Chapter 130: The Jackal in the Dark

It is spring again, and the trees outside Kunning Palace are lush and green, like a green ocean.

The flowers and plants also exude their delicate fragrance wantonly.

The evening glow shines through the window, gently pouring in like a golden veil.

Su Jingyao was taking Xingxing to dinner with a gentle demeanor. She tilted her head slightly and looked at Xingxing lovingly.

Because she was pregnant, all the meals she ate were carefully prepared by a food doctor.

Xingxing is still young, with a cute little face, and can only eat fish soup, porridge and other foods.

After Xingxing drank a mouthful of porridge obediently, she blinked her bright big eyes and raised her little face to look at Su Jingyao's belly.

"Mother, I want a younger sister." He said in a baby voice.

Su Jingyao couldn't help but smile after hearing this, and reached out to gently touch Xingxing's head.

She said with a smile: "Well, mother also hopes to give Xingxing a sister, but doesn't Xingxing want a brother?"

After hearing this, Xingxing pouted her lips slightly, looking very serious, and even with a hint of grievance.

He said crisply: "I have a younger brother, but no younger sister."

While speaking, his little face was puffy and his eyes were full of anticipation. He looked extremely cute.

"Does Xingxing like your third and fourth brothers?" Su Jingyao asked gently.

"Yes, they like me too."

Xingxing tried hard to organize his words and spoke haltingly.

But Su Jingyao could understand what he meant from his few words, and always had a gentle smile on her face.

However, Su Jingyao's eyes darkened inadvertently.

The third and fourth princes are now willing to get close to the stars, only because they still don't understand anything.

When they grow older, they will find that they are very different from the stars.

Xingxing is the eldest son, and Jun Zechen's training of Xingxing is not comparable to that of an ordinary prince.

I just hope Concubine Xian and Concubine Bai don’t have too many delusions.

The princes are of similar age. When the third and fourth princes grow up, they will easily become jealous if they are not guided well.

But who can predict what will happen in the future?

After all, the future is full of variables.

While the mother and son were having dinner, Jun Zechen strode into Kunning Palace.

When he came in, he saw the mother and son having a meal. Without saying a word, he stretched out his big hand and picked up Xingxing.

Then he sat down at the original position of the star, and then placed the star next to himself.

After Xingxing was treated like this by her father, her little face instantly puffed up with anger and she looked very angry.

But she was just angry but dared not say anything. It was obvious that this was not the first time that Jun Zechen had behaved like this.

Afterwards, Xingxing slurred himself and ate a few mouthfuls of porridge before jumping off the stool.

He said in a baby voice: "Father, Mother, I am full, I will take my leave."

After saying this, he bowed like a little adult.

Su Jingyao looked at the tacit understanding between the father and son and couldn't help but chuckle, finding it quite amusing.

"Okay, Xingxing, go and have fun." Su Jingyao responded gently.

Xingxing then walked out of the warm room, swaying on her short legs.

In fact, Xingxing can't do anything now, because Jun Zechen is much stricter with Xingxing than Su Jingyao imagined.

Xingxing started talking relatively early and can now communicate with adults quite fluently.

Therefore, Jun Zechen selected a tutor for Xingxing early on. Xingxing had to attend lessons every two days, and also had homework after class.

Xingxing has classes tomorrow, and she needs to review her last lesson later.

Today's tutors would not teach the profound principles of the stars, but would focus mainly on cultivating the moral character of the princes.

For example, calmness, perseverance and courage, self-discipline and self-reflection, magnanimity and open-mindedness, kindness and benevolence.

These are the main tasks of the Taifu today.

Jun Zechen is also very satisfied with Xingxing's intelligence.

From time to time, I would go with the tutor to check whether he was studying hard.

Therefore, Xingxing was not afraid and was braver only when she saw Jun Zechen in Kunning Palace and in front of Su Jingyao.

Normally when I see Jun Zechen, I will just be respectful, like a little adult.

