Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 206 The Wind Blows in a Bend (asking for monthly tickets)

Liang Fang was already very depressed.

Before entering the palace, she thought she had a sure win, but unexpectedly there were twists and turns, and all her plans fell through. It seemed that she had won, but the win was not complete.

Fortunately, before leaving the palace, Liang Fang heard Zhu Jianshen's stern rebuke from the main hall: "Go to the East Palace for me and rebuke the prince for his misdeeds. Let him focus on his studies and stop making plans that are not in line with his status and only annoy others!"

When Liang Fang heard this, the emperor's disgust for the prince was beyond words...

Just what I wanted!

But Qin Chang was still trying to defend himself: "Your Majesty, the prince did not say yesterday that those things were his, nor did he claim credit for them..."

Zhu Jianshen said, "Since it was not his, why did he force himself to agree to offer another batch when I asked him to? He has nothing in his hands, but he lies for the sake of so-called face. Isn't this deceiving the emperor? Humph, on the surface, it seems that he thought of me first when he had something good, but in fact, he took credit for it. How can he be called filial if he is so dishonest?"

"..."

Qin Chang seemed to be afraid to defend the prince any further, and after a while he followed the order and came out.

Liang Fang deliberately slowed down her pace, and soon she was walking side by side with Tan Chang who was on his way to the East Palace to announce the decree. She then turned her head and asked, "Eunuch Tan, when it comes to wishful thinking, you are the best! What, do you want to see our family make a fool of themselves? It's a pity that you didn't get to see it! Haha!"

Qin Chang asked in surprise: "Eunuch Liang, I don't know what you mean?"

Liang Fang said angrily: "When I met you in front of the Qianqing Palace, I had already told you clearly about the loss of the tribute. Why didn't you remind me? I almost made a fool of myself in front of His Majesty..."

"Wait, let's sort it out!"

Qin Chang looked aggrieved and retorted, "Eunuch Liang, you only said that the tribute was stolen before. How would I know what you lost? If it were you, would you casually associate it with the gift presented by the prince?

"As a servant, how can I doubt the prince? This is too absurd!"

"you……"

Liang Fang was furious, but she didn't know how to vent her anger.

Qin Chang held his head high, looking as if he was sitting upright, and he was obviously fearless... You only said half of the sentence, who knows the reason behind it?
Do you want others to predict the future and help you solve the case?

"Eunuch Liang, let me say something unpleasant. How the tribute ended up in the capital, how it came into the hands of someone related to the Eastern Palace, and even how it fell into the hands of the Crown Prince and was presented to Your Majesty, is all worth discussing! I'm afraid the truth is not as simple as you said, right?"

Qin Chang would not be easily manipulated. After fighting back and forth, he sneered, "Your Majesty, if you don't mention it, do you think no one would know about it?"

When Qin Chang said this, he felt a sense of pride!
I am the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department. How can I be manipulated by you, Liang Fang?

Do you really think you are a big shot who can do whatever he wants inside and outside the palace?
Who spoiled you into bad habits?
Concubine Wan?

It’s a pity that your backer is dead!

Liang Fang gnashed his teeth and asked, "How dare you threaten me?"

Qin Chang smiled slightly and glanced at Liang Fang: "You need to find out who helped you in the palace earlier? You can't be unable to tell the difference between good and bad words, and think that our family is harming you, right?"

After hearing this, Liang Fang was instantly speechless.

After thinking about what Qin Chang said, Liang Fang felt that it made sense. Qin Chang didn't seem to talk much before, but it was Qin Chang who pointed out the key points, allowing him to be prepared and respond cleverly when questioned by the emperor.

If I really want to make enemies with Qin Chang...

After all, he is now the Prime Minister and is always around the Emperor. A complete break between them would definitely do more harm than good!

Qin Chang added, "You also heard that because of you, the good impression that His Majesty had on the Crown Prince has now disappeared, and he even asked me to go to the East Palace to reprimand the Crown Prince in person... Eunuch Liang, you can say that this trip was a complete victory. If you propose a change of crown prince in the future, His Majesty will surely accept it... Why are you blaming me now?"

Liang Fang suppressed the anger rising in her chest, and after calming down a little, she slowly said: "Okay, please forgive me, Eunuch Tan. I was just so angry about certain people and certain things that I lost my temper... But if you had explained it clearly at the time, how could you have caused me to misunderstand?"

Qin Chang said coldly: "Even if I told you at that time, do you dare to say that the effect will be better than it is now?

"Eunuch Liang, you and I haven't had much interaction recently. Why do you have to quarrel over something so irreconcilable? Are we going to go our separate ways completely from now on?"

Liang Fang could see that Qin Chang was now fully grown and dared to challenge him face to face.

He thought to himself, when that old man Huai En is around, what are you, Qin Chang, worth?
Not even worthy of carrying my shoes!

