The general's wife knows medicine

Chapter 194 The Imperial Concubine Invites

What they didn't know was that the guards they were talking about were just the bridge that Concubine Shu wanted to bribe to connect her with the Fifth Prince.

Originally, the two had arranged a relatively private time and place for their meeting, but they didn't expect to be seen by someone, which almost caused an uproar.

Concubine Shu now lives a very comfortable and busy life. The only thing that worries her is that the emperor's health is getting worse day by day. She is afraid that it is impossible for her to have a child of her own.

Although the queen has been banished to the cold palace now, she has a son.

If the emperor dies in the future and the queen's son ascends the throne and becomes the new emperor, he will definitely take his mother out of the cold palace without hesitation. After all, blood is thicker than water, and the mother-son relationship cannot be severed. And the woman who colluded with Mu Jintang and sent the queen to the cold palace will be in a desperate situation with no way out.

While there is still time, and she has real power in her hands, she will never let the third prince ascend the throne.

There was only one way to prevent this from happening, and that was for her to personally select a suitable person to sit on the throne.

And this person must meet several conditions: first, he cannot have a biological mother; second, he is not favored in the palace; and last but not least, this person must be easy to control.

She didn't want to be the kind of empress dowager who held all the power. She just hoped that the people she supported would still treat her well after the emperor's death so that she could spend her old age in peace in this palace.

The only person who can meet these requirements is the fifth prince Bai Heyi.

Therefore, Concubine Shu found someone to bribe the guards and wrote a letter to the Fifth Prince, hoping that he could find an opportunity to meet her.

She believed that after reading the contents of the letter, the Fifth Prince would definitely come to see her.

But who would have thought that after waiting for two days, the Fifth Prince still did not come to see her, and she couldn't help feeling anxious.

Just today I heard that Mu Jintang’s wife Tang Peipei entered the palace.

So she invited the person over.

Tang Peipei went to the palace today to deliver clothes to the Queen.

The clothes that the third prince had asked her to design were ready.

She didn't want to do it.

However, the Third Prince had already told the Emperor about this matter, so the matter was clear. If she didn't do it, it would not be a good idea.

So I just did one.

Anyway, the queen was now in the cold palace and couldn't wear colorful clothes, so Tang Peipei made her a plain one.

As soon as I came out of the cold palace, I saw the head nanny beside Concubine Shu standing under a fat tree and looking around.

When the nanny saw her come out, she hurried forward and bowed.

Tang Peipei gave him a false hand and asked, "Are you waiting for me, Mammy?"

The nanny had a kind and friendly smile on her face, and said softly: "When Concubine Shu learned that Madam was entering the palace today, she was very happy. Because she hadn't seen you for many days, she missed you very much, so she sent this old servant to wait here and sincerely invite Madam to come to the palace for a chat."

Tang Peipei heard this and felt a little alert. She really couldn't remember any deep friendship between her and Concubine Shu. If there was any connection, it was probably only about the Queen. However, facing the cordial invitation from Concubine Shu as a Concubine, and her attitude was so sincere, Tang Peipei could not refuse, so she had to follow the nanny to the Concubine's bedroom.

Tang Peipei looked up at the increasingly dignified and elegant Consort Shu, bowed slowly, and said softly: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Madam Consort. May you be blessed with good health!"

Concubine Shu smiled and responded quickly, "Madam Mu, please stand up quickly. There is no need to perform such a grand ceremony. Someone, please show Madam Mu a seat." As she finished her words, the palace maids beside her quickly and gracefully placed tea, pastries and other items on the coffee table next to Tang Peipei.

Seeing this, Tang Peipei was about to stand up to thank Concubine Shu, but was supported by the palace maid beside her. Concubine Shu continued to say, "Madam, please don't stand up. Just sit down and talk. In fact, when I first saw you, I felt like I had seen you before, and it was a pity that we didn't meet earlier. If it weren't for my status, I would even like to become sworn sisters with you." Concubine Shu spoke cheerfully, without any of the weakness she had shown when they first met.

However, people have many faces.

Seeing that Concubine Shu was so polite to him today, Tang Peipei's heart suddenly became alarmed and he acted more cautiously.

Tang Peipei lowered her head, and only heard her soft voice, "Your Majesty, I dare not accept your kindness."

When Concubine Shu saw Tang Peipei like this, she felt bored.

However, thinking that she was asking for help, she had to put on a smile again and said, "Madam, you are too modest. Nowadays, everyone knows that your skillful hands can not only draw all kinds of new styles of dresses, but also can bring people back to health and even cure diseases."

Tang Peipei didn't know Concubine Shu's purpose yet, so she had to keep a low profile as much as possible.

"These are not worthy of such praise from the Queen, they are just some clever tricks."

Seeing that Tang Peipei still didn't respond, Concubine Shu dismissed her attendants and left only the nanny behind her.

Seeing that there were only three of them in the hall, he stopped beating around the bush and said bluntly, "Madam is a smart person. She must know why I'm looking for you today."

Tang Peipei really didn't know this, but she also knew that Concubine Shu's patience had almost run out, and she didn't intend to make enemies with anyone, at least not on the surface.

Then he said, "I wonder why the queen wants me here today?"

Seeing that she finally answered, Concubine Shu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I don't know, Madam, do you know which prince General Mu thinks is more outstanding now?"

In fact, Concubine Shu shouldn't have asked this question. You have to know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs.

Her question was too obvious, she was just short of asking Mu Jintang directly which prince she supported to become emperor.

Tang Peipei didn't know why she asked her this question. She was afraid of exposing something, so she had to play dumb and said, "What do you mean, Madam? My general must have chosen the prince that the emperor thought was outstanding."

It is also very clear that their family is a group of loyal ministers who stand on the side of the emperor.

Concubine Shu was naturally dissatisfied with her answer and sighed, "Ah, I think Madam must have heard General Mu mention it at home. The emperor's health is getting worse day by day. I am very worried!"

She had mentioned this to the emperor before, saying that she wanted Tang Peipei to come to the palace to take a look for him, but the emperor refused due to being busy with affairs.

However, the emperor looked much thinner and looked very worrying.

If it weren't for this, she wouldn't have risked great disapproval in trying to win over the Fifth Prince.

Unfortunately, the Fifth Prince had been an orphan since childhood and grew up with a nanny. Before he came of age, people in the palace had almost forgotten that there was such a prince.

The fifth prince appeared in public only after he reached adulthood and did a few things that caught the emperor's attention.

However, adult princes had to leave the palace and build their own prince's palace.

She had only seen him from a distance once at a palace banquet, and they had no interaction at all.