Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 538 Prince Yu Visits
After returning to her bedroom, Concubine Yue directly called the Crown Prince over.

"Xuan'er, this is what happened. I don't know what you are going to do, but there is one thing I want to tell you. There can't be any more trouble in the palace. If there is any more trouble, I will really be left alone."

"The Queen has taken this opportunity to clean up most of my people. If there is any news in the palace in the future, I am afraid I can't help you with anything." Concubine Yue said directly
"What? Mother, this, this, can't be so serious? This, the Queen is so cruel?" the prince said
"My son, it's already this late, and you still don't think it's necessary? You've already put the Queen in the middle of everything you did before."

"Although I was able to interact with her in the past, this time is different. This time it is not as simple as jealousy in the harem."

"Now that the arson case has happened, your father has already suspected me. He won't help me. You should understand that if your father doesn't help me, I will not be a match for the queen." Concubine Yue said directly
After hearing this, the prince was silent for a while. Yes, if his father no longer helped his mother, he would indeed be no match for the Queen.

"Mother, I understand. Don't worry, I will warn them when I return." said the prince.
"Well, son, don't be anxious about some things. Take your time. After all, your father is still very strong. Sometimes, being too prominent is not a good thing."

"You are different from Prince Yu. He is just a prince. Even if he is the Prince of Qizhu, he is still a prince. But you are the crown prince. You are the biggest threat to your father. Do you understand?" Concubine Yue said.
"Yes, mother. I understand. I will go back and tell them." The prince said hurriedly.
Looking at her son's departing back, Concubine Yue showed a satisfied smile on her face. Family members know their own affairs, and she knew her son's abilities very well.

Compared with Prince Yu, he is far inferior. But it doesn’t matter. As long as his son is obedient, nothing will be a problem.

The prince was indeed very obedient. As soon as he returned to the East Palace, he asked someone to call Xie Yu.

"Listen carefully, the palace cannot be in chaos anymore. You should think of a solution outside." said the prince.
"Hey, Your Highness, what happened? Didn't we agree on this before? Why now? Why now?" Xie Yu asked in confusion
"You don't have to say it. I also know there is a problem, but I have to do this. Do you know that my father is very angry about this matter today?"

"Not only did she reprimand the Queen, she also reprimanded my mother. This is not the key point. The key point is that the Queen took advantage of this incident to clean up all my mother's people."

"That is to say, for a long time to come, my mother will not have any capable people around her, and accordingly, the news will naturally become slower." The prince said directly
After hearing this, Xie Yu finally understood the crux of the problem. He wanted to say something, but he found that he could not solve this problem, so he could only remain silent.

"Alright, that's all I asked you to do today. Now that you understand, go back. Remember what I said, don't attack the palace again." The prince said directly.
After hearing this, Xie Yu could only nod and then left the East Palace. The prince looked at his departing back, sitting there in a depressed mood without saying a word.

He actually didn't want to stop Xie Yu. He also knew that it would be beneficial for him if Xie Yu controlled the Imperial Guards. But he had to do so under the current circumstances, so he was very annoyed.

When Xie Yu returned to his own mansion, he directly called the father and son of the Zhuo family over.

"Brother Zhuo, things have changed. We can't take action in the palace for the time being, so the next targets we have to take action against are those who have left the palace."

"I thought that with the help of both inside and outside forces, the speed would be much faster, but I didn't expect that I can only rely on you, Brother Zhuo. I really, really..." Xie Yu said directly
"My Lord, please don't say that. Given the relationship between our two families, there's no need to be so polite. Don't worry, I've already asked someone to keep an eye on them." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Okay, thank you very much, Brother Zhuo. By the way, Brother Zhuo, I have something else to trouble you with. Lou Zhijing of the Ministry of Revenue had a private gun room before, although Your Highness didn't know about it."

