The Eunuch brought a piece of news to Zong Sui's Empress Chunyu Qing, Dashun's leader heading towards the eastern border and preparing to wage war with Zong Sui was the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua.
This caused Chunyu Qing to be extremely shocked, based on the information sent back by the scouts, shouldn't the person leading the troops be the Ninth Prince Xuan Tianming? Why did it change to the Seventh Prince? Even though the Seventh Prince had been the commander of the eastern border before, but at that time, the two countries had not started a war, the border was peaceful, he was just overseeing the army and supervising their training, he did not need to go into battle to kill the enemy. Why was it so sudden this time?
Chunyu Qing was a little panicked, even though Zong Sui's new Emperor Li Jian did not have much feelings for her, but she was Chunyu An's daughter after all, Li Jian still needed to rely on Chunyu An's military strength now, so in this upcoming battle, there were many military defences that were not hidden from her. So she knew, this time, Zong Sui did not have 100% confidence, but they had 80% confidence, especially that Duanmu Anguo, it seemed like he had some backup plan that could help Zong Sui achieve victory, causing Li Jian to have 100% confidence in him.
It was said that Zong Sui had a high chance of achieving victory, this should be a good thing, but when Chunyu Qing heard that the person leading the troops over from Dashun was the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua, this good thing became a bad thing for her.
Dashun's Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua, gentle as jade, floating like a deity, it was not just the people of Dashun who heard his name like thunder, even in the four subordinate countries, there was no lack of people who were obsessed with Xuan Tianhua, especially in this Zong Sui. Because Zong Sui was very similar to Dashun in terms of geography and climate, the appearance and temperament of the people of Zong Sui, including their voice and intonation, were very compatible with Dashun, this also caused the aesthetic standards of the people of Zong Sui to be very similar to Dashun. Xuan Tianhua was very famous in Zong Sui, all the bookstores in the various provinces of Zong Sui sold his portrait, many girls treated Xuan Tianhua as the object of their affection, secretly asking their maids to buy the portrait back, keeping it in their boudoirs, looking at the portrait every day, hoping that one day they could become a deity couple with this deity.
Among them, this included the Third Miss of the General's treasury who had not married yet, Chunyu Qing.
Qing knew about Xuan Tianhua, the one who was the one who turned her secret love into a love of open love and pursued of love with of Xuan Tianhua so vigorously, was the one who turned to of love to of Xuan of of the most, of them, of Of Of of Love of Love of Xuan Tianhua of Xuan, who was to to turn of Love of love of to of Xuan, of, to, to, to Sui, the of Sui 'of Princess Yue Yin. Chunyu Qing was the old General's daughter, every time there was a banquet in the palace or a gathering of sisters, she and Yu Qianyin would always bump into each other. Yu Qianyin kept talking about Xuan Tianhua all day, and as time passed, she also had a strange good impression of Xuan Tianhua.
It had to be said that Chunyu Qing had not seen Xuan Tianhua's portrait before, there were a few maids in the General's manor who were cheerful and had once used the chance of leaving the manor to buy a portrait of Xuan Tianhua. She looked at it curiously and at that time, she only felt that this man was like a deity in a painting, he was good looking, but the sense of distance was too strong, not like a real person. She had even joked with the maids, saying that this was just something that small merchants used to scare people, it might have been copied from some deity portrait, how could there be a person who looked like this in the world.
But afterwards, Yu Qianyin chased Xuan Tianhua all the way to Dashun, returning with a body full of injuries, she was locked up in the imperial palace by the previous Emperor and was not allowed to go out. But Yu Qianyin's skin making skills were not for show, to relieve the longing in her heart, when she was recuperating in the imperial palace, she actually made a human skin mask of Xuan Tianhua, and even found a servant who was said to be about the same size as Xuan Tianhua to wear it all day, just for her to enjoy her eyes.
It was after seeing that palace servant wearing the mask that Chunyu Qing secretly fell in love with Xuan Tianhua. At that time, she was sighing, so there really was such a deity-like person in the world, and from then on, she could not let go of that person who she had never met.
A human skin mask made Chunyu Qing fall head over heels in love, but Yu Qianyin was not satisfied with the mask she made. She told Chunyu Qing, the mask did not look like him, she could not create the charm of the Seventh Prince of Dashun, she could not even reach 10%!
Afterwards, Xuan Tianhua headed to the eastern border of Dashun to oversee the military camp, which was the time Consort Yun ran out with him, Chunyu Qing heard about it and secretly snuck out from the General's manor, crossing the border between the two countries, infiltrating into Fu Zhou city. It was also at that time that she finally saw Xuan Tianhua's true appearance, and from then on, the roots of her love were deep, unable to extricate herself.
However, a person that even the Princess of Zong Sui could not obtain, how could she, the daughter of a General, hope to obtain him? Chunyu Qing knew that this secret love would not have any results in the end, crying her heart out in secret.
That time, she secretly ran out and was discovered by the old General Chunyu, punishing her to kneel in the temple in the manor for one day and one night. Afterwards, she married the Second Imperial Prince Li Jian, and this matter had no choice but to be buried deeply, not letting anyone know. Even the personal maid who knew about it back then was secretly executed by the old general, just to protect this secret for Chunyu Qing.
Chunyu Qing thought about the past, it was like the days when she admired Xuan Tianhua in the General's manor were just yesterday. At that time, Zong Sui and Dashun were still peaceful, the interactions between the two countries were also very normal, everything was so good. But in the blink of an eye, the situation changed, Zong Sui's previous Emperor passed away, her husband Li Jian ascended the throne, turning and falling out with Dashun. Now, that Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua was actually leading troops to battle, Chunyu Qing's heart was in a mess, she even imagined the scene of Xuan Tianhua losing his life in this battle.
