Chapter 93

After Chen Jin finished speaking, Chu Xiuming was silent. In fact, he had thought about this. As long as Emperor Cheng feels that his threat is greater than that of the Prince of England, then cooperation is not impossible.

Moreover, Emperor Cheng is so nervous about King Rui, and he is also related to him. After all, King Rui is also the bloodline of the late emperor. Emperor Cheng doesn’t know that they have the prince’s and grandson. In Emperor Cheng’s mind, it would be natural if Chu Xiuming pushed King Rui up. After all, King Rui is also his father-in-law and is easy to control.

So at that time, Chu Xiuming advised King Rui to follow him to the border town, which also took great risks.

Not only that, if Emperor Cheng felt that Chu Xiuming was in danger, he would probably use a gentle attitude to comfort Chu Xiuming while using thunder to deal with King Rui.

Chu Xiuming knew this, and Princess Rui knew that even Zhao Ru and the others knew, so he told King Rui about the secret passage in advance, and even inspired King Rui with words. Although Zhao Ru was talking about the fact that the Prince of Ying was in the capital, he asked King Rui whether he would give up the Queen Mother, in fact, what he was thinking about was Chu Xiuming's affairs. He would specifically mention the Queen Mother, but it was just to disrupt King Rui's mind, which made King Rui unable to associate it elsewhere. After all, Emperor Cheng is the elder brother of King Rui, and King Rui has never been a firm person. No one can guarantee that after returning to the capital, after guessing the plan of Chu Xiuming and the Zhao family, he would soften his heart and tell the Queen Mother or Emperor Cheng for a while. It would be better to let King Rui concentrate all his hatred on the Prince of Ying and his fear on Emperor Cheng.

If any emperor had changed, I would probably not have joined forces with someone like the Prince of Ying, but Emperor Cheng? None of them could guarantee that the Prince of Ying could endure it until now before taking action. It was just that he did not know the attitude of the Chu family, and he was worried about the Chu family, so he began to plot against the Chu family early on.

When the Chu family did nothing and guarded the border for Tianqi, Emperor Cheng could make small moves. He either delayed the supplies, food, or refused to provide rescue. He had to use the Chu family and guard against the Chu family. He even killed the Chu family because of his small moves. How could Emperor Cheng not be guilty?

Emperor Cheng probably wants to see that the Chu family and the Prince of Ying are both injured and then he will deal with the overall situation, but the Prince of Ying will let Emperor Cheng use it like this?

Seeing Chu Xiuming silent, Chen Jin had already understood something in her heart. In fact, many things were inferred from the attitudes of the people around her, because Chen Jin was always Chen Jin, the one who could carefully live out a world no matter where she was. She could not become a person like Chu Xiuming, who knew about it.

"Emperor Cheng is not the opponent of the Prince Ying." Chen Jin lay on Chu Xiuming and said in a low voice.

If Emperor Cheng wants to plot against Prince Ying and Chu Xiuming, unless Prince Ying deliberately makes him successful, then... it is more likely that Prince Ying has plotted against Emperor Cheng. Even so, it is equivalent to dealing with Chu Xiuming together, so Chu Xiuming hopes that the mountain range is really where Prince Ying hides his troops.

Chu Xiuming gently patted Chen Jin's back, "No matter what, Emperor Cheng is now the king of a country." In fact, Emperor Cheng has never realized that his biggest advantage is that the emperor is the heart of the people. His identity is more useful than conspiracy. As long as he directly ordered Chu Xiuming to deal with the prince of the King of Ying and use the people of the world to suppress Chu Xiuming, Chu Xiuming would respond even if Chu Xiuming knew Emperor Cheng's ultimate goal. Because of this situation, even if he pushed out Chu Xiuyuan's identity, the people would not stand on his side, and it would easily make Chu Xiuyuan lose the heart of the people.

However, Emperor Cheng abandoned his advantage and liked to use some small means, which is why many old ministers are not optimistic about him.

