The Young Lady of the General’s House

Chapter Ninety Three

After Shen Jin finished speaking, Chu Xiuming was silent. In fact, he also thought about this. As long as Emperor Cheng felt that he was more threatening than the prince of England, then cooperation was not impossible.

Moreover, Emperor Cheng was so nervous about King Rui’s affairs, which also had his relationship. After all, King Rui was also of the blood of the first emperor, and Emperor Cheng didn’t know that they had princes and grandchildren, so in the heart of Emperor Cheng, if Chu Xiuming had pushed King Rui up. Of course, after all, King Rui is also his father-in-law, and he is well controlled.

So at that time, Chu Xiuming persuaded King Rui to follow him to the border town, which also took a big risk.

Not only that, if Emperor Cheng felt that Chu Xiuming was in danger, he might use a gentle attitude to appease Chu Xiuming while using thunderous methods to dispose of King Rui.

Chu Xiu knew this, and Princess Rui knew that it was Zhao Ru and they also knew it, so they told King Rui about the secret way in advance, and also inspired King Rui with words. Although Zhao Ru said that the king of England was in Beijing. I asked Rui Wang whether he would abandon the Queen Mother. In fact, he was thinking about Chu Xiuming’s matter. He would specifically mention the Queen Mother, but it was for the purpose of disturbing King Rui’s mind and making Rui Wang unable to think of other places. After all, sincere The emperor is the elder brother of King Rui, and King Rui is never a firm person. No one can guarantee that after returning to Beijing, King Rui will relentlessly tell the queen mother or sincere after guessing the plans of Chu Xiuming and Zhao's family. Emperor, it is better to let King Rui focus all his hatred on Wang Shizi, and focus his fear on Emperor Cheng.

After changing to any emperor, I am afraid that he will not join hands with someone like the King of England, but the Emperor Cheng? None of them dare to guarantee that the Prince of England could endure it until now, but he didn't know the attitude of the Chu family, and he was scrupulous about the Chu family in his heart, so he started to calculate the Chu family early.

When the Chu family did nothing. When guarding the frontier for the apocalypse, Emperor Cheng could keep making small movements, either delaying the supply of food and grass, or not giving rescue, using the Chu family and guarding against the Chu family, even because of his small actions. People who have died in the Chu family, how can Emperor Cheng not be guilty?

I am afraid that Emperor Cheng would even want to see the Chu family and the Prince of England lose both, and then he will take care of the overall situation, but the Prince of England will let Cheng Emperor use it like this?

Seeing Chu Xiuming's silence, Shen Jin understood a little bit in her heart. In fact, many of her things were inferred from the attitudes of people around her, because Shen Jin will always be Shen Jin, the one who can carefully live out a world no matter where she is. People, she can't become a person like Chu Xiuming, who walks all the way.

"Emperor Cheng is not an opponent of the Prince of England." Shen Jin lay on Chu Xiuming's body and whispered.

If Emperor Cheng wants to calculate the King of England and Chu Xiuming, unless the King of England deliberately allows him to succeed, otherwise... it is more likely that the King of England calculated the King of Cheng. Even so, it means that they have dealt with Chu Xiuming together. So Chu Xiuming hoped that the mountain range was really where the King of England hid his soldiers.

Chu Xiuming gently patted Shen Jin's back, "In any case, Emperor Cheng is now the king of a country." In fact, Emperor Cheng has never realized that his greatest advantage is that the emperor is the heart of the people, and his identity is arrogant. It’s more useful than a conspiracy. As long as he directly orders Chu Xiuming to deal with the Prince of England, and use the people of the world to suppress Chu Xiuming, then even if Chu Xiuming knows the ultimate goal of Emperor Cheng, he will also respond. Because of this situation, even if he When Chu Xiuyuan's identity was introduced, the people would not stand on his side, but it would easily cause Chu Xiuyuan to lose the popular support.

It happened that Emperor Cheng abandoned his advantage, and instead liked to use some small tricks, which was also the reason why many veterans were not optimistic about him.

