Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Grandmother, let's go into the courtyard to talk."
"Let's go in."
Noble Consort Rou's voice was soft and pleasant. Although her face could not be seen, her temperament was as gentle as water, truly living up to her title. However, Chu Zhiyuan had already perceived her true appearance.
She was almost like a sister to Bai Ning霜. The years had not left too many marks on her. Although she didn't possess martial arts, she still had such beauty, obviously having taken spiritual pills. It was likely the spiritual pill that saved her life back then.
Naturally, pills with such effects were not ordinary. As the Emperor's woman, she could naturally take the best spiritual pills. The group arrived at his new residence.
Noble Consort Rou curiously surveyed the place.
Bai Ning霜 accompanied her for a tour, and finally, they arrived at Chu Zhiyuan's courtyard and sat in the small pavilion. Noble Consort Rou waved her hand, and the serving palace maids and eunuchs all retreated, even Huang Cheng left.
Only Chu Zhiyuan, Noble Consort Rou, and Bai Ning霜 remained in the courtyard. Chu Zhiyuan personally served tea.
Noble Consort Rou removed her veil, revealing a face that was both charming and delightful, truly breathtaking. Chu Zhiyuan couldn't help but secretly feel惋惜.
His father, Chu Minghou, had failed to inherit his mother's good genes, his appearance obviously following the Emperor. Suddenly, Noble Consort Rou coughed violently.
Her face turned red, her veins bulging, her expression extremely contorted. It instantly ruined her tenderness.
Bai Ning霜 quickly took out a small jade bottle, opened it, and brought it to her nose. A pungent smell wafted out. Chu Zhiyuan frowned.
The medicine in this jade bottle was not good medicine, but rather a potent drug. It seemed she was fighting poison with poison. At this rate, Noble Consort Rou wouldn't have many days left.
Seeing this, his mood became heavy.
Noble Consort Rou was the pillar of the Qing Prince's Mansion. Having an elder at home is like having a treasure. If Noble Consort Rou wasn't around, the father-son relationship alone would soon fade. After all, the Emperor had many sons, and it was impossible to treat everyone equally, impossible to remember each one.
Once there were many sons, the father-son relationship would be divided into many portions, and it would be impossible to care about everyone.
If there was no assistance from the palace, it would be easy to be overlooked by the Emperor. After all, the Emperor was very busy with countless matters every day. If nothing major happened, where would he have the time to care about the trivial matters of his sons' families?
It was only when he was with his imperial concubines that he would chat a few words and think about how his sons were doing. After smelling the jade bottle, Noble Consort Rou's coughing gradually stopped.
The veins on her face also slowly receded.
Noble Consort Rou shook her head with a smile and said, "I don't have his weak temperament. I really don't know what to say. It's fortunate that you, Yuan'er, don't take after him." Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Actually, I also take after my father, but I hide it well and can control it."
"That's skill." Noble Consort Rou nodded lightly, "You've done very well, especially letting Ruoling become the Holy Maiden of Inviting Moon Palace."
Chu Zhiyuan glanced at Bai Ning霜.
Bai Ning霜哼 said, "Why are you looking at me? I didn't object!".
In her heart, she disagreed with Xiao Ruoling becoming the Holy Maiden of Inviting Moon Palace, delaying her marriage and delaying her from holding her grandson early.
But Chu Zhiyuan had agreed, and she, as a mother, couldn't say anything disappointing, so she could only suppress her thoughts and pretend to agree. Xiao Ruoling was so perceptive, she had long known her intentions, but she pretended not to know.
Both sides were pretending to be confused.
Chu Zhiyuan could only secretly praise his good luck.
If it were someone else, the situation might be the opposite. Mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law have always been enemies.
Chu Zhiyuan said, "Grandmother, letting Ruoling go to Inviting Moon Palace is also because I see her high aptitude. It's too unfair for her to stay in the mansion like this. I want her to go out and relax while she's young, so she doesn't regret it when she's old."
