Chu Wenyuan had already broken through the palace's control. When Chu Xiang and Li Bohan entered the palace, they saw the captured emperor and a group of imperial concubines.
When Imperial Concubine Hui saw Chu Xiang, her face collapsed. "Impossible! This is impossible! Why did it become like this?! "
A guard knocked her shoulder with the handle of a knife. Imperial Concubine Hui's hands were tied and she fell to the ground in pain, but her eyes were still fixed on Chu Xiang. "You are still the Empress. I can't change anything, I can't change anything …"
Chu Xiang raised her eyebrows slightly. "Shut her mouth."
Others might think that Imperial Concubine Hui was a favored concubine in the palace before her and might replace the Empress. But she heard the other meaning. It was strange that Imperial Concubine Hui was suddenly favored. She hadn't seen her for five years, so she almost forgot. Since Imperial Concubine Hui reminded her, she had to figure it out.
Chu Xiang said to Li Bohan, "This is an old acquaintance of mine. I'll take her to talk about the old days."
Li Bohan nodded. "Go. Guards, protect the Princess Consort."
"Yes!" A group of guards escorted Imperial Concubine Hui to stand behind Chu Xiang. Chu Xiang walked out directly, planning to take them to the palace next door.
When the Emperor saw that Chu Xiang didn't even look at him, he felt humiliated. He said coldly, "Chu clan! You don't greet Zhen when you see Zhen? Zhen personally gave you to Qin Wang. "
Li Bohan narrowed his eyes and snorted. "Nephew, you still want to put on the airs of an Emperor? I'm afraid it won't be as you wish. "
He looked at Chu Wenyuan. Chu Wenyuan kicked the Emperor's back. The Emperor, who was tied up, rolled down three steps and hit his forehead hard, causing a bruise.
Chu Xiang looked back at him and said calmly, "Your Majesty, you don't have to regret it. That day, the Prince and I worked together to deceive you into granting us a marriage. You were in our trap from beginning to end. There was no other possibility. Your defeat today was inevitable.
The winner takes all. This is the last time you will hear the title 'Emperor'. "
After that, Chu Xiang left without looking back. The Prudence Imperial Concubine was also taken away by the imperial bodyguards. The matters between the new and old emperors had nothing to do with Chu Xiang. She was more interested in the affairs of Imperial Concubine Hui.
After they arrived at the palace, Chu Xiang ordered everyone to retreat, including the two secret guards beside her.
Only she and Imperial Concubine Hui were left in the main hall. Imperial Concubine Hui was tied to a pillar, while Chu Xiang sat far away on the main seat. Chu Xiang asked, "You and I still became the Empress. Could it be that you knew my destiny was precious and that you would become the Empress?"
Imperial Concubine Hui said suspiciously, "You're not Chu Xiang. Chu Xiang doesn't know how to do business or archery. You're not Chu Xiang, right? Who are you? Where did you come from? "
Chu Xiang leaned back in her chair and supported her head with her hand. She said calmly, "You've served me for twelve years and you don't even recognize your own master? It's only business and archery, how difficult is that? I could write poems and draw when I was five years old and embroider headbands. I just learned something else, what's so surprising about that? "
When the original owner was five years old, she secretly embroidered headbands for her grandmother, but she accidentally scratched them and didn't give them away. Only the original owner and her personal maid knew about this matter. Imperial Concubine Hui had been amazed by the original owner's intelligence, so she naturally had a deep impression of it.
Chu Xiang was still the original Chu Xiang. This made Imperial Concubine Hui even more unable to accept it. She said in a daze, "How could this be? I stole everything from you and ruined everything from you. I should be the empress. The Emperor dotes on me so much and I gave birth to a smart prince. Why did you come back? Why did you help Li Bohan? He should have been defeated by the Emperor. Everything has changed, why … … "
Chu Xiang sneered and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Could it be that you can predict the future? Now that you're about to die, why don't you choose a way to die? Do you want to drink poisoned wine or use white silk? Or is death by a thousand cuts better? Let me think about what other punishments there are … … How about I try the rod and burning? "
"Chu Xiang! I can't die, I can predict, I can really predict, I can tell you what will happen in the future, I can help you secure the position of Empress, I can help your family do meritorious deeds, I can do anything you want me to do, don't kill me, I beg you … … "Imperial Concubine Hui impatiently begged and kept struggling.
