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Seeing that Su Manshuang was still hesitating, Fu Qingman continued to bewitch: "Now, the regent's mind is all on Fu Ci, if Fu Ci dies, the prince will definitely be willing to change his mind." Besides, even if my sister doesn't think about herself, she should think about the little son in her womb! With Fu Ci here, the little prince will be favored by the prince again, if Fu Ci dies-"
Fu Qingman didn't say any more of the following words, she didn't believe that according to Su Manshuang's wisdom, she couldn't understand her words.
"The concubine is willing to serve the queen", said, Su Manshuang bowed.
Fu Qingman saw that the fish had bitten the hook, his smile became more and more wanton, and he hurriedly helped Su Manshuang up, and said: "This matter is complete, and the one who is above 10,000 people under one person is my sister." β
Su Manshuang smiled, put the brocade box in his sleeve and led Fu Qingman to the inner room, "Niangniang and the concubine go and change their clothes first!" β
Fu Qingman answered and entered the inner room with Su Manshuang. After a while, when they came out again, their outfits had changed. Fu Qingman personally put the veil on Su Manshuang and knelt on the ground to salute, "Sister Dag, please accept my sister's gift!" β
After Su Manshuang picked up Fu Qingman, he took the flower branch out of the room door together.
After seeing her leave, Fu Qingman's grandmother next to her asked, "Does the queen really believe in this side concubine of the regent?" β
After Fu Qingman glanced in the direction of Su Manshuang, he said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if she helps or not. β
Mama was puzzled, only to see that Fu Qingman's eyes became much more vicious, and his nails were pinched into his palms.
Outside the door, Su Manshuang successfully left the palace with Fu Qingman's identity. It was evening now, and the guards were on duty in turn, and the investigation was lax. Coupled with Su Manshuang's mask, the guards never dared to stop the queen's drive.
In this war, Zhou Ze lost and lost, but he was not really deposed from the throne, and naturally no one in the palace would provoke the lord of the six palaces!
Out of the Swallowing Moon Tower, Su Manshuang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Huazhi was no longer worried.
"The side concubine really wants to help the queen?" Hana Zhi asked in a low voice.
"The big right and wrong, the palace can still distinguish clearly", Su Manshuang said.
Hua Zhi nodded, Su Manshuang sighed, and said, "Accompany the palace to find the prince and princess." β
When Su Manshuang saw Fu Ci, she was already tired, and Fu Ci was not so surprised when she saw her. The people below didn't tell Fu Ci that Cheng Yue had grounded Su Manshuang, and Fu Ci naturally didn't know how hard it would be for Su Manshuang to come out of the Swallowing Moon Tower.
"The concubine asks the princess for peace", after Su Manshuang saluted, Fu Cichong nodded next to her and motioned for her to sit down and speak. At this moment. Fu Ci was physically and mentally exhausted, and he couldn't move anymore.
After Su Manshuang sat down, she took out the brocade box from her sleeve and said, "This is what the queen mother entrusted me to give to the saint." β
Hearing this, Fu Ci stared at the brocade box for a moment and then strengthened his spirits and asked, "Presumably Fu Qingman must have given his sister a lot of benefits, right?" β
Right now, the big picture counts. Although Su Manshuang is jealous like ordinary women, at this critical juncture, she can still tell which side to stand on.
"The princess is smart. The queen made three conditions, as long as I helped to do it, she persuaded the Holy Admiral to cede the throne to the prince. β
Hearing her words, Fu Ci snorted coldly. It seems that Su Manshuang really doesn't understand her sister, so she said: "Shouldn't the side concubine not know that there is a saying called unloading the mill and killing the donkey?" β
"Now that the words have come to this, the concubine will not go around the bend with her sister. If my sister retracted her previous agreement, my sister would naturally not let this brocade box fall into the hands of the saint, and she would definitely not help the queen. Which is more important, my sister will think about it carefully", Su Manshuang said.
She wouldn't be stupid enough to help Fu Qingman, but naturally she wouldn't be obligated to help Fu Ci. After all, this woman once pushed her to a corner!
"This palace promises you", Fu Ci replied without thinking.
So easy to say yes? Su Manshuang was a little surprised and a little embarrassed.
Probably someone like Fu Ci who is willing to direct his personal grievances is really dedicated to Cangxi! And he still used this incident to do business with Fu Ci.
