Chapter 634: It’s Actually Him(3)_1
Jin Guifei thought to herself, Saknu’s wild and arrogant nature was not something the prince could control.
She drummed her fingers on the table helplessly, "It’s a shame we couldn’t take her down with such a good hand of cards. It seems we can only hope for the situation in Lingbei now. As long as King Qin loses disastrously in Lingbei, the Emperor will certainly take it out on her. At that time, we can stoke the fire a bit more, we won’t worry about the Emperor not deposing her!"
Nangong Shi said, "Mother consort speaks wisely. Although we failed to take down the Empress immediately, Imperial Father has already become suspicious of her and the Duke Li Guo’s Mansion, and has grown to dislike her more. He just overlooks it for the sake of Third Brother’s face and temporarily preserves her queenhood. When the Third Brother suffers defeat and no longer has face or favor, her title of queen will naturally reach its end!"
After hearing her son’s reassurances, Jin Guifei felt slightly better, but still asked with some worry, "Have all our people been arranged properly?"
The prince responded, "Everything’s arranged perfectly in response to the Mother Consort, and we’ll surely make the Third Brother suffer a loss."
Jin Guifei said, "Hmmm, we mustn’t be careless this time. Duke Li Guo’s Mansion has been a respected family for hundreds of years, with deep roots. As we can see from this incident, Duke Li Guo’s Mansion is not that easy to deal with. We must handle them carefully. Otherwise, we might fail again like this time!"
"Yes, the son has made note of it!" the prince bowed and replied.
Jin Guifei looked at her cautious son, and spoke in a low voice, "Mother Consort has heard that you have recently taken a fancy to an opera actor and are keeping him in Mao’er Alley. Is this true?"