Chapter 341: Fight to the Death
Ji Yunshu's words made Zhao Shen's heart burn with passion, but then he thought of the poison in his body and his expression turned cold again.
They have already asked several people in southern Xinjiang who are most skilled in poison, and they all said that there is no cure for the poison in his body.
Zhao Shen couldn't help but feel unwilling. Could it be that even if he were to live again, he still couldn't escape the fate of early death?
Ji Yunshu had no idea that her simple words had stirred so many thoughts in him. Seeing his cold expression, she couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I said?"
Zhao Shen came back to his senses and smiled at her, "There's nothing wrong, but there's no rush for the housekeeper's matter, let's wait a little longer."
Ji Yunshu looked at him in surprise. She thought Zhao Shen would want her to take charge of the household first.
Seeing that she didn't understand, Zhao Shen said, "Zhao Heng's situation is now a dead end. Wei Yuanmin and Yao Ruolan are about to fight to the death. It's better for us to stay out of it if we can. Yao has sown the seeds herself, so let her taste the bitter fruit herself."
If Yao had not insisted that Zhao Heng marry a noble lady, things would not have developed to this point.
No matter how much Wei Yuanmin loved Zhao Heng, from the day she knew that Zhao Heng wanted to kill her twice, this love probably turned into hatred.
Ji Yunshu was also clear about this. Didn’t Yao Ruolan come back from outside because she was unwilling to give up?
Since you are unwilling to give up, you will definitely not do nothing.
She was just a little worried: "But what about the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion?"
The Queen Mother's concerns were not unreasonable. She didn't want to be criticized when she went out in the future.
Zhao Shen said indifferently, "Just be the same as before. Wei Yuanmin doesn't care about the reputation of the Wei family and the princess's mansion, so what are you afraid of? You've only been married for two years. You don't manage the household or take charge of things, so how can you even manage your brother-in-law's room?"
Ji Yunshu slapped him in anger: "What are you talking about?"
Her worries were in vain. She used to think that although this man was a bad guy inside, he was still a gentleman on the surface.
Now I am too lazy to pretend in front of her.
Zhao Shen took advantage of the situation and grabbed her hand: "Isn't this the case that people get black when they keep bad company?"
Ji Yunshu: “…”
It turns out that only magic can defeat magic. She used to speak without restraint and left Zhao Shen speechless, and now he is using the same trick against her.
Anyway, Ji Yunshu didn't want to get involved in Zhao Heng's affairs: "Fine, let them do whatever they want."
After saying that, she looked at Zhao Shen with some suspicion, "You knew that someone might die, but you still let them make trouble. What do you want to do?"
It was not easy for her to interfere in this matter, but it was not that the Marquis could not intervene, but that Zhao Shen, as the eldest brother, also had the power to control Zhao Heng.
But what was strange was that the father and son both disappeared and just watched coldly.
This is obviously not normal.
Zhao Shen laughed and said, "You can't tell when others are doing bad things, but you can guess what I'm thinking. I don't have any plans to do anything. I think father is saying that Yao Shi still has something that can threaten the Marquis' Mansion. We can't do anything, so we can only wait for her to make trouble on her own."
Ji Yunshu couldn't help but admire: "How brilliant."
Killing someone with a borrowed knife, and the person involved is Yao's own son.
It turns out that children are a debt.
Since he didn't have to worry about the affairs in the mansion for the time being and could wait and see the show, Ji Yunshu suddenly felt relaxed and asked about the affairs in Zhao Shen's palace.
Zhao Shenyi was bored. "Concubine Yi hasn't woken up yet. The Empress has been confined to Fengyi Palace. The Emperor did this to protect her. As for the palace maid who delivered the message to you, she knows nothing."
It was pretty much what Ji Yunshu had expected. She was a little confused: "Why did you do this? To make things difficult for the Emperor?"
It is indeed disturbing that such a thing happened at the emperor's birthday banquet, but so what?
Zhao Shen said, "This is more likely directed at the Empress, but someone also called you to the Xuanzheng Hall that night, so the details are still unclear."
Ji Yunshu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps their original target was indeed me, but they didn't expect me to not follow their plan. The Empress happened to enter the Xuanzheng Hall at that time, so they took advantage of the situation and blamed her. Anyway, compared to me pushing a pregnant concubine, it makes more sense for the Empress to do so."
Zhao Shen nodded. "That makes sense. But even though it's clearly unreasonable to frame you like this, they still want to do it. It shows that for them, dealing with the Ji family is a top priority."
Ji Yunshu's heart sank. "Then it has something to do with Mobei. It seems Mobei isn't sincere in seeking peace at all."
Zhao Shen held her hand and comforted her: "Don't worry, my father-in-law has been in the North for so many years and has never been in trouble. You should trust his and your brother's abilities."
Ji Yunshu sighed. This had nothing to do with whether he believed it or not. Knowing that there were unknown dangers around his loved ones, he couldn't help but worry no matter what.
What's more, the fate of the Ji family father and son in the original book was always a knot in her heart.
But she still said, "I know. What's going on in the palace, whether Concubine Yi is awake or not, is actually irrelevant? What is the emperor's plan?"
Zhao Shen said: "It would be safer for the Empress to be under house arrest in Fengyi Palace."
Ji Yunshu thought for a moment and recounted what happened at Cuihua Tower today: "It seems like they're playing along. If they didn't target me, then targeting the Queen is a good thing. Look, it's only been one night, and they're already targeting the Wang family."
Zhao Shen frowned and said, "Over the years, many people in the court have been dissatisfied with the Empress's exclusive favor, and I'm afraid they will take this opportunity to vent their anger. At the morning court today, many people impeached the Empress, and the Emperor had to lose his temper to suppress them."
Ji Yunshu was very annoyed by those who insisted on giving orders about which woman the emperor slept with. He knew that if the emperor wanted to protect the queen this time, he would probably have to argue with these people for a while.
She said irritably, "The Wang family has been very low-key these years, so they should be aware of this. But Xiao Xu is really a little strange. Why is he, a young master of a royal palace, getting involved in all this?"
Zhao Shen didn't understand either. If Ji Yunshu hadn't told him, he couldn't remember the third young master of Prince Qing's Mansion.
"It would be a good idea to send someone to investigate. Prince Qing's fiefdom is right next to Yongzhou."
Ji Yunshu's heart skipped a beat: "You said Prince Qing and Prince Yong are colluding?"
The collusion between the two princes to rebel is no small matter.
Zhao Shen shook his head. "I don't know Prince Qing well enough to know if he'll collude with Prince Yong. But didn't you say Prince Yong ultimately succeeded? What about the other princes? Didn't anyone object?"
If you want to sit on the throne, it is not enough to just kill the emperor and ascend the throne in the capital, you also need the support of local forces.
Otherwise, we are both descendants of the royal family and both are local vassal kings. If you can sit on the throne, why can't I?
Ji Yunshu said unhappily, "Being the emperor is so tiring."
Not only should you be on guard against outsiders, but you should also be on guard against your own uncles, brothers, and sons.
Zhao Shen found her look very interesting. On the one hand, she was dissatisfied with the emperor, but on the other hand, she couldn't help but worry about him.
He rubbed her hair and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's not a big deal. The emperor should know what's going on."
Ji Yunshu felt that Zhao Shen had a really good mentality. To him, the collusion between vassal kings and rebellion was not a big deal, and he didn't know what a big deal was.
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