Seeing that the Empress was stunned on the spot after hearing the Eunuch's words, the personal maid beside her did not understand, calling her softly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Chunyu Qing quickly regained her senses, feeling a lingering fear. Li Jian was naturally suspicious, even placing many of his spies around her, including the personal maids around her, she did not know which were normal palace maids and Eunuchs, and which were Li Jian's people.
She looked at the palace maid who called her, then looked at the Eunuch who came to pass on the message, thinking about it, saying: "It's nothing, This One was just thinking, as a person, one cannot be too petty. Although new people entering the Imperial Harem will definitely share the old people's love, but This One is the Empress of the Imperial Harem, I should not only think about myself, I have to consider the big picture. The selection is to help the Emperor produce children, this is all for the good of our Zong Sui. There should be more sisters in the Imperial Family, it will be more lively, let Imperial Concubine Wu make the decision for this matter! Just tell her, don't be too harsh on the selection, now that all the palaces are empty, if they can be filled, then let them be filled! The first to give birth to a dragon child, This One will reward heavily. "
Her Highness the Empress thought it through, the servants also breathed a sigh of relief, quickly receiving the name list back, there was naturally someone who went to pass on the Empress' words to Imperial Concubine Wu. It was just that personal palace maid beside her felt that her Master's behaviour just now was still a little abnormal, it was clearly that Eunuch who came to report something, causing the Empress to be silent for such a long time, and the Empress even asked "Why is it like this". What was it exactly? She glanced at that Eunuch, that Eunuch lowered his head and stared at his shoes, not looking sideways.
The name list was quickly sent to Imperial Concubine Wu, at the same time, the Empress Chunyu Qing's words were passed on word for word.
After Imperial Concubine Wu heard it, she suddenly laughed, saying to the maid beside her while laughing: "This One did not hear wrongly, right? The Empress is actually so magnanimous? She said that the more sisters in the Imperial Harem, the better? She said that the more heirs in the Imperial Family, the better? What a joke! Pretending to be a good person, who knows how angry she is in her heart? Hmph! She is this kind of person, she is clearly jealous to death, yet she insists on keeping up appearances, hypocrite. "
In this case, the servants could only listen, but no one dared to interrupt. But Imperial Concubine Wu was in a fit of anger, she still did not feel satisfied after saying it, carefully pondering over the words passed on by the person who came, saying: "What did she say? The one who gives birth to Long 'er first will be rewarded? What is the reward? It's a bowl of medicine for abortion, right! Hahahaha! "She laughed, but her face was so vicious that it was almost distorted," Hypocrite! Disgusting! How can the Chunyu family let Long 'er live? How can the Chunyu family let other children be born before her, Chunyu Qing! Don't talk about a prince, even a daughter is not allowed! Not allowed! "
Imperial Concubine Wu's emotions seemed to be out of control, her body trembling. A palace maid quickly supported her from the side, at the same time giving a look to the person who came to pass on the message, saying: "Her Highness the Empress' words have been remembered by my Highness, Eunuch Gong should return! My Highness is not feeling well and is speaking nonsense, when Eunuch Gong returns, don't repeat the unintentional words to Her Highness the Empress. " As she said this, on the other side, there was already a palace maid by Imperial Concubine Wu's side who stuffed a large piece of silver into that Eunuch's hand. The Eunuch who passed on the message received the silver and nodded happily, after guaranteeing that he would not speak nonsense, he hurriedly left this place.
But Imperial Concubine Wu was still immersed in grief and indignation, she held her stomach with one hand, muttering: "Half a year ago, that child of mine, the doctor said it was only a girl, I originally thought that a girl would be good and would not be hated by others, able to live well until she grew up. But she, Chunyu Qing, did not even let off a girl! I was pregnant with that child for seven months and already had a human form, but she still lost her life in her hands, my child, my pitiful child! "
Imperial Concubine Wu threw herself on the table and cried bitterly, the servants beside her helplessly persuaded her softly, but they also knew that it was useless no matter how they persuaded, they could only let Imperial Concubine Wu cry properly, only when she cried to her heart's content could she stop. This situation was not the first time, ever since Imperial Concubine Wu lost her child half a year ago, this scene would happen every once in a while, the palace maids were already used to it.
It was just that no one could understand the pain in Imperial Concubine Wu's heart, she hated Chunyu Qing, hated her to the point that she wanted to strangle her to death even in her dreams. But she could not! Back then, Li Jian was about to seize the throne and definitely could not fall out with the Chunyu family, so she could only give up on her own child. In a situation where Li Jian knew that it was Chunyu Qing who did something, he still did not reprimand Chunyu Qing at all, even helping Chunyu Qing find a reason to escape punishment, only letting a servant take the blame.
Currently, Li Jian still had to rely on the Chunyu family's power to stabilise his throne, it was unknown when she would be able to avenge the loss of her child.
Imperial Concubine Wu cried for a while and finally calmed down, a Eunuch walked in from outside the door, bowing in front of her and saying: "Your Highness, the person we planted at Her Highness the Empress' side came to report, saying that when Her Highness the Empress was looking at the list of concubines, she was originally very dejected, her maid was even advising her to take it easy. But after hearing a secret report from a young Eunuch, she suddenly changed her tone, but it was unknown why. "
"Oh?" Imperial Concubine Wu became spirited, immediately ordering: "Go investigate! This One must know what that young Eunuch's secret report said. "
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