Reborn to marry a playboy, the scumbag kneels down and calls me aunt

Zhilan Palace.

"Oh my, what did you say? Has anyone discovered that the queen has been poisoned?"

Concubine Li was lying lazily on the gilded chaise longue. She had a curvy figure and delicate face, and looked much younger than the empress.

The Third Prince showed displeasure on his face, "It's all because of that troublesome thing, the Crown Prince's Consort. Now the Queen has had all the white orchids in the flowerbed plucked out."

Concubine Li was not annoyed, she just smiled and said: "That's a pity, this is an idea that I racked my brains to come up with with great difficulty."

"Mother, this woman ruined your plan and caused me to lose my position in the Ministry of Justice. She is a real worry for me. I'm afraid I have to kill her first."

There was a hint of disappointment in Concubine Li's charming eyes. She stretched out her tone and said, "Son, why can't you tolerate others? If the Crown Prince's Concubine is so capable, why can't you use her for your own benefit?"

The Third Prince was stunned for a moment, "But mother, didn't you say that the Zhennan Palace was too powerful and must be eliminated? Since they are enemies, how can we use them for our own benefit?"

Concubine Li stretched and yawned, saying, "When will your brain become more flexible? Suppressing the Zhennan Palace is a long-term strategy. As long as the Zhen'an Prince is still alive, we cannot completely eradicate the Zhennan Palace. So before that, you can show your kindness to the prince and the prince's wife, let them trust you and work for you, and wait until the Zhennan Prince dies, then you can turn against them, right?"

"Xiao Yuheng did better than you in this regard." Concubine Li glanced at the Third Prince and lectured him, "Doesn't he know the potential threat that the Zhennan Palace poses to the Emperor? Of course he knows. But he still took the initiative to win over the Zhennan Prince today, and the Queen even invited him to the same table for the banquet. If he really stood on the side of the First Prince, wouldn't you be in trouble?"

"So to say……"

The third prince's expression became complicated.

Concubine Li knew what he wanted to say and helped him say it without mercy.

"So, you've made a bad move by trying to win over Shen Chejin and sending Xu Younian to deal with the Prince of Zhennan and his wife. The reason why people are afraid of the Zhennan Palace is because of the Prince of Zhen'an, not the Prince of Zhennan. There are only two males in the Zhennan Palace now, one is useless, and the other is weak and sickly. He might die any day, so why are you in such a hurry?"

"This……"

The Third Prince felt a little embarrassed, "Mother, if you know so much, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Concubine Li looked at him coldly, "You are going to be the emperor. If you can't take the overall situation into consideration, will you let your mother rule behind you?"

The third prince shuddered at the coldness in Concubine Li's eyes. If it really came to that, even if he became the emperor, the evaluation of him in the history books of later generations would probably be very bad.

The Third Prince took a deep breath, calmed himself, and then bowed his hands and said, "I am grateful for your advice."

Concubine Li changed to a comfortable position and lay down, then waved her slender fingers, "Okay, figure it out yourself, mother is tired, you can leave."

The third prince walked out of Zhilan Palace and recomposed himself.

Looking at the afterglow of the setting sun, he pondered and said, "Every word my mother said makes sense. The one who is famous in the Zhennan Palace is the Zhennan Prince. What does it have to do with him, Shen Xuanheng? Why am I so afraid of him?"

After sorting out his thoughts, the third prince smiled and it seemed that he had to send a gift to the Zhennan Palace to improve their relationship.

As the sun sets, a guest arrives at the Marquis Ping'an's Mansion.

In the pavilion in the backyard, Ping An Hou Xie Qing personally poured tea with a smile on his face.

"What wind blew the Prince of Zhennan to my Ping'an Marquis Mansion today?"

Shen Xuanheng laughed loudly, "Of course it's Lord Xie who galloped on the battlefield, with his sword in hand and his horse in hand."

Xie Qing smiled, waved his hand and said, "No, I'm too old. If you ask me to carry a 20-pound sword on the horse, I will definitely break from the fatigue."

It seemed that Shen Xuanheng's words brought back memories. Looking at the sunset, Xie Qing felt a lot of emotion.

"When I was young, I had no place to live, I drifted across the country, my family was far away and I was alone, I suffered all kinds of hardships and humiliations, but in the end I was made a marquis and a prime minister. However, the past glory could not hide the ruthlessness of time, and the famous scholar was nothing but a rotten tree in his old age. Forget it... it's better not to mention it."

"Lord Xie, as the ancients said, an old horse in the stable still has ambitions to run a thousand miles." Seeing that Xie Qing was a little lonely, Shen Xuanheng couldn't help but encourage him, "As long as Lord Xie is full of ambition, he can still guide the world."

Xie Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, "A patrol battalion has exhausted me, an old man. Look, my hair has turned white. How can I lead the world?"

Shen Xuanheng looked up at Xie Qing's hair, and sure enough, it was a mixture of black and white hair.

It is said that since ancient times, generals are like beauties who are not allowed to grow old. Obviously, Xie Qing's ambitions have been slowly worn away over the years.

Shen Xuanheng stopped saying those polite words and raised his glass and said, "Thank you, Lord Marquis. A glass of wine in the setting sun is enough to make the world happy. I offer you a toast."

Xie Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then quickly reached out to stop him.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute."

Stopping Shen Xuanheng from drinking tea, Xie Qingnian laughed and said, "Your Highness, what you said is nice, but it's a pity that it doesn't fit the situation. You are not allowed to drink this horse urine-like thing. Someone bring some wine!"

Shen Xuanheng smiled knowingly when he heard this, "That's how it should be."

After a while, the maid came over with a pot of wine and two plates of side dishes.

Xie Qing seemed to be in a good mood, and immediately said, "Since the prince is here, just eat here before leaving. You shouldn't be giving face to an old man like me, right?"

Smelling the aroma of wine overflowing from the wine pot, Shen Xuanheng sighed with enjoyment: "The aroma of wine is lingering and intoxicating. I haven't drunk alcohol for a long time."

Xie Qing said "Oh", then leaned forward and asked, "I heard that you are married, is there a tiger in your family?"

"Hahaha, my wife is gentle and virtuous, but she doesn't deserve to be described like that. She's just worried about my health and worried that drunkenness would harm me."

Only at this moment did Xie Qing suddenly remember that Shen Xuanheng seemed to have been in poor health in recent years. However, since he looked ruddy during the conversation just now, he thought that his illness had recovered.

"Since the prince is ill, why don't you drink a few cups?"

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

After three cups of wine, Xie Qing said with a smile, "Your Highness, you've been talking about this and that for a long time, but you haven't told me why you came here today. It's impossible that you came to see an old man like me, right?"

Shen Xuanheng smiled and cupped his hands, "Actually there is nothing else to do. I just came here to thank the Marquis."

"Thank me?"

Xie Qing looked doubtful, but soon understood what he was talking about.