Chu Xiang showed a suspicious expression, "Then what can you predict?"
Imperial Concubine Hui panicked, "I, I can predict that you will become the Empress and give birth to two sons and a daughter. Your eldest brother will become the country's general and defeat the rebels. Then, then he will die of illness … … Yes, there will also be a famine. The war destroyed too many fields. Soon, soon, there will be a famine in many places, then there will be a plague. You, you can let your father and brother use this to do meritorious deeds. I also know a lot, I can really predict, don't kill me! "
Chu Xiang's face sank and she coldly scolded, "Nonsense! I hurt my body in the Cold Palace and can't have children anymore. You think I can have three children? Who sent me to the Cold Palace? You're courting death! "
Chu Xiang stood up. Hui Fei thought that Chu Xiang was going to order someone to execute her. She was so scared that she was out of her wits. Tears streamed down her face as she said, "Nubi knows that she was wrong. Nubi shouldn't have tried to snatch your glory and splendor. It was that system that bewitched me, it was it that I could do whatever I wanted with it and become the Emperor's most beloved concubine. I, I was bewitched by its flowery words. Master, please spare my life, I really know what will happen in the future. Even if there are some changes, the famine and the plague are real, many things are real, I know what will happen in this lifetime, Master … … "
Chu Xiang had also seen some fantasy scripts in the modern world, such as rebirth and transmigration, obtaining some kind of golden finger, and so on. She had never filmed it, so she didn't know much, but after listening to Imperial Concubine Hui's long-winded speech, she roughly understood that this Imperial Concubine Hui was reborn.
The reborn palace maid obtained the Favored Concubine System, which could be exchanged for things that could make her beautiful, shape her body, and also for things that could seduce men and make them unable to stop. This was completely using beauty to serve people, but the Emperor didn't lack anything except for such a beautiful woman to serve him, so he was naturally willing to "favor" her, but in fact, he was just using her as an object.
This system could also be exchanged for some harmful things, but the price was relatively high. If one didn't have intelligence and wisdom, it was easy to be exposed, so it was somewhat useless for Imperial Concubine Hui.
In Imperial Concubine Hui's previous life, the Emperor doted on the original owner, and it just so happened that Chu Wenyuan and Chu Wensong gradually emerged and became the Emperor's subordinates. Therefore, after the Empress's brother died in battle, the Emperor had the Empress suddenly die and made the original owner empress. Li Bohan didn't know what happened, but he didn't succeed in his rebellion. The Emperor thought that Chu Wenyuan's achievements were too high, so he killed Chu Wenyuan.
Imperial Concubine Hui died in an accident in her previous life and didn't live for long, so she didn't see the hidden dangers. From Chu Xiang's point of view, the Chu Family worked hard for the Emperor. The original owner gave birth to three children, but in the end, they couldn't escape a tragic fate.
These things had nothing to do with Chu Xiang, but the news of the disaster that might happen in the next few years was very useful. After Chu Xiang memorized them one by one, she cleanly broke Imperial Concubine Hui's neck. It was enough for her to know about these things.
Chu Xiang's power had expanded greatly in the past few years. The caravans that went out to sea brought her a great deal of wealth, and they also left her a way out overseas. At the same time, they brought back fresh species that didn't exist here, and sweet potatoes were one of them.
Chu Xiang opened up farmland in a vast valley, specifically to try and grow exotic species. Now, the trial was successful, and the harvest was quite good. It was suitable for dealing with the upcoming famine.
After Li Bohan executed the Emperor, he was busy organizing the court and preparing for the ascension ceremony. Chu Xiang began to prepare to leave the capital.
She ordered people to send some sweet potatoes to the capital. On the day of Li Bohan's ascension, she gave them to him in front of all the civil and military officials as a gift to the new Emperor.
