Therefore, if Ye Zhaobai really wants to secure his position as emperor, he will definitely take action. Shu Qingmu is very curious about what this Crown Prince is capable of.
Therefore, all along, Shu Qingmu had been slowly guiding Ye Zhaobai in his capacity as the Grand Secretary, secretly pushing things along. Apart from matters of the harem, Ye Zhaobai's entire life trajectory seemed to have been arranged by Shu Qingmu.
Although they are opposite ages, they have completely different experiences.
Although Shu Qingmu was the only son of the prime minister, he was taught from a young age how to live a life of great prestige from a high position.
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Shu Qingmu kissed Wan Ge on the forehead: "I know very well what I am doing. Although I never thought of being a treacherous minister before, what's wrong with being one for little Wan Ge?"
Wan Ge breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect to be a virtuous minister forever, otherwise he would be in a difficult position.
"Wange," Shu Qingmu said again, "Although you don't need to tell me all your plans now, I'll still say the same thing: you can always come to me whenever you want. I will be the sharpest knife in your hand."
In fact, when Wan Ge uttered that treasonous remark, Shu Qingmu knew very well that Wan Ge's purpose in contacting him was definitely not just to rescue the young general.
She must already have a bigger plan in mind, and all he needs to do is quietly remove all obstacles for her.
This time, he was no longer the chess player who had a panoramic view of the game, because he was willing to become a pawn in the game for Wan Ge, to be with her, even if the ending was mutual destruction.
"Okay." Wan Ge listened to his words and felt that Shu Qingmu had misunderstood something, but now was not the time to explain. "Be careful when you leave, Brother Qingmu, and take care of yourself."
"I will," Shu Qingmu said before disappearing into the night.
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For the next two weeks, Ye Zhaobai didn't visit Wan Ge even once, whereas he used to go there every day.
This change has given many concubines hope, as they may soon gain the Emperor's favor.
Unexpectedly, the emperor did not visit the empress, nor did he visit any of the other concubines. It seemed he was busy with some important matter and had no time to go to the inner palace.
However, Ye Zhaobai had still managed to sneak into Consort An's palace without leaving a trace. Now that they didn't need to do those things in the Empress's palace, he simply entered directly. He no longer needed to enter and leave the Empress's palace so frequently.
However, he didn't go even once in the past two weeks, indeed because he was too busy with court affairs. He was so busy that he could even forget their agreement for a moment.
Otherwise, even if he didn't need to use the secret passage to the Empress's palace, he would still need to visit her frequently, otherwise her reputation as the only one favored in the harem would be ruined.
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Just as Ye Zhaobai finished dealing with his affairs and thought he could finally relax, General Ji's deputy general stepped forward in the court.
Each and every incident tells the story of the young general's treason and collusion with the enemy, and how he was killed by traitors.
Ye Zhaobai's face paled for a moment. He hadn't expected that they would gather General Ji so quickly, without any criminals who had colluded with the enemy or betrayed the country.
Ye Zhaobai didn't know how to describe his current feelings. Logically, he should be very unhappy, but suddenly a face appeared in his mind that had nothing left to say to him.
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