Chapter 19 The Princess and the Bloodthirsty King
This jade pendant is something that your majesty keeps close to your body!
Zhang Fei's eyes turned red and her stomach began to ache again.
The Queen Mother noticed that something was wrong with her and asked: "Princess Zhang, are you feeling unwell?"
Princess Zhang's back was covered in cold sweat and stars appeared in front of her eyes: "I have a stomachache..."
"Quick! Call the imperial physician!" the Queen Mother shouted.
The concubines who came to pay their respects in Shou'an Palace stood there in a daze, each with their own thoughts.
When the Queen Mother saw the Qilin jade pendant on Cha Jiu's waist, she knew that Concubine Zhang had her red eyes again and she was having a miscarriage.
Useless things.
"Concubine Zhao, you are pregnant with the prince, so don't come to Shou'an Palace to pay respects before you give birth." The Queen Mother said to Cha Jiu impatiently.
Cha Jiu is naturally happy to see this happen, and he should be blessed with good health.
After the imperial physician gave her acupuncture, Concubine Zhang slowly woke up.
A young man in plain clothes with his hair tied up in a ribbon saw her awake from outside the curtain and called out in surprise, "Sister!"
Zhang Fei was stunned and asked tentatively: "Bai Hai"
"It's me, sister!"
The young man was the second son of the Zhang family and Princess Zhang’s younger brother, Zhang Baihai.
The Queen Mother sat aside and said, "Bai Hai has just returned from his study tour. I asked him to come to the palace to accompany you and make you feel more at ease."
Zhang Fei's eyes were red: "Aunt loves me."
After the Queen Mother left, Concubine Zhang and Zhang Baihai had a private conversation for a long time.
She blamed her loss of favor and Zhang Baifeng's death on Cha Jiu, but did not mention her own or the Queen Mother's sins at all.
Zhang Baihai gnashed his teeth and said, "I will definitely kill this evil concubine in the future!"
Concubine Zhang was just complaining, and now no one in the palace could listen to her words.
"Bai Hai, don't be impulsive. When your sister gives birth to a son, you can take back all the humiliation from her." Princess Zhang vowed.
However, she underestimated the determination and frivolity of a young and energetic boy who had been in the underworld for many years and was fighting for justice.
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After staying in the capital for several days, it was time for Mo Lianzheng to return to the Northern Frontier.
Yuwen Yuan specifically allowed Cha Jiu to see her father off and sent someone to escort her out of the palace.
"Well, the city gate is right in front of us, please don't see me off any further, Madam."
Mo Lianzheng looked at his daughter reluctantly, but he had no choice but to keep her here.
Tea Jiu's eyes were moist, and she forced a smile and said, "Father, please take care of yourself."
"Your Majesty, too." The old father was relieved. "I can see that His Majesty loves you very much. You must cherish this blessing."
"My daughter knows."
"Go back." Mo Lianzheng patted her hands.
Wan Xinghui helped Cha Jiu onto the carriage. Suddenly, the rope of the small blessing bag around her waist broke and fell to the ground.
Cha Jiu squatted down to pick it up, and an arrow flew over her head and hit the pillar behind her!
Mo Lianzheng was horrified and quickly protected his daughter behind him.
Wan Xing screamed: "There's an assassin! Protect the queen!"
Cha Jiu came to her senses and realized that if the lucky bag had not fallen, the arrow would have pierced her head!
The guards around the carriage quickly lined up, and even the secret guards sent by Yuwen Yuan acted quickly.
They quickly took out the archer.
It turned out to be Zhang Baihai, the second son of the Zhang family of the General's Mansion.
Upon learning that Cha Jiu had been assassinated, Yuwen Yuan was furious. He left behind a group of ministers and quickly rushed to Cha Jiu's side.
After carefully examining every corner of his beloved concubine and confirming that she was not injured, Yuwen Yuan felt relieved.
"Where is Zhang Baihai?" Yuwen Yuan's eyes were as sharp as knives.
The chief of guards replied: "He is in prison."
Yuwen Yuan was about to go to the interrogation, but Cha Jiu grabbed his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, I can go with you."
"You are pregnant with a child, and the evil spirit of inner hell is heavy."
Cha Jiu said firmly: "I am not afraid, I just want to see and hear why the Zhang family always attacks me again and again."