Now you're bossing me around?

Unfortunately, one has to bow his head under the eaves, so Liang Fang could only humbly say: "Eunuch Tan is right... I am the one who offended you, please forgive me!"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Qin Chang smiled and said, "I have to go to the East Palace, so I won't stay with you for long... Oh, by the way, Eunuch Liang, you'd better present another batch of telescopes and soaps, otherwise..."

Liang Fang frowned: "This item may have been shipped thousands of miles from Guangzhou or other places, and we don't know whether it was accidentally found in Southeast Asia or overseas. How do we know if we can find it again? What's more... we need more than one, we need a batch..."

Qin Chang smiled and asked, "What if the prince makes another tribute..."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Liang Fang interrupted Tan Chang with a cold face and said, "The Crown Prince has lived in the Forbidden Palace for a long time, how could he get such a wonderful thing? It's not that I look down on him, but with those useless people in the East Palace, what treasure can they find?"

At this point, Liang Fang unconsciously reverted to his old ways and asked, "Eunuch Tan, there is something I really can't figure out. Who is behind the prince's tribute?"

Qin Chang rolled his eyes and said disdainfully: "You didn't check it yourself, but came to ask us? How did we know? Well, Eunuch Liang, we have different paths, so we won't continue to travel together... Please!"

Liang Fang's rage grew. You pretended to be ignorant even though you knew the truth and deliberately didn't tell me, right?
Can't I just check it myself?
You'd better not let me find out that you're the one behind this, otherwise I'll fight you to the death and see who suffers in the end!

……

……

Liang Fang returned to the Imperial Stables Palace.

Wei Xing had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Liang Fang, he hurried forward and asked, "Eunuch, is the big thing going to be accomplished?"

Liang Fang was furious: "I don't know who found out the details of the tribute, gathered all the things in the East Palace and handed them over directly to the East Palace, and asked the prince to present them to His Majesty."

"what?"

Wei Xing was shocked and asked anxiously, "This matter is so confidential, who knew about it and made arrangements in advance? You know, all the tributes sent to the capital are insignificant. Who stabbed you in the back?"

"Investigate, we must find that person!"

Liang Fang's eyes were filled with resentment and she said viciously, "I will not let him have any good results! Otherwise, others will think that we are easy to bully."

Wei Xing nodded in agreement: "We should find out, then the rest..."

Liang Fang said: "Among the tributes, there is something called a telescope and another thing called soap. You should count them carefully to see who has contributed them and ask them to send another batch into the palace.

"We were able to turn the tide this time, luckily we have these two things... Now His Majesty has sent people to the East Palace to reprimand the Crown Prince for taking credit for himself, and our plan to replace the crown prince is about to succeed. But... if we can't present these two things, someone might accuse us of this, and we'll all be in big trouble!"

"understand."

Wei Xing quickly responded.

……

……

Duanjing Hall.

Upon hearing the news, Qin Ji rushed back from outside the palace and saw Jiang Cong standing at the door with a look of grief on his face. He peeked into the palace door from time to time, but no one went in. He could not help but shook his head.

Qin Ji quickened his pace and walked over, gently patting Jiang Cong on the back, which scared the other person.

"What happened?"

Tan Ji asked.

"It was Eunuch Tan Chang who came on behalf of His Majesty to reprimand Your Highness. Afterwards, Your Highness went inside... and closed the door to no one. You could faintly hear sobbing."

When Jiang Cong said this, he couldn't help but wipe away his tears.

Qin Ji walked inside and asked, "Why are people bullying the prince? Do they not take the Eastern Palace seriously at all?"

When Qin Ji entered, he saw Zhu Youtang sitting on a chair with his back to the door. In front of him was neither a table nor his favorite book. He was just staring at the empty wall.

"My dear, are you here?"

Zhu Youtang's voice came.

Qin Ji then slowed down his pace and walked forward, saying softly, "Your Highness, someone must have gone to see His Majesty and instigated something in front of His Majesty."

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang stood up and turned to look at Tan Ji.

Qin Ji then discovered that although the prince's eyes were not filled with tears, they were red, just as Jiang Cong said, he must have just cried.

Thinking of the injustice suffered by the prince, Qin Ji felt uncomfortable.

Zhu Youtang said, "Qin Daban has told me the whole story. He mentioned that it was the eunuch Liang Fang from the Imperial Horse Administration who made a slanderous accusation in front of His Majesty, saying that I stole the tribute he had presented and used it to take credit for myself. My father thought I was dishonest, so he asked Qin Daban to teach me a lesson on his behalf."

Qin Ji sighed inwardly.

What kind of education is this? The emperor simply found someone to hurt his son's heart.

But it is expected that Qin Chang, as the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department, has no grudge against the crown prince, so at least he would not give the crown prince a cold look, right?

