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

That day, Zhao Yuntong saw someone coming outside through the window. She thought the person was looking for her, but when she opened the window, she saw that the person was looking for Zhang Jingjing who lived across the street.

She has given away quite a few gifts, but why did this happen? Are the gifts too light? Should she give gold, silver, jewelry, or something else?

The person who came was a young eunuch. Soon, Zhang Jingjing changed into a set of appropriate clothes, dressed up again, and followed the young eunuch.

Zhao Yuntong pulled the maid over and asked, "Who is coming? Where did they take her? Did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to see her?"

Another maid came in and said, "I just overheard something and it sounds like the eunuch serving in the emperor's palace."

"The Emperor wants to summon her, why?" Is it because of the complaint she made to the Emperor that day? But does that mean that the Emperor is terminally ill? All matters in the court are handled by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Zhao Yuntong couldn't figure it out, and just wanted to wait for Zhang Jingjing to come back and find out more, but she didn't know that their Zhao family was about to face a disaster.

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Qianqing Palace.

Jiang Fenghua brought her two children to pay respects to the emperor, "The daughter-in-law pays respects to the emperor, father."

The emperor's spirit became increasingly languid. After New Year's Eve, his body seemed to collapse in an instant. "No need to be polite. I'm too bored. Fenghua brought the children to chat with me. Now many memorials have been handed over to the prince to handle, so I have nothing to do."

"Yes." Jiang Fenghua continued, "Madame Wang brought Xiun'er and Hongyou to our father."

She smiled and said, "Father, please hug them. They can't speak yet, so they won't understand anything you say to them."

Nanny Wang quickly chimed in, "The two little grandsons are extremely smart. Princess Consort should bring them to the Emperor to get closer to him. Maybe they will start calling him Grandpa." Privately, they all taught their children to call people, especially grandmother and grandmother.

The child is over nine months old and has started to learn to walk. He can walk a long distance even if holding hands.

The emperor picked up Xie Hongyou and said, "I am your great grandfather. It's a pity that I can't see you grow up."

Jiang Fenghua's heart tightened, "Father will definitely live a long life."

"I know my body very well." The emperor seemed to have let go a lot. He thought about how he had also fought for the throne when he was young. Later, the brothers turned against each other, and the Zhou Dynasty fell into his hands and was almost destroyed in his hands.

Xie Hongyou babbled and a smile appeared on his face.

The emperor went to hug Xie Zixuan again, "This little girl smiles very shyly, she will be as smart as her mother in the future."

"Your Majesty, you don't know that Xi'er is usually very quiet. When my daughter-in-law read poems to them, she listened most attentively."

The emperor also enjoyed the pleasure of playing with his grandchild for a while. Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Jiang Fenghua quickly asked Nanny Wang to take the child away and asked with concern, "Is your father feeling unwell? Ask Imperial Doctor Mei to come over."

"No need. I have had a headache for a while recently. It's an old problem. I'm used to it."

There was a flash of heartache in Jiang Fenghua's eyes. Even if he was the Son of Heaven, he would also grow old, get sick and die one day. At this moment, the emperor was just a sick old man, and it seemed that there was no way to save him.

"Don't worry about me." The emperor said again, "I asked you to come here today because I have something to tell you."

The emperor sat back at his desk and wrote something.

Jiang Fenghua's expression became serious and respectful, as if he was listening to instructions.

The emperor smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. I just have a case for you to handle."

Jiang Fenghua was even more frightened. She knew the emperor, and he hated the harem or even the relatives interfering in government affairs. Was the emperor trying to test her? She had no intention of controlling Xie Shang.

"Zhang Qian, the prefect of Yuzhou, has a daughter named Zhang who entered the harem. I think she was chosen by the Crown Princess. I want to hear the Crown Princess's opinion. Yuzhou has always been a poverty-stricken area that the court has supported. However, the daughter of the prefect of Yuzhou entered the harem in the name of a selection to file a complaint with the emperor."

Jiang Fenghua knelt on the ground and apologized, "Please forgive me, father. I didn't know the purpose of her entering the palace. This time, I did make some considerations when choosing a young lady for the Eastern Palace. In addition to the several big families that could help Your Highness, I also chose young ladies like Zhang and Shu."

"I don't blame you. I also know that Fenghua will be a good wife for the prince." The emperor said in a gentle voice, "Get up! I have also asked someone to invite Zhang to come. I have too much to do, and I hope that the Crown Princess can help me, so that I have not let her down..."

The emperor hesitated and changed the subject, "Tell me about the Yuzhou case and where to start. Don't tell me you don't know. The fact that you chose Zhang to enter the palace shows that you have inquired about her situation."

Jiang Fenghua was stunned. She really couldn't hide anything from the emperor. She said, "In fact, my daughter-in-law also asked her eldest brother to help check the character of these concubines..."

Jiang Fenghua expressed all her thoughts and opinions. From what the emperor said, he did not hand Zhang's case over to the prince. He wanted to investigate it personally, as if he was leaving his last will, to handle the last case he wanted to handle most while on the throne. It was said that the emperor also served as Jingzhao Yin when he was young.

She stared into the emperor's eyes. She felt that the emperor had been the emperor for decades and he should want to be a good emperor. He also did not want to encourage people like the Su and Yang families to become officials. Unfortunately, things did not always go as planned. Even though he was the emperor and had absolute power, he was also burdened by power.

Thinking about it this way, being an emperor is quite pitiful, as they are also birds in a cage.

At this time, Zhang Jingjing was brought into the Qianqing Palace.

When she saw the Crown Princess was there, she was stunned for a moment, then quickly stepped forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, I greet the Crown Princess."

The emperor regained his usual coldness and said in a deep voice, "Zhang."

"I'm here." Zhang Jingjing became more and more frightened and timid. She crawled on the ground, feeling the dragon's might all around her.

Jiang Fenghua felt that the emperor was quite amiable just now, why did he change after Zhang Jingjing came?

Zhang Jingjing had already expressed her demands that day, and the next steps were further investigation and review of the case.

The emperor said: "I am an official, and the Crown Princess will be my advisor."

Jiang Fenghua nodded and continued, "I know a girl who likes laws. Father wants to investigate a case and ask her to come and help. I think she will be able to help Father."

"Please come here."

Soon Lu Xuefei also came.

The emperor said, "I seem to recognize you. You are the bold girl from Lu Tingwei's family." He had also heard about the affairs of the Eastern Palace. It was very lively!

"Your servant Lu Xuefei pays respect to His Majesty." She knelt on the ground.

"Get up, I need your help today, so don't be so polite."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty."

After paying her respects to the emperor, she quietly walked to Jiang Fenghua's side and asked, "Can I bring the eighth prince with me?"