Queen Ling believed that Qingcheng's control over Li Tao was too indulgent and completely inconsistent with the requirements for a future prince, on the grounds that a loving mother had many failed children, so she directly took him to Fengzao Palace and stated that she would educate him personally from now on.
Qingcheng was furious because of this. People have rebellious scales and will revolt when touched. She had an open conflict with Queen Ling for the first time. After that, no matter how ugly Queen Ling's face was, she insisted on staying in Fengzao Palace day and night and refused to leave. Ling When the queen was really in trouble, she knelt at the door of Fengzao Palace and cried loudly. Li Tao also cried desperately in the palace, making endless noises. The mother and son cried so much that the whole Fengzao Palace was in chaos.
Queen Ling was so angry that she suffered unspeakably. Later, Li Tao couldn't catch a breath from crying and fainted. Queen Ling was scared to death, so she asked Qingcheng to take Li Tao back to Changping Palace. However, it was also stated that the prince would be sent back to Fengzao Palace immediately after he recovered from his illness. This was also the reason why Qingcheng finally decided to write a letter to Shen Changge.
A mother cannot sit idly by and ignore the safety of her child no matter what!
Qingcheng patted Li Tao and hummed for a long time before he curled up and gradually fell asleep peacefully. Seeing that he no longer cried and struggled in his sleep, Qingcheng couldn't help but reveal a gentle and loving smile on his face.
She dragged her tired body out of the inner hall slowly. Seeing that the palace guards outside were all yawning, she asked warmly: "What time is it?"
The palace maid who was asked quickly straightened her body, bowed and said, "Princess Qi Zhen, it's the fourth watch!"
Qingcheng said to herself: "Is it already so late?"
Then she said loudly to the palace people on duty: "You all should go back and rest first!"
"Thank you princess!"
The palace people all bowed and left, leaving Qingcheng alone in the huge inner hall of Changping Palace. She looked up at the bright moon hanging above her head, and her thoughts suddenly drifted back to that night at Feng Lindu Mansion. , the moon is so bright and round, she said to Shen Changge: "I want a phoenix crown, rosy crown, rouge and gouache before I marry you!"
The smile on Shen Changge's face was as bright as a star in the sky, dazzling her eyes.
"Brother Shen, I failed you in the end, and now I want to take advantage of you again!"
Suddenly there was a burst of wind from the palm, and the candle shadow slanted to the west. Between the shadows, a man in fine clothes jumped down from the palace wall. In a blink of an eye, he was in front of Qingcheng. The man covered Qingcheng's mouth and pulled her into his arms. Li then ducked into the palace with her, and then the palace door closed silently.
The whole process was as fast as lightning, almost completed in an instant. She never said a word until the visitor let go of Qingcheng.
"Qingcheng, long time no see!"
Shen Changge pulled off the turban, revealing a face that was as handsome as jade and as gentle as jade. He was looking at Qingcheng, who had a calm face, with burning eyes, and asked with some surprise: "You know it's me!"
Qingcheng nodded. She actually wanted to say that she had recognized him the moment he appeared on the palace wall, but now it was no longer appropriate for her to say such ambiguous words to him, so she just nodded. Then he pretended to be indifferent and said nothing.
"I received your letter, Qingcheng, don't worry, I will do my best to help you!" Shen Changge said eagerly.
Qingcheng's eyes were full of sourness, and she raised her head to endure it. At this moment, Li Tao's crying suddenly came from inside. Qingcheng quickly stepped inside, then gently patted Li Tao and hummed a nursery rhyme to coax him. After a long time, Li Tao fell asleep again.
Shen Changge watched her quietly the whole time. The innocent, kind and carefree little princess who loved him wholeheartedly had grown up. Now that she was a mother, she could be so dignified, virtuous, gentle and loving.
Qingcheng walked to the outer hall after seeing Li Tao sleeping soundly again. She chuckled at Shen Changge and said, "Brother Shen is laughing. Tao'er has been frightened recently and always has trouble sleeping."
"I'm frightened! Is it Queen Ling? I actually heard something before I came here. Qingcheng, don't worry, it won't be long before Queen Ling is nothing to worry about." Shen Changge said with a deep look.
"Thank you, Brother Shen! What are you going to do?"
Qingcheng raised her head and looked at Shen Changge with a gentle face, but her tone was extremely cold.
"I plan to start with Qi Lu, the eldest son of the Qi family. Yonghe is indulgent and willful. After marriage, he controls Qilu too much, which has long made him tired. This Qilu has actually raised an outhouse outside, and the outhouse is now pregnant with six children. She is 3 months pregnant. If Yonghe knew about this at this time, with her domineering temperament, she would definitely cause an uproar. When the time comes, I will take the opportunity to give her a push. I believe it will not be difficult to win over Qilu.
"The Qi clan was once favored by King Beilin, but now it is just because Queen Ling is so powerful that most people in the clan are just watching. As long as Qilu and Yonghe break up, Queen Ling will naturally have a rift with the Qi clan. When the time comes, I will definitely succeed in winning over the Qi family if I give Xuan a hard time."
"It is indeed a good idea! What next? Even if there is no Qi family, what about the Ling family? Ling Yan has been the Chief Sima of the Ministry of War for many years and has a large number of soldiers. Now every key position in the court is occupied by the Ling family, and there is Queen Ling in the palace. Please help me, I’m afraid it will be difficult to deal with.”
