Qin Yi was under house arrest for less than a month, and then he was reinstated and went to the Xishan military camp to rebuild the three armies. Qin

Yi became busy all of a sudden. Rebuilding the Shenji Camp, the Wujun Camp, and the Sanqian Camp was no small matter, and it was not realistic to travel between the palace and Xishan every day, so Qin Yi sometimes couldn't make it back and stayed in the military camp directly.

Recently, Qin Yi has been staying out more and more often, and when Chu Jinyao saw this scene, she snorted in her heart and rolled her eyes silently. Qin Yi was also very unkind to his own baby. This was certainly part of his plan. He first deliberately triggered the emperor's suspicion and exposed these thoughts in the sun, and then he was indeed angered. Everything up to this point was expected. After all, if the prince didn't feel a little wronged, how could he show the justice of the Eastern Palace and win the sympathy of the ministers? Moreover, if he didn't give up his place, how could he expose the wolf-moth ambitions?

During the period of house arrest, Qin Yi's contact with his confidants was not cut off. Prince Su is indeed a child who grew up in the palace. He doesn't have much practical talent, but he is good at playing power games, winning people's hearts and eliminating dissidents. However, these methods of Prince Su are very ridiculous in Qin Yi's eyes. Now most of the officials in the capital are appointed by him, and the framework of the six ministries is also established by him. Prince Su's recruiting people on his foundation is no different from an outsider trying to quietly lay bricks while the owner is not paying attention. It is simply ridiculous. Qin Yi knew the entire court like the back of his hand. He didn't care about Prince Su's little moves.

And it was even more ridiculous that Princess Su was trying to win people's hearts and build a reputation for herself in the capital. In any dynasty, it was not a good thing for a person who was not in power to have a good reputation. The most important thing for a minister was to have shortcomings. If Princess Su wanted to die, then let her.

The only person who was not in Qin Yi's plan was probably Chu Jinyao. Qin Yi originally planned to avoid the limelight, and then arrange for people to promote public opinion to let him come back, and Qin Yi's favorite place was of course the military camp. In peacetime, we rely on civil officials, but once something happens, the real right to speak is still in the hands of the army. Now that things are about to change, whoever wants to treat the court can treat them, Qin Yi plans to turn to cultivating his own army.

During that time, the court had already faintly heard the voice of rebuilding the three armies. Qin Yi originally planned to arrange people to talk to the emperor about the reason. Once the prince was established, it would not be easy to depose him. Moreover, Qin Yi did nothing wrong. It would be self-inflicted to let the prince develop. But before his people took action, Chu Jinyao met the emperor by chance.

Qin Yi didn't know whether he should be proud of Chu Jinyao's improvement in eloquence, or sad that the emperor really only listened to women's advice. Anyway, Qin Yi made a comeback so easily, and went to the Xishan military camp as he wished.

The trouble is that Chu Jinyao misunderstood that he was using her on purpose, and Qin Yi was busy with the military camp during this period, and he was too busy to accompany Chu Jinyao to comfort her. Qin Yi could only put it aside for the time being and try to find time to return to the East Palace.

In Prince Su's mansion, Prince Su had a gloomy face, contrary to the warm and gentle attitude of Prince Xian when he was outside.

"What's going on?"

Fang Pucun flipped through the letters back and forth, and a strange light gradually appeared in his eyes. His ordinary face also revealed a kind of fanaticism: "Your Highness Prince Su, we may have fallen into a trap."

"Falling into a trap?" Prince Su was skeptical. He had been planning for this day with Concubine Shu for many years, and he was willing to sacrifice the century-old national destiny of Dayan for this. The three camps were destroyed, and they could be rebuilt when he ascended the throne. But if he did nothing, then this country and the dragon throne in the Forbidden City would have nothing to do with him.

The whole country fell into his conspiracy as promised, and Prince Su had always been secretly pleased with it. And now Fang Pucun said that he had fallen into someone else's trap? How is this possible!

"Yes." Fang Pucun's expression was particularly firm, and his eyes flashed with a light of meeting a worthy opponent. "He is indeed a natural born general. I don't know when he became aware of us, but as soon as he noticed the change, he immediately adjusted his strategy, and even made his own plans according to the situation. This is a true genius!"