"My dear, I...I feel so useless..."

Zhu Youtang began to cry again without realizing it.

Qin Ji hurried over and patted Zhu Youtang on the shoulder, consoling him: "Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. With this result, we have actually gained a huge advantage... What else can I say about this?"

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Fortunately, my wife discovered it in time and asked the gentlemen in the East Palace to hand over all the things to me in advance so that I could present them to His Majesty. If someone else had gotten the upper hand, some things would be hard to explain. My wife, it's all thanks to you. You helped the gentlemen in the East Palace and me as well."

Qin Ji said quickly: "Didn't I say it before? This is not entirely my credit, but...someone secretly helped the prince.

"But fortunately, everything has passed. Prince, don't be sad anymore." Zhu Youtang shook his head again.

Qin Ji was a little nervous and frightened: "Is it not over yet?"

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang said, "I heard that my father likes telescopes and soap very much... Tan Daban told me that the telescope will be sent to the frontier for use in the ongoing war on the border; the soap will be given to the Empress Dowager and the Empress Mother...

"Qin Daban also said that if I wanted to get back on track in this matter, I had to find the person who made these two things before Liang Fang did. He also said that he would provide me with clues."

"This……"

Tan Ji was stunned.

What does Qin Chang mean by this?
It would have been fine if he came to the East Palace on behalf of the Emperor to reprimand the Crown Prince, but he actually offered to help him?

The key point is, if it was really Liang Fang's people who presented it, how could the Eastern Palace find the people who made these two things earlier than Liang Fang, and send the finished products to the palace one step ahead?

Could it be that Qin Chang made some discovery?
Zhu Youtang lowered his head again: "I told Tan Daban that those two things were not mine in the first place, and I don't want to fight for them."

"Prince, actually what Eunuch Tan said is correct."

Qin Ji persuaded, "He is helping you... He asked us to find something to present to His Majesty in advance, so that Liang Fang's plot will fail."

Zhu Youtang's innocent eyes were full of confusion: "Is it really that important?"

Tan Ji sighed, "Now that things have come to this, I'll make it clear. Liang Fang deliberately transported the tribute to the capital and secretly sent it to someone else in order to frame the ministers who helped you. If you are implicated, the matter will be impossible to explain clearly. Even if the people related to you are not imprisoned, they will be implicated and temporarily dismissed from office. If you go to the emperor to plead for them, His Majesty will accuse you of being unfilial, and the relationship between father and son will deteriorate rapidly."

"Ah."

Zhu Youtang nodded.

He is a little kind, but he is not stupid. At least he can distinguish the truth.

Qin Ji said: "Now I want His Majesty to know that all this is Liang Fang's conspiracy, the only way is to make His Majesty fully recognize your ability.

"The other tributes are nothing, except for the telescope and soap, which are very important to Your Majesty. If they are all presented by you, Prince, it is enough to show your sincerity and filial piety.

"Even if you don't defend yourself, His Majesty will understand that Liang Fang was behind all this. You have done nothing wrong. Instead, you have been thinking about His Majesty and the court wholeheartedly. This is a great kindness."

"But……"

Zhu Youtang looked like a punched bag, and said aggrievedly, "My dear, you have said that those things were all tributes obtained by Liang Fang. I couldn't get them before him."

Qin Ji smiled and shook his head: "The truth may not be so!"

Zhu Youtang's eyes sparkled again, and he asked hopefully, "Could it be that... you know the origins of those two things, my dear?"

"I...I can't give the prince a definite guarantee."

Qin Ji said cautiously, "I may not be able to get other things, such as the yellow coral. Even if I am given another ten years, I still cannot get it. But you have seen those two pieces with your own eyes, and their origins... I can't explain them clearly for the time being, so maybe I can give it a try."

"My dear, I know you love me, understand me, and think about me in everything, but I don't want to lose you because of this. Liang Fang has great influence in the palace. If things are too difficult, you'd better not look for him... It will do you no good to offend him." Zhu Youtang was obviously very sympathetic to Qin Chang.

In order to protect Qin Chang, he would gladly accept it even if it meant sacrificing his own interests and suffering some grievances.

Qin Ji was trembling all over, and he knelt down and said, "The prince treats me so well, how can I not repay him? Don't worry, I will do my best to fight for this matter, so that there will be a satisfactory result... The people who help you may also have good ideas on this matter, I will pay a visit to you today..."

"My dear..."

"Prince, you must take good care of yourself and not give up easily. The hard times will eventually be over."

After Qin Ji finished speaking, he kowtowed three times, and without waiting for Zhu Youtang to come and help him, he stood up and walked towards the palace gate without hesitation.

……

……

On the day of Concubine Wan's burial, things were very complicated.