Different people sitting on the throne are of different types, but no matter which one they are, they must be fair enough. It does not mean that you cannot use other methods when you become an emperor. On the contrary, the emperor can use any method, but only because of suspiciousness. , It is necessary to use those small means to kill the hero, and no one is a fool if the rabbit is not dead and the dog has cooked such a thing. Although it is not said in the eyes, it is inevitable that there will be some emotions in the heart.

The method used by Emperor Cheng to sit on the throne was not fair. Everyone knew this, but why at the beginning, besides those diehard loyalists, more people remained silent? Because for these people, as long as the person sitting on the throne belongs to the Shen family, it is good that the royal blood is not confused.

Because they are loyal to the emperor, whether it is for the people or for themselves, they all want to show their ambitions.

Shen Jin said, "I'll go."

"No." Chu Xiuming refused without hesitation.

Shen Jin had already thought about it and said, "Actually, it's best for me to go, even if you and Xiuyuan are not as suitable for me."

Chu Xiuming was silent, and Shen Jin's face was placed on Chu Xiuming's chest, and he said, "If it is true, the Prince of England will send someone to negotiate with the border town while seeking cooperation with Emperor Cheng. After all, compared with you, Cheng Di is easier to deal with."

Actually, Chu Xiuming considered all of what Shen Jin said, and Shen Jin went on to say, "So it is safest for me to go. Even if there is an ambush, they will not hurt me. They will only catch me alive, and then use it. Threaten you."

However, if Chu Xiuming goes or Chu Xiu is away, there will be no such treatment. I am afraid that she will be killed in the first place. So only Shen Jin, her identity will not be too heavy or too light, whether it is Emperor Cheng or The prince of England would feel that killing her would have no effect on the border town, but instead holding her to threaten Chu Xiuming, it was somewhat useful.

Not only that, Emperor Cheng would not openly deal with Chu Xiuming, so the identity of Princess Shen Jin was also a kind of protection.

In the current situation, if you don’t go, you can’t. This is not only related to the child, but also related to the future pattern. As long as the British prince is weakened, then no matter what the Emperor Cheng thinks, the ministers in the court Even for his own comfort, he would find a way to make Emperor Cheng deal with the Prince of England.

It would be best if Chu Xiuming got another serious injury news at that time...

Chu Xiuming gently stroked Shen Jin's hair and said, "If you stay in the border town, don't you worry about leaving Dongdong?"

Shen Jin looked down slightly, Chu Xiuming would only think more about what she could think of, but was it really not as dangerous as Shen Jin said? On the contrary, Shen Jin doesn't have any self-protection ability. If he does it, of course others will want to catch her alive, but he has no eyes. What if there is a chance? Therefore, Chu Xiuming would not agree, nor did he want Shen Jin to take risks. This was his lady, who was held in the palm of his hand, and did not want her to suffer even if she was wronged.

Hearing Dongdong, Shen Jin pursed his lips. Chu Xiuming is about to leave. If she leaves too, Dongdong will be left alone here. He is still so young, "Let Dongdong take care of my mother. Mother Zhao, Anping, and An Ning will all stay."

Chu Xiuming still wanted to speak, Shen Jin stood up and covered his mouth, "Husband, I'm just waiting for you in another place."

"It's not the same." Chu Xiuming was willing to compromise for Shen Jin in many things, but it was impossible in this matter. He removed Shen Jin's hand, sat up and held Shen Jin in his arms, looking down. Shen Jin said with eyes.

Shen Jin smiled, "Husband, it's not necessarily true. What if there is nothing on the mountain range?"

So they said it was too early now, Chu Xiuming slowly sighed, nodded and said, "En."

This matter has not been resolved, but it is all tacitly no longer mentioned.

In the capital, Kexianju had prepared the things that the King of Rui wanted. Because the King of Rui required everything to be prepared in King's Mansion, the people of Kexianju brought in many ingredients and tools from the back door just after dawn. After arriving at the Royal Palace of Rui, he began to get busy in a specially cleaned up yard.

A few people **** the live lambs. A strong man in his thirties skillfully slaughtered the lambs. Some people used materials to set up a temporary table for roasting lambs in the open space...

