"No, isn't it? Brother Qi, are you saying that my sister-in-law has become so powerful that she can even change her body shape?"

Wei Jie couldn't help but think of several people's figures and appearances. When these people overlapped, the corners of his lips suddenly formed a creepy arc.

"Whether it is true or not, we will soon know!"

"Seventh Brother, what do you mean by that? Even if Seventh Sister can change her appearance, then, her speed can't be changed, right?"

"It takes at least a month to travel from our Siyou Country to the Never-Sleeping City. Only half a month has passed. I'm afraid Sister-in-law Qi is still on the road!"

Wei Jie did not answer him, but got up and left.

Just as his figure was about to disappear at the door, a voice as cold as the dark night suddenly came over: "Let the group of people withdraw!"

Qingchen opened his mouth and was about to speak, but Wei Jie left without stopping.

Qingchen was left with a confused look on his face, staring blankly in the direction where Wei Jie left, trying hard to think about the conversation they had just had. What on earth did he miss?

***

In the Qinzheng Palace, Qiu Cheng walked in with the news that had just been delivered. Seeing Wei Yuchen writing furiously at his desk, he said softly, "Your Majesty, a memorial has just been delivered from the Golden Feather Guard."

Wei Yuchen said without even raising his head: "Read it."

Qiu Cheng flipped open the memorial and was startled by the information he saw. He then looked at Wei Yuchen in confusion: "Your Majesty, this?"

"What did it say?" Wei Yuchen raised his eyes and glanced at him indifferently, asking casually.

Qiu Cheng pursed his lips to hide the surprise that flashed across his face at the content of the memorial, and answered calmly.

"Your Majesty, it lists everything about Shangguan Qingxi from birth to the present. The key point is that she does have congenital heart disease, and a doctor has indeed asserted that she will not live past the age of 18."

"She was taken away by an expert since she was born. Her history before the age of five is blank and cannot be found."

"After the age of five, he would come back every now and then, and the purpose of coming back was just to show up at various banquets."

"If you count them carefully, the number of banquets she has attended in these years can be counted, but she has gained a lot from each one. Shangguan Qingxi's reputation as the most talented woman and sick beauty was also spread in this way."

"Shangguan Qingxi is twelve years old this year. Since she turned twelve, she has rarely gone out, especially this year. Apart from the Four Nations Grand Meeting, she has not traveled far."

"According to investigation, the reason why Shangguan Qingxi was interested in gynecology and invited a gynecologist to come to her home for instruction was because she was born with a cold uterus and had difficulty conceiving. She said she was interested in it herself, but in fact, she wanted to cure her own cold uterus."

Hearing this, Wei Yuchen suddenly raised his head, with an unprecedented seriousness in his eyes.

"You said she was born with a cold uterus? She even has heart problems? Have you investigated all this?"

"In reply to the emperor, the news was personally investigated by the Golden Feather Guards, so it cannot be wrong."

Wei Yuchen frowned slightly. She was born with a cold uterus and a congenital heart disease. Under such heavy pressure, it was no wonder that she looked so frail, as if she would fall down at the slightest gust of wind.

No wonder Shangguan Hao had such a regretful and painful expression when he mentioned Shangguan Qingxi to him.

What surprised him even more was that when it came to letting Shangguan Qingxi enter the palace, Shangguan Hao's original response was that he had to discuss it with Shangguan Qingxi before making a decision.

But he didn't mention it later, and Shangguan Hao didn't even take the initiative to talk about it.

But the meaning revealed in Shangguan Qingxi's words that day clearly showed that she was unwilling.

She even revealed that she would not live long. He didn't believe it at first, but now...

"Have you found out who took her away that year?"

After confirming again and again, Qiu Cheng shook his head and said, "No, even where she was before she was five years old, the Shangguan family didn't know. When asked about this, they would evade the question by saying, 'This is what the master wanted.'"

Wei Yuchen frowned and leaned back in his chair, looking thoughtfully at the smoke rising from the incense burner, a hint of coldness flashing in his feminine eyes.

"How could it be such a coincidence? She was a master, had a cold uterus, and had a heart disease, but she lived to be twelve years old, and gained so much good reputation. Even in the harem, she came and went easily. Shangguan Qingxi, is she really as simple as it seems?"

