The Ugly Empress by Yun Guo Shi Fei / 丑娘娘 by 云

Chapter 54, vol 2 Chapter 9: The Substitute

Teng Yun and Xue Hou Yang went to the military office to write a memorial plan. The officials of the military office didn't quite agree with the Imperial court official, but they discussed the strategy to meet the enemy together, and ill feeling was a little bit less. Teng Yun's intelligence really made people listen to him.

When they finished this chapter, they had to ask Emperor Xue to have a look at it. Teng Yun and Xue Hou Yang went back together. Jiang Yu stood at the gate of the hall and said, “The Emperor is talking to Lang Jing, telling no one to go in."

When he said this, Teng Yun suddenly remembered that Lang Jing seemed to have something to say something to Xue Jun Liang, about the empress.

Teng Yun and Lang Jing have never chatted in person. The only time they contacted was when he met the Marquis of Zhenjiang. Lang Jing followed behind Xue Yu, so he didn't think Lang Jing knew how much he knew, but this person would really watch his words and make him feel like his heart was skipping a little beat.

Lang Jing has been kneeling on the ground, Xue Jun Liang said: “Can we talk now?"

Lang Jing said, “What this common person want to say is only speculation, no evidence and no evidence." 

Xue Jun Liang sneered, “You know its serious now?"

Lang Jing didn't answer his words, but said: “This sinner has a brother who traveled in the Feng state, and has heard some of the Feng state's worldly wisdom. The Feng state princess is gentle, weak, and good at her female works, because she has been very conservative and disciplined since she was appointed to the Great princess title. She has never been taught reading and calligraphy, let alone the art of war."

Xue Jun Liang didn't have much expression, and said: “As you said, this is your guess."

“The best proof is that the General Zhao Lu and Emperor Feng, it is said that the princess Feng Yun was the only relatives of Emperor Feng. She was sent to be married far away just because she said something against the two being together..."

Lang Jing said with a smile, “It's hard to believe. Emperor thought that Emperor Feng married the Feng Princess. Is there any other kindness?"

Xue Jun Liang also said with a smile: "Lang Jing, do you think you're slowing things from your death, and you are challenging this Zhen again and again because of your talent?"

Lang Jing said, “This common person is a damned person who dare not live in the world."

He paused and then said: “I don't know if the emperor has paid attention to the actions of the empress. In the past, the Marquis of Zhenjiang had been to the Feng state and he has talked about the Princess of Feng with this common person. Doesn't his majesty think the empress’s change was too big? And it was too sudden. So in this way, maybe it's not the actual empress who has been living in the Yunfeng palace."

“Oh? You mean she was substitute with someone?"

“This common person is not sure. However, when the Marquis of Zhenjiang went to the Feng state, he had some contact with the Princess Feng of the Feng state. A few days ago, there were some rumors about the Princess Feng and the Marquis of Zhenjiang in the capital, so it must have been heard by his majesty. Although the truth is not as deep as the hearsay, the Marquis of Zhenjiang and this common person talked and he said that the two of them also knew the other person, and then there were some intermittent connections between them, which will take a long time to break up. But later, when the Marquis of Zhenjiang returned to the Imperial capital and met the Princess Feng again in the palace, it seemed that she had never met him before. At that time, this common person was also present, this was something which was not like someone pretending not to know, or forgetting, but really not seen him before."