The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

As expected, this man still needs to be pushed before more information can be extracted from him.

Xie Yuzhen raised his hand and gently patted the emperor's back in a soothing manner. Although everything this man said and did showed Xie Yuzhen that he, as an emperor, was wronged and embarrassed to be threatened by the daughter of a minister, but...

No matter how intimate and sincere the emperor's words were.

In fact, Xie Yuzhen was only willing to believe less than 50% of the content.

But it doesn't matter.

It is enough that the emperor really wants to move the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion, and at present Xie Yuzhen is also willing to let the Yongjia Marquisate become the "stand-in" of the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion under the emperor's promotion.

Xie Jingrong is not suitable for the ups and downs of officialdom.

Xie Yi is still too young.

As the only two men in the Xie family who have a say, they are actually just the signboards of the Yongjia Marquis' Mansion. The real "Yongjia Marquis" who hides behind the scenes and has gained the trust of the emperor is Xie Yuzhen.

She had been looking forward to the day when the Yongjia Marquisate would be officially opened and the emperor would agree to take her home... Before that, if she could pave the way with the remains of the Duke of Yingguo, her future path to power would surely be smoother.

In fact, it was a very risky move to attack without fully understanding what Concubine Deng held in her hands that made the emperor so wary and tolerant of her.

But Xie Yuzhen saw clearly from the emperor's repeated tolerance that he was becoming more and more impatient, and from the action of him lifting the decoration on the table and throwing it at Concubine Deng, he saw that his murderous intention was no less than his own.

The Duke of Yingguo's Mansion is a founding noble family that has long been rooted in the Great Sheng Dynasty. If I miss this opportunity to take advantage of the emperor's murderous intention to severely damage or even completely overthrow it, I don't know how many risks I will have to take in the future... At least if I move against the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion now, the one who will be at the forefront will not be my favorite concubine who has just risen to power, but the emperor himself.

Use the opponent's force to counter it.

Xie Yuzhen didn't want to miss such a good opportunity. She used her actions to force the emperor, who had been patient to the extreme, to explode with her. Now was the time to strengthen the emperor's determination to deal with the Duke of Yingzhou's Mansion, to prevent him from regretting it when the time came and throwing her, his beloved concubine, out to take the blame - of course, based on Xie Yuzhen's understanding of the emperor, although this man had a low bottom line, he would not make the vacillating move of changing his orders every day, especially when it came to attacking his identified enemies.

From the moment he ordered the confinement of all concubines, concealed Concubine Deng's injury, and wanted to summon the daughter of the Duke of Yingguo into the palace based on Empress Dowager Hu's previous oral order, Xie Yuzhen knew that the Emperor had chosen to stand on his side, and that even if the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion did not fall this time, it would definitely be ruined.

but......

Xie Yuzhen still always felt a kind of vague worry in his heart that came from nowhere.

"......What kind of weird thing is this?!" Xie Yuzhen pretended to be surprised and lifted the emperor from his shoulders. His face was immediately filled with distress. "I'm afraid it's some kind of evil spirit!"

She held the emperor's face with both hands and said, "I don't know the ladies of the Duke of Ying's Mansion. Your Majesty, do you know which lady this is?"

Concubine Deng's father and mother had two children, one was her brother and the other was Concubine Deng.

In addition, he had several concubines, each of whom gave birth to a daughter. After the Duke's wife passed away, the Duke of England did not remarry.

Including Concubine Deng who entered the palace, he had a total of six daughters.

The eldest daughter entered the palace, the second and third daughters were also married, leaving only three daughters at home. They were all around eighteen years old and were in the process of choosing a husband.

Nowadays, it is not uncommon for wealthy families to love their daughters so much that they would wait until they are 20 years old to marry them off. Therefore, it is not too unusual for the three young ladies of the Duke of England's mansion to wait until such an old age to start choosing a husband. It is just that it is a little rare for all three sisters to do so. But now it seems that they probably did not want their daughters who had obtained the treasure to be lost, and they also intended to ask her other two sisters to help confuse attention, so they kept all three of them together.

The Duke of England's daughter held such a strange and powerful object in her hand, causing the emperor to suffer such a great loss. Xie Yu really didn't believe that the emperor did not investigate the three young ladies in the Duke's Mansion after the setback.

I'm afraid he already knew who that person was, but because he was afraid of what she could do, he pretended not to know and did nothing.

Thinking about this, Xie Yuzhen frowned: "The eldest princess lost her mother at birth, and this year... she is only thirteen or fourteen years old. Then that young lady must have been only four years old..."

"How can a child know anything? It's just that someone with ulterior motives is deliberately leading her." The emperor let out a long breath.

"This..." Xie Yuzhen looked embarrassed.

This man really already knew who the owner of the strange thing was.

The emperor raised his hands and held Xie Yuzhen's hands: "I have already placed spies inside and outside the Duke of Ying's mansion. After several years of investigation, I was able to confirm that this person is the Duke of Ying's fourth daughter, Deng Qingsui."

"How can your Majesty be sure?" Xie Yuzhen thought about it and realized that in the past few years, Dasheng could be considered a country of peace and prosperity. Even if some places had suffered minor disasters, it was because the weather and celestial phenomena had given early warnings, and the court had made sufficient preparations and quickly provided disaster relief, so that they could get through it safely.

This Miss Deng Qingsui must have only taken action once.

"What if the Duke of England has other daughters raised outside the mansion..." Xie Yuzhen asked tentatively.

The emperor's eyes flickered. "I have been deliberately treating Concubine Xian coldly. When the concubine selected by the king had a miscarriage, which involved many issues later, I ordered Concubine Xian to give up her power and reflect on her mistakes. I asked the secret agent to pass the news to the ears of the three young ladies of the Duke of Ying's mansion. Only this young lady, after hearing the news, deliberately avoided others and went to see the Duke of Ying."

The emperor sighed and said, "This young lady has always been in poor health. I heard that she also has a headache. I think it may be the lingering disease after using 'bad review' that time."

Xie Yuzhen listened to his story quietly, and the feeling of doubt in his heart became more and more obvious.

"......But the Duke of Yingzhou's family is well-established and is a founding noble. Although their family has done many insidious things in private, it is difficult to obtain sufficient evidence to convict them. It is not easy to deal with." As if wanting to seek Xie Yuzhen's opinion, the emperor and Xie Yuzhen made eye contact.

The man had a very handsome face, with sharp eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a straight nose. It was hard to find any flaws when looking closely at him. However, Xie Yuzhen, who had some guesses in his mind, was not moved at all by this handsome face.

"Ever since I knew about the existence of this thing, I have often wondered, since she can judge me as 'bad' and cause the great prosperity to be unstable, then if she judges me as 'good', would it be possible for the great prosperity to be prosperous and peaceful?"

Xie Ruizhen: ...It still has to be you, Gouzi.

"Your Majesty, do you want to... marry that lady?"

"I know Xianming is different from ordinary women. She has a vision that is not limited to the small world of competing with the harem for favors. So... Xianfei passed away, and the Queen Mother, in gratitude for her years of hard work, allowed her sister to enter the palace to continue serving. What do you think?"