As soon as the chief eunuch finished speaking, the palace guards came in and took Concubine Qin away.
Princess Qin was still in a daze.
When she reacted, she screamed in horror: "Impossible! The emperor can't do this to me! I want to see the emperor - um -"
Concubine Qin, who was so high and mighty just now, fell into the quagmire in the blink of an eye. The guard covered her mouth with a handkerchief and dragged her out quickly.
The palace maids brought by Concubine Qin looked pale and staggered to their knees on the ground. The chief eunuch looked at the palace servants with pity and said: "All of you should go to serve in the palace. Although life may be hard, at least you can save your life."
The palace servants walked out of Changle Palace trembling with fear and with their heads lowered.
A breeze blew and Changle Palace was dead silent.
Even Shen Wei didn't expect that Li Yuanli would be so ruthless and decisive. After all, Concubine Qin had served Li Yuanli for many years, so he could kill her just like that. Shen Wei held the warm medicine bowl and slowly drank the bitter medicine, her eyes slowly becoming serious.
The chief eunuch saw Shen Wei drink the medicine and then left respectfully.
The palace maids in Changle Palace returned to their positions one after another, looking at Chen Wei with awe in their eyes. Who could have thought that the emperor would value a fisherman's daughter so much that he beat Concubine Qin to death for her.
The morning sun was shining brightly, and it was dazzling on the pages of the book. Shen Wei couldn't finish reading.
She summoned the palace maid Caizhu and asked her, "Now that Concubine Qin is dead, who should raise the prince she gave birth to?"
After seeing how much the emperor values Shen Wei, Caizhu is now full of awe for Shen Wei and no longer dares to be perfunctory as before. Caizhu answered truthfully: "Miss, Concubine Qin has no children."
Chen Wei was puzzled: "There are at least nine princes in the palace, and Concubine Qin is also favored, but she didn't give birth to a child?"
Could it be that this was Li Yuanli's deliberate attempt to suppress the Prime Minister's Office?
Doting on Concubine Qin but not allowing her to have children?
Just as Shen Wei was daydreaming, Caizhu told her, "Miss, you are wrong. The emperor has been on the throne for many years, but he has no children."
Shen Wei was confused: "Without an heir, where did the Ninth Prince come from?"
Caizhu lowered her voice and said, "The Ninth Prince is the youngest son of the late Emperor, the ninth in line, and he is already eighteen this year... During the chaos in the palace, the Emperor spared the Ninth Prince's life for some reason and even sent a teacher to teach him how to read, ride and shoot."
There were many concubines in the harem of Southern Chu, but Li Yuanli chose to raise the son of the previous emperor, which was really incredible.
So much so that the court officials secretly suspected that the emperor must have been injured in the war and could not...
Although Li Yuanli raised the Ninth Prince, he did not have the heart of a loving father at all. He was extremely harsh to the Ninth Prince and did not even hide the fact that he had killed his biological parents.
During the long negotiations, the Ninth Prince's personality became very strange. He could be merciful enough not to step on a passing ant, or he could chop off the heads of his subjects in cold blood. He had a very bad relationship with Li Yuanli and offended Li Yuanli repeatedly. He was often thrown into prison by Li Yuanli and released after a period of time.
Caizhu kindly reminded Shen Wei: "Miss, the Ninth Prince has a violent personality, don't conflict with him."
Shen Wei fell into deep thought.
...
As night fell, Shen Wei had eaten her fill and walked around the yard to digest the food. Shen Wei now began to practice Ba Duan Jin to strengthen her body. She practiced for a long time until a thin layer of hot sweat oozed from her forehead.
She took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Looking up inadvertently, she found that Li Yuanli had come without her knowing. He was standing under the eaves, looking at her with a sticky and deep look.
Shen Wei: ...
This man is like a ghost, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.
Shen Wei curled her lips silently and returned to sit at the desk in the bedroom. The maid brought the fragrant and mellow tea, and Shen Wei sipped it quietly.
Li Yuanli sat there with his horse and golden sword, and he told Shen Wei: "From now on, you are the master of this harem. You can do whatever you want, even if you want to kill the concubines, you don't need to ask me."
Shen Wei paused while drinking tea.
After two days, Li Yuanli planned to issue an imperial decree to enthrone Chen Wei as the Queen of Southern Chu.
A one-of-a-kind queen.
If Shen Wei didn't want to stay in the palace, he could also give up the throne, carry huge amounts of gold and silver treasures, and travel around the world with Shen Wei.
Chen Wei put down her teacup and analyzed very rationally: "I heard that Prime Minister Tuoba of Nanchu has been very restless recently and tried to support the Ninth Prince to ascend to the throne. You killed Concubine Qin today, nominally to vent your anger on me - in my opinion, you want to take advantage of me, a beauty who brings disaster, to suppress the Prime Minister's lineage."
Shen Wei didn't believe Li Yuanli.
Li Yuanli ascended the throne by iron-blooded means, so how could he be a love-brained person?
The temperature in the room dropped rapidly.
Li Yuanli's face was as cold as frost.
He grabbed Shen Wei's wrist and smiled: "Why do you always measure everything by interests? My heart towards you is clear to all."
Shen Wei frowned: "I don't believe it."
There is no love without reason in the world. Any effort you make has already been secretly marked with a price.
Shen Wei doesn't trust Li Yuanli, she doesn't trust anyone.
The candlelight was bright and the sound of insects could be heard in the yard. Li Yuanli held Chen Wei's wrist tightly, his black eyes filled with resentment.
He laughed out loud, somewhat helplessly: "You can pretend to be the most affectionate woman in the world, but in fact, you are the coldest woman in the world. You have to weigh any feelings on the scale in your heart."
Chen Wei is cold, selfish, ruthless, and cunning. There is no woman in the world more heartless than her.
She only loves herself.
No one could get into her heart.
Li Yuanli knew her cold nature, but he was still irresistibly attracted to her.
Moths always fly towards the flames without hesitation.
Li Yuanli turned his head and looked into Shen Wei's eyes which were filled with coldness and alienation.
Li Yuanli felt a slight pain in his heart. He spoke to Shen Wei in a steady and hoarse voice, word by word: "I will treat you well. What Li Yuanjing can give you, I can give you. What he can't give you, I can also give you. Shen Wei, I'm not kidding, time will bear witness to my promise."
"I will give you freedom and wealth. As long as I can stay with you, even if it's only for half a year."
As the night deepened, Shen Wei lay back down in her bedroom to rest.
Li Yuanli left in the night.
The palace lanterns in the bedroom were not extinguished. Shen Wei lay on the soft big bed, and Li Yuanli's words echoed repeatedly in her mind.
If he could obtain limited freedom, wealth and power in Nanchu, and then use the power in Li Yuanli's hands to piece together the business empires of Nanchu and Qing...
Shen Wei lowered her eyes. These days she read the local chronicles of Nanchu every day. After the civil strife in Southern Chu ended, everything was in ruins and many commercial markets had not yet been opened.
It was late at night outside, and inside the house, Shen Wei began to think about...
...
...
On the border of Southern Chu, several black horses rode through the mountains and fields in the night like ghosts.
"Father, there is a city ahead. Can we take a rest tonight?" Li Chengyou tightened the reins and looked at Li Yuanjing who was riding a horse beside him.
The two men disguised themselves and led the most elite Tiger Guards to sneak into the territory of Southern Chu.
The mountains and fields are gloomy under the night sky, and the lights of the city can be seen in the distance. Li Yuanjing didn't want to rest, and said solemnly: "We must go to Lijing as soon as possible."
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