Reborn to marry the emperor, I just want to confuse the emperor and seize the throne

Jiang Fenghua stroked her belly, her eyes full of love, and smiled, "I really can't take over all the arrangements now, but I can't not do it. After all, this is your highness's first birthday as the crown prince. As the crown princess, if I don't take the initiative in such things, people will gossip about me."

Xie Shang took the initiative to suggest, "Let Butler Cheng do it. I trust him to do things. Let him draw up an invitation list. It's a small list, so there's no need to make it too ostentatious."

"I understand." Jiang Fenghua added, "If General Su's Mansion wants to invite us, wouldn't it be embarrassing for Concubine Su to still be imprisoned?" The Su family will definitely be invited.

After such a long time, Xie Shang's anger has dissipated a lot. If they move into the palace, Su Tingwan must also move in. Otherwise, where to put her and continue to keep her under house arrest in the palace? I guess Xie Shang won't be able to find a reason.

Xie Shang frowned, and his heart calmed down a lot. He didn't care. She was just a woman. It made no difference whether he kept her or locked her up. "Let her wear something decent that day, so as not to bring shame to the Crown Prince's Mansion."

Jiang Fenghua paused, "I will tell Concubine Ye Liang and Concubine Su." When the time comes, I will see what you are up to. As long as the Su family does not fall, Concubine Su will not fall. However, she has completely lost Xie Shang's heart. Since she is going to enter the palace, she should be prepared to be lonely for the rest of her life.

Xie Shang added, "Since I participated in government affairs, I know how difficult it is for my father. It is even more difficult without money in the treasury. The taxes collected last year were considerable, but the reconstruction of Jiangnan after the flood and the war with the Hu tribe also cost a lot of military expenses. In addition to the fixed expenses, various places are now asking for money. The ministers have things to report every day, and they say a lot of things, but everyone is unanimous about one thing, that is, they want money."

Jiang Fenghua also knew that in addition to expenditures, the court's income was actually considerable. In addition to taxes, land rent, house rent, commercial trade, gold, silver, iron, salt and other mining income, the royal family also had their own private property, such as imperial farms. If managed well, the annual income would be considerable.

Jiang Fenghua knew that none of these things would be difficult for Xie Shang, he would be able to handle it.

After he became the crown prince in his previous life, he had been learning to be a good emperor. In the first year of his reign, he did something that his father had not done seriously for decades, which was to start clearing out corrupt officials in the officialdom. It is true that you don't know until you investigate, and once you investigate, you will be shocked.

The corrupt officials like the Su family were not cleared out, and it is impossible that they were not found out. Instead, with Su Tingwan's help in the palace, the Su family escaped. Xie Shang was actually quite incompetent. He listened to Su Tingwan's advice, which made the Su family more and more presumptuous. After Su Dehai retired, Su Xuan took his place.

It’s a pity that Jiang Fenghua died at the age of 35 in her previous life. She didn’t know what happened to the Su family afterwards. Xie Shang was only 45 years old at that time. If he lived longer, he could have lived for a few more decades. Who would have taken over the Great Zhou Dynasty?

In Jiang Fenghua's mind, Xie Shang's favoritism towards Su Tingwan was a manifestation of his stupidity. He treated other women equally but forgot about his original wife.

At that time, she really wanted to get into Xie Shang's heart to see what his heart was made of.

Su Tingwan gave birth to two daughters but no son. It might be that women in the Su family were not destined to give birth to sons.

After Jiang Fenghua died, her two children also did not survive.

At that time, she was already terminally ill and could not even struggle to death. She did not know that the Su family would rebel and try to seize the throne the year after her death. Su Tingwan and Xie Shang had no love for each other any longer, and Su Tingwan was even involved with Ji Chen.

Xie Shang was no pushover either. Having been in power for nearly twenty years, he had a strong foundation. He led his troops to defeat the Su family and killed Su Xuan with his own hands. Since then, the Su family, which had a history of nearly a hundred years, was wiped out. Jiang Fenghua didn't know any of this.

For the next few decades, Xie Shang had been looking for a woman. He wasted his life on the throne in a daze, but never found that woman.

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Xie Shang's birthday banquet was held in the Prince's Mansion. The guest list was drawn up by Butler Cheng and confirmed by Jiang Fenghua. When she saw the names of Su Dehai and Su Xuan, a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

Lian Ye got a lot of information out of Lin Feng. She didn't expect that Su Xuan had also plotted against Ye Susu and had the soldiers try to do something indecent to Ye Susu. She was like this, but she was still involved with the Su family. Was her brain squeezed by the door?

If Ye Susu is smart, she should abide by the law. If she wants to do something unscrupulous, her good days will be over.

On the day he took her back to the mansion, Xie Shang personally brought her the contraceptive soup and watched her drink it. After that, she did not do anything to seduce Xie Shang. She was very smart and knew that she should gain a foothold in the mansion first. She always maintained a noble and indifferent attitude. If Xie Shang kept such a woman for a long time, he would not say that he would not use her if he suddenly came to like her.

But if Ye Susu suddenly conspired with the Su family to harm her or the baby in her belly, it would be difficult to deal with.

Jiang Fenghua thought about it for a few days, but couldn't figure out why Ye Susu wanted to get involved with the Su family. Ye Susu's hometown is in Jiangnan, and there is no one at home. Does Su Xuan have any leverage over her?

If she can't figure it out, she won't think about it anymore and will just take it one step at a time!

On the day of the prince's birthday banquet, Ye Susu appeared in front of Jiang Fenghua in a pure white dress. Her hair was tied up in a simple bun and her makeup was carefully applied. She looked elegant and refined. "I pay my respects to the crown princess."

"No need to be so polite!" Jiang Fenghua remembered that she did not ask the embroidery workshop to make such a fairy-like dress for Ye Susu, so where did she get it?

At this time, Su Tingwan also appeared in a gorgeous long dress. She had lost weight after not seeing her for a long time. "I pay my respects to the Crown Princess."

Jiang Fenghua kept smiling as she said in a gentle voice, "No need to be polite, Concubine Su."

Su Tingwan took the initiative to hold Ye Susu's hand and said with a smile, "I look really beautiful in this dress. Aunt Liu has a good taste. This kind of dress is suitable for my temperament. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely like it when he sees it."

Ye Susu explained, "That day Aunt Liu came to the Crown Prince's Mansion to visit Concubine Su, and she forced it on me, saying that she wanted to thank me for curing her illness, which was just a minor cold, so I wrote her a prescription. Who knew Aunt Liu would be so polite?"

Jiang Fenghua didn't expect Ye Susu to take the initiative to confess that she had met Su Tingwan that day. The more she explained, the more it would be a cover-up.

Su Tingwan also said, "I, the Crown Princess, and Ye Liang are all His Royal Highness's women. Instead of fighting to the death, it is better for us to coexist peacefully. So I have thought it through and am willing to make peace with Ye Liang and the Crown Princess."

Ye Liang concubine had a foolish expression on her face, and said with a smile, "I have heard that Concubine Su has a cheerful personality and is a person of true nature. I have no grudges against Concubine Su. In the future, I will ask the Crown Princess and Concubine Su to give me more advice in the mansion."