Chapter 289 Lao Liu, that’s a trap!
Xiangying watched boxes of gifts being carried into the palace.
She sat in front of the dressing mirror and looked coldly at the leading palace maid.
"Go back and tell the queen that I don't agree to the engagement. If she doesn't want to be suffocated to death in the middle of the night, she should take these things back. Otherwise, I will keep my word."
The head maid's expression paused, and a cold look flashed across her eyes.
This Xiangying is so bold that he even dares to criticize the Queen?
"Princess Xiangying, the Empress has already issued an imperial decree on this matter. Now that the Emperor is ill, the Empress is ruling the country from behind the scenes. The Empress's opinion is comparable to an imperial decree, so it cannot be changed."
"Even if you don't agree, it doesn't matter. The Queen said that it doesn't matter if you don't agree to the engagement, because it can be done without your presence."
After the senior palace maid finished speaking, she took her leave.
Xiangying looked at the dozens of treasure chests in the hall, his eyes lost in thought.
If it had happened before, she would have definitely jumped up immediately and killed the head palace maid to vent her anger.
But just now, Xiangying noticed something strange.
Two days after Xie Chen left, the queen could no longer wait to threaten her.
The purpose should be to force Jie Chen to escape.
However, Ling Su's plan was to launch a coup immediately after Jie Chen returned and put the blame for the theft of the national treasury on Jie Chen.
Seeing that Xie Chen would be returning to Beijing in two days, why was the Queen in such a hurry to take action now?
Xiangying pondered for a moment and thought of a possibility.
After Jie Chen left the palace, he might have disappeared or was out of their control.
So the Queen wants to use this method to force Jie Chen to come back, or to force him to show up?
Xiangying only thought of this possibility at the time, so he sat there coldly without moving at all.
Half an hour later, Lu Feiyi arrived.
Under his thick brows, his eyes seemed to be filled with concern.
"Xiangying, don't worry. I have already communicated with the Queen. I will not force you, and I will persuade the Queen to take back her decision."
When Xiangying heard this, he was once again certain in his heart.
Ling Su and the others had lost track of Chen's whereabouts, so they let the Queen take this move.
Lu Feiyi came here now because Jie Chen did not fall for it, did not show up, and no news spread out.
Therefore, they asked Lu Feiyi to test it again.
Fortunately, Xiangying has always been wary of him.
"Lu Feiyi," Xiangying stood up and walked towards him step by step, "Didn't you say you wanted to marry me? Why are you trying to persuade the queen?"
Lu Feiyi was stunned, looking at her phoenix eyes sparkling with starlight, as if a little confused.
"Don't you disagree? Maybe you have figured it out."
"Yes, I've figured it out," Xiangying stretched out her hand and brushed the treasure chest in the palace, "War is imminent, and their disputes are endless. I'm a princess of a fallen country, and there's nothing I can do. I might as well follow you."
Xiangying leaned closer and asked in a low voice: "Just what you said about the Northern Qi army, is it true? When will they arrive?"
Lu Feiyi pursed his lips, a hint of relief appearing at the corners of his lips.
"It's on the way. If you want, I can take you away anytime."
"I agree to cooperate with you, but our wedding date has to be postponed. I want to see the destruction of South Vietnam before I leave."
Lu Feiyi nodded: "Okay, I promise you."
After saying that, he turned around and went out to coordinate the arrangements.
Xiangying, who stayed in the hall, could only sneer coldly.
Do you really think she's a fool? Lu Feiyi is really good at acting!
On the one hand, he colluded with the Queen, and on the other hand, as the Crown Prince of Northern Qi, he wanted to annex the land of Nanyue and the treasures looted from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Ling Su is vicious, and Lu Feiyi is not much better.
However, Xiangying at least bought himself some time.
When her army arrives, she will use Ling Su and the Queen's heads to boost morale.
As the saying goes, one shot hits two birds with one stone.
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While Xie Chen was not in the palace, Xiang Ying was not idle and would go to plunder whenever he had time.
As she was flying the drone over the Sixth Prince's palace, she suddenly saw Lu Panchu standing in the yard, talking to two guards.
Lu Panchu seemed to be about to lose his temper, and Xiangying's gossipy heart was burning, so he immediately dropped the drone.
As soon as he got closer, he heard Lu Panchu say, "Why are you taking me away? My father Lu Hong is loyal to South Vietnam!"
The two guards said coldly, "Someone has now reported that Lu Hong deliberately spread the disease and caused the loss of the Meicheng granary. If the Sixth Prince's wife is not convinced, she can go and tell the Queen herself."
Lu Panchu was anxious: "Go ahead, I don't believe that the Queen is also someone who can't tell right from wrong."
She walked in front with her skirt lifted, looking very aggressive.
Xiangying frowned immediately.
The reason given by the guard was really far-fetched.
Because even she knew that after Governor Lu fell ill, he was afraid of infecting his daughter, so he locked himself in the room.
He died of illness and did not implicate anyone, so how could he have deliberately spread the virus?
And there was the incident of the granary theft before, but wasn’t the granary filled up later?
Look at the expressions of the two guards, they did not allow Lu Panchu's maid to follow.
Xiangying exclaimed that it was not good.
Lu Panchu, this idiot, must not go with anyone!
Especially now that the Sixth Prince is not here, wouldn't that mean we're falling into someone else's trap?
Xiangying used an invisible drone to hook Lu Panchu's clothes.
As Lu Panchu was walking, she felt someone pulling her sleeve. She turned around and saw only a guard standing a little distance away from her.
She frowned suspiciously: "Why are you pulling me?"
The two guards looked at each other, both with puzzled expressions.
Lu Panchu walked forward and Xiangying pulled her twice again.
Finally, Lu Panchu turned around angrily and slapped the guard twice in the face.
"You bastard, I'm the Sixth Prince's wife, and you guys think you can touch my sleeves?"
After saying this, she quickened her pace and headed towards the palace where the queen was.
Xiangying raised his hand to support his forehead.
"Lu Panchu, this naive girl, is probably going to fall into a trap."
Xiangying could easily guess that Ling Su wanted to deal with Jie Chen and had already secretly informed the eldest prince.
The Sixth Prince was neither appreciated by the Emperor nor close to the Empress.
They have no intention of letting Jie Chen go, and the Sixth Prince certainly can't escape either!
Xiangying is well aware of the principle of "the lips and the teeth are interdependent", so she plans to use a drone to follow and see what is going on.
Although Lao Liu is not a good person, he is still a rival of Jie Chen. But if he dies, the responsibility may be put on Jie Chen.
Sure enough, it was just as Xiangying expected.
When Lu Panchu went to see the queen, he did not go to Fengyi Palace, but was taken by guards to the Dragon Palace where the emperor rested.
This is the place where Ling Su is recuperating. It should be heavily guarded, but now there is no one outside.
As soon as Lu Panchu entered, the door was closed tightly.
Xiangying used the drone to circle around but couldn't find a place to get in. Just as he was about to move the tiles to peek inside, he saw the Sixth Prince and a group of people rushing over from the palace road not far away.
Even across the screen, Xiangying couldn't help but widen his eyes.
Is Lao Liu crazy? Does he know that carrying a sword outside the emperor's bedroom is equivalent to treason?
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