After the prince enters the play

Chapter 278: 278

Concubine Li Gui waved all the people in the hall to retreat, and she leaned on the soft pillow quietly in a daze.

The still beautiful face seemed calm and unwavering, but there were waves in the depths of the eyes.

She knew that if she made this decision, once the matter was revealed, she would suffer countless infamy, but she was not reconciled.

Back then, she was the one who met His Majesty first, but the late Emperor let His Majesty marry the First Empress. She entered the palace one step later than the First Empress, and died of illness a few years later. She thought she could be the Empress.

As a result, His Majesty continued to marry the Shu family.

Looking back now, she still feels angry, annoyed, and powerless.

Obviously he promised himself, but he broke his promise again and again. What's wrong with her wanting to get back what originally belonged to her?

She is right.

She will not intervene in the war in Zhangping Mansion, she just wants to keep the prince there, as long as the layout is careful and things are done carefully, no one will suspect her.

Moreover, as long as there are no accidents, the son is right, and the war can be controlled.

Concubine Li Gui closed her eyes slightly, it was His Majesty who wronged her first, so we can't blame her for being ruthless.

Five years ago, she was still looking forward to His Majesty's love, but now she only hopes that her son will be able to ascend to the position of prince.

As for love?

She is no longer rare.

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Without waiting for the outcome of the quarrel between the court and the court, the Zhangping Mansion once again sent an expedited memorial of eight hundred miles, asking His Majesty Zeng Bing to rush to help.

The Tatars claimed that 20 troops had already approached Zhangping Mansion, and all the enemy platforms outside Zhangping Mansion had fallen. In addition, the grain that was about to be harvested in summer might also fall into the enemy's hands.

The military situation was like fire, and the atmosphere in the court hall was stagnant for a while.

Su Xinyi is preparing to go to see His Majesty after the court today. She wants to go out with the prince. Only when His Majesty nods can she go along with her.

She didn't seek any fame or title, she just wanted to be a soldier by His Highness's side to protect his safety.

Su Xinyi pondered over how to respond when seeing His Majesty in the East Palace. She dared not guess what His Majesty was thinking, but she thought that His Majesty would also be very worried about the Prince's safety, so she still had a chance.

However, Su Xinyi did not expect that the accident would come much sooner than the plan.

Mammy She walked across the corridor in a hurry, with a nervous look on her face, and the late spring wind blowing on her face with the restlessness of early summer, making people's mood more ups and downs.

"Mommy, what's wrong with you?" Lianqiao came out of the hall, and she couldn't help being startled when she saw Nanny She's serious face.

"Is the princess free now?" Madam She asked immediately.

Lian Qiao nodded hurriedly, and Mammy She walked in immediately.

As soon as she entered the palace, she saw that the princess was writing something on the desk by the window, her face was tense, Mammy She took a deep breath, and then stepped forward to salute, "This old slave pays homage to the princess."

"Mammy is here." Su Xinyi didn't look up, and continued to write with the pen in his hand, "Is there something wrong?"

She is preparing the papers, if the crown prince leads the army, she will have to see His Majesty immediately, so the papers for accompanying her should be prepared in advance.

"Princess Concubine, Your Majesty fainted early this morning." Madam She's voice trembled faintly, her face turned pale.

The pen in Su Xinyi's hand paused, a drop of ink fell gently on the paper, and the paper was ruined.

She suddenly raised her head to look at Mammy She, seeing Mammy She's expression, she knew that this matter was true and there was no misunderstanding.

"Why did His Majesty faint?"

"The old slave doesn't know very well. He only vaguely found out that there was a lot of quarrel in the court today, because the matter of leading the soldiers was very noisy."

Su Xinyi tore up the discarded papers, crumpled them into a ball and threw them into the wastebasket. She knew it would be like this, and couldn't help but worry about the prince.

The Tatar tribes have always been a knot in my father's heart. She knew that the Tatars were undecided and always wanted to go south to annex Southern Qi, so there were many things about Tatars in my father's letters.

She had read it by heart in her previous life, so when she got the chance again in this life, she immediately joined forces with the prince and King Rong to form a caravan. The ultimate purpose of forming a caravan was to spy on news.