After Xingxing left, Jun Zechen looked at Su Jingyao's belly with concern.

He said slowly, "I heard from the Imperial Hospital that Yaoyao is pregnant with twins."

Jun Zechen's eyes revealed deep worry. No wonder her belly looked much bigger than that of an ordinary pregnant woman.

Thinking back to the severe pain she went through when giving birth to the eldest prince, she realized that there were two more babies in her belly, and delivery would definitely be even more difficult.

"Yes, I didn't expect it to be twins."

Su Jingyao raised her face slightly, her face full of kindness, and her eyes fell tenderly on her bulging belly.

Then he reached out a hand and gently stroked his belly.

Although she still had some fears from her last childbirth experience, at least she had gained some experience.

Moreover, Su Jingyao believed in her own body and also believed in Nanny Lin who had always taken good care of her.

"But these two are very obedient. They didn't make you suffer like when you were pregnant with the stars and couldn't eat. Maybe you are really a lovely princess and you will definitely be like Yaoyao."

Jun Zecheng had a faint smile on his face, with a joking tone.

Speaking of this, Su Jingyao couldn't help but feel a little angry. The bigger the star is, the more it looks like Jun Zechen.

Especially those identical eyebrows and thin lips, a typical scumbag look.

"If I were a princess, I would have to be like a concubine. Humph." Su Jingyao snorted and said coquettishly.

"But why did Your Majesty come so early today?" Su Jingyao asked softly with a look of confusion on her face.

During this period, Jun Zecheng was extremely busy with political affairs. Su Jingyao could also guess that Jun Zechen was preparing to attack other countries and had been making various preparations for this.

"I am training the Iron Cavalry in Dongzhou. I will not start a war in the short term. I will probably have to wait until Yaoyao gives birth."

“So this period won’t be as busy as before.”

Jun Zechen had already trained the army on a large scale in the Inland Sea, and had also informed several court ministers of his ideas in detail.

We are ready to send troops to the coast.

But in the past ten days, Jun Zechen and several ministers have discussed it many times.

Finally, after careful consideration, it was decided to delay the start of the war.

If a war breaks out now, it is impossible for the Canglang Kingdom to be unaware of it. If the enemy takes advantage of the situation, it will be a loss for the monarchy.

But the Kingdom of Jun has a vast territory and abundant resources, and a large number of troops. If the Iron Cavalry is trained in Dongzhou at the same time, even if the Canglang Kingdom wants to intervene, it will have to see whether the Iron Cavalry of the Kingdom of Jun agrees first.

Su Jingyao did not ask too much about his policy decisions, but just nodded slightly to show her understanding.

Yuqing Palace.

In the inky black palace, only the faint candlelight was flickering weakly, as if it would go out at any moment.

The dancing flames tried hard to release light, but they could only illuminate this small world.

The figures of a master and a servant can be vaguely seen.

It was just that the servant, who was supposed to be humble and submissive, seemed to be exuding a different kind of temperament at this moment, which made it difficult to ignore.

Concubine Lan frowned slightly, with doubt flashing in her eyes.

"Are you sure the information you received is accurate?"

She stared closely at the servant in front of her and asked softly.

At this time, Concubine Lan had a gloomy expression on her face.

At that time, the Queen almost had a miscarriage. In order to create a conflict between the Jun Kingdom and the Yuehui Kingdom, Concubine Lan deliberately wanted to frame Concubine Ming.

So that Yuehui Kingdom would mistakenly believe that Junguo was about to go to war with them.

Because the spies of Canglang Kingdom in Jun Kingdom reported that Jun Kingdom seemed to be training the army in secret, although it was impossible to find out exactly where the army was training and what kind of troops were being trained.

However, their Canglang Kingdom can cleverly make Yuehui Kingdom think that Jun Kingdom is going to deal with them, so that Yuehui Kingdom can strike first.

Once two countries go to war, there will naturally be winners.

