And now, the reason why she stole the state letters he discussed with the princes and ministers and sent them to the Khan of the Cangyuan Kingdom who was eyeing the neighboring country after the emperor fell asleep was because the Khan brought news that he could provide her with a secret medicine to maintain her eternal youth and beauty, so that the flower of her youth would never wither.

Concubine Xiao Shu had long heard that the witches of Cangyuan Country were young girls all their lives, and they would not age until they died, and they relied on that secret medicine to maintain them. If you can get that treasure, you will always enjoy the emperor's favor for the rest of your life, anyway, the land of the empire is so vast, why not exchange a city for your youth forever!

The old emperor would not have known that the pillow man he loved in every way had designed himself in such a sinister manner, and if he knew all this, he did not know if he would be willing to destroy this beautiful poppy with his own hands.

When Concubine Xiao Shufei was in infinite reverie, Comb Rou had already arranged her makeup, and said softly in her ear: "Niangniang, Your Majesty should be back soon." ”

"yes, go change the incense!" Concubine Xiao's beautiful eyes widened suddenly, and she hurriedly urged Comb Rou to say.

Comb Rou took the order, and immediately took out a small pill from the drawer at the bottom of the dresser, and lightly placed it in the aromatherapy stove next to the bed, covering it with a carved lid.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

On the other side, in the council room, after sending off the old emperor and powerful ministers, the princes stayed in the room to continue to discuss important matters according to the old emperor's orders. The emperor is already old, and he intends to hand over these matters to the princes, from which it can also be seen that they are capable of seeing who is enough to take on the great responsibility.

The crown prince was distraught, and he felt very annoyed when he saw that Xiao Mochen was still talking about his insights with other princes.

This King Chen seems to be too showy, and he brought new border news just now. This is another great achievement! On the other hand, he, the crown prince, doesn't seem to have done anything!

Therefore, Xiao Mochen proposed that the emperor thoroughly investigate the city lord of Yunyan City, and was praised by the emperor, and immediately issued an order to approve the implementation.

Seeing that King Chen's status in the emperor's heart was getting higher and higher, and his prestige among the ministers was accumulating more and more, the prince felt uncomfortable. As the saying goes, accompany the prince to study, but now he, the prince, is accompanying King Chen to discuss politics, how can there be such a ridiculous truth!

Moreover, if this continues, will he, the status of the crown prince, really be able to sit firmly?

But even if he feels uncomfortable, the prince has nothing to do, so he can't go up directly to interrupt Xiao Mochen's argument, right? And he didn't have any special ideas himself, and he couldn't say anything famous, and the opinions put forward by his staff were also refuted by Xiao Mochen one by one, which made him lose face even more.

Sometimes, it is really more and more wrong to talk less, and it is safer to talk less.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with him, the prince didn't want to look at Xiao Mochen with such a beautiful appearance, so he simply turned around and climbed into bed, covered his head and fell asleep, out of sight and out of mind.

"Brother Huang, why did you rest so early? Not feeling well? The eighth prince, who had been participating in the discussion lively, saw the abnormality of the crown prince, and although he knew the reason in his heart, he also deliberately asked with a wicked smile. They have long lost any respect for this prince, and in their opinion, he is just born well and can sit in this position for the time being.

And how long can you sit? In their hearts, they actually have a number!

"You are just talking on paper, no matter how much you say, it is useless, I will mix with you nonsense." Hearing this obvious provocation, the prince's temper also came up, and Panasonic said angrily: "Haven't the opinions and conclusions we have reached in the past few days been overturned one by one by the facts behind?" It turns out that what you can think of, Cangyuan can also think of, so what's the point? ”

As soon as the prince said a word, everyone fell silent and looked at each other in embarrassment. Xiao Mochen picked up the slightly cold Biluochun on the side, drank it down, and his face was very unsightly.

What the prince said was indeed the truth, for some reason, the countermeasures that everyone thought of overnight in the past few days found out that Cangyuan Kingdom had already taken measures to deal with it the next day, as if they knew everything that was happening here.

Could it be that there is a mole? It shouldn't be, the people convened by the emperor to participate in the discussion are the core forces of the empire, the ministers of the humerus, and the lifeblood of the empire are closely connected, and they should not do anything harmful to the interests of the country.

Xiao Mochen frowned, thinking that having said that, it was inevitable that someone would still make dirty deals with other countries, using the sale of state secrets as a bargaining chip in exchange for what they wanted. And it's so secretive, it's hard to find out, and that person may be able to stay at large.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Xiao Mochen also looked gloomy and frustrated, he felt very happy, sneered twice, and then covered his head and went to sleep.

