《Blossoms of Power》 Taking the life reversal of Zhaoning Princess Shen Xihe as the main line, it unfolds an ancient costume story intertwined with the mystery of identity, old family cases and court games.Shen Xihe does not want to be a flower in the deep court that can be arranged by others. She hopes to be someone who can judge the situation and decide her own destiny.This choice took her out of her original life trajectory and forced her to face the layers of power relationships head-on.As the past was re-opened, she gradually discovered that her family, fiefdom and capital were not separate from each other, but together formed a chess game that affected the fate of many people.

The series portrays Shen Xihe as a character who constantly makes choices under pressure.She has the identity of the northwest princess, but also has traumas and secrets that cannot be easily revealed to others.What the outside world may see is her sobriety, sharpness and unwillingness to give in, but what really supports her is her obsession with the truth of the past and her determination to no longer be at the mercy of others.Faced with the expectations of her family, the calculations of powerful ministers, and the turmoil of the government, she cannot just rely on her temporary mood, but must learn to discern people's hearts, grasp information, and leave a new escape route for herself in every crisis.

Xiao Huayong is another key figure who intersects with Shen tide and destiny.As the prince of the East Palace, he is in the center of power. He seems to be weak and low-key, but in fact he has his own judgment on the undercurrent of the government.His encounter with Shen Xihe was not a simple emotional beginning, but a process in which two people who did not want to be bound by their fate tested each other and gradually established trust.One is used to facing danger alone, and the other has long been hiding his edge in the palace. Their relationship is always accompanied by the test of position, secrets and responsibilities, and therefore has stronger tension.

As the clues progressed, Shen Xihe and Xiao Huayong began to stand on the same side.What they have to deal with is not just the opponents in front of them, but also the doubts left by old cases, the constraints between different forces, and the harm caused by the intersection of family ties and power.Every cooperation in the story is based on careful judgment; every approach may bring new risks.The series advances the love line in the context of intrigue, so that the characters' emotions are not solace from reality, but one of the reasons why they choose to move forward side by side in complex situations.

The important aspect of 《Blossoms of Power》 is the parallel between female growth and court games.Shen tide and the princess, who was never willing to be taken away, gradually grew into someone who could play chess at the top of the clouds. Her change was not simply to gain power, but to learn how to bear the consequences of her choices.She needs to keep her bottom line and decide how to use the chips in her hand after seeing the situation clearly.In contrast, Xiao Huayong's forbearance and planning made the East Palace Line equally full of suspense.The two character lines push each other forward, giving the story both a sense of advancement in pursuing the truth and a delicate layer of gradual changes in the relationship.

The play is adapted from Jinhuang's novel - Blossoms of Power -, directed by Zhong Qing, starring He Yu and Meng Ziyi, and co-starred by Kong Xueer, Ye Zuxin, Peter Ho, Zhang Junning, Chen Heyi, Lin Ziye, Fan Shuaiqi, Xu Zhengxi and others.The work uses ancient costume love as the shell, weaving together revenge, intrigue, family relationships and character growth.What it focuses on is not who can easily win a battle, but how the characters maintain judgment, keep their original intentions, and open a new outlet for destiny in their own way in a restrictive environment.

In the cold and snowy depths of winter, the battle between the Gu and Fan clans finally came to an end. The entire Gu family was defeated and sentenced to beheading. The King of Letters, Xiao Changqing, personally came to the execution ground to supervise the beheading.Gu Qingzhi, the eldest daughter of the Gu family and the current princess of the dynasty, became the only survivor. She refused to live in this world, drank strong poison and decided to follow her clan members. When she opened her eyes again, she fell into a hazy fantasy.At the same time, Shen Xi, the princess of Zhaoning County in the northwest, and her maid Linglong took a boat to Beijing to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. This trip also concealed the Queen Mother's arrangement for her marriage. Unexpectedly, Linglong suddenly attacked late at night and pushed her into an abyss. In her sinking consciousness, she met Gu Qingzhi from a distance in an illusion.

On the offshore sea where the night waves were surging, Tianyuan, the servant of the prince, sternly ordered the pirates to hand over the most precious immortal ribbon. Seeing that the prince Xiao Huayong was thin and frail, these gangsters did not take him seriously at all.But they didn't know that Xiao Huayong was a secretly top master. In just a few moves, he sent the pirates fleeing. He jumped into the cold waves to retrieve the treasure and accidentally rescued Shen Xihe who was drifting here. He caught a glimpse of the general's jade pendant around her waist and recognized her identity. He left the immortal ribbon beside her and turned around quietly to leave.The guards of the Princess Mansion searched along the waterway for many days and finally found Shen Xihe who was unconscious by the shoal.

When Gu Qingzhi returned to consciousness, she was shocked to realize that she was actually living in Shen Xihe's body. When she looked up, she recognized Shen Xihe's personal maid Pearl and bodyguard Mo Yu. They were guarding the bedside with anxious and worried faces.Mo Yu explained in detail the ins and outs of the attack on his way to Beijing. Gu Qingzhi integrated all of Shen Xihe's memories, then turned cold and ordered the elites in the mansion to hunt down the traitor Linglong.Tianyuan, a close servant of the prince, has always been puzzled as to why his master would casually give away the rare treasure, the Immortal Ribbon, which he sacrificed his life to obtain, to a woman he had only met once. He had no idea that Xiao Huayong had a long-term plan in mind.

Ever since Gu Qingzhi took possession of Shen Xihe's body, she was no longer willing to accept the consequences. One day, she heard that Huang Zhongsi, the emperor's servant, was bullying a good girl again, so she immediately led people to rescue the victim and escorted Huang Zhongsi to the edge of the cliff.She smiled and thanked him for his meritorious service in escorting, and asked Mo Yu to hand over the sachet she had concocted by herself, and forced him to jump off the cliff with half-coercion. The sachet contained a special beast-attracting incense. As soon as Huangzhong Temple fell off the cliff, he was devoured by the beast that heard the sound.The accompanying eunuchs were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy. Shen Xihe didn't care at all that this matter had spread to the capital. On the contrary, he wished that his reputation as being "not easy to mess with" would spread even wider.

Deep in Shen Xihe's memory, there still remains the vague outline of someone leaving a fairy ribbon that night.On this day, Xiao Huayong came to the door disguised as a wandering doctor and wanted to take back the immortal ribbon. Shen Xihe recognized his identity at a glance, but instead of returning it directly, he invited him to play a game of chess, saying that as long as he could break the chess game he had set, he would return the treasure immediately.In the end, Xiao Huayong failed to win the game, but instead became very interested in Shen Xihe's intelligence and agility. When he left, he kept clutching the unfallen chess piece in his hand, thinking about it for a long time and couldn't let it go.

Xiao Changying, the younger brother of King Xin, was ambushed in the suburbs and was seriously injured while fleeing. Shen Xihe happened to stumble upon this scene on his way to Beijing.She didn't want to get into trouble by meddling in other people's business, but Xiao Changying tried his best to throw the jade pendant he was carrying. According to the law, not helping the royal jade pendant when he saw it was in trouble was a major crime that would implicate the nine clans. She could only save Xiao Changying when he was dying.Afterwards, she ignored the precautions of men and women and treated his wounds with her own hands, boiled medicine and healed them. Xiao Changying looked at her in a daze, and a ray of affection quietly arose in his heart.

He didn't know that the elders in his family had already intended to marry Shen Xihe to him, but Shen Xihe was already dissatisfied with his father's unauthorized arrangement of marriages and made up his mind to make the final decision on his own marriage in this life.A group of concubines of high-ranking officials in Beijing are secretly controlled by a mysterious force. They hold the secret handles of the chief officials of each family, and use this to firmly control most of the situation in Beijing and the DPRK.This secret was broken by Shen tide and accidentally, and she discovered that these concubines who had been placed all carried the same special unique fragrance. In the entire capital, only the prince Xiao Huayong, who had always been sick and evasive, had never been infiltrated by this force.

At the same time, gambling houses all over Beijing opened their bets, and people placed bets on which prince Princess Zhaoning would marry in the end, but no one placed bets in the name of the prince. In desperation, Xiao Huayong could only change into casual clothes and go to the gambling houses in person to place the first bet for himself.

When Xiao Huayong was playing with the late Emperor in the back garden when he was young, he accidentally ate poisonous cherries hidden by others. Although he was rescued by the Taiyuan Hospital's full treatment, he suffered from chronic physical weakness. Everyone in the capital rumored that he was a frail and sick man.This time he and his attendant Tianyuan returned to the capital. They saw merchants in the streets and alleys decorated with lights and colorful decorations in preparation for Princess Zhaoning who was about to enter the capital. However, the overwhelming rumors confirmed that the princess and the always frail prince were definitely not destined to meet.At the same time, Lie Wang Xiao Changying woke up in the guest room of the princess mansion. Seeing that Shen Xihe did not come to visit immediately, he suspected that she was deliberately neglecting him and using hard-to-get tactics to manipulate people's hearts.

After Shen Xihe learned about it, he bluntly said that his culture, Taoism and military skills were not as good as those of the other princes. Xiao Changying was furious on the spot. It was not until he caught a glimpse of the shallow scar on her arm that she had been scratched by a knife blade when she saved her last night that she was filled with guilt and speechless.Shen Xihe relied on the memories left by Gu Qingzhi to become familiar with the intricate situation in the court and the temperaments and methods of the princes. She secretly determined not to repeat the mistakes of the Gu family in her previous life, and she would have to make her own decisions in the future for this life she had saved.At this time, Xiao Changqing, the King of Letters, learned that the important evidence recording the secrets of the princes - the Rouge Record - had fallen into the hands of Shen Xihe, and immediately sent his dead men to secretly sneak into the princess's mansion to regain the object.

At the same time, Prince Xiao Huayong also deployed people to seize the opportunity. Both of them wanted to use this leverage to overthrow other opponents competing for the throne and seize the opportunity in the battle for the heir apparent.A group of dead soldiers disguised as bandits ambushed Shen Xihe on his way to Beijing, and suddenly rushed out of the interception vehicle.Xiao Huayong, who was hiding behind a tree in the distance, planned to immediately rescue him. Unexpectedly, Shen Xi and He had already known what was going to happen. They hid special poisonous smoke in the carriage in advance and released it when the bandits rushed up. When the bandits discovered that they had been tricked, they became confused and could only run away in embarrassment.

Xiao Huayong took the opportunity to pretend to be the embroidery envoy of the palace secret guard and rushed forward to kill all the dead soldiers. However, the unique cold plum fragrance on his body made Shen Xihe, who was hiding behind the car curtain, feel particularly familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.On the day Shen Xihe first entered the capital, he picked up a milk cat whose leg was injured by a stone at the entrance of an alley. He couldn't bear to take it back to his house and adopted it carefully.The gentle way she squatted under the eaves to bandage the kitten's wound happened to be seen from a distance by Xiao Huayong who was hiding at the street corner tea stall. This was completely different from her usual fierce and decisive appearance, which made him understand her a little more vividly, and the vague good impression in his heart gradually sank.

A few days later, Xiao Huayong, under the pseudonym Cui Jinbai, an official of Dali Temple, boarded the ship to investigate the case of the maid Linglong's betrayal of the master, and asked Shen Xihe for details.Although separated by a layer of gauze, the familiar cold plum fragrance on his body still made Shen Xihe recognize him at once. He was the person who pretended to be the embroiderer that day.She smiled and invited Cui Jinbai% into the cabin to talk. As soon as he stepped in, he noticed that he was smelling a faint scent, and he managed to get out with the last bit of strength. Instead of being angry afterwards, he became more and more attracted to Shen Xihe. He had never seen such a clever and neat woman, and many of her temperaments and styles were just in line with his wishes.

On the day when Shen Xihe officially entered the palace for the banquet, when he was walking to Zhuque Street, the horse of the third son of the Jining Marquis was suddenly frightened. Fortunately, Shen tide and the guards around him stepped forward in time to subdue the frightened horse.Unexpectedly, this Third Young Master, who has always used his power to bully others, saw that Shen Xihe's carriage refused to give way, and immediately stepped forward to teach him a lesson arrogantly.Shen Xihe slowly opened the curtain and stepped out of the carriage, directly pulled out the riding crop from his waist, and whipped the dandy who didn't understand etiquette back again and again in a few strokes.

After hearing the news, Jing Zhaoyin rushed over and recognized the identity of Princess Zhaoning at a glance, and quickly stepped forward to intercede for the third son of the Hou Mansion.Shen Xihe had already noticed that someone had secretly tampered with the horse. Apparently someone wanted to give her a showdown before she entered the palace, so she immediately ordered someone to bring a basin of water. The poisoner who had just touched the horse stretched out his hand, and the powder in his palm revealed itself when it touched the water. It turned out to be the second young master of the Hou family.At first, he only dared to admit that he was jealous that his third brother was favored by his father, so he wanted to take the opportunity to frame him. However, under Shen Xihe's close gaze, he finally confessed that he was ordered by the prince Xiao Jing, just to make his aunt who was a concubine in the palace feel bad.

Shen Xihe and his entourage returned to the Duke of Wei's mansion after a long absence. The housekeeper A Qingbo's temples had already been stained with frost. Over the years, he had been thinking about the princess who was far away in the northwest. When he saw her safe return, his eyes turned red.As for her half-sister Shen Yingluo, with a fake smile on her face, she stepped forward to salute her eldest sister.In the backyard, Mrs. Xiao, the concubine of Duke Wei, was sitting uneasily, worrying that her son Xiao Jing would be exposed. Before she could think of an excuse, Mo Yu, who was leading an attack to investigate, dragged her out of the main courtyard of her mistress.

This courtyard was originally the residence of Shen Xihe and his biological mother. A concubine with a humble background was not worthy of setting foot in this courtyard. It was she who had planned to climb into Duke Wei's bed, which caused Shen Xihe's biological mother to pass away. Shen Xihe had carried this old grudge for many years, and now that Xiao Jing had planned to kill her on the street, it was even more sinful. He immediately ordered the Xiao family to be driven out of the house completely.Shen Yingluo cried and begged for mercy for her mother, but Shen Xihe did not drive her away. Instead, she kept her because she would be needed in the future.The news that Mrs. Xiao was kicked out of Duke Wei's mansion in public spread, and the people in the capital realized later that she had been the false mistress all these years.

Xiao Huayong, who had left Beijing on business before, finally rushed back to the palace. The emperor, who had always favored him, heard the news and rushed to the East Palace overnight to see his beloved son.In order to show the uniqueness of the prince, the emperor even decreed that all the characters in the names of other princes should be changed to "长%". This unique favor was well known throughout the court.But Xiao Huayong has always been suspicious over the years. The incident of accidentally eating poisonous cherries when he was a child is definitely not an accident. He has been secretly planning for many years and must thoroughly investigate the truth of that year.

On this day, Shen tide and Fengzhi entered the palace to meet the emperor. All the concubines in the harem coveted the northwest military power behind her, and they all came forward to introduce their sons to her, secretly or overtly.The princes in the palace also worked hard, showing off their talents and martial arts in turn, trying every possible means to please the princess who had a large number of soldiers.Shen Xihe saw through everyone's thoughts at a glance, and immediately confessed to the emperor that she would choose the person of her choice for her marriage. This frank and transparent view made the queen mother and the emperor happily agree, and they issued an order allowing her to choose her husband from among the princes of the right age.

Xiao Huayong found an opportunity to meet with Shen Xihe alone and explained the details of the five potential princes one by one: the second prince Xiao Changmin's first wife, Yu Shi, died of illness and has not yet rekindled their relationship; the fifth prince Xiao Changqing and the ninth prince Xiao Changying are from the same mother, and their biological mother is Concubine Rong. Their mother's family has 100,000 frontier cavalry; the sixth prince Xiao Changyu's mother-in-law, Liang, is now the most beloved concubine in the harem.These princes have the support of intricate aristocratic families, but when it comes to himself, Xiao Huayong only said lightly, saying that he was weak and was not going to die soon, so he was not a suitable husband candidate at all.Xiao Changying was anxious and went to the Duke's Mansion in person with generous gifts, hoping to find out which prince Shen tide favored. However, he was stopped by the guard at the door and was rejected.

Not long after, Shen Xihe's grandfather Tao Zhuanxian came to visit with his uncle's family, and specially brought her favorite Jiangnan snacks when she was young. The old couple remained as before, fearing that she, who had always been docile, would be wronged in Beijing.But after not seeing each other for many years, they realized that Shen Xihe was no longer the little girl who would hide and cry secretly when she was bullied.At the same time, the sixth prince Xiao Changyu came to the house with several carts full of rare treasures to please him. Shen tide and he didn't show any emotion at all. They just excused themselves as it was getting late and politely sent him out of the house.

Xiao Changying always bumps into Shen Xihe these days. Xiao Changqing sits quietly in front of Gu Qingzhi's memorial tablet every day and misses her. He looks at the tablet and prays secretly, hoping that his brother Xiao Changying will not miss the person who is at the top of his heart like he did back then.A few days later, Shen Xihe was invited to the Prince's Mansion for a banquet. As soon as she entered the garden, she was attracted by the elegant decoration in the courtyard. She didn't know that Xiao Huayong had ordered people to transplant them from other courtyards overnight in order to suit her preferences. He even practiced tea art for many days in order to show off his skills in front of her.During the dinner, Shen Xihe handed the book that recorded secrets - Rouge Record - into Xiao Huayong's hands. He looked at this book that he had planned for a long time and felt that it took no effort at all.

Sitting across from each other under the night light, Xiao Huayong could see clearly that Shen Xihe did not completely trust her, but she chose herself to entrust this book - because he was the only one among all the princes who was not tied to his relatives and family. Only by putting the Rouge Record in his hands could the old cases from that year be investigated further along the clues.The next day, Xiao Huayong went to visit Xiao Changyu on the pretext of practicing piano skills. He had already secretly found out that the sixth prince had always hidden a dancer named Bian Xianyi in his heart. He planned to start with this clue and slowly reveal the secret of the year.

In order to persuade Xiao Changyu to wake up as soon as possible and completely give up his obsession with the dancer Bian Xianyi, Xiao Huayong did not hesitate to act on the spot and was so angry that his blood surged and he fell into a coma. He then ordered his father to punish Xiao Changyu.He worked so hard just to let the other party see clearly that Bian Xianyi was not an ordinary woman at all, but a key chess piece planted by the forces behind the scenes. If he were to fall deeper into this situation, he would be doomed.That night, Shen Xihe received an anonymous invitation to go to the photo studio. The plot of the shadow play on the curtain was shocking at every step, clearly conveying the message to her: Xiao Changyu planned to marry Shen Xihe first, and then secretly got rid of her after taking the military power in the northwest, and then turned around to support Bian Xianyi as his step-mother. The second prince's wife, Yu Shi, lost her life in such an unexplained way.

Shen Xihe repeatedly rubbed the anonymous note, still unable to figure out who was secretly helping her and uncovering Xiao Changyu's conspiracy in advance.At the same time, in the East Palace, Xiao Huayong lightly crossed out Xiao Changyu's name on the list of choosing a son-in-law. This opponent could no longer make waves. He continued to pass on key clues to Shen Xihe secretly.It didn't take long for Shen Xihe to discover that King Kang's concubine Luo Shi also had that familiar and unique fragrance. After following the clues and conducting in-depth investigations, she learned that her real name was Yu Xiaodie.

Women like her with secret missions have already been placed throughout the capital and married into the mansions of high-ranking officials.Shen Xihe did not attack her directly, but secretly made an agreement with her that as long as she helped expose King Kang's evil deeds for many years, he would send her away with a fake death and fly away incognito.King Kang's many years of evil deeds were completely exposed. His colleagues who had had quarrels with him in the past started to add insult to injury, and he was thrown into the sky prison within a few days.

Xiao Huayong personally went to Tianlao to propose conditions. As long as he was willing to explain clearly who poisoned the cherries when he was young, he would save Princess Kang's life.But King Kang never said it clearly, and only a few words hinted that the person who poisoned was the current emperor.After hearing this, Xiao Huayong just thought that he was a malicious instigator before his death. He didn't believe that his father would do this at all. But after returning to the palace, scattered scenes of his father carrying him out of the palace to play when he was a child repeatedly appeared in his mind, making the doubts in his heart never go away.

That night, the residual poison in Xiao Huayong's body suddenly broke out again, and he could only rely on the hot medicinal bath prepared by Dr.It happened that Shen Xihe came to visit Dr. Xie at this time, and heard the patient's exclamation from the inner room that his life was hanging by a thread. Without thinking, he took out the fairy ribbon he carried with him and gave it to this critically ill patient whom he had never met before.The Royal Hunting Ceremony started the next day, and all the princes came to watch the ceremony together with Shen Xihe. Seeing the windy and cold weather, the emperor personally stepped forward to put a warm coat on the frail Xiao Huayong. This scene fell into the eyes of the other princes, and they all turned green with jealousy.

Everyone in the hunting ground was in high spirits, and the princes all used famous flowers as metaphors to praise Shen Xihe's character and magnanimity.Xiao Changying confessed his feelings in public under the influence of alcohol and expressed his love to her straightforwardly, but Shen Xihe smiled sweetly and changed the topic in a few words without giving a clear response.At this time, Xiao Huayong took a step forward and recited a love poem written by himself to Shen Xihe in public. The words were full of sincerity in seeking marriage, clearly declaring his feelings.

Seeing this, the other princes had their own concerns. The originally evenly matched situation became tense due to the prince's participation, and everyone became a little wary.Not long after, the news spread throughout the capital that the sick prince wanted to marry the feisty princess. The streets and alleys were full of discussions. Many people privately teased the prince for his frail body, fearing that he would not be able to even have ordinary sex.On the day Shen Xihe returned home, Shunan Hou Shizi Bu Shulin had been waiting outside the door of the mansion for a long time. He told Shen Xihe that after the Xiao family was driven out, Linglong was secretly silenced. Now he specially kidnapped Xiao Jing to apologize, just to form an alliance with Shen Xihe.

Shen Xihe looked at the %Prince in front of him, and his eyes had already seen through the other person's secret identity of a woman disguised as a man.

After the palace banquet that day, most of the gifts given by the princes were gold, jade, pearls and emeralds. Only Xiao Huayong handed over a square of Hui ink. The ink color was moist and glowing with age, which was particularly elegant among the common objects on the table.Shen tide stroked the fine lines on the ink body with his fingertips, then transferred the ink to the desk in the study of the second prince Xiao Changmin, without leaving it by his side at all.After nightfall, the long street lantern festival was noisy, with tourists crowding around each other, and various lanterns reflecting the night sky. When she was leaning on the bridge railing to admire the lanterns, she accidentally caught a glimpse of Cui Jinbai and Hua Fuhai in the shadow of the alleyway, talking in secret. The two looked alert, as if they were discussing important matters in secret.

Not long after, another person came quickly. He was tall and steady, and he could tell at a glance that he was a top expert. However, these three people, who each relied on in the court, actually bowed to a person in the dark and obeyed his orders. The backbone hidden behind the shadow of the lamp was Xiao Huayong, who had given the ink before.Shen Xihe only caught a glimpse of a thin back, but could not immediately recognize his identity. Suspicion arose in his heart, so he followed quietly along the alley and followed him all the way to a secluded small building by the river.As soon as she stepped onto the steps of the attic, dozens of lanterns suddenly lit up in the corridor. The pictures painted on each lamp were all fragments of her and Xiao Huayong's previous encounters, book discussions, and gifts. The warm light spread across the lamp surface. It turned out that all of this was Xiao Huayong's careful arrangement, specially to attract her to this lantern banquet that was unique to her.

At the same time, Shen Yingting had just rejected the overtures of the third prince Xiao Changyu at the tea shop outside the mansion. All her heart was filled with old resentments. When she knelt in front of the mansion and begged him to save her mother, he stood by and stood coldly, refusing to give any help. But now he stood in front of her and kept saying that he was full of love. She was unwilling to accept such false affection.When she returned to the Duke's Mansion, she was stopped by Shen Xihe as soon as she stepped into the courtyard. Shen Xihe's noses moved slightly and they immediately smelled the incense on her clothes. It was the incense that she had personally given to Xiao Changyu before. She suddenly became suspicious and expected that the two of them must have a close relationship in private.Shen tide and Shi Chang were not close to their half-sister, but they absolutely did not want to see the daughter of the Duke of Guo's mansion mishandled and end up in misery for half her life, so they took her to talk to each other in the corridor.

