novelSusiti Chapter 1114 - 914: Once the Money Enters Suisui’s Pocket, Don’t Think About Taking It Out (Thanks to Phoenix for the Reward and Extra Update)_2
Chapter 1114 - 914: Once the Money Enters Suisui’s Pocket, Don’t Think About Taking It Out (Thanks to Phoenix for the Reward and Extra Update)_2
A secret agent quietly entered, kneeling directly before him."Did you not get the item?"
"I deserve to die, Nanny Zhang botched the job."
"What do you mean?"
"Chang Rongshun and Princess Shunhe seemed to see through Nanny Zhang’s intentions, and directly put the little gold figure into their hidden pocket."
Emperor: "..."
He sighed helplessly, "After all, Nanny Zhang is not a professionally trained spy, and Xiaosuisui has telepathic abilities—any slight move by Nanny Zhang can arouse her suspicion. That little girl, when silver enters her pocket, getting it out again is as difficult as climbing to the heavens!"
Secret Agent: "..."
Being so understanding, is she her own wife?
"What is Princess Lianchun doing?"
"Last night, Princess Lianchun dined at Ji Mansion and returned to the palace at midnight. She slept until lunchtime today, and now Empress Dowager has invited her to Cining Palace!"
"Eunuch Ling!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Go to Cining Palace, and invite my royal sister as soon as she comes out."
"Yes!"
In Cining Palace, the Empress Dowager was showing portraits one by one to Princess Lianchun.
"Is it coincidence or not? The Emperor only mentioned today that he wanted the mourning family to find a lady to send a message to the Southwest Road, and have the daughter of the Southwest Road’s provincial governor enter the palace; then this Lady Li sent a token to request an audience in the palace and brought this portrait."
Upon hearing this, Princess Lianchun raised her eyebrows in confusion, "Does the Emperor want to greatly expand the harem?"
This does not seem like his style!
If the Emperor wanted to greatly expand the harem now, why bother maintaining purity all along?
"I don’t know either, at Ji Family’s plum appreciation banquet, after I issued the imperial decree, he even blamed the mourning family for causing him trouble. But doesn’t he realize, if concubines are not chosen and empress established through proper procedure, simply appointing Pan’Er as empress wouldn’t assure her stability on the throne?"
"You are indeed the old fox of this palace!"
Princess Lianchun laughed.
"Since you know the Emperor’s intentions, why bother with such elaborate concubine selections for him?"
"Things must be done for others to see. Though he does not like those women, once selected, they are placed in the palace to be raised, giving the kin some favor so that when issues arise, he can assign people to handle them properly, isn’t that so?
After all, the kingdom bears the surname Long!"
"You truly are an old fox!"
Princess Lianchun laughed.
"I am not, but calling you here is mainly because I pushed so hard before, yet they still refuse to give up!
Perhaps you should confront them again?"
Princess Lianchun glanced at Xiao Ning’Er’s portrait and frowned.
"She is your niece, isn’t she? The Duke’s Mansion wants her in the palace to maintain the honor and favor of the Duke’s Mansion. If I truly meddle and ruin this matter, I’m afraid my backbone would be broken in the future."
"The deep palace is like a battlefield, not everyone can be like me, surviving without conflict!
Pan’Er has the Ji Family and Suisui. Xie Si is reputedly the pillar of the nation in the future. If strong backgrounds are brought in now, with waters too deep, I’m afraid she will be undone before she grows up!"
"In this palace, with your favor, others dare not harm her!"
"You don’t understand, the mourning family wants not only for her to live well, but also for the Great Han’s realm to secure a hundred years. The power of kin threatens too greatly.
Though Pan’Er has the Ji Family, they are not blood relatives. After three generations, whether they remain connected is uncertain.
Her clan has only one brother who is useful, and by the time he is capable, the princes and princesses will have grown to offer protection, and if the humble family can be effectively utilized, it’s a beneficial choice in these chaotic times."
Hearing this, Princess Lianchun couldn’t help but widen her eyes.
"You... you can see so far ahead?
It’s not without reason my mother lost to you back then!"
Empress Dowager: "..."
"The Xie Family has no strong foundation. In the future, regardless of how the kin wants, the current Emperor or the future new Emperor can handle it at any time."
It turns out, being Empress need not be a noble daughter of prestigious families, nor does higher reputation necessarily consolidate imperial power!
On the contrary, consideration is needed across three generations!
What needs consolidating is the hundred-year kingdom of Great Han.
"Concerning Xiao Ning’Er, I leave it to you!"
"Rest assured, I will think about how to proceed now."