Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

Chu Shitong suddenly had some guesses in his mind.

If she were going on a long journey, the child would not be handed over to her. After all, it would be against the rules for her to make such a request given her status.

Being able to say such things, I think there is basically no difference between the so-called "delivery" and "entrustment to one's care".

"You can hand it over to me, but you must clearly explain what you are going to do."

Given Chu Shifan's affection for Xie Chuchu, it is only right for Chu Shitong to support Xie Chuchu for the rest of her life.

Xie Chuchu subconsciously glanced at the two children. Chu Shitong waved his hand and asked Bishui to take them downstairs first. After the children left, Xie Chuchu spoke.

"I want to go to the border... and bring back Afan's body."

Chu Shitong paused. It seemed that Xie Chuchu did have feelings for Chu Shifan, but His Majesty had ordered Chu Shifan to be buried in the border city, and she definitely couldn't bring the body back.

"The Emperor has issued an order that my cousin should be buried in the border city. The body does not need to be brought back to the capital. It would be a waste of your trip."

Upon hearing this, Xie Chuchu lowered her head even more, and her jade-white hands had clenched into a fist without her knowing when.

"Even if I can't bring him back, I still want to go to his grave to take a look..."

Chu Shifan was an idle marquis. Even if he did nothing in his life, he would still be safe and wealthy. But he chose to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. The biggest reason was that he wanted to win the military merit and come back to marry Xie Chuchu.

This reason used to be just an excuse in Xie Chuchu's eyes, but after Chu Shifan died, Xie Chuchu realized how heavy this reason was.

That high-spirited, silly and cute boy would never be able to come back to see her, so she naturally had to go there in person to see him for the last time.

Chu Shitong naturally understood what was going on, so he did not try to stop him.

"Forget it. I will arrange for someone to take you there."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

*

After returning to Beijing, Chu Shitong was very busy.

In order to avenge Chu Shifan, Chu Shitong changed her previous kind image and pestered Chu Shihuan in various ways. She finally stopped pretending and put her ambitions on the table.

Her influence in the court impeached Chu Shihuan every day, causing Linglan to suffer as well. The frequency was so high that Chu Shiyu's ears felt numb when he heard the words of impeachment against Chu Shihuan.

Chu Shihuan was almost driven crazy by Chu Shitong. For the first time, he actually felt what Chu Shifeng felt at the beginning, but there was a slight difference between the two.

Chu Shifeng was completely stabbed in the back, but he was being chased and bitten by a mad dog.

Chu Shitong was ruthless. She not only attacked Chu Shihuan, but also Linglan, because she saw that there was true love between Chu Shihuan and Linglan. Even Chu Shihuan's mother, Concubine Xiang, had a hard time in the harem. After Wang Zexu gave an order, their food, clothing and other expenses were cut to the extreme. Chu Shihuan could not interfere in the affairs of the harem and could only watch.

The relationship between the two was like fire and water, getting worse day by day.

Finally, when the first snow fell in the capital, Chu Shitong's plan was implemented. In the hall, her subordinates exposed on the spot that Chu Shihuan was colluding with the Western Regions, privately raising soldiers and horses, and had the intention of rebellion, and they handed over a lot of evidence.

Chu Shiyu was furious and ordered Chu Shixuan to investigate the matter thoroughly. Before that, Chu Shihuan and Linglan were confined to the palace and were not allowed to leave without being summoned.

After leaving the court, Chu Shitong was in a good mood, and even his steps when leaving the palace were much lighter.

It's a pity that this matter was handed over to Chu Shixuan. If it was handed over to Chu Shihan, she would have some ways to deal with it. Facing Chu Shixuan... she really didn't want to even look at him. She could only order more people to watch him in secret and react immediately if anything happened, and never give Chu Shixuan any chance to show mercy.

"Xiaoqi."

A gentle voice sounded behind her, and the joy in Chu Shitong's eyes faded a little. He turned his head and gave Chu Shixuan a smile without any smile.

"Brother Royal."

Chu Shixuan walked quickly up to her, with a complicated expression on his handsome face.

"Do you have time to rest with me later? I want to talk to you about something."

Chu Shitong smiled and said, "I naturally have time if my royal brother wants to see me."

For Chu Shihuan's sake, Chu Shitong has to make time even if he doesn't have time.

"That's great, I'll take you back."

"Thank you, my royal brother."

Chu Shitong quietly followed Chu Shixuan into the carriage.

……

The incense burner in the carriage was burning with a faint calming scent, a copy of the Book of Songs was placed on the square mahogany table, and the couch was cleaned meticulously without even a single unnecessary thing.

Chu Shitong sat opposite Chu Shixuan and blew on a cup of hot tea.

"What do you want to talk to me about, my brother?"

Chu Shixuan was silent for a moment, then said, "Of course it's...Old Five's business."

Chu Shitong chuckled, and the malice in her beautiful eyes was too lazy to hide.

