Sixteen years ago, the prime minister's youngest daughter, who was just one month old, fell seriously ill. The prime minister took her out to seek medical treatment. She came back half a month later and recovered. Although no one else in the prime minister's house knew about it, Mrs. Shen and the eldest daughter of the Shen family still found out. This baby girl is no longer the same as before, no longer their daughter and sister. However, they did not complain or even resent this. On the contrary, they were even better to this child, even better than their own child.
That's because the entire Shen family shoulders an important task, the important task of reviving the Southern Kingdom!
Going back many years ago, Mr. Shen was originally just a minor official, but he was promoted to prime minister after helping the late emperor win the throne. So, he observed the movements of the Northern Emperor step by step, but he found that this emperor was not like the previous emperors. Emperor Ren wanted to conquer the Southern Kingdom and dominate the world first because of the threat from the Western Kingdom. Once the Northern Kingdom sent troops to the Southern Kingdom, the Western Kingdom would definitely claim that the Northern Kingdom's rear was empty and invade. On the other hand, this gentle emperor himself did not like to fight, so, The Southern Kingdom gained temporary peace and security
It cannot be denied that the late emperor did not send troops to the Southern Kingdom, and the prime minister did not have any credit for it.
The prime minister kept the country in order, and married his sister to the emperor as a concubine. If the emperor liked it, he tried his best to help him get what the emperor didn't like, and he would never mention it in front of him.
In the Northern Kingdom, the era of prime ministers and political leaders began.
Shen Wen probably still remembers that when she was twelve years old, she was robbed by bandits. Although she could tell that these people were not bandits, she didn't know that these people were actually dead soldiers from the Southern Kingdom and came to take her back to the country. of
The prime minister disagreed because the Southern Kingdom was not strong at that time. If she took Shen Huan back, all the burden of making the country rich would fall on her. Therefore, he would rather execute all the dead soldiers than let Shen Huan be taken away. Later, He secretly met Xiao Wumian and persuaded him to let Shen Huan stay, because if Shen Huan stayed, there would be a better way to enrich the country!
It was an open secret that Shen Huan had a good relationship with the Twelve Princes, and the late emperor liked the Twelve Princes very much. After the prince was deposed, the late emperor expressed his intention to appoint the Twelve Princes as the crown prince many times in front of the prime minister.
The prime minister thought that if the twelfth prince was made the crown prince, he would be the emperor of the Northern Kingdom in the future. With his love for Shen Huan, it would not be a problem to make him the queen! Once Shen Huan becomes the queen, she can be eliminated after giving birth to the dragon son. Emperor! When the time comes, with the help of him as the prime minister, the entire Northern Kingdom will be within the palm of your hand!
The entire Shen family is shouldering this heavy responsibility and hopes that the twelfth prince can make all their wishes come true!
However, God's calculations are not as good as those of man. Just when the Prime Minister thought that the Twelve Princes were sure of victory, King Yu ascended the throne before his death!
After weighing it, the prime minister found that it was not difficult to handle, because after all, Prince Yu was his eldest son-in-law, and even if he became the emperor, he would still have ways to control it!
But he underestimated the ability of the new emperor. Just when he was preparing to change the dynasty in a drastic way, he himself became a prisoner of his subordinates.
He was unwilling to give in. He had done so much for the royal family and his restoration of the country had not yet been completed. How could he die? He wanted to tell Shen Huan all the facts, but it was too late and he could only do it at the last moment. Shen Huan, who had always treated him as his own son, shouted two words: Revenge!
After listening to this paragraph, Shen Huan felt it was ridiculous. She asked Xiao Wumian coldly: "Since you said I am not my parents' daughter, then who am I?"
Xiao Wumian said calmly: "You are the princess of our southern country and the direct heir of the Xiao family. Your parents died not long after you were born, and you are the only one left to inherit the throne."
"Absurd!" Shen Wen stood up and shouted loudly, "That's nonsense! I am the daughter of my parents, my surname is Shen, not Xiao! I did have a serious illness when I was a child, my mother told me! But Later, my father took me out to seek medical treatment and met a miracle doctor who cured me!"
Xiao Wumian saw her so excited and knew that she couldn't accept it all at once, so he could only say: "That girl is not you. She has died of illness. Because your parents passed away, Master Shen took you back to raise you. If so, If you stay in the South Country, you may not survive!"
Shen Huan bit her lip and sneered: "Do you think I will still believe you?"
Xiao Wumian sighed and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't believe it now. When you come back to the South with me, I will naturally have a way to convince you. Sit down and let me continue to tell you what you want to know. Could it be that, Don’t you want to know why Chu Xichen killed Master Shen’s family?”
"Why?"
Xiao Wumian breathed his last and took a sip from the tea cup, and then started to talk gently.
In fact, Mr. Shen was conceited and smart, but he didn't know that the late emperor knew from the beginning that Shen Huan was not Mr. Shen's daughter, but a princess of the Southern Kingdom. He did not tell the secret because Mr. Shen did help the Northern Kingdom do a lot. And he firmly believed that during his lifetime, the prime minister would not rebel and would still be used by him. But when he gradually became sick and old, he finally felt that he could no longer keep this prime minister.
So he found the twelfth prince and asked him whether he wanted the throne of Yao or Shen Huan. As long as the twelfth prince chose the throne, he would tell him the true identities of the prime minister and Shen Huan, and then get rid of their family. But the answer of the twelfth prince made him He was very disappointed and had no choice but to pass the throne to the ruthless King Yu.
