In fact, it was just a game of chess, but it seemed like a century had passed.
When Shen Huan lost the last yellow rabbit because she was upset, Xiao Shizi walked in with a happy face, and he only said two words: "Victory!"
Xichen remained calm and did not ask Xiao Shizi. Instead, he said to Shen Huan: "I remember that Huan Huan played chess with my father before. Even my father praised you for your superb chess skills. How could you lose so miserably today?"
Shen Huan sighed: "Care leads to chaos, the emperor understands that."
Xichen smiled and said, "Are you concerned about the safety of your twelfth brother, or whether the rebels can invade the palace?"
Shen Huan was speechless for a moment, but Xichen stretched out his hand to her and said, "Let's go and see how to win together."
Shen Huan looked at his palm and handed her hand over. His palm was warm.
Xiao Shizi followed the emperor and empress, talking about the battle with joy as they walked: "The rebels originally wanted to take King Yi as a hostage, but who knew that Twelfth Master actually cooperated with General Shen inside and outside, and finally defeated the rebels? I was caught off guard and heard that the people trapped in the palace were fine. The loyal king pretended to be drunk, but secretly went out to mobilize his troops. Princess Yi's colorless and odorless poisonous powder also fascinated the rebels guarding the palace. It's so dark! Although there were heavy troops attacking the city outside, I don't know where the magic soldiers came from to help and restrained them."
"It's Lao Liu." At this moment, Xichen said calmly.
Shen Wen was shocked: "Lao Liu? Could it be the King of Qing? But he is not..."
Xichen said: "He is indeed wandering around like a wolf, but I have always known his whereabouts. Three days ago, I sent him a secret message, asking him to bring enough troops and stay near the capital to wait for him. He has been everywhere in the past few years. When you travel, you won’t always make friends with some literati. Do you still remember when he shot two sea greens to death with one arrow in the paddock? "
Shen Huan took a breath and sighed: "Remember, although I am still young, I admire the Qing King's archery skills."
Xichen smiled at her and said, "At that time, you had the golden crossbow in your hand. The only one worthy of your admiration was probably the sixth brother?"
Shen Wen smiled bitterly and said: "Although I admire the Qing King's archery skills, I am not as admirable as the emperor's vigorous and resolute execution. When did the emperor start deploying it?"
Xichen looked at her belly and said, "I learned that you were pregnant when you were still in the palace in the western suburbs."
Shen Huan smiled. She understood that Xichen and Xian Fei had been married for so many years, so they naturally understood each other's personality.
Once Shen Wen becomes pregnant, Concubine Xian will feel that Xichen may no longer have any plans to make the emperor's eldest son the crown prince. Even if she doesn't know whether Shen Wen's baby will be a boy or a girl, she will not take the risk.
And Xichen also knew that Concubine Xian would not let go of Shen Huan and the fetus. When the news reached the Western Frontier, General Pei loved his daughter so much that he would not give up the crown prince's position to anyone like this!
Therefore, as early as last month, both sides began to have their own thoughts and prepare to fight.
As she got closer and closer to the palace gate, the smile on Shen Huan's face became more and more obvious. When she heard Xichen say that, she calmly replied: "But Your Majesty, I am not pregnant!"
Xichen suddenly stopped and looked at her with a complicated expression.
Shen Huan also stopped and smiled back with the brightest smile: "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor also checked my pulse. I am not pregnant. I just have a common stomach disease. In addition, the weather is hot. I can't stand the heat, so I will feel sleepy. Soreness, soreness in waist and limbs..."
After saying this, she turned around quietly and continued walking towards the palace gate.
Xichen stood behind her and finally sighed: "It turns out that the mantis stalks the cicada behind the oriole, but there is still someone behind it!"
Shen Huan smiled charmingly at him, took his hand, and walked to the palace gate together, where she saw General Pei being tied up.
"General Pei has great military exploits and a lifetime of military service, but now he is defeated at the hands of a woman. It is really sad and lamentable," Shen Huan sighed.
General Pei spat, glared at Xichen and cursed: "Foolish king! My Pei family has contributed so much to the royal family and the founding of the country, and now you are going against me for a woman. You foolish king, sooner or later you will die in the hands of this witch!"
"How dare you speak harshly when you are about to die!" Shen Huan sneered.
General Pei glared at Shen Huan again and cursed: "You witch, you are causing trouble to the country and the people, you witch! Your Majesty, if you still think about Pei's contribution to the Northern Dynasty, don't bury me after I die, cut off my head, I I want to see with my own eyes how this witch kills you, hahahaha!"
Shen Huan looked at him coldly, and Xichen said coldly: "I will put you in prison and discuss the crime with Wei Zifeng before the Ministry of Punishment. You will lead the people to search the general's mansion. If there are secret messages from the ministers of the DPRK and China, they will be captured!"
That night, all the businesses in the capital closed their doors early, and the streets were full of officers and soldiers. Changlefang, where the ministers lived, was also full of danger signals.
For a time, everyone in the capital was in danger, fearing that they would be associated with the rebels.
And the palace was also cast under a shadow - the concubine Xian who had just been promoted was deposed because of rebellion, and the emperor's eldest son was raised by the queen.
Just like seeing off Concubine Qing, Shen Huan also dressed up and went to see off Mrs. Pei.
"The Emperor said that since you have raised the Emperor's eldest son, I will leave your body intact," Shen Huan said elegantly.