At the same time, a middle-aged woman was also led into the main room. When King Rui saw this woman, he was taken aback and said, "Madam Zhen, how are you..."

Madam Zhen is much older than she was in the palace. If it weren’t for the King Rui to know her better, I’m afraid she wouldn’t be able to recognize her. At this time, Madam Zhen is still decent in the palace, wearing some shabby clothes. Just like the most ordinary wives, Mother Zhen looked at King Rui and Princess Rui without much surprise. After all, when the person from Xianju came over last night with the piece of paper, she was already prepared.

"The old slave greets the prince and concubine." Madam Zhen said respectfully.

King Rui said quickly, "Mother, get up quickly and sit down, what's the matter?"

"The prince." Princess Rui interrupted King Rui. After she first asked Mother Zhen to sit down, she personally poured tea to her. Mother Zhen quickly got up and didn't dare to be the one, "Mother, why are you alone outside the palace? ?"

Madam Zhen waited for Princess Rui to sit back next to King Rui, and then sat down and said, "It was ordered by the Queen Mother, that day..." Madam Zhen simply spoke about the quarrel between Emperor Cheng and the Queen Mother.

King Rui red eyes and said with guilt, "It's all my fault. If it weren't for my selfishness, let the queen help me... Your Majesty won't get involved with the queen."

"Don't say that, the prince, if the queen dowager knows about it, she will definitely be sad." Madam Zhen sighed in her heart. Although King Rui was weaker and incompetent, compared with Emperor Cheng, he placed more emphasis on love and respect for the queen mother. At that time, the queen mother let her When she left the palace, she explained that she was waiting for King Rui's people to come and told King Rui everything. Madam Zhen thought at the time that King Rui would not come back, but she didn't expect it to be a mother-child connection?

King Rui lowered his head and looked unclear. In fact, he was sad and resentful in his heart. No matter how many queens, it would be great for Emperor Cheng and him, but what about Emperor Cheng? That was the mother who gave birth to them and raised them... and thinking of what the princess said, King Rui couldn't wait to visit her mother right away, but Emperor Cheng refused to allow him to enter the palace, even if she wanted to comfort her mother, she couldn't do it.

Princess Rui looked at Mother Zhen and asked, "What can the Queen Mother have to say to the prince?"

"Yes." Madam Zhen said respectfully. "That day, Your Majesty took the opportunity to have a lot of people around the Queen Mother. Even the old slaves were also beaten. The Queen Mother simply sent those people out of the palace, but they couldn't. His Majesty was also transferred elsewhere, so that His Majesty arranged for the people around him, thereby saving the lives of the old slaves and others."

King Rui clenched his fists and held back his anger. Mother Zhen said with a calm face, "The old slave has been waiting for the prince after receiving the instructions of the queen mother." She took out a stack of silver bills from her arms, and both hands. He held it to King Rui, "This is all the savings of the Queen Mother, and the Queen Mother asked the old slave to give these to the Lord."

"What do you mean by the queen?" King Rui frowned instead of picking up the bank notes.

Madam Zhen said respectfully, "The Queen Mother asked the prince to go to the border town."

King Rui frowned. If it wasn't for the queen mother, he would have gone to the border town. But at this time, the queen mother specially asked Mother Zhen to stay outside and tell him this? Princess Rui also frowned and looked at the bank notes. It was impossible for the Queen Mother to just ask Mother Zhen to send these bank notes to King Rui, because it was unnecessary.

Madam Zhen just got up and put the bank note in the hands of King Rui respectfully. Then she looked at Princess Rui and said, "The queen mother also specially ordered the old slave. If the princess comes back with the prince this time, the child Everything has been arranged, so there is no need to avoid the princess in the following words."

King Rui said, "Mother has something to say straight. The princess and the king will live and die together, and share the same honor and disgrace."

Madam Zhen said, "Yes, the queen mother asked the old slave to tell the prince that the jade seal of your majesty is fake."

