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Chapter 613 The Deal Between Princess Duan and the Emperor

He looked at Mo Linyuan, beckoned him to sit down, and said: "You were still young when the former crown prince passed away, and you didn't know what happened in the past few years when the regime changed, so naturally you don't understand."

Mo Linyuan frowned, he actually didn't like his father very much and sighed.

"No matter how powerful it is, it's all over."

"Yeah, it's over, but do you know why the current emperor was able to seize the heir? Back then, there were four princes staring at this position, and each prince was more powerful than the current emperor."

Mo Linyuan thought for a moment, and said, "Didn't it mean that several princes fought each other, and both sides suffered? Isn't it?"

Mo Yanbai shook his head, and said: "At that time, the late emperor was already old and powerless. Half of the power in the court was in the hands of the crown prince. If it hadn't been for the crown prince's sudden accident, it can be said that the crown prince would ascend the throne without a doubt. After his death, so many His power was not seized by the four princes, but became neutral, keeping a low profile."

Mo Yanbai stood up and walked to the window.

Looking at the bright sunshine outside the window, she sighed again, and said: "But she didn't keep hiding her powers, but used her own power to help the current emperor ascend the throne. From then on, she retired to the most remote bamboo forest in Duanwang's mansion, never to be seen again." Come out. But...the power in her hands was not generously returned to the emperor."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Mo Linyuan and asked again: "With Linyuan's intelligence, can you guess the reason?"

"Dad mean?"

Mo Yanbai said: "Back then, Princess Duan held the power to decide the outcome. She helped the current emperor ascend the throne, and she has great power. There is no need to retreat to the bamboo forest to avoid suspicion. If you really want to avoid suspicion, wouldn't you hand over the power generously?" better?"

Mo Linyuan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "But power is in the hands of others, how can it be better to hold it in your own hands?"

But Mo Yanbai shook his head, and said: "No, they are orphans and widowed mothers, and they are the orphans of the former crown prince. If they hand over power generously, the emperor will not be afraid of her, and they can live better. But with power in hand, What do you make the emperor think? Which emperor allows the power of the world not to be in his own hands?"

"That's right!" Mo Linyuan sighed: "If it's true what father said, after all these years, the emperor should have taken action against Princess Duan long ago."

"That's right, but for so many years, the emperor hasn't touched anything in Princess Duan's hands. So I guess, there is a deal between Princess Duan and the current emperor. At least one of the conditions is that Princess Duan must not leave the bamboo forest of Prince Duan's mansion. Maybe Let Concubine Duan use the loss of freedom as a bargaining chip, what are they exchanging? What can the emperor give?"

This is where he is puzzled.

There was silence in the study for a while, Mo Yanbai said: "Princess Duan's sudden departure from the bamboo forest is not accidental. What we are going to do involves a lot with the former crown prince. When Linyuan and the situation are unclear, we must remember to be careful in everything."

Mo Linyuan nodded and said, "Father, please remember."

Mo Linyuan clenched his fists tightly, he remembered... It seems that Xiaoyu went to Duanwang's mansion today?

……

In Duanwang Mansion.

Princess Duan has already understood the situation, Yingyue has an innocent look on her face, "I am also very helpless, this face is given by my parents. Originally, this face will make me very happy to marry into a rich family in the capital." , but I didn't expect..."

She looked at the pale-faced Princess Duan standing beside Princess Duan, and sighed: "The ancients said that misfortune comes with blessings, and blessings come with misfortunes. It's absolutely true."

(End of this chapter)