"Father has entrusted this matter to my brother. With my brother's ability, there is absolutely no problem in investigating this matter. Why would he need to talk to me?"

Chu Shixuan looked at her face, which was calm but concealed a twisted malice, and his heart suddenly ached. He sighed silently as his long eyelashes drooped.

"The matter with the young marquis was not Lao Wu's original intention. It was fate and time. Why do you have to be like this..."

When Chu Shitong heard that he was trying to plead for Chu Shihuan, he could not bear to listen and interrupted him directly, saying, "Why should I do this? What does this have to do with me? He colluded with the Western Regions and raised soldiers privately. How could you say this from your brother's mouth as if I was instigating him to do this and that? Could it be that... your brother thinks that I am the mastermind behind this?"

She stared at Chu Shixuan with sharp eyes. Not only did she not respond to his words, she also bit back with a tough attitude, forcing Chu Shixuan to stop talking about the matter.

"That's not what I meant." Chu Shixuan knew Chu Shitong's determination, and sighed, "I'm just worried. With Lao Wu's temper, if I really piss him off, I'm afraid he might do something."

Chu Shitong said: "That's great. If he rebels, I am willing to lead the troops to fight against him and make sure to capture my fifth brother."

She knew that Chu Shixuan was reminding her not to push too hard, but Chu Shitong could not wait any longer. When she thought of Chu Shifan's death because of her, she wanted to send someone to eat Chu Shihuan alive right now.

What brotherhood? Where is the affection between royal brothers?

She was willing to spend more than half a year setting up this plan just to send Chu Shihuan directly to hell.

If Chu Shihan had not been so honest, Chu Shixuan's position would be difficult to shake and she would have to take a long-term view. She would have wanted to lead her troops to kill everyone and ascend the throne right now.

Chu Shixuan looked at Chu Shitong deeply and fell into a long silence in front of her for the first time. He did not say anything until Chu Shitong got off the car.

……

Prince Duan's Mansion.

When Chu Shixuan arrived, Chu Shihuan had been under house arrest for several days.

The Prince Duan's Mansion was deserted to begin with, and now that Chu Shihuan had fallen from power, I hardly saw any servants throughout the mansion.

The moon is bright in the sky and the night is dark.

Chu Shihuan was drinking alone at the table, wearing thin clothes. It seemed that he felt even colder inside, so he was not afraid of the cold wind.

Seeing Chu Shixuan, Chu Shihuan's cold brows softened a little.

"Have you finished checking?"

"Ah."

Chu Shixuan came to the table, and the two of them seemed like old friends, and the atmosphere was inexplicably harmonious.

Chu Shihuan poured a glass of wine for Chu Shixuan, who drank it in one gulp.

This was somewhat beyond Chu Shihuan's expectations.

"You rarely drink like this." He asked half-jokingly, "Could it be that you have found some irrefutable evidence that could kill me?"

Chu Shixuan's cold and handsome face was slightly flushed because of the wine just now, "She was ruthless when she attacked."

Chu Shihuan snorted coldly and said, "What cruel means? I don't have such intentions. Is there any other way she can do it?"

Chu Shixuan said quietly, "You did not report those troops."

Chu Shihuan was drunk and said angrily, "My soldiers are completely scattered! There are not many of them when they are added together. I don't believe that Chu Shitong doesn't have any!"

"But she wasn't caught." Chu Shixuan said, "You were too careless. She even followed the clues to find your men half a year ago in order to leave a handle on you. She even sold you some soldiers at a loss, just to catch you half a year later."

Upon hearing this time interval, Chu Shihuan stood there in a daze, anger surging from the bottom of his heart like crazy.

"Half a year ago? Chu Shifan hadn't gone to the border city half a year ago, right? She was actually thinking about how to deal with me at that time?!"

Chu Shixuan poured a glass of wine and drank it.

"She hid herself very well. She killed all the people who worked for her. She didn't leave any clues. It's impossible to clear you with clues."

This was what made him feel uncomfortable. It seemed that Chu Shitong had already thought of a way to attack each of them in advance. Chu Shifeng... Chu Shihuan, these two had been preparing carefully for so long... It was possible that Chu Shitong had already figured out how to deal with him several years ago.

"So I will just let her frame me like this and I won't be able to resist? Chu Shixuan! Are you going to watch her do this to me?"

Chu Shihuan looked at Chu Shixuan's calm expression and became even angrier. His eyes were red like a vengeful ghost crawling out of hell.

"She dared to attack me and Lao Liu like this, do you think she won't attack you and Lao San?"

"Hasn't she already laid hands on me?"

Chu Shixuan looked at Chu Shihuan quietly, "She had already wanted to kill me when Lao Liu was here, didn't she?"

The flat tone made it impossible to tell any emotion at all, and the attitude without any sadness or joy made Chu Shihuan extremely furious.

"Then why are you still protecting her like this? Are you not afraid of raising a tiger to cause trouble just because of the friendship you had when you were young?"