"What?" King Rui couldn't help but exclaimed, but Mother Zhen kept looking at Princess Rui. Seeing the horror that couldn't be hidden on her face, she breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that Princess Rui didn't know before. .

Mother Zhen said, "The real jade seal was hidden by the princess, but where it was hidden, but no one knows, besides the jade seal...there is the emperor's edict."

"The edict of the first emperor?" Rui Wang looked at Mother Zhen.

"Yes." Madam Zhen said, "The old slave is disrespectful. I wonder if there is a place to escape?"

Even if she was calm as Princess Rui, she took a few deep breaths at this time before she calmed down and said, "Grandma, please come with me."

Madam Zhen stepped back slightly, folded her hands on her lower abdomen and lowered her head. Princess Rui took Madam Zhen into it, but King Rui hadn’t reacted yet, and when she arrived in the inner room, Mother Zhen took off her coat. , Zhongyi, and then took off the bright yellow edict at his waist that was tightly bound by belts and other things.

Regardless of getting dressed, she held it in her hands and gave it to Princess Rui. Princess Rui took it. She didn't open it, but said, "Wait, I'll leave it to the prince."

Madam Zhen responded respectfully and put on the clothes one by one. At this time, she gave the will to Princess Rui. She was also relieved. After going out, she saw King Rui finally calmed down, but saw the Princess. When he swallowed something in his hand, Princess Rui handed it over to King Rui. King Rui opened it and saw that it was indeed the edict's edict, and the content was to pass the throne to the prince.

"But the prince is already..." King Rui handed over the will to Princess Rui after reading it, hesitated and said.

Concubine Rui pursed her lips, looking at how to use it. If it is used well, the effect is not bad, especially... the grandson of the prince is still alive. This edict can also prove that the prince’s line is the first emperor. The object of your mind.

Madam Zhen said, "Master, you just keep this, if you get to the border town, give it to Yongninghou."

King Rui looked at Princess Rui, then looked at Mother Zhen, and then he agreed. Princess Rui folded the edict and placed it with King Rui, looked at Mother Zhen and asked, "This edict, how did the queen mother stay? Coming down?"

Madam Zhen gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty's original will is a fake."

Although they all had guesses when they saw this, they were still surprised when Madam Zhen said it. Madam Zhen went on to say, "This is true. Emperor Cheng didn't know that at that time. ...Hidden by the Queen Mother."

Madam Zhen was vague, but Princess Rui already understood. At that time, I am afraid that because the queen mother saw the attitude of Emperor Cheng to the prince’s line and the remaining princes, she was afraid that she secretly concealed the edict. The queen mother was sincere. The emperor’s mother is not only Chengdi’s mother, she also has a younger son who needs protection, so the queen mother can tolerate Chengdi’s provision and abolition of Ruiwang, but she cannot tolerate Chengdi’s threat to Ruiwang’s life, so now Taking out this edict is just to add some bargaining chips to King Rui.

If Emperor Cheng didn't have the intention to get rid of King Rui, I'm afraid the queen mother would never take out this edict for the rest of her life.

If Emperor Cheng knew, even his biological mother was so defensive against him, and he didn't know what it was like.

Mother Zhen took a deep breath and said, "The queen mother asked me to bring a word to the prince, "My son is also of the blood of the first emperor. Brother leave a way to survive'."

"I never had this thought." Rui Wang said with a change of expression.

Princess Rui understands all the plans of the Queen Mother. She gave so many chips, but because she only thought that the first emperor’s bloodline was left with Cheng Di, Rui Wang, and Ying Wang Shizi, so let the Rui Wang take these to find Chu Xiuming also has an extra guarantee, not only for King Rui, but also for himself, because both Emperor Cheng and King Rui finally succeeded in becoming the emperor, and they are better than the prince of England, because she is the supreme queen mother, but The Queen Mother had calculated everything, but did not expect that there were still people in the Prince's line.

Madam Zhen looked at King Rui and said, "The queen mother also knows that the prince has no such intentions, but the prince sometimes cannot help herself."

King Rui gritted his teeth and said, "Is the queen mother very dangerous?"

