Zi'an and Murong Jie both secretly exclaimed in their hearts, what a close call!
There is no time to summarize experience, people must be assigned immediately.
Well, there are only a few people, fortunately it is near the capital, Su Qing can go back to mobilize manpower. All the secret guards are mobilized, and Boss Dao has always wanted to go on a mission, and now it is his turn.
The Night King came at night, and after hearing about the chaos in the Northern Desert, he bluntly accused his seventh brother and his wife, "You are too careless. How can Chu Jing be so easy to deal with? Over the years, he has been hiding behind Empress Cao and the Duke of Zhenguo, and has been very patient. If he didn't have some power and confidence in his hands, how could he have sat on the throne for so long? His confidence comes from the Qin family, not Qin Zhou. You have all been fooled by him."
Murong Jie and Zi'an both lowered their heads in shame. Damn Chu Jing!
Princess An heard this and said coldly, "Really? That's quite insightful. But I heard that you were fooled by him and almost lost a pair of arms before you left. If I hadn't saved you, you would be... uh-huh." After saying that, she glanced at his hands indifferently.
The Night King shamelessly said: "That's because I knew the princess would help me, and I escaped unscathed in the end, didn't I? In the final analysis, I have enough connections. You think you can shake Chu Jing's kingdom with just a few of you? What a joke!"
"Enough!" Murong Jie was furious. He could barely tolerate one sentence from him, but he couldn't tolerate it again and again. "This was originally Beimo's business. Who knew that Qin Zhou was so useless?"
Zi'an couldn't help but defend Qin Zhou, "This has nothing to do with Qin Zhou. She is just a military commander with a simple mind... innocent. It's understandable that she was used by her great-grandmother. Besides, who knew that the old lady, who was always righteous, could be so sinister and vicious?"
After Zi'an came to the ancient times, he found that women became more and more complicated as they got older. From the old lady in the prime minister's mansion to the noble concubine, and the grand empress dowager, and now there is an old lady Qin. It's really... Let's play mahjong.
With the old lady's level, she could even buy a horse or something.
Murong Jie listened to her defending Qin Zhou, his face darkened, his eyes narrowed with a cold light, "Really? If I had known earlier, I would have followed my way and let General Long win over the pro-peace faction to force them. It would have been better than acting rashly and falling into Chu Jing's trap."
Xiao Tuo said: "I think that Chu Jing knew that the prince was going to unite with the people of the peace faction, so he asked Old Lady Qin to force the prince of Zhenguo to abdicate. Perhaps, there have always been spies around Qin Zhou, and our decisions and actions are known to the other party. Now think about it, how could it be so easy for Qin Zhou and his men to enter the Beast Garden to get food and medicine? There were only a dozen casualties."
"Didn't we find the spy before? But..." Liu Liu thought for a moment and looked at Zi'an, "Why do we think there is only one spy?"
Zi'an suddenly felt frustrated. The joy of his previous success was gone, and only the anger of being fooled remained.
Yes, why do you assume that there is only one spy
Although the Night King really likes to see people's frustrated expressions, the matter is of great importance. Now that the Great Zhou has completely withdrawn its troops, it is probably impossible to notify Xiao Xiao to reorganize the soldiers and occupy an advantageous position before they rush out.
Therefore, the best way is to help Qin Zhou, see through Chu Jing's conspiracy, and make him retreat from that position forever, and it would be best if he died without a burial place.
After the discussion, Murong Jie asked King Ye, "What is the situation in the capital now?"
The Night King smiled, "Brilliant!"
"Wonderful? How is it wonderful? Just tell me the key points!" Murong Jie was a little annoyed.
"First of all," the Night King cleared his throat solemnly, "Congratulations on having a new sister-in-law. Our brother the Emperor has a queen."
"It's been less than a year since my mother passed away, and he has already established a queen?" There was a hint of coldness in Murong Jie's eyes.
"Yes, this queen is indeed powerful, but she has been in charge of the harem for half a month since she took over the Phoenix Seal." The Night King said sarcastically.
"Who is the new queen?" Zi'an asked.
Ye Wang said: "The eldest granddaughter of the Hu family, Hu Huanling, the cousin of Hu Huanxi."
Everyone exclaimed, and Zi'an felt overwhelmed. The Hu family was also involved
"Why would Mr. Hu agree to this marriage? Moreover, the emperor made a merchant's daughter his queen, this is really..." Su Qing frowned.
The empress is of noble status and must come from a prominent family. It would be best if she is a noble or the daughter or granddaughter of an important official. Even if a merchant is the richest man in the world, his status is always low. How can he become the empress
Zi'an said calmly, "How can you allow Old Master Hu to disagree? That's an imperial decree, who dares to disobey?"
Ye Wang nodded and said, "Yes, he established a queen and also appointed a concubine, Sun Fang'er."
Everyone could have predicted this, but Sun Fang'er was, after all, the unmarried wife of Prince Nan Huai. He had forcibly taken his brother's wife, and the emperor had lost all his dignity now.
"Not only that, we now have a new mother. Because of this matter, my third brother couldn't sleep well for several nights." The Night King smiled bitterly.
"Which queen mother?" Murong Jie asked with a cold expression.
"The Xi Concubine is now named Empress Dowager Shengde!"
Everyone has almost forgotten this person, Concubine Xi, who was the first Crown Princess appointed when the previous emperor was still a crown prince. However, because of her jealousy, she killed the baby in Jin Liangyuan's belly at that time. She was demoted to Liangyuan by the previous emperor. After entering the palace, she was only given the title of noble concubine. She had no children and was not favored. She suffered in the palace for many years. After the previous emperor passed away, she was also given the title of Concubine Xi because of her prominent family background.
Unexpectedly, the emperor now named her Empress Dowager Shengde, and she and Hu Huanling were in charge of the harem together.
So, the Night King looked at Zi'an and said, "Sister-in-law, Concubine Mei is under great pressure now, so you can't go to Beimo. Now that there is a cure for the epidemic, you should go back and help."
Zi'an is in such a dilemma, can't he just calm down
"Where is King Nan Huai?" Zi'an asked with a frown.
"He is well behaved now. He is under house arrest and can't cause any trouble." said the Night King.
Zi'an looked at Murong Jie, who was a little worried about her going back in this chaotic situation, and asked, "Is there no one who can subdue the Concubine Xi?"
"Don't you know that person's temper, Brother Qi?"
The Night King was most annoyed by these things. If the Hu family had not been involved, he would have really planned to be a hands-off boss.
"Is my mother still in the palace?" Zi'an asked.
The Night King nodded, "Yes, your brother and mother are still in the palace."
Zi'an had to go back. When he was chatting with Hu Huanxi before, he heard her say that Hu Huanling was difficult to deal with.
Since she was named empress and the emperor had such feelings for his mother, there was no guarantee that he would be squeezed by her.
It would be fine if it was just a squeeze, but the worst thing is that those sinister means in the inner house are used against my mother.
Thinking of this, she said to Murong Jie, "I will go back first. You should be careful on your way there. I'm afraid you won't be able to take back the peace treaty first."
Murong Jie had no choice but to agree. He didn't care that so many people were present and held Zi'an in his arms, saying, "Don't worry, I will be back soon."
He also reminded the Night King that, no matter what, Zi'an's safety must be ensured.
(End of this chapter)