Shen Yingting saw that her usually cold sister actually considered herself so sincerely. She finally let go of her guard and confessed, saying that although she had been attracted to Xiao Changyu, she still had the last trace of her sobriety and would never marry a prince and be wronged. After saying this, her eyes turned red, and her heart was filled with the warmth of being cared about.The next day in the spring and Jingming, Shen Xi and Bu Shulin went to the spring flower party of the noble ladies in the capital. Concubine Rong was sitting in the flower pavilion and saw it from a distance, so she beckoned the straightforward Princess Anling to her. Princess Anling saw that she was good-looking and extraordinary, so she opened her mouth and called her sister sweetly.Afterwards, Princess Pingling, who had always been arrogant, immediately taunted her when she saw this scene, saying that the women from the northwest were uncultured and uncivilized.

Without moving her eyebrows, Shen Xihe silenced her fallacy in a few words. She turned around and left without waiting for the flower party to end, unwilling to accept this idleness at all.In order to completely cut off the thoughts of the female relatives who admired Bu Shulin, Shen Xihe went to Bu Shulin privately and told her to get close to Cui Jinbai deliberately. After all, Cui Jinbai was the core figure of Dali Temple. When others saw the two of them getting close, they would naturally retreat.Cui Jinbai had always heard that Bu Shulin often went in and out of Fireworks Willow Alley, and he was quite prejudiced against him in his heart, so he immediately refused to work with him with a cold face.

In desperation, Bu Shulin had no choice but to deliberately act affectionate with him in front of everyone, holding hands and chatting and laughing. When Princess Anling, who was standing far behind the flower tree, saw this scene, she mistakenly thought that Bu Shulin, whom she admired, belonged to him and was still a man. She suddenly left sadly with red eyes.Princess Pingling had been angry at the flower party and had always held a grudge. She took advantage of the opportunity when everyone was admiring the lotuses by the lake and secretly circled behind Shen Xi and He, wanting to push her into the lake and make a fool of herself. Unexpectedly, Shen tide and Shen Xi were on guard, and their sideways avoidance made Princess Pingling unstable, and she fell into the lake with a “plop”.Shen Xi and Jiuyi stretched out their hands to save people, but they held the end of the long bamboo pole and deliberately pushed the floating Princess Pingling underwater a few times, giving her a small punishment.

The commotion by the lake soon attracted several nearby princes, and even the emperor who came to enjoy the spring heard the sound and rushed there. Princess Pingling was rescued ashore dripping wet. The villain immediately complained, crying and identifying Shen tide and those who deliberately harmed her.Shen Xihe looked calm and slowly said in front of everyone what Princess Pingling had said in private to drive a wedge between the Northwest Frontier Army and the court. As soon as he finished speaking, Marquis Xuanping, who was standing among the ministers, turned pale with fright. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to the emperor to beg for mercy. He only hated his goddaughter for being incompetent.Upon seeing this, the emperor issued an order to fine Xuanpinghou and several senior ministers who indulged his family members for one year's salary as a punishment.

When the third prince Xiao Changqing was getting along with Shen Xihe before, he accidentally caught a glimpse of her raising her hand to brush her hair. It was exactly the same as Gu Qingzhi, an old friend he had missed many years ago. The suspicion in his heart was thus buried. He couldn't help but speculate repeatedly whether the Shen Xihe in front of him was Gu Qingzhi who disappeared that year.That night, Shen Xihe specially prepared a warm incense to ward off coldness in the study, and delivered it to Xiao Huayong's house in a delicate silver box. This incense could warm and nourish the meridians, which was just right to restore his weak physique.She also used the reason for the consultation to ask the doctor about Xiao Huayong's past pulse. She looked through the yellowed diagnosis records with genuine concern in her eyes.

If anyone else, Xiao Huayong would have suspected that the other party had ulterior motives and wanted to harm him, but looking at Shen Xi and the warmth in his eyes, he was extremely sure that her meticulous care must be because she had true feelings for him in her heart, otherwise she would never spend so much thought on him.Shen Xihe finished all the information about Xiao Huayong and became more and more curious about his past that had been dormant for many years. After all, he was one of the first candidates for his son-in-law.The next day, she went to Xiao Huayong's mansion with a few rare volumes of rare books on the pretext of visiting a doctor. The two of them sat in the warm pavilion, cooking tea and discussing books. They discovered that the books they preferred to read were exactly the same, and their views on the words in the books were consistent. From the afternoon until dusk filled the window, they chatted, and the more they talked, the more they became more and more speculative.

Doctor Xie found a recipe from the people, and he could slowly treat Xiao Huayong's cold illness, which he had been suffering from for many years.However, the effect of the medicinal bath was so painful that it penetrated the bone marrow. Xiao Huayong still gritted his teeth and held on. His knuckles scratched the wooden table beside him with several deep marks. Even Doctor Xie beside him couldn't bear to look up.In fact, since meeting Shen Xihe, Xiao Huayong has had some strong thoughts in his heart, and he only hopes that he can last a little longer.

Xiao Changying was practicing martial arts in the forest, and his subordinate intercepted a secret letter. After reading the letter, his face suddenly became as cold as cold iron.At the same time, Shen tide and Xiao Huayong were kind-hearted, but too perfect and transparent, making them unpredictable.While he was thinking about it, Xiao Changying hurriedly came to see him with a secret letter. The letter turned out to be the remaining corner of the Anxi defense map - if this map was leaked, the safety of thousands of people in the northwest would be hanging by a thread, and it would be more likely to frame the Shen family's defense failure.

Shen Xihe immediately handed the remaining map back to Xiao Changying, and informed his father with a secret message in Baili's urgent code, asking Hua Fuhai to deliver it on his behalf.Xiao Huayong's secret guards intercepted this urgent and secret letter, and immediately realized that something big had happened in the capital, and immediately went into the dark to investigate the root cause.At the same time, Xiao Changying also suspected that the defensive map was a forgery, otherwise Shen Xihe would never hand it back so easily. He immediately tortured the defenders, but the man gritted his teeth and refused to reveal the origin of the remaining map.

The next day, Xiao Changying suddenly came to his senses and guessed that Shen Xihe had already secretly infiltrated Chen Cang. He immediately asked her to question her, saying that if he wanted to present the residual map to the emperor, then the northwest would suffer a great disaster. He even asked Shen Xihe to marry him on this condition.However, Shen Xihe lightly pointed out the reason why the incomplete picture could easily fall into his hands, and suspected that Xiao Changqing planned this matter.That night, Xiao Changying went to question his brother Xiao Changqing. It turned out that he had set up the trap. His original intention was just to take the opportunity to bring himself and Shen Xihe together, but the plan was discovered by Shen Xihe at a glance. Xiao Changqing was immediately panicked - how could she know her thoughts so well?

The next day, the matter of the defense map came to the Jinluan Palace. Xiao Changying denied that he had the northwest defense map, but Mr. Dong testified righteously in court, saying that his people had intercepted the secret letter containing the incomplete map.The emperor immediately issued an order, ordering Northwest to investigate the case thoroughly and trace the whereabouts of the defense map.After the storm, Xiao Changying quietly returned the northwest defense map intact to Zhao and returned it to General Shen.

This move fell in Shen Xihe's eyes, but it slightly changed her impression of Xiao Changying. This person was not completely vicious.Not long after, Hua Fuhai sent a secret letter, saying that it was Ye Qi's men who stole the northwest defense map. However, the news came so quickly, Shen Xihe couldn't help but secretly think: The person behind Hua Fuhai might have already found out about the matter, and she became more and more curious about the master who was hiding in the dark.She had no idea that the man behind Hua Fuhai was Xiao Huayong, who had been secretly protecting her.

Cui Jinbai accidentally discovered that someone was smuggling banned drugs in the capital. Bu Shulin and the imperial guards happened to arrive here to investigate the case, and the two met on a narrow road.Bu Shulin immediately proposed to merge the two cases into one. After all, the culprit behind the two cases is likely to be the same person.That night, the two of them were stalking in a restaurant in disguise. Cui Jinbai had never been to such a place before, and his whole body was extremely tense. He wanted to act in secret, but he was recognized by two drunk men on the spot.

In order not to reveal their whereabouts and preserve their official reputation, the two had to lie that the other party had identified the wrong person, jumped out of the window and jumped into the river to escape.The two of them landed wet from the river. Bu Shulin was afraid that Cui Jinbai would catch the cold and catch the wind, so he immediately found dry clothes from nearby people and put them on him.Such a subtle care fell on Cui Jinbai's heart, which actually made him feel a little strange. He even secretly suspected that he might have a heart disease and actually fell in love with the man.

The next day, Shen Xihe mixed the incense with his own hands in the temple, and the abbot thanked him repeatedly - he had been grinding this recipe for many days, but he still could not get the desired aroma.At this time, Xiao Changqing happened to come to the temple and saw that Shen tide and Fiao Xiang's gestures and expressions were exactly the same as those of his deceased wife Gu Qingzhi. Thinking of her past little actions and her precise insight into his own thoughts, the doubts about Shen tide and his identity surged in his heart again.Afterwards, he asked the abbot about it, and the abbot was full of praise, saying that the northwest princess's perfume-making skills were almost as good as those of Princess Xin back then.

Xiao Changqing immediately chased him out of the temple. He just wanted to ask clearly in person to confirm whether Shen tide and his long-dead Princess Xin, Gu Qingzhi.But when he looked up, he saw Shen Xihe and his maid picking up ginkgo leaves in the courtyard. Such a casual and casual behavior could not be attributed to the always strict Gu Qingzhi, so he had to suppress the suspicion in his heart for the time being.Then he invited Shen tide and Xiao Ju to talk, but Xiao Huayong happened to show up and quietly interrupted the two's solitude.

That night, Xiao Changqing sent people to thoroughly investigate all the details of Shen Xihe.The next day, Shen Xihe dried the ginkgo leaves picked the day before and sewed them into pillows for Xiao Huayong, saying they could soothe the mind and help him sleep.For this purpose, and to beat Xiao Changqing, Xiao Huayong secretly blamed Xiao Changqing's maternal uncle for the floods in the capital. While this man was paying homage to his deceased wife, he was also busy planning marriages for others. By starting with his maternal uncle, he had broken an important arm.

In the past few days, the two drunkards that day spread rumors everywhere, saying that Cui Jinbai was bumped into while walking in Fireworks Alley, and finally jumped into the river and ran away in embarrassment.In order to vent his anger on Cui Jinbai's behalf, Bu Shulin stepped forward to argue and fight with the drunkard, and finally the quarrel reached the government office.But when Cui Jinbai came to the court, Bu Shulin was punished according to the law regardless of the cause and effect.

On the street in the dusk, a little beggar was hungry and cold, and finally couldn't hold on and fell in the dust.Just as Shen tide and his carriage were passing by, he immediately stopped and rescued the person.The boy woke up slowly, and his first reaction was not to cry and beg for mercy, but to bow deeply and thank Chen Xihe. However, he insisted on refusing to accept unwarranted charity. The integrity between his eyebrows and eyes was completely different from ordinary beggars.

After careful questioning, I found out that both of his parents were generals guarding the border. After they died on the battlefield, the orphans of the loyal soldiers were placed in the Lonely Garden in the city, where many children with his similar background lived.Shen Xihe was worried and immediately rushed to Loneliness Garden with his people. As soon as he entered the door, he bumped into Xiao Changying - he completely ignored his noble status as a prince and was rolling up his sleeves to clean the wounds of injured children with his own hands.The boy was afraid of pain and twisted around and refused to cooperate. Xiao Changying had always been helpless. During the stalemate, Shen Xihe came up with a smile and a plate of candied fruits. With a few words of soft words, he coaxed the child to obediently stretch out his arms, with gentle and appropriate movements throughout the process.

Xiao Changying stood aside, looking at the soft light in her eyes, and his heart seemed to be lightly hit by something.Shen tide and Shen Xi led the rescued boy to Xiao Changying, pointing out that the boy had extraordinary muscles and strength, and begged him to give this talent a place so that the child could go to the military camp to experience and not lose the reputation of his parents.Xiao Changying immediately agreed happily, but his expression suddenly became a little darker, and he confessed his doubts: The orphan of Zhonglie was living in such poverty and poverty, and the soldiers who were bleeding on the front line might not be able to secure their military pay. He begged Shen Xihe to help secretly investigate the matter.

At the same time, Xiao Huayong has already found out the details of Dong Biquan, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs - this person has climbed from a ninth-grade clerk to a high position. Behind him, Ye Qi is secretly supporting him, and Ye Qi has already collaborated with the enemy and treason. When this line is drawn, Dong Biquan's corruption will be clearly revealed.He then quietly laid out a chess game to uproot the moth.At the same time, Shen Xihe also found out that the pay of the frontline troops was indeed being withheld at all levels, but the defense of the household warehouse was like an iron barrel. After several searches in Bu Shulin, there was no way to sneak in. Shen Xihe thought for a moment and pointed at the list of Lonely Garden on the case: Perhaps, this garden full of orphans of loyal martyrs is the key to breaking the situation.

In order to protect Bu Shulin's identity as a woman, Shen Xihe specially found a kind of agarwood fragrance commonly used by men, and carefully masked her unique fragrance, so that she could sneak in without any flaws.Dong Biquan soon discovered that on the day when the grain and grass were shipped, someone was actually checking the details of Lonely Garden. He knew that the hole in the grain and grass that had been stolen by corruption was about to be unstoppable, so he hurriedly sent people to other places to purchase grain and grass at low prices to fill the gap, in an attempt to get away with it.But his thoughts had been predicted by Xiao Huayong. The latter had already ordered Tianyuan to find a reliable grain merchant and pretended to sell the grain to Dong Biquan at a low price. He also picked up two death row inmates from prison to make secret arrangements, waiting for the opportunity to accelerate Dong Biquan's defeat.

In the morning of the next day, Cui Jinbai reported to the emperor the process of chasing the two fugitives. It was logical that he mentioned that a large amount of grain and grass with official tax stamps were found in the Zhuangzi where the fugitives were hiding. The owner of the Zhuangzi was none other than Dong Biquan, the Minister of Household Affairs.Dong Biquan immediately came out to defend the village, claiming that the village had been abandoned for many years and was clearly deliberately framed.But Cui Jinbai then presented the grain merchant's transaction deed and witness statements. Dong Biquan turned pale. In a panic, he only dared to say that he was buying grain to supply the front line, but he could not explain a word about the whereabouts of the large amount of grain that had been missing from the warehouse.

Emperor Long Yan was furious and immediately ordered a thorough investigation into Dong Biquan's corruption case.Within a few days, all the evidence of Dong Biquan's collusion with Ye Qi and collusion with the enemy and treason was verified, and he was immediately thrown into a prison.Xiao Huayong came to prison alone, and on the condition of saving the lives of his wife and children, he asked the man behind the cherry poison.

The characteristics of that poison are highly similar to the secret poison of the Western Regions. Following this clue, we may be able to dig out the truth about old cases from back then.A few days later, all the frontline soldiers finally received their long-overdue military pay, and military morale was greatly boosted. This corruption case that affected both the government and the opposition was finally brought to an end.Xiao Changying personally carved a monument for the loyal martyrs who died in the battle. When he was carving the last knife, his fingertip was cut by a stone chip and blood seeped out. Shen Xihe felt soft when he saw it. He stepped forward to get the wound medicine and then bandaged him tenderly. He was completely unaware of Xiao Changying in front of him, and even the tips of his ears were so nervous that they turned red.

Xiao Huayong summoned a group of secret guards late at night. Everyone thought that there were urgent secret orders to be executed. Unexpectedly, the master's face was full of depression, and he was actually worried that Shen Xihe and Xiao Changying had gotten too close recently.The secret guards looked at each other and came up with ideas, advising him that instead of worrying secretly, it would be better to personally take action and bring people to his side.On this moonless night on the long street, Xiao Changying happened to stumble upon the assassination of Prince Xiao Huayong. The robber tried to kill him, but he immediately stepped forward, repelled the assassin with a few blows, and protected the prince.

On the pretext of thanking his ninth brother Xiao Changying for saving his life, Xiao Huayong took him to the most famous restaurant in the city and exchanged glasses with each other. Hearing Xiao Changying's heartfelt admiration, he felt that the prince's brother was broad-minded and truly cared about the world.The two talked until late at night, and then rode a horse together to go out of the city. It rained heavily on the way, so they had to hide in an ancient temple in the mountains for shelter.On the pillars in the hall, there are impressively engraved inscriptions left by General Meng. The vigorous writing is full of the spirit of the family and the country.

Xiao Huayong struck while the iron was hot and advised him not to live up to his good martial arts skills, but to go to the front line like his grandfather, display his ambitions on the battlefield, and protect the country from harm.Xiao Changying was filled with enthusiasm after hearing this, and he immediately agreed and rushed to the border one day to fight against the enemy and protect the country.

Xiao Huayongzheng was secretly happy for Xiao Changying's arrangement to go to the front line. Unexpectedly, this ninth brother had already included beauty and ambition in his calculations - he took the initiative to join the Northwest Army, clearly wanting to show General Shen's sincerity in marrying Shen Xihe with his solid military exploits.After Xiao Huayong learned about it, he felt helpless. All the hard planning yesterday turned into making wedding clothes for others.On this day, Shen Xihe and other female relatives went to the mountain garden to enjoy the scenery. Suddenly, a poisonous snake jumped out from among the grass blades, scaring everyone's faces. Fortunately, Bu Shulin reacted very quickly, waved his sleeves to drive away the poisonous snake, and firmly protected Shen Xihe behind him.

It happened that Xiao Huayong went up the mountain to pray for blessings. On the mountain road, he saw a person hurriedly coming down the mountain with suspicious behavior. He immediately signaled the secret guard to capture the person on the spot.After being captured, the man was full of sophistry. He only said that there was an emergency at home, so he hurriedly walked against the current. He denied that he was the criminal who released the snake, but the traces of sulfur left on his fingertips had already exposed his lie.A timid little girl stood out from the crowd, identified the man, and gave her a coin to sell the sachet to the princess.

Chen Xihe took the sachet and carefully discerned the smell, and immediately understood that the sachet was the bait to attract the snake.Seeing that he could no longer hide it, the man finally revealed the truth in order to save his life. The person behind the scenes was actually Hu Xilao, the second wife of Hu Shilang's family.It suddenly dawned on Shen Xihe that she was the one who wanted to push her into the water at the lake, and now she dared to do this again.

After the incident, Shen Xihe thanked Xiao Huayong and said with a smile that he wanted to treat him the same way as he did, so that Hu Xilao could also experience the feeling of being frightened by a snake.But Xiao Huayong got to the point with one word: Hu Canrao took such a desperate risk all because she was obsessed with Xiao Changying.In order to completely distance themselves from this mess, Shen tide and simply avoided Xiao Changying, but the prince refused to leave and stood in the rain outside the Shen Mansion from afternoon until late at night.

In the middle of the night, Shen Xihe finally went to the appointment. As soon as he went upstairs, he saw fireworks suddenly exploding all over the sky. The entire streets and lanes of the capital were now lit up with warm yellow lanterns, forming a sea of lights.Xiao Huayong stood in the shadow of the lamp, using the lights of the city to reveal his long-hidden feelings to her.Later, Xiao Changying finally found out why Shen tide had alienated her deliberately, and came to the door with an apology, saying that he would never let the Hu family bully her again.

But Shen Xihe had already made up his mind and flatly declined his overtures.Xiao Changying still wanted to step forward to pester him, but Xiao Changqing stopped him and only lightly reminded him: Miss Shen is most annoyed by such persistent stalkers.A few days later, Shen Xihe was attacked on the street. The man in black in the dark threw a hidden weapon and hit her on the shoulder.

Mo Yu protected the master alone, and gradually became exhausted after fighting with several men in black. She was accidentally incense and was knocked unconscious.The man in black pressed forward step by step, and when he saw that the sharp blade was about to fall on Shen tide and his neck, Xiao Huayong, who had been hiding in the dark, suddenly showed off his unparalleled martial arts and saved the person in an instant.But when the man in black saw that he had failed, he immediately gritted his teeth and committed suicide by poisoning the sac, leaving no trace of the mastermind behind the scenes.

Doctor Xie tried his best to bring Shen Xihe back from hell, but the strange poison on the hidden weapon was rare in the world. There is currently no antidote for the disease, and I'm afraid she will have to stay in the hospital bed in the future.Fangyuan inspected the belongings of the man in black and discovered the unique traces of imperial wine in the crevices of his clothes. This shows that the source of the assassination was directed deep into the palace.Xiao Huayong immediately sent all his masters to the extremely cold and alpine land to look for the legendary antidote fairy grass, but everyone narrowly escaped death and turned back, but still could not find it.

In desperation, Xiao Huayong ignored his usual frail body and personally rode his horse to Hanshan to search for medicine. He only asked Fangyuan to send Shen Xihe her favorite fresh fruit in her own name every few days.Shen Xihe always thought that he left the capital to investigate an old military pay case, but had no idea that he was dragging his body around in the ice and snow of Hanshan Mountain day and night looking for medicinal herbs.Finally, he found the medicinal herb on the edge of a cliff, but he lost his footing and fell to the bottom of the mountain due to exhaustion. He still held the medicinal herb tightly in his hand when he was unconscious.

After waking up, he immediately sent someone to rush back to the capital. After Shen Xihe took the antidote, he got better day by day. As soon as he could get up, he started to trace the origin of the man in black. He soon discovered that this group of people was inseparable from the forces in the palace.At the same time, Bu Shulin was fighting Cui Jinbai, and when he saw that he was about to lose, he simply took out the incense and waved it in front of him, knocking him out and carrying him back to the Duke's Mansion.When Cui Jinbai woke up, Shen Xihe confessed all his doubts, suspecting that the assassin was a death row prisoner who was secretly exchanged from the prison, and asked him to help with a thorough investigation.

A few days later, Cui Jinbai reported back that the death row prisoner was named Zhang Zhuo, and the person who paid a lot of money to buy his life was Fu Jin, a young man from a poor family. This man was from Xianning, and Shen Xi and Bian Xianyi, who had never noticed around him, happened to be from Xianning as well.After following the clues, we found out that Bian Xianyi and Fu Jin were childhood sweethearts. Now Fu Jin has committed suicide in fear of crime. Bian Xianyi knew that the incident was exposed, so she took the initiative to meet with Shen Xihe and admitted that she had planned all the assassinations.She confessed that while she was attached to Xiao Changyu, she was secretly communicating with Fu Jin. Shen Xihe heard flaws in her confession, and it was clear that there was someone behind her. However, Bian Xianyi had already poisoned her tea, hoping to reunite with Fu Jin underground and save her family.

The wind and snow in Hanshan had been rolling for three months, and Xiao Huayong traveled all over the ice cliffs and ridges, and finally found the ice soul grass that could cure strange poisons for Shen Xihe.The cold poison had already penetrated his meridians, and as soon as he got the antidote, he fell straight into the snow. When he opened his eyes again, there was no trace of concern for his injuries in his eyes, only surging thoughts - he was afraid that Shen tide and Xing Hou would spend the rest of their lives repaying the kindness of saving their lives.Before dawn the next day, he held on to his sick body and went to see her. But as soon as he stepped out of the palace door, the world in front of him suddenly faded out of color, the red walls turned into blurred gray shadows, and the red lanterns under the eaves were only a halo.

He stood holding on to the pillar for a long time, and finally quietly returned to the palace.The result of Dr. Xie's pulse diagnosis was like a piece of ice, sinking into the hearts of both of them: the cold poison invaded the eye pulses, and from then on, all the colors in the world were only black and white blur in his eyes. What was even more dangerous was that his heart pulse was also slowly failing, and the remaining situation only lasted a few years.Xiao Huayong looked at the hazy skylight outside the window and suddenly stopped all thoughts.

He didn't want to let this broken body hinder Shen Xihe's life, so he stayed behind closed doors from then on, and no matter who passed his name, he kept it on his desk.Shen Xihe finally learned the whole truth from Doctor Xie, and the handkerchief clenched tightly on her fingertips was soaked in cold sweat. But after the panic, the worry in her eyes slowly turned into a sober decision: she wanted to complete the Shen family's power plan, and the past few years were enough for her to gain a firm foothold. The prince in front of her was in a desperate situation, and he was her most reliable supporter.The next day at the Jinluan Palace, Shen Xihe proposed to the emperor to marry Prince Xiao Huayong in front of the civil and military officials of the court.