Originally, this woman did not arouse much interest in him, but her father was Shangguan Hao, and the fact that Shangguan Hao had been able to gain a foothold between him and Wei Jie and achieved remarkable political achievements over the years was enough to prove that this person was capable.

What made him feel particularly relieved was that Shangguan Hao had a clean family background and was not involved in any kind of entanglement, and his only daughter was in frail health.

Undoubtedly, it would be very easy to use such a person, but what he never expected was that when he had no interest and just mentioned it casually, Shangguan Hao not only did not rush to do anything, but also gave him an excuse, saying, "If you don't ask me, I will pretend I don't know."

Now that he is interested, he found out this result.

Difficulty conceiving?

Haha, does difficulty in conceiving have a big impact on an emperor?

No, Wei Yuchen is not without children, nor is he without other women. How could he entrust his children to a girl who is only twelve years old?

On the contrary, Wei Yuchen felt that the fact that Shangguan Qingxi had difficulty conceiving made him very satisfied.

But using this reason to reject him is too perfunctory.

As for the eighteen-year-old thing, Shangguan Qingxi is only twelve years old now, and there are still six years before she turns eighteen. Who can be sure that nothing will happen in these six years?

There are still three years from the age of twelve to the age of marriage, and these three years are also a long span.

The entire Siyou Kingdom belongs to him, so what kind of woman can't he want?

It just so happened that the Shangguan Mansion had humiliated him time and again, which made Wei Yuchen, who had always been strong, very dissatisfied.

In particular, as a young lady, Shangguan Qingxi's experience was too incredible.

Who was the person who took her away back then?

Subconsciously, Wei Yuchen's mind emerged with Shangguan Qingxi's resolute rejection that day.

A girl who had never met him alone was not only not afraid of him, but her attitude was arrogant and disdainful.

Although she looked innocent, he could clearly sense her resistance to him.

Immediately, his feminine eyes were filled with coldness. Was this little girl really rebelling against him just because she didn't want to enter the palace?

Based on Wei Yuchen's experience, Shangguan Qingxi is by no means as simple as he sees. Just based on those sudden rumors and the fact that she is just a twelve-year-old girl, she was enough to alarm the Empress Dowager and Concubine Zhen in the harem.

Even Concubine Xi, who had never cared about worldly affairs, stood up and spoke for her, which made Wei Yuchen have to give up the idea of ​​finding out about her.

However, he was not satisfied with the result. He even felt that everything they had found out was deliberately exposed by others.

Wei Yuchen took the message from Qiu Cheng and read it word by word. When he read to the end, the corners of his lips curled up in a coldness that he himself did not even notice.

"Go, continue investigating. I don't want to see this information that anyone can dig up. Do you understand?"

"Also, keep an eye on Shangguan Mansion, especially Shangguan Qingxi's every move, and report to me at all times."

Qiu Cheng's heart trembled, and he immediately took the order and left.

After he left, Wei Yuchen suddenly fell heavily on the dragon chair behind him. Liu Shi quickly made him a cup of hot tea, walked behind him, and began to gently press on his temples.

"Your Majesty, are you suspicious of Miss Shangguan?"

Wei Yuchen closed his eyes, and his thin lips formed a ruthless arc: "Anyone who is worthy of suspicion has doubts of one kind or another that are worth investigating."

"Shangguan Qingxi, haha, how could it be such a coincidence? The baby was just sentenced to death, and someone came to take her away?"

When these words came out, even Liu Shi was stunned. He looked at Wei Yuchen in disbelief: "Your Majesty means that Miss Shangguan was taken away intentionally?"

Wei Yuchen closed his eyes and said calmly: "We don't know whether it is true or not. We need to investigate. After all, this incident has happened for twelve years. We didn't pay attention to it before because the Shangguan family was not worthy of our attention, but now..."

"Don't you think it's unusual for someone who has always been low-key to suddenly become high-profile?"

"Especially since her high-profile target is my harem, even Concubine Xi has been bewitched by her. This makes me very uneasy."

Also, her eyes look exactly like the person in my memory.

