After Su Lijin finished speaking, a hint of murderous intent suddenly flashed in Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes.
"It's not like I haven't thought about this method. It's not complicated to get rid of Zhang Xiao."
He finished speaking, his brows furrowing slightly. "However, although Zhang Xiao isn't extremely important in the complex network of relationships over there, we still need to get more information from him."
"Therefore, it is not convenient to remove this person at the moment."
Hearing this, Su Lijin shrugged indifferently and said, "Zhang Xiao is important only because of his position, not because he is important as a person."
Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes moved slightly: "Tell me what you mean in detail."
Sitting down opposite Xiao Shengxing, Su Lijin poured herself a cup of tea, but did not drink it. She raised the cup and poured the tea on the ground.
"Zhang Xiao is like the tea. Once poured out, it's gone. But the cup is still in our hands. We can always add new tea."
As she spoke, she poured a fresh cup of tea, her eyes filled with sharp light: "Without Zhang Xiao, it's natural for people to get rid of Zhang Xiao."
Her words made Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes shine even brighter. A look of admiration appeared in them. He nodded and picked up a cup of tea. "You are right. Chess pieces can be replaced. You have enlightened me."
Su Lijin smiled mischievously and said, "No, no, no, I didn't wake you up. You will figure it out sooner or later. It's just that you are in the middle of it and didn't think about it for the time being."
Xiao Shengxing smiled, his dark eyes flashing as he suddenly said, "How about I leave this matter to you?"
These words scared Su Lijin so much that she almost spit out a cup of tea.
He quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I can't do this. Find someone else to do it."
What a joke. She is the queen. This kind of robbery is not like going to the vegetable market. How can it take half a day to go back and forth?
When she is not in the palace, who knows how many people will be in chaos.
Hearing this, Xiao Shengxing's smile deepened, and the teasing in his eyes could hardly be hidden.
He had no intention of letting Su Lijin go, he just wanted to tease her. Seeing her cute appearance, the anger in his heart disappeared for a moment and he felt much more comfortable.
"Well, I'll look for the right person."
Seeing that he agreed, Su Lijin secretly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and quickly found an excuse to slip away, for fear that he would set his sights on her again if he wasn't paying attention.
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"The Empress Dowager has arrived."
The eunuch said hurriedly.
Xiao Shengxing hunched over his desk, his brows slightly furrowed. He wondered why the Queen Mother had suddenly arrived. He waved his hand and said, "Go, let the Queen Mother in."
The Queen Mother came in faster than expected, almost a little aggressively.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you haven't summoned the concubines in the harem for many days. Is this true?" As soon as she entered the imperial study, the empress dowager glanced at the pile of memorials inside and said dissatisfiedly.
Xiao Shengxing closed the memorial and said, "I have been very busy with many important court affairs recently, and I have no other thoughts."
Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother's expression darkened slightly. "Expanding the family is also a major royal concern. How could the Emperor forget about it?"
"The matter of suppressing the bandits in the mountains to the west is urgent. Let's talk about it after these things are done." A trace of impatience flashed across Xiao Shengxing's face and he refused.
His refusal pushed the Queen Mother's dissatisfaction to its peak: "Your Majesty, don't blame me for scolding you. If you don't worry about this matter now, won't it be delayed again when various court affairs arise in the future?"
Without waiting for Xiao Shengxing to speak, the Queen Mother directly asked the eunuch to bring in a concubine who had just bathed. That person was Concubine Shu.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. You have been working hard these days, so please let me take care of you and let you rest."
There was still some moisture on Concubine Shu's body, and she looked at Xiao Shengxing shyly, which was very alluring.
A subtle irritation welled up in Xiao Shengxing's dark eyes. He glanced at her, his gaze lingering on the Empress Dowager's face for a long moment before he said, "Are you planning to shove someone into my imperial study, where I handle state affairs?"
The Queen Mother remained undeterred and said with a smile, "Since the Emperor does not want to leave the Imperial Study, I will sympathize with him and let her stay and serve him."
The two confronted each other for a long time, and Xiao Shengxing did not speak again.
Not long after that day, the atmosphere in Concubine Shu's palace suddenly became tense.
"How could I be pregnant?" When Concubine Shu learned that she was pregnant, she was not happy at all. Instead, an expression of horror appeared on her face.
"Impossible, impossible!" She couldn't accept this fact and overturned a set of teacups on the table.
Among the concubines in the harem, if one could conceive the emperor's child, it would be a good opportunity to rise to the top and become a noble mother by having a child. Everyone would be so happy that they would not have time to express their fear like she was.
The reason why Concubine Shu was so horrified was simply because she was not pregnant with a dragon seed!
The last time she slept with the emperor, she waited on the couch for a long time before the emperor appeared.
When the emperor appeared, he didn't say a word. She thought he was unhappy and tried her best to serve him.
Unexpectedly, she accidentally touched the emperor's face and knocked off the human skin mask. Under the mask was the face of a guard!
The one who made love with her was not the emperor, but the guard!
It was at that moment that Concubine Shu realized that the people who had been sleeping with her all along were guards!
Now, she is pregnant, and it goes without saying that the baby in her belly is the guard's bastard!
"No, I must abort him! I can't let this bastard appear, otherwise my life will be ruined!" Concubine Shu's face was pale and she was as panicked as an ant on the hot pan.
At this moment, someone came in quickly from outside and handed her a letter.
"Your Highness, this is a letter from His Highness."
Concubine Shu was stunned, and immediately opened the letter as if she had found a life-saving straw.
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