Reborn Lady's Scheming

Chapter 284

Yingying heard the sound, took a few steps forward, bent down and called out respectfully: "Your Majesty—"

Xuanyuan Zhen stretched out his hands behind his back suddenly, "Raise your head!"

Yingying raised her head knowingly, and there seemed to be a clear stream in her agile eyes, which was refreshing.

The moment Xuanyuan Zhen saw Yingying's face, his body froze suddenly, as if he saw an old person deep in his memory that he couldn't get again.

Xuanyuan Zhen opened his mouth, and almost blurted out something, but was swallowed. Xie Wanqing recalled Xuanyuan Zhen's mouth shape just now, and thought in his heart: Ah Heng... the name that the emperor almost blurted out was "Ah Balance"?

Xie Wanqing compared her mouth patterns repeatedly, she was no stranger to this name, because it was the name of Xuanyuan Jue's biological mother.

Xie Wanqing's gaze shifted to Yingying again, and she looked at Yingying again from a different angle, feeling a chill in her heart. The road she and Xuanyuan Jue were going to take might be Yingying's success, or Yingying's failure. warbler.

Seeing Xuanyuan Zhen's reaction just now, Xie Wanqing could no longer simply look at Yingying.

Yingying leaned obediently beside Concubine De, I am afraid that Concubine De could have seen some clues from this, the smile on De Concubine's mouth deepened, she didn't know what kind of calculations she was making in her heart.

Because of Xuanyuan Zhen's sudden arrival at the Chrysanthemum Banquet, the atmosphere suddenly became a little cramped and tense, and Xuanyuan Zhen had no intention of leaving. He sat in the main seat, looking at Yingying from time to time through the wine cup.

After the banquet, in order to avoid the suspicion of others, Xie Wanqing left first and went directly to Concubine Cui's bedroom. When she arrived, she realized that Concubine Cui was not sick and refused to attend the banquet because she was at odds with Concubine De, but was really unhappy.

Xie Wanqing entered the inner hall, and immediately saw the haggard Concubine Cui Gui, lying on the couch, looking lifeless.

"Auntie!" Xie Wanqing stepped forward, "Is Auntie feeling better?"

Seeing that it was Xie Wanqing, Concubine Cui waved her hand to signal the maids at the side to retreat, Lingshu and Su Wen followed suit.

Xie Wanqing sat on the side of Concubine Cui Gui's bed, Concubine Cui sat up with Xie Wanqing's hand and asked, "Is it over?"

"Yes, everyone is gone."

"Alas—" Concubine Cui supported her aching forehead and sighed helplessly, "It's a pity that I am now like this, how can I compare with Concubine De..."

"What's wrong with my aunt? I haven't seen you for half a month, why is she so haggard?" Xie Wanqing asked.

Xie Wanqing is well aware that Concubine Cui's current situation in the harem is like walking on thin ice, but Concubine Cui has always been intelligent and has a strong temperament, so it is impossible for her to develop illnesses because of the emperor's neglect.

Concubine Cui rolled her eyes up and down, and said: "Don't think too much, I just got cold the day before yesterday, just take a few more medicines and it will be fine."

Xie Wanqing knew that Concubine Cui Gui's words were intended to comfort her, so she hesitated for a while and pretended to believe it, so as to reassure Concubine Cui Gui.

"Meet that niece of the Helan family?" Concubine Cui suddenly changed the subject and asked.

"I see." Xie Wanqing nodded.

"How?" Concubine Cui Gui felt nervous for a while, as if she was worried about something.

"What's wrong with Auntie? Could it be that there is something wrong with that Helan Yingxue?" Xie Wanqing followed Cui Guifei's words and asked.

Concubine Cui Gui concubine said in a deep voice, "I always feel that Concubine De suddenly brought Helan Yingxue to her side, it must not be simple, but I am not sure what her purpose is."

"Auntie, what are you worried about?" Xie Wanqing pressed the back of Concubine Cui Gui's hand, and said, "Concubine De is in full glory now, and it is impossible to find another young and beautiful woman to share this honor with me, so Wan'er guessed , Concubine De's goal is definitely not the emperor!"

"That's right..." Concubine Cui frowned, "But even if it's not the emperor, I'm afraid it will be the prince."

"Prince?" Xie Wanqing laughed, "Auntie is worried about what they are doing, the one who should be worried is the current Crown Princess!"

Hearing what Xie Wanqing said, Concubine Cui Gui was amused. Seeing Concubine Cui smiled, Xie Wanqing breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Auntie just needs to take good care of herself. What are you going to use to fight them!"

"What Wan'er said is true!" Concubine Cui sat up straight, as if suddenly awakened by Xie Wanqing's words, half of her sickness receded, and the two chatted for a while, Concubine Cui asked: " Is there any news from King Jing? Did you say when you will be able to return to Beijing?"

Xie Wanqing blushed, lowered her head and replied: "I just received the letter he sent back a few days ago, saying that everything is fine, but I was entangled in some difficult matters, and I am afraid that I will have to wait a few days. In a month or two, it will be the end of the year when I return to Beijing."

"Alas—" Concubine Cui patted Xie Wanqing's shoulder, "It's hard for the two of you, you just got married and then separated."

Xie Wanqing sat with Concubine Cui for a while before leaving, when passing by the Royal Garden, a gust of cool wind rushed into the corner of the collar, Xie Wanqing paused, startling Lingshu and Su Wen.

"Miss, what's the matter?" Su Wen stepped forward and asked.

