It was not Chu Xiang's first time dealing with the Emperor. She understood the Emperor's suspicions, heartlessness, and various methods. She would never underestimate any Emperor. After discovering that the Emperor's secret guards were watching her, she did not relax. She had the Heaven and Earth Mirror by her side when she was cultivating, and when she was not afraid of being watched, she would let the Heaven and Earth Mirror spy on the Emperor.
Xiao Yuanzhao originally wanted to wait for Chu Xiang to be happy in the Chu family, then return to the palace and stay in Taihe Palace. After all, they were like that in the carriage and went out to play together. After returning to the palace, it was natural for them to stay the night.
In the end, because he discovered that Chu Xiang had misunderstood him, it seemed that the feeling of intimacy had suddenly disappeared. He anxiously wanted to explain himself, but he discovered that Chu Xiang no longer allowed him to hold her hand. She was always able to naturally pull away from him. This made him feel very uncomfortable on the way back to the palace, and he was too embarrassed to stay overnight in Taihe Palace.
After that, he did not let the secret guards go to Chu Xiang's place. Instead, he let the secret guards check the two shops that Chu Xiang opened, and then check if there were any abnormalities with Qing Zhu and Hongrui.
Chu Xiang found out about this through the Heaven and Earth Mirror. She began to prepare to leave the palace. She did not plan to date the Emperor. There were countless handsome men outside the palace. Why would she choose a difficult one? She was not afraid of the Emperor investigating anything. After all, she did not do anything with the people around her and did not leave any traces. No one would be able to find anything unusual.
As expected, after the secret guards checked Qing Zhu and Hongrui, they found that they were not Chu Xiang's confidants. Chu Xiang did not have any confidants, let alone a secret force.
Xiao Yuanzhao was puzzled. Once when there was no one around, he muttered, "It's impossible that she does not have any forces. Otherwise, how could she know so many things?"
This made Chu Xiang feel very strange. She thought back to her behavior in front of Xiao Yuanzhao. It was completely normal. A favored concubine who did not like to follow the rules and was angry. There was nothing wrong with that. She did not discuss anything with him at all. How could she know so many things? "
When Xiao Yuanzhao came again, Chu Xiang acted as usual, but she began to use the Heaven and Earth Mirror to observe his every move.
Xiao Yuanzhao came to tell Chu Xiang a piece of good news. "Minister Chu has already popularized the bookkeeping method and won the praises of hundreds of officials. As soon as he took up the post of Minister of Revenue, he had already made meritorious contributions and secured his position. Zhen had him reveal that this method was thought of by my beloved concubine. Now, many people are praising my beloved concubine. "
Chu Xiang smiled and said, "I originally came up with it for the sake of accounting. It's a good thing that it's useful to everyone. I don't want fame."
As she drank her tea, she thought that having a good reputation was not bad. The Chu clan would be more stable in the future, and she would be able to leave with peace of mind.
Xiao Yuanzhao's expression changed slightly. He was a little annoyed. Why was she leaving again? What did he mean? Could it be that when she discovered the secret guard that day, she was no longer willing to be gentle with him? It wasn't like this in the carriage.
Chu Xiang saw the change in his expression through the Heaven and Earth Mirror. She was a little confused. What did she do? She only said a very normal sentence. Why did the Emperor's expression change?
Xiao Yuanzhao heard her inner thoughts and was shocked. He quickly lowered his eyes and did not reveal his emotions. How could she notice such a subtle change in his expression? She didn't seem to be looking at him.
Xiao Yuanzhao felt that Chu Xiang was more and more unfathomable. However, the most important thing right now was to prevent her from leaving. He deliberated, "Beloved concubine, what do you like to do when you're bored? If you have a close friend that you want to see, you can invite them into the palace to accompany you. You can also call people to read, play music, and dance. Zhen is a little busy these days. If I have time, I'll take my beloved concubine out of the palace for a stroll. How about it? "
"Alright, thank you, Your Majesty." Chu Xiang smiled at him without any interest.
