Chapter 263 Prince Chun regrets his uncertain future
"I advise you to be clear about who your current master is. Don't rely on the power behind you to blackmail me every day. I just want to go today, what can you do to me?"

Good words can't persuade a damn ghost.

This was the first sentence that popped into Huilan's mind.

Although she had a good temper, it was based on the fact that Jiang Shijin was obedient. Now she was disrespectful to the princess by relying on her belly. She was so arrogant in just a few days. As a result, Huilan became serious and spoke to her with a blank expression.

"Princess, be careful with your words. If it weren't for the power behind me, you wouldn't know where you are today. So don't talk about this all the time. If we leak even a little bit, our lives will be worthless. If you implicate the princess and make people in the palace suspicious, that would be troublesome. It's windy and dark outside, it's really not suitable to go out. Please go to bed early, princess. I will stay here until you go to bed."

Jiang Shijin was furious when he heard this.

But she had no ability to resist. Now all the people around her had been replaced by the princess, so the only ones who could contact her were spies, and Huilan was just the one who stood out the most.

Therefore, although she was angry, she could only lie back down, turned over with her back to Huilan, and silently cursed Princess Qinghuan for a while. She listened to the noise outside, scratching her head more and more, feeling worried.

If she is not allowed to go tonight, she can go tomorrow morning at least. She has to find a reason to get Prince Song to come over for breakfast so that she can get more information.

As I thought about it, I became excited.

Huilan looked at her shrugging shoulders and knew that this person was not an easy person to deal with. They only had three or four months to stay here. After all, by that time, the baby's belly wouldn't be bulging and the lies would be exposed, so they didn't have much time left.

Thinking of this, she lowered her head to hide the gleam in her eyes and had other thoughts.

After tossing and turning all night, Concubine Zhao's heart disease was finally relieved a little, but she was still lying in bed unable to get up. Song Shi did not even go to see her. Instead, it was Prince Chun, her father-in-law, who got up early to ask about her situation.

"The Concubine has always been in good health. I don't know what caused her to be like this this time. Please, Your Highness, help us. When the Concubine returned to her parents' home a few days ago, she was still praising the palace. If someone makes some unpleasant remarks about her, wouldn't it ruin the relationship between the two families?"

The one who spoke was Tan Shi, the maidservant beside Concubine Zhao. She was crying sadly while speaking. Prince Chun's face did not look good either. After all, before he came, he had heard that the reason for the heart disease this time was because of a medicinal ingredient.

And that medicinal ingredient was one of the ingredients used in the pregnancy-maintaining medicine taken by the Crown Prince's wife who had just returned not long ago, so when the two events were connected, it seemed like an incredibly coincidence.

The Zhao family is not easy to mess with, the Crown Prince's wife is pregnant again, and the people in Prince Chun's mansion are not as good as before, so he doesn't want to offend either side. His face turned livid and he left without saying much.

Seeing that the prince was in this state, not to mention the crown prince who had not appeared yet, Tan Shi was a little unhappy. She turned around and went towards the concubine's room. After a while, she saw a little maid quietly leaving the yard.

In the study, Prince Chun sat exhausted on the armchair, thinking over and over again about what had happened during this period.

Since the sudden death of the Crown Princess at the end of last year, His Majesty's health has also deteriorated. At this time, the Crown Prince should have been the regent and in charge of power, but he found that many checkpoints in the court were manned by Princess Qinghuan's people.

As the most loyal spy chief around the emperor, he naturally knew the emperor's bias. But before that, he always believed that women were not worthy of being in the upper class, so he placed all his hopes on the prince and helped him build a lot of connections. Who knew that those people were not managed by the prince, but by the princess, so he suddenly lost his backbone and began to waver.

I don’t know what’s wrong with my son, as he’s not at home every other day.

Whenever he was asked what he was doing, he always made up excuses. What made Prince Chun feel even more out of control was that he had people track and investigate the whereabouts of the prince, but found nothing.

It seemed like everything was heading in a direction that was beyond his control, and he didn't know what went wrong, so he couldn't even find a solution.

A feeling of powerlessness gradually came over him, and he was also wondering, if he defected to Princess Qinghuan's side at this time, what would be his fate?
Irritation and uneasiness overlapped in his heart. On the contrary, at this moment, Song Shi was secretly bringing together all the forces he had when he was the regent, preparing to use the power of the East Palace to rebel against the world.

But to be honest, he is now a completely different person from when he was the regent in his previous life. In the face of absolute strength, everyone is willing to submit. But now, just as he gathered these people together, someone secretly reported the matter to the princess's mansion.

Princess Qinghuan was planning these things while she was pregnant.

"I have collected all the evidence, both human and physical. I was just thinking about how to make this Prince Song die in an ugly way, but he handed me a knife. Isn't this looking for death? Go and spread some of this news, true or false, to the Zhao family. Their daughter is suffering right now. Don't miss such a good handle!"

"Yes, princess."

Princess Qinghuan must have been responsible for Zhao Yuyan's sudden heart attack.

She thought twice before she arranged everything before sending Jiang Shijin into the palace. She naturally wanted to eliminate the fence-sitters like the Zhao family, so she took this opportunity to let them fight among themselves first, which saved her a lot of trouble.

She reached out and touched her belly, and the flower ornament on her brow became even more red and charming.

In those turbulent days, everyone had their own opponents they wanted to deal with, but the Jiang and Geng families, who had been looking forward to it for a long time, held this marriage in a lively manner.

On the wedding day, countless people came to congratulate.

Princess Qinghuan was not stingy either. She sent a rosewood interior screen with a pattern of "Happiness for a Hundred Years" carved on it. She fancied it so that everyone in Xijing City would know her intention.

Although the Geng family did not comment, the Jiang family, the Pei family and the Wenyuan Marquis Mansion all thanked them. In this way, the Geng family also "mysteriously" got on the princess's ship!

It is also worth mentioning that Prince Chun's Mansion also sent gifts, but unfortunately the gifts were rejected before they could enter the Jiang family, which was a great loss to Prince Chun's Mansion.

The Zongzheng family was able to show disrespect to Prince Chun's Mansion, but no one said anything. After this matter was exposed, countless people had their own little plans in their hearts. It seemed that the sky in Xijing City was really going to change...

(End of this chapter)