Fu Guiyun turned away from him and slowly stood up: "It's fine with me, as long as Your Majesty understands my painstaking efforts."

"Of course, I know you have always only considered the Lu family and my kingdom."

Lu Linchu stood up and gently rubbed her hot cheeks: "Does it still hurt?"

Fu Guiyun shook his head coldly.

Seeing that she did not blame him, although Lu Linchu did not openly suspect her again, he was somewhat worried in his heart, and his determination to reduce the power of the princes was finally firmed at this moment.

He must get rid of Lu Linfeng first, and then he can do whatever he wants with the fourth brother.

But Fu Yan is now commanding an army in the northern border, and he has to appease the entire Fu family.

He sent someone to bring ice cubes, and personally applied it to Fu Guiyun's half-swollen face, and began to give orders in a deep voice: "You Dian, Prince Li has his own army and has repeatedly stirred up trouble and been disloyal to me. Now he is plotting to murder the concubine with ulterior motives. Immediately confine Princess Zhaoyang to her mansion, and order Prince Li to come to Dongyi to apologize."

Looking at the mother and her two children beside him, thinking about the Fu family, he continued, "The eldest prince is outstanding in virtue, generous and kind, so he should be made the crown prince to inherit the throne."

The intention of the two edicts was obvious. He was determined to reduce the power of the feudal lords and to have a life-and-death battle with Lu Linfeng.

After explaining everything, he turned his gaze back to Fu Guiyun and gently reminded him, "Guiyun, you have been very hard these days. From now on, stay with the prince and the princess, stay in Kunning Palace, and don't go anywhere else."

Fu Guiyun heard that he wanted to put her under house arrest, so she did not refute and responded obediently: "Your Majesty's order is obeyed."

Lu Linchu nodded in satisfaction and glanced at You Dian meaningfully: "Take good care of the queen for me."

"Yes."

You Dian was also very obedient and responded solemnly. After Lu Linchu left, he immediately asked anxiously: "Queen, His Majesty is going to put you under house arrest, what should I do?"

"You just have to do what he tells you to do."

Fu Guiyun smiled warmly and asked Shuyan to take the two little guys away first.

Then she called Cheng Kui in, and asked them with a half-smile: "You Dajian, Xiao Kuizi, do you think Prince Li will honestly come here to plead guilty?"

The two looked at each other and smiled: "The Queen is joking."

Thinking that Lu Linchu had finally made up his mind, Fu Guiyun breathed a sigh of relief: "Prince Li really treats me very attentively, and he has tried his best to win me over. I really have to help him."

The two asked at the same time: "Please give us your instructions, Queen."

Fu Guiyun said: "If Prince Li refuses to come and apologize, then we will have no choice but to fight back. Although Lu Hui and Lu Feng beside your majesty are brave, they are all members of the Lu family after all. I'm afraid they will be hesitant to let their brothers kill each other on the battlefield."

Cheng Kui immediately understood the hidden meaning of her words.

Lu Hui and Lu Feng are both your Majesty's confidants and are good at fighting. They will only side with your Majesty. Lu Yan dared to kill even his own uncle, so how could he care about Prince Li?

If these two people were to lead the troops, the battle would probably be very difficult.

"I do have a suitable candidate for the position of commander in chief to reduce the power of the feudal lords."

Cheng Kui said with great interest: "Li Guanyang, the surrendered general of Jiurong City, is originally a branch of the Li royal family. He has always been resentful of Prince Li's capture of Jiurong City. However, he is a person who is used to boasting, so it is most appropriate for him to go to war."

"It is indeed time to give Prince Li more confidence."

Fu Guiyun smiled faintly: "Eunuch You, whether you can persuade His Majesty to let General Li lead the troops to the battle depends on you."

You Dian understood, "Don't worry, Queen. I have a good plan in mind. Princess Zhaoyang is imprisoned now. If Prince Li refuses to come and plead guilty, Your Majesty will definitely kill Princess Zhaoyang. But the eldest princess is my Daning's right arm after all. Among the Lu family's children, even Generals Lu Hui and Lu Feng will plead for the eldest princess. As long as Queen is a little cruel, Your Majesty will be suspicious of those two generals."

"I am now under house arrest in the deep palace, so how can I care about other people's affairs?"

Fu Guiyun thought about it secretly. She knew how important Lu Linxue was in Lu Linchu's heart. That girl had been loyal to the Lu family over the years, so Lu Linchu would not take her life.

With her consent, You Dian felt relieved to plan this matter.

Seeing that Lu Linzhi was about to make a comeback, Fu Guiyun felt happy but also a little sad.

She knew that this time she would probably have to be buried with the two unfilial and unkind demons, Lu Linchu and Lu Linfeng, in Dongyi City.

After living two lives, she no longer had any desire for power and wealth.

It's a pity that she only now knows that there is someone who loves her so much, but she has let him down. Whenever she thinks of it, her heart aches.

"Little Kuizi, I have a few things to tell you, and you must do them for me."

She said in detail: "Once You Dian persuades His Majesty to let Li Guanyang lead the troops, I expect Prince Li to enter Dongyi within a month. By then, Prince Zhong will be in power. You can send a message to him and order Ye An to lead the Huayi City warriors and my uncle to capture Jiurong City."

Cheng Kui nodded: "Yes."

"Prince Li has entered Dongyi City, and I have not broken my promise. Tell him not to kill innocent people after entering the city."

"Yes."

Cheng Kui responded again.

Fu Guiyun closed his eyes: "Prince Li is a tyrannical man, but he can win people's hearts. I think he will tolerate everyone except His Majesty and the Crown Prince. So I order you to protect the Crown Prince and the Princess and leave Dongyi no matter what."

Cheng Kui sensed something bad was going on: "Then Queen, you..."

"You don't have to think about me. Wait until you see Prince Zhong and tell him that no matter he wants to establish himself as the king or has other plans, the prince and the princess are innocent. Please ask him to treat the two children well."

Fu Guiyun had made up her mind and didn't want to listen to his persuasion, so she immediately said, "Leave, I'm tired."

Cheng Kui still didn't know what the queen was planning, but he thought that even if Prince Li won the world, he would not embarrass the queen, so he left with peace of mind.

After Fu Guiyun returned to his bedroom, he walked silently to the spirit tablet enshrining the late emperor and the empress dowager and lit a stick of incense. The images of his father-in-law and mother-in-law appeared in his mind. He felt extremely uncomfortable and could not help but shed tears.

Perhaps, she should have realized earlier that Jin'er was Lu Linfeng's woman, so that she could arrange things more properly, and her mother-in-law would not have suffered from illness that winter, and been schemed against by Lu Linfeng, and died in endless hatred.

Sometimes even she couldn't understand. They were born from the same mother, but Lu Linxue knew how to repay kindness, while Lu Linfeng was so cruel and vicious.

Their father-in-law and mother-in-law treated them as their own children. How could Lu Linfeng be so cruel as to rub salt into their mother-in-law's wounds?

"Father, mother, rest assured, your daughter-in-law will never let your hard work go to waste. She will avenge you and make sure that person you've been worried about is alive and well. She will make the country of Daning last forever and usher in an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity."

She thought that no matter whether it was Lu Linzhi or Lu Qingchen, the uncle and nephew, who became the successor kings, they would be able to govern this vast world well.

Now, the countries in the south have surrendered, the north is gradually becoming stable, and she can see the unprecedented unification of the world. I think this is the real mission that God has given her in her second life.

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