Xiao Yuanzhao continued, "Zhen forgot to tell you. That palace maid has already confessed that it was Imperial Concubine Xi who ordered her to assassinate zhen. Now that the Qi family is still useful, Imperial Concubine Xi should be locked up in the palace for the time being. We'll deal with her when the time comes. "
Chu Xiang nodded. The Prince Regent had already begun to have a headache and had little energy left. She did not care about what would happen to Imperial Concubine Xi. Anyway, it was fine as long as the Emperor did not die. The Chu family's glory and wealth would not be affected.
Xiao Yuanzhao tried his best to hold back, so his expression did not reveal any flaws. He was very shocked. Why did Chu Xiang have little energy left for the Prince Regent? He knew that the Prince Regent had a headache and summoned an imperial physician. After the medicine did not work, he even punished the imperial physician. However, Chu Xiang seemed to mean that the Prince Regent was not sick. What happened to the Prince Regent that he did not know? Or did Chu Xiang do something to the Prince Regent?
If it was Chu Xiang who did it, then how did Chu Xiang do it? Could it be that Chu Xiang's power was so strong that he could not detect it at all?
While Xiao Yuanzhao was shocked, he could not suppress the feeling of excitement and joy in his heart. It was as if he had met his match, and as if he could fight side by side with a partner. Whether Chu Xiang did something to the Prince Regent or not, the Prince Regent often had a headache and was irritable at this time, which was the most beneficial for his plan. His deployment could get twice the result with half the effort!
Xiao Yuanzhao was so curious. After returning to his palace, he immediately asked someone to check on the Prince Regent's situation and instructed, "Find out how often the Prince Regent has a headache, to what extent the headache is, how many times he gets angry in a day, and how many people secretly resent him."
Chu Xiang looked at his series of arrangements through the Heaven and Earth Mirror and was very confused. This Prince Regent was too weak. He only had a headache for a few days, and the Emperor could see that something was wrong. However, the Emperor was more powerful than she thought. He hid his strength and was very scheming.
She asked the palace maids to guard outside the door and began to cultivate. She was going to leave. At this time, the Emperor was dealing with the Prince Regent. He should not care too much about her "death". Maybe she could shift the blame of her death to the Prince Regent. Wasn't Imperial Concubine Xi locked up in her palace? She could use Imperial Concubine Xi to accuse the Prince Regent of another crime. Anyway, the original owner died in the hands of the Prince Regent's assassin. It could be considered revenge.
It was very difficult for the secret guards to find out the specific situation of the Prince Regent's headache. The imperial doctors could not find the cause, and the Prince Regent's headache seemed to be getting worse day by day. When he was in pain, he did not have the patience to listen to anyone and only wanted to lose his temper. It looked very abnormal, but the Prince Regent secretly invited several doctors, but it was useless. It was just that he did not have a good rest. It would be better if he slept more and did not get angry.
However, the Prince Regent had a headache and could not sleep. He was also very angry, and he was more and more angry.
Xiao Yuanzhao was very satisfied with this situation. He sped up the speed of closing the net, cleaned up the Prince Regent's forces, and deliberately provoked him. The Prince Regent could no longer happily pretend to be the Maitreya Buddha. He had a gloomy face in the court, which made Xiao Yuanzhao very happy.
This day, he appointed his own people to important positions, and made the Prince Regent suffer a hidden loss. He was in a very good mood, and after the court, he went to Taihe Palace to find Chu Xiang.
Chu Xiang was tidying up the storeroom. Xiao Yuanzhao had rewarded her with too many things. She had also received a lot of things when she was conferred the title of imperial concubine. She slowly walked around the storeroom, calculating what she could take away.
She knew from the Heaven and Earth Mirror that Xiao Yuanzhao had come, so she walked out and seemed to meet Xiao Yuanzhao. She smiled and said: "Emperor, you've left court? Don't you need to deal with government affairs today? Why do you have time to come here? "
Xiao Yuanzhao stepped forward and held her hand, "Zhen will have lunch with you before going to approve the memorials. Beloved concubine, what were you doing just now? "He looked in the direction of the storeroom and said in a good mood," Is there anything you want? Zhen will have someone send it to you. "
"I want a lot of medicinal herbs. Recently, I have been fiddling with those medicinal herbs according to the medical books, and I accidentally wasted a lot of them. If Emperor wants to give me something, why not just give me medicinal herbs." Most of the things in the storeroom couldn't be taken away. Only medicinal herbs could be taken away, so she chose medicinal herbs.