Different people sit on the throne, and they are of different types, but no matter which one they are, they must be open and upright. It does not mean that they cannot use other means as emperors. On the contrary, the emperor can use any means, but just because they are suspicious, they have to use those small means to kill the heroes. If a rabbit is not dead and the dog is cooked, no one is a fool. Even if he doesn't say it in his eyes, he will inevitably feel a little emotional in his heart.

Emperor Cheng’s method of sitting on the throne was not open and honest. Everyone knows this, but why at the beginning, except for those loyal people, more people remained silent? Because for these people, as long as the person sitting on the throne belongs to the Shen family, the royal bloodline is not confused.

Because they are loyal to the emperor, whether for the people or for themselves, they all want to show their ambitions.

Chen Jin opened his mouth, "I'll go."

"No." Chu Xiuming refused without hesitation.

Chen Jin had already thought about it and said, "Actually, it's best for me to go. Even if you and Xiuyuan are not as suitable as me."

Chu Xiuming was silent, and Chen Jin's face pressed against Chu Xiuming's chest and said, "If it is true, the Prince of England will probably send someone to negotiate with the border city while looking for Emperor Cheng to cooperate. After all, Emperor Cheng is easier to deal with than you."

In fact, Chu Xiuming considered what Chen Jin said. Chen Jin continued, "So it is safest for me to go. Even if there is an ambush, they will not hurt me. They will only catch me alive and use it to threaten you."

If Chu Xiuming goes or Chu Xiu goes away, he will not have such treatment. He may be killed immediately. So only Chen Jin, her identity will not be too heavy or too light. Whether it is Emperor Cheng or Prince Ying, he will feel that killing her will have no effect on the border city. Instead, he will catch her to threaten Chu Xiuming, which is of some use.

Not only that, Emperor Cheng would not openly deal with Chu Xiuming, so Princess Chen Jin's identity is also a kind of protection.

The current situation is not enough. This is not only related to the child, but also to the future pattern. As long as the prince of the King of England is weakened, then no matter what Emperor Cheng thinks, even if the ministers in the court are for their own comfort, they will find ways to let Emperor Cheng deal with Prince Ying.

It would be best if Chu Xiuming got another serious injury at that time...

Chu Xiuming gently stroked Chen Jin's hair and said, "You stay in the border town, are you relieved to leave something?"

Chen Jin lowered her eyes slightly. What she could think of, Chu Xiuming would only think more, but is it really as dangerous as Chen Jin said? On the contrary, Chen Jin has no ability to protect herself. If she really takes action, of course others want to catch her alive, but they have no eyes. What if there is a possibility? So Chu Xiuming would not agree, nor would he want Chen Jin to take risks. This is his wife, who was held in his palm and did not want her to suffer any grievances.

When Chen Jin heard Dongdong, he pursed his lips. Chu Xiuming was about to leave. If she left too, Dongdong would be the only one left here. He was still so young. "Leave Dongdong to my mother to take care of him. At that time, Madam Zhao, Anping and An Ning will stay."

Chu Xiuming still wanted to speak, so Chen Jin held up and covered his mouth, "Husband, I'm just waiting for you in another place."

"Different." Chu Xiuming was willing to compromise for Chen Jin in many things, but it was impossible in this matter. He took Chen Jin's hand away, sat up and hugged Chen Jin in his arms, looked down at Chen Jin's eyes and said.

Chen Jin smiled and said, "Husband, it may not be true. What if there is nothing on the mountain range?"

So it was a bit too early for them to say this now. Chu Xiuming sighed slowly, nodded and said, "Yes."

This matter has not been resolved, but it is not mentioned tacitly.

In the capital, Kexianju had already prepared what King Rui wanted. Because King Rui required everything to be prepared in the Ruiwang Mansion, as soon as dawn, the people from Kexianju brought a lot of ingredients and tools into the Ruiwang Mansion from the back door and started working in a specially tidied yard.

Several people tied up the living lamb first, and a strong man in his thirties skillfully slaughtered the lamb. Some people used materials to build temporary grilled lambs on the open space...

At the same time, a middle-aged woman was also led to the main house. When King Rui saw this woman, he was stunned and said, "Madam Zhen, why are you..."

