Reborn Lady's Scheming

Chapter 321 Chilling
Lin Mengyao didn't force Xie Chongguang to stay, but urged him to leave quickly so as not to delay the time to go to court.

She knew in her heart that when dealing with a person like Xie Chongguang, there were some things that could be ordered as soon as possible. Only in this way could he suffer from pain and sleepless nights.

When Xie Chongguang left, he appeared to be in a hurry, and he didn't even have time to put on his robes, as if he had done something that made people feel guilty.

Lin Mengyao leaned against the fence and watched Xie Chongguang's distant figure silently, with a shady smile on the corner of her mouth.

Juan'er stood behind Lin Mengyao holding the cloak, "Miss, it's cold, let's go in quickly!"

Lin Mengyao looked up at the sky, "Yeah, it's getting cold, it's almost Chinese New Year..."

"In half a month, it will be New Year's Eve!" Juan'er replied.

In the morning court that day, Xie Chongguang was in a state of absent-mindedness, until after the morning court, the whole person seemed to have never slowed down.

After the early court, Prince Xuanyuanming met the emperor alone, and boldly proposed that he personally lead the army to wipe out the rebels in the northern border, and eradicate the Xiangyang king's party in one fell swoop.

Xuanyuan Ming's impassioned statement made Xuanyuan Zhen very shocked. He knows how much his son weighs. Could it be that he suddenly became enlightened?

"Prince, do you know that this is not a child's play?" Xuanyuan Zhen had to tell Xuanyuan Ming the dangerous situation in the northern border, and Xuanyuan Ming responded calmly according to what Qin Yu taught him: "Everything my father worries about, my son We all know, but no matter how dangerous the situation in the northern border is, someone must go to solve this matter perfectly, right?"

Xuanyuan Zhen looked at the prince with great interest. This son seemed to have matured overnight.

"My son thinks that the King of Xiangyang... no, it is treasonous for Situ Yue and his son to detain King Jing. His father has tolerated him so far, and he has done the utmost of benevolence. If we continue to stalemate with them, I am afraid that it will cause people to criticize. Now the court There are a lot of voices discussing it, so my father must have heard about it..." Xuanyuan Ming's words stopped short, Xuanyuan Zhen nodded hesitantly, and asked, "Then do you have any plans for Zhou Xiang?"

"Father, look—" Xuanyuanming took a few steps forward, analyzed the current situation in Dashun court one by one, and finally led it to the Cui family, "Now, if the ministers personally conquer the northern border, it is obvious that they can be dispatched The troops are insufficient, if we borrow the military power from the Cui family at this time..."

"The Cui family?" Xuanyuan Zhen was startled, "You mean..."

"I know that my father has never been able to find a good opportunity to completely take back the military power in the hands of the Cui family. Isn't this time the best opportunity?"

"You're right!" Xuanyuan Ming's proposal touched Xuanyuan Zhen's heart.

Xuanyuan Mingfu added: "Besides, Cui Wenxiao, the daughter of the Cui family, married to the Northern Territory. Now that Situ Yue has rebelled, if the Cui family still holds the military power, it might be wrong..."

Xuanyuan Ming's words clearly meant that the Cui family would cooperate with Situ Yue at any time, but Xuanyuan Zhen also had such suspicions. Xuanyuan Ming pinpointed this point, and added fuel and vinegar, and finally persuaded Xuanyuan Zhen.

"You go back first, I have my own arrangements for this matter!" Xuanyuan Zhen said.

Xuanyuan Ming bowed his body and said respectfully: "The minister there will wait for the orders of the father at any time!"

Leaving the imperial study room, Xuanyuan Ming looked very energetic, because Qin Yu told him that this is a free effort, and he just needs to let him do it!
After Xuanyuan Ming left, Xuanyuan Zhen summoned Mrs. Cui, the meaning of which was self-evident.

The old Mrs. Cui, who dared to confront the emperor in the palace in the past, is now obviously a little tired after experiencing the world. The hot heart of a child has long been exhausted in repeated disappointments.

"What does Ling Shuang think of my vision?" Xuanyuan Zhen seemed to be discussing with Mrs. Cui, and his tone was soft, but there was an aura that could not be refuted.

Mrs. Cui leaned on a dragon head crutch, and stood aside quietly listening to what Xuanyuan Zhen had said for so long, without any disturbance in her heart.

She had expected this day a long time ago. The friendship they fought side by side in the past is not as important as his monopoly.

"The emperor wants to take back the Cui family's military power, so you can be blunt, how can you refuse to hand it over?" Mrs. Cui sneered, "Now the Cui family is powerless to do anything for the emperor and Dashun, so it is reasonable for the emperor to take back the military power! "

"Ling Shuang, you can think like this... I'm very pleased!" Xuanyuan Zhen hesitated for a while, and then said: "Don't worry, although I temporarily withdraw the troops from your Cui family, as long as I am here, I will keep you." Your Cui family will be rich and prosperous for a day!"

Rich?Ronghua?When did her Cui family covet these things?

Mrs. Cui let out a snort from her throat, but she didn't have any urge to argue, she just bent slightly and said, "Then thank you, Your Majesty, Long En!"

The next day, Crown Prince Xuanyuanming was ordered to lead troops north to quell the chaos. At the same time, Situ Lei received a secret letter from Beijing, which told him in detail all of Xuanyuanming's plans and plans.