"It's rare that you can think like this." Noble Consort Rou smiled, "It's Ruoling's blessing to be able to follow you." Chu Zhiyuan smiled, feeling a little more at ease in his heart.
This was the influence of his previous life's thinking. It really didn't conform to the mainstream of this world and seemed a little strange.
Noble Consort Rou said, "The relationship between the Four Great Sects and the Emperor is complicated. Inviting Moon Palace is the most relied upon force by the imperial court and its most steadfast ally." Chu Zhiyuan raised a brow, understanding the hidden meaning, "What about the other three sects? Do they all have grievances with the Imperial Ancestor?"
"The relationship between the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect and the Emperor is the most strained," Noble Consort Rou said softly, "Even to the point of being irreconcilable." Chu Zhiyuan said, "So they led the Trampling Cloud Iron Cavalry into the pass?"
Noble Consort Rou shook her head, "This is the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect's revenge against the Emperor. The Emperor has also taken action against the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect." "Is it because of Second Uncle?"
"That's one of the root causes." Noble Consort Rou nodded lightly, "It's already the limit that the Emperor can tolerate this, but the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect is still unrelenting, already exceeding the Emperor's limit."
"What did the Imperial Ancestor do?"
"He used the Son of Heaven Sword to斬 the Eternal Spirit Divine Tree, causing the Eternal Spirit Secret Realm to震荡, with a huge impact." "This is what led the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect to lead the Trampling Cloud Iron Cavalry into the pass?"
"Yes."
"The Imperial Ancestor also took action to severely injure the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect's leader?" "Yes."
"What's next?" Chu Zhiyuan asked curiously, "The Eternal Spirit Divine Sect won't give up, right?"
"Based on my understanding of them, they won't." Noble Consort Rou sighed lightly, "They are all stubborn. The leader of the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect and the Emperor are still old friends, but neither will bow their heads." Chu Zhiyuan raised a brow.
Noble Consort Rou said, "Besides the Eternal Spirit Divine Sect making the most trouble, there is also the Nine Li Divine Sect, which is not close either. Then there is the Worry-Free Sect... the Worry-Free Sect is going too far." "What are they trying to do?" Chu Zhiyuan said, "Haven't they been at peace for so long?"
"Where is there any peace." Noble Consort Rou shook her head lightly, "If it wasn't for the Emperor's strength, constantly suppressing them, they would have rebelled long ago." Chu Zhiyuan frowned in confusion, "They only have one secret realm, right? How can they contend with the imperial court?"
"Their inheritance is long, their cultivation methods are miraculous, making it easier to produce Grandmasters. Moreover, their secret realms also have unique wonders. Unlike the imperial court's secret realms and grotto-heavens, only Grandmasters can enter, so they don't benefit as much."
"In that case," Chu Zhiyuan said, "The imperial court has more grotto-heavens and secret realms, but although they have fewer secret realms, they are better?"
"That's about right." Noble Consort Rou nodded lightly, "Back then, the leaders of the Four Great Sects were even better than the Grand Ancestor. The Grand Ancestor had no choice but to do this to appease the Four Sects." "The Four Great Sects ate a bigger piece of the pie, but the imperial court suffered a loss... The Emperor has always been unwilling, right?" Chu Zhiyuan said.
Noble Consort Rou looked at him approvingly.
Chu Zhiyuan saw the essence at a glance.
Speaking of which, it wasn't that the Four Great Sects wanted to rebel, but that the Emperors of Great Jing over the generations were not satisfied and wanted to swallow the Four Great Sects. How could the Four Great Sects be willing?
So they counterattacked, and now it has become more and more fierce.
Chu Zhiyuan frowned and pondered, "Have the Four Great Sects already joined forces?"
"It doesn't seem like they have joined forces yet, but how can the Emperor not worry about them joining forces? If one sect is really swallowed, I'm afraid the other three sects will join forces." "Inviting Moon Palace..." Chu Zhiyuan frowned.
"The Emperor won't touch Inviting Moon Palace. Inviting Moon Palace should also be clear about this. The Eternal Spirit Divine Sect is hard to say."
