Chapter 160 A strange combination of circumstances
The fifth prince is waiting for Cui Xiu’s answer, but Cui Xiu is not so easy to give him a positive answer. Since Ning Bin sent the fifth prince here, she can’t let him. The prince went back so easily.
They wanted to use her, but she was no longer bewitched by their words, but Cui Xiu instead used the fifth prince and Ning Bin.
The first is to find out who is the supporter behind the Fifth Prince, and the second is to train the Fifth Prince to be Xiao Liu’s whetstone.
Xiao Liu has not received much attention now. Even if someone pays attention to it, it is only a small part. Now in the court, the courtiers are roughly divided into three groups.
One group belongs to the third prince Li Ruoji, and another group belongs to the fifth prince Li Ruoyan. The remaining group are upright people with strict family traditions and strong backgrounds. They only speak based on facts and are unwilling to take sides. A noble person.
Cui Xiu and Li Qun almost unanimously set their sights on the last group of people. Although there are not many people, only three or five people, they can often really accomplish things. There are only three or five people.
If there are too many people, it will have the opposite effect, and it is easy for people to do more than they want and multi-tasking.
“It doesn’t matter whether I am willing or not, it depends on what you think.”
“Since you have thought about it, there is no need to ask my opinion.”
"You can do whatever you want, I can't control you anymore."
Cui Xiu made it clear that she no longer followed the previous thinking and blindly vetoed the fifth prince's decision, but she also didn't She will obey the encouragement, she is not Ning Bin, and she is too lazy to support an Adou who cannot support the wall.
Although Cui Xiu agreed, his attitude surprised the fifth prince again. He had never expected Cui Xiu to have such an attitude.
He originally thought that his mother-in-law was either still blindly conservative and incapable of playing tricks, or she was so stimulated by his words that she chased him to fight for it.
Not only that, he would also take the initiative to provide him with advice, make suggestions, and arrange for all the young and old of the Cui family to help him win the heir apparent.
The fifth prince was originally afraid that Cui Xiu would be too "enthusiastic" and wanted to guide him in his plan to seize the throne. He also thought of resigning to appease his mother-in-law.
However, Cui Xiu's attitude really surprised him.
He did not think about the wording of this "answer" in advance, and his eyes towards Cui Xiu also changed.
"Concubine, I am doing this not only for myself, but also for you and my grandfather's family."
As soon as the fifth prince said these words, the direction was already obvious. He wanted the entire Cui family to help him.
When Cui Xiu heard what the fifth prince said, she looked straight at him. Seeing the rare smile on his face, she thought to herself: "This is the only time he would have such an expression when he was begging for help."
"You can do whatever you want, don't worry about us."
The implication of Cui Xiu's words is that you enjoy the benefits you get, and you don't suffer the disadvantages. Take it upon yourself.
When the fifth prince heard Cui Xiu's words, he smiled and said, "Mother and concubine, I will know that you are for me."
"You I also understand the painstaking efforts of my son.”
"Actually, I also want to live a simple life like my mother said." After the fifth prince got the answer he thought he wanted, he also said a few words that Cui Xiu was willing to hear.
“But I am a prince, and being born in the royal family has many options.”
“Even if I don’t fight or grab, I will be pushed away, and I can’t do anything about it. "The fifth prince described his situation as being surrounded by enemies, as if he was living a life of licking blood from a knife's edge every day.
Cui Xiu felt that the fifth prince was exaggerating a bit, but she did not expose him and said: "Okay, you must be thirsty after talking so much."
"Hurry up and drink some tea, eat some pastries and rest." "Stop standing here." Cui Xiu was too lazy to do Tai Chi with him here. She felt that Xiao Wu was determined to fight for the throne. It's useless to say anything.
After the fifth prince retired, Cui Xiu did not stay in Chuxiu Palace. She still went to Concubine Yun to hear Xiao Liu's answer.
Concubine Yun’s residence
“The position of prince is not what I have in mind, but I am quite interested in the country outside the country and the situation in the world.”
“ Mr. Zhang always talks a lot to Erchen. What he sees and hears in the world is very fresh to Erchen. ”
The sixth prince's voice reached Cui Xiu's ears. As soon as Cui Xiu entered the door, he saw Concubine Yun and the sixth prince sitting in front of the round granite table under the tree.
"What if your father wants you to be the crown prince?" Cui Xiu's words caught the attention of Concubine Yun and the Sixth Prince.
After the Sixth Prince saw Cui Xiu, he stood up and saluted Cui Xiu and said, "Concubine Jia, all blessings."
Cui Xiu approached and raised his hand to support the Sixth Prince. Afterwards, he greeted Concubine Yun. Concubine Yun nodded gently and said, "He'er."
After the three of them sat down, the Sixth Prince answered Cui Xiu's question and said, "Look, sir." It can be concluded that the father has no intention of his son becoming the crown prince."
Although the Sixth Prince is young, his eyes are very clear. Indeed, judging from the current situation, the prince in the Emperor's mind is not Xiaoliu.
Although the emperor did not specifically mention whom he preferred more, his various behaviors have shown to everyone that he prefers the fifth prince.
"Then you don't want to be the crown prince? Hold supreme power and be a superior person." Cui Xiu continued, and she explained the benefits of being a crown prince to the sixth prince.
In fact, when Cui Xiu just heard the sixth prince say that he had no intention of becoming the crown prince, she knew that the situation she feared most had appeared.
That means Xiaoliu doesn’t want to be the emperor.
Cui Xiu had not considered this issue, but everyone wanted to be the emperor. None of his brothers wanted to get into the East Palace, but her son did not want it.
Cui Xiu had calculated it. If Xiaoliu wanted to be the crown prince, with the support of Xu Guogong’s Mansion, Cui family, Wang family and other forces, plus Xiaoliu’s own temperament, he would be favored by the emperor. Very hopeful.
The emperor is now interested in Xiao Wu simply because Xiao Wu is her son. The emperor wants to exhaust the Cui family so that the fifth prince can take over.
But if Concubine Yun is willing to use Xu Guogong's mansion to help Xiaoliu, the emperor may not turn around. Anyway, he wants to get rid of the Cui family and Xu Guogong's mansion, and it doesn't matter who wants to leave.
If Xiaoliu wants to fight, Xu Guogong's palace will not be exhausted, because they have initially designed a good situation. Once the emperor falls into the trap, Xiaoliu's position as crown prince cannot be escaped.
"In the heart of a son, no matter how much power you have, it is better to be with your family."
"If I have to sacrifice my family and friends to sit in a position of power, I would rather not."
The Sixth Prince is very happy. He responded seriously to Cui Xiu's words. He was like a mirror in his heart. He knew that that position was not easy to sit in. If you want to sit in that position, you must make sacrifices.
When Cui Xiu heard this, she glanced at the Sixth Prince, and then said: "You kid."
You are still young, and you speak in childish words.
But Cui Xiu didn't say this completely. Some long-standing memories suddenly appeared in her mind.