The Princess Wei Yang Chapter 65 Part1
1打草惊蛇: act rashly and alert the enemy
2跳梁小丑: a buffoon who performs antics
Chapter 65: A Plan Within a Plan Part 1
The next morning, Li Chang Le went to pay her respects to Da
Furen. Seeing her unwell expression, she indistinctly exposed joy and then
couldn’t help but say: “Mother, what great news is there?”
Da Furen smiled, she gazed at Li Chang Le’s beautiful and
charming eyes: “Of course, I’ve already arranged everything, just rest a.s.sured.”
Li Chang Le’s face revealed a trace of delight, she had already
guessed, Mother wanted to get rid of the b.i.t.c.h Li Wei Yang. She smilingly said:
“Mother, I’ve already arranged a few people to keep a close eye on Li Wei Yang …….”
“No, we can’t beat the gra.s.s and frighten away the snake1 now, this d.a.m.n yatou is always on the alert,
you have to know, less people the better.
“But ---“ Li Chang Le really wanted to punish Li Wei Yang with
her own hands.
Da Furen calmly said: “Just watch what I do.” She didn’t plan on
telling Li Chang Le her entire plan; in the past it was because she didn’t want
to dirty her hands with the blood-infested things, now she doesn’t want her to
divert her attention. “Your priority is how to let the Crowned Prince or the
Seventh Prince like you.”
Li Chang Le frowned: “You all always talk about the Crowned
Prince, Da ge had called him an idiot, and this Seventh Prince, his age is
similar to mine, he only relies on Emperor’s favoritism to establish his
position. Da ge also said the Third Prince is not the same as the other
princes, his actions are those of a man with a n.o.ble character.”
Da Furen listened as she shook her head: “How can you believe
what your Da ge said, he is only an erudite, he completely doesn’t understand
the situation. No matter how powerful the Third Prince is, he can never be
compared with the Crowned Prince and the Seventh Prince.”
Even though Li Chang Le didn’t open her mouth to speak, Tuoba
Zhen’s handsome face was lingering in her head. In her heart, she honestly
couldn’t think favorably of the distant Crowned Prince and the cold Seventh
Prince.
Da Furen’s expression sank, she said: “I know what you are
thinking about, the Third Prince seems refined and courteous. I heard he’s
eagerly attentive towards you, he asked about your favorite things and bought
it back from afar. But I have always feel that he has ulterior motives.
Perhaps, he wants to control you through this, and from there control your
father.”
It was worth mentioning that even though Da Furen was a woman,
but staying by Prime Minister Li’s side for a long time, she was able to tell.
Her daughter, if she was to marry a prince with an impressive background, it
would be great if she became the empress, why would she choose a riskier path?
Li Chang Le lived a comfortable life, she had already become
tired of the family chef’s dishes. After knowing this, Tuoba Zhen sent a chef
through Li Min Feng; this chef’s specialty dish was Jiangshan’s layered
osmanthus cake. Each layer was thin and tender, soft yet wasn’t waxy, sweet yet
wasn’t greasy, which made Li Chang Le unable to part with it. Originally she
held a bit of admiration towards him, now it has increased. Li Chang Le deeply
breathed in, she slowly said: “Mother is thinking too much, Third Prince might
not be what you described him to be.”
Da Furen coldly groaned and said: “I’m only afraid that you don’t
use your brains --- based on background, Tuoba Zhen’s birth mother is of low birth,
which is poor compared to the Crowned Prince and Seventh Prince. But he is very
prudent and he moves carefully at every step so the Emperor trusts him a lot,
the Empress also treats him well. It seems like he wholeheartedly considered
for the Crowned Prince …… he probably has ulterior motives.”
Li Chang Le heart jittered: “If he seriously has other motives
and if he becomes the Emperor one day ……”
Da Furen coldly smiled, she said: “But he is merely a rascal2, how would he dare to hope for greater
things. So what if his scheming is profound, it can’t cover up his low
background and a mother without any family backing. If he had a matriarch clan
like Seventh Prince’s, your father might have supported him but he is only ---“
Da Furen suddenly thought of something, she stared at Li Chang Le, “Don’t tell
me you like him?”
In the end, Li Xiao Ran faintly guessed Tuoba Zhen’s ambition
yet he was reluctant to support and indulged his ambitions; even more, he
wouldn’t place his bet on him.
Li Chang Le lightly uttered a sound, her face turned red and she
said: “Who said so, Da ge has been continuously praising him, this is actually ……”
Da Furen sneeringly said: “Your Da ge and him traveled together,
their relationship is naturally on good terms, but he views everything too
simple. Your father originally wanted to let your Da ge interact more with the
Crowned Prince and the Seventh Prince, he didn’t want to, to let him interact
more with the Fifth Prince, he also didn’t want to. He believed these people
already has a powerful matriarch clan and thus, once they ascend the throne, he
will not gain any credit, so he wanted to choose another path. But he didn’t
think about how could a Tuoba Zhen without any power or allies can overcome all
the obstacles. You shouldn’t fall for his frivolous behavior.”
Li Chang Le’s heart vaguely had a shadow appearing distinctly
yet she softly spoke: “Yes, I understand, Mother.”
Da Furen’s eyes glimmered, changing unpredictably, she spoke in
a low voice: “Don’t worry, the husband Mother finds for you will indubitably be a matchless ruler and n.o.ble.”