late Qing Dynasty

Chapter 31
"How many forces do you think there are in the court?" Lan'er suddenly asked me.

I thought for a while and replied, "Besides Sushun, it should be the forces headed by you and Prince Gong, right?"

"In addition, there are those princes, Emperor Daoguang's fifth prince Dun Yixuan, sixth prince Gong Yizhen, seventh prince Chun County Wang Yizhen, eighth prince Zhong County Wang Yichen, and ninth prince Fu County Wang Yizhen, although they are idle princes, once they unite, their power cannot be underestimated."

"So, are you afraid of Prince Gong?"

I immediately understood what Laner meant. She was worried that Prince Gong, like Sushun, would assert power and even kill them.

Her worry was justified, but in history, Prince Gong was a loyal, brave and righteous prince. He was a slave all his life, but ended up in misery.

"Prince Gong is 30 years old now, and Prince Chun is 20 years old. They are both in the prime of life. Although I intend to reuse them, I have to take precautions." Lan'er said sincerely.

It can be seen that she really wants to reuse Prince Gong, but she still has scruples.

"Prince Gong is an upright person, not as arrogant as Sushun. I think you can use him more, and you can also let him assist the government with peace of mind."

I originally planned to join forces with Prince Gong to reform the system of the Qing Dynasty. After all, in history, he was the initiator of the Westernization Movement and a central figure in Beijing. His ideas are considered progressive in today's generation.

"With your words, I'm relieved." Lan'er nodded, and then said, "Go back first, and take care of the emperor for me. He is young now and needs to be watched alone."

"Oh, I see."

I responded and walked out.

On the way back, I met a man with a fairly decent appearance. He blocked my way with a very ugly expression on his face.

"Why, you went to Rehe, and you don't even know me?" The man looked at me with contempt.

I looked at his appearance, that is, he was 25 or [-] years old, but at this time he could come and go in and out of the palace, could it be some prince?
Although I speculate like this, I dare not call him the prince rashly. If I make a mistake, my identity will be exposed.

"You're joking, I don't know how to enter the palace late at night, do you have any orders?" I responded politely.

Since he can treat me like this, it means that his official position is not low, so I must be careful.

"Lord Rong Lu?" Mei Shuang suddenly came out from behind me, and saluted Rong Lu, "My servant greets you."

It turns out that this person is Rong Lu. Just now, Mei Shuang called out Rong Lu's name, was she deliberately reminding me?Did Mei Shuang already know something...

I don't know about these things, but when I knew that the person in front of me was Rong Lu, my heart immediately settled down.

"Get up." Rong Lu waved his hand towards Mei Shuang, his expression still not very good-looking, "You are not serving the queen mother well, are you going to do something?"

"Responding to your lord's words, this slave is following the Queen Mother's order to come and take care of your lord Tang." Mei Shuang blessed her body and replied.

"The Empress Dowager gave you to Tang Zhongzheng?" Rong Lu's face seemed to be gloomy again, looking at me like a knife, wishing he could kill me immediately.

I watched his reaction, and then I realized that the rumors in the spinning room were not groundless, and Rong Lu should be more than just a monarch and minister to Lan'er.

So, to sum up, he is eating my jealousy!
"When we were in Rehe, Sushun wanted to assassinate a subordinate official, so the Empress Dowager sent Miss Meishuang to protect her."

I try my best to calm Rong Lu's jealousy, otherwise, I guess I will not have a good day.

To be honest, a woman like Lan'er would be tempted even by a man, but I understand the distance between us and will keep this distance.

"You don't need to tell me about Rehe, I know it very well, Tang Zhongzheng, don't forget who promoted you back then!" Rong Lu dropped a word, and left angrily.

I looked at the back of Rong Lu leaving, and I was puzzled by his words, how could he know about Rehe...

Back then, Sushun sealed off the entire summer resort, and no one left except An Dehai...

It's him!

The sharp arrow suddenly flashed in my mind, the sharp arrow that reminded me, could it be that the 'assassin' I have been catching is someone sent by Ronglu? !
All of a sudden, everything came to the surface, and I understood the ins and outs of everything as if suddenly enlightened.

It's just that all this is just my imagination, and there is no evidence.

"My lord, go back." Mei Shuang reminded me suddenly.

"Let's go." I withdrew my gaze and walked towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

I observed Mei Shuang's expression while walking, and asked her casually, "Mei Shuang, what do you think of me?"

"My lord is kind and capable, and he is a rare minister capable of governing the world." Mei Shuang replied with a look of admiration.

I shook my head speechlessly. I didn't ask about this matter. It seems that Mei Shuang didn't understand what I meant.

As we were walking, a young eunuch suddenly walked towards us and bumped into me.

(End of this chapter)