vrcanaries Chapter 172: The Dog is Forced to Jump Over the Wall
Chapter 172: The Dog is Forced to Jump Over the Wall
The queen smiled when she heard this, as if she had already thought of a solution: "Mother has already thought of a way out for you."
After saying this, the queen walked to the window, suddenly took out a handkerchief from a small sandalwood box and handed it to the prince.
"Here are the names of all the ministers I have won over in recent years. If I ever reach the point of no return, you must personally deliver them to your father."
At this moment, the handkerchief in Li Chengce's hand, which was as light as a cicada's wing, suddenly felt as if it weighed a thousand gold.
"Mother...this?" Li Chengce opened the handkerchief in surprise, only to find that it was covered with names that were extremely familiar to him.
There were actually more than a dozen people.
The prince's eyes widened with anger, and he tried hard to find a name, fearing that he would miss it.
The queen immediately understood and reminded him, "Don't look for it anymore. There is no Taifu among these people."
At the beginning, the ministers she had won over had been urging her to win over the Grand Tutor as well, but she refused without a second thought.
The Taifu is aloof by nature, indifferent to fame and fortune, and is not an easy person to win over.
But even if the Grand Tutor could really be won over to her side, she would not do so at all, because she did not want to pollute the only pure land she had left around the Crown Prince.
"Mother..." At this moment, the mother in the prince's eyes seemed to gradually become different, a little strange, a little distressing.
Could this be his real mother?
"Make sure to keep this list safe, and don't let the servants around you notice that the little bitch has been making frequent moves recently, and even the Kunning Palace of the Queen Mother is no longer safe."
The Queen had already sensed something was amiss. Logically, the ministers kneeling outside the palace should have been reported to the Emperor by that little bitch, but surprisingly, no one took any action.
I'm afraid he's planning something big again.
"Now that your father has placed great importance on the crown prince, it is undoubtedly another guarantee for your throne. Ce'er...if your mother is really doomed, you must not hesitate to do what you, the crown prince, should do. Remember, the throne can only belong to you. No one else is worthy of sitting on it!"
"Mother..." The prince suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart. His mother was particularly calm today, as if she was telling him about her last wishes.
......
After coming out of Kunning Palace.
Crown Prince Li Chengce's footsteps were unusually heavy.
Although, from childhood to adulthood, his mother made him lose a lot.
But she is his mother after all. In this huge palace, she is probably the only one who gives him everything without expecting anything in return.
For so many years, he has been investigating the truth about the little palace maid being killed by her mother.
As a result, he never expected that it was his mother who saw the confrontation between the palace maid and a eunuch with her own eyes, and the two of them secretly hid in the woodshed to do that shameful thing.
That little palace maid was the one who served her son.
She would not allow such a person to appear around her son.
So she immediately ordered people to beat the young palace maid to death and throw her into a mass grave.
......
The prince just left not long ago.
Xiao Anzi suddenly came in in a panic and reported: "Empress, I just learned a secret about the prince."
"The prince's secret?"
The queen raised her eyes and looked around.
After dismissing the other eunuchs and palace maids around him, he slowly asked, "Tell me quickly."
Xiao Anzi whispered in the Queen's ear: "Queen...I heard with my own ears that the Crown Prince also has feelings for Miss Lin, who is loved by Prince Xiao, Marquis of Jingyuan."
"..."
"what?"
The Queen looked back at Xiao Anzi in disbelief: "Is your information reliable?"
"Don't worry, Queen, I think this news is reliable and will not be wrong. I also heard that the group of people you sent to assassinate the black-clad man a few days ago was also secretly interfered with by people around the prince."
The corners of the Queen's mouth that were slowly rising suddenly froze: "He actually intervened as well?"
That is to say, this boy already knew that the person who attacked Miss Lin was her.
I didn't expect that the prince has really grown up, can keep his composure, and finally knows how to build his own power.
Seeing that the Queen's expression was gradually easing, Xiao Anzi continued, "Queen, how should we deal with Miss Lin next? Please make the decision yourself."
"Pass my message to the new commander. The plan has changed. Miss Lin's life must not be harmed. Make sure every inch of her skin is intact."
"Yes, I'll do it now."
......
the other side.
As soon as he received the news from Concubine Xiao in the palace, Xiao Jue brought Lin Acai to Shaohua Palace.
"Sister...you are so anxious to bring us to the palace. Do you have any news?"
Xiao Jue looked in the direction of his elder sister, Concubine Xiao. There were really a lot of things happening recently, so he went straight to the point and asked anxiously.
"There is something..." Concubine Xiao suddenly looked back and looked around, dismissed all the palace maids and eunuchs, and then said in a deep voice:
"It's rare that the Queen secretly summoned the leader of the black-clad organization outside into the palace. I'm afraid that he will make big moves next. You and Ah Cai must be extra careful."
"Big move?"
Xiao Jue savored these words carefully.
Although he was still unsure about the Queen's intention to rebel before, after hearing what Nanny Zhang's confidant said, all his speculations with his father when he was in the south were completely confirmed.
The Queen has been playing a big game of chess in secret.
Always ready to take action, waiting for the right opportunity.
Unexpectedly, I accidentally disrupted their formation.
At this time, the storm is brewing and she may be forced to use the chess pieces placed outside Kyoto in advance.
"Brother! Will the Queen attack you and Miss Lin again?" Seeing that her good brother remained silent for a long time, Concubine Xiao suddenly began to feel uneasy.
Xiao Jue: "Not only that... I'm afraid she has even more terrifying actions."
A more horrific action?
"Brother, what do you mean by that? Is it difficult to get into her?"
Concubine Xiao looked at her brother with a serious expression and suddenly stopped talking.
"She may very well become desperate and start a rebellion!"
"..."
Concubine Xiao knew that the Queen had great ambitions, but she never expected them to be this ambitious.
"Sister, when my father and I were in the south, the Queen's people almost attacked our army in advance. If the Emperor hadn't personally sent the Crown Prince to escort the grain, I'm afraid this vicious woman would have shown her fangs much earlier."
Xiao Jue was right. At that time, Marquis Jingyuan led hundreds of thousands of troops from the Beicang Kingdom to the south. If an action had been taken at that time, the Queen would have had a great chance of forcing the Emperor into the palace and forcing him to abdicate.
But the queen was worried that something might happen to the prince on the way and he would never have the chance to sit on the throne, so she completely disrupted the long-planned plan and gave up.