Madam Zhen is much older than in the palace. If Prince Rui hadn't been familiar with her, she wouldn't have recognized her. Madam Zhen was not as decent as in the palace at this time. She was wearing a little worn out clothes, just like the most ordinary woman. Madam Zhen was not much surprised to see Prince Rui and Princess Rui. After all, when the people from Kexianju came over with the note last night, she was already prepared.

"I'm going to give you my husband, the princess," said Madam Zhen respectfully.

King Rui quickly said, "Mum, get up quickly and sit down, what's going on?"

"Prince." Princess Rui interrupted Prince Rui's words, first asked Madam Zhen to sit down, and poured her tea with her. Madam Zhen quickly stood up and said, "Madam, why are you alone outside the palace?"

Madam Zhen waited for Princess Rui to sit back next to Prince Rui, and then sat down and said, "It was the Queen Mother's order. That day..." Madam Zhen just briefly said the quarrel between Emperor Cheng and the Queen Mother.

King Rui red his eyes and said with guilt, "It's all my fault. If it weren't for my selfish intentions, letting my mother help me... Your Majesty wouldn't have been implicated by my mother."

"Your Majesty, don't say that. If the Empress Dowager knows, he will be sad." Madam Zhen sighed in her heart. Although Prince Rui is weak and incompetent, compared with Emperor Cheng, she value friendship and respect the Empress Dowager more. At that time, the Empress Dowager asked her to leave the palace and told her that she would wait for Prince Rui to come and tell Prince Rui everything. Madam Zhen felt that Prince Rui would not come back at that time, but she didn't expect that it was indeed a mother-son-son-in-law connection?

King Rui lowered his head, looking unclear. In fact, he was sad and angry. No matter how much the Queen Mother was, he was very good to Emperor Cheng and him. But what about Emperor Cheng? That was the mother who gave birth to them and raised them... Thinking of what the Princess said, King Rui wanted to visit his Queen Mother immediately, but Emperor Cheng refused to allow him to enter the palace, and even if he wanted to comfort her Queen Mother, he could not do it.

Princess Rui looked at Madam Zhen and asked, "What do you mean by Madam and the Prince?"

"Yes." Madam Zhen said respectfully, "That day, Your Majesty took the opportunity to attack many people around the Empress Dowager. Even the old slave was beaten, so the Empress Dowager simply sent those who could send out the palace out of the palace, and transferred those who could not, elsewhere, and asked Your Majesty to arrange the people who served around him to save the lives of the Old slave and others."

King Rui clenched his fists and suppressed his anger. Madam Zhen said calmly, "I have been waiting for the prince after receiving the orders of the Queen Mother." As he said that, he took out a stack of silver notes from his arms and held them with his hands to King Rui. "This is all the savings of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother asked the Queen Mother to hand over these to the prince."

"What does Mother mean?" King Rui frowned instead of picking up the silver notes.

Madam Zhen said respectfully, "The Queen Mother asked the prince to go to the border town."

King Rui frowned. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager, he would have gone to the border town long ago. But at this time, the Empress Dowager asked Madam Zhen to stay outside to tell him these things. Princess Rui also frowned and looked at the silver notes. The Empress Dowager could not just ask Madam Zhen to give these silver notes to Prince Rui because there was no need.

However, Madam Zhen just stood up with a decent attitude and put the silver notes at King Rui's hand. Then she looked at Princess Rui and said, "The Empress Dowager also specifically ordered the old slave. If the princess comes back with the prince this time and arranges the children well, there is no need to avoid the princess if it is below."

King Rui said, "The nanny has something to say, the princess and I live and die together with my king, and share honor and disgrace."

When Madam Zhen heard this, she said, "Yes, the Queen Mother asked the old slave to tell the prince that His Majesty's jade seal is fake."

"What?" King Rui couldn't help but exclaim, but Madam Zhen kept looking at Princess Rui. Seeing that she couldn't hide her fear, she felt relieved. It seemed that Princess Rui hadn't known about it before.

