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"Sigh." Xue Longhu sighed, "Actually, I am very clear about the matter of seizing the throne in the palace. Although I do not state my opinion on the surface, I do it on behalf of the crown prince.

The alarm in Xue Ronghua's heart rang. As a spectator who watched the situation for so many years, he finally let go today.

"Prince Jin seems to be carefree and carefree, the greed for the position of emperor is the same as the greed for the other princes. I think Prince Duan is on Prince Jin's side."

Xue Ronghua thought for a moment, then replied: "Father is right, Prince Duan also saw that Prince Jin had other intentions."

"Anyone with a discerning eye would be able to tell that it was just the Prince Duan," Xue Longhu's eyes held a deeper meaning, "He is not suitable to be the ruler."

Xue Ronghua was puzzled, "Why? In terms of aptitude, which part of the Prince Duan is inferior to the crown prince and the Prince Jin?"

"Actually, logically speaking, the Prince Duan is even more powerful than the crown prince and the Prince Jin. It's just that his mother …"

"Is the Mrs. Heyi so unfavoured that she doesn't even have the qualifications to compete for the position of the Monarch?"

Xue Longhu was quiet for a moment, then suddenly stopped, "The Emperor sent someone else over."

Xue Ronghua was in a hurry to find out the reason why, but he interrupted the conversation. She was anxious in her heart, yet it was inconvenient for him to question him further.

Xue Longhu said: "The Emperor has given me an order for me to make you the direct descendant."

Xue Ronghua was extremely surprised, the Emperor knew how to show favors, and actually gave her a seat.

"I think the Emperor means that you have the status of a direct daughter to the Prince Duan and should consider the honor of the Royal Family if you marry her." Xue Longhu said.

"But big sister's bones haven't turned cold, I can't immediately …"

"It's precisely because your sister's bones have not turned cold that you want to be the direct descendant," Xue Longhu said in a serious tone, "I need to borrow the power of the Prince Duan to investigate the cause of death of Liuhua."

"But didn't you just say that the Prince Duan is not suitable to be the ruler?"

"That's because of Mrs. Heyi," Xue Longhu said as he rolled his eyes, "It's just that it's a different matter for this madam to be able to make Prince Duan look down on the entire world and still guard the world."

Xue Ronghua's eyes flashed with certainty, "Daughter understands."

When the willow tree in the Luan Feng Palace came in contact with the warm spring wind, it regained its vitality. Chu Zongge extended his hand out and used it to look at the dark green willow leaves, and felt countless jade colored ribbons wrapped around his wrist.

"Your mother also wanted to play with willow branches like this."

When Chu Zongge heard the middle-aged man's heavy and steady voice from behind him, he immediately bowed respectfully and said, "This son greets your majesty."

The emperor waved his hand at him. "There's no need to be so courteous. There's no one else present right now."

Chu Zongge chuckled, and followed the Emperor into the Luan Feng Palace.

"You're right, Imperial Concubine Hua really wants us to marry you to a would-be wangfei as soon as possible."

"Xue Liuhua was sent by the Prince Jin into the palace to be sent to the emperor's side. Naturally, it's to help the Prince Jin."

The emperor's eyes narrowed. "How did you know that it was Prince Jin who brought Xue Liuhua to our side?"

"Prince Jin frequently goes to the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet with Xue Liuhua. This is something that even the Xue Residence knows," Chu Zongge calmly said, "If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can ask the Noble Consort Kang."

The two words of secret meeting had definitely left a cut on the emperor's heart. Xue Liuhua had become Imperial Concubine Hua's woman now, but she had actually dated his prince in the past.

"But," the Emperor looked at him doubtfully, "Why does the Prince Jin look forward to your marriage?"

"This son," Chu Zongge lowered his head and said in a low voice, "has always been interested in the position of being the ruler …"

"I know," The emperor smiled lightly. "Even when I was a prince, I wasn't the crown prince."

The Emperor did not scold him as he had done in the past. Chu Zongge relaxed and replied: "Prince Jin is looking forward to this son's wedding. I'm afraid that you want to divert this son's attention to the marriage so that you can enter together with the crown prince."