"Bitch, you're going to die!" Ms. Pei was like a mad woman and was about to rush forward, but Shen Huan raised her hand and held her wrist, slamming her aside.
"Do you think it's still the same as before? Do you think you are still the aloof concubine, and I am the palace maid serving tea and water?" Shen Huan sneered, looking at the once arrogant Concubine Pei with contempt now. " As expected, it’s not much better than Concubine Qing’s death!”
Mrs. Pei simply sat on the ground and said coldly: "What do you have to be proud of! It's just because you gave birth to a good baby! The emperor is so fascinated by you that you treat me like this... If you were not pregnant, I would I will never go down this road, Shen Huan, you are the one who forced me to do this!"
The corners of Shen Wen's lips raised slightly, and she said softly: "Who said I was pregnant? I am indeed... not pregnant!"
Mrs. Pei was stunned for a moment, and suddenly her face twisted. She suddenly got up from the ground and was about to pounce on Shen Huan. Shen Huan raised his foot and kicked her in the lower abdomen. She fell to the ground in pain and cried loudly. She cried. But he started to laugh again, and his laughter was extremely sad.
Cui Shanggong whispered: "Is she crazy?"
Shen Huan said: "Whether she is crazy or not, she is going to die."
Mrs. Pei lay on the ground, crying and laughing, and shouted: "You are not pregnant, you are not pregnant! Haha, pity that I have exhausted all my abilities and sacrificed my life and fortune for a non-existent dragon fetus, haha. Haha! Shen Huan, you are cruel, you are so cruel! All of this is in your calculation, isn't it!"
Shen Wen said with a smile: "Yes, you are right. All of this was included in my calculations, including your father and daughter's rebellion. I just didn't expect that Chu Xichen would move so fast. I always thought that both of you would lose." , who knew that you Pei family members could be so useless!
I first let you find out that I am 'pregnant', and then let Chu Xichen know about it, but I just won't let the imperial doctor come to diagnose my pulse! Even if I came, it would be vague. You all thought that I was afraid that the child would be killed, but in fact, it was not at all There is no such child!
You told your father the news, thinking that no one was aware of it, but you didn't know that my brother had already planted an informant on your father. So, when my brother wrote to ask me, I was half successful! I told He asked him to be wary of your father. On the one hand, he kept a distance, but on the other hand, he also wanted to reassure him. Brother has made it clear to your father's subordinates which ones are loyal and which ones are disloyal. Three days ago, those loyal subordinates were replaced! It's a pity that your father still has a sweet dream of making you the Queen Mother!"
After saying this, Shen Huan finally felt a little more comfortable.
Mrs. Pei said with hatred: "Shen Huan, you are indeed ruthless. I can't fight you! I lost completely! It's not because I'm stupid, but because you are so ruthless!"
"I forgot to tell you that I asked Dr. Sun to leave that prescription in the hospital on purpose. If not, why would you rush to take action so quickly?" Shen Huan said with a smile.
Concubine Pei looked up to the sky and laughed: "Now that things have happened, what else can I say? I thought I died in the hands of the emperor, so at least I feel better. But, it's you! Everything is you!" "
Shen Huan took out an exquisite blue porcelain bottle from her arms, sighed, and said: "When I gave Concubine Qing a gift, she refused to drink the poison in my hand. She had to hit her head and bleed. Can you?" Don't be so stupid and crash like that, it's so ugly."
When Mrs. Pei saw the small bottle, she shrank back, shook her head and said, "No, I don't want to drink that... By the way, where is the imperial decree? If the emperor wants to kill me, there will be an imperial decree!"
Shen Huan said coldly: "There is no imperial edict!"
Mrs. Pei pointed at her and cursed: "I knew it was you, a woman with a heart like a snake! The emperor didn't want me to die, it was you who wanted me to die, right?"
Shen Huan said bitterly: "No matter who wants you to die, you must die today!"
"I don't, I don't... I don't want to die without the Holy Spirit's decree!"
Shen Huan glared at her angrily, and suddenly said: "Go and call the eldest son of the emperor, and let him see if his mother-in-law's current character looks like a lunatic!"
"No!" Mrs. Pei screamed sharply, "Don't let Ping'er see me in this desolate state, don't... Ping'er, Ping'er... I'm sorry for my mother, I'm sorry for you! I originally wanted to give you the best in the world. Okay, the most noble one, but now I’m hurting you, I’m hurting you for my mother’s sake!”
Shen Wen handed the bottle over again and said: "If you don't want Ping'er to get into trouble, just drink this bottle of poison!"
Mrs. Pei looked at the bottle of medicine blankly and asked Shen Huan: "Where is Ping'er with you now?"
Shen Huan was a little impatient: "Yes"
Mrs. Pei looked at the medicine again and said cruelly: "Shen Huan, I can die, but you have to promise me to take good care of Ping'er. He is just a child and he is innocent!"
A cruel sneer appeared on Shen Huan's lips and said: "Do you also know that children are innocent? Then, wasn't my child innocent at the beginning?"
Pei's lips trembled and she said: "Those are the Queen Mother and Concubine Qing, not me... Just think of it as my dying wish. Queen, I beg you, treat Ping'er well, I beg you!" Then, she kowtowed again and again until her head was bleeding.
Shen Wen put the bottle next to her and said, "If you die, I will naturally treat Ping'er well."
Mrs. Pei stopped kowtowing, looked at the medicine bottle, then looked up at Shen Huan, and said the last words: "If I die, please treat Ping'er well."