The Xiliang Army frequently mobilized on their own, and some even broke camp and headed to the former border between the Central Plains and Xiliang. This made Xue Pinggui very unhappy. After seeing that it was not effective to stop them, he began to send troops to intimidate them.
At the same time, many officials in the court wrote a letter saying that the Xiliang Army was ambitious and had no sense of belonging to the Central Plains. If they were allowed to continue, there would be a rebellion sooner or later. They hoped that His Majesty, Xue Pinggui, would take more precautions.
The Xiliang faction in the court flatly denied it and only said that they were training their troops. It was clear that someone was making a mountain out of a molehill. The Xiliang Army was naturally warlike, so it was understandable that they would train with each other. Furthermore, the members of the Xiliang Army had all left their homeland to come to the Central Plains. Some of them missed their homeland very much, so it was reasonable for them to go back and visit.
Xue Pinggui heard these words. He was expressionless as he sat on the throne in the court. In the end, he gave a strict order that the Xiliang Army was not to make any moves without an imperial order. If they disobeyed the imperial order, it would be seen as a rebellion.
Siyang knew everything that happened in the court. Of course, she knew. After all, she was part of the driving force behind the scenes.
Taking advantage of Xue Pinggui's attention being focused on the Xiliang Army, Li Yi began to secretly mobilize his men. When the previous Emperor was still alive, he had trained a sizable army in his territory. He had originally planned to lead the army to quell the rebellion in the name of cleaning up the Emperor's subordinates. Unfortunately, Xue Pinggui was one step ahead of him.
The Xiliang Army led by Xue Pinggui came aggressively. In addition, the court was unstable and many regions were in chaos. This gave him the opportunity to seize the initiative.
For the sake of the overall situation, Li Yi decisively broke up all the forces into pieces. He immediately bowed down to Xue Pinggui. He had always been a low-key Wangye to the outside world. Xue Pinggui could only find out so much.
After coming to Chang 'an, Li Yi did not give up on his great cause. He was Wangye of the previous dynasty, the authentic royal blood. Although there were many restrictions, from another perspective, he was like a fish in water.
With the change of dynasty, the direct descendants of the previous dynasty still existed. Xue Pinggui did not have the time to make a move, so this was his chance. Not all of the old officials of the previous dynasty were willing to let the world be ruled by a person of low birth.
The current situation was the perfect time to act.
Inside the palace, Si Yang was nurturing the fetus while constantly paying attention to Qian Zan.
"His Majesty has already used this as an excuse to change the guards at the West Palace."
Stirring the chicken soup porridge in her hand with a spoon, Siyang Siyang nodded when she heard the news from Cui'er. She lowered her eyelids and was not surprised. "There is a Xiliang Army in the West Palace in the palace. How can Xue Pinggui be at ease?"
Now, Xue Pinggui was afraid of the Xiliang Army, or Tuozan herself. Many of the Xiliang soldiers in the court had been attacked. What was left was to clean up the palace.
Now, he felt that Tuozan was like a hot potato. He could not be too cruel to her. Otherwise, it would make the Xiliang Army even more restless. However, he could not not suppress it. Otherwise, he would not be able to rest easy on the throne.
"What's Tuozan's reaction?" Siyang didn't believe that Tuozan wouldn't do anything at this point.
Cui 'er's face was a little ugly. She squatted in front of Siyang and tidied the creases on her clothes. "The people in the West Palace found that they were in contact with the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital. Miss, we have to be careful."
"Exactly." The spoon stirred the porridge until it was no longer hot. Siyang scooped a spoonful of porridge into her mouth.
"Miss, let me warm it up for you."
"No need." Shaking her head, Siyang rejected Cui'er. She put down the spoon and threw the bowl onto the floor under Cui'er's gaze.
Pa!
The porcelain bowl fell to the ground and broke into two halves. The sound was crisp and clear.
"You, why are you …" Before the Cui 'er could finish her sentence, she saw her young mistress frowning and clutching her bulging belly as she cried out in pain.
"Quick, quickly summon the imperial physician. Ben gong's stomach hurts …"
Cui'er was frightened. She supported Siyang and didn't know what to do. "Miss, miss … don't scare me."
The palace maids waiting outside all moved when they heard the commotion. Siyang glanced at them from the corner of her eye and patted Cui'er comfortingly. She raised her eyebrows as a signal.
Cui'er was stunned when she saw this signal. Then her eyes lit up. She nodded slightly and immediately shouted, "Your Highness, don't be afraid. I'll go find the imperial physicians for you."
Everyone knew that the Empress's pregnancy was very important. If she gave birth to a prince, he would be the Emperor's legitimate son and the most important.
Because of the Empress's cry, the Jade Earth Palace was in chaos. Xue Pinggui heard the news and rushed to the back palace immediately after the morning court.
"The Princess is pregnant."
In the West Palace, Aya reported to the person lying on the bed.
The person lying on the bed moved at first. Then, she suddenly sat up and pushed the curtain aside.