"But because he is your Highness's man, Shen Zhui from the Ministry of Revenue wants to use the private brothel case to push the matter onto your Highness. This is absolutely unacceptable." Xie Yu said directly.
"My Lord, I heard that Shen Zhui has always had a good reputation as an official. If Your Highness really has no knowledge of this matter, I believe he should be able to investigate it thoroughly and clear Your Highness' name, right?" Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Brother Zhuo, I know what you said, but people change. Shen Zhui may have been a good official before, but it may not be the case now. What's more, what he calls good is only to his subordinates."

"He is not like that, according to my information, he has secretly surrendered to Prince Yu. This time, the task Prince Yu has assigned to him." Xie Yu said
After hearing this, Zhuo Dingfeng's first reaction was to disbelieve it. However, he still did not voice his doubts, but nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, I will arrange for someone to go."

"Okay, I'll have to trouble Brother Zhuo to take care of this matter." Xie Yu smiled and nodded.

Zhuo Dingfeng naturally wouldn't say anything else, so he just nodded, then got up and left. Zhuo Qingyao, who was standing next to him, also bowed and left the study.

Xie Yu looked at their departing backs and nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, after the Zhuo father and son returned to the room, they couldn't help but talk.

"Father, why is it that the things my father-in-law arranged this time are so strange? Is there something wrong here?" Zhuo Qingyao asked
"Qingyao, there is actually no need to know so much about some things. You just need to remember one thing, which is where we are now. Your father-in-law can't turn back now."

"Of course, we can't turn back. No matter what the inside story is, we are tied to the Ningguo Marquisate. If your father-in-law is in trouble, we can't escape either."

"So remember, it will be good for us if the crown prince ascends the throne. If Prince Yu ascends the throne, we will probably have to flee to the ends of the earth and leave our homeland," Zhuo Dingfeng instructed.

After listening to his father's words, Zhuo Qingyao nodded, stopped hesitating, and got up and left the Marquis' Mansion.

Since he had already decided to go all the way, he naturally had to do what his father-in-law had told him to do, so Zhuo Qingyao was now going to inform his subordinates.

Time passed slowly, and soon it was the next day. Emperor Liang issued an edict to exempt Prince Jing from house arrest.

At this time, Prince Jing was discussing the next move with Mei Changsu.

"Sir, you are really as good as a god. My house arrest has really been lifted by my father. Do you think I should go directly to Prince Yu? Or should I wait and see?" Prince Jing said directly
"Your Highness, don't be anxious. What you need to do now is to quickly return to the palace, resume your post, and meet with Concubine Jing before you can proceed to the next step." Mei Changsu said

"I understand. Don't worry, sir. I will go to the palace to see my mother tomorrow." Prince Jing said directly
"Okay, Your Highness. Then I can't sit idle either. You go to the palace tomorrow, and I will go to Prince Yu's Mansion tomorrow. Then everything will fall into place naturally." Mei Changsu said directly. Prince Jing nodded after hearing this, and the matter was settled. Time quickly came to the next day, and Prince Jing went to the palace to take up his post early in the morning.

When Emperor Liang learned about this, he was a little surprised, but still very pleased. After all, he was very pleased that his son was so dedicated and responsible.

But at the same time, he was a little worried. After all, this was too hasty. Did his son have any inappropriate thoughts in his mind?
But after he learned that his son went to see Concubine Jing, he gave up his previous thoughts. It turned out that he was worried about his mother. Then there was nothing to worry about.

What he didn't know was that Concubine Jing at this moment had not let go of her worries at all.

"Jingyan, what did you say? Say it again? What did you say you were going to do? Seize the throne? How could you take this step? Don't you know how dangerous this is?" Concubine Jing asked
"Mother, I know the dangers involved, but I can't just let go of what happened back then. It's impossible to expect my father to have a change of heart."

"For now, if we want to overturn the verdict, we have no choice but to move forward." Prince Jing said directly
After hearing this, Concubine Jing did not speak for a while, but just looked at her son. After Prince Jing felt his mother's gaze, he did not dodge at all.

Concubine Jing knew that her son had made up his mind, so she said, "Okay, since you want to do it, then go ahead and do it. But what do you think? Tell me first."

