Chapter 256 Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The mine has disappeared!
The wooden planks of the bed next door creaked under the weight.
Occasionally, a woman's moans drifted over, "Mmm, ah, oh..."
The two concubines' rooms were right next to theirs. Hearing her deliberately amplified cries, they covered their ears with the blanket and tossed and turned. After enduring it for half an hour, the noise grew louder and louder.
Su Wanwan, who had a bad temper, wanted to curse when she couldn't sleep: "It's so noisy! Can't a person get any sleep? Does she want everyone in the whole manor to hear? Shameless, acting as if he's the only one who has been favored by His Highness."
"She just wants everyone to know that she is more favored than us. These past few days, His Highness has been with her, discussing matters with his subordinates, and he wants her to be with him as well, while we are not allowed to get close."
"When petty people gain power, they don't even know the meaning of 'keeping a low profile'."
"We are just concubines, what can we do to her?"
"Just bear with it."
"I can't stand it!" Su Wanwan angrily got out of bed.
Liu Yiyi thought she was going to knock on the door, so she quickly put on her shoes and rushed over to grab her, saying, "Wanwan, don't be impulsive..."
“I’m calm. They make a commotion, and so do we. Watch me.” Su Wanwan grabbed the table and dragged it on the ground. The heavy wooden table legs made a harsh, unpleasant creaking sound as they rubbed against the floor.
"Squeak!!"
"Yiyi, pull the other one."
“Wanwan, this isn’t a good idea. Tomorrow she’ll definitely mock us for being jealous of her and for using underhanded tactics to prevent her from gaining favor.”
"What are you afraid of? It's her being inhumane and disturbing our rest. If someone asks us what we're doing, just say there are rats and we're killing them."
Seeing that he was still standing there, Su Wanwan urged, "Hurry up! Listen to me, you won't go wrong, let's..."
"...Oh, coming right away."
Liu Yiyi felt distressed as well. If she could stop it, she would listen to her and go to pull another tea table, slowly moving it around the room.
Su Wanwan became more and more energetic as she pulled, a faint smile playing on her lips.
With such a huge commotion, I don't believe they can keep going.
The noise from next door stopped after a short while, and they also stopped what they were doing.
The two exchanged a glance, and a hint of smugness flashed in Su Wanwan's eyes. "See? I told you this trick would work."
The two people next door were disturbed by the piercing creaking sound.
Zhao Xuan finished quickly, turned over and lay on the bed, panting heavily.
Yun Jiaoyue covered her naked body with the quilt. She guessed that it was those two damned concubines who did it. She moved closer and leaned against the man's chest.
With her eyes sparkling with spring and her beautiful face still flushed, she said, "Your Highness, those two younger sisters are too much. They actually disturbed our good time."
Those two lowly concubines must be taught a severe lesson, and it would be best to divorce them and leave her as the only woman.
Before Zhao Xuan could speak, a guard knocked on the door, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
"What is it?" Zhao Xuan got off the bed, put on an outer robe, put on his shoes, and walked to the door.
The guard lowered his head, not daring to look up at her, and hurriedly bowed his head respectfully: "Your Highness, something has happened at Tiger Head Mountain."
"Let's talk in the study."
Tiger Head Mountain was his iron ore mine, a matter of great importance, and he attached great importance to it.
Yun Jiaoyue, still in bed, finished dressing and, seeing him about to leave, whispered, "Your Highness..."
She chased after them, hoping there was anything she could do to help.
Her Highness is a person destined for great things, and she wants to walk alongside her.
Su Wanwan and Liu Yiyi, who lived next door, saw several figures passing by the door and thought they were coming to settle scores with them.
He huddled to the very back of the wall, his back pressed against it, and covered his body with the blanket.
Then the shadowy figure didn't linger and disappeared in a flash.
The two waited for a while and, hearing no movement, slowly lowered the blankets. "It doesn't seem like they're here to see us. I wonder what serious trouble has happened this time."
"Now that they're gone, we can finally sleep. Go to sleep, I'm so sleepy. If I can't get up tomorrow, don't wake me up for breakfast. I need to catch up on my sleep."
"Um."
...
Zhao Xuan heard from his guards that the mine at Tiger Head Mountain had been blown up, and strangely, the entire mountain, including the mine and rocks, had disappeared and been leveled.
"Who did this? Who stole my iron ore? I will get it back and tear that person to pieces!" The roar was almost a growl coming from between his teeth.
The guard said, "Your Highness, strange things often happen on that mountain. I suspect it might be the work of a mountain god or evil spirit, who, in a fit of anger, moved the entire mountain to prevent us from taking the iron ore?"
In their minds, someone with such great abilities must be a celestial being.
Zhao Xuan didn't believe in ghosts and gods. He glanced coldly at the guard and said, "Confucius said, 'I do not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits.' What ghosts and gods are there in this world? It must be man-made. Go and investigate again. First, arrest those people who were in the mine at the time and interrogate them severely. We must pry the mastermind out of them."
