Chapter 170 The Angry Princess and the Rough General 25
Chen Mengwan knew the secret between her mother Lin and the emperor a long time ago, so she always thought that she was the emperor's daughter, a princess with a noble status but who could not be in public.
But when she went to the palace to meet the emperor with the intention of revenge on the Song family, the emperor denied her identity.
"I dote on you two siblings, but it's just because I love you."
Chen Mengwan and the young Prince Gong both looked very much like Lin back then, and whenever the emperor saw them, he could not help but feel pity for them.
Unfortunately, Chen Mengwan abandoned him, escaped from his control, and was abandoned by the emperor.
Chen Mengwan was depressed and even resented her mother for not passing her off as the emperor's bloodline.
Just when Chen Mengwan was about to be sent back to the Song family, the second prince came to her aid.
He suggested that Chen Mengwan wear her mother's old clothes and imitate her makeup to please the emperor.
Sure enough, even though the emperor was furious, he couldn't help but indulge in the tenderness and sweet words of this face and was deeply immersed in the happiness brought by the Five-Stone Powder.
Chen Mengwan was appointed as the emperor's personal female official and instigated the emperor to suppress the Song family.
The second prince also had smooth sailing in the court.
Only the emperor's health was deteriorating day by day due to the damage done by the Five-Stones Powder.
Having tasted the sweetness of power, Chen Mengwan wanted to deal with Cha Jiu, but it did not go smoothly and she was slapped hard in the face.
It seems that the emperor cannot deal with the royal bloodline, this is his last line for her.
So Chen Mengwan began to unite the second prince and aimed her conspiracy at the border war.
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In the general's mansion.
The baby fat on Qinghe's face faded a little, and the five-year-old boy gradually became handsome.
She held her chin in her hand and looked out the window at the sky with worry: "When will my father be able to come home?"
Yan Hai also looked up at the sky and said worriedly: "Yeah, slurp, slurp, when can the beef jerky made by father be sent back to the capital?"
Qinghe had an expressionless face. He raised his fist and pounded Yanhai's head on the table.
“You just want to eat!”
"No way! My heart is also thinking about my father, but, as a mature man, I am not good at expressing myself!"
Qinghe dealt another blow to this five-year-old mature man.
Cha Jiu sighed softly and picked up the two children.
Qing Dai was worried: "The general's letters were late this month, isn't that right..."
She didn't dare say the unlucky words that followed.
Cha Jiu had just finished reading the letter from the prince, which clearly described the current situation of the border war.
Not good.
"All the grain and fodder that was transported to the border town was looted."
The prince sent people to investigate and found that these grain robbers had a thorough plan, knew the grain transport teams very well, and even had sufficient and complete weapons. They were not simple bandits.
Qingdai and Chenxiang widened their eyes: "What should we do?"
Cha Jiu looked worried.
Under the current situation, restocking food and fodder is the fastest option.
However, the second prince and Chen Mengwan colluded secretly and persuaded the emperor to agree to their suggestion, using the reasons such as the empty treasury, and to send people to retrieve the grain and fodder and then send them to the border town.
But the war can't wait.
Cha Jiu thought for a moment and said, "Bring me my cloak. I want to go into the palace."
"Which cape?"
"The one the general sent back from the border town."
Qing Dai was worried: "The harem is now filled with smog and miasma. I heard that the emperor has been taking Wu Shi San for a long time and his mind is no longer clear..."
Cha Jiu lowered his eyes and murmured word by word: "Five Stone Powder."
Wu Shi San is a banned drug. Although it can temporarily boost sexual pleasure, it fundamentally damages the human body. Long-term use is more likely to cause people to lose their minds and fall into madness.
It seems that the Second Prince and Chen Mengwan used this forbidden drug to control the Emperor.
Chenxiang was left behind to look after the two children, while Chajiu brought Qingdai into the palace.
The emperor knew why she came and refused to see her.
Cha Jiu knelt outside the door of Yangxin Palace, silently listening to the laughter and joyful chatter of the beautiful girls inside.
