Chapter 1556

"... Don't go against the Emperor openly. Besides making him hate you more, you won't get anything else."

"Don't try to be a virtuous empress, persuading the Emperor to be a wise monarch, because he won't listen, and he will hate you even more. Just treat it as coaxing a child; if you really can't, then learn from the treacherous officials. How treacherous officials coax the Emperor, just coax him the same way!"

"Don't have unrealistic fantasies about the Emperor; any love or affection is just a seasoning for life, not a necessity. Power is the necessity!"

"Don't try to test the Emperor's patience. Like me, I am considered one of the few men with a bottom line, and I don't have much patience for women either. Once or twice, I'm annoyed! Once annoyed, expecting to turn back is impossible."

Fragmented, Chen Guanlou said a lot.

Chen Mengxun recorded it with her heart, sometimes asking him to speak slower, as she wanted to pick up a pen and record it.

These words, these so-called experiential talks, Father Chen Guanfu really couldn't explain them thoroughly to her; after all, he had to maintain the dignity of being a father. As a father, a person with status, how could he teach the Empress how to handle the Emperor. Absolutely not!

Mother, trapped in the back house, can talk about back house struggles, but to talk about handling men, it still has to rely on men; men understand men!

Chen Mengxun recorded while comprehending, her expression thoughtful.

"Uncle Lou refuses to marry, on one hand, because as a martial artist, his lifespan is very long. On the other hand, this palace dares to guess, could it be that he finds girls annoying and troublesome?"

Chen Guanlou didn't deny it. "You could say that!"

"Do men all find women talkative?" Chen Mengxun asked curiously.

"That's not necessarily true! It depends on emotions, environment, and atmosphere! Don't say women pay attention to atmosphere, pay attention to a sense of ritual, and want gifts; men are the same virtue. They are all people; no one is more noble than anyone else, and no one can view money as dirt.

Even, men value money and gifts far more than women. Women pay attention to feelings; if there are feelings, drinking water is enough. Men can't! Men are material animals! Must have money and power! At least have one of them. Just having feelings... feelings are just a fart!"

Although the words are vulgar, they are famous sayings of truth.

Detached from money and power, men are nothing.

With money and power, women are just the embellishment on the crown.

It just so happens that women don't recognize this point, thinking that if there are feelings, there is everything!

Stupid!

Chen Mengxun nodded slowly. "Thank you, Uncle Lou, for your teaching; I understand. In the future, when getting along with His Majesty, I also have a plan in my heart, so I won't naively use the past to bind the present. The status has changed, and the way of getting along must also change."

"That's exactly how it should be! The Song family is naturally mean; don't think the Emperor is an exception! In the Song family, no one can be an exception!"

Chen Guanlou reminded solemnly.

"I will keep Uncle Lou's reminder in mind. Today there is one more thing that needs to ask for Uncle Lou's thoughts."

"You say it!"

Chen Mengxun deliberated. "Does Uncle Lou know Concubine Liu?"

"What happened to her?" Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly.

Chen Mengxun chuckled. "His Majesty asked me to deal with the former Emperor's concubines. According to the former Emperor's wishes, Concubine Liu should follow her son out of the palace to live. But Concubine Liu is not very cooperative."

"She wants to stay in the palace to retire?" Chen Guanlou was surprised.

"Not so! She wants to leave the palace, and at the same time wants to take away some valuable items. Those items are registered in the book, not bestowed by the former Emperor, and according to the rules, they cannot be taken out of the palace gate. She made a scene, and later said she knew you. Let this palace give her convenience for your sake. I don't know if what she said is true or false, and I'm afraid that if I don't handle it well, it will bring trouble to Uncle Lou. Therefore, I ask you."

Hearing this, Chen Guanlou showed displeasure. "You just handle it according to the rules. I do know her; you can find the old people in the palace to inquire, and you will know. In the early years, she was arranged to marry a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison. Later, that person died, and she was taken back to the Donggong, and the former Emperor gave her a status. After so many years, the feelings between me and her are long gone."

Chen Mengxun smiled knowingly. "This palace has heard of this matter. If I remember correctly, in the Donggong that year, it was the Empress Dowager who personally arranged for her to marry the Heavenly Prison guard, with the purpose of humiliating her. These years in the palace, Concubine Liu has been doing things for Imperial Consort Xiao. The Empress Dowager has been dissatisfied with her for a long time, and yesterday she wanted to take people to deal with her, but I stopped her. Perhaps because of this, she had thoughts and climbed up to Uncle Lou in front of me. Since Uncle Lou has no entanglement with her, I will handle this matter according to the rules of the palace."

"That is only right!"

Chen Guanlou really didn't expect that even though Emperor Jian Shi was dead, Concubine Liu was still restless and wanted to make a scene.

Call her stupid, and she could safely give birth to a child. Call her smart, and she always did some inappropriate things, delusionally wanting to reach the sky in one step.

Thinking back to that year, the young widow Liu, beautiful and weak. Now Liu, her beauty only remains five percent, but she is already hideous.

After chatting, he didn't stay in the harem for a meal.

Bidding farewell to the Empress, Chen Guanlou left the palace directly.

A little eunuch passed by him and muttered, "Huangmen Wang Hai has something to discuss."

After the little eunuch muttered, he ran fast, fearing to fall into suspicion and be caught by others.

Chen Guanlou acted as if nothing happened and left the palace as usual.

If Wang Hai wants to see him, there are plenty of ways; he doesn't need to worry.

Just as he was leaving the palace, the Fengxian Hall made a scene.

The new Emperor, Emperor Yuan Ding, finished his official business and took a group of ministers from the Hall of State Affairs to the Fengxian Hall to pay respects, just in time to see Prince Shun, because he had knelt for too long, baring his teeth and grimacing, with constant little expressions, and still cursing in his mouth, very undignified.

Emperor Yuan Ding acted up on the spot, cursing Prince Shun, "No ruler, no father, worse than a pig or dog, just a beast!"

He also cursed Prince Ning, as the eldest brother, for failing to maintain order in the Fengxian Hall, and for not being able to manage his brothers well. He almost directly said that his virtue did not match his position.

Prince Shun was so angry that he jumped up on the spot, pointing at his nose and wanting to open his mouth to curse.

Prince Ning was so scared that he rushed over instantly, not caring about the loss of dignity in front of the Emperor, only thinking about covering Prince Shun's mouth, absolutely not letting Prince Shun say a word.

He even used a handkerchief to cover Prince Shun's mouth and face, fearing that the other party would reveal an unconvinced expression and be caught by others. A charge of disrespect would be enough for their brothers to drink a pot.

"Absurd! Presumptuous!"

Emperor Yuan Ding was both annoyed and excited.

Annoyed that Prince Ning and his brothers didn't take him seriously, excited that Prince Ning and his brothers finally revealed flaws. He finally had a reason to deal with them.

He thought very beautifully, and even the wording of what he was going to say next had already been thought out. He wanted to take this opportunity to demote Prince Shun, take the opportunity to seize the other party's prince title, demote him to a county prince, and the next step would be to demote him to a marquis, until he was demoted to a commoner...

Thinking of what he was about to do, he was trembling with excitement.

Unexpectedly, Xie Changling was the first to stand out, saying with a straight face, "What are you all stunned for? Don't you see that Prince Shun is unwell and sick to the point of confusion? Why don't you hurry up and carry him down and ask the imperial physician to diagnose and treat him."

Emperor Yuan Ding was shocked and incredulous; he stared blankly at Xie Changling, gritting his teeth and questioning, "Minister Xie, you..."

"Your Majesty, it is time to worship the former Emperor." Xie Changling reminded the other party calmly.