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Xia Shangyu was right, Chen Xi had indeed been thinking about how to utilize resources.
"In the morning and evening, don't you ever doubt what I say?" Xia Shangyu looked at her curiously, did she really believe everything he said?
"You lied to me?"
"Of course not!"
"That settles it, why should I doubt?"
"Aren't you worried that I want to use your 100,000 elite soldiers to control the country of Gaia?"
Chen Xi asked in return: "Can 100,000 elite soldiers really control the country of Yuenü?"
"Impossible! But letting you go back would be of great help to your quest for the throne. Who knows, I might even take advantage of your internal strife and attack you!"
In the morning and evening, with a shrug of boredom, "Are you annoying or what? You say so much, do you want me to believe you or not?"
Xia Shangyu was crying and laughing at the same time, "I just hope you have some vigilance towards people!"
"Alright, you swear then!" Chen Xi's eyes rolled around as she said: "You swear that if you're trying to harm me, heaven will punish you by making you lose the throne."
Oh no!
Xia Shangyu rolled his eyes and swore an oath. Would that be of any use? Although they believed in the Heavenly God, not everyone would keep their promises!
"I swear!"
Xia Shangyu shook his head and followed as he was told.
He really wouldn't hurt her, and if possible, he'd rather not have her as his cousin. However, this was something he could never say again. Since the emperor told him the secret, he had given up.
Today, my head has been busy turning around all day, and I feel a bit tired in the morning and evening. I yawned and urged: "Your Majesty's elder brother, do we want to sign a contract or something, for future reference?"
"Suit yourself, but if I write a contract, I'm afraid someone will see it and leak the secret."
"That's also true, if we ourselves can't keep our promises, then written words are of no use."
"From now on, continue calling me Your Majesty, don't add the two words 'older cousin'!"
"Oh, bring me 1,000 taels of silver as hush money!"
Xia Shangyu just smiled and then froze, hush money?
How dare she take this?
"Brother, can't bear to part with it?"
"I——"
"Why be stingy with such a small amount of money? One should know that great accomplishments are not hindered by trivial matters. You're an emperor, why be stingy with just one thousand taels?"
Xia Shangyu looked up at the sky and rolled his eyes, "Fine, I'll give it!"
"Hehe, thank you, Emperor. Oh no, I mean, if I really do seize the Empress's position in the future, then let North Tang Junlian's child inherit it instead, will that put your mind at ease?"
Xia Shangyu shook his head, "It doesn't have to be him, as long as you like it."
"If I seize the throne in the future and don't want it, who would you like me to give it to?"
Huh?
What does this mean? Have you ever played house?
"Haha, never mind, I was just joking!" Chen Xi hastily added a sentence, she couldn't let people feel that investing in this thing was a mistake after the investors had just decided to invest.
What the empress didn't care about was being controlled by Huangfu Jinghao, and she also wanted to leave once and for all. However, Xiao Bing had said that the people of the Princess's Mansion would be implicated in her actions and would be punished as a whole family. The late emperor's imperial edict was unchangeable.
She really can't afford to sacrifice thousands of people from several big families for her own freedom.
If she can't escape, then she can only fight back and strive to make herself strong enough that no one can threaten her or control her!
Huangpu Jinghao wants to control her, but she refuses to let him!
……
After Princess Chiyo left the palace, the empress arrived and saw the emperor deep in thought in the study. Her heart trembled slightly.
Covering her mouth with her sleeve, she poured tea water, "Your Majesty, you're tired?"
Xia Shangyu glanced at his queen, dignified and virtuous, with the demeanor of a mother to the world, kind and magnanimous, also good at understanding people's intentions. He had a lot of affection for her, as well as some respect, but he couldn't put her in his heart to love dearly.
Among them, although he didn't have three thousand beauties, he also had more than a dozen concubines. Adding the talented women and so on, there were nearly a hundred people.
Slender and plump, each with its own characteristics, but he fell in love with a woman who would never be his for the rest of his life!
If Father Emperor had told him the truth earlier, he might not have suffered. Or if Father Emperor never said that truth in his life, he would not have been concerned.
He let out a long sigh and looked at the empress with a gentle tone: "Why did you do it yourself again? I said, these things can be done by the palace staff."
The queen smiled elegantly and spoke softly, "Your Majesty has a lot of work to do every day, I can't help with that, all I can do is take good care of myself so as not to tire you out."
