Chapter 162: Collaboration with the Enemy and Treason
In the court, the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince were still at loggerheads, but the Fourth Prince had changed his previous decline and became stronger. With all kinds of evidence in his hands, he sent three or four officials under the Third Prince to prison and dismissed them from their posts for investigation.
The Third Prince was so angry that he could no longer maintain his gentle and polite demeanor in front of others, and started arguing with him directly in the hall.
Lu Sui never showed up.
He stayed at the mansion on the pretext of recuperating from his injuries, and he refused to see anyone except a few people.
Duan Yanzhou was on duty last night. When he got off duty in the early morning, he did not return to the Duan Mansion, but went directly to the Taifu Mansion.
When people arrived, Lu Sui was having breakfast.
Seeing him coming, Qingshu beside him hurriedly asked someone to bring over a set of bowls and chopsticks.
Duan Yanzhou sat opposite him, feeling furious early in the morning.
"That bastard Pei Zhangyuan is getting more and more rampant. He even dares to openly enter and leave Concubine Rou's Xianfu Palace. Important officials of the former dynasty and concubines in the harem... They really dare!"
Lu Sui picked up the spoon and drank some porridge.
Then he spoke slowly.
"Concubine Rou and Prime Minister Pei were childhood sweethearts. If it weren't for the imperial selection, she would have married into the Pei family."
Duan Yanzhou sneered, "Don't make it sound so nice. We're childhood sweethearts. We just got what we wanted."
Then he said angrily.
"Last night, the Queen had abdominal pain. People from Kunning Palace went to call for the imperial physician, but were told that all the doctors had been called to Xianfu Palace. The maidservant accompanying the Queen went to Xianfu Palace, but was stopped. They said that Concubine Rou was not feeling well and needed the imperial physicians to take turns to see her."
"She monopolized the three imperial doctors and didn't even take the queen into consideration."
"Oh!"
"She already thinks of herself as the Queen Mother!"
Seeing that he was getting more and more angry, Lu Sui looked up at him.
"Why are you angry? They are following the steps we set. Everything is going so smoothly. You should be happy."
"It's so frustrating." Duan Yanzhou took a big bite of his bun and then asked him, "I heard that the Fourth Prince came to see you last night. Didn't you see him?"
Lu Sui said 'hmm'.
Duan Yanzhou suddenly couldn't understand him.
"You chose to support him, but you didn't meet him. Pei Zhangyuan is very cunning. I'm worried he'll see through something."
"It's okay." Lu Sui put down the chopsticks in his hand and took the mouthwash handed to him by Qingshu, "I'm just worried that he won't be suspicious."
After rinsing his mouth, he leaned back slightly on the chair.
Perhaps because of the wound, his brows knitted tightly together. Duan Yanzhou glanced at him and asked, "How is your wound?"
"Much better."
"The day before yesterday, I went to the Grand Tutor's Mansion and happened to run into Xiao Yaoyao," Duan Yanzhou said, glancing at him. "She's lost a lot of weight, and her temperament seems to have calmed down all of a sudden. When she saw me, she no longer called me 'Master Duan, Master Duan' cheerfully like before. Instead, she politely bowed, said a few simple words, and left."
"To be honest, I'm not used to it."
“The Bai family treats her very well. She has everything that Shen Baoqing has.”
"And that Bai Shaochuan, who follows her around like a sticky little bug all day long, looks caring and attentive, but actually has ulterior motives..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Sui, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly stood up and walked out.
Duan Yanzhou was not in a hurry either.
He added fuel to the fire while eating.
"Second Master Bai said that once everything is settled, he will arrange marriages for the two children... mmm..."
Qingshu covered his mouth anxiously.
"Master Duan, please stop talking. The master has suffered enough. Don't make him upset anymore."
Duan Yanzhou took his hand away.
He said angrily: “How dare you touch my mouth.”
"Yes, yes, I know I'm wrong. Who told you to always stab my master in the heart?"
"Besides, how could the master not know what happened in the Grand Tutor's Mansion? Do you have to tell me again?" Qingshu was speechless and reached out to clean up the dishes.
"I haven't finished eating yet," Duan Yanzhou stuffed another piece of bun into his mouth, stood up, wiped his mouth and protested, "You are the same as your master, doing this thankless job!"
He ran after Lu Sui, and they both entered the study together.
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Jiang Yueyao has been living a very peaceful life recently.
The people in the Grand Tutor's Mansion treated her very well, just like family, especially the old lady. Every time she followed Shen Baoqing to pay her respects to the old lady, the old lady would hold them both in her arms.
They called her "good girl" all the time, and every time she did so, she felt like she was being loved and pampered by her family.
This feeling makes her nostalgic and like it.
Shen Baoqing is still worried about his father, General Shen.
Such a person who can't sit still now stays in the Buddhist temple with the old lady every day, copying scriptures and praying for his father to return safely.
Jiang Yueyao also accompanied him.
She also copied a thick stack of scriptures, all of which were praying for peace and prosperity in the world!
Her temperament became increasingly calm.
The old lady felt a little distressed for her: "Don't restrain yourself, just do what you have to do. I still like your original temperament."
November came in a flash.
The first snow fell in the capital, and the weather became completely cold.
Two major events occurred during this period.
First, General Shen Huaishan of Pingxi, who had been missing for nearly a month and a half, not only returned safely, but also brought back the head of the Xiongnu leader Mao Yi Chanyu and took the little Turkic prince hostage.
The originally stalemate battle situation was turned around in an instant.
The Turks were the first to withdraw their troops, and offered countless jewels and cattle and sheep, and began to seek peace.
When the other small tribes saw that the Turks had withdrawn their troops, they immediately turned around and ran, fearing that if they were too slow, General Shen would lead his men to attack their own tribes.
When the Huns saw that the situation was hopeless and wanted to withdraw, it was too late.
Shen Huaishan led an army of 100,000 in Mobei and attacked the enemy tribe directly, capturing all the Xiongnu nobles alive, killing one a day, and forcing the newly appointed Chanyu to cede land and offer a pond.
This war lasted for more than half a year, and finally ended with the Huns giving up six cities and a large number of cattle, sheep and jewelry, and signing a ceasefire and friendship agreement that they would not enter the country for a hundred years.
In this battle, the Mobei Army won a great victory.
When the news came, Shen Baoqing hugged Jiang Yueyao and cried and laughed.
"Great, Daddy's okay, he's okay."
Jiang Yueyao was also very happy.
If we say that Shen Huaishan before was the most respectable hero of Daye.
Now, after experiencing turmoil in the court and wars on the border, he returned after overcoming all difficulties and swept away all the disputes and turmoil, bringing a hundred years of stability to the great cause.
He is no longer just a hero, but also the god of war in the hearts of all the people in Daye.
With a red tasseled spear and a red rabbit horse, he single-handedly broke into the enemy camp and captured the Xiongnu Chanyu and the Turkic prince alive...
As soon as the news reached the capital, all kinds of opera scripts entered the theater.
Mr. Speech was talking so much that his saliva was flying everywhere, and the crowd was very excited, and their respect for Shen Huaishan increased a little bit.
This is good news.
What follows is bad news.
Imperial Tutor Lu Sui was convicted of treason and imprisoned in the Dali Temple...
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