The sincere words were so convincing that the usually calm emperor was moved, and he immediately agreed to persuade the prince himself.The other princes all looked sad after hearing the news. Xiao Changying, who had always admired Shen Xihe, even locked himself in the mansion to drink to drown his sorrows. In his drunken state, he only felt that Xiao Huayong was weak and blind and could not protect her at all.Until Xiao Changqing sat opposite him and slowly broke through the joints: What Shen Xihe wanted was never the love between children, but the overwhelming power behind the position of prince. Only by marrying into the East Palace could the Shen family gain a firm foothold in the turbulent court.

Xiao Changqing inquired afterward, only to learn that one of the words Shen Xihe said in front of the emperor that day was exactly the same as what his late wife Gu Qingzhi had said back then.He was so shocked that he drove to the remote courtyard on the outskirts of the city the next day - where Gu Qingshu, the second daughter of the Gu family, had been living in secret.Gu Qingshu's eyes were full of joy when she saw her brother-in-law coming, but all Xiao Changqing asked was about her friendship with Shen tide.

The answers he received were all vague and polite. The light in his eyes dimmed little by little, and he finally turned around and left with disappointment.On this day, Shen Xihe was sitting in front of the dressing table. Bu Shulin was combing her hair with his own hands. As soon as his fingertips touched the hairpin, he was bumped into by Cui Jinbai who broke in.Cui Jinbai then opened his eyes angrily, thinking that this slut dared to flirt with women in the East Palace, but he didn't know that Bu Shulin, who always dressed up as a man, was actually a girl. Only Shen Xihe in the world knew this secret.

The two shut themselves away from others and discussed Xiao Huayong's condition in low voices. Those words about heart failure and tracing the poisoner fell into Xiao Huayong's ears outside the door.He stood in the shadows, his fingertips clenched until they turned white, thinking that he was infatuated with her. It turned out that she came close to him only for the prince's power.A few days later, Shen tide went to a spring banquet in the countryside. During the banquet, the noble ladies who were always jealous of her arranged a plan. The horse under the seat was suddenly frightened. She didn't even have time to call for help, and she fell off the cliff with the galloping horse.

When the news came back to the East Palace, the black and white world in front of Xiao Huayong's eyes was shaking. He didn't even have time to fasten his cloak, so he led people to rush down the mountain to search overnight.At the same time, Xiao Changying learned the bad news and rushed to the cliff like crazy.The cold wind at the bottom of the cliff late at night was biting. Shen Xihe dragged his dislocated leg and stumbled among the rocks for half a night. Finally, he lit the hay next to him and ignited the thick smoke. Finally, he couldn't hold on and fainted.

In a daze, she seemed to see that familiar figure running towards her through the thick smoke.Xiao Huayong hugged the injured Shen tide and hid in an abandoned thatched hut at the bottom of the cliff. Looking at the mud and blood stains on her face, the pain in his heart overwhelmed the astringency in his eyes.When Shen Xihe woke up, she saw him lying on the bed and sleeping soundly. The red bloodshot eyes that had not faded were all the exhaustion from running all night.

When he woke up, he still faced her with a bit of anger from last night, but the hot water he handed her was just the right temperature.Shen Xihe didn't want to deceive anymore, looked up at him, and proposed an alliance to get married: he would use the power of the prince to protect the Shen family, and she would find out the real culprit who secretly poisoned him.When it was daylight, Xiao Changying, who had been waiting on the edge of the cliff all night, finally saw the two of them walking out along a secret path.

Xiao Changqing's eyes suddenly froze - this was a path that few even the local mountain people knew about, and only Gu Qingzhi accompanied him back then.Why would Shen Xihe, who grew up in the northwest, recognize this person?Thinking again of her little actions in the past that were exactly the same as those of Gu Qingzhi, he could no longer hold back, took a step forward, and sternly questioned her true identity in front of everyone's eyes.

Xiao Changqing clutched Gu Qingzhi's old belongings with her fingertips, and stepped closer to Shen Xihe, asking her to reveal her true identity that she had hidden for a long time.Shen tide and her fingertips trembled slightly, but she maintained a calm expression on her face and refused to let out a single breath.The matter finally came to the imperial court, and everyone in the Jinluan Palace was watching. She had no choice but to bow down and make up a perfect excuse: she said that she and Gu Qingzhi were close friends who had never met each other. For many years, they had relied on pigeons under the eaves to pass letters, and they talked to each other day and night. Even their preferences and past were as familiar as looking into a mirror.

However, Qing Zhi's letters became sparse and sparse later on, and what finally came was the sad news of her death.But the obsession in Xiao Changqing's eyes never dissipated. He firmly believed that the person in front of him was an old friend he had missed for many years, and refused to let go.Xiao Huayong on the side looked at the surging love in his eyes, sighing in his heart that such infatuation was really rare, but he also knew that if this wrongful affection was forced on Shen Xihe, it would only drag their reputations into the quagmire, and it would not benefit anyone at all.

Afterwards, when no one was around, Xiao Huayong expressed the doubt in his heart: How could Gu Qingzhi, who had always been withdrawn and unwilling to say a word to others, become such a confidant with Shen tide and talk about everything?Shen Xihe lowered his eyes and refused to say anything, and he did not press forward step by step. He only smiled faintly and said that he would never force others to make things difficult for him.Xiao Changqing still didn't give up, so he turned around and found Gu Qingshu, asking her to personally confirm Shen Xihe's identity.

However, Gu Qingshu had not spent much time with her sister since she was a child, and knew very little about her past. She had never heard that her sister had such a close friend whom she had never met.During the dispute, Xiao Changying hurried over and persuaded his brother to give up this idea as soon as possible - he had already been attracted to Shen Xihe, and he neither wanted to become a love rival with his brother, nor wanted to watch Xiao Changqing trapped in the memories of the past.But when Xiao Changqing closed his eyes, he could remember the scene when he watched the person he loved die with his own eyes. That scene seemed to be engraved in his bones and blood. He had never thought of giving up after so many years.

That day Xiao Huayong walked slowly and unexpectedly stopped in front of Gu Qingshu's courtyard.Xiao Changqing and Gu Qingshu in the courtyard were caught off guard and saw him. They froze on the spot, pretending to be calm and bowing.Xiao Huayong looked indifferent and only uttered a few words: After hiding the guilty minister secretly, I am afraid that only the fifth brother Xiao Changqing in the civil and military court has such courage.

My father has always been very fond of you in the past. If this matter is leaked, you will be drowned by the impeachment memorials from the civil and military courts.If you want to be safe, there is only one condition: never bother Shen Xihe again in the future.Xiao Changqing understood immediately that Xiao Huayong had already set up a hidden spy in the court. In order not to leave any clues, he took the initiative to bring Gu Qingshu into the palace to plead guilty to his father.

The emperor thought of him with sincerity and sincerity, and finally spared Gu Qingshu from the death penalty. He wanted to take advantage of the situation and issue a decree for the two of them to get married, but Xiao Changqing declined politely. From the beginning to the end, he only regarded Gu Qingshu as the younger sister of his deceased wife, and had no intention of overstepping the rules.Shen Xihe accidentally found an ancient prescription, which might be able to cure Xiao Huayong's eye disease for many years, so she specially invited Dr. Xie to perform acupuncture on him.Looking at the dense silver needles around his eyes, like a circle of fine ink dots, Shen Xihe couldn't help but laugh out loud. He turned around and immediately softened his expression. He held the soup with his own hands and gently fed him to drink it spoonful by spoonful.

Xiao Huayong's heart was filled with warmth, and he had already made up his mind. On the day of his coronation ceremony, he would ask his father for permission to marry her and marry her back to the house in an honorable manner. However, Shen Xihe gently held his hand, shook his head and said that this matter must not be rushed.That day when Shen Xihe entered the palace, she happened to see Princess Pingling humiliating the servants around her in public. She suddenly remembered that she was thrown off the cliff by a frightened horse and almost died. The person behind the scenes was this domineering princess.Seeing that she was still bullying others, Shen Xihe immediately stepped forward and protected the servant behind him.

Princess Pingling was so angry that she raised her hand and was about to hit her. Mo Yu beside her secretly ejected a hidden weapon as thin as an ox's hair. Princess Pingling slipped and fell heavily, hitting her forehead on the stone steps, causing her head to bleed.Following this clue, Shen Xihe discovered that the box of spices that almost caused her to be bitten by a poisonous snake actually involved Princess Pingling, the Queen Mother, and Concubine Liang at the same time.It wasn't until she saw the unique dark patterns on the sachet that Concubine Liang's whereabouts were completely exposed.

She took the sachet and went to confront Concubine Liang, but Concubine Liang denied it. She turned around and ordered her servants to destroy all the sachets of the same style without leaving any trace.The cat next to Concubine Liang suddenly went crazy and scratched her wrist severely.She poured out all her resentment on her son Xiao Changyu, scolding him for not avenging his uncle for so long, scolding him for being obsessed with the love of his children and not having the blood of a royal heir.

That night, Concubine Liang suddenly fell into coma without warning. All the doctors in the imperial hospital took turns to check her pulse, but they were all helpless.

Concubine Liang suddenly died suddenly in the palace, with black blood flowing from the corners of her lips, which was shocking.Previously, Xiao Changyu had been trapped in the grief of his late wife's death, unable to get out of it. Now even his biological mother suddenly passed away. The red walls and glazed tiles of the Forbidden City no longer held any nostalgia for him.He immediately knelt down in front of the emperor and asked himself to go to the imperial mausoleum to observe filial piety for his mother and end his remaining life.

Shen tide and Ben followed the clues of the spices to find out who Concubine Liang was. Just as they were about to dig deeper, the person suddenly disappeared. She immediately concluded that the person behind the scenes was trying to silence her.Thinking back to the cat beside Concubine Liang that suddenly went crazy and scratched her, the unusual black marks on her fingertips were clearly due to the poison being soaked in the claw tips. The other party had already been secretly planning to crush all the clues that could lead to the truth.At this juncture where the undercurrent was surging, Shen Xihe's brother Shen Yun'an came to the capital according to the order.

He and his father Shen Yueshan had already known about the entanglement between their daughter and the seventh prince. They had the same attitude and were firmly unwilling to agree to the marriage.When Xiao Huayong heard the news, he did not hesitate at all. He secretly made up his mind to show full sincerity and make this uncle who holds military power completely change his mind.While Chen Xihe was busy preparing the house to welcome his brother, he still kept his body in mind, kneading the dough and rolling the dough with his own hands, and making a pot of steaming wontons for him.

She also had another consideration hidden in her heart, which was to take advantage of the opportunity when her brother had just arrived in Beijing to take the initiative to bring up the pros and cons of the Northwest Army's deployment during the banquet, lest Shen Yunan test it first and Xiao Huayong's answer was not to his liking, and the marriage would be completely ruined.But when Xiao Huayong slowly explained his views on the restructuring of the northwest frontier army, and every word hit the point, Shen tide and his thoughts, which had been hanging for many days, finally settled down.What surprised her even more was that he had suffered from eye disease for many years, but when he raised his eyes today, he could clearly see the begonia red embroidered on her clothes. Those colors that had been blurred for several years finally fell into his eyes again.

On the day Shen Yun'an entered the capital, he was wearing gold armor and a silver saddle, followed by a group of black armor soldiers. His majestic appearance attracted people along the street to stop and watch.Shen tide and Zaozao were waiting at the door of the house. Unexpectedly, her brother, whom she hadn't seen for many years, stepped forward and hugged her. The eyes from all around her made her blush and made her feel uncomfortable.When he learned that his sister's crush was actually the Seventh Prince Xiao Huayong, who was known for his frailty, Shen Yun'an immediately objected categorically.

Shen Xihe argued with him in a soft voice, saying that among all the princes in the palace, only Xiao Huayong had a clear heart. Only by treating her sincerely and marrying her would he be able to have a stable life.Seeing her resolute attitude, Shen Yun'an even had the idea of ​​marrying the princess for her and exchanging his military power for her lifelong freedom, but Shen Xihe refused to agree. She did not want her brother to spend half his life in the army for her, and be trapped in a small place in the capital, tied up by trivial matters in the court.The next day, Shen Yunan took the initiative to visit. Xiao Huayong personally cooked new tea that he had grown in the backyard for three years to entertain the guests. After saying a few words, he covered his sleeves and coughed lightly.

Shen Yun'an frowned when he saw this, thinking that as a prince, he was leisurely growing tea and cooking water all day long, and he also suffered from a cough that was difficult to heal. It was probably not just because of pity for him that his sister thought about entrusting him with him for the rest of his life.Until Xiao Huayong stood up solemnly and made a promise in front of him. From now on, there will be no concubines in the harem, no concubines in the sixth palace, and there will only be Shen tide and one mistress in the huge prince's palace.After Shen Yun'an left the Seventh Prince's Mansion, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. He couldn't just hand over the sister he had raised under the sword and sword so easily with a few sweet words.

A few days later, there was a banquet held in Prince Ding's palace. Xiao Huayong deliberately walked around the corridor and pretended to meet Shen Xihe by chance.Gu Qingshu was also invited to the banquet. When she saw this, she quickly stepped forward to greet Shen Xi. She kept thanking her for the friendship she had with her sister back then, and as she spoke, she put the heater she had made by herself into her hand.Unexpectedly, Xiao Huayong had already taken precautions and put the heater that he had used for many years into Shen Xihe's hands before going out. Gu Qingshu's deliberate plan came to nothing.

Princess Ding Li Yanhui was leaning against the window and drinking wine by the moon. Shen Xihe came up to greet her. At the same time, in the pavilion, a group of female family members from aristocratic families swarmed around Xiao Huayong, vying to flatter her.Li Yan couldn't stand these pretentious gestures, and even the salutes of Shen tide and Fang Cai didn't look good at all.Upon seeing this, Gu Qingshu immediately stepped forward, pretending to protect Shen Xihe, and poking at Li Yanhui's sore spots with every sentence, saying that when Nanzhou was defeated, if the Daliang royal family hadn't cared about her identity as a princess, she wouldn't even be able to enter Prince Ding's palace.

These words completely angered Li Yanhui. She picked up the wine bottle on the table and threw it at Gu Qingshu. Gu Qingshu dodged sideways, and the wine bottle flew past Shen Xihe's face. Just as it was about to hit, Xiao Huayong stepped forward and held her firmly in his arms.The fourth prince Xiao Changyu quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and apologized repeatedly to Xiao Huayong, but Li Yan refused to give up when he came back and raised his hand to scratch Gu Qingshu's face to punish her for deliberately provoking trouble.Xiao Changyu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, just wanting to suppress the matter and let it go. Unexpectedly, Li Yan turned the blade in his hand and actually scratched her forearm. She didn't care at all that the wound would leave a scar. She just sneered and glanced at everyone, turned around and left the banquet calmly.

Shen Xihe immediately saw through Gu Qingshu's thoughts. She clearly wanted to use this incident to alienate her relationship with Princess Ding. She then raised her hand and slammed the kettle on the table to the ground, and sternly ordered Gu Qingshu to kneel down and apologize.When Gu Qingshu saw this, her eyes immediately turned red, and she looked like she had been greatly wronged. She expected Xiao Huayong to come out and seek justice for her. Unexpectedly, Xiao Huayong had already seen her plan clearly, walked to Shen Xihe's side in a few steps, and clearly stood on her side.The tears in Gu Qingshu's eyes suddenly turned into hatred. She was unwilling to give up all Xiao Changqing's infatuation to Shen Xihe, so she ran to Xiao Changqing that night to complain in a more embellished manner. However, Xiao Changqing had already figured out Shen Xihe's temper and knew about Gu Qingshu's recent little actions, so he immediately gave an order with a cold face that she would not be allowed to get even half a step closer to Shen Xihe in the future.

In a blink of an eye, Xiao Huayong's coronation ceremony came. All civil and military officials were present. The two words given by the emperor himself fell on the ears of the ministers, causing a whirlwind of whispers. Everyone secretly thought that the seventh prince was now such a holy family, and his position in the East Palace in the future was probably already determined.Xiao Huayong stood in the palace, but there was no joy in his heart. He knew very well that this sudden honor would only push himself to the forefront and attract the jealousy of other princes.He immediately swayed, covered his sleeves and coughed violently, looking like he was exhausted. The much-anticipated coronation ceremony ended prematurely.

Afterwards, Xiao Changyu found Shen Xihe in private, with a hint of unwillingness in his tone, and asked her that now she was determined to stand by Xiao Huayong's side, didn't she leave any room for others?His body had always been weak, and he was afraid that he would not be able to survive the day he climbed to the top. However, Shen Xihe only smiled faintly, not caring about the eyes of others at all.In the dark night, Shen Xihe and Bu Shuhe were returning from praying at the temple outside the city. When they walked deep into the dense forest, several poisonous arrows suddenly shot out from the darkness.

The two of them were about to draw their swords to block when a group of embroidered warriors dressed in black clothes suddenly appeared. Within a moment, they threw the assassin in front of Shen tide. Before she could ask a question, they turned around and disappeared into the dark night.

It was windy in the long street. Xiao Huayong, dressed in embroidered robes, severely slapped the gangster who fired the cold arrow at Shen Xihe's feet.The gangster would rather die than reveal the mastermind behind it, but Xiao Huayong has already seen through everything - the mastermind is Gu Qingshu who is hiding in the dark.He calmly and secretly channeled his inner strength, which frightened Gu Qingshu's horse into suddenly going crazy and almost falling off the cliff, frightening her out of her wits.

Shen Xihe did not take her life, but only gave her a slight punishment to let her experience the fear of dying, and warned her sternly that if she did evil again, there would be no room for mercy next time.In the stone pavilion on the outskirts, Xiao Huayong had already prepared hot tea and was waiting for Shen Xihe. His few words were full of unabashed teasing. The servants standing there felt their ears burning. No one could have imagined that the usually majestic prince could be so straightforward and enthusiastic.It was drizzling, and the raindrops made the bamboo leaves rustle. Looking at the rain curtain, Shen Xihe blurted out that he always liked rainy days the most. He suddenly came back to his senses just after he finished speaking - there was little rain all year round in the northwest. This unintentional remark almost exposed his identity.

Xiao Huayong did not ask further questions, but took out the Supa and gently wiped the raindrops from her cheeks, saying softly that he hoped she would never have to hide anything in front of him.At the same time, Xiao Changqing promised Gu Qingshu to the Chu family who was far away, hoping to teach her a lesson.Gu Qingshu refused to marry at the risk of death, but Xiao Changqing remained unmoved. She was unwilling to accept the marriage and decided to use her grandmother's old friendship with the Queen Mother to serve in the palace, just to get close to the prince and marry into the Tian family like her sister Gu Qingzhi.

After nightfall, Xiao Changqing found Shen tide and apologized to Gu Qingshu. He confessed that he had saved Gu Qingshu just to preserve the Shen family bloodline. Now he has found a destination for her to marry far away and will never bother her again in the future.He didn't understand why Shen Xihe let Gu Qingshu go so easily because he always wanted to take revenge. Shen Xihe only said that he was thinking about his old relationship with Gu Qingzhi.Xiao Changqing took the opportunity to take out the paintings of his late wife Gu Qingzhi and gave them to her, and talked about the past of the two to test their attitude. However, Shen Xihe directly threw the paintings and old letters into the fire pot, reminding him not to cling to the past that has become empty.

Such a ruthless temper made Xiao Changqing feel that she looked more and more like the Gu Qingzhi in his memory.A few days later, Shen tide and the conferred princess were awarded gilded gold medals that allowed them to enter and leave the palace at will, and they were honored and favored for a long time.After the ceremony, she met Princess Anling in the imperial garden. Bu Shulin, who was following the princess, was so frightened that she quickly hid behind the rockery.

It turns out that Princess Anling was happy to walk in the sparse forest in her early years, but now she has already moved on to a young man from a poor family, and she is worried about how to ask her father for an order.Soon after Shen Yingnu entered the palace, she was frightened by the cat that jumped out of the imperial garden and fell into the water. Xiao Changmin immediately jumped into the water to rescue her.Shen Yun'an, who originally planned to rescue, was stopped by Xiao Huayong and told him to wait and see what would happen.

This incident alarmed the emperor. Xiao Changmin took the initiative to request an order to marry Shen Yingnu, on the grounds that the two were physically related and needed to keep their names. However, Shen Yingnuo, who had long since drawn a clear line with him, declined on the spot. The emperor immediately issued a decree that the matter should not be spread outside.Afterwards, Xiao Huayong pointed out to Shen Yunan that Xiao Changmin had asked to marry Shen Xihe in the past, but now he turned around and asked for Shen Yingnu. What he cared about was never the daughter of the Shen family, but the power held by the Shen family.After hearing these words, Shen Yunan finally saw Xiao Changmin's true face.

The two of them walked forward side by side and bumped into Gu Qingshu deliberately approaching Xiao Changying through the cat. Shen Yun'an looked at the palace, and was shocked to realize that the people in the palace were so complicated. He couldn't help but worry that his sister would be plotted against.Seeing that the time was ripe, Xiao Changying spoke frankly, saying that as a prince, his status was naturally different from other princes. Only by marrying him could Shen Xihe get the stability and security that others could not give.Shen Yun'an was moved by his sincerity, and immediately nodded and agreed to his marriage to Shen Xihe, and also promised that when he returned to the northwest, he would personally persuade his father to consummate the two of them.

The moment the marriage decree was finalized, Xiao Huayong's knuckles hanging at the bottom of his sleeves tightened almost imperceptibly, and he couldn't hide the secret joy in his heart - he finally won this long-running game with the princes, and finally married Shen Xihe into his destined marriage.That night, he stayed in Shen's house and refused to leave on the pretext of sending her back home. He kept talking about her nickname "YoYo%", and when he left, he took away the plain silk handkerchief on her desk.This square handkerchief was embroidered with a few strands of elegant fairy ribbon patterns. He held it in his arms all night and could not sleep. His fingertips touched the fine stitches, and he was convinced that Shen Xihe had already fallen in love with him at first sight.

The next day, Bu Shulin forced Shen Xihe to go to a wine shop for a drink. After three rounds of drinking, his eyes became red. He was afraid that Shen Xihe would be busy with the East Palace after their marriage and would have no one to chat with him in the future.Shen tide tapped the wine jar with his fingertips and joked, saying that Cui Jinbai always ran into him in the streets they passed by recently, and they were obviously thinking about him. As soon as they finished speaking, Cui Jinbai walked slowly from across the street.Bu Shulin was so frightened that he quickly hid behind the wine flag. For the next few days, he would bump into Cui Jinbai wherever he went, but he didn't know that Cui Jinbai was in a state of panic. After the unexpected skin-to-skin kiss between the two last time, a strange feeling quietly arose in his heart. But he asked himself repeatedly, Bu Shulin was clearly a man, how could this intention have any effect?

Cui Jinbai was distracted all day long, and Xiao Huayong revealed his thoughts with just one word, saying that he had already moved his heart. Finally, he asked Ruobu Shulin, "If you are not a man, how will you treat him?"Cui Jinbai suddenly froze on the spot. After learning the truth that Bu Shulin was originally a daughter, his whole body felt like being struck by lightning. He stayed in place for a long time, and his emotions surged so much that they almost broke through his chest.That night, Xiao Huayong arranged a grand lantern party full of affection for Shen Xihe. The lanterns in the corridor were all hand-painted by him with the scene of the two's first encounter. Shen Xihe looked at the details in the lanterns and felt warm in his heart.

But when the two were separated, a group of men in black suddenly came out of the darkness. At first, Xiao Huayong deliberately concealed his martial arts. It was not until he was injured on his shoulder that he stopped hiding it and quietly killed all the men in black with his sword through the fire ignited around him.Shen Xihe hurried to his side, her fingertips touched his wounds, her eyes filled with uncontrollable worry.Coinciding with the death anniversary of Nanzhou Kingdom, Li Yan put on a black robe and quietly left the city, but was caught by Shen Xihe.

Xiao Huayong was certain that the princess was definitely not an accomplice of the man in black who was assassinated tonight, but she was just out of the city to pay homage to her old friend.Shen Xihe casually mentioned that he had always been particularly sensitive to smells and could recognize acquaintances just by the fragrance on their bodies. This made Xiao Huayong's heart suddenly sink - he suddenly remembered that when he appeared in front of her pretending to be an embroiderer, the scent of galaxol on his body was the same as that of the betrothal bracelet he gave, so she might have discovered his identity already.Before he could clear his mind, the cold poison that had been dormant for many years suddenly broke out. He vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted to the ground. This incident immediately alarmed the emperor, and the dignitaries from all over the dynasty came to visit the East Palace one after another.

