Chapter 413: The Empress's Plan
After Xuanyuan Che left, the queen had a nightmare in the middle of the night, dreaming of Concubine Li, and the whole person woke up at once and couldn't fall asleep again. Fragments of dreams are constantly entwined in my mind.
"When?" The queen asked the grandmother beside her.
"It's almost dawn, the queen mother should go to bed and rest for a while." The grandmother who served the queen was the queen who came to serve the queen as soon as she entered the palace, and now she can be regarded as the queen's confidant.
The queen shook her hand and said with a heavy heart: "I can't say anything about this palace, I have always been haunted by what the eldest prince told me earlier, the emperor loved Concubine Li so much, and he also loved the Nine Emperors, if it wasn't for Concubine Li's death, the emperor sent the Nine Emperors to the West Qi Kingdom as a proton, then the emperor would have made the Nine Emperors the crown prince the crown prince over the years." Now that I think about it, the emperor has not appointed a prince for a long time, does he want to pass the throne to him on the day when the Nine Emperor Princes are full-fledged? β
"Niangniang, the eldest prince has a saying that is right, it is better to believe it than to believe it. Now that the Nine Emperor Princes have married the daughter of the Great General King, the Great General King is nothing else, and he will stand on the side of the Nine Emperor Princes for her daughter, and then he will help the Nine Emperor Princes compete for the crown prince, which is a great threat to the Great Prince! Mama said with a serious face.
"You're right, no matter whether the emperor wants to make him the crown prince or not, as long as the general's royal family helps him, he is already a threat to us." The queen's face showed a hint of cruelty.
"So be sure to strike first!" Mama made a killing move.
"You go and let a little eunuch wait at the gate of the palace, and let the eldest prince come to me after the next court, and I will discuss it with the eldest prince." The queen's expression was a little gloomy, as if she had something in mind.
After the early court, both the prince and the ministers of the court walked out of the court, and Murong He shouted Xuanyuan Hao.
"Nine Emperor Princes, I don't know how Xuanji is doing lately, she hasn't come back to visit me for a long time, and the old man misses her a little." Murong He smiled and gossiped with Xuanyuan Hao.
"Xuanji is very good, I will tell her when I go back to the house today, and let her go back to visit you." Xuanyuan Hao said respectfully.
"The water spilled by the married daughter, now all her thoughts are on her husband's family, and she is almost forgetting her mother's house." Murong He pretended to complain and said. Xuanyuan Hao smiled awkwardly.
The minister who passed by the two of them heard that the two were just gossiping and didn't care, and Xuanyuan Che, who came out later, saw Xuanyuan Hao and Murong He walking in front of them talking and laughing, although they couldn't hear what the two said, but seeing that the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law seemed to be very good, Xuanyuan Che's heart was very uneasy.
"Queen Mother!" As soon as Xuanyuan Che came in, he saw the queen staying alone in the house, looking at him with a stern face, so he strode over.
"I've thought about what you told me yesterday, the Nine Emperor Princes are a trouble, and they have to be removed!" A hint of cruelty flashed in the queen's eyes.
Xuanyuan Che looked at the queen in some surprise, and didn't understand that the queen had changed so much just after one night, but this is not important, the important thing is that the queen's thoughts are the same as Xuanyuan Che's thoughts.
"Is there any good way for the queen mother?" Xuanyuan Che looked at the queen with some expectation, but after thinking about it, he said with some worry: "The Nine Emperor Princes are very cunning, they haven't killed him in the Western Qi Kingdom for so many years, if they just find someone to plot against him, I'm afraid the chance of success is not high, and he may be startled." β
The queen looked at Xuanyuan Che with some joy, and couldn't help but admire: "My emperor is really smart. The queen mother has also thought about it, if you want to get rid of the Nine Emperor Princes, you must think of a comprehensive method, and you must not be in a hurry. β
"My son knows." Xuanyuan Che thought for a while before he spoke: "My son thinks that if you want to get rid of the Nine Emperor Princes, it is best to get rid of him in the palace. β
The queen looked at Xuanyuan Che with some puzzlement, "In the palace?" The palace is heavily guarded, and if an accident occurs in the palace, it will definitely cause others to discuss, and the emperor will definitely order a re-investigation. β
"This is also taken into account by the son, but there are always two sides to things, that is, because the palace is heavily guarded, in order to prevent assassination, so the palace is not allowed to bring weapons except for the guards, and secondly, the Nine Emperors definitely did not think that there would be an accident in the palace, so they naturally relaxed their vigilance, and thirdly, if the assassination fails, we can even destroy the evidence, and no one will suspect the suspect to the queen mother, the most important thing is that once something happens in the palace, the father's face-loving character does not want to be known outside the palace, At that time, it will be the entire royal family that will lose face. Xuanyuan analyzed it methodically to the queen.
"You're right, but the palace is still worried that the emperor will investigate the matter thoroughlyβ" The queen still looked at Xuanyuan Che with some scruples.
"Queen Mother, with my father's love for the Nine Emperor Princes now, I said that even if the Nine Emperor Princes are out of the palace, the father will be thoroughly investigated, in this case, why don't we choose to assassinate the palace with a high chance of success?" Xuanyuan Che was already determined to kill Xuanyuan Hao at this time.
"You're right." The queen was gradually persuaded by Xuanyuan Che, "But now that the Nine Emperors are busy with your father and the emperor explaining the cause of death of the second prince of the dynasty, it is a little difficult to let him enter the palace and stay in the palace." β
The queen's words made Xuanyuan Che also quiet down, and both of them were thinking about how to trick Xuanyuan Hao into the palace and how to kill him secretly.
