Chapter 523 Exposing Bai Qingling's Identity!
There are plenty of pragmatic people in the capital. If those people want to save their lives, they have to protect her Yu'er.
Shen Lanxi selected one hundred men to go with her to the Southwest Army.
Bai Qingling made advance arrangements to transfer Zhou Ruyuan away.
"The Regent!"
Shen Lanxi glanced at Bai Qingling with a cold expression.
"How come it's you?" No one would give a friendly look to someone who had openly attempted to assassinate them.
Bai Qingling glanced at the guards behind Shen Lanxi.
"Your Highness only brought these guards. Aren't you afraid that I, the Princess Consort, will harm you?"
A blatant display of malice washed over us.
Shen Lanxi coldly retorted, "Your Highness, what kind of Your Highness are you? You're nothing but a lowly concubine who's been relegated to a lowly status and can never be made a proper wife."
Bai Qingling could no longer maintain her composure and immediately changed her expression.
"Shen Lanxi, this is the southwest, you'd better watch your words."
The guard beside Shen Lanxi opened the imperial edict.
"The Prince of Zhennan and his Southwest Army, receive the imperial decree!"
Bai Qingling glared fiercely at Shen Lanxi, then shifted her gaze to the imperial edict.
"What? Upon seeing the imperial edict, why don't you kneel down, Bai Jianfei? Do you intend to rebel?"
Bai Qingling's face was contorted with rage. No matter how angry and unwilling she was, the Southwest Army behind her had already knelt down to receive the imperial decree when they heard Shen Lanxi say that.
Shen Lanxi: "Where is the Prince of Zhennan? Why hasn't he come out to receive the imperial decree? Is he trying to defy it?"
No one dared to take on such a serious crime as disobeying an imperial order.
Bai Qingling had planned to make her move after Shen Lanxi entered the military camp. Unexpectedly, before she could even make a move, she was given a rude awakening by Shen Lanxi at the camp gate.
"It seems His Majesty's concerns were justified. Having someone like you by the Prince's side is nothing short of a disaster!" Shen Lanxi said coldly to Bai Qingling, showing her no respect whatsoever.
Bai Qingling felt a burning sensation on her face, as if she had been slapped dozens of times in public.
She will make sure Shen Lanxi dies today.
"His Highness has led his troops out for drills and is not in the military camp," Bai Qingling explained as she knelt down.
Shen Lanxi: "He knew I was coming, yet he still led his troops out. It's clear he doesn't respect me or the court at all!"
Bai Qingling wished she could tear Shen Lanxi to pieces, but she dared not show her dissatisfaction on her face.
"The Prince has been gone for several days. I wonder if the Regent is coming now."
Shen Lanxi: "That's strange. Didn't the Prince of Zhennan send me a letter inviting me to come over?"
Bai Qingling clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves; she had completely forgotten about it.
"It was arranged by me. I thought that the Regent had a long journey ahead, so I specially invited the Prince to rest in the army camp."
Shen Lanxi: "Really? I didn't know that a lowly concubine could now be in charge of the Southwest Army."
Bai Qingling wanted to tear Shen Lanxi's mouth apart, calling her "lowly concubine" all the time.
"It's all thanks to the prince's kindness."
Shen Lanxi nodded seriously: "That's true. Zhou Ruyuan was able to do something like calling for water three times in one night for you, and he was also willing to exchange his war merits for your worthless life. It's clear how much he loved you!"
Bai Qingling was so angry that she was tense and wanted to order someone to take action against Shen Lanxi right now.
“That’s right. Your Highness has been confused from the beginning. I thought he would have improved over the years, but I didn’t expect him to be just as confused and short-sighted.”
Bai Qingling could no longer hold back and stood up from the ground.
"Shen Lanxi, how dare you insult the Prince like this? Aren't you afraid His Majesty will punish you for disrespecting the royal family?"
Shen Lanxi sneered, "Where did I say something wrong?"
"I have insulted Zhou Ruyuan. Even if he stood in front of me now, I would not change my mind."
"Whom do you think His Majesty will side with?"
Shen Lanxi looked coldly at Bai Qingling: "You dare to get up from the ground before the decree has even been issued. It is clear that you have no respect for His Majesty or the royal family whatsoever. Even if I were to kill you on the spot, no one would find fault with me."
As she spoke, she drew the guard's long sword and slashed directly at Bai Qingling.
"you……"
Bai Qingling turned pale with fright, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.
A dark cloud landed, and it was Bai Qingling's hair bun that Shen Lanxi had completely cut off.
Bai Qingling was covered in cold sweat, staring blankly at the hair bun beside her, not even daring to scream.
The guards announced the decree, and Shen Lanxi, carrying a long sword, ignored Bai Qingling, who was lying on the ground, and walked inside step by step.
"For the sake of the Prince of Zhennan, I will spare your life. But if you overstep your bounds again, I will behead you next time!"
Bai Qingling stared intently at Shen Lanxi's retreating figure. Shen Lanxi, dead.
...
Ignoring the long sword in Shen Lanxi's hand, she strolled leisurely through the courtyard, as if she were visiting her own backyard.
When the soldiers of the Southwest Army saw her, their eyes were filled with fear, their hands gripping their weapons tightly, looking as if Shen Lanxi would raise her sword and slaughter them at any moment.
"Not bad, as expected of a team led by the God of War, they are indeed well-trained!"
The guards led Shen Lanxi into the tent.
"Greetings, Regent!"
A dozen or so generals stepped forward and saluted.
Shen Lanxi raised her hand and placed the long sword on the table, her voice cold as she said, "When I took over the Northwest before, I had contact with the Southwest Army and knew some people around Zhou Ruyuan. You are all unfamiliar faces."
One of the soldiers explained, "The Prince of Zhennan has many generals under his command, so it's normal that the Regent hasn't met them."
Shen Lanxi: "I presume you already know the purpose of my visit here."
Soldiers: "We have already received orders to inspect the Southwest Army."
Shen Lanxi said expressionlessly, "That's just the surface. The most important reason is that the court received a secret report that the Southwest Army was colluding with foreign tribes and plotting a rebellion."
Panic flashed in the eyes of the soldiers.
"Our Southwest Army will never collude with foreign tribes, much less rebel. We urge the Regent to see this clearly."
Shen Lanxi: "The reason I haven't shown myself these past few days is to secretly investigate this matter."
Bai Qingling stood outside the tent, exchanged a glance with Jiang Wuyai, and stepped inside.
"This is a military tent. How dare a lowly concubine enter freely?" Shen Lanxi coldly challenged Bai Qingling the moment she entered.
Jiang Wuyai intervened, saying, "It was the Prince of Zhennan who gave the order to... Bai Qingling to manage internal affairs."
A snicker rang out.
"What a joke! How can the mighty and mighty Great Zhou army be managed by someone who harbors treacherous intentions and rose to power through cunning and flattery? Does the Prince of Zhennan intend to destroy my southwest?"
Bai Qingling's face was contorted with anger.
"Shen Lanxi, I am the person personally appointed by the Prince. Aren't you afraid that the Prince will blame you for insulting me like this?"
Shen Lanxi raised her hand and brushed it away. After a tearing and buzzing sound, the long sword on the table shattered into the ground with a clang, no more than a hand's width away from where Bai Qingling was standing.
With that kind of force and that kind of depth, no one doubted that if Shen Lanxi had used even a little more force, the knife could have killed Bai Qingling.
"Who gave you the right to speak when I was the king?"
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