Madam Zhen said, "It was really hidden by the crown princess. It was just hidden where it was, but no one knew. In addition to the jade seal... there was also the will of the late emperor."

"The last emperor's will?" King Rui looked at Madam Zhen.

"Yes." said Madam Zhen, "I'm so rude. I wonder if there is any place to avoid it?"

Even Princess Rurui took a few deep breaths at this time before calming down, and said, "Madam, please come with me."

Madam Zhen stepped back slightly, put her hands on her lower abdomen and lowered her head. Princess Rui took Madam Zhen inside. Before King Rui could react, she arrived at the inner room. Madam Zhen took off her outer clothes and middle clothes, and then took off the bright yellow will on her waist that was tightly tied by something like a belt.

He didn't bother to put on his clothes and held it with Princess Rui in both hands. Princess Rui took it and did not open it. He just said, "I'll leave it to the prince when I'm out."

Madam Zhen responded respectfully, then put on her clothes one by one. At this time, she gave the will to Princess Rui. She was relieved. After she went out, she saw that Princess Rui finally calmed down. However, when she saw what was in the princess's hand, she swallowed and Princess Rui handed it to Princess Rui. Then King Rui opened it and looked at it. It was indeed the will of the late emperor, and the content was to pass the throne to the crown prince.

"But the prince has already..." After reading it, King Rui handed over the will to Princess Rui, and hesitated for a moment and said.

Princess Rui pursed her lips and saw how she wanted to use it. If it was used well, the effect would not be bad, especially... the prince's grandson was still alive. With this will, it can also prove that the prince's lineage was the object of the late emperor's desire.

Madam Zhen said, "Prince, you can save this. If you arrive at the border town, you will leave it to Marquis Yongning."

King Rui looked at Princess Rui, then looked at Madam Zhen, and then responded. Princess Rui folded the will and put it on Princess Rui, looked at Madam Zhen and asked, "How did the Empress Dowager stay this will?"

Madam Zhen gritted her teeth and said, "Your Majesty's original will is fake."

Although they had guesses in their hearts when they saw this, they were still shocked when Madam Zhen said it. Madam Zhen continued, "This is true. Emperor Cheng didn't know. At that time... she was hidden by the Queen Mother."

Madam Zhen was vague, but Princess Rui had already understood. At that time, the Empress Dowager was afraid that because she saw Emperor Cheng's attitude towards the prince's lineage and the remaining princes, she secretly hid the will. The Empress Dowager was Emperor Cheng's mother, but not just Emperor Cheng's mother, she also had a younger son to protect. Therefore, the Empress Dowager could tolerate Emperor Cheng's regaining King Rui's supply, but could not tolerate Emperor Cheng's threat to King Rui's life, so she took out the will, just to add some bargaining chips to King Rui.

If Emperor Cheng had not wanted to get rid of King Rui, I am afraid the Empress Dowager would never have taken out this will in her life.

If Emperor Cheng knew that even his biological mother was so cautious about him, she didn't know what it was.

Madam Zhen took a deep breath and said, "The Queen Mother asked me to bring a sentence to the prince, 'My son is also the blood of the late emperor. If there is really that day, my son might as well replace him. I just want my son to see the mother's face and leave a way out for his brother'."

"I never had this intention." King Rui's face changed drastically.

Princess Rui understood all the plans of the Queen Mother. She gave so many bargaining chips, but because she only thought that the bloodline of the late emperor was only Emperor Cheng, King Rui and Prince Ying. So let King Rui take these to find Chu Xiuming, which was also a guarantee, not only for King Rui but also for herself, because whether Emperor Cheng or King Rui finally became the emperor, they were better than Prince Ying because she was both noble and noble, but Queen Mother Ren had every plan, but she did not expect that there was still someone in the Prince's lineage to survive.

Madam Zhen looked at King Rui and said, "The Empress Dowager also knows that the prince has no intention, but the prince sometimes has no control."

King Rui gritted his teeth and said, "Is the mother very dangerous?"

If he really leaves, what will the Empress Dowager do? How will Emperor Cheng treat his mother?