The imperial doctor was helpless and could only risk a chance of survival by using medicinal baths and acupuncture.The emperor looked at the pale prince on the couch and turned to ask Shen Xihe if it was still too late to change his mind. Shen Xihe was firm and confessed that he had made up his mind for Xiao Huayong and would never leave him no matter life or death.Xiao Huayong recited her baby name repeatedly in his nightmare. His body was as cold as a piece of cold jade, and even the charcoal fire in the palace could not warm him. Shen Xihe took off his outer clothes and pressed her body temperature tightly against him to dispel the chill that penetrated his bones.

On the second day, Xiao Huayong's cold poison was barely stable. When Shen Xihe returned to Shen Mansion, what greeted her was the marriage decree written by the Holy Emperor.Xiao Huayong, who had just woken up in the East Palace, asked his attendant Tianyuan in the first sentence whether he had recovered the Jialuo incense bracelet he had given to Shen Xihe earlier. The answer he got made him feel cold - the bracelet had been noticed by Shen Xihe for a long time. She recognized that the Jialuo incense was the smell of the embroiderer, the aftertaste of the fairy sash-patterned handkerchief, and the unique aura of the owner of the mysterious organization.She was shocked to realize that the prince, who usually seemed to be frail and sick, actually controlled a mysterious organization with huge power behind him, and his martial arts were unfathomable. She felt an indescribable disappointment in her heart. She had thought she could stand side by side with him, but now she realized that she had no control over him.

Regardless of his still recovering body, Xiao Huayong hurried to Shen's Mansion to explain to her that although he met her by chance for the first time and later deliberately approached her because of Rouge Lu, it was all sincere.Those days when he lied about leaving Beijing to work on business, but in fact he was searching the world for her to find an antidote. The reason he secretly practiced martial arts was to find the enemy who gave him the cold poison many years ago.But Shen Xihe still couldn't let go, fearing that his ambition would eventually be aimed at the Shen family, and he would immediately break off the engagement.

How could Xiao Huayong let her go and hold her tightly in his arms from behind, but Shen Xihe's thoughts were already overwhelming.

Shen tide and Mo Yu went to Lonely Garden to visit Qi Peizhi, only to learn that his brother had been framed and imprisoned.When Qi Peizhi visited the prison with evidence, he found that there was no trace of his brother in the prison.He was angry and submitted the petition, but the officials protected him, and even the remaining evidence was tricked by the criminals.

In the midst of panic, a group of masked men in black suddenly burst in from outside the house, setting fire to all the people in the house, intending to burn them to death.The fierce flames and thick smoke trapped Shen tide and a group of people in the house. At the critical moment, Xiao Changying led his bodyguards to break through the fire and save her from the edge of life and death.But that group of men in black were so audacious that they even dared to kill the current prince. Xiao Changying was furious and ordered an all-out pursuit. All the rebels must be captured, and no one should escape the net.

At the same time, Xiao Huayong learned that Shen Xihe was in a fire, and rushed to take care of him anxiously. He saw that Xiao Changying had already rescued the person, and he could hardly contain his jealousy.He suppressed the surging emotions and made it clear in a deep voice that among the princes, he was the only one who could help Shen Xihe accomplish his great mission.But Shen Xihe still could not let go of his previous deception, and then drove him away with a cold face.

Xiao Changqing was bandaging the wounds left by his ninth brother Xiao Changying when he was fighting the fire. He listened to him talk about how he broke into the fire to save people that day. In the end, he relented and said that he would never stop him again in the future.That night, Xiao Huayong paid a visit to Xiao Changying with a gift in the name of thanking him for saving his life. In fact, he was publicly declaring his sovereignty over Shen Xihe to everyone.He took out a secret letter from Concubine Rong to win over the ministers of the court and gave it to Xiao Changying. This maternal love that paved the way for her son would inevitably make other people moved when they saw it, but in the eyes of interested people, it was by no means a simple motherly love.

Xiao Changqing reached out and took the secret letter to thank him, his heart already clear - accepting this letter means that he will no longer think about Shen Xihe in the slightest.Afterwards, Xiao Changqing burned the secret letter with his own hands. He already guessed in his heart that Xiao Huayong was so eager to declare his sovereignty because he had a rift with Shen Xihe, otherwise he would not be so angry.Soon after, the emperor issued an order to the Qintian Supervisor to choose an auspicious day, and they got married a month later. Shen Xihe found excuses one after another. Xiao Huayong saw that she still had not forgiven him in her heart, so he took the initiative to ask the emperor for an order to postpone the wedding.

This day, Bu Shulin disguised himself and set up a stall on the streets of Zenan. Within a few moments, he was chased away by the local police.It happened that Cui Jinbai was also pretending to be a scholar, and he immediately stepped forward to protect her behind him, and publicly scolded the officials for bullying the defenseless people.The officer became so angry that he locked them both up and put them in jail.

When being asked about his name and wealth by an official, Bu Shulin casually lied that his name was Cui Ergou. Cui Jinbai immediately understood and answered that his name was Lin Daniu and that his family were all ordinary civilians.Seeing that they couldn't get any profit out of them, the official planned to imprison them for three days before releasing them.In prison, Bu Shulin tried hard to persuade Cui Jinbai not to pester him anymore, but Cui Jinbai bluntly said that he had already been sincerely attracted to her.

During the stalemate, the jailer suddenly sent word that the two men could be released. As soon as the two people, who were full of doubts, signed their fingerprints, they were knocked unconscious with a stick from behind. When they woke up, they were taken to a secret cave and forced to do hard labor.In order to prevent Bu Shulin's identity as a woman from being exposed, Cui Jinbai took the initiative to take off his shirt to strike iron, while Bu Shulin was assigned to dig deep in the mine tunnel.Jinshan didn't receive half of Bu Shulin's letter for five days in a row, and felt worried and uneasy, so he had to rush to Shen Xihe for help overnight. Everyone secretly felt that Bu Shulin was afraid that something bad had happened.

When dinner was served in the cave, Cui Jinbai struggled to get a punch and grabbed a bowl of thin soup and handed it to Bu Shulin. But at the moment, she was full of plans to escape. Cui Jinbai only silently took out the wound medicine and painfully bandaged her arm that was worn out by mining.Shen Xi and Dianqi immediately rushed to Zenan to look for the person. Bu Shulin had already used the excuse of mining during the day to check out all the path sentries around the cave, and that night they secretly arranged with Cui Jinbai.The two planned to lure away the officers and soldiers on duty, deceived them into obtaining the key, and escaped from the cell. However, as soon as they reached the foot of the mountain, they ran into a large number of defenders patrolling the mountain.

In order to allow Shulin to escape smoothly, Cui Jinbai rushed out to divert most of the pursuers regardless of his safety, but Bu Shulin was still captured on the spot by the returning county guard as a fugitive.In the middle of the interrogation, the county guard unexpectedly discovered that Bu Shulin was actually the prince of Shunan, and he quickly asked Yu Zao, the governor of Zenan, for instructions overnight.Yu Zao was afraid that the secret of privately opening the mine would be exposed, so he immediately ordered the person to be silenced. The county guard was frightened, but he did not dare to disobey the order, so he had to bite the bullet and accept the order.

Bu Shulin saw the murderous intention in the eyes of the county governor and said calmly, if he kills him today, when the news spreads that the prince of Shunan died in Zenan, no one will take the blame for him. In the end, he is the main culprit who kills the prince of the royal family. I hope the county guard will think twice about the stakes.The county guard was shocked when he heard this, and the hand holding the knife paused in the air. He was in a dilemma for a moment.

When Shen Xihe arrived in Zenan, he immediately ordered the prefect Yu Zaojiao to leave the prince of Shunan in the forest.Yu Zao not only refused to cooperate, but threatened to report the matter to the court on the grounds that women were not allowed to interfere in government affairs. Before he could finish his words, Yu Zao was stopped on the spot by Shen Xihe's bodyguard Mo Yu holding a sword.When the two sides were in a stalemate, Bu Shulin actually walked out of the prison together with Zenan County magistrate Tang Juan. Tang Juan exposed all the charges of corruption and perversion of law in court. He had all the account books and witnesses in his hand, and every piece of evidence was ironclad.

Bu Shulin didn't have time to rest, so he immediately gathered his troops and rushed to the mine to rescue Cui Jinbai. He galloped all the way, his heart was full of anxiety, for fear that if he was one step too late, something would happen to Cui Jinbai.Cui Jinbai saw the worry that could not be concealed in her eyes, his heart warmed, and he stepped forward and hugged her tightly.But Bu Shulin pushed him away gently, thanked him solemnly, and at the same time made it clear that the two of them still needed to maintain a sense of proportion and not exceed the rules.

That night, Prince Xiao Huayong quietly came to the prison and proposed to interrogate Yu Zao with Shen Xihe. At this point, he also knew the secret that Bu Shulin was originally a daughter.Shen Xihe agreed after weighing it for a while. With the prince sitting in charge, he might be able to pry open Yu Zao's mouth and ask about the hidden story behind it.But when the two were interrogated, Yu Zao insisted that all the blame was solely on him, and he had no fear even if his family members were implicated.

After withdrawing from the court, the more Shen Xihe thought about it, the more something was wrong. If this person was so confident, there must be a bigger secret hidden behind him.Xiao Huayong stared at the case file for a moment and suddenly discovered that the Yu Zao in front of him was a fake.The two of them followed this clue and dug deeper, and sure enough they discovered that not even half of Yu Zao Tanmo's money was sent to his relatives in his hometown. All of it went to Yuzhou, thousands of miles away, where his real family members were hiding.

The next day, the two of them went to jail again, saying "You really don't care about the lives of the children in the Yuzhou family", which shattered all the fake defense lines at once.He finally confessed that Zhen Yuzao had been intercepted by gangsters on his way to office two years ago. In the past two years, he had assumed his identity and had been secretly cooperating with the mastermind behind the scenes to commit corruption and pervert the law. Recently, he was planning to abscond with the money, and the source of all the plans was the long-missing British citizen.Two years ago, the British man secretly interacted with Hu Shang and purchased a rare and strange poison from him. Later, when he saw that Hu Shang was becoming more and more domineering and difficult to control, he had the idea of ​​​​killing people to silence him. However, he was poisoned by Hu Shang instead, and he escaped in embarrassment.

After being poisoned, the British citizen suffered from severe pain every day. Soon after, he disappeared mysteriously and could not be found by the government and the public.All the people who suffered in the mines were properly treated, and the imperial court distributed pensions according to their names. Xiao Huayong deliberately chose a high ground to erect monuments to commemorate the innocent souls who died. He also struck a new rule while the iron was hot: if any people were unjustly imprisoned in the future, they could appeal directly to the higher level.Seeing that the prince behaved so appropriately, Mo Yu couldn't help but say good things to him in front of Shen Xihe in private, hoping that the two of them could resolve their knot soon.

But Shen Xihe never let go of his forgiveness, and Xiao Huayong was not discouraged. He simply stayed by Shen Xihe's side every day, refusing to leave even half a step away, by tracing the origin of the British Duke's whereabouts.At the same time, Bu Shulin casually disparaged Cui Jinbai in front of Xie Yunhuai, but turned around and saw Cui Jinbai standing in the corridor, listening to everything he said.She immediately blushed and hurriedly stepped forward to apologize, but Cui Jinbai just put the snacks he brought on the stone table, turned around and left.

Jinshan, who was following behind, took it upon himself to give Cui Jinbai the snack box prepared by Bu Shulin. There was also a beauty album hidden in the box.Cui Jinbai opened it without knowing what was going on, and his ears burned red.Bu Shulin then chased him out in a panic, grabbed the box, hesitantly said that he had given it to the wrong person, and ran away without looking back while holding the box.

Soon after, Xie Yunhuai accidentally saw her father secretly purchasing a large amount of antidote medicine. Suspicion arose in her mind, and she concluded that the matter was closely related to the missing British minister.Regardless of the estrangement between father and son for many years, he insisted on taking the risk to return home. Ever since his mother died of illness and his father remarried, the two of them had been in the same situation for a long time. Going back this time was obviously a sheep in a tiger's mouth.A few days later, the boy from the medical clinic hurriedly came to report that Xie Yunhuai had never left the house since he returned to Duke Xie's house.

Shen Xihe immediately prepared a message to visit the Duke's mansion, but was turned away by the concierge on the grounds that the Duke was ill.She simply used the excuse of losing her beloved cat to break in, and secretly ordered Mo Yu to secretly place a gold medal given by the emperor into the Xie family ancestral hall.After hearing the news, Xie Guogong came with a large number of servants to stop them. Shen Xihe directly showed off the more than a hundred guards given by the Holy Emperor. Seeing that the other party still refused to let go, he deliberately made a big fuss and attracted Jing Zhaoyin to the scene, claiming in front of everyone that he wanted to recover the gold medal given by the Holy Emperor.

Jing Zhaoyin did not dare to offend the two, so he had to accompany the two of them to search the house, and found the Xie family ancestral hall all the way. As expected, the gold medal was clearly placed on the altar table.Shen tide and Du were sure that there must be a secret room near the ancestral hall. Xiao Huayong dug out the old architectural drawings of Duke Xie's mansion and saw at a glance that the river behind the mansion leads directly to the secret pier. There must be a secret room hidden under the pier.When the theft of the gold medal reached the imperial court, Shen Xihe changed the topic and said that he had lent the gold medal to Xie Yunhuai. Now that Xie Yunhuai was imprisoned by Duke Xie, the gold medal was naturally missing.

At the same time, Xiao Huayong led people to sneak into the secret room of the dock along the river, and not only rescued Xie Yunhuai, who had been under house arrest for many days, but also found the British father hiding here.The British male dog jumped over the wall and stabbed with a blade, but it was no match for Xiao Huayong and was subdued in a few strokes.Xiao Huayong and the two of them rushed back to the court. Xie Yunhuai stated in court how he was placed under house arrest by his father. However, Xie Guogong still spoke eloquently, saying that it was just an ordinary dispute between father and son.

In the end, the Holy Emperor did not take any serious blame, but only gave Xie Guogong half a year's salary as a symbolic penalty, and the case was brought to an end for the time being.

Xiao Huayong requested a decree from the Holy Emperor to grant Xie Yunhuai's birth mother the title of Lady after her early death. When Xie Yunhuai received the decree, her eyes were red and her heart was filled with gratitude.After that, Xiao Huayong tried his best to get close to Shen Xihe and show his courtesy, but she always had a cold face and refused to forgive.He was not discouraged, just like a shadow that couldn't be shaken off, following her every step of the way, even if she was met with cold words in return, he didn't show any concern on his face.

The follower Tianyuan saw his master's thoughts, took the initiative to take the driving job, and deliberately drove towards the potholes on the road. The carriage suddenly swayed, and Shen tide and Xiao Huayong in the carriage were caught off guard and ran into Xiao Huayong's arms. The two breathed each other, and the atmosphere softened a bit.The two rushed to the small courtyard in the suburbs to interrogate the British father. As soon as they entered the room, they saw blood oozing from the corners of the other person's mouth. He had already taken the poison in advance.When he was dying, the British Lord revealed the truth: he had purchased a strange poison from Hu Shang, with the intention of poisoning the current emperor, but unexpectedly, he was accidentally eaten by the five-year-old Xiao Huayong.

He has hated the emperor for more than ten years. In the past, the three brothers fought side by side. The eldest brother, King Qian, was surrounded on the front line, but the emperor defended the isolated city and refused to send reinforcements. He watched helplessly as King Qian led the remaining troops to fight to the end, staining the battlefield with blood.In his opinion, the throne was obtained by stepping on the bones of King Qian. Even the poisoning of the prince was suspected by the emperor himself. There was no brotherhood in this man's heart, let alone the love between father and son.As soon as he finished speaking, the British gentleman died of poison.

He had made great achievements in battle during his half-life in England, and his life was enough to pay for all his sins. Xiao Huayong finally ordered that he be buried with the honors of a duke.Before he sat alone at night, the memory of accidentally eating poisonous cherries when he was five years old came back to him - his father was undressed and guarding his bed, and he was so anxious that white hair grew on his temples. Later, he even doted on him.He refused to believe it no matter what, it was a trap set by his father.

Seeing his depressed expression, Shen Xihe felt soft and couldn't help but step forward to comfort him.Xiao Huayong seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and worked hard for a long time. Finally, when Shen Xihe nodded, the long-standing estrangement between the two disappeared and they reconciled as before.Xiao Changying bid farewell to Shen Xihe before leaving, thanking her for burying the British father-in-law generously and not involving the family. Now he has taken over the old department left by his uncle and is going to the border to complete the unfinished mission for the family.

At the same time, Cui Jinbai saw Bu Shulin secretly sending a beauty album to Wang Jue. He became jealous and turned around and used his authority to transfer Wang Jue to a distant position.Bu Shulin hurriedly came to intercede for her friend, but Cui Jinbai blocked her in the corridor and teased her. He said some sultry words that made her ears feel hot and she was too embarrassed to raise her head.Shen Yueshan was ordered to go to the capital, and Shen Xihe waited at the city gate early.

When his father, whom he had not seen for several months, saw his daughter, he was so excited that he hugged her into his arms and refused to let go, which made Shen Xihe a little at a loss.Along the way, Shen Yueshan kept Xiao Huayong's name on his lips and made up his mind to personally check for his daughter's marriage.On the day he entered the palace to meet the saint, Xiao Huayong was courteous and courteous, but Shen Yueshan publicly said that his daughter's privately arranged marriage did not count.

Xiao Huayong didn't panic at all, and followed the words and told Shen Xi a lot about how easy it was to reconcile, and at the end he even offered to ask Shen Yueshan for two tips.When she returned home, Shen Yingnuo came up to say hello. Shen Yueshan always treated her lukewarmly. He had not known how to face his daughter for many years because of Xiao's old feelings.After Shen tide and some consolation, he finally relented and was willing to try to understand this daughter who had been neglected by him for a long time.

But when the topic turned back to Xiao Huayong, he frowned again - looking at the thin arms and legs of the prince, he was afraid that if he raised his voice, he would scare the sick prince into fainting.A few days later, Shen Yueshan took Shen Xihe to visit his father-in-law, Tao Zhuanxian. As soon as he entered the house, he bumped into Xiao Huayong, who was carrying East Palace snacks.Shen Yueshan's face became grim on the spot, and he scolded his future son-in-law eight hundred times in private, but Xiao Huayong was secretly happy in his heart - from the unwelcome look on Shen Yueshan's face, he could clearly see the same look that Tao Zhuanxian had when he looked at him.

Shen Yueshan was a civil servant, and Tao Zhuanxian was a military general. Weng and his son-in-law didn't agree with each other when they first met. Fortunately, Shen Xihe was on the side to mediate, so there was no stalemate.During the dinner, Xiao Huayong detailed Shen Xi and how he had taken care of him in the past. Hearing Shen Yueshan's jealousy, he felt that his precious daughter, whom he had raised for more than ten years, would be snatched away by outsiders in the blink of an eye.When he heard that his daughter was going to cook in person, he immediately stopped at the door of the kitchen and refused to let Xiao Huayong take advantage of him.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Huayong immediately took the spatula and made Shen Xihe's favorite fresh meat wontons with his own hands.When he took Shen Xihe's hand and said goodbye, Tao Zhuanxian watched his grandson-in-law become more and more satisfied. Only Shen Yueshan stood there and muttered angrily for a long time.At the same time, Bu Shulin's mind was filled with the image of Cui Jinbai blocking her in front of the wall that day, and his heart was beating fast, sweet and panicked.

Jinshan brought a plate of snacks. She had no appetite. When she heard that it was made by Shen Xihe himself, she immediately grabbed it and wolfed it down, but the taste in her mouth was not at all wrong. It was clearly Cui Jinbai's craftsmanship.A few days later, Cui Jinbai blocked the door of her courtyard with a food box and confessed to her in front of all the servants in the courtyard.Bu Shulin looked at his astonishingly bright eyes, but could only bite her lip and step back - her identity as a woman could not be revealed at all. Only by standing here as the crown prince of Shunan could she protect the thousands of people in Shunan.

The reports from the side were as urgent as sparks. On the day Shen Yueshan left the capital, the wind outside the city gate was soaked with frost.Shen Xihe personally handed over the cotton-padded coat that took three days and nights to sew. The stitches were densely packed with the warmest white cashmere, and even the neck protector was embroidered with tiny peace patterns.When Shen Yueshan led his troops to the Luoxia Valley, thick fog suddenly billowed out from the mountains. The enemy's ambush had long been hidden deep in the fog. Cold arrows tempered with poison fell like a shower, killing dozens of soldiers in just a moment.

Shen Yueshan remained calm in the face of danger, and was about to rush forward with his spear in hand, when the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind - Xiao Huayong came through the fog with his elite guards, and rushed in front of him to block the deadly hidden arrows for Shen Yueshan. Finally, he shot a backhand arrow through the enemy leader's throat, and the arrow cluster was nailed to the rock, causing the gravel to rustle down.It was the night when the candlelight in the army tent was flickering. Xiao Huayong confessed to his confidants that at this age, no one had ever made him worry about sleeping or eating well. He did not believe in destiny and only took steps to make ends meet, which always warmed Shen Xihe's heart.When the news came back to the capital, Shen Xihe was tracing patterns on the ice on the window. Hearing this, his fingertips paused, and a faint smile spread across his lips - Xiao Huayong was the only person in the world who dared to steal the limelight in front of thousands of troops.

On the day of the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, the palace was filled with glazed lanterns that were dazzling with gold. All the princes were showing off their bows at the banquet. Only Xiao Huayong's arrow hit the sweet-scented osmanthus cloud cake on the top of the table. He put the cake into his mouth with a smile, and fell straight in front of the table the next second.After diagnosing his pulse, the imperial doctor discovered that the herbs added to the snacks, which most people would take to calm the spirits, were the triggers for old illnesses. He half-leaned on the couch and begged the emperor for a reward. He named Shen tide and entered the palace to take care of him, and legitimately kept him by his side.The servant Tianyuan saw that his master was still coaxing despite coughing, and finally couldn't hold back, and told everything: he had known that Shen tide and Shen Xi had mistakenly believed the rumor that the prince's life was short when he agreed to the engagement. That day in Luoxia Valley, he knew that the arrow was highly poisonous but still insisted on rushing forward, and was already determined to die together with Shen Yueshan; in order to stay with her for a few more years, he endured the severe pain like broken bones and took medicinal baths every day for these years, and spent most of his life in the medicine.

Shen tide and Li listened to everything in the corridor. After returning home and staying up all night, they were shocked to realize that they had missed his entire sincerity hidden behind his sharp edge.The next day she went to visit the doctor with her medicine box. As soon as she opened the curtain, she saw the man who had been reading the military book softened his back, leaned on the pillow, coughed and asked her for water. His fingertips deliberately rubbed her wrist bones, which made her blush, and she ran out of the door in a panic.At the same time in Dali Temple, Cui Jinbai held a few old cases as big as sesame seeds and arrested Bu Shulin, who had been hiding from him for a long time. He tapped his fingertips on the table and made a deal with her: He was no longer allowed to avoid her in the future, so he would write off these trivial matters.

At that time, Zhongshu ordered Xue Heng to suffer from serious illness, and the vacant position became the fat man in the court, and the various forces were fiercely biting.Xiao Huayong visited the Tao Mansion late at night with a rare Duan Inkstone, and urged the most senior Tao Zhuanxian to take over the position. Even if others made a fuss about his granddaughter who was engaged to the prince, he was sure that no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty could hold this position more securely than Tao Zhuanxian.A few days later, the imperial edict was issued, and Tao Zhuanxian took office, cutting off all thoughts of the others.

Shen Xihe was afraid that the Shen family would become too powerful and repeat the same mistake as the Gu family, so they hurriedly found Xiao Huayong to argue. He said firmly that as long as he was around, she would never let her experience the same suffering as the Gu family.At the same time, the memory of Xiao Changqing's memory of kneeling outside the palace many years ago and risking his life just to save Gu Qingzhi's life surged back into his heart.When the notice about the spring banquet was sent to each government, the Queen Mother singled out Shen tide to organize next year's banquet. Princess Anling retorted on the spot, saying that she had not yet married into the royal family and was not considered a member of the palace, so how could she be qualified.

