NCCnovel Chapter 127 The plot is exposed
Chapter 127 The plot is exposed
"Chu Chu dare not." Jiang Chu Chu bowed her head and answered respectfully, "But if we follow our original plan, even if the emperor comes, we won't end up being criticized."
Princess Jingyu was so angry that she slapped Jiang Chuchu in the face.
"It's clearly your fault for not planning things carefully, and now you're blaming me! I shouldn't have trusted you and taken such a risky move to gain Ning Yunxiao's trust."
"Don't be upset, Princess. Chuchu has absolutely no intention of disobeying you. Without your protection, I'm afraid Chuchu would be bullied by Jiang Lige."
Jiang Chuchu covered her face after being slapped, feeling humiliated, but she could only bite her lip and endure it, softening her tone and coaxing again:
"Ultimately, this matter is all due to Wang Zhuangke's stupidity. He has dragged us down for no reason. But now is not the time for us to get angry. We need to find a way to cover up what happened today."
Princess Jingyu calmed down a bit after hearing this. She snorted and said disdainfully, "Now that everyone has been offended, what should we do?"
Jiang Chuchu personally poured a cup of tea for Princess Jingyu, then slowly said, "The Princess's news only said that the emperor has his eyes on the child of Prince Zhao's mansion, but he didn't say it's the prince of Prince Zhao's mansion, right?"
"You mean, His Majesty values Prince Zhao, not one of his sons?" Hearing Jiang Chuchu's words, Princess Jingyu also analyzed, "After His Majesty ascended the throne, most of his compatriots were driven to their fiefdoms. Prince Zhao is indeed one of the few princes who remained in the capital. Could it be that he truly has a deep friendship with His Majesty?"
Jiang Chuchu cursed inwardly, "idiot," but didn't show it on her face.
"During the succession struggle, Prince Zhao always remained neutral. Who knows if he was a hidden pawn of the emperor?"
The more Princess Jingyu listened, the more she felt it made sense. "If His Majesty has been secretly friends with Prince Zhao for years, then that makes sense. But even if His Majesty favors Prince Zhao, how can we be sure he won't choose Prince Zhao's eldest legitimate son in the future?"
"Princess, look, His Majesty could have spared the Crown Prince's caning today, but he still ordered the two boards to be replaced. This shows that he doesn't care about the Crown Prince's life or death, and he came here today only to support Prince Zhao's palace."
"Then in your opinion, who in Prince Zhao's Palace is most likely to ascend to that position?"
"Isn't Prince Zhao's most beloved son the son of Prince Zhao's second wife? Chuchu heard that even the position of Crown Prince Zhao was originally given to Ning Yongyi." Jiang Chuchu didn't answer directly, but only reminded softly, "Apart from Ning Yongyi, only Ning Yunxiao is somewhat comparable. None of the other illegitimate sons in the palace are outstanding, so they are nothing to be feared."
Princess Jingyu was also a little moved after hearing this, "Then Ning Yongyi's age is more suitable than Ning Yunxiao."
Jiang Chuchu smiled slightly, "Exactly. Chuchu once had the honor of seeing Young Master Ning. He is also very handsome. He and County Lady Xuefu are a perfect match."
"In that case, I will find time to meet Prince Zhao's Consort." Princess Jingyu immediately made the decision and then asked, "What about Ning Yunxiao?"
"Of course, we shouldn't put all our eggs in one basket." Jiang Chuchu nodded and smiled, saying sweetly, "If the princess trusts Chuchu, why not let Chuchu have a try?"
I was a little hesitant when I first heard this suggestion, but when I thought about it carefully, it was indeed quite ingenious.
Jiang Chuchu has been loyal to Princess Jingyu for a long time and has done several good things for her. In addition, Jiang Chuchu's embarrassing situation with Queen Mother Jiang made Princess Jingyu believe that Jiang Chuchu would not be able to achieve anything without her.
If, as they speculated, Emperor Shengwu favored the Zhaowang Mansion, then the only two legitimate sons of the Zhaowang Mansion who could be chosen as the future crown prince would be Ning Yunxiao and Ning Yongyi.
Among them, Ning Yongyi is deeply loved by King Zhao and has the support of his mother's family. Naturally, he has a much greater chance than Ning Yunxiao, who has no family to rely on and has little sense of existence.
Princess Jingyu first betrothed her daughter to Ning Yongyi, who had a greater chance of winning. Even if she was taking a gamble, she had to take one with a high chance of winning, right?
Even if the bet was wrong, with Emperor Shengwu's care for Prince Zhao's Mansion, Ning Yongyi would at least have the title of prince, right?
Moreover, as long as he still has the leverage over Jiang Chuchu, Jiang Chuchu will still be used by him in the future. With the help of her, what can't he accomplish?
Besides, if she wanted to marry her daughter to Ning Yongyi, she couldn't tolerate a cunning woman like Jiang Lige to be her sister-in-law, otherwise her Xuefu would suffer endless losses.
Thinking this way, Princess Jingyu felt that this matter was becoming more and more plausible, and even Jiang Chuchu seemed to like her a little more.
"Chu Chu's suggestion is very good."
While Princess Jingyu and Jiang Chuchu hit it off, Jiang Lige and his group were busy in the farmhouse on the outskirts of the city.
The hut was small and not fully equipped, so Jiang Lige asked Song Yue and the others to busy themselves with decocting medicine. As for wiping sweat, twisting handkerchiefs, feeding medicine and many other trivial matters, he took on all of them by himself, fearing that others would not be able to take good care of the child.
As for changing dressings, treating wounds and other things that are inconvenient for a girl like Jiang Lige to handle, Gu Fan and the others will take over.
Everyone was busy running around, and by the time Ning Yunxiao's condition stabilized, it was already late.
Jiang Lige and Princess Jingyu have now openly torn their relations apart, and it would be bad to give the evidence to others for no reason, so he must return to the palace before the palace gates are locked.
Ning Yunxiao was seriously injured and had not yet woken up. Jiang Lige was still a little worried, so he had to give Gu Fan and the others some more instructions, and then returned to the palace with Song Yue and the others.
After getting on the carriage, Jiang Lige was silent all the way. Song Yue thought she was just worried about Ning Yunxiao's injury, so she praised him for what happened today, hoping to cheer Jiang Lige up.
"Thanks to the princess's alertness, she handled the situation calmly and appropriately. Not only did she arrange for Fengquan to go and ask His Majesty to come, she also pointed out a way for me to obtain the key evidence in a timely manner."
Jiang Lige lowered the car curtain dejectedly, withdrew his gaze, and did not respond to Song Yue's words, but asked a question out of the blue.
"Did Songyue go smoothly when he went to look for evidence?"
"What a coincidence," Song Yue said, becoming more interested. "When I went there, a soldier had already found this evidence, but because we were both working in the military camp, he was reluctant to hand it over. Seeing this, I naturally appealed to his emotions and reason, and the soldier finally agreed to hand the evidence over to me."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lige didn't respond but just nodded slightly. His heart seemed to be hit by something, sinking into the lake of his heart lifelessly, rising and falling with his breathing.
Song Yue didn't notice the change in Jiang Lige's mood, and praised happily:
"Princess Hongfu, everything she does has always gone smoothly, which is why the Crown Prince was able to clear his name."
"Without us, the prince wouldn't have been wrongly accused."