Tuozan's beautiful face was not as bright as before. She looked more haggard and pale. But now, she was full of joy. She stared at the maid Aya and asked anxiously, "Are you serious? Did you succeed? "
"Yes, the Jade Earth Palace is in chaos. You know the effect of the medicine. Anyone who gets a little bit of it can't be saved."
Aya was very confident in her arrangement. "Your Highness, don't worry. As long as the Empress has an abortion, it will be difficult for her to get pregnant again. As for His Majesty, it doesn't matter. He can't let the women in the back palace get pregnant and have children. In the future, he will only have one son, the First Prince. Even if he doesn't want to give the position of Crown Prince, it is not up to him."
"Good, good, good." Tuozan heard this and immediately clapped her hands and laughed. She laughed so hard that she couldn't control herself. "Let's see how they can bully this Princess …"
Peng!
With a loud bang, the door of the West Palace was kicked open. The master and servant in the hall looked over in shock.
When they saw who it was, their expressions changed.
Xue Pinggui strode in angrily. When he heard the words outside, he couldn't hold it in. The flames of anger spread from his heart and burned until his eyes were red. His face was twisted because of this.
"You, how did you …" Tuozan pointed at him, but couldn't finish her sentence.
"You want to ask why zhen is here, right?" Xue Pinggui sneered again and again. He gritted his teeth and walked closer step by step. "Fortunately, This Emperor came. Otherwise, This Emperor would have missed your sinister and vicious methods."
"I didn't think that not only did you secretly harm the Empress and her unborn child, you also attacked zhen." Xue Pinggui came to denounce Tuozan on behalf of Siyang. Unexpectedly, he learned something that made him even angrier.
What did she mean by he couldn't let any woman in the harem get pregnant, unless … …
When he thought about it, it really made him angry.
"Come, lock up this vicious woman for zhen." The furious Xue Pinggui didn't have any mercy for Tuozan.
"Let's see who dares to touch this princess." At this point, Tuozan calmed down. She waved away the guards that came forward. She stuck out her chest and sneered at Xue Pinggui: "Xue Pinggui, think carefully. If you dare to touch a hair on my head, my Xiliang army will immediately rebel. You haven't even sat on the throne yet, do you want to fall now?"
This kind of threat angered Xue Pinggui even more. Especially the mockery on Tuozan's face. It made his eyes hurt and he thought of his sullen past in Xiliang.
Taking two steps forward, Xue Pinggui fiercely pinched Tuozan's chin. Aya, who wanted to go over, was pressed to the ground.
Tuozan struggled a few times, but she wasn't Xue Pinggui's opponent. She was firmly restrained.
"You're threatening zhen." Xue Pinggui was so angry that he laughed. Looking at the face in front of him, Xue Pinggui no longer had the tender affection he had in the past. It had completely turned into disgust. He felt really uncomfortable just by looking at it. With a forceful swing of his hand, he threw the tortoise to the ground.
Xue Pinggui looked down at her with a gloomy expression: "Don't worry, zhen will send the Xiliang Army you rely on to see your imperial father. Otherwise, zhen will fail to live up to their loyalty to the imperial family."
"You, Xue Pinggui, what do you want to do?" Tuozan's heart skipped a beat. She had a bad feeling.
"Zhen will not force people who can't be used." With a cold snort, Xue Pinggui's lips curled into a cold and cruel smile.
Looking at him with wide eyes, Tuozan suddenly understood. The person in front of her was no longer her lowly prince consort. When he ascended the throne, he was the emperor of a dynasty.
"Tuozan has been locked up?" Siyang asked.
"Young miss, don't worry about that for now. The imperial physician said that your fetus is unstable." Cui 'er, who was holding a bowl of medicine, was very worried.
"Silly girl." Shaking her head with a smile, she lowered her head and carefully rubbed her stomach. Siyang said: "I'm just doing it for them to see."
"You really scared this servant." Cui Er wanted to continue speaking, but she stopped herself in the middle of the sentence.
Seeing that Cui 'er suddenly stopped talking, Siyang opened her mouth to ask. However, when she looked up, she saw another cold face. Cui' er was nowhere to be seen.
This girl.
Cursing Cui 'er in her heart, Siyang's lips curved and her eyebrows relaxed: "Why are you here? The Xiliang Army is in an emergency right now."
"If I didn't come, would you have hidden what happened in the palace from me?" Li Yi's voice was deep and his eyes were cold.
Siyang didn't take his expression to heart. She rubbed her stomach carelessly: "I already said it was fake, but you took it seriously."
"You …" Li Yi was angered by her attitude. He turned his head and took a deep breath of cold air. Otherwise, he was really worried that he would be angered to death by this heartless woman.
Looking at him, Siyang also noticed that his appearance was not very neat today. He must have hurried to the palace after hearing the news about Ban La and was worried about her safety. Thinking of this, she was touched.
"Okay." Sitting up against the soft pillow, Siyang took his hand and slowly put it on her bulging stomach: "Don't worry, he's fine."
Even though he was angry, Li Yi didn't refuse Siyang. After sitting down, he frowned and said with a stiff face: "Wang was worried about you."
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