It was the first time for Liu Shipai to see Empress Wenci so flustered, and he couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Empress Wenci immediately closed the door and said in a voice that could not be lowered: "The palace maid I installed beside the emperor to eavesdrop came to tell me something this morning...... Empress Wenci coughed violently before she could finish speaking.

This cough made her feel like her heart and lungs were about to burst.

Liu Shijiao hurriedly handed her a glass of water.

After drinking half a glass of water, her breathing was much easier, and she hurriedly continued: "She said that the emperor agreed to the family affairs of King Qingping and Shen Xizhen. ”

"Huh? What the hell is going on? The prince begged the emperor before, but he didn't agree. Liu Shijiao was greatly surprised.

"This is still secondary, and most important - her talents are worthy of his fate, so what's the point?" The more Empress Wenci thought about it, the more frightened she became, and even her voice trembled involuntarily.

"It's a horrible thing, and it has to be stopped." Liu Shiji's face also changed.

The two of them sat down to discuss countermeasures.

"Since it is something that the emperor approves, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to change it." Empress Wenci said with a sigh.

"Indeed." Liu Shigui lowered his head in contemplation.

Suddenly, he remembered a person, and suddenly thought of it, and said to Empress Wenci in a low voice: "It's not that there is no way, Queen, since we can't start from the emperor, we can start from Miss Shen." ”

Empress Wenci's eyes lit up.

"Uncle didn't think of a way?"

Liu Shijian nodded lightly at her, whispered a few words in her ear, and Empress Wenci's eyes suddenly widened.

"In this way, she will be sentenced to prison at the worst, and she will be kicked out of the palace at the least, and naturally, her marriage with King Qingping will be over." Liu Shigui smiled mysteriously at her.

Empress Wenci lowered her head and pondered, for a long time, she raised her head, looked at Liu Shipai in all kinds of confusion and said, "Uncle, will this be too much?" In case of...... It's not something you and I can afford. ”

"So this needs to be carefully arranged, and there can be no mistakes." Liu Shigui said solemnly.

"I'll think about it again, and I'll give you an answer in three days. After all, alas, ......" Empress Wenci's eyes showed a little unbearable.

"Anyway, think for yourself." Yoo stood up.

"By the way, what are you looking for me?"

"I originally wanted to tell you to let the prince return to the palace from his private visit as soon as possible, but now it seems that it would be better if he is not there."

"Why did you want him to come back early?"

"Earlier this day, the king of Qingping proposed to build water conservancy to solve the problem of drought in the south, which was unanimously recognized by everyone, and now his ability is gradually showing up, and the ministers' recognition of him is getting higher and higher, so I want the prince to come back as soon as possible and discuss countermeasures together."

"It's not something he can change when he comes back." Empress Wenci gave a tired smile.

"Since the queen also knows that the shape is urgent, then my construction yì has to think about it."

"I'll think about it."

"Okay, then the queen thinks about it again, and I'll retire first." Liu Shigui then retreated.

Empress Wenci drank the cold tea on the table with trembling hands, looked at the night sky outside the door, and suddenly felt cold all over her body for no reason.

…………………

Three nights later, in a small town far from the capital, a group of men on horseback rushed towards a courtyard hidden in a deep alley with a carriage in their arms.

Outside the courtyard, several horsemen jumped off their horses and helped the woman with a hat in the carriage into the cold, strange-looking courtyard.

Led by a little girl, they came to the back room, where an old woman kneeling in front of a strangely shaped stone statue and praying reverently, ignoring the visitors.

"Yun Po, I haven't seen you for eighteen years, and you're still so diligent in cultivating!" Empress Wenci said, her eyes fixed firmly on the kneeling old woman through the light veil of her hat.

Eighteen years ago, she also came to her for help. But at that time, this old woman did not live here, but lived in the most prosperous area of the capital, and was also supported by many people, and now this woman's temperament has changed greatly, and she lives in seclusion in this little-known place, but she was still found by the people sent by Empress Wenci.

Yun's whole body instantly stiffened when he heard the words 'eighteen years ago', and he saluted Empress Wenci for a while: "I don't know if you came, you missed the distance, but the villain is old, and his mana is not as good as before, if you are here to ask the villain to return to his old business, the villain can only say sorry." ”

Empress Wenci smiled slightly and said, "Aren't you cultivating reverently now?" That proves that you haven't given up on this business, you just don't know what to do. ”

"The villain's diligent cultivation is just to minimize his sins, please be merciful."

"Of course I won't embarrass you, but this is the last time I've asked you for your help, and you'll be paid handsomely enough to spend your old age comfortably anywhere."

"Villains are not entitled to comfort." Yoon snorted coldly from his nose.

Empress Wenci glanced left and right, and immediately six people came forward and held her down tightly, and the little girl who served her was so frightened that she screamed and knelt down to beg for mercy.

"You're not even seventy yet, are you? Oddly enough, people like you tend to live a long life, so are you willing to die now? Empress Wenci was heartbroken and asked fiercely.

"I'm all this old bone, what's the fear of death." Yun snorted coldly again.

Empress Wenci glanced at the people on the side again, and the little girl was restrained by the other two people.

"Master, don't worry about me." The little girl yelled at Yoon's and wanted to bite her tongue to kill herself, but Yun's stopped her.

Yun slowly raised his head, a pair of eyes with a strange look looked at Empress Wenci fixedly, and a smile of unknown meaning appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Empress Wenci was so shocked that she almost lost her footing.

She quickly calmed down, though, but didn't look back into Yoon's eyes.

As the saying goes, the eyes are the window to the soul, and you can see beauty in some people's eyes, but what you see in some people's eyes is horror.

"Tell me who you're targeting this time." Yoon asked in a weak tone.

"You're smart." Empress Wenci then handed her the relevant materials and items.

Yun's face changed greatly after seeing those things, his legs trembled, and he knelt down and begged for mercy: "I'm afraid the villain can't do it." ”

"It's out of your control. I will send someone to inform you of the exact date of the execution in the next few days, remember, don't go too far, don't make a fuss about people's lives, otherwise the lives of both of you will really be lost. Empress Wenci said with a smile.

Immediately, she arranged for ten people to stay and monitor them, and let the rest follow her back to the palace.

With all that was done, she walked out of the courtyard and went back to the palace with the rest of the people.

………………………

Xizhen postponed her return to Beijing by two days than the original plan, and it was already noon when she returned to the capital.

Since the way back happened to pass her home, she went home first.

Seeing that she came back safely, the people in the Shen Mansion were very happy, and Du Qiniang and Ji Yuelian also set up a special reception banquet for her.

After eating their carefully prepared lunch, Xi Zhen immediately freshened up, changed into women's clothes, and entered the palace with the five guards

Chapters 39 and 40 were slightly revised and added the plot of the prince's delayed marriage.