bookrebus Chapter 460: The lingering Zhou Yao duo
Chapter 460: The lingering Zhou Yao duo
In the past, the other houses in the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion always felt that they were dragged down by the first house. Now, they all try to curry favor with the first house in order to gain some benefits for themselves.
Almost all the relatives who were close to the Danyang Marquis's Mansion were promoted and became rich because of this.
Those who laughed at Ye Yanran behind her back were extremely envious of the prosperity of the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion and wished they could send their daughters to the palace.
Some people only dare to think about it, while others take direct action to secure a good future for themselves.
However, no matter who sends a beauty into the palace, if she is favored by Xiao Changming more than three times, she will die soon.
Xiao Changming clearly knew that it was Ye Yanran who did it, but he didn't care at all and let Ye Yanran do whatever she wanted.
In the past, everyone said that Queen Mother Naruhito was cruel and ruthless, but now it seems that Ye Yanran is just as good as her and is not a good person either.
It’s a pity that the glory of Danyang Marquis Mansion was like a flash in the pan and could not last long.
He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. Xiao Changming's accession to the throne was originally not legitimate. After ascending the throne, he ignored the opposition of ministers and appointed Ye Yanran as queen.
Afterwards, many troubles arose in the capital because of Ye Yanran, and for a while, all the people in the capital were stabbing Xiao Changming in the back.
Having such an emperor is a suffering for the people and a disaster for the Qin Kingdom.
Xiao Mo took advantage of this opportunity to quickly win over the hearts of the people in the capital and prepare for his future ascension to the throne.
Zhou Quankun and Yao Zhen, who had just returned to the capital not long ago, had always wanted to go to the palace to see Ye Yanran after killing Empress Dowager Deren.
Firstly, she wanted to find the tiger talisman, and secondly, she wanted to borrow Ye Yanran's power.
The two of them used to be master and servant. Yao Zhen believed that with her help at home and Zhou Quankun running around outside, as long as Ye Yanran had Xiao Changming in her hands, they would have no problem covering the sky with one hand in the Tian Qin Kingdom.
In this way, Zhou Quankun would not have to go back to Xirong to please the King of Xirong and Princess Longping.
However, the two of them had just returned to the capital and could not enter the palace at all.
In the past, they still had a few spies in the palace, but now they have long been cleaned out by Xiao Changming.
"Brother Kun, I have to go to the palace. If I can gain Ye Yanran's trust and support, let alone 20 troops, even 40 troops will not be a problem."
"If you are lucky enough to get the Tiger Talisman, Brother Kun, we won't have to fear anything in the future. With your ability, it won't be a problem for you to command the three armies with the Tiger Talisman."
With military power comes the right to speak, and military power has always been Zhou Quankun's dream. He has always wanted to prove to the world that although he, Zhou Quankun, has a poor background, he can still become a god of war in the Tianqin Kingdom.
Now that the opportunity is right in front of him, how could he let it go.
"Zhen'er, let me find a way. Even if I have to use gold to smash it, I will make a way out for you."
Zhou Quankun was not the prince consort of the Western Rong for nothing. When he returned to the capital, Princess Longping gave him 10 taels of silver and 1 taels of gold, which were just enough for him to use for bribery.
It is said that money makes the world go round. In just two days, Zhou Quankun bribed the eunuch in the palace and passed the message to Yu Xiang, the female official beside Ye Yanran.
In the past, Yao Zhen had a good relationship with Yu Xiang when she was in the Prince's Mansion. When she heard that Yao Zhen had returned to the capital, Yu Xiang immediately agreed to meet with Yao Zhen.
There were usually many palace maids and eunuchs entering and exiting the east corner gate of the palace. When Yao Zhen came over, an old maid was already waiting for her there.
The two met and greeted each other, and the old nanny took Yao Zhen into the palace.
"Madam Yao, please remember to be polite when you meet Aunt Yuxiang. This is the Imperial Palace, not the Prince's Residence. The palace has strict rules and regulations, and one mistake could easily lead to someone using it as a handle.
"Thank you for the reminder, Madam."
Yao Zhen still responded sensibly.
Entering the palace from the corner gate, there are high walls all around. Occasionally, palace servants pass by, but they all walk in a hurry and no one strolls around.
After passing through one vermilion gate after another, Yao Zhen finally arrived at Fengzhi Palace where Ye Yanran lived.
Fengzhi Palace was built by Emperor Jing specifically for Queen Jiang. After Queen Jiang's death, this luxurious palace was sealed off.
Every year, Emperor Jing would spend a large sum of money to repair the palace, and Fengzhi Palace has remained as charming as ever over the years.
When Ye Yanran was canonized as queen by Xiao Changming, he specially gave Fengzhi Palace to her as a token of his favor.
Yao Zhen was led to a warm room. The old nanny went to invite Yu Xiang, and she sat alone in the warm room waiting.
All the items in the warm room were treasures; even a teacup on the table was worth a hundred taels of silver.
The paintings hanging on the wall are all from famous artists and are obviously valuable.
The specifications of this warm room are so high because it is usually used by Yuxiang. It can be seen that Yuxiang's daily food, clothing and other expenses are much higher than when she was in the Prince's Mansion.
After a while, Yuxiang, wearing gorgeous pink clothes, hurried into the room.
"Madam Yao, it really is you. I thought you had already been killed by that witch."
Yuxiang was very excited to see Madam Yao alive. She never thought that they would see each other alive one day.
"It was me. When I heard Cui Lanwei was looking for me again, I felt that things were not going well. In order to avoid implicating the queen, I quietly fled the capital."
"I have been hiding outside for a long time, and my life has been very difficult. Later, I heard that the queen was appointed as the queen and was deeply loved by the emperor. Only then did I dare to return to the capital."
Yao Zhen described herself as extremely miserable, and Yu Xiang's eyes turned red after hearing that.
"Our queen is the master of the harem. She has the final say over everything in the palace. I think she will be very happy to know that you are back."
"Sister Yuxiang, do you think the Queen is really looking forward to my return? When I left, I left without saying goodbye. I was afraid that the Queen would be angry with me."
"How could that be? Your Majesty also knows that you were tricked by that witch. So much silver was lost in the palace at that time, and they said that you took it. Your Majesty and I didn't believe it."
"How could a weak woman like you take out so much money from the palace? It's simply a fantasy."
Then Yuxiang told her in detail what happened in the Prince's Mansion and the Palace after Yao Zhen left.
She even told him that Ye Yanran had used the pills she left behind many times.
This gave Yao Zhen a great boost of confidence. As long as Ye Yanran could use her, she would definitely have a place in the palace in the future.
"Madam Yao, please sit here for a while. I will go tell the queen that you are back. She will definitely be very happy."
"Okay, Sister Yuxiang, I will remember your kindness."
Madam Yao held Yuxiang's hand affectionately.
"You are too polite. We are all working for the Queen."
Yu Xiang exchanged a few polite words with Madam Yao, then went to talk to Ye Yanran about Yao Zhen.
In the inner hall, Ye Jintang was worried. Although she was very favored now, as long as she could not give birth to a prince for Xiao Changming, all her glory might be gone at any time.
In this deep palace, only the prince can ensure her a life of wealth and glory.
However, she was injured when she gave birth to her first son, so it was not easy for her to get pregnant again.
Just as Ye Yanran was frowning and thinking of a solution, Yu Xiang entered the inner hall cautiously.
"My queen, Madam Yao is back, and she wants to see you."