Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 211: Emperor Qing promoted Fan Ruoruo to Princess?
After Liu Hong's carriage left the Eastern Palace, it did not go directly back to the Shangshu's residence.

Instead, he headed towards the imperial study. After seeing Pei Gong's carriage approaching, the surrounding imperial guards silently opened the palace ban.

Even though Liu Hong did not have the privilege of entering and leaving the palace at will.

In the imperial study, Emperor Qing and Liu Hong sat opposite each other.

Looking at Liu Hong, he felt deeply moved.

I still remember that when Liu Hong first met him, he could only kneel outside in the direction of the armor, but now he is qualified to not kneel and sit down to discuss the Tao.

Liu Hong is now the governor of Kyoto, holding both political and military power. Even the Qin family can only barely compete with Liu Hong.

"My dear, what do you want from me?"

Emperor Qing collected his thoughts and spoke slowly.

He knew that he could remember things that happened several years ago, which seemed incredible to the emperor.

But he is almost fifty years old, and now the territory of Northern Qi is twice that of Qing.

Emperor Qing no longer has another fifty years to wait.

"Your Majesty! The Crown Prince has a hidden illness. I beg Your Majesty to order that Fei Jie, the former head of the Third Division of the Overwatch Council, can treat His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Liu Hong bowed and spoke in a deep voice.

Now that he is the cornerstone of the prince's lineage in the court, it is not too much of an overreach for him to speak out these royal secrets.

Emperor Qing frowned deeply. The prince stayed in the East Palace all day, so how could he have a hidden illness?

The death of the third prince did not seem to bring any benefits to the crown prince.

In fact, the prince's position in Emperor Qing's heart has become unshakable.

As long as Fan Xian's surname is still Fan, Emperor Qing will never hand over the Kingdom of Qing to him in this life.

"What's wrong with you?"

Emperor Qing spoke calmly, he actually didn't even know about this matter.

It seems that the old dog in the Supervisory Council has really changed his mind. After he unifies the country, he will settle the score with Chen Pingping.

After a series of purges, the Qing court is no longer in a state of immobility.

Otherwise, officials who are in a panic will be unable to take care of themselves and how can they be loyal to the country?

"I cannot say this."

Liu Hong answered quite straightforwardly, saving some face for the prince.

"If I hadn't wanted the Crown Prince to marry Princess Qinghe of Prince Jing's Mansion, I'm afraid I wouldn't have known about this."

"How could you think of that? Even if it's a royal marriage, can cousins ​​get married? Don't mention this matter anymore."

Emperor Qing was speechless for a moment at Liu Hong's train of thought and waved his sleeves.

It is a good thing to win over the prince, but if this thing is really done, where will the face of the royal family be? Isn't this incest?

Therefore, Emperor Qing spoke in a somewhat stern tone and warned Liu Hong not to do anything too extreme.

Liu Hong lowered his head slightly and said nothing more.

"If you have this thought, you should focus more on Fan Ruoruo! Soon, I will adopt Fan Ruoruo as my adopted daughter and confer the title of Princess Heluo on her."

Emperor Qing's tone was very mild, but if it were to get out, it would be no less than a thunderous sound.

He also heard that Liu Hong had shown signs of favoring his concubine over his wife recently, so he promoted Fan Ruoruo to warn Liu Hong.

Anyway, Fan Jian is Emperor Qing's grandfather's brother, and Fan Xian is Emperor Qing's illegitimate son, so it is reasonable to confer a title on Fan Ruoruo.

Originally, Emperor Qing wanted to create an antagonistic relationship between Liu Hong and the Fan family, but he did not expect that Liu Hong would actually offend the Fan family to death recently.

He had to take action and hinted to Liu Hong.

"I obey your command. I thank your Majesty on behalf of Ruoruo."

There was still no expression on Liu Hong's face.

Fan Ruoruo is the adopted daughter of Emperor Qing and the eldest princess, and a direct descendant of the Fan family, a century-old family. In addition, she is a talented woman in Kyoto.

It can be said that as long as Fan Ruoruo does not do anything that would arouse the envy of heaven and the hatred of others, her position will be unshakable.

"Go down!"

Emperor Qing glanced at the night sky and his eyelids felt a little sleepy.

He had a son who had passed away, and recently he had been partying in the palace every night, trying hard to have offspring.

However, the Grand Master's body is different from that of ordinary people. He has been trying to give birth to a son, but in the past twenty years, only Concubine Yi has succeeded.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. I will take my leave now."