In addition to this, there was another reason, which she never told anyone, because the time was not yet ripe, and that was to divide and sever the grassland tribes, provoke their conflicts, and let them kill each other.

Now the caravan has only entered the grassland for the third time, and they have no idea of ​​the situation of the tribes deep in the grassland, so the plan of alienation will not work at all.

Still too short a time.

If she was given another three years, no, two years would be enough, her plan would take shape.

In the past few years, the border defense has been consolidated and the Yulin Guards have been prepared. As long as the military strength of Yulin Guards and Zhangping Mansion has greatly increased, there is no reason to be afraid of Tatar cavalry.

However, it is obvious that Su Xinyi's idea is too ideal, just because there is no way to send out troops, who will lead the troops, the situation in the court has already become such a situation, one can imagine the state of mind in which His Majesty sent him away from Beijing before his father went out.

It was hard for Su Xinyi to feel happy when she thought of these things. She sighed slightly. In the final analysis, the princes have grown up. Although His Majesty has established a crown prince, it is obvious that the courtiers are their masters.

In such a pool of muddy water, the prince's situation naturally needs to be cautious at every step.

"Princess Concubine, your complexion is not very good, are you feeling unwell?" Mammy She immediately asked worriedly.

Su Xinyi came back to his senses, looked at Mama She and shook his head, "Mama She is indeed a person who has stayed in the palace, and she is very well informed. If there is any other news, Mama She should let me know as soon as possible."

Mammy She nodded, "Prince Princess, don't worry, the old servant will naturally put Crown Princess first."

Su Xinyi asked Mammy She to go down, sat down and relaid the paper to start writing the memorial. She already had a premonition that His Majesty fainted, and the matter of the prince leading the army was probably a certainty.

At this time, His Majesty is not feeling well, the prince should stay in the capital, but the situation in the court is very complicated, I am afraid that someone will secretly push the prince to leave the capital.

Su Xinyi's expression froze when she thought of this. If the crown prince leaves at this time, if she, the crown princess, also follows her...

Su Xinyi stared intently at the notebook that hadn't written a word, sighed quietly, and finally put away the pen.

She learned so much from Madam She in her previous life, but she couldn't use it in the Prince's Mansion of Pingjing County. She never thought that she would use it in the palace again.

Putting the pen on the pen holder, she stood up and left the study.

Su Xinyi knew the news that His Majesty had fainted, and still acted like he didn't know anything. He didn't even ask anyone to inquire about the affairs of the harem, and just sat and waited in the East Palace.

However, even so, the news of His Majesty's fainting reached the East Palace before noon.

Now that the news had been spread in an upright manner, Su Xinyi asked people to go to Yuanhui Palace, at least to make a statement in front of the queen, so as not to be caught.

As for visiting...

It's not something she can do alone.

Su Xinyi immediately ordered that the matter should not be discussed inside and outside the East Palace, and the gate of the East Palace was closed. If anyone entered or left, they had to report and get permission before they could let them go.

Su Xinyi's order was sent to Zhang Jian, and Zhang Jian, as the head of the East Palace, immediately conveyed the order.

At the same time, I was secretly surprised, the princess's reaction was really quick enough, it would be no surprise if the lady next to me did this, but the princess was different, she grew up in the countryside.

It can be seen that this person doesn't grow up anywhere, what he looks at is his brain and wisdom.

As soon as the news was conveyed, the East Palace immediately became quiet. If there were people who thought that the Crown Princess would not be trusted by His Highness the Crown Prince, there is no need to think about it now.

This day passed extraordinarily long, Su Xinyi waited for the prince in the East Palace, and did not wait until the middle of the moon for him to come back.

Hearing the sound, she immediately got up to greet him.

The palace lanterns hanging under the eaves of the corridor were swayed by the wind, making His Highness's figure sway unsteadily.

The light fell on the prince's body like fog, clear and cold, hazy, and the whole figure seemed to blend into the harsh night.

"Your Highness." Su Xinyi's eyes were filled with worry, she could see that the prince was in a bad mood at this moment.

