The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

The Princess looked at her husband, who looked even more haggard than herself, and was silent for a long time before she spoke again: "...I'm sorry."

Prince Yi Yang shook his head but only let out a light sigh, as if he had no strength to speak.

The Princess had long been accustomed to his weakness and silence. She just lowered her head to look at her round belly, stroking it gently and lovingly with her palm: "Anyone who sees the grace of the Queen Mother will be yearning for it..."

She paused for a moment and changed her tone, "His Royal Highness Prince Gong pretended to join the game with the Princess and the others, and took the initiative to investigate for them the backup plan that the Queen Mother had left in the capital. As soon as he took action, someone soon came - the Lady of the Duke of Shen Guo came to visit us under the pretext of visiting you and me."

"From this point of view, it seems that she is the person that the Queen Mother left in the capital to prepare for any unexpected events, but——"

Prince Yiyang took over the conversation in a weak voice: "But this further proves that Madam Shen Guogong is just a chess player. There must be another person behind the scenes who can control her."

"Aunt must have noticed this, so she has deployed people around our mansion." He coughed twice and pulled the thin blanket tighter around him. "We just need to continue pretending that we don't know and let them think that we are just unimportant pawns in their hands."

"Mother's hidden chess piece--" The Princess frowned worriedly.

There had been no news from Prince Gong's Mansion regarding Empress Xie's arrangements for staying in the capital. They had many speculations about this person's identity, but they had never been able to confirm it. The more they speculated about Empress Xie's hidden agenda, the more powerless and desperate they felt.

but.

Even so, no one has ever stopped thinking about doing something.

If some things are not done, perhaps one can ensure a healthy life before death, but the regret of giving up will always be in the memory, lingering and lingering in every dream, circling close to the head, like a vulture with the smell of rotten meat, constantly reminding the person of the existence of this regret and unwillingness.

Sometimes, we do something even though we know it is impossible, not because of courage or justice, but simply because... we want to do it.

People who are very good at following their inner desires often seem incompatible with normal people, but fortunately they are a family who can understand each other. Within the undercurrent surging in the capital of Dasheng, and outside the undercurrent, those who want to start a rebellion and those who are ready to fight back, actually know what the final outcome will be for everyone.

"The Emperor and the Queen are indeed difficult to shake, but... we can also give them a little surprise."

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"what happened?"

In Princess Rong Le's residence, she paced back and forth in the house in a somewhat shocked and angry manner: "Didn't they say that they had made all the necessary preparations and would be able to control Yu Yi in one fell swoop?"

There were many people gathered in the room, including frustrated clan members, nobles who wanted to turn things around, and elders of the Red Yang Sect who were dressed as commoners.

"Something went wrong."

"What a mistake, what a mistake!" Princess Rong Le said angrily, "Before you took action, I warned you again and again that Princess Yuyi is not the ordinary woman you think she is. You must be extremely careful when facing her, but how did you do it?"

"Tell me that you are determined to get her, and there is no chance of failure, but what about now?"

One of them frowned and said, "The inexplicable collapse at the bottom of the water city lake is not something we could have predicted. The cave is very hidden, and the entrance is very narrow and tortuous. Your Highness the Princess doesn't know that the cave is still intact. People who are not familiar with the path will find it difficult to escape. Now the cave has collapsed..."

He was silent for a moment, and his tone gradually became more confident: "If it collapses completely, the people inside will be crushed by the lake water; if it doesn't collapse completely, they will be trapped in the cave and will not be able to escape no matter what."

Princess Rong Le only half believed this man's words: "What if she escaped and never even entered the cave?"

The man was choked. "The remaining spies in Shuicheng sent us news that the person in charge in the city now is Lord Bai who followed Princess Yuyi to the south. Although she has almost wiped out our forces, Magistrate Tang, Young Master Qi, and Princess Yuyi have not appeared for a long time. According to the plan, they must take Princess Yuyi to the underground cave..."

“Now that the cave has collapsed, where else can they go?”

"If Princess Yuyi is still alive, then why did Lord Bai just hide in the water city and search for her instead of reporting the matter quickly?"

"She must be afraid of taking responsibility for the princess's death."

"Your Highness." Someone said to Princess Rong Le in a serious tone, "Once the news of Princess Yuyi's death spreads, there will be chaos in the capital and the Northern Frontier where the emperor and empress are. Your Highness, please make preparations early. Since we have already confirmed that the wife of Duke Shen is the hidden chess piece left by Empress Xie, then-"

Princess Rong Le took a deep breath and said, "It's not clear yet that it's her!"

"But the people we deployed outside the Prince Yiyang's Mansion never found the other person who joined the game. Your Highness, sometimes you are too suspicious and hesitate. Once you hesitate, you will miss the opportunity. What's more, we have already persuaded several tribes on the grassland, and the time agreed with them is coming soon. Those grassland people will not care so much. When the time comes, they will raid the northern border..."

"Okay, I understand!" Princess Rong Le interrupted him angrily, then waved her hand to drive everyone out of the room.

As soon as the people in the room left, she put away the anger on her face, and whispered to her confidant, "These people are really careless, but Yuyi's disappearance is also good for us. Send a message to Baohui quickly and let her be prepared... I just hope that we can control the situation before Yuyi appears. Even though Yuyi is extraordinary, Tongzhou and the capital are thousands of miles apart after all. In the fight for power, we can't lose a single second!"

"We have to create some trouble for others as well. Whether it's here or in the northern border, we have to create chaos first." Princess Rong Le sighed, "It's time to wake Cheng An up."