empress and princess

It was a dark night with no moon and no light, but Li's mansion was still peaceful.

Tonight, the head of the family, Dr. Li, summoned his children to enjoy the family happiness. After the laughter and laughter, in the middle of the night, the surroundings were quiet, but this voice was unusually abrupt: "No! I will never betray the Queen Mother."

In the night, although Li Shizhou spoke righteously, his face lost all color in an instant, and his fingertips sank deeply into the palm of his hand.

The old man with the white beard didn't let her go, and approached her step by step: "It's ridiculous, how can you talk about betrayal? Our Li family has been loyal for generations, as loyal as Da Qin, as loyal as the Qin royal family, not the queen mother named Wei Zhou'er, you have to think clearly, who are you loyal to?"

Li Shizhou gasped, and was forced to step back, "Father, you never told me those words."

"Yes, Daddy didn't say that, but it doesn't mean Daddy has no principles in his heart." After saying this, Dr. Li stopped, his eyes were shining from a short distance away.

"So you don't support the queen mother or the king?" Li Shizhou couldn't believe it.

"Mingyue is my grandson, and even more so your nephew. It is a matter of course for the Li family to support their relatives." She is sure that she will not throw up her sleeves and leave. , now the entire royal palace guards are in father's hands, and Mingyue is also controlling the defenders of the royal city, everything is in order, only the last step is left."

Li Shizhou would not shake his sleeves and leave, but he almost fainted, no matter whether he opened or closed his eyes, the person in front of him was her father.

The father who taught her benevolence, courtesy, wisdom and trust since she was a child, and the doctor who swore allegiance to the country!How could she not be shocked by the fact that she opened her mouth and closed her mouth to plot rebellion at this moment.

"Chaoli belongs to you with the most disciples. As long as you stand by Daddy's side, they will definitely follow you. Daddy has been planning for several years and finally waited for a good opportunity. He must not fall by the wayside. With the help of you, the prime minister, why not worry about the success of the foundation?" Dr. Li said. Don't hide your disobedience.

Li Shizhou supported the pavilion pillar with one hand, and shook his head weakly, "No... I can't do things that are outrageous."

"You can do it if you want to."

"But my daughter doesn't want to do it."

"Zhou'er, you have no choice." Raising his arm, he pointed far away, "I ask you, how many people are there in our Li family?"

But at this time, Li Shizhou's face had lost any color, and it was as white as a ghost in the dark night.

"... 150 people." She finally answered in a very low voice.

"You remember clearly. But now there are 150 people in the Li family, all tied to you alone." Dr. Li stepped forward and approached again, his straight body seemed to be unyielding, and his appearance really seemed to reappear the demeanor of his youth.

"Father, my daughter can't afford..."

"A man who has become the prime minister, how can he not be able to afford it after seeing so many storms? You can afford it!" Dr. Li continued to exert pressure and was aggressive.

Li Shizhou was never afraid of any wind and rain outside, but he was at a loss when facing the storm at home.

The 150 people were overwhelming like a mountain and pressed down hard. She couldn't escape and could only be crushed into a pulp.

"Father dares to say it, and he will never be afraid of you telling the truth. Success or failure is determined by one move! If you lose, you will end up ransacking your family and destroying your family. Do you want to watch the Li family die? But if you win, the glory of the Li family will be even greater."

"Zhou'er, you still haven't been able to see clearly. No matter whether it succeeds or fails, the Qin family still decides." Dr. Li had already walked up to her at this time, stroking Li Shizhou's shoulder, still with an old fatherly look on his face. "Zhou'er, whether you help Daddy or not, you will always be Daddy's pride."

Unable to support himself with his hands, Li Shizhou had no choice but to lean his back against the pillar of the pavilion, and said with difficulty for a long time: "You guys, what do you want me to do?"

"The edict, the abdication edict."

"……what?"

"The edict of abdication must be stamped with King Qin's jade seal, and the jade seal is with King Qin, so we need the help of Concubine Chu."

"Will she help?" Li Shizhou's face was still pale.

"Of course." He had a firm mind, "You forgot that Shiqin has [-] captives from Chu State."

Li Shizhou hardly knew what to say, he opened his lips several times, "So..."

"So, Mingyue visited Concubine Chu some time ago, but unfortunately she didn't trust the Li family." Speaking of which, Dr. Li looked up at the sky, seeing nothing in the darkness, but he suddenly showed a slight smile.

"If it were me, I would definitely not believe it." Li Shizhou turned around at this moment, and spread his fingers to cover his face, feeling all kinds of feelings.

"If you were asked to go in person, perhaps Concubine Chu would believe it."

"The queen mother has ordered the killing of prisoners, and 7 people must die."

"There's still time! As long as Concubine Chu is willing to help, 7 people won't have to die. This is a deal."

Li Shizhou choked his breath and was speechless for a long time.

Until the father and daughter finished talking, the hearts of the two men in black hanging on the eaves became even tighter.

Dr. Li's calculations are very good, but it's a pity that the Concubine Chu has been tricked, so it's so easy to believe, even though he saw this scene with his own eyes, Chu Huaimin was still dubious.

The eldest son of Prince Qi's Mansion invited her here in the middle of the night just to make her trust the Li family and that Li Shizhou would stand behind them.

"It seems that the Li family is indeed going to rebel." Chen Hao whispered beside him.

"The lessons learned from the past are painful, what if this is another game?" The cold evening wind made Chu Huaimin calm.

Chen Hao clenched his fists, not daring to make a judgment about the lives of thousands of people, but asked out his doubts: "If it's really a game, then what is it for?"

