activa-t Chapter 273: Playing such a big game of chess?
Chapter 273: Playing such a big game of chess?
In the past two months, Zhao Ceying witnessed the sudden changes in the Shen and Zhao families, as well as the changing situations in Yuzhou Biantuo and other places.
Zhao Ceying was relieved that Molan had taken care of all the messy and somewhat unreasonable household chores at home.
He also realized that sometimes reasoning alone would not get the job done, and that thunderous measures, as well as tough and somewhat threatening language were needed.
They both studied in Zhuang Xuejiu's private school for many years, but his classmate, the son of the Sheng family, was able to become an official in the court. Molan's ability to manage the household in the backyard was far beyond his reach, which really made Zhao Ceying amazed and envious at the same time.
This made his already dreamy mood of marrying Molan even more complicated.
One day, he finally couldn't help it.
"Cymbidium."
"what happened?"
The clone who was flipping through his notes and drawing a topographic map looked up, revealing just the right amount of fatigue, confusion, and smile.
Zhao Ceying noticed the fatigue in Molan's eyes. His heartache made him choose his words more carefully and control his emotions as much as possible, for fear of causing Molan to misunderstand him.
He asked,
"Why do you want to do this? Is there something I don't understand?"
Molan put down the pen in her hand, motioned Zhao Ceying to sit opposite her, and pondered for a moment, as if she was thinking and choosing her words.
"Um……"
"The emperor is old, but he has yet to appoint a crown prince. Prince Yong and Prince Yan will surely have a fight."
But Zhao Ceying had been thinking about this for two months. He asked anxiously,
“But if it’s just about self-preservation, our Yuzhou is completely sufficient. If even my small family of militia commander is going to suffer, then they are crazy. There has never been a case of an heir killing an heir in our dynasty!
Just because of the word "Chang" in the name of the Princess' Mansion, it is natural that it will not be implicated in the establishment of the Crown Prince.
Master Sheng has always been cautious and has never taken sides in the matter of appointing a crown prince. Even if a new king ascends the throne, he will not be liquidated or implicated."
"Well, there's nothing wrong with what you said, but there are two things wrong with it."
"But please explain in detail."
Molan explained,
“First, Prince Yong sent a letter to the Sheng Mansion.
But my father and grandmother, Mrs. Wang, and my mother all refused.
A total of four times, during which time he also killed two groups of assassins sent by King Yong.
If Prince Yong ascends the throne, the Sheng family will surely perish. As for whether this will implicate me, who is already a married woman, it all depends on Prince Yong’s magnanimity.”
Death warriors???
twice???
Since you failed to pick up the bride, do you want to use force?
This Prince Yong is too arrogant!
Bianjing is the capital of the emperor. Is he going crazy because he thinks he has the throne and has nothing to fear? !
Zhao Ceying's eyelids jumped. Just as he was about to ask a question and scold Prince Yong for being so arrogant, he heard Molan continue to speak.
“Prince Yan has no connection with the Sheng Mansion, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any in the future.
Rong Fei's sister, Rong Feiyan, was abducted by criminals three days ago and did not return all night. She was thrown into a busy city while unconscious in the early morning of the next day, and hanged herself the next night.
The Rong family and the Sheng family exchanged invitations. Although it is a good thing for a girl three years older than her husband to marry a rich man, it is a pity that my brother Changtong has no intention of getting married and starting a family.
The two older brothers already had marriage engagements, and Changzhu was too young to be suitable, so he had to politely decline the offer.
Later, the daughter of the Rong family fell in love with someone at the polo club, and proposed marriage to the Duke of Qi, but was stuck in the middle.
Ha ha.
Speaking of this, it is another coincidence that the eldest son of the Qi family who has lost his inheritance rights is now the hot commodity in the game between the two kings, and King Yong also wants to get a piece of the pie.
Gu wanted to take advantage of Qiao, but was also afraid of the team, and Qi Heng hadn't figured things out yet, and was still insisting on marrying no one else.
As a result, after dragging it on for two or three days, Prince Yong was angered, and Rong Feiyan was used as an example to scare the monkeys.
This forced the princes and nobles to take sides, but it also pushed Rong Fei's family to the side of Prince Yan. They have already colluded with each other and are making intensive preparations. "
At first glance, it seems that Prince Yong simply thinks he is the "eldest son" and behaves in an unruly and unruly manner, testing the emperor's bottom line step by step.
This time, Prince Yong targeted Concubine Rong's sister and was determined to see her 'death', and he had three intentions.
The first is to warn the Duke of Qi’s Mansion.
Gu is no longer the arrogant Princess Pingning, the adopted daughter of the Queen. Although the Duke of Qi's Mansion still has some royal care and all the glory it deserves because of its past close relationship with the Imperial Palace, everyone knows what's going on inside.
Why do you reject me, King Yong?
Why don't you take me, the King of Yong, seriously?
Rong Feiyan's death was a warning, a warning to the Gu family, a warning to Duke Qi, and a warning to Qi Heng not to be ungrateful and to see the situation clearly.
Second, it is to intimidate other nobles and powerful people.
Perhaps it was especially to intimidate the Sheng family.
See, this is what will happen if you, the Sheng family, are negligent.
In the meantime, I warn you not to wait and see Team Speedy.
Third, it was to gain the support of Queen Cao.
The identity of the queen herself makes her a beneficiary of the system of primogeniture.
Secondly, the Queen and Concubine Rong did not get along, and she did not want to see Concubine Rong's sister tied to the Duke of Qi's Mansion.
This way, by removing the fire from the root of the problem, the Queen's unhappiness was directly resolved, and she would naturally be satisfied.
In silence, Zhao Ceying gradually became more thoughtful. He subconsciously held his breath, suffocating because of the situation in the court that he had never paid attention to, or was not sensitive to.
“These are the first points. The current situation has put the Sheng Mansion at the forefront.
Of course, it's not just the Sheng family that's like this, every family is like this.
This is not a crisis, this is a storm, this is an opportunity."
opportunity?
Zhao Ceying had some clues, but couldn't connect the dots, so he quickly asked,
"Then the second point is."
"The second point is, why should we think in terms of 'self-preservation'?"
Zhao Ceying was stunned, and Molan continued,
“Our Sheng Mansion enjoys the full support of the Princess Chang Mansion and the Princess Qingchang Mansion.
They are related by marriage to the Fuguogong Mansion, Zhongshanhou Mansion, and Hai Mansion.
Among the six ministers of ministries alone, there are two who have had childhood friendship with our Sheng family.
These do not count as colleagues and friends from the same political party.
Why can't our Sheng family have a say in the ownership of the throne? Why should we ignore it and let others control us?
How dare they not consider the consequences of bearing a grudge against the Sheng family and angering the Sheng family? "
Such... such a heinous crime?
Zhao Ceying’s eyes widened.
Zhao Ceying did not miss the fact that after the results were announced, a group of candidates who had presumptuously discussed the issue of establishing a crown prince were disqualified from taking the exam.
But one has to be very cautious when talking about this kind of man, and even choose a time to drink to build up courage before saying it, but Molan just said it so lightly!
Zhao Ceying couldn't help but marvel at the Sheng family's education again, and then said repeatedly,
"My father-in-law is actually playing such a big game of chess?!"