Shen Xihe took advantage of the situation and bowed down, but the wife below had already whispered, secretly guessing that her marriage to Xiao Huayong might have changed.A few days later, Princess Xin's memorial day was approaching, and Xiao Changqing personally handed over the invitation. She had lied to others about being close friends with Gu Qingzhi in the past, but this time, she couldn't avoid it after all.

When Shen Xihe stepped into the mourning hall, the incense ash from the eaves was falling on the bluestone.The portrait of Gu Qingzhi hanging high in the hall has clear features and deliberate brushstrokes, clearly meant for her to see alone.She lit three sticks of incense, and the green smoke curled around her fingers. After the ceremony, she was about to turn around and leave, but Xiao Changqing's gentle invitation came from behind her, inviting her to sit and drink tea in the side hall.

When the porcelain cup was handed to him, Shen tide and his fingertips paused for a moment - there was a cold incense containing vanilla hidden in the tea. This herb was incompatible with Xiao Changqing's medicinal properties, and drinking it would result in death on the spot.If she tried to stop him, her identity that she had worked so hard to hide would be revealed. She could only suppress her thoughts and say that there were some trivial matters in the house, so she stood up and left.But as soon as her steps crossed the threshold, scenes of life and death in the past surged up. After all, she couldn't just watch him die.

When he turned back, his fingertips felt cold. He took out the antidote that had been prepared from the drawer in the inner room and stuffed it into Xiao Changqing's mouth without any explanation.This scene fell into the eyes of Xiao Changying who was behind the screen. A smile spread in his eyes - the plan was finally completed. Except for Shen Xihe, who was Gu Qingzhi, no one in the world knew that the antidote was hidden in this drawer, and no one knew about Xiao Changqing's fatal taboo against containing vanilla.But Shen Xihe's expression was not confused. She raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Changqing. There was no wave in her tone. He was too obsessed with you, but Qing Zhi had never been in love with you. The previous engagement was just a family marriage. He was pushing each other step by step. It was always just his wishful thinking.

The next day Bu Shulin came to the door, his eyes fell on the cloak embroidered with dark patterns behind Shen Xihe, and his heart was moved at a glance. His fingertips were almost touching the material, and then he suddenly remembered that he was walking as a man and could never expose his daughter's body. He could only suppress his inner love and changed the topic with a smile.After nightfall, I walked into the sparse forest and followed Shen tide and Tao Zhuanxian back to watch the New Year's Eve. Tao Zhuanxian had already prepared the New Year's bag, and the red envelope glowed warmly under the candlelight.Not long after, Xiao Huayong also came through the snow. The room was filled with bright lights and the sound of laughter filled the window paper.

After drinking for three rounds, he deliberately lowered his eyes and sighed, saying that although he had many brothers and sisters, no one was willing to accompany him to watch the New Year's Eve. There was a bit of sincerity in his eyes, and he only asked Shen Xi and the handmade purse to comfort Lone Han.Shen Xihe couldn't resist him, so he could only take off his close-fitting purse and hand it over.Late at night, during the palace confinement, Shen tide and Xiao Huayong were returning. On the way, the driver suddenly made a detour and led her to a secluded long street.

Xiao Changqing was standing in the snow when fireworks suddenly exploded behind him, filling the night sky like flowing clouds - this was a scene he had been looking forward to for many years. In the past, Gu Qingzhi had never been willing to stay so close to him.But the fireworks hadn't ended yet, and layers of seas of light suddenly rose further away. Thousands of fireworks bloomed one after another, making half of the sky as bright as day.It was the fireworks that Xiao Huayong had prepared in advance, and they were spread out layer by layer, crushing Xiao Changqing's lonely romance without a trace.

A few days later, as soon as Bu Shulin returned home, Cui Jinbai handed over a speech, saying that he and his younger brother were in conflict, and that he had to move out of the Duke's mansion this year. He had no other place to go but to live temporarily at Shen Xihe's place.Just after the New Year, Munuha, the prince of the Le tribe, came to Beijing to pay tribute. He openly asked for marriage in the Jinluan Palace. All the princesses in the palace looked pale, and no one wanted to go to that desolate and cold place.The eldest Princess Pingling was even more anxious. A few days ago during the spring banquet, she made fun of Shen tide and made the Queen Mother unhappy. Now no one is willing to speak for her. In order to avoid the marriage, she can only secretly plan a way out.

The next day Princess Pingling went to the mountain to pray for blessings, but she bumped into Munuha on the way.He stepped forward to stop her and bluntly stated that he wanted to cooperate with her - the one he really wanted to marry was Shen Xihe, the daughter of Duke Wei.Princess Pingling immediately changed her expression and said bluntly that Shen Xihe was the future crown princess, and if she acted forcefully, it would only provoke war between the two countries, and if the Ruole clan married the Duke of Wei, the northwest defense line would no longer be safe.

She wanted to refuse flatly, but Munuha took out a box of love incense and advised her with a cold smile that she might as well think about it carefully, otherwise she would have to marry far away in the wilderness.In the shadow of the tree behind him, a mysterious figure quietly disappeared. All the plans were made by this person.At the palace banquet that night, a maid deliberately poured wine on Shen tide's clothes and led her to a remote room to change.

As soon as Shen Xihe stepped into the door, he smelled the sweet fragrance and fell softly to the ground together with Mo Yu.Princess Pingling walked out of the darkness and took a pill for her. A moment later, Munuha's footsteps came outside the door.

On top of the dragon case, the emperor sighed long and short at the memorial of marriage, and his palms clenched tightly - the palace was full of golden branches and jade leaves, and he was reluctant to send any of them to that remote place where the yellow sand was rolling.Princess Ping Ling, who was living in the dormitory, woke up in the middle of the night. When she opened her eyes, she saw Munuha lying on her side, her whole body frozen as if she had fallen into an ice cave.It turns out that Shen Xihe and Mo Yu had noticed something strange about the fragrance in the wing, and they planned to pretend to be unconscious. When Princess Pingling came in and started to tamper with her, Mo Yu took advantage of the situation and knocked her out with a palm.

All the candles in the dark room were extinguished. When Munuha stepped in, he mistakenly identified Princess Pingling as Shen Xihe. The marriage was finally a foregone conclusion.The next day, the imperial edict was issued, and Princess Pingling married the Le clan in a distant place. The journey was high and the mountains were high and the road was far away. It was likely that she would never return to the capital for reunion in the rest of her life.Within a few days, there were many foreign traders in the streets and alleys of the capital, and the long stalls were filled with rare and rare treasures. Shen Xihe immediately fell in love with the rare and expensive Qionghua with thin leaves, and immediately bought it. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a round fan with an aquatic pattern. As soon as his fingertips touched the handle, he realized that Xiao Changqing had already pocketed it.

Seeing that the searching in his eyes was still lingering, she turned around and left without wanting to stay any longer. However, Xiao Changqing quickly stepped forward and forced the fan into her palm.This scene fell in the eyes of Xiao Huayong not far away, his eyes darkened, and he already had a plan in his heart.On the way back to the forest trail, a group of men in black suddenly rushed out. Bao Bao tried his best to protect the master, but in the end they were outnumbered. Shen tide and he were kidnapped to a thatched cottage in a remote mountain col.

She pretended to faint, taking advantage of the guard's laxity to knock them out. When she raised her eyes, she caught a glimpse of the tattoos on their backs.The sound of horse hooves shattered the mountain wind, and Xiao Huayong, wearing a silver mask, broke in first as the embroiderer, followed closely by Xiao Changqing, who also rushed in with his sword.The two exchanged several moves, and Xiao Changqing gradually fell behind, but Xiao Huayong didn't reveal any flaws from beginning to end. Only Xiao Changqing picked up Xiao Changying's exclusive jade token among the grass.

After escaping from danger, Shen Xihe bandaged his wounds and whispered that behind the necks of those people were the totems of Nanzhou Kingdom, and they were Li Yanhui's men.Xiao Huayong paused with his fingertips, and it became clear at once - Li Yanhui's target was him, and kidnapping Shen Xihe was just a bargaining chip to blackmail him.After nightfall, the two stayed in a suburban inn. Xiao Huayong covered his heart and pretended to be sick, forcing himself to share a room with Shen Xihe.

Shen Xihe immediately agreed, and just as his eyes filled with joy, he realized that she had been staring at the fine-leafed Qionghua on the table all night, waiting to see it bloom in the middle of the night, but her little thoughts finally came to nothing.The next day, Xiao Changqing went to the palace to face the saint, and told the whole story about his encounter with the mask master in the mountains that day. He also took out a jade token to prove that the man was Xiao Huayong, and questioned why he left the capital to recuperate.The Queen Mother immediately frowned, thinking that he was deliberately framing Shen Xihe's affairs. Before she finished speaking, news came from the East Palace that Xiao Huayong was seriously ill.

The emperor and the empress hurried over and saw Xiao Huayong lying on the couch with a pale face. Xiao Changqing was still reluctant and asked him to untie his clothes and check if there were any sword wounds to find out whether it was true or false.Shen Xihe took a step forward and said loudly that from last night to this moment, Xiao Huayong had not left his side for even a moment.The Queen Mother was overjoyed, thinking that the two were deeply in love, and immediately proposed to advance the wedding date.

Xiao Changqing objected desperately, but Xiao Huayong spoke slowly, saying that he understood his obsession with “Gu Qingzhi”, and blamed himself for not being sensible when he was young, which always made his brothers unhappy.Li Yan was imprisoned within a few days after she returned, and all her accomplices confessed that she was the one who was responsible for the interception and killing.When Nanzhou was defeated, she endured the humiliation and married King Ding, lying dormant for many years just for revenge.

The emperor decreed that she should be given a completely poisonous wine, and Prince Xiao Changtai rushed to the dungeon like crazy, grabbed the poisonous wine, and drank it first.Li Yan looked back at him falling beside her, and then she understood the feelings that had been hidden for many years, and burst into tears.Shen tide and he had expected that the emperor would not really kill her, but sure enough, Xiao Changtai just faked his death and fainted, and both of them survived.

Xiao Changqing still refused to give up. He knelt in front of the emperor and begged the emperor to issue an order to terminate their engagement. He bluntly stated that he would not marry anyone other than Shen Xihe.The emperor looked at him and finally revealed the truth: Xiao Huayong has a long life, and he just wants to live the rest of his life as he pleases. And you are the most prestigious among the princes. I have already regarded you as the heir apparent. You must not be trapped in the love between children.But Xiao Changqing didn't care about the supreme position at all, he just wanted to keep Shen Xihe.

In the end, he was sent to guard the palace gate. Xiao Changmin came here to taunt him, saying with a smile that he would marry the daughter of the Minister of Household Affairs in the near future, and that he had already been favored by the Holy Heart, so he walked away triumphantly.A few days later, a scholar suddenly beat drums outside the palace to express his grievances, accusing him of cheating in the scientific examination and selling his official position.The emperor immediately ordered the new imperial examination candidates to retake the examination in the hall. A group of people all turned into idiots who had forgotten their words. They hesitantly admitted that they had bought the questions and memorized the answers in advance, and even divulged the source of the examination questions.

Long Yan was furious, and all civil and military officials in the court looked at each other. No one dared to take on this hot case. Only Xiao Huayong stepped forward and accepted the order for a thorough investigation.

When the wind of late spring carried the poplar catkins into the side hall of Shen's mansion, my aunt was holding the handkerchief and crying so hard that her shoulders were shaking.The old article involving his son many years ago was uncovered by someone, and now it has stirred up trouble again. When Tao Zhuanxian found out, he locked his eldest grandson in the study and scolded him. Seeing that the situation was about to get out of hand, his aunt could only beg Shen Xihe with red eyes, hoping that she could say soft words in front of the prince and take advantage of her cousin.At the same time, outside the imperial study room, all the officials knelt down and remonstrated, and every word pointed to the recent scandal of scientific examination fraud.

Xiao Huayong tapped the file on the case with his fingertips, his eyes were as cold as ice, and his loud words filled the entire palace. This matter will be investigated thoroughly. No matter who is involved, even if they are members of the royal family, I will never tolerate it.When others thought that she would use the prince's partiality to excuse the Shen family members, she instead raised her eyes to look at Xiao Huayong, her tone was sober and firm, saying that His Highness did not need to care about her, and just treated everyone equally according to the law.If today sets a precedent for my cousin, in the future, those poor scholars who have studied hard for decades will no longer be able to get ahead with their pen and ink.

This courage shook Xiao Huayong's heart. He suddenly remembered the past when he took part in the scientific examination under a pseudonym many years ago - that day he saw with his own eyes the rich children cheating, but the examiner turned a blind eye. He was heartbroken and secretly determined that if he came into power one day, he would give justice to the world's scholars.That night he changed into his regular clothes, led Shen tide and he out of the palace, sat down at an old roadside stall at the entrance of the alley, and drank warm sugar water to guess lantern riddles. The evening breeze carried the smoke of fireworks, and the two of them talked and laughed, leaving the troubles of the court behind for the time being.In the next few nights, Shen tide and Mr. Zong stayed by the thin-leaf viburnum in the backyard, taking care of it carefully all night long.

Others don't know how precious this flower is, but she is the only one who knows that this rare flower can exactly relieve the symptoms of Xiao Huayong's body when used as medicine.At the same time, Bu Shulin watched Cui Jinbai busy in the palace from a distance. He finally found out from the servant that he was going to the palace today for business. Then he took his money and slipped away to the busiest restaurant in the city to enjoy himself. As soon as he ordered his favorite dish, he was bumped into by Cui Jinbai who was returning.He brought out the rules of the house with a stern face and ordered her not to come to a place like this to have fun in the future. Bu Shulin was not willing to comply. The two stood at the door of the restaurant and couldn't argue. Cui Jinbai followed her and kept chattering all the way. She was so angry that she fluttered her sleeves and walked home.

As soon as they stepped into the door of the mansion, the two of them accidentally bumped into each other's arms. When their eyes met, the air around them froze, and both of them turned red at the same time.Bu Shulin was helpless by him, so he could only grit his teeth and compromise, nodding his head and promising never to go to the restaurant privately again.But bad news still came one after another. Dr. Xie visited famous mountains and finally found a hidden master of detoxification. However, the doctor shook his head repeatedly after diagnosing the pulse, leaving only one sentence: "There is no way to save the day" - Xiao Huayong's oil is exhausted, and he only has one year left.

Xiao Huayong had no intention of hiding it from Shen Xihe. He sat under the window and calmly told all the news about his limited time. At the end, he chuckled, "Didn't she agree to the engagement just because she thought I would be short-lived?"Now that he wants to advance the wedding date, he will naturally do his best to protect the Shen family. He only hopes that she can fulfill her original promise and help him find the person who poisoned her.That night, I stayed awake all night, staying alone beside the thin-leafed Qionghua. I gently stroked the tender green leaves with my fingertips, silently hoping in my heart that it would bloom soon.

In the bedroom on the other side, Xiao Huayong was polishing the bride's tiara with his own hands, lit by candlelight. Every line concealed his unspoken thoughts.When the morning light shone through the window lattice the next day, Shen Xihe nodded and agreed to get married.When the news reached Xiao Changqing's ears, his hand holding the scroll paused, and there was a trace of imperceptible sadness in his eyes, but he soon felt relieved.

He had already decided not to dwell on the past, but looked far away in the direction of the East Palace, wishing her and the prince a stable and happy life in his heart.Xiao Huayong ordered dozens of wedding clothes woven with gold and embroidered phoenixes to be brought from the inner treasury, allowing Shen Xihe to choose. The wedding day was approaching in an instant.The tiara he made by himself was placed on the dressing table. The fine pearls were gathered together to look like Qionghua. It was unique and unique in the world.

When Shen Xihe walked up to him in a bright red wedding dress, Xiao Huayong looked at the person he longed for, his eyes were hot, and tears of excitement were shining in his eyes.

Red silk rolled over the capital, and the sound of drum music spread throughout Jiuqu. Shen Xihe's wedding to Prince Xiao Huayong became the most prosperous scene in the entire capital in recent days.The people lined the streets to congratulate each other, and colored paper and wedding candies fell all over the street. Only Xiao Changqing and Xiao Changying, who were deep in the palace wall, stood in the shadow of the Zhulou and watched the procession of honor passing by. Their fingertips were clenched and turned white. They watched helplessly as the person in their hearts, dressed in a phoenix crown and harem, married as the crown prince.After the marriage ceremony, Xiao Huayong saw that she had been socializing all day long, and he was afraid that she was already hungry. He had already ordered someone to prepare soft lotus seed soup and a few of her favorite snacks, and secretly handed them to her.

After nightfall, he deliberately frowned, pretending to be drunk and tired, and retreated to the bridal chamber early.The two of them had already made an agreement, and he didn't go too far this night.When the footsteps of the palace guards outside the palace were far away, Xiao Huayong led Shen tide and pushed open the secret door in the wall, followed the unknown secret passage, and went straight to the depths of the mountains and forests on the outskirts of Beijing.

There was a secluded courtyard hidden deep in the forest, with lights flickering under the eaves. Shen Yueshan and her brother were standing in front of the steps, waiting for her.On their wedding day, they were able to see their close relatives. The tips of Shen tide's noses sore and tears rolled down their faces.Xiao Huayong tidied his robes and bowed respectfully to Shen Yueshan. He expressed his sincere thanks to him for entrusting him with the jewel in his palm, and would treat him sincerely in the future.

The meeting was short-lived, and Shen Xihe did not dare to stay outside for a long time. The family hurriedly exchanged a few words of farewell, and then had to return to the East Palace through a secret passage overnight.That night, the two of them were lying on the same bed and fully clothed. Xiao Huayong lay beside her, turning over and over, unable to hide the affection in his eyes, but always remembered the agreement and refused to be rude in the slightest. Later, tiredness came over him, and they fell asleep in each other's arms.The morning light filtered through the window lattice the next day, and when they woke up they found that they had hugged each other tightly at some point.

During breakfast, Shen tide and he only focused on picking up fish meat for the pet cat at their feet, without paying any attention to the prince beside him. Xiao Huayong was filled with inexplicable jealousy and deliberately stretched out his hand to tease the cat, but was scratched by the cat's claws on the side of his neck, causing a few light red blood marks.He originally wanted to attract Shen Xihe's attention, but now he got his wish. Shen Xihe was angry and laughing, so she had to take ointment and wipe it carefully for him.Xiao Huayong glanced at Mo Yu, the maid next to him, and Mo Yu led the palace attendants to retreat, leaving the two of them alone in the palace.

By the morning of the court meeting, the scratches on Xiao Huayong's neck were half-covered and half-exposed outside the collar. The civil and military officials in the court saw this and secretly speculated that the newlywed prince had been having sex frequently. Even Tao Zhuanxian, who had always been a rigid man, grabbed him privately after the court and told him earnestly not to indulge in pleasure and to take care of his body.At the same time, Xiao Changqing and Xiao Changying went into the palace to have dinner with their mother and concubine. The mother and concubine were originally worried that the two of them would be depressed because of Shen tide and their marriage to the East Palace. Seeing that the two looked calm and calm, she was secretly relieved.But after leaving the dormitory, Xiao Changying could see the lingering obsession in his brother's eyes. He advised his brother that the matter was over, Shen Xihe was already the princess, and if it was difficult to turn back, it would be better to let it go.

Xiao Changqing, however, just looked in the direction of the East Palace and tapped the pillars with his fingertips. He had already made a plan in his heart - what he wanted to wait for was the day when Xiao Huayong's death was approaching.A few days later, Xiao Huayong and Shen Xihe entered the palace to pay their respects to the Queen Mother. During the gossip, the Queen Mother suddenly mentioned with a smile that she wanted to choose some concubines for the prince.Shen Xihe had no choice but to suppress his emotions, pretend to be generous and meek, and bowed in agreement.

After leaving Cining Palace, she finally had some resentment in her heart that she couldn't even explain, so she took the car back to Shen Mansion alone.Xiao Huayong was walking alone on the palace road. As soon as he turned around the rockery, he saw the daughter of the Minister of War deliberately slipped and fell straight in front of him. Her desire to cling to the prince and beg to be his concubine was almost clearly written on her face.In order to put an end to this trouble, Xiao Huayong suddenly turned his body and fainted in front of her.

The news that the prince fainted in the imperial garden quickly reached the imperial court, and the emperor immediately summoned the Minister of War and reprimanded him severely. The family's wishful thinking of relying on their daughter to seize the East Palace was completely in vain.Gu Qingshu had always admired Xiao Changying's heroic appearance on the battlefield, so she wanted to talk to him for some reason, but Xiao Changying declined politely.She was unwilling to give in, and found out that King Ning intended to remarry Hu Kailao, so she went to please Hu Kailao every day, hoping to use her to speak nicely in front of King Ning and find more opportunities to get in touch with the prince.

The next day, the Empress Dowager held a banquet in the palace, and all the ladies from all the palaces attended the banquet. However, there was a smell of verbena secretly spreading in the corner of the palace. After smelling it for a moment, a red rash appeared on her wrists and neck. Gu Qingshu quickly supported her and they went out of the palace to find a quiet place to apply medicine.

On the day of the banquet held by the Queen Mother, silk and bamboo were wrapped around the beams in the palace, and noble ladies from various palaces came forward in turn to perform performances.Although the red rash on his wrists has not faded, Hu Hanrao is still dancing gracefully with his face covered with gauze. Gu Qingshu sits on one side and plays the piano in harmony. The melodious music of the piano makes the dance more agile.At the end of the song, the Queen Mother smiled and said she wanted to see Hu Nailao's true appearance. Shen tide and others looked on coldly, knowing in their hearts that the inexplicable smell of verbena from before was originally directed at Hu Nailao.

Gu Qingshu played the role of "deep sisterly love" in a flawless manner throughout the whole process. She was always considerate of Hu Wei, and her knowledgeable and reasonable appearance actually made the Queen Mother pay special attention to her.After the banquet, Princess Ruyang invited Shen Xihe to sit alone in the back garden. Not long after, Xiao Huayong also came slowly.The newly roasted tea has been prepared on the stone table, but Ruyang's tea-making technique is skillful and natural. Even the tea set on the table is almost exactly the same as what Xiao Hua and Yong are used to.

Shen Xihe's eyes paused for a moment, and she immediately realized that there was an old relationship between the two that she had never known about.Xiao Huayong saw the lingering indifference in her eyes, so he deliberately stayed a moment longer and slowly taught Ruyang tea art, hoping to tease her, but he didn't expect Shen Xihe to just lower his eyes and twist the tea cup, with an expression that was completely unperturbed.Ruyang had already felt sour in her heart. She had admired Xiao Huayong since she was a child, and today she took out this paired tea set specifically to prick Shen Xihe. Seeing that the other party didn't care at all, she simply found a chance to be alone and confessed her feelings to Xiao Huayong, saying that she was willing to be a concubine even if she was just a concubine.

But Xiao Huayong always only treated her with the same affection as a brother and sister. He gently advised her to let go of her obsessions and find her husband. He also solemnly swore that in this life, his position and sincerity would only be given to Shen tide and one person.After returning to the East Palace, Xiao Huayong immediately ordered people to destroy all the tea sets, and ordered that no utensils of the same style as those of other women would be allowed to appear in the East Palace in the future.He also specially found a parrot with brightly colored fur and trained it in person every day. Within a few days, the bird was able to speak human words, and every word was soft words to express his feelings to Shen Xihe.

When Shen Xihe looked at the humane little bird, the lightness in his eyes completely disappeared, and a smile secretly appeared on the corners of his lips.Xiao Huayong struck while the iron was hot and immediately invited her to go on a spring outing in the countryside with him the next day.The next day the sky was bright and clear, and the two of them walked side by side in the countryside, testing arrows in the forest, picking up flowers by the stream, chatting and laughing side by side. Even Mo Yu and Tian Yuan who were accompanying them couldn't help but feel envious.

But after nightfall, there were several dark shadows quietly surging in the darkness, and one of them handed a small bottle of medicine into Gu Qingshu's hand.At the same time, Hu Lerao was kneeling in front of his parents and begging, admitting that he had lost his innocence long ago and could never marry Prince Ning.Hu Shilang was frightened and angry. He could only lie to the outside world that his daughter was infected with tuberculosis in order to reject the engagement. However, he had already secretly made up his mind to send her to a nunnery to end her life after the storm subsided.

