Quick Transmigration: Leisure

Chapter 651 The Mad Daily Life of a Deposed Concubine in the Cold Palace (Part 23)

Although,

The first draft since his ascension to the throne will not begin until next spring.

However, the announcement of the news and the preparations in various places did not begin hastily starting next year. If anyone had such thoughts earlier, they would have already selected candidates during the years when the late emperor was not doing well, and were just waiting for the arrival of the new emperor's envoy.

This is true for most families that have lasted for centuries, especially merchants. They often have preferences, such as which princes they have been on good terms with, and how well they have cultivated their family relationships and connections.

Some cunning foxes can control things so well that no one can find out who they've supported.

However, this battle line is rather long. Most of the wealthy and powerful families who have the means to send their daughters to the palace have, openly or secretly, wanted to sponsor someone's ascension to the throne.

Once the situation settles down, while his merits and demerits might not warrant the confiscation of his property, his past involvement with someone would be impossible to clear.

It's practically like everyone has a clear list, after all, one of the things that matters most in the struggle for succession is the position of the people behind you.

Even if the list indicates that the winning side belongs to the losing camp, such as the Six Kings or the Eight Kings, as long as their family level has not dropped to the point where they cannot meet the draft threshold, the winning side will still send people to participate in the exciting draft.

It's not a good time; you're always overshadowed by the "loyal supporters."

A powerful family will minimize the impact. Three years is enough time for their sincerity to be seen by the new emperor's team, thus gaining their loyalty. However, for those who are stubborn and unwilling to submit, and who are not yet worth the new emperor's attention, the only option is to send their daughters to take risks.

Whether it's hardship or exhaustion, the phrase "it's all your fate" is used to leave it to God to decide.

If you encounter a cruel emperor and a heartless empress, your glory days are over, and you'll be left only with a life of hardship and uncertainty.

Fortunately,

Currently, the emperor and empress are not considered harsh. They are strong and not to be underestimated, but they rarely take their anger out on the concubines. They generally deal with everything according to the rules and regulations, and only a very small number of people are treated specially.

To be fair, if the truth about Xia Youmi's feelings for the Ninth Prince were revealed, or according to the rules of the harem, she would only have one option: public execution. Depending on the severity of her crimes and her merits and demerits, her entire family might also be implicated.

To be placed in the Cold Palace, one must have the merit of giving birth to a healthy dragon son.

The current peace and tranquility is already considered an exceptional case.

Can,

This was a lie from the start. She was a hostage whom the Seventh Prince had obtained from the Ninth Prince through a treacherous and half-coaxed manner. Her position had never been concealed or deliberately embellished. Feng Chengyuan knew this in his heart, which was why he could not treat her according to the ironclad rules.

Therefore, the woman was not afraid at all, and her wanton shouting and madness were tacitly allowed.

Xia Youmi only had the opportunity to test the limits and teeter on the edge of angering the other party.

But the very nature of these special cases is that they are clearly not to be imitated or repeated.

Some people would use this medicinal ingredient to deliberately make others uncomfortable.

last night,

The various princes' residences around the palace simultaneously received a message that a certain family, which had once been loyal to a certain prince, was to be planted as spies in the harem. They were to gain favor in the future and allow the prince to take the throne with his young son and regroup. A series of alarming statements were blurred and confused before being sent to each family.

Those with guilty consciences will naturally investigate cautiously, trying to find out who is subtly criticizing them.

But innocent people like the Fifth Prince's family are in unbearable pain, as this is tantamount to ruining his carefree future life, which he planned to live after the New Year and leave the capital!

Once the new emperor becomes suspicious, and given that his people are among the women to be selected for the palace, and considering that he and his wife are about to leave the capital for a long time, having carefully planned their preparations and alternative strategies, the most crucial factor becomes whether they can leave the capital safely without being pursued by soldiers.

Before dawn, the Fifth Prince and his princess knocked on the door of the Fourth Prince's house, arriving even earlier than the court session, ready to report the source of the news to Feng Chengyuan.

However, after making some inquiries along the way, it was discovered that the Fourth Prince had also received the news, but with different personnel. He was reported to the Ninth Prince, and the news came from an old acquaintance. Feng Chengnian was planning to place his maternal family's noble daughter in the selection team.

The Fifth Prince had a strange expression and directly showed the letter to the Fourth Prince. It was a former subordinate accusing the Fourth Prince of harboring evil intentions.

The rest of the princes and uncles had almost all had their wings clipped, and it wouldn't be easy to place concubines in their positions and wait to reap the rewards. However, if the beneficiary was the Fourth Prince, his trusted elder brother, then things would become quite complicated.

after all,

He has been involved in many internal affairs and is a real possibility of becoming the emperor's tutor. He is an important figure who will be involved in the education of the new emperor's future princes. If the child grows up and is left isolated and helpless, Feng Chengyuan may really entrust the child to him.

at this time,

This hidden trap has been planted right in front of everyone; it's hard to say whether they're plotting against the Five Kings, the Four Kings, or trying to kill two birds with one stone.

The four kings, who had initially taken it lightly, were terrified by the detailed information and broke out in a cold sweat.

Who exactly is pulling the strings behind all this?

If every prince's residence received it, wouldn't the one who didn't tell the emperor be proven to have ulterior motives?

later,

None of them were able to report to Feng Chengyuan immediately, and it was impossible to mention it in public at court, while they also had to smile and respond to the festive atmosphere and compliments of today's Laba Festival. After the court session, the sharp-eyed Second and Third Princes noticed that they had stayed behind anxiously, and immediately turned around and called to their elder brothers in the same camp. A group of old men over fifty years old also waited outside the Xuan Shi Hall.

But neither side revealed their true intentions, only chuckling as they probed the situation.

While waiting, the envoys were received first, and then news came that Consort Chan had given birth. They waited until noon but still couldn't see Feng Chengyuan.

Although they were enjoying fine tea and snacks warmly, their hearts remained suspended on a towering cliff.

It wasn't until lunchtime that they realized Lao Jiu hadn't come along.

He was still the prime suspect in this matter, yet he only made a brief appearance at the end of the court session before leaving the palace early. However, this "primary suspect" also referred to the fact that he was framed and falsely accused, as the young lady in question not only had a name and surname but also came from his maternal family and was relatively closely related by blood.

However, there was no doubt that the person stirring up trouble was the Ninth Prince.

The fourth and fifth brothers knew very well that if he really intended to do so, he could have simply persuaded the woman in the Cold Palace to submit, instead of lingering here and wasting precious time.

The Ninth Prince himself had neither an heir nor a princess to manage things, so even the most suspicious people no longer worried that he might rebel. He had the power, but lacked the steadfastness, passion, and ambition.

He longed to roam freely across the vast lands of the Northwest, but he couldn't leave behind Shao Bo, who was as important as a father to him in prison.

The four kings deduced that...

If Shao Bo were to pass away normally, the Ninth Prince would not linger in the capital and would leave with his ashes. In fact, this would be a great thing for the peace and tranquility of the capital. Unfortunately, the Emperor also saw the value of Feng Chengnian's military leadership and did not want to waste it, so he left with only an empty shell.

They're all too stubborn," the four kings sighed.

......

As Xia Youmi recounted this, she and Nian had their third meal together. With plenty of ingredients left, she tried a new recipe—not spicy or stimulating—to create a perfectly balanced sweet and sour flavor that comfortably soothed their winter hunger.