In the past, although his expression was a bit cold, the look in his eyes was gentle, but now his eyes are full of coldness.

Facing Su Xinyi's worried gaze, Yan Junchu took a step forward, staring at her intently, the worry and anger in his heart slowly calmed down, held her hand, and said softly: "It's okay."

Su Xinyi followed the prince into the palace and sent everyone away. She brewed tea herself, and then said: "Let's have some tea first."

Let the prince take it easy.

The prince stood in front of the window with his sleeves down, staring up at the night sky. The lights were dim and the moonlight was cold, making his face look stern.

Su Xinyi's voice broke the stagnation at this moment. The prince turned around slowly, reached out to take the tea, and raised his eyes slightly to look at Su Xinyi, "You know everything?"

"Yes." Su Xinyi nodded, hesitated and asked with concern: "Father..."

She didn't know whether she should inquire about His Majesty's physical condition, as there were many rules in the palace, she naturally had to be more cautious.

Yan Junchu said: "Father is already awake."

Su Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief, with a genuine smile on his face, "That's really great."

Your Majesty really can't do anything, if your Majesty falls down, there will be chaos in the court.

The two couples looked at each other, Yan Jun first took a sip of tea, a sip of tea slipped down his throat, he felt a slight tingle, and then he remembered that because his father suddenly fainted, he hadn't touched a drop of water for most of the day.

After drinking a cup of tea, the prince said: "Father ordered me to lead the army."

Su Xinyi was not surprised at all. If Zheng Guogong could not lead the army, only the crown prince could restrain the three armies.

"When is Your Highness leaving?" Su Xinyi found that her voice was very calm, much calmer than she expected.

"Three days later."

So fast?
Su Xinyi was taken aback, but still nodded, "I will prepare the travel arrangements for Your Highness." She hesitated a bit at this point, although she was a little hesitant, she still asked decisively, "Your Highness, do you need me to go with you?"

When Yan Junchu heard the words, he showed his first smile tonight. He reached out and brushed Su Xinyi's cheek, and said softly: "I know you really want to go out with me, but the East Palace cannot do without you. I'm not in Beijing. Suddenly fainted this time, I need someone I can trust to stay behind. A Yuan, I don’t trust anyone except you.”

Su Xinyi's heart sank, and sure enough, they thought of another place.

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Su Xinyi said in a deep voice.

Yan Junchu was a little surprised. He thought that A Yuan would ask why, but she agreed without asking anything. What does this mean for you?
This shows that A Yuan has already guessed that he will ask her to stay.

"A Yuan, are you prepared?"

Su Xinyi looked at the prince, "Your Highness, if Your Majesty didn't faint, I asked for the booklet to accompany you to the expedition, and it should have been sent to the imperial court by now. But... it is not needed now, I know, I am needed here more, I will Guard the East Palace for Your Highness."

The East Palace has staff and ministers, but these people cannot enter the harem, which is a shortcoming, but Su Xinyi can, she can know the situation of the harem if she can enter and leave the harem.

With the help of the servants of the Eastern Palace, there will be no major problems in the stability of the Eastern Palace.

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi, what is a tacit understanding?

He thought, now this is a tacit understanding.

It turns out that having a heart-to-heart connection is such a pleasant thing. Without words, she knows what she needs and what she wants to do. At this moment, she is with him.

"A Yuan..." Yan Junchu hugged him into his arms, "The East Palace is handed over to you."

Su Xinyi said softly, "Don't worry, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, several adults are asking to see you in the Mingguang Palace." Zhang Jian's voice sounded outside the bead curtain.

Yan Junchu let go of Su Xinyi, with a relaxed expression on his face, he looked at her and said softly, "You go to bed earlier, don't wait for me."

Su Xinyi nodded, "Your Highness, take care of yourself."

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi, hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the cheek, then turned and left.

Su Xinyi covered his face with his hand, only felt that his heart was pounding at this moment, and his face seemed to be on fire.

The prince went to the Mingguang Palace to discuss matters, Su Xinyi couldn't sleep, she immediately began to prepare things for the expedition.

