Xiao Juesong bore a grudge against Emperor Youning, and wanted to let the world know how despicable the means by which Emperor Youning obtained the throne were.
He only hoped that Xiao Huayong would tear off the hypocritical face of Emperor Youning.
He worked hard out of reluctance, and it was just self-consolation. Meeting Xiao Huayong made him feel that he had encountered an opportunity. These people were all trained by Xiao Juesong with quality rather than quantity. If they were to be dispersed, the news of Xiao Juesong's death would also be exposed. Xiao Huayong would be of great use to Xiao Juesong's identity, so he simply took over these people and handed them over to the local government.
Shen Xihe also told Xiao Huayong about his plan. After the couple had discussed it, Shen Xihe went to pack her bags, while Xiao Huayong went to find Emperor Youning and asked him to escort Shen Xihe, but was rejected by Emperor Youning.
Xiao Huayong also pretended to kneel in the Mingzheng Hall for a long time, and finally fainted from kneeling, but it did not make Emperor Youning soften his heart. Even the empress dowager, who had always indulged Xiao Huayong, came and did not help Xiao Huayong, but persuaded him. Xiao Huayong no longer mentioned leaving with Shen Xihe.
The next morning, Shen Xihe met the accompanying guards at the palace gate. They were all assigned by Emperor Youning. She never expected to see a familiar face. She smiled brightly at Bu Shulin, and Shen Xihe glanced at her solemnly.
After leaving the imperial capital and arriving at the first post station, Shen Xihe called her over and asked, "Who allowed you to come with me?"
"Of course, Your Majesty allows it." Bu Shulin replied, crossing his legs.
"Don't talk about other things with me." Shen Xihe scolded in a low voice, "You know the danger this time, but you don't know how dangerous it is. Cui Shaoqing must know it, and he will definitely tell you. Why are you here to join in the fun?"
"I came to protect you because I knew about the danger. I'm not as smart as you, but in terms of martial arts, there are only a handful of people in Kyoto who can be my opponent." Bu Shulin walked to the table and stretched out his hand to pick at the snacks on the table. When he saw something he liked, he picked it up and stuffed it into his mouth without caring whether his hands were clean or not.
Shen Xihe didn't care about her bad habits at this time: "Don't you have a brain? Why did His Majesty easily agree to let you accompany him?"
Chewing the snack in his mouth, Bu Shulin didn't care at all: "Your Majesty, the happiest thing is to kill several birds with one stone."
Get rid of both her and Shen Xihe, but His Majesty will definitely not take Shen Xihe's life, but will take Bu Shulin's life. Especially since Bu Shulin came along, she volunteered to do it. If something happened along the way, the King of Shunan would have nowhere to complain.
"Your Majesty, if you want to deal with me and you at the same time, you will be restricted." Bu Shulin sat down carelessly and continued to eat the cake.
"Your Majesty can choose to take only your life." Shen Xihe's obsidian-like bright eyes sank slightly.
"Will you sit back and watch me being removed by His Majesty?" Bu Shulin stretched his neck and squinted his eyes, looking as if he was laughing, but his eyes were full of trust.
As for the situation, Bu Shulin came this time to share His Majesty's attention with her. He was wavering between taking action against Shen Xihe to lure Shen Yue out of the mountain, and taking action against Bu Shulin and waiting for an opportunity to take over Southern Shu. Both have their pros and cons.
However, it is obvious that killing Bu Shulin and taking over the Shunan Army is the best way. It is not easy to take action against Bu Shulin in Kyoto because there are too many people and Emperor Youning cannot take good care of him. Unless Bu Tuohai can be killed at the same time, he will suffer backlash.