Chapter 237 Late Autumn in Kyoto.

Although the capital of Qing Kingdom is located in the heart of the country, it is also located in the south on the map of China in previous eras.

In the south, due to abundant water vapor, it rains all year round.

This rain was a bit dull at first, but slowly it seemed to wash away all the haze. At least the people in Kyoto breathed a sigh of relief.

The pressure brought by the upper class of Qing Kingdom has disappeared, and the people living in Kyoto have regained their vitality.

Unspoken rules are a good thing.

Many officials understand this.

In the Qing court, apart from the Qing Emperor's words which were final and could not be refused, almost all officials acted according to the unspoken rules.

Now that the mess has been exposed and Emperor Qing has no choice but to compromise, the matter is considered over, and the idea that the law does not punish the masses has almost become deeply rooted in people's minds.

The imperial palace, the harem.

Taking advantage of the rain, Prince Jing entered the palace in a carriage.

His status is somewhat transcendent. As the brother of Emperor Qing, the brother who is still alive, although he has no official position, he is very respected. He serves as a bridge between the ministers and Emperor Qing, playing a lubricating role.

Everyone knows that Prince Jing is your Majesty's younger brother and the Queen Mother's youngest son. He is a very kind person, loves flowers and plants, and is free and easy.

Therefore, when Prince Jing came to the harem, many palace maids and eunuchs bowed and greeted him with a smile, without any sign of nervousness.

"You all go down."

Prince Jing is a bit absurd on weekdays, but he also has the dignity of a royal family.

He did not treat himself as a guest at all. Instead, he waved his hand and asked all the idlers in the Queen Mother's bedroom to leave.

"Mother! Mother! Are you awake?"

Prince Jing was not young anymore, but he still walked towards the Queen Mother's bed with a playful smile on his face.

"You bastard, what are you doing here yelling so early in the morning?"

Although the Queen Mother was blaming him, she couldn't stop smiling. With the help of Prince Jing, she sat up and leaned against the head of the bed and said, "It's okay that you act ridiculously all day long, but why are you still like this in the palace? Besides, didn't you take away all the more valuable flowers and plants in my back garden?"

"Mother, I did not come to the palace today to destroy your flowers and plants!"

Without waiting for the Queen Mother to say anything else, Prince Jing opened up and reiterated all the major and minor events that had happened in Kyoto recently.

The Queen Mother's smile faded a little, and she asked, "I have heard of what you said. What's the big deal?"

"Mother, my dear mother! Is Fan Xian really my nephew?"

The Queen Mother frowned, looked at her startled son with some displeasure and said, "Why don't you go ask your brother if you want to know something?"

"How dare I say that!" Prince Jing seemed to have thought of something, and shuddered violently, his expression also changed for a moment. "Judging from your reaction, it must be true! When did you know about it, and why did you keep it from me before?"

Prince Jing has a very good relationship with Fan Xian. They seem to have a vague sense of sympathy for each other. Prince Jing had this feeling before he knew Fan Xian's true identity.

He did show to others that he was fascinated by gardening, but who wouldn't get annoyed after looking at these things for so many years? Perhaps only Fan Xian could understand his state of mind.

And a few days ago he unexpectedly learned that Fan Xian was his own nephew, which made him happy but more worried.

He understood what kind of person his brother was. To say that he was heartless and ungrateful was a compliment. Cold-blooded and ruthless was his nature. After Fan Xian's true identity was exposed, not only did all the forces not tolerate him, but even Emperor Qing...
Which three types of people does Emperor Qing trust most?
The first is Hong Sixiang, an absolutely loyal servant. More often than not, Emperor Qing not only trusts Hong Sixiang, but also respects him. Whenever he has something important to entrust Hong Sixiang with, Emperor Qing will always call him "you", which is completely the humble attitude of a younger generation to an elder.

Of course, facing this level of treatment, Hong Sixiang gave his life to Emperor Qing and was eventually killed by Li An.

The second type is a stupid, irritable, and incompetent useless person like the queen.

Because he had a sense of superiority towards the queen, like a creature with high IQ over a creature with low IQ, he developed a feeling of "I believe you are absolutely no threat to me". Since she was no threat to him, he could naturally trust her.

In Chen Pingping's words, there is no one more stupid than the Queen in the entire Nanqing Palace. The most important thing is that the Queen is the most easily exploitable tool.

When Emperor Qing set up a plan to assassinate Ye Qingmei, the Empress Dowager and the Empress were provoked by Emperor Qing intentionally or unintentionally, and their hatred for Ye Qingmei immediately reached the maximum. Then, after Emperor Qing led Chen Pingping, Fan Jian and Wu Zhu away from Taiping Villa, the Empress Dowager and the Empress's relatives immediately rushed to Taiping Villa with knives and killed Ye Qingmei, who was weak after giving birth.

After Emperor Qing returned, he pretended to avenge Ye Qingmei and killed all the members of the Queen's family, leaving only one or two people. Not only did he show his magnanimous spirit as an emperor to the outside world, but he also eliminated the largest foreign relative force.

In order to consolidate his imperial power, he played power politics with great clarity.

The Queen suffered a loss and had no place to complain. After all, all this was a conspiracy secretly promoted by Emperor Qing, who took advantage of his low IQ. The Queen was used as a cannon fodder without knowing it, and lived in fear all day long. She could only pin all her hopes on the Crown Prince, hoping that when the throne was handed over in the future, she could also be proud to be the Queen Mother.

The third type is someone like Prince Jing who can handle things clearly.

He can see everything clearly. You can say that he is afraid to resist or that he is trying to save himself in order to accumulate strength. In short, only by surviving can he have everything, right?
It is said that smart people who choose to give in are actually safer than stupid people.

"I only found out about it not long ago. I used to feel a little strange when looking at Fan Xian." The Queen Mother did not say the word "hate". Now that Fan Xian has become Lin Wan'er's husband, it would be inappropriate to say those words again.

"I have another matter to attend to in the palace today, which is the Fan Mansion."

"If you are here to plead for Fan Jian, you are too late. His Majesty does not intend to pursue the matter any further."

Prince Jing heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, then thought of something else and asked, "What about Fan Xian?"

"It will be the same after what happened before."

The conversation between the two was somewhat confusing, and it was unclear whether it was Emperor Qing's opinion of Fan Xian or the Queen Mother's opinion of Fan Xian.

The Queen Mother's slightly cold words startled Prince Jing. No matter what, Fan Xian was the Queen Mother's grandson. Was she going to treat him like this just because of that deceased woman?
The Queen Mother's meaning was very clear, just like when Fan Xian first entered Kyoto. After all, the Fan family had done a lot for the royal family, and it would not be good to treat them unfairly.

"The other grandchildren were all involved in the Ministry of Revenue this time, and they did something really bad. You don't have to go to the palace every day. Fan Xian's last name is Fan after all. Now the Overwatch Council and the Imperial Household Department are interested in him. Acknowledging his identity is harming him!"

The Queen Mother is old and doesn't want to think too much.

But she had no say on what the eldest princess would do.

　I'm not in the right state of mind. I'll write it during the day tomorrow.

　　I won’t mention their names one by one here, thank you readers for your support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)