The other princes were not interested in continuing to talk, and after a few hurried conversations, they all went to wash up and rest. Only Xiao Mochen was still sitting at the Eight Immortals table in the center, staring at his jade cup on the table.

There must be a problem at this point, but until you are sure of it, you must not say your doubts. The first is not to startle the snake, and the other is not to draw a big pie with empty mouths, so that the emperor feels that he has empty ideas and is not down-to-earth.

Xiao Mochen made up his mind, looked out the window at the dark night, and thought a little abruptly, I don't know what Su Wan is doing at the moment, is there a rest? Now all he needs to worry about is the future fate of the empire and Su Wan.

"Ahh Su Wan sneezed loudly, and Qing Wan hurriedly closed the window when she saw this, and said, "Princess, it's very cold at night, you should rest early." ”

"Not busy." Su Wan shuddered, rubbed his shoulders to keep warm, and thought with some sadness that he had just finished treating Xiao Mochen with cold poison, and he hurriedly put on his clothes and went out to discuss politics, but now I don't know what the situation is?

Thinking of this, Su Wan's expression dimmed a little more, it is better to rest early, and when he has the spirit, he can accompany Xiao Mochen to do more things tomorrow.

Early the next morning, as soon as Xiao Mochen got up and finished washing, he received unpleasant news that the city lord of Yunyan City had fled overnight, and he had fled to Cangyuan Country outside the border fortress.

The border between the Cangyuan Kingdom and the Empire is this continuous and rugged mountainous area, and if there is no professional person to come to pick it up, I am afraid that the city lord of Yunyan City will not be able to successfully transfer this kind of thing overnight.

Why is that? Since Xiao Mochen broke the political situation, the city lord of Yunyan City was ordered by the emperor to be placed under house arrest, and it stands to reason that he will not have the opportunity to report to Cangyuanguo, so who leaked the news and let Cangyuanguo take the first step?

Now, without Xiao Mochen's idea, the scheming emperor also realized the problem, and among his extremely trusted henchmen, there must be a traitor who grinds his teeth and sucks blood!

All of a sudden, people's hearts were panicked, there was such a dirty problem in the heart of the empire, and anyone would feel uncomfortable, and they didn't know who the well-dressed ministers around them were the dormant well-dressed beasts.

Although something so serious had happened, the royal hunt still had to take place as scheduled. The Emperor held a solemn hunting ceremony with a heavy and angry face, which all of them had to attend.

The ladies did not know about the various events that had happened in the previous dynasty, but they were also keenly aware of the changes in the atmosphere, and they all changed into more quiet and dignified outfits and attended the ceremony.

Su Wan's pain had been alleviated, and he could already cope with ordinary walking, so he came to his seat with the help of Qingyun and sat down slowly.

As soon as Su Wan sat down, the position next to her was also pulled away, Fu Yanran sat on the seat with a reluctant face, and said in a muffled voice: "Sister Wanfu Jin'an." ”

Su Wan felt a little sorry for her, Fu Yanran was so disgusted with herself in her heart, and she had to bow her head to greet herself according to etiquette, if this kind of thing was changed to herself, I was afraid that she would not be able to do it.

Fortunately, she is not a side concubine, otherwise, I am afraid that she would have been poisoned a long time ago. Su Wan thought with some evil taste.

"I heard that the prince had a cold poison attack last night, I don't know what the situation is?" Fu Yanran raised her head, looked at Su Wan with burning eyes and asked. It can be seen that she cares very much about Xiao Mochen's every move.

Su Wan didn't intend to hide it from her, so he said: "The prince's illness yesterday has been alleviated, and he participated in His Majesty's political meeting that night, and now it seems that there is no hindrance. ”

At this time, Xiao Xunzhi, the squire of the military department, was sitting in his room, his face was pale, and Mrs. Xiao next to him had a sad face, she couldn't stop sighing, and she wanted to say again: "Master, don't worry, the emperor won't look for us, but it will save trouble!" ”

"Stupid!" Mrs. Xiao's consolation did not calm Xiao Xun's mood at the moment, but made him even more annoyed, waved his sleeves, and said: "I, Xiao Xun, reprimanded you as the squire of the Imperial Military Department, and Your Majesty convened his henchmen to discuss politics but did not call me, isn't this obviously counting me!" ”

Xiao Xun's anger is not unreasonable, since the emperor ascended the throne, he has always paid attention to the unity of military and political power, the Fu family, as the first marshal of the empire, has an indisputable control over the army, and after King Chen first showed his edge, the emperor had a tendency to give him excessive military power. No matter when, Xiao Xun scolded this squire of the military department as if he was a bare-bones commander, and there was no sergeant under his hand who could use it, and he had no real power.

