The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 466: compete for position
Chapter 466: Fight for Position
In her previous life, Xiao Rongyan gave her the jade cicada and asked her to escape by herself, but she did not leave. Her body was boiling with poisonous blood and venomous juice filled with hatred. She only wanted to die together with King Liang, and drag him into hell at all costs, to perish together!
She hated King Liang as much as she regretted it at that time.
She didn’t want Dong Tingzhen to go through the same thing as she did, and didn’t want her to end up like she did in the past… She regretted it so much that she wanted to tear herself into pieces.
Later, another secret guard came to report that Gao Demao, the eunuch beside the emperor, went to Prince Liang’s Mansion. As for what they said… because the Prince Liang’s Mansion was guarded by the royal secret guards and they could not enter, no one knew.
“However, after Prince Liang personally escorted the eunuchs around the emperor away, his face did not look very good.”
Prince Liang doesn’t look very happy?
Bai Qingyan lowered his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. In that case… Prince Liang might not be able to marry Dong Tingzhen as he wished. The Crown Prince must have played an indispensable role in this.
“Got it. Go ahead! Keep an eye on Prince Liang’s mansion!” Bai Qingyan said.
Although the King of Liang could not marry Dong Tingzhen as he wished for the time being, if that girl Dong Tingzhen was determined to be with the King of Liang, who could stop her? Once a person gets stuck in a rut and becomes stubborn, even a few cows can’t pull him back.
If something out of control happens again, there will be no way to remedy the situation.
Tomorrow morning, she will go back to Shuoyang. She is afraid that if something happens after she leaves, she will be out of control. She has to think of a way…
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Bai Qingyan knew that the Emperor had sent Gao Demao to the Prince of Liang’s mansion in person, and the prince had also received the news.
As soon as the prince entered the palace, Old Fang sent people to keep an eye on Prince Liang’s Mansion. Gao Demao, a favorite of the emperor, went to Prince Liang’s Mansion, so naturally he had to report such a big matter to the prince.
After returning home, I informed Mr. Fang of everything that happened to the prince in the palace.
Elder Fang stroked his goat beard and asked, “Your Highness is talking about… Lord Dong is not a high-ranking official with military power, otherwise you would have suspected the purpose of King Liang marrying Miss Dong at the cost of ruining her reputation, and then Your Majesty was so surprised?”
“I said this because I wanted my father to think of Dong Qingyue, the governor of Dengzhou. Do you think there is anything wrong with it, Mr. Fang?” The prince washed his hands, took the handkerchief handed to him by Quan Yu, wiped his hands, and then asked.
“There is nothing wrong with that! I guess… His Majesty did not issue a direct decree, but instead asked Eunuch Gao to go to Prince Liang’s mansion. The marriage between Prince Liang and Miss Dong… at least for now, will not be possible!”
The prince nodded: “Of course, father has always been suspicious!”
“What I mean is to turn what the Crown Prince said… into actual evidence, so that Your Majesty will believe that the King of Liang is indeed up to no good!” Old Fang sat under the lamp, his slightly cloudy eyes very serious, “What if the King of Liang knew that Your Majesty had already disapproved of this marriage, but still publicized the fact that he had the personal ornaments of the Dong family’s daughter, in order to force Master Dong to marry his daughter to him? Your Majesty already has doubts about the King of Liang’s intentions, what will he think when he knows about this?”
The prince took the teacup handed over by Quan Yi thoughtfully, frowning, “I understand. Mr. Fang wants to block the possibility of Prince Liang competing with me for the throne with my father. But if this happens, Lord Dong will have to marry his daughter to Prince Liang. At that time, Prince Liang and the Dong family will be in-laws. Then for Dong Qingyue… it is naturally more beneficial for Prince Liang to ascend the throne than for me to sit in this position. Isn’t this pushing the Dong family to Prince Liang’s side?”
