Peasant Woman’s Decreed Life as a Wife-Chapter 1135 - 1132: Seeing a Familiar Person Again
Chapter 1135: Chapter 1132: Seeing a Familiar Person Again
Ye Muyu had prepared hot water early in the morning, he could use it directly, being looked after so well warmed his heart.
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For breakfast, Ye Muyu made him a bowl of noodles with meat sauce, which she had made herself. It was richly flavored and very fragrant.
Although Chu Heng wasn’t hungry at first, the aroma of the noodles was irresistible and he couldn’t hold back.
There were two eggs on top of the noodles, he picked up his chopsticks to grab one, and the yolk oozed out, looking very tempting, “This…”
“Poached eggs, they go best with noodles, eat them together,” Ye Muyu said, sitting beside him, waiting for him to finish.
“Alright,” Chu Heng ate quickly and finished in no time.
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Only then did Ye Muyu speak, “Yesterday, I ran into an acquaintance, guess who.
“You tell me,” Chu Heng wasn’t the guessing kind.
Ye Muyu didn’t waste any more time, “It was Madam Tang. I had Lu Chuan follow her and saw her enter a residence, the Duke Zheng’s residence.”
“I heard she is now a concubine of Duke Zheng, but, Duke Zheng is already in his fifties, would Madam Tang really be willing?”
“However, Lu Chuan said that Duke Zheng is very powerful, a famous minister, the Prime Minister, second only to the Emperor, no wonder Madam Tang was willing to marry, such overwhelming power. It’s just unexpected that such a powerful minister would take Madam Tang as a concubine, it’s not clear what caught his eye, seeing as she can still go out freely, she must be highly favored. I just hope Madam Tang won’t clash with us again.”
“I’ll look into it more. Knowing oneself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle, better be cautious. It would be best if we don’t cross paths,” Chu Heng said.
But Chu Heng suddenly remembered the reason he was kept in the palace the day before. Even though he had no connections and was not familiar with the officials in the capital, he heard a piece of news before leaving the palace in the morning: Duke Zheng favored the Fourth Prince and was impeaching King Qi.
Even though the Emperor had not yet awarded merits and rewards, everyone knew that King Qi had indeed blundered this time, and even the Noble Consort was kneeling outside the Imperial Study, indicating that King Qi would likely be punished.
He remembered, in his past life, the Fourth Prince did not enter the Imperial Court so early. Although his family had some impact on him due to the grain seeds, his temperament was similar to his past life, he wasn’t close to the Emperor nor held any official position. Instead, he went directly to the Northern Region, earned military merits, and only returned to the capital at eighteen.
And Duke Zheng supported the soon-to-be-born Fifth Imperial Son, for it was only when the Fifth Imperial Son’s maternal family was not prominent that Duke Zheng’s household could safely support such a prince.
No wonder Duke Zheng suddenly sought rewards from the Emperor for the Fourth Prince. Was he planning to support the Fourth Prince from the start?
Not necessarily…
Although there was Madam Tang’s prophecy, Duke Zheng might not truly be willing to support the Fourth Prince. After all, the Fourth Prince had an unpopular temperament, and the Lin family had committed a grave error in the past, causing Empress Xiaoci to have a miscarriage and become ill until her death three years ago. The current Empress was still from the Lin family, but this did not mean Emperor Xuanming favored the Fourth Prince.
Therefore, from a young age, the Fourth Prince was sent away from the palace to stay in a temple, to shed his aggression and to keep him away from the center of power, which was also an implicit way to prevent him from succeeding to the throne.
In his previous life, the Fourth Prince ascended to the throne, but it was somewhat fortuitous; the Eldest Imperial Son was too old and too mediocre, the Second Prince was injured early in life and became lame, naturally unfit to be Emperor.
Only the Third Prince and the Fifth Imperial Son were the most popular contenders. Of course, the Eldest Imperial Son had a fighting chance, as Emperor Xuanming had always employed the Crown Prince’s Young Tutor to educate him, hoping that he would achieve something.
