122 He Wanted Revenge (1/2)
The Crown Princess tapped her fingers as her thought went back to the assembly with the ministers that morning. The issues that Chancellor Chen had brought up that morning gave her a massive headache.
The first issue was regarding the next successor.
With Prince Jing banishment from the capital city, the ministers were starting to get restless with the issue of the next successor.
The ministers have started to pressure the Princess to get married to continue the line. As Princess Lingchen had declined to marry any of the princes invited to the Spring Hunt months ago, some of the ministers have suggested to the Emperor to let the Princess choose a Prince Consort among their sons.
The second issue was brought up by one of Chancellor Chen's trusted follower.
As the Emperor had commanded for General Jiang Xiao Xian to return to the capital city, the ministers were anxious that perhaps, with Xiao Xian's return, the Jiang family's power will grow.
Jiang Xiao Xian was a young general who had twenty thousand soldiers under his command. He had defended the Northern borders for years and had his contributions.
Then, there were Jiang Xiao Liang. Although his rank was not as high, Jiang Xiao Liang had his power in the Department of Justice. It was fortunate that the ministers were not very familiar with the second son of the Jiang family. If they knew that Jiang Xiao Tian was the Chief of His Majesty's Secret Agent, the ministers would undoubtedly panic.
However, the ministers were worried more anxious about Old General Jiang. The old General, Jiang Huan, might have retired from his position, but everyone knew that his followers were loyal to him. His pupils were among the high-ranked military officers.
Chancellor Chen's influence in court has weakened after the scandal involving his granddaughter. And now, he wanted revenge. Chancellor Chen wished to remove her greatest supporter, the Jiang family. Then, he would add one of his men by her side, and thus, he made the other minister to push forward her wedding, using 'continuing the imperial's line' as his excuse.
It seemed that Chancellor Chen has not stopped thinking of building a connection with the imperial family through marriage.
Just as the Princess were deep in her thought, her maidservant, Ah Zhen appeared by her side. She announced that the Jiang Xiao Tian had arrived and was waiting for her at her garden.
Princess Lingchen dressed up with Ah Zhen's help and headed towards the garden. Once she arrived, Jiang Xiao Tian stood up to offer his greeting. Princess Lingchen allowed him to be at ease and asked her maidservants to retreat.
”Has everything settled?” the Princess asked.
”Yes. Prince Jing and Chancellor Chen's granddaughter has departed to the Eastside. I heard that Prince Jing has not to stop cursing Chancellor Chen's granddaughter throughout their journey,” Jiang Xiao Tian said. His lips curved into a smile. ”There is news that Chancellor Chen had broken off his contact with Tang Xin of Western Zhou.”