Seeing that his mother had given in, he naturally said directly, "Mother, this is what happened. This is what I have planned now."

"Oh? Is that so? Mei Changsu, Mei Changsu, since you are so sought after by the Crown Prince and Prince Yu, you must be really capable. Since he said so, Jingyan, just do as he says."

"You don't have to worry about the palace. Since you want to use Prince Yu to accomplish your goal, I naturally know what to do. The Queen has been trying to win me over these days."

"It's just that I didn't pay attention to it before. Now that you want to join, I will agree to her. You don't have to worry, just do what you should do." Concubine Jing said
After hearing this, Prince Jing nodded directly, then bowed and walked out. Looking at her son's departing back, she couldn't help feeling worried.

Because he knew his son's character very well, she really didn't think highly of him, but even so, she couldn't stop him.

Because this matter was the injustice her son had always suffered, and as a mother, she saw how much suffering he had endured over the years.

Now that he finally had the chance, how could his son give up? As a mother, she naturally couldn't persuade her son to give up, so she could only agree to her son's request and help him.

At this moment, Prince Jing had no idea what his mother was thinking. All he could think about was how to talk to Prince Yu when he met him later in order to avoid revealing any flaws.

Meanwhile, Mei Changsu was at Prince Yu's mansion, discussing the pros and cons with Prince Yu.

"Your Highness, I think what you should do now is to go directly to see Prince Jing and make things clear, because Prince Jing is too straightforward and we don't have much room for maneuver." Mei Changsu said

"This, sir, is a little too direct, isn't it?" Prince Yu said.
"Your Highness, I know this is very direct, but as I said just now, you also know the character of Prince Jing. If we take it slow, I'm afraid he will never agree."

"According to today's news, since he has entered the palace, he will definitely go to see Concubine Jing. If we don't take this opportunity to have a good talk with him."

"I'm afraid there won't be any chances after that. After all, among the mother and son, Concubine Jing is the one who is most at peace with the world, isn't she?" Mei Changsu said

Yes, Prince Yu nodded after hearing this. He had to admit that Concubine Jing was really a single-minded person who just wanted to get by in the palace. This kind of person could be said to be flawless.

Now Jingyan still has a case from that year that can be used as a breakthrough. If he misses this opportunity, what will happen in the future?
Prince Yu thought of this and stopped hesitating. He said directly, "Okay, then I'll listen to you, sir. I'll go tomorrow. No, I'll leave now and wait until sunset to have a good talk with Jing Yan."

Mei Changsu nodded after hearing this, and then said, "My Lord, please remember, when you talk to Prince Jing about this, don't mention Concubine Jing."

"You must act as if you didn't do anything and you know nothing. Just talk about the case from that year and don't say anything else."

After hearing this, Prince Yu felt a little strange, but he still nodded.

Afterwards, Prince Yu set off with Mei Changsu. Yes, Mei Changsu also went with them, and it was Prince Yu's own request. Mei Changsu wanted to go anyway, so he naturally agreed.

Prince Yu was completely unaware of all this. He thought he had really been recognized by Mei Changsu, so he was very happy and felt that he had a double blessing today.
When Prince Jing returned to the mansion, he learned that Prince Yu had arrived. He was stunned at first, then he reacted and went to the front hall. When he saw Mei Changsu, his heart calmed down.

"Brother, why didn't you let someone tell me beforehand that you were coming? I could have come back to see you earlier. Why should I let you and Mr. Su wait here?" Xiao Jingyan said

"Jingyan, you have a special duty now. Commander Meng's injury has not healed yet, and you have an important task to do. How can I let you leave for personal reasons?"

"That's a bit too much. It's fine as it is now. In fact, we haven't been here for long, so Jingyan, you don't have to be so polite. You don't have to be polite." Prince Yu said with a smile

After hearing this, Xiao Jingyan stopped being polite. After all, he was not very good at these things.

(End of this chapter)