Xie Wanqing's heart skipped a beat for no reason, for some reason, she suddenly had an ominous premonition, as if something bad had happened.

Looking up at the sky, the sky became more and more gloomy, Xie Wanqing said: "Let's go, look at this day, I'm afraid there will be a big storm."

Back at Prince Jing's Mansion, Xie Wanqing was in a state of unrest until Princess Xian'an broke into her bedroom crying.

"Wan'er! Wan'er is not good, Wan'er..." Princess Xian'an cried while running, and when she rushed to Xie Wanqing, she fell to the ground, her hands holding Xie Wanqing kept shaking , said vaguely in his mouth: "Something happened, something big happened!"

Xie Wanqing tried to calm down, and helped Princess Xian'an get up, "Xiao Shu, speak slowly, what's wrong?"

Princess Xian'an was pushed down by Xie Wanqing, took a breath, and said: "I just received the news that Zi'an and King Jing are besieged in Xiangyang!"

Xie Wanqing was startled, "What did you say?"

"The King of Xiangyang mutinied, King Jing and the others couldn't come back, Zi'an... Zi'an is also here..."

"The Mutiny of the King of Xiangyang..." Xie Wanqing repeated these words over and over again. The strange thing is that even Princess Xian'an received the news. Why didn't anyone send such important news to Prince Jing's Mansion?

"Who sent you the letter?" Xie Wanqing asked.

Princess Xian'an sobbed twice, and handed the handwritten letter to Xie Wanqing, "This... this is Zi'an's own handwriting, I recognize it, and the person who delivered the letter, I have detained her in the Tang Palace, according to... He said that it was the Crown Princess who secretly let him out of the city!"

"Shi Zifei?" Xie Wanqing suddenly remembered, "Wen Xiao, it's Wen Xiao!"

Princess Xian'an nodded desperately, "Yes, it must be Wen Xiao, but what should we do now! Wan'er has the most ideas, so you should quickly think of a way to save them. The king of Xiangyang is tyrannical, maybe... maybe ..." Princess Xian'an didn't dare to imagine the tragic consequences, so she couldn't stop crying.

"There is no way." Xie Wanqing's eyes were red, but compared to the completely collapsed Princess Xian'an, she was still calm. She believed in Xuanyuan Jue, and believed that he would not let anything happen to her.

"I'll go to the palace right away to beg the emperor!"

"I'll go with you!" Princess Xian'an chased after him. Outside, there was a strong wind. After a while, heavy rain fell, but it couldn't stop Xie Wanqing and Princess Xian'an.

Xie Wanqing went straight to the study room and begged Quan Gonggong to pass on the news, but Quan Gonggong replied to them with an unfriendly expression: "Your Majesty has ordered that there are important matters to be dealt with today, and no one should disturb them!"

"But I... we also have something important to ask to see His Majesty!"

Eunuch Quan looked reassured and raised his head high, "You two, please go back, Your Majesty will not see you!"

Xie Wanqing gritted her teeth, stopped Princess Xian'an outside the hall, and said: "Xiao Shu, no matter what happens later, you have to remember that everything I do will be borne by me alone. It has nothing to do with you!"

After explaining clearly, Xie Wanqing angrily pushed Eunuch Quan away and broke into the upper study room unexpectedly.

Eunuch Quan came to his senses and hurriedly called the little eunuchs to stop Xie Wanqing, but at this time Xie Wanqing had already entered the hall.

Xuanyuan Zhen raised his eyes and saw Xie Wanqing who had barged in. Behind him, Eunuch Quan knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, forgive me, the servants can't stop her...she insists..."

Xuanyuan Zhen snorted coldly, and waved his hand to signal Eunuch Quan to lead the people back.

Eunuch Quan and others retreated, Xie Wanqing only heard the door of the palace being closed behind her with a "bang", she met Xuanyuan Zhen's displeased eyes, chuckled lightly, and said, "The emperor already knew, didn't he? "

These words were not groundless, Xie Wanqing looked at Xuanyuan Zhen firmly, if he hadn't known about the Mutiny of King Xiangyang and Xuanyuan Jue was detained, how could he be deliberately stopped today?
"Xie Wanqing, who are you talking to?" Xuanyuan Zhen's expression changed, "Break into the study, Xie Wanqing, your courage is getting bigger and bigger!"

Xie Wanqing bit her lip, and suddenly knelt down with a "plop", even though she was extremely unwilling, but at this moment she had to give in, because the only one who can save Xuanyuan Jue now is the emperor.

"Your majesty—King Jing's life and death are unknown, don't you worry at all?" Xie Wanqing questioned.

Xuanyuan Zhen lowered his face, "If he died in Xiangyang, it would be because of his own incompetence!"

"But he is also your son..." Xie Wanqing really didn't understand Xuanyuan Zhen's feelings for Xuanyuan Jue. Obviously, he seemed to have such deep affection for Xuanyuan Jue's mother, but why was he so decisive towards Xuanyuan Jue? , What's the problem?
"But I'm still the emperor!" Xuanyuan Zhen retorted: "The king of Xiangyang thinks that if he detains King Jing, he can blackmail me. He's dreaming that even if he abandons King Jing, I won't let such rebellious ministers and thieves succeed!"

Xie Wanqing's heart turned cold. After all, in Xuanyuan Zhen's eyes, power is more important than anything else.

Xie Wanqing, who had been holding back her tears, finally couldn't bear it anymore and cried out in pain.

(End of this chapter)