"What a shameless Xuanyuan Ming!" After reading the secret letter, Situ Lei kicked his subordinates angrily, "You actually played with me like this, come, come, let's see how much troops that idiot can bring , the northern border is the world of my Situ family!"

In the Crown Prince's Mansion in Beijing, Qin Yu was sitting leisurely by the window drinking tea. Not long after, the maid came to report: "Crown Concubine, His Royal Highness has left the city!"

"Understood!" Qin Yu pursed her lips, feeling very ironic in her heart, her secret letter had already been delivered to Situ Lei, and the crown prince had just left the city...

It's no wonder that Xuanyuanming's rare opportunity to express himself will naturally stir up everyone in the city, wishing he could tell the world that he is going to lead troops to quell the chaos.

The troops taken over from the Cui family, the major generals who followed the Cui family in the past, were all dismissed by Xuanyuan Ming for unknown reasons, and they were all replaced by his own people. Those major generals dared not be angry. Dare to say, they dropped their helmets and put on civilian clothes one after another. Although there were resentments in their hearts, they held back for the sake of Mrs. Cui.

On the second day of Xuanyuan Ming's trip to the north, Mrs. Cui suddenly contracted a wind disease and was bedridden. Concubine Cui Guigui begged for grace to go out of the palace to visit her sick. The moment the mother and daughter met, they burst into tears.

Concubine Cui Guifei described her as a little haggard, she was not much better than Mrs. Cui, but when she arrived at her natal family, she still forced herself to look good, fearing that her family would worry about her.

When Concubine Cui entered Mrs. Cui's bedroom, the maid came in with a medicine bowl.

"I'm coming!" Concubine Cui took the medicine bowl from the maid, sat down in front of Mrs. Cui's bed, and said softly: "Mother—"

Mrs. Cui opened her eyes tiredly, and when she saw Concubine Cui Gui, her eyes immediately became moist, "Why...how did you come out?"

"Mother is sick, the emperor allowed me to go out of the palace to serve the sick, mother, what's wrong with you?" Concubine Cui felt a pain in her heart, Madam Cui stretched out her hand to hold Concubine Cui's hand, and comforted her: "How can it be so serious? , you have to come out of the palace yourself, this is not a serious illness for me."

"But mother clearly was fine yesterday, but today..."

"Human? As you get older, there are always some inexplicable problems. Just take two doses of medicine and you will be fine. You can sit down for a while and go back to the palace!" Mrs. Cui said: "Now my Cui family's You have also seen the situation, if you have another errand, you will be wrong, and mother is afraid... I am afraid that she will not be able to keep you..." Mrs. Cui choked up twice, sat up stubbornly, and sighed long .

"The emperor is too ruthless—" Concubine Cui lowered her voice, "How could he treat my Cui family like this?"

"He is no longer the emperor of the past!" Mrs. Cui seems to still have Xuanyuan Zhen's high-spirited appearance in her youth, but compared to the moody king on the dragon chair today, there is a big difference.

"Compared to my Cui family, the emperor has left some room, but King Jing..." Mrs. Cui couldn't help worrying about Xuanyuan Jue who was still in the north, "The emperor ordered the prince to lead the army to quell the chaos. His Royal Highness is cornered."

Concubine Cui felt a throbbing pain in her heart when she heard Mrs. Cui's analysis, "The situation in the northern border has changed drastically, and Wan'er is also in the northern border. If we fight together, there will be bloodshed..."

"This time, the emperor is determined to eradicate the Situ family!"

"Then what should King Jing do?" Concubine Cui Gui has been in the harem all year round, and she is only familiar with the methods of those women in the harem. When it comes to these big issues, she has no idea after all, but Mrs. After all, a person has personally put on a war robe and went to the battlefield, and he knows far more than ordinary people, and he can see more thoroughly than ordinary people.

At this time, only Mrs. Cui and Concubine Cui's mother and daughter were in the room, so quiet that only the ethereal sound of water leaking remained.

Mrs. Cui stared at the green plant on the window sill in full bloom, and a trace of calm suddenly appeared on her wrinkled face.

"It doesn't just end like that!" she said.

Concubine Cui Gui was puzzled: "What does mother mean by that?"

However, no matter how much Concubine Cui asked, Mrs. Cui never spoke clearly with Concubine Cui.

Faintly felt that there seemed to be some major plan being carried out quietly, and that plan...

"If one day the Cui family falls apart..." Mrs. Cui swallowed halfway through her words, as if she felt that she shouldn't have said such a thing to Concubine Cui, but Concubine Cui listened and frowned suddenly, Asked: "What did mother just say?"

Mrs. Cui shook her head and refused to say any more, but Concubine Cui was more concerned. Could it be that this time, the emperor's actions really chilled her mother's heart?

For so many years, Mrs. Cui has swallowed all the emperor's actions, but now... I am afraid that all her patience has been exhausted!

Concubine Cui pressed Mrs. Cui's hand, "Mother, don't worry, no matter what decision mother makes in the future, the daughter will stand by her side..." As she spoke, a tear rolled down from the corner of her eye and slid into the The corner of the mouth is full of bitterness...

After all, she once had true feelings for the emperor.

(End of this chapter)