Wealth and glory seek stability

"This Pingjiang Prefecture is really boring. I'm almost going moldy here. Let me see what you're doing?"

Xuanyuan Qiyuan went straight to the rattan chair in the study as soon as he entered the room. He lay on the chair with his tall body like a boneless fish, looking extremely decadent.

Gao Yunhuai put the book under the account book and said, "Of course, this place is not as prosperous as the capital. It is normal for Your Highness to be upset. I just received a letter from the salt farm saying that something happened. I have to deal with the salt farm tomorrow. We will leave for the capital the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I have no problem with that."

Beijing.

Wu'an Palace.

The floor was littered with broken porcelain, and Xia's face was filled with anger. Everyone in the room was trembling with fear, fearing that they would anger the old ancestor.

"Mother, I was wrong, please don't be angry." Baili Yanxi knelt on the ground with a worried look on his face.

"Huh? This is my good son. I think he lost his mind while being sent to a remote post and bewitched by that vixen. Now he dares to form a clique in the court. Why do you still recognize me as your mother? Wouldn't it be better if I were dead?"

Baili Yanxi tried to cover it up, "But now the Sixth Prince has been canonized as the Crown Prince. It's only a matter of time before he inherits the throne. It's only right for us to show our goodwill. After all, he is the future crown prince. Big brother, please say something."

Baili Yanchen was suddenly dragged into this. Qin gave him a look and said after some consideration, "Second brother, I think what mother said makes sense. As long as our palace is peaceful and well-maintained, with the support of the hereditary title, a lifetime of wealth and glory will eventually come. You are too impatient."

Baili Yanxi snorted coldly, "Brother, don't worry. You have a hereditary title. Even if you are mediocre, the emperor will give you some face for the sake of my father and mother. What about me? What do I have?"

Xia listened to Baili Yanxi's inappropriate words, picked up a teacup, and threw it at Baili Yanxi's head, "Evil creature! You are simply lawless. Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes? Boss, from today on, you go to the Ministry of Personnel to hand in a memorial to the second son, saying that he is seriously ill and needs to rest at home. Send Wei Ruosi in his room to the manor."

"Yes, mother."

Baili Yanxi covered his bleeding forehead, the anger in his chest seemed to solidify into substance, "I don't accept it!"

"If you are not convinced, think about it slowly. When you figure it out, I will let you leave the house. Second son's wife, return all the gifts sent from the prince's mansion and say that our family is not blessed enough to work for the prince." Xia made the final decision and actually put Baili Yanxi under house arrest.

Qian had no choice but to obey, "Yes, mother."

Baili Yanxi was disheartened to see that no one in the room wanted to talk to him. He stood up and rushed out of the room without saying a word.

Qiangwei hurriedly ordered the maid to clean the house.

Xia raised her hand and said, "I'll clean it up later, all of you go down."

"Yes."

All the servants in the room left. Xia rubbed her sore forehead and said, "I know His Majesty. He is a man of character. He will never let the Sixth Prince inherit the throne. The Second Prince was wrong. If the Second Prince's wife hadn't told me in time that Wei Ruosi dared to accept the gift from the Crown Prince, our family would be in great trouble."

Baili Yanhua had been silent since entering Yulan Courtyard. Now he interrupted and said, "How did mother know that His Majesty would not pass the throne to the Sixth Prince? Concubine Zhao was under house arrest, Prime Minister Zhao stayed indoors, the Eighth Prince followed the Crown Prince all day long, and the Fifth Prince was originally the default candidate for the crown prince, but now he is forced to leave the capital to travel. Aren't all these things tacitly agreed by His Majesty? It's all to clear obstacles for the Crown Prince."

Xia listened to Baili Yanhua's analysis and smiled with satisfaction, "My son, you have grown up, but the court is not as simple as you think. What you don't know is that when the Fifth Prince was here, His Majesty handed over all his feather guards to him. Although the Fifth Prince is weak now, His Majesty has never said that he would take the feather guards away. A prince can mobilize the feather guards at will, and His Majesty also allows him to leave the capital. The trust in this is not comparable to that of the Crown Prince."

Baili Yanchen narrowed his eyes and understood the key after careful thought, "Mother is saying that this is a move by His Majesty to test his subjects?" After saying this, Baili Yanchen felt that it was a little impossible. This might not be the only way to test his subjects.

Qian boldly guessed, "Could it be that Concubine Shu was behind this?"

Concubine Shu was under house arrest for many years, but she was able to leave the cold palace and let His Majesty make her only son the crown prince. This was truly a powerful move.

Xia nodded and said, "You have attended many banquets in the palace, and you must have met Concubine Shu. She is not an easy person to deal with. She always responded to His Majesty's requests." She had witnessed the deep love that Emperor Xuanyuan had for Concubine Shu at that time.

Qin said, "Could it be that the old love has rekindled?"

Qian glanced at Qin unhappily and said, "Sister-in-law, do you think this is a storybook? His Majesty is not a young boy anymore. He has seen all kinds of beauties, but he has to cling to a concubine whose beauty is no longer there." She and Baili Yanxi knew each other and loved each other when they were young. As they grew older, calculations were inevitable between husband and wife. Now they have completely fallen out. She has finally understood that men have no feelings, especially older men. They only care about interests.

"What the second son's wife said is right. I always feel that there are things we don't know about this matter. No matter what, our palace cannot fail here. I'll trouble you to take care of the second son. His job is gone, and there can't be any trouble in the palace. He is not allowed to go out." Xia grew up in the palace when she was a child. When Baili Changkong was away, the whole palace listened to her. It is the same now.

"Yes."

Xia thought for a moment and added, "Also, we must restrain everyone in the mansion and not allow servants to discuss state affairs. If anyone talks nonsense, we will just drag him away and beat him to death."

"Yes."

royal palace.

When Xuanyuan Zhan received the news from the spy, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, "This Princess Yongming is really the same as her father, both of them can see through things like seeing through fire." After saying that, he threw the letter into the charcoal basin.

Ask the spy, "Where did it go?"

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince went to Pingjiang Prefecture to look for Gao Yunhuai."

"Gao Yunhuai? I remember that he is from Pingjiang Prefecture."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Tell him a message and tell him to come back with Qiyuan. I have something else for him to do."

"Yes." The spy retreated.

Xuanyuan Zhan half-leaned on the dragon throne with interest, an ambiguous smile on the corner of his mouth.