Hu Nailao, who was desperate, gave all the jewelry to Gu Qingshu, saying that if she hadn't been the one to pull the strings, he wouldn't have been able to meet his beloved Wen Langjun.Gu Qingshu pretended to be moved, took out a bottle of medicine to trick her, and after persuading her, she was able to fake her death and escape, and then she and her sweetheart flew away.Hu Xingrao believed it, completely unaware that the other party had already made up his mind to take her place.

A few days later, when the three of them were traveling together, an “assassin” pretended to assassinate King Ning. Hu Nailao followed the plan and sacrificed his life to protect him. When he fell to the ground, he suddenly realized that the properties of the medicine were wrong. It was not a medicine to fake death at all.She pointed at Gu Qingshu with trembling fingers, but as she spoke, the other person rushed towards her and hugged her tightly. Without being able to tell even half of the truth, she completely lost her breath.King Ning was grateful that Hu Kailao had sacrificed his life to save her, and felt sorry for Gu Qingshu's loss of a close friend, so he decided to bring her into his palace.

In order to pursue this marriage, the Hu family simply adopted Gu Qingshu as their legitimate daughter, and only said that she was Hu Lingrao's biological sister.But Shen Xihe had already seen through Gu Qingshu's methods and knew that Hu Kailao's death was no accident. Even the insomnia that the Queen Mother had suffered from for a long time was secretly drugged and falsely diagnosed and treated, and she gained the Queen Mother's trust.Soon after, Concubine Rong handed over the errand of organizing the blessing ceremony to Shen Xihe, and even handed over the jade tablets for arranging palace servants.

Mo Yu was full of doubts and felt that Concubine Rong had no good intentions, but Shen Xihe had already secretly set up spies to keep track of everything going on in the harem.On the day of the ceremony, the royal incense in the emperor's hand suddenly broke. Long Yan was furious. Concubine Rong immediately knelt down to plead guilty, pointing the finger at Shen Xihe both inside and outside her words.Chen tide and Nong Rong asked for orders, willing to check the ingredients in the incense in public. If no clues could be found, they were willing to accept the crime of being unworthy of virtue.

Sure enough, abnormal gold powder was detected from the incense ashes, and the clues were traced to Yu Wan, Rong Fei's personal maid.All the witnesses and physical evidence were there, and Yuwan was killed with a cane on the spot. Although the emperor did not explicitly punish Concubine Rong, he took back her power to co-manage the Sixth Palace and handed over all palace affairs to Shen Xihe.

On this day, the warm light flooded through the gilded window lattice. Xiao Huayong's fingertips were stained with delicate rouge, and he was personally painting Shen Xihe's eyebrows and lips.When the palace attendant informed Xiao Changqing and Xiao Changying that they were visiting, instead of stopping, he raised his eyes and looked at Shen Xihe in the mirror and smiled, his movements becoming more and more calm, clearly intending to openly show this unique preference in front of the two of them.The two of them came here to intercede for the imprisoned Concubine Rong.

Xiao Huayong put down the rouge box, his tone was calm but every word was critical, and he slowly told the story of Concubine Rong's secret murder, which had already touched people's lives.He said frankly that if Shen tide and Xin Shan hadn't exposed her, Concubine Rong would have been punished according to the law, and it was a great grace to spare her life now.Xiao Changqing and Xiao Changying looked at each other in silence upon hearing this, knowing that they were in the wrong. Their eyes looking at Shen Xihe were filled with true gratitude.

They didn't know that these words were Xiao Huayong's deliberate arrangement - he was very aware of the power of the two of them in the court. Instead of turning them into enemies, it would be better to use this kindness to turn them into Shen Xihe's backers. Even if something unexpected happens to him in the future, these two people will definitely remember that today's friendship will protect her. One more ally will always be one more hidden danger.These confessions fell into the ears of Shen Xihe outside. She stood in the corridor, the wind blew through her clothes, and her heart felt hot and sour.She had always told herself that her relationship with him was just a profit transaction, but the little moments she spent together day and night had already rubbed her heart into the years. She took care of the rare Qionghua with thin leaves every day, and worked hard to develop an antidote for him. This unconcealable love had already been deeply planted.

At night, Xiao Huayong spread paper in front of the case, and what he wrote on his pen were all the bits and pieces of his and Shen Xihe's past - the way she frowned while studying the medicine, the way she raised her eyes and smiled, all were carefully traced on the paper by him.He picked up the soup on the table and found that today's medicine was a little more refreshing and cooling than before. He immediately guessed that Shen Xihe had secretly adjusted the prescription.With a smile in his eyes, he turned to the small kitchen and stewed a cup of warm tonic soup for her with his own hands. He thought that if the atmosphere tonight was just right, he could really consummate the marriage with her. Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached the bed, he saw Shen Xihe placing a string of silver bells in the middle of the bed, clearly signaling that he was not allowed to cross the line.

Tian Yuan and Mo Yu, who were guarding outside the hall, heard intermittent soft sounds in the house. They looked at each other, the tips of their ears turned red, and they couldn't help but think about it secretly.The next day, Shen tide and Yi Zhi went to the palace to summon the female officials of each bureau, and began to reorganize the duties and responsibilities of the carrier pigeons in the palace. When checking the accounts, several vague deficits immediately fell into her eyes.She caught a glimpse of the gold bracelet with a chip on the wrist of Cui Shanggong of Shanggong Bureau, and she immediately identified the joint - it was the person in charge who enriched his own pockets, and then pushed the maidservant to take the blame.

She did not attack on the spot, but only put the palace laws on the table, saying that as long as everyone made up for the shortfall within a time limit, she would forget about it and give everyone a way out.Taking advantage of the opportunity of the new official taking office, she made a rule in public that the promotion of female officials in the harem would be based solely on talent, and no longer rely on seniority to get through the years. For a time, everyone under her was full of energy and no longer dared to do things half-heartedly.A few days later, Shen Yingwei, the head of Huaiyang County, went to the horse market to pick horses, and happened to bump into Xiao Changying who was also selecting good horses for the battle.

People around him couldn't understand the foreign horse dealer's language, so Shen Yingwei stepped forward and translated clearly and neatly in a few words, helping the two of them finalize the deal.Xiao Changying looked at her bright features, and his previous stereotype of her completely changed.When this news reached the ears of the Queen Mother, Shen Ying'a started to think of bringing the two together. Unexpectedly, Shen Ying'a was not willing to marry into a powerful family at all, and even said that she would rather go to a nunnery to live a pure life in the future.

The Queen Mother was angry and helpless, so she had to order her to go back to her mansion and ask Shen Xihe's idea first.At the same time, Bu Shulin deliberately arranged a blind date in order to get rid of Cui Jinbai's entanglement. Unexpectedly, Cui Jinbai found out the location early, broke in, and stayed by the side, making the blind date dumbfounding.Shen Xi found Shen Ying'a for a heart-to-heart talk. She originally hoped that her sister would find a husband, but when she heard Shen Ying'a say that she would never want to be trapped in the back house for the rest of her life, competing with a group of women, she was shocked to realize that her sister had such a thorough understanding, and then she relaxed and never mentioned forced marriage again.

A few days later, Cui Shanggong submitted his resignation. Concubine Rong, who was under grounding, immediately thought of inserting her own people into the Shanggong Bureau.Shen Xihe frowned at the vacant position and could not find a suitable candidate for a while.Xiao Huayong gently pointed out from the side that Shen Yingna had not been cared for by her father since she was a child, but she was able to distinguish right from wrong and understand things under the guidance of her nanny Tan. He had checked earlier that she had worked in the palace's Shanggong Bureau and was familiar with all matters. She was the most suitable candidate for this position.

Before Concubine Rong had time to place her confidant in the Shang Gong Bureau, the vacancy had been firmly taken by Shen Ying's nanny, Tan. She was furious in the palace, clutching the handkerchief, but there was nothing she could do.It just so happened that the Princess of Lanhai Kingdom was about to enter the capital. She suddenly had a calculating light in her eyes, and she made up her mind to secretly help the princess to cling to the prince and use this new power to gain favor and fight for the throne. She did not expect that Shen tide and He would not take this little move to heart from beginning to end.That day, Xiao Huayong concealed it from Shen tide and performed the bone-piercing poison treatment. The cold poison penetrated the bones along the meridians and bit into the heart. He gritted his teeth and refused to make a sound. In the end, he passed out from the pain. He was just trying to earn a few more minutes so that he could stay with her longer.

When he woke up and came back, the silver bell in the palace didn't ring any more that night. He hugged Shen Xi and Shen Xi tightly in his arms, as if he wanted to knead all the longing he had endured over the years into the warmth of the embrace.The next day, Shen Xihe brought back a brightly colored parrot from outside the palace and carved the words "100 years old" on the bird stand with a pen. Others regarded it as an ordinary plaything, but she was the only one who knew that the name concealed the hope that he would live a long life.At the same time, Princess Yaoxi of the Lanhai Kingdom entered the palace to meet the emperor. She raised her hand and gently lowered her veil. The emperor looked at the face with similar eyebrows and eyes, and in a trance, he seemed to see his beloved who passed away many years ago.

Yao Xi Luoluo generously asked for marriage, saying that he had admired the prince since childhood and was willing to become a concubine in the East Palace. Upon hearing this, Xiao Huayong immediately bent over and covered his sleeves, coughing so hard that he could hardly stand upright, hoping that this sudden admiration would stop there.Afterwards, he had planned to directly refuse Yao Xi and not see each other again, but he happened to catch a glimpse of Shen tide and Quan Cheng's expressions that were dull and showed no trace of jealousy. The stubbornness suddenly appeared in his heart, and he immediately changed his mind and took the initiative to go to the appointment to meet Yao west.After a short conversation, he saw through Yao Xi's intention: now that the leader of the Lanhai Kingdom is seriously ill, and her younger brother is still young, she went to Dayao, not for the sake of the love between her children, but clearly because she wanted to use the power of the East Palace to stabilize the family situation.

Xiao Huayong didn't expose it, but instead found a way out for her that was a hundred times safer than marrying into the East Palace.That night he deliberately let out the news, saying that he and Yao Xi had arranged a night outing, and sat alone in the cold rain outside the house for half the night, without waiting for Shen tide or Xun Lai.When he returned to the dormitory all wet and cold, he saw that the person had already slept peacefully. He felt a little disappointed in his heart like a tide, and he just felt that maybe he would never be able to wait for the day when she would be jealous of him.

The next day, Yao west took the initiative to find him and said that she was determined to marry the current His Majesty. She had already seen through the drama that the prince deliberately put on last night. In order to thank him for his clever plan, she was happy to cooperate and pretended to spread some rumors of intimacy with the prince.After a few days like this, shocking news suddenly came out in the capital: Shen Xihe had secretly tied up Yao Xi and hung him from an old locust tree in the suburbs.When the matter came to the attention of the emperor, she spoke so eloquently that the emperor was speechless for a moment, and could only wait for Yaoxi to calm down before making a decision.

No one knew that this farce was planned by the two of them in advance: Yao west deliberately pretended to be incompatible with Shen Xihe, and used this humiliation to test the weight of the emperor's heart.Although Shen Xihe had gained a reputation as arrogant and domineering, he had cleared out many coveters for the prince and gained a solid ally in Yao west in the harem.Not long after, Yaoxi was registered as a concubine, and was favored by the Sixth Palace for a while.

At that time, Bu Shulin made an appointment with a group of friends at a restaurant. When he saw that a few people were going to the romantic place, he immediately stood up and blocked them, hoping that these young people could settle down and start a career, and stop wasting their time.Unexpectedly, this scene was caught by Cui Jinbai who was passing by. He mistakenly thought that Bu Shulin himself was here to have fun, so his face darkened and he turned around and left.Bu Shulin realized what she was doing and hurriedly chased after her, punishing her with three glasses of strong wine to apologize. Cui Jinbai looked at the apology in her eyes, and the anger in her heart had long since dissipated, so he simply pulled her to sit across from her and drink.

After three rounds of drinking, the warm light spread over the rim of the glass. The eyes of the two of them looking at each other were already filled with unbreakable affection.

When the red candle burned out, Cui Jinbai held Bu Shulin's hand, his knuckles turned white, and said that he could no longer tolerate anyone else in his eyes and heart, and he would wait for her return no matter how high the mountains and rivers were.But Bu Shulin only gently broke away from his palm, and his tone was as calm as the wind passing under the eaves. It was just a momentary heartbeat, and there was no need for him to care about her, let alone be responsible.The coldness pierced Cui Jinbai's heart like an ice needle. He was stunned in place, and the hot affection in his chest was shattered into pieces.

That night Xiao Changmin sent his close spies to watch Cui Jinbai and Bu Shulin's every move.While he was concentrating, Gu Qingshu came in with a warm supper. He looked at the food box on the table, and there was a cloud of doubt in his eyebrows - he couldn't figure out why he was attracted to Bu Shulin, the husband, and even Shen Xihe was always very close to this foreign man.A thought suddenly popped into his mind: Could it be that Bu Shulin was not a man at all?

Gu Qingshu was shocked when she heard this. If this guess was true, then the military power in Southern Shu would no longer have any scruples and would be easily obtained.A hint of calculation flashed in her eyes, and then she offered a plan to Xiao Changmin: Please ask your majesty to grant Bu Shulin a marriage, and use this marriage to bind him to death.Xiao Changmin entered the palace the next day and first reported the good news of Gu Qingshu's pregnancy to his father. When Long Yan was overjoyed, he took advantage of the situation and asked for a marriage decree to finalize Bu Shulin's marriage, so that this person from southern Sichuan could be firmly tied to the capital.

It happened that Xiao Huayong came to the palace to visit a patient and was asked about this matter by His Majesty. He knew that if he tried to stop him, his flaws would be exposed, so he could only suppress his emotions and nod in agreement with the holy will.The decree spread, but Shen Xihe was filled with worries - it was not easy to find a reliable woman in the capital to marry Bu Shulin, who could neither reveal her identity nor betray her.The birthday banquet of the Fourteenth Prince will be held in a few days. Xiao Changmin submitted the notice early, and the names of Song Zhaoyi and Bu Shulin were clearly listed as invited.

The fourteenth prince Xiao Changhong was leading a group of companions to have fun in the courtyard. Song Zhaoyi stood on the porch, looking at the lights in the courtyard, feeling grateful to Xiao Changmin for organizing the birthday of his young brother with such great fanfare.Unexpectedly, when Xiao Changhong ran across the edge of the pond, his foot slipped and he fell straight into the cold lake water.Without thinking, Bu Shulin jumped in and rescued the person. She had no idea that falling into the water was a trap set by Gu Qingshu, just waiting for her to reveal a flaw when she changed clothes and reveal the woman's identity.

Gu Qingshu calculated the time correctly and led the imperial doctor and a group of palace officials to come after hearing the news. In name it was to visit the patient, but in fact it was to expose the daughter's body that could not be concealed.Xiao Changmin led his men and ran straight into the door. He thought he would be able to expose Bu Shulin's figure as a woman when she was changing clothes, but when he saw Bu Shulin, he was teasing and playing with his sister-in-law. She deliberately left her clothes open, and her well-defined chest muscles were exposed under the light. She looked completely like a man.Xiao Changmin froze in place, could only pretend to be furious, threw up his sleeves and left angrily.

The news that Bu Shulin was toying with His Highness's relatives soon reached the imperial court. Long Yan was furious and summoned her into the palace to reprimand her face to face.Bu Shulin calmly bowed to explain. He only said that when he was changing clothes, he suddenly felt hot all over his body. He didn't know why the Second Highness's concubine appeared in the room, but instead took the initiative to throw himself into her arms.Shen Xihe came forward in time to testify, saying that there was indeed a strange fragrance in that room. According to medical theory, it was an aphrodisiac that could disturb people's minds.

Xiao Huayong took advantage of the situation and changed the subject, pointing out that someone seemed to be secretly wooing the Shunan forces behind the matter. His Majesty was immediately furious and ordered Xiao Changmin to thoroughly investigate all those who secretly formed cliques for personal gain.It turned out that Shen Xihe had long ago found a man in the military camp who had almost the same appearance as Bu Shulin, and then used the bone pinching technique to fine-tune his body shape, and he was exactly the same as the real Bu Shulin.That man was a dignified man to begin with. As long as he worked hard and imitated Bu Shulin's tone and demeanor, ordinary people wouldn't be able to tell that he was a substitute who could prevent her from dying at the critical moment.

The next day Cui Jinbai packed up and left. Bu Shulin stood in the corridor looking at his back, but after all he did not come forward to try to stay.At the same time, the fifth girl wanted to clarify to Cui Jinbai that she had never deliberately seduced Bu Shulin, but Gu Qingshu and Xiao Changmin put all the blame on her, and even searched% for Bu Shulin's portrait from her room.With no one to argue, the fifth girl could only die to clear her mind and use her life to clear her grievances.

Afterwards, Gu Qingshu, relying on the fact that she was pregnant with the emperor's eldest grandson, forced Princess Anling to give way to her on the palace road. During the argument, she pushed the princess down hard. The princess's arm hit a stone edge and blood oozed out.Shen Xihe happened to be passing by, and the cause and effect became clear at once. She did not favor the pregnant Gu Qingshu, but instead asked the princess to apologize to Gu Qingshu first. However, the maid next to Gu Qingshu was so bold that she started fighting in public. Shen Xihe immediately ordered the maid to be beaten to death with a cane.Gu Qingshu watched helplessly as her confidant died in front of her eyes, her heart was bleeding with hatred, but she could only force a smile on her face and thanked Chen Xi and said that this maid did not understand etiquette.

Shen Xihe didn't buy it at all, and exposed all her previous schemes in public, all thanks to the help and cover-up of this maid.Gu Qingshu didn't care at all, she just stroked her belly and sneered. Now that she was pregnant with His Majesty's eldest grandson, her holy love was strong, and her status was already as stable as Mount Tai.A few days later, Princess Ruyang took the initiative to find Shen Xihe and said that she already knew that Bu Shulin was a daughter - it was Bu Shulin who saved her life when she was in trouble ten years ago.

Now that she is isolated and helpless in the palace, she would like to ask for a marriage in a sparse forest, which can not only consolidate the family's power through the Shunan Alliance, but also protect each other.Shen Xihe did not want to waste her life, so she explained all the pros and cons and advised her to think again.Shen Xihe changed Xiao Huayong's dressing at night, and saw the old wounds on his back intertwined, and realized how much pain he had endured over the years to heal his wounds. She felt sad, and the next day she knitted a peace knot for him with her own hands. The knot was full of heartache and longing that could not be hidden.

Shen Xihe was guarding the fire in the small kitchen and cooked several of her favorite side dishes for Bu Shulin. As soon as they were brought to the table, she saw Bu Shulin covering his lips and bending down, his face suddenly turned pale.Her heart tightened, and she immediately signaled her maid Mo Yu to step forward to check her pulse secretly. As soon as her fingertips touched her wrist pulse, Mo Yu's eyebrows suddenly raised - Bu Shulin was already two months pregnant.At this point, Bu Shulin could no longer hide it, and confessed everything to Shen Xihe with lowered eyes: he unexpectedly spent that night with Cui Jinbai, and after getting along day and night, he had already been sincerely moved.

Shen tide and Shen Xi were silent for a long time, and finally patted her shoulder, and decided to give in. Shu Lin's substitute Shen Jiu came forward to attend all public occasions for her, protect her behind him, and avoid all open and covert attacks.Xiao Huayong watched Bu Shulin leave in despair from a distance, and turned to ask Shen Xi and the truth. The pain and struggle in Cui Jinbai's eyes just now had clearly brought the entanglement between the two to the table.When Yebu Shulin took the initiative to make an appointment with Cui Jinbai, his fingertips were trembling slightly when he arrived, looking flattered.

Bu Shulin looked up at him and admitted frankly that she had already been pleased with him. However, as a female general in southern Shu, she carried the burden of the entire clan on her shoulders. She must go back to marry the aristocratic family as planned, and she must not let the military power in southern Shu fall into the hands of others.She clearly drew the line with each word. After hearing this, Cui Jinbai turned pale and said nothing. He only turned around and left sadly with the chill of late night.Shen Xihe specially prepared a soothing incense for Bu Shulin. With the warm fragrance, Bu Shulin finally expressed what she had been worrying about for a long time. She asked Shen Xihe if she wanted to train Shen Jiujiu to replace her from the beginning.

Shen Xihe did not deny it, only said softly, it is precisely because you are my best friend in life that I have to keep this back-up - if something happens to you on the battlefield one day, Shen Jiu can stabilize the situation for you and protect thousands of people in southern Shu.As he spoke, he took out the pomegranate red gold woven dress that Bu Shulin had spotted at the Silk Shop and handed it over, hoping that besides being a female general wearing armor and going into battle, she would always retain a little daughter's love for beauty.That night Xiao Huayong found Cui Jinbai and told him that Bu Shulin would leave to return to southern Sichuan in the near future. From now on, Shen Shijiu would stay in the capital for her. After saying that, he put a token to enter and exit the Marquis Mansion into his hand, and handed the choice to him, asking him if he dared to take a brave step to pursue his own happiness for this purpose.

At the same time, Gu Qingshu's informant in the Hou Mansion sent back news that there was a secluded courtyard in the mansion specially used for fetal resting, and that Bu Shulin had often gone out in disguise in recent days, which was full of suspicions.Bu Shulin changed into light women's clothes. As soon as he walked to the dock, he found that he was already surrounded by killers.She pulled out the soft sword from her waist and fought hard with the guards around her, but there were too many opponents. During the struggle, her arm was cut with a bone-deep wound.

When Cui Jinbai hurried over with the token in hand, the killers all over the place had fallen into a pool of blood, and Bu Shulin was holding his wound and leaning against the side of the ship to breathe.He rushed over and held her hand, his fingertips covered with blood, and bandaged her wound with red eyes.Bu Shulin hardened his heart and made countless excuses, saying that he was constantly licking blood from his knife and was not suitable to live a stable life with him, and urged him to return to Beijing immediately, but Cui Jinbai seemed to have taken root at the dock and was determined not to leave even half a step.

Bu Shulin looked at the red bloodshot eyes, and finally relented and told him that he was pregnant. Cui Jinbai froze on the spot, and then uncontrollable ecstasy broke out on his face.The assassination plan failed completely. Gu Qingshu knelt in front of the master of the man in black to plead guilty. The master did not punish her and only handed her a bottle of colorless poison from Hu Shang.A few days later, Xiao Changmin complained that he was ill and could not go to court. Gu Qingshu broke into the house and accused him of being so decadent. He was not even half as courageous as Xiao Changqing. During the argument, she even got into a fight with the singer in the house. Xiao Changmin pushed him hard in anger. Gu Qingshu staggered and fell on the stone steps. The emperor's eldest grandson, who was still unformed in her belly, was stillborn.

A few days later, Gu Qingshu personally cooked a bowl of tonic soup for Xiao Changmin, sat by the bed and cried, as if she missed her dead child day and night.But she didn't know that Xiao Changmin had already seen everything clearly - from the beginning to the end, he was just a pawn in her attempt to seize power, and the death of Hu Ningrao was also a conspiracy planned by her.He had already looked down upon all the hypocrisy in this palace, so he picked up the bowl of poisoned soup and drank it without any hesitation.

Gu Qingshu confused right and wrong and insisted in front of the emperor that Prince Ning Xiao Changmin was deliberately plotting rebellion. It was her desperate efforts to stop him that ruined his plan. Unfortunately, she lost her child during the dispute.In order to protect himself, Xiao Changmin simply lied and claimed that he committed suicide by taking poison in the palace. Before his death, he left a suicide note begging His Majesty to terminate their engagement, placing all the blame on himself and eliminating the possibility of subsequent investigation.Only Xiao Huayong didn't believe that his second brother would rebel, let alone take poison easily, so he immediately went to the palace to ask for an audience.

The emperor took out the confession letter left by Prince Ning and pointed out that the mastermind behind the poisonous cherry case was Xiao Changmin. However, there were strange things in every word, which made Xiao Huayong feel suspicious and lingering for a long time.After escaping, Gu Qingshu turned around and went to her brother-in-law, Prince Xin Xiao Changqing. She cried and said that she had nothing to do with Prince Ning now, and she just wanted to find a shelter from the wind and rain in Prince Xin's Mansion.Xiao Changqing had always known her methods, and immediately turned cold and wanted to drive her away, but she huddled on the ground holding the handkerchief, lying that she was exhausted after the miscarriage and had nowhere to go, so she refused to get up.