Perhaps, only the ruthless King Yu can complete the mission assigned by him
After the promulgation of the two imperial edicts, the late emperor told King Yu that if he wanted to get the throne, he should do as he said
After taking the throne, he immediately put the entire Shen family in prison, and no matter who they were, they would be executed!
King Yu swore a solemn oath in front of his father that as soon as he ascended the throne, he would immediately put all the Shen family members in prison and not let anyone go!
However, he who loved Shen Huan deeply played a word game with the late emperor.
He is talking about the young and old of the Shen family, and Shen Huan is not named Shen, so she can survive.
Shen Huan's smile became colder and colder. She looked at Xiao Wumian and said, "That's ridiculous. Do you mean that Chu Xichen also knows that I am the princess of the Southern Kingdom?"
Xiao Wumian nodded: "That's right."
"How funny!" Shen Huan felt bitter in her heart, but sneered on her face, "With his temper, if he knew that I was the princess of the southern country, he would not spare my life. He will never let anyone do it because of others. Give up his ambition to dominate the world! So, if it was really like what you said, I would have died long ago! Therefore, I am not the princess of the South Kingdom or the direct descendant of the Xiao family as you said!"
Xiao Wumian said lightly: "It has taken me a long time to find out all this. If you don't believe in my strength, you should also believe in your feelings. As long as you think about it carefully and connect all the things before and after, don't I blinded you because of my impulse. I believe you will know that what I said is the truth."
Shen Wen pinched the palm of her hand with her nails and said in a deep voice: "I know you are capable, but there is no need to say things so outrageously!"
But, what if everything Xiao Wumian said is true?
She still remembered that when she was in prison, her mother died. Her father seemed to have something to say to her, but there was no time. Her father was dragged out without saying anything. He only told herself that he wanted revenge... Chu Xi Chen once said more than once that he had no choice but to kill the Shen family members for himself. What was it for himself?
Now, she finally understood that Chu Xichen didn't want her to know her true life experience. If someone from the Shen family told her, then out of family ties and morality, she would definitely become his enemy! He didn't want to be his enemy, I don’t want to let myself know such a complicated life background
Xiao Wumian said that she is the only heir to the Southern Kingdom!
As for the Northern Kingdom against the Southern Kingdom, there is a feud between the country and the family!
Xiao Wumian said: "Although Chu Xichen is a bit cold-blooded, he has been very affectionate towards you over the years. I also have an informant in the Northern Palace, and I know that you will do whatever it takes to get revenge, but do you really think that what you have done Is Chu Xichen really unaware of everything? He just let you go. Maybe it would be better for you to live in his hatred for killing your family than to live under the burden of shouldering the great cause of restoring the country? "
He smiled and said: "I can't do this, because he and I have different positions. He is the emperor of the Northern Kingdom, and I am the acting king of the Southern Kingdom. My task was to act as the agent for the political affairs of the Southern Kingdom. After you have the situation in the North Country under control, I will coordinate with you on the current task, but after the failure of the previous plan, I will welcome you back to the South Country and truly shoulder this important task."
While Shen Huan was deep in thought, Xiao Wumian glanced at Cui Shanggong, who was standing aside, and said, "Have you ever thought that Mr. Shen blatantly invited Mr. Cui to his residence to teach you nothing else but everything? What about the hundreds of families? In fact, when women live in the palace, why do they need to learn the principles of these hundreds of families? Only the scholar-bureaucrats in the court and the kings who rule a country really need to learn these."
Shen Huan followed Xiao Wumian's gaze and looked at Cui Shanggong. Cui Shanggong nodded slightly.
"It turns out that you have arranged everything around me a long time ago." Shen Huan still remembered it in her heart, and the last bit of weak luck slowly dissipated, and she could only say this sentence in frustration.
Xiao Wumian sighed softly: "I didn't expect the late emperor's wisdom in advance, and Chu Xichen's ability to protect you despite public anger and even let you become the queen was also something I didn't expect. But I know that he must be After discovering my whereabouts, they set up an ambush at the north gate."
"So," Shen Huan asked coldly, "do you know if he really wants to kill me?"
Xiao Wumian smiled and said: "Although he is my enemy, I have to say, will a person who has worked hard to protect you for so many years take your life overnight?"
Shen Wen lowered her head and said nothing. After a while, she stood up. Cui Shanggong helped her while her body was shaking. She said helplessly: "Most people in the north are on horseback. I have never been on such a big ship." She walked to the side of the ship and looked through it. Look out the window at the wind outside
Xiao Wumian stood firmly behind her and said: "Don't worry, it won't take long before we can return to the South Country."
The country is not too windy, but Shen Huan still feels a little dizzy. The North Country, where she has lived for seventeen years, is about to leave.
If we come back again, will the situation become tense and the two countries go to war?
(End of Volume 2) (ps: I’m very sorry to everyone, the update is really late today, and I apologize to those who are waiting for the update!
In addition, the second volume ends today, so this chapter has more than 3,000 words, and there is only one update today. I will make a free small spoiler for the third volume later.
This reason - that Chu Xichen killed Shen Huan's whole family - is quite acceptable? Isn't it too far-fetched? After all, it's my father's death, right?
Ahem, the highlight of the next volume is our gentle and handsome boy Xiao Wumian, applaud if you like it!)