After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 453
Jinse dared not speak of her strange affairs.

So he could only come up with an excuse to appease the twelfth prince.

Having finished dealing with the matter, Jinse felt a little embarrassed to stay any longer in front of the Twelfth Prince, so she quickly made an excuse to take her leave.

Completely oblivious to the thoughtful expression on the Twelfth Prince's face behind him.

In the following days, the eldest prince indeed had little time to visit the twelfth prince's residence. He was either pulled aside by people from the Ministry of Rites to discuss matters, or by officials from the Court of State Ceremonial to discuss matters.

Sometimes, he would be pushed into the palace by people from the Ministry of Rites and the Court of State Ceremonial to discuss matters with the emperor.

In short, I'm extremely busy and have very little time to go anywhere else.

Jinse occasionally pondered this matter, but didn't pay much attention to it, as there were many trivial matters to handle in the household every day.

The twelfth prince was well aware of the eldest prince's recent situation, but he showed no sympathy whatsoever; on the contrary, he thought it was just as good as it was.

Just when the Crown Prince and his officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Court of State Ceremonial had finished their preparations and were about to set a date to depart for Daliang...

Another official letter from the Crown Prince of Liang was presented to the Emperor's desk.

At the same time, what was presented to the emperor's desk was some information about Princess Shengyin that the Shadow Guards had found out.

The two messages were presented to the emperor at the same time. After reading them, the emperor's face instantly turned horribly ugly.

Eunuch Yang was still unaware of the contents of the two messages, but judging from the emperor's reaction, they must both be very bad news.

A sense of dread crept into my heart.

He hadn't seen the Emperor like this in many years...

Just then, the emperor suddenly asked, "How is the situation at Fengzhao Palace lately?"

Eunuch Yang quickly thought for a moment, and then methodically recounted the recent situation at Fengzhao Palace.

Since the topic of Fengzhao Palace came up, Eunuch Yang thought for a moment and then continued, "Recently, Princess Yi has frequently visited the palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager, and occasionally she will kowtow outside Fengzhao Palace. Just a few days ago, the Princess entered the palace, and coincidentally, Princess Ankang also entered the palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager. The two princesses then went to Fengzhao Palace together."

Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned.

Eunuch Yang quickly added, "Because of the Emperor's orders, Fengzhao Palace is under strict security. Naturally, the two princesses could not enter Fengzhao Palace to pay their respects. They only exchanged a few words at the palace gate before leaving."

The emperor asked, "What are they saying?"

Eunuch Yang quickly recounted the information he had gathered.

"It's mostly just greetings and salutations, nothing more!"

The emperor snorted coldly: "On the surface, there's nothing else, but only they themselves know the truth!"

Eunuch Yang lowered his head and dared not speak.

The emperor thought for a moment and then said, "The empress is still under house arrest for the time being. From now on, we should not let those noblewomen disturb her too often, lest the empress always be unable to calm down."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand and will certainly pass it on."

Yang Gonggong realized he had been careless. Although he had sent people to guard the outside of Fengzhao Palace, the other party had been the empress for many years, so those people did not dare to go too far.

Therefore, whether it was Princess Yi or Princess Ankang, they could only exchange a few words with the people inside Fengzhao Palace, and the guards dared not interfere...

That's how someone managed to find a loophole. After reflecting for a while, seeing that the emperor's expression had improved slightly, Eunuch Yang asked softly, "Your Majesty, has some unpleasant news come from Daliang again?"

At this point, the emperor's expression turned cold again.

"The Crown Prince of Daliang sent a letter of state, expressing his intention to take a woman from Daliang as his concubine, thus continuing the diplomatic relations between Daliang and Daliang."

That sounds like good news.

After all, if the Liang and Sheng dynasties could renew their diplomatic relations, the border between the two countries would no longer be plagued by constant battles, which would be excellent news for the people living on the border.

But when the emperor said this, all he could see was a cold laugh and disdain.

Not to mention that in the emperor's eyes, the Crown Prince of Liang was a fickle and treacherous person, the arrogance and intentions revealed in the official letter he presented had already displeased the emperor.

Eunuch Yang thought for a moment, as if he had thought of something crucial. He glanced at the emperor carefully and asked softly, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince of Liang only expressed a desire to take a woman from Dasheng as a concubine? Any woman from Dasheng?"

The emperor did not answer Eunuch Yang's crucial question.

After pondering for a while, she asked him, "Is everything peaceful at the Twelfth Prince's residence lately? Is Jinse doing things properly?"

Eunuch Yang's expression darkened.

Although the emperor did not give an answer to his question, he already had the answer.

After a short while, Eunuch Yang smiled and said, "Although Lin Yi, who serves the Twelfth Prince, is young, he has always been a capable person. The Twelfth Prince probably knows that Miss Jinse doesn't interfere much, so he has Lin Yi help him out, and he has managed the Twelfth Prince's residence quite well."

"Just the other day, I happened to meet the steward of the Imperial Household Department, and I even heard him praise Miss Jinse!"

As he spoke, Eunuch Yang pondered to himself.

The steward of the Imperial Household Department occasionally interacted with several people from the princes' residences. Judging from their expressions, Eunuch Yang felt that they genuinely thought Jinse was quite good.

After all, the steward of the Imperial Household Department had secretly complained to me for quite a while about the steward of the Tenth Prince's residence.

The Emperor was pleased to hear this: "The head of the Imperial Household Department is a very experienced person. For him to praise her like this shows that the girl is indeed managing things quite well."

Eunuch Yang smiled and said yes, and then briefly talked about the Eighth Prince and the Tenth Prince's residences.

"At the Eighth Prince's residence, Consort Zhao Yuan also sent her capable eldest aunt to oversee things. According to the steward of the Imperial Household Department, although that aunt was sometimes a bit old-fashioned, she managed the Eighth Prince's residence very well."

"Indeed...indeed, it's the Tenth Prince's residence..."

The emperor turned his head and glanced at Eunuch Yang.

Eunuch Yang smiled again and continued, "In the Tenth Prince's residence, most of the people in charge are from Consort Shu's household. Perhaps because they are a bit too strict, they don't get along well with the people assigned to the Twelfth Prince's residence. Even those who are close to the Tenth Prince... are often scolded, and it is said that the Tenth Prince is quite angry about it."

It could be said that even within the Tenth Prince's household, though they appeared to be from the same family, there were distinct factions among the servants...

There are three or four major factions, and countless smaller groups...

Anyone with a discerning eye could see the chaos in the Tenth Prince's residence if they looked closely.

The emperor listened without expression: "Consort Shu's actions are becoming increasingly chaotic!"

What could Eunuch Yang say about this? He said he also felt that Consort Shu was being too clingy to the Tenth Prince, and now that the Tenth Prince had left the palace, Consort Shu was afraid that he would slip out of her control.
P.S.: I got stuck with it all by myself. I saved the chapters yesterday, but completely forgot to publish them...