"The relationship between the Prince Jin and the crown prince?" The emperor looked doubtful. "I thought he was with you."

Chu Zongge raised his head and laughed bitterly, "On the surface, Prince Jin seems to have a good relationship with this son, but in reality, he is thinking differently."

"I saw that he was usually carefree, I didn't expect that he would ally with the crown prince to fight against the Royal Brother, and he even planted a woman by my side."

When Chu Zongge saw the Emperor's increasingly gloomy expression, his heart couldn't help but be moved. "When Your Majesty bestowed the title of Imperial Concubine Hua, this son proposed that she be stripped of her identity as the direct daughter of Prime Minister's Mansion was precisely for this reason."

"Are you saying that Xue Longhu was also bought by the Prince Jin?"

Chu Zongge shook his head, "Prime Minister Xue probably doesn't know, it's just that Prince Jin wants to exchange Xue Liuhua, the direct daughter of the Xue Residence, for the power of the Prime Minister."

The emperor's eyes flashed with approval. "You are indeed thoughtful."

Chu Zongge revealed a smile, "You became the direct daughter of Prime Minister's Mansion just like that?"

Xue Ronghua nodded and laughed softly, "I had thought that since she lost her beloved daughter, she would definitely be grieving in her heart, but when I told him that it was Prince Jin who brought Xue Liuhua into the palace, he immediately came to her senses, and rolled up her sleeves to take revenge for Xue Liuhua."

"Hmm," Chu Zongge smiled with satisfaction, "Prince Jin is a big burden, let's split half to give Xue Longhu a headache."

Xue Ronghua said in an even more serious voice, "When Xue Longhu talked about you, he brought up Mrs. Heyi with just a few sentences."

"Hmm?" Chu Zongge's interest was piqued, "He's an old subject, he definitely knows something."

"He said that you are more powerful than the Prince Jin and the crown prince, but because the mother is a Mrs. Heyi, it is not suitable for you to be the crown prince," Xue Ronghua emphasized on the word "suitable" and immediately laughed, "He also said that since your mother can make you look down on the rivers and mountains, it can make you guard the world."

Chu Zongge's eyes suddenly lit up, and said slowly: "His words are …"

Xue Ronghua smiled sweetly, "What Xue Longhu means is that you already have the ability to store the power, but owe it to the east wind, and these willow trees with green Luan Feng Palace can blow through the emperor's heart, and then send you to the throne of being the next ruler."

"Then the matters of the Mrs. Heyi are related to quite a bit. With Xue Longhu's help, it is natural that they would be like adding wings to a tiger."

"However, with Xue Longhu's character, he will definitely not start things off like this. We still have to get Noble Consort Kang …"

A trace of craftiness flashed across Chu Zongge's eyes, "The Emperor knows that the Prince Jin sent Xue Liuhua into the palace, and now, he is going to take care of the Prince Jin."

"Oh?" Xue Ronghua was overjoyed, "Then we can use Prince Jin as a hostage and force you to tell the truth."

Chu Zongge nodded his head, "Prince Jin is probably thinking of how to join hands with us to bring down the Crown Prince and Empress Chen, he never thought that we would be able to take advantage of Xue Liuhua and turn the tables on him."

"Xue Liuhua definitely did not expect that. Originally, she wanted to use the matter of us getting married to remind Prince Jin to quickly change his stance. In the end, Prince Jin wanted us to get married and reveal his ambitions in front of the Emperor."

Chu Zongge said: "Xue Liuhua has deeply loved this Prince Jin, so this Prince Jin might not know, but even if he knew, he wouldn't be willing to accept it."

"You must think of a good idea. Let Noble Consort Kang think that the crown prince told the emperor that Xue Liuhua is Prince Jin's spy for the emperor, and from then on, make her completely submit to us."

"Of course," A faint smile appeared on the corner of Chu Zongge's lips. "Prince Jin is really too impatient to do something, he wants to trick me and the crown prince, and he also wants to control the Xue Palace sisters.