Prince Su didn't understand at first, but later, he immediately understood who the "he" in Fang Pucun's words was. Prince Su was somewhat unhappy. Fang Pucun had always been arrogant and kept to himself. Now that he gave Qin Yi such a high evaluation in front of him, Prince Su would never feel comfortable.

Fang Pucun could see that Prince Su was unhappy, but he didn't take it to heart. He was proud of being the reincarnation of Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang. He wanted to do great things in his life, but he looked down on the imperial examinations that followed the rules. In his eyes, it was a means of selecting mediocre people. A rare genius like him should have a more exciting appearance, at least one that would leave a mark in history books.

Because of this, Fang Pucun did not participate in the imperial examinations, nor did he join the Eastern Palace as a staff member. He looked down on this mediocre way of promotion, and he disdained to associate with the officials of the Eastern Palace. Besides, destruction can better reflect talent than maintenance, right?

A mediocre person is enough to maintain peace and prosperity, but to destroy it all in an instant, one must be a talent that shakes the heavens and the earth. In this way, Fang Pucun and Prince Su each had what they needed, and they hit it off immediately. Fang Pucun wanted to prove his talent, and Prince Su wanted the throne.

Fang Pucun did not regard Prince Su as his master, so he did not have the patience to protect Prince Su's self-esteem. Now Fang Pucun's heart was full of excitement of meeting a strong opponent. It seemed that he had greatly underestimated his opponent. This game was far more interesting than he expected.

Prince Su also knew that Fang Pucun was not really assisting him. He restrained his anger. Before the great cause was accomplished, he had to treat Fang Pucun with courtesy, so it was unwise to show his unhappiness at this time. Thinking of this, Prince Su's face gradually returned to normal, and he asked Fang Pucun politely: "Mr. Fang, what do you think we should do now?"

Fang Pucun has been enjoying the treatment of a national hero since he came to Prince Su's mansion. Over time, Fang Pucun has become accustomed to it. He naturally enjoys Prince Su's humble attitude and said, "Fight poison with poison."

Prince Su gradually clenched his palms, and he once again made up his mind that he would kill Fang Pucun as soon as the big thing was accomplished. But now, Prince Su's demeanor was still respectful: "What does Fang Shensuan mean by this?"

Fang Pucun pointed to the north: "To put it bluntly, Lord Chu can't be separated from the word Chu. Our breakthrough point still lies in that person."

Chu Jinyao's body is getting heavier and heavier. It has become inconvenient for him to move these days. At this time, Qin Yi is also very busy. This time he has not returned to the palace for five consecutive days.

In fact, five days is not very long. Chu Jinyao has seen it with his own eyes in the Marquis's mansion before. The Marquis of Changxing only goes to Zhao's place on the first and fifteenth of every month. The situations of the other rooms are different, but they are all similar. Although the wife and husband live in the same mansion, they may not see each other for three or four days. Chu Jinyao was a special case. She and Qin Yi moved together, sat and slept together. Now, it was only five days since they last saw each other, but in Chu Jinyao's heart, it seemed like a long time had passed.

Chu Jinyao began to swell. Linglong massaged Chu Jinyao's legs and advised her in a roundabout way: "Crown Princess, the Crown Prince has been running back and forth these days and has little time to return to the palace. You should talk to His Highness more often and don't let others take advantage of you."

"He has given you so many benefits that you have to say good things for him." Chu Jinyao asked lightly.

Linglong looked embarrassed and her hands moved more diligently. In fact, Chu Jinyao only said a few words. What happened between her and Qin Yi was not a big deal. There was no need to vent her anger on the servants. Linglong was also kind-hearted. Chu Jinyao was sitting there when she heard a maid come in and report that Princess Runing had arrived.

Chu Jinyao immediately had someone bring Princess Runing in.

Speaking of Princess Runing, Chu Jinyao also sighed.

In this dynasty, because of the strange rule that the prince consort was not allowed to enter the government, the husbands of the princesses were not of the same standard, and the relationship between the princesses and their prince consorts was often not very good. However, Princess Runing and General Chai were an exception. General Chai was the youngest son in the family and had been spoiled since childhood. When he met the quiet and gentle Princess Runing, the two got along well. It was a pity that this royal story ended in the Xuanfu Incident.

General Chai followed the army to the battlefield and died outside the Great Wall.

In this dynasty, even the princesses could not think of remarrying. Chu Jinyao really felt sorry for the young couple. When she was in Changhe Garden, she teased Princess Runing and her prince consort. Unexpectedly, the happiness was broken after so long.