He didn’t know if it was because of those eyes, but he even felt that there was a shadow of Du Yunge in her facial lines.

Precisely because he thought of Du Yunge, he could no longer judge Shangguan Qingxi as a normal person.

What made him even more frightened was that after Du Yunge was burned, the coroner told him that the fetus in her belly was dug out...

Originally, he thought that Qiu Zhen did it, but after investigation, he found out that it was not Qiu Zhen.

If it wasn’t Qiu Zhen, then who could be so cruel as to not even let go of the child in her belly?

If that child were still alive, he would also be twelve years old this year.

And the date of Shangguan Qingxi's birth is so close to the Du family massacre.

Although the Shangguan family had no connection with the Du family, and even Shangguan Hao was just a small fifth-rank official back then, for some reason, his intuition told him that there was something wrong with Shangguan Qingxi.

This woman said that she didn't want to enter the palace, but she took advantage of rumors outside the palace to live in his harem and treat his concubines.

With such a series of suspicious actions, it was impossible for him to ignore her.

When Shangguan Qingxi heard the news that Wei Yuchen was investigating the Shangguan Mansion, she seemed to have expected it and was not surprised at all.

"If he still can't find out what's wrong with me after revealing so many flaws to him, it would be a pity for his naturally suspicious nature."

Ruyan looked at her worriedly, "What are you going to do next, Miss?"

"There's no rush. Fortunately, someone has already settled the Shangguan Mansion. I no longer have any worries. Now I have successfully entered the harem, and Empress Xi is here to help me buy some time. Let's slowly grind him out here."

"By the way, how is that beautiful lady doing lately?"

There was a gleam of calculation in Shangguan Qingxi's beautiful eyes. Since this woman dared to betray her, it would be a shame if she didn't take advantage of her.

"Since she became pregnant, she has been confined to Baiyuxuan. No one can visit her, and she is not allowed to come out."

Shangguan Qingxi raised an eyebrow, "Is this what the emperor meant?"

Ruyan nodded, "Yes, that was the emperor's idea. Even the empress dowager was exempted from her morning and evening visits."

Shangguan Qingxi sneered, "Since you suspect her, why don't you let her out? How can I get close to her like this?"

Ruyan's pupils dilated instantly, "Miss, do you mean to take advantage of Yu Yan?"

"Wei Yuchen has successfully focused his attention on me. It is not easy to attract his attention. Moreover, Yu Yan is also a concern in Wei Yuchen's heart."

"Tell me, what would happen if he saw the two of us together?"

Ruyan gasped and looked at Shangguan Qingxi blankly and said, "Miss, are you going to get rid of this trouble?"

"Haha, the consequences of betraying me and the Purple Phoenix Palace are naturally something she cannot bear. As for whether she can survive it, it depends on her position in Wei Yuchen's eyes."

That night, Shangguan Qingxi wore a black and red tights and a veil hat, avoiding the surveillance of various people in the palace and easily arrived at Baiyuxuan.

Using the special musical instrument of Zihuang Palace, she blew a secret code softly, and soon, Dong'er appeared in front of Shangguan Qingxi.

Seeing Shangguan Qingxi's back emitting a strong murderous aura, Dong'er's body suddenly stiffened, and then he knelt on the ground with a plop, "Miss?"

Shangguan Qingxi turned around, her beautiful eyes narrowed into a line, her long eyelashes dancing in the cold moonlight, flashing with a charming and enchanting flavor: "It's really rare, you still remember me?"

"I dare not. I am a member of the organization in life and a ghost of the organization in death."

Shangguan Qingxi sneered and looked behind her, with an ambiguous look in her eyes: "But, you are already abandoned by the organization!"

Dong'er clenched her fists in her sleeves. She raised her head arrogantly and gritted her teeth in hatred, "No, the one who abandoned the child was Yu Yan, not the subordinates. The subordinates have never betrayed the organization from beginning to end."

"And the reason why I am still staying by her side is that I have been waiting for the organization to contact me. Miss, please give me another chance. I will never let the organization down."

The fact that the young lady can show up here tonight means she must be well prepared. What does this mean?

This means that Jiang Dongyu still has a chance, and still has a chance to avenge the Jiang family.