It was deep winter, and even with the eaves covering the roof, the marble floor outside the hall was freezing cold.
During this period, Chen Mengwan came out once.
She brought a cup of tea, wet Cha Jiu's robe, and said happily: "Chu Yuan, there will be a day when you will kneel down in front of me."
Cha Jiu looked at her calmly: "Your mother would rather die than surrender, but you used her face to win favor and gain benefits. Don't you feel ashamed?"
Chen Mengwan didn't mind: "If the dead can still pave the way for their children, even if they know it in the underworld, they will be happy."
Cha Jiu sneered: "You are hopeless."
Chen Mengwan was deeply and selflessly affectionate towards Song Heng and her youthful love for him.
But he is extremely heartless to others, including his own family.
Chen Mengwan no longer minds other people's comments about her.
Her heart had long gone with the lost child and the broken love.
Now the only thing that keeps her alive is revenge on Cha Jiu and the Queen, and seeing Song Heng confessing in tears, kneeling at her feet and begging for mercy.
Chen Mengwan leaned over and whispered in Cha Jiu's ear, "If the food and fodder are delayed for another ten days, the border city will be breached, Shen Beizhan will die defending the city, and you will become the wife of a criminal, living under the insults and abuses of the people for the rest of your life."
This is the Second Prince's plan.
Shen Beizhan holds military power and is the crown prince's powerful arm, so the second prince has to get rid of him, even at the cost of losing a city.
To him, the throne was far more important than the people and the territory.
The queen happened to arrive and slapped Chen Mengwan, who was showing off her power, to the ground.
"Get out of here, you disgusting thing." The queen looked at this shameless man coldly.
Chen Mengwan got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of her lips as if nothing had happened, smiled frivolously, and walked leisurely into the Yangxin Palace.
In her opinion, the Second Prince would definitely execute the Crown Prince's faction after he ascended the throne, and Cha Jiu and the Queen were doomed to die.
She didn't have to worry too much about a dying person.
"Ayuan, get up quickly!" The queen wanted to help Chajiu up.
Cha Jiu did not move, but said calmly: "Mother, I am not kneeling for the general alone. If I stand up, no one in the imperial city will dare to speak for the soldiers on the border."
When Cha Jiu knelt down, many court officials and noble families were watching.
They are all watching the wind direction and the emperor's attitude.
If even the most favored princess cannot win back the emperor's heart by begging on her knees, then there is no need for them, the ministers and common people, to waste their time and provoke the emperor.
The Queen tried to persuade Cha Jiu but failed, so she quickly invited the Prince who was busy with important matters.
The prince looked at his frail sister kneeling on the ground, feeling both distressed and helpless.
He didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only lean over and hug her.
"Ayuan," the prince whispered, "don't worry, it will be in these two days."
Cha Jiu was startled: "What?"
The prince was unwilling to say anything more. He used some ingenuity to help Cha Jiu up, and let Qingdai take her back to have a good rest.
Cha Jiu walked out of the palace slowly with Qing Dai's support.
She seemed to come to her senses and knew what the prince was going to do.
There were many spies from aristocratic families guarding outside the palace gate.
When they saw Cha Jiu coming out, they shook their heads and sighed, preparing to go back and report the bad news to their respective masters.
However.
However, Cha Jiu did not return to the general's mansion.
She indifferently glanced at the vermilion palace gate that was about to close, and at the scene inside the palace walls where people were rushing to and fro and everyone was in danger.
She put on the cloak that was made for her by the people in the border town with pieces of thread, braved the heavy snow, turned around, lifted her cloak, and knelt on the thick snow.
Qing Dai was startled and reached out to help her: "Your Highness!"
Cha Jiu bowed deeply towards the towering and tightly closed palace gates and said loudly: "The war cannot wait, the border is in danger. Your son begs the emperor to prepare more food and grass and quickly support the border city!"
Her voice was feminine yet powerful, and many people around her heard her words.
Qingdai was frightened and wanted to stop Chajiu.
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