frightfiction Chapter 680: The Fox Comes Out of the Cave and Catch Its Tail
Chapter 680: The Fox Comes Out of the Cave and Catch Its Tail
In the court of Jingyue Kingdom, who among the loyal ministers who are in the same mind with the current emperor, such as Duke Anguo Fu Peng and his son, Prime Minister Qin Huaiyuan, Minister of Personnel Lu Zhenian, Minister of Revenue Jian Chengye, Minister of Works Liu Qingyuan, General Zheng Linyue, Commander of the Imperial Guards Dong Wen, etc., did not notice some clues?
However, that man is, after all, the current emperor’s nephew and the late crown prince’s biological son—his only son!
The current emperor's own nephew has the intention of treason... If any minister were to say such a thing explicitly, he might be suspected of alienating the royal family!
Therefore, they all unanimously pretended to be deaf and dumb, but secretly they were all being extra careful and paying attention to any movement in Prince Yi's Mansion.
So far, apart from relying on marriage to win over the power of the court, there is not much room for that person to maneuver.
After all, there are old and respected ministers like Anguogong Fu Peng in the court;
The cabinet also has the chief minister Qin Huaiyuan in charge;
The heads of the six ministries of the imperial court... So far, none of the six ministers have gone along with him.
The person who had the closest relationship with him in the court was Zhang Jinyan, the second assistant of the cabinet. His eldest daughter, Zhang Miaoying, had already married into Prince Yi's palace and became his principal wife.
Back then, it was Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi who went to ask his uncle Emperor Hongde for the marriage.
As for the origins of the two concubines of Prince Yi's Palace... it is quite intriguing...
Hua Yinyin, the legitimate daughter of Hua Chongjian, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, was watching lanterns at the Lantern Festival with her maids and nannies when they were suddenly separated by a group of unidentified people...
When they gathered together again, they and everyone on the street saw that Hua Yinyin was held in the arms of King Yi, Xiao Jingyi, in a protective posture.
At that time, Xiao Jingyi's attendant loudly declared: It was their Prince Yi who rescued Miss Hua Yinyin and protected her from being hit again!
Nowadays, if a woman has her clothes touched or her sleeves taken away by someone, it is considered a loss of chastity, let alone if she is hugged by a man in public. Her reputation is completely ruined!
When Hua Chongjian, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, learned that the situation behind him was as dark as ink, he was so angry that he punched the wall!
The next morning, Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi came to the door with a generous gift, saying that he had come to apologize for offending Miss Hua.
Hua Chongjian closed the door and refused to see him.
But in the end, he couldn't bear to see his own daughter committing suicide or becoming a nun.
There was no other way, Hua Chongjian, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, had to grit his teeth and marry his daughter Hua Yinyin into Prince Yi's Mansion as a concubine. What else could he do?
Then there was Shui Simiao, the concubine daughter of Shui Zeqian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. When she came out of the rouge shop, she tripped over something and fell directly into the arms of Prince Yi, Xiao Jingyi, who was just about to go up the stairs...
Thus, Prince Yi's Mansion had another concubine who came from the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.
As for those concubines, there was the sister of the deputy commander of the Five Cities Army, the daughter of the spear and stick instructor of the Imperial Guards, and several daughters of wealthy businessmen in the capital. The daughter of a captain in the City Defense Battalion was going to enter Prince Yi's palace to become a concubine soon.
Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi's actions frightened those officials in the court who had no intention of connecting with Prince Yi's Palace. They all carefully looked after their daughters or sisters, fearing that they would be forced to send their daughters or sisters to Prince Yi's Palace as concubines.
The wives and concubines in Prince Yi's mansion had family backgrounds of either the cabinet, the Ministry of War, or the Ministry of Revenue. Some were officers and lieutenants in the military, while others were wealthy businessmen with a fortune of millions...
Regardless of whether these marriages are consensual or forced, they are ultimately tied together by the same thread, and that is the purpose of the so-called marriage.
It seems that King Yi Xiao Jingyi has discovered Leng Rongyue as a new target, and Leng Rongyue is under his attention again!
Leng Rongyue possesses unparalleled beauty, and her outstanding temperament and talent undoubtedly attracted the attention of His Royal Highness Prince Yi.
What's more, behind Leng Rongyue is the Anguo Mansion.
The Anguogong Mansion has both civil officials and military generals;
In the past, Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi had shown goodwill and tried to attract the Duke of Anguo's Mansion many times, openly or secretly, but the Duke of Anguo's Mansion never took Prince Yi Xiao Jingyi's goodwill and attempts to attract him seriously!
If it is true as His Royal Highness Prince Yu speculated, the purpose of the people who came tonight is to kidnap Yue'er, then... what will happen after they kidnap her?
It should be a trap, where His Royal Highness Prince Yu will play the role of savior once again with ease, and at the same time completely ruin Yue'er's reputation, forcing Yue'er to enter his Prince Yi's Palace.
In this case, the emperor's imperial decree granting marriage is either a waste paper or just a waste paper!
Yue Er's engagement with His Royal Highness Prince Yu must be cancelled even if she doesn't want to! It can only be cancelled!
This was undoubtedly a slap in the face of the current emperor;
He severely humiliated His Royal Highness Prince Yu;
This also forced the Anguogong Mansion to side with the Yiwang Mansion.
His Royal Highness Prince Yi is really good at calculating!
However, his plan was destined to be difficult to realize - after all, he was targeting the Anguo Mansion!
Who made him plot against Leng Rongyue?
In the end, he could only look up at shadows in the air and try to catch the moon in the water, all in vain!
Thinking of this, Duke Anguo Fu Peng felt that if His Royal Highness Prince Yi really took action tonight... it would be a good thing!
How can you catch the fox's tail if he doesn't come out of his hole?