If he really leaves, what will the queen mother do? How would Cheng Di treat his mother and queen?

After hearing this, Madam Zhen looked at King Rui's eyes more and more kind, and said, "Anyway, the queen mother is your majesty's mother. Don't worry, the queen mother will take care even for the prince."

King Rui lowered her head and did not speak. Madam Zhen knew that King Rui was such an indecisive temper. She didn't care but looked at Princess Rui and said, "The princess, the queen mother said that the princess is a smart person, so she naturally knows how to choose. The prince’s son-in-law, the prince only has four sons, and the eldest son and second son are all from the princess. If there is such a day... the princess also knows that the princess will never treat the princess and the elder son."

This temptation is not trivial, but the queen mother never knows what Princess Rui wants, but at this time Princess Rui just nodded and said, "It's easy for the mother to say, but...why does Yongning Hou want to help the prince? Naturally, it is a hero. If it fails, or finally makes the Prince of England ascend to the throne, then the reputation of the Chu family for a hundred years will be ruined. If you don't say it, you are afraid that it will be stinking for thousands of years. Even if the Chu family pushes the prince, what can you get? Does it really get more than it is now? And if the Chu family preserves its strength, regardless of whether the King of England wins or loses in the end, the Chu family has military power in hand and will remain invincible."

Madam Zhen knows that Princess Rui is telling the truth, and she thinks about it for the sake of King Rui. The Chu family’s connection with King Rui is nothing more than marrying King Rui’s concubine. However, the century-old reputation of the Chu family is comparable to that of a woman. It is natural that the former is more important.

After hearing this, the King Rui also looked at Mother Zhen. Mother Zhen thought of what the Queen Mother had said, and said, "The Queen Mother said that the prince is better than the king of the opposite sex, and that all the places in the northwest are sealed to Yongning Hou, so that she can control... the specific queen mother. I also asked the princess to ask about Mr. Zhao. In the past 30 years, I am afraid that many people have forgotten the scenery of the Zhao family as a five-jinshi at the beginning. Is the Zhao family really willing to quiet down? I am afraid that I will depend on Mr. Zhao a lot."

Princess Rui had to admit that the Queen Mother really had control over people's hearts. With these temptations, if it hadn’t been a plan for a long time, I was afraid that Princess Rui would have been moved. Hearing this, she lowered her eyes and did not speak. Then, Madam Zhen continued, “Wang Hao You can also think about it, if the prince really succeeds, then the elder son is the prince, the future king of a country, and the princess is the mother of a country, then the Zhao family is not only the prince’s mother clan, but also Conglong."

"I see." Princess Rui let out a sigh of relief, as if she had made up her mind.

Seeing this in her heart, Mother Zhen looked at King Rui and said, "The prince, the queen mother asked the old slave to tell the prince, listen to the words of the princess. The prince is sorry for the princess in the slightest, and the queen mother will definitely be the master for the princess."

"I won't." Rui Wang said quickly.

Princess Rui smiled slightly when she heard this, and did not say anything. Mother Zhen continued, “The queen mother also said that the queen mother will help the prince send the girl in the house to the palace.” This is a drag on the king. "The matter of waiting for the concubine in Yongle, please don't worry, the queen mother will take care of it."

King Rui frowned, and she wanted to say something but Princess Rui stopped her. Princess Rui said, "I know, but the fourth girl is not in good health now, and I'm afraid I won't be able to enter the palace. In the past few days, I will clean up the things of the fifth girl. , I sent her into the palace to accompany the Queen Mother."

Madam Zhen was completely relieved when she heard the words. It seems that Princess Rui has made a decision. What the King Rui wanted to say just now, Madam Zhen also understood in her heart that the Queen Mother is now barely able to protect herself, but she still has the ability to protect Shen Qi, but That's it, and King Rui clearly saw it and wanted to ask, but Princess Rui stopped it. Princess Rui had already made a decision and sacrificed Shen Qi for King Rui and his son.

It's not that the queen mother doesn't care about Shen Qi's granddaughter, but compared with her son and grandson, the married granddaughter is not that important.