zChapter 957 - Must Not Hate, Just Plan (2/2)
He was naturally speaking about the officials that were part of his faction. Noble Lady Yuan also understood, “Don’t worry, I am pulling in those people. Not only do I often visit them, but I have also been sharing the nice things that you have been bringing into the palace.”
“Just those people will not be enough.” Xuan Tianmo came up with an idea for her, “Father Emperor is getting old and is attaching more importance on family ties. These family ties are not just limited to those of the imperial family. There are also the family ties between sisters. You and Imperial Concubine Li are sisters. At a time like this, if there isn’t any statement, it will make Father Emperor feel as though you are heartless, and he will be biased against son.” At the end, he brought it back to himself, poking at Noble Lady Yuan’s soft spot. Even if she was extremely unhappy, she could not choose to not think about her own son!
Noble Lady Yuan nodded her head unhappily, “Forget it, then how do you think this matter should be handled?”
“Go and congratulate her!” Xuan Tianmo came up with an idea for her, “You are her elder sister. You need to have the bearing of an older sister. Of course, you need to pay the proper respects that are due to her. After all, she is now an imperial concubine, while you are a noble lady. Regardless of what you are thinking, you absolutely need to do this on the surface. Also, she is son’s aunt. In truth, this is not a bad thing. Does imperial concubine mother still remember about the Feng family’s fourth young miss visiting Jing Si Palace? Do you still remember her idea that son told you about?”
Noble Lady Yuan’s mind went to work, “You are talking about His Highness the sixth prince’s 30 thousand troops?”
“That’s right.” Xuan Tianmo nodded, “Originally, a measly 30 thousand troops did not catch son’s eye, but you also know about the unexpected situation in the South. A full 300 thousand troops were taken by old ninth and that girl, which could be considered as having severed son’s lifeline. Right now, I need to fight to obtain them. Moreover, his 30 thousand troops have been brought to the capital in secret and were handed over to old seventh; however, the tiger tally and military rights are still with old sixth. If Imperial Concubine Mother and aunt are able to build up a relationship once more, say, would she rather help her family or an outsider?”
Noble Lady Yuan said: “Of course, one’s own family is more reliable.” With this, she completely understood what Xuan Tianmo meant. The resentment that had been in her heart began to dissipate, as she began to calculate: “I understand. Don’t worry and go tend to your matters. Leave everything in the inner palace to me.”
Xuan Tianmo nodded and let out a sigh internally. He really was worried that Noble Lady Yuan would cause a scene. That would affect him even more negatively and have an outcome that would be even harder to rebound from. “After son gets back, I will speak with Kongshan to have her come into the palace and visit Zhang Ning Palace to offer congratulations when she has a chance. After all, she had used her contributions to obtain the position. When that aunt sees Kongshan, she cannot choose to not express anything. Kongshan will also speak with her a bit. Our relationship will also be able to recover a little. Imperial Concubine Mother should go and visit Zhang Ning Palace to offer congratulations! Remember to bring along a gift. Right, son will remember to send in another set to replace the white-jade tea set that you smashed yesterday. Imperial Concubine Mother, please be at ease.”
Xuan Tianmo provided Noble Lady Yuan with assurance and consolation, which finally managed to stabilize Noble Lady Yuan’s mood. Only then did he quickly leave the palace and return home.
At this moment in the Sheng Palace, Zhu Kongshan had not yet gone out. She was currently going over a list of people who had been victims of the fake medicine. This list of names was one that she had worked hard to put together over the past few days. The silver had also been prepared, and she was waiting for the names to be verified before going to distribute the money over the next couple days.
When Xuan Tianmo returned, he saw Zhu Kongshan personally calculating on an abacus with a very capable appearance. He felt even more satisfied with this cousin.
Seeing him return, Zhu Kongshan did not get up. The two were no longer as distant as when they had first met, as they had gotten more familiar. Zhu Kongshan said to him: “Cousin, I took 3000 taels of silver from the treasury to be used to make amends with the people who had been victimized by the medicine. I don’t know if it’s enough. I’ll calculate it a bit more, and it should not be too far off.”
Xuan Tianmo nodded: “I already said that you can go ahead and take what you need from the treasury. There’s no need to report it to me. You can do whatever you want to do without reservation. I will support you from behind.”
Zhu Kongshan smiled and said: “At the very least, it needs to be said. After all, it’s not a small amount of money. Right, last night, I heard that while we were doing good deeds in the capital, the imperial palace promoted second aunt to the position of imperial concubine. Is this the truth?”
“It’s true.” Xuan Tianmo sat down across from her, asking: “What do you think of this matter?”
Zhu Kongshan said: “It’s not a bad thing. They’re both my aunts. Promoting her is better than promoting someone else. We should celebrate and rejoice for second aunt.”
“You must not forget that second aunt also has a son.” Xuan Tianmo stared at Zhu Kongshan, “She is the mother of a prince. I don’t believe that she does not have the slightest inclination of supporting her son to the throne.” Xuan Tianmo did not bring this up in front of Noble Lady Yuan; however, he began to discuss it with Zhu Kongshan…