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Xihe knew that he was taking the opportunity to cut off his own wings, but because most of the East Palace guards had been replaced by him, he was unable to directly compete, so he had to agree to let them go.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.