The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1119 Intention

"Recently, His Majesty has been lingering in Si Palace. I wonder if you, Yongping, know the reason?" A wisp of thin smoke rose from the double crane incense burner, slowly lingering for a long time. Concubine Cen's soft words reached Yongping's ears through the peaceful mist, like a seductive whisper.

The white jade chess piece was cool and round, but she no longer felt refreshed when holding it in her palm. Her wild ambitions were like bubbling in a boiling pot, becoming increasingly hot and difficult to control.

"It seems that you are not helpless in this palace."

Concubine Cen's sigh exploded in Yongping's ears, and she was suddenly startled.

"I was entrusted by the Grand Princess's Mansion, so I came here to bring you a message. Although the dispute over the crown prince has not come to an end, the will is also an imperial edict. The emperor cannot openly appoint the crown princess, and can't he leave a decree of succession, waiting to force the crown princess to succeed to the throne in the future?"

Yongping listened to Concubine Cen's instructions and nodded secretly, remembering the information provided by the secret agent of the previous dynasty who had contacted her before.

"But then again, since it is a hidden edict of succession, then it is not certain who will be the successor at that moment."

Yongping only felt a light light up in his mind.

However, although this idea sounds attractive, it is not easy to implement in practice.

For example, the emperor's handwriting on the edict and the jade seal on the edict.

The most difficult part was to copy the imperial edict's handwriting in a realistic way.

It was easier to deal with the court officials, as they might turn a deaf ear and dumb for the sake of their own interests; but it was more difficult to deal with Empress Sheng Ran. It was said that many years ago, Empress Sheng Ran had reviewed the memorials that should have been reviewed by the emperor.

It seems that Empress Sheng Ran was extremely familiar with Emperor Yanping's handwriting, so it was a dream for her to get away with it easily.

Thinking of this, Yongping felt that the best way was to secretly find an opportunity to steal the imperial edict and destroy it. When the day came to select the crown prince to succeed the throne, the court officials would have more room to maneuver.

"Why not use Li Dai Tao Jiang when you have nothing in your hand?" Concubine Cen saw what Yongping was thinking, sneered, and took out a jade-rolled colorful brocade book from her sleeve pocket.

Yongping saw the image of a young dragon flying over the clouds carved on the jade scroll and was immediately shocked: "This is the imperial edict used by the three dynasties of Yan, Chen and Chu to establish a crown prince!" Concubine Cen smiled softly and slowly opened the edict: "Please look..."

Yongping looked at the familiar handwriting and couldn't help but gasp.

"Who drew this?!"

Except for the name after "传者" which was left blank, the rest of the characters looked very much like the handwriting of Emperor Yanping.

Concubine Cen pushed the imperial edict to her disapprovingly: "It's just a small skill, no need to be surprised."

Yongping remembered that when the Royal Grandmother was alive, she once said that Concubine Cen was the best at copying. There was once a box of copies of famous paintings by famous artists from the Jin Dynasty that was lost in the open. Later, it was this box of copies that made those who were looking for the originals suffer a lot.

"As for whose name to write, that's your business." After saying what she wanted to say, Concubine Cen slowly stood up and said, "My temporary mission is completed. What to do next is up to you."

After saying this, she left without any reluctance, but Yongping was so excited that he forgot his worries.

She knew that with just one stroke of the pen, the Chu kingdom would be stable.

  How could I hesitate about such a good thing?!

……

"The imperial edict?" Sheng Ran listened to Concubine Cen's recollection and waved her hand to signal the guards to open the box seized from Yongping. Pointing at the empty box, she asked, "Does Concubine Cen know where the imperial edict is? If you know, you should remind me so that I can appreciate your ability."

"Sure enough, there's nothing!" Yongping stood on tiptoe behind the gate to look. When he saw the end, he pointed at Concubine Cen with a mixture of anger and laughter and yelled, "Liar! You liar!"

"Liar?! Humph, it's obviously you who are too stupid!" Concubine Cen snorted and gave Yongping a mocking smile.

(End of this chapter)