Xue Ronghua said with a smile: "This so-called weirdness is just my subordinate's dao and not the path of a sovereign. Prince Jin is never tired of playing around with things, I think the Emperor is also clear in his heart, that he cannot be allowed to ascend to the throne."

"However, I still don't know how the emperor feels about himself." Chu Zongge said as his brows knitted tightly.

Xue Ronghua smoothed out his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Since the Emperor has chosen you to handle Prince Jin and not the crown prince, I know that you hold a higher position than the crown prince in his heart."

Chu Zongge said in anticipation, "Then will the emperor make me his crown prince?"

"The road to become a monarch is still long, and we're only going to get rid of the Prince Jin now. Why are you in such a hurry?" Xue Ronghua grabbed onto his thick palms, "The Mrs. Heyi still hasn't come out yet, so we'll just wait with our breaths."

Empress Chen looked out the window at the willow leaves flying all over the sky, and said dejectedly, "Why is it that spring arrived so soon?"

The Crown Prince quickly asked, "Does mother not like willow trees?"

Empress Chen revealed a faint smile, "Willow trees are the emperor's most beloved, how could I dare not like it, it's just that there are too many willow leaves that cause me to feel uncomfortable."

The crown prince laughed, "If mother doesn't like it, your son will get someone to chop off some of it. I believe that since Royal Father is so considerate of your body, you won't say anything."

Now that the people in the palace were thinking about it, the Empress Chen was afraid that the crown prince would get into trouble again. He softly said, "It's fine, let's do it like this, the entire palace is filled with willow trees, I don't necessarily have to stay in the Changchun Palace often, do I?"

"Does mother know that Royal Father has accepted a new Imperial Concubine Hua?"

A trace of maliciousness flashed past the Empress Chen's eyes. "Imperial Concubine Hua is now a person who enjoys favors every night, so who in the palace doesn't know about her?"

The crown prince lowered his voice, "That Imperial Concubine Hua looks very much like the young miss of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Empress Chen laughed involuntarily, "What do you mean similar, that was clearly Xue Liuhua."

The crown prince was startled and looked at her in disbelief. "Didn't Xue Liuhua want to marry Prince Jin and become his wangfei? How did she end up in the palace as Imperial Concubine Hua?"

"Be more careful, that isn't called the big miss of Prime Minister's Mansion," Empress Chen lowered his head and smiled, "That is the adopted daughter of the Duke of Ning."

The Crown Prince was puzzled, "Xue Liuhua entered a palace, why did she change her identity?"

"I think that Xue Liuhua was sent to the Emperor's bed by the Prince Jin in order to get rid of his burden. How could the Emperor marry a direct daughter of the Consort of the Quasi-Prince Jin? Of course he had to create a false reputation."

"Therefore, Xue Liuhua can be considered as faking her death outside," the Crown Prince thought, "but Royal Father can choose to kill Xue Liuhua to prevent future troubles."

"Kill?" "With the gentle and fragrant jade by your side, it has been a long time since your Royal Father has received any new consort.

"Then will Xue Liuhua blow the wind by the side of the emperor?"

Empress Chen nodded as he adjusted his sleeves. "It's not like I've never tasted beauties before, it's just that I'm greedy for a moment. I'm afraid Xue Liuhua doesn't have the ability to blow on the wind, for whom does she blow? Prince Jin, is she not afraid of making the emperor think that the Prince Jin has spies in the palace? "

"Then will she take the chance to deal with Prince Duan?"

Empress Chen squinted his eyes dangerously, "Xue Liuhua and Xue Ronghua are not on good terms, it's hard to guarantee that she won't use her status as a concubine to frame Xue Ronghua."

"This son has received news that Xue Ronghua has already become the direct descendent of the Xue Manor. It was the Royal Father's decree."

"I've thought about this before, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly," Empress Chen took a deep breath. "Then, Prince Duan would be equivalent to marrying the direct daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion into the imperial concubine, which gave him the opportunity to take advantage of her."

However, Empress Chen's lips curved up in a smile. What Prince Duan picked up wasn't only the Royal Concubine, but also the entire piece of fat meat from Prime Minister's Mansion.