latelenovela Chapter 428 To stay or not to stay
Chapter 428 To stay or not to stay
Xiao Yi was called to the palace by Imperial Noble Consort Dehui early in the morning.
"Mother, Xiao Mo has been exiled to Ningchuan City. What kind of trouble can he cause? He just gave birth to twins. Maybe the children are not his."
Xiao Yi, dressed in the crown prince's uniform, was in high spirits at the moment and he didn't take Xiao Mo seriously at all.
No matter how capable he is, he is doomed to have no chance of becoming emperor because of his lame leg. As for those two children, what can they do as little babies?
They could not threaten his position as crown prince at all.
"Xiao Mo is the most cunning person. He can't become the emperor himself, so I'm afraid he can't stand seeing you do well. I'm afraid he will cause trouble for you in the future. It's better to deal with him early so that you can have peace of mind."
"Mother, you have been wanting to deal with Xiao Mo for a long time, but he is still alive and well. I think you should stop bothering me. When I ascend the throne, I will issue a secret decree to execute him. There is no need to go through so much trouble."
"Be careful, the walls have ears."
Noble Consort Dehui glared at Xiao Yi fiercely. This was in the imperial palace and Emperor Jing was still alive. What he said was simply treason.
"What are you afraid of? The emperor is not well now, and all the important matters in the court are decided by my mother. I am the crown prince now, who would be so bold as to gossip about me?"
"My dear, you can't underestimate Xiao Mo. He is quite capable. He took care of Hua Cailiang in one winter. If he manages to expand Ningchuan City, he will be a threat in the future."
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Are you letting others destroy your prestige?"
"Ningchuan City is a place of exile. Even if Xiao Mo has a thousand abilities, he won't recruit soldiers and rebel in Ningchuan City, right?"
"It's a shabby place where people can't even get enough food. Even if he has a few people under his command, what can he do? Can he really travel thousands of miles to the capital with a few soldiers?"
"Don't forget, I have soldiers in my hands too."
After hearing what Xiao Yi said, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui also felt that she was a little too nervous.
Ningchuan City is so desolate that it is almost impossible for Xiao Mo to use Ningchuan City to rebel.
But she was always uneasy in her heart, always feeling that things shouldn't be handled in this way.
After calming herself down, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui couldn't help but give Xiao Yi some instructions.
"That being said, we should still be careful. Since you want to deal with Xiao Mo after you ascend the throne, then let him live for a few more days."
"One more thing. I heard that you have dealt a heavy hand to the Zheng prince Xiao Fei recently. Now he has been ill for half a month and can't get out of bed and is acting crazy?"
When Xiao Yi heard Imperial Noble Consort Dehui mention this matter, he burst into laughter.
"Xiao Fei is too timid. I just asked him to bark like a dog in public and let him live and eat with a group of dogs for a day and a night, and he was defeated."
"Haha, the dogs I raised are really powerful. I heard that when Xiao Fei was carried out of the doghouse, his clothes were torn to pieces by the dogs. He almost became a eunuch."
Xiao Yi laughed extremely wantonly. He was the crown prince of the current dynasty, and anyone who didn't curry favor with him would do so. Xiao Fei, a hostage, dared to ignore him, which was simply courting death.
"You should also be more restrained. Instead of spending your time on these trivial matters, you should pay more attention to the political affairs of the court."
"And there are so many beautiful girls in your palace, why haven't you given you a few more children in such a long time? Shouldn't you pay more attention to them and stop focusing on those fairies?"
Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows indifferently.
"And he is not very good at having children. He only has one son and two daughters. The mothers of both daughters are not of high birth."
Xiao Yi was quite helpless about this matter. He had concubines and mistresses of good family backgrounds in the Crown Prince's Mansion, but they just couldn't give birth to children for him, and even if they got pregnant, they couldn't keep the baby.
"The Crown Princess was injured when she gave birth to Song'er. I don't think she will bear you any children in the future. Concubine Gu of the Changping family also had a miscarriage and is now under house arrest. You don't like Concubine Liu, so you can only find a few concubines with higher status."
"Know, know."
When Imperial Noble Consort Dehui mentioned the matter of offspring, Xiao Yi became a little impatient.
The mother and son talked for a while before he found an excuse to slip away.
Looking at Xiao Yi's hurried back, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui couldn't help but sigh, "What an enemy! I worry about him every day, but he doesn't even appreciate it."
Shi Xueyun, the head maidservant beside Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, handed her a cup of calming tea and said slowly, "My Imperial Noble Consort, His Highness has his own ideas. Just let His Highness make his own decision."
"I'm just worried that he's too young. There are always children who die inexplicably in the Prince's Mansion, and he doesn't know how to take care of it."
"Your Majesty, why don't you ask His Highness to release Concubine Gu? The Prince of Changping holds military power, so he can still be helpful to Your Highness."
"Well, Gu Congyun seems to be quite smart. She suffered a great loss at the hands of Ye Yanran. If she is released, Ye Yanran will be more restrained."
"Come here, tell me that August 15th is approaching, which is a day for family reunion. I want to hold a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Concubine Gu is the best at growing chrysanthemums, so the chrysanthemums for my banquet will be in charge of her."
With just one word from Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, Gu Congyun was released from confinement.
She was also a capable person. Within just half a month, a maidservant named Mo Shuang who came with her as a dowry was noticed by Xiao Yi and became his concubine.
In just half a month, Mo Shuang became pregnant, and was diagnosed with twins.
"My queen, why don't you let Mo Shuang move to the palace to give birth?"
As soon as the eunuch who brought the news left, Shi Xueyun stepped forward to give Imperial Noble Consort Dehui advice.
"What are you saying? You're afraid that Mo Shuang won't be able to keep the baby."
"Even Concubine Gu couldn't save her, let alone a little maid. Besides, she is pregnant with twins. If they can be born safely, it will be a great joy."
Imperial Noble Consort Dehui couldn't help but think of the fact that Xiao Mo also had a pair of twins.
"Okay, then let's do as you say. Let Mo Shuang move to the palace now."
By doing this, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was undoubtedly telling Ye Yanran that she would protect the baby in Mo Shuang's belly, and she'd better be honest.
When the palace sedan chair came to the Prince's Mansion to pick up Mo Shuang, Ye Yanran almost exploded on the spot after receiving the news.
"I don't know what tricks that little bitch Gu Congyun used to make Mo Shuang pregnant with twins so quickly. Don't let me catch her, or I will tear her apart."
The violent Ye Yanran swept all the teacups on the small table beside her to the ground and smashed them into pieces.
"Your Majesty, please don't be too angry. As long as you have your little grandson, no one can shake your position."
Su Shu was scared to death, but he still went forward to comfort Ye Yanran.
"What I'm worried about is not that Mo Shuang dares to touch me, but that I'm afraid that Imperial Noble Consort Dehui will continue to interfere in the affairs of the Crown Prince's Mansion."
As long as Mo Shuang gave birth to the child successfully, if someone else got pregnant, it would not be so easy for her to take action.