Chapter 183 Conspiracy

When the queen and several concubines heard this, they immediately understood what was going on.

The source of the matter was still the former emperor. Who made him have a child in his old age, and gave birth to the youngest son, the regent?

So much so that the current emperor's nephew is one or two years older than the regent, the little uncle, not to mention the eldest princess. It is completely okay to say that they are two generations - although they are indeed two generations.

It's just that the generation and age are completely reversed.

The regent, who is just in his early twenties, is one generation older than the princess, who is nearly 40 years old, so that the generation of the entire royal family has been lowered by the regent. Then, Nan Xi, who was originally a young girl, was a junior in front of the eldest princess, but because she married the regent, she became her elder. This change in relationship is really hard to look at calmly.

If neither of them cares, it's fine. They just nod and smile when they meet, but if the other party really cares, then the eldest princess really has to bow in front of Nan Xi and call her little aunt.

This kind of depression and anger is probably only known to the eldest princess herself.

But the regent is a person that no one dares to offend. With this evil god around, everyone has to be inferior to Nan Xi.

"The girl of the Nan family used to be arrogant and domineering. She dared to be arrogant in front of me. Now that she has become the regent's wife, her status has naturally risen. Who else can she take seriously?" The queen said lightly, still resenting the embarrassment of being slapped in the face by the regent in public. That was also the first time she was slapped by the emperor. She was so embarrassed that she was in a bad mood. "As long as the regent still holds power, she can only be arrogant and domineering."

Although this sentence is a bit bold, it inadvertently states the most unquestionable fact at the moment.

The regent has power in the court and the power in his hands has threatened the emperor's country, so he must be removed.

The atmosphere in Ci'an Palace is a bit stagnant.

"Girl of the Wen family." The queen mother spoke lightly, looking at Wen Lan who was sitting beside her with a majestic look, with a kind of gloomy color in her eyes that people could not understand, "Do you really like the regent?"

Wen Lan was silent for a while, and the belief that she had always insisted on before could not help but start to waver at this time.

She was weighing the pros and cons.

As a legitimate daughter of a noble family, she knew very well that the queen mother and the emperor would not tolerate the regent. The uncle and nephew would turn against each other sooner or later. Either the regent would be killed or the emperor would be pulled down from the throne.

But she had confidence before. She knew that the regent was powerful. As long as the power of 400,000 troops was firmly in his hands, even the emperor could not do anything to him.

If she could become the regent princess, then the Wen family would naturally stand behind the regent, and the regent would be even more powerful. If he really broke up with the emperor one day in the future, it would be entirely possible for him to take the throne.

But the regent married Nan Xi without hesitation.

Her dream of becoming the regent princess has been shattered. The queen mother asked her this question, obviously to use her to deal with the regent.

Wen Lan knew that the queen mother was no match for the regent. At this time, all the people in Ci'an Palace were not enough for the regent to deal with. She didn't want to wade into this muddy water and didn't want to be a pawn in the hands of the queen mother. She couldn't bear the regent's anger.

But she wanted to get rid of Nan Xi more than anyone else.

As long as Nan Xi was a stumbling block, her wish would never be achieved.

After a long silence, so long that the Queen Mother's expression was not very good, Wen Lan finally nodded lightly: "I will not marry anyone other than the Regent."

This answer seemed to be within the Queen Mother's expectations, but when she heard Wen Lan say it herself, she still smiled a little: "In this case, I have a way, maybe it can help you."

Wen Lan's heart skipped a beat, but she clenched her handkerchief quietly: "Please give me your instructions, Queen Mother."

...

The sky gradually darkened, the evening sunset slowly fell, and the black curtain gradually enveloped it.

The palace lanterns were twinkling in the Imperial Garden.

Accompanied by a loud announcement of "The Emperor has arrived! The Empress Dowager has arrived! The Queen has arrived! All the ladies have arrived——" the ministers who had already sat down stood up and paid homage, and the noble ladies and princesses scattered in the Imperial Garden also gathered together to pay homage to the Emperor and the Queen Mother.

"I wish the Empress Dowager a long life and good health, and may she live a thousand years!"

"Your Highness, long live the Emperor!"

"Your Highness, long live the Empress!"

The voices of worship rose and fell, echoing throughout the Imperial Garden, but the Regent sat at the first seat under the high platform, holding the wine cup and sipping elegantly.

"Stand up." The Emperor spoke majestically, "Everyone, please take your seats."

The civil and military ministers entered the men's seats one after another, and the women crossed the curtain screen and entered the women's seats on the right.

The Empress Dowager, the Emperor, and the Empress stepped onto the wooden ladder and walked up to the temporary high platform, sitting in the main seat in front, while the concubines in the harem sat in turn on the left and right of the Emperor and Empress.

The emperor and his concubines were on the high platform, and the civil and military ministers were located directly below the high platform. Accompanied by the eunuchs' loud singing: "The banquet begins--"

The music started, and the atmosphere became formally noisy.

Delicacies were presented continuously like flowing water, the palace maids shuttled between the banquets, the aroma of wine was everywhere, and the fragrance of flowers in the imperial garden was refreshing and refreshing.

On the red carpet under the high stage, dancers in gauze clothes came one after another, presenting amazing dance moves, and the music played by the court musicians also made the listeners intoxicated.

Everything seemed so joyful.

Wen Lan sat quietly on the right seat separated by a curtain screen. There were exquisite fruit snacks and fine wine on the pearwood table in front of her, but she had no interest in enjoying them.

Holding the sachet given to her by the Queen Mother in her sleeve, Wen Lan's palms were slightly sweaty. She looked at Nan Xi sitting opposite her calmly, pursed her lips slightly, and couldn't stop the tug-of-war in her heart.

"Wen Lan, why don't you eat?" Lin Jia's voice sounded beside him, "Eat something first to fill your stomach, we will present a gift to the Queen Mother later... By the way, you just paid respects to the Queen Mother in Ci'an Palace, have you presented the gift?"

Wen Lan came back to her senses and turned to look at Lin Jia: "What gift?"

"A gift for the Queen Mother." Lin Jia looked at her strangely, "Today is the Queen Mother's birthday, don't we have to present a gift? You didn't prepare it?"

Wen Lan calmed down and smiled calmly: "How could the Queen Mother not prepare a gift?"

Speaking of gifts, she couldn't help but think of the unpleasantness with Nan Xi in Moyu Pavilion yesterday. Thinking of what Nan Xi said, which made her lose face in public, Wen Lan's hesitation was instantly replaced by hatred, and there was no hesitation at all.

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