This is something that Chu Huaimin still can't figure out.In order to save her life, Qin Mingyue pretended to be deaf and dumb all the year round, so she acted foolishly on the surface, but secretly obeyed Qin Jihuang's orders, so all this may be a bureaucracy, or it may be a real conspiracy.

But I also know that the little favor Qin Mingyue asked her to do was the abdication edict.

If it was really Qin Jihuang's game, it was just an abdication edict of Gai Yuxi, and at worst it was the word 'betrayal', so it would not be a big loss.

But with such painstaking efforts to set up a situation, could it be that Qin Jihuang only wanted to test her loyalty?

I couldn't figure it out, so I had to go back the same way full of doubts.After climbing over the wall and landing, Chu Huaimin and Chen Hao quickly changed out of their black clothes, and dug a hole to destroy the corpse.

It's just that the moment the two walked up to the steps of Hanqing Palace, there were several coughs from behind, and the voices were quite familiar.

Chen Hao shuddered, but Chu Huaimin turned his head calmly. First, he saw the imperial chariot carved with dragons and phoenixes not far away coming towards him, and then, the people sitting on the chariot .

Apart from King Qin, there is also a beautiful woman beside her, most likely the newly-appointed concubine.

"Your Majesty, how far is it?" The woman was soft and charming, she glanced at Chu Huaimin, and immediately pretended to be weak, and buried her face in Qin Tangjing's arms while asking.

"It's coming soon." Qin Tangjing actually hugged her waist cooperatively, his tone seemed to be extremely doting.

"Oh, look, Your Majesty, is that sister Concubine Chu?"

"Well, yes." Qin Tangjing responded vaguely, raised her eyes, and saw Chu Huaimin standing there, she immediately turned her head when they looked at each other, and when she shifted her gaze, she hugged the woman on her lap too much , so this scene looks very affectionate like glue.

Chu Huaimin watched the imperial chariot coming, and finally lowered his eyes slowly, and turned his eyes away.

It didn't take long for the footsteps to go away, and the person seemed to have left, so she fiddled with her sleeves and looked up.

"Stop, stop, stop!" A few rapid slaps suddenly sounded in the silent night. At this time, Chen Hao saw a person jumping off the imperial chariot, and immediately stepped forward, "Your Highness, she..."

"You are the concubine of the lonely king, how decent are you lonely men and widows." Before he finished speaking, Qin Tangjing arrived in a blink of an eye, gave Chen Hao a cold look, and pulled Chu Huaimin to his side.

Chen Hao blushed, "You..."

Before he could finish speaking, King Qin had already pulled people away, the direction was not Hanqing Palace but the imperial chariot.

Superficial favors are just superficial, Qin Tang didn't even bother to pretend, and showed no mercy to her new concubine and drove her out of her position.How dare the new concubine not listen, she glared at Chu Huaimin several times, and got off the chariot weeping.

So on the imperial chariot, it became the king of Qin and the concubine of Chu.

Ami asked cautiously, "My lord, where shall we go?"

"Changxing Palace."

"Yes."

"Also, according to the decree of the lonely king, from now on, except for the Hanqing Palace, all other concubines will be abolished in the palace, and none of them will be driven out of the palace, so as not to seduce the lonely king every day." I don't know who just said this. People love each other.

Originally, she was made a concubine just to annoy Chu Huaimin, so she deliberately walked past her just now, but she was indifferent.Chu Huaimin showed no reaction, but Qin Tangjing was angry when he remembered the scene just now.

"Don't get so close to that Chen Hao, men and women are different." In the royal carriage, she gritted her teeth and said this.

Chu Huaimin sat upright, twitched his brows, and asked softly, "Your Majesty's anger has disappeared?"

"No." The tone was heavy.

"Then send the courtiers back to Hanqing Palace, so as not to hinder the King's eyes."

"Tonight you will sleep in the Changxing Palace of the Lonely King." Qin Tangjing refused to let her go, and held her hand tightly in mid-air, with an unquestionable tone.Let those snarky people see who is the future queen!

I haven't seen each other for half a month, and I really have to lie on the same bed to improve our relationship.

It was the time of Haishi at this time, and there was no rest for a while when they arrived at Changxing Palace. Facts once again proved that the king has always been busy.

"Your Majesty, the papers from the Supreme Palace are said to be in a hurry. The people there also said that they will be delivered tomorrow morning." The maid appeared in front of Qin Tangjing ignorantly holding a stack of memorials.

"Leave it alone, the lonely king will approve it immediately." Ever since her mother retired to the harem, her government affairs can never be finished, and Qin Tangjing didn't slack off in the slightest. He came to the dragon case to sit down, and tapped the pen on the side of Ami. "Concubine Chu, you accompany the lonely king."

Being called on by name, Chu Huaimin naturally obeyed.

At first, he could chat for a few words, but later on, King Qin focused on criticizing the papers carefully, and gradually stopped talking to her.

Chu Huaimin didn't bother, he just sat aside and read a book silently.Just as he was engrossed, he was suddenly interrupted by a loud bang, and something seemed to fall from the dragon table.

"Help the lonely king pick it up." Qin Tangjing didn't realize it and didn't look up, "I accidentally knocked it down."

"En." Chu Huaimin responded, but when he fell, he saw a blurry shadow and didn't see it clearly.

But the thing rolled a few times and fell into the case, so Chu Huaimin had no choice but to bend down and reach in to touch it, and soon found a square thing, at that moment she paused.

"What happened?" the man asked from above his head at this moment.

Chu Huaimin kept that posture and shook his head, moved his arm that went into the case, and said, "I found it."

She took it out and saw it clearly by bright candlelight, it was——

Imperial jade seal.