You must prepare more clothes for changing and washing. You don’t need too many outerwear, and you need to wear more armor before the battle. The more middle clothes and close-fitting clothes, the better.

In addition, prepare enough medicines.

Su Xinyi wrote down several kinds of medicines for daily use, and then added several kinds of wound medicines, and then sent them to the Tai Hospital.Swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, these are life-saving.

She knew that the Tai Hospital would prepare it, but she still had to prepare another copy for His Highness in case of emergency.

In addition, there are objects for daily use. Did she make a list, and check it out for additions and subtractions at the end.

That night, the crown prince didn't come back, and Su Xinyi was too busy to fall asleep until midnight, and got up immediately after dawn.

After a simple breakfast, she continued to ask the prince to pack her luggage, then she called Wu Shun and said to him: "Your Highness leads the army, I hope you can go and protect His Highness for me, are you willing? "

Wu Shun was taken aback for a moment, probably because he didn't expect the Crown Princess to hand over this matter to him, but he nodded immediately after recovering, "This subordinate is willing."

Su Xinyi nodded, looked at him and said, "The reason why I let you go is because you have been working by His Highness's side for a while, so if you go, you won't be noticed by others. Remember, your most important task is It is to protect His Highness, other than that, do not write back for non-important matters."

If Wu Shun often wrote letters to report His Highness's whereabouts and was known, she would definitely be accused of monitoring His Highness.

Don't say she is the crown princess, even the empress can't spy on the emperor at will.

Wu Shun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Crown Princess, what is the important matter?"

Su Xinyi choked for a moment, looked at Wu Shun and said, "What do you think?"

Naturally, when her life was at stake, how could she say such a thing at will, and it was unlucky that the expedition was imminent.

Wu Shun immediately understood, and nodded quickly, "This subordinate understands."

"Go and prepare. Don't say anything about this matter. Just inform Zhanqiao. When you leave, don't say what you are going to do. The people under your command can be handed over to Zhanqiao for temporary management."

"Yes, my subordinates obey."

"Go, be very careful on this trip." Su Xinyi gave one last warning.

Wu Shun saluted and knelt down, keeping the words of the princess in his heart.

Wu Shun went out with the prince, so he would not attract too much attention. After all, he had been working under the prince for a while, and this time, others would only think that His Highness called him back.

At noon, the imperial decree to appoint the prince to lead the army was issued. Su Xinyi couldn't guess what others would think or think, but she received the queen's call here.

It came fast enough.

Su Xinyi immediately changed clothes and went to Yuanhui Palace. Along the way, the palace people could be seen walking more cautiously than before, and Nuoda's harem didn't even make a sound, it was very quiet.

Arriving outside Yuanhui Palace, she got off her shoulders, Lian Qiao immediately stepped forward to straighten her clothes, then bowed and retreated behind her.

When the gatekeepers of Yuanhui Palace saw her squatting down to salute, Su Xinyi nodded slightly and strode in.

Walking around the screen wall, I saw Peiyu, the maid in front of the empress, walking up to greet her quickly, "My servant pays homage to the crown princess."

"You don't need to be too polite." Su Xinyi said slowly, "Is the queen mother free to see me right now?"

Hearing this, Peiyu glanced at the Crown Princess and said, "Your Majesty is waiting for the Crown Princess, please."

"Thank you." Su Xinyi followed Peiyu into the palace, and saw that the queen was waiting for her. She stepped forward to salute her, "Daughter-in-law pays respects to the queen."

"Get up." The queen looked at Su Xinyi and said lightly, "Crown princess, I think you already know about the prince leading the army?"

"Yes." Su Xinyi didn't know what the queen was going to do yet, so she answered very cautiously.

The queen really didn't like Su Xinyi's calm and composed look, as if nothing would make her lose her composure. She glanced at her, and then said: "The prince is going on an expedition, have you prepared a suitcase for the prince?" ?”

Su Xinyi nodded slightly, "Yes, I already prepared half of it last night, and I'm putting it into the box today, and I've also sent a copy of the preparation list to Your Highness for His Highness to check."

The smile on the queen's face froze slightly when she heard the words, and she immediately said: "You have done a good job, I am still worried that you don't understand these things, and I want someone to help you."