Su Manshuang pushed the brocade box to Fu Ci's hand, "Since my sister has a heart-to-heart relationship with me, my sister naturally keeps her promise." β
Fu Ci ignored her and hurriedly opened the brocade box-
"Blank paper?" Fu Ci took a large amount of this paper over and over again, and exclaimed.
Su Manshuang looked at Fu Ci in a panic, "How is it possible?" β
After Fu Ci handed the paper to Su Manshuang, he saw that she was panicked and didn't look like she was pretending, so she felt bad.
"I'm afraid that you and I have been deceived", Fu Ci said.
"Deceived?" Su Manshuang muttered with a dull gaze.
Fu Ci nodded, "Tell me about this whole thing!" β
At this moment, Su Manshuang also felt that he had made a big disaster, and he explained the whole thing clearly to Fu Ci.
After listening, Fu Ci gasped, "I'm afraid I'm going to be in trouble." β
Fu Ci got up as he spoke, and said to Su Manshuang: "You are guarding the prince here, if he doesn't wake up within a quarter of an hour, pour him another bowl of the decoction!" β
After that, without waiting for Su Manshuang to ask anything more, Fu Ci left the room. Seeing Fu Ci's back disappear within his sight, Su Manshuang's heart became more and more frightened.
Fu Qingman: Is this the play that you sing? Su Manshuang couldn't figure it out!
Let's talk about Fu Ci's side. At this moment, the sun had already set on the mountain, and with a few rays of afterglow, Fu Ci ran towards the Xuanshi Hall with his skirt.
I vaguely remember that there were still a few old ministers in the Xuanshi Hall discussing state affairs. Right now, I'm afraid they are the only ones who can help themselves!
Bang β
Trotting all the way to the door of the Xuanshi Hall, Fu Ci pushed the door open suddenly.
In the room sat Chen Qiushi, Xue Changqing, and Xue Changqing.
Seeing Fu Ci's panting appearance, the three eyes fell on her together.
"What is the princess here for?" Chen Qiushi asked.
"Quick, come with me to prison!" Fu Ci said while gasping.
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and Xue Changqing hurriedly asked, "What happened?" β
"Zhou Ze is afraid that he has escaped from prison!"
Hearing this, everyone was surprised.
How could Zhou Ze escape from prison?
Cheng Yue was the first to react, and quickly ran in the direction of the prison, followed by Xue Changqing!
"The two of them must have gone to the prison, and the last general will go to say hello to the guards at the city gate. The princess can wait here for news for the time being," Chen Qiu said truthfully.
Fu Ci replied and bowed down.
When Cheng Yue and Xue Changqing arrived, the guards guarding the prison were dead and wounded, and Cheng Yue gasped when he saw this scene.
"Let's go in and have a look," Xue Changqing said.
Cheng Yue nodded, and followed Xue Changqing into the prison.
Almost all of the people who can be locked up here are powerful people who have committed serious crimes. It doesn't matter if Zhou escaped from prison this time, he also released all these people.
In this way, I am afraid that there will be another bloody storm in Jinling City!
"But, but General Cheng?"
Cheng Yue heard the prestige, and the man was leaning on the corner of the wall and beckoning to him. Seeing this, Cheng Yue hurriedly strode forward and walked to the man's side, "I'm Cheng Yue." β
The guard held his last breath and said, "The subordinates are the secret guards of the regent, and this is the ...... they left behind."
With that, the guard breathed. Cheng Yue took the token from his hand, looked at it carefully, handed it to Xue Changqing, and said softly: "I'm afraid it's another troublesome matter." β
Xue Changqing looked at the token and responded, "For today's plan, I'll wait for the princess to report to the princess in the palace to get an idea." β
Cheng Yue nodded, and Xue Changqing added: "The people locked up here are not idle people, in today's battle, the guards here have suffered heavy casualties, I'm afraid it's not good!" β
Saying that, Xue Changqing sighed and said, "Benhou will let the Xue family army come to the top first, but I still have to bother General Cheng to send someone to deal with the aftermath." β
Hearing this, Cheng Yue gave up his hand, "Hou Ye rest assured, Cheng Yue should do his best." β
After saying that, Xue Changqing immediately returned to the palace, and Cheng Yue stayed in the prison to deal with miscellaneous matters. These things are not big or small. If Cheng Yue still has an official and a half-job, it should be easy to deal with. It's just that Cheng Yue is the one who resigned from Zhou Ze, and the people below may not all be willing to buy his account!