“Your Highness, the first step is to make His Majesty suspicious of King Liang! Your Highness, the Crown Prince, don’t forget that King Liang intended to imitate the handwriting of King Bai Weiting to accuse Bai Weiting of treason, and took in the guard named Gao Sheng, who was the remnant of the Second Prince’s party who forced the palace to rebel. This matter was muddled at the beginning, probably because it involved King Xin, and His Majesty didn’t want to investigate it anymore! But if Your Majesty is suspicious of King Liang, we can take the opportunity to dig up this matter and make a fuss, so that King Liang will never have the possibility of competing with Your Highness for the throne!”
“Master Fang, do you have a plan in mind?” The prince perked up, not even drinking the tea in his hand, but putting it aside and bowing to ask Master Fang, “Please give me some advice, Master Fang.”
“It is my duty to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How dare I ask for advice from the Crown Prince! Your Highness, rest assured, I have sent people to check whether Gao Sheng has any close friends. By then, I will use coercion and bribery. Then… the King of Liang suspected by Your Majesty will be convicted of any crime that the Crown Prince wants him to be convicted of!” After saying this, Old Fang smiled, “Of course, this search for someone is not a matter of one day or one night. I have another method here, but I’m afraid the Crown Prince won’t use it.”
“Mr. Fang, let’s hear what he has to say.”
“Your Highness, do you still remember that before Princess Zhenguo and her family left Dadu, the Left Prime Minister Li Mao intended to marry his youngest son to Princess Gaoyi, but ended up having his leg broken by Princess Zhenguo?” Old Fang lowered his voice, his eyes flickering.
The prince nodded.
When Quan Yu heard this, he raised his eyes and looked towards Mr. Fang.
Old Fang sat under a high mahogany table with a glass lamp on it, leaning sideways to whisper to the Crown Prince, “Everyone knows that the Zhenguo Princess values Gaoyi as much as the apple of her eye. If the King of Liang sets his sights on Gaoyi, the Zhenguo Princess will certainly not let her go. If the Zhenguo Princess does something to harm the King of Liang in order to protect her sister, His Majesty will not suspect the Crown Prince, and will think about it carefully… The King of Liang once admired the Zhenguo Princess, but failed to marry her, so he changed his mind and wanted to marry the girl from the Dong family. At the same time… he also intends to ruin the reputation of Gaoyi Princess and take her into his palace. What does that mean?”
The prince frowned and looked at Mr. Fang, seeming to disagree.
But Mr. Fang did not stop talking, and continued: “And if the Prince of Liang is planning to take advantage of Princess Gaoyi, with Princess Zhenguo’s temper, no matter how good she is to the Prince of Liang… that is all reasonable. Your Majesty will certainly not blame Princess Zhenguo, and it can also let your Majesty and the Dong family know… The Prince of Liang’s heart is worthy of death! In this case, if the Prince of Liang goes to the Dong family to ask for marriage… won’t the Dong family hesitate? If the Prince of Liang asks your Majesty to grant the marriage, it will only increase your Majesty’s suspicion!”
After hearing what Mr. Fang said, the prince slowly leaned back in his chair.
Asking for marriage by authorization failed, and asking for marriage in person also failed. Only in this way can the possibility of marriage between Prince Liang and the Dong family be completely cut off. Even if the Dong family does not participate in the fight for the throne, they will turn against Prince Liang and even stand on his side.
Ever since Bai Qingyan entered the prince’s school, the prince has become increasingly dependent on Bai Qingyan, and even rejected him several times because of Bai Qingyan. How could Mr. Fang let it go? In the long run…what status does he still have in the prince’s eyes?
If he could use this opportunity to distance himself from Princess Zhenguo and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, it would be the best thing for him.
Quan Yu looked at the Crown Prince’s appearance, and his heart tightened. He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then changed a cup of tea for the Crown Prince, and said with a smile: “Your Highness, the Crown Princess has invited someone to come over for dinner, and they have been waiting outside for a while. Look…”
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