Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 647 Chess Pieces
His eyes darkened, and his tone was slightly worried, "If I leave, the Empress Dowager will definitely come out and make trouble. She may not be able to shake the front court for the time being, but the harem is still under her control."

His tone sank, and the force of squeezing her palm suddenly increased: "You must protect yourself."

Zhao Xiwei looked at him blankly.

The scenes in the palace reappeared in her mind like a flying horse, which made her mind confused, and she didn't know how to respond for a while.

And he is still explaining one by one.

"I left Yuan Ce and a secret guard to you."

"That jade order, you have to keep it close to you."

"The Yemen divisions of the palace gates and the Yulin army are all my people. If it is a last resort, you can use this jade order to dispatch troops and horses."

Zhao Xiwei looked at him, listening to his calm and restrained words, his vision slowly became blurred.

And he stood up, turned his back to her and looked at the noisy long street outside the window, with a low and solemn tone: "The queen mother is not malicious in her mind, she is beyond the reach of others, you must be more careful, and you must not take it lightly."

"Okay..." She replied in a daze, and then suddenly thought of something, "I am no longer the princess, and I have nothing to do with the palace, she..." After a pause, a flash of lightning flashed in her mind, a strange A thought pops up——

Did he expect such a situation long ago when he left her so decisively?
"What's the matter?" Just such a pause, he seemed to feel her emotions, and turned to look at her.

She looked at his exquisite eyebrows and eyes, and suddenly her throat choked.

"It's nothing..." She shook her head, but her voice was a little hoarse, "I just think, why does the Queen Mother still want to make trouble with me?"

"Just in case." He smiled, but seeing her astonished face, he asked again, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Xiwei always felt that something didn't make sense.

If it was as she guessed, then it would make sense why he was so cruel.

If he wants to regain his military power and fight against the queen mother, there will inevitably be a bloodbath in the palace.

And the Queen Mother's methods were vicious, just to scare her, she was able to goug a concubine's eyes so lightly.

Such beautiful and moving eyes, as clear as black grapes, the Queen Mother dug them out without any warning, just like killing a mosquito without any burden, not even bothering to find a high-sounding excuse.

Afterwards, the emperor didn't react at all, not to mention pursuing right or wrong, and even the whole palace was calm.

The queen mother is so vicious, how can she be willing to watch the power at her fingertips be taken away?
Therefore, no matter whether Li Xuanye failed or succeeded, he would be crazily retaliated by the Queen Mother's forces.

And she might bear the brunt of it, becoming the first grasshopper to be crushed to death.

"Just in case?" She stared at him seriously, not letting go of the slightest expression on his face, trying to find some evidence to verify her conjecture.

But he smiled slightly and answered her briefly: "Yes."

Zhao Xi was taken aback for a moment: "That's right—"

I don't know why, but when I heard his exact answer, I felt both a little lost and a little relieved.

"That's it." He confirmed again.

She pursed her lips, smiled faintly, and asked again, "You gave me a hidden guard just in case?"

"There are also the Yemensi and the Yulin Army in the palace..." She raised her eyebrows, her voice suddenly raised, and she called out, "Li Xuanye, are you working too hard?"

"Not at all." He shook his head, his expression was calm, but his words were very cold, "I said, I will protect you well, even if we are separated, even if I am not by your side, I will protect you well, no put you in any danger—”

Hearing such a solemn promise, if it was in the past, she must be so moved that she threw herself into his arms...

But at this moment, she could only look at him, and asked with a frown, "What kind of danger requires me to dispatch troops to protect myself?"

"It's hard to say." Li Xuanye shook his head again, "I said that the Queen Mother's methods are beyond the reach of anyone. She has been in the court for so long, and I can't help myself in terms of cruelty. Don't treat her like a deep palace. Woman, you're going to think of her as a demented—"

He didn't seem to be able to find an accurate adjective all at once, and after thinking for a while, he said, "A traitor."

"Crazy ministers and thieves?"

"Yes." He looked at her, and talked about the government with her without hesitation, without any evasion and concealment before, "Don't forget, there are forces in the court that support her proclaiming emperor, and she herself has always been ready to move, It’s just that I’ve been suppressed by me in the past few years. A person who has the idea of ​​usurping the throne, she still holds the military power in her hand, if she is pushed into a hurry, what kind of crazy behavior will she do? And I am the legitimate prince, she You can't have anyone's idea. But what if she threatens me with you? At that time, I am thousands of miles away, how should I fight her?"

"Zhao Xiwei." He called her solemnly, with a serious expression, "I prepared these for you to protect yourself as much as possible. I don't want, and I don't want to let you become a pawn, a pawn to be used by others." I won’t tolerate even a single piece of chess in my hand to hold me hostage.” He lowered his head, stared at her, and asked softly, “Wei’er, do you understand what I’m saying? ?”

"piece?"

Zhao Xiwei felt that he understood, but at the same time felt that he did not understand.

piece?Is she a pawn to hold him back?
So, does this make sense? What is his reason for letting go?
However, what she couldn't figure out was what use value could she have?

Just because he realized that the Queen Mother would use her to blackmail him, so he simply abolished her like this?
It's not like his style either.

Long before he was going to marry her as the crown prince, the queen mother was already very unhappy with her.

Didn't he realize this earlier?
Zhao Xiwei thought for a while, but didn't understand the reason, so he simply stopped thinking about it, and just followed his words, and asked again: "Then if you are right, the queen mother really uses me as a pawn to blackmail you, you What will happen?"

His eyes moved, and he looked at her without speaking.

Zhao Xiwei didn't speak either.

After a long time, he took a deep breath and said slowly, "I can't do anything."

Something sank in Zhao Xiwei's heart.

"At that time, I was far away in Xiliang. Before the formation of the armed forces, the lives of many soldiers and soldiers were in my hands. If the Queen Mother really used you to blackmail me..." His tone was calm, appearing indifferent and cold, "Even if I feel ashamed You can't act rashly even if you cut with a knife."

He closed his eyes lightly, as if he couldn't bear it, "So, Wei'er, you must protect yourself as much as possible. Outside the palace, there are hidden guards at your disposal; inside the palace, there are Yulin at your disposal." Dispatch..."

(End of this chapter)