nashuaworldcup Chapter 687 A Couple Who Dislike Each Other
Chapter 687 A Couple Who Dislike Each Other
Xie Yang let go of Zhang Yurou and stared at her coldly, "When have you met Concubine Su? She was locked up in the cold palace by my father and has never come out since. Later, it was rumored that she died when the traitors from the Su family entered the palace to rebel."
Zhang Yurou was startled by his look and told him everything: "In fact, I know that Concubine Su is not dead and has escaped from the palace. It was my mother who helped her escape from the palace."
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zhang Yurou asked again, "Prince, why do you think mother wanted to help her?"
Xie Yang wanted to fight with Empress Dowager Cheng, but unfortunately the Su family was defeated. The power of the Jiang family gradually grew, and Queen Jiang took charge of the harem. Xie Shang trusted her and the Jiang family very much.
Based on his understanding of Xie Shang, no matter how handsome Jiang Fenghua was, he would not help a family to grow indefinitely. There must be some reason for this.
Xie Yang actually knew everything Zhang Yurou said, and he also knew that Zhang Yurou and Concubine Su had met.
When Concubine Su asked Su Tingwan to seduce Xie Shang, she knew that Xie Shang was the one with the best chance of becoming emperor among all the princes, and this was indeed the case.
The main reason why Xie Shang was able to become emperor was because of his father. Another reason was Empress Dowager Cheng, who was considered the most kind-hearted mistress. No matter how strained her relationship with his father was, she was always very tolerant towards the princes.
Xie Yang sneered. Look at how the princes have been brought up. This is exactly what Empress Dowager Cheng wanted. If his mother had not seen through Empress Dowager Cheng's purpose and moved to the West Palace early on, he and Xie Yu would probably be no different.
"Your Highness." Zhang Yurou called him a few times.
Xie Yang reacted, "Since Concubine Su is dead, let's forget about it. Don't mention meeting Concubine Su again in the future."
Zhang Yurou asked, "Could what I just saw really be the ghost of Concubine Su?"
Xie Yang's eyes shot out a cold light, "There are no such things as ghosts in the world. If there really are ghosts, the first person she would look for would be Queen Jiang, not you."
Zhang Yurou felt as if she had suddenly realized something. She was even more terrified at this moment: "My Lord, if it's not a ghost, then what is it?"
Xie Yang looked at her coldly, "What did you say?"
Zhang Yurou said: "Someone pretended to be Concubine Su to scare me, but why? Who wants to scare me?"
Xie Yang sneered, "Who killed Concubine Su? Do you really think that without help, Concubine Su would have escaped from Shengjing so easily? Whoever wants to kill Concubine Su the most wants to find out who helped her the most."
Zhang Yurou exclaimed, "It was Jiang Fenghua. Concubine Su said that her only enemy was Jiang Fenghua, and it was Jiang Fenghua who harmed the entire Su family. But with the power of the Su family, how could Jiang Fenghua destroy the entire Su family and even uproot them? Is she really that powerful and cruel?"
Xie Yang had not expected Jiang Fenghua to be so powerful. "She was the one who killed Su Xuan, the young general of the Su family. Once Su Xuan died, the entire Su family was finished."
"How did Your Highness know? How could she possibly kill Young General Su?" Zhang Yurou's expression was as shocked as if she had discovered a new continent.
Of course Xie Yang knew this, and he also felt that it was impossible for a weak woman to know martial arts.
"Your Highness, Jiang Fenghua now knows that it was me who helped Concubine Su. What should I do? Will she kill me?" Zhang Yurou was afraid only now.
"Why weren't you afraid when you framed Jiang Jinyan? Now you are afraid." Xie Yang sneered.
Zhang Yurou was surprised again and stammered, "How...how did your Highness know?"
"On the day when Zhang Yumo went to celebrate your father's birthday, you asked Shu Xue to gossip about Jiang Jinyan in her ear. You also asked people to go to the Bai family and tell them that their niece was kept by Jiang Jinyan. You even asked them to say that she had been killed by Jiang Jinyan. You wanted to force Bai Yuhan to prove that she was the emperor's concubine, and then have people accuse the Jiang family of colluding with the concubines in the harem to fake their death and leave the palace."
Xie Yang added: "It's a pity that your tricks have been seen through by others. As soon as she appeared, it was proved that Bai Yuhan was not Concubine Han at all. Your subsequent plans could not be implemented. Fortunately, they could not be implemented, otherwise my Fourth Prince's Mansion would really be killed by you."
Zhang Yurou's eyes rolled around. How could Xie Yang know so much? Was there a traitor around her who betrayed her?
She lowered her attitude, "I am also standing up for Yu Mo. Your Majesty doesn't know that Jiang Jinyan really went in and out with Bai Yuhan. Isn't he bullying Yu Mo?"
"That's not the reason!" Xie Yang said coldly.
Zhang Yurou’s face turned pale. What did Xie Yang know? Did he know that she couldn’t stand Jiang Fenghua marrying Xie Shang?
Xie Yang slowed down his voice and said in a gentle voice: "Fortunately, the princess and I are of the same mind. Although what the princess did was not successful, it was also what I wanted to do."
Zhang Yurou said with a wry smile: "Of course, your Highness and I are of the same mind, but what does your Highness want to do?" Could it be that what Su Qingqing said was true, and Xie Yang also wanted to compete for the throne.
"What conditions did you give to Mr. Bai that would make his family harm even his own niece?" Xie Yang asked.
Zhang Yurou paused.
"What is something that this king cannot know?" Xie Yang said in a deep voice, "Normally, if you collect small amounts of money from merchants, this king will not care about you, but if you make too much noise, you may not be able to pass the emperor's test."
Zhang Yurou said quickly, "The Bai family is engaged in the business of rouge, powder, ointment, and incense. I promise to introduce some business to Mr. Bai Erye."
"A little business, just a little?"
"In fact, Second Master Bai wants to start his own business. The business of the Bai family is mainly in Jiangzhou, not in Shengjing. Second Master Bai's lineage was also arranged to open a branch in Shengjing. Second Madam Bai is close to the noble families in Shengjing, and their business is booming. They don't want the family to share the profits. Alas! What they said is right. They are the ones who work hard, but the family has to check the detailed accounts every month, and all the money is put into the public account. Everyone will be unwilling to accept this! Why is it that they are in the same family, but the eldest house is the one who calls the shots?" Zhang Yurou chatted about the gossip of the Bai family, "They heard that the daughter of the eldest house entered the palace and became a queen, and thought they could rise to prominence with her, but in the end they didn't expect it to be all in vain."
Hearing this, Xie Yang fell into deep thought again. They were both princes, so why was one the emperor and the other a minister begging for mercy?
"Your Majesty, can you help Master Bai? I have agreed. It just so happens that your position is very convenient. You only need to say a word..."
"How much benefit did they give you to make the princess speak for them like this?"
Zhang Yurou was stunned. "Not much."
"Okay, let's talk about these things when we get back home. The banquet should be over by now. Go out and see Queen Jiang and the Emperor. I hope you will put away your self-pitying eyes. With your talent and looks, you can't compare with Jiang Fenghua, let alone impress certain people." Xie Yang didn't give her any face at all.
It was the first time that Zhang Yurou was ridiculed by Xie Yang.