Although the emperor loves Concubine Xiao Shu very much, and treats Xiao Xunzhi as a national abbot, he is not ready to reuse him at all, and he is not even bothered to do the least perfunctory pretense.

Mrs. Xiao looked at her husband and was depressed, but she didn't know how to speak. The couple only has an only daughter, Concubine Xiao Shu, and now they also rely on the emperor's favor to maintain their position in the court and the opposition, so if Concubine Xiao Shufei has any problems, she will definitely shake the foundation of the Xiao family.

According to Mrs. Xiao's thoughts, this kind of good life can be lived one day at a time, the Xiao family has no male sons, and no one is expected to extend the family business in the future, if one day the daughter loses her favor, then the two of them will ask for their life to return to their hometown, and there is nothing to worry about.

Of course, Xiao Xunzhi doesn't think so, he has read poetry and books since he was a child, proficient in martial arts, and most disgusted with others saying that he is relying on his daughter's superior position to eat, if the honor and disgrace of a dignified man is only maintained on the emperor's favor for his daughter, then what is the point of living!

At today's hunting ceremony, the emperor's threatening words are still in my ears. Xiao Xun secretly thought to himself, I don't know who is so ignorant of life and death, and dares to challenge the majesty of the old fox of the emperor, maybe how to die miserably when the time comes.

"Master, the lady lady has sent a message that she is not feeling well, so let you bring the medicine at home to visit!" Caidie, the maid brought by the house, hurriedly ran in and said to Xiao Xun.

Xiao Xunzhi frowned, and understood in his heart. Before Concubine Xiao Shufei got married, he told her that if there was a major matter in the palace that could not be solved, he would call it sick and let him bring the good medicine from the family to visit, which would be a signal.

After Xiao Xun and Mrs. Xiao exchanged a look, he said to Caidie: "You go to Mrs. Xiao's room to choose some medicines to nourish your body, and now follow me to visit Niangniang." ”

Caidie, who didn't understand the deep meaning, stupidly complied, and followed the finished Xiao to the main mansion.

The guards on duty had already received the message, so they successfully let Xiao Xun enter Concubine Xiao Shu's bedroom, and then guarded outside this dormitory, in case something special would happen.

"Daughter, what's going on?" As soon as Xiao Xun entered the dormitory, he saw Concubine Xiao Shu, who was walking around in a panic, and some sensed that the situation was not good.

"Daddy!" When Concubine Xiao saw her father coming, she couldn't keep her previous emotions, so she cried and threw herself into her father's arms and said, "Daddy, save your daughter, my daughter doesn't want to die." ”

Xiao Xun scolded only such a baby daughter, looking at her heartbroken appearance, his heart was even more sad, he hurriedly grabbed Concubine Xiao's shoulder, and asked softly: "Good daughter, don't be afraid, with your father here, you won't die, what happened?" ”

Xiao Xunzhi actually understands very well that the things that can make Concubine Xiao Shu so frightened must be directly related to the emperor. If there was just a dispute with the harem concubines, Concubine Xiao Shu would not be so weak and panicked. Xiao Xun has been an official for many years, so naturally he can see everything clearly, but he doesn't think that his daughter will make anything too big.

Concubine Xiao Shu saw that she couldn't hide it, so she told Xiao Xun all the good things she had done.

Xiao Xunzhi listened to Xiao Shufei's intermittent narration, his face was blue and white, and his teeth were a little trembling with anger, thinking that his Xiao family enjoyed the emperor's grace, several generations of ministers, as a famous family, was loyal to the court, but at this time, he heard his daughter say that she collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country in order to maintain her youth and beauty forever, and Xiao Xunzhi, who was still sensible, was even more angry and slapped high.

When Concubine Xiao Shufei saw that her father was going to slap her, she didn't plan to dodge, raised her head and cried and said: "My daughter knows that she is wrong, and I just ask my father to give my daughter a way out." The daughter's efforts to compete for favor are also to preserve her father's position, and she also hopes that the father will not abandon her daughter. ”

Looking at Concubine Xiao Shu's beautiful face with pear blossoms and rain, Xiao Xun's raised palm was reluctant to drop a hundred plating, and the latest chapter of "The Runaway Princess is Very Easy Claw Book House" was read for free for the first time.