Su Xinyi understood, the empress wanted to take this opportunity to force people into the East Palace, and she really did not miss the slightest chance.

She immediately said before the queen could say the rest: "Thank you for your concern, queen mother, but I don't need help for the time being. If there is a real need, I will ask queen mother for help."

The queen's remaining words were choked back by Su Xinyi's sentence. She wanted to forcefully send him away, but since the prince was not born by herself, it would not be good for her if it spread.Secondly, thinking of her uneasy son, the queen can't fight against the prince now, so she can only suppress her anger, look at Su Xinyi and say, "Since you can do well, that's all. I'm just afraid that you don't understand these things. Don't miss out on the important matter of the prince."

"What the Queen Mother said is that I will convey your thoughts to His Highness, and His Highness will definitely appreciate the Queen Mother's concern." Su Xinyi said to the Queen with a sincere look.

The queen pursed her lips, looked at Su Xinyi and said, "You don't have to bother the prince anymore with these trivial matters. After the prince leaves the capital, you must abide by your duty and follow the palace rules..."

Su Xinyi listened to the queen's long speech without any impatience on her face, and she kept listening respectfully. The queen felt bored, so she finally sent her away.

As soon as Su Xinyi left, the Queen said to Zhao Mama, "Look, you are impermeable at such a young age."

Mother Zhao naturally knew where her queen's heart knot was, so she comforted her softly: "Madam, I think it's good for the princess to be like this. Now, King Xiang is taking advantage of His Royal Highness Rong's absence in Beijing to pretend to be a filial son in front of His Majesty." His Majesty is not feeling well, and King Xiang's appearance of filial piety will inevitably be remembered by His Majesty, which is not good for His Highness Rong's love. Once His Highness the Crown Prince leads the army, then among the few remaining princes in Beijing , King Xiang is the most important, this is not a good thing for your empress."

The Queen's expression darkened after hearing Zhao Mama's words, "Huh, Concubine Li Gui and her son have a good plan, and they still want to be a filial son in front of the courtiers?"

"Your Majesty, just in case." Zhao Mama hurriedly said.

The queen's face became even uglier when she thought of her son who went south, but what Zhao Momo said was reasonable, so she naturally couldn't let King Xiang succeed, so she said: "What you said is somewhat reasonable, so, you go to Concubine Qi Xian and Concubine Ruan Ming goes there, how can King Jing and King Wu fall behind King Xiang?"

Upon hearing this, Mother Zhao immediately said: "Your Majesty is still thoughtful, this old servant will go right away."

The Queen nodded, "Go."

King Xiang wants to be beautiful, but that's not possible.

After Zhao mama left, although the queen was reluctant, but thinking of her words, since she thought it made sense, she planned to go to His Majesty's side to tell His Majesty about the filial piety of the Crown Princess and her feelings for the Crown Prince.

At least, let His Majesty not always think about the son of King Xiang, but also see how his most valued prince and concubine behave.

In comparison, in her heart, King Xiang is more annoying than Su Xinyi. If she had to choose one unlucky one, she would definitely choose King Xiang.

The empress specially changed into a plain palace attire, and led the crowd towards His Majesty's bedroom in a grand manner.

Walking halfway, the empress did not expect to meet Li Guifei and her party, it was really a narrow road.

Not to mention the empress' complexion is not good, even Concubine Li Gui's expression changed slightly.

This is really unfortunate.

The empress walked up to Concubine Li Gui without hesitation, looked at her sideways and said, "Concubine Gui is also going to visit His Majesty?"

Concubine Li Gui took a breath, with a look of worry on her face, she nodded slightly, "Yes, this concubine is very worried about His Majesty, I didn't expect to meet Empress Empress here, is she going to visit His Majesty too?"

The queen remembered that King Xiang could not succeed, so she said to Concubine Li Gui: "I ordered the Crown Princess to give you some matters, and now I am going to report back to Your Majesty. Speaking of which, the Crown Princess is really a considerate and appropriate person, and the Crown Princess is really considerate and considerate. Take good care of it, I think His Majesty will be satisfied."

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