Hu Changshi felt that Chu Jingxing was too proud, and he couldn't help but frowned.
Being too blindly confident is not a good thing either.
Chu Jingxing had already asked: "Is there any problem with the roster?"
Speaking of business, Hu Changshi no longer cared about these details and nodded, saying, "No problem. Princess Chang'an and all the people you can use are all here. There are so many people, enough."
He thought for a moment and asked again, "But there is still a question, can these people really be guaranteed to be loyal?"
Chu Jingxing lowered his head and played with a jewel-encrusted knife in his hand. He put it on the table and picked it up again. He quickly used it to draw a line on the black lacquered wooden table.
The sword was so sharp that an irreparable mark immediately appeared on the black lacquered wooden table.
Hu Changshi fixed his gaze on that line with a deep look.
"It's almost done." Chu Jingxing smiled and looked at Hu Changshi again: "I always believe what you say, sir. I have followed all the advice you gave me. I hope everything will go smoothly this time."
Just as Hu Changshi was about to speak, the bell in the secret room rang again. Chu Jingxing pulled the string, and Zhao Yan quickly opened the door and welcomed Princess Chang'an in.
Princess Chang'an still had some anger on her face. As soon as she came in with a frown on her face, she couldn't help but whisper to Chu Jingxing, "Ah Sheng had a pain in his lower abdomen last night, and you didn't go over to see him?"
The pregnancy of Princess Xianrong was not very stable to begin with. She had been staying in bed since she came out of the palace. Plus, Chu Jingxing didn't seem to care about her, so she was in a bad mood.
It's no use keeping a child safe if he's always worried and being bullied.
Last night I had severe abdominal pain and couldn't find anyone.
Princess Chang'an was furious: "How can you be a husband?!"
Chu Jing moved his eyelids and frowned: "I have a lot of things to do. She has a group of maids and servants serving her. Isn't that enough?"
What are you talking about
Princess Chang'an was shaking with anger. She looked at her with a sharp gaze and sneered, "What you said is simply inhumane! Isn't the baby in her belly your child?! How can you be so cruel?!"
Chu Jingxing frowned impatiently and interrupted Princess Chang'an's complaint: "Okay, speaking of this matter, I have something else to discuss with you. Has Xie Er's people entered the capital?"
Princess Chang'an was still angry, but she calmed down and said, "They have been settled in the suburbs."
Chu Jingxing hummed, and then said: "Just in case, someone has to watch over the palace at that time."
This was a rare sensible thing to say. Princess Chang'an's anger subsided a little, and she sat down next to him.
Hu Changshi personally picked up the kettle and poured her a cup of tea, and then asked her: "Your Highness, I wonder if everything is going well in the palace?"
It went smoothly. Princess Chang'an wet her lips, put down the cup and said, "The Queen already hated Concubine Peng De to the core, and after my provocation, she wanted to eat Concubine Peng De even more. She even helped to cover it up herself, so how could it not work?"
Hu Changshi stroked his beard and felt a little relieved. He sighed and said, "Whether this matter succeeds or not depends on the queen. As long as she can grit her teeth and not let go, things will be easy."
After that, Hu Changshi went over the plan again in detail, paying careful attention to even the smallest details.
Chu Jingxing and Princess Chang'an listened carefully. Later on, Princess Chang'an was a little confused: "I always feel that I don't know whether the Marquis of Ping'an is doing the right thing or not. There is no need to be afraid of the Imperial Guards. They have already threatened him with his prostitution. But the Marquis of Ping'an... the Queen's threats are enough..."
Chu Jingxing thought about it and said, "Since you are afraid of not being thorough, then prepare more thoroughly. Send someone to keep an eye on Marquis Ping'an and inform the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Guards. If there is anything wrong, he can be killed without mercy."
Princess Chang'an responded with a low "yes" and lowered her voice to say, "In addition, there is one more thing. After the palace coup, the imperial mausoleum will receive the news quickly. At that time, the emperor will definitely be furious, so we should make preparations early."
Chu Jingxing didn't care much: "When he heard that the Fifth Prince and Concubine Peng De were dead, he must have been in a state of panic. If I tell him that Queen Fang was the mastermind, will he be able to bear it?"
Who in normal condition could bear this blow
News had already spread from the palace that Emperor Longqing had been unable to sleep at night recently. Not only did he no longer trust the Taoists, he even refused to take the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctors.
If this continues, even the gods will not be able to bear it.
At the funeral of his fourth son, he heard the news of his fifth son's death. It was his queen who killed the fifth prince. He would probably be so angry that he would die.
Hu Changshi coughed, and waited until Chu Jingxing stopped talking before saying, "We do need to carefully consider what happens next. If His Majesty orders the Queen to be executed, it will surely cause an uproar, so we must seize the opportunity to escape."
He looked at Princess Chang'an and Chu Jingxing: "Maybe no one can take care of the palace for the time being. Should we have someone take care of the Crown Prince's Consort as soon as we leave the city and head to the underground palace?"
After the incident, Emperor Longqing might not be able to react for a while, but as long as he was not dead, he would be able to find some clues when thinking about the many anomalies later.
You can't go wrong at any step in these matters, and you can't take any risky actions. You have to do it the way you have to do it.
By that time Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu would also be dead, and Chu Jingxing should have returned to Xunyang to find King Linjiang according to the previous plan.
There is only one legitimate son left, and there is no evidence that he killed Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen. He fled back to his fiefdom, and everything can still be discussed.
Princess Chang'an frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "I will ask the Prince Consort and Hong Wen to escort Ah Sheng out of the capital."
Prince consort
By the way, speaking of this, Chu Jingxing asked, "Why did my father-in-law move back to the princess's mansion again?"
Princess Chang'an lowered her head and coughed before saying, "It's not that I'm moving back to the Princess Mansion, but I want to..."
When she said this, her tone suddenly turned cold: "He came back to pack his things and prepare for a long journey. But he can't know my affairs. But when the time comes, I will tell him that Ah Sheng is not in good health and needs to go to other places to see a famous doctor for treatment. I will ask him to escort Ah Sheng out of the city. After all, he has martial arts skills, is a military general, and is Ah Sheng's father. I will feel at ease if he personally escorts Ah Sheng."
Chu Jingxing knew that Yuan Dong had always been a appendage of Princess Chang'an and had no status, so he didn't say anything more and just nodded.