Su Lijin was wandering around the palace. She wanted to go out to see how Tan Tai Chun was doing. She didn't know what kind of news would be waiting for her from his side in the next few days.
Just as I was thinking about this, I suddenly heard the voice of a eunuch outside. The voice was very loud, and it seemed that he was reading something.
She was stunned for a moment, listened carefully, and her expression suddenly became complicated.
"Is that a call?"
After the emperor flipped over the name cards of the concubines in the harem, he would come to the concubine and the eunuchs would call out the name cards loudly to announce the emperor's favor.
Of course, sometimes concubines would be sent to the emperor's bedroom to serve him.
The one whose name was called tonight was a concubine. Su Lijin saw that the concubine was dressed in cool clothes, obviously having bathed and changed her clothes, and had come to serve the emperor in bed.
Seeing the concubine with a charming smile and enchanting posture, Su Lijin felt unhappy for no reason, turned away her eyes and prepared to leave.
Just as they were turning around, a tall figure wearing a bright yellow dragon robe walked out from the other side.
Su Lijin paused in her movement and turned her head to look with a look of astonishment on her face.
"This isn't Xiao Shengxing..." She stared blankly with her eyes wide open.
She was sure that she was not mistaken. Although the figure was wearing a dragon robe, it was not Xiao Shengxing at all!
After taking another closer look, Su Lijin felt more and more shocked and confused.
"What's going on?"
If it wasn't Xiao Shengxing, why could this person turn over the name cards of the concubines in the harem?
Where is the real Xiao Shengxing?
With a lot of questions in her mind, Su Lijin withdrew her gaze and decided to go find the answers directly.
After changing into Shiqi's clothes, she quietly came to Xiao Shengxing's bedroom.
But the bedroom was very quiet, the lights were dim, and there was a faint sound of water. Following the sound of water, Su Lijin groped her way forward.
When she was about to lift the curtain in front of her, a big hand suddenly stretched out from inside and pinched her neck fiercely!
"who?!"
Xiao Shengxing's black eyes were filled with murderous intent. He exerted force with his big palm and pushed the man against the wall.
At this time, Su Lijin's face was covered by the curtain, and he could not see clearly. He thought it was an assassin attacking, so he attacked extremely cruelly.
Su Lijin wanted to speak, but her throat was strangled and she couldn't say a word. She could only struggle to pry his hands apart.
But Xiao Shengxing obviously had murderous intentions, and he couldn't pry open his palm for a while.
Xiao Shengxing didn't get a response and was about to exert force when suddenly a gust of wind blew by, bringing the fragrance of the person coming into his nose.
This is……
Realizing what the familiar scent was, he suddenly let go.
"Shiqi?"
Su Lijin covered her neck and coughed for a long time, glaring at him several times: "You almost strangled me to death!"
Xiao Shengxing looked at her with some guilt and asked, "Why are you here?"
This place was obviously Xiao Shengxing's hot spring. He had just taken a bath here...
Thinking of her mistake, Su Lijin blushed slightly and made an excuse: "Shouldn't you turn over the sign? Then why are you still here?"
She barely thought about what she said, and she didn't even know what she said.
Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes showed understanding, knowing that Su Lijin had discovered the matter of the substitute.
But he did not say it directly. Instead, he calmly picked up a piece of clothing and put it on.
Su Lijin turned around immediately, her face redder: "He was not wearing any clothes just now..."
A secret letter was handed to her from behind. Su Lijin was stunned: "What is this?"
Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes shone with deep meaning. "Give this secret letter to the Second Prince."
Hearing this, Su Lijin suddenly looked up at him: "What does the emperor mean?"
She couldn't help but wonder, if this secret letter was given to the Second Prince of Mongolia, would that mean that Xiao Shengxing and the Second Prince would start to cooperate?
The second prince advocates peace and naturally hopes that the two countries can live in peace and reduce war.
If Xiao Shengxing really cooperates with the Second Prince, and if the Second Prince can control all the real power in Mongolia, then the two countries will no longer be at war year after year, and the people will not have to suffer in dire straits. This will be a good thing for both the country and the people.
Thinking in this way, Xiao Shengxing's choice to cooperate with the second prince was indeed a good one.
But, that’s what Xiao Shengxing thought, right?
Su Lijin looked at Xiao Shengxing, but she didn't know that what she was thinking about was almost completely seen by the person opposite her.
Seeing that she was absorbed in her thoughts, Xiao Shengxing smiled and did not interrupt her. When she finally stopped and looked at him with a look of wanting to confirm, he spoke.
"I do want to cooperate with the Second Prince. Shiqi, you must deliver this secret letter to the Second Prince."
Su Lijin's eyes immediately lit up, and she felt a surge of excitement at having guessed right.
It is true!
"Your Majesty, Shiqi will definitely get this done." She nodded seriously.
Then, she analyzed the situation in Mongolia to Xiao Shengxing based on her existing understanding of the situation.
She had lived in Mongolia in her previous life and had a relatively good understanding of the situation there. Therefore, her analysis made Xiao Shengxing look a little surprised, and he wanted to applaud her insightful views.
Su Lijin always makes his eyes light up.
Xiao Shengxing thought about it, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
However, after this analysis, a question came to his mind, and he asked, "Who is the god worshipped by the Mongols?"
Su Lijin shook her head: "I don't know either."
The two of them did not dwell on this issue and simply skipped it and continued discussing it.
After a while, the two of them discussed until late at night. When the cool breeze blew in the middle of the night, Su Lijin suddenly remembered that she had originally planned to leave the palace to find Tan Tai Chun!
She had completely forgotten about this matter...
Su Lijin quickly said goodbye, walked through the night, and quietly returned to Kunning Palace.
Returning to the palace and lying on the couch, she looked at the moonlight outside and began to think.
"Xiao Shengxing is bathing in his own bedroom tonight, so there's no way he'll be with the concubines."
"Then, the man who favored the concubines was not the emperor himself."
Su Lijin pursed her lips. When he favored the concubines, the scene was quite grand. It was impossible for someone to impersonate secretly. Now there was only one possibility.
Narrowing her eyes, she said slowly, "That person is the emperor's substitute."
But why did Xiao Shengxing find someone to impersonate him and be his substitute?
Moreover, when it comes to favoring the harem, why should another man be allowed to take his place?
Questions came up one after another like a tide, and Su Lijin sorted them out one by one.
As she was thinking, Su Lijin suddenly shuddered and her eyes widened.
Could it be that Concubine Shu’s child is a substitute?
Then, the child that Concubine Shu is carrying is most likely not Xiao Shengxing's.
Thinking of this shocking secret, Su Lijin opened her mouth in shock for a long time.
Su Lijin was completely baffled. "Why would Xiao Shengxing, even though he was cuckolded, insist on letting Concubine Shu give birth to this child?"
Obviously, Xiao Shengxing had countless ways to prevent Concubine Shu from giving birth to this child.
Yet, uncharacteristically, he allowed the situation to continue unchecked.
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