When Madam Zhen heard this, she looked at King Rui's eyes more and more kind, and said, "No matter what, the Queen Mother is His Majesty's mother. Don't worry, even if it's for the prince, the Queen Mother will take good care of herself."

King Rui lowered his head and didn't say anything. Madam Zhen knew that King Rui was such an indecisive personality, and she didn't care, but looked at Princess Rui and said, "Princess, the Queen Mother said that the princess is a smart person, so she naturally knew how to choose. Marquis Yongning is the prince's son-in-law. The prince only has four sons, and the eldest son and the second son are all from the princess. If that day... the princess also knew that the prince's character would never treat the princess and the prince and the prince unfairly."

This temptation is not bad, but the Queen Mother never knows what Princess Rui wants, but at this time, Princess Rui just nodded and said, "It's easy for the nanny to say, but... Why should the marquis Yongning help the prince? Success is naturally a hero. If it fails, or the prince of the Ying ends, then the Chu family's century-old reputation will be destroyed if it is not said, and if it is not mentioned, it will be a detrimental for thousands of years. Even if the Chu family pushes the prince, what can they get? Is it really more than it is now? And if the Chu family preserves its strength, no matter whether the prince of the Ying is winning or losing in the end, the Chu family has military power in hand, and will be invincible."

Madam Zhen knew that Princess Rui was telling the truth, and she thought so that she was entirely for King Rui. The Chu family’s contact with King Rui was just marrying King Rui’s concubine. However, compared with a woman’s century-old reputation, the former is naturally more important.

King Rui also looked at Madam Zhen when he heard this. Madam Zhen thought of what the Empress Dowager said and said, "The Empress Dowager said that the prince is worse than to use the king of the opposite sex, and also grants all the places in the northwest to the Marquis of Yongning to make him self-control... The specific empress dowager said that the princess would ask Mr. Zhao. In the past thirty years, many people have forgotten the glory of the five Jinshi in the Zhao family. Is the Zhao clan really willing to calm down? By then, the prince really succeeds, and he is afraid that he will still rely on Mr. Zhao a lot."

Princess Rui had to admit that the Queen Mother was really good at controlling people's hearts. If these temptations had not been made long ago, even Princess Rui would be moved. He lowered his eyes slightly and did not speak. Madam Zhen continued, "The princess can also think about it. If the prince really succeeds, then the prince is the prince. The future king of a country, and the princess is the mother of a country. Then the Zhao clan is not only the prince's mother clan, but also the merit of following the dragon."

"I understand." Princess Rui slowly breathed, as if she had made up her mind.

Seeing this, Madam Zhen looked at King Rui and told him, "Prince, the Queen Mother asked the old lady to tell the prince that he would listen more to the princess. The husband and wife are the same. The princess can never leave him when the prince is in danger. If the prince is sorry for the princess at all, the queen mother will definitely make the decision for the princess."

"I don't know." King Rui said quickly.

Princess Rui smiled slightly when she heard this, and said nothing. Madam Zhen continued, "The Empress Dowager also said that if the prince sends the girl in the mansion into the palace, the empress dowager will help take care of him." This would be a burden to King Rui. "Your Majesty is not worried about the matter of Yongle Hou Crown Princess, please don't worry, the empress dowager will help take care of him."

King Rui frowned, but was stopped by Princess Rui. Princess Rui said, "I understand, but the Fourth Girl is in poor health now. I am afraid I can't enter the palace. In the past few days, I will pack up the fifth girl's things and send her to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother."

Madam Zhen was completely relieved when she heard this. It seemed that Princess Rui had made a decision. What Princess Rui wanted to say just now, Madam Zhen also understood in her heart that the Empress Dowager now barely protected herself and could not have the ability to protect Shen Qi. It was just that. Princess Rui obviously saw it and wanted to ask, but Princess Rui stopped it. Princess Rui had made a decision and sacrificed Shen Qi for Prince Rui and her son.

It’s not that the empress dowager doesn’t love Shen Qi’s granddaughter, but compared with her son and grandson, the granddaughter who has already gotten married is not that important.
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