Liu Hong nodded, maintaining his usual respectful look.

Emperor Qing nodded to Eunuch Hou.

Eunuch Hou understood immediately and followed Liu Hong at a trot, his smile almost flattering like a chrysanthemum. "Eunuch Hou, you and I are old acquaintances. Just say it directly if you have something to say."

Liu Hong saw Eunuch Hou and started laughing.

It seems that Eunuch Hou, who had originally been full of lofty ambitions regarding the assassination at the Hanging Temple, is now only able to act with caution.

"Governor, now that the third prince's seventh day has passed, it's time to find a burial place."

Eunuch Hou nodded repeatedly and his body relaxed a lot.

Liu Hong stopped and his eyes became more serious.

"Why are you looking for me?"

"Whether it's the Fan family or the Liu family, I think they are more suitable than me, right?"

Eunuch Hou was hesitant and did not dare to speak. He just looked at Liu Hong with pleading eyes, asking for help.

This matter was also Emperor Qing's own fault.

He wanted to preserve his wisdom throughout his life, after Ji Xin stabbed the third prince.

He quietly chose to deal with it coldly, and sent the best medical officer to Fan Xian. As for the third prince, he was just a few old doctors from the Imperial Hospital.

Emperor Qing saw it very clearly. Since the thing had been done, he would just kill them all and use ruthless means.

It just so happened that Fan Xian was also injured, so he might as well let the two families cause trouble.

After all, human life is at stake. Even though the Fan and Liu clans are as close as one family, they must make a choice when it comes to the lives of Fan Xian and the third prince.

Liu Hong was also well aware of all the dirty things that Emperor Qing had done.

His brows furrowed slightly, as if he was a little disgusted.

"In that case, I will ask for your permission to build a mausoleum for the third prince."

Eunuch Hou smiled gratefully.

He held Liu Hong's hand, choking with sobs and unable to speak.

A friend in need is a friend indeed. He is suffering so much now.

He is under pressure from above, and Hong Zhu is eyeing him covetously from below, wanting to take away the position of the head of the East Factory.

The most important thing is that he has made Emperor Qing somewhat displeased, and the eunuchs who have lost the emperor's favor all have a bad end.

Therefore, Eunuch Hou was eager to let Emperor Qing see his usefulness.

He did not hesitate to put aside his pride and ask Liu Hong for help.

Liu Hong's tone was as gentle as ever.

"Eunuch Hou, you are joking. I was a commoner at the beginning. It was thanks to you that you spoke well of me in front of His Majesty. I will always remember this kindness in my heart."

Eunuch Hou's eyes were filled with tears and he was sobbing uncontrollably.

He regretted so much why he had been so impulsive and prepared to secretly support Fan Xian!
The only two people who treated eunuchs equally were Fan Xian and Liu Hong.

Although Fan Xian has a better reputation as an official and a bright future, he is too principled and unwilling to do anything that goes against his conscience.

But Liu Hong is different, he values ​​friendship and loyalty.

When Liu Hong returned to the Shangshu residence, Zhang Liang had almost finished all the arrangements.

In the center of the small pavilion in the courtyard, he closed his eyes and thought, reviewing the omissions in his plan.

After hearing Liu Hong's footsteps, he opened his eyes and saluted quickly.

Liu Hong pointed casually.

“Do it…”

Zhang Liang was told about the Eastern Palace urging the Crown Prince to get married, Fan Ruoruo being promoted to Princess, and the fact that she was carrying the coffin for the Third Prince.

Zhang Liang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The only person who could do such a ridiculous thing in the East Palace was Liu Hong.

After all, don't ask, because if you ask, I'll just say I'm a gangster and have no culture.

Then he put away the smile on his face.

"Sir, after your eldest son is born, Miss Ruoruo should indeed have some power."

After a series of brutal beatings of Fan Ruoruo, the alliance between Liu Hong and the Fan family was in jeopardy.

You have to know that Emperor Qing is not dead yet. If they fall out, it will not be good for both sides.

Liu Hong fell into deep thought and shook his head slowly.

"No hurry, let's wait until Fan Jian resigns from his position as Minister of Revenue. It's better to give timely help than to add icing on the cake."

"Hehe... Sir, Minister Fan has been rooted in the Ministry of Revenue for decades, how could he retire?"

Zhang Liang laughed, obviously feeling that this was too long.

(End of this chapter)