The Canglang Kingdom is a nation of horsemen, warlike by nature, and has long coveted and eyed the monarch's fertile land.

But the King's Kingdom was too powerful, and the Canglang Kingdom could not do anything for a while.

But if the Jun Kingdom dispatched its troops to attack Yuehui in advance, wouldn't the Canglang Kingdom have the opportunity to take advantage of the situation?

Unfortunately, the last carefully planned frame-up ultimately ended in failure, but new information was unexpectedly obtained.

The palace maid stood there quietly, with her head slightly lowered, making it impossible to see her face clearly.

"Of course it is accurate. Your Majesty is going to attack either Yuehui or Lingyu."

The maid's voice was particularly hoarse, as if her throat was broken, and every word that came out of her mouth was harsh.

The maid continued slowly, "Your Majesty is training the army in the inland sea, and most of the training is about water combat."

"Oh."

Concubine Lan chuckled, and a smug smile instantly appeared on her face.

"That's really easy to get. I will write a letter to Canglang and ask him to be patient. I will also ask Yuehui and Lingyu to prepare for Junguo in advance. When Junguo attacks, Canglang will take advantage of the opportunity to attack."

As she spoke, Lan Fei raised the corners of her mouth, with a hint of calculation and expectation in her smile.

Afterwards, Concubine Lan frowned slightly again, with a look of deep thought on her face, her brows tightly knitted together.

"But I wonder when your Majesty will start a war?"

"No matter when, the master just needs to wait for good news." said the palace maid.

Then her eyes revealed a trace of resentment and hatred, "The Queen is going to give birth in three months, Master, don't you plan to do something?"

"I know you hate the Queen, but Kunning Palace is not only well-protected by His Majesty, but even the Queen herself is not a simple person. How can I do anything?"

As Lan Fei spoke, she shook her head slightly, with an irritated look on her face.

Doesn't she want to deal with the Queen? Although Concubine Lan is a concubine, she is restricted in doing some things because the Queen holds the power in the harem.

Then Concubine Lan said, "If I do something to the Empress and cause your Majesty to become suspicious, wouldn't that make your Majesty also suspect Cang Lang?"

"Master, why do you have to do it yourself? Isn't there someone in the cold palace who is almost going crazy?"

There was a hint of temptation in the palace maid's voice, and her eyes were sinister.

"The queen is pregnant with twins. If she really dies during childbirth, the master will lose a powerful enemy, and it won't be as difficult to pass on the news as it is now."

As the palace maid spoke, she raised her head and stared at Concubine Lan intently, her eyes seemed to urge her to act quickly.

After hearing this, Concubine Lan gradually fell into deep thought.

There was a flickering light in his eyes, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

She entered the palace relatively late, and was not very clear about the entanglement between Ling in the cold palace and the empress.

But this palace maid knew it clearly.

Ling's hatred for the empress was indeed no less than that of a palace maid like her. Using Ling to deal with the empress was indeed a good way to kill two birds with one stone.

And this way, no one would easily suspect her.

Ever since she entered the palace, she has always been noncompetitive.

If the queen really was gone, it would indeed be easier for her and her brother to communicate messages.

If the monarchy goes to war with another country in the future, the harem will certainly impose a news blockade.

The Queen's methods were so powerful that it was extremely difficult for her to spread the news.

Thinking of this, Concubine Lan said, "You hate the Queen. It's up to you to figure out how to make Ling Shi confront the Queen. I won't interfere in such matters, but I won't stand in your way either."

Concubine Lan had an indifferent look, no warmth in her eyes, and her voice was icy cold.

"If something goes wrong, I won't protect you."

After Concubine Lan finished speaking, she raised her head slightly, with her facial expression remaining unchanged.

"Yes, I will do this myself."

The palace maid lowered her head, a look of determination flashing in her eyes.

She has nothing to lose now. Even if both she and the queen are destroyed in the end, she will never let the queen have an easy time!