Chu Shixuan drank the last sip of wine in the glass, slowly exhaled the alcohol, and said helplessly, as if resigned to his fate: "You want me to do something to her now? The growth rate of this little tiger has exceeded my imagination. I may not be able to do anything to her now."

She has countless businesses under her control and spies in various states. Now even tens of thousands of soldiers in Quanzhou have defected to her, not to mention that the damn prince Qinglian is also her sworn brother... Who can touch her?

"Protect me." Chu Shihuan's tone flashed with ruthlessness, "As long as this matter does not hurt me fundamentally, I will help you deal with her."

"It's not that simple."

Chu Shixuan stood up and said, "The relationships behind her are too complicated. It's not that everything will be fine if we kill her. I will find a way to speak for you on this matter, but you'd better not act rashly after this, otherwise don't blame me for not reminding you."

No matter how angry Chu Shihuan was, the current situation was not something he could change.

He could only swallow his anger and try his best to rely on Chu Shixuan to find a way to protect him and Linglan.

"I understand, thank you."

"I can't protect you by myself. You need to do something else."

Chu Shixuan whispered something to Chu Shihuan. Chu Shihuan's eyes darkened when he heard it, and he subconsciously looked towards the slender figure illuminated by the firelight on the window.

"Is this the only way?"

"This is the simplest way. If you are reluctant..." Chu Shixuan said, "There are other ways."

……

A few days later, Chu Shihuan's punishment came down.

Perhaps it was because Chu Shitong had beaten him too harshly a few days ago, which made Chu Shiyu suspicious about the matter. It might also be because he had already lost the prince Chu Shifeng, so he was more tolerant towards the remaining princes. Faced with all kinds of hard evidence, the punishment he gave was terribly light.

Chu Shihuan was only stripped of some of his real power, his title was removed, and he was confined in the palace for a year, and he was not allowed to leave without being summoned.

Upon hearing the news, Chu Shitong was so angry that her teeth were itching, especially when she learned that Linglan was pregnant with the royal heir.

This must be a countermeasure thought out by Chu Shihuan. She originally thought that Chu Shihuan would abandon Linglan in order to protect himself, but she never expected that Linglan was pregnant. This really gave Prince Duan's Mansion a golden ticket to immunity from death.

Although Linglan is from the Western Regions, the baby in her belly is definitely a descendant of the Chu Shi royal family. For the sake of this child, Chu Shiyu cannot just throw Chu Shihuan into jail.

"It's really lucky."

Chu Shitong fiercely crushed the teacup in her hand, "Why did I get pregnant at this time..."

She gradually calmed down, feeling inexplicably that this incident was too much of a coincidence.

"Jianying, go check if Linglan is really pregnant."

If it was a false pregnancy, she would definitely pursue him fiercely and beat him until Chu Shihuan could no longer stand up.

After receiving the order, Jianying disappeared from the spot. Previously, because of the matter of Bai Ling and Wu Que, Chu Shitong sent Rushuang to Si Jingli. Now the entire Shadow Pavilion is in the hands of Chu Shitong. She is not afraid that Chu Shiyu will suddenly ask about Rushuang one day.

When she thought about how Rushuang had been with her for so long and yet chose to conceal the fact of Chu Shifan's death, she couldn't tolerate such a person staying by her side.

It seemed that because her temper was getting worse, she became more and more picky about the people around her. Even Jianying and Bishui seemed inexplicably annoying to her, and she always felt that they were no match for Qin Wei.

Unfortunately, Qin Wei has already rushed to the border city to avenge Chu Shifan. This matter cannot be rushed, and he can only wait a few more months before returning. However, as long as Chu Shifan can be avenged, Chu Shitong is not afraid of Qin Wei leaving for a few months, and he can just add some more people around him.

"Your Highness."

Ji Shu came. Chu Shitong hadn't seen Ji Shu for a long time and had no patience for him at all.

"You have something to say."

Ji Shu sensed Chu Shitong's current irritability, and handed over the letter in his hand, saying concisely: "This is a letter sent by Nanxue."

Chu Shitong opened the letter and saw that Nanxue said in the letter that she had found Xuan Wu Yue's exact location. They had found out that Xuan Wu Yue was indeed not dead. They just had to wait until they saw Xuan Wu Yue with their own eyes before asking Chu Shitong to decide whether to bring him over secretly or go to meet him in secret.

Ji Shu waited cautiously for Chu Shitong's instructions, but all he heard was the sound of letter paper being ruthlessly torn into pieces.

Chu Shitong's voice was as cold as a piece of ice stained red with blood, and every word he uttered was as cruel and cold as if he had eaten countless human bones.

"Tell them not to waste their time on unnecessary things like this."

She had long lost interest in looking for her so-called biological mother.

What does it matter if I'm alive? What does it matter if I'm dead?

Now, in Chu Shitong's eyes, nothing is more important than the dragon throne above everyone else. Instead of trying hard to find a mother from the previous dynasty to hold against Chu Shixuan, it would be better to think about how to get rid of Chu Shihuan as soon as possible.