Xiao Yuanzhao's good mood instantly disappeared. She still wanted to leave, she always wanted to leave. Why did she have to leave him? Her attitude towards him was clearly different before, so why was she in such a hurry to leave?
He nodded calmly and said: "Whatever beloved concubine wants, I will send it to you. Come to think of it, beloved concubine has already been in the palace for more than a year and saved zhen twice. Zhen can only relax at beloved concubine's place. Zhen has already ordered the imperial supervisor to choose an auspicious day to confer beloved concubine as empress. At that time, you and I will be true husband and wife. "
Hearing this, Chu Ze was slightly shocked. Didn't the Emperor say this was a surprise? Why did it suddenly come out?
Chu Xiang didn't feel any joy and just smiled: "Emperor is so good to me."
There was no difference between an empress and an imperial concubine. In her eyes, they were all women who were fighting for a man in the inner palace. She had to guard against the Emperor killing the donkey when it was no longer useful, using someone else to kill people, and setting up a target to attract hatred. It was better to go out and play. At that time, she could travel with beauties and relax.
This time, Xiao Yuanzhao couldn't hold back his expression and his face darkened.
What traveling with beauties? She wanted to go out and find a wild man?
And those ideas of killing the donkey when it was no longer useful, using someone else to kill people, and setting up a target, was he so cold-blooded and heartless in her eyes? Wasn't he already good enough to her? Which woman didn't fight for a man? He gave her the position of empress and gave her the most pampering, wasn't that enough?
That's right, she could think of traveling with beauties. She clearly wanted to keep a gigolo, so how could she be willing to share a husband with another woman?
Xiao Yuanzhao felt like he was being cuckolded and his mood was terrible. He couldn't smile at all.
Chu Xiang was puzzled as to why he was suddenly unhappy. Was her gratitude too perfunctory? Should she pretend to be surprised and grateful? It was hard to guess the Emperor's thoughts. She should leave quickly. Since the Emperor was about to confer her the position of empress, she would go to Imperial Concubine Xi's place later to show off. After angering Imperial Concubine Xi, she would naturally fake her death to escape. Perfect!
Xiao Yuanzhao turned his head to look elsewhere at the right time. He didn't want Chu Xiang to see his gloomy expression. But Chu Xiang had already seen it from the Heaven and Earth Mirror. She also saw his fierce gaze and was very puzzled. What happened to the Emperor? What did he think of? Could it be that he wanted to teach the Chu family a lesson and not let the relatives of the Chu family grow up? It didn't matter, she was leaving today. She wasn't the Empress yet, and the Chu family wasn't a relative of the Chu family.
Xiao Yuanzhao was shocked and immediately adjusted his expression. He didn't understand why Chu Xiang couldn't see him at all and still knew his expression and gaze. He became more cautious and didn't show any abnormalities. But he was anxious. Chu Xiang was leaving today and was going to fake her death at Imperial Concubine Xi's place. If Chu Xiang really left, how could he find Gao Haikuo?
Xiao Yuanzhao was determined to ruin Chu Xiang's plan and refused to leave after lunch. Chu Xiang still wanted to fake her death, so she hinted, "Is the Emperor going to be busy? I'm a bit tired. I'm going to take a nap. "
Xiao Yuanzhao took her into the inner room, "Zhen is also a bit tired. Zhen and my beloved concubine will take a nap together."
Chu Xiang was stunned. Serving him should be at night, right? Why did he want to take a nap with her?
After Xiao Yuanzhao knew what she was thinking, he deliberately carried her to the bed and pulled down the bed curtain.
Chu Xiang was speechless. Was this the rumored break-up cannon?
Xiao Yuanzhao thought without changing his expression. What kind of cannon is a break-up cannon?
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