It happened that the good news came from the Shen family that Shen Xihe's brother was going to get married in the northwest. His Majesty was grateful for the Shen family's meritorious service in protecting the soil, and specially issued an order to allow Shen Xihe to return home to attend his brother's wedding. However, Xiao Huayong's old injuries were not healed and he could not withstand the long journey, so Shen Xihe had to set off alone.Xiao Changqing had found out about Shen Xihe's itinerary early and deliberately met“” at the station she must pass through. Shen Xihe did not want to spread gossip and deliberately kept a distance from him all the way.After nightfall, Xiao Changqing sat on the stone platform downstairs and played the flute. The melodious tunes were full of endless affection. Upstairs, Shen Xi and Zheng had finished bathing and asked their personal maid Zhenzhu to comb her hair. When she looked up, she saw Xiao Huayong, who was supposed to stay in the capital, standing quietly by the door. She was surprised and happy at the same time.

The two of them were talking in a low voice. Xiao Changqing went upstairs to show his goodwill with the cakes he made by himself. When he opened the door, he caught a glimpse of Xiao Huayong in the room. Shen Xihe immediately drove him out with a cold face.The moment the door closed, Xiao Huayong stretched out his hand to pull the person into his arms and kissed him.Xiao Changqing, who was rejected, did not get angry. Instead, he turned around to find Xiao Huayong and deliberately provoked him, saying that he had a long life and could afford to spend it. After all, his life was much longer than others.

The next day, Xiao Huayong personally accompanied Shen Xihe on his way, while Xiao Changqing and his men and horses followed him far behind, like a shadow that couldn't be shaken away.At the same time, in the northwest military camp, the soldiers were busy preparing for the prince's wedding in three days. The atmosphere was full of joy. Only Geng Liang was standing in the corner, his face gradually becoming ferocious, and his eyes filled with hatred for Shen Yueshan that was engraved in his bones.Not long after, a large number of men in black suddenly broke into the military camp and surrounded the Shen family.

Shen Yueshan desperately protected his son from the siege and fled all the way to the city gate, only to find that the soldiers and horses of the Le tribe had already blocked the way - obviously there was a traitor in the army and a traitor to the enemy.Shen Yueshan understood immediately that Geng Liangcheng had rebelled.Back then, Geng Liangcheng's son committed mischief in the army, and it was Geng Liangcheng who was selfless and righteous in killing his relatives. Little did he know that this fateful brotherhood would not be worth the hatred of losing his son.

Geng Liang stood on the tower with madness in his eyes, and immediately ordered thousands of arrows to be fired to kill all the Shen family members.Fortunately, General Yan from outside the city arrived in time with his troops and desperately saved Shen Yueshan and the Crown Prince who were seriously injured. However, Shen Yueshan lost too much blood and remained unconscious.The news reached Shen Xihe's ears on the way, and she immediately sent people to search for famous doctors, and traveled to the northwest at starry night.

When she arrived at the military camp, Shen Yueshan was still awake. The prince held on to his injured body and told the truth, confirming that the traitor was Geng Liangcheng.Shen tide and his fingertips tapped on the table, always feeling that something was fishy - if Geng Liangcheng was just avenging his son, he could have secretly assassinated Shen Yueshan, instead of going to war to collude with the Le clan. It was clear that he wanted to seize power with the help of foreign enemies and completely occupy the northwest.She stayed up all night to revise the city defense map, and she would never let the thousands of miles of northwest territory fall into the hands of the enemy.

Late at night, Ding Wang Xiao Changtai secretly sneaked into Geng Liangcheng's camp and congratulated him, saying that he was only one step away from success. Even Xiao Huayong and Shen Xihe coming to the northwest were all part of his plan.He has never been favored by His Majesty, and he has been jealous of Xiao Huayong for many years.Li Yan on the side tried hard to persuade him to stop, saying that she was unwilling when her motherland was destroyed, but the moment he drank poisoned wine in front of the emperor to plead for her in order to protect her, she realized that living well was what her deceased relatives wanted to see most.

But Xiao Changtai has already gone crazy. He wants to let his always partial father taste the pain of losing everything, and refuses to stop colluding with the Le clan no matter what.The news of Geng Liangcheng's collaboration with the enemy spread back to the capital. He also heard that Duke Shen Yueshan of the State of Wei was seriously injured and fell into a coma. Emperor Long Yan was deeply worried.At this time, Xiao Changying took the initiative to play, begging His Majesty to allow Xiao Changqing to temporarily mobilize surrounding troops and horses to help the northwest. The emperor thought about it again and again and finally made the decision, ordering Xiao Changqing to protect the people of the northwest and calm the chaos.

When the beacon smoke from the northern part of the Great Wall rolled up the iron hooves of the Le tribe and reached the northwest city wall, the whole handsome tent in the border town was filled with hearts.Old General Shen Yueshan was seriously injured and was in coma for many days. The eldest son of the Shen family was seriously injured and could not get up from his bed. Among all the people in the camp who could carry out important tasks, only the crown prince Xiao Huayong, who was still ill, could stand up and take charge of the overall situation.Qin Sui Tianyuan held the decoction and frowned tightly, fearing that his illness would not be able to withstand the danger before the battle, but Xiao Huayong only raised his hand and waved it, his attitude was so firm that there was no room for change.

Seeing the horns of the Le tribe blaring one after another under the city, the generals offered their orders, willing to take the risk of the advance for the prince. However, he held on to the cold battlements and looked at the dust and smoke outside the city. His voice was as steady as the Populus euphratica rooted in the border town: "I am the current prince, and I am the son-in-law of the Shen family's Ming matchmaker. At this time, I should be the one to fight."% The moment the silver gun was unsheathed, the city gate suddenly opened, and Xiao Huayong led the soldiers to rush out.A familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of the formation. Xiao Changtai no longer concealed his ambition that had been dormant for many years, and raised his knife to point directly at his face.

It wasn't until the weapons collided that Xiao Huayong could clearly see the alien patterns in the opponent's eyes, and his heart was shocked - he had never thought that his fourth brother, whom he had respected for many years, had secretly surrendered to the enemy.While the two were fighting, a black sword light suddenly shot through the air from the flank. King Xin Xiao Changqing led his bodyguards to come to support. The sword pointed directly at the leader of the Le tribe, but he was beheaded off his horse in less than ten seconds.The cold blade stabbed from the side and went straight to Xiao Huayong's heart. At the critical moment, the bow string on the tower trembled. Shen Xihe's feather arrow accurately missed Xiao Changtai's fatal blow. He covered the bleeding wound and could only lead the remaining defeated soldiers to escape into the wilderness in embarrassment.

Before the smoke cleared, Xiao Huayong, who was covered in dust, turned around and hugged Shen Xihe, who was running down the tower, into his arms. Amidst the deafening cheers of thousands of soldiers, he couldn't help but lean down and kiss her.Xiao Changqing, who was not far away, was holding the hilt of the sword that was still stained with blood. His knuckles suddenly turned white. His eyes fell on the two people embracing each other, leaving only an indescribable loneliness.In the ruined temple in the wilderness, Xiao Changtai saw clearly the scars on his face under the cold water. Half of his face was completely destroyed, and the bone-gnawing hatred almost boiled the water.

When he sneaked back to the secret old house, Li Yan came back and was waiting for him with a table of warm meals. When she saw his hideous wounds, she didn't say a word of reproach and just silently handed over a clean handkerchief.Xiao Changtai felt a lump in his throat and was filled with guilt. He had been running around for many years, but after all he could not give her the stability and wealth he had promised.Li Yan picked up the wine cup and drank with him, one cup after another. His words were full of soft words to persuade him to turn around and make peace. Every word was like a final farewell.

After drinking the last glass of wine, she suddenly pulled out the dagger from her sleeve, and fell down in front of the messy case on the floor under Xiao Changtai's gaze - she was already tired of this life of wandering and never having peace, and would rather die than follow him to live on the tip of a knife.Half a month later, Shen Yueshan finally woke up from his drowsiness.When the clear light filled the courtyard, he was holding a wooden knife and patiently teaching the children of the soldiers in the camp basic chopping moves. His old voice was full of peace after a disaster.

After nightfall, Xiao Huayong personally set up a grill in the courtyard, and the charcoal fire crackled. He rolled up his sleeves and handed the fragrant meat to his father-in-law. Without any airs of a prince, he smiled and said that in the northwest military camp, there was no prince, only the son-in-law of his Shen family.Shen Xihe stood on the corridor and watched the two drinking together. He secretly added some soothing and nourishing spices to the fire. The warm smoke spread and dispersed the night chill in the courtyard.In the dead of night, the two of them sat side by side on the top of the city and watched the stars spread across the silver moon.

Xiao Huayong took out a secret volume from his arms, which was a list of all his cronies in the court, and solemnly handed it to Shen Xihe, saying that if something unexpected happened to him one day, these people would do their best to help her stabilize.Shen Xihe looked at the complete frankness in his eyes, and finally stopped hiding anything and softly revealed the secret that had been hidden for a long time - all of Gu Qingzhi's memories had always been retained in her body.On the day we set out to leave the northwest, people all over the city stood guard by the roadside with baskets, and the carriage was filled with eggs, dry food, and handkerchiefs embroidered with peace.

Halfway to the mountain pavilion, Xiao Changqing was already waiting by the road with a sword.Xiao Huayong dismounted and bowed deeply to him, and solemnly thanked him for saving his life by killing the leader of the Le tribe in front of the battle that day. Xiao Changqing took advantage of the situation and offered to personally escort the two of them back to Beijing.When resting on the road, Xiao Huayong deliberately turned his head and asked Shen Xihe to feed him water with his own hands. Xiao Changqing saw through his little thought at a glance. Instead, he picked up the porridge bowl with a smile, handed it to his lips with his own hands, and reminded him in a low voice in private: “The news of his martial arts display in the northwest has long been reported back to the capital. From his father's side, has he figured out how to deal with it?

”The wind blew the fallen leaves on the roadside and brushed against the robes of the three of them. The road leading to the capital was already filled with undercurrents.

When we drove to a city halfway through, we saw deathly silence.The people in the streets were sallow and thin, and their eyes were empty as if they had been robbed by the plague. Tens of thousands of refugees were rushing here. They lacked food and clothing, and the cold disease was spreading. Those who had no money to seek medical treatment could only huddle in ruined temples and wait quietly for their lives to burn out.Shen Xihe immediately ordered porridge on the spot, and took the accompanying medical officers to diagnose the pulses of the patients one by one. Overnight, he set up epidemic prevention regulations of isolation, decoction, and ventilation, and suppressed the spread of the epidemic bit by bit.

Xiao Changqing was busy setting up a tent and distributing medicinal materials, but his eyes always fell on Shen Xihe unconsciously. The night wind blew the chill over him. He grabbed the prepared cloak and was about to step forward when he saw Shen Xihe put his warm velvet cloak on the little maid next to him who was shivering from the cold. He paused with his fingertips and could only secretly hide the cloak behind him and retracted his hand in regret.After nightfall, the hotel was warm and cozy. Xiao Huayong personally brought warm water to soak Shen tide and her feet. He gently rubbed her sore ankles with his fingertips, and the care in his brows and eyes almost overflowed.At present, the Daozhou grain truck was blocked by the fast river, and supplies were in urgent need on both sides of the river. Xiao Huayong suddenly remembered the rope transportation method he had seen in the early years among the people, and then ordered people to pull up thick cables on both sides of the river and slide the grain bags along the rope to the other side. In just three days, the food shortage problem in the neighboring counties was relieved.

Along the way, the prefectures and counties they passed through were all rectified by Xiao Huayong himself. The refugees were resettled, the epidemic was calmed down, and the reputation of benevolent government spread back to the capital early.The emperor on the dragon throne, Long Yan, was delighted and issued a decree to reward the crown prince and crown princess. However, the queen mother followed closely behind her, urging the two of them to give birth to an heir as soon as possible and spread the branches of the royal family.That night, the silver bell in the palace swayed softly and made a tinny sound. The barrier between the two people was finally eliminated, and the two people had completely consummated their marriage.

The morning light fell through the window lattice the next day. Xiao Hua lay on the couch and refused to get up. He held Shen Xihe's hand coquettishly and asked her to help him change his clothes. The emotion in his eyes was so direct and passionate that he wanted to be close to her for a few more moments. He was not annoyed when Shen Xihe interrupted him with a blushing face. Instead, he took the powder from the makeup box and patiently traced her eyebrows.This time Xiao Changqing made great achievements in the northwest, and Concubine Rong, who had been banned for many years, was also pardoned.Shen Xihe brought a group of stable maids to the Yonghe Palace to congratulate her, leaving people with Concubine Rong to wait for orders to help her regain a foothold in the palace.

Princess Anling's wedding ceremony was imminent. Shen Xihe's eyes were darkened after working hard for days. Xiao Huayong sat behind her and gently pressed her temples with his fingertips, sorting out the complicated etiquette one by one.A few days later, the autumn hunting began. The emperor led the princes to hunt. Xiao Huayong and Xiao Changqing rode horses side by side in the depths of the hunting ground. The two unknowingly began to compete in archery. They had never competed with each other without any grudges in many years.Suddenly a figure in black suddenly appeared from the darkness, and the poisoned blade was directed towards Xiao Changqing's back. Xiao Huayong quickly drove his horse away with quick eyes and hands, but he was surrounded by a group of assassins who came after him. The two fought side by side, and were finally outnumbered and kidnapped into a hidden cave in the mountains.

The stone door of the cave was as thick as a chasm. The two tried several times but couldn't find a way out, but the other party didn't kill them for a long time. Apparently, they had other plans.Xiao Huayong covered the wound on his arm and looked at Xiao Changqing half-cheekingly, relying on his identity as a younger brother, asking him to bandage it for him.Xiao Changqing knew that he was deliberately showing weakness, but his subordinates still subconsciously moved lightly and carefully wrapped the bandage for him. This encounter in prison had actually erased most of the estrangement between the two of them for many years. Seeing Xiao Huayong's face turning pale after being injured and trembling slightly from coughing, Xiao Changqing could hardly hide the worry in his eyes, and even he didn't notice it. The look he looked at his younger brother had long lost the alienation and calculation in the past.

The forest mist entangled among the pine branches, covering the entire mountain as if it were immersed in cold water.Xiao Changying led his men and horses to search back and forth between the mountain col and the stone gorge. The sound of the horse's hooves crushing the remaining leaves, mixed with his uncontrollable anxiety, filled the deserted path again and again.Shen Xihe stood under a rock sheltered from the wind, repeatedly twisting the laces of her cloak with her fingertips. No matter how her entourage tried to persuade her to go down the mountain for a while, she refused to move - she wanted to wait here for Xiao Huayong's safe return.

In the dark corners of the deep forest, masked men stepped on the shadows of the night to investigate.Xiao Huayong and Xiao Changqing had closed their eyes and pretended to be in a coma. Even their breathing was as light as dust. When the other party bent down to feel their breath, they suddenly took action at the same time, knocking the person unconscious when the wind of their palms fell, snatched the key from his waist, and quickly jumped into the waist-deep grass.They used the shadows of trees and rocks to hide their figures. The enemy was in the open and the other was in the dark. They took advantage of the cover of night to quietly eliminate the lone men in black one by one, until dense footsteps were heard in the distance, and a large number of pursuers came in like a tide with torches. Xiao Changqing had already been stabbed in the arm, and the blood soaked his sleeves. If it continued, both of them would be trapped here and die.

Xiao Huayong violently pushed Xiao Changqing deeper into the grass, turned around and swept in the opposite direction, deliberately breaking the branches to make a huge noise and locking the eyes of all the pursuers on him.The sound of horse hooves and shouts of death gradually faded away, and he was captured with all his strength. When he regained consciousness, he was already in the stone house of the Le tribe.The person in front of him slowly took off his mask, revealing Xiao Changtai's face that had been hiding his calculations for many years.

In fact, from the moment he was surrounded, Xiao Huayong vaguely guessed that the person behind the kidnapping was the person in front of him.Years of resentment surged in Xiao Changtai's eyes, and he offered him a deal: as long as he washed away Li Yanhui's grievances and allowed her to be buried with him in the imperial mausoleum, he would reveal the true culprits who had secretly poisoned him for many years.Xiao Huayong did not agree to the deal, but only advised him to return to the palace with him and apologize to his father in person.

Xiao Changtai suddenly became furious and sternly scolded him for being confused, saying that he would never bow to the man who killed his brother to seize the throne. Then he hit his ears word by word - the one who poisoned you over the years is none other than your majesty.Seeing the disbelief on his face, Xiao Changtai threw a secret letter with scorched edges in front of him.The letter was written by the Queen Mother in her own handwriting, and the ink was soaked with the blood and tears of that year: In the eighth year of Youning, the Queen Mother could not afford to kneel in front of the ancestral tablet. She had confessed her second son's crime of murdering her eldest son, but in order to stabilize the country, she could only burn all the evidence of the crime with her own hands, and fully assist her second son in ascending to the throne.

Xiao Changtai took advantage of the chaos to snatch this secret letter out of the fire and hid it for more than ten years.Xiao Huayong's knuckles turned white as he held the letter, and all the hesitant reminders from the old ministers in the past came flooding back, like ice needles piercing his heart. He felt that all the strength in his body was drained, and he walked out of the Le clan's territory in despair.Suddenly a familiar scent of medicinal herbs floated in the mountain breeze. Shen Xihe followed his unique scent and looked for it. When they saw him, they threw themselves into his arms.

As soon as he raised his arms to hug her back, his heart suddenly felt cramped, and his vision went dark before he fell down.Throughout the night of his coma, he kept muttering intermittently that he refused to believe that his father would harm him. Shen tide and Cun Buju stayed by the bed, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead over and over again. It was not until late in the night that he slowly woke up. She had already warmed the soup and fed it to his lips one spoonful at a time.At dawn the next day, Xiao Huayong stepped into the palace gate wearing court uniform, with determination in his eyes to ask everything clearly in front of his father.

But when I walked outside the royal study, I learned that His Majesty was too worried about the disappearance of the prince, had contracted the cold, and was lying on the couch coughing.He looked at the haggard old man on the couch, and the questions that were on the tip of his tongue suddenly got stuck in his throat.He only bowed and reported back, saying that he had a chance to escape when the guards were unprepared, took the soup on the case, and fed it to his father's lips with his own hands.

In a daze, the image of the time when he was poisoned and had a high fever when he was young came into his mind. It was his father who stayed by his bed with his clothes untied and didn't close his eyes for three days, and then he was brought back from the hell.The handwriting of the secret letter and the warmth of his childhood palms repeatedly tore at the bottom of his heart. His mind was turbulent all night long, and he couldn't sleep at all.Shen Xihe saw the gloom in his eyes, and secretly prepared a bucket of soothing medicinal soup in the side room. The warm medicinal fragrance spread through the window lattice, gently pulling him out of his chaotic thoughts.

The candlelight under the window swayed softly, and Shen tide and her fingertips touched the last stitch on the embroidery - the lotus painting that she had secretly embroidered for a long time. The stitches were dense and full of love, and she gently handed them to Xiao Huayong at this moment.He took the embroidery that was warm from her fingertips, and the smile in his eyes lifted up most of the depression that had been suppressed in his heart for the past few days.Above the court, the Duke of Wei, Shen Yueshan, was recuperating in his mansion due to an old injury. The crown prince, Shen Yun'an, was ordered to do so at the critical moment, and led the border troops to repel the invading Le tribe in one fell swoop.

When the good news came into the East Palace, Shen Xihe was twisting herbs in front of the window, and his eyebrows lit up when he heard the news.Xiao Huayong gently hugged her from behind and said with a smile that she also contributed to this victory: if she hadn't been generous and kind to the people on weekdays, how could the people in the city secretly cooperate with each other and help Shen Yun break through the enemy's formation Anshun smoothly.In the imperial study room, the emperor intended to marry Xiao Changying, and he chose noble girls from prominent families. However, Xiao Changying had already had his own idea in mind - he did not want to marry any noble girl and live an ordinary life of respecting each other as guests according to the rules. Instead, he hoped to meet someone who has the same mind. Even if there is no wealth and splendor, as long as the two hearts are in harmony, it will be the best situation.

Later, he met Shen Yingnuo by chance in the Royal Garden, and heard her bluntly say that she didn't want to deal with those arranged marriages, and just wanted to find someone who understood her. This refreshing insight made him look at her with admiration, and he felt that this person just hit his heart that he had hidden for a long time.A few days later, when she woke up in the morning, Shen Xihe suddenly felt dizzy and weak, and couldn't even swallow the candied fruits he usually liked to eat.Mo Yu felt her pulse, paused slightly with her fingertips, and then leaned over with a smile to congratulate her, saying that His Highness was pregnant.

When Xiao Huayong heard the good news for the first time, he stood there stunned for a long time before suddenly grabbing her hand, the ecstasy in his eyes almost overflowing.In the days that followed, Shen Xihe always felt that her appetite was dull and she felt drowsy all day long. When she woke up and it was sunny, Xiao Huayong walked slowly to the imperial garden with her, blowing in the soft breeze.Shen Xihe leaned on his shoulder and said that he would wait until the fetus was stable before telling the Sixth Palace the good news.

But Xiao Huayong looked at the soft look in her eyebrows, and his heart felt bitter - he couldn't help but think about how mother and son would live their lives if he was no longer around.Even if he has to suffer more bone-gnawing pain in the future, he is willing to try all methods, just to stay with them for one more day.The next day, he stayed in the bookcase and wrote a box full of dated notes. He sorted the books on the shelf in order of age. From the Three-Character Classic of Enlightenment to the later Strategies for Managing the World, they were all reading materials he had selected for his children in advance.

He also privately sought out the secret guard with the best martial arts skills around him, and asked him to teach the child riding and shooting kung fu when the child was born. He also specifically went to find Xie Yunhuai, hoping that he could pass on all his medical skills and knowledge to the child in the future.Shen tide had already made arrangements with her. She personally removed the slave status of Mo Yu and Zhen Zhen, and also specifically asked for a decree to give them the position of female officials in the palace. From now on, they could help her in the palace, and when they were old enough, they could also leave the palace smoothly, find a husband, and become free.The sword wind in the courtyard was strong, and Gu Qingshu deliberately approached Xiao Changqing and told him the news about Shen tide and the pregnancy, hoping to use his hand to get rid of Shen tide and the child in her belly.

Xiao Changqing's hand holding the sword hilt suddenly tightened, a hint of pain flashed across his eyes, but he finished his words in a cold voice - he would never hurt Shen tide and Gu Qingshu in the slightest. If Gu Qingshu dared to change her mind, he would not spare her.When the night came over the palace wall, Xiao Huayong was sitting on the edge of the couch, his fingertips touching the lotus embroidery, and his heart was filled with unbreakable reluctance.He called Xie Yunhuai and whispered to him to take out the secret medicine. Even if he had to suffer the pain of thousands of ants eating his heart, he just wanted to be able to hold on for a little longer.

As for Xiao Changtai, who was far away at the border, the hatred in his eyes had never dissipated. He had already secretly arranged his forces, and the rebellion that had been planned for many years was being pushed forward step by step.

Shen Xihe was already pregnant, and most of the anger between her eyebrows and eyes in the past few days had dissipated, and there were many gentle smiles on her face that were rarely seen before.On this day, the palace was congratulating the Queen Mother on her birthday. The Queen Mother, thinking of the recent health problems of the dragon, specially issued an order to avoid extravagance and keep all rituals simple. There was singing and dancing in the palace, and the sound of silk and bamboo swirled around the beams and pillars. No one expected that the light of the sword was coming here along the shadow of the palace wall.A group of well-trained men in black quietly broke through the palace gate, carrying knives and heading towards the birthday banquet hall. An assassin disguised as a eunuch who was mixed in the crowd suddenly attacked, killing everyone on sight, causing chaos in the palace.