"Murong Xuanji!" The queen suddenly slapped the table heavily, and said with some excitement: "The key is Murong Xuanji." β
"It's just a woman, could it be that the Nine Emperor Princes will enter the palace for a woman?" Xuanyuan Che shook his head and said in disbelief.
"Didn't you say before that the relationship between these two is very good? If this palace finds a reason to let Murong Xuanji enter the palace and stay with me, won't the Nine Emperor Princes worry about her Nine Emperor Princesses? The corners of the queen's mouth couldn't help but show a malicious smile.
"Although Murong Xuanji was used to lure Xuanyuan Hao into the palace, Murong Xuanji's martial arts should not be underestimated, if the two of them join forces, it will be difficult to hurt the two of them." Xuanyuan said cautiously. "Besides, what if Xuanyuan Hao doesn't come by then, but the general Wang comes to ask for someone from your mother?"
"No, the Nine Emperor Princes will definitely come." The queen said with confidence: "Although the Nine Emperor Princes were not brought up by me, but I know him, his character is very strong, since Murong Xuanji is already a member of his Nine Emperor Princes' Mansion, if Murong Xuanji has something, he will not ask for help from outsiders until he is powerless, so I am sure that he will definitely come to me to ask for someone." β
Although Xuanyuan Che felt that this was still a bit risky, but seeing the queen's determined appearance, in order not to cause the queen's displeasure, Xuanyuan Che did not say some negative words, but he also had other thoughts in his heart.
"Since the queen mother is so sure that the Nine Emperor Princes will come, the son has a way." Xuanyuan Cheyin smiled and continued: "When the queen mother arrives, she will announce the Nine Emperor Princesses into the palace and leave her, and when the Nine Emperor Princes will not see anyone go back, and the palace door will be closed again, he will definitely be worried and visit the palace at night, and then we will catch the assassin and kill him by surprise." β
The queen thought for a moment, and a grim smile appeared on her face.
Murong Xuanji pressed her constantly beating eyelids and said a little irritably: "My eyelids have been jumping all morning, I'm really annoyed." β
"Miss, do you have a left eyelid jump or a right eyelid jump?" Bao Yue asked with concern on the side.
"Right eye." Murong Xuanji blurted out an answer, and after finishing speaking, she glanced at Baoyue in confusion, "What's wrong?" β
"No, it's fine!" Baoyue shook her head a little weakly, lowered her head and didn't dare to speak.
"Are you okay like that? If there is anything you have to say, just say it, and I will forgive you for your innocence. "Baoyue's weak-hearted appearance is okay, she won't believe it if she kills Murong Xuanji.
"This!" Baoyue glanced at Baoqing, plucked up the courage and said, "As the old saying goes, the left eye jumps wealth, and the right eye jumps disaster. Seeing that Murong Xuanji's expression suddenly turned cold, Baoyue was worried that Murong Xuanji would be angry, and immediately explained nervously: "It's just a casual statement by the common people, there is no real evidence, don't worry, miss." β
"Really? It turns out that there is such a saying among the people, so my right eyelid has been jumping all morning, will something bad happen? Murong Xuanji's heart suddenly chuckled, and he felt a little uneasy.
"Miss, this kind of folk talk can't be taken seriously, you just listen to it." Seeing that Murong Xuanji's mood became depressed because of Baoyue's words, and Baoyue was about to cry nervously on the side, Baoqing immediately spoke.
"Yes, miss, don't worry, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have said such things to you." In order to punish herself for saying the wrong thing, Baoyue also hit herself the mouth a few times to punish herself.
"Alright, alright, I don't blame you. You like to beat yourself up so much! Murong Xuanji waved his hand to stop Baoyue from punishing herself, glanced outside and asked, "It should have been the next court at this time, why hasn't the Nine Emperor Princes come back yet." β
"Maybe the master was delayed by something in the palace, Miss still wait patiently for a while, if Miss has something urgent to find the master, Baoqing can immediately go to the palace gate to inquire." Baoqing said calmly.
"No need, you can accompany me to the garden at the gate to wait for the Nine Emperor Princes." Murong Xuanji's mood was always a little uneasy, and he didn't know if Xuanyuan Hao was safe, so he looked at the door, waited for a while, and finally saw Xuanyuan Hao's carriage come back.
"Lady, why are you here?" Xuanyuan Hao lifted the curtain on the carriage and saw that Murong Xuanji had already greeted him, and immediately got down from the carriage and asked puzzledly.
"I haven't waited for you to come back, so I'm waiting for you at the door." Murong Xuanji secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and asked curiously while entering the mansion side by side with Xuanyuan Hao, "Is it late today?" How could you come back later than usual? Is there something big in the imperial court? β
"No, it's just that I met the general king when I went down to the court today, and I chatted with the general king for a while." Xuanyuan Hao replied with a smile.
"My dad?" Murong Xuanji looked at Xuanyuan Hao with some surprise, and became even more curious, "What did you talk to my father about?" It won't be another official matter, now that Shikoku is peaceful and there is no war, there is nothing to talk about. β
"Of course it's about you!" Xuanyuan Hao touched Murong Xuanji's cheek dotingly and said: "The general Wang and I complained that it was not good to have a daughter, and when the daughter got married, it would be someone else's family, and I didn't know how to go back to my mother's house to visit." Originally, I was going to have a few more daughters, but today I heard the general Wang say this, let's have a son. After saying that, Xuanyuan Hao deliberately teased Murong Xuanji, and sure enough, he saw that her face became flushed, and she lowered her head a little shyly. R638