Chapter 249 The Concubine Just Wants to Be the Queen Mother 38

At that time, Prince Ning became more and more curious about Yu Tong.

The imperial concubine seems to... "respect" him? It is even suspected of deliberately encouraging and strengthening his ambition.

Prince Ning didn't dare to think about it carefully.

What does Yu Tong do as a concubine? She is already under one person, and her family has been honored for generations. What else does she lack? What is her purpose?

After thinking about it carefully, he always felt that Yu Tong was a puzzler. He couldn't understand it and was curious about it.

Because of this, he has been secretly observing Yu Tong.

However, in the past two days, he once again discovered that during every banquet, Yu Tong's eyes would pass between the male guests of the royal family many times. Especially when riding a horse or giving orders, she can watch it with great interest.

It makes it seem like...she is choosing a new emperor! ridiculous! Is she the Queen Mother?

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"My king, thank you very much for your advice."

"Okay, the pleasantries are over, let's get straight to the point!"

Tao Ran didn't want to have a romantic relationship with a man. For her, all those things that she didn't have could be omitted.

"Your Majesty, it's true as rumored. She's so happy."

"You are not as cheerful as last time in the guest house. Instead of testing and testing, it is better to get straight to the point!"

"You saw it."

Prince Ning chuckled, he had indeed been testing him since the moment he showed up.

If she had no intentions towards him, she would definitely not have an affair with him, let alone tolerate him coming to her place and sitting down to drink her wine. He deliberately made his behavior slightly inappropriate, just to see where her bottom line was. The lower this line is, the more interested she is in him...

"Then I'll tell you straight, your Majesty..." Prince Ning put down his cup, stopped smiling, and became serious: "My Majesty, are you from the Emperor's side?"

"Why are you asking?"

"On the day when the concubine celebrated her birthday, the empress rushed to the throne and took me into the guest courtyard. I clearly noticed all the ill intentions of the empress. After that, all the people around the emperor were sentenced to death. Although I have not yet known what happened, Although he witnessed it, he knew that it was closely related to the empress. This made me sure that the empress and the emperor were not the same person.

Later, the empress reminded me to capture the assassins and perform meritorious service. I knew that those captured were clearly the emperor's dead soldiers. With all these things added together, can I still not understand the empress’s attitude towards the emperor?

However, the empress's behavior recently has been completely different. While leading the whole family to be promoted step by step, while becoming a beloved concubine again, and even antagonizing the empress, all his actions were to help the emperor stand out.

No matter how you look at it, both the imperial concubine and the empress are the emperor's right-hand men. The empress’s family even served as the emperor’s pawns, loyal and loyal...

Therefore, I am puzzled. Is the empress’ behavior contradictory? "

Tao Ran raised his eyebrows and took a drink.

"However, that's not all the weirdness."

"oh?"

"The empress has always said that her internal injuries have not healed, and she cannot even sleep with her. But just now... this person who was flying over eaves and walking over walls, walking through the woods, and quietly enjoying the autumn breeze and drinking wine, doesn't look like her internal injuries have not healed, right?"

Prince Ning leaned forward slightly. "So I am curious, what is your true face like?" If Yu Tong had no intentions towards him, he might not care about this matter. But she had crossed paths with him several times, and he wanted to find out.

He looked at the woman in front of him who could easily play the emperor around, and he didn't dare to look down on her. If she is a friend, he is willing to make her. But whenever he sensed hostility, he had to stay away.

Tao Ran looked directly at him.

"When judging a person, it is natural to see with your own eyes and to believe with your ears. If Prince Ning can sit here and talk with me, doesn't it mean that he already has his own judgment in his heart? You have seen everything about me with your own eyes. I’m not hiding it from you, why do you have so many worries. I am in the harem, and you are in the South. It makes no sense for me to plot against you. I have always been sincere to you, how can you not feel it? As for the reason, I don’t believe that you can’t taste it!”

Prince Ning didn't answer for a while.

So, Yu Tong admitted that he has been playing emperor?

He could see that Yu Tong did not like the emperor at all and hated him.

He didn't understand that the General's Mansion was already so powerful, but how could Yu Tong still hate his husband who supported him so much?

"Yes, I do believe in my own judgment. But I don't know your queen's ultimate purpose. After all, you are already the imperial concubine."

Tao Ran smiled and didn't think about whether to answer for a moment.

In fact, it doesn't matter what inappropriate things she has to say, right? Anyway, this is ancient times, and there are no recordings, so no evidence will be preserved. So what if King Ning bites her back one day? Who will believe him?

Seeing that she didn't answer, Prince Ning thought that he really didn't need to inquire about her, so he said:

"I am not stalking your empress today. Rather, I live in the Huangqin area. When I was relaxing tonight, I found that the forest was a little too lively. Who knows that I am better in kung fu, so those people did not find me. I followed those sneaky guys around.

Later, when I arrived nearby, I heard some noises. I thought there were people walking at night in this area, so I followed them. Unexpectedly, it was the empress with good martial arts who was looking for fun..."

"You're talking about the emperor's place being very busy?" It seemed that the emperor was indeed planning to cause trouble.

"Yes. So I also want to remind my queen, if nothing happens, you should move less at night to avoid exposing your secret." This was the favor he brought.

"What is the prince's ambition?" Tao Ran suddenly asked.

Prince Ning was stunned for a moment: "I only want to protect the southern land."

"But facts have proven that many times, many things are beyond your control. If you want your ministers to come, don't you have to go to the capital? Even if you are the prince, you can't be your own master!" Tao Ran planned to take the initiative.

"If you want to stop being a chess piece that can be picked up and put down at any time, you have to be the chess player!"

Tao Ran looked at Prince Ning.

"Actually, the prince just downplayed his ambition, right? You love the rivers and mountains of the Southland, and you also appreciate the mountains and rivers of the capital, so you spend all your time admiring the scenery in the middle of the night. In that case, you care so much about the Southland, how can you not care about other areas of the country? A The prince who cares about the country and the people, doesn’t his ambition be to ensure peace and prosperity for the country and the people?”

Tao Ran was not testing him, but was convinced that he had great ambitions.

Otherwise, he would not have stayed in the capital for profit that day, would not have come to test her repeatedly, would not have been paying attention to the emperor, and would not have sat here talking nonsense to her now. He would not follow her suggestion to suppress the bandits...

If his goal is only in the Southland, is he doing all this to be full? He should have gone home long ago!

Prince Ning chuckled twice and did not refute. Instead, he poured a glass of wine for Tao Ran: "What about the Imperial Concubine? What is your ambition?"

"On this point, perhaps I and His Highness have similar goals. I hope that I will not be manipulated, that I will not be reduced to useless, and that I can make my own decisions!"

"Do you want to be a chess player?" Prince Ning was surprised, almost thinking that this woman had too much appetite?

"No no! I am a straight person and don't like to use my brain, so I am not interested in playing chess. I just want to find a chess player who can play chess and play well. I am willing to stay on the chess board, as long as I hope that the chess player can ensure that I and my family have a safe place, and that we will never be abandoned!"

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