Yu Yan had forgotten the purpose of entering the palace, but Jiang Dongyu had not forgotten it. Even if it meant sacrificing her life in this life, she would not hesitate.

Shangguan Qingxi raised her eyelids and glanced at her calmly, "Alright, get up. If you are useless, why would I be here? Tell me, what is the current situation of Yu Yan?"

Jiang Dongyu immediately perked up when she heard this, wiped away the tears from her eyes, and stood up...

***

Wei Jie's military power had been confiscated by Wei Yuchen long before he got married. Because of the conflicts caused by the wedding, the private rivalry between the two was completely exposed.

The emperor did not show up for the imperial marriage contract. Wei Yuchen did not care about Wei Jie's face, so Wei Jie naturally would not care about his face either.

Since his wedding, Wei Jie has led a secluded life, but even so, it does not affect his control over the Siyou Kingdom.

Originally, the court was divided into factions, with Wei Yuchen, Wei Ziheng, and Wei Jie each forming one faction.

Wei Ziheng is the eldest son and has the most innate advantages. Even though the person in power now is Wei Yuchen, his support rate is supported bit by bit by Wei Ziheng.

Although the younger Wei Jie had the lowest support rate among the three, precisely because he was young and his people were all young and promising, his future was limitless.

Although they are now suppressed by Wei Yuchen's men, no one dares to challenge this rising star.

Because, they will eventually grow old, and by the time they grow old, these people will have been polished to a smooth and mirror-like appearance.

If that time really comes, even Wei Yuchen or his descendants would probably not be a match for Wei Jie.

But Wei Yuchen can't touch these people now. He can suppress Wei Jie, but he can't suppress all his people. If he goes too far, these people are young and energetic and can really do anything.

Under the influence of "Du Zi's Soul-demanding Situation", Siyou Kingdom is no longer the same as before and can no longer withstand any major storms.

As for Wei Jie, he had never thought that he would hand over power so readily this time, so readily that he didn't even have a chance to react.

Even though Wei Jie has no power now, Wei Yuchen is still worried and has never stopped monitoring him.

He didn't know what he was afraid of. He only knew that Wei Jie's decentralization not only did not make him feel relieved, but made him even more worried.

He restricted his rights but could not restrict his freedom, especially in recent times, Wei Jie was always elusive. His men were clearly following him, but when they were not paying attention, they could no longer find Wei Jie in the carriage they were following.

Such tricks are performed every day, but his people suffer losses every day and return in failure every time.

Wei Yuchen was so angry with Wei Jie, but he couldn't kill him.

It's not just because of the loss of talent caused by the Du Zi murder case, what's even more indescribable is that even after so many years, even though Wei Jie was only eighteen years old, he still hasn't seen through this person.

Because he couldn't see through it, he didn't dare to act rashly.

Fortunately, Wei Jie has been devoted to him and Si Youguo for so many years. Although he sometimes does not take him seriously, he has never done anything beyond his authority. This is precisely the real reason why he has been able to keep him until now.

But it is impossible for Wei Jie to be left alone forever. Even if he is willing, his people may not agree.

Just as Wei Yuchen was standing in front of the window with a splitting headache, Qiu Cheng appeared behind him silently.

"Your Majesty, I have found the person you asked me to find. Do you want to see him?"

Wei Yuchen raised his eyebrows, "Found it? Where?"

"It's just outside the palace. If Your Majesty finds it inconvenient, I will order someone to move to another place."

Wei Yuchen raised his hand to stop him, "No need, let him in."

"Yes." Soon, Qiu Cheng brought in a young man wearing a dark green shirt.

The boy has a handsome appearance, but his expression is sinister, making him look dark and violent.

After Qiu Cheng brought him in, he glanced at Wei Yuchen, got instructions, and then left.

In the hall, Wei Yuchen and the young man in green were the only ones left in an instant.

The young man looked at Wei Yuchen coldly, and said with disdain in his tone: "Are you Wei Yuchen?"

Dare to call the emperor's name, you are seeking death!

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed out from the darkness. The boy was caught off guard and was immediately frightened. By the time he reacted, his face had been hit to the side by the other party.

The burning pain on his face and the smell of blood in his mouth made him realize how cruel the slap was.