When Li Zisheng was summoned to the palace, he was still thinking about why the emperor summoned him on such an unlucky day.
Shouldn't we have picked a better time?

Could it be that he was thinking out of his own accord and wanted me to go and bid farewell to Concubine Wan's body? You have to know that the old woman was almost killed by Zhang Laizhan and I step by step. Even if His Majesty wanted to help his deceased concubine, he shouldn't have let me show up at her funeral, right?

Who do you want to disgust?
Qianqing Palace.

After Li Zisheng entered, he saw Zhu Jianshen sitting there alone, his body weak, his eye sockets sunken, and he looked exhausted.

"Li Qing, come here and talk to me."

Zhu Jianshen ordered.

Li Zisheng hurriedly and cautiously stepped forward, and when he reached the Danbi, he dared not go any further.

"Looking at you like this, do you still want me to come and greet you in person?"

Zhu Jianshen stood up, walked down the steps, and came to Li Zisheng. He handed the telescope to him and said, "Look towards the palace gate."

"Yes."

Li Zisheng took it in his hand, not knowing what it was. After reading it as the emperor ordered, he looked dazed and asked stutteringly, "How...how could this be?"

Zhu Jianshen said, "You also find it magical, right? The scenery in the distance seems to be suddenly pulled in front of you. If you don't know, you might think it's some kind of magic."

Li Zisheng quickly handed the item back to Zhu Jianshen, praising it highly: "This treasure is truly miraculous, it is simply unprecedented!"

"Then do you know how this thing is made?"

Zhu Jianshen asked.

Li Zisheng hurriedly shook his head.

"Then... do you know where it came from?"

Zhu Jianshen asked further.

"Your Majesty, please stop playing dumb. I have no idea."

Li Zisheng certainly cannot be outstanding in everything, let alone foresee everything.

Otherwise it would be a huge danger for him.

Because he successfully predicted the death date of Concubine Wan, he almost lost the emperor's trust, so now he knows how to measure up when it comes to prying into the secrets of heaven.

"This was given to me by the prince yesterday."

Zhu Jianshen said in annoyance, "I praised him for his filial piety at that time. But Liang Fang told me today that this thing was a tribute shipped from the south to the capital, and was seized by local officials on the way, and then sent to some officials in the capital, and then fell into the hands of the prince, and then sent to me."

Li Zisheng was surprised and said, "I am really ashamed that I didn't know anything about this!"

Zhu Jianshen smiled and said, "Of course you don't know, because you are definitely not on the list of people they are going to send away."

"..."

Li Zisheng was speechless after hearing this.

what's going on?
Does that mean I'm not qualified to accept this tribute as a private gift?
Your Majesty, you are insulting me.

Seeing Li Zisheng's frustrated look, Zhu Jianshen said with a smile, "Don't think too much... Someone gave the tribute to people related to the Eastern Palace, and then reported them for embezzling the tribute. Then they tried to get me to send people to investigate thoroughly, so that those people related to the Eastern Palace would be wrongfully imprisoned, and then the prince would come to me to plead for mercy, so that I would hate the prince."

"..."

Li Zisheng was even more speechless.

I thought, what the hell.

It turns out that Your Majesty knows everything!
I thought Zhang Laizhan was a brilliant man who could see into everything in advance. It turns out that Your Majesty is also so unfathomable that you can even see the whole picture from some details?

Mr. Li feels ashamed of himself!

"Your Majesty, is this too..."

Li Zisheng didn't know how to describe it.

Zhu Jianshen shook his head: "You mean to say that this is too deliberate, right?"

Li Zisheng smiled bitterly and said nothing.

Zhu Jianshen said, "When I met Liang Fang the first morning, I actually didn't understand it, but after these few hours of repeated consideration, I think that even if it is not the case, it is roughly the same."

Li Zisheng sighed: "If everything is as your majesty said, the prince is really somewhat innocent..."

The emperor had told him the truth, so he could only follow the situation and take the initiative to speak well of the prince.

Zhu Jianshen once again surprised Li Zisheng by shaking his head and saying with disdain, "A cowardly prince can be easily manipulated by anyone, or even made to look bad... How can he be considered innocent if he is so easily tricked by others?"

Li Zisheng widened his eyes and remained silent again.

His Majesty……

The way you think about problems is really different.

Someone plotted to frame your son, but you said that your son was targeted only because he was too cowardly, so you didn't hate the person who plotted behind your back, but your son who was wronged?
"But through this incident, I feel there is something to be comforted about, that is, the prince was able to at least spy on some things in advance, and presented things to me early on, thus transferring the crisis in time. This shows that his stupidity is not so hopeless." Zhu Jianshen said.

When Li Zisheng heard this, he suddenly understood.

have to.

The wind direction is determined!

Your Majesty is still determined to change the crown prince, I'm afraid even nine oxen can't pull him back!

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