Princess Runing was depressed for several days after learning about her husband's death. After that, she stopped thinking about it and occasionally went to the palace to talk to Chu Jinyao. Even when Qin Yi was under house arrest some time ago and the Eastern Palace was in a state of turmoil, Princess Runing did not stop being close to the Eastern Palace. Now that Qin Yi has returned to the court, Princess Runing specially went to the palace to congratulate Chu Jinyao.

After Princess Runing sat down, she carefully asked many questions about Chu Jinyao's pregnancy. Her expression was both curious and afraid. Princess Runing became a widow at a young age and didn't even have her own children. Chu Jinyao felt sorry for her, so she deliberately picked light topics to talk to Runing.

The atmosphere between the two was very harmonious, and they slowly talked about the situation outside. Ru Ning lived outside the palace, so she knew more. She said, "During this period, the reputation of Princess Su in the capital has spread far and wide. I heard that some people have composed songs and sung them in the streets and alleys."

This... Chu Jinyao had nothing to say. She didn't express her opinion easily, but just smiled faintly: "Princess Su was born noble, and Princess Su cares about the people. This is because Princess Rong'an and Duke Wei taught her well."

Princess Ru Ning also pursed her lips and smiled lightly, and the meaning was self-evident. If they really cared about the people's livelihood, then where were Prince Su and Princess Su during the most dangerous months in the capital? Now that the difficulties have been overcome, Zhao Lanhui came over instead, offering disaster relief and donating incense oil to Buddhist temples, and even praying for Queen Mu Huai. The couple really didn't care about their dignity in order to please the emperor. They relied on their reputation to win over people in the capital. They really thought that the people in the capital were all fools.

Moreover, some of the achievements that Prince Su is now showing off are not his merits at all. If the prince hadn't sorted out everything, what could Prince Su have done? It's just picking up a ready-made advantage. Runing looked down on the anxious look of Prince Su and his wife.

Chu Jinyao understood Runing's unfinished meaning, but she didn't know what to say, so she pretended not to understand. It can only be said that this is a double-edged sword. Prince Su used Qin Yi's light to accumulate merits for himself, but at the same time, since he used Qin Yi's things, no matter what he did, whether he did it himself or not, it would be attributed to Qin Yi. On the contrary, Qin Yi had made great contributions but was suspected by the emperor, and could only be squeezed out to the suburbs by his incompetent brother. Everyone dared not say it openly, but Qin Yi attracted a lot of sympathy in private, and many people were secretly angry. For Prince Su, this was probably a self-defeating trap.

Ru Ning also knew the taboos in the palace, and she did not force Chu Jinyao to agree, anyway, the meaning was conveyed. Moreover, Runing had a more terrible guess in his mind. Empress Xiao Qi persuaded the emperor to go to war, the Xuanfu incident failed, the prince was in danger and supervised the country, Prince Su went out of the pass to pick up the emperor, and then Empress Xiao Qi was inexplicably poisoned the day before the emperor returned to the palace, and the prince and the princess were both suspected...

All these things were too smooth and too coincidental. The queen was accused of bringing disaster to the country, and Prince Lu lost the opportunity to compete for the throne. The prince made great contributions and was inevitably suspected. Looking at the overall situation, the only ones who benefited were Concubine Shu and Prince Su.

Runing shuddered at the thought of this possibility. If this was true, Concubine Shu and Prince Su had disregarded the lives of the country and the army, and only thought about ascending the throne. Their behavior was simply unworthy of being human. In the process, they also killed Princess Runing's husband.

Princess Runing was a little distracted when she thought of this. Chu Jinyao and Runing talked for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Chu Jinyao sent Runing out. However, as soon as they reached the palace gate, they met a group of uninvited guests.

Chu Jinyao looked at the eunuchs who surrounded him quickly and silently, his eyes turned slightly, and he asked calmly: "What do you want to do?"

The leading eunuch bowed to Chu Jinyao as a salute, and then he pinched his shrill voice and said in a gloomy tone: "I'm sorry, Crown Princess, but the East Factory received a secret report that the Crown Prince intended to rebel. I received the emperor's order to come and search the East Palace." After

the eunuch finished speaking, he signaled the entourage behind him to come forward. Chu Jinyao stood there without moving, his eyes swept over the circle of people, and slowly said: "Let's see who dares."