"Empress......" How great it would be if he loved this woman in front of him, his original partner and a dignified lady.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Princess Chiyang has just left. Why didn't you keep her for a dinner before she leaves? It's also pitiful for her to be alone in Xia Country with no relatives or friends."
Xia Shangyu was hesitant, he wanted to have dinner with her alone, but this would break the rules. If it were another woman, he wouldn't be comfortable either, so he simply let her leave.
"Your Majesty, I have decided to let Princess Chiyang return to her country. Once this matter is announced in the imperial court, many ministers will surely object. You..."
The empress was shocked at first, then smiled and said: "Your Majesty can rest assured, I will invite my mother to the palace tomorrow to have a talk with her and let her persuade my father. With the support of the prime minister, it should be able to alleviate some of Your Majesty's worries."
Xia Shangyu reached out and pulled the empress into his own arms, sighing: "The empress always understands my thoughts, marrying you is truly my good fortune."
The queen struggled a bit and pushed back, saying: "Your Majesty is my heaven, I should be the one to worry about Your Majesty's affairs... Hmm, Your Majesty, this is the imperial study..."
After a moment of silence from the eunuchs outside, only muffled gasps and fragmented moans could be heard coming from inside. The more intimate the emperor and empress were, the more harmonious the palace would be, which was something everyone was delighted to see.
After a while, the queen's face turned red and she was panting, looking quite coy.
Xia Shangyu teased: "The empress is getting more and more beautiful, I'm afraid I'll get infatuated."
"Your Majesty!" The empress blushed and scolded a sentence, then quickly retreated.
As she walked to the door, Xia Shangyu laughed and said: "Empress, I'll come to your place for dinner later, you must wait for me!"
The queen's legs trembled, and she returned to the palace with infinite shyness.
Xia Shangyu sat lazily in his chair after the Queen left, smiling self-mockingly to himself. He felt that something was off about himself, knowing he shouldn't be thinking of her, yet unable to let go.
Now let her return home, one day he will put it down!
Walked far away, then slowly changed, becoming a woman who no longer made him nostalgic.
Then, his heart will be placed among the imperial concubines in the palace...
After returning to the princess's mansion in the morning and evening, everyone saw that she was in a very good mood.
Beidong Junlian's expression was somewhat complex, quietly sitting in the courtyard watching the fish swim freely in the pond, with a peaceful look at dawn and dusk.
A sparrow she had never seen before flew up to her eyebrows, free and fluttering.
Beidou Junlian stood behind her for a long time before opening his mouth and saying softly: "Princess, are you really going to——"
"Well, life is short, it's better to have some fun. Don't worry, at most three years, I will give you freedom."
Within three years?
Beidong Junlian was taken aback for a moment, how much can change in three years?
"Someone come! Call for Huangfu Gongzi to come over!"
The maid who was waiting on one side hastily went to find Huangfu Jinghao.
When Huangfu Jinghao came in, he saw the smile on Beidong Junlian's face. He sincerely smiled at Gong Chenxi, but for no reason, his heart tightened, as if something was about to be lost.
"Princess!"
"You've come, sit down. Let's talk while sitting, Junlian!"
"Yes, Princess."
Bei Tang Junlian sat beside Chen Xi, Huang Fu Jinghao sat beside him, quietly waiting for Chen Xi to speak.
He observed him morning and evening, he was indeed a talented person, calm and reserved: "Tomorrow we will set out to the army."
What?
Even if he was calm, this was still an unexpected event. Huangfu Jinghao looked at her in surprise: "Princess, you mean that you——"
"That's right, I'll go to the military camp myself! Back to my territory!"
Huang Pu Jing Hao's expression changed, but he caught a glimpse of Beidong Junlian's calm demeanor and instantly understood some key points: "Is this the promise made by the ruler of Xia Guo?"
"Hmm, Emperor of Summer Country has already agreed that I don't need to be a hostage anymore. Of course, if the Queen of River Country still wants to send another princess over, he won't object."
Huang Pu Jing Hao frowned at her: "Did the princess agree to some condition with Xia Shang Yu?"
A clever person is easy to talk to, morning and evening looking at him with a faint smile, "This is my secret, just listen to me."
"Princess—"
"My mind is made up." Chen Xi added calmly.
Huang Pu Jing Hao stopped talking and didn't say much, the current Chi Yang princess is no longer someone he can see through at will, this is also unpredictable in life!
Who knows why the little princess who used to center around him suddenly changed completely!
Apart from feeling liberated, there is also a faint sense of loss, an indescribable feeling.
