Zhuangzhuang nodded. "Hearing your analysis, I feel relieved."
After a pause, she said worriedly, "But as for Concubine Mei, do you think she can really do it?"
"Give her some confidence, she can do it." Zi'an said with a smile.
"But she has always been so cowardly." Zhuangzhuang looked at Zian, "Do we really not need to help her?"
Zi'an said seriously, "No need, Zhuangzhuang, you must not interfere, and starting from tomorrow, you should not go to the palace too often. If we go to the palace too often, it will arouse the suspicion of the emperor."
Zhuangzhuang couldn't help but ask curiously, "Why do you suddenly trust Concubine Mei so much? I always felt that she was suspicious, but even if she didn't harm you, you let her complete such a heavy task of saving Sun Fang'er and overthrowing Concubine Yi alone. I'm really worried about you."
"I'm not asking her to do it alone. I've made all the arrangements. Don't worry. Concubine Mei is not as useless as you think. She was just cowardly before, but after this incident, she knows very well that if Concubine Yi doesn't die, she will be suppressed by her for the rest of her life. The Third Prince is going to do great things in the future. Concubine Mei is his mother, and she can't be so cowardly anymore." Zi'an reached out and touched Scarface.
They cannot enter the palace, but there is one person who can enter the palace, and the emperor is not wary of him yet. This person is King Liang.
Zhuangzhuang looked at her and knew that this was a small action she made when seeking a sense of security, and also a small action before attacking.
Is it because you feel insecure, or are you ready to take action
The next day, Zi'an left the capital on the pretext of visiting Academician Yuan on behalf of his mother.
Naturally, she did not leave the capital, but lived in Xiyuan.
The emperor knew that she had moved into the Western Garden because he had spies in the Western Garden.
But Murong Jie and Zi'an were not afraid of him knowing, so they only let the people in the capital know that she had left the capital.
The day after Zi'an left the capital, the rumor began to spread rapidly, and in just two or three days, it became a hot topic in the capital.
The regent princess who saved people from danger turned out to be a vixen
I heard that the emperor even specially summoned a senior monk into the palace just to kill the vixen.
When the vixen princess learned that the monk was going to enter the palace, she fled overnight and her whereabouts are now unknown.
The rumor fermented for several days, and finally, it developed into a call for the court to kill the vixen.
The court had no choice but to post an imperial edict, saying that it had invited a high monk, and if it was confirmed that the Regent Princess was a vixen, she would be killed.
People are very forgetful. They have forgotten that Zi'an once curbed the spread of a zombie disease and saved many lives.
Now, they are criticizing and accusing others of those groundless charges.
For example, the Princess Regent loved to eat human hearts and had to eat a living human heart every day.
For example, the Regent Princess loved to use human blood to make cosmetics. The cosmetics made from human blood were very delicate and could make people look very energetic.
For example, the Princess Regent loved to peel human skin and make drums with the skin. Drums were beaten every day in the Regent's Palace, and those drums were made of human skin.
Zi'an lived well in Xiyuan, eating well and living comfortably, and was not affected by the rumors at all. However, the Regent Murong Jie was not so lucky.
The palace was attacked by mobs several times. Every day, people threw stones into the walls of the palace, and some tried to set fire to it.
The imperial court also sent people to stop this nationwide riot against Murong Jie, but after all, the other party were just ordinary people, and the emperor said that they could only be persuaded to leave and not use force.
Of course, some of these mobs are just ordinary people, but the instigators have ulterior motives.
It had only been over a month since Murong Jie returned from the Northern Desert, but he had already gone from being a meritorious prince to a rat crossing the street, wanted by everyone to kill him.
In order to protect him from harm, the emperor granted him special permission not to enter the palace to discuss state affairs.
As a result, Murong Jie was placed under house arrest in the palace and could not go anywhere.
Later, someone spread the news that the vixen princess was suspected to be hiding in the West Garden, so a group of rioters went to the West Garden to cause trouble.
However, Xiyuan was not as easy to deal with as the palace. After all, there were foreign guests living there. The people sent by the emperor did not take action, and the thousands of people brought by Qin Zhou surrounded Xiyuan tightly.
"Send that vixen out to die!" a leading rioter shouted loudly, holding a torch.
As soon as he shouted, the mob followed suit.
A Jing brought his men to guard the place, and everyone was on high alert, but no one said a word.
Seeing that they would not give in, the leader of the mob shouted angrily, "You Northern Desert dogs, you are harboring a vixen who intends to do harm to our Great Zhou. If you know what's best for you, hand over the vixen immediately. Otherwise, I will turn you all into roasted pigs."
The bragging did not make Ajing angry. Ajing crossed his arms across his chest, looking calm and composed. All the people in the human wall were wearing armor, so let's see how these mobs can attack.
"Hand over the vixen!"
"Hand over the vixen!"
Louder and louder calls were heard in the West Garden.
Zi'an and Qin Zhou were playing chess in the yard, having a great time, as if they were not affected by the outside world at all.
"Are you sure you want to take this step?" Zi'an raised his eyebrows, holding a white piece in his hand.
Qin Zhou thought about it and said helplessly: "I lost."
"I won!" Zi'an put down the white piece in his hand, and Qin Zhou's black piece had no way to go.
Zi'an slowly packed up the chess pieces and said with a smile, "But, I know you let me do it on purpose."
"No!" Qin Zhou shook his head. "Whether playing chess or fighting, I will never yield."
"Yesterday you beat me completely, how come today you let me win three games in a row? It was obviously because of me."
Qin Zhou listened to the noise outside, smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Those people's voices were very loud, disturbing my thoughts."
Zi'an looked at her and knew that she was worried about him, so he said softly: "It doesn't matter. What people outside say can't affect me."
"But, because of these things, you are unable to return home."
Zi'an smiled, "It's no use for me to go back to the palace, the Seventh Master is not in the palace at all."
"Huh?" Qin Zhou was stunned. "Isn't he under house arrest in the palace?"
Zi'an shook his head. "No, some of those rioters were actually recruited by him, and some were recruited by the emperor. It's just that no one knows the identities of the other party. The emperor wants to put him under house arrest, but he also wants to create the illusion that he can't leave the palace."
Qin Zhou smiled, "I always feel that the man you married is extremely smart."
Zi'an held his chin up, "Not bad."
"Look how beautiful you are!" Qin Zhou stared at her and nodded with some emotion, "As long as you are happy, it's good, really good."
Zian also said sincerely: "Thank you!"
Qin Zhou smiled and looked away, "Zi'an, I have a question for you."
Zian looked at her and said, "Ask."
Qin Zhou asked: "Do you have any doubts about me in your heart? Or, can you trust me completely?"
Zi'an was stunned. "Why do you ask that? We have both experienced life and death. What else can I doubt about you?"
Qin Zhou suddenly grabbed her hand and said seriously: "In that case, tell me your plan and I can help you."
Zi'an shook his head, "It's really not necessary this time. Lao Qi and I have already arranged it."
(End of this chapter)