novelhk Chapter 347: Educating Fu Zhen and Becoming Suspicious
Chapter 347: Educating Fu Zhen and Becoming Suspicious
The next day, Fu Cha Zhixi was holding little Fu Zhen and practicing calligraphy when she heard Eunuch Chai hurried in. He bowed to Fu Cha Zhixi and then said in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Prince Dun beat up the censor Zhang Lin, and even knocked him unconscious on the spot."
Hearing this, Fu Cha Zhixi couldn't help but frowned, put down the pen in his hand and spoke.
"Oh, what's going on? Why would Prince Dun do this?"
Fu Cha Zhixi looked at Chai Zhengxin with some confusion and asked.
"After returning to the capital some time ago, Prince Dun was not only late for the morning court session, but he even wore military uniforms to enter the palace. The court is not a battlefield, and Prince Dun did not return victorious. Naturally, his behavior now has caused the censors to impeach Prince Dun for disrespect."
"So Prince Dun got angry and beat Lord Zhang Lin on his way back from court."
Chai Zhengxin told all the information he heard.
"I see. It looks like Prince Dun is planning to stir up trouble."
Fucha Zhixi snorted coldly. He had no good feelings towards a fool like Prince Dun.
"madness!"
Little Fuzhen in his arms had already put down the brush in his hand and said with a cold face.
However, due to his young age, he doesn't sound very imposing, but instead seems particularly cute.
"Yes, this Prince Dun is indeed very stupid. He wants to show his thoughts on his face. However, his background is indeed extraordinary. I think the emperor must be having a headache right now."
Fu Cha Zhixi never felt that she should hide these things and prevent her children from being exposed to them too early.
You know, now that she is in the palace, her child is the emperor's favorite prince. If she raises him in the usual way, he might be easily plotted against like the third prince, and that would be the biggest failure for her as a mother.
She just wanted her children to realize from an early age that the palace was full of fighting and that the fight for the throne in the future would only be more terrifying than it was now.
"And after the incident became public, the ministers were enraged and wrote letters to impeach Prince Dun."
"I don't know if Prince Khatun feels guilty or not, but he not only refuses to admit his fault, but he keeps claiming to be sick, and tries to get away with it by not attending court."
Chai Zhengxin continued.
“It’s absolutely ridiculous.”
"Not long after the Emperor ascended the throne, he dealt with the Eighth and Ninth Princes. It shouldn't be difficult for him to deal with Prince Dun."
"So, Fu Zhen, why do you think Prince Dun would suddenly do such a thing?"
Fu Cha Zhixi looked at little Fu Zhen in his arms with tender eyes and asked.
"backing."
Fu Zhen naturally saw through the trick behind this matter easily, and spoke seriously in a cute little voice.
"Yes, it's the backer."
"I think Prince Dun must have found an ally, so he dares to challenge the emperor's majesty so arrogantly."
She would never think that Prince Dun was a brainless person. He might be stupid, but he was a prince who grew up in the palace after all. If he had no support behind him, how could he do such an arrogant thing?
You have to know that it is a rule set by our ancestors that censors and censors cannot be beaten. The emperor would not touch them easily, but Prince Dun blatantly beat Zhang Lin in front of everyone, which made it clear that he wanted to use this incident to demonstrate to the emperor.
In the past, Fucha Zhixi kept a distance from these state affairs, but now it is different. Now she is a noble concubine, and she was promoted to this position because of the emperor's favor.
The former dynasty and the harem were closely related. Now that she had Fuzhen and was named a noble concubine, she naturally had to know more about the affairs of the court.
She was unwilling to get involved in these state affairs before because her position was too low. She was worried that she would follow in Zhen Huan's footsteps and arouse the emperor's suspicion.
But now that the matter has become so big, as the imperial concubine assisting in managing the six palaces, she naturally has to go to the Yangxin Palace to show her concern.
"Does everyone in the palace know about this?"
Fu Cha Zhixi thought for a moment and then looked at Chai Zhengxin and asked.
"This incident caused quite a stir, so almost everyone in the palace knew about it."
Eunuch Chai nodded and said.
"Then do you think this Wanpin will know about this?"
Fu Cha Zhixi raised his eyes and looked at Chai Zhengxin and asked.
"I think that since Wanpin is in favor now, she should have known this news by now."
Chai Zhengxin thought for a moment and then spoke to Fu Cha Zhixi.
"In that case, then you can find someone to help me keep an eye on Wanpin. If she goes to the Yangxin Palace, come back and tell me."
Fu Cha Zhixi withdrew her original plan to go directly to the Yangxin Palace. After all, she had to understand the affairs of state, but she couldn't understand them too well either.
If she doesn't understand at all, the emperor will lose interest in her talking about state affairs, but if she understands too much, it will arouse the emperor's suspicion.
After all, a concubine without children would be suspected by him, let alone her, a concubine with a prince by her side.
The emperor is a man who only employs people who are helpful to him and not helpful to him. She needs to be careful in judging the right balance.
Here, Zhen Huan was chatting with Shen Meizhuang, and she was moved after hearing this.
Now that the Emperor is faced with the difficult question of how to punish Prince Dun, this is a good opportunity for her to make the Emperor realize that she is a concubine who can give him advice.
This way, when dealing with the Nian family in the future, she can also participate, and it would be best if she can take revenge with her own hands.
Although her child was not just the responsibility of Concubine Nian, she remembered all the schemes and tortures that Concubine Nian had inflicted on her and Sister Mei, and would never forget them for a moment. As long as she could get the chance, she would suppress Concubine Nian ruthlessly and leave her no room to breathe.
After the emperor sent away all the ministers, he saw Zhen Huan walking in with something.
He rubbed his temples, feeling a little annoyed, and had no intention of seeing the concubine.
But then he thought that Zhen Huan had some insights into state affairs, and maybe she could help think of some appropriate ways to deal with Prince Dun from other angles.
"You've heard about what happened in the past few days, right?"
The emperor looked at Zhen Huan and spoke.
"Although I live in the harem, I know a thing or two about these things."
Zhen Huan nodded, looked at the emperor who looked annoyed and spoke with concern.
"Although the affairs of state are very busy, Your Majesty must also take care of his health. I heard that Your Majesty did not leave the Yangxin Palace much today. I am worried that Your Majesty did not have a good meal, so I specially brought a bowl of Codonopsis pilosula chicken soup. This thing is the best for replenishing energy."
Zhen Huan took the soup bowl handed to her by Jin Xi and gently handed it to the emperor with both hands.
"What do you think about Prince Dun beating up the censor?"
The emperor took the soup bowl, but had no intention of drinking it. Instead, he looked at Zhen Huan and asked.