The situation on Chen Qiushi's side is slightly better than that of Cheng Yue and Xue Changqing. He checked all the city gates, and the guards guarding the gate all said that they didn't see Zhou Ze and his party. In other words, that is to say, Zhou Ze is still in Jinling City, as long as he is in Jinling City, it is easy to control!
Thinking of this, Chen Qiushi was more or less relieved.
Late at night, Fu Ci, Cheng Yue, Chen Qiushi, and Xue Changqing met in the Xuanshi Hall. Fu Ci's face was pale, and his hair was somewhat messy, Cheng Yue looked a little uncomfortable, but his words of concern were stuck in his throat, and he didn't know how to speak.
"The old minister thinks that for the sake of the future, it is better to let the prince ascend the throne first. I have to come down as the master of the country, and which side the forces of all parties are going to naturally become a certainty," Chen Qiushi said with a pinching of his beard.
Xue Changqing nodded, and said to Fu Ci: "The old minister also thinks so!" β
With the advice of the two old ministers, Fu Ci set his eyes on Cheng Yue, and Cheng Yue also nodded solemnly, "This move is indeed a good strategy to stabilize the current situation." β
"I'm afraid that the prince's body won't be able to hold it", Fu Ci took a deep breath, and his eyes began to redden.
Seeing this, the three of them looked at each other.
"What are the princess's plans?" Chen Qiushi asked.
Fu Ci shook his head, "Fu Ci is a woman, and she knows very little about the affairs of the court. I'm afraid I'll have to bother the three of them for these things", after that, Fu Ci saluted the three of them.
"This palace thinks that as long as Situ Miaojing is still in our hands, Zhou Ze probably won't act rashly," Fu Ci said.
Hearing this, Xue Changqing was the first to retort, "The princess must not block all the country's luck on one woman. β
Fu Ci chuckled, "This palace has visited Fu Qingman, and it is fake that she coaxed Concubine Su to do things for her, so she took this opportunity to send a message to Zhou is true." The palace has inquired, and there are several guards in the Swallowing Moon Tower who are close associates of the Fu Mansion, and it is because of this that Fu Qingman's strategy was successful. My sister-in-law has never made a loss-making deal. Zhou Ze abandoned her and fled, she was still able to be so calm, naturally there was a way for Zhou Ze to come back to save her. β
"So, what does Niangniang mean that Fu Qingman is holding someone who Zhou Ze can't let go?" Chen Qiushi asked.
Fu Ci nodded, "Exactly." β
As soon as these words came out, the three of them said no more. Will Zhou Ze really put himself in danger for a woman?
"It's not early today, you adults have worked hard, let's rest early", Fu Ci said.
The three of them arched their hands at her, and Cheng Yue said, "The princess should also rest early." β
Fu Ci answered, and when the three of them were about to retreat, Fu Ci suddenly shouted: "General Cheng stays-"
Cheng Yue turned around, and Chen Qiushi and Xue Changqing left first.
"What else does the princess need to do?" Cheng Yue turned around and asked.
"I want General Cheng to go in person and ask the Xiongnu King AlΓΌye and the eldest sister of the palace to come back to Jinling. The two old generals were here, and the palace had some scruples before they spoke", Fu Ci said.
Cheng Yue frowned slightly. Seeing this, Fu Ci explained: "General Cheng don't want to ask, although the king of the Huns was not on good terms with Cheng Zhou, he helped the prince a lot this time, not to mention that his uncle's uncle would definitely not harm the prince, and the princess of the Huns was not an unreasonable person." Now, it is the time for us to employ people, and we also ask General Cheng to take a hard trip. β
"The princess is polite", Cheng Yue arched his hand, "As soon as it dawns tomorrow, the last general will go to find the two of them!" β
Fu Cifu saluted, "There is General Lao." β
Cheng Yue bowed his head, and Fu Ci smiled lightly, "In this case, the general should rest early, and the palace will take the first step to see the prince." β
"Princess ......", while Fu Ci had not left, Cheng Yue called.
"What else is going on with General Cheng?" Fu Ci asked.
For a while, Cheng Yue opened his mouth and stammered: "No, nothing, the princess also takes care of her body." β
Fu Ci answered and left the Xuanshi Hall.