Qingcheng was silent for a while and then said leisurely.
Shen Changge frowned slightly when he heard this and thought to himself, when did Qingcheng understand this.
"I will find someone to remove those people Ling Yan has placed one by one. It takes a long time to place a person, but removal is relatively simple. Qingcheng, don't forget, what is Chang'anfang's main job?"
"That's good! Once all the hidden dangers are removed, we will have to trouble Brother Shen and the Shen family to come forward!"
Qingcheng finished speaking calmly, then turned an inkstone on the table, then reached behind a calligraphy and painting and took out something and handed it to Shen Changge: "Brother Shen, this is the imperial edict, you put it away. With this, from now on you can Only when we act in Beilin can we be justified!"
Shen Changge's face was full of suspicion. He reached out to take the imperial edict, opened it and took a look. Then when he looked up at Qingcheng, the tenderness on his face was gone.
He asked coldly: "Call me the Marquis of Dingbei and the General of Dingbei. Is this the intention of King Beilin or your intention of Qingcheng?"
Qingcheng looked up at him, her face still full of gentleness, and she asked softly: "Is this important?"
Shen Changge took two strides forward and forced Qingcheng into the corner. He said with a disappointed look on his face: "This is very important to me. King Beilin has been dying for a long time. You are the only one who can think of this now. You have already thought of me." As long as I receive your letter, I will help you at all costs, so you have already asked King Beilin to write this edict and use Dingbei Marquis and General Dingbei to tie me firmly to Beilin. If this time I will help you defeat the Ling family, and when King Beilin dies, your son will be able to take the position of King Beilin, and then I will spend my whole life protecting you mother and son because of my love for you and this position!"
Qingcheng couldn't help but burst into tears when she heard this. She looked at Shen Changge with wide eyes and fear on her face.
"Brother Shen, if you think so now, I have nothing to say, but there are many things. In fact, I was forced to do so. I am the princess of Beilin Kingdom, my father is the King of Beilin, and my son He is the crown prince of the Beilin Kingdom, and they have to rely on me for all their illnesses, whether they are small or small, and I actually have nothing, so I can only rely on you!"
Shen Changge's face was filled with frost. He raised his hand and slowly wiped away the tears on Qingcheng's face. Then he said with a cold look: "But you are not relying on me now, you are using me! You know that I love you deeply, so you are using me." My love for you! You know I love you, so I can’t ignore you!"
Qingcheng felt bitter in her heart, her heart beat very fast, and then her chest rose and fell violently, and she began to feel heartbreaking pain in her chest again. She resisted and didn't even say a word of defense.
Shen Changge was silent for a long time, and then asked her bitterly: "Have you ever thought that after you let Tao'er take the position of King of Beilin, you would follow the king's protection to unify Zhongzhou. How could you tolerate others by your side? Sleeping soundly? One day they will kill each other, father and son!"
Qingcheng trembled slightly when he heard this, and Shen Changge continued with a look of pain on his face: Qingcheng, you may not know that shortly after Jun Hu destroyed the Dongyi Kingdom, he supported the second prince of Xizhou to sit on the throne. As for the position of the King of Xizhou, these two princes are mediocre and incompetent. The first thing he did after taking over was to marry his 13-year-old sister Liu Leling, the eldest princess of Xizhou, to Nan'an. He was getting married again. ! I used to think that he never got married after he separated from you because he cared about your relationship as a couple, but now I know that he just didn’t find the right person! "
The pain in Qingcheng's chest became more and more severe. There were two silver needles rising and falling with her chest, hitting everywhere in her rotten and suppurating chest. If it weren't for the fact that she had become accustomed to this kind of torture recently, she would have been the same as before. I fainted from the pain a year ago.
"Stop talking! Shen Changge, please stop talking, I can't control that much anymore!"
"You can't control that much! So you asked me to help you, so that Tao'er will eventually fight against Jun Hu and his son! You are so scheming and cruel!"
Shen Changge's face was filled with disbelief. He tried his best to anger Qingcheng and get her to give him a more reasonable explanation.
But Qingcheng was in pain and despair at the moment. She didn't want to explain herself anymore. After all, death was like a light extinguishing, so why should she let him understand her
Shen Changge was heartbroken that the simple and kind-hearted woman he had always loved turned out to be a scheming, cold and vicious person.
"Okay, it seems that you have made up your mind. I have always underestimated you. I thought you were simple and kind-hearted and had no authority, so I thought you couldn't defeat Yuan Shuang. I always wanted to protect you, but it turns out you don't. Simple! In that case, Qingcheng, you should know that everything in this world has a price. Since you want me to help your son ascend to the throne, what will you give me in return? "
Shen Changge stared hard into Qingcheng's eyes and asked her with anger on his face.
Qingcheng felt a chill in her heart when she heard this. Since she couldn't give him any response in the end, it would be better for him to completely dislike her.
She spoke calmly, and her voice sounded like a spring in an empty valley, tinkling in Shen Changge's ears.
"Repay? What else can I give you in return now? Some people are just me. If you don't mind Qingcheng's unclean body, Brother Shen, then I will let you do it!"