novelhk Chapter 502: The Highly Prestigious Empress Dowager Yuan
Chapter 502: The Highly Prestigious Empress Dowager Yuan
Ji Yuntang thought that since this was the most popular restaurant in Mingyue Town and the waiter saw many customers coming and going, he must know more information.
She asked: "You just said that the Crown Prince was burned to death in a fire, his face was unrecognizable, and there was only a waist badge on his body. Aren't you afraid that someone has stolen the Crown Prince's waist badge?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Yuntang clearly felt Hua Feixue's gaze looking at him.
Obviously, he also wanted to know the answer.
The waiter took the silver and answered all the questions without reservation.
"Of course it can't be just the badge. In order to prove the identity of the person who died in the fire, Empress Dowager Yuan even invited the Imperial Master to divine and ask the heavens for advice. In the end, she figured out the other person's birth date and it was undoubtedly the Crown Prince."
"Not only that, the deceased's height and build all match those of the Crown Prince. Who else could it be but him?"
Seeing that Ji Yuntang and the others all looked unhappy, the waiter mistakenly thought that they also disliked the Crown Prince, so he complained to them:
"Speaking of which, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really something. He is clearly the son of a phoenix and a dragon, with an indescribable status. Isn't it good for him to stay in the palace and live a life of luxury? Why does he have to run out and cause trouble for others?"
"In order to find him, Empress Dowager Yuan sent out hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in two years, spending a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources, and almost turned the Western Shu Kingdom upside down."
"Now it's all right. We found a body that was unrecognizable. The Empress Dowager Yuan fainted after seeing it. Fortunately, the Imperial Master was by her side to take charge of the situation. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble would have happened!"
The corners of Ji Yuntang's mouth twitched a few times. She knew that Hua Feixue was not treated well in the palace, but she did not expect that his reputation among the people was so bad.
The waiter's words were all about how the crown prince was ungrateful for what he had and how foolish it was for him to run away secretly, and how hard it was for Empress Dowager Yuan.
Compared with Prince Luo Jingshen, he was so miserable that she even felt sorry for him!
Hua Feixue asked at this time: "Why haven't I heard that there is a state master in Western Shu?"
The waiter looked at her with disdain and said, "You are an outsider, but you don't know that our national master is a true master, the chief disciple of the Taibai Mountain Master, and his title is Lingxi Zhenren."
"It is precisely because of the continuous disasters that have befallen the royal family of Western Shu over the years. First, several princesses and princes died one after another, then the queen passed away due to illness, the emperor was also seriously ill and could not attend court, and the mad prince even ran away from the palace and has disappeared."
"The Imperial Astronomical Commissioner observed the stars at night and speculated that a fox demon had descended to the world and was causing trouble for our Western Shu Kingdom. He proposed that the Empress Dowager Yuan invite an accomplished Taoist master from Mount Taibai to come down and pray for blessings to suppress it."
"This Imperial Master was specially invited down from Mount Taibai by Empress Dowager Yuan two years ago to pray for the country. Because he cares about the world and loves the people like his own children, Empress Dowager Yuan persuaded him to stay and named him Imperial Master."
"Empress Dowager Yuan even sent people to the palace to build a Baohua Palace for the Imperial Master, and forbade anyone to disturb his practice."
Xie Liuzheng asked curiously: "Is this Imperial Master really that powerful?"
The waiter raised his chin with a proud expression, "Of course!"
"Our Imperial Master has helped Empress Dowager Yuan a lot. Ever since the Emperor fell ill and the Crown Prince disappeared, and Empress Dowager Yuan began to take charge of government affairs, he has always been by her side assisting her."
"It can be said that without him, there would be no stable government today. He is the most capable right-hand man of Empress Dowager Yuan. Whenever Empress Dowager Yuan cannot handle something, the Imperial Master can solve it all. The people of our Western Shu Kingdom respect him very much!"
After the words fell, the waiter glanced at Ji Yuntang and said, "I told you so much because of this girl."
"If you go to the capital, you must watch your mouth and don't say anything you shouldn't. If you offend the Imperial Master and Empress Dowager Yuan, no one can protect you. After all, they have many supporters outside."
Ji Yuntang smiled and said, "Thank you, young man. We will remember this."
After seeing the waiter off, Xie Liuzheng immediately went over and locked the door.
He asked Ji Yuntang, "It seems that Empress Dowager Yuan and the Imperial Master are not easy to deal with. Sister Yuntang, what should we do now?"
Ji Yuntang's eyes darkened slightly. She sat at the table, tapping the surface lightly with her fingertips.
Xu Xu said: "It seems that the prestige of this Empress Dowager Yuan in the hearts of the people of Western Shu is very high. In order to improve her own reputation, she must have done a lot of things to discredit the royal family of the Chu family."
"If you want to conquer the enemy's heart, you must first destroy the enemy's reputation. We must first destroy the good reputation she has created in the hearts of the people."
Xie Liuzheng asked, "What's the problem?"
Ji Yuntang narrowed his eyes, "Of course, find a way to find her weakness and then conquer her step by step."
In Ji Yuntang's opinion, there are great similarities between Empress Dowager Yuan and Concubine Li.
They are good at playing with people's hearts. Even though they have done bad things, they can still make the people praise them.
On the surface, Concubine Li was helping Luo Junhe, but in fact she was just trying to create an image of a good wife and mother, and earn herself a reputation for loving her son dearly.
While Empress Dowager Yuan was ostensibly helping the Western Shu Dynasty, she was secretly gathering forces for herself and taking control of the entire Western Shu Kingdom's military power in her own hands.
The difference is that Empress Dowager Yuan has clear goals and tremendous power. She is determined to seize power from the Chu Dynasty. She is capable and ambitious.
However, Concubine Li's ability is not up to her ambition, and she can only be trapped within the palace walls of Emperor Jingyang, living a miserable life.
The three of them rested in Mingyue Town for a night. During that time, Ji Yuntang went out and inquired about some more information.
The most noteworthy thing is that the body of Crown Prince Chu Yi will be buried in the imperial mausoleum of Western Shu Kingdom three days later, together with Queen Chu.
This means that Empress Chu's tomb would have to be dug up again by Empress Dowager Yuan.
Upon hearing this, Hua Feixue's eyes turned red with anger, veins bulged on her wrists, and she crushed the teacup in her hand with all her strength, with blood flowing all over her hand.
"Old witch, I'm going to kill you!"
Seeing her like this, Xie Liuzheng couldn't help feeling uncomfortable. He knew very well what it meant to dig up Queen Chu's tomb.
But he was not the type to comfort others, so he tried to persuade her kindly: "I am not saying anything bad to you, but don't hurt yourself even if you are angry!"
"We should think carefully now about how to stop that old witch Queen Mother Yuan from letting the fake prince's body be buried with your mother."
Hua Feixue's eyes were bloodshot, and she gritted her teeth and said, "She did it on purpose, absolutely on purpose."