bai'an is just a country girl, how can she be so useful?" Li Cong still didn't want to marry Yun Xue.

Especially, he has seen through what kind of person Li Chen is.

He actually wanted to push Yun Xue into his arms so urgently, he was afraid it was a fraud.

Concubine Xu looked up at him.

"Who dares to underestimate that Xia Bai'an nowadays. As the assassin's elder sister, she not only escaped unscathed, but even brought poison to the emperor to demonstrate, and finally resigned from the fourth-rank official position and left without hesitation. During this period, you can see that your father Or is it the Empress Dowager who blamed her? She retreated completely in the vortex, her stand is as impartial as Yun Hanyi's, every word and every word can be heard by the emperor, don't underestimate her."

Li Cong frowned deeply after listening.

"So that's the case. It seems that my son didn't see it thoroughly enough."

"It's not that you don't see it clearly enough, it's that Xia Bai'an is too easy to please. He was born in the countryside and can be the prime minister's daughter. He also made the queen mother smile again after more than ten years. The emperor always looked at her displeased, but never treated her. She moved her hand...it reminds me of someone."

When Concubine Xu said this, a slight chill appeared in her eyes.

It was rare for Li Cong to see murderous intent in Concubine Xu's eyes, and he was puzzled: "Who is Concubine Mother thinking of?"

"Just a dead man."

Concubine Xu waved her hands, carefully recalling what Xia Bai'an had done, and then reminded Li Cong, "Remember, Xia Bai'an's temperament is the most beloved by your father. If possible, try not to be an enemy of her. Regarding Yunxue, plan carefully."

"What does the concubine mother mean by this? Isn't Xia Bai'an already married to Mo Che, how could he be liked by the emperor?"

"Your father only likes Xia Bai'an's temperament, but when it comes to appearance, Xia Bai'an's piercing and slightly raised eyes are the look that your father dislikes the most. Among them, Xin Mi is inconvenient to say, you just remember Just fine."

After Concubine Xu finished speaking, she tacitly agreed to the marriage between the fifth prince and Yun Xue, and waved her hand to signal Li Cong to leave.

Li Cong couldn't get the answer, so he left Concubine Xu's palace, and asked the elderly mother in the palace: "Could Xia Bai'an's temperament be very similar to that of the imperial father's favorite concubine?"

Mammy's old eyes are dim, and she only lights up the lamp in Concubine Xu's palace from time to time on weekdays, telling the maids, and upon hearing Li Cong's questioning, a little light suddenly ignited in her dim eyes.

"Speaking of it, they are somewhat similar."

"Mama knows?" Li Cong was shocked.

"Then Imperial Physician Xia has also come and gone in the palace before, she is a wanton and playful girl... If so, she is very similar to the first queen's sex..."

"Mommy! Don't talk nonsense!"

A servant girl and eunuch came in a hurry, pulled the nanny away, and muttered, "No one in the palace is allowed to say anything, if the emperor knows that this word came from Concubine Xu's palace, Concubine Xu may suffer. "

Another eunuch kowtowed to Li Cong.

"Your Highness Fifth Prince, don't ask any more questions. This matter is forbidden in the palace, so you can't say it!"

"..."

Li Cong narrowed his eyes and did not continue to ask further questions.

Just like the current queen who rarely shows up, let alone takes charge of the overall situation.

The first empress has only appeared in the rumors in the palace. It is said that the ministers in the court have never seen that person, and the emperor never allowed anyone to mention it. Leave the traces of that person.

It's really strange.

Although Li Cong was puzzled in his heart, he vaguely understood this point.

Although the emperor likes to watch the princes fight, he likes to see them fight to the death, but he is not bad to the concubines in the palace alone, and he cares about the old love, and has little interest in the newcomers. The concubine is said to be the emperor's favourite. So far, he still has a room dedicated to the two of them.

But no one has ever seen it. It is said that even the sweeping was done by the emperor himself, without the hands of others at all.

Ruo Xia Bai'an's character is exactly in the arms of his father.

Then he really doesn't need to conflict with Xia Bai'an.

As for the matter of marrying Yunxue... Although he was worried that Li Chen would murder him, but with the support of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he might really be able to use this power to win over more courtiers when the Seventh Prince was healing his illness. , One step forward to the crown prince.

He said to the attendants beside him: "Go back to the mansion to prepare the ceremony, and go to the prime minister's mansion."

……

The Fifth Prince Li Cong visited the Prime Minister again and again, and many people in the capital had heard of it.

The news also drifted into the emperor's ears with the wind.

At that time, the emperor was sitting in the empress dowager's palace to cultivate, and the empress dowager murmured.

"The Ai family has lost contact with her natal family for a long time. This time, they have dispatched trustworthy personnel from hundreds of miles away. The number of people is not too many, but it is enough for the emperor to spend this time with peace of mind. On the contrary, King Li won the officials and did not avoid suspicion. , is really rampant."

The emperor leaned back, lazily drinking pastries and fragrant tea.

"King Li thought that I lost Lin Qingya's right-hand man, and there were troubles at the border. He felt that I would not be loyal to my subjects, and would not be popular with the people. I was about to act like a monster. I knew how to guard against it."

"Dangers are everywhere around the emperor. Instead of guarding against it alone, it is better to use the power in the hands of the princes."

The queen mother narrowed her eyes slightly, and pointed to the eunuch kneeling in the corner, "The Xu family behind Concubine Xu wants to gain a foothold and form an alliance with the prime minister's mansion. Although the Xu family has no military power, those generals can listen to the prime minister's words." Some, and the prime minister is an example, and everyone is convinced, so it can be used."

"The empress mother means that she wants Zhen to agree to Cong'er and Yun Xue's marriage?"