The guards desperately protected the emperor and the queen mother as they evacuated to the inner palace. Xiao Huayong held Shen Xihe's hand in the chaos and turned around and ordered his personal guard Tianyuan to protect her and leave safely.On the stone steps outside the palace, Xiao Huayong and Xiao Changqing, with the remaining guards, tried their best to stop the assassin. The light of the sword split a cold light on his side. The emperor who turned back caught a glimpse of his figure from a distance. His skills were so nimble that he was not at all like the usual lingering on the sickbed, and his heart was shocked.Shen Xihe, who was protected by Tianyuan, retreated to a remote bookstore with a group of harem ladies. She did not panic at all. While softly comforting the trembling people, she calmly directed people to move heavy objects to block the doors and windows. She also pulled out the silver hairpin from her head and held it in her hand. She was already prepared to fight to the death.

In the chaos, she suddenly remembered something and collected the sachets from everyone, intending to use these fragrant powders with different medicinal properties to make a weapon that could defeat the enemy.Tianyuan looked for an opening and released a signal for help. Xiao Changying outside the palace saw the signal and immediately rushed to the palace gate with his soldiers. At the same time, Xiao Changtai, who had been planning for a long time, had led his followers to the emperor's chariot.The emperor looked at his son who was raising the knife in front of him. There was no trace of emotion between father and son on his face, only a cold indifference.

Xiao Changtai turned to look at Xiao Huayong, who was rushing over, and screamed at him to see the true face of his father. He had never taken these sons to heart in so many years, but Xiao Huayong still chose to believe in his father at this moment.Before a few people could confront each other for too long, the remaining group of men in black had already smashed through the doors and windows of the bookstore. Shen Xi and the women he led poured out the powder mixed with M-drug. When the assassin's vision was blurred, he grabbed the silver hairpin and rushed forward to deal with the intruding enemies with his own hands.In the open space in front of the main hall, Xiao Changtai's knife was already at the side of the emperor's neck. He was only one step away from succeeding, but Xiao Huayong suddenly rushed over and blocked the fatal knife for his father with his own body.

Xiao Changtai looked at the blood-stained blade and froze on the spot. In the end, he could only lead the remaining soldiers to retreat outside the palace. As soon as he rushed to the palace gate, he was stopped by Xiao Changying who rushed over.Xiao Changying persuaded him to put down the knife and bow his head to plead guilty, maybe there would still be a way to survive, but there was only deathly silence in Xiao Changtai's eyes. He said that he had never received half of his father's love since he was a child, and now he could finally follow his long-dead mother Li Yan back. After saying this, he committed suicide with a knife in front of Xiao Changying.After the chaos was settled, Xiao Changying asked the emperor with red eyes who was the person who poisoned him when he was young.

The emperor swore on his life in front of all his sons that he was never the one who poisoned him. He had been secretly searching for the antidote for so many years and never gave up.Xiao Huayong leaned against the guard. After hearing these words, most of the depression that had accumulated in his heart for many years was finally gone. He wanted to believe that his father had never harmed him.Shen tide and the people who settled in the book pavilion immediately ran towards the main hall, wanting to stay by Xiao Huayong's side immediately.

Xiao Huayong was leaning on the steps. When he saw her coming, he took his last breath and begged the emperor to name the child in his belly Junshu% - this was a name that only emperors could use. He knew that his injuries were too serious and he didn't have much time left. He only hoped that this name could protect Shen Xihe and the child's safety for the rest of their lives. The emperor's eyes were red and he immediately agreed to his request.The two of them ran towards each other across the mess on the ground. No one expected that a man in black hiding in the pile of corpses suddenly stood up and stabbed Shen Xihe in the back with a knife.Xiao Huayong used his last bit of strength to rush over and protect her in his arms. The blade of the knife sank into his body. He raised his hand and gently caressed Shen Xihe's cheek. His eyes were full of reluctance. In the end, he lowered his hand and stopped in her arms forever.

Shen tide hugged his gradually cold body, and her heartbreaking cries, mixed with the shouts of the palace people in the distance, filled the birthday banquet hall that still smelled of blood.

Xiao Huayong died while trying to save his life. The imperial court held a grand burial for him in accordance with the highest imperial etiquette. White flags hung on the ground in front of his coffin. All civil and military officials in the court wore plain clothes to express their condolences. The atmosphere in the palace was as heavy as cold water.Just as the memorial ceremony was in progress, Concubine Rong came with a large number of palace officials. On the surface, she wanted to express her condolences to the loyal soul, but in fact, she wanted to take advantage of the chaos to ask Shen Xihe for the power to co-manage the Sixth Palace.Shen Xihe immediately refuted it in public, saying bluntly that it was a national mourning, and it was really against the rules for Concubine Rong to not go to the palace to take care of the traumatized emperor, but to openly ask for authority in the mourning hall.

However, several ministers accompanying him stood up to persuade him, telling Shen Xihe to be more aware of the current affairs and hand over the Sixth Palace token as soon as possible to avoid embarrassing the situation.Shen Xihe looked calm, as if she had expected that Concubine Rong would come here today to press her. She calmly took out the Queen Mother's decree that she had prepared and read it out loud in front of everyone.Yi Zhi clearly stated that Shen Xihe would be given full authority to handle all matters in the Sixth Palace. From now on, all concubines and concubines in the harem must obey her orders.

Concubine Rong did not expect that the Queen Mother had already made arrangements. Her expression changed several times, but she finally did not dare to resist the order. She could only lead everyone to kneel down and obey Shen Xihe's orders.On the second day, Xie Yunhuai handed over two memorials. One was to refuse the imperial court's posthumous title, and the other was to plead to resign from all official positions, just to return to the countryside and not be involved in court disputes.Shen Xihe agreed to his request, turned around, and turned his overflowing thoughts into the motivation to take care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace. He was immersed in the piled files every day, and even the palace attendants were often in a daze when they were adding tea.

One day, when she looked up after being at her desk for a long time, she seemed to see Xiao Huayong standing under the window, looking at her with a smile like before.She subconsciously took his favorite flower tea in the past, slowly grinding it according to his old technique, and the fine petals fell into the white porcelain cup, which was a way to relieve some of the bone-gnawing lovesickness.Late at night, she looked at the empty dragon bed and couldn't bear it anymore. She turned her back to the candlelight in the hall and cried silently. The coldness in the hall was wrapped in longing that she couldn't get rid of.

During these days, Xiao Changqing came to see Shen Xihe every day, but every time he was stopped outside the palace by the palace officials.Shen Xihe deliberately avoided seeing her, fearing that the news of their frequent encounters would spread and leave rumors in the court, which would create many unfavorable criticisms against her and the late Xiao Huayong.But Xiao Changqing couldn't hold it back after all, and directly opened the palace door and walked up to her, saying in a firm tone that what Xiao Huayong could do for her in the past, he, Xiao Changqing, can do the same now.

He didn't want to see Shen tide and Du Lili in a dilemma. As long as she was willing to nod and be with him, he would do his best to protect her throughout her life.Shen Xihe didn't hesitate at all, and then resolutely rejected his overture.This matter soon reached the ears of Gu Qingshu, who became jealous and secretly explored around. She actually discovered an ulterior secret about Shen tide and his life experience.

The next day, Gu Qingshu pretended to kneel in front of Shen Xihe and beg her for protection. As soon as the conversation changed, she directly revealed that Shen Xihe's true identity was the long-deceased Gu Qingzhi. She also took out a gold lock and said that it was her sister's favorite object during her lifetime and that she would return it to her today.But Shen Xihe's expression remained unchanged. Instead of admitting that he was Gu Qingzhi, he saw through the mechanism of the golden lock at a glance - there was a special poison hidden in the lock cylinder. As long as it was opened for a moment, the poisonous gas would be released, and anyone who heard it would be killed on the spot.Seeing that the plan was exposed, Gu Qingshu broke down, took out the hidden dagger and stabbed Shen Xihe. Mo Yu on the side reacted very quickly and stepped forward to restrain her with one move.

Shen Xihe threw the golden lock back in front of her, and when he pulled it, the poison that came out of the lock was inhaled by Gu Qingshu herself, and she died on the spot.Afterwards, Shen Xihe truthfully reported the matter to the emperor, but Gu Qingshu's personal maid suddenly knelt down and said back that Shen Xihe had deliberately killed her master. She also took out a secret letter, which said that the prince Xiao Huayong had known for a long time that someone was going to assassinate the emperor, but deliberately concealed it and even secretly made profits from it in the East Palace.Seeing this, Concubine Rong immediately fanned the flames and was about to pour all the dirty water on the late Xiao Huayong. Shen Xihe then raised his hand and slapped the maid in the face, sternly scolding that the prince's loyal soul was still alive, how could he just make false accusations based on a secret letter of unknown origin?

The emperor was immediately furious and issued a stern order that anyone who dared to make baseless accusations against the late prince in the future would be killed with a cane. Concubine Rong was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she never dared to take a step further.That night Xiao Changqing once again came to Shen Xihe to express his love. His tone was extremely firm, saying that he had already confirmed that she was Gu Qingzhi.Shen Xihe looked at the moonlight outside the palace and whispered softly that she had only had one husband from beginning to end, and Xiao Huayong was the only one in the world who was willing to risk his own life to protect her.

For three consecutive days, Xiao Changqing refused to eat or drink, and kept kneeling in front of Gu Qingzhi's memorial tablet, as if his whole figure had lost its soul.When he finally woke up from his obsession, he went to the court directly on behalf of the emperor, but many ministers complained one after another, forcing him to order the killing of Shen Xihe and take the opportunity to regain all the real power.Xiao Changqing looked at the people below the steps and said categorically every word: Not only would Shen tide and he not kill, but they also wanted to show that the matchmaker was marrying her and welcome her to be his princess.

The wind in southern Sichuan is always wrapped in the fragrance of moist vegetation. Cui Jinbai and Bu Shulin have lived a stable life here and even gave birth to a pair of twins.The couple had agreed early on that one of their two children would study literature and the other would engage in martial arts, and one of them would support the family.Shen Shijiu had already paved the way for Bu Shulin in the capital before, allowing her to establish herself as the civil sister of the Marquis of Shunan. With such a legitimate name, she finally got what she wanted. She married Cui Jinbai in a glorious manner and stayed away from the turmoil in the capital.

Thousands of miles away in the palace in the capital, Shen tide and Zheng were sitting under the window, sewing clothes for the child in her belly stitch by stitch. The needlework on her fingertips was still full of warmth, but something unexpected happened suddenly - the wishes, Tianyuan and others who had been by her side in the past were all arrested by Xiao Changqing.Xiao Changqing took the palace regulations that had been prepared and plausibly introduced the old rules of the East Palace's defense change, saying that according to the rules, Tianyuan's old troops must all leave the East Palace and are no longer allowed to serve as errands.Shen Xihe knew that he was taking the opportunity to cut off his own wings, but because most of the East Palace guards had been replaced by him, he was unable to directly compete, so he had to agree to let them go. However, he made a firm agreement with Xiao Changqing to ensure that everyone returned safe and sound after three months. Xiao Changqing weighed it for a moment before finally letting Tianyuan and his party go.

After this incident, the guards inside and outside the East Palace were completely replaced by Xiao Changqing's confidants. Shen Xihe seemed to be under house arrest in disguise, but she looked calm and fearless. She already had a complete countermeasure in her heart and made up her mind to build a plank road to infiltrate Chencang in secret.She sent Mo Yu to send a message to Xiao Changqing, saying that she would leave the palace tomorrow and go to the ancient temple on the outskirts of the city to pray for blessings.The next day, Xiao Changqing came to ask for the reason in person. Shen Xihe followed his suspicion and lied that he kept dreaming of Xiao Huayong these days because the wish he made in front of the Buddha has not yet been repaid, but he went here specifically today to fulfill his wish.

Xiao Changqing was always suspicious and refused to let her go alone, so he simply accompanied her to the ancient temple in the name of escorting her.Shen Xihe placed the sacrifices prepared by himself in front of Xiao Huayong's tablet, and whispered to the tablet what had been on his mind recently. Xiao Changqing, who was beside him, also pretended to be affectionate and made a grand promise that he would do his best to protect Shen tide and Zhou Quan in the future.A few days later, Xiao Changqing announced in public in the court that he would officially marry Shen Xihe. The courtiers immediately objected, thinking that this matter was unreasonable and inconsistent with etiquette.

But they never expected that Xiao Changqing had secretly collected evidence of corruption and bribery by various ministers, and now presented them one by one to threaten them. The ministers had the evidence in their hands and did not dare to speak out against it. They could only silently acquiesce to the marriage.Xiao Changqing had made up his mind, and even planned to marry Shen Xihe in full compliance with the rules for marrying Gu Qingzhi back then.At this moment, Shen Xihe was summoned into the palace urgently. The emperor on the sick bed knew that he did not have much time left, so he held her hand and told an old story: before Xiao Huayong died, he knelt in front of him and asked for one thing. Now he wants to fulfill this last wish for the prince who died young. He will personally name Shen Xihe and the unborn child Junshu%. At the same time, he ordered the Ministry of Rites and the Zongren Mansion to immediately prepare for the grand ceremony of establishing the crown prince.

When Shen tide and Gang walked out of the palace holding the imperial edict conferring their names, Concubine Rong surrounded them with a group of heavily armed men, clearly intending to snatch the edict, force the palace to die on the spot, and even directly tie up all the ministers present.Concubine Rong had already risked everything and sternly declared that the power of the court must not fall into the hands of an unborn infant.That night, Xiao Changqing ordered all the courtiers to enter the palace to pray for the seriously ill emperor. However, he never expected that the soldiers led by Sun Sima had already planned, and all the ministers who had just entered the palace were placed under house arrest in the side hall.

At the same time, Concubine Rong had already led people to block Shen Xihe's path, and was about to kill him, but Concubine Yaoxi and Mo Yu arrived in time.In front of all the soldiers, Shen Xihe recounted in detail the past events when they had been helped by the Shen family, and scolded them for repaying kindness with hatred. All the soldiers were filled with shame after hearing this, and they all dropped their weapons and knelt down to Concubine Rong, begging her to forgive Shen Xihe.On the other side of the palace wall, Shen Jiu handed the Bu family's exclusive token to Xiao Wenxi, hoping that she could use the token to mobilize troops to rescue Shen Xihe. But as soon as the token fell into Xiao Wenxi's hands, strong hatred suddenly surged on her face.

Xiao Wenxi held the Bu family's token and led a group of Bu family soldiers to the capital city wall, but was stopped on the spot by the guards guarding the gate.She immediately took out the secret order of Concubine Rong that she had forged in advance, claiming that she was ordered by Concubine Rong to enter the palace overnight to escort her. She also threatened the gatekeeper sternly that if the critical moment was delayed, no one would be able to bear the blame.Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, Bu Shulin and Cui Jinbai walked out slowly from the city gate. Xiao Wenxi had previously lied that Bu Shulin had a twin sister. Now that Bu Shulin was standing in front of him, Xiao Wenxi's lie was immediately revealed.

It turned out that Shen Xihe had noticed Xiao Wenxi's suspicious behavior early on, and secretly asked Shen Jiu to hand over the Bu family token and use it to test her true identity. Sure enough, Xiao Wenxi fell into the trap on the spot and led the Bu family soldiers straight to the capital, revealing the true face of forcing the palace.Bu Shulin said no more, and directly took out the tiger talisman passed down from generation to generation by the Bu family, and ordered all Bu family soldiers to capture Xiao Wenxi on the spot.The Bu family soldiers always only recognized the tiger talisman but not the token. Upon seeing this, they immediately swarmed up and restrained Xiao Wenxi without much effort.

At the same time, Hailan Yaoxi had already sent an urgent messenger from Baili to rush to the border, begging his father to immediately send troops to support Shen Xihe. Bu Shulin also led well-trained Shunan elites and broke into the palace city directly to clear out the rebels.Xiao Changying looked at his brother Xiao Changqing who was sliding into the abyss step by step. He couldn't bear his mistake again and again, so he rushed forward to stop him and persuaded him to turn around and stop.He confessed that he had made two oaths in his life, one was to protect Shen Xihe for the rest of his life, and the other was to protect his brother. Now that the two oaths could no longer satisfy him, he decided to kill himself with his sword in front of Xiao Changqing.

Xiao Changqing was shocked and snatched the sword from his hand, and ordered people to immediately take Xiao Changying under strict supervision and not allow him to come out to stop him again.Xiao Changqing and his henchmen broke into the main hall, intent on snatching the edict that the emperor had just issued on establishing his grandson as the crown prince. He even issued a ruthless order to kill everyone present except Shen Xihe.At this moment, the agreed signal suddenly lit up outside the palace, and soldiers and horses from all walks of life came to support and surrounded the entire palace.

Concubine Rong was shocked when she saw this, and kept mumbling about the impossibility. She never thought that long before Shen Xihe was summoned into the palace by the emperor, she had already predicted that Concubine Rong would take the opportunity to force the palace and let the little tiger go to the northwest in advance.The elder brother sent a secret letter and secretly summoned Wu Shan, an official who had been promoted step by step from a poor family and was deeply loved by the late Prince Xiao Huayong. He asked him to rush to inform Bu Shulin and set up a dragnet in advance.Several well-trained masters jumped from the palace beams and immediately protected Shen Xihe. Concubine Rong Guifei and Xiao Changqing's rebellion plan was completely exposed. Seeing that the situation was over, her followers dropped their weapons and surrendered.Concubine Rong was unwilling to give up and was still sternly urging Xiao Changqing not to admit defeat, but Xiao Changqing took out Gu Qingzhi's exclusive jade token from her arms and only asked Shen Xihe to listen to his last few words.

He admitted that from the initial pressure to force her to marry him to the subsequent rebellion, everything was deliberately planned by him. He just wanted to force Shen Xihe to admit that he was Gu Qingzhi.Seeing the real worry on Shen Xihe's face at this moment, he finally confirmed what he had always suspected. Then he held the sword in his backhand and stabbed himself hard in the heart. Finally, he could see Gu Qingzhi, who he had hidden in his heart for many years.Shen tide and he looked at him who was breathing his last breath, and softly talked about the day they first met, which was also such a day with cold rain. Xiao Changqing finally smiled with relief after hearing this, and passed away with a smile.

That night, the emperor, who had been in coma for many days, woke up in a daze. The queen mother sat beside the bed and told him in a cold tone that the prince Xiao Huayong, whom he had carefully cultivated, had died in this palace incident.The emperor shook his head and said it was impossible.At this time, Shen Xihe slowly walked up to the two of them. She had already found out that the person behind all this was the Queen Mother. The special fragrance in Gu Qingshu's golden lock had already exposed her entire plan. In addition, Concubine Rong could easily control the imperial army, and something was wrong with everything.

Seeing that the matter had been exposed, the Queen Mother simply stopped pretending and confessed that she hated the emperor's son to the core. He was the one who killed her own son, King Qian, and she wanted him to taste the loss of his most beloved son, so she deliberately planned to get rid of Xiao Huayong, the emperor's most beloved son.But the emperor's next words made the queen mother feel like she was struck by lightning: Xiao Huayong was not his biological son at all, but the queen mother's biological grandson, the posthumous son left by King Qian in the world.The day before the war broke out that year, King Qian secretly found him and entrusted him with his infant child, begging him to protect the child throughout his life.

Later, King Qian died in battle. In order to save the lives of the people in the city, he failed to open the city gate and send out troops to rescue him. He hid this guilt in his heart for decades.Princess Qian learned of King Qian's death and died in childbirth after giving birth to a child. In order to protect his brother's only bloodline, he personally disposed of all the insiders, lied to the outside world that the child was his biological prince, and carefully cultivated him as a prince all his life.

At that time, the Queen Mother held King Qian's body and was heartbroken. She believed that the death of her beloved son was a deliberate attempt by the then second prince to seize the throne.But at that time, the court was in turmoil, and there was no suitable successor in the clan. She had no choice but to issue an edict, saying that the second prince was talented and regal, and promoted him to the throne.Before the new emperor ascended the throne, he took advantage of the situation and took out a child raised among the people. He claimed to the public that he was his descendant who lived among the people in his early years. He also promised in public that when the country was stable, he would make the child the prince. This child was Xiao Huayong.

It was not until later that the Queen Mother learned the truth from the new emperor - Xiao Huayong was not the new emperor's son at all, but the posthumous son of King Qian who was lucky enough to survive back then.Huge grief engulfed her, and she was shocked to realize that all her decisions back then had actually pushed her grandson into danger, and even almost killed her at one point.The new emperor admitted that he had already predicted that when the Queen Mother learned of King Qian's death, she would insist on supporting King Qian's youngest son to succeed him. However, at that time, the court was surrounded by powerful enemies, and if an ignorant young child was pushed to the throne, the entire dynasty might fall apart.

In order to preserve his ancestral heritage and gain a foothold in the turbulent court situation, he told a huge lie and identified King Qian's posthumous son as his own.Over the years, he has always felt guilty for King Qian, so he gave all his preference and protection to Xiao Huayong to protect him from growing up safely.A few months later, the aftermath of the palace incident completely subsided. Shen Xihe came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony with the young Xiao Junshu in his arms and formally ascended the throne as emperor. As the widow of the late emperor, Shen Xihe was honored as the Queen Mother and changed her reign name to Yonghe, ushering in the era of the new dynasty.

On the day when the overall situation was initially decided, Xiao Changying went to the palace to see the new Queen Mother Shen Xihe, and solemnly thanked her for her kindness in preserving the family - he originally thought that his father and brother had drawn a clear line with him to avoid trouble and abandoned him. Only Shen Xihe and ZaoHe had long seen through the truth: when Xiao Changqing injured him in public, it was actually a ploy to show off his political opponents. He used a method of completely cutting off the relationship to remove him from the involvement of the rebellious party and preserve the last bloodline of the Xiao family.Now that the dust has settled, Xiao Changqing has already handed over a memorial, asking himself to go to the border to guard the country and defend the territory for the new dynasty. Shen Xihe immediately agreed to the memorial and even gave him royal wine as a farewell farewell.At the same time, Bu Shulin, who had followed everyone through life and death, had already changed into the attire of a daughter, changed her name to Bu Shuyao, and entered the clan jade certificate as the daughter of the Marquis of Shunan who lived among the people.

Shen tide and Yi Yi issued a decree and arranged for her to be married to Cui Jinbai, a man of great military exploits, thus consummating the couple who had been together for many years.But when Shen Xihe summoned Bu Shulin alone in private, looking at the never-extinguished sharpness in her eyes, he suddenly remembered the wish she had made when she was young - she never wanted to be trapped in the back house, she only wanted to wear armor and ride on the battlefield.Shen Xihe did not stop her, he took out the decree of joining the army that he had already prepared and handed it to her, allowing her to join the camp as a woman, fulfilling her long-cherished wish.

As time goes by, the young emperor Xiao Junshu gradually reaches the age of enlightenment. In accordance with Xiao Huayong's last wish, Shen Xihe summoned Cui Jinbai, who was both civil and military, into the palace and appointed him as the young emperor's literary tutor to teach the emperor's studies carefully.One night when autumn was getting stronger, Shen Xihe was sitting alone in the palace, fascinated by Xiao Huayong's portrait. Little Junshu ran in with a crumpled letter in his hand, and with his little face raised, he asked the Queen Mother to point out the content of the letter.Shen Xihe discovered that Xiao Huayong had already secretly included autographed letters in every volume of classics that the young emperor would read in the future. From the way of being a king to the principles of the world, every word was prepared in advance for the still young Jun Shu, so that when he read it in the future, he would be able to answer his questions and solve his doubts across the years.

That night, Shen Xihe had a warm dream. In the dream, Xiao Huayong was standing next to the book table, gently leaning over to teach Xiao Junshu to read. The picture was stable and vivid. She looked at this scene and unconsciously curled up her eyes.Not long after, the little emperor's studies improved rapidly. Cui Jinbai specially embroidered a purse for him as a reward. The autumn flowers embroidered on the purse were vivid and lively, and the little emperor couldn't put it down.At the same time, the Tianyuan guard in the palace suddenly received a handkerchief from outside the palace. The unique embroidery pattern on the handkerchief made him recognize his old friend at once. He turned around almost staggering and ran quickly outside the palace.

Shen Xihe stood alone under the maple tree in the palace garden, looking at the red maple leaves all over the mountain in trance. Suddenly, a very light ray of Garo fragrance floated in the wind - this fragrance was unique to Xiao Huayong.She ran over following the scent almost by instinct, and the next second, the person she thought had been separated forever was standing under the maple tree, looking at her with a smile in his eyes, and softly apologized for making her wait for so long.