The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

silence.

There was another long silence.

Princess Cheng'an only felt a chill all over her body. She was uncontrollably attracted by Xie Yuzhen's smiling eyes and asked in a daze, "Do you know what Fourth Sister is doing?"

"Of course." Xie Yuzhen helped Princess Cheng'an up from the ground. "Silly girl, there are only a few people in the family who are as honest as you. But it doesn't matter. I can say that I am experienced in this regard."

"No matter what Baohui wants to do, as her mother, I will naturally give her enough space to display her talents and fly freely."

As she spoke, she took a deep look at the trembling Princess Cheng'an and said, "Of course you too."

"Whether you want to avenge your mother and kill Jin Xiang, or just want to play big, while your father is sick and dazed, and your mother is alone in front of you, kill both of us and seize the imperial seal... I'll tell you quietly, this city is well-armed, and it looks like it's surrounded by grassland people outside the city, but in fact there are also large armies surrounding the grassland people. You only need to write the imperial edict yourself and give the order, and you can accomplish the great feat of encircling and annihilating the grassland rebels. Then..."

"Ah!!!" Lu Yanzhen suddenly raised her hands to cover her ears. She looked at the beautiful and terrifying woman in front of her in horror and stepped back repeatedly, "Don't say anymore!!!"

"I won't......"

She shook her head like crazy: "I won't do that! I... I've already hurt Xian Qiong once... I..."

Xie Yuzhen did not stop her from retreating and trying to escape, but stood there and could not help laughing again: "I have always said that Yanzhen is a good child - Xianqiong, you heard it too, the night wind is too cold, take your elder sister back to wash her face, take a bath, and have a good rest."

Princess Cheng'an's heart skipped a beat. She slowly turned around and saw Princess Yongtai, who was wearing a riding outfit, standing at the other end of the corridor and bowing to Xie Yuzhen: "Yes, mother."

She strode over and grabbed her sister, who was the closest to her when she was young but had become distant because of the marriage at the Marquis of Anguo Mansion: "Let's go back first."

Over the past decade, they have never regained the intimacy they had in their youth.

When the affair between Ruan He and Ai Suqiu was exposed, Princess Cheng'an took advantage of Princess Yongtai who was standing up for her, and thus hurt the latter's heart.

After that, Princess Yongtai, who had always been carefree, gradually forgot about the past. Instead, Princess Cheng'an avoided her intentionally or unintentionally. As time went by, the two sisters finally became completely estranged.

Holding her sister's hand, they walked along the quiet palace road. The footsteps of the night patrol guards passed by them in an orderly manner. Princess Cheng An couldn't help but speak: "Second sister."

"Sister." Princess Yongtai stopped and looked back at her. "What happened to make you so sad? If you don't mind, why don't you tell me? In the past, we..."

"Once upon a time..."

Princess Cheng An closed her eyes, tears rolling down her cheeks again: "There's no going back."

"Who can go back to the past?" Yongtai said, "Instead of regretting the past, it is better to look forward to the future. Mother should have advised you this, but you kept crying..."

"How can I let go, mother... that's my mother! No matter which one she is, she's mine..."

She looked at her sister who had completely opened her eyes and shook her head: "The Concubine Shu has always been so good to you, you don't understand how I feel."

"I don't understand, so I am just expressing my expectations of you as a sister."

Princess Yongtai pulled her sister into the small garden and said, "I like to do things that make me feel comfortable and happy, and now I want you to understand, sister, no matter what you want to do, as long as it can make you stop crying, I will support you to the end."

Princess Cheng An was stunned for a moment. She was not used to such direct concern for her. She said in anger, "What if I want to compete with Yuan Jun?"

"Just tell me clearly, do you really want to fight for it, or is it for the other second brother?"

"what is the difference?"

"If it's for him, I will twist off his head today; if it's for you, I will die with you."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and touched her neck: "Yuan Jun's action was quite skillful, it shouldn't hurt."

Lu Yanzhen was shocked as she watched her sister talking about life and death. Her expression was serious yet a little playful, as if she was serious and yet not so serious. After a moment of trance, she finally confirmed that what Lu Xianqiong said was not a joke.

Lu Yanzhen suddenly realized that he seemed to be unable to figure out the train of thought of any of his sisters, so he fell silent: "...Why...killing is not difficult, but they are our brothers..."

"Because of him, my sister has not been happy for more than ten years. I am closer to you. If you are willing to be close to me, then whether he lives or dies depends on your decision."

Lu Xianqiong hugged her lost and regained elder sister like she did when she was a child: "Sister, Xianqiong is still willing to continue to stand up for you."

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"gone?"

"Let's go." As soon as Xie Yuzhen entered the room, he saw the emperor leaning on a chair. "What a good child! I'm sure Sister Duanfei is also a very upright person."

The emperor touched his head which was aching and said, "Maybe. I don't remember."

He leaned back in his chair: "That weird thing didn't appear again."

"Maybe he's waiting for something." Xie Yuzhen came over and sat down beside him. He raised his hand and gently lifted up his hair. The long ebony hairpin on his hair shone brightly under the light. "We can only make sure that he doesn't escape from here. As for the rest... we can only wait and see."

Without waiting for the emperor to reply, Xie Yuzhen continued, "It's almost time. Commander He's office should have started to take action. If your majesty is not feeling well, you should go and rest first. I will take care of this."

"That man has been scheming hard just to find an opportunity to personally take revenge on the Lu family. I am so magnanimous and kind, how can I not satisfy the little wishes of my subjects?" The emperor snorted and said.