When he returned to Ninghui Hall, Cangxi was already asleep. Su Manshuang set up a small stove in the courtyard to cook porridge.
Fu Ci hadn't eaten much for a day, and when he smelled the aroma of this porridge, he suddenly felt a little hungry.
After Su Manshuang saw Fu Ci, she hurriedly stepped forward, "Sister is finally back, how is the situation over there?" β
Fu Ci didn't want to talk to Su Manshuang about these things, so he said: "These things are not something I can say, let's take a step at a time." β
Seeing that Su Manshuang was silent, Fu Ci then asked, "How is the situation on the prince's side?" β
"I fed the prince medicine a few times according to my sister's instructions, but I didn't see him wake up", as he spoke, Su Manshuang peeked at Fu Ci and asked, "Do we want to send a doctor to the prince to take a good look?" β
"No need. This is the poison of the Western Regions, even Ji Seventeen can't solve it, and the imperial doctor in the palace is probably unheard of", Fu Ci said.
Su Manshuang felt a little bored, so she put the porridge into the bowl again and again, and said over and over again, "I guess my sister must have not eaten some good food today, so she specially prepared this porridge." β
Fu Ci stared at the bowl that Su Manshuang was holding for a moment. Su Manshuang, what's wrong? Why are you so kind to yourself today?
Seeing that Fu Ci didn't take the bowl for a long time, Su Manshuang said: "I know that my sister is wary of me, and I also know that today because of my own selfish interests, Zhou Ze and Fu Qingman have an opportunity. At this juncture, Manshuang doesn't want to be an enemy of his sister anymore, and he doesn't want to make wedding clothes for others anymore. β
Fu Ci was slightly stunned, it seems that the consciousness of this side concubine is still quite high.
Seeing that Fu Ci was silent and motionless, Su Manshuang scooped a spoonful of porridge with a spoon, blew it and swallowed it, and then smiled at Fu Ci, "Sister, just eat it with confidence, this porridge is not poisonous." β
Fu Ci took the bowl, took two sips and smiled at Su Manshuang, Su Manshuang returned the smile, and then saluted: "My sister is tired for a day, Manshuang won't bother here, my sister will rest early." β
After Fu Ci nodded slightly, he watched Hua Zhi help Su Manshuang and leave Ninghui Hall.
Soon after Su Manshuang left, Cangxi shouted twice in a daze, and Fu Ci hurriedly entered the house when he heard the sound.
In the room, the dim candlelight reflected on Cangxi's face even weaker.
"Porcelain, porcelain......", Cangxi got up as he spoke.
"Don't move when you're lying down", Fu Ci stepped forward quickly and put the remaining half-porridge bowl at the head of the bed.
"How are you feeling?" Fu Ci asked.
Cangxi's body was a little weak, but he still pulled out a smile, "I'm fine, he, they didn't embarrass you, right?" β
Fu Ci smiled lightly, his eyes were a little red, "No." General Chen, Marquis Changqing, and General Cheng are all doing their best to help me, you can rest assured. β
After Cangxi nodded, Fu Ci deliberately teased: "However, you can't take this opportunity to be lazy on purpose!" β
Cangxi smiled, stretched out his hand and scratched Fu Ci's nose, "This king listens to you, don't be lazy!" β
As he spoke, Cangxi dragged Fu Ci into his arms. Fu Ci leaned his head on Cangxi's chest, and his hand rested on his broad shoulder.
Cangxi sniffed the fragrance on Fu Ci's body and looked at her slightly messy hair.
She must be tired, right? You have to take care of yourself and deal with so many odd and small things.
"By the way, I still have something to tell you," Fu Ci said softly.
"What?" Cangxi answered and coughed lightly twice.
"Old General Chen proposed, saying that he would support you as the emperor, so that he could stabilize the dynasty", Fu Ci said, and used his hand to master Cangxi's shoulder.
Hearing this, Cangxi sighed softly in her heart. It seems that Fu Ci is in trouble, otherwise he would not have made this suggestion when he was not in good health.
"Okay, the country can't be without a king for a day, let the people below prepare", Cangxi said softly.
Fu Ci nodded, "For the rest of the things about canonization, rewards and punishments, I will ask my brother to show you one by one." β
Cangxi responded, and whispered in Fu Ci's ear: "It's okay to let Fu Changchuan look at the arrangement." However, you can't rely on this queen's position! β