When Li Bohan heard the farmer explain the benefits of the sweet potatoes, he was very shocked. At the same time, he was very happy. His eyes were filled with gratitude as he looked at Chu Xiang.
In the past few years, the flames of war had continued and the lives of the common people were very difficult. There were already areas that were suffering from famine. Although it wasn't very serious, if it wasn't solved, it would become a catastrophic famine. This was the first problem he had to solve after ascending the throne. He never thought that Chu Xiang would give him such a big surprise.
He immediately ordered people to inspect the sweet potatoes. After confirming that there were no problems, he spread them out as quickly as possible, planting them in the famine areas. The sweet potatoes were directly sent out from Chu Xiang's trial planting area and then sent out by Chu Xiang's caravans to various places. This move was very popular. The common people knew that it was Chu Xiang who brought them the sweet potatoes and liked her from the bottom of their hearts. The title of "Princess Consort" had already become "Empress Chu" in their mouths.
The "Qin Emperor and Empress Chu" were the people that the common people were most grateful to. The husband and wife had worked together to quell the chaos of war and Chu Xiang had also found the high yield and filling sweet potatoes. The two of them had a great reputation and the common people were loyal to them. They had given the dynasty the best start.
Li Bohan couldn't help but ask Chu Xiang again, "Are you still not willing to stay? The common people all respectfully call you 'Empress Chu'. My country … … is half yours. "
Chu Xiang shook her head and said with a smile, "I'm leaving. Taking from the people, returning to the people. Everything that I have will be returned to the people after I die. I am not ashamed of this title. Emperor, you can be a wise ruler. I won't participate in this glory. "
Li Bohan grabbed her hand and asked unwillingly, "After all these years, do you not have any feelings for me? If I wasn't the emperor, would you be my wife? "
Chu Xiang smiled, "If I said 'would', wouldn't you feel even more regret? What are you thinking about this for? "
That's right, what did it matter if he would or wouldn't? He clearly knew the answer. What she wanted was a man who would wholeheartedly devote himself to her. He had chosen the throne and had no fate with her.
Li Bohan tightly pursed his lips and let go of Chu Xiang. He watched her leave in the night and disappear from his world.
As the emperor, he shouldn't allow a power like Chu Xiang to exist. But he really couldn't bear to move against Chu Xiang. This was the only woman that moved his heart but couldn't obtain. He actually believed her promise and believed that she would never threaten his imperial power.
Chu Xiang had always been calm and rational. She knew what to do and what not to do. He hated her for being so rational and never considering staying for him. He felt at ease because of her rationality. He didn't need to threaten Chu Xiang at all. For the future development of the Chu Family, Chu Xiang would never oppose him. Just like many years ago, he knew that even if Chu Xiang was far away, she would still support him, so he let her go. He let her go without hesitation.
From the first time they met in the palace to today's parting, everything flashed in front of Li Bohan's eyes. His eyes turned red, but after a while, they returned to normal. Even his fluctuating emotions calmed down. From now on, he would no longer have any weaknesses. He would be a wise ruler and she would only exist in his memories.
Chu Xiang left and didn't become the empress. Everyone in the palace didn't dare believe it. They were all shocked that the emperor was just a close friend and not a true husband and wife. But Chu Xiang really did leave so confidently. No one knew where she went. From time to time, there would be rumors that she had appeared in the streets. As the rumors grew, they gradually became legends.
Some people said that she had an especially handsome male pet by her side. Some said that she was still shockingly beautiful when she was over fifty. Some said that she liked to fight for justice and take care of things that were unpleasant to the eye. But no one was certain that they had seen Chu Xiang. She lived a carefree and comfortable life. Many years later, she was still called "Empress Chu" by the common people. She created a legend that no one had ever heard of before or since.
Li Bohan occasionally heard news of her and suddenly understood what kind of life she wanted to live. He could only smile helplessly and let her continue to live a carefree life. The gifts that he occasionally received from Chu Xiang already made him very satisfied. Perhaps the emperor was unable to have true feelings. At the very least, he couldn't keep this kind of woman. It was already very good that they could be like this.
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