"Your Highness, I have already interrogated them. They all say they were drugged and know nothing. I had a doctor check their pulses, and they were indeed drugged. Most of them are still unconscious. The doctor said they won't be fully awake until tomorrow at the earliest."
"Damn it! Who did this?" Zhao Xuan couldn't think of anyone with such ability. Some images flashed through his mind, seemingly related, but because he had just been sweating profusely on the bed, his head felt heavy and stuffy, and he couldn't remember anything.
"Your Highness, more than a month ago, the treasury of the capital, the Crown Prince's residence, the Prime Minister Qin's residence, and the treasuries of several ministers were all emptied. It is rumored that it was the ghost of the Prince of Zhenbei who was causing the disturbance."
Enraged, Zhao Xuan slammed his fist on the table, which shattered with a loud "Bang!"
He began to doubt himself, "Could there really be ghosts and gods in this world?"
He remembered that when the Grand Tutor was teaching the princes, the second prince had asked this question, and the Grand Tutor's answer was: It's optional.
If you believe in it, it exists; if you don't believe in it, it doesn't.
The guards nodded silently. If it was done by ghosts or gods, they wouldn't have to risk being punished or losing their heads to track down the culprit.
With just one word from their master, the servants below are exhausted.
They haven't rested since they were exiled.
In order to show off her competence, Yun Jiaoyue desperately recalled what had happened before and connected the memories of the two lifetimes.
A suspect has been identified: "Your Highness, I suspect it was Yun Zhaoxue who did it."
Yun Jiaoyue waved for the guards to leave and told him about what happened in her past life.
In my previous life, after the new emperor ascended the throne in Jiangnan, he successfully mined the ore from Tiger Head Mountain and manufactured sharp knives and arrows that could cut through iron like mud, defeating the enemy army and boosting the morale of our troops.
Xiao Xuance led his Xiao family army to recapture three cities in succession, and pursued the enemy's main force with great force, forcing Wanyan Zonglie to retreat to the north and suspend the war for three months.
"Think about it again, what changes have occurred between this life and the previous life? Perhaps the reason lies in those changes."
"have."
"Tell me quickly!" Zhao Xuan was eager to know who had taken his iron ore; he would not let her get away with it.
“Yun Zhaoxue has changed a lot. She no longer obeys Your Highness’s orders and goes against the families that support you at every turn. The Shen, Duan, and Xu families are gradually declining. I suspect that she is a ghost or possessed by a demon. She almost strangled me to death the other day and was even struck by lightning.”
“In March, she suddenly changed her personality and broke with the Marquis’s mansion. First, the Marquis’s mansion was robbed, and then the Crown Prince’s mansion. Most of those ministers’ families had targeted the Xiao family before. Even if she didn’t do it, it was the Xiao family who did it. They are not sincere in their alliance with us.”
"It's unlikely that the Xiao family will be involved. Xiao Xuance doesn't even know that the capital will be captured next spring. There's no need to try to keep the Xiao family's army in Jiangnan to preserve their strength and let them become the enemy's victims."
"What if he's faking it, or what if the couple isn't as loving as they seem? Yun Zhaoxue didn't tell her, 'Your Highness, all your misfortunes in this life come from the Xiao family and Yun Zhaoxue. Get rid of them and everything will go smoothly.'"
Zhao Xuan still didn't believe that a woman could have such great abilities.
"You said the Xiao family would be of great use to me in the future, so I swallowed my pride and allied with them. Now you want me to get rid of them. You're contradicting yourself! Or are you trying to use me to get rid of them because of your own personal grudges?" Zhao Xuan turned around, his sharp eyes staring coldly at her.
Yun Jiaoyue said, "Your Highness, what kind of person do you think I am? I'm not just someone who fights for love in the inner quarters. I've given you advice many times. Don't you understand me?"
Previously, it was because they did not pose a threat to His Highness, but now it is different. Since they have become a threat, they must be eliminated to prevent future troubles.
In two more months, Yun Zhaoxue's baby will be fully formed. We can then perform a cesarean section to remove the child. As long as we have the child firmly in our hands, we can use it to threaten the Xiao family's old guard. Once they grow up, we can train them to become powerful generals, making them fight for His Highness. After the country is restored and peace is restored, we can kill them and reunite them with their families.
Zhao Xuan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, looking at her with admiration, "Yue'er, how come I didn't notice your intelligence before?"
"So, how does Your Highness plan to proceed?"
He shook his head and said, "We don't need to lift a finger. My second brother has already made his move. Several of the Xiao family's former subordinates have died tragically at his hands. As long as I secretly instigate them, they will fight to the death. No matter who dies, I can reap the benefits!"
Yun Jiaoyue smiled and said: "Your Highness is wise!"
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