Prince Zhennan was fond of women. When he went to Beijing, he became interested in Chen Qinghan at a palace banquet. How could the Queen not see it?

The Queen was afraid that Chen Qinghan would do something that would bring disgrace to the family and bring shame to Prince Xuan, so she deliberately picked out her faults and made her copy scriptures in the palace to reflect on her mistakes. She did not release her until Prince Zhennan left the capital.

But she got the news that the Prince of Zhennan had specially asked someone to inquire about other young ladies in the Chen family who were waiting to get married, but he was not satisfied with any of them, so the matter was dropped.

The Queen knew that when it comes to men, the most precious thing is what you can't get, so she deliberately asked Chen Qinghan to serve him tea, as if the old man was still thinking about her.

Now that she wants to gain power, the only thing she can rely on is the power of Prince Zhennan. Chen Qinghan does have some advantages.

"Forget it, you go down first." The queen glanced at the stiff Chen Qinghan and said in a cold voice.

"yes."

Chen Qinghan then hurriedly left.

The Prince of Zhennan watched her leave. The Queen smiled and asked, "Have you made your decision now, Your Majesty?"

Prince Zhennan licked his lips and said, "If I help the Queen, what can the Queen do for me?"

"Hasn't Your Highness always been dissatisfied with being on equal footing with Marquis Ding'an? If you can help King Xuan ascend the throne, from now on, Your Highness will be the only one in command of the Western Zhou army."

The eyes of Prince Zhennan lit up. With such great power, he would not even care about the emperor in the future.

Prince Zhennan said greedily, "That's for the future. For now, the Queen must give me some reward to show her sincerity."

The Queen gritted her teeth and smiled: "As long as the prince is willing to assist King Xuan, any conditions are acceptable."

"I've noticed that Princess Xuan has become a bit haggard lately. Why don't you, Queen, find an opportunity to send her to me? I'll take care of her for the rest of my life."

Prince Zhennan continued to speak shamelessly.

Even if the Queen had already made this plan, she would still grit her teeth when he brought it up so arrogantly. He probably didn't even take King Xuan seriously!

But the Queen had no other choice but to grit her teeth and agree: "Yes."

After sending Prince Zhennan away, the Queen's face darkened.

"Your Majesty, do you really want to give the princess to the Prince of Zhennan? Wouldn't that be a slap in the face of Prince Xuan? If the news gets out, it will also be a loss of face for Prince Xuan." Shaoyao couldn't help but say.

"Who made her so charming and good at seducing men? She seduced Prince Xuan to marry her, and she was restless after marriage and seduced Prince Zhennan. How can I get in the way of her affairs?" The queen said with a gloomy face.

When King Xuan went to Yangzhou to inspect taxes, he was entertained by the Chen family in Yuhang. The Chen family deliberately pushed their daughter in front of King Xuan, who fell in love with her at first sight and asked for her hand in marriage immediately. However, after only a few months of marriage, he found her boring and cast her aside.

The queen was helpless with this useless son, but he was quite obedient in Chen Qinghan, managing the inner house of Prince Xuan's mansion in an orderly manner, and was also dignified and virtuous, so the queen was quite satisfied with him.

Now that she can still win over the Prince of Zhennan, the Queen is naturally even more satisfied.

"But if the princess is given to the Prince of Zhennan, Prince Xuan's reputation will be in jeopardy..."

The Queen snorted coldly, "From now on, Princess Xuan is dead. How can she, a plaything of the Prince of Zhennan, be allowed to appear before the public?"

According to the character of the Prince of Zhennan, the novelty of things would not last long. When he got tired of playing with them, he would either throw them away or abandon them to reward the soldiers. From then on, where would there be a need for someone like her?

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The evening celebration banquet was held in the palace. The delicacies on the banquet were all prey hunted in the hunting grounds, including various wild game and fresh meat.

Wanruo followed Xie Xianyu and sat down at the first seat on the right.

The top three in the hunt, Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards Wang Qi, General of the Cavalry Tian Qi, and Meng Huaichuan were all rewarded.

"In this hunting, two of the top three are young people. It shows that our Western Zhou Dynasty has successors. I am very relieved." The emperor was in a good mood today.

"Marquis Ding'an is a man of courage and good at fighting. I give you a precious bow. In the future, you should be as brave and good at fighting as your father." The emperor waved his hand, and the eunuch immediately handed over the bow.

Meng Huaichuan accepted the thank you: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

He raised his head with a smile on his face. When he turned around and led the guests to his seat, he happened to meet Xie Xiuzhu's eyes.

He raised his eyebrows, his eyes showing unconcealed pride.

Xie Xiuzhu said angrily, "You're only third, why are you so proud?"

The emperor then awarded the second-place winner, General Tian, a precious sword, and finally appointed the first-place winner, Wang Qi, as the commander of the imperial guards.

Wanruo looked at Xie Xianyu in surprise and whispered, "Your Majesty really appointed him as the commander."

Xie Xianyu looked calm, unsurprised. "Right now, the Emperor needs a newcomer with no power to lead the Imperial Guards. The appearance of Wang Zhu is naturally something the Emperor welcomes."

Wanruo stared at him blankly. How could he predict everything so accurately?

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense. This man who appeared out of nowhere suddenly caught everyone's attention and took away the position of the commander of the imperial guards that everyone was eyeing.

The queen's face was almost unconcealedly ugly. The last time the imperial guards let the rebels enter the city, she guessed that there was Xie Xianyu's man among the rebels. She had been thinking for so long but couldn't figure out who it was, but now she finally knew.

But they have been appointed as commanders!

Then the emperor said, "Call Lin Han."

The young eunuch shouted in a hoarse voice, "Send the Qingzhou County Magistrate, Lin Han wants to see you!"

Wanruo tilted her head to look at him.

Seeing Lin Han dragging his stiff steps and stumbling in, he saluted with difficulty: "Your humble servant, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

The emperor said in a deep voice, "I am deeply pleased that you have braved the dangers and come to the capital to plead for the people of Qingzhou. I have already ordered people to go to Qingzhou to provide disaster relief and have also sent medical officers to treat you. You can rest assured."

"This is my humble duty, I dare not invite you." Lin Han did not dare to look up.

"You are also a minister. This time you are in Qingzhou. If you can quell this disaster as soon as possible, I will reward you handsomely."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Let's go."

Lin Han thanked him again, and struggled to get up from the ground. He didn't dare to raise his head from beginning to end, and hurriedly left.

But his injuries were too severe, his legs and feet were inconvenient, and he looked very embarrassed.

Wanruo frowned slightly, it seemed that the queen had really taken ruthless action.

Xie Xianyu's chilly voice rang in her ears: "Why don't you send him off?"