Yuwen Yuan sighed: "Yuehua, this is not your fault. It is because I have been too tolerant of their family that they can no longer distinguish their own status and ranks."
Thinking back to the time when Concubine Zhang got pregnant for the first time, he was very happy, thinking that God had finally favored him and the century-old foundation of the Yuwen family.
So he gave the Zhang family enough opportunities to achieve success, but he didn't expect that the Zhang family's ambitions would grow even bigger.
First, he asked his eldest son Zhang Baifeng to sneak into the concubines' chambers in the harem and commit indecent acts.
Later, his second son, Zhang Baihai, assassinated his concubine and heir in the street.
Such a sin cannot be offset by ten victories in battle.
It's time to take action against the Zhang family.
Inner Hell.
Cold, damp, and dark.
Zhang Baihai was stripped of his uniform, his hair was disheveled, and his body was covered with whip marks as he sat in a pile of smelly straw in the cell.
When he saw Cha Jiu beside Yuwen Yuan, his eyes were sinister: "Bitch!"
The executioner beside him hit him with another heavy whip.
The Lord Prisoner had two chairs brought in so that the masters could sit down.
Yuwen Yuan's eyes were calm: "Who ordered you?"
"Without anyone's instructions, this evil concubine can be killed by anyone!"
Zhang Baihai spat, angrily: "Your Majesty, you have been bewitched by the witch concubine for too long, and you are about to forget the loyalty and contributions of the Zhang family and my sister to the royal family!"
Cha Jiu looked at Zhang Baihai with pity.
Why are all the men in the Zhang family such idiots?
Heroes have always tried their best to hide their talents and never take credit for themselves.
Zhang Baihai, like a fool, asked the emperor right away: "Do you remember my family's contribution?"
Yuwen Yuan was calm, lowering his eyes and looking at him, smiling: "Tell me, what contribution of yours have I forgotten?"
"The Zhang family is full of loyal ministers and generals. They have killed countless enemies on the battlefield, conquered Xizhou in the west, and shocked the vassal states in the north. They have gone through life and death without a single complaint. My sister, Concubine Zhang, is the first concubine in the harem to bear a child for His Majesty, and now she is pregnant with the eldest son of the royal family."
"But Your Majesty, you have repeatedly reprimanded my father, blamed my sister, and even allowed her to kill my brother for this evil concubine from the Northern Frontier. Is this the fate of a loyal minister?"
Yuwen Yuan raised his eyebrows: "You don't accept it"
Zhang Baihai raised his head: "I don't accept it!"
"Zhang Lu, tell him everything Zhang Baifeng and Zhang Fei did."
"yes."
Zhang Lu told him all about how Zhang Baifeng disrespected the empress, how Concubine Zhang sent people disguised as Northern Frontier assassins to kidnap Concubine Zhao, and how she designed the Taihua Palace.
Of course, there are also the many foolish things that the Zhang family has done over the years by taking advantage of the emperor's grace and favor.
Zhang Baihai had only been back from studying abroad for less than three months, and he was full of the spirit of chivalry. How could he know so many dirty and filthy things?
He was dumbfounded, but in the end he refused to believe it.
"Impossible, my father, brother and sister would not be such people." Zhang Baihai shook his head frantically.
He is just a naive playboy who only sees the surface of the matter and is only interested in seeking what he thinks is justice.
It seems that this assassination was his own idea.
Yes, Zhang Baihai left Shou'an Palace and then assassinated Concubine Zhao. No matter how bold the Zhang family was, they would not do it so obviously.
Yuwen Yuan didn't want to get involved with this idiot. The inner prison was filled with evil spirits and it would not be good for Cha Jiu if he stayed there for too long.
He stood up, looking down at the ferocious Zhang Baihai in front of him, radiating all his imperial aura.
Even Cha Jiu, who was beside him, felt that he had become an insignificant ant under this overwhelming aura.
"Zhang Baihai, you said your family is full of loyal ministers, but you should know that it was I who gave you the opportunity to be loyal ministers."
Yuwen Yuan's tone was calm, yet it contained endless contempt.
"It was I who promoted your grandfather from a small lieutenant to a general stationed in a frontier city. Winning the battle is your responsibility and your due reward to me."
"You say it's a military achievement, a merit. Go ask your fathers, will they dare to agree?"
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