What else can Concubine Naya say about the arrangements in Xirong?

If Prince Ning still had a chance, she might have other ideas, but with Prince Ning's current situation, there was almost no chance at all.

The future is worrying. At this time, what she wants to do most is to save her life.

What's more, there is still the condition of returning to Xirong. She has relatives and people she cares about there. If she can go back, it will of course be a good thing for her.

With these thoughts, she would naturally not be making suggestions for Prince Ning.

As for Princess Ning, although she comes from a wealthy family, she has relatively little exposure to political intrigue.

There are many court backgrounds in the family, but with the current situation in Dongzhou, these court backgrounds would not dare to confront Emperor Hongwen like they did before.

He couldn't help Prince Ning much either.

"Why is this happening?"

The study room in the main courtyard of Prince Ning's Mansion, which was originally neatly furnished, is now in disarray.

On the blue brick floor, there were empty wine bottles and some broken porcelain pieces everywhere.

"At the same time, I heard news that Princess Wanfu has come to Beijing. Why don't Your Highness go see her and ask her to say a few words to you?"

In the past, he was doing it for the throne, but now he is doing it for his own survival. Mr. Zhou's words have made it clear to him.

Looking at Prince Ning, he was half leaning on the couch in a dejected manner. He was dressed in ragged clothes and holding a wine bottle in his hand. His hair was disheveled and a beard had grown on his originally pretty face. He looked decadent and unkempt.

Prince Ning was already a little drunk at this time and tilted his head to look at the place where the sound came from.

"Your Highness, some things have been destined for a long time."

Of course he knew how powerful the Duke of Zhen was back then and he had a lot of troops. Who wouldn't be afraid of him?

If he were the emperor, he would be treated with the same courtesy.

"Come here, prepare hot water. I want to take a bath and change clothes."

His mother-in-law could do nothing to help him, and Duke Zhenguo was now under house arrest. In addition, the two had fallen out over the fight for military power. The two people he relied on the most could not help him.

He couldn't figure it out, why did a good thing suddenly become like this?

"Destined? What does Mr. Zhou mean by this?"

Why has everything changed so drastically in just two or three years?

First, his father, the emperor, and his mother became strangers, and then the Duke of Zhen was put under house arrest. He who was once loved by all was now dispensable in the eyes of his father and emperor.

"Sir, you are right, but now I really don't know what to do."

After Lu Yaoyao had dinner at the palace, he didn't stay long and immediately resigned and left the palace.

"Even if you don't get that position, won't you still be a prince? You can still achieve wealth and honor for a lifetime."

Among the current princes, he is the only one who has been granted the title of king, and he is also the only one who can go to court and listen to government affairs.

"I know what to do."

It was still early, but there was no time to be decadent. He needed to quickly accumulate some strength to protect himself.

"Your Highness, it was definitely good before, but have you ever thought about whether it is really good?"

That was the only beauty left in Prince Ning's heart, and he didn't want even that bit of beauty to be destroyed.

Hearing this, Prince Ning turned over and started to work. He pondered for a moment and nodded repeatedly.

This is an opportunity, an opportunity to start higher than other princes.

"The Emperor is your father. A tiger can't eat its young. As long as you don't rebel, he won't do anything to you."

This approach of Queen Wang directly became the target of crusade by those who were not from their faction in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty.

Mr. Zhou's voice came to mind from the side.

And looking back at the origin of all this, it was the starting point for their faction's rapid decline.

Similarly, Queen Wang's attitude also made the emperor lose face.

Of course, it was more because he was powerless and didn't know what to do, so he became decadent.

The gap in his heart was really too big. Even if he knew that some things would turn out like this, he was still unwilling to accept it and couldn't accept it.

He has never experienced this himself, so he doesn't know what he should do.

Prince Ning's eyes, which were originally intoxicated and depressed, suddenly condensed at this moment.

"What would you do if you were in the emperor's position?"

Moreover, more than once, when he was alone with his mother, he noticed that his mother's attitude towards the emperor was very contemptuous, and he did not take it seriously at all.

Why was his mother so bold? It wasn't because Duke Zhen Guo was so powerful that she didn't take the emperor seriously at all, so she had the audacity to break into the imperial study.

Yes, once upon a time, everything was beautiful. His father, the emperor, and his mother loved each other, and he was doted on. His uncle, the Duke of Zhenguo, also loved him endlessly.

At this moment, what he was thinking about was the good times of the past.

"What you have to do now is not to pursue that position, but how to accumulate power to protect yourself."

If the next one takes over, the situation for him, the legitimate son of the palace, will be very embarrassing and very dangerous.

"If it were you, wouldn't you use this opportunity to suppress me?"

"Your Highness, the situation is different now. That seat is already far away from you."

"If you still want that position, don't show it. Just work for the court and slowly accumulate your own power."

If it were any other concubine in the harem, who would dare to do this?

Prince Ning was silent.

But what about the next one? Judging from the current situation, he no longer has much connection with that position.

"Think about it again, where is the starting point of everything?"

"Your Highness may not like to hear some words, but you also know very well that the former Duke of Zhenguo was very powerful?"

Prince Ning was silent again.

He is also the prince destined by everyone.

"What His Highness has to do now is to take care of himself, regroup, stop thinking about things that he shouldn't, and serve the court honestly."

He knew all these things in his heart, but he just couldn't accept it. After all, he used to be loved by thousands of people, but now he has nothing.

That was because the emperor granted marriage to King Jin and Lu Yaoyao, and his mother forced her way into the imperial study.

Mr. Zhou's words are very reasonable. Under the current situation, it is no longer feasible and unrealistic to continue to pursue that position. It is better to let it go and settle for the next best thing, and become a powerful prince.

Now the emperor is still his father. As long as he doesn't mess around, his father will not take action against him even if he doesn't like him very much because of the Queen and the Duke.

"Why isn't it true? What on earth are you trying to say?"

"But what about the next one? How did the emperor treat his brothers after he came to power?"

Not long after leaving the palace, the carriage was suddenly stopped.

"Is the car in front of you the owner of Princess Wanfu?"

"Yes, who are you and why did you stop the car?"

The coachman stared at the person blocking the car warily.

I saw that the man who blocked the car quickly saluted and said respectfully, "My name is Tian Liu, and I am a follower of Prince Ning. My prince learned that the princess came to Beijing, so he specially asked me to wait here, hoping to invite the county.
Chapter completed!