If not abolished

Chapter 138: Situation in the Capital

"Your Highness, Your Highness." Wu Cheng woke Zhu Zhanji up. Zhu Zhanji was forced to wake up from his dream and was dazed.

"What happened?" Zhu Zhanji asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty asks you to come over here." Wu Cheng said.

"Did something happen?"

Wu Cheng shook his head.

"The Emperor is in a hurry to summon you, what's the matter?" Zhu Zhanji hurried over.

"Agui, I'm still worried about Yong'an, but it's not convenient for me to go and visit him. What do you think I should do?" Zhu Di was also very worried when he thought of this.

"If Your Majesty wants to feel at ease, it would be best for him to go and see her in person. However, it is not a good idea for you to leave the palace and go to the princess's mansion. Your grandson, remember that Aunt Yongping is also in Beijing. It is not convenient for us to visit Aunt Yongan, but it is okay to let your younger sister go and see her. Then let Aunt Yongping come to the palace to report the situation. You can also take this opportunity to meet Aunt Yongping." Zhu Zhanji gave him an idea.

"You are right. I will have someone arrange it right away." Zhu Di nodded.

On his way back, Zhu Zhanji kept thinking about his dream. He was awakened before he could see Shunde and Yongqing's faces clearly. Now in his memory, there is only a vague outline of his two daughters, without any clear faces at all. Maybe they don't want to forgive him, an incompetent father?

Wu Cheng saw that His Highness looked depressed and didn't know why. His Highness looked unhappy after waking up. Maybe he was in a bad mood after waking up, Wu Cheng thought.

At this time, in the Nanjing Palace

Hu Shanxiang had just paid her respects to Concubine Wang and was stopped before she even left the Yikun Palace.

"Please stay, Madam Crown Princess."

"Miss Yunqi." Hu Shanxiang turned around.

"My Lady, please come over."

Hu Shanxiang stepped into the hall again and Concubine Wang waved to her.

"Here, there were too many people around just now, so it was difficult to give it to you. Agui's reply letter just arrived early this morning. I thought you must be worried, so I asked someone to call you." Concubine Wang handed the thing to her.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hu Shanxiang put it away.

"If you want to reply, just come to me. It's hard for you two to be together just when you are so sweet, but Agui left. You won't be able to see each other for a while, so you have to write to each other and communicate more. But don't worry, His Majesty promised me last time that he would definitely come back before the New Year."

"Your Highness is a man of great things. I understand that if love is long-lasting, it doesn't matter if we are together day and night."

"That's a good point. You are sensible. Okay, go back and see what Agui wrote to you. You must be embarrassed to be in front of me." Concubine Wang knew that she must be anxious to read the letter, so she didn't keep her for long. She said a few words and let her go.

"Then I will take my leave first."

"Lingzhi, please ask Miss Cao to come over. I have some accounting questions to ask her." Hu Shanxiang asked someone to ask Cao Wanyi to come over.

"Yes."

When Cao Wanyi heard Hu Shanxiang calling her over, she calculated the time and thought that there might be a reply, so she came over immediately.

On the way, she ran into Chu Xuanying who came to look for her, "Sister, where are you going in such a hurry?"

"Oh, the Crown Princess has some palace affairs to discuss with me, so I'm coming over. Are you here to see me?" Cao Wanyi stopped and talked to her.

"Yes, I originally came to see my sister, but I didn't expect that my sister had something to do. So I'll go back first, and see you next time." When Chu Xuanying heard that she had something to do, she didn't say anything else.

"Okay, I'm really busy these two days. I'll have a small gathering with my sister after I'm done with the work." Cao Wanyi was so focused on the important matters that she didn't pay much attention to Chu Xuanying's mood.

"Well, sister, go get busy."

"Ms. Cao has been very close to the Crown Prince's Consort recently. In the past, Miss Cao and you were best friends, but now..." The palace maid said to her after Cao Wanyi left.

"What do you want to say?" Although Chu Xuanying is not cunning, she is not stupid. If she can't hear such a simple provocation, then she is really being fooled.

"I just feel sorry for you. When it was just you and her before, you were together every other day. Now that the Crown Princess is here, she doesn't even look for you. When you come to look for her, she's often busy. Isn't it obvious that you want to curry favor with the Crown Princess..."

"How dare you! What's the relationship between my sister and I that you can't make such assumptions about her? If you say something like this again, I won't be able to keep a girl like you around me." Chu Xuanying interrupted her angrily.

"Madam, please forgive me. I was the one who spoke nonsense." The palace maid was so scared that she immediately knelt down and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

"This is the first time I've scolded you. If it happens again, I'll kick you out."

"Thank you for your forgiveness, ma'am."

"Get up, otherwise people will think I'm scolding you if they see it." Chu Xuanying said as she kept kowtowing.

"Yes."

"Greetings to the Crown Prince's Consort." Cao Wanyi also arrived at Hu Shanxiang at this time.

"No need to be so polite." Hu Shanxiang gave a wink, and Yan Nan took everyone out.

"This is a reply." Hu Shanxiang took the letter out of her sleeve and gave it to her.

Cao Wanyi took it with both hands and opened it to take a look. After reading it, she said to Hu Shanxiang, "Thank you very much for your help this time."

"You're welcome. It's just a piece of cake. Do you still want to send this letter out of the palace?" Hu Shanxiang asked.

Cao Wanyi shook her head. "Sending the letter out would attract too much attention. Just pass the message directly to my father."

"In that case, then don't keep this letter, lest someone with ulterior motives make a fuss about it."

"Your Majesty is right." Cao Wanyi immediately burned the letter.

"If you need any help, just let me know," said Hu Shanxiang.

"There is indeed something that needs the Crown Princess's help right now."

"You said."

Cao Wanyi leaned close to Hu Shanxiang's ear and spoke.

"This is not difficult to do." Hu Shanxiang nodded in agreement after hearing this.

Shang Gong Bureau

"Hu Shanggong, the Crown Princess wants you to come over." Yan Nan came to the Shanggong Bureau to invite Hu Shanwei over.

"Yes." Hu Shanwei thought, this was the first time her sister summoned her alone since she entered the palace, and there might be something going on.

Hu Shanwei followed Yan Nan to the East Palace.

"Oh, isn't this Concubine Hu?" On the way to Qingyun Palace, he suddenly ran into Concubine Guo's palace maid.

"Hello, Sister Lanzhi. The new dress that the Crown Princess made a while ago doesn't fit me well, so I specially asked Lady Hu to come and make some alterations."

"So this is ah."

"Yes, well, the Crown Princess is still waiting for me. I'll go over first."

"Look at me, I like to talk to acquaintances whenever I see them. Go quickly and don't delay the Crown Princess's business."

"Greetings to the Crown Prince's Consort." Hu Shanwei saluted Hu Shanxiang.

"Mrs. Hu, please get up quickly." Hu Shanxiang almost couldn't help but go to help her, but she thought of the palace rules and restrained herself.

"Are your clothes not fitting?"

"Maybe there was some error when measuring the size before. These clothes are a little big at the waist." Hu Shanxiang said, pointing at the clothes on the table.

"Then I will measure your size again."

"it is good."

The two men went into the inner room and stood close to each other, one in front and one behind.

Hu Shanxiang looked outside and whispered, "I called you here specifically because I want to ask you a favor."

"I guessed that you must have something to do, otherwise why would you suddenly call me over? Tell me, what is it?" Hu Shanwei also guessed.

"Ask your second brother to tell Lord Cao to keep the troops in place and everything should continue as usual." Hu Shanxiang said, turning around.

"Lord Cao?" Hu Shanwei didn't react to who it was.

"Ms. Cao's father." Hu Shanxiang explained.

Hu Shanwei finally reacted and nodded.

"I have already measured your size. I will take back the clothes that are too big and send you new ones in a few days." Hu Shanwei said after measuring her size.

"Thank you for your hard work, Concubine Hu."

"You're welcome, my lady."

Hu Shanwei took advantage of the day off to go home and tell his brother about this.

"So His Royal Highness kept you here to pass on the message?" Hu Shanwei was confused before. Why did Hu An go to Beijing with him, but his second brother stayed behind?

"Someone has to do the work." Hu Xuan smiled.

In addition to the palace receiving Zhu Zhanji's letter, another person outside the palace also received a mission.

He Mansion,

He Yunyue, who had not been seen for a long time, was embroidering in the room.

"Girl, your letter."

He Yunyue put down the things in her hands, took it and looked at it, and said, "I heard that the Princess of Han is choosing a principal wife for His Highness Qi?"

"It seems to be true. It's funny to talk about it. Concubine Sun hasn't even finished her confinement yet, but the Princess of Han is already arranging this matter. I heard that Concubine Sun is very angry."

"Really? Didn't she give birth? When is the full moon banquet? Should we go and join in the fun?"

"I heard that Concubine Sun had used up her energy giving birth and her body hasn't recovered yet, so we're waiting to hold the double-month banquet."

"I'm afraid she's sick from anger. Sun Ruoji was so glorious back then. She thought she could become a phoenix, but she didn't expect that she would still be a concubine. I wonder if she has a chance to become the main wife this time..."

"What are you talking about, young lady? What about concubine and principal wife? The Princess of Han is already choosing a principal wife for His Highness Qi. Concubine Sun has no chance, right?" the maid guessed.

He Yunyue smiled and said, "She is someone who has the ability to make others abandon their first wives. Nothing is impossible..."

He Yunyue thought about how in the last life, Sun Ruoji was able to get His Majesty to depose her for no reason just because she gave birth to a son. She didn't know if it would be the same in this life.

"Ah...what are you saying, young lady? I don't understand a word you say." The maid was puzzled. What was the meaning of what the young lady was saying?

"Am I talking nonsense? Has the Princess of Han been chosen?" He Yunyue asked again.

"I heard that there are a few people who are interested in him, but nothing has been decided yet," the maid replied.

"Then let's go join in the fun."

"Ah?" The maid thought, doesn't the young lady dislike banquets the most? Ever since the young lady of the Hu family, no, now she should be called the Concubine of the Crown Prince, was not in the capital, the young lady has only attended a few banquets, and even the lady can't do anything to her. Now she actually took the initiative to attend, which is really rare.

"What are you standing there for? Didn